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MLutt
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5 years ago

What are the compiler requirements for HLS with Quartus Prime Lite 19.1?

Hi, I am using Ubuntu 18.04. I have Quartus Prime Lite 19.1 installed and it is running okay, including ModelSim and the Nios II software development kit. I installed the HLS available for Lite 19....
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5 years ago

Using CentOS could have saved you a lot of time; CentOS is by the far the best-supported OS for FPGA development both for Intel and Xilinx. Also you can manually compile any version of GCC from source on any OS, you don't need to go all the way back to Ubuntu 12.04 which reached its end of life a long time ago to get access to GCC 4.4.7.

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MLutt
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5 years ago
HRZ, Thank you for the suggestions. I did start down the CentOS 7 path a few days ago. I ran into some display issues (I was running it inside a virtual machine), so I stopped pursuing that path. Maybe I’ll revisit that. I also considered compiling gcc 4.4.7. I was concerned about having multiple versions of gcc installed. Maybe I could have handled that with the alternatives mechanism. The chroot approach has been working well for me. It keeps the older version of gcc completely separate from my normal system. And it is fairly easy to work with in its own terminal shell. I have it setup to share the home directory. So I can just switch between terminal shells to switch between Ubuntu versions. Mike Lutton Electrical Engineer MAGNA ELECTRONICS 2050 Auburn Rd., Auburn Hills, MI 48326 OFFICE 810-606-8655 michael.lutton@magna.com<mailto:michael.lutton@magna.com>