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15 years ago

Error: quartus_map ended unexpectedly

Hi there,

I'm running Quartus II 10sp1 on ArchLinux. . When I'm trying to compile 

LIBRARY IEEE;
USE IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;
ENTITY my_and2 is
	PORT(A, B: IN STD_LOGIC;
		  C: OUT STD_LOGIC);
END my_and2;
ARCHITECTURE behav of my_and2 IS
BEGIN
			PROCESS(A, B)
			BEGIN				
				C <= A AND B;
			END PROCESS;
END behav;

I've got this error

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Error: Current module quartus_map ended unexpectedly

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Here is full log

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Info: *******************************************************************

Info: Running Quartus II Analysis & Synthesis

Info: Version 10.0 Build 262 08/18/2010 Service Pack 1 SJ Web Edition

Info: Processing started: Tue Sep 21 18:00:11 2010

Info: Version 10.0 Build 262 08/18/2010 Service Pack 1 SJ Web Edition

Info: Processing started: Tue Sep 21 18:00:11 2010

Info: Command: quartus_map --read_settings_files=on --write_settings_files=off my_and2 -c my_and2

Info: Found 2 design units, including 1 entities, in source file my_and2.vhd

Info: Found design unit 1: my_and2-behav

Info: Found entity 1: my_and2

Info: Found design unit 1: my_and2-behav

Info: Found entity 1: my_and2

Info: Elaborating entity "my_and2" for the top level hierarchy

Error: Current module quartus_map ended unexpectedly

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Do you have any suggestions how to fix this error?

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  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    15 years ago

    I tried to execute quartus_map manually and received following

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    Error: Family name "Stratix II" is illegal

    Error: Quartus II Analysis & Synthesis was unsuccessful. 1 error, 0 warnings

    Error: Peak virtual memory: 222 megabytes

    Error: Processing ended: Tue Sep 21 18:34:11 2010

    Error: Elapsed time: 00:00:01

    Error: Total CPU time (on all processors): 00:00:00

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    My project should use Cyclone II, so I really puzzled but I remember setting Cyclone II device support. Might I have wrong config files?
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    15 years ago

    I browsed project's directory and found another error log. It might be helpful

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    <internal_error>

    <sub_system>ERR</sub_system>

    <callstack>

    0xac657de3: ccl_err + 0xade3 (_ZN15ERR_STACKWALKER15get_stack_traceEPPKviiPv + 0x8f)

    0xac65a6f6: ccl_err + 0xd6f6 (_Z14err_terminatorv + 0x62)

    0xac5cca0e: dinkum_alt + 0x17a0e (_ZSt9terminatev + 0x1e)

    0xab729c0a: stdc++.so.6 + 0xb4c0a

    0xac5df6f3: dinkum_alt + 0x2a6f3 (_ZNK11_Dinkum_std12_String_base5_XranEv + 0x1a3)

    0xac6e8beb: ccl_gen + 0x3bbeb (_ZN11_Dinkum_std12basic_stringIcNS_11char_traitsIcEENS_9allocatorIcEEE6assignERKS5_jj + 0x3b)

    0xac6dfe96: ccl_gen + 0x32e96 (_ZN16GEN_MACHINE_INFO11get_os_nameEPN11_Dinkum_std12basic_stringIcNS0_11char_traitsIcEE17MEM_STL_ALLOCATORIcEEE + 0xbe6)

    0xb365a350: comp_qcu + 0x32350 (_Z27qcu_report_operating_systemP13QCU_FRAMEWORK + 0x43c)

    0xb368e4eb: comp_qcu + 0x664eb (_Z21qcu_add_common_panelsP13QCU_FRAMEWORKP22ACF_FILE_CATEGORY_ENUMPN3ACF12REPORT_TYPES4TYPEEbb + 0xd5)

    0x806e833: quartus_map + 0x26833 (_ZN14QSYN_FRAMEWORK13write_reportsEbPKc + 0x193)

    0xb360b45c: comp_qexe + 0xd45c (_Z14qexe_do_normalP14QEXE_FRAMEWORKPKc + 0x210)

    0xb3615cfd: comp_qexe + 0x17cfd (_Z18qexe_standard_mainP14QEXE_FRAMEWORKPPK22QEXE_OPTION_DEFINITIONiPPKc + 0x437)

    0x8060b8b: quartus_map + 0x18b8b (_Z9qsyn_mainiPPKc + 0x9b)

    0xac8a6a58: ccl_msg + 0x1ea58 (_Z15msg_main_threadPv + 0x18)

    0xac6167c8: ccl_thr + 0x57c8 (thr_final_wrapper + 0xe)

    0xac8a81c2: ccl_msg + 0x201c2 (_Z18msg_thread_wrapperPFPvS_ES_ + 0x72)

    0x80aa570: quartus_map + 0x62570 (_Z18mem_thread_wrapperPFPvS_ES_ + 0xd0)

    0xac656b20: ccl_err + 0x9b20 (_Z18err_thread_wrapperPFPvS_ES_ + 0x2a)

    0xac6167fb: ccl_thr + 0x57fb (thr_thread_wrapper + 0x2f)

    0xac8bacd1: ccl_msg + 0x32cd1 (_Z12msg_exe_mainiPPKcPFiiS1_E + 0x97)

    0x805b1df: quartus_map + 0x131df (main + 0x4f)

    0xab50fc76: c.so.6 + 0x16c76 (__libc_start_main + 0xe6)

    0x805aca1: quartus_map + 0x12ca1

    </callstack>

    <error>*** Fatal Error: Unhandled Exception</error>

    <date>Tue Sep 21 20:14:45 2010

    </date>

    <version>Version 10.0 Build 262 08/18/2010 Service Pack 1 SJ Web Edition</version>

    </internal_error>

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  • Altera_Forum's avatar
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    15 years ago

    looks like you will need to install support for Stratix II devices even though you are not actually targeting that family (there are still some shared files in current releases). similar issues are covered in the Quartus II Release Notes

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    15 years ago

    Hi,

    I am on ArchLinux too (i686) and I have exactly the same problem. Friends of mine try on Ubuntu and didn't have any problem:

    To add more information, i have try to run quartus_map in command line 

    /opt/elec/quartus/quartus/bin/quartus_map galileoCPLD -c galileoCPLD
Info: *******************************************************************
Info: Running Quartus II Analysis & Synthesis                                                                                                                                                   
    Info: Version 10.0 Build 262 08/18/2010 Service Pack 1 SJ Web Edition                                                                                                                       
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Info: Implemented 571 device resources after synthesis - the final resource count might be different                                                                                            
    Info: Implemented 25 input pins                                                                                                                                                             
    Info: Implemented 52 output pins                                                                                                                                                            
    Info: Implemented 494 logic cells                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                
*** Fatal Error: Unhandled exception
     0xade3: ERR_STACKWALKER::get_stack_trace(void const**, int, int, void*) + 0x8f (ccl_err)
     0xd6f6: err_terminator() + 0x62 (ccl_err)
    0x17a0e: std::terminate() + 0x1e (dinkum_alt)
    0x2a6f3: _Dinkum_std::_String_base::_Xran() const + 0x1a3 (dinkum_alt)
    0x3bbeb: _Dinkum_std::basic_string<char, _Dinkum_std::char_traits<char>, _Dinkum_std::allocator<char> >::assign(_Dinkum_std::basic_string<char, _Dinkum_std::char_traits<char>, _Dinkum_std::allocator<char> > const&, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 0x3b (ccl_gen)
    0x32e96: GEN_MACHINE_INFO::get_os_name(_Dinkum_std::basic_string<char, _Dinkum_std::char_traits<char>, MEM_STL_ALLOCATOR<char> >*) + 0xbe6 (ccl_gen)
    0x32350: qcu_report_operating_system(QCU_FRAMEWORK*) + 0x43c (comp_qcu)
    0x664eb: qcu_add_common_panels(QCU_FRAMEWORK*, ACF_FILE_CATEGORY_ENUM*, ACF::REPORT_TYPES::TYPE*, bool, bool) + 0xd5 (comp_qcu)
    0x26833: QSYN_FRAMEWORK::write_reports(bool, char const*) + 0x193 (quartus_map)
     0xd45c: qexe_do_normal(QEXE_FRAMEWORK*, char const*) + 0x210 (comp_qexe)
    0x17cfd: qexe_standard_main(QEXE_FRAMEWORK*, QEXE_OPTION_DEFINITION const**, int, char const**) + 0x437 (comp_qexe)
    0x18b8b: qsyn_main(int, char const**) + 0x9b (quartus_map)
    0x1ea58: msg_main_thread(void*) + 0x18 (ccl_msg)
     0x57c8: thr_final_wrapper + 0xe (ccl_thr)
    0x201c2: msg_thread_wrapper(void* (*)(void*), void*) + 0x72 (ccl_msg)
    0x62570: mem_thread_wrapper(void* (*)(void*), void*) + 0xd0 (quartus_map)
     0x9b20: err_thread_wrapper(void* (*)(void*), void*) + 0x2a (ccl_err)
     0x57fb: thr_thread_wrapper + 0x2f (ccl_thr)
    0x32cd1: msg_exe_main(int, char const**, int (*)(int, char const**)) + 0x97 (ccl_msg)
    0x131df: main + 0x4f (quartus_map)
    0x16c76: __libc_start_main + 0xe6 (c.so.6)
Exiting...
Abandon
  • Altera_Forum's avatar
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    15 years ago

    I found the solution of the problem :-P:)

    The solution is there : wiki.archlinux org/index.php/Quartus_(&#31616;&#20307;&#20013;&#25991;)

    Just do 

    echo "Arch Linux  \r  (\n) (\l)" > /etc/issue

    The problem is into this function : GEN_MACHINE_INFO::get_os_name

    Please fix this problem to allow special character into /etc/issue

    Thank you
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    15 years ago

    Hello, I have the same problem with archlinux, I've just installed it and need quartus for my HDL course. I didn't understand the last response in the post, and I've seen what seems to be the solution in a chinese page... and I don't know chinese!... could anybody give me hint?. Thanks in advance!.

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    15 years ago

    Google translate is your friend (Do not work anymore because of the https...).

    But to solve the problem, you just need to do the echo.

    The file /etc/issue contain special char to clear the screen at boot (not ascii) and Quartus can not handle it.

    Why Quartus need to read this file ? I don't know and it doesn't make sens for me...

    So the solution it's to remove special char into that file.

    You can do hexdump /etc/issue to see these specials char.

    You can save the file before if you want : 

    cp /etc/issue /etc/issue.back

    But anyway you just need to do as root this command : 

    echo "Arch Linux  \r  (\n) (\l)" > /etc/issue

    Any way if you didn't understand this post too, I can't help you more (I am french)
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    15 years ago

    Thanks for the answer, I did the echo... it was just that it didn't help, so I thought I haven't understood, or had missed something. It seems I have already solved it by adding release information to the file /etc/arch-release, which is void for kind of arch philosophical reasons, and I don't get why, but quartus seems to need it. Have you had any other problem with quartus so far?. I'm in my way to install modelsim and nios and I'm the only guy who went nuts and installed arch when everyone else uses fedora (tought I guess it'll pay in the end). Thanks!.

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    15 years ago

    Is it archLinux i686 ou x86_64 ? Mine is i686.

    What is the stack trace ?

    How do you start Quartus ?

    Do you have installed libpng12 ? (I do not remember for which sofwares...)

    I use these sofware without any problem : matlab, modelsim, quartus xilinx ISE. I had more trouble with ISE...
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    14 years ago

    Holy cow this bug just wasted a lot of my time, thank you so much for posting about it.

    On Quartus 10.1 SP1, running quartus_map with special characters in /etc/issue will cause a segfault. Running quartus_map with an empty /etc/issue will cause quartus_map to run forever.

    I cannot fathom why an FPGA technology mapper needs to read the system's /etc/issue file. If you are trying to figure out our OS/distro, there are about 1,000 other sensible ways to do this.