QSYS with Subsystems Project Archive Problem

Hi,

OK so after searching around the project folder qsys generates the subsystem *.qsys files and puts them in an ip folder. When I archive the project and restore it, the ip folder is missing. Checking the project archive dialog I can see the ip folder is not included.

I attempted adding this ip folder to:

Settings -> IP Settings -> IP Catalog Search Locations -> IP search Directories for the project

(note: do these paths have to be absolute? browsing and selecting includes the full path which isnt great)

however the project archive still didnt find the files. I attempted to add the ip/*.qsys files to the project and while they were detected by the project archive, compilation of the project fails with the top qip and the .qsys files included.

The only way I could get the archive to include the ip/*.qsys files was to manually browse and add them in, but that isnt ideal as it is likely they will be missed eventually.

In the project archive -> advanced -> source control -> auto detect source files -> description it says you can use MISC_FILE in QSF assignements to add extra files however in the .qsf file under the notes at the top altera recommends not modifying the qsf file as it can be auto updated and changes overwritten. I gave it a go anyway but still no luck.

Ideally I want the archive to include all the files necessary to compile the project. Other than manually adding the extra files im a bit stuck on the best way forward.

James