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11 years ago

shell script does not work with newer version

Hi!

I worked with the QuartusII WebEdition 8.1. I used a shell-script to synthesize my code using the SOPC builder. Everything worked fine.

Now I changed to the 12.1sp1 Webedition-version (because it has the sopc-builder) and the same script doesn´t work anymore.

I changed of course the enviroment variables to the new pathes of the 12.1sp1 version. But it doesn´t recognize the path.

I invoke my shellscript via a batchfile that contains: 

 @ %QUARTUS_ROOTDIR%\bin\cygwin\bin\bash.exe --rcfile ../Scripts/SOPC.sh

And then the shellscript contains: 

 . $QUARTUS_ROOTDIR/sopc_builder/bin/nios_bash

With the 8.1 version it works perfectly but with the 12.1sp1 occurs the error "no such file o directory" (referring to the "nios_bash") although the file exists and is at the right directory.

What did change between this versions, that it doesn´t work?

Thanks for any suggestions

(I´m using windows 7 64 bit.)

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  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    11 years ago

    Hi

    1) Since Quartus 10.0, QSYS replace SOPC. And SOPC will be, or is already deprecated.

    Quartus supplies a SOPC to QSYS converter. See in QSYS.

    2) The environment may be OK from Windows, but may be not in Shell : Maybe the shell invokes an set of environment variables that point to your old Quartus path

    Look at also QUARTUS_ROOTDIR_OVERRIDE envorionment variable
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    11 years ago

    Thanks for the answer.

    The QUARTUS_ROOTDIR_OVERRIDE envorionment variable didn´t exist in my system. But adding it, does not change anything.

    If I add a "-" to the commandline the error "no such file ..." does not appear anymore. However it does not compile because it does not find the libraries. 

     . $QUARTUS_ROOTDIR/sopc_builder/bin/nios_bash -

    The "-" is normally for arguments, isn´t it? Don´t know well why it makes a change/what it really does.
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    11 years ago

    On my computer too nios2-shell doesn't recognize files : I have Quartus 12.0sp1 windows XP SP2.

    The path IS OK, the files are shown (dir or ls...) BUT the shell doesn't want to see the files.

    I suggest you to forget this way of synthetizing the SOPC component.

    Have a look in PDF files, sometimes they supply the command line.

    Regards.