install.ptf missing

I tried starting and starting SOPC Builder, still same problem

When I tried to Generate System from the SOPC Builder the following message is reported

Altera SOPC Builder Version 4.20 Build 178

Copyright © 1999-2004 Altera Corporation. All rights reserved.

# 2005.04.06 10:26:12 (*) mk_custom_sdk starting# 2005.04.06 10:26:12 (*) Reading project U:/altera/kits/nios2/examples/verilog/niosII_cyclone_1c20/standard/std_1c20.ptf.

# 2005.04.06 10:26:13 (*) Finding all CPUs# 2005.04.06 10:26:13 (*) Finding all available components

no install.ptf file found at u:/altera/quartus42/sopc_builder/bin/europa/europa_utils.pm line 1756.

Error in processing. System NOT successfully generated.

install.ptf file is created in folder where current desktop directory is located

which is normally Documents and Settings\<current user> .

The tools search for install.ptf always in Documents and Settings\<current user>

directory

Once I used a multi desktop software, which set the current desktop directory in some

other folder. install.ptf was created in that folder, but the tool searched in

Documents and Settings\<current user>

Now I reset the current desktop to the orginal directory and the error vanished.

java problems while generating install.ptf

I get the following message when I try to rebuild

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make -s all

Creating C:Documents...

sopc_builder: unable to locate Java runtime environment at - line 417.

Creating and...

sopc_builder: unable to locate Java runtime environment at - line 417.

Creating Settingswehrch3b.sopc_builder/install.ptf...

sopc_builder: unable to locate Java runtime environment at - line 417.[/b]

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The clean removes install.ptf but the rule for creating it again can has problems

while calling &#39;sopc_builder&#39;

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my $javax = "";

if ($jre_dir eq "") { $jre_dir = get_quartus_jre($quartus_dir); }

if ($jre_dir ne "") { $javax = get_java_exe($jre_dir,$shelled); }

if (! -x $javax )

{

$javax = get_java_exe($sopc_builder . "/bin/jre1.4",$shelled);

}

if (! -x $javax )

{

die "sopc_builder: unable to locate Java runtime environment";

}[/b]

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On the other hand if I open Quartus and the sopc_builder the install.ptf file

is generated correctly.

All my colleagues have the same problem. What&#39;s wrong in our installation.

We use Quartus 4.2 + Service Pack 1 and Nios 1.1.0

I found the solution.

alteras sopc_builder is not correct !

In the perl-file usually located in C:\altera\quartus42\sopc_builder\bin\sopc_builder replace:

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if (! -x $javax )

{

$javax = get_java_exe($sopc_builder . "/bin/jre1.4",$shelled);

}[/b]

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by

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if (! -x $javax )

{

$javax = get_java_exe("$quartus_dir"."/bin/jre",$shelled);

}[/b]

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Open the Nios IDE shell and execute the following line

chmod +x /cygdrive/altera/quartus42/bin/jre/bin/java.exe

Now the rebuild should work.

I was wrong

The sopc_builder script is already working fine.

The only thing that has to be changed is the access-right

of java.exe like described above.

This seems to be a fault of Nios installation.

I was told that this problem will be solved in the next version (5.0)

of Nios IDE