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15 years agoThat document was updated around January 2010 to use the Nios II software build tools for Eclipse. That software build environment doesn't use a .ptf file but instead relies on the .sopcinfo file. If you regenerate the hardware in SOPC Builder you will get a new .ptf file that you can use with the old Nios II IDE. You'll also have to recompile the hardware in Quartus II.
The .ptf is a legacy file for the most part and the tools are switched over to use .sopc and .sopcinfo files now. http://www.altera.com/literature/tt/tt_my_first_nios_sw.pdf