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NIOS II IDE v6.0 doesn't respond very often

Hi all,

My Nios II IDE doesn't respond very often. It looks like it refreshes the workspace every n second. I searched for/tried options/preferences in the IDE, but nothings seems to help.

I didn't had this problem in the beginning (after a fresh installation), but it became worse and worse. Now I can't work with the IDE anymore because after almost every character I type, the IDE starts doing I-don't-know-what but doesn't respond for about 30 seconds.

Does anyone have the same problem or any ideas to solve this problem?

(re-installing the IDE is the last option because I think this problem will return in a couple of weeks)

Regards,

Ronald

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    19 years ago

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    originally posted by valk_r@Oct 3 2006, 08:21 AM

    hi all,

    my nios ii ide doesn't respond very often. it looks like it refreshes the workspace every n second. i searched for/tried options/preferences in the ide, but nothings seems to help.

    i didn't had this problem in the beginning (after a fresh installation), but it became worse and worse. now i can't work with the ide anymore because after almost every character i type, the ide starts doing i-don't-know-what but doesn't respond for about 30 seconds.

    does anyone have the same problem or any ideas to solve this problem?

    (re-installing the ide is the last option because i think this problem will return in a couple of weeks)

    regards,

    ronald

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    Hi ronald

    Please check if you have the &#39;Refresh workspace automatically&#39; option enabled in

    Windows->Preferences->Workbench

    If yes try to disable it. It might help.

    Regards,
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    19 years ago

    Hi bigboss,

    Thanks for your quick response. I already tried this option but it doesn&#39;t help. It looks more like the IDE is refreshing the workspace after changing a file within the IDE.

    I have some big header files in my project (about 2000+ lines) and alot of# ifdefs, maybe this has something to do with it...?

    Regards
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    19 years ago

    Yes, I&#39;ve seen some of these problems too. It is so effing annoying that I just about lose my mind. I have *sometimes* found that emptying the trashcan and getting rid of temporary internet files and the like helps but not for long. I will try the suggestion bigboss made. I&#39;ve also noticed that it seems to access the hard disk constantly, anyone else notice this? I am still running 5.1 (scared to upgrade tp 6.0)

    Lastly, it seems to get worse if I have the IDE running for an extended period like two days. I&#39;ve convinced myself that doing a reboot helps but I&#39;m not sure. I suspect a memory leak.

    Mike
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    originally posted by mikeunger@Dec 7 2006, 11:09 AM

    yes, i&#39;ve seen some of these problems too. it is so effing annoying that i just about lose my mind. i have *sometimes* found that emptying the trashcan and getting rid of temporary internet files and the like helps but not for long. i will try the suggestion bigboss made. i&#39;ve also noticed that it seems to access the hard disk constantly, anyone else notice this? i am still running 5.1 (scared to upgrade tp 6.0)

    lastly, it seems to get worse if i have the ide running for an extended period like two days. i&#39;ve convinced myself that doing a reboot helps but i&#39;m not sure. i suspect a memory leak.

    mike

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    Hi Mike,

    I suggest you to try the latest version of EDS. Eclipse has been updated to 3.2.0 and, in my case, it appears to be more responsive than previous EDS release (was eclipse 3.02 in EDS 6.0).

    Hope it will help.