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16 years ago

NiosII 9.1 Import Error: Makefile is not Software Build Tools compatible

Hi,

I am a makefile novice. I just completed re-making our library makefile based on the nios2-lib-generate-makefile command we were previously using IDE generated commands that were no longer supported.

It turned out that a lot of the variables provided by default were not used and also the public.mk did not contain anything, so I stripped them out to improve maintainability. My makefile compiles splendidly from the command line but when I try to import it into the Nios II 9.1 Eclipse GUI, I get an error saying Makefile is not Software Build Tools compatible.

I looked in Software Developer's Handbook and read Section I and looked through Section 4 but didn't see any reference to what was required by the GUI to make the makefile compatible? It just encouraged you to utilize the autogenerated files as a basis and said you could write your own but said nothing about compatibility issues. I tried using the NiosII help search option but it caused the GUI to instantly quit?

There are a lot of documents perhaps I just missed the one that explains a minimum set of requirements for importing into eclipse for debug.

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    Altera_Forum
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    16 years ago

    Add the following to your makefile. Also make sure it's called Makefile and not makefile.

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Following line needs to be included so the eclipse environment recognises# the project and imports it. Go figure.

    CREATE_ELF_DERIVED_FILES := 0

    From memory it also works with a# in front of CREATE

    go figure.

    Wasted a couple of hours of my life figuring this crap out.
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    Altera_Forum
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    16 years ago

    Bless you, import now works and it builds too.

    I never would have figured this out.

    Thanks!!!!!

    Jennifer