Honored Contributor
Honored ContributorAfter several frustrating days, I managed to get un-stuck. In the process, I discovered some disturbing things:
- Re-installng the software doesn't fix the problem - Un-installing and Re-installing the software doesn't fix the problem - The IDE remembers the previous configuration details even after the above events - Upgrading from Nios 1.01 to 1.1 doesn't fix the problem. Finally, after upgrading to Nios2 1.1, rebiulding the SOPC Builder element, recompiling the FPGA, and starting a new kernel project UNDER A NEW NAME, I got the kernel to compile properly. If I created a new kernel project under any of the previous project names, it won't work. Note - these projects have been completely deleted from the hard drive. The old configurations are still lingering somewhere on the system, but I haven't a clue where. The old configurations survived multiple software uninstalls, too. Another point - the 1.1 kernel configuration (.config) file is "new and improved." That should be loosely translated as "won't work with your existing files." If you copy the 1.01 project into the 1.1 IDE systerm, the compiler complains about unknown ocnfiguration options. Yes Virginia, you need to start from scratch with the 1.1 system. I think this is a shining example of the development software being written by folks who don't have to use it in real life. I am seriously not happy.
