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7 years ago

Getting the PRE_FLOW_SCRIPT_FILE thing to work

Folks, I have been trying to get a tcl script to run before compile to no avail. I have a tcl script to create a vhd file with the build date and time in it, gleaned from the examples on the ...
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7 years ago

Hi Ed,

I'm using a preflow script for generating a VHDL-file with tiem stamp, build id, ...

The syntax you are using is correct (In my case: set_global_assignment -name PRE_FLOW_SCRIPT_FILE "quartus_sh:build_id.tcl")

I have the tcl in the same directory like the qsf.

Check the Messages in Quartus after starting a compile:

Info (23030): Evaluation of Tcl script build_id.tcl was successful

Just to see if Quartus recognize the preflow command try to remove the script from the project directory. Start a compile and you may see some error messages in Quartus:

Error (23018): Tcl Script File build_id.tcl not found

Error (23031): Evaluation of Tcl script build_id.tcl unsuccessful

Best Regards

Jens