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Altera_Forum
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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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Altera_Forum
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7 years ago

Ed,

I don't know for sure but I don't think the pre-flow is executed with A&S. You need to do a full compile. At least that is how it works for me on Q17.
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alexislms
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1 year ago

This behavior is so stupid, vivado has pre and post scripts for each step.

Still not fixed in 2024, such a shame Altera's software is seriously the worst I've ever used.