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12 years ago

how to decrease compile time.

when a compile a project ,more than ten thousands lines. it used more than 3 hours. what i can do to avoid this. use good cpu? i used Xeon 3.4G 24G memory. optimize Quartus setting? but i...
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12 years ago

Firstly, Quartus II 13.0 has considerably lower compile time than prior versions. So try upgrading to the latest Quartus version if you haven't already.

Secondly, try consulting the Quartus II Handbook - there's a chapter on compile time.

Finally, make sure you've turned off all non-essential optimizations, such as Physical Synthesis or increased effort levels.