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11 years ago

Long compile time (infinte loop)

Hello all, I have finally gotten some code I have been working on to compile, specifically after installing the April update to the OpenCL compiler. However, the Compile has been going for almo...
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11 years ago

No, this is not normal. There are no rules, but my experience is that quartus compilation typically take < 10-12 hours, perhaps a little longer if the chip is close to being full.

This is not directly related to the OpenCL compiler. Other Altera forums may have more information about this kind of issues.

In the meantime, you can perhaps try to reduce the resource usage of your design, or try compiling for a smaller problem size first to make sure that quartus works fine.