Hi Alex,
Noted on that.
What version and type of Quartus you are using?
Assuming you are using Std Edition, you will see there is no Synplify Premier option for EDA compiler to use for nativelink. After checking internally, there is a limitation support for Premier.
The recommended design flow is to use is within Synplify Premier software as standalone and running Quartus within it.
You may need to refer to 1.5.2.1. Running the Intel Quartus Prime Software from within the Synplify Software in link below for details.
This wont be fixed/obsolete by engineering. The reason is premier is a physical synthesis tool, and NativeLink doesn't support any physical synthesis tools.
And it'll be confusing to add synplify premier as a logic synthesis tool.
For synplify premier users who are using premier to do logic synthesis ONLY, this change should solve the problem:
If env variable SYNPLIFYPREMIER_LICENSE_TYPE is set then NativeLink will invoke synplify_premier, overriding user's tool selection.
i.e synplify premier users can get NativeLink to launch synplify premier by selecting synplify pro or synplify in eda tool settings, and setting the env variable SYNPLIFYPREMIER_LICENSE_TYPE
Otherwise, the workaround is to work from within Premier and invoke Quartus.