Quartus-Questa Compilation Simulation Dependency Management

Hello Richard,

Thank you for your feedback. I took a closer look at the directories in my project and conducted more research online, and the issue seemed to be more related to the dependency order for compiled packages/included files in the .do file, and less related to the CXL IP license.

Before running the Nativelink flow, I've included all files that are used in my project in the Quartus Pro project's .qsf file. And while checking the .do file, I noticed that the order of files in .qsf and .do are exactly the same.

From the messages in the Questa terminal, it seems that the files included with `include statements are parsed without any error.

e.g.) vlog -sv -work work +incdir+/root/CHMU/ASPLOS-2025-M5-main_VERSION000/hw/r1bes_mmio/r1bes_mmio/hardware_test_design/common/mc_top+/root/CHMU/ASPLOS-2025-M5-main_VERSION000/hw/r1bes_mmio/r1bes_mmio/hardware_test_design/ {/root/CHMU/ASPLOS-2025-M5-main_VERSION000/hw/r1bes_mmio/r1bes_mmio/hardware_test_design/common/mc_top/axi2avmm_bridge.sv}

However, the files included as packages, if listed in the .do file after the file that is including it, always gives an error.

e.g.) # ** Error: /root/CHMU/ASPLOS-2025-M5-main_VERSION000/hw/r1bes_mmio/r1bes_mmio/hardware_test_design/common/cm_sketch_sorted_cam/afu_banking/src/hot_tracker_top.sv(9): (vlog-13006) Could not find the package (mc_axi_if_pkg). Design read will continue, but expect a cascade of errors after this failure. Furthermore if you experience a vopt-7 error immediately before this error then please check the package names or the library search paths on the command line.

• Is it that for `include files, +incdir+ command takes care of the dependency order, but for packages, the packages need to be explicitly compiled before any and all files that try to refer to it?
• Is there a way to get either Quartus or Questa to automatically detect dependencies and produce a re-ordered .do file (no matter the file listing order in .qsf file)? Or do I have to manually order my package files in .qsf and/or .do?

Thank you for your time.