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15 years ago

SOPC builder command line

Hello,

I'm trying to create a makefile for my project. This makefile should also regenerate the SOPC system. However when I try the following command (windows xp, cygwin):

"sopc_builder --generate --classic avalon_if.ptf"

the "avalon_if.vhd" and the "sdram_0.vhd" files are generated but not the other components (PCI bridge, irq controller...).

There is a big difference is the output of the SOPC builder gui and the command line output:

The command line output starts with: "mk_custom_sdk starting"

The GUI starts with: "info: pci_compiler_0: Instantiating pci_mt32 MegaCore function."

The gui must be doing something before the actual system generation but what and how can I do this via the command line?

thanks,

Jo

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  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    15 years ago

    Quartus behaviour is different on a linux system then on a windows (cygwin) system. The same command produces different results:

    From the Makefile:

    sopc_args = --no_splash --generate=1 -s $(sopc_system).sopc

    $(sopc_system).vhd: $(sopc_system).ptf

    sopc_builder $(sopc_args); if [ $? = 4 ]; then exit 0; else exit 1; fi

    In linux all files are generated ok, in windows only the $(sopc_system).vhd is generated.
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    14 years ago

    The ultimate goal is to have a script(makefile) that download my project from a versioning sytem (svn) and then builds the complete project including all code generation.

    My findings for Q10.1:

    There is some progress: when issuing the command :

    sopc_builder --generate --nosplash

    It will build your system both in windows(cygwin) and linux (ubuntu). However... apparently there are still components that need a display to connect to. This means you can still not generate everything on a headless system. The pcie generator throws a 'headless exeption' because it relies on some java awt libraries. I hope this will get cleaned up in one of the next versions.

    In the mean time you could start a (virtual) x server:

    export display=:1

    xvfb :1&

    Does anyone have a better solution?