Error (18590): The imported netlist contains settings that are not supported by the current version of the software.

Description

The Forward-Compatibility flow for migrating a version 16.0 Arria^® 10 Custom Platform to a future Altera^® SDK for OpenCL^™ (AOCL) version might fail with the following error messages:

Error (18590): The imported netlist contains settings that are not supported by the current version of the software. Import using the --timing_analysis_mode option, which ignores the errors and allows Timing Analysis to be run. Error: design::import_design -file base.qdb -overwrite failed! Error (23031): Evaluation of Tcl script /acds_releases/acds/16.0/209/linux64/quartus/common/tcl/internal/qatm_import_design.tcl unsuccessful Error: Quartus Prime Compiler Database Interface was unsuccessful. 10 errors, 3 warnings

Resolution

Recompile your Arria 10 Custom Platform to match the AOCL version.