Error Message After Renaming Project: “Resource is out of sync with the system”

Description

The Getting Started with the Graphical User Interface chapter of the Nios II Software Developer's Handbook does not explain the correct procedure for renaming a project.

Resolution

The missing information is as follows:

To rename a project in the Nios II SBT for Eclipse, execute the following steps:

1. Right click the BSP project and click Rename.
2. Type the new BSP name.
3. Right click the BSP project and click Refresh.

If you neglect to refresh the project, you might see the following error message when you attempt to build it:

Resource <original_bsp_name> is out of sync with the system