Add new global IP Search Directory Path w/o GUI

[Please]

Hello,

I am trying to add a new Global IP Search Directory without opening the settings in the quartus interface. I would imagine the easiest way to do this would be to either alter some source file for the project or some command in the tcl console, but I am not sure how to go about either of those.

I have tried to use 'set_global_assignment -name IP_SEARCH_PATHS <path>' but this adds a project specific path instead of a global one. 

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

[sstrell]

Create one in the GUI and see what gets written to the .qsf file.  Then you'll know what the formatting is.  It's obviously documented somewhere (built-in help) but doing this might be faster.

[Please]

I will try this, but if I remember correctly, I tried this previously and when I tried to export the assignment to generate the .qsf file, it said the design has to be analyzed before it can be exported. Is there a way around this or will I have to let the entire project compile before I can view the updated .qsf file?

[sstrell]

You don't need to generate a separate .qsf.  Just do File -> Save Project after adjusting the setting and open the .qsf file.  There's always a .qsf file.  You don't need to separately create it.  All assignments and settings are stored in this file whether the design has been compiled yet or not.

[Please]

I tried this but nothing changes in the .qsf file when adding or removing a global search directory. I could be mistaken but my thought is that the .qsf file is specific to that project while the global ip search directory should be included regardless of which project is open. Am I understanding the functionality of the global directory correctly?

Is there anything else I could try?

[sstrell]

No it would go back to the defaults file (.qdf) for Quartus itself as mentioned.

[Please]

I tried this but nothing changes in the .qsf file when adding or removing a global search directory. I could be mistaken but my thought is that the .qsf file is specific to that project while the global ip search directory should be included regardless of which project is open. Am I understanding the functionality of the global directory correctly?

Is there anything else I could try?

[sstrell]

For global paths, it might be stored in the .qdf file (defaults file) where Quartus is installed.  That would make sense since you're trying to set something globally for all projects.

[RichardTanSY_Altera]

Is there any specific reason why you want to achieve this without using the GUI? My guess is you want to run it using a script.

Unfortunately, this is not possible as it might involve altering the code running behind the Quartus tool itself.

Users are not recommended to do this as it bears the risk of compromising the tool's functionality.

An alternative would be to write a TCL script and add [set_global_assignment -name IP_SEARCH_PATHS ""] and source it.

Since you plan to run the script, it will always search for the IP path.

Regards,

Richard Tan

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