Quartus 19.1 NIOS II ED error: Makefile:1012: recipe for target '***.elf' failed

[Waveform]

Hello!

I try to port on Quartus 19.1 working NIOS II project, which was early built on Quartus II 18.1.

After installing all the necessaries (Eclipse and WSL , Ubuntu 18.04 and with all packages and updates), creating new bsp and application project, I get the following error, when i try to build all:

wsl make all
Info: Building /mnt/d/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/
make --no-print-directory -C /mnt/d/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/
[BSP build complete]
Info: Compiling src/Main.c to obj/default/src/Main.o
nios2-elf-gcc.exe -xc -MP -MMD -c -ID:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/HAL/inc -ID:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/ -ID:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/drivers/inc -pipe -D__hal__ -DALT_NO_INSTRUCTION_EMULATION -DALT_SINGLE_THREADED -O0 -g -Wall -mno-hw-div -mhw-mul -mno-hw-mulx -mgpopt=global -o obj/default/src/Main.o src/Main.c
Info: Compiling src/ad9576.c to obj/default/src/ad9576.o
nios2-elf-gcc.exe -xc -MP -MMD -c -ID:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/HAL/inc -ID:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/ -ID:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/drivers/inc -pipe -D__hal__ -DALT_NO_INSTRUCTION_EMULATION -DALT_SINGLE_THREADED -O0 -g -Wall -mno-hw-div -mhw-mul -mno-hw-mulx -mgpopt=global -o obj/default/src/ad9576.o src/ad9576.c
Info: Compiling src/dac7568.c to obj/default/src/dac7568.o
nios2-elf-gcc.exe -xc -MP -MMD -c -ID:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/HAL/inc -ID:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/ -ID:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/drivers/inc -pipe -D__hal__ -DALT_NO_INSTRUCTION_EMULATION -DALT_SINGLE_THREADED -O0 -g -Wall -mno-hw-div -mhw-mul -mno-hw-mulx -mgpopt=global -o obj/default/src/dac7568.o src/dac7568.c
Info: Compiling src/stmpe1600.c to obj/default/src/stmpe1600.o
nios2-elf-gcc.exe -xc -MP -MMD -c -ID:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/HAL/inc -ID:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/ -ID:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/drivers/inc -pipe -D__hal__ -DALT_NO_INSTRUCTION_EMULATION -DALT_SINGLE_THREADED -O0 -g -Wall -mno-hw-div -mhw-mul -mno-hw-mulx -mgpopt=global -o obj/default/src/stmpe1600.o src/stmpe1600.c
Info: Linking qsys-app.elf
nios2-elf-g++.exe -T'D:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/linker.x' -msys-crt0='D:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/obj/HAL/src/crt0.o' -msys-lib=hal_bsp -LD:/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/ -Wl,-Map=qsys-app.map -O0 -g -Wall -mno-hw-div -mhw-mul -mno-hw-mulx -mgpopt=global -o qsys-app.elf obj/default/src/Main.o obj/default/src/ad9576.o obj/default/src/dac7568.o obj/default/src/stmpe1600.o -lm -msys-lib=m
nios2-elf-insert.exe qsys-app.elf --thread_model hal --cpu_name nios2_gen2_0 --qsys true --simulation_enabled false --id 305419896 --sidp 0x400 --timestamp 1594123377 --stderr_dev jtag_uart_0 --stdin_dev jtag_uart_0 --stdout_dev jtag_uart_0 --sopc_system_name qsys_system --jdi /mnt/d/Work_FPGA/AXI_DIO64/axie_system_controller_V0/Software/hal_bsp/../../axie_system_controller.jdi
InvocationTargetException: null
Makefile:1012: recipe for target 'qsys-app.elf' failed
make: *** [qsys-app.elf] Error 1
make: *** Deleting file 'qsys-app.elf'

What may be cause of this error and how it could be fixed?

[IntelSupport]

Hello!

I'm going to help you during this issue that you are having.

The message means that your code is too large to fit into memory. The default size for on-chip memory is very small. Most of the tutorials have you use a larger on-chip memory size. Look at the on-chip memory module in QSYS. I should have a size large enough to fit your program. If it doesn't, pick a larger size (8K or 16K for example). Don't forget to re-generate the code in QSYS and re-compile in Quartus.

Try clicking on the auto-assign base address in the Qsys tool before generating the component.

If the issue persist, you need to add bytes to your memory size and auto-assign base address.

Let me know if you have any problem.

Best regards.

IsaacVazquez.

[Waveform]

Hello!
I use generic parallel flash memory for storing and booting nios program code. It connects to NIOS on system planer thru Generic Tri-State Controller and Tristate Condute Bridge as recomended in Embedded Design Handbook. Flash memory has the volume of 64MB, more than enough for any kind of code. OnChip RAM I use only for exception vector and it has capacity of 32 KB. I extended it to 64KB, but no use.
NIOS CPU is runing on MAX10 device.
Only thing I want to mention is that, this project nice works and compiles on Quartus Prime Standart 18.1.

My Regards, Andrey

[Isaac_V_Intel]

Hi,

I see, your project works with Quartus 18.1 because Eclipse and Quartus are at the same package. From 19.1 Quartus and Eclipse are separated.

I saw a KDB to work around your possible issue, can you try this? [1]

If this does not work with your issue, can you share with me, which steps did you follow to do the 'make all' exactly? So, I can know more about it and do more debug into this.

[1] https://www.intel.com/content/altera-www/global/en_us/index/support/support-resources/knowledge-base/tools/2019/why-does-nios-build-flow-produce-incorrect--elf-file-size-on-win.html 

Thanks.

Best regards.

[Waveform]

Hi! Thank you for support in my question.

I tried to run in wsl command prompt such command, as was recommended in support article:
make SOPCINFO_FILE=/mnt/d/Temp/axie_system_controller/qsys-system.sopcinfo --no-print-directory -C /mnt/d/Temp/axie_system_controller/Software/hal_bsp/
And I got the message: [BSP build complete]
So, it doesn' change the futher situation. After that, I got the same error.
Also, I added in the application make file such string:
SOPC_FILE := ../../qsys_system.sopcinfo
, and it doesn't helped me too.

I suppose, that the problem is in next tool:
nios2-elf-g++.exe -T'D:/Temp/axie_system_controller/Software/hal_bsp/linker.x' -msys-crt0='D:/Temp/axie_system_controller/Software/hal_bsp/obj/HAL/src/crt0.o' -msys-lib=hal_bsp -LD:/Temp/axie_system_controller/Software/hal_bsp/ -Wl,-Map=qsys-app.map -O0 -g -Wall -mno-hw-div -mhw-mul -mno-hw-mulx -mgpopt=global -o qsys-app.elf obj/default/src/Main.o obj/default/src/ad9576.o obj/default/src/dac7568.o obj/default/src/stmpe1600.o -lm -msys-lib=m

, which must generate the .elf file, but it doesn't do it.

My be I should try the last version of Quartus Prime standart 20.1?

Best regards, Andrey

[Waveform · Accepted solution]

Hi!

The problem is solved, due to help of russian Intel distributor's engineering support. Thanks to Roman!
He pointed me to two things:
- need of dividing workspace project and source software directories. It must be different directories inside common project directory.
- use "New' - "NIOS II Application and Bsp from template" for generaion of new project structure. When I was generating new BSP, I used "New" - "NIOS II Board support package" and got such strange error:

Executing: wsl;nios2-bsp hal . ../../qsys_system.sopcinfo
--cpu-name nios2_gen2_0
(D:\Temp\axie_system_controller_restored\software\qsys_bsp)
/bin/bash: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `;'
/bin/bash: -c: line 0: `;nios2-bsp hal .
../../qsys_system.sopcinfo --cpu-name nios2_gen2_0'

Those advices helps me to build my project succesfuly in Quartus Prime Standart 19.1.

[WShep1]

I have just migrated from 18.1 to 20.1 Lite.  I am working on a W10 machine and have installed WSL, Ubuntu, etc.  NIOS II SBT is running and I was able to create a new project from template as instructed.  I created a project using the "Small Hello World" template.  The application and bsp projects were created.  Cleaning and building the bsp project works well as does clean the application project.  However, when I try to build the application project, I get the following error -

10:03:31 **** Build of configuration Nios II for project test_20_1_7 ****
wsl make all
wslpath: hal_bsp: No such file or directory
Info: Building /mnt/c/a_Nightowl/wds2hdmi/rtl/qsys/software/test_20_1_7_bsp/
make --no-print-directory -C /mnt/c/a_Nightowl/wds2hdmi/rtl/qsys/software/test_20_1_7_bsp/
[BSP build complete]
Info: Compiling hello_world_small.c to obj/default/hello_world_small.o
nios2-elf-gcc.exe -xc -MP -MMD -c -IC:/a_Nightowl/wds2hdmi/rtl/qsys/software/test_20_1_7_bsp/HAL/inc -IC:/a_Nightowl/wds2hdmi/rtl/qsys/software/test_20_1_7_bsp -IC:/a_Nightowl/wds2hdmi/rtl/qsys/software/test_20_1_7_bsp/drivers/inc -pipe -D__hal__ -DALT_NO_C_PLUS_PLUS -DALT_NO_CLEAN_EXIT -D'exit(a)=_exit(a)' -DALT_NO_EXIT -DALT_USE_DIRECT_DRIVERS -DALT_NO_INSTRUCTION_EMULATION -DALT_USE_SMALL_DRIVERS -DSMALL_C_LIB -DALT_SINGLE_THREADED -Os -g -Wall -mno-hw-div -mno-hw-mul -mno-hw-mulx -mgpopt=global -o obj/default/hello_world_small.o hello_world_small.c
Info: Linking test_20_1_7.elf
nios2-elf-g++.exe -T'C:/a_Nightowl/wds2hdmi/rtl/qsys/software/test_20_1_7_bsp/linker.x' -msys-crt0='C:/a_Nightowl/wds2hdmi/rtl/qsys/software/test_20_1_7_bsp/obj/HAL/src/crt0.o' -msys-lib= -LC:/a_Nightowl/wds2hdmi/rtl/qsys/software/test_20_1_7_bsp -msmallc -Wl,-Map=test_20_1_7.map -Os -g -Wall -mno-hw-div -mno-hw-mul -mno-hw-mulx -mgpopt=global -o test_20_1_7.elf obj/default/hello_world_small.o -lm -msys-lib=m
nios2-elf-g++.exe: error: missing argument to '-msys-lib='
make: *** [test_20_1_7.elf] Error 1
Makefile:1010: recipe for target 'test_20_1_7.elf' failed

10:03:34 Build Finished (took 2s.438ms)

I have no idea what this error means.  Can any one help me?