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Usage
execute_flow [-analysis_and_elaboration] [-check_ios] [-check_netlist] [-compile]
[-compile_and_simulate] [-create_companion_revision] [-dont_export_assignments]
[-early_timing_estimate] [-eco] [-eda_synthesis] [-export_database] [-fast_model]
[-generate_functional_sim_netlist] [-import_database]
[-incremental_compilation_export] [-incremental_compilation_import] [-signalprobe]
[-vqm_writer]
Options
-analysis_and_elaboration: Option to run Analysis & Elaboration
-check_ios: Option to run I/O assignment analysis
-check_netlist: Option to run Check and Save Netlist
-compile: Option to run a full compilation
-compile_and_simulate: Option to run a full compilation followed by a simulation
-create_companion_revision: Option to run HardCopy Create Companion Revision
-dont_export_assignments: Option not to export assignments to file. By default, this
command exports assignments before running command-line executables.
-early_timing_estimate: Option to run an Early Timing Estimate
-eco: Option to run a Fitter ECO compilation
-eda_synthesis: Option to run EDA Synthesis
-export_database: Option to export a version-compatible database
-fast_model: Option to run Classic Timing Analyzer (Fast Timing Model)
-generate_functional_sim_netlist: Option to generate a functional simulation netlist
-import_database: Option to import a version-compatible database
-incremental_compilation_export: Option to export a design partition into a Quartus II
Exported Partition (QXP) file
-incremental_compilation_import: Option to import one or more Quartus II Exported
Partition (QXP) files into the design partitions of the current project
-signalprobe: Option to run a SignalProbe compilation
-vqm_writer: Option to run VQM Writer
Description
Runs one or more of the command-line executables using one of the predefined flows, such as "-compile"
or "-signalprobe". You can run only one flow at a time, so you must use only one option.
Some flows have limited device support or other limitations based on the features used. See
documentation for the features in question for details.
The "-export_database" and "-import_database" options use the value of the VER_COMPATIBLE_DB_DIR
assignment for the version-compatible database files directory, defaulting to "export_db".
The "-incremental_compilation_export" option uses the value of the
INCREMENTAL_COMPILATION_EXPORT_FILE global assignment for the path of the Quartus II
Exported Partition (QXP) file to be created. The value of the
INCREMENTAL_COMPILATION_EXPORT_PARTITION_NAME global assignment should specify the
name of the partition to be exported. The value of the