Specifications

CHAPTER 2: LICENSING ALTERA SOFTWARE
SETTING UP THE LICENSE FILE
43 ■ ALTERA SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND LICENSING ALTERA CORPORATION
– “Specifying the License File Using the LM_LICENSE_FILE
Environment Variable”
– “Setting the LM_LICENSE_FILE Environment Variable in the
Windows Control Panel”
– “Setting the LM_LICENSE_FILE Environment Variable in the
Linux Workstation C Shell Resource File (.cshrc)”
Specifying the License File Using the
LM_LICENSE_FILE Environment Variable
Altera recommends specifying the Quartus II and MAX+PLUS II software
license location with the LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable.
Additionally, third-party tools provided by Altera require that you specify
the license location with the LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable.
The license file specification in the Quartus II or MAX+PLUS II License
Setup dialog box supersedes the LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable
setting for that particular software.
The Quartus II software does not support the VENDOR_LICENSE_FILE
environment variable (where VENDOR is the vendor daemon name).
Setting the LM_LICENSE_FILE Environment Variable
in the Windows Control Panel
You can specify the location of your license file outside the Quartus II
software for Windows by setting system variables in the Windows System
Control Panel.
To set the LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable with the Windows
System Control Panel, perform the following steps:
1. On the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the System icon in the Control Panel window.
3. Click the Advanced tab in the System Properties dialog box.
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Specifying the License File in System Control Panel
Specifying the license file in the System Control Panel requires that you have
system administration (Administrator) privileges.