Specifications

For more information about how each GUI is primarily a thin layer providing graphical control of the
command-line tools, refer to “The Nios II Command-Line Commands” chapter.
Table 4-12: Summary of the Correlation Between GUI Features and the SBT Command Line
Task Tool Feature Nios II SBT Command Line
Creating an
example
Nios II
program
Nios II SBT for
Eclipse
Nios II Application
and BSP from
Template wizard
create-this-app script
Creating an
application
Nios II SBT for
Eclipse
Nios II Application
wizard
nios2-app-generate-makefile utility
Creating a
user library
Nios II SBT for
Eclipse
Nios II Library
wizard
nios2-lib-generate-makefile utility
Creating a
BSP
Nios II SBT for
Eclipse
Nios II Board
Support Package
wizard
• Simple:
nios2-bsp script
• Detailed:
nios2-bsp-create-settings utility
nios2-bsp-generate-files utility
BSP Editor New BSP
Setting File
dialog box
Modifying
an applica‐
tion
Nios II SBT for
Eclipse
Nios II Application
Properties page
nios2-app-update-makefile utility
Modifying a
user library
Nios II SBT for
Eclipse
Nios II Library
Properties page
nios2-lib-update-makefile utility
Updating a
BSP
Nios II SBT for
Eclipse
Nios II BSP
Properties page
nios2-bsp-update-settings utility
nios2-bsp-generate-files utility
BSP Editor —
Examining
properties of
a BSP
Nios II SBT for
Eclipse
Nios II BSP
Properties page
nios2-bsp-query-settings utility
BSP Editor —
Program‐
ming flash
memory
Nios II Flash
Programmer
— nios2-flash-programmer
Importing a
command-
line project
Nios II SBT for
Eclipse
Import dialog box —
Related Information
The Nios II Command-Line Commands on page 4-44
The Nios II SBT for Eclipse
The Nios II SBT for Eclipse is a configuration of the popular Eclipse development environment, specially
adapted to the Nios II family of embedded processors. The Nios II SBT for Eclipse includes Nios II
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The Nios II SBT for Eclipse
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Nios II Software Build Tools
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