User guide

GUI Reference

Nios II Page (Preferences Dialog Box)

You open this page by clicking Preferences on the Window menu, and then clicking

Nios II in the left-hand pane.

The Nios II preferences page contains settings that affect how the Nios II IDE builds and runs

projects. The settings are common for all projects.

The Nios II preferences page contains the following settings.

Show command lines when running 'make' (i.e. Don't use '-s' flag on make)—

When on, the Nios II IDE runs make in verbose mode, displaying all the command

lines that the Nios II IDE executes. The default is off.

Generate objdump file —When on, the Nios II IDE creates an objdump file when it

builds a project. The default is off.

Allow multiple active run/debug sessions—When on, you can debug multiple

processors at the same time. The default is off.

Confirm before starting the flash programmer—When on, a confirmation dialog

box appears before the flash programmer writes to flash memory. The default is on.

Warn about launches in Run mode for Nios II C/C++ application projects

using Host-based File System &endash; When on, the Nios II IDE gives a warning if

you attempt to run (instead of debug) a project containing a host-based file system

The default is on.

Append make arguments— Specifies the command line arguments to pass to make

for all projects in the workspace. Specify the arguments as if running make in a

Nios II command shell. Arguments override project specific make operations set with

the Project Properties

dialog box. This option is for advanced users only.

Note: For details on make command line arguments, type make --help from the

Nios II command shell.