User guide

Nios II IDE Help System

Common Tab (Run/Debug Dialog Box)

You open this tab by clicking the Common tab on the Run/Debug dialog box for the

Nios II Hardware and Nios II Instruction Set Simulator (ISS) configurations.

The Common tab contains the following settings.

Save As - Specifies where to store the run/debug configuration. The following options

are available:

o Local file—Saves the run/debug configuration under the workspace directory.

o Shared file— Saves the run/debug configuration within a project in your

workspace, which allows you to commit it to source control and share it with

other users.

Display in favorites menu—Specifies which run/debug configurations to list in the

special "favorites" section at the top of the Run, Run History and Run, Debug

History menus.

o Run—When on, the run/debug configuration appears in the top section of the

Run, Run History menu.

o Debug— When on, the run/debug configuration appears in the top section of

the Run, Debug History menu.

Launch in background —Specifies whether the run/debug configuration executes in

the background. When on, you can continue working in the Nios II IDE while your

project is building.