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DESIGN MANAGER/LOGIBLOX/etc... M1.5 versions of XILINX GUI-based programs issue an error about an old version of the windu_registryd program (WS ONLY)


Record #4024

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  M1 Graphical/General

Problem Title:
DESIGN MANAGER/LOGIBLOX/etc... M1.5 versions of XILINX GUI-based
programs issue an error about an old version of the windu_registryd program (WS ONLY)



Problem Description:
Keywords: gui, windu_registryd, registry, design manager, logiblox, UNIX, windu,
 logiblox, epic

Urgency: Standard

General Description:

Starting up any Xilinx graphical application from a workstation command
line may issue one of the following two messages:

This application has detected an old version of the windu_registryd program
on this computer system.  A new version of the windu_registryd program is
supplied as part of this release of the Xilinx software.  Xilinx software
from previous releases will run with this new version of the windu_registryd
program.  This application will now update the windu_registryd program.

Do you want to continue (y|n) [y]?

--
OR
--

This application has detected an old version of the windu_registry file
on this computer system.  A new version of the windu_registry file is
required by this release of the Xilinx software.  This application will
now update the windu_registry file.

Do you want to continue (y|n) [y]?




Solution 1:

Depending on if you had an old version of a the windu_registry program/file runn
ing on you computer system (from a previous M1 release), the 1.5 graphical appli
cations may require you to update your registry information to a newer version c
ompatible with the M1.5 software release.

Answer "y" when asked to continue, and a command should be executed to update yo
ur program/file.

In the event that the windu_registryd program/file cannot be updated successfull
y, please
try the following:

1. At your command prompt, type
   "top"  or
   "ps -e | grep windu"

Look for all .windu_registry processes running, and kill each
one of them with the following command:

   kill -9 <the process ID number>

NOTE: This will delete your Open Project List as well as your
File->Preferences settings.  Both of these must re-specified once you enter M1.5
.

2. Delete any .windu and/or .Windu directories in your home directory.

3. Re-run:   perl $XILINX/bin/sol/update_registry.pl

Once the windu_registryd program/file has been successfully updated,
you should be able to run the Design Manager or other GUI-based
applications (ex - type "xilinx" or "epic").





End of Record #4024