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F1.5/M1.5 XABEL: ABEL compiler does not run when installed on a network drive


Record #4277

Product Family: Software

Product Line: Data I/O

Product Part: xabel

Problem Title:
F1.5/M1.5 XABEL: ABEL compiler does not run when installed on a network drive


Problem Description:

Urgency:   Standard

General Description:
The ABEL compiler from Synario used in XABEL crashes when installed on a
network drive with some networks.

Failure modes vary:
An ABEL executable, such as ahdl2blf, blifopt or tkwdog, may start but
hang indefinitely. A user may need to manually terminate multiple
ABEL-related tasks. On Win95, page fault errors are sometimes
produced from various ABEL executables.

This was an intermittent problem in the F1.3-F1.4 versions and seems to
be even more prevalent in the newer ABEL compiler used in F1.5.


Solution 1:

The XABEL interface must be installed to a local hard-disk drive on the PC where it will be run.

The XILINX environment variable must be set to the directory in which the XABEL interface is installed. The bin\nt directory under the XABEL installation directory must also be in the PC's PATH. If Xilinx implementation software is also being run on the same PC, it must also be installed in the same installation directory as XABEL (on the ocal hard drive) so that the XILINX environment variable can point to it.



Solution 2:

Step-by-step instructions for installing Xilinx implementation software to a
network drive and XABEL to a local hard drive by using the MYXILINX
environment variable:
1. Install the implementation software (without XABEL) to a network drive
     and let the installer set the XILINX environment variable and PATH in
     the registry, as usual.
2. Install only the XABEL interface to the PC's local hard-disk drive as follows:
      a) Select the Typical Install type.
      b) Select a Destination Folder on your local hard-drive.
      c) In the Select Software Components window, remove the check-marks
       from all software components, highlight Implementation Tools and click
       Change.
      d) Set the check-mark next to XABEL Interface and click Continue.
      e) Proceed to the Select Registry Setting window and turn on only the
       following two options: "Set/Update PATH in Registry" and "Initialize
       XABEL Registry Settings".

3. After installation, manually create a MYXILINX environment variable and
     set it to the XABEL installation directory. (On Windows-NT systems, use
     System Properties to set your environment. On Windows 95 systems,
     set the MYXILINX variable in your Autoexec.bat file.)



Solution 3:

If you need to install Xilinx implementation software to a network drive and you want t o run XABEL on the same PC, it is possible to install each to a different installation directory by using the MYXILINX environment variable:

Install the implementation software to a network drive and set the XILINX environment variable to its installation directory. (This is normally done by the Implementation software's installer.) Install the XABEL interface to the PC's local hard-disk drive. Manually set the MYXILINX environment variable to XABEL's installation directory. Include the bin\nt
directory under each of the two installation directories in your PC's PATH; the XABEL
directory must be listed first.




End of Record #4277 - Last Modified: 09/10/99 15:10

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