Command line in Windows?

I don't use the Navigator. I just make little batch files and execute them from the command line. I'm told that the Cygwin environment is very nice; it allows Unix-like shells on Windows, but I haven't tried it.

-Kevin

Consider adding linux with dual boot for windows. Then you can use any shell you like and the real make.

-- Mike Treseler

Also, cygwin is not that bad.

CygWin is OK, but it's large and slow. For a faster and smaller unix-like shell you can consider Msys (from

Regards, Andras Tantos

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What does 'make' do for you that batch files to run the tools doesn't?

Not being aggressive - just curious in case I am missing out on some labour saving functionality!

Cheers,

Ken

Nothing, if you don't use a program that generates makefiles.

Modelsim and emacs-vhdl-mode can generate makefiles to recompile just the right files in just the right order after you edit a few.

But it requires having "make" in the path.

-- Mike Treseler

unix-like

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labour

Not much, since xilinx tools need a complete rebuild of the project if a single source-file changes. (Due to the 'flattening' of the design.) It buys some degree of platform independence though. When I gave Linux a try it was much easier to port my design flow to that platform.

Regards, Andras Tantos

Cygwin. I can't live with a Windows machine without Cygwin installed. It has everything a Unix shell has, including tab-completion, history, ...

Gernot

Ditto.

The windows command shell also has these features (at least in contemporary versions of windows).

Tab-completion is disabled by default. Use regedit to change the value of HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\CompletionChar from 0 to 9 to enable it. It's not the same as tab-completion in bash, but it's better than nothing.

Regards, Allan.

For one, it buys me time -- I don't have to learn cheesy Windows batch files and can use something that is far more flexible and platform independent. Two, it buys integration with the rest of a project. I can run a complete build that includes FPGA stuff (several variants, for example), the C code on an embedded processor, and the C code for Windows/Linux interfaces that may accompany a project.

Unfortunately, most of the Xilinx project has to be rebuilt for any change anyhow, so you gain less in terms of incremental build as you do in C projects.

Jake

Yes, I've used Cygwin extensively for years and like it very much. I was curious if there was a tolerable 100%-Windows environment.

Yes, with the new tools usable under Linux, I've considered moving back there. I use Linux under VMWare for a lot of stuff, I just haven't moved my FPGA work back. Maybe that's what I should do...

For Window$ Explorer sustitution: Windows Commander (can't live without it)

Cheers

Klaus