You can also create a desktop entry at /usr/share/applications/ /usr/share/applications/ise.desktop #!/usr/bin/env xdg-openĮxec=sh -c 'unset LANG & unset QT_PLUGIN_PATH & source /opt/Xilinx/14.7/ISE_DS/settings64.sh & ise' Then, the ISE design tools will be found in your PATH and can be started by typing their name in the terminal (e.g. $ source /opt/Xilinx/14.7/ISE_DS/settings32.sh $ source /opt/Xilinx/14.7/ISE_DS/settings64.sh This script must be sourced before starting the ISE tools: The ISE design tools include a shell script that modifies the environment variables (mostly PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH). Leaving it checked will cause errors during the installation. By default, the whole application is installed to /opt/Xilinx/, so make sure the user running the installer has permissions to write to this directory.ĭuring installation, uncheck the 'Install Cable Drivers' option. You need to remove the QT_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable before executing the installer:įollow the instructions to install the ISE.

If you are running the KDE desktop environment, the installer may try to load the 'Oxygen' widget theme, which will fail due to the older Qt framework bundled with the Xilinx ISE design tools. The ISE design tools installer is a Qt application. Note: The installation is last known to work with Xilinx ISE 14.7, requiring the dynamic library fix described below.Įxtract the tarball containing the installation data: Install the package xilinx-ise AUR, you will have to place the tarball with the installation data in the same folder of the PKGBUILD before starting the building process. Then /usr/bin/sh already points to /usr/bin/bash. Lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 13 Mar 06:47 /usr/bin/sh -> bash This can be checked by running this command: Make sure /usr/bin/sh points to /usr/bin/bash. This installation silently fails when the default shell is set to dash. This compiler requires the lib32-glibc package from the multilib repository and lib32-ncurses5-compat-libs AUR from the AUR.ĭuring the installation, the Mentor CodeSourcery toolchains for embedded processors can be installed along with the Xilinx tools. for Xilinx Zynq SoC devices), you will want to install the GCC cross-compiler bundled included with the Xilinx Embedded Development Kit (EDK). If you plan to develop software for an embedded ARM core (e.g. the FPGA editor) requires libstdc++5 openmotif xorg-fonts-75dpi xorg-fonts-100dpi. Several tools included in the ISE Webpack (and the installer itself) depends on ncurses5-compat-libs AUR. To obtain the install data visit the official download page. The Xilinx ISE WebPACK is a freeware software released under a proprietary license which does not allow redistribution. 3.8 CORE Generator fails to generate core.3.7 Running Xilinx tools from within KDE.3.3 Xilinx Platform Cable USB-JTAG Drivers.

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