The following table displays information for the create_partition Tcl command:
| Tcl Package and Version | Belongs to ::quartus::incremental_compilation 1.1 |
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| Syntax | create_partition [-h | -help] [-long_help] -contents <hierarchy name> -partition <partition name> | ||
| Arguments | -h | -help | Short help | |
| -long_help | Long help with examples and possible return values | ||
| -contents <hierarchy name> | Partition contents (hierarchy assigned to Partition) | ||
| -partition <partition name> | Partition name | ||
| Description |
Creates a partition, unless the partition specified with the -partition option already exists. The Quartus Prime software creates a partition assignment to the specified hierarchy name. |
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| Example Usage |
package require ::quartus::incremental_compilation project_open my_design ## Create a partition on child:inst1 create_partition -partition my_partition -contents child:inst1 project_close |
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| Return Value | Code Name | Code | String Return |
| TCL_OK | 0 | INFO: Operation successful | |
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: Can't find active revision. Make sure there is an open, active revision name. Use the -revision option of project_open, project_new, or use set_current_revision. | |
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: No project is currently open. Open an existing project or create a new project. | |
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: This command is not supported in the current software edition. | |
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: Partition already exists. Specify an unique partition name. | |
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: Unable to change assignment. Quartus Prime Settings File is read-only. |