Article ID: 000073883 Content Type: Install & Setup Last Reviewed: 08/09/2023

How do I install Cygwin for SoCEDS?

Environment

    Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
    Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition
    Nios® II Embedded Design Suite (EDS)
    Nios® II Processor
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Description

Starting with Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard and Pro Edition Software version 19.1 for Windows® and the Intel® SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite (SoC EDS) version 19.1 for Windows, the Cygwin component must be installed manually. Administrative privileges are needed on the PC to perform the Cygwin installation.

Resolution

The procedure for installing Cygwin is as follows:

  1. Go to the official Cygwin website https://cygwin.com/ 
  2. Download the 64bit installer (setup-x86_64.exe) 
  3. Open a Windows Command Prompt
  4. Locate the path where Cygwin will be installed. 
    1. For SoC EDS, the default path is  C:\intelFPGA_pro\<version>1\embedded\host_tools\cygwin
  5. Run the installer in the Command Prompt with the following parameters (replace <<Path Cygwin Installer>> with the correct path):
  6. setup-x86_64.exe --wait --quiet-mode --root <<<Path Cygwin installer>> --site http://cygwin.mirrors.hoobly.com --packages make,gcc-core,gcc-g ,ncurses,inetutils,openssh,mosh,patch,flex,bison,tar,bzip2,zip,unzip,util-linux,git,subversion,vim,xxd,m4,wget,dos2unix,libintl devel,diffutils,libncurses-devel,iperf,xorg-server,xinit,mingw64-x86_64-gcc-core,mingw64-x86_64-gcc-g  
  7. Make sure the command is all on a single line. Copying and pasting from this document may split the command into multiple lines.
  8. Press Enter to issue the command and wait until everything is automatically installed. 

 

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