Starting from the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.3, common simulation libraries source files were reallocated from mentor folder (<quartus installation path>/eda/sim_lib/mentor) to the <quartus_installation_path>/eda/sim_lib/ folder. Trying to compile simulation library files using scripts that were generated by the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.2 and older will result in this error.
To work around this problem, use one of the following steps:
- If you are using scripts that were generated by an external software, use this example script to compile the simulation library files:
quartus_sh --simlib_comp -family <device family> -tool <simulation tool name> -tool_path <simulator_installation_path> -language <language> -log <log filename>
For example:
quartus_sh --simlib_comp -family all -tool modelsim -tool_path C:\intelFPGA\18.1\modelsim_ase\win32aloem -language verilog -log log.txt
Command help :
quartus_sh --help=simlib_comp
As an alternative workaround:
- If you are using scripts generated by the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.2 or older, re-generate the simulation scripts with the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.3 or newer.