ISE
Importing a Custom Compile File List
In previous releases, the software supported a custom compile file list, which allowed you to pass a list of HDL source files directly to the synthesis and simulation tools, bypassing the automatic file list created by Project Navigator. Now, you can use the Manual Compile Order menu command to bypass the automatic file list and to control the list and the order of files that are sent to the synthesis and simulation tools. If you have an existing custom compile file list that you want to use to specify the Manual Compile Order, you can import the custom compile file list as follows.
Note When you import the custom compile file list, Manual Compile Order mode is automatically enabled. For more information on Manual Compile Order mode, see Setting a Custom Compile Order.
To Import a Custom Compile File List
  1.  Select Project > Import Custom Compile File List.
  2.  In the Import Custom Compile File List dialog box, select the custom compile file list, which can be any of the following formats:
    •  Text file format with library; filename syntax, such as the following:
      user_lib;top.vhd
work;submod1.vhd
work;submod2.v
    •  Synplify or Synplify Pro project file format, such as the following:
      #add_file options
add_file -vhdl -lib user_lib top.vhd
add_file -vhdl submod1.vhd
add_file -verilog submod2.vhd
  3.  Click Open.
When the file is imported, the ISE® project is set to Manual Compile Order mode, and Project Navigator does the following:
  •  Creates a manual compile order based on the order the files appear in the custom compile file list.
  •  Adds files to the project, if necessary.
  •  Creates libraries, if necessary, and places files in the libraries.
    For Synplify or Synplify Pro project files, if a library is not specified in the imported file, the file is placed in the work library.
  •  Adds files to the Implementation Design View, if necessary.
    For example, if a file is included in the custom compile file list but is not initially included in the Implementation Design View, the file is added to the Implementation Design View after the custom compile file list is imported. For more information on Design Views, see Using the Design Views.
Note If the project contains source files that are not included in the custom compile file list, the files are retained in the project, but they are not included in the manual compile order and are not sent to synthesis or simulation. This is indicated by an unchecked checkbox next to the filename in Hierarchy pane of the Design panel. To include the file in the manual compile order, enable the checkbox next to the filename.
After the file is imported, Project Navigator no longer tracks the custom compile file list. If you make changes to the custom compile file list, Project Navigator does not automatically recognize the changes. Instead, you must re-import the custom compile file list to update the list of files in the project.
After the project is set to Manual Compile Order mode, you can modify the compile order in Project Navigator as follows:
  •  In the Hierarchy pane of the Design panel, do the following:
    •  Drag and drop the files to rearrange their order.
    •  Enable or disable checkboxes to add or remove files from the manual compile order. To enable or disable all the checkboxes, you can right-click and select Check All or Uncheck All.
      Only files with a check mark are compiled by synthesis or simulation. Files that are sent to implementation only, such as UCF files, do not have a check mark because they are not passed to synthesis or simulation for compilation.
  •  Use the Project > Add Source or Source > Remove menu commands to add or remove source files from the ISE project.
See Also
Setting a Custom Compile Order

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