Lattice ispLever not starting

I have been using ispLever on this machine for over a year now.  I
just tried running a compile and I got an error message saying "Can't
read the ini file".  This comes up 7 times as I click the error box
away.  I restarted the tool and get this error before it comes up and
in fact, it never comes up.  I've rebooted the machine and still get
the error and the tool won't start.

Anyone know what causes this?  I assume it is a corrupt file, but all
it says is "ini file".

I guess I'll have to contact support tomorrow.  Geeze, I guess I
should have reupped the formal support plan.  I'd hate for them to
blow me off on this issue.

Rick

Normally ispLever installs the *.ini files to c:\lsc_env. You can change
this by setting the variable LSC_INI_PATH to something like
%USERPROFILE%\lsc_env

If yours has become screwed up somehow, you can write your own based on
the one below (from German windows Server 2003):
Store it under lsc_7_2.ini in whichever lsc_env directory you decide to
use original or one pointed to by LSC_INI_PATH).

Sorry, but I can't restrain myself on my favorite rant here. The big
problem is the cluelessness of so many windows SW developers who still
have not realised that computers in the 21th century are largely
multi-user or at least that the SW should support that model. Putting
one config file for everbody in a privately invented directory should
have died out around 1990. It would be a great help to the user if these
developers took the time to look at the windows API and read the section
Win32 and Com Development -> Administration and Management
                          -> Policies and Profiles
(Now, I'm feeling better)


[paths]
Bin=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\bin
Config=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\config
Examples=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\examples
FPGAPath=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispfpga
FPGABinPath=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispfpga\bin\nt
INI=C:\lsc_env
License=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\license
Root=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld
ispVM=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispvmsystem
SpectrumPath="C:\isptools\spectrum"
PrecisionPath=""
ModelsimPath=""
SynplifyPath=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\synpbase
MachPath=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\bin
AppNotes=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\bin
PDSPath=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcomp
Tutorial=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\tutorial
Manuals=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\manuals
DSPPATH=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispLeverDSP
TclPath=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\tcltk\bin
ActiveHDLPath=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\active-hdl\bin

[Strings]
ProductName=ispLEVER
ProductPrefix=SYN
ProductTitle=ispLEVER
ProductVersion=7.2.00.07
ProductType=7.2.00.41.49.08_LS_HDL_BASE_PC_N
ProgramFolder=Lattice Semiconductor 7.2

[CPLD]

[FPGA]
LSCC_DEV_PATH=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\data
LSCC_RDD_PATH=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\data
LSCC_LIB_PATH=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\data
LSCC_LCI_PATH=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\config
LSDB_COMPRESSED = "1"


[Packages]
LatticeGNUCompiler=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\micosystem
LatticeMico32System=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\micosystem
Synplify=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\synpbase
Spectrum="C:\isptools\spectrum"
Precision=""
ModelSim=""
ispVMSystem=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispvmsystem
HDLExplorer=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\hdle\win32
EPICPATH=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispfpga\bin\nt
LM32PATH="C:\isptools\micosystem"
ActiveHDL=C:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\active-hdl\bin
[Symbols]
DeviceFamily=ORCALDB5_JED_T_VHD
ProjectType=Device
ToolMenu=ORCATLM32REVEAL
CurrentProject=C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Eigene
Dateien\Lattice\pcie_easi.syn
EntryType=Pure VHDL
FlowType=NORMAL
Simulator=ActiveHDL
RevealInsert=false
UseDefinedSymbols=c:\dokumente und einstellungen\administrator\eigene
dateien\lattice\pcie_easi.ini

Thanks a lot for the help.  I found the problem after reading your
post.  I don't have a C:\lsc_env directory.  The ini files are in
lsc_env under ispTOOLS7_2.  I tried looking at lsc_7_2.ini and the
differences were limited to directories and three lines at the end
which seem to have to do with reading error messages about a compile.
I removed the three error messages and ispLever still didn't start.

Since there were seven errors about reading the .ini file, I figured
the directory must be wrong.  Sure enough when I checked the
environment variables, LSC_INI_PATH was pointing to c:\lsc_env which I
don't have.  Changing that to the correct path seems to have fixed the
problem.  I have ***NO*** idea how that was altered in the middle of
using the tool.

Thanks again.

Rick


On Sep 25, 6:46=A0am, Charles Gardiner <inva...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Normally ispLever installs the *.ini files to c:\lsc_env. You can change
> this by setting the variable LSC_INI_PATH to something like
> %USERPROFILE%\lsc_env
>
> If yours has become screwed up somehow, you can write your own based on
> the one below (from German windows Server 2003):
> Store it under lsc_7_2.ini in whichever lsc_env directory you decide to
> use original or one pointed to by LSC_INI_PATH).
>
> Sorry, but I can't restrain myself on my favorite rant here. The big
> problem is the cluelessness of so many windows SW developers who still
> have not realised that computers in the 21th century are largely
> multi-user or at least that the SW should support that model. Putting
> one config file for everbody in a privately invented directory should
> have died out around 1990. It would be a great help to the user if these
> developers took the time to look at the windows API and read the section
> Win32 and Com Development -> Administration and Management
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 -> Policies and Profi=
les
> (Now, I'm feeling better)
>
> [paths]
> Bin=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\bin
> Config=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\config
> Examples=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\examples
> FPGAPath=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispfpga
> FPGABinPath=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispfpga\bin\nt
> INI=3DC:\lsc_env
> License=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\license
> Root=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld
> ispVM=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispvmsystem
> SpectrumPath=3D"C:\isptools\spectrum"
> PrecisionPath=3D""
> ModelsimPath=3D""
> SynplifyPath=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\synpbase
> MachPath=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\bin
> AppNotes=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\bin
> PDSPath=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcomp
> Tutorial=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\tutorial
> Manuals=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\manuals
> DSPPATH=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispLeverDSP
> TclPath=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\tcltk\bin
> ActiveHDLPath=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\active-hdl\bin
>
> [Strings]
> ProductName=3DispLEVER
> ProductPrefix=3DSYN
> ProductTitle=3DispLEVER
> ProductVersion=3D7.2.00.07
> ProductType=3D7.2.00.41.49.08_LS_HDL_BASE_PC_N
> ProgramFolder=3DLattice Semiconductor 7.2
>
> [CPLD]
>
> [FPGA]
> LSCC_DEV_PATH=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\data
> LSCC_RDD_PATH=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\data
> LSCC_LIB_PATH=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\data
> LSCC_LCI_PATH=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispcpld\config
> LSDB_COMPRESSED =3D "1"
>
> [Packages]
> LatticeGNUCompiler=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\micosystem
> LatticeMico32System=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\micosystem
> Synplify=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\synpbase
> Spectrum=3D"C:\isptools\spectrum"
> Precision=3D""
> ModelSim=3D""
> ispVMSystem=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispvmsystem
> HDLExplorer=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\hdle\win32
> EPICPATH=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\ispfpga\bin\nt
> LM32PATH=3D"C:\isptools\micosystem"
> ActiveHDL=3DC:\Programme\Lattice\ispTOOLS7_2\active-hdl\bin
> [Symbols]
> DeviceFamily=3DORCALDB5_JED_T_VHD
> ProjectType=3DDevice
> ToolMenu=3DORCATLM32REVEAL
> CurrentProject=3DC:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Eigene
> Dateien\Lattice\pcie_easi.syn
> EntryType=3DPure VHDL
> FlowType=3DNORMAL
> Simulator=3DActiveHDL
> RevealInsert=3Dfalse
> UseDefinedSymbols=3Dc:\dokumente und einstellungen\administrator\eigene
> dateien\lattice\pcie_easi.ini