Step 2: Locate the Source of a Message

During compilation, all compilation messages appear in the Processing tab of the Messages window. Some messages that appear in the Messages window can be located in a design file or other source file.

To locate the source of a Compiler-generated message, follow these steps:

  1. In the Messages window, click the + icon to expand the Found 1 design units and 1 entities in source file D:\qdesigns\fir_filter\<module directory>\acc.v information message.

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    Message window

  2. Double-click the Found entity 1: acc expanded information message. The acc.v file, which contains the message source, appears in a Text Editor window, and the section that is the source of the message—the Module Declaration—is highlighted in the file.

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    Module Declaration in the acc.v File

  3. Once you have finished viewing the source of the message, close the Text Editor window.


To continue the tutorial, proceed to Overview: Viewing the Compilation Report.