3.5.1.31 HLS Makefile

All SmartHLS™ projects have a Makefile that can contain variables that affect the SmartHLScompilation flow.

Makefile Supported Syntax

SmartHLS only supports a subset of Makefile syntax described in the table below. Otherwise, SmartHLS will fail with a "HLS Makefile parsing error" with the details of the unsupported Makefile syntax.

Variable assignment operators

=, ?=, +=

Variable interpolation

$(VAR)

Supported Code blocks

ifdef VAR
...
#endif
#ifndef VAR
...
#endif

Nested ifdef blocks and else are not supported.

Include statements

include Makefile.user

Comments

# put your comments here

Multi-line statements

Multi-line statements with lines ending in \

MakeFile Variables

There are several Makefile variables that the user can assign to change the SmartHLS compilation. The description of each variable is listed below:

Table 3-4. Makefile Variables
Variable	Description
SRCS	The `SRCS` variable in `Makefile` should list all the source files (`.cpp` or `.c`).Header files should not be added to `SRCS`, but should be properly included by the source files.`shls init` will automatically add the file names for the existing source files in the current directory. If source files are created after `shls init`, please update `SRCS` (e.g., `SRCS = foo.cpp bar.cpp`).
NAME	The `NAME` variable stands for the project name, e.g., `NAME = MY_PROJECT`.The default project name is the current directory name when `NAME` is not specified in `Makefile`.
BOARD_PATH	Specify the path where the test will be run on board. The default is `/home/root/`.`BOARD_PATH` is always prefixed by `/home/root/` as programs are run as root on the board.
PROGRAM_ARGUMENTS	`PROGRAM_ARGUMENTS` can be used to specify the arguments of the software testbench (i.e., `int main(int argc, char *argv[])`).Here is an example: `PROGRAM_ARGUMENTS = input_file.bmp golden_output_file.bmp`. More details can be found in 3.5.1.7 Simulate HLS Hardware (SW/HW Co-Simulation).
NUM_LIBERO_PnR_PASSES	Defines the maximum number of Place and Route passes to go through in order to meet the timing requirement.
INPUT_FILES_RISCV	Specifies the input files to the program to be copied to the development board, separated by a space. The path used for the files should be based on the path on the development local machine. For example:INPUT_FILES_RISCV = lane3.avi lane3_golden.txt`This will copy `lane3.avi` and `lane3_golden.txt` from the project folder to the Icicle board before running the program on board.
OUTPUT_FILES_RISCV	Specifies the output files of the program ran on the development board, separated by a space. The path used for the files should be based on the path on the development board. Example:`OUTPUT_FILES_RISCV = output.avi output.txt` will copy `output.avi` and `output.txt`This will copy `output.avi` and `output.txt` from the the Icicle board to the project folder after running the program on board.
USER_CXX_FLAG	Additional flags used for compilation such as `-I`.Example:`USER_CXX_FLAG = -I$(OPENCV_PATH)/include/opencv4`The above compiler option will be added to all the compile command to include the OpenCV include directory.
USER_CXX_FLAG_RISCV	Additional flags used for compilation such as `-I`.USER_CXX_FLAG_RISCV is defaulted to USER_CXX_FLAG. Defining USER_CXX_FLAG_RISCV will override the default, including when it is defined but empty. User can define this flag for adding specific flags for compiling the binary running on the on-board RISCV processor. Example:`USER_CXX_FLAG_RISCV = -I$(OPENCV_PATH)/include/opencv4`The above compiler option will added to all the compile command to include the OpenCV include directory.
USER_LINK_FLAG	Flags for linking dynamic libraries such as `-L` and `-l`.Example:`USER_LINK_FLAG = -L$(FFMPEG_PATH)/lib -lavcodec`The above compiler option will link FFMPEG’s avcodec library.
USER_LINK_FLAG_RISCV	Flags for linking dynamic libraries such as `-L` and `-l`.USER_LINK_FLAG_RISCV is defaulted to USER_LINK_FLAG. Defining USER_LINK_FLAG_RISCV will override the default, including when it is defined but empty. User can define this flag for adding specific flags for linking the binary running on the on-board RISCV processor. Example:`USER_LINK_FLAG_RISCV = -L$(FFMPEG_PATH)/lib -lavcodec`The above compiler option will link FFMPEG’s avcodec library for the RISCV processor.
USER_ENV_VARS	Set the environment variable used for running the program on development host. Example:`USER_ENV_VARS = LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(OPENCV_PATH)/lib`The above compiler option will set `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` to `$(OPENCV_PATH)/lib` when running the program. Windows users should specify `PATH` instead of `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` for linking libraries, like so:`USER_ENV_VARS = PATH=$(OPENCV_PATH)/bin`
USER_ENV_VARS_RISCV	Set the environment variable used for running the program on RISCV on the development board. USER_ENV_VARS_RISCV is defaulted to USER_ENV_VARS. Defining USER_ENV_VARS_RISCV will override the default, including when it is defined but empty. Example:`USER_ENV_VARS_RISCV = LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(OPENCV_PATH)/lib`The above compiler option will set `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` to `$(OPENCV_PATH)/lib` when running the program.
HLS_PATH_SEP	Automatically set to `:` when running on Linux or `;` when running on Windows.
HLS_OS	Automatically set to `linux` when running on Linux or `win` when running on Windows.

Makefile Example

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The example below shows how to define some of the above Makefile variables.

For IDE projects, you should create a new Makefile.user file and put your custom Makefile settings there (any changes in the makefile of an IDE project will be overwritten).

# Path to place files on the Icicle kit, relative to root home dir.
BOARD_PATH=tests/lane-detection-shls

# To pass timing for this project, we require more PnR passes
NUM_LIBERO_PnR_PASSES = 10

# Extra defines to include shared opencv/ffmpeg libraries below:
OPENCV_PATH_RISCV = $(SHLS_ROOT_DIR)/smarthls-library/external/vision/precompiled_sw_libraries/opencv4.5.4-riscv_64
FFMPEG_PATH_RISCV = $(SHLS_ROOT_DIR)/smarthls-library/external/vision/precompiled_sw_libraries/ffmpeg4.4-riscv_64
OPENCV_PATH = $(SHLS_ROOT_DIR)/smarthls-library/external/vision/precompiled_sw_libraries/opencv4.5.4-x86_64
FFMPEG_PATH = $(SHLS_ROOT_DIR)/smarthls-library/external/vision/precompiled_sw_libraries/ffmpeg4.4-x86_64

###########################################################################################
# User Define variables

# Specify input and optput files to copy to and from the board.
# INPUT_FILES_RISCV should use host paths.
# OUTPUT_FILES should use on-board paths.
INPUT_FILES_RISCV = lane3.avi lane3_golden.txt
OUTPUT_FILES_RISCV = outputlane3.avi lane3_lane_distances.txt

# Secify input arguments
PROGRAM_ARGUMENTS = lane3.avi lane3_golden.txt

# Additional flags used for compilation, such as -I
USER_CXX_FLAG += -I$(OPENCV_PATH)/include/opencv4 -fexceptions \
                 -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-unused-function        \
                 -Wno-unused-variable

# Flags for additional link libraries such as -L and -l
# This variable is for running on local host machine (i.e., x86 target).
# -B/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu specifies which library to reference
# when your platform has cross platform compilation capability
# Specify opencv and ffmpeg libs.
USER_LINK_FLAG += -B/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu \
                  -L$(OPENCV_PATH)/lib \
                  -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_core -lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_imgproc \
                  -L$(FFMPEG_PATH)/lib \
                  -lavcodec -lavformat -lavutil -lswscale -lswresample \
                  -Wl,-rpath,$(FFMPEG_PATH)/lib

# Flags for additional link libraries such as -L and -l for
# This variable is for running on the SOC.
# Include opencv and ffmpeg libs in the cross compiler linker.
USER_LINK_FLAG_RISCV = -L$(OPENCV_PATH_RISCV)/lib \
                       -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_core -lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_imgproc -latomic \
                       -L$(FFMPEG_PATH_RISCV)/lib \
                       -lavcodec -lavformat -lavutil -lswscale -lswresample \
                       -Wl,-rpath-link,$(FFMPEG_PATH_RISCV)/lib

# Additional user-defined environment variables that user might need to run their program

# This variable is for running on local host machine
# Windows needs libraries on PATH
USER_ENV_VARS = PATH=$(OPENCV_PATH)/lib$(HLS_PATH_SEP)$(FFMPEG_PATH)/bin$(HLS_PATH_SEP)/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin$(HLS_PATH_SEP)$$PATH
# Linux needs libraries on LD_LIBRARY_PATH
USER_ENV_VARS += LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(OPENCV_PATH)/lib$(HLS_PATH_SEP)$(FFMPEG_PATH)/lib

# Additional user-defined environment variables that user might need to run their program
# This variable is for running on the SOC
# LD_LIBRARY_PATH is needed for dynamically linking OpenCV
USER_ENV_VARS_RISCV = LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/root/shls_sw_dependencies/opencv4.5.4-riscv_64/lib:/home/root/shls_sw_dependencies/ffmpeg4.4-riscv_64/lib

# The IP adddress of the ethernet-cable-connected Icicle kit.
BOARD_IP ?= 192.168.X.X

# The programmer ID for programming the Icicle kit.
PROGRAMMER_ID ?= 445F3438

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