Error (297008): Can't create database directory for project in project directory - Error (297008): Can't create database directory for project in project directory Description You may see the above error when compiling an Arria® 10 BSP using Quartus® Prime software version 16.1.2 for windows, if a white space has been left after the word "base" when setting the following environment variable set ACL_QSH_COMPILE_CMD=quartus_sh --flow compile top -c base Resolution This problem has been fixed starting in v17.0 of the Quartus® Prime software. Custom Fields values: ['novalue'] Troubleshooting FB: 422643; False ['novalue'] ['FPGA Dev Tools Quartus® Prime Software Pro'] 17.0 16.1.2 ['Arria® 10 FPGAs and SoCs'] ['HLD Tools OpenCL'] ['novalue'] ['novalue']