Why does building the Nios® V software project fail in the network server that implements UNC paths? - Why does building the Nios® V software project fail in the network server that implements UNC paths? Description Due to a software problem in Ashling RiscFree IDE for Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 24.1 in dealing with the UNC path, you might see the below errors: ../riscv32-unknown-elf/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lc: Invalid argument ../riscv32-unknown-elf/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lstdc++: Invalid argument ../riscv32-unknown-elf/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lgcc: Invalid argument ../riscv32-unknown-elf/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lm: Invalid argument collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status UNC path is used to access network resources and must be in the format specified by the Universal Naming Convention. Resolution Workaround: A patch is available to fix this problem for the Ashling RiscFree IDE for Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 24.1. Download and install Patch 0.01rf from the attached zip file. Zip file Zip file content: Patch 0.01rf for Ashling RiscFree 24.1 for Windows (.exe) Readme for Patch 0.01rf for Ashling RiscFree 24.1 for Windows (.txt) Related Information: File path formats on Windows systems - .NET | Microsoft Learn For more information on the difference between traditional DOS and UNC paths in Windows systems. Custom Fields values: ['novalue'] Troubleshooting 18037350282 False ['Nios V/g Processor IP'] ['FPGA Dev Tools Quartus® Prime Software'] novalue 24.1 ['Agilex™ FPGA Portfolio', 'Arria® 10 Bare Die', 'Cyclone® Bare Die', 'MAX® CPLDs', 'Stratix® FPGAs'] ['novalue'] ['novalue'] ['novalue']