Hi All,

Just tried compiling the project with the new Q8.0, results are
encouraging.
Compile time on my system comapred with 7.2SP3 is down about 20%.

Sample flow report:

Flow report for minimig_de1
Mon Jun 02 22:05:57 2008
Quartus II Version 8.0 Build 215 05/29/2008 SJ Full Version


+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
; Flow Summary ;
+------------------------------------+----------------------------+
; Flow Status ; Successful - Mon Jun 02 ;
; 22:05:56 2008 ;
; Quartus II Version ; 8.0 Build 215 05/29/2008 ;
; SJ Full Version ;
; Revision Name ; minimig_de1 ;
; Top-level Entity Name ; minimig_de1 ;
; Family ; Cyclone II ;
; Device ; EP2C20F484C7 ;
; Timing Models ; Final ;
; Met timing requirements ; No ;
; Total logic elements ; 14,565 / 18,752 ( 78 % ) ;
; Total combinational functions ; 12,232 / 18,752 ( 65 % ) ;
; Dedicated logic registers ; 5,954 / 18,752 ( 32 % ) ;
; Total registers ; 5954 ;
; Total pins ; 236 / 315 ( 75 % ) ;
; Total virtual pins ; 0 ;
; Total memory bits ; 178,716 / 239,616 ( 75 % ) ;
; Embedded Multiplier 9-bit elements ; 4 / 52 ( 8 % ) ;
; Total PLLs ; 1 / 4 ( 25 % ) ;
+------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
; Flow Elapsed Time ;
+-------------------------+--------------+---------------+---- ---+
; Module Name ; Elapsed Time ; Peak Virt Mem ; Tot CPU;
+-------------------------+--------------+---------------+--------+
; Analysis & Synthesis ; 00:03:45 ; 267 MB ;00:03:39;
; Fitter ; 00:02:24 ; 326 MB ;00:03:04;
; Assembler ; 00:00:05 ; 231 MB ;00:00:03;
; Classic Timing Analyzer ; 00:00:27 ; 306 MB ;00:00:28;
; Total ; 00:06:41 ; -- ;00:07:14;
+-------------------------+--------------+---------------+--------+


Looking forward to being able to spend some more time on this project
in the near future :)

Cheers,
Leslie