Problem Using VHDL Package in NCLaunch

[RollsRoyceMerlin]

I'm attempting to use a VHDL package with NCLaunch. These 2 files illustrate the problem:

package.vhdl:

library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
use ieee.std_logic_unsigned.all;

package package1 is
 type state_type is (state1,state2); 
 end package1;

andgate.vhdl:

library IEEE;
use IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;
use work.package1.all;

entity ANDGATE is
port 	(in1, in2:in std_logic;
	 output:out std_logic);
end ANDGATE;

architecture BEHAVIOUR of ANDGATE is

signal state : state_type; 

begin
--output <= in1 and in2;

 state_machine : process (state,in1)
   begin  -- process state_machine

    if (in1 = '0') then
      next_state <= state1;

    else
      case state is
        when state1 =>
	next_state <= state2;
	
	when state2 =>
	next_state <= state1;
      end case;
    end if;
end process;

end behaviour;

However NCLaunch won't connect the state type definition in the package file with that in andgate.vhdl.

I get the error: Identifier 'NEXT_STATE' is not declared.


Any soloutions or thoughts greatly appreciated.

 

[FvM]

I don't see what a missing declaration of next_state has to do with packages. The declaration is just missing, e.g. a line like

signal next_state : state_type;

Besides the declaration, the design also misses any reasonable functionality, because state is never assigned a value.

But may be you didn't finish it?