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web: gui cannot be open if firefox is already running in another host
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Description
Describe the bug
This typically happens if firefox is already open and openroad is launched in a farm. Or if 2 openroad are lunched in the farm.
2 firefox instances cannot be run with the same profile.
The openroad gui url cannot be used on another host.
Ideally OR should embed its own browser.
Expected Behavior
Web gui should work in any case.
Ideally OR should embed its own browser.
Environment
RHEL 8.1 with Firefox as default browser
Latest OR
To Reproduce
openroad -web
openroad + web_server in the script
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