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[ERROR GUI-0013] Unable to find visible display control at Timing Path/*
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Description
Describe the bug
The TCL command gui::set_display_controls "Timing Path/* gives an error if the Timing Report is closed in the GUI.
This error can occur during make finish in ORFS.
Expected Behavior
don't generate an error
Environment
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To Reproduce
Open the OpenROAD GUI and close the Timing Report.
Run the command gui::set_display_controls "Timing Path/*" visible true in the Scripting
Relevant log output
/workspace/OR-1/OpenROAD-flow-scripts/flow/scripts/flow.sh 6_1_fill density_fill
Running density_fill.tcl, stage 6_1_fill
read_liberty ./platforms/nangate45/lib/NangateOpenCellLibrary_typical.lib
read_db ./results/nangate45/gcd/base/5_route.odb
source ./platforms/nangate45/setRC.tcl
exec cp ./results/nangate45/gcd/base/5_route.odb ./results/nangate45/gcd/base/6_1_fill.odb
Elapsed time: 0:00.22[h:]min:sec. CPU time: user 0.20 sys 0.02 (100%). Peak memory: 109880KB.
Log Elapsed/s Peak Memory/MB sha1sum .odb [0:20)
6_1_fill 0 107 d8144f9132f0d8b2cff2
cp ./results/nangate45/gcd/base/5_route.sdc ./results/nangate45/gcd/base/6_1_fill.sdc
/workspace/OR-1/OpenROAD-flow-scripts/flow/scripts/flow.sh 6_report final_report
Running final_report.tcl, stage 6_report
read_liberty ./platforms/nangate45/lib/NangateOpenCellLibrary_typical.lib
read_db ./results/nangate45/gcd/base/6_1_fill.odb
source ./platforms/nangate45/setRC.tcl
write_db ./results/nangate45/gcd/base/6_final.odb
Deleted 0 routing obstructions
[INFO RCX-0431] Defined process_corner X with ext_model_index 0
[INFO RCX-0029] Defined extraction corner X
[INFO RCX-0435] Reading extraction model file ./platforms/nangate45/rcx_patterns.rules ...
[INFO RCX-0436] RC segment generation gcd (max_merge_res 50.0) ...
[INFO RCX-0040] Final 1686 rc segments
[INFO RCX-0439] Coupling Cap extraction gcd ...
[INFO RCX-0440] Coupling threshhold is 0.1000 fF, coupling capacitance less than 0.1000 fF will be grounded.
[INFO RCX-0442] 48% of 3225 wires extracted
[INFO RCX-0442] 100% of 3225 wires extracted
[INFO RCX-0045] Extract 677 nets, 2329 rsegs, 2329 caps, 4674 ccs
[INFO RCX-0443] 677 nets finished
[INFO PSM-0040] All shapes on net VDD are connected.
[INFO PSM-0073] Using bump pattern with x-pitch 140.0000um, y-pitch 140.0000um, and size 70.0000um with an reduction factor of 3x.
########## IR report #################
Net : VDD
Corner : default
Total power : 4.09e-03 W
Supply voltage : 1.10e+00 V
Worstcase voltage: 1.09e+00 V
Average voltage : 1.10e+00 V
Average IR drop : 2.97e-03 V
Worstcase IR drop: 1.00e-02 V
Percentage drop : 0.91 %
######################################
[INFO PSM-0040] All shapes on net VSS are connected.
[INFO PSM-0073] Using bump pattern with x-pitch 140.0000um, y-pitch 140.0000um, and size 70.0000um with an reduction factor of 3x.
########## IR report #################
Net : VSS
Corner : default
Total power : 4.09e-03 W
Supply voltage : 0.00e+00 V
Worstcase voltage: 5.80e-03 V
Average voltage : 3.19e-03 V
Average IR drop : 3.19e-03 V
Worstcase IR drop: 5.80e-03 V
Percentage drop : 0.53 %
######################################
Cell type report: Count Area
Fill cell 269 265.47
Tap cell 48 12.77
Clock buffer 6 7.45
Timing Repair Buffer 114 108.79
Inverter 80 56.66
Clock inverter 2 1.06
Sequential cell 35 158.80
Multi-Input combinational cell 372 525.35
Total 926 1136.35
Report metrics stage 6, finish...
==========================================================================
finish report_design_area
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Design area 858 um^2 76% utilization.
[ERROR GUI-0013] Unable to find visible display control at Timing Path/*.
[ERROR GUI-0070] GUI-0013
Error: final_report.tcl, 69 GUI-0070
Command exited with non-zero status 1
Elapsed time: 0:01.30[h:]min:sec. CPU time: user 1.23 sys 0.30 (118%). Peak memory: 243728KB.
make[1]: *** [Makefile:612: do-6_report] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:612: logs/nangate45/gcd/base/6_report.log] Error 2
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