added open-gui command

Makefile

@@ -109,6 +109,18 @@ blocks=$(shell cd openlane && find * -maxdepth 0 -type d)
 $(blocks): % : check_versions
 	$(MAKE) -C openlane $*
 
+# Openlane open last step gui using klayout
+blocks=$(shell cd openlane && find * -maxdepth 0 -type d)
+.PHONY: open-gui-%
+open-gui-% :
+	$(MAKE) -C openlane open-gui-$*
+
+# Openlane open last step gui using openroad
+blocks=$(shell cd openlane && find * -maxdepth 0 -type d)
+.PHONY: open-odb-gui-%
+open-odb-gui-% :
+	$(MAKE) -C openlane open-odb-gui-$*
+
 .PHONY: clean_log
 clean_log:
 	@rm -f setup.log

docs/source/index.rst

@@ -116,6 +116,22 @@ Starting your project
         ..
 
 		For an example of hardening a project please refer to `Hardening the User Project using OpenLane`_. .
+
+    *   In case a failure happens, view the last generated layout before failure:
+        - Last generated def file using klayout:
+
+        .. code:: bash
+
+           make open-gui-<module_name>	
+        ..
+
+        - Last generated odb file using openroad-gui:
+
+        .. code:: bash
+
+           make open-odb-gui-<module_name>	
+        ..
+
 
 #.  Integrate modules into the user_project_wrapper
 

openlane/Makefile

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ openlane_cmd = \
 	-ignore_mismatches"
 openlane_cmd_interactive = "flow.tcl -it -file $$(realpath ./$*/interactive.tcl)"
 
+openlane_gui_klayout_cmd = "python3 $(OPENLANE_ROOT)/gui.py --viewer klayout --format def $$(realpath ./$*/runs/$*)"
+openlane_gui_openroad_cmd = "python3 $(OPENLANE_ROOT)/gui.py --viewer openroad --format odb $$(realpath ./$*/runs/$*)"
+
 docker_mounts = \
 	-v $$(realpath $(PWD)/..):$$(realpath $(PWD)/..) \
 	-v $(PDK_ROOT):$(PDK_ROOT) \
@@ -50,6 +53,13 @@ docker_env = \
 	-e CARAVEL_ROOT=$(CARAVEL_ROOT) \
 	-e OPENLANE_RUN_TAG=$(OPENLANE_RUN_TAG)
 
+docker_extra_args = \
+	-e DISPLAY=$(DISPLAY) \
+	-v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix \
+	-v $(HOME)/.Xauthority:/.Xauthority \
+	--network host \
+	--security-opt seccomp=unconfined
+
 ifneq ($(MCW_ROOT),)
 docker_env += -e MCW_ROOT=$(MCW_ROOT)
 docker_mounts += -v $(MCW_ROOT):$(MCW_ROOT)
@@ -102,3 +112,14 @@ ifeq ($(OPENLANE_ROOT),)
 	@echo "Please export OPENLANE_ROOT"
 	@exit 1
 endif
+
+.PHONY: open-gui-%
+open-gui-%:
+	$(docker_run) $(docker_extra_args) \
+		$(OPENLANE_IMAGE_NAME) sh -c $(openlane_gui_klayout_cmd)
+
+.PHONY: open-odb-gui-%
+open-odb-gui-%:
+	$(docker_run) $(docker_extra_args) \
+		$(OPENLANE_IMAGE_NAME) sh -c $(openlane_gui_openroad_cmd)
+