@Kareem Farid why does the tool require GL netlist as blackbox files for sta? I need to do sta using memories and those do not have a GL netlist. Instead they have a .lib file. What can I do for that? (I am assuming adding \\\sta-blackbox would completely ignore the macro during sta)

Is this the only macro in your design ?

yes

Can you try enabling

STA_MULTICORNER_READ_LIBS

? Also make sure to add your lib to

EXTRA_LIBS

okay that works. Thanks!