#275 GDS_FILE property ignored unless LEFview is true. Issue created by d-m-bailey Reviewing the gds output logs, it appears that there may only be 2 times when the

GDS_FILE

property is used to copy the gds data instead of converting the mag data. 1. when

LEFview

is

true

2. when the mag file is completely empty of layers and instances like small cells that have been expanded (

M3_M2*

). I tried the following 1. Opening

libs.ref/gf180mcu_fd_ip_sram/mag/gf180mcu_fd_ip_sram__sram512x8m8wm1.mag

(has

GDS_FILE

property but no

LEFview

property), and expanding before gds write writes all mag data without accessing the

GDS_FILE

. 2. Copying that mag file to a local directory and opening, expanding and attempting gds write gives

Failure to read entire subtree of the cell.
I/O error in writing file sram_test.gds.
File may be incompletely written.

Comparison of console log files is exactly the same except one file opens the cells from

/home/user/pdks/volare/gf180mcu/versions/dd7771c384ed36b91a25e9f8b314355fc26561be/gf180mcuD/libs.ref

and the other opens from

/home/user/pdks/gf180mcuD/libs.ref

There are no missing cells messages. This may be an unrelated problem. 3. Deleting all use and associated statements from the local file, adding

LEFview true

and the running

gds write

will produce a gds file with a copy of the specified gds as desired. RTimothyEdwards/magic