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<https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane/issues/1574|#1574 [ERROR DPL-0036] Detailed placement failed -- error is not actionable>
Issue created by <https://github.com/xobs|xobs>
*Description*

When synthesizing a design, OpenLane produces the error `[ERROR DPL-0036] Detailed placement failed.`. It does not say why placement failed, nor does it explain how to address the error. It also doesn't report how to iterate to address the error, which is a problem when synthesis takes a lot of time.

*Expected Behavior*

When a step fails, it should report _why_ the step failed. Ideally it should also give suggestions on how to fix the issue.

*Environment report*

```
user@Ondo:/opt/Si/work/caravel-gf180-pio/deps/openlane_src$ python3 ./env.py issue-survey
Kernel: Linux v5.15.74.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Distribution: ubuntu 22.04
Python: v3.10.6 (OK)
Container Engine: docker v20.10.21 (OK)
OpenLane Git Version: cb59d1f84deb5cedbb5b0a3e3f3b4129a967c988
pip: INSTALLED
python-venv: INSTALLED
---
PDK Version Verification Status: OK
---
Git Log (Last 3 Commits)

cb59d1f 2022-11-18T18:42:38+02:00 fix return values in `equally_spaced_sequence` (#1503) - Kareem Farid -  (grafted, HEAD, tag: 2022.11.19)
---
Git Remotes

origin  git@github.com:The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane (fetch)
origin  git@github.com:The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane (push)
user@Ondo:/opt/Si/work/caravel-gf180-pio/deps/openlane_src$
```

*Reproduction material*

<https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane/files/10224306/issue_reproducible.tar.gz|issue_reproducible.tar.gz>

The repository is available at <https://github.com/xobs/caravel-gf180-pio|https://github.com/xobs/caravel-gf180-pio>

*Relevant log output*

```
[INFO]: Running Placement Resizer Design Optimizations (log: ../opt/Si/work/caravel-gf180-pio/openlane/wb_pio/runs/22_12_14_12_14/logs/placement/8-resizer.log)...
  [ERROR]: during executing openroad script /openlane/scripts/openroad/resizer.tcl
[ERROR]: Log: ../opt/Si/work/caravel-gf180-pio/openlane/wb_pio/runs/22_12_14_12_14/logs/placement/8-resizer.log
[ERROR]: Last 10 lines:
[INFO DPL-0035]  _075635_
[INFO DPL-0035]  _075635_
[INFO DPL-0035]  _088150_
[INFO DPL-0035]  _087790_
[INFO DPL-0035]  _087459_
[INFO DPL-0035]  _088111_
[INFO DPL-0035] message limit reached, this message will no longer print
[ERROR DPL-0036] Detailed placement failed.
Error: resizer.tcl, 62 DPL-0036
child process exited abnormally

[ERROR]: Creating issue reproducible...
[INFO]: Saving runtime environment...
```
<https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane|The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane>

<https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane/issues/1574|#1574 [ERROR DPL-0036] Detailed placement failed -- error is not actionable>
Issue closed as completed by <https://github.com/kareefardi|kareefardi>
<https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane|The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane>