Starting setup options

SalvatoreD

Hi Matthias,
when klayout starts it looks for the.layviewrc in the root directory and if it doesn't find this file it always generates a new one in this dir.
I would like to use not this one but another in a different path.

How can I do that? Is it possible to point a different path?

Best regards,
Salvatore D.

jdacosta

Hi Salvatore,

klayout [<options>] [<file>] ..
options
-c <config file> Use this configuration file
-d <debug level> Set debug level
-e Editable mode (allow editing of files)
-ne Readonly mode (editing of files is disabled)
-gr <file name> Record GUI test file
-gp <file name> Replay GUI test file
-gb <line number> Replay GUI test file up to (including) line
-gx <millisec> Replay rate for GUI test file
-gi Incremental logs for GUI test file
-i Disable undo buffering (less memory requirements)
-ni Enable undo buffering (default, overrides previous -i option)
-l <layer file> Use layer definition file
-m <database file> Load RDB (report database) file (into previous layout view)
-p <plugin> Load the plugin (can be used multiple times)
-r <script> Execute ruby main script on startup (after having loaded files etc.)
-rm <script> Execute ruby module on startup (can be used multiple times)
-rd <name>=<value> Specify ruby variable
-rx Ignore global rbainit file (test mode)
-s Load files into same view
-t Don't update the configuration file on exit
-u <file name> Restore session from given file
-v Print program version and exit
-x Synchroneous redraw mode
-z Non-GUI mode

I know two ways (on Linux):

1) switch -c <config file>
2) copy the default .layviewrc file to $HOME directory from installation directory.
The tool looks for the .layviewrc file first in $HOME and after in the installation directory

Myself, I am using the 2nd option.

Regards,
Joaquim

Matthias

Hi,

I would like to mention that the "installation directory" lookup mechanism does not work properly in some circumstances (in particular on Linux). The "-c" option is very likely the most robust way to specify a certain file. If you don't want to have this file updated on exit of KLayout, you can add the "-t" option.

Best regards,

Matthias