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.. option:: --write_placement_delay_lookup <file>
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Writes the placement delay lookup to the specified file. Expects a file extension of either ``.capnp`` or ``.bin``.
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.. option:: --read_initial_place_file <file>
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Reads in the initial cluster-level placement (in :ref:`.place file format <vpr_place_file>`) from the specified file and uses it as the starting point for annealing improvement, instead of generating an initial placement internally.
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.. option:: --write_initial_place_file <file>
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Writes out the the placement chosen by the initial placement algorithm to the specified file.
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Writes out the clustered netlist placement chosen by the initial placement algorithm to the specified file, in :ref:`.place file format <vpr_place_file>`.
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.. option:: --outfile_prefix <string>
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Controls how the placer handles blocks (of any type) during placement.
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* ``<file.place>``: A path to a file listing the desired location of blocks in the netlist.
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* ``<file.place>``: A path to a file listing the desired location of clustered blocks in the netlist.
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This place location file is in the same format as a :ref:`normal placement file <vpr_place_file>`, but does not require the first two lines which are normally at the top of a placement file that specify the netlist file, netlist ID, and array size.
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This place location file is in the same format as a :ref:`.place file <vpr_place_file>`, but does not require the first two lines which are normally at the top of a placement file that specify the netlist file, netlist ID, and array size.
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