From dfe3a4defd6c8f0ff4daf3c390e7def442b8fb90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Edwards <tim@opencircuitdesign.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:52:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Added a "Place" button in the cell manager after realizing
 that other commands like "Place Instance" and "Library Manager" do not track
 cells in the internal database, and so are unable to place a cell instance
 that does not have a corresponding file on disk (e.g., a cell read from GDS
 or LEF).

---
 tcltk/cellmgr.tcl | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tcltk/cellmgr.tcl b/tcltk/cellmgr.tcl
index 5f715857..a239b81c 100644
--- a/tcltk/cellmgr.tcl
+++ b/tcltk/cellmgr.tcl
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ proc magic::instcallback {command} {
    if { $cellpath == {} } {
       switch $command {
 	 load {$winname load $rootdef}
+	 place {$winname getcell $rootdef}
 	 default {
 	    magic::select top cell
 	    switch $command {
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ proc magic::instcallback {command} {
 
       switch $command {
          load {$winname load $celldef}
+	 place {$winname getcell $celldef}
          default {
 	    # Here: need to check first for the select cell belonging to the
 	    # current loaded root cell (get the first use).
@@ -105,11 +107,14 @@ proc magic::makecellmanager { mgrpath } {
    button ${mgrpath}.actionbar.edit -text "Edit" -command {magic::instcallback edit}
    button ${mgrpath}.actionbar.load -text "Load" -command {magic::instcallback load}
    button ${mgrpath}.actionbar.expand -text "Expand" -command \
- 	   {magic::instcallback expand}
+ 		{magic::instcallback expand}
+   button ${mgrpath}.actionbar.place -text "Place" -command \
+		{magic::instcallback place}
 
    pack ${mgrpath}.actionbar.load -side left
    pack ${mgrpath}.actionbar.edit -side left
    pack ${mgrpath}.actionbar.expand -side left
+   pack ${mgrpath}.actionbar.place -side left
    pack ${mgrpath}.actionbar.done -side right
 
    label ${mgrpath}.target.name -text "Target window:"