[Docs] Add Windows + Docker installation guide for OpenROAD flow #4025
Description
Description
--- Problem:
The current documentation does not cover installation for Windows users.
Windows users have to use Docker to run OpenROAD, but there is no
step-by-step guide for this setup.
--- What I faced:
While installing OpenROAD on Windows using Docker, I encountered several
undocumented issues:
- Copying .deb file from Windows into Docker container
- Version mismatch between yosys (apt) and OpenROAD-flow-scripts
- OSS CAD Suite required for modern yosys (>= 0.58)
- Environment variables reset on every session
- DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive needed to avoid timezone prompt
--- Proposed Solution:
Add a Windows + Docker installation guide to the docs covering:
- Docker setup on Windows
- Copying prebuilt binary into container
- Installing correct yosys via OSS CAD Suite
- Running nangate45/gcd example successfully
--- My Setup
- Windows 11
- Docker Desktop
- Ubuntu 22.04 container
- OpenROAD 26Q1