1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/common/command.cc b/common/command.cc
index 8f18f54d..1399efdb 100644
--- a/common/command.cc
+++ b/common/command.cc
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ po::options_description CommandHandler::getGeneralOptions()
     general.add_options()("version,V", "show version");
     general.add_options()("test", "check architecture database integrity");
     general.add_options()("freq", po::value<double>(), "set target frequency for design in MHz");
+    general.add_options()("timing-allow-fail", "allow timing to fail in design");
     general.add_options()("no-tmdriv", "disable timing-driven placement");
     general.add_options()("save", po::value<std::string>(), "project file to write");
     general.add_options()("load", po::value<std::string>(), "project file to read");
@@ -178,6 +179,10 @@ void CommandHandler::setupContext(Context *ctx)
         settings->set("timing/ignoreLoops", true);
     }
 
+    if (vm.count("timing-allow-fail")) {
+        settings->set("timing/allowFail", true);
+    }
+
     if (vm.count("cstrweight")) {
         settings->set("placer1/constraintWeight", vm["cstrweight"].as<float>());
     }