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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+def run_command(command, log_file, append=False):
+    mode = 'a' if append else 'w'
+    with open(log_file, mode) as log:
+        process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        for line in process.stdout:
+            sys.stdout.write(line.decode())
+            log.write(line.decode())
+        process.wait()
+        return process.returncode
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run design flow script")
+    parser.add_argument('design_name', default='gcd', nargs='?', help='Design name')
+    parser.add_argument('platform', default='nangate45', nargs='?', help='Platform')
+    parser.add_argument('config_mk', default='config.mk', nargs='?', help='Configuration file')
+    parser.add_argument('--flow_variant', help='Flow variant')
+    parser.add_argument('--private_dir', default='../../private_tool_scripts', help='Private directory')
+    parser.add_argument('--save_to_db', action='store_true', help='Save to metrics database')
+    parser.add_argument('--run_calibre', action='store_true', help='Run calibre DRC')
+    parser.add_argument('--check_drc_db', action='store_true', help='Check DRC database')
+    parser.add_argument('--make_issue', action='store_true', help='Create final report issue')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    design_config = f"./designs/{args.platform}/{args.design_name}/{args.config_mk}"
+    log_file = f"./logs/{args.platform}/{args.design_name}.log"
+    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(log_file), exist_ok=True)
+
+    make_command = f"make DESIGN_CONFIG={design_config}"
+    if args.flow_variant:
+        make_command += f" FLOW_VARIANT={args.flow_variant}"
+
+    ret = 0
+
+    ret += run_command(f"{make_command} clean_all clean_metadata", log_file)
+
+    ret += run_command(f"{make_command} finish metadata", log_file, append=True)
+
+    if os.path.isfile(f"{args.private_dir}/openRoad/private.mk") and args.save_to_db:
+        ret += run_command(f"{make_command} save_to_metrics_db", log_file, append=True)
+
+    if os.path.isfile(f"{args.private_dir}/util/utils.mk") and args.run_calibre:
+        ret += run_command(f"{make_command} calibre_drc", log_file, append=True)
+        ret += run_command(f"{make_command} convert_calibre", log_file, append=True)
+        if args.save_to_db:
+            ret += run_command(f"{make_command} save_to_drc_db", log_file, append=True)
+        if args.check_drc_db:
+            ret += run_command(f"{make_command} check_drc_db", log_file, append=True)
+
+    if args.make_issue:
+        ret += run_command(f"{make_command} final_report_issue", log_file, append=True)
+
+    sys.exit(ret)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()