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From: Mizev Andrew <150728785+carpalsgrabby@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:00:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Add=20a=20small=20=E2=80=9Cno=20layouts?=
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---
 choose_best_layout.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/choose_best_layout.py b/choose_best_layout.py
index 8ac4dc2..0931215 100644
--- a/choose_best_layout.py
+++ b/choose_best_layout.py
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ def main() -> None:
         except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
             print(f"ERROR for fanout={f}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
 
-    if not layouts:
+       if not layouts:
         print("No successful layouts computed. (Did app.py error out for all?)", file=sys.stderr)
+        print("Hint: try running app.py manually with one of the fanouts to inspect the error.", file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     # choose best by metric (minimize)