Index: trunk/src/global.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/global.h	(revision 403)
+++ trunk/src/global.h	(revision 404)
@@ -705,8 +705,9 @@
     RingBellWhenFinished,	/* flag if a signal should be */
     /* produced when searching of */
     /* connections is done */
-    AutoPlace;			/* flag which says we should force placement of the
+    AutoPlace,			/* flag which says we should force placement of the
 				   windows on startup */
+    EnableMincut;  /* Enable calculating mincut on shorts (rats_mincut.c) when non-zero */
 }
 SettingType, *SettingTypePtr;
 
Index: trunk/src/main.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/main.c	(revision 403)
+++ trunk/src/main.c	(revision 404)
@@ -1309,6 +1309,16 @@
 */
   BSET (RingBellWhenFinished, 0, "ring-bell-finished",
        "Execute the bell command when all rats are routed"),
+
+/* %start-doc options "1 General Options"
+@ftable @code
+@item --enable-mincut <num>
+Whether to enable mincut (1=yes, 0=no)
+@end ftable
+%end-doc
+*/
+  ISET (EnableMincut, 1, "enable-mincut", "whether to enable mincut (1=yes, 0=no)"),
+
 };
 
 REGISTER_ATTRIBUTES (main_attribute_list)
Index: trunk/src/rats_mincut.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/rats_mincut.c	(revision 403)
+++ trunk/src/rats_mincut.c	(revision 404)
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
 	int i, maxedges;
 	int bad_gr = 0;
 
-	return bad_gr;
+	if (!Settings.EnableMincut)
+		return bad_gr;
 
 	/* only one should be set, but one must be set */
 	assert((pin != NULL) || (pad != NULL));