macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install svlint with Homebrew, Nix
SystemVerilog linter. Version 0.9.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#svlint.
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Linux
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nix profile install nixpkgs#svlintnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sv/svlint/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
SystemVerilog linter
Project links
Commands and aliases
- svlint
history
Project history and usage
svlint is a Rust command-line linter for SystemVerilog. It belongs to the small but important group of HDL tools that package managers expose as normal Unix-style binaries, making hardware-design checks easier to install in CI jobs and editor workflows.
Project history
The upstream README describes svlint as a SystemVerilog linter compliant with IEEE1800-2017, written in Rust and based on sv-parser. GitHub repository metadata records the dalance/svlint repository as created on 2019-10-21, and the releases API records v0.1.0 published on 2019-10-29.
Adoption history
The README documents several distribution routes: downloadable releases, Cargo installation with `cargo install svlint`, and Snap installation. The input package-manager facts also show it packaged for Homebrew and Nix, which reflects its use beyond Rust-only environments.
How it is used
Typical usage is the direct CLI pattern: run `svlint --help` to inspect options, `svlint --version` to identify the installed binary, and configure lint rules through `.svlint.toml`. The manual says svlint searches upward from the current directory for `.svlint.toml`, allows `--config`, and supports `SVLINT_CONFIG` for explicit project-wide rules.
Why package nerds care
svlint matters to package nerds because it brings hardware linting into the same install-and-run model as software linters. It also exposes prewritten rulesets and wrapper scripts, so the packaging boundary affects how much of the upstream release is available beyond the main binary.
Timeline
- 2019: GitHub repository created for dalance/svlint.
- 2019: v0.1.0 release published.
- 2025: v0.9.5 release published.
Related projects
- svlint is based on sv-parser, is integrated into svls, and has an official sample repository for external svlint plugins.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
.svlint.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
svlint | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.9.5
manager updated2026-06-14
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:svlint |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/dalance/svlint |
| Repository | https://github.com/dalance/svlint |
| Last updated | 2026-06-14T15:13:51+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
svlint
nix profile install nixpkgs#svlint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Svlint
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation