install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install svlint

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#svlint

nixpkgs 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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-07-08

manager version0.9.5

manager updated2026-06-14

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.9.5

https://github.com/dalance/svlint

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:svlint
Version	0.9.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/svlint
Homepage	https://github.com/dalance/svlint
Repository	https://github.com/dalance/svlint
Upstream docs	https://github.com/dalance/svlint#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/dalance/svlint/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.5.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-14T15:13:51+02:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	svlint
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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

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package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/svlint.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install svlint with Homebrew, Nix