# Install svls with Homebrew, apk, Nix SystemVerilog language server. Version 0.2.14 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:svls ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install svls ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add svls ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svls from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#svls ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svls/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:svls - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.14 - **Source summary:** SystemVerilog language server - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - svls (cli) - svls (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.2.14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/dalance/svls - Upstream latest detected: v0.2.14 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage svls is a SystemVerilog language server. It packages Language Server Protocol support for HDL editing as a standalone executable, so editors can discover it the same way they discover other language servers. ### Project history The upstream README describes svls as a SystemVerilog language server and states that its linter feature is based on svlint. GitHub repository metadata records dalance/svls as created on 2019-11-15, with the first v0.1.0 GitHub release published the same day. ### Adoption history The README presents svls through the normal language-server distribution channels: downloaded release binaries, Snap, and Cargo. The input package-manager facts also show packages for Alpine, Homebrew, and Nix, which makes the server easy to install in editor containers and workstation setup scripts. ### How it is used svls is usually launched by an editor or LSP client rather than typed directly. The official README gives examples for Visual Studio Code, Vim and Neovim clients, coc.nvim, nvim-lspconfig, Emacs lsp-mode, and verilog-ext. It reads `.svls.toml` for language-server settings and can use `.svlint.toml` for lint rules. ### Why package nerds care Language servers are packaging-sensitive because editor integrations often assume the binary is already on PATH. svls is notable for bringing a Rust-based SystemVerilog LSP and svlint-backed diagnostics into package-manager workflows rather than requiring every editor plugin to bundle its own analyzer. ### Timeline - 2019: GitHub repository created for dalance/svls. - 2019: v0.1.0 release published. - 2025: v0.2.14 release published. ### Related projects - svls is directly related to svlint and sv-parser, and its README documents editor integrations including svls-vscode, LanguageClient-neovim, vim-lsp, coc.nvim, nvim-lspconfig, Emacs lsp-mode, and verilog-ext. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Unix: .svls.toml, .svlint.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** svls - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - svls: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svls/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - svls - 0.2.14-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svls from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | SystemVerilog language serer | https://github.com/dalance/svls - apk - svls-doc - 0.2.14-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svls-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | SystemVerilog language serer (documentation) | https://github.com/dalance/svls ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ansible-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansible-language-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [bash-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bash-language-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [clojure-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clojure-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [codebook-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codebook-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [crystalline](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crystalline/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [ctags-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctags-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [dhall-lsp-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dhall-lsp-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [docker-compose-langserver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-compose-langserver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/svls.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/svls.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph