Table of Contents

• Available Rules
• Run in Batch Mode
  • Main Use Cases
  • Arguments
  • Exit code
• Run in DVT Eclipse IDE
  • From the Command Line
    • Using dvt_sv_lint_gui.sh
    • Using dvt_cli.sh
  • From the DVT Eclipse IDE
  • Lint current file
  • Incremental Linting
  • Compare GUI Report
  • Open HTML report
  • Main Tab
  • Architecture Tab
  • Checks Tab
  • Waivers Tab
    • Waivers Editor
    • Pre-Waivers Editor
    • Inline Waivers
  • Problems View Integration
• Run in DVT IDE for VSCode
  • Start a Linting Session
  • Lint Configurations
    • Lint Configuration File Format
    • Lint Configuration File Example
  • Problems View and Editor Integration
  • Lint Current File
  • Incremental Linting
  • Compare features
  • Rerun Checks
  • Generate and Open Resources
    • Generate resources without running a linting session
    • Generate resources based on the current linting session
  • Close the Linting Session
  • Import a Linting Session
• Compile Arguments
  • Auto-config
  • Emulating compiler invocations
  • Compatibility Modes
    • List of Compatibility Modes
    • How to Specify the Compatibility Mode
  • Paths
  • Strings
  • Comments
  • Environment Variables
  • Including Other Argument Files
  • All Build Directives
  • SystemVerilog OVM or UVM Library Compilation
  • Xilinx Libraries Compilation
  • Intel(Altera) Quartus Libraries Compilation
  • Questa Libraries Compilation
  • Use of External Programs
• HTML Report
  • Summary Page
  • Hits Page
  • Categories and Checks Tree
  • Filters
• HTML Progress Report
• Custom Report
  • Main API
  • Check API
  • Hit API
  • File API
  • Auto-correct Edit API
  • Auto-correct Error API
  • Waiver API
  • PreWaiver API
  • Checks Summary API
  • Compare Summary API
  • Hits Summary API
  • Compare Info API
    • Custom Report Predefined Templates
    • Custom Report Examples
• Rulesets
  • Ruleset File Syntax (XML)
  • Ruleset File Examples
  • Predefined Rulesets
  • Compilation Rules
    • Semantic Checks
    • Non Standard Checks
• Lint Waivers
  • Lint Waivers File Syntax (XML)
  • Lint Waivers File Example
  • Lint Waivers GUI
  • Inline Lint Waivers
    • UVMF Custom Pragma Waivers
• Compile Waivers
  • Compile Waivers Examples
  • Compile Waivers File Syntax (XML)
• Report Merging, Diffing and Comparing
  • Merge Example
  • Diff Example
  • Compare Example
• Auto-correct
  • Command Line
  • DVT Eclipse IDE
  • DVT IDE for VS Code
• API for Writing Custom Rules
• Memory Monitor
• Application Notes
  • Exporting the Design Hierarchy
  • Exporting the Tasks from Comments
  • Export list of Linted Files
  • Overriding Rules in the Ruleset XML File
  • Output and logging
• Q & A
  • How to use special characters in XML?
  • What regular-expression constructs are supported?
• What is New?
  • 24.2.28 (11 December 2024)
  • 24.2.27 (26 November 2024)
  • 24.2.26 (14 November 2024)
  • 24.2.25 (31 October 2024)
  • 24.2.23 (11 October 2024)
  • 24.1.22 (1 October 2024)
  • 24.1.21 (18 September 2024)
  • 24.1.20 (4 September 2024)
  • 24.1.19 (22 August 2024)
  • 24.1.18 (7 August 2024)
  • 24.1.16 (25 July 2024)
  • 24.1.14 (9 July 2024)
  • 24.1.13 (26 June 2024)
  • 24.1.12 (11 June 2024)
  • 24.1.11 (29 May 2024)
  • 24.1.10 (14 May 2024)
  • 24.1.8 (24 April 2024)
  • 24.1.7 (9 April 2024)
  • 24.1.6 (27 March 2024)
  • 24.1.5 (13 March 2024)
  • 24.1.4 (28 February 2024)
  • 24.1.3 (13 February 2024)
  • 24.1.2 (1 February 2024)
  • 24.1.1 (18 January 2024)
  • 23.2.29 (13 December 2023)
  • 23.2.28 (28 November 2023)
  • 23.2.26 (14 November 2023)
  • 23.2.25 (1 November 2023)
  • 23.2.24 (17 October 2023)
  • 23.2.23 (9 October 2023)
  • 23.1.22 (22 September 2023)
  • 23.1.20 (6 September 2023)
  • 23.1.19 (25 August 2023)
  • 23.1.18 (2 August 2023)
  • 23.1.16 (18 July 2023)
  • 23.1.15 (7 July 2023)
  • 23.1.14 (22 June 2023)
  • 23.1.13 (7 June 2023)
  • 23.1.12 (23 May 2023)
  • 23.1.11 (9 May 2023)
  • 23.1.10 (25 April 2023)
  • 23.1.9 (12 April 2023)
  • 23.1.8 (29 March 2023)
  • 23.1.7 (15 March 2023)
  • 23.1.6 (1 March 2023)
  • 23.1.5 (21 February 2023)
  • 23.1.4 (8 February 2023)
  • 23.1.3 (31 January 2023)
  • 23.1.2 (25 January 2023)
  • 23.1.1 (19 January 2023)
  • 22.1.39 (20 December 2022)
  • 22.1.38 (14 December 2022)
  • 22.1.37 (6 December 2022)
  • 22.1.36 (22 November 2022)
  • 22.1.35 (17 November 2022)
  • 22.1.34 (8 November 2022)
  • 22.1.32 (1 November 2022)
  • 22.1.31 (20 October 2022)
  • 22.1.30 (11 October 2022)
  • 22.1.29 (28 September 2022)
  • 22.1.28 (28 September 2022)
  • 22.1.27 (13 September 2022)
  • 22.1.26 (7 September 2022)
  • 22.1.25 (30 August 2022)
  • 22.1.24 (22 August 2022)
  • 22.1.23 (16 August 2022)
  • 22.1.22 (2 August 2022)
  • 22.1.21 (21 July 2022)
  • 22.1.20 (11 July 2022)
  • 22.1.19 (28 June 2022)
  • 22.1.18 (15 June 2022)
  • 22.1.17 (8 June 2022)
  • 22.1.16 (31 May 2022)
  • 22.1.14 (17 May 2022)
  • 22.1.13 (9 May 2022)
  • 22.1.12 (3 May 2022)
  • 22.1.11 (18 April 2022)
  • 22.1.10 (12 April 2022)
  • 22.1.9 (30 March 2022)
  • 22.1.8 (15 March 2022)
  • 22.1.7 (2 March 2022)
  • 22.1.6 (23 February 2022)
  • 22.1.5 (16 February 2022)
  • 22.1.4 (8 February 2022)
  • 22.1.3 (31 January 2022)
  • 22.1.2 (26 January 2022)
  • 22.1.1 (18 January 2022)
  • 21.1.53 (22 December 2021)
  • 21.1.52 (14 December 2021)
  • 21.1.51 (6 December 2021)
  • 21.1.50 (23 November 2021)
  • 21.1.48 (16 November 2021)
  • 21.1.47 (8 November 2021)
  • 21.1.46 (2 November 2021)
  • 21.1.45 (26 October 2021)
  • 21.1.44 (19 October 2021)
  • 21.1.43 (11 October 2021)
  • 21.1.42 (4 October 2021)
  • 21.1.41 (27 September 2021)
  • 21.1.40 (21 September 2021)
  • 21.1.39 (15 September 2021)
  • 21.1.38 (8 September 2021)
  • 21.1.36 (30 August 2021)
  • 21.1.35 (23 August 2021)
  • 21.1.34 (16 August 2021)
  • 21.1.33 (9 August 2021)
  • 21.1.32 (3 August 2021)
  • 21.1.31 (27 July 2021)
  • 21.1.30 (20 July 2021)
  • 21.1.29 (12 July 2021)
  • 21.1.28 (6 July 2021)
  • 21.1.27 (28 June 2021)
  • 21.1.26 (22 June 2021)
  • 21.1.25 (16 June 2021)
  • 21.1.24 (8 June 2021)
  • 21.1.23 (3 June 2021)
  • 21.1.22 (24 May 2021)
  • 21.1.20 (17 May 2021)
  • 21.1.19 (10 May 2021)
  • 21.1.18 (28 April 2021)
  • 21.1.17 (26 April 2021)
  • 21.1.15 (20 April 2021)
  • 21.1.14 (13 April 2021)
  • 21.1.13 (5 April 2021)
  • 21.1.12 (30 March 2021)
  • 21.1.11 (22 March 2021)
  • 21.1.10 (15 March 2021)
  • 21.1.9 (8 March 2021)
  • 21.1.8 (1 March 2021)
  • 21.1.7 (22 February 2021)
  • 21.1.6 (15 February 2021)
  • 21.1.5 (5 February 2021)
  • 21.1.4 (2 February 2021)
  • 21.1.3 (25 January 2021)
  • 21.1.2 (18 January 2021)
  • 21.1.1 (11 January 2021)
  • 20.1.44 (21 December 2020)
  • 20.1.42 (4 December 2020)
  • 20.1.41 (20 November 2020)
  • 20.1.40 (13 November 2020)
  • 20.1.39 (9 November 2020)
  • 20.1.38 (30 October 2020)
  • 20.1.37 (23 October 2020)
  • 20.1.36 (16 October 2020)
  • 20.1.34 (2 October 2020)
  • 20.1.33 (28 September 2020)
  • 20.1.32 (17 September 2020)
  • 20.1.31 (11 September 2020)
  • 20.1.30 (3 September 2020)
  • 20.1.29 (28 August 2020)
  • 20.1.28 (21 August 2020)
  • 20.1.27 (14 August 2020)
  • 20.1.26 (30 July 2020)
  • 20.1.25 (24 July 2020)
  • 20.1.24 (17 July 2020)
  • 20.1.23 (8 July 2020)
  • 20.1.22 (8 July 2020)
  • 20.1.21 (2 July 2020)
  • 20.1.20 (26 June 2020)
  • 20.1.19 (18 June 2020)
  • 20.1.18 (17 June 2020)
  • 20.1.17 (16 June 2020)
  • 20.1.16 (12 June 2020)
  • 20.1.15 (4 June 2020)
  • 20.1.14 (28 May 2020)
  • 20.1.12 (21 May 2020)
  • 20.1.11 (15 May 2020)
  • 20.1.10 (11 May 2020)
  • 20.1.9 (30 April 2020)
  • 20.1.8 (16 April 2020)
  • 20.1.7 (10 April 2020)
  • 20.1.6 (2 April 2020)
  • 20.1.5 (27 March 2020)
  • 20.1.4 (20 March 2020)
  • 20.1.3 (9 March 2020)
  • 20.1.2 (28 February 2020)
  • 20.1.1 (21 February 2020)
  • 19.1.50 (7 February 2020)
  • 19.1.49 (5 February 2020)
  • 19.1.48 (29 January 2020)
  • 19.1.47 (10 January 2020)
  • 19.1.46 (6 January 2020)
  • 19.1.44 (20 December 2019)
  • 19.1.43 (11 December 2019)
  • 19.1.42 (6 December 2019)
  • 19.1.41 (28 November 2019)
  • 19.1.40 (12 November 2019)
  • 19.1.39 (7 November 2019)
  • 19.1.38 (31 October 2019)
  • 19.1.37 (25 October 2019)
  • 19.1.36 (21 October 2019)
  • 19.1.35 (18 October 2019)
  • 19.1.34 (11 October 2019)
  • 19.1.33 (4 October 2019)
  • 19.1.32 (20 September 2019)
  • 19.1.30 (29 August 2019)
  • 19.1.29 (20 August 2019)
  • 19.1.28 (14 August 2019)
  • 19.1.27 (2 August 2019)
  • 19.1.26 (26 July 2019)
  • 19.1.25 (19 July 2019)
  • 19.1.24 (11 July 2019)
  • 19.1.23 (4 July 2019)
  • 19.1.22 (1 July 2019)
  • 19.1.21 (21 June 2019)
  • 19.1.20 (7 June 2019)
  • 19.1.18 (31 May 2019)
  • 19.1.17 (16 May 2019)
  • 19.1.15 (9 May 2019)
  • 19.1.14 (6 May 2019)
  • 19.1.13 (25 April 2019)
  • 19.1.12 (19 April 2019)
  • 19.1.10 (11 April 2019)
  • 19.1.9 (5 April 2019)
  • 19.1.8 (28 March 2019)
  • 19.1.6 (22 March 2019)
  • 19.1.5 (14 March 2019)
  • 19.1.4 (8 March 2019)
  • 19.1.2 (28 February 2019)
  • 19.1.1 (22 February 2019)
  • 18.1.48 (18 February 2019)
  • 18.1.45 (13 February 2019)
  • 18.1.44 (4 February 2019)
  • 18.1.43 (1 February 2019)
  • 18.1.42 (15 January 2019)
  • 18.1.41 (13 December 2018)
  • 18.1.41 (13 December 2018)
  • 18.1.40 (7 December 2018)
  • 18.1.39 (29 November 2018)
  • 18.1.37 (15 November 2018)
  • 18.1.36 (9 November 2018)
  • 18.1.35 (2 November 2018)
  • 18.1.34 (25 October 2018)
  • 18.1.33 (18 October 2018)
  • 18.1.32 (12 October 2018)
  • 18.1.31 (2 October 2018)
  • 18.1.30 (25 September 2018)
  • 18.1.29 (13 September 2018)
  • 18.1.28 (6 September 2018)
  • 18.1.27 (30 August 2018)
  • 18.1.26 (27 August 2018)
  • 18.1.25 (9 August 2018)
  • 18.1.24 (3 August 2018)
  • 18.1.23 (26 July 2018)
  • 18.1.22 (20 July 2018)
  • 18.1.21 (6 July 2018)
  • 18.1.20 (28 June 2018)
  • 18.1.19 (21 June 2018)
  • 18.1.18 (15 June 2018)
  • 18.1.17 (14 June 2018)
  • 18.1.16 (31 May 2018)
  • 18.1.15 (17 May 2018)
  • 18.1.14 (10 May 2018)
  • 18.1.12 (4 May 2018)
  • 18.1.11 (27 April 2018)
  • 18.1.10 (16 April 2018)
  • 18.1.9 (12 April 2018)
  • 18.1.8 (5 April 2018)
  • 18.1.6 (29 March 2018)
  • 18.1.5 (22 March 2018)
  • 18.1.4 (15 March 2018)
  • 18.1.3 (8 March 2018)
  • 18.1.2 (2 March 2018)
  • 18.1.1 (22 February 2018)
  • 17.1.45 (19 February 2018)
  • 17.1.44 (8 February 2018)
  • 17.1.43 (1 February 2018)
  • 17.1.42 (25 January 2018)
  • 17.1.41 (19 January 2018)
  • 17.1.40 (11 January 2018)
  • 17.1.38 (18 December 2017)
  • 17.1.37 (6 December 2017)
  • 17.1.36 (24 November 2017)
  • 17.1.35 (17 November 2017)
  • 17.1.34 (10 November 2017)
  • 17.1.33 (1 November 2017)
  • 17.1.32 (25 October 2017)
  • 17.1.31 (20 October 2017)
  • 17.1.30 (13 October 2017)
  • 17.1.29 (6 October 2017)
  • 17.1.28 (28 September 2017)
  • 17.1.27 (22 September 2017)
  • 17.1.26 (14 September 2017)
  • 17.1.25 (31 August 2017)
  • 17.1.24 (24 August 2017)
  • 17.1.23 (11 August 2017)
  • 17.1.22 (10 August 2017)
  • 17.1.21 (3 August 2017)
  • 17.1.19 (27 July 2017)
  • 17.1.18 (21 July 2017)
  • 17.1.17 (12 July 2017)
  • 17.1.16 (30 June 2017)
  • 17.1.14 (12 June 2017)
  • 17.1.13 (31 May 2017)
  • 17.1.12 (26 May 2017)
  • 17.1.11 (19 May 2017)
  • 17.1.10 (15 May 2017)
  • 17.1.9 (2 May 2017)
  • 17.1.8 (18 April 2017)
  • 17.1.7 (10 April 2017)
  • 17.1.6 (31 March 2017)
  • 17.1.5 (23 March 2017)
  • 17.1.4 (20 March 2017)
  • 17.1.3 (14 March 2017)
  • 17.1.2 (3 March 2017)
  • 17.1.1 (24 February 2017)
  • 16.1.37 (24 February 2017)
  • 16.1.36 (10 February 2017)
  • 16.1.35 (1 February 2017)
  • 16.1.34 (13 January 2017)
  • 16.1.32 (22 December 2016)
  • 16.1.31 (9 December 2016)
  • 16.1.30 (24 November 2016)
  • 16.1.29 (14 November 2016)
  • 16.1.27 (28 October 2016)
  • 16.1.26 (17 October 2016)
  • 16.1.25 (9 October 2016)
  • 16.1.23 (14 September 2016)
  • 16.1.22 (12 September 2016)
  • 16.1.21 (26 August 2016)
  • 16.1.19 (5 August 2016)
  • 16.1.18 (25 July 2016)
  • 16.1.17 (15 July 2016)
  • 16.1.16 (8 July 2016)
  • 16.1.15 (30 June 2016)
  • 16.1.14 (17 June 2016)
  • 16.1.10 (16 May 2016)
  • 16.1.9 (9 May 2016)
  • 16.1.8 (30 April 2016)
  • 16.1.7 (25 April 2016)
  • 16.1.6 (18 April 2016)
  • 16.1.5 (8 April 2016)
  • 16.1.4 (30 March 2016)
  • 16.1.3 (10 March 2016)
  • 16.1.2 (3 March 2016)
  • 16.1.1 (24 February 2016)
  • 15.1.41 (10 February 2016)
  • 15.1.37 (23 December 2015)
  • 15.1.32 (18 November 2015)
  • 15.1.29 (30 October 2015)
  • 15.1.24 (18 September 2015)
  • 15.1.17 ()
  • 15.1.16 (27 July 2015)
  • 15.1.15 (10 July 2015)
  • 15.1.14 (6 July 2015)
  • 15.1.13 (19 June 2015)
  • 15.1.12 (5 June 2015)
  • 15.1.11 (20 May 2015)
  • 15.1.9 (8 May 2015)
  • 15.1.3 (16 March 2015)
  • 15.1.2 (6 March 2015)
  • 15.1.1 (27 February 2015)
  • 3.5.39 (26 February 2015)
  • 3.5.38 (23 February 2015)
  • 3.5.36 (9 February 2015)
  • 3.5.35 (30 January 2015)
  • 3.5.34 (16 January 2015)
  • 3.5.33 (12 January 2015)
  • 3.5.32 (18 December 2014)
  • 3.5.30 (28 November 2014)
  • 3.5.29 (21 November 2014)
  • 3.5.28 (16 November 2014)
  • 3.5.27 (7 November 2014)
  • 3.5.26 (31 October 2014)
  • 3.5.25 (23 October 2014)
  • 3.5.24 (10 October 2014)
  • 3.5.19 (21 August 2014)
  • 3.5.17 (25 July 2014)
  • 3.5.16 (8 July 2014)
  • 3.5.15 (8 July 2014)
  • 3.5.12 (10 June 2014)
  • 3.5.11 (30 May 2014)
  • 3.5.10 (22 May 2014)
  • 3.5.9 (12 May 2014)
  • 3.5.8 (30 April 2014)
  • 3.5.7 (22 April 2014)
  • 3.5.6 (15 April 2014)
  • 3.5.5 (1 April 2014)
  • 3.5 (27 February 2014)
  • 3.4.24 (2 December 2013)
  • 3.4.22 (15 November 2013)
  • 3.4.7 (5 August 2013)
  • 3.4 (2 June 2013)
  • 3.3 (10 March 2013)
  • 3.2.20 (6 March 2013)
  • 3.2.18 (4 March 2013)
  • 3.2.16 (11 February 2013)
  • 3.2.15 (28 January 2013)
  • 3.2.11 (11 January 2013)
  • 3.2.10 (24 December 2012)
  • 3.2.9 (11 December 2012)
  • 3.2.5 (6 November 2012)
  • 3.2.4 (26 October 2012)
  • 3.2.3 (17 October 2012)
  • 3.2 (9 October 2012)
  • 3.1.15 (3 October 2012)
  • 3.1.14 (27 September 2012)
  • 3.1.10 (1 September 2012)
  • 3.1.9 (13 August 2012)
  • 3.1.8 (7 August 2012)
  • 3.1.7 (2 August 2012)
  • 3.1.6 (24 July 2012)
  • 3.1.4 (10 July 2012)
  • 3.1.3 (2 July 2012)
  • 3.1.2 (15 June 2012)
  • 3.1 (1 June 2012)
  • 3.0.7.1 (29 February 2012)
  • 3.0.6 (1 December 2011)
  • 3.0.5.1 (16 September 2011)
  • 3.0.5 (10 September 2011)
  • 3.0.4 (30 July 2011)
  • 3.0.0.0 (13 May 2011)
  • 2.9.6.6 (27 January 2011)
  • 2.9.6.5 (7 January 2011)
  • 2.9.6.3 (29 November 2010)
  • 2.9.6.2 (23 November 2010)
  • 2.9.5.7 (1 November 2010)
  • 2.9.5.2 (1 October 2010)
  • 2.9.4.7 (12 September 2010)
  • 2.9.3.6 (8 June 2010)
  • 2.9.2.3 (16 April 2010)
  • 2.8.9.3 (12 March 2010)
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