atom-ncvlog-linter

system verilog atom-linter using ncvlog (Cadence Incisive)

andy-benson

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0.3.0

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This package provides the following services:

ncvlog-linter package

SystemVerilog linter using 'ncvlog' (Cadence Incisive)

Only compiles the file being linted which keeps run time super speedy, so can work in-line during editing (you might want https://atom.io/packages/autosave-onchange)

This downside to this approach, is that project-wide dependencies such as 'include filepaths , and module instantiations may give false positives / false negatives.

forked from : https://github.com/KoenGoe/atom-vcs-linter)

Dependencies :

  1. 'ncvlog' available in your path
  2. https://atom.io/packages/linter

Under the hood

atom-ncvlog-linter runs the following command line each time the current file is saved (i.e. lint_test.v)

ncvlog -sv +incdir+. -logfile /tmp/logfile lint_test.v

Each of the error messages are then parsed , and reformatted before being passed back to the linter package. I.e. :

ncvlog: 15.20-s060: (c) Copyright 1995-2018 Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
endmodule 
        |
ncvlog: *E,EXPLPA (lint_test.v,6|8): expecting a left parenthesis ('(') [12.1.2][7.1(IEEE)].

lint_test.sv:6:Error:expecting a left parenthesis ('(') [12.1.2][7.1(IEEE)].

ncvlog-linter-screenshot

ToDo

  1. refactor to be single "init.coffee file, simplier solution and will clean up temp file issue. i.e. fork from https://atom.io/packages/linter-verilator
  2. Add menu item so that additional command line options can be passed to ncvlog, such as additional files or include directories.

Done

  1. Clean up INCA_libs
  2. System level alert if ncvlog not found on command line