CTAGS-LANG-VERILOG(7)

NAME
ctags-lang-verilog - The man page about SystemVerilog/Verilog parser for Universal Ctags

SYNOPSIS
ctags ... [--kinds-systemverilog=+Q] [--fields-SystemVerilog=+{parameter}] ...
ctags ... [--fields-Verilog=+{parameter}] ...

Language | Language ID | File Mapping
SystemVerilog | SystemVerilog | .sv, .svh, svi
Verilog | Verilog | .v

DESCRIPTION

This man page describes about the SystemVerilog/Verilog parser for Universal Ctags. SystemVerilog parser supports IEEE Std 1800-2017 keywords. Verilog parser supports IEEE Std 1364-2005 keywords.

  Supported Kinds

$ ctags --list-kinds-full=SystemVerilog
#LETTER NAME       ENABLED REFONLY NROLES MASTER DESCRIPTION
A       assert     yes     no      0      NONE   assertions (assert, assume, cover, restrict)
C       class      yes     no      0      NONE   classes
E       enum       yes     no      0      NONE   enumerators
H       checker    yes     no      0      NONE   checkers
I       interface  yes     no      0      NONE   interfaces
K       package    yes     no      0      NONE   packages
L       clocking   yes     no      0      NONE   clocking
M       modport    yes     no      0      NONE   modports
N       nettype    yes     no      0      NONE   nettype declarations
O       constraint yes     no      0      NONE   constraints
P       program    yes     no      0      NONE   programs
Q       prototype  no      no      0      NONE   prototypes (extern, pure)
R       property   yes     no      0      NONE   properties
S       struct     yes     no      0      NONE   structs and unions
T       typedef    yes     no      0      NONE   type declarations
V       covergroup yes     no      0      NONE   covergroups
b       block      yes     no      0      NONE   blocks (begin, fork)
c       constant   yes     no      0      NONE   constants (define, parameter, specparam, enum values)
e       event      yes     no      0      NONE   events
f       function   yes     no      0      NONE   functions
i       instance   yes     no      0      NONE   instances of module or interface
l       ifclass    yes     no      0      NONE   interface class
m       module     yes     no      0      NONE   modules
n       net        yes     no      0      NONE   net data types
p       port       yes     no      0      NONE   ports
q       sequence   yes     no      0      NONE   sequences
r       register   yes     no      0      NONE   variable data types
t       task       yes     no      0      NONE   tasks
w       member     yes     no      0      NONE   struct and union members

Note that prototype (Q) is disabled by default.

$ ctags --list-kinds-full=Verilog
#LETTER NAME     ENABLED REFONLY NROLES MASTER DESCRIPTION
b       block    yes     no      0      NONE   blocks (begin, fork)
c       constant yes     no      0      NONE   constants (define, parameter, specparam)
e       event    yes     no      0      NONE   events
f       function yes     no      0      NONE   functions
i       instance yes     no      0      NONE   instances of module
m       module   yes     no      0      NONE   modules
n       net      yes     no      0      NONE   net data types
p       port     yes     no      0      NONE   ports
r       register yes     no      0      NONE   variable data types
t       task     yes     no      0      NONE   tasks

  Supported Language Specific Fields

$ ctags --list-fields=Verilog
#LETTER NAME      ENABLED LANGUAGE JSTYPE FIXED DESCRIPTION
-       parameter no      Verilog  --b    no    parameter whose value can be overridden.
$ ctags --list-fields=SystemVerilog
#LETTER NAME      ENABLED LANGUAGE      JSTYPE FIXED DESCRIPTION
-       parameter no      SystemVerilog --b    no    parameter whose value can be overridden.

  parameter field

If the field parameter is enabled, a field parameter: is added on a parameter whose value can be overridden on an instantiated module, interface, or program. This is useful for a editor plugin or extension to enable auto-instantiation of modules with parameters which can be overridden.

$ ctags ... --fields-Verilog=+{parameter} ...
$ ctags ... --fields-SystemVerilog=+{parameter} ...

On the following source code fields parameter: are added on parameters P*, not on ones L*. Note that L4 and L6 is declared by parameter statement, but fields parameter: are not added, because they cannot be overridden.

"input.sv"

// compilation unit scope
parameter L1 = "synonym for the localparam";
module with_parameter_port_list #(
        P1,
        localparam L2 = P1+1,
        parameter P2)
        ( /*port list...*/ );
        parameter  L3 = "synonym for the localparam";
        localparam L4 = "localparam";
        // ...
endmodule
module with_empty_parameter_port_list #()
        ( /*port list...*/ );
        parameter  L5 = "synonym for the localparam";
        localparam L6 = "localparam";
        // ...
endmodule
module no_parameter_port_list
        ( /*port list...*/ );
        parameter  P3 = "parameter";
        localparam L7 = "localparam";
        // ...
endmodule

$ ctags -uo - --fields-SystemVerilog=+{parameter} input.sv
L1      input.sv        /^parameter L1 = "synonym for the localparam";$/;"      c       parameter:
with_parameter_port_list        input.sv        /^module with_parameter_port_list #($/;"        m
P1      input.sv        /^      P1,$/;" c       module:with_parameter_port_list parameter:
L2      input.sv        /^      localparam L2 = P1+1,$/;"       c       module:with_parameter_port_list
P2      input.sv        /^      parameter P2)$/;"       c       module:with_parameter_port_list parameter:
L3      input.sv        /^      parameter  L3 = "synonym for the localparam";$/;"       c       module:with_parameter_port_list
L4      input.sv        /^      localparam L4 = "localparam";$/;"       c       module:with_parameter_port_list
with_empty_parameter_port_list  input.sv        /^module with_empty_parameter_port_list #()$/;" m
L5      input.sv        /^      parameter  L5 = "synonym for the localparam";$/;"       c       module:with_empty_parameter_port_list
L6      input.sv        /^      localparam L6 = "localparam";$/;"       c       module:with_empty_parameter_port_list
no_parameter_port_list  input.sv        /^module no_parameter_port_list$/;"     m
P3      input.sv        /^      parameter  P3 = "parameter";$/;"        c       module:no_parameter_port_list   parameter:
L7      input.sv        /^      localparam L7 = "localparam";$/;"       c       module:no_parameter_port_list

  Supported Roles

$ ./ctags --list-roles=SystemVerilog
#KIND(L/N) NAME ENABLED DESCRIPTION
m/module   decl on      declaring instances
$ ./ctags --list-roles=Verilog
#KIND(L/N) NAME ENABLED DESCRIPTION
m/module   decl on      declaring instances

The parser extracts names of modules used in instance declarations as reference tags. decl is the role for the tags. See "TAG ENTRIES" section of ctags(1) about reference tags and roles.

WARNING: The support for references in Universal Ctags is still experimental; the names of the roles may be changed in the future.

  TIPS

If you want to map files *.v to SystemVerilog, add --langmap=SystemVerilog:.v option.

KNOWN ISSUES

See https://github.com/universal-ctags/ctags/issues/2674 for more information.

SEE ALSO

•   ctags(1)

•   ctags-client-tools(7)

•   Language Reference Manuals (LRM)

•   IEEE Standard for SystemVerilog — Unified Hardware Design, Specification, and Verification Language, IEEE Std 1800-2017, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8299595

•   IEEE Standard for Verilog Hardware Description Language, IEEE Std 1364-2005, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1620780