Generate Rules

generate_001

This rule checks the indent of the generate declaration.

Violation

architecture RTL of FIFO is
begin

RAM_ARRAY: for i in 0 to 7 generate

      RAM_ARRAY: for i in 0 to 7 generate

Fix

architecture RTL of FIFO is
begin

  RAM_ARRAY: for i in 0 to 7 generate

  RAM_ARRAY: for i in 0 to 7 generate

generate_002

This rule checks for a single space between the label and the :.

Violation

RAM_ARRAY: for i in 0 to 7 generate

Fix

RAM_ARRAY : for i in 0 to 7 generate

generate_003

This rule checks for a blank line after the end generate keywords.

Violation

end generate RAM_ARRAY;
wr_en <= '1';

Fix

end generate RAM_ARRAY;

wr_en <= '1';

generate_004

This rule checks for a blank line before the generate keyword.

Violation

wr_en <= '1';
RAM_ARRAY: for i in 0 to 7 generate

Fix

wr_en <= '1';

RAM_ARRAY: for i in 0 to 7 generate

generate_005

This rule checks the generate label has proper case.

Note

The default is uppercase.

Refer to the section Configuring Uppercase and Lowercase Rules for information on changing the default case.

Violation

ram_array: for i in 0 to 7 generate

Fix

RAM_ARRAY: for i in 0 to 7 generate

generate_006

This rule checks the indent of the begin keyword.

Violation

RAM_ARRAY: for i in 0 to 7 generate
   begin

Fix

RAM_ARRAY: for i in 0 to 7 generate
begin

generate_007

This rule checks the indent of the end generate keyword.

Violation

RAM_ARRAY: for i in 0 to 7 generate
begin
  end generate RAM_ARRAY;

Fix

RAM_ARRAY: for i in 0 to 7 generate
begin
end generate RAM_ARRAY;

generate_008

This rule checks for a single space after the end keyword.

Violation

end   generate RAM_ARRAY;

Fix

end generate RAM_ARRAY;

generate_009

This rule checks the end keyword has proper case.

Note

The default is lowercase.

Refer to the section Configuring Uppercase and Lowercase Rules for information on changing the default case.

Violation

END generate RAM_ARRAY;

Fix

end generate RAM_ARRAY;

generate_010

This rule checks the generate keyword has the proper case in the end generate line.

Note

The default is lowercase.

Refer to the section Configuring Uppercase and Lowercase Rules for information on changing the default case.

Violation

end GENERATE RAM_ARRAY;

Fix

end generate RAM_ARRAY;

generate_011

This rule checks the end generate line has a label.

Violation

end generate;

Fix

end generate RAM_ARRAY;

generate_012

This rule checks the end generate label has proper case.

Note

The default is uppercase.

Refer to the section Configuring Uppercase and Lowercase Rules for information on changing the default case.

Violation

end generate ram_array;

Fix

end generate RAM_ARRAY;

generate_013

This rule checks for a single space after the generate keyword and the label in the end generate keywords.

Violation

end generate    RAM_ARRAY;

Fix

end generate RAM_ARRAY;

generate_014

This rule checks for a single space between the : and the for keyword.

Violation

RAM_ARRAY :for i in 0 to 7 generate
RAM_ARRAY :   for i in 0 to 7 generate

Fix

RAM_ARRAY : for i in 0 to 7 generate
RAM_ARRAY : for i in 0 to 7 generate

generate_015

This rule checks the generate label and the generate keyword are on the same line. Keeping the label and generate on the same line reduces excessive indenting.

Violation

RAM_ARRAY :
  for i in 0 to 7 generate

Fix

RAM_ARRAY : for i in 0 to 7 generate

generate_016

This rule checks the alignment of the when keyword in generic case statements.

Violation

GEN_LABEL : case condition generate
  when 0 =>
    when 1 =>
when 2 =>

Fix .. code-block:: vhdl

GEN_LABEL : case condition generate

when 0 => when 1 => when 2 =>