VHDL035: Each file should start with a header

Summary

Reliability	Security	Maintainability	Code attribute	Effort to fix	Tags

-	HIGH	-	Responsibility \| Lawful	20min	synthesis, vscode, linter, simulation

Description

Each source file should start with a header defining, for instance, ownership of the file, license, functional description, etc.

Noncompliant code example

entity fly is
  ...
end;

Compliant solution

-- This confidential and proprietary software may be used only as authorized
-- by a licensing agreement from Linty Services.
-- (c) Copyright 2016-2022 Linty Services
-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
-- The entire notice above must be reproduced on all authorized copies.
entity fly is
  ...
end;

Related rules

File header should match a template

Parameters

No parameters.