civl ☆

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Description:
Concurrency Intermediate Verification Language

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.22-5854@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: verification concurrency model-checking formal-methods static-analysis

Install: brew install civl

About:
CIVL (Concurrency Intermediate Verification Language) is a verification framework that models concurrent programs to check for errors like deadlocks and assertion violations. It transforms code from languages like C and Java into a unified intermediate representation for analysis. Its main value is providing a single toolchain for verifying complex concurrent systems using symbolic execution and model checking.

Key Features:

Supports multiple source languages (C, Java, OpenCL)
Integrates with SMT solvers like Z3 for automated reasoning
Detects concurrency errors including data races and deadlocks
Provides a unified intermediate representation for verification

Use Cases:

Verifying correctness in multi-threaded C/C++ applications
Checking for race conditions in Java concurrency utilities
Validating OpenCL kernels for parallel execution safety

Alternatives:

CBMC – CBMC focuses on bounded model checking for single-threaded C code, while CIVL specializes in concurrency verification across multiple languages.
Spin – Spin is a model checker for distributed systems, whereas CIVL provides a broader framework that includes symbolic execution and supports more source languages.

License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause

Dependencies: openjdk, z3

Bottles available for: all

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