Rule Definition Locations

Rule definitions belong in .il files stored in one of the following locations in your Cadence installation hierarchy (your_install_dir):

Location	Description
your_install_dir`/tools/local/sklint/rules`
	Recommended location for user SKILL Lint rule definitions. Files stored in this location are loaded each time you run SKILL Lint. This location is not likely to be overwritten when you install a new release of Cadence software. While you are developing new rules, it is useful to have these rules loaded each time you run SKILL Lint.
your_install_dir`/tools/sklint/rules`
	Files stored in this location are loaded and ready for SKILL Lint when the SKILL Development environment context is loaded.