diff --git a/src/Pure/Admin/build_verit.scala b/src/Pure/Admin/build_verit.scala
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Pure/Admin/build_verit.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+/*  Title:      Pure/Admin/build_csdp.scala
+    Author:     Makarius
+
+Build Isabelle veriT component from official download.
+*/
+
+package isabelle
+
+
+object Build_VeriT
+{
+  val default_download_url = "https://verit.loria.fr/distrib/veriT-stable2016.tar.gz"
+
+
+  /* flags */
+
+  sealed case class Flags(platform: String, configure: String = "")
+  {
+    def print: Option[String] =
+      if (configure.isEmpty) None
+      else Some("  * " + platform + ":\n    ./configure " + configure)
+  }
+
+  val build_flags: List[Flags] =
+    List(
+      Flags("arm64-linux", configure = "--enable-static"),
+      Flags("x86_64-linux", configure = "--enable-static"),
+      Flags("x86_64-darwin"),
+      Flags("x86_64-cygwin"))
+
+
+  /* build veriT */
+
+  def build_verit(
+    download_url: String = default_download_url,
+    verbose: Boolean = false,
+    progress: Progress = new Progress,
+    target_dir: Path = Path.current)
+  {
+    Isabelle_System.with_tmp_dir("build")(tmp_dir =>
+    {
+      /* required commands */
+
+      List("autoconf", "bison", "flex").foreach(cmd =>
+        if (!Isabelle_System.bash(cmd + " --version").ok) error("Missing command: " + cmd))
+
+
+      /* component */
+
+      val Archive_Name = """^.*?([^/]+)$""".r
+      val Version = """^[^-]+-(.+)\.tar.gz$""".r
+
+      val archive_name =
+        download_url match {
+          case Archive_Name(name) => name
+          case _ => error("Failed to determine source archive name from " + quote(download_url))
+        }
+
+      val version =
+        archive_name match {
+          case Version(version) => version
+          case _ => error("Failed to determine component version from " + quote(archive_name))
+        }
+
+      val component_name = "verit-" + version
+      val component_dir = Isabelle_System.new_directory(target_dir + Path.basic(component_name))
+      progress.echo("Component " + component_dir)
+
+
+      /* platform */
+
+      val platform_name =
+        proper_string(Isabelle_System.getenv("ISABELLE_PLATFORM64")) getOrElse
+        error("No 64bit platform")
+
+      val platform_dir = Isabelle_System.make_directory(component_dir + Path.basic(platform_name))
+
+
+      /* download source */
+
+      val archive_path = tmp_dir + Path.basic(archive_name)
+      Isabelle_System.download(download_url, archive_path, progress = progress)
+
+      Isabelle_System.bash("tar xzf " + File.bash_path(archive_path), cwd = tmp_dir.file).check
+
+      val source_name =
+        File.read_dir(tmp_dir).filter(name => (tmp_dir + Path.basic(name)).is_dir) match {
+          case List(dir) => dir
+          case dirs =>
+            error("Exactly one directory entry expected in archive " + quote(download_url) +
+              "\n" + commas_quote(dirs))
+        }
+      Isabelle_System.bash(
+        "tar xzf " + archive_path + " && mv " + Bash.string(source_name) + " src",
+        cwd = component_dir.file).check
+
+
+      /* build */
+
+      progress.echo("Building veriT ...")
+
+      val build_dir = tmp_dir + Path.basic(source_name)
+
+      val platform_build_flags =
+        build_flags.find(flags => flags.platform == platform_name) match {
+          case None => error("No build flags for platform " + quote(platform_name))
+          case Some(flags) => flags
+        }
+
+      val build_script =
+"""
+  set -e
+  autoconf
+  ./configure """ + platform_build_flags.configure + """
+  make
+"""
+      progress.bash(build_script, cwd = build_dir.file, echo = verbose).check
+
+
+      /* install */
+
+      File.copy(build_dir + Path.explode("LICENSE"), component_dir)
+      File.copy(build_dir + Path.explode("veriT"), platform_dir)
+      File.copy(build_dir + Path.explode("veriT-SAT"), platform_dir)
+
+
+      /* settings */
+
+      val etc_dir = Isabelle_System.make_directory(component_dir + Path.basic("etc"))
+      File.write(etc_dir + Path.basic("settings"),
+        """# -*- shell-script -*- :mode=shellscript:
+
+VERIT_HOME="$COMPONENT/$ISABELLE_PLATFORM64"
+VERIT_VERSION=""" + quote(version) + """
+
+VERIT_SOLVER="$VERIT_HOME/veriT"
+
+if [ -e "$VERIT_HOME" ]
+then
+  VERIT_INSTALLED="yes"
+fi
+""")
+
+
+      /* README */
+
+      File.write(component_dir + Path.basic("README"),
+"""This is veriT """ + version + """ from
+""" + download_url + """
+
+It has been built from sources like this:
+
+    autoconf && ./configure && make
+
+Some platforms require specific flags as follows:
+
+""" + build_flags.flatMap(_.print).mkString("\n\n") + """
+
+
+    Makarius
+    """ + Date.Format.date(Date.now()) + "\n")
+    })
+}
+
+
+  /* Isabelle tool wrapper */
+
+  val isabelle_tool =
+    Isabelle_Tool("build_verit", "build prover component from official download",
+    args =>
+    {
+      var target_dir = Path.current
+      var download_url = default_download_url
+      var verbose = false
+
+      val getopts = Getopts("""
+Usage: isabelle build_verit [OPTIONS]
+
+  Options are:
+    -D DIR       target directory (default ".")
+    -U URL       download URL
+                 (default: """" + default_download_url + """")
+    -v           verbose
+
+  Build prover component from official download.
+""",
+        "D:" -> (arg => target_dir = Path.explode(arg)),
+        "U:" -> (arg => download_url = arg),
+        "v" -> (_ => verbose = true))
+
+      val more_args = getopts(args)
+      if (more_args.nonEmpty) getopts.usage()
+
+      val progress = new Console_Progress()
+
+      build_verit(download_url = download_url, verbose = verbose, progress = progress,
+        target_dir = target_dir)
+    })
+}
diff --git a/src/Pure/System/isabelle_tool.scala b/src/Pure/System/isabelle_tool.scala
--- a/src/Pure/System/isabelle_tool.scala
+++ b/src/Pure/System/isabelle_tool.scala
@@ -1,186 +1,187 @@
 /*  Title:      Pure/System/isabelle_tool.scala
     Author:     Makarius
     Author:     Lars Hupel
 
 Isabelle system tools: external executables or internal Scala functions.
 */
 
 package isabelle
 
 import java.net.URLClassLoader
 import scala.reflect.runtime.universe
 import scala.tools.reflect.{ToolBox,ToolBoxError}
 
 
 object Isabelle_Tool
 {
   /* Scala source tools */
 
   abstract class Body extends Function[List[String], Unit]
 
   private def compile(path: Path): Body =
   {
     def err(msg: String): Nothing =
       cat_error(msg, "The error(s) above occurred in Isabelle/Scala tool " + path)
 
     val source = File.read(path)
 
     val class_loader = new URLClassLoader(Array(), getClass.getClassLoader)
     val tool_box = universe.runtimeMirror(class_loader).mkToolBox()
 
     try {
       val symbol = tool_box.parse(source) match {
         case tree: universe.ModuleDef => tool_box.define(tree)
         case _ => err("Source does not describe a module (Scala object)")
       }
       tool_box.compile(universe.Ident(symbol))() match {
         case body: Body => body
         case _ => err("Ill-typed source: Isabelle_Tool.Body expected")
       }
     }
     catch {
       case e: ToolBoxError =>
         if (tool_box.frontEnd.hasErrors) {
           val infos = tool_box.frontEnd.infos.toList
           val msgs = infos.map(info => "Error in line " + info.pos.line + ":\n" + info.msg)
           err(msgs.mkString("\n"))
         }
         else
           err(e.toString)
     }
   }
 
 
   /* external tools */
 
   private def dirs(): List[Path] = Path.split(Isabelle_System.getenv_strict("ISABELLE_TOOLS"))
 
   private def is_external(dir: Path, file_name: String): Boolean =
   {
     val file = (dir + Path.explode(file_name)).file
     try {
       file.isFile && file.canRead &&
         (file_name.endsWith(".scala") || file.canExecute) &&
         !file_name.endsWith("~") && !file_name.endsWith(".orig")
     }
     catch { case _: SecurityException => false }
   }
 
   private def list_external(): List[(String, String)] =
   {
     val Description = """.*\bDESCRIPTION: *(.*)""".r
     for {
       dir <- dirs() if dir.is_dir
       file_name <- File.read_dir(dir) if is_external(dir, file_name)
     } yield {
       val source = File.read(dir + Path.explode(file_name))
       val name = Library.perhaps_unsuffix(".scala", file_name)
       val description =
         split_lines(source).collectFirst({ case Description(s) => s }) getOrElse ""
       (name, description)
     }
   }
 
   private def find_external(name: String): Option[List[String] => Unit] =
     dirs().collectFirst({
       case dir if is_external(dir, name + ".scala") =>
         compile(dir + Path.explode(name + ".scala"))
       case dir if is_external(dir, name) =>
         (args: List[String]) =>
           {
             val tool = dir + Path.explode(name)
             val result = Isabelle_System.bash(File.bash_path(tool) + " " + Bash.strings(args))
             sys.exit(result.print_stdout.rc)
           }
     })
 
 
   /* internal tools */
 
   private lazy val internal_tools: List[Isabelle_Tool] =
     Isabelle_System.make_services(classOf[Isabelle_Scala_Tools]).flatMap(_.tools)
 
   private def list_internal(): List[(String, String)] =
     for (tool <- internal_tools.toList)
       yield (tool.name, tool.description)
 
   private def find_internal(name: String): Option[List[String] => Unit] =
     internal_tools.collectFirst({
       case tool if tool.name == name =>
         args => Command_Line.tool { tool.body(args) }
       })
 
 
   /* command line entry point */
 
   def main(args: Array[String])
   {
     Command_Line.tool {
       args.toList match {
         case Nil | List("-?") =>
           val tool_descriptions =
             (list_external() ::: list_internal()).sortBy(_._1).
               map({ case (a, "") => a case (a, b) => a + " - " + b })
           Getopts("""
 Usage: isabelle TOOL [ARGS ...]
 
   Start Isabelle TOOL with ARGS; pass "-?" for tool-specific help.
 
 Available tools:""" + tool_descriptions.mkString("\n  ", "\n  ", "\n")).usage
         case tool_name :: tool_args =>
           find_external(tool_name) orElse find_internal(tool_name) match {
             case Some(tool) => tool(tool_args)
             case None => error("Unknown Isabelle tool: " + quote(tool_name))
           }
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
 sealed case class Isabelle_Tool(name: String, description: String, body: List[String] => Unit)
 
 class Isabelle_Scala_Tools(val tools: Isabelle_Tool*) extends Isabelle_System.Service
 
 class Tools extends Isabelle_Scala_Tools(
   Build.isabelle_tool,
   Build_Docker.isabelle_tool,
   Doc.isabelle_tool,
   Dump.isabelle_tool,
   Export.isabelle_tool,
   ML_Process.isabelle_tool,
   Mercurial.isabelle_tool,
   Mkroot.isabelle_tool,
   Options.isabelle_tool,
   Phabricator.isabelle_tool1,
   Phabricator.isabelle_tool2,
   Phabricator.isabelle_tool3,
   Phabricator.isabelle_tool4,
   Present.isabelle_tool,
   Profiling_Report.isabelle_tool,
   Server.isabelle_tool,
   Sessions.isabelle_tool,
   Scala_Project.isabelle_tool,
   Update.isabelle_tool,
   Update_Cartouches.isabelle_tool,
   Update_Comments.isabelle_tool,
   Update_Header.isabelle_tool,
   Update_Then.isabelle_tool,
   Update_Theorems.isabelle_tool,
   isabelle.vscode.Grammar.isabelle_tool,
   isabelle.vscode.Server.isabelle_tool)
 
 class Admin_Tools extends Isabelle_Scala_Tools(
   Build_CSDP.isabelle_tool,
   Build_Cygwin.isabelle_tool,
   Build_Doc.isabelle_tool,
   Build_E.isabelle_tool,
   Build_Fonts.isabelle_tool,
   Build_JDK.isabelle_tool,
   Build_PolyML.isabelle_tool1,
   Build_PolyML.isabelle_tool2,
   Build_SPASS.isabelle_tool,
   Build_SQLite.isabelle_tool,
   Build_Status.isabelle_tool,
+  Build_VeriT.isabelle_tool,
   Check_Sources.isabelle_tool,
   Components.isabelle_tool,
   isabelle.vscode.Build_VSCode.isabelle_tool)
diff --git a/src/Pure/build-jars b/src/Pure/build-jars
--- a/src/Pure/build-jars
+++ b/src/Pure/build-jars
@@ -1,314 +1,315 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Author: Makarius
 #
 # build-jars - build Isabelle/Scala
 #
 # Requires proper Isabelle settings environment.
 
 ## sources
 
 declare -a SOURCES=(
   src/HOL/Tools/Nitpick/kodkod.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/afp.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_csdp.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_cygwin.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_doc.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_e.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_fonts.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_history.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_jdk.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_log.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_polyml.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_release.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_spass.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_sqlite.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/build_status.scala
+  src/Pure/Admin/build_verit.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/check_sources.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/ci_profile.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/components.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/isabelle_cronjob.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/isabelle_devel.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/jenkins.scala
   src/Pure/Admin/other_isabelle.scala
   src/Pure/Concurrent/consumer_thread.scala
   src/Pure/Concurrent/counter.scala
   src/Pure/Concurrent/delay.scala
   src/Pure/Concurrent/event_timer.scala
   src/Pure/Concurrent/future.scala
   src/Pure/Concurrent/isabelle_thread.scala
   src/Pure/Concurrent/mailbox.scala
   src/Pure/Concurrent/par_list.scala
   src/Pure/Concurrent/synchronized.scala
   src/Pure/GUI/color_value.scala
   src/Pure/GUI/gui.scala
   src/Pure/GUI/gui_thread.scala
   src/Pure/GUI/popup.scala
   src/Pure/GUI/wrap_panel.scala
   src/Pure/General/antiquote.scala
   src/Pure/General/bytes.scala
   src/Pure/General/cache.scala
   src/Pure/General/codepoint.scala
   src/Pure/General/comment.scala
   src/Pure/General/completion.scala
   src/Pure/General/csv.scala
   src/Pure/General/date.scala
   src/Pure/General/exn.scala
   src/Pure/General/file.scala
   src/Pure/General/file_watcher.scala
   src/Pure/General/graph.scala
   src/Pure/General/graph_display.scala
   src/Pure/General/graphics_file.scala
   src/Pure/General/http.scala
   src/Pure/General/json.scala
   src/Pure/General/linear_set.scala
   src/Pure/General/logger.scala
   src/Pure/General/long_name.scala
   src/Pure/General/mercurial.scala
   src/Pure/General/multi_map.scala
   src/Pure/General/output.scala
   src/Pure/General/path.scala
   src/Pure/General/position.scala
   src/Pure/General/pretty.scala
   src/Pure/General/properties.scala
   src/Pure/General/rdf.scala
   src/Pure/General/scan.scala
   src/Pure/General/sha1.scala
   src/Pure/General/sql.scala
   src/Pure/General/ssh.scala
   src/Pure/General/symbol.scala
   src/Pure/General/time.scala
   src/Pure/General/timing.scala
   src/Pure/General/untyped.scala
   src/Pure/General/url.scala
   src/Pure/General/utf8.scala
   src/Pure/General/uuid.scala
   src/Pure/General/value.scala
   src/Pure/General/word.scala
   src/Pure/General/xz.scala
   src/Pure/Isar/document_structure.scala
   src/Pure/Isar/keyword.scala
   src/Pure/Isar/line_structure.scala
   src/Pure/Isar/outer_syntax.scala
   src/Pure/Isar/parse.scala
   src/Pure/Isar/token.scala
   src/Pure/ML/ml_console.scala
   src/Pure/ML/ml_lex.scala
   src/Pure/ML/ml_process.scala
   src/Pure/ML/ml_statistics.scala
   src/Pure/ML/ml_syntax.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/byte_message.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/command.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/command_span.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/document.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/document_id.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/document_status.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/editor.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/headless.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/line.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/markup.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/markup_tree.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/protocol.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/protocol_handlers.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/protocol_message.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/prover.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/query_operation.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/rendering.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/resources.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/session.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/text.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/xml.scala
   src/Pure/PIDE/yxml.scala
   src/Pure/ROOT.scala
   src/Pure/System/bash.scala
   src/Pure/System/command_line.scala
   src/Pure/System/cygwin.scala
   src/Pure/System/distribution.scala
   src/Pure/System/getopts.scala
   src/Pure/System/isabelle_charset.scala
   src/Pure/System/isabelle_fonts.scala
   src/Pure/System/isabelle_platform.scala
   src/Pure/System/isabelle_process.scala
   src/Pure/System/isabelle_system.scala
   src/Pure/System/isabelle_tool.scala
   src/Pure/System/java_statistics.scala
   src/Pure/System/linux.scala
   src/Pure/System/mingw.scala
   src/Pure/System/numa.scala
   src/Pure/System/options.scala
   src/Pure/System/platform.scala
   src/Pure/System/posix_interrupt.scala
   src/Pure/System/process_result.scala
   src/Pure/System/progress.scala
   src/Pure/System/scala.scala
   src/Pure/System/system_channel.scala
   src/Pure/System/tty_loop.scala
   src/Pure/Thy/bibtex.scala
   src/Pure/Thy/export.scala
   src/Pure/Thy/export_theory.scala
   src/Pure/Thy/file_format.scala
   src/Pure/Thy/html.scala
   src/Pure/Thy/latex.scala
   src/Pure/Thy/present.scala
   src/Pure/Thy/sessions.scala
   src/Pure/Thy/thy_element.scala
   src/Pure/Thy/thy_header.scala
   src/Pure/Thy/thy_syntax.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/build.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/build_docker.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/check_keywords.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/debugger.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/doc.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/dump.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/fontforge.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/main.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/mkroot.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/phabricator.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/print_operation.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/profiling_report.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/scala_project.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/server.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/server_commands.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/simplifier_trace.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/spell_checker.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/task_statistics.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/update.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/update_cartouches.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/update_comments.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/update_header.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/update_then.scala
   src/Pure/Tools/update_theorems.scala
   src/Pure/library.scala
   src/Pure/pure_thy.scala
   src/Pure/term.scala
   src/Pure/term_xml.scala
   src/Pure/thm_name.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/graph_file.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/graph_panel.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/graphview.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/layout.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/main_panel.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/metrics.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/model.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/mutator.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/mutator_dialog.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/mutator_event.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/popups.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/shapes.scala
   src/Tools/Graphview/tree_panel.scala
   src/Tools/VSCode/src/build_vscode.scala
   src/Tools/VSCode/src/channel.scala
   src/Tools/VSCode/src/document_model.scala
   src/Tools/VSCode/src/dynamic_output.scala
   src/Tools/VSCode/src/grammar.scala
   src/Tools/VSCode/src/preview_panel.scala
   src/Tools/VSCode/src/protocol.scala
   src/Tools/VSCode/src/server.scala
   src/Tools/VSCode/src/state_panel.scala
   src/Tools/VSCode/src/vscode_rendering.scala
   src/Tools/VSCode/src/vscode_resources.scala
   src/Tools/VSCode/src/vscode_spell_checker.scala
 )
 
 
 ## diagnostics
 
 PRG="$(basename "$0")"
 
 function usage()
 {
   echo
   echo "Usage: isabelle $PRG [OPTIONS]"
   echo
   echo "  Options are:"
   echo "    -f           fresh build"
   echo
   exit 1
 }
 
 function fail()
 {
   echo "$1" >&2
   exit 2
 }
 
 [ -z "$ISABELLE_HOME" ] && fail "Missing Isabelle settings environment"
 
 
 ## process command line
 
 # options
 
 FRESH=""
 
 while getopts "f" OPT
 do
   case "$OPT" in
     f)
       FRESH=true
       ;;
     \?)
       usage
       ;;
   esac
 done
 
 shift $(($OPTIND - 1))
 
 
 # args
 
 [ "$#" -ne 0 ] && usage
 
 
 ## target
 
 TARGET_DIR="lib/classes"
 TARGET_JAR="$TARGET_DIR/Pure.jar"
 TARGET_SHASUM="$TARGET_DIR/Pure.shasum"
 
 function target_shasum()
 {
   shasum -a1 -b "$TARGET_JAR" "${SOURCES[@]}" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 function target_clean()
 {
   rm -rf "$TARGET_DIR"
 }
 
 [ -n "$FRESH" ] && target_clean
 
 
 ## build
 
 target_shasum | cmp "$TARGET_SHASUM" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
   echo "### Building Isabelle/Scala ..."
 
   target_clean
 
   BUILD_DIR="$TARGET_DIR/build"
   mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR"
 
   (
     export CLASSPATH="$(platform_path "$ISABELLE_CLASSPATH")"
     isabelle_scala scalac $ISABELLE_SCALAC_OPTIONS \
       -d "$BUILD_DIR" "${SOURCES[@]}"
   ) || fail "Failed to compile sources"
 
   CHARSET_SERVICE="META-INF/services/java.nio.charset.spi.CharsetProvider"
   mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR/$(dirname "$CHARSET_SERVICE")"
   echo isabelle.Isabelle_Charset_Provider > "$BUILD_DIR/$CHARSET_SERVICE"
 
   cp "$ISABELLE_HOME/lib/logo/isabelle_transparent-32.gif" "$BUILD_DIR/isabelle/."
   cp "$ISABELLE_HOME/lib/logo/isabelle_transparent.gif" "$BUILD_DIR/isabelle/."
 
   isabelle_jdk jar -c -f "$(platform_path "$TARGET_JAR")" -e isabelle.Main \
     -C "$BUILD_DIR" META-INF \
     -C "$BUILD_DIR" isabelle || fail "Failed to produce $TARGET_JAR"
 
   rm -rf "$BUILD_DIR"
 
   target_shasum > "$TARGET_SHASUM"
 fi