From: Shalom Bresticker (Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com)
Date: Sun Sep 30 2001 - 01:50:00 PDT
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The following reply was made to PR enhancement/37; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Shalom Bresticker <Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com>
To: Shalom Bresticker <shalom@msil.sps.mot.com>
Cc: Daryl.Stewart@cl.cam.ac.uk, btf-bugs@boyd.com
Subject: Re: enhancement/37: Possible syntax restrictions on periods
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 10:40:36 +0200
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Shalom Bresticker wrote:
> Daryl,
>
> Of the cases you mention, only "port" and "named_port_connection" exist in
> 1364-1995. I tested them in Verilog-XL, and Verilog-XL allows white space.
>
> I also made sure there is white space in those cases in my HTML version of the
> new BNF.
>
> I think the rule is that white space is allowed unless specifically prohibited.
>
> The same question also exists for the ":" in use_clause.
>
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> On Fri, 28 Sep 2001 Daryl.Stewart@cl.cam.ac.uk wrote:
>
> > I've noticed a few categories in the syntax which use periods which I always assumed had no whitespace near them. Specifically I believe the following nonterminals all contain periods (.) as part of their syntax
> > and require restrictions on preceding and/or following whitespace:
> >
> > The period (.) in design_statement, inst_name, cell_clause and use_clause
> > shall not be preceded or followed by white_space.
> > The period (.) in port, named_parameter_assignment and named_port_connection
> > shall not be followed by white_space.
> >
> > Although I'm not totally sure ;)
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<p>Shalom Bresticker wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Daryl,
<p>Of the cases you mention, only "port" and "named_port_connection" exist
in
<br>1364-1995. I tested them in Verilog-XL, and Verilog-XL allows white
space.
<p>I also made sure there is white space in those cases in my HTML version
of the
<br>new BNF.
<p>I think the rule is that white space is allowed unless specifically
prohibited.
<p>The same question also exists for the ":" in use_clause.
<p>--
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<br>Shalom Bresticker
Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com
<br>Motorola Semiconductor Israel, Ltd.
Tel #: +972 9 9522268
<br>P.O.B. 2208, Herzlia 46120, ISRAEL
Fax #: +972 9 9522890
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<p>On Fri, 28 Sep 2001 Daryl.Stewart@cl.cam.ac.uk wrote:
<p>> I've noticed a few categories in the syntax which use periods which
I always assumed had no whitespace near them. Specifically I believe the
following nonterminals all contain periods (.) as part of their syntax
<br>> and require restrictions on preceding and/or following whitespace:
<br>>
<br>> The period (.) in design_statement, inst_name, cell_clause and use_clause
<br>> shall not be preceded or followed by white_space.
<br>> The period (.) in port, named_parameter_assignment and named_port_connection
<br>> shall not be followed by white_space.
<br>>
<br>> Although I'm not totally sure ;)</blockquote>
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P.O.B. 2208, Herzlia 46120, ISRAEL Fax #: +972 9 9522890
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