Re: IEEE 1364-2005 Encryption draft with consensus changes

From: Steven J. Dovich (dovich@cadence.com)
Date: Tue Jan 18 2005 - 07:29:34 PST

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    > I had to go down to 7.6 pt font size to get it on one line, instead of the
    > regular 10 pt size.
    >
    > It would help if some of the strings in the line could be shortened or if
    > the optional exit or match arguments could be omitted.

    We could certainly shorten strings, and the exit argument could be omitted.
    The match argument is more critical to answer some of the licensing security
    concerns that have been expressed.

    > In looking at this, though, I found the following syntax in 28.3.29
    > (now 28.4.29):
    >
    > runtime_license=(library=<string>, entry=<string>, feature=<string>, [ exit=<
    > string>,] [ match=<number> ] )
    >
    > Two problems I see here:
    >
    > 1. The syntax says that the 'feature' argument is required, but it does not a
    > ppear in the example.

    An uncaught error on my part, and one that makes the current layout
    problem worse...

    > 2. The argument shows feature=<string> and 'exit=<string>' ending with commas
    > even if not followed by anything.
    > Should it have been
    >
    > runtime_license = ( library = <string> , entry = <string>, feature = <string>
    > [ , exit = <string> , ] [ , match = <number> ] )
    >
    > with the comma appearing only if the following optional argument appears
    > (with spaces to show that white space is permitted) ?

    Yes, except for the extra comma. I think we intend:

    runtime_license = ( library = <string> , entry = <string>, feature = <string>
      [ , exit = <string> ] [ , match = <number> ] )

    One more item for tomorrow's meeting. Is there a preference for
    either new Mantis items for some of these issues, or for appending
    BugNotes to the existing 314 item?

    /sjd

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