Re: enhancement/287: `compatibility - backward compatibility compiler directives

From: Brad Pierce (Brad.Pierce@synopsys.com)
Date: Tue Feb 25 2003 - 09:50:01 PST

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    The following reply was made to PR enhancement/287; it has been noted by GNATS.

    From: "Brad Pierce" <Brad.Pierce@synopsys.com>
    To: <etf-bugs@boyd.com>
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    Subject: Re: enhancement/287: `compatibility - backward compatibility compiler directives
    Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:44:56 -0800

     Adding new operands to compiler directives does not introduce new keywords.
     For example,
     
                   `default_nettype none
     
     does not require that 'none' be a keyword, as discussed in
     
               http://www.boyd.com/1364_btf/report/full_pr/137.html
     
    >Might I also suggest that the operand be a constant string? It
    >would be counterproductive to add a new keyword to selectively
    >disable the use of new keywords:-)
     
     -- Brad
     

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