Re: errata/217: PROPOSAL - Note that task/func params can only be overridden by defparams

From: Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com
Date: Wed Sep 10 2003 - 00:20:01 PDT

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    The following reply was made to PR errata/217; it has been noted by GNATS.

    From: Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com
    To: Brad Pierce <Brad.Pierce@synopsys.com>
    Cc: etf-bugs@boyd.com
    Subject: Re: errata/217: PROPOSAL - Note that task/func params can only be
     overridden by defparams
    Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:08:08 +0300 (IDT)

    > Does the 2nd paragraph of 3.11.1 disallow the overriding of parameters
    > defined in named blocks and inside tasks and functions when 2001-style
    > parameter declarations, e.g., #(parameter P=2), are used?
    >
    > It seems like, within the body of a module, there is no difference
    > between 'parameter' and 'localparam' in such cases because --
    >
    > "If any param_assignments appear in a module_parameter_port_list, then
    > any param_assignments that appear in the module become local parameters
    > and shall not be overridden by any method."
     
     Do you mean the following?
     
     module m #(parameter P=2) ();
     
     task t ;
     parameter t_p = 3 ;
     endtask
     
     function f ;
     parameter f_p = 3 ;
     endfunction
     
     initial begin :n
     parameter n_p = 1 ;
     end
     
     endmodule
     
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