Re: errata/474: First class part selection operator

From: Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com
Date: Thu Sep 18 2003 - 10:20:00 PDT

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    The following reply was made to PR enhancement/474; it has been noted by GNATS.

    From: Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com
    To: Steven Sharp <sharp@cadence.com>
    Cc: etf-bugs@boyd.com
    Subject: Re: errata/474: First class part selection operator
    Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:04:07 +0300 (IDT)

     Thanks, Steven.
     
     Just one comment:
     
    > In the existing LRM, these are not considered to be operators. The "."
    > is not described as an operator; instead, it is considered part of a
    > hierarchical name, a special identifier. The LRM even disallows spaces
    > around the "." in the name. I have suggested that this restriction be
    > removed and the "." be treated more like an operator.
     
     While 2001 does disallow spaces around "." (though 1995 does not) and it
     is not considered an operator, allowing spaces, like both you and I
     propose (there is already an issue filed on this, which I am handling),
     does not mean it is treated like an operator, just like the other cases
     you mention, such as [], do allow spaces, but are not currently considered
     operators.
     
     We can turn . into an operator, but that is a separate issue than the
     spaces, though related.
     
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