Re: [sv-bc] potential command line option

From: Pragmatic C Software (sjmeyer@pragmatic-c.com)
Date: Tue Apr 26 2005 - 08:31:33 PDT

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    Quoting Steven Sharp (sharp@cadence.com):
    > Mark Hartoog wrote:
    > >In the section on libraries (13.2.1 in 1364-2001) it says "When parsing
    > >a source description file (or files), the parser shall first read the
    > >library mapping information from a pre-defined file prior to reading
    > >any source files." This implies that library mapping files are NOT
    > >source files.
    >
    > FWIW:
    > Looking at the BNF again, I see that section A.1.1 describing library
    > map files is titled "Library source text". That tends to indicate that
    > they are source files.

      Interesting, I read the phrase 'Library source text' as source text
    for the config library control feature just as 'linker source text' in
    programming means the text in the separate (with different syntax) linker
    control source file. No one would interpret 'linker source text' as linker
    control commands that go in .c files.

      I hope that Verilog will continue to support all types of users and
    adding things like special keywords that control which parsing algorithm
    is used is very bad for our small company type users who are not able
    to hire people who just maintain libraries and can't affort to pay
    for training. I think anything such as requiring separate files for
    configs or such as allowing designers who want to run just old XL style
    Verilog to not need to do any extra work is good. Just my two cents.
    /Steve 

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