RE: [sv-bc] DataTypes: 11/18/04 Meeting Minutes

From: Kathy McKinley (mckinley@cadence.com)
Date: Thu Nov 18 2004 - 19:44:46 PST

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    Hi Mark,

    Does your approval extend to the latest proposed changes for
    the "var" keyword in a variable declaration?
     
    Kathy

    >From: "Mark Hartoog" <Mark.Hartoog@synopsys.com>
    >To: "Kathy McKinley" <mckinley@cadence.com>
    >Cc: <btf-dtype@boyd.com>, <sv-bc@eda.org>
    >Subject: RE: [sv-bc] DataTypes: 11/18/04 Meeting Minutes
    >Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 19:03:09 -0800
    >
    >I think the most recent versions of the data types on wires proposals look
    >good to me.
    >
    >I think the typedef change to omit the type should not be part of the
    >data types on wires proposal. If people want to pursue this, they can file
    >a separate item for this.
    >
    >> -----Original Message-----
    >> From: owner-sv-bc@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-bc@eda.org]On Behalf Of Kathy
    >> McKinley
    >> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 6:25 PM
    >> To: Greg.Jaxon@synopsys.COM; mckinley@cadence.com
    >> Cc: btf-dtype@boyd.com; sv-bc@eda.org
    >> Subject: Re: [sv-bc] DataTypes: 11/18/04 Meeting Minutes
    >>
    >>
    >> Hello Greg,
    >>
    >> Thank you for bringing this improper usage to our attention.
    >> I have changed "comprised" to "composed".
    >>
    >> Kathy
    >>
    >> >Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:04:52 -0800
    >> >From: Greg Jaxon <Greg.Jaxon@synopsys.com>
    >> >Organization: //Synopsys/ICBU/HDL Compiler
    >> >To: Kathy McKinley <mckinley@cadence.com>
    >> >Cc: btf-dtype@boyd.com, sv-bc@eda.org
    >> >Subject: Re: [sv-bc] DataTypes: 11/18/04 Meeting Minutes
    >> >
    >> >Kathy McKinley wrote:
    >> >> Replace the paragraph in our proposal that begins
    >> >> "The effect of this recursive definition is" with the following
    >> >> two paragraphs:
    >> >>
    >> >> The effect of this recursive definition is that a net is comprised
    >> >> entirely of four-state bits, and is treated accordingly. There is no change
    >> >> to the Verilog-2005 network semantics. In addition to a signal value, each
    >>> >> bit of a net shall have additional strength information. When bits of signals
    >> >> combine, the strength and value of the resulting signal shall be determined
    >> >> as in Verilog-2005 section 7.10.
    >> >
    >> >Just an english usage note:
    >> >
    >> > "is comprised entirely of" should probably say "is composed of".
    >> >
    >> > Wholes comprise their parts, and it is incorrect to use "comprise"
    >> > and then leave out some of the parts - so saying "entirely" is redundant.
    >> >
    >> >Greg Jaxon

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