VHDL Issue Number:      2037

Language_Version:       VHDL-2002
Classification:         LRM Terminology, Grammar and Typographical Errors
Summary:                Typo wrt NOW in the index
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Authors_Name:           Jim Lewis
Authors_Phone_Number:   503-590-4787
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Authors_Email_Address:  jim@synthworks.com
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Current Status:         VASG-Approved

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Date Submitted:         3 June 104
Date Analyzed:
Author of Analysis:     Chuck Swart
Revision Number:        3
Date Last Revised:      09 May 2005

Description of Problem
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Description_of_Problem: In the appendix of 1076-2002 there are two references 
to the NOW function.
   
    One under:
     Functions > predefined lists it as:
        NOW, 14.1, 14.2
   
    The other under NOW
        NOW
          predefined function, 14.1
   
   
    Now is defined in section 14.2.  I did not see anything significant enough 
in 14.1 to warrant a reference.
   
   
   

Proposed Resolution
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Proposed_Resolution:    I recommend changing the refence to be both 14.2 only.

VASG-ISAC Analysis & Rationale
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Function NOW is referred to three times in section 14.1: In describing
S'LAST_EVENT and S'LAST_ACTIVE and in Note 2, which states
"Similarly, function STANDARD.NOW should not be used in concurrent contexts.
One might conclude that this is a significant reference to NOW.
In part, the decision of how to deal with such references will depend on
the tools available to the LRM editor.
In any event, the two references in the index should be consistent.

VASG-ISAC Recommendation for IEEE Std 1076-1993
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No change to the LRM is needed.

VASG-ISAC Recommendation for Future Revisions
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Update the index to make the two separate references to NOW consistent.

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