VHDL Issue Number:      0009
Classification:         Examples, Notes, and Appendices
Language Version:       VHDL-87
Summary:                The Glossary entry for "Generic" is incorrect.
Related Issues:         None.
Relevant LRM Sections:  Appendix B
Key Words and Phrases:  Generic
Current Status:         ISAC-Approved
1076-1993 Disposition:  Closed
Disposition Rationale:  LRM is clear now.
Superseded By:          N/A
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Date Submitted:         1989/02/04
Author of Submission:   Paul Menchini
Author's Affiliation:   CAD Language Systems, Inc.
Author's Post Address:  P.O. Box 13036
                        Research Triangle Park, NC  27709-3036
Author's Phone Number:  (919) 361-1913
Author's Net Address:   mench@clsi.com
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Date Analyzed:          1990/10/06
Author of Analysis:     Chuck Swart
Revision Number:        $Revision: 1.11 $
Date Last Revised:      $Date: 1995/05/13 21:53:48 $


Description of Problem
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The glossary entry for "Generic" states, in part:

        "A generic is a constant declared in a component
         declaration or an entity declaration."

However, generics can also occur in the block header of block statements.


Proposed Resolution
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Modify the above sentence to read:

        "A generic is a constant declared in the block header
         of a block statement, a component declaration, or an
         entity declaration."


VASG-ISAC Analysis & Rationale
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Yes, generics can occur in the block header of a block statement.

VASG-ISAC Recommendation for IEEE Std 1076-1987
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The above re-wording of the glossary should be assumed.

VASG-ISAC Recommendation for Future Revisions
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The above re-wording of the glossary should be included.