VASG Issue Number:      0184
Comment Author:         Clive Charlwood for Sivaram Nayudu
Comment Number:         01
Comment Date:           1991/03/22

1). LRM Section 7.4 should be modified to exclude physical literals of
    predefined type TIME from being treated as locally static.

2). LRM Section 5.3 specifies that "The time expression in a disconnection
    specification must be static and must evaluate to a non-negative value.".
    This does not pose any problems because time expression need only be
    static not locally static which is satisfied if we treat TIME literals as
    globally static (Refer to Section 7.4 pages 7-15 through 7-17).

    A globally static expression is an expression which can be evaluated as
    soon as the design hierarchy in which it appears is elaborated. (Appendix
    B page B-6 of LRM). Given the fact by the time design hiearchy is
    elaborated we know the simulation timebase, we should be able to evaluate
    a TIME literal's value. So we recommend that TIME literals be treated as
    globally static literal/primary.

Also refer to IR 0053 and make sure that the resolution for both of these
conform/agree with each other on how TIME literals should be treated.