Here is another IR submitted by Larry. Can we get together next week for a meeting? I propose Thursday August 17. Let me know if that day is OK. Chuck Swart VHDL Issue Number: 2101 Language_Version VHDL-2002 Classification LRM Terminology, Grammar and Typographical Errors Summary Type conversion - implicit refers to section 8.1.2 which doesn't exist Relevant_LRM_Sections Related_Issues Key_Words_and_Phrases Authors_Name Larry Soule Authors_Phone_Number 650-584-1919 Authors_Fax_Number Authors_Email_Address larrys@synopsys.com Authors_Affiliation Authors_Address1 Authors_Address2 Authors_Address3 Current Status: Submitted Superseded By: ------------------------ Date Submitted: 7 August 2006 Date Analyzed: Author of Analysis: Revision Number: 0 Date Last Revised: Description of Problem ---------------------- The index entry for type conversion - implicit lists section 8.1.2, but that section doesn't exist. Proposed Resolution ------------------- Remove the reference to 8.1.2 VASG-ISAC Analysis & Rationale ------------------------------ TBD VASG-ISAC Recommendation for IEEE Std 1076-2002 ----------------------------------------------- TBD VASG-ISAC Recommendation for Future Revisions --------------------------------------------- TBD -------------END OF IR---------------- Revised 07 August 2006 Number Status Responsible Description Notes Active IRs 2096 Submitted Error is ambiguous 2097 Submitted Operations with Array aggregates 2098 Submitted Ambiguity in definition of T'VAL for Physical types 2099 Submitted Alias declarations introduce homographs 2100 Submitted Operator overloading for protected type methods 2101 Submitted Type conversion - implicit refers to section 8.1.2 which doesn't exist Resolved IRs 1044 VASG-Approved Definition of 'HIGH and 'LOW in a null range 2000 VASG-Approved Where may/must deferred constant declaration appear 2001 VASG-Approved Resize not working in numeric_std.vhd (1076.3 2002 VASG-Approved Resize(R.2) function in numeric_std.vhd does improper array length check 2003 Forwarded Specification of multi-cycle paths 2004 VASG-Approved Definition of SLA doesn't make sense 2005 Duplicate sla operator behavior does not match typical hardware behavior 2006 Forwarded "else" in "if generate"? 2007 Forwarded VHDL needs to be enhanced to allow the modeling of switches. 2008 VASG-Approved Source value of undriven, non-sourced INOUT, OUT or BUFFER port 2009 Forwarded New std package, containing compiler and target identification information 2010 VASG-Approved The description of type/subtype relationship could be better 2011 Forwarded A package body should be able to consist of several files 2012 Forwarded VHDL lacks inherent statements to describe the most basic hardware design equations 2013 VASG-Approved Exact subtype "matching" for port associations 2014 Forwarded Allowance of the keyword "all" in place of a sensitivity list is desirable 2015 Forwarded Generics should be able to incorporate other generics 2016 Duplicate Allowance of the keyword "all" in place of a sensitivity list is desirable 2017 Duplicate Generics should be able to incorporate other generics 2018 VASG-Approved Variable IN parameter should be no different than constant 2019 Forwarded Reading outputs from within architecture 2020 VASG-Approved Keyword REPORT is over-used 2021 Forwarded Dynamic hardware construct 2022 Forwarded Elements of constant composite to be locally static 2023 VASG-Approved Add predefined array types for integer, boolean, real and time 2024 Forwarded VHDL needs encryption support 2025 Forwarded "Generate" for sequential code 2026 Forwarded Upward propagating parameters 2027 Forwarded When loop index is static, drivers are created for each element of array 2028 VASG-Approved Clarify simulation cycle. 2029 VASG-Approved Non-relevant words and paragraph. 2030 VASG-Approved What signature does a method have 2031 VASG-Approved "mod" function needed for TIME 2032 VASG-Approved Function "now" is not pure 2033 Forwarded Incremental operator and auto subtype boundary wrap 2034 Forwarded Introduce history attribute on signals to auto infer registers 2035 Forwarded new function "stages" automates pipelining 2036 VASG-Approved protected_type_declarative_item includes subprogram_specification 2037 VASG-Approved Typo wrt now in the index 2038 ISAC-Approved Minor semantic errors 2039 VASG-Approved Minor typos 2040 VASG-Approved Problems with OTHERS in aggregates 2041 Forwarded Association of members is too restricted 2042 VASG-Approved Architecture as a block causes problems 2043 VASG-Approved Numeric VALUE attribute parameter can't have sign 2044 VASG-Approved Deprecation of linkage ports affects boundary scan description language 2045 VASG-Approved Add the ability to comment an entire block of code 2046 Forwarded Type independent ports and subprogram parameters 2047 VASG-Approved Backslash in extended identifiers 2048 VASG-Approved Miscellaneous errors 2049 VASG-Approved Circular definition of an event on a signal 2050 VASG-Approved Definition of S'Last_Value was apparently broken in 1993 2051 VASG-Approved Path_name and instance_name do not allow for protected types 2052 VASG-Approved Path_name and instance_name don't deal with operator symbols 2053 VASG-Approved Minor Typos in VHDL 2002 part 2 2054 Superseded Individual assoc. rules for array formal are not valid 2055 VASG-Approved Prohibition on assignment of protected types not normative 2056 VASG-Approved Can an attribute name that denotes a function be used where a name is required? 2057 VASG-Approved Access-typed parameters to predefined "=" and "/=" 2058 VASG-Approved Does USE of type name make operators and literals visible? 2059 VASG-Approved Upper/lower case character mapping is not clear 2060 Forwarded Include truth table for multi-input/multi-output logic. 2061 VASG-Approved Default actions on severity flags is different between simulators 2062 ISAC-Approved Range staticness 2063 Forwarded Unconstrained array formals should not get subtype from actuals 2064 VASG-Approved Type conversion of unconstrained output in a port map 2065 Forwarded OTHERS in aggregates too restrictive 2066 Forwarded Multidimensional array in IEEE Std 1076.6-2004 2067 Forwarded Enhancement: Logical link interface abstraction 2068 VASG-Approved Entity instantiation with space before the entity name 2069 VASG-Approved Visibility of generics in block configurations 2070 VASG-Approved Support for floating point denormal numbers 2071 VASG-Approved Indexed name in case expression 2072 Forwarded Allow static operations on "ranges" 2073 VASG-Approved Index constraints and discrete range conversions from universal_integer 2074 ISAC-Approved Problem with direct/select visibility in formal part 2075 VASG-Approved Arrays with numeric and enumeration index types are not closely related 2076 Forwarded A member attribute for records 2077 VASG-Approved Incorrect wording on some language constructs 2078 VASG-Approved Allow attribute declaration/specification in package body 2079 VASG-Approved Is TIME a locally static type? 2080 VASG-Approved Case expression should include parenthesized expression 2081 VASG-Approved The term ancestor is used where parent is meant 2082 ISAC-Approved Elaboration of unconstrained interface objects 2083 VASG-Approved Generate index specification should be of same subtype as generate parameter 2084 VASG-Approved A record "element" is not called a "field" 2085 ISAC-Approved What happens when a parameter of mode out is not assigned in a procedure? 2086 ISAC-Approved Incorrect description of type mark in disconnection specification 2087 VASG-Approved Ambiguous rule for type of an alias declaration 2088 forwarded Formatted I/O 2089 Forwarded Directional records 2090 VASG-Approved Signature in alias declaration for "not" wrong 2091 ISAC-Approved Translation between std_logic_vector based types and std_ulogic_vector 2092 ISAC-Approved Type conversions don't allow for null arrays 2093 ISAC-Approved Static type conversions and qualified expressions 2094 ISAC-Approved Attribute specifications of overloaded subprograms is limited 2095 ISAC-Approved What is the entity class of an enumeration literal?Received on Mon Aug 7 12:36:48 2006
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