[sv-cc] Definition of full name in 1364

Hi All,

At the last meeting I took an action to look for the definition of
vpiFullName in the 1364 specification. This was in reference to
Mantis Item 610.

I could not find one, so perhaps we should try to make a definition.
I know that I have had a view of what vpiFullName should return for
quite some time, but I'm not sure how to put it into the spec.

It goes something like this:
   - Full hierarchical name starting from the top module.
   - A string which can then be successfully parsed by
     vpi_handle_by_name() such that the same object would be
     returned as that with which we started.
   - The format would also be the same as what $display("%m") might
     return.  Not sure if this is necessary.

Am I missing any important points?

   -Chas


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