RE: [sv-cc] Editor questions on p. 792.

Since this is a little more than a simple grammar correction, a Mantis item
should be created with the proposed changes.

Stu
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Stuart Sutherland
Sutherland HDL, Inc.
stuart@sutherland-hdl.com
503-692-0898
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-cc@server.eda.org 
> [mailto:owner-sv-cc@server.eda.org] On Behalf Of Ralph Duncan
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 1:43 PM
> To: Charlie Dawson; SV-CC
> Subject: [sv-cc] Editor questions on p. 792.
> 
> Charles,
> 
> WRT the editor questions on p. 792 of Draft-3.
> 
> This is the same "DPI merge" matter that Doug Warmke commented on 
> and that I reviewed in a 6/4 email.  To summarize:
> 
> a. Doug is quite right that it is redundant and can be removed.
> 
> b. Recall that in the protected Draft-3, the redundant section is 
>    34.10, "Import and Export Functions." (This was 34.9 in Stu's
>    attachment to the original email).
> 
> c. Doug's suggestion to salvage and move one remark is reasonable.
>    The target location for this sentence is the new last sentence of 
>    paragraph 1 in the section "Exported functions." This is section
>    34.7 of protected Draft-3 (but section 34.6 of Stu's attachment).
> 
> d. Since chapter 34 is ideally foreign language-independent, while 
>    what's now Annex I is C-specific, I'd suggest minor changes to 
>    make the remark follow that distinction:
>    	"Declaring a SystemVerilog function to be exported does 
> not change
> 	its semantics or behavior from the SystemVerilog perspective;
> 	there is no effect on SystemVerilog usage other than making it
> 	possible for foreign language tasks and functions in a DPI 
> 	call-chain to call the exported function."
> 
> Ralph
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-cc@server.eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-cc@server.eda.org]On
> Behalf Of Charlie Dawson
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 12:44 PM
> To: SV-CC
> Subject: [sv-cc] Questions from the editor.
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I have reviewed our sections of draft 3, looking for issues 
> or questions
> from the editor.  There are 4 such questions, appearing on pages 792,
> 795, 961, and 1062.  Of our sections, it appears that the 
> editor has made
> the most changes in section 35.  We should review this 
> section carefully.
> 
>    -Chas
> 
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> Charles Dawson
> Senior Engineering Manager
> NC-Verilog Team
> Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
> 270 Billerica Road
> Chelmsford, MA  01824
> (978) 262 - 6273
> chas@cadence.com
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