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---+ P1076 November 8, 2012 Meeting Minutes
---++ Attendees:
   * Main.CliffordWalinsky * Main.RyanHinton * Main.JimLewis * Main.PeterFlake * Main.JarekKaczynski
---++ Agenda:
   * Login to get the [[DialInInfo][Dial-in Information]]
   * Call for proposals for new items
   * Call for volunteers to work on proposals
   * Looking for team leader for ISAC
   * Review updated proposals 
      * [[http://www.eda.org/twiki/bin/view.cgi/P1076/WebRss][RSS of recent changes]]
   * Review requirements lists from VHDL-200X/Accellera effort 
      * Assign owners to raw items and work toward proposals
   * Review items in the [[http://www.eda.org/twiki/bin/view.cgi/P1076/Vhdl2019CollectedRequirements][collected requirements list]]
   * Review [[IssueScreening][ISAC issues and Bugzilla]]
---++ Attributes of Packages and Subprograms
   * Do not account for instances of packages and subprograms
   * Cliff to write it up on the proposals page
---++ Signatures for Formal Generic Subprograms
   * Currently when two subprograms have the same name, you can use positional mapping, but the named mapping is confusing
   * Cliff to write it up on the proposals page
---++ ISAC Issues Review
   * Ryan and Cliff to review list and classify items as done or todo/enhancement requests
---++ Interface Proposal
   * Brent posted new stuff.
   * Peter to comment on syntax.
---++ DPI Proposal
   * Peter trying to collaborate with Accellera SCE-MI (emulator interface)
---++ Extensions to Integers and Float, Natural Vector
   * Need types for arbitrary width integers and float
---++ Math Extensions
   * David Bishop working on extended math packages ...
   * Ryan has internal packages that might be interesting - cannot release source, but would not be hard to write a specification for what a package needs.
---++ Copyrights on Packages
   * Last summer Jim (VASG Chair), Stan (DASC Chair) and some others met with IEEE staff
   * The IEEE staff in the meeting recommended to their management that we make the packages freely distributable. Have not heard back from IEEE staff at this point yet.
   * Individual companies have requested and gained access to packages for distribution with their tools.
---++ Action Items:
   * Jim: Start page of action items
   * Ryan: review interface proposal,
   * Cliff: Enhancements proposals above
---++ Review and Approve Meeting Minutes:
   * Motion: Ryan 2nd: Jerry
---++ Next Meeting Date (proposed):

Thursday November 29, 8 am Pacific
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