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---+ P1076 October 24, 2013 Meeting Minutes
---++ Attendees:
   * Main.JimLewis, Main.PeterFlake, Main.CliffWalinsky, Main.RyanHinton, Main.DanielKho
---++ Agenda:
   * Review [[IssueScreening][ISAC issues and Bugzilla]]
   * Check closure on AI from review lists.
   * Review items in the [[http://www.eda.org/twiki/bin/view.cgi/P1076/Vhdl2019CollectedRequirements][collected requirements list]]
---++ ISAC Action Item Review
   * Next Meeting: Cliff: IR 2054 & 2063
   * Done: Ryan: Tracking proposal for 2132
   * Done: Jim: Tracking proposal for 2130
   * Done: Peter: Issue closure and/or Tracking Proposal for 2131
   * Action: ?Cliff/Ryan? Proposal for ordered port and parameter lists (like generics).
---++ Ordered Port and Parameter Lists
   * Allow for types
   * Cliff concerned about using initializers for example:
<verbatim>
Port (
  a: std_logic_vector(7 downto 0) := (others => 'Z') ;
  b : a'subtype := a ; 
) ; 
</verbatim>
   * Any concern about unconstrained ports:
<verbatim>Port (
  a : std_logic_vector ;
  b : a'subtype 
) ; 
</verbatim>
---++ Check for New Bugzillas
   * 295 - Allow configurations for entities not in the same library - AI Cliff
   * 294 - Force of an out port using mode is improperly defined - AI Jim link proposal from ISAC page to collected requirement list
   * 293 - Issue with path_name and instance_name wrt VHDL-2008 generate labels - AI Peter
   * 291 - Arrays of protected types - AI Jim Already part of [[ProtectedTypeUpdates]] separate arrays and records. separate proposal.
   * 290 - Allow access type parameters to methods of a protected type. - AI Jim 
      * Issue: problematic to allow pointer to internal data structure
      * What about textio read and write
   * 289 - Context declaration requirements are not uniform - AI Daniel, Cliff
   * 288 - bit string literals not correctly defined - AI Daniel
   * 287 - process(all) non-parameter signal read error should be er... - AI Cliff 
      * Resolution: leave it as an error vs. change it to erroneous.
      * Would like to understand why the reporter claims difficult to do at elaboration time check
      * If the subprogram body has been compiled, will it be checked?
---++ Review and Approve Meeting Minutes:
   * Motion: Ryan 2nd: Peter
---++ Next Meeting Date (proposed):

Thursday [[2013_MeetingNov7][November 7, 2013]], 8 am Pacific (note US will be off of daylight savings time).

Previous meeting: [[2013_MeetingOct10][Oct 10, 2013]]
Topic revision: r4 - 2020-02-17 - 15:36:13 - JimLewis
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