RE: [sv-ac] call to vote on 1549

I agree. I filed these questions as Mantis 1982.

Shalom 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisa Piper [mailto:piper@cadence.com] 
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 6:32 AM
> To: Bresticker, Shalom; Bustan, Doron; Yaniv.Fais@freescale.com
> Cc: sv-ac@eda-stds.org
> Subject: RE: [sv-ac] call to vote on 1549
> 
> This quote was from the previous section of the standard, not 
> from the proposal.  We should open another Mantis item to fix 
> this. I'm afraid if I try to add it to this, it will continue 
> to ripple to other things.
> 
> lisa
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-ac@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ac@eda.org] On 
> Behalf Of Bresticker, Shalom
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:16 AM
> To: Bustan, Doron; Yaniv.Fais@freescale.com
> Cc: sv-ac@eda-stds.org
> Subject: RE: [sv-ac] call to vote on 1549
> 
> The LRM states in other places restrictions on the use of $. 
> The question is whether the example fulfills those conditions.
> 
> The following quoted wording is a little unclear: 
> 
> > An actual argument can replace any of the following:
> > - Identifier
> > - Expression
> > - Event control expression
> > - Upper delay range or repetition range if the actual argument is $
> 
> "can replace" seems a little problematic here.
> An actual argument cannot really replace an expression. E.g., 
> it cannot replace a+b. It can replace a formal argument which 
> is used as an expression, which is a little different.
> 
> And does this list cover all the possibilities, or is it just 
> intended to be examples?
> 
> And does the last item mean:
> 1. If the actual argument is $, it can be used only in this 
> way? If it is not $, can it be used in this way?
> 2. It can be used in this way only if it is $? If it is $, 
> can it be used in another way?
> 
> Thanks,
> Shalom
> 
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