[vhdl-200x-ft] Re: [vhdlsynth] Read and write packages in numeric_std package

Jayaram Bhasker wrote:
> One of the ballot feedback was to put in the (new) package NUMERIC_STD_TEXTIO.

I though first about this. Then I though of putting all of the
numeric_std and numeric_bit read and write routines into this
package. Then I realized I was creating a dependancy between
numeric_bit, numeric_std, and std_logic_textio.

The problem with building up packages like this is you get into a
dependancy nightmare. In order to use the fixed point package you
would need the following:

use std.textio.all;
library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
use ieee.std_logic_textio.all;
use ieee.numeric_std.all;
use ieee.numeric_std_textio.all;
use ieee.fixed_pkg.all;
use ieee.fixed_pkg_textio.all;

Which for me is a bit much. Lets limit it to:
library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
use ieee.numeric_std.all;
use ieee.fixed_pkg.all;

I can live with having to add:
use std.textio.all;
use ieee.std_logic_textio.all;
If I want to write something out.

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NAME:     David W. Bishop           INTERNET: dbishop@vhdl.org