Subject: Re: [sv-ec] Re: [sv-bc] Packed arrays
From: Steven Sharp (sharp@cadence.com)
Date: Tue Jan 28 2003 - 14:08:31 PST
>Since the bit conversion of reals is defined (for $realtobits) I don't
>see any reason why it can't be used in a packed array or union.
The bit conversion is not defined and may differ between CPU architectures
because of endianness differences. This is not a problem with existing
usage as long as $realtobits is only used in combination with $bitstoreal,
and nobody relies on the representation when in bit form.
Steven Sharp
sharp@cadence.com
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