RE: [sv-bc] Deadline for detailed feedback on Data Types on Nets Proposal

From: Mark Hartoog <Mark.Hartoog@synopsys.com>
Date: Mon Nov 15 2004 - 14:09:16 PST

> I tend to agree that 'reg' should not be a data type and that it
> would be better to use 'reg' instead of 'var'.
>
> Could someone please remind us again of the arguments for keeping
> 'reg' as a data type that is equivalent to 'logic'?

I'm not sure what the history of arguments on this are, but this
declaration, which is now legal would become illegal:

typedef struct { reg a; } ST;
ST s;

Since the fields of a struct are not variables but only data types.

Mark Hartoog
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Received on Mon Nov 15 14:08:25 2004

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