[sv-bc] Re: Config facts & Dangerous Precedent - was: potential command line option

Cliff wrote:

>·       I guess the follow-on question is, do we really want to set a 
>precedent that might allow a vendor to implement a SystemVerilog feature 
>and then have other companies come back a few years later and request a 
>significant change to the feature to make it easier to implement on another 
>tool?

I would say that it depends a lot on whether the LRM was ambiguous about
the feature in question (and whether the first vendor made any attempt
to get that ambiguity clarified before implementing).

Also, the issue in this case is not easier implementation on another tool.
The main issue is one of backward compatibility, which is primarily of
concern to users.

Steven Sharp
sharp@cadence.com