Re: [sv-ec] Re: [sv-bc] Can a function contain a fork/join/any/none?

Dave,

What was the BNF for function_statement in the Verilog-1995 LRM?

-- Brad

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From: owner-sv-ec@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ec@eda.org] On Behalf Of
Rich, Dave
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 12:47 PM
To: Steven Sharp; sv-ec@eda.org; stuart@sutherland-hdl.com
Subject: RE: [sv-ec] Re: [sv-bc] Can a function contain a
fork/join/any/none?

If you are referring to Verilog-XL, it has been 20 years. If you are
referring to the LRM, then it's only been since 1364-2005, which hasn't
even been officially released. The BNF for 1995 and 2001 did not allow
fork/join in a function.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-ec@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ec@eda.org] On Behalf Of
Steven
> Sharp
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 11:19 AM
> To: sv-ec@eda.org; stuart@sutherland-hdl.com; sharp@cadence.com
> Subject: RE: [sv-ec] Re: [sv-bc] Can a function contain a
> fork/join/any/none?
> 
> 
> >I agree with your opinion about their questionable usefulness.  But
this
> >particular barn door has been open for vanilla fork-join for over 20
> years.
> 
> Oops, make that 10 years.  It just seems longer...
> 
> Steven Sharp
> sharp@cadence.com