Date: Sun Apr 23 2006 - 06:41:14 PDT
1364-2005 deleted mention of macromodules, except in BNF of module_keyword, in the keyword list, and in 1364 12.1, which says, "The keyword macromodule can be used interchangeably with the keyword module to define a module. An implementation may choose to treat module definitions beginning with the macromodule keyword differently." This is documented in http://www.boyd.com/1364_btf/report/full_pr/425.html. The reasons for deleting their mention are: - Most importantly, if you list them with modules only in some places and not in others, it gives the impression that in the other places, there may indeed be a difference. Otherwise, why are they not mentioned everywhere? - On the other hand, if they are not listed anywhere, except for that sentence in 1364 12.1, it strengthens the impression that they are the same. - If they are indeed interchangeable, there is no need to mention them, and their use should not be encouraged. - If they are not interchangeable (e.g., Verilog-XL treats them specially), then they are not portable, and again their use should not be encouraged. - They make the LRM more verbose. - They make the code more verbose. Unfortunately, the 1800 LRM mentions them no less than 17 times, which is 13 too many. Let's delete the 13 unneeded mentions. Shalom Shalom Bresticker Intel Jerusalem LAD DA +972 2 589-6852 +972 54 721-1033 I don't represent Intel
