[sv-bc] Name resolution and imports

All,

The name resolution working group has encountered an issue that
needs to be resolved at the committee level.  The issue is directly
addressed by Mantis 1323 -- "are imported names visible to
hierarchical references".  Mentor and Cadence have both taken
the position that they are not; Synopsys has taken the position
that they are.  This needs to be resolved quickly as implementations
have (and will continue) to diverge.  This also impacts the issue
of chained imports (is a symbol imported into a package available
for import) which is also addressed by Mantis 1323.

This issue has a direct bearing on back-annotation, pli, and
related issues since it impacts what the system must present
as members of a scope and whether hierarchical names for items
in a design are unique or not.

Currently Mantis 1323 is listed as a BC issue.  I'd like to have
this issue be resolved asap due to the overall impact of the
interpretation differences.

Question:  should this immediately be elevated to the champions
level or is it appropriate to leave for SV-BC?

Independent of that decision, it would be worthwhile for people
to speak to this from various perspectives so that we can
make an informed decision.

Gord
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Gordon Vreugdenhil                                503-685-0808
Model Technology (Mentor Graphics)                gordonv@model.com