Date: Mon May 28 2007 - 01:51:11 PDT
Hi, In Draft 3, 5.7.1 says, "The default length of x and z is the same as the default length of an integer." This sentence goes back to 1364. My question is, what is meant by "x and z" here? x and z, unlike a simple integer like "3", cannot appear in the simple forms "x" and "z". Then they would be treated as identifiers, data object names. Is it referring to forms like 'hx, 'bz? If so, we already have a sentence that says, "The number of bits that make up an unsized number (which is a simple decimal number or a number with a base specifier but no size specification) shall be at least 32." The sentence is currently misleading as it could refer to forms like 'x, which when self-determined is 1 bit, not 32 bits. Also, the word "integer" in the sentence is also ambiguous, as there are many types of integers. For example, 1'b0 is also an integer. It is a sized integer constant. Shalom Shalom Bresticker Intel Jerusalem LAD DA +972 2 589-6852 +972 54 721-1033 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
