RE: [sv-bc] E-mail Ballot: Respond by Oct 14, 2007 8am PDT

Sorry, I meant Don.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich, Dave
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:19 PM
> To: 'mills@lcdm-eng.com'; Maidment, Matthew R
> Cc: sv-bc@server.eda.org
> Subject: RE: [sv-bc] E-mail Ballot: Respond by Oct 14, 2007 8am PDT
> 
> Matt,
> 
> Yes, there are many alternative solutions, but this is the one that
> matches most other languages, and is already implemented by at least
two
> vendors that I know of. Regardless, this feature needs to interact
with
> `include and `line, so adding as a compiler directive seems to be the
most
> natural place to put it. Plus it was easy for me to write the proposal
> since I just copied the documentation from cpp. :)
> 
> %f and %l are already taken, so to add a new format specifier would be
> obfuscating. Also, the line number typically needs to be passed as an
> integer to most messaging systems, not as a string; that would require
> changing the formatted string back to an integer.
> 
> One could make the opposing argument about not adding another system
task;
> there's too many of those as well. There's also a problem with the
> requirement that $file being able to be overridden by the PLI as there
is
> currently no way for a PLI function to return a dynamic string.
> 
> I probably have an equal distain for compiler directives as you do,
but I
> think it is justified here. There are no issues with file order
> dependencies or separate compilation with these directives.
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-sv-bc@server.eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-bc@server.eda.org]
On
> > Behalf Of Don Mills
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:58 AM
> > To: Maidment, Matthew R
> > Cc: sv-bc@server.eda.org
> > Subject: Re: [sv-bc] E-mail Ballot: Respond by Oct 14, 2007 8am PDT
> >
> > NO ON 1588 - couldn't this be done with an enhancement to %m or
maybe
> > adding a system function like maybe $line and $file.  Is the only
> > solution to add more compiler directives?
> >
> > Yes on all others
> >
> > Maidment, Matthew R wrote:
> > > -You have until 8am PDT, Sunday, October 14, 2007 to respond
> > > -An issue passes if there are zero NO votes and half of the
eligible
> > >  voters respond with a YES vote.
> > > -If you vote NO on any issue, your vote must be accompanied by a
> reason.
> > >  The issue will then be up for discussion during a future
conference
> > > call.
> > > -Note: For some issues, the proposed action is captured in the bug
> note
> > >        (resolve as duplicate, already addressed, etc.).
> > >
> > > As of the October 1, 2007 meeting, the eligible voters are:
> > >
> > > Brad Pierce
> > > Shalom Bresticker
> > > Cliff Cummings
> > > Mark Hartoog
> > > Francoise Martinolle
> > > Karen Pieper
> > > Dave Rich
> > > Steven Sharp
> > > Gordon Vreugdenhil
> > > Stu Sutherland
> > > Alex Gran
> > > Don Mills
> > > Heath Chambers
> > > Tom Alsop
> > >
> > >
> > > SVDB  907 _X__Yes   ___No
> > > http://www.eda.org/svdb/view.php?id=907
> > >
> > > SVDB 1134 _X__Yes   ___No
> > > http://www.eda.org/svdb/view.php?id=1134
> > >
> > > SVDB 1294 _X__Yes   ___No
> > > http://www.eda.org/svdb/view.php?id=1294
> > >
> > > SVDB 1348 _X__Yes   ___No
> > > http://www.eda.org/svdb/view.php?id=1348
> > >
> > > SVDB 1464 _X__Yes   ___No
> > > http://www.eda.org/svdb/view.php?id=1464
> > >
> > > SVDB 1468 _X__Yes   ___No
> > > http://www.eda.org/svdb/view.php?id=1468
> > >
> > > SVDB 1588 ___Yes   _X__No
> > > http://www.eda.org/svdb/view.php?id=1588
> > >
> > > SVDB 1619 _x__Yes   ___No
> > > http://www.eda.org/svdb/view.php?id=1619
> > >
> > > SVDB 1792 _X__Yes   ___No
> > > http://www.eda.org/svdb/view.php?id=1792
> > >
> > > SVDB 1940 _X__Yes   ___No
> > > http://www.eda.org/svdb/view.php?id=1940
> > >
> > > SVDB 2024 _X__Yes   ___No
> > > http://www.eda.org/svdb/view.php?id=2024
> > >
> > > SVDB 2056 _X__Yes   ___No
> > > http://www.eda.org/svdb/view.php?id=2056
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > ==========================================================
> > Don Mills
> > mills@lcdm-eng.com
> > www.lcdm-eng.com
> > ==========================================================
> >
> >
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