Re: [sv-ec] Re: [sv-bc] Packed arrays


Subject: Re: [sv-ec] Re: [sv-bc] Packed arrays
From: Steven Sharp (sharp@cadence.com)
Date: Wed Jan 29 2003 - 10:18:36 PST


>Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 23:46:08 -0800 (PST)
>From: "Kevin Cameron" <sv-xx@grfx.com>

>Sorry, I thought it was IEEE standard format.

It is IEEE standard format, but that doesn't determine what order the
machine will keep the bytes and/or words of it in.

>In that case shouldn't $realtobits and $bitstoreal be deprecated, I presume
>they're only there to work around not having real type ports - which isn't
>an issue anymore?

They may not get used much in new code, but there is no need to remove
them. They don't cause any problems.

Steven Sharp
sharp@cadence.com



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