[sv-ec] FW: BOUNCE sv-ec@eda.org: Non-member submission from ["Mark Hartoog" <Mark.Hartoog@synopsys.com>]

To: <Brad.Pierce@synopsys.com>, <stuart@sutherland-hdl.com>
Cc: <sv-bc@server.eda.org>, <sv-ec@server.eda.org>
Subject: RE: [sv-bc] RE: task/function prototype syntax question
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:33:40 -0700

C/C++ also does not allow argument passing by name. If a prototype is
going to be used handle calls were arguments are passed by name, then
the formals must be named.

- Mark
>
> Stu,
>
> I agree that a C function prototype does not require inclusion of
> the names of formals, because these only provide commentary.
> (Most C function prototypes include them though.)
>
> I've opened an erratum about the issue
>
> http://www.eda.org/svdb/bug_view_page.php?bug_id=0000041
>
> This change was between 3.0 and 3.1. (3.1A just preserved the change.)
>
> -- Brad
>
Received on Thu Jul 22 16:20:52 2004