Re: [sv-ec] Re: [sv-bc] question on str.putc()

I just filed an errata for this error.
Surrendra
At 10:29 AM 10/26/2004 +0200, you wrote:
>Has someone added these to the errata database?
>
>Thanks,
>Shalom
>
>
>On Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Surrendra Dudani wrote:
>
> > Hi Shalom,
> > You have pointed out another error in Section 3.7. bit-stream casting
> > (Section 3.16) for strings and other dynamic types is defined for the
> > purposes of such an assignment. So, the correct form should be,
> >
> > r = reg' (a);
> >
> > Surrendra
> > At 06:01 AM 10/18/2004 +0200, you wrote:
> > >3.7 has the example
> > >
> > >reg [15:0] r ;
> > >string a ;
> > >
> > >r = a ; // OK
> > >
> > >If you say that assignment does not appear in Table 3-2 (String
> operators),
> > >I would say that assignment is not considered an operator.
> > >3.6, for example, also separates assignments from operators.
> > >
> > >If you refer to the sentence, "A string, string literal, or packed array
> > >can be assigned to a string variable," that is referring to what can be
> > >assigned to a string variable, not what a string can be assigned to.
> > >
> > >Shalom
> > >
> > >
> > >On Sun, 17 Oct 2004, Surrendra Dudani wrote:
> > >
> > > > Below is my reasoning for the comments I made related to Shalom's
> question.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > string x = "abc";
> > > > str[2] = "abc"; (1)
> > > > str[2] = x; (2)
> > > >
> > > > str[2] is a character which in SV is a byte.
> > > > Statement (1) is a Verilog statement, so it must follow Verilog
> semantics.
> > > > Statement (2) should be illegal as an SV string variable cannot be
> > > assigned
> > > > directly to a byte, logic, etc.
> > >
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>Shalom Bresticker Shalom.Bresticker @freescale.com
>Design & Verification Methodology Tel: +972 9 9522268
>Freescale Semiconductor Israel, Ltd. Fax: +972 9 9522890
>POB 2208, Herzlia 46120, ISRAEL Cell: +972 50 5441478
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Received on Tue Oct 26 09:03:01 2004