RE: [sv-ec]Meeting on Monday August 14 2006, Agenda

Steven Françoise, Gord and myself are on my conference line

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-ec@server.eda-stds.org [mailto:owner-sv-ec@server.eda-
> stds.org] On Behalf Of Stuart Sutherland
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 11:13 AM
> To: 'Mehdi Mohtashemi'; sv-ec@server.eda.org
> Subject: RE: [sv-ec]Meeting on Monday August 14 2006, Agenda
> 
> 
> Is the conference call happening?  When I dial in with the number below,
> the
> pass code is accepted, but the conference "has not been initiated".
> 
> Stu
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Stuart Sutherland
> stuart@sutherland-hdl.com
> +1-503-692-0898
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-sv-ec@server.eda-stds.org
> > [mailto:owner-sv-ec@server.eda-stds.org] On Behalf Of Mehdi Mohtashemi
> > Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 10:53 AM
> > To: sv-ec@server.eda.org
> > Subject: [sv-ec]Meeting on Monday August 14 2006, Agenda
> >
> >
> > Next sv-ec meeting is scheduled for
> > Monday  August 14th, 2006.
> > SV-EC Errata Committee Meeting
> > Date: Monday, August 14th, 2006
> > Time: 11:00am-1:00pm PST
> >
> > Toll Free Dial In Number: (888)635-9997
> > PARTICIPANT CODE: 536987#
> > International Access/Caller Paid Dial In Number: (763)315-6815
> >
> > Agenda:
> > 1. Review IEEE patent policy
> >   http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt
> >
> > 2. Review Meeting minutes, of and June 5th and July 31st 2006
> >
> > http://www.eda.org/sv-ec/Minutes/SV-EC_Meeting_July_31_2006_Mi
> > nutes.txt
> >
> > 3. Update on IEEE 1800 PAR
> >    The latest 1800 PAR, approved on July 28th, 2006:
> >   http://standards.ieee.org/board/nes/projects/1800.pdf
> >
> >   from section 5.5 of the above document:
> >  5.5 Need for the Project: ....
> >  "The new revision of the standard will include resolutions and
> >   clarifications  to Errata and critical enhancements that will
> >   enable successful usage of the  hardware design and verification
> >   language.  Furthermore, and as  SystemVerilog is a superset of
> >   Verilog, the new revision will merge with  Verilog 1364-2005
> >   standard to ensure a single reference manual for users and  EDA
> >   vendors alike. The new standard will also enable interoperability
> >   with  existing languages such as VHDL and SystemC, as well as
> >   integration with  Analog Mixed Signal (AMS)."
> >
> >  - Voting rights: is reset from this Aug 14th meeting
> >  - Mantis items/issues review process:
> >    Review the guidelines. Issues should have proposals before
> > discussions.
> >    Previously submitted issues without proposals need be addressed.
> >
> > 4. Action items review
> > Action items: July 31st, 2006
> > -----------------------------
> >   AI: 1490
> >       Gord - send an example 2-dimension of array and how to
> > 	   do the reduction method to Neil.
> >       Neil - add an example to clarify how to deal with dimensions.
> > 	   how to write a reduction operation on an array of array of
> > int.
> >          - reverse() - take out (unpacked or packed) from current LRM
> > text.
> > 	 - merge 1490 into 978
> >          - add text and example for specifying width of result
> >           (e.g. using with clause)
> >   AI: 1437 Dave - update 1437, also include a proposal
> >
> > >From Previous meetings:
> >  AI: 978 Neil - Take sentence out of 5.15.1, add to 5.15.
> > 	    Take sentence out of 5.15.3 proposal.
> >  AI: 890 Cliff and all - send email on the reflector to get the
> > discussion started
> >  AI: 1330 Gord - new language proposal to handle the port connection
> > issues.
> >  AI: 1330 Dave - examples via email on the issue with ports in
> > interfaces
> >
> > 5. Name Resolution sub-group update
> > ------------------------------------
> >    Gord is owner from sv-bc.
> >
> >
> > 6. Review Action item list. [see below]
> > -----------------------------------------
> >  978  5.15 array methods, minor errata  (Shalom/Neil) [see 1270]
> > 1038   array ordering methods    (Shalom)
> > 1490  Array ordering methods on associative arrays  (Dave)
> >
> >    possible actions:
> >    CLOSE 1038   array ordering methods    (Shalom)
> >    COMBINE 1490 with 978
> >    CLOSE   1490 Array ordering methods on associative arrays  (Dave)
> >
> >
> > 1437  04-26-06  Prototype syntax for array locator methods in
> > 5.15.1 is
> > not legal(Dave)
> > 			(similar to 0082)
> > 1457  Problems with Associative arrays and wildcard index type(Dave)
> >  976    5.9-5.10 clarifications   (Shalom, DaveR)
> > 1517  07-03-06  Array reduction methods used in constraints  (Dave)
> > 1330  Missing BNF for parameterized virtual interfaces (Dave)
> >       [1324 is duplicate -- can be closed if above approved]
> >  890   clarifications in program and clocking blocks (Doug)
> > 1371  03-09-06 Semantic of program block $exit   (DaveR) --
> > Clarification
> > 1459  05-09-06 Mailbox 'new' method should never return null  (Dave)
> > 1480  05-19-06  method_call_root BNF should use primary, not
> > expression
> > (Brad)
> > 1515  06-25-06  Localparams should be allowed in classes (BNF) (Brad)
> > 1545  07-20-06  13.12.1: $urandom example error  [Shalom]
> > 1552  08-01-06  Wording of mailbox description - section 14.3 [Neil,
> > Steven]
> >
> > 6. Next meeting:
> >    Proposal: August 31st, 2006
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >