Re: [sv-bc] defparms to package parameters

Mark,

Section 21.2

"Local parameters can also be declared in a package or in a compilation
unit scope. In these contexts, the parameter keyword can
be used as a synonym for the localparam keyword."

localparam's may not be defparam'ed

Dave

Mark Hartoog wrote:

>Is this legal:
>
>package A;
>parameter P = 0;
>endpackage
>
>module m();
>import A::P;
>endmodule
>
>defparam m.P = 1;
>
>Does this change the value of the parameter 'P' in the package?
>
>If this is legal, it would seem to me this opens the door to all
>kinds of difficult to detect loops in elaboration.
>
>Mark Hartoog
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