RE: [sv-bc] Is union bit-stream type

Won't it make sense to define the bit-stream casting for tagged unions
with members of bit-stream types (just asking; not that I see an
immediate usage for such casting)?

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-sv-bc@server.eda-stds.org
[mailto:owner-sv-bc@server.eda-stds.org] On Behalf Of Rich, Dave
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 5:55 PM
To: Sarani Roy; sv-bc@server.eda-stds.org
Subject: RE: [sv-bc] Is union bit-stream type

A packed union is a bit-stream type.

An unpacked union is not because the alignment of bits between the
different members of the union is not specified. Therefore you don't
know the actual number of visible bits it takes to represent the type.

Dave


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-bc@server.eda-stds.org [mailto:owner-sv-bc@server.eda-
> stds.org] On Behalf Of Sarani Roy
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 1:41 AM
> To: sv-bc@server.eda-stds.org
> Subject: [sv-bc] Is union bit-stream type
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have a query :
>  - why Union has not been included in the bit-stream type (Casting) ?
> 
> thanks
> Sarani
>