[sv-bc] Agenda: Sep 17 SV-BC Meeting

SV-BC Meeting
Date: Monday, September 17, 2007
Time: 09:00am-11:00am PDT
Agenda

+ Review IEEE patent policy
  http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt
 
  Reviewed.
  
+ Review Minutes of Previous Meetings

  http://www.eda-stds.org/sv-bc/minutes/sv-bc_07_09_06.txt
 
  
+ Issues

  Review results of e-mail ballot.
  Address immediate priority items

Action Items
Completed
08/20/2007 Brad to open mantis item to clarify empty argument
characterization
           at beginning or end of an argument list: (, or ,)  (SVDB
2006)
09/06/2007 Matt send another e-mail ballot with up to 10 issues.
09/06/2007 Brad to update proposal for SVDB 1939 with friendly amendment
09/06/2007 Matt send to Neil capturing committee status
(name-resolution,
           queue operations and general issue resolution but no other
major
           blocking items to freeze date). 
08/20/2007 Matt ask Neil whether 348 is addressed and can be closed or
should
           remain open.  SV-BC not in favor of pursuing deprecation at
this 
           time.
08/20/2007 Shalom to update proposal for 1937 with friendly amendments

Pending
01/09/2006 Shalom file new issure related to SVDB 1254 and include
example
03/27/2006 Cliff post examples demonstrating the need for 0-1 wildcard 
           to justify further action on SVDB 99

           Other ideas: elsex, defaultx, ifx, alwaysx, initialx,
           Question: what about X expression in index of Vector or
           array expressions (a[i] where i === 'X).  Cliff to pursue
further
           action.
04/10/2006 Steven to create proposal for SVDB 1386
04/10/2006 Steven to create proposal for SVDB 1078
06/19/2006 Francoise check with SV-CC regariding suitability of data
read API
           to address debugging of "dynamic data" in lieu of vcd
extensions.
07/10/2006 Steve add bugnote to 1043 about specifics for resolution
07/31/2006 Steve add bug note to 1481 with details for a clearer
proposal
09/25/2006 Matt add SVDB entry to request capability to packages: 
           import/export & non-exported (local) package declarations.
10/09/2006 Brad: enhance 1554 proposal to prevent circularity of
expressions
           (address use or non-use of hierarchical references).
10/23/2006 Matt send example of use of forward typedef.
12/04/2006 Shalom present compelling example of `begin_define --
`end_define
12/18/2006 Cliff open Mantis item about 'predefault' with compelling
examples
01/08/2007 Vendors to describe interpretation of a path when there are
           multiple drivers involved and share test cases on reflector.
03/05/2007 ALL look at SV-AC items and send Matt a note if you require
more
           information to address them.  Matt will work with SV-AC to
get
           additional information. 
03/19/2007 Cliff send e-mail to Karen regarding SVDB account
04/26/2007 All: Revisit concept of memory in Drfaft 3

           Affects PLI backward compatibility and readmem system tasks.
           After some discussion, ambivalence gave way to agreement that
           arrays and memories as covered in 7.4 need to be revisited 
           for clarification.  SVDB 1362 covers this issue. Dave will
           start working on it.

06/11/2007 Stu reword proposal for SVDB 1111
06/11/2007 Matt notify SV-AC to update 1641 to system task/function
section
06/11/2007 Mark attempt to define 'variation' in context of resolving
SVDB 1850
06/25/2007 Gord add new SVDB entry and proposal to address expression
sizing
           issues for literals of unspecified widths.
06/25/2007 Steve look into ability to use 1800 types with old-style port
decls
08/06/2007 Steven to record concerns about issues related to issue 1935.
08/06/2007 Dave to review string in merged document to see where it
ought
           to be string literal or string datatype.  Prompted by
discussion 
           of 331 but review is to be of entire merged document. 

09/06/2007 Shalom to rewrite proposal for SVDB 1988 based on committee
vote
           during September 6 meeting.
09/06/2007 Dave update proposal for SVDB 1989 striking edits to 20.6
09/06/2007 Shalom file issue regarding differences in section 20.6
between 
           1800-2008 Draft 3 and 1364-2005.
09/06/2007 Shalom to file SVDB item regarding column headings of Table
25-18
09/06/2007 Stu to write proposal for SVDB 1826
 

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