[sv-bc] RE: [sv-ec] Mantis 1702 - queue concatenation

6.24.3 relates to queues both as arrays and not as arrays:

"Dynamically sized arrays (dynamic, associative, or queues) of any of
the above types" 

and

"Bit-stream casting can be used to convert between different aggregate
types, such as two structure types, or a structure and an array or queue
type".

The language definitely needs to be cleared up.

But if queues are full-fledged unpacked arrays, and I think they should
be, then it should be possible to do assignments between arrays of
different types, like the way one could do an assignment from a
fixed-size array to a dynamic array or the reverse.

Shalom
  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org 
> [mailto:owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Bromley
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:51 AM
> To: Rich, Dave; Brad Pierce; sv-ec@server.eda.org; 
> sv-bc@server.eda.org
> Subject: RE: [sv-ec] Mantis 1702 - queue concatenation
> 
> [copied to BC, since it clearly trespasses somewhat on their 
> territory]
> 
> There has been a recent email thread on SV-EC concerning 
> queues, their status (or not) as unpacked arrays, and the 
> queue-concatenation syntax described by example in draft 4 
> clause 7.11.1.  See
>   http://www.eda-stds.org/sv-ec/hm/5166.html
> and follow-ups.
> 
> Would there be any strong objection if I were to extend the 
> scope of Mantis 1702 to clarify that a queue is a 
> fully-fledged unpacked array? 
> 
> If that's acceptable to all, I can trawl through the LRM 
> looking for relevant text that needs alteration or 
> clarification, and include such changes in the
> 1702 proposal.
> 
> Personally, I think it would be very helpful to have queues 
> be full members of the unpacked-array club.
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