Re: [sv-ec] question mantis 1447

Hi Shalom,

I've attached the updated proposal.

--Mike

Bresticker, Shalom wrote:
> Michael,
>
> In 1800/D4, the term "multiple dimension array" is used only twice, I
> think, and "multidimensional array" is used about 30 times. The meaning
> is the same. The terminology should be consistent. Clearly, it is simply
> because someone chose a slightly different wording for the same concept
> and no one was checking for terminology consistency. I already pointed
> out to the editor that the two existing uses of "multiple dimension
> array", one of which is indeed the title of 7.4.5, should be changed.
> After getting that fixed, let's not reintroduce the confusion.
>
> Thanks,
> Shalom
>
>  
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael Burns [mailto:michael.burns@freescale.com] 
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 6:36 PM
>> To: Bresticker, Shalom
>> Cc: sv-ec@eda.org
>> Subject: Re: [sv-ec] question mantis 1447
>>
>>
>> Hi Shalom and SV-EC,
>>
>> I used "multiple dimension array" on purpose for two reasons: section
>> 7.4.5 is called "Multiple dimension arrays", and I wanted to 
>> distinguish the concept of an array whose element type 
>> happens to itself be an array from a multidimensional array 
>> as a single aggregate (which does not exist in SystemVerilog).
>>
>> I would advocate the opposite change - changing any other 
>> uses of "multidimensional array" to "multiple dimension array".
>>
>> Are there any other opinions?
>>
>> --Mike
>>
>> Bresticker, Shalom wrote:
>>     
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>> Editorial fix:
>>>
>>> Please change all uses of "multiple dimension" arrays to 
>>> "multidimensional" arrays, for consistency with current LRM usage.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Shalom
>>>
>>>
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