RE: [sv-ec] E-mail Ballot Due Wenesday, June 10, 8AM PDT

If I had a vote, I would vote NO on Mantis 2575 for the reason detailed in a bug note:

The proposal makes the following BNF change:

FROM
 
constant_primary ::=
...
| ps_parameter_identifier constant_select

TO

constant_primary ::=
...
| [package_scope | class_scope] parameter_identifier constant_select

That is, "ps_parameter_identifier" is replaced with "[package_scope | class_scope]".

I see two problems with this:

A. 

ps_parameter_identifier ::=
  [ package_scope ] parameter_identifier
| { generate_block_identifier [ [ constant_expression ] ] . } parameter_identifier

Making the change in constant_primary will remove the second alternative of ps_parameter_identifier (a generate block parameter) from constant_primary.

B. ps_parameter_identifier appears in two other places in the BNF:

simple_type ::= integer_type | non_integer_type | ps_type_identifier | ps_parameter_identifier

assignment_pattern_expression_type ::=
  ps_type_identifier
| ps_parameter_identifier
| integer_atom_type
| type_reference

Does it not make sense to make this change (to add class_scope) in those places as well?

It seems to me more logical to make the change in ps_parameter_identifier:

ps_parameter_identifier ::=
  [ package_scope | class_scope ] parameter_identifier
| { generate_block_identifier [ [ constant_expression ] ] . } parameter_identifier


I still have not gotten any feedback on this comment.

Shalom
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