Re: gEDA-user: Re: iverilog: Parameters of Parameters

2007-05-01 Thread lingwitt
On 1 May 2007, at 11:15:09 AM, Stephen Williams wrote: This is a bit too glib for my tastes. Parameters, parameter overrides and constraints on parameters were thoroughly debated during the standardization process, so I don't think it's quite fair for you to assume you know so much more (or are

gEDA-user: Re: iverilog: Parameters of Parameters

2007-05-01 Thread Stephen Williams
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In any case, as I stated in my last email, > this feature probably isn't good to add, > strictly because it seems to be nonstandard. > > However, the lack of such a feature shows > the poor thought of Verilog's designers. > > The burden is on the programmer, not > the t

Re: gEDA-user: Re: iverilog: Parameters of Parameters

2007-05-01 Thread Evan Lavelle
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, the lack of such a feature shows the poor thought of Verilog's designers. Sssh they're out there somewhere, and they may be listening. The burden is on the programmer, not the tools. The main problem with both Verilog and VHDL is that they're both ea

Re: gEDA-user: Re: iverilog: Parameters of Parameters

2007-05-01 Thread lingwitt
On 1 May 2007, at 4:02:28 AM, Evan Lavelle wrote: Stephen Williams wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Basically, I'm whining for a feature. I've looked at the thread in comp.lang.verilog. The parameter definition circularity problem is nasty, but a carefully contained extension (a la the way Mo

Re: gEDA-user: Re: iverilog: Parameters of Parameters

2007-05-01 Thread Evan Lavelle
Stephen Williams wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Basically, I'm whining for a feature. I've looked at the thread in comp.lang.verilog. The parameter definition circularity problem is nasty, but a carefully contained extension (a la the way Modelsim handles it) seems plausible. This is a good

Re: gEDA-user: Re: iverilog: Parameters of Parameters

2007-04-30 Thread lingwitt
On 30 Apr 2007, at 10:20:13 PM, Stephen Williams wrote: I've looked at the thread in comp.lang.verilog. The parameter definition circularity problem is nasty, but a carefully contained extension (a la the way Modelsim handles it) seems plausible. This is a good candidate for the Feature Request

gEDA-user: Re: iverilog: Parameters of Parameters

2007-04-30 Thread Stephen Williams
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > module A (input theInput, output theOutput); > parameter delay = 2; > > // Do something > > endmodule > > module B (input theInput, output theOutput); > parameter delay = a.delay + 5; > > A a(theInput, theOutput); > >