Re: [myhdl-list] MEP - keep hierarchy in conversion

[Jan D. <ja...@ja...>]

On 10/02/2013 04:37 PM, Angel Ezquerra wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Jan Decaluwe <ja...@ja...> wrote:
>> On 10/02/2013 02:03 PM, Per Karlsson wrote:
>>> That is not a problem, it's a feature! :) I'd much rather move around
>>> a couple "whit:" than having to actually change the hierarchy.
>>
>> I don't see why those two options would be the only alternatives.
>>
>>> Decoupling the design hierarchy from the physical hierarchy is
>>> exactly what you want!
>>
>> That's why physical hierarchy doesn't belong in the source code.
>
> Jan,
>
> I think that perhaps I don't understand exactly what you mean. When
> you say that the physical hierarchy doesn't belong in the source code,
> what is the alternative? If the alternative is to use scripts or some
> other means to split your hierarchy, that is not something that I
> would consider "outside of the source code". Is that what you mean or
> did I misunderstand you?

We were discussing design hierarchy versus physical hierarchy
In that context, with "the source code" I meant the source code
of the design, with the design hierarchy.

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