Re: [myhdl-list] Setting of enum values

[Henry G. <he...@ca...>]

On 10/01/15 08:50, Jan Decaluwe wrote:
> On 12/28/2014 06:44 PM, Henry Gomersall wrote:
>> >On 28/12/14 11:24, Henry Gomersall wrote:
>>> >>Looking at the code, it seems the enum value is set by the argument
>>> >>order, so I can't see how to do it trivially.
>> >
>> >It strikes me that the problem is that the class definition is inside
>> >the enum factory function. Is there a reason for this?
> Sure - the enum factory function is intended to create
> a brand new type, like in VHDL.

Right, that makes sense in light of the view that enum should more than 
just a symbolic representation of an int down to the HDL level.

This is handled rather differently in the standard enum that allows 
quite a bit more flexibility in the design - the uniqueness of the items 
is enforced through the Enum metaclass.

Cheers,
Henry