Re: [myhdl-list] Setting of enum values

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

On 01/10/2015 11:41 AM, Henry Gomersall wrote:

>
> There is an argument to be made (which I'm trying to make :) ) that
> enums should be handled and enforced at the MyHDL level, and converted
> to whatever types make sense at the HDL level. Requiring that MyHDL
> enums map to VHDL enums rather limits their scope.

That is not the requirement.

The enum was modeled after the VHDL enums because
I consider that a better model than alternatives in
other languages that I know of.

The fact that they map naturally to VHDL enums is simply
a consequence of that modeling decision.

Jan

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