vpiFullName does not include :: for packages

Question

vpiFullName does not include :: for packages

toddstrader opened this issue 6 months ago · comments

See 37.10:

vpiFullName for a package shall be the name of the package and should end with “::”; this syntax disambiguates between a module and a package of the same name.

I'm iterating over vpiInstance with v12.0 and can see packages but their names do not include the ::.

Related to:
cocotb/cocotb#3536

Cary R. · Answer 1 · Thu Nov 30 2023 03:27:14 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Likely a bug since the VPI has not been updated much and lots of changes have happened in language constructs that are supported.

Cary R. · Answer 2 · Thu Nov 30 2023 03:28:26 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

We should also check that we can have a package and module with the same name. It's possible we are actually using a common namespace.

Cary R. · Answer 3 · Fri Dec 01 2023 17:01:41 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

The "::" is specified as "should" so it is not required though I agree it should be included for the reason given in the standard.

Cary R. · Answer 4 · Fri Dec 29 2023 10:57:10 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I have pushed a fix that now emits a :: after a package name whenever vpiFullName is used.