Re: About WARNING of ibischk2

Paul,

A model can pass the parser and still get WARNINGS. That does
not mean that the model is **Bad**. We have devices whose V/I
characterisitcs are non-monotonic. So, the parser will ALWAYS
give you WARNINGS. I do agree that understanding the WARNINGS
is a good thing to do.

..and if the model never passes the parser...throw it away.

Regards,
Syed
National Semiconductor Corp.

> From owner-ibis@server.vhdl.org Mon Apr 6 15:05:50 1998
> From: Paul Gregory <pgregory@hpbs2933.boi.hp.com>
> Subject: Re: About WARNING of ibischk2
> To: ibis-users@vhdl.org
> Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 15:02:37 MDT
> Reply-to: paul_gregory@hp.com
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> >What I would like to know is since this is a WARNING and not an
> >ERROR, how concerned does the model developer need to be ??
>
> >Regards,
> >Syed
> >National Semiconductor Corp.
>
> I think that the concern is more with the model consumer, not
> the developer. Any time I get a model that does not pass the
> ibischk utility, my confidence in the model goes down. I
> usually notify the model supplier that the model had some
> warnings and ask for clarification as to why it does not
> pass. Then I spend time examining the model in closer detail
> to try to understand the warnings/errors. While this is a good
> thing from the point of view that I become more knowledgeable about
> the model, it is not a desired thing. I need to have confidence
> that the models are accurate, and passing the ibischk utility
> is the first step.
>
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Received on Mon Apr 6 15:30:04 1998