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********************* IBIS GOLDEN PARSER BUG REPORT FORM *********************
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INSTRUCTIONS

To report a bug in the IBIS golden parser.  Please fill out the top part
of the following form and send the complete form to ibischk-bug@vhdl.org.

A list of reported bugs will be maintained on vhdl.org.

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PARSER VERSION NUMBER:
   Found in IBISCHK3 V3.2.6 built for Windows 95

PLATFORM (SPARC, HP700, PC, etc.):
   PC

OS AND VERSION:
   Window NT 4.0 Server (Build 1381: Service Pack 6)

REPORTED BY: Matthew Flora, Innoveda, Inc.

DATE: 27 Mar 2001

DESCRIPTION OF BUG:
   Bug:
   On the Windows platforms (and MSDOS), a Ctrl-Z character can be interpreted
   as an end-of-file marker.  (This is a hold-over from very old versions of
   MSDOS.)  IBISCHK3 is opening files in a manner which uses this
   interpretation of the Ctrl-Z character and can stop reading input files
   before the file has been read completely.

   Cause:
   The routine fopen() is used to open files and it's "default" behavior is
   being used.  This "default" behavior is to open files in "text mode".  In
   "text mode", carriage return-linefeed character pairs are converted to
   linefeed characters and Ctrl-Z characters are interpreted as end-of-file
   markers.  This behavior can be suppressed by opening files in "binary
   mode".  The use of "binary mode" can be specified by and addition flag
   passed to fopen() or globally using the Microsoft specific global variable
   "_fmode".  Although "_fmode" is specific to Microsoft, its use would solve
   the problem throughout the program and guard against the same problem
   cropping up in new code.


INSERT IBIS FILE DEMONSTRATING THE BUG:

   NOTE: This file is already a part of the tests included with the IBISHCK3
         source code.
   NOTE: The non-ASCII characters in the file below may get filtered by
         various programs.  So, remember that Ctrl-Z is character code
         hexadecimal '1B'.


|************************************************************************
   | IBIS file to check for existence of non ascii characters (BIRD53)
   | Apt Software Avenues Pvt Ltd
|************************************************************************
   |
   [IBIS ver]       3.0
   [File name]      asciidos.ibs
   [File Rev]       0.0
   [Date]           December, 26 1997
   [Source]
   [Notes]
   [Disclaimer]
   [Copyright]
   |
|************************************************************************
   |                             Component mspectest
|************************************************************************
   |
   [Component]      mspectest
   [Manufacturer]   None
   [Package]
   | variable       typ                 min                 max
   R_pkg            2.00m               1.00m               3.00m
   L_pkg            5.00nH              4.00nH              6.00nH
   C_pkg            8.00pF              7.00pF              9.00pF
   |
   [Pin]  signal_name          model_name
   1      t1                   m1
   |
|************************************************************************
   |                           Model m1
|************************************************************************
   |
   [Model]          m1
   Model_type       Input
   Vinl=3D  .2
   Vinh=3D  4.2
   C_comp           5.00pF              5.00pF              5.00pF
   [Voltage range]  3                   2.9              3.1
   |
   [End]

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BUG NUMBER:   55

SEVERITY: [FATAL, SEVERE, MODERATE, ANNOYING, ENHANCEMENT]   ANNOYING

PRIORITY: [HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW]                                LOW

STATUS: [OPEN, CLOSED, WILL NOT FIX, NOT A BUG]              CLOSED

FIXED VERSION:  3.2.8

FIXED DATE:     November 20, 2001

NOTES ON BUG FIX:  Classified at the March 30, 2001 Meeting and to be fixed,
                   unless some people have some technical concerns.

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