ICM Issue Resolution Document  (IIRD)


IIRD ID:        5
ISSUE TITLE:    Removal of Recommended Line Limits
REQUESTOR:      Kelly Green
DATE SUBMITTED: August 17, 2004
DATE REVISED: 
DATE ACCEPTED BY IBIS OPEN FORUM: October 29, 2004  

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STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE:

      The ICM v1.0 specification recommends line limits to certain
      descriptive text blocks.  These recommendations are essentially
      meaningless, and are hereby removed.

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STATEMENT OF THE RESOLVED SPECIFICATIONS:


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     Keyword: [Disclaimer]
    Required: No
    Argument: Text Block
     Used By: [Begin Header]
 Description: Legal disclaimer and copyright information
 Usage Rules: This keyword provides a place for the user to add a legal
              disclaimer. 

|* remove     NOTE: It is recommended that the argument to the [Disclaimer] 
|* remove     keyword be limited to a maximum of 96 lines of text.  

              The [Disclaimer] keyword may appear only once between the
              [Begin Header]/[End Header] keyword pair.
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[Disclaimer]  This information is for modeling purposes only, and is not
              guaranteed.


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     Keyword: [Support]
    Required: No
    Argument: Text Block (URL path name)
     Used By: [Begin Header]
 Description: Specifies a web site that can be visited to get the latest 
              version of the file
 Usage Rules: Following the [Support] keyword is the URL of a web site the 
              user may visit for more information on the model or model(s).
              The entire link, including any file extension, is required. The
              [Support] keyword may appear only once between the [Begin 
              Header]/[End Header] keyword pair.    

              NOTE:  It is recommended that a separate IBIS model web site
              (not page) be maintained to prevent accidental changes of page
              name from breaking this link.

              The [Support] keyword may appear only once between the 
              [Begin Header]/[End Header] keyword pair.
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[Support] http://www.VendorNameIbisModels.com     |example ibis web site root


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     Keyword: [Redistribution Text]
    Required: Yes, ONLY if [Redistribution] value is "Specific", otherwise it
              is optional
    Argument: Text block
     Used By: [Begin Header]
 Description: Allows model creator to supply specific redistribution 
              information
 Usage Rules: If the argument to the [Redistribution] keyword is "Specific",
              then the user must include additional information on licensing
              details, or where to find them. Any text following the 
              [Redistribution Text] keyword must be included in any derivative 
              models verbatim. 

|* remove     Note: It is recommended that the argument to the 
|* remove     [Redistribution Text] keyword be limited to a maximum of 24 
|* remove     lines of text.

              The [Redistribution Text] keyword may appear only once between 
              the [Begin Header]/[End Header] keyword pair.
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[Redistribution Text]  Your text goes here.


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     Keyword: [ICM Family Description]
    Required: Yes
    Argument: Text Block
     Used By: [Begin ICM Family]
 Description: Provides a human-readable description of this interconnect
              family.
 Usage Rules: Only one [ICM Family Description] keyword is allowed per file, 
              and this keyword may appear only between the 
              [Begin ICM Model Family] and [ICM Model List] keywords.

|* remove     Note: It is recommended that the family description be limited
|* remove     to a maximum of 4 lines.  
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[ICM Family Description]   
High Density 0.1 center square pin connector designed for use on IEEE 99999
buses.



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ANALYSIS PATH/DATA THAT LED TO SPECIFICATION:

      The recommended line limits have no obvious purpose, and are in 
      any case are worded so weakly that they might as well not be there.

      The present implementation of the parser does not check these
      recommendations in any way.

      My motivation for suggesting their removal is simply that I feel
      obliged to issue parser release notes regarding the non-enforcement 
      of these non-requirements.


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ANY OTHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION:



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