Type name expressions down to elaboration.

PExpr.cc

@@ -540,6 +540,15 @@ bool PETernary::has_aa_term(Design*des, NetScope*scope) const
            || fal_->has_aa_term(des, scope);
 }
 
+PETypename::PETypename(data_type_t*dt)
+: data_type_(dt)
+{
+}
+
+PETypename::~PETypename()
+{
+}
+
 PEUnary::PEUnary(char op, PExpr*ex)
 : op_(op), expr_(ex)
 {

PExpr.h

@@ -660,6 +660,21 @@ class PEString : public PExpr {
       char*text_;
 };
 
+class PETypename : public PExpr {
+    public:
+      explicit PETypename(data_type_t*data_type);
+      ~PETypename();
+
+      virtual void dump(ostream&) const;
+      virtual unsigned test_width(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
+				  width_mode_t&mode);
+      virtual NetExpr*elaborate_expr(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
+				     ivl_type_t type, unsigned flags) const;
+
+    private:
+      data_type_t*data_type_;
+};
+
 class PEUnary : public PExpr {
 
     public:

elab_expr.cc

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ NetExpr* PExpr::elaborate_expr(Design*des, NetScope*, unsigned, unsigned) const
  * supported, can assign to packed arrays and structs, unpacked arrays
  * and dynamic arrays.
  */
-unsigned PEAssignPattern::test_width(Design*des, NetScope*scope, width_mode_t&mode)
+unsigned PEAssignPattern::test_width(Design*, NetScope*, width_mode_t&)
 {
       expr_type_  = IVL_VT_DARRAY;
       expr_width_ = 1;
@@ -1078,10 +1078,14 @@ unsigned PECallFunction::test_width_sfunc_(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
 	    if (expr == 0)
 		  return 0;
 
-              // The argument type/width is self-determined and doesn't
+	    if (! dynamic_cast<PETypename*>(expr)) {
-              // affect the result type/width.
+		    // The argument type/width is self-determined and doesn't
-            width_mode_t arg_mode = SIZED;
+		    // affect the result type/width. Note that if the
-	    expr->test_width(des, scope, arg_mode);
+		    // argument is a type name (a special case) then
+		    // don't bother with this step.
+		  width_mode_t arg_mode = SIZED;
+		  expr->test_width(des, scope, arg_mode);
+	    }
 
 	    expr_type_   = IVL_VT_BOOL;
 	    expr_width_  = integer_width;
@@ -1393,11 +1397,18 @@ NetExpr* PECallFunction::elaborate_sfunc_(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
 
 	    PExpr*expr = parms_[0];
 
-	    verinum val ( (uint64_t)expr->expr_width(), integer_width);
+	    if (PETypename*type_expr = dynamic_cast<PETypename*>(expr)) {
-	    NetEConst*sub = new NetEConst(val);
+		  cerr << get_fileline() << ": sorry: "
-	    sub->set_line(*this);
+		       << "I don't yet support typename argumets to $bits." << endl;
+		  des->errors += 1;
+		  return 0;
+	    } else {
+		  verinum val ( (uint64_t)expr->expr_width(), integer_width);
+		  NetEConst*sub = new NetEConst(val);
+		  sub->set_line(*this);
 
-	    return cast_to_width_(sub, expr_wid);
+		  return cast_to_width_(sub, expr_wid);
+	    }
       }
 
 	/* Interpret the internal $is_signed system function to return
@@ -5158,6 +5169,31 @@ NetExpr* PETernary::elab_and_eval_alternative_(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
       return tmp;
 }
 
+/*
+ * A typename expression is only legal in very narrow cases. This is
+ * just a placeholder.
+ */
+unsigned PETypename::test_width(Design*des, NetScope*, width_mode_t&)
+{
+      cerr << get_fileline() << ": error: "
+	   << "Type names are not valid expressions here." << endl;
+      des->errors += 1;
+
+      expr_type_   = IVL_VT_NO_TYPE;
+      expr_width_  = 1;
+      min_width_   = 1;
+      signed_flag_ = false;
+      return expr_width_;
+}
+
+NetExpr*PETypename::elaborate_expr(Design*des, NetScope*,
+				   ivl_type_t, unsigned) const
+{
+      cerr << get_fileline() << ": error: Type name not a valid expression here." << endl;
+      des->errors += 1;
+      return 0;
+}
+
 unsigned PEUnary::test_width(Design*des, NetScope*scope, width_mode_t&mode)
 {
       switch (op_) {

parse.y

@@ -3097,6 +3097,14 @@ expr_primary
 	delete[]$1;
       }
 
+  /* There are a few special cases (notably $bits argument) where the
+     expression may be a type name. Let the elaborator sort this out. */
+  | TYPE_IDENTIFIER
+  { PETypename*tmp = new PETypename($1);
+	FILE_NAME(tmp,@1);
+	$$ = tmp;
+      }
+
   /* The hierarchy_identifier rule matches simple identifiers as well as
      indexed arrays and part selects */
 

pform_dump.cc

@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ void PETernary::dump(ostream&out) const
       out << "(" << *expr_ << ")?(" << *tru_ << "):(" << *fal_ << ")";
 }
 
+void PETypename::dump(ostream&fd) const
+{
+      fd << "<type>";
+}
+
 void PEUnary::dump(ostream&out) const
 {
       switch (op_) {