Fix streaming dynamic arrays with different element types failing to compile (#8434) (#8435)

include/verilated_funcs.h

@@ -2948,8 +2948,8 @@ inline void VL_ZERO_INIT_QUEUE_ELEM(VlWide<N_Words>& elem) {
     for (size_t j = 0; j < N_Words; ++j) { elem.at(j) = 0; }
 }
 
-// This specialization works for both VlQueue<CData> (and similar) as well
-// as VlQueue<VlWide<N>>.
+// These overloads work for both VlQueue<CData> (and similar) as well
+// as VlQueue<VlWide<N>>, including queues with different element types.
 template <typename T>
 inline void VL_COPY_Q(VlQueue<T>& q, const VlQueue<T>& from, int /*lbits*/, int srcElementBits,
                       int dstElementBits) {
@@ -2971,16 +2971,32 @@ inline void VL_COPY_Q(VlQueue<T>& q, const VlQueue<T>& from, int /*lbits*/, int
     }
 }
 
-// This specialization works for both VlQueue<CData> (and similar) as well
-// as VlQueue<VlWide<N>>.
-template <typename T>
-inline void VL_REVCOPY_Q(VlQueue<T>& q, const VlQueue<T>& from, int lbits, int srcElementBits,
-                         int dstElementBits) {
+// Keep the same-type overload separate for its direct-copy optimization and alias handling;
+// differently typed queues cannot alias.
+template <typename T_Dst, typename T_Src>
+inline typename std::enable_if<!std::is_same<T_Dst, T_Src>::value>::type
+VL_COPY_Q(VlQueue<T_Dst>& q, const VlQueue<T_Src>& from, int /*lbits*/, int srcElementBits,
+          int dstElementBits) {
+    const size_t srcTotalBits = from.size() * srcElementBits;
+    const size_t dstSize = (srcTotalBits + dstElementBits - 1) / dstElementBits;
+    q.renew(dstSize);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < dstSize; ++i) { VL_ZERO_INIT_QUEUE_ELEM(q.atWrite(i)); }
+    for (size_t bitIndex = 0; bitIndex < srcTotalBits; ++bitIndex) {
+        VL_SET_QUEUE_BIT(q, dstElementBits, bitIndex,
+                         VL_GET_QUEUE_BIT(from, srcElementBits, bitIndex));
+    }
+}
+
+// This works for both VlQueue<CData> (and similar) as well as VlQueue<VlWide<N>>,
+// including queues with different element types.
+template <typename T_Dst, typename T_Src>
+inline void VL_REVCOPY_Q(VlQueue<T_Dst>& q, const VlQueue<T_Src>& from, int lbits,
+                         int srcElementBits, int dstElementBits) {
     const size_t srcTotalBits = from.size() * srcElementBits;
     const size_t dstSize = (srcTotalBits + dstElementBits - 1) / dstElementBits;
 
     // Always make a copy to handle the case where q and from are the same queue
-    VlQueue<T> srcCopy = from;
+    VlQueue<T_Src> srcCopy = from;
 
     // Initialize all elements to zero using appropriate method
     q.renew(dstSize);

test_regress/t/t_stream_dynamic_cross_type.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of either the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 3
+# or the Perl Artistic License Version 2.0.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Wilson Snyder
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
+
+import vltest_bootstrap
+
+test.scenarios('simulator')
+
+test.compile()
+
+test.execute()
+
+test.passes()

test_regress/t/t_stream_dynamic_cross_type.v

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed under the Creative Commons Public Domain, for
+// any use, without warranty, 2026 by Verilator Authors.
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Wilson Snyder
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+// verilog_format: off
+`define stop $stop
+`define checkh(gotv, expv) do if ((gotv) !== (expv)) begin $write("%%Error: %s:%0d:  got='h%x exp='h%x\n", `__FILE__,`__LINE__, (gotv), (expv)); `stop; end while(0);
+// verilog_format: on
+
+module t;
+  bit source_bits[];
+  int unsigned destination_words[];
+
+  initial begin
+    source_bits = new[37];
+    source_bits[0] = 1;
+    source_bits[2] = 1;
+    source_bits[5] = 1;
+    source_bits[31] = 1;
+    source_bits[36] = 1;
+
+    destination_words = {>>{source_bits}};
+    `checkh(destination_words.size(), 2);
+    `checkh(destination_words[0], 32'ha4000001);
+    `checkh(destination_words[1], 32'h08000000);
+
+    destination_words = {<<{source_bits}};
+    `checkh(destination_words.size(), 2);
+    `checkh(destination_words[0], 32'h84000001);
+    `checkh(destination_words[1], 32'h28000000);
+
+    $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+    $finish;
+  end
+endmodule