Release created on: 26.12.2022 - 21:11:29

New Features

Converted many existing symbol classes to new symbol classes deriving from Name and NewSymbol.
This simplifies the usage of symbols, as names in VHDL are already very close to symbols.
⚠️ NewSymbol will be renamed to Symbol or SymbolMixin once all symbols are converted to the new style.
- LibraryReferenceSymbol
- PackageReferenceSymbol
- PackageMembersReferenceSymbol
- AllPackageMembersReferenceSymbol
- ContextReferenceSymbol
- EntitySymbol
- ArchitectureSymbol
- PackageSymbol
Named entities and new-style symbols now provide a NormalizedIdentifier property.
Implemented more analyze methods on Design:
- LinkPackageReferences
- LinkContextReferences
Added _references, _contextReferences and _referenced*** fields to Context class.
Added predefined flag groups to PossibleReference.
Added _referenced*** fields to DesignUnitWithContextMixin class.
Added DesignUnits flag for filtering in IterateDesignUnits.

Changes

Changed PossibleReference from IntEnum to Flag.
Merged parameters libraryReferencesand packageReferences of class Context to new parameter references.
A package body now doesn't except an identifier for its name, but a PackageSymbol.
Improved analyze methods:
- LinkLibraryReferences
- LinkArchitectures
- LinkPackageBodies
Using ...Identifier instead of ...Name in variables and parameters for a name of an entity. This identifier variable is normalized. In exceptions, ...Identifier is used to print the original name without normalization.
Improved predefined libraries and packages std.standard, etc.