Fix variables in class methods to be automatic (#4111) (#4137)

src/V3LinkParse.cpp

@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ private:
             nodep->v3warn(STATICVAR, "Static variable with assignment declaration declared in a "
                                      "loop converted to automatic");
         }
+        if (m_ftaskp && m_ftaskp->classMethod() && nodep->lifetime().isNone()) {
+            nodep->lifetime(VLifetime::AUTOMATIC);
+        }
         if (nodep->lifetime().isNone() && nodep->varType() != VVarType::PORT) {
             nodep->lifetime(m_lifetime);
         }

test_regress/t/t_class_param_type.v

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ typedef cls_t cls2_t;
 
 class Singleton #(type T=int);
    static function Singleton#(T) self;
-      Singleton#(T) c = new;
+      static Singleton#(T) c = new;
       return c;
    endfunction
    function int get_size;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ endclass
 
 class SingletonUnusedDefault #(type T=int);
    static function SingletonUnusedDefault#(T) self;
-      SingletonUnusedDefault#(T) c = new;
+      static SingletonUnusedDefault#(T) c = new;
       return c;
    endfunction
 endclass

test_regress/t/t_static_function_in_class.pl

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. 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-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
+
+scenarios(simulator => 1);
+
+compile(
+    );
+
+execute(
+    check_finished => 1,
+    );
+
+ok(1);
+1;

test_regress/t/t_static_function_in_class.v

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Simple static elaboration case
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed into the Public Domain, for any use,
+// without warranty, 2015 by Todd Strader.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+class string_utils;
+  typedef string array_of_string[];
+
+  static function array_of_string split_by_dash(string s);
+    string 	  parts[$];
+    int 	  last_char_position = -1;
+    for (int i = 0; i < s.len(); i++) begin
+      if (i == s.len()-1) begin
+        parts.push_back(s.substr(last_char_position+1, i));
+      end
+      // Can't remove this, because then the code will work
+      if (string'(s[i]) == "-") begin
+        parts.push_back(s.substr(last_char_position+1, i-1));
+        last_char_position = i;
+      end
+    end // for (int i = 0; i < s.len(); i++)
+    return parts;
+  endfunction // split_by_dash
+endclass // string_utils
+
+class filter;
+  local static filter single_instance;
+
+  static function filter get();
+    if (single_instance == null)
+      single_instance = new();
+    return single_instance;
+  endfunction // get
+
+  local function new();
+    string parts[] = string_utils::split_by_dash("*");
+    if (parts.size() != 1)
+      $fatal(0, "Expected single element");
+    if (parts[0] != "*")
+      $fatal(0, "Expected element to be *");
+   endfunction // new
+endclass // filter
+
+module t (/*AUTOARG*/);
+  const filter _filter = filter::get();
+  initial begin
+    $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+    $finish();
+  end
+endmodule