[sv-bc] Aggregate / struct - 2 questions

Hi, All -

Two aggregate / struct questions below.

Attached in a separate file is the following example:

typedef struct {
   bit  [3:0] dst_addr;
   bit  [3:0] src_addr;
   bit [31:0] data;
   bit  [7:0] crc;
} pkt_s;

module test;
   pkt_s pkt1;

   initial begin
     init('{4'h9, 4'h6, 32'h1234ABCD, 8'h00});
     pkt1.crc = gen_crc(pkt1.data);
     show_pkt;
     $finish;
   end

   function void init (pkt_s d);
     pkt1 = d;
   endfunction

   function [7:0] gen_crc (int d);
     for (int i=0;i<8;i++) gen_crc[i]=^d[(i*4)+:4];
   endfunction

   function void show_pkt;
     $display("dst=%h src=%h data=%h crc=%h",
         pkt1.dst_addr, pkt1.src_addr, pkt1.data, pkt1.crc);
   endfunction
endmodule

Two questions about this example:

(1)     The init function takes a pkt_s structure as an input. When I 
make the following assignment, one SystemVerilog simulator passes 
while another reports an error due to the apostrophe in from of the {

If I remove the apostrophe, the other SystemVerilog simulator works 
while the first simulator fails because of the missing apostrophe.

init('{4'h9, 4'h6, 32'h1234ABCD, 8'h00});


This may just be an artifact of the simulator versions that I am 
using but I want to make sure that everyone agrees that this function 
call SHOULD include the apostrophe (??) (and this will be fixed in 
upcoming releases).

(2)     Second question. Look at the following display command.

$display("dst=%h src=%h data=%h crc=%h",
     pkt1.dst_addr, pkt1.src_addr, pkt1.data, pkt1.crc);

Is there some way to unpack the struct (almost like aggregate 
de-assignment) so that the display command could be written something like:

$display("dst=%h src=%h data=%h crc=%h", pkt1);

and the fields propagate to the separate display formats in the 
field-order declared within the struct? I don't think there is such a 
thing, but if there is I would like to hear about it (would be nice!)

Regards - Cliff

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