RE: [sv-ec] $psprintf $psdisplay // In VCS not in P1800

The PLI version would also have to be non-standard because the current
PLI does not allow a function to return a SV string type.

Dave


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org]
On
> Behalf Of Stuart Sutherland
> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:20 AM
> To: chris.spear@synopsys.com
> Cc: sv-ec@server.eda-stds.org
> Subject: FW: [sv-ec] $psprintf $psdisplay // In VCS not in P1800
> 
> 
> Chris,
> 
> Is there any chance that you have, or will, add PLI versions of these
> non-standard system tasks that are used in the VMM, but only exist in
VCS?
> They would go hand-in-hand with your PLI file I/O library.
> 
> Stu
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> Stuart Sutherland
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org]
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> Behalf Of vhdlcohen@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 6:46 AM
> To: shalom.bresticker@intel.com; sv-ec@server.eda-stds.org
> Subject: Re: [sv-ec] $psprintf $psdisplay // In VCS not in P1800
> 
>  Shalom,
> The only documentation I saw is in the VMM book:
> "VCS provides the $psprintf() function that returns the formatted
string
> instead of writing it into a string, like $sformat() does. This
function
> can
> be used with the message macros, to display messages with runtime
> formatted
> content. The macros are designed to invoke the $psprintf() function
only
> if
> the message will be issued, as per this recommendation.
> Example 4-27. Using a Macro and the $psprintf() System Function
> 'vmm_debug(this.log,
> $psprintf("Buffering TX Frame at 'h%h:\n%s",
> tx_pnt, fr.psdisplay(" ")));"
> 
>  Ben
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shalom.bresticker@intel.com
> To: vhdlcohen@aol.com; sv-ec@server.eda-stds.org
> Sent: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 6:01 AM
> Subject: RE: [sv-ec] $psprintf $psdisplay // In VCS not in P1800
> 
> 
> Ben,
> 
> I saw this thread on the Verification Guild.
> 
> However, I did not find these tasks documented in VCS documentation.
Can
> you
> tell me where they are documented?
> 
> In any case, they might require official Synopsys agreement to publish
> their
> specification.
> 
> Thanks,
> Shalom
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org]
On
> Behalf Of vhdlcohen@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 2:53 PM
> To: sv-ec@server.eda-stds.org
> Subject: [sv-ec] $psprintf $psdisplay // In VCS not in P1800
> 
> Any possibility that these functions be added to the LRM? Please see
> following link for discussion:
>
http://verificationguild.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=14
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> Thanks,
>
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