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NAME

idl - IDL parser

SYNOPSIS

idl [options] spec.idl

OPTIONS

All options are forwarded to C preprocessor, except -h -i -v -x.

With the GNU C Compatible Compiler Processor, useful options are :

-D name
-D name=definition
-I directory
-I-
-nostdinc

Specific options :

-h

Display help.

-i directory

Specify a path for import (only for IDL version 3.0).

-v

Display version.

-x

Enable export (only for IDL version 3.0).

DESCRIPTION

idl parses the given input file (IDL) and generates a ASCII file with the .ast extension.

idl is a Perl OO application what uses the visitor design pattern. The parser is generated by Parse::Yapp.

idl needs a cpp executable.

CORBA Specifications, including IDL (Interface Definition Language) are available on <http://www.omg.org/>.

SEE ALSO

cpp

COPYRIGHT

(c) 2001-2007 Francois PERRAD, France. All rights reserved.

This program and all CORBA::IDL modules are distributed under the terms of the Artistic Licence.

AUTHOR

Francois PERRAD, francois.perrad@gadz.org