SYNOPSIS
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orbit-idl-2
[ options ] file...
DESCRIPTION
orbit-idl-2
OPTIONS
orbit-idl-2 accepts the following options:-d ARG
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--debug=ARG
- Set the debug level. Supported levels are 0 to 4, default is 2.
- --idlwarnlevel=INT
- Set the warning level for compiler warnings. Supported levels are 0 to 4, default is 2.
- --showcpperrors
- Show errors from cpp(1).
- --small
- Optimize for size instead of speed.
- --oldstyle
- Use the old style IDL compiler (not generally recommended).
- --skeleton-impl
- Generate a skeleton-impl file.
- --nostubs
- Do not create the stubs file.
- --noskels
- Do not create the skels file.
- --nocommon
- Do not create the common file.
- --noheaders
- Do not create the headers file.
- --noidata
- Don't generate Interface type data.
-i
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--imodule
- Generate only an imodule file (no skels, stubs, etc.).
- --add-imodule
- Generate an imodule file (as well as other files generated by default or by other options).
- --onlytop
- Inhibit file includes.
- --pidl
- Treat source as pseudo-IDL.
-D ARG
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--define=ARG
- Define name for preprocessor.
-I PATH
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--include=PATH
- Add search path for include files.
- --deps=FILENAME
- Generate dependency information, suitable for inclusion in a Makefile.
-l ARG
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--lang=ARG
- Specify the output language. The default is C. Support for languages other than C requires the installation of a backend for that language.
- --backenddir=DIR
- Specify the directory where a language backend is stored (not necessary if backend is stored in the default directory).
- --usage
- Print a very brief usage summary.
-?
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--help
- Print a slightly more detailed usage summary.
-v
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--version
- Print version number and serial.
COMPILING
The IDL file(s) compiled by orbit-idl-2 define the interfaces to network-transparent objects. These files are first passed to cpp(1), the C Preprocessor, then the result is parsed, and the C code is generated.
By default, orbit-idl-2 generates four files, the stubs,
skels, common, and header files. If your input file
is named sample.idl, then the output files will be named,
respectively, sample-stubs.c, sample-skels.c,
sample-common.c, and sample.h. You can optionally also
generate a skeleton-impl file (which would be named
sample-skelimpl.c in our example), or an imodule file
(e.g. sample-imodule.c). These files require manual
editing to be useful, and is therefore not generated by default.
The generated C files are formatting ("pretty-printed") using indent(1). You can use another program for this if you prefer, with the --c-output-formatter argument.
AUTHOR
Copyright © 2001, 2002 Dick Porter <[email protected]> and Elliot Lee <[email protected]>This manual was originally written for orbit-idl by Chris Waters <[email protected]> for Debian GNU/Linux.