NAME

idl2pm - IDL compiler to language Perl mapping

SYNOPSIS

idl2pm [options] spec.idl

OPTIONS

All options are forwarded to C preprocessor, except -h -i -J -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 version 3.0).

-J directory

Specify a path for Perl package importation (use package;).

-v

Display version.

-x

Enable export (only for version 3.0).

DESCRIPTION

idl2pm parses the given input file (IDL) and generates :

• a Perl spec.pm with marshal and demarshal methods

idl2pm is a Perl OO application what uses the visitor design pattern. The parser is generated by Parse::Yapp.

idl2pm needs a cpp executable.

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

CORBA mapping for Perl [mapping.pod - Draft 1, 7 October 1999] comes with the package CORBA::MICO or CORBA::ORBit.

SEE ALSO

cpp, idl2html, idl2xs_c

COPYRIGHT

(c) 2002-2008 François PERRAD, France. All rights reserved.

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

AUTHOR

François PERRAD, francois.perrad@gadz.org