idl2pm 0.22

idl2pm is an 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).

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.

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· Perl