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diff --git a/CIAO/README b/CIAO/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..22504fb64af --- /dev/null +++ b/CIAO/README @@ -0,0 +1,152 @@ + +BUILDING CIAO +======================== + +* Supported platform: + + We have tried CIAO examples on Win32 using MSVC 7.1 and above and on + Linux. + +* Documentation: + + Various documents are available under $(CIAO_ROOT)/docs/ + Commments and suggestions for improving these documents are + extremely welcome. + +* Preparation - Compiling ACE and TAO: + + ************************************************* + + There has been some big changes in MPC and + a few "problems" are being sorted out before + ACE/TAO switched to use MPC generated Makefile + projects files exclusively. CIAO only uses + MPC. MPC, however, assumes a slightly different + directory structure than the stock, old ACE + Makefile/project files. Therefore, it is + a bit adventurous to compile CIAO at this time + of transition. Here are some hints that you + can try to make this work a bit easier. + + 1. Make sure to add $ACE_ROOT/lib into your + PATH, or LD_LIBRARY_PATH (before + $ACE_ROOT/bin) + + 2. Make sure you don't have old CIAO libraries + DLL and so files) hanging around. + + 3. If prefered, you can re-generate the Makefile, + project files for all/core ACE/TAO libraries. + (e.g., using $ACE_ROOT/TAO/TAOACE.mwc.) + + ************************************************* + + CIAO depends on many CORBA features to function properly so you need + to compile them first. Here is a non-exhaustive list: + + ACEXML_Parser, + + Valuetype + IORInterceptor + ObjRefTemplate + Security + PortableServer + IFR_Client + + RTPortableServer + RTCORBA + +and also the libraries they depends on. + + - On Linux, try defining these in the platform_macros.GNU + + exceptions=1 + interface_repo=1 + ssl=1 + +* Compiling CIAO core libraries and tools: + + Assuming CIAO_ROOT = ACE_wrappers/TAO/CIAO/ + + Compile the following directories: + + + $CIAO_ROOT/ciao/ + + $CIAO_ROOT/tools/XML_Helpers + $CIAO_ROOT/tools/ComponentServer + $CIAO_ROOT/tools/ServerActivator + $CIAO_ROOT/tools/Assembly_Deployer + $CIAO_ROOT/tools/Daemon + + You need to creating the Makefile of your choice.. + For example, for unix makefile: + + $ cd $CIAO_ROOT/ciao/ + $ $(ACE_ROOT)/bin/mwc.pl + $ make + + To regenerate VC7.1.NET project files, do: + + > cd $CIAO_ROOT/ciao + > $(ACE_ROOT)/bin/mwc.pl -type vc71 + +* You also need to build the CIDL compiler before trying out any + examples. The CIDL compiler, CIDLC, compiles your component + implementation definition and generates the necessary glue code for + developing and deploying components. Pleas see + $CIAO_ROOT/CIDLC/README.html for instructions on how to build and + use CIDLC. + +* Now you can play with the examples: + + - $CIAO_ROOT/examples/Hello + + This is a single component example. Check out run_test.pl to see + how you can instantiate a single component using CIAO. + + - $CIAO_ROOT/examples/OEP/Display + + This is a multiple-component example. RateGen component + subdirectory contains a run_test.pl that you can use to + instantiate a component instance, like you would do with the + Hello example. The other components require collaboration with + other components and I don't have client programs to test them + out individually. + + This example also lets you compose all the components into a + distributed application using the Assembly_Deployer. Change + directory to + + $CIAO_ROOT/examples/OEP/Display/descriptors + + and take a look at the file: NOTE.txt. This file describes the + steps to compose the application using various different + configurations and composition specs. + + - $CIAO_ROOT/examples/OEP/BasicSP + + This is a new multi-component example. It has the similar + struture as the Dsiplay example above. + + +* If you can not find the + Makefiles for unix platform you are using, you can use mwc to create + them. For examples, to compile the multi-component example, use the + following: + + $ cd $CIAO_ROOT/examples/Display + $ $(ACE_ROOT)/bin/mwc.pl + $ make + + To regenerate VC6 dsp files, do: + + > cd $CIAO_ROOT/examples/Display + > $(ACE_ROOT)/bin/mwc.pl -type vc6 + + Likewise, to regenerate VC7.NET project files, do: + + > cd $CIAO_ROOT/examples/Display + > $(ACE_ROOT)/bin/mwc.pl -type vc7 + + |