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The C++ source files in this directory are compiled into the
code generators and driver for the CIAO CIDL compiler.
The CIDL compiler's front end is built from files in the
$CIAO_ROOT/CCF directory.
The CIAO CIDL compiler uses the Boost library, which may be
downloaded from:
http://www.boost.org
See documentation files in $(CIAO_ROOT)/CCF/External/Utility/Documentation
for more information on installation, supported platforms, design, etc.
Binary executables for the CIDL compiler are available at
http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/CIAO/CIDL.html
Versions are available at the above site for Linux and Windows.
-jeff
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Naming Convention.
The CIAO's CIDL compiler directory was called CIDLC which stands for
CIDL Compiler (like CC stands for C Compiler, etc). This directory
wasn't called CCIDLC (CIAO's CIDL Compiler) or CIAO_CIDLC because
that would incure needless tautology since the directory structure
(.../CIAO/tools/CIDLC) already implies that it's CIAO's CIDC.
Now about CIDLC executable name. The logical name of the excutable
implied by directory name (CIDLC) would be cidlc (like cc for
C Compiler). However there was a concern originally expressed by
Nanbor that cidlc is too generic name and when installed for
example as /usr/bin/cidlc would loose it's CIAO's context.
At the same time recommended by FHS (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard)
package installation location is /opt/<package>. Thus if installation
directory would be for instance /opt/CIAO then naming CIDLC executable
ciao_cidlc would create needless tautology (i.e./opt/CIAO/bin/ciao_cidlc).
Though in my opinion there is nothing bad in having generic name like
cidlc (user always can execute cidlc --version) and as suggested by FHS
installations like /usr/bin/ciao_cidl are non-conformant the decision was
made to call CIAO's CIDLC execuatable ciao_cidlc.
-boris
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