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6.3.2 Usage of idlac

idlac is PolyORB’s IDL-to-Ada compiler.


NAME
       idlac - PolyORB's IDL-to-Ada compiler

SYNOPSIS
       idlac [-Edikpqv] [-[no]ir] [-gnatW8] [-o DIR] idl_file [-cppargs ...]

DESCRIPTION
       idlac is an IDL-to-Ada compiler, compliant with version 1.2 of the
       ``Ada Language Mapping Specification'' produced by the OMG.

OPTIONS
       idlac accepts the following options:

       -E      Preprocess only.

       -d      Generate delegation package.

       -i      Generate implementation template.

       -s      Generate server side code.

       -c      Generate client side code.

       -k      Keep temporary files.

       -p      Produce source on standard output.

       -q      Be quiet (default).

       -v      Be verbose.

       -ir     Generate code for interface repository.

       -noir   Don't generate code for interface repository (default).

       -gnatW8
               Use UTF8 character encoding

       -o DIR Specify output directory

       -cppargs ARGS
               Pass ARGS to the C++ preprocessor.

       -I dir  Shortcut for -cppargs -I dir.

EXIT STATUS
       idlac returns one of the following values upon exit:

       0      Successful completion

       1      Usage error

       2      Illegal IDL specification

idlac creates several files :


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