Section 1 - Commands

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Command Reference

genicf(1)

Name

genicf—Generates an Implementation Configuration File (ICF).

Synopsis

genicf [options] idl-filename...

Description

Given the idl-filename(s), generates an ICF file that provides the code generation process with additional information about policies on implementations and the relationship between implementations and the interface they implement. If an ICF file is provided as input to the idl command, the idl command generates server code for only the implementation/interface pairs specified in the ICF file.

The generated ICF file has the same filename as the first idl-filename specified on the command line, but with an .icf extension.

If incorrect OMG IDL syntax is specified in the idl-filename(s) file, appropriate errors are returned.

Options

-D identifier=[definition]

Performs the same function as the #define C++ preprocessor directive; that is, the -D option defines a token string or a macro to be substituted for every occurrence of a given identifier in the definition file. If a definition is not specified, the identifier is defined as 1. Multiple -D options can be specified. White space between the -D option and the identifier is optional.

-I pathname

Specifies directories within which to search for include files, in addition to any directories specified with the #include OMG IDL preprocessor directive. Multiple directories can be specified by using multiple -I options.

There are two types of #include OMG IDL preprocessor directives: system (for example, <a.idl>) and user (for example, "a.idl"). On UNIX systems, the path for system #include directories is /usr/include and any directories specified with the -I option; the path for user #include directives is the location of the file containing the #include directive, followed by the path specified for the system #include directive. On Windows 2000 systems, no distinction is made between the system #include directories and the user #include directives.

-h and -?

Provides help that explains the usage of the genicf command. No other action results.

Example

This command creates the emp.icf file: genicf emp.idl.