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diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/README b/source4/build/pidl/README deleted file mode 100644 index e6768b6940..0000000000 --- a/source4/build/pidl/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -This directory contains the source code of the pidl (Perl IDL) -compiler. - -pidl is the main file of pidl. - -Pidl works by building a parse tree from a .pidl file (a simple -dump of it's internal parse tree) or a .idl file -(a file format mostly like the IDL file format midl uses). -The IDL file parser is in idl.yp (a yacc file converted to -perl code by yapp) - -After a parse tree is present, pidl will call one of it's backends -(which one depends on the options given on the command-line). Here is -a list of current backends: - --- Generic -- -Parse::Pidl::Dump - Converts the parse tree back to an IDL file -Parse::Pidl::Samba::Header - Generates header file with data structures defined in IDL file -Parse::Pidl::NDR - Generates intermediate datastructures for use by NDR parses/generators -Parse::Pidl::ODL - Generates IDL structures from ODL structures for use in the NDR parser generator - --- Samba NDR -- -Parse::Pidl::Samba::NDR::Client - Generates client call functions in C using the NDR parser -Parse::Pidl::Samba::SWIG - Generates SWIG interface files (.i) -Parse::Pidl::Samba::NDR::Header - Generates a header file with NDR-parser specific data -Parse::Pidl::Samba::NDR::Parser - Generates pull/push functions for parsing NDR -Parse::Pidl::Samba::NDR::Server - Generates server side implementation in C -Parse::Pidl::Samba::Template - Generates stubs in C for server implementation -Parse::Pidl::Samba::EJS - Generates bindings for Embedded JavaScript (EJS) -Parse::Pidl::Samba::EJSHeader - Generates headers for the EJS bindings - --- Samba COM / DCOM -- -Parse::Pidl::Samba::COM::Proxy - Generates proxy object for DCOM (client-side) -Parse::Pidl::Samba::COM::Stub - Generates stub call handler for DCOM (server-side) -Parse::Pidl::Samba::COM::Header - Generates header file for COM interface(s) - --- Ethereal -- -Parse::Pidl::Ethereal::NDR - Generates a parser for the ethereal network sniffer -Parse::Pidl::Ethereal::Conformance - Reads conformance files containing additional data for generating Ethereal parsers - --- Utility modules -- -Parse::Pidl::Util - Misc utility functions used by *.pm and pidl.pl -Parse::Pidl::Typelist - Utility functions for keeping track of known types and their representation in C - -Tips for hacking on pidl: - - Look at the pidl's parse tree by using the --keep option and looking - at the generated .pidl file. - - The various backends have a lot in common, if you don't understand how one - implements something, look at the others - - See pidl(1) and the documentation on midl - - See 'info bison' and yapp(1) for information on the file format of idl.yp |