On Tuesday 11 Oct 2011, Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> > So how do Unix/Linux progams export their interfaces? In MS
> > VisualStudio, I can click on a function or method and right-click to
> > get the interface.
>
> Sorry, I don't know. You'd have to find a DCE IDL-using program, e.g.
> one doing some DCE RPC I guess, and see what it offers. The textual IDL
> file would be my first thought, or are you thinking there's a way to
> interrogate a peer to determine the interface it offers at run-time?
AIUI, the IDL file is compiled into a 'type library' which is somehow embedded
into a Windows DLL or exe, so that and IDE tool can view the information. I
don't do this myself, but I've watched our programmers knock up quick and
dirty code, just by looking at this info.
I was hoping that there would be more than just MS tools that could do this
kind of thing, or at least compile an IDL file to check for errors. I'll have
a look at your other links tomorrow.
I did ask this quetion at a LUG Meeting recently although in a different form.
I was asking if any of the IDE tools available on Linux, (eg Eclipse,
KDevelop, etc) had this kind of functionality. I don't think anyone knew at
the time. I've been unable to find anything in the Help or Docs for those
tools, but maybe I'm searching for the wrong string.
How do Linux programmers write function calls? Purely from the Docs?
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