Re: cpp branch: preprocessor stuff

[Mark McLoughlin <mark skynet ie>]

Hi Murray,

On 10 Jan 2002, Murray Cumming wrote:

> The ORBit2 cpp branch now output code for test/empty.idl, using
> `orbit-idl-2 -lc++'.
>
> However, it can't handle Bonobo_Unknown.idl unless I remove the
> preprocessor code, listed below. If this is stuff that should be
> processed before the idl is parsed, then I don't understand why the cpp
> idl-compiler handles them differently.

	All idl is passed through a C preprocessor before being parsed
by the idl-compiler. You could try figuring what preprocessor you're
using and what isn't being handled correctly by it.

	What's the exact error message you're getting?

Good Luck,
Mark.