Using the SNiFF+ IDL Parser without SNiFF+
To check the syntax of an IDL file, you can launch the SNiFF+ IDL Parser independently of your SNiFF+ session on the command line interface. Note that this is the only way to use the SNiFF+ IDL Parser independently of a SNiFF+ session.
To run the SNiFF+ IDL Parser, enter the following from the command line interface:
sniffidl [options] <name_of_idl_file>
You can include one or more of the following options when running
sniffidl:
-h[elp]
message with command line syntax and options is printed
-v[ersion]
version number of
sniffidl
is printed
-e<file>
errors and warnings found during parsing are written to
<file>