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- Java(TM) IDL 1.1 Early Access Release README
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- Welcome to the Java IDL 1.1 Early Access release. Thank you for
- your interest in this product and for taking the time to download
- the software and documentation.
-
- This Early Access release of Java IDL is a preliminary release
- conforming to the proposed OMG Java IDL Specification. This
- specification is expected to be approved by the OMG in the near
- future.
-
- When using the JavaIDL 1.1 EA release, it is important to remember:
- - This release is not intended for production level
- development.
- - This release does not imply a commitment for any future
- product releases or any future product release dates.
- - This release does not imply any particular packaging or
- release mechanism if JavaIDL is released in the future.
-
- Included in this release are two examples, Hello World and Portfolio
- Manager. They can be found in the examples directory.
-
- This README file contains information about:
- Java IDL System Requirements
- Java IDL Installation Guide
- Java IDL Bug Report containing descriptions of known
- problems in this release
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- Java IDL System Requirements
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- SPARC/Solaris Platform
- Solaris 2.3 or higher
- JDK 1.0.2 or higher
- To run Java IDL applets, one of:
- HotJava 1.0 or higher
- Netscape Navigator 3.0 or higher
-
- Microsoft Win32 Platforms
- Windows NT 3.5.1 or higher, or Windows 95
- JDK 1.0.2 or higher
- Visual C++ 4.0 or higher
- To run Java IDL applets, one of:
- HotJava 1.0 or higher
- Netscape Navigator 3.0 or higher
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher
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- Java IDL Installation Guide
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- 1. These instructions assume that:
-
- - You have successfully downloaded Java IDL from the website.
- - If you are using the Solaris version, you have untarred the files.
- - If you are using the NT/Windows 95 version, you have
- executed JavaIDL.exe.
- - You have a JavaIDL installation directory, created by untarring
- or running JavaIDL.exe.
-
- Read these instructions carefully before beginning the installation.
- Be sure you know the location of the Java interpreter, the
- Java CLASSPATH, and the location of your JavaIDL installation directory.
-
- 2. Go to the "bin" directory of the "JavaIDL" directory:
-
- % cd JavaIDL
- % cd bin
-
- 3. Have the Java interpreter run the class installJavaIDL and answer
- the installation questions. Examples are given in step 4.
-
- The installJavaIDL program will ask for:
- - the location of the Java interpreter (i.e., the full path to the
- executable program),
- - the Java CLASSPATH to be used, and
- - the location of the JavaIDL installation.
-
- The installJavaIDL program will then create a startup script for
- the COS Name Server implementation (called "nameserv" for Solaris
- and "nameserv.bat" for Windows). The script will reside in the
- "bin" directory of the JavaIDL installation, and can be used to
- start the Name Server.
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- 4. Installation Examples:
-
- The following installation scenarios assume that:
- -the Java interpreter can be found by searching the PATH
- (the actual name of the Java interpreter may vary, so
- substitute the real name for "java" where used below)
- - the CLASSPATH includes "." (the current directory).
-
- In the scenarios below, the cursor is shown as _ (underscore),
- comments are shown indented and in parentheses.
-
- 4.1 Solaris:
-
- For the example scenario, we are assuming that JDK is installed
- under "/opt/java", and that JavaIDL has been unpacked as
- "/opt/JavaIDL".
-
- % java installJavaIDL
-
- Welcome to the Installation of JavaIDL for Solaris.
- Enter full path to Java interpreter executable
- (JDK 1.0.2 or higher): _
-
- (Type the full path to the Java Interpreter executable,
- e.g. "/opt/java/bin/java" and finish with RETURN. The full path
- must exist as a file, otherwise the installJavaIDL program
- will print out an error message and ask again for the full
- path.)
-
- (The installJavaIDL program will then attempt to guess a
- suitable CLASSPATH, based on the location of the Java
- Interpreter. If it can, it will display its guess in brackets
- [], and just hitting RETURN will select the guess.)
-
- Enter full Java classpath [/opt/java/lib/classes.zip]: _
-
- (If the suggested classpath is correct, just hit
- RETURN. Otherwise, type in the correct CLASSPATH, which can be
- multiple PATHs separated by ':', and finish with RETURN.)
-
- (The installJavaIDL program will then attempt to guess the location
- of the JavaIDL installation. If it can, it will display its
- guess in brackets [], and just hitting RETURN will select the
- guess.)
-
- Enter JavaIdl Path [/opt/JavaIDL]: _
-
- (If the suggested location is correct, just hit
- RETURN. Otherwise, type in the correct location of JavaIDL,
- and finish with RETURN. The installJavaIDL program then
- verifies the entered location; if it is not correct the
- program will prompt again for the correct location of the
- JavaIDL installation.)
-
- (The installJavaIDL program then prints out the selected paths
- to be used when generating the script for the Name Server.)
-
- Using:
- Java Interpreter: /opt/java/bin/java
- Java Classpath: /opt/java/lib/classes.zip
- JavaIDL Path: /opt/JavaIDL
-
- Generating script...
-
- Installation for Solaris complete.
-
- The script "/opt/JavaIDL/bin/nameserv" can be used to start the COS Name Server.
-
- (The installJavaIDL program indicates that the installation is
- complete, and prints out the name of the script that can be
- used to start the Name Server, in this case
- "/opt/JavaIDL/bin/nameserv").
-
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- NOTE: There are two issues to keep in mind when running nameserv:
- 1. On Solaris, you must be root to run nameserv since it
- uses port 900 as the initial port by default. If this is
- not acceptable, a portnumber greater than 1023 must be
- specified (see note 2).
- 2. When starting the Name Server, if the default port is
- not acceptable, a different initial port number can be
- given with:
- nameserv -ORBInitialPort <port number>
-
- 4.2 Windows NT:
-
- This example scenario assumes that JDK is installed
- under "c:\jdk", and that JavaIDL has been unpacked as
- "c:\JavaIDL".
-
- > java installJavaIDL
-
- Welcome to the Installation of JavaIDL for Windows NT.
-
- Enter full path to Java interpreter executable
- (JDK 1.0.2 or higher): _
-
- (Type the full path to the Java Interpreter executable,
- e.g. "c:\jdk\bin\java" and finish with RETURN. The full path
- must exist as a file, or as a file with ".exe" or ".bat"
- appended to the name, otherwise the installJavaIDL program
- will print out an error message and ask again for the full
- path.)
-
- (The installJavaIDL program will then attempt to guess a
- suitable CLASSPATH, based on the location of the Java
- Interpreter. If it can, it will display its guess in brackets
- [], and just hitting RETURN will select the guess.)
-
- Enter full Java classpath [c:\jdk\lib\classes.zip]: _
-
- (If the suggested classpath is correct, just hit
- RETURN. Otherwise, type in the correct CLASSPATH, which can be
- multiple PATHs separated by ';', and finish with RETURN.)
-
- (The installJavaIDL program will then attempt to guess the location
- of the JavaIDL installation. If it can, it will display its
- guess in brackets [], and just hitting RETURN will select the
- guess.)
-
- Enter JavaIdl Path [c:\JavaIDL]: _
-
- (If the suggested location is correct, just hit
- RETURN. Otherwise, type in the correct location of JavaIDL,
- and finish with RETURN. The installJavaIDL program then
- verifies the entered location; if it is not correct the
- program will prompt again for the correct location of the
- JavaIDL installation.
-
- (The installJavaIDL program then prints out the selected paths
- to be used when generating the script for the Name Server.)
-
- Using:
- Java Interpreter: c:\jdk\bin\java
- Java Classpath: c:\jdk\lib\classes.zip
- JavaIDL Path: c:\JavaIDL
-
- Generating script...
-
- Installation for Windows NT complete.
-
- The script "c:\JavaIDL\bin\nameserv" can be used to start the COS Name Server.
-
- (The installJavaIDL program indicates that the installation is
- complete, and prints out the name of the script that can be
- used to start the Name Server, in this case
- "c:\JavaIDL\bin\nameserv").
-
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- Java IDL Bug Report
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- The following is a list of known bugs/limitations in the JavaIDL EA
- release.
-
- o The IDL to Java compiler does not handle declarations nested inside IDL
- structs, unions and exceptions. However, declarations can be nested
- inside IDL interfaces.
-
- o #pragma ID, and #pragma version are not supported; #pragma prefix
- can appear only at the global scope.
-
- o IDL module reopening is not supported by the IDL compiler.
-
- o Of the recently added type extensions to IDL, only longlong (signed and
- unsigned) is supported.
-
- o Multiple DII Request operations like send_multiple_requests_deferred,
- send_multiple_requests_oneway, poll_next_response, get_next_response
- are not supported.
-
- o DSI is not supported as it is under discussion as part of the ORB
- Enhanced Portability RFP.
-
- o Unions inside Any and Unions with boolean discriminators are not
- supported.
-
- o Recursive typecodes are not supported.
-
- o The Principal pseudo object has attribute "identity" instead of "name".
-
- o The "_request(String s)" operation on org.omg.CORBA.Object for DII
- support is missing.
-
- o The add_in_arg(), add_out_arg() and add_inout_arg() operations on
- org.omg.CORBA.Request that take a string argument should be called
- add_named_in_arg(), add_named_out_arg() and add_named_inout_arg().
-
- o methods "except()" and "except(Exception e)" on
- org.omg.CORBA.Environment should both be called "exception" instead
- of "except"
-
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