[Ace-users] [ace-users] Issue occurs when put IDL file into TAO IFR in the second times

[Douglas C. Schmidt]

Hi,

>We have come across some issues when we tried to put IDL into tao IFR.
>Does TAO support to put IDL file that contains keyword 'typedef' into
>IFR multiple times?
>
>TAO IFR VERSION(generated by command: tao_ifr -V):
>TAO_IDL_FE, version 1.5a (Based on Sun IDL FE, version 1.3.0)
>TAO_IFR_BE, version 1.5a

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Thanks,

        Doug


>PROBLEM Description:
>Exceptions occured when we tried to put the same IDL file that
>contains keyword 'typedef' into TAO Interface Repository(IFR) twice.
>Our procdure is:
>1. start up IFR service:
>     $TAO_ROOT/orbsvcs/IFR_Service/IFR_Service -o if_repo.ior
>&             ===>SUCCESS
>2. Put IDL file FMK_ItString.idl into IFR:
>      $ACE_ROOT/bin/tao_ifr -v  -ORBInitRef InterfaceRepository=file://
>if_repo.ior FMK_ItString.idl
>The result is OK and IDL file 'FMK_ItString.idl'(Attached to this
>mail)  is put into IFR successfully. However, exception arises when we
>run this command again. The exception looks like:
>
>(16592|1) EXCEPTION, visit_typedef
>system exception, ID 'IDL:omg.org/CORBA/BAD_PARAM:1.0'
>OMG minor code (2), described as 'RID already defined in IFR.',
>completed = NO
>
>(ifr_adding_visitor.cpp:106) ifr_adding_visitor::visit_scope - failed
>to accept visitor
>(ifr_adding_visitor.cpp:217) ifr_adding_visitor::visit_module -
>visit_scope failed
>(ifr_adding_visitor.cpp:106) ifr_adding_visitor::visit_scope - failed
>to accept visitor
>(ifr_adding_visitor.cpp:2177) ifr_adding_visitor::visit_root -
>visit_scope failed
>(be_produce.cpp:221) BE_produce - failed to accept adding visitor
>Fatal Error - Aborting
>
>However, for other IDL(test_new.idl) that does not contain keyword
>'typedef', there is no problem when we put same it repeatly.
>
>Additionally, I added new interface for FMK_ItString.idl and tried to
>put this idl to the IFR. Unfortunately, I failed and the same
>exception occured.
>
>Therefore, Is this a bug of TAO IFR?  Does tao support keyword
>'typedef' in IDL file for IFR? If yes, what actions should we take for
>this case?
>=========================================================
>FMK_ItString.idl:
>#ifndef __FMK_ITSTRING_IDL__
>#define __FMK_ITSTRING_IDL__
>module wtk {
>  typedef string FMK_ItSeqString;
>
>};
>#endif // __FMK_ITSTRING_IDL__
>
>==========================
>test_new.idl:
>#ifndef _IDL_BBB_TYPE
>#define _IDL_BBB_TYPE
>module warehouse
>{
>  interface BBB
>  {
>    boolean getDeskNumber (in string artist,
>                       inout string title,
>                       out float price);
>  };
>};
>
>#endif


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