[ccmtools-announce] CCM Tools 0.2.2 "Euceta" released!

[Teiniker E. <ego...@tu...>]

This release fixes several bugs from the 0.2.1 "Benadryl" release,
including the following :

Python Scripts:
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* The build process uses a new python script called ccmtools-c++-configure
  that forces Confix to bootstrap and configure the generated AND the
  hand crafted code.
  Note that the ccmtools-c++-generate script doesn't need a Confix call.

* The ccmtools-c++-make script takes the *_app.* and the *_user_types.h
  and writes them to the generated source code.
  Now we copy the files with the option -p to leave the timestamps on their
  current state. Thus, the compiler only compiles the changed files.


IDL3 Parser and IDL to C++ Mapping:
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* The IDL parser now handles arrays accurately.


CppLocalGenerator:
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* IDL arrays are now mapped to C++ std::vector<>.

* There was a wrong parameter passing (inout, out) when using basic types.
  Now the parameters are passed in the right way
  e.g. short println(const short p1, short& p2, short& p3);

* If you try to get a reference from an unconnected receptacle,
  the get_connection_*() method throws a localComponents::NoConnection
  exception.

* If a component defines some user types but uses no interfaces
  (e.g. test/idl/attribute_user_types), the *_user_types.h file must be
  included from *_gen.h files.

* The generator now creates using namespace std; in the _app.cc and
  _mirror_app.cc files.

CppMirrorGenerator:
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* The generated test-client (CCM_Test/_check_CCM_Session*.cc) does not
  longer call methods on attributes and  supported interfaces on its own.
  It only instantiates a component and its mirror component and connects
  the facet and receptacle ports. All test cases fore these ports must be
  implemented in the mirror component's business logic.
  That solves the compiler problem when using user defined data types
  (the code generator can't guess the type and test values of user defined
  types).

* The generated test client (_check_CCM_Session*.cc) now is handled
  in the same way as the *_app.* files.
  They are located beneath the generated directory to be edited
  manually. At compiletime, the files are cpoied to the generated
  directory structure.


Test-Cases:
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* There are some new test-cases (see test/idl/README) that check the
  implementations of IDL parser and code generators.
  (We used the gcc 3.2 to compile all examples)

* We implemented more test cases within mirror component's business logic
  and test clients (see test/CppGenerator subdirectories).

Have fun!
Egon Teiniker