Re: [ros-kernel] midl compiler

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Quoting Eric Kohl <ek...@rz...>:
> I hacked the idl compiler to build properly on Windows. I also fixed
> the preprocessor invocation for Windows. 
>
Work as in actually generate correct code or just compile?

> As part of the recent cleanup activities I want to move midl into the
> tools directory and rename it to ridlc. Renaming is needed to a) avoid any
> conflicts with an installed M$ Visual C++ and b) to keep the Micro-boys
> from complaining about stealing 'their' compiler and gpl'ing it.
> 
This is a good idea.

> 
> For the past few days I was searching the net for alternative idl
> compilers:
[...]
> 
One thing to note is that whatever idl compiler we use will need to
generate code that works with the rpcrt4 interfaces.