some problems of when compiling IDL with dice tools

[Ronald Aigner]

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chenggh wrote on 17.01.2007 04:52 this:
> Hi:
> 	In the idl file i defined an interface including a function declaration like 
> this:
> 	int foo([in] arg1, [in] void *( * start_routine)(void *), [in] arg2);
> 	
> 	My aim is to define a method which includes a function pointer I define the 
> function name and function parameters by myself. But when I compile there is 
> error.
Naturally.

> 
> 	I checked out the dice manual there is nothing about how to deal with 
> function pointer in idl file.  Is this style supported by dice IDL ? If it 
> supports how could I do?
No, don't do it!

Dice is an IDL compiler. IDL stands for Interface Definition Language.
And IDL is *NOT* the C programming language. Even though IDL looks
similar to C it is not C. So using function pointers as arguments in an
interface definition won't work.

Greetings, Ron.
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