[omniORB] strange out ptr

[Duncan Grisby]

On Thursday 25 March, Alex Tingle wrote:

> Elsewhere in the IDL file, you will find:
> 
>    typedef _CORBA_ObjRef_OUT_arg<Cryptoken::_objref_Key,
>                                  Key_Helper> Key_out;
> 
> so you can declare your servant's method as:
> 
>    Key_ptr generateKeyPair(Key_out pub);
> 
> It's a shame that omniidl doesn't use the typedef that it generates. It 
> would make the output a bit easier to understand.

If I remember correctly, it does it the way it does to work around a
compiler bug with using the typedef. I can't remember which compiler,
but probably Visual C++.

Cheers,

Duncan.

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