Re: problem with dual included idl files

On Thu, 2002-08-29 at 19:42, Jason Shupe wrote:
> I've got two idl files that include the same two other idl files.  When
> I try to use the first two in the same perl program I get the following
> error when I run perl -c foo.pl
> 
>   Constant subroutine SERIALIZER_NO_WAIT redefined at
>   /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/CORBA/ORBit.pm line 65535.
>   Constant subroutine SERIALIZER_WAIT_FOREVER redefined at
>   /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/CORBA/ORBit.pm line 65535.
>   foo.pl syntax OK
> 
> If the first idl file includes the second, and then second idl file
> includes the other two idl files, then I don't get the error.
> 

Hi Jason,

Do your idl files use include guards to protect from multiple inclusion?

e.g. File Foo.idl should be wrapped in something like:

#ifndef FOO_IDL
#define FOO_IDL

// file contents go here

#endif

Cheers,
Alex.