[jacorb-developer] idl compilation errors for enums with different names but same element names

[Nick Cross]

I believe this is illegal IDL. See CORBA 3 (04-03-12), section 3.20.2.

Regards

Nick


On 02/07/12 20:07, Alka Nand wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have 2 idl files ethernetportypes.idl and ethernetporttypesR.idl  which
> define enums which have different names but the entries are the same name.
> Is there a compilation flag that I can set to get around this apparent
> namespaces problem? Since Java allows this why is the idl compiler
> complaining?
>
> module EthernetPortTypes {
>
>     /* Status for each port */
>     /* Represents the led state of a EthernetPort
>     The enum values map to the port type and its led status */
>     enum* LinkStateR1_T* {
>        /* Eth Port is down */
>        *eETHLINKDOWN,*
>        /* Eth Port is up but no TX/RX */
>      *  eETHLINKUP,*
>        /* Eth Port is up with activity */
>       * eETHLINKACTIVE,*
>        /* Eth Port State Unknown */
>        *eUNKNOWN*
>     };
>
> ethernetportypesR.idl has the following
>
> module EthernetPortTypes {
>     enum *LinkState_T* {
>        /* Eth Port is down */
>        *eETHLINKDOWN*,
>        /* Eth Port is up but no TX/RX */
>       * eETHLINKUP,*
>        /* Eth Port is up with activity */
>       * eETHLINKACTIVE,*
>        /* DSL Port IDLE Unconfigured */
>        eIDLENOTCONFIGURED,
>        /* DSL Port IDLE Configured */
>        eIDLECONFIGURED,
>        /* DSL Port attempting to connect with ATUR */
>        eRUNNINGACTIVATION,
>        /* DSL Port busy establishing link */
>        eRUNNINGINIT,
>        /* DSL Port data transport is active */
>        eRUNNINGSHOWTIMEL0,
>        /* DSL Port Testmode is active */
>        eTESTMODE,
>        /* DSL Port Loop Diagnostics Init Ongoing */
>        eRUNNINGLDINIT,
>        /* DSL Port Loop Diagnostics complete */
>        eIDLELDCOMPLETE,
>        /* DSL Port data transport active in L2 Power Mgmt Mode */
>        eRUNNINGSHOWTIMEL2,
>        /* Eth/DSL Port State Unknown */
>        *eUNKNOWN*
>     };
>
>
> I am seeing the following idl compilation error
>
>     [jacidl] processing idl file:
> V:\nanda_iptv\vobs_components_mxip_emsne_interface\idl\ethernetportmgr\ethernetportmgr.idl
>     [jacidl] processing idl file:
> V:\nanda_iptv\vobs_components_mxip_emsne_interface\idl\ethernetportmgr\ethernetportmgrR.idl
>     [jacidl] Jun 27, 2012 3:35:26 PM org.jacorb.idl.util.IDLLogger error
>     [jacidl] SEVERE: ethernetporttypesR.idl, line:50(20): Identifier
> eETHLINKDOWN already defined in immediate scope
>     [jacidl]   enum LinkState_T
>     [jacidl] Jun 27, 2012 3:35:26 PM org.jacorb.idl.util.IDLLogger error
>     [jacidl] SEVERE: ethernetporttypesR.idl, line:50(20): Identifier
> eETHLINKUP already defined in immediate scope
>     [jacidl]   enum LinkState_T
>     [jacidl] Jun 27, 2012 3:35:26 PM org.jacorb.idl.util.IDLLogger error
>     [jacidl] SEVERE: ethernetporttypesR.idl, line:50(20): Identifier
> eETHLINKACTIVE already defined in immediate scope
>     [jacidl]   enum LinkState_T
>     [jacidl] Jun 27, 2012 3:35:26 PM org.jacorb.idl.util.IDLLogger error
>     [jacidl] SEVERE: ethernetporttypesR.idl, line:50(20): Identifier
> eUNKNOWN already defined in immediate scope
>     [jacidl]   enum LinkState_T
>
>     [jacidl] Jun 27, 2012 3:35:26 PM org.jacorb.idl.util.IDLLogger error
>
>     [jacidl] SEVERE:
> V:\nanda_iptv\vobs_components_mxip_emsne_interface\idl\ethernetportmgr\ethernetportmgrR.idl,
> line: 992(1): 4 error(s).
>
>     [jacidl]
>
> Target 'idl' failed with message 'org.jacorb.idl.ParseException: Parse
> error : Lexer errors'.
>
>
>
> --
>
> alka
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