Using CIAO


  • Installing CIAO

    1. The ACE+TAO+CIAO package is available from the following location: http://deuce.doc.wustl.edu/Download.html.
    2. Instructions for building ACE and TAO are available here: http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE_wrappers/TAO/TAO-INSTALL.html.
    3. Documentation for installing CIAO can be found at $CIAO_ROOT/README.


  • Configuring Cadena for CIAO

    1. Open a .cidl or an .idl file. This will make the "Cadena" menu available.
    2. Select "Configure Plugins" from the Cadena menu.



    3. Select "CIAO" from the list of plugins on the left.
    4. Enter the location of the CIDLC compiler, ACE root, and CIAO root.




  • Editing a .cidl file

    1. The Cadena menu will be visible when editing a .cidl file. CIAO tools can be invoked from this menu.



    2. To use the CIAO cidl compiler, select "Compile CIDL". This will generate equivalent executor IDL definitions.
    3. To create an ACE project file for a component, select "Generate component MPC".
    4. Once the MPC file is generated, it is possible to create a Makefile or a Visual Studio 7.1 project file.
    5. Component export files for Windows DLL's can be generated through Cadena by selecting "Generate component exports".


  • Editing a scenario file

    1. The Cadena menu is also available when editing a scenario file, but the items in the menu now reflect options for a scenario file.



    2. Corba CAD XML files can be generated by selecting "Generate Corba CAD". This initial implementation produces a CAD file with no partitioning or any other special features.
    3. An ACE project file can be created for an entire project by selecting "Generate project MPC".
    4. Once this has been done, it is possible to create a Makefile or a Visual Studio 7.1 project file.