This page is a HOW-TO for installing CorbaScript.

This simple but powerful Scripting language developed in LIFL is a very useful tool when developing CORBA applications. It allows quick testing, implementation of mock-ups and other debugging stuff...

Unfortunately this project seems to be dead now, so there's no support etc., but I know I've been using it recently (2004-5) in a project and it helped a lot...

Installation

Not very straightforward unfortunately.

Selecting and installing an ORB

First of all, you have to find an old C++ ORB ! I gave up porting CS on recent ORBs, despite the usefulness of it. Anyway, for testing an old ORB is enough in most of the cases.

I chose mico. You can find installation/compilation infos here.

Configuring CorbaScript

Unzip CorbaScript1.3.5 somewhere, and cd to this directory.

Look at available configurations for your plaftorm (I use MICO_LINUX_GCC).

Lauch the compile script : 

 > config/compile.sh

Pray !

NOTE
I've had an issue with pthreads, I had to update the config file MICO_LINUX_GCC and add -lpthread in SYSTEM_LD_LIBRARIES

My Old Distro

Here's my good old CS 1.3.5 distro that has traversed ages :

http://www.rvkb.com/pub/CorbaScript-1.3.5.zip

NOTE
The distro contains the distro (???) : I should clean this some day !