NAME

gxv++ − generate C++ and XView source code for user interface elements described in a GIL file

SYNOPSIS

gxv++ [ −s | −v ] filename

DESCRIPTION

gxv++ reads a Graphical Interface Language (GIL) file created by OpenWindows Developer’s Guide, a user interface design editor.  As it reads, gxv++ generates C++ and XView source code for the OpenWindows user interface elements.  gxv++ generates four source code files and a Makefile:

filename_ui.C
The primary source code file, containing member function definitions for initialization and creation functions of user interface elements.

filename_ui.H
Contains declarations and class definitions for all user interface elements.

filename_stubs.C
Contains callback function templates for the element handlers specified in the user interface.

filename.info
Contains help text attached to user interface elements. Makefile, which controls the source code compile.

Note that GIL files all end with a .G extension.  gxv++ allows you to specify the filename with or without the extension: both filename.G and filename are acceptable names to specify filename.G to gxv++. 

OPTIONS

−s Sets gxv++ so it works silently, producing no messages while generating source code. 

−v Sets gxv++ so it is verbose, producing a message each time it generates source code for a user interface element. 

SEE ALSO

The OpenWindows Developer’s Guide User’s Manual

DIAGNOSTICS

gxv++: reading interface.G
gxv++ is reading the GIL file.

gxv++: writing interface_ui.H
gxv++ is generating the _ui.H source code file.

gxv++: writing interface_ui.C
gxv++ is generating the _ui.C source code file.

gxv++: writing interface_stubs.C
gxv++ is generating the _stubs.C source code file.

gxv++: writing interface.info
gxv++ is generating the .info help text file.

gxv++: writing Makefile
gxv++ is generating a Makefile for the generated interface source code.

gxv++: skipping Makefile
gxv++ detects an existing Makefile in the current directory and so is not generating a new Makefile.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: cannot find string
gxv++ can’t find a string it expects to describe an attribute of a user interface element described in the GIL file.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: cannot find integer
gxv++ can’t find an integer it expects to describe an attribute of a user interface element described in the GIL file.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: cannot find boolean
gxv++ can’t find a Boolean setting it expects to describe an attribute of a user interface element described in the GIL file.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: cannot find keyword
gxv++ can’t find a keyword it expects to describe an attribute of a user interface element described in the GIL file.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: cannot find start of list
gxv++ can’t find the beginning of a list it expects to describe an attribute of a user interface element described in the GIL file.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: cannot find start of name
gxv++ can’t find the beginning of a name it expects to describe an attribute of a user interface element described in the GIL file.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: cannot find start of object
gxv++ doesn’t find an open parenthesis at the beginning of an object definition in the GIL file.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: unexpected end-of-file
gxv++ encounters a truncated GIL file or a GIL file that doesn’t end with the proper file structure.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: unknown file format
gxv++ encounters a GIL file missing the file header information that identifies it as a GIL file.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: unknown value
gxv++ finds an attribute in a GIL file that it doesn’t recognize, or encounters an attribute value that is not appropriate for that attribute.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: unknown object
gxv++ encounters an element that specifies an owner that doesn’t exist.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: not a valid C identifier
gxv++ encounters an object name that is an illegal identifier in C.

gxv++: object NAME: attribute ATTRIBUTE: WARNING, not a C identifier, ignored
gxv++ encounters a special handler in quotes and ignores it.

BUGS

None

Sun Release 4.0  —  Last change: 9 July 1990