---
name: "idlc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cyclonedds-tools"
version: "0.10.5-1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/idlc"
---

# idlc(1)

IDL compiler

## NAME

idlc - IDL compiler

## SYNOPSIS

**idlc** \[*options*\] *FILE*

## DESCRIPTION

**idlc** generates a language-specific source code representation from IDL files.

## OPTIONS

- **-D** ***MACRO*=*VALUE*\]**

  Define preprocessor macro *MACRO* to *VALUE* (default: 1).

- **-E**

  Preprocess only.

- **-f case-sensitive**

  Switch to case-sensitive mode of operation, i.e. allow entities to contain fields that differ only in case.

- **-f keylist**

  Force use of **#pragma   keylist** directive even if annotaions occur in the translation unit.

- **-h**

  Display available options.

- **-I** ***PATH***

  Add *PATH* to #include search path

- **-l** ***LANGUAGE***

  Compile representation for *LANGUAGE* (default: c).

- **-S**

  Compile only.

- **-v**

  Display version information.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written for Debian by Timo Röhling and may be used without restriction.