---
name: "sfidl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "beast"
version: "0.7.4-5"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sfidl"
---

# sfidl(1)

SFI IDL Compiler

## NAME

SFIDL - SFI IDL Compiler

## SYNOPSIS

**sfidl** \[*OPTIONS*\] *input.idl*

## DESCRIPTION

**sfidl** generates glue code for *BSE* objects and plugins from interface definition language files.

## OPTIONS

- **--help** \[*binding*\]

  Print general usage information. Or, if *binding* was specified, print usage information for this language binding.

- **--version**

  Print program version.

- **-I** *DIRECTORY*

  Add *DIRECTORY* to include path.

- **--print-include-path**

  Print include path.

- **--nostdinc**

  Prevents standard include path from being used.

### Language bindings:

- **--client-c**

  Generate C client language binding.

- **--client-c**

  Generate C core language binding.

- **--host-c**

  Generate C host language binding.

- **--client-cxx**

  Generate C++ client language binding.

- **--core-cxx**

  Generate C++ core language binding.

- **--plugin**

  Generate C++ plugin language binding.

- **--list-types**

  Print all types defined in the idlfile. This option is used only for BSE internally to ease transition from C to C++ types.

### Language binding options:

- **--header**

  Generate header file, this is the default.

- **--source**

  Generate source file.

- **--prefix** *prefix*

  C host/client language binding option, sets the prefix for C functions. The prefix ensures that no symbol clashes will occur between different programs/libraries which are using a binding, so it is important to set it to something unique to your application/library.

- **--init** *name*

  Set the name of the init function for C host/core bindings.

- **--namespace** *namespace*

  C++ client language binding, sets the namespace to use for the code. The namespace ensures that no symbol clashes will occur between different programs/libraries which are using a binding, so it is important to set it to something unique to your application/library.

- **--lower**

  Select lower case identifiers in the C++ client language binding (create\_midi\_synth), this is the default.

- **--mixed**

  Select mixed case identifiers in the C++ client language binding (createMidiSynth).

## SEE ALSO

[bsescm(1)](/bsescm/1.md), BSE Object Reference (http://beast.testbit.eu/bse-objects), BSE Interface Reference (http://beast.testbit.eu/bse-interface), SFIDL Documentation (http://beast.testbit.eu/sfidl-manual)