4.2 Interface Repository (IR)

The interface repository is implemented by a separate program (ird). The idea is to run one instance of the program and make allMICO applications use the same interface repository. As we mentionedin Section 4.1.2, the command line option -ORBIfaceRepoAddr can be used to tell a MICO application which interface repositoryto use. But where do you get the address of the ird program?The solution is to tell ird an address it should bind to by usingthe -ORBIIOPAddr. Here is an example of how to run ird:

ird -ORBIIOPAddr inet::8888

some_mico_application -ORBIfaceRepoAddr \                      inet::8888

To avoid typing in such long command lines, you can put theoption into the file .micorc in your home directory:

echo -ORBIfaceRepoAddr inet::8888 \             > ~/.micorc

some_mico_application

The following command line arguments control ird:

• --help

  Show a list of all supported command line arguments andexit.

• --db

  Specify the filename where ird should save the contents ofthe interface repository when exiting. ird is terminated bypressing ctri-c or...