# TAO\_IDL

TAO\_IDL/`tao_idl` is TAO's Interface Description Language (IDL) compiler. It
is based on Sun Microsystems' OMG IDL Compiler Front End (CFE) version 1.3,
which was released in 1994. It implements most IDL v3 features and, starting
with TAO 2.5.4, some features from IDL v4.

## User Documentation

User documentation on using TAO\_IDL can be found at
[../docs/compiler.html](../docs/compiler.html).

## Developer Documentation

For developers either making use of TAO\_IDL in a downstream compiler or
contributing to TAO\_IDL, documentation can be found at
[docs/README.md](docs/README.md).
