The SOM Interface Repository Framework

   Introduction
   Using the SOM Compiler to Build an Interface Repository
   Managing Interface Repository files
       The SOM IR file "som.ir"
       Managing IRs via the SOMIR environment variable
       Placing 'private' information in the Interface Repository 
   Programming with the Interface Repository Objects
       Methods introduced by Interface Repository classes
       Accessing objects in the Interface Repository
       A word about memory management
       Using TypeCode pseudo-objects
           Providing 'alignment' information
           Using the 'tk_foreign' TypeCode
           TypeCode constants
           Using the IDL basic type 'any'