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+=begin man
+
+=encoding utf8
+
+=end man
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+idl2deb - Create a Debian package for CORBA monitoring from IDL
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+B<idl2deb>
+S<[ B<-d> E<lt>optsE<gt> ]>
+S<[ B<--dbopts>=E<lt>optsE<gt> ]>
+S<[ B<-e> E<lt>addressE<gt> ]>
+S<[ B<--email>=E<lt>addressE<gt> ]>
+S<[ B<-h> ]>
+S<[ B<--help> ]>
+S<[ B<-i> E<lt>idlfileE<gt> ]>
+S<[ B<--idl>=E<lt>idlfileE<gt> ]>
+S<[ B<-n> E<lt>nameE<gt> ]>
+S<[ B<--name>=E<lt>nameE<gt> ]>
+S<[ B<-p> ]>
+S<[ B<--preserve> ]>
+S<[ B<-v> ]>
+S<[ B<--version> ]>
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This manual page documents briefly the B<idl2deb> command. B<idl2deb>
+takes an CORBA IDL file as input and creates a Debian package from it. The
+package contains a loadable module for the Wireshark network analyser.
+
+=head1 OPTIONS
+
+=over 4
+
+=item -d E<lt>optsE<gt> --dbopts=E<lt>optsE<gt>
+
+options for dpkg-buildpackage.
+
+=item -e E<lt>addressE<gt> --email=E<lt>addressE<gt>
+
+use e-mail address.
+
+=item -h --help
+
+print help and exit.
+
+=item -i E<lt>idlfileE<gt> --idl=E<lt>idlfileE<gt>
+
+IDL file to use (mandatory)
+
+=item -n E<lt>nameE<gt> --name=E<lt>nameE<gt>
+
+use user name.
+
+=item -p --preserve
+
+do not overwrite files.
+
+=item -v --version
+
+print version and exit.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 EXAMPLES
+
+/usr/bin/idl2deb -e me@foo.net -i bar.idl \-n "My Name" -d "-rfakeroot -uc -us"-d "-rfakeroot -uc -us"
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+A lot of tools are used, which you have to B<apt-get install>: wireshark-dev, python, cdbs, autotools-dev, debhelper, dpkg-dev.
+
+=head1 COPYING
+
+This manual page was written by W. Borgert debacle@debian.org
+for Debian GNU/Linux (but may be used by others). Permission is granted
+to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the
+GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by
+the Free Software Foundation.
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+B<W. Borgert> Author.
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT
+
+Copyright (C) 2003, 2005 W. Borger