better PCRE support

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zimoch
2007-11-30 15:33:40 +00:00
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@ -413,9 +413,29 @@ In input, the next byte or bytes must match the checksum.
<p>
This input-only format matches <a target="ex"
href="http://www.pcre.org/" >Perl compatible regular expressions (PCRE)</a>.
It is only available if a PCRE library is installed and the RELEASE
file contains the variable <code>PCRE</code> which should point to the
install location.
It is only available if a PCRE library is installed.
</p>
<p>
If PCRE is not available for your host or cross architecture, download
the sourcecode from <a target="ex" href="http://www.pcre.org/">www.pcre.org</a>
and try my EPICS compatible <a target="ex"
href="http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/streamdevice/pcre/Makefile">Makefile</a>
to compile it like a normal EPICS application.
The Makefile is known to work with EPICS 3.14.8 and PCRE 7.2.
In your RELEASE file define the variable <code>PCRE</code> so that
it points to the install location of PCRE.
</p>
<p>
If PCRE is already installed on your system, use the variables
<code>PCRE_INCLUDE</code> and <code>PCRE_LIB</code> instead to provide
the install directories of <code>pcre.h</code> and the library.
</p>
<p>
If you have PCRE installed in different locations for different (cross)
architectures, define the variables in RELEASE.Common.&lt;architecture&gt;
instead of the global RELEASE file.
</p>
<p>
If the regular expression is not anchored, i.e. does not start with
<code>^</code>, leading non-matching input is skipped.
A maximum of <em>width</em> bytes is matched, if specified.

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@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ href="http://www.aps.anl.gov/aod/bcda/synApps/index.php"
Up to <em>calc</em> release R2-6 (<em>synApps</em> release R5_1),
the <em>scalcout</em> record needs a fix.
(See separate <a href="scalcout.html"><em>scalcout</em> page</a>.)
Support for the scalcout is optional. <em>StreamDevice</em> works
as well without scalcout or SynApps.
</p>
<p>
Up to release R3.14.8.2, a fix in EPICS base is required to build
@ -48,15 +50,40 @@ epicsShareFunc int epicsShareAPI iocshCmd(const char *command);
</pre>
<p>
Make sure that the <em>asyn</em> library and the <em>calc</em> module of
<em>synApps</em> can be found, e.g. by
Make sure that the <em>asyn</em> library (and the <em>calc</em> module of
<em>synApps</em>, if desired) can be found, e.g. by
adding <code>ASYN</code>
and (if installed) <code>CALC</code> or <code>SYNAPPS</code>
to your <kbd>&lt;top&gt;/configure/RELEASE</kbd> file:
</p>
<pre>
ASYN=/home/epics/asyn/4-5
CALC=/home/epics/synApps/calc/2-7
</pre>
<p>
If you want to enable regular expression matching, you need the <em>PCRE</em> package.
For most Linux systems, it is already installed. In that case add the locations
of the <em>PCRE</em> header and library to your <kbd>RELEASE</kbd> file:
</p>
<pre>
PCRE_INCLUDE=/usr/include/pcre
PCRE_LIB=/usr/lib
</pre>
<p>
If you want to build <em>StreamDevice</em> for platforms without <em>PCRE</em> support,
it is the easiest to build <em>PCRE</em> as an EPICS application.
Download the <em>PCRE</em> package from <a target=ex href="http://www.pcre.org">www.pcre.org</a>
and compile it with my EPICS compatible
<a target=ex href="http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/streamdevice/pcre/Makefile">Makefile</a>.
Then define the location of the application in your RELEASE file.
</p>
<pre>
PCRE=/home/epics/pcre
</pre>
<p>
Regular expressions are optional. If you don't want them, you don't need this.
</p>
<p>
For details on <kbd>&lt;top&gt;</kbd> directories and RELEASE files,
please refer to the