remove unneeded file

MODULE

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Please change the following email with yours.
-Email:  dirk.zimoch@psi.ch
-Module-Name: StreamDevice2
-Description: StreamDevice2 
-Project-Name:

doc/formats.html

@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ With the <code>0</code> flag, the value is unsigned, otherwise signed.
 In output, the <em>precision</em> (or sizeof(long) whatever is less) least
 significant bytes of the value are sign extended or zero extended
 (depending on the <code>0</code> flag) to <em>width</em> bytes.
+The default for <em>precision</em> is 1. Thus if you do not specify
+the <em>precision</em>, only the least significant byte is written!
+It is common error to write <code>out "%2r";</code> instead of <code>out "%.2r";</code>.
 </p>
 <p>
 In input, <em>width</em> bytes are read and put into the value.
@@ -380,7 +383,7 @@ the value is sign extended or zero extended, depending on the
 <code>0</code> flag.
 </p>
 <p>
-Example: <code>out "%.2r"</code>
+Examples: <code>out "%.2r"; in "%02r";</code>
 </p>
 
 <a name="rawdouble"></a>

src/devStream.h

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #define STREAM_MAJOR 2
 #define STREAM_MINOR 7
-#define STREAM_PATCHLEVEL 6
+#define STREAM_PATCHLEVEL 7
 
 #if defined(__vxworks) || defined(vxWorks)
 #include <vxWorks.h>

src/devmbboDirectStream.c

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 ***************************************************************/
 
 #include <mbboDirectRecord.h>
+#include "alarm.h"
 #include "devStream.h"
 #include <epicsExport.h>
 
@@ -67,9 +68,27 @@ static long initRecord (dbCommon *record)
     mbboDirectRecord *mbboD = (mbboDirectRecord *) record;
 
     mbboD->mask <<= mbboD->shft;
+    
+    /* Workaround for bug in mbboDirect record:
+       Put to VAL overwrites value to 0 if SEVR is INVALID_ALARM
+       Thus first write may send a wrong value.
+    */
+    mbboD->sevr = 0;    
     return streamInitRecord (record, &mbboD->out, readData, writeData);
 }
 
+/* Unfortunately the bug also corrupts the next write to VAL after an I/O error.
+   Thus make sure the record is never left in INVALID_ALARM status.
+*/
+
+static long write(dbCommon *record)
+{
+    long status = streamWrite(record);
+    if (record->nsev == INVALID_ALARM) record->nsev = MAJOR_ALARM;
+    return status;
+}
+
+
 struct {
     long number;
     DEVSUPFUN report;
@@ -83,7 +102,7 @@ struct {
     streamInit,
     initRecord,
     streamGetIointInfo,
-    streamWrite
+    write
 };
 
 epicsExportAddress(dset,devmbboDirectStream);