use cpu_count when available

GitHub announcement:
The macOS 13 runner image will be retired by December 4th, 2025

.appveyor.yml

@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ skip_commits:
 
 install:
 # fetch submodules (like ci-scripts)
-  - cmd: git submodule update --init --recursive
+  - git submodule update --init --recursive
 # for the sequencer
-  - cinst re2c
+  - choco install re2c
 
 #---------------------------------#
 #   build matrix configuration    #

.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml

@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2022, windows-2019, windows-2016, macos-12, macos-11, macos-10.15]
+        os: [ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-22.04, windows-2025, windows-2022, macos-15, macos-14]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Show initial environment
-      run: python cue-test.py env
+      run: python3 cue-test.py env
     - name: Run unit tests
-      run: python cue-test.py
+      run: python3 cue-test.py
 
   build-linux:
     name: ${{ matrix.cmp }} / ${{ matrix.configuration }} / ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-18.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-22.04]
         cmp: [gcc, clang]
         configuration: [default, static, debug, static-debug]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Prepare and compile dependencies
       run: python cue.py prepare
     - name: Build main module (example app)
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [macos-12, macos-11, macos-10.15]
+        os: [macos-15, macos-14]
         cmp: [clang]
         configuration: [default, debug]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Prepare and compile dependencies
       run: python cue.py prepare
     - name: Build main module (example app)
@@ -82,26 +82,12 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [windows-2022, windows-2019, windows-2016]
-        cmp: [gcc, vs2022, vs2019, vs2017]
+        os: [windows-2025, windows-2022]
+        cmp: [gcc, vs2022]
         configuration: [default, static, debug, static-debug]
-        exclude:
-          - os: windows-2022
-            cmp: vs2019
-          - os: windows-2022
-            cmp: vs2017
 
-          - os: windows-2019
-            cmp: vs2022
-          - os: windows-2019
-            cmp: vs2017
-
-          - os: windows-2016
-            cmp: vs2022
-          - os: windows-2016
-            cmp: vs2019
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Prepare and compile dependencies
       run: python cue.py prepare
     - name: Build main module (example app)
@@ -111,55 +97,36 @@ jobs:
     - name: Collect and show test results
       run: python cue.py test-results
 
-  build-rtems:
-    name: RTEMS${{ matrix.rtems }} / ${{ matrix.rtems_target }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+  build-cross:
+    name: cross ${{ matrix.cross }} / ${{ matrix.cmp }} / ${{ matrix.configuration }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       CMP: gcc
       BCFG: default
-      RTEMS: ${{ matrix.rtems }}
-      RTEMS_TARGET: ${{ matrix.rtems_target }}
-      APT: re2c g++-mingw-w64-i686 g++-mingw-w64-x86-64 qemu-system-x86
+      CI_CROSS_TARGETS: ${{ matrix.cross }}
+      TEST: ${{ matrix.test }}
+      APT: re2c
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
+        # configuration: [default, static, debug, static-debug]
+        configuration: [default]
+        cross:
+        - linux-aarch64
+        - linux-arm@arm-linux-gnueabi
+        - linux-arm@arm-linux-gnueabihf
+        - linux-ppc
+        - linux-ppc64
+        - win32-x86-mingw
+        - windows-x64-mingw
+        - RTEMS-pc386-qemu@4.9
+        - RTEMS-pc386-qemu@4.10
+        - RTEMS-pc686-qemu@5
         include:
-          - rtems: "4.9"
-            rtems_target: RTEMS-pc386-qemu
-
-          - rtems: "4.10"
-            rtems_target: RTEMS-pc386-qemu
-
-          - rtems: "5"
-            rtems_target: RTEMS-pc686-qemu
+        - cross: RTEMS-pc386-qemu@4.10
+          test: NO
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Prepare and compile dependencies
-      run: python cue.py prepare
-    - name: Build main module (example app)
-      run: python cue.py build
-    - name: Run main module tests
-      run: python cue.py -T 15M test
-    - name: Collect and show test results
-      run: python cue.py test-results
-
-  build-wine:
-    name: WINE${{ matrix.wine }} / ${{ matrix.configuration }} / ${{ matrix.os }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    env:
-      CMP: ${{ matrix.cmp }}
-      BCFG: ${{ matrix.configuration }}
-      WINE: ${{ matrix.wine }}
-      APT: re2c g++-mingw-w64-i686 g++-mingw-w64-x86-64
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-18.04]
-        cmp: [gcc]
-        configuration: [default, static, debug, static-debug]
-        wine: [32, 64]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Prepare and compile dependencies
       run: python cue.py prepare
     - name: Build main module (example app)

README.md

@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ for more details.
 
 ### [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/)
  - 20 parallel runners on Linux/Windows (5 runners on MacOS)
- - Ubuntu 16/18/20, MacOS 10.15, Windows Server 2016/2019/2022
+ - Ubuntu 18/20/22, MacOS 11/12, Windows Server 2019/2022
  - Compile natively on Linux (gcc, clang)
  - Compile natively on MacOS (clang)
- - Compile natively on Windows (gcc/MinGW, Visual Studio 2017/2019/2022)
+ - Compile natively on Windows (gcc/MinGW, Visual Studio 2019/2022)
  - Cross-compile for Windows 32bit and 64bit using MinGW and WINE
  - Cross-compile for RTEMS 4.9 and 4.10 (pc386, Base >= 3.15)
  - Cross-compile for RTEMS 5 (10 BSPs, Base >= 7.0.5.1)
@@ -189,6 +189,19 @@ Collect the results of your tests and print a summary.
 `exec`\
 Execute the remainder of the line using the default command shell.
 
+## Extra arguments to `make`
+
+You can add additional arguments to the make runs that the `cue.py` script
+starts. Put your additional arguments into environment variables named
+`EXTRA`, `EXTRA1`, ... `EXTRA5`.
+
+The variables may contain multiple arguments, separated by whitespace.
+Use regular shell script quoting (single/double quotes, backslash escapes)
+if you need spaces inside an extra argument.
+
+The YAML syntax needed to set environment variables depends on the CI
+service and platform. (See the full example configuration file.)
+
 ## Setup Files
 
 Your module might depend on EPICS Base and a few other support modules.
@@ -283,8 +296,8 @@ Feel free to suggest more default settings using a Pull Request.
 
 ## RTEMS
 
-Setting `RTEMS` to the RTEMS version number (`4.9`, `4.10` or `5`)
-enables cross-compiling to RTEMS on supported CI services.
+Cross-compiling to RTEMS versions 4.9, 4.10 or 5 is supported
+on supported CI services. For configuration see below.
 Tests can also be run cross-platform, using `qemu`.
 
 The RTEMS 5 builds now include most of the BSPs with configuration in Base:
@@ -301,15 +314,38 @@ The RTEMS 5 builds now include most of the BSPs with configuration in Base:
 - xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu w/ libbsd
 
 Build configuration [can be found here][ref.rtems5build].
-Set `RTEMS_TARGET` to configure the EPICS target architecture and
-`RSB_BUILD` to select the RTEMS toolchain release name/data from
+Set `RSB_BUILD` to select the RTEMS toolchain release name/data from
 https://github.com/mdavidsaver/rsb/releases.
 
-RTEMS 5 builds need to be switched to a newer ubuntu version
+RTEMS 5 builds need to be switched to ubuntu version >= 20
 (aka. **os: ubuntu-20.04** with GitHub Actions,
 **dist: focal** with Travis-CI or
 **image: ubuntu:focal** with GitLab CI/CD).
 
+## Cross Compilation
+
+Setting the `CI_CROSS_TARGETS` environment variable enables cross-compiling
+from Linux to the provided targets architectures.
+The value of the environment variable must  contain the EPICS architecture
+and - depending on the target - may contain additional information like
+the compiler prefix to be used or the version of the target OS.
+
+Multiple cross-targets can be added to the `CI_CROSS_TARGETS` variable
+by separating them with a colon (`:`) character.
+
+For example, possible values are:
+
+- linux-aarch64
+- linux-arm@arm-linux-gnueabi
+- linux-arm@arm-linux-gnueabihf
+- linux-ppc
+- linux-ppc64
+- win32-x86-mingw
+- windows-x64-mingw
+- RTEMS-pc386-qemu@4.9
+- RTEMS-pc386-qemu@4.10
+- RTEMS-pc686-qemu@5
+
 ## Debugging
 
 Setting `VV=1` in your service configuration (e.g., `.travis.yml`) for a

appveyor/.appveyor.yml.example-full

@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ skip_commits:
 
 install:
 # fetch submodules (like ci-scripts)
-  - cmd: git submodule update --init --recursive
+  - git submodule update --init --recursive
 # for the sequencer
-  - cinst re2c
+  - choco install re2c
 
 #---------------------------------#
 #   build matrix configuration    #

appveyor/.appveyor.yml.example-mini

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ skip_commits:
     - '.travis.yml'
 
 install:
-  - cmd: git submodule update --init --recursive
+  - git submodule update --init --recursive
 
 image: Visual Studio 2022
 

cue-test.py

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import sys, os, shutil, fileinput
-import distutils.util
 import re
 import subprocess as sp
 import unittest
 import logging
+import fnmatch
 from argparse import Namespace
 
 builddir = os.getcwd()
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ import cue
 # we're working with tags (detached heads) a lot: suppress advice
 cue.call_git(['config', '--global', 'advice.detachedHead', 'false'])
 
+# Don't build dependencies when running unit tests
+cue.skip_dep_builds = True
 
 class TestSourceSet(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -78,10 +80,10 @@ class TestSourceSet(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_EmptySetupDirsPath(self):
         del os.environ['SETUP_PATH']
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(NameError, '\(SETUP_PATH\) is empty', cue.source_set, 'test01')
+        self.assertRaisesRegex(NameError, '\(SETUP_PATH\) is empty', cue.source_set, 'test01')
 
     def test_InvalidSetupName(self):
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(NameError, 'does not exist in SETUP_PATH', cue.source_set, 'xxdoesnotexistxx')
+        self.assertRaisesRegex(NameError, 'does not exist in SETUP_PATH', cue.source_set, 'xxdoesnotexistxx')
 
     def test_ValidSetupName(self):
         capturedOutput = getStringIO()
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ class TestSourceSet(unittest.TestCase):
         sys.stdout = capturedOutput
         cue.source_set('test03')
         sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
-        self.assertRegexpMatches(capturedOutput.getvalue(), 'Ignoring already included setup file')
+        self.assertRegex(capturedOutput.getvalue(), 'Ignoring already included setup file')
 
 
 class TestUpdateReleaseLocal(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -267,12 +269,12 @@ class TestAddDependencyOptions(unittest.TestCase):
         cue.detect_context()
         if os.path.exists(cue.ci['cachedir']):
             shutil.rmtree(cue.ci['cachedir'], onerror=cue.remove_readonly)
-        self.location = os.path.join(cue.ci['cachedir'], 'mcoreutils-master')
+        self.location = os.path.join(cue.ci['cachedir'], 'mcoreutils-main')
         self.testfile = os.path.join(self.location, '.ci', 'LICENSE')
-        os.path.join(cue.ci['cachedir'], 'mcoreutils-master')
+        os.path.join(cue.ci['cachedir'], 'mcoreutils-main')
         cue.source_set('defaults')
         cue.complete_setup('MCoreUtils')
-        cue.setup['MCoreUtils'] = 'master'
+        cue.setup['MCoreUtils'] = 'main'
 
     def test_Default(self):
         cue.add_dependency('MCoreUtils')
@@ -527,7 +529,7 @@ class TestTravisDetectContext(unittest.TestCase):
         sys.stdout = capturedOutput
         cue.detect_context()
         sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
-        self.assertRegexpMatches(capturedOutput.getvalue(), "Variable 'STATIC' not supported anymore")
+        self.assertRegex(capturedOutput.getvalue(), "Variable 'STATIC' not supported anymore")
 
     def test_MisspelledBcfgGetsWarning(self):
         os.environ['BCFG'] = 'static-dubug'
@@ -535,7 +537,7 @@ class TestTravisDetectContext(unittest.TestCase):
         sys.stdout = capturedOutput
         cue.detect_context()
         sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
-        self.assertRegexpMatches(capturedOutput.getvalue(), "Unrecognized build configuration setting")
+        self.assertRegex(capturedOutput.getvalue(), "Unrecognized build configuration setting")
 
 
 @unittest.skipIf(ci_service != 'appveyor', 'Run appveyor tests only on appveyor')
@@ -688,7 +690,7 @@ class TestAppveyorDetectContext(unittest.TestCase):
         sys.stdout = capturedOutput
         cue.detect_context()
         sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
-        self.assertRegexpMatches(capturedOutput.getvalue(), "Variable 'STATIC' not supported anymore")
+        self.assertRegex(capturedOutput.getvalue(), "Variable 'STATIC' not supported anymore")
 
     def test_MisspelledConfigurationGetsWarning(self):
         os.environ['CONFIGURATION'] = 'static-dubug'
@@ -696,12 +698,11 @@ class TestAppveyorDetectContext(unittest.TestCase):
         sys.stdout = capturedOutput
         cue.detect_context()
         sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
-        self.assertRegexpMatches(capturedOutput.getvalue(), "Unrecognized build configuration setting")
+        self.assertRegex(capturedOutput.getvalue(), "Unrecognized build configuration setting")
 
 
 class TestSetupForBuild(unittest.TestCase):
-    args = Namespace(paths=[])
-    cue.building_base = True
+    args = Namespace(extra_env_vars=[])
     if ci_os == 'windows':
         choco_installs = ['make']
         if ci_service != 'appveyor':
@@ -709,6 +710,7 @@ class TestSetupForBuild(unittest.TestCase):
         sp.check_call(['choco', 'install', '-ry'] + choco_installs)
 
     def setUp(self):
+        cue.building_base = True
         if ci_service == 'appveyor':
             os.environ['CONFIGURATION'] = 'default'
         cue.detect_context()
@@ -719,7 +721,7 @@ class TestSetupForBuild(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_AddPathsOption(self):
         os.environ['FOOBAR'] = 'BAR'
-        args = Namespace(paths=['/my/{FOOBAR}/dir', '/my/foobar'])
+        args = Namespace(extra_env_vars=['PATH=/my/{FOOBAR}/dir', 'PATH=/my/foobar'])
         cue.setup_for_build(args)
         self.assertTrue(re.search('/my/BAR/dir', os.environ['PATH']), 'Expanded path not in PATH')
         self.assertTrue(re.search('/foobar', os.environ['PATH']), 'Plain path not in PATH')
@@ -838,7 +840,7 @@ class TestSetupForBuild(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_ExtraMakeArgs(self):
         os.environ['EXTRA'] = 'bla'
         for ind in range(1,5):
-            os.environ['EXTRA{0}'.format(ind)] = 'bla {0}'.format(ind)
+            os.environ['EXTRA{0}'.format(ind)] = '"bla {0}"'.format(ind)
         cue.setup_for_build(self.args)
         self.assertTrue(cue.extra_makeargs[0] == 'bla', 'Extra make arg [0] not set')
         for ind in range(1,5):
@@ -861,7 +863,8 @@ class TestHooks(unittest.TestCase):
             pass
         with open(self.bla_file, 'w') as f:
             f.write('''LINE1=YES
-LINE2=NO''')
+LINE2=NO
+''')
 
     def test_patchfile(self):
         hook = os.path.join(builddir, 'test.patch')
@@ -883,6 +886,77 @@ LINE2=NO''')
         cue.extract_archive(hook, cwd=self.location)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.new_file), "archive extract didn't add new file")
 
+@unittest.skipIf(ci_os != 'linux', 'CrossCompatibilityHandling tests only apply to linux')
+class TestCrossCompatibilityHandling(unittest.TestCase):
+    args = Namespace(extra_env_vars=[])
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        cue.clear_lists()
+        os.environ.pop('CI_CROSS_TARGETS', None)
+        os.environ.pop('RTEMS_TARGET', None)
+        os.environ.pop('RTEMS', None)
+        os.environ.pop('WINE', None)
+        os.environ['MODULES'] = ''
+        cue.detect_context()
+        # Make cue.prepare() reconfigure base
+        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(cue.ci['cachedir']):
+            if 'checked_out' in files:
+                if fnmatch.fnmatch(root, '*/base-*'):
+                    os.remove(os.path.join(root, 'checked_out'))
+
+    def runtest_rtems(self, arch, ver):
+        cue.prepare(self.args)
+        self.assertTrue('CI_CROSS_TARGETS' in os.environ, "CI_CROSS_TARGETS has not been set")
+        self.assertTrue(os.environ['CI_CROSS_TARGETS'].startswith(':' + arch),
+                        "CI_CROSS_TARGETS is {0} (expected: :{1}...)"
+                         .format(os.environ['CI_CROSS_TARGETS'], arch))
+        self.assertTrue(os.environ['CI_CROSS_TARGETS'].endswith('@' + ver),
+                        "CI_CROSS_TARGETS is {0} (expected: ...@{1})"
+                         .format(os.environ['CI_CROSS_TARGETS'], ver))
+
+    def test_RTEMS49_no_target(self):
+        os.environ['RTEMS'] = '4.9'
+        self.runtest_rtems('RTEMS-pc386', '4.9')
+
+    def test_RTEMS49_with_target(self):
+        os.environ['RTEMS'] = '4.9'
+        os.environ['RTEMS_TARGET'] = 'RTEMS-pc386'
+        self.runtest_rtems('RTEMS-pc386', '4.9')
+
+    def test_RTEMS410_no_target(self):
+        os.environ['RTEMS'] = '4.10'
+        self.runtest_rtems('RTEMS-pc386', '4.10')
+
+    def test_RTEMS410_with_target(self):
+        os.environ['RTEMS'] = '4.10'
+        os.environ['RTEMS_TARGET'] = 'RTEMS-pc386'
+        self.runtest_rtems('RTEMS-pc386', '4.10')
+
+    def test_RTEMS5_no_target(self):
+        os.environ['RTEMS'] = '5'
+        self.runtest_rtems('RTEMS-pc686', '5')
+
+    def test_RTEMS5_with_target(self):
+        os.environ['RTEMS'] = '5'
+        os.environ['RTEMS_TARGET'] = 'RTEMS-pc686'
+        self.runtest_rtems('RTEMS-pc686', '5')
+
+    def test_WINE32(self):
+        os.environ['WINE'] = '32'
+        cue.prepare(self.args)
+        self.assertTrue('CI_CROSS_TARGETS' in os.environ, "CI_CROSS_TARGETS has not been set")
+        self.assertEqual(os.environ['CI_CROSS_TARGETS'], ':win32-x86-mingw',
+                        "CI_CROSS_TARGETS is {0} (expected: :win32-x86-mingw)"
+                         .format(os.environ['CI_CROSS_TARGETS']))
+
+    def test_WINE64(self):
+        os.environ['WINE'] = '64'
+        cue.prepare(self.args)
+        self.assertTrue('CI_CROSS_TARGETS' in os.environ, "CI_CROSS_TARGETS has not been set")
+        self.assertEqual(os.environ['CI_CROSS_TARGETS'], ':windows-x64-mingw',
+                        "CI_CROSS_TARGETS is {0} (expected: :windows-x64-mingw)"
+                         .format(os.environ['CI_CROSS_TARGETS']))
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if 'VV' in os.environ and os.environ['VV'] == '1':

cue.py

@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-"""CI build script for Linux/MacOS/Windows on Travis/AppVeyor/GitHub-Actions
+"""EPICS CI build script for Linux/MacOS/Windows on Travis/GitLab/AppVeyor/GitHub-Actions
 """
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-import sys, os, stat, shutil
+import sys, os, stat, shlex, shutil
 import fileinput
 import logging
 import re
+import time
 import threading
 from glob import glob
 import subprocess as sp
-import distutils.util
+import sysconfig
+import shutil
+
+try:
+    from os import cpu_count
+except ImportError:
+    def cpu_count():
+        pass # undetermined
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -31,6 +39,11 @@ def log_modified():
                 sys.stdout.write(F.read())
             sys.stdout.write(os.linesep)
 
+def whereis(cmd):
+    if hasattr(shutil, 'which'): # >= py3.3
+        loc = shutil.which(cmd)
+        print('{0}Found exec {1} at {2!r} {3}'.format(ANSI_CYAN, cmd, loc, ANSI_RESET))
+
 def prepare_env():
     '''HACK
     github actions yaml configuration doesn't allow
@@ -129,7 +142,10 @@ def detect_context():
         ci['cachedir'] = os.environ['CACHEDIR']
 
     if 'CHOCO' in os.environ:
-        ci['choco'].extend(os.environ['CHOCO'].split())
+        if os.environ['CHOCO'] == 'NO':
+            ci['choco'] = []
+        else:
+            ci['choco'].extend(os.environ['CHOCO'].split())
 
     if 'APT' in os.environ:
         ci['apt'].extend(os.environ['APT'].split())
@@ -141,7 +157,7 @@ def detect_context():
     if 'TEST' in os.environ and os.environ['TEST'].lower() == 'no':
         ci['test'] = False
 
-    ci['parallel_make'] = 2
+    ci['parallel_make'] = cpu_count() or 2
     if 'PARALLEL_MAKE' in os.environ:
         ci['parallel_make'] = int(os.environ['PARALLEL_MAKE'])
 
@@ -163,17 +179,20 @@ modules_to_compile = []
 setup = {}
 places = {}
 extra_makeargs = []
+make_timeout = 0.
 
 is_base314 = False
 is_make3 = False
 has_test_results = False
 silent_dep_builds = True
+skip_dep_builds = False
 do_recompile = False
 installed_7z = False
 
 
 def clear_lists():
     global is_base314, has_test_results, silent_dep_builds, is_make3
+    global _modified_files, do_recompile, building_base
     del seen_setups[:]
     del modules_to_compile[:]
     del extra_makeargs[:]
@@ -184,6 +203,8 @@ def clear_lists():
     has_test_results = False
     silent_dep_builds = True
     do_recompile = False
+    building_base = False
+    _modified_files = set()
     ci['service'] = '<none>'
     ci['os'] = '<unknown>'
     ci['platform'] = '<unknown>'
@@ -203,9 +224,8 @@ clear_lists()
 
 if 'BASE' in os.environ and os.environ['BASE'] == 'SELF':
     building_base = True
+    skip_dep_builds = True
     places['EPICS_BASE'] = curdir
-else:
-    building_base = False
 
 # Setup ANSI Colors
 ANSI_RED = "\033[31;1m"
@@ -309,7 +329,7 @@ def host_info():
     print('PYTHONPATH')
     for dname in sys.path:
         print(' ', dname)
-    print('platform =', distutils.util.get_platform())
+    print('platform =', sysconfig.get_platform())
 
     if ci['os'] == 'windows':
         print('{0}Available Visual Studio versions{1}'.format(ANSI_CYAN, ANSI_RESET))
@@ -417,9 +437,11 @@ def update_release_local(var, location):
 def set_setup_from_env(dep):
     for postf in ['', '_DIRNAME', '_REPONAME', '_REPOOWNER', '_REPOURL',
                   '_VARNAME', '_RECURSIVE', '_DEPTH', '_HOOK']:
-        if dep + postf in os.environ:
-            setup[dep + postf] = os.environ[dep + postf]
-            logger.debug('ENV assignment: %s = %s', dep + postf, setup[dep + postf])
+        env = dep + postf
+        val = os.environ.get(env)
+        if val:
+            setup[env] = val
+            logger.debug('ENV assignment: %s = %s', env, setup[env])
 
 
 def call_git(args, **kws):
@@ -607,15 +629,21 @@ def add_dependency(dep):
         if dep + '_HOOK' in setup:
             hook = setup[dep + '_HOOK']
             hook_file = os.path.join(curdir, hook)
+            hook_ext = os.path.splitext(hook_file)[1]
             if os.path.exists(hook_file):
-                if re.match(r'.+\.patch$', hook):
+                if hook_ext == '.patch':
                     apply_patch(hook_file, cwd=place)
-                elif re.match(r'.+\.(zip|7z)$', hook):
+                elif hook_ext in ('.zip', '.7z'):
                     extract_archive(hook_file, cwd=place)
+                elif hook_ext == '.py':
+                    print('Running py hook {0} in {1}'.format(hook, place))
+                    sp.check_call([sys.executable, hook_file], cwd=place)
                 else:
                     print('Running hook {0} in {1}'.format(hook, place))
                     sys.stdout.flush()
                     sp.check_call(hook_file, shell=True, cwd=place)
+            else:
+                print('Skipping invalid hook {0} in {1}'.format(hook, place))
 
         # write checked out commit hash to marker file
         head = get_git_hash(place)
@@ -676,8 +704,10 @@ def setup_for_build(args):
     if ci['os'] == 'windows':
         if os.path.exists(r'C:\Strawberry\perl\bin'):
             # Put strawberry perl in front of the PATH (so that Git Perl is further behind)
+            # Put Chocolatey\bin ahead to select correct make.exe
             logger.debug('Adding Strawberry Perl in front of the PATH')
-            os.environ['PATH'] = os.pathsep.join([r'C:\Strawberry\c\bin',
+            os.environ['PATH'] = os.pathsep.join([r'C:\ProgramData\Chocolatey\bin',
+                                                  r'C:\Strawberry\c\bin',
                                                   r'C:\Strawberry\perl\site\bin',
                                                   r'C:\Strawberry\perl\bin',
                                                   os.environ['PATH']])
@@ -745,30 +775,52 @@ def setup_for_build(args):
                     if re.match('^test-results:', line):
                         has_test_results = True
 
-    # Check make version
-    if re.match(r'^GNU Make 3', sp.check_output(['make', '-v']).decode('ascii')):
-        is_make3 = True
-    logger.debug('Check if make is a 3.x series: %s', is_make3)
-
-    # apparently %CD% is handled automagically
+    # apparently %CD% is handled automagically, so use getcwd() instead
     os.environ['TOP'] = os.getcwd()
+    os.environ['MAKE'] = 'make'
+    os.environ['EPICS_BASE'] = places['EPICS_BASE']
 
-    addpaths = []
-    for path in args.paths:
+    changed_vars = set()
+
+    for extra_env_var in args.extra_env_vars:
         try:
-            addpaths.append(path.format(**os.environ))
+            key_value = extra_env_var.split('=')
+            key = key_value[0]
+            value = key_value[1]
+            expanded_value = value.format(**os.environ)
+
+            # Update the environment right now so later variables have access
+            if key in os.environ:
+                old_value = [os.environ[key]]
+            else:
+                old_value = []
+
+            os.environ[key] = os.pathsep.join(old_value + [expanded_value])
+            changed_vars.add(key)
         except KeyError:
             print('Environment')
             [print('  ', K, '=', repr(V)) for K, V in os.environ.items()]
             raise
 
-    os.environ['PATH'] = os.pathsep.join([os.environ['PATH']] + addpaths)
+    for key in changed_vars:
+        print("{0}{2} = {3}{1}".format(ANSI_CYAN, ANSI_RESET, key, os.environ[key]))
+
+    # os.environ completely updated at this point
+
+    logger.debug('Final PATH')
+    for loc in os.environ['PATH'].split(os.pathsep):
+        logger.debug('  %r', loc)
+
+    # Check make version
+    if re.match(r'^GNU Make 3', sp.check_output(['make', '-v']).decode('ascii')):
+        is_make3 = True
+    logger.debug('Check if make is a 3.x series: %s', is_make3)
 
     # Add EXTRA make arguments
     for tag in ['EXTRA', 'EXTRA1', 'EXTRA2', 'EXTRA3', 'EXTRA4', 'EXTRA5']:
         val = os.environ.get(tag, "")
         if len(val)>0:
-            extra_makeargs.append(val)
+            extra_makeargs.extend(shlex.split(val))
 
 
 def fix_etc_hosts():
@@ -786,6 +838,267 @@ def fix_etc_hosts():
     logger.debug('EXEC DONE')
 
 
+def edit_make_file(mode, path, values):
+    """Edit an EPICS Make file.
+
+    mode should be either "a" or "w", as for the open function.
+
+    path should be a list, e.g. ["configure", "CONFIG_SITE"]
+
+    values should be a dictionary of values to edit. If the value starts with
+    a "+" the value will be appended.
+
+    Example usage:
+
+        edit_make_file("a", ["configure", "CONFIG_SITE"], {
+            "VARIABLE": "value",
+            "APPENDED_VARIABLE": "+value",
+        })
+    """
+    with open(os.path.join(places["EPICS_BASE"], *path), mode) as f:
+        for variable, value in values.items():
+            if value.startswith("+"):
+                op = "+="
+                value = value[1:]
+            else:
+                op = "="
+
+            f.write(variable + op + value + "\n")
+
+
+def handle_old_cross_variables():
+    if "CI_CROSS_TARGETS" not in os.environ:
+        os.environ["CI_CROSS_TARGETS"] = ""
+
+    if "RTEMS" in os.environ:
+        rtems_target = os.environ.get('RTEMS_TARGET')
+        if not rtems_target:
+            if os.environ['RTEMS'] == '5':
+                rtems_target = 'RTEMS-pc686-qemu'
+            else:
+                rtems_target = 'RTEMS-pc386'
+                if os.path.exists(os.path.join(places['EPICS_BASE'], 'configure', 'os',
+                                         'CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-pc386-qemu')):
+                    # Base 3.15 doesn't have -qemu target architecture
+                    rtems_target = 'RTEMS-pc386-qemu'
+
+        new_cross_target = ":" + rtems_target + "@" + os.environ["RTEMS"]
+        os.environ["CI_CROSS_TARGETS"] += new_cross_target
+
+        print(
+            "{0}WARNING: deprecated RTEMS environment variable was specified." \
+            " Please add '{1}' to CI_CROSS_TARGETS instead.{2}".format(
+                ANSI_RED, new_cross_target, ANSI_RESET
+            )
+        )
+        logger.debug('Replaced deprecated RTEMS target with new entry in CI_CROSS_TARGETS: %s', new_cross_target)
+
+    if "WINE" in os.environ:
+        if os.environ['WINE'] == '32':
+            new_cross_target = ":win32-x86-mingw"
+        elif os.environ['WINE'] == '64':
+            new_cross_target = ":windows-x64-mingw"
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("Invalid $WINE, must be 32/64")
+        os.environ["CI_CROSS_TARGETS"] += new_cross_target
+
+        print(
+            "{0}WARNING: deprecated WINE environment variable was specified." \
+            " Please add '{1}' to CI_CROSS_TARGETS instead.{2}".format(
+                ANSI_RED, new_cross_target, ANSI_RESET
+            )
+        )
+        logger.debug('Replaced deprecated WINE target with new entry in CI_CROSS_TARGETS: %s', new_cross_target)
+
+
+def prepare_cross_compilation(cross_target_info):
+    """Prepare the configuration for a single value of the CI_CROSS_TARGETS
+    variable.
+
+    See the README.md file for more information on this variable."""
+    cross_target_info = cross_target_info.split("@")
+    if len(cross_target_info) == 2:
+        target_param = cross_target_info[1]
+    else:
+        target_param = None
+
+    target = cross_target_info[0]
+
+    if target.startswith("RTEMS-"):
+        prepare_rtems_cross(target, target_param)
+    elif target.endswith("-mingw"):
+        prepare_wine_cross(target)
+    elif target.startswith("linux-"):
+        prepare_linux_cross(target, target_param)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Unknown CI_CROSS_TARGETS {0}. "
+            "Please see the ci-scripts README for available values.".format(target)
+        )
+
+
+def prepare_rtems_cross(epics_arch, version):
+    """Prepare the configuration for RTEMS cross-compilation for the given
+    RTEMS version.
+
+    If version is None, it defaults to version 5 for RTEMS-pc686-*, 4.10
+    otherwise."""
+    if version is None:
+        if epics_arch.startswith("RTEMS-pc686"):
+            version = "5"
+        else:
+            version = "4.10"
+
+    # eg. "RTEMS-pc386" or "RTEMS-pc386-qemu" -> "pc386"
+    rtems_bsp = re.match("^RTEMS-([^-]*)(?:-qemu)?$", epics_arch).group(1)
+
+    print("Cross compiler RTEMS{0} @ {1}".format(version, epics_arch))
+
+    if ci["os"] == "linux":
+        download_rtems(version, rtems_bsp)
+
+    edit_make_file(
+        "a",
+        ["configure", "os", "CONFIG_SITE.Common.RTEMS"],
+        {
+            "RTEMS_VERSION": version,
+            "RTEMS_BASE": "/opt/rtems/" + version,
+        },
+    )
+
+    edit_make_file(
+        "a",
+        ["configure", "CONFIG_SITE"],
+        {"CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS": epics_arch},
+    )
+
+    ci["apt"].extend(
+        ["re2c", "g++-mingw-w64-i686", "g++-mingw-w64-x86-64", "qemu-system-x86"]
+    )
+
+def download_rtems(version, rtems_bsp):
+    rsb_release = os.environ.get("RSB_BUILD", "20210306")
+    tar_name = "{0}-rtems{1}.tar.xz".format(rtems_bsp, version)
+    print("Downloading RTEMS {0} cross compiler: {1}".format(version, tar_name))
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    sp.check_call(
+        [
+            "curl",
+            "-fsSL",
+            "--retry",
+            "3",
+            "-o",
+            tar_name,
+            "https://github.com/mdavidsaver/rsb/releases/download/{0}%2F{1}/{2}".format(
+                version, rsb_release, tar_name
+            ),
+        ],
+        cwd=toolsdir,
+    )
+    sudo_prefix = []
+    if ci["service"] == "github-actions":
+        sudo_prefix = ["sudo"]
+    sp.check_call(
+        sudo_prefix + ["tar", "-C", "/", "-xmJ", "-f", os.path.join(toolsdir, tar_name)]
+    )
+    os.remove(os.path.join(toolsdir, tar_name))
+    for rtems_cc in glob("/opt/rtems/*/bin/*-gcc"):
+        print("{0}{1} --version{2}".format(ANSI_CYAN, rtems_cc, ANSI_RESET))
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        sp.check_call([rtems_cc, "--version"])
+
+
+def prepare_wine_cross(epics_arch):
+    """Prepare the configuration for Wine cross-compilation for the given mingw
+    architecture."""
+
+    if epics_arch == "win32-x86-mingw":
+        gnu_arch = "i686-w64-mingw32"
+        deb_arch = "mingw-w64-i686"
+        bits = "32"
+    elif epics_arch == "windows-x64-mingw":
+        gnu_arch = "x86_64-w64-mingw32"
+        deb_arch = "mingw-w64-x86-64"
+        bits = "64"
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Unknown architecture '{0}' for WINE target. "
+            "Please see the ci-scripts README for available values.".format(epics_arch)
+        )
+
+    print("Cross compiler mingw{} / Wine".format(bits))
+
+    edit_make_file(
+        "a",
+        ["configure", "os", "CONFIG.linux-x86." + epics_arch],
+        {"CMPLR_PREFIX": gnu_arch + "-"},
+    )
+
+    edit_make_file(
+        "a",
+        ["configure", "CONFIG_SITE"],
+        {"CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS": "+" + epics_arch},
+    )
+
+    ci['apt'].extend(["re2c", "g++-" + deb_arch])
+
+
+def prepare_linux_cross(epics_arch, gnu_arch):
+    """Prepare the configuration for Linux cross-compilation for the given
+    architecture.
+
+    If gnu_arch is None, this function will try to guess it using the
+    epics_arch value.
+
+    linux-arm architecture defaults to arm-linux-gnueabi (soft floats)."""
+    # This list is kind of an intersection between the set of cross-compilers
+    # provided by Ubuntu[1] and the list of architectures found in
+    # `epics-base/configure/os`
+    #
+    # [1]: https://packages.ubuntu.com/source/focal/gcc-10-cross
+    if gnu_arch is None:
+        if epics_arch == "linux-x86":
+            gnu_arch = "i686-linux-gnu"
+        elif epics_arch == "linux-arm":
+            gnu_arch = "arm-linux-gnueabi"
+        elif epics_arch == "linux-aarch64":
+            gnu_arch = "aarch64-linux-gnu"
+        elif epics_arch == "linux-ppc":
+            gnu_arch = "powerpc-linux-gnu"
+        elif epics_arch == "linux-ppc64":
+            gnu_arch = "powerpc64le-linux-gnu"
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Could not guess the GNU architecture for EPICS arch: {}. "
+                "Please use the '@' syntax of the 'CI_CROSS_TARGETS' variable".format(
+                    epics_arch
+                )
+            )
+
+    print(
+        "Setting up Linux cross-compiling arch {0} with GNU arch {1}".format(
+            epics_arch, gnu_arch
+        )
+    )
+
+    edit_make_file(
+        "w",
+        ["configure", "os", "CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64." + epics_arch],
+        {
+            "GNU_TARGET": gnu_arch,
+            "COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY": "EPICS",
+        },
+    )
+
+    edit_make_file(
+        "a",
+        ["configure", "CONFIG_SITE"],
+        {"CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS": "+" + epics_arch},
+    )
+
+    ci["apt"].extend(["re2c", "g++-" + gnu_arch])
+
+
 def prepare(args):
     host_info()
 
@@ -831,20 +1144,8 @@ def prepare(args):
     elif ci['compiler'].startswith('gcc'):
         cxx = re.sub(r'gcc', r'g++', ci['compiler'])
 
-    # Cross compilation on Linux to RTEMS  (set RTEMS to version "4.9", "4.10")
-    # requires qemu, bison, flex, texinfo, install-info
-    # rtems_bsp is needed also if Base is from cache
-    if 'RTEMS' in os.environ:
-        if 'RTEMS_TARGET' in os.environ:
-            rtems_target = os.environ['RTEMS_TARGET']
-        elif os.path.exists(os.path.join(places['EPICS_BASE'], 'configure', 'os',
-                                         'CONFIG.Common.RTEMS-pc386-qemu')):
-            # Base 3.15 doesn't have -qemu target architecture
-            rtems_target = 'RTEMS-pc386-qemu'
-        else:
-            rtems_target = 'RTEMS-pc386'
-        # eg. "RTEMS-pc386" or "RTEMS-pc386-qemu" -> "pc386"
-        rtems_bsp = re.match('^RTEMS-([^-]*)(?:-qemu)?$', rtems_target).group(1)
+    if not os.path.isdir(toolsdir):
+        os.makedirs(toolsdir)
 
     if 'BASE' in modules_to_compile or building_base:
         fold_start('set.up.epics_build', 'Configuring EPICS build system')
@@ -895,44 +1196,12 @@ endif''')
 
         # Cross-compilations from Linux platform
         if ci['os'] == 'linux':
+            handle_old_cross_variables()
 
-            # Cross compilation to Windows/Wine (set WINE to architecture "32", "64")
-            # requires wine and g++-mingw-w64-i686 / g++-mingw-w64-x86-64
-            if 'WINE' in os.environ:
-                if os.environ['WINE'] == '32':
-                    print('Cross compiler mingw32 / Wine')
-                    with open(os.path.join(places['EPICS_BASE'], 'configure', 'os',
-                                                 'CONFIG.linux-x86.win32-x86-mingw'), 'a') as f:
-                        f.write('''
-CMPLR_PREFIX=i686-w64-mingw32-''')
-                    with open(os.path.join(places['EPICS_BASE'], 'configure', 'CONFIG_SITE'), 'a') as f:
-                        f.write('''
-CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS+=win32-x86-mingw''')
-
-                if os.environ['WINE'] == '64':
-                    print('Cross compiler mingw64 / Wine')
-                    with open(os.path.join(places['EPICS_BASE'], 'configure', 'os',
-                                           'CONFIG.linux-x86.windows-x64-mingw'), 'a') as f:
-                        f.write('''
-CMPLR_PREFIX=x86_64-w64-mingw32-''')
-                    with open(os.path.join(places['EPICS_BASE'], 'configure', 'CONFIG_SITE'), 'a') as f:
-                        f.write('''
-CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += windows-x64-mingw''')
-
-            # Cross compilation on Linux to RTEMS  (set RTEMS to version "4.9", "4.10")
-            # requires qemu, bison, flex, texinfo, install-info
-            if 'RTEMS' in os.environ:
-                print('Cross compiler RTEMS{0} @ {1}'.format(os.environ['RTEMS'], rtems_target))
-                with open(os.path.join(places['EPICS_BASE'], 'configure', 'os',
-                                       'CONFIG_SITE.Common.RTEMS'), 'a') as f:
-                    f.write('''
-RTEMS_VERSION={0}
-RTEMS_BASE=/opt/rtems/{0}'''.format(os.environ['RTEMS']))
-
-                with open(os.path.join(places['EPICS_BASE'], 'configure', 'CONFIG_SITE'), 'a') as f:
-                    f.write('''
-CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += {0}
-'''.format(rtems_target))
+            for cross_target_info in os.environ.get("CI_CROSS_TARGETS", "").split(":"):
+                if cross_target_info == "":
+                    continue
+                prepare_cross_compilation(cross_target_info)
 
         print('Host compiler', ci['compiler'])
 
@@ -982,14 +1251,27 @@ PERL = C:/Strawberry/perl/bin/perl -CSD'''
             with open(os.path.join(places['EPICS_BASE'], 'configure', 'CONFIG_SITE'), 'a') as f:
                 f.write(extra_config)
 
-        fold_end('set.up.epics_build', 'Configuring EPICS build system')
+        # enable color in error and warning messages if the (cross) compiler supports it
+        with open(os.path.join(places['EPICS_BASE'], 'configure', 'CONFIG'), 'a') as f:
+            f.write('''
+ifdef T_A
+  COLOR_FLAG_$(T_A) := $(shell $(CPP) -fdiagnostics-color -E - </dev/null >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo -fdiagnostics-color)
+  USR_CPPFLAGS += $(COLOR_FLAG_$(T_A))
+endif''')
 
-    if not os.path.isdir(toolsdir):
-        os.makedirs(toolsdir)
+        fold_end('set.up.epics_build', 'Configuring EPICS build system')
 
     if ci['os'] == 'windows' and ci['choco']:
         fold_start('install.choco', 'Installing CHOCO packages')
-        sp.check_call(['choco', 'install'] + ci['choco'] + ['-y', '--limitoutput', '--no-progress'])
+        for i in range(0,3):
+            try:
+                sp.check_call(['choco', 'install'] + ci['choco'] + ['-y', '--limitoutput', '--no-progress'])
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(e)
+                print("Retrying choco install attempt {} after 30 seconds".format(i+1))
+                time.sleep(30)
+            else:
+                break
         fold_end('install.choco', 'Installing CHOCO packages')
 
     if ci['os'] == 'linux' and ci['apt']:
@@ -1003,46 +1285,31 @@ PERL = C:/Strawberry/perl/bin/perl -CSD'''
         sp.check_call(['brew', 'install'] + ci['homebrew'])
         fold_end('install.homebrew', 'Installing Homebrew packages')
 
-    if ci['os'] == 'linux' and 'RTEMS' in os.environ:
-        rsb_release = os.environ.get('RSB_BUILD', '20210306')
-        tar_name = '{0}-rtems{1}.tar.xz'.format(rtems_bsp, os.environ['RTEMS'])
-        print('Downloading RTEMS {0} cross compiler: {1}'
-              .format(os.environ['RTEMS'], tar_name))
-        sys.stdout.flush()
-        sp.check_call(['curl', '-fsSL', '--retry', '3', '-o', tar_name,
-                       'https://github.com/mdavidsaver/rsb/releases/download/{0}%2F{1}/{2}'
-                      .format(os.environ['RTEMS'], rsb_release, tar_name)],
-                      cwd=toolsdir)
-        sudo_prefix = []
-        if ci['service'] == 'github-actions':
-            sudo_prefix = ['sudo']
-        sp.check_call(sudo_prefix + ['tar', '-C', '/', '-xmJ', '-f', os.path.join(toolsdir, tar_name)])
-        os.remove(os.path.join(toolsdir, tar_name))
-        for rtems_cc in glob('/opt/rtems/*/bin/*-gcc'):
-            print('{0}{1} --version{2}'.format(ANSI_CYAN, rtems_cc, ANSI_RESET))
-            sys.stdout.flush()
-            sp.check_call([rtems_cc, '--version'])
-
     setup_for_build(args)
 
     print('{0}EPICS_HOST_ARCH = {1}{2}'.format(ANSI_CYAN, os.environ['EPICS_HOST_ARCH'], ANSI_RESET))
+    whereis('make')
     print('{0}$ make --version{1}'.format(ANSI_CYAN, ANSI_RESET))
     sys.stdout.flush()
     call_make(['--version'], parallel=0)
+    whereis('perl')
     print('{0}$ perl --version{1}'.format(ANSI_CYAN, ANSI_RESET))
     sys.stdout.flush()
     sp.check_call(['perl', '--version'])
 
     if re.match(r'^vs', ci['compiler']):
+        whereis('cl')
         print('{0}$ cl{1}'.format(ANSI_CYAN, ANSI_RESET))
         sys.stdout.flush()
         sp.check_call(['cl'])
     else:
         cc = ci['compiler']
+        whereis(cc)
         print('{0}$ {1} --version{2}'.format(ANSI_CYAN, cc, ANSI_RESET))
         sys.stdout.flush()
         sp.check_call([cc, '--version'])
         if cxx:
+            whereis(cxx)
             print('{0}$ {1} --version{2}'.format(ANSI_CYAN, cxx, ANSI_RESET))
             sys.stdout.flush()
             sp.check_call([cxx, '--version'])
@@ -1050,7 +1317,7 @@ PERL = C:/Strawberry/perl/bin/perl -CSD'''
     if logging.getLogger().isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
         log_modified()
 
-    if not building_base:
+    if not skip_dep_builds:
         fold_start('build.dependencies', 'Build missing/outdated dependencies')
         for mod in modules_to_compile:
             place = places[setup[mod + "_VARNAME"]]
@@ -1115,8 +1382,6 @@ def test_results(args):
 def doExec(args):
     'exec user command with vcvars'
     setup_for_build(args)
-    os.environ['MAKE'] = 'make'
-    os.environ['EPICS_BASE'] = places['EPICS_BASE']
     fold_start('exec.command', 'Execute command {}'.format(args.cmd))
     sp.check_call(' '.join(args.cmd), shell=True)
     fold_end('exec.command', 'Execute command {}'.format(args.cmd))
@@ -1186,8 +1451,10 @@ def getargs():
     p = ArgumentParser()
     p.add_argument('--no-vcvars', dest='vcvars', default=True, action='store_false',
                    help='Assume vcvarsall.bat has already been run')
-    p.add_argument('--add-path', dest='paths', default=[], action='append',
-                   help='Append directory to $PATH or %%PATH%%.  Expands {ENVVAR}')
+    p.add_argument('--add-path', dest='extra_env_vars', type=lambda x: "PATH={}".format(x), default=[], action='append',
+                   help='Append directory to $PATH or %%PATH%%. Expands {ENVVAR}. Equivalent to: "--add-env PATH=<PATHS>"')
+    p.add_argument('--add-env', dest='extra_env_vars', default=[], action='append',
+                   help='Append directory to the specified $ENVVAR or %%ENVVAR%%. Expands {OTHER_ENVVAR}. Example: "--add-env \'LD_LIBRARY_PATH={EPICS_BASE}/lib/{EPICS_HOST_ARCH}\'"')
     p.add_argument('-T', '--timeout', type=timespec, metavar='DLY',
                    help='Terminate make after delay.  DLY interpreted as second, or may be qualified with "S", "M", or "H".  (default no timeout)')
     subp = p.add_subparsers()

defaults.set

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ NTYPES_REPONAME=normativeTypesCPP
 NTYPES_REPOOWNER=epics-base
 
 # Sequencer
-SNCSEQ_REPOURL=https://www-csr.bessy.de/control/SoftDist/sequencer/repo/branch-2-2.git
+SNCSEQ_REPOURL=https://github.com/mdavidsaver/sequencer-mirror.git
 SNCSEQ_DEPTH=0
 SNCSEQ_DIRNAME=seq
 

github-actions/README.md

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 ## Features
 
  - 20 parallel runners on Linux/Windows (5 runners on MacOS)
- - Ubuntu 16/18/20, MacOS 10.15, Windows Server 2016/2019
+ - Ubuntu 18/20/22, MacOS 11/12, Windows Server 2019/2022
  - Compile natively on Linux (gcc, clang)
  - Compile natively on MacOS (clang)
- - Compile natively on Windows (gcc/MinGW, Visual Studio 2017/2019/2022)
+ - Compile natively on Windows (gcc/MinGW, Visual Studio 2019/2022)
  - Cross-compile for Windows 32bit and 64bit using MinGW and WINE
  - Cross-compile for RTEMS 4.9 and 4.10 (pc386, Base >= 3.15)
  - Cross-compile for RTEMS 5 (10 BSPs, Base >= 7.0.5.1)

github-actions/ci-scripts-build.yml.example-full

@@ -41,118 +41,57 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # Job names also name artifacts, character limitations apply
         include:
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04
             cmp: gcc
             configuration: default
             wine: "64"
-            name: "Ub-20 gcc-9 + MinGW"
+            name: "Ub-24 gcc + MinGW"
 
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04
             cmp: gcc
             configuration: static
             wine: "64"
-            name: "Ub-20 gcc-9 + MinGW, static"
+            name: "Ub-24 gcc + MinGW, static"
 
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04
             cmp: gcc
             configuration: static
             extra: "CMD_CXXFLAGS=-std=c++11"
-            name: "Ub-20 gcc-9 C++11, static"
+            name: "Ub-24 gcc C++11, static"
 
-          - os: ubuntu-18.04
-            cmp: clang
-            configuration: default
-            name: "Ub-18 clang-9"
-
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04
             cmp: clang
             configuration: default
             extra: "CMD_CXXFLAGS=-std=c++11"
-            name: "Ub-20 clang-10 C++11"
+            name: "Ub-24 clang C++11"
 
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
             cmp: gcc
             configuration: default
-            rtems: "4.10"
-            name: "Ub-20 gcc-9 + RT-4.10"
+            cross: "RTEMS-pc686-qemu@5"
+            name: "Ub-22 gcc + RT-5.1 pc686"
 
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
             cmp: gcc
             configuration: default
-            rtems: "4.9"
-            name: "Ub-20 gcc-9 + RT-4.9"
-
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            cmp: gcc
-            configuration: default
-            rtems: "5"
-            rtems_target: RTEMS-pc686-qemu
-            name: "Ub-20 gcc-9 + RT-5.1 pc686"
-
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            cmp: gcc
-            configuration: default
-            rtems: "5"
-            rtems_target: RTEMS-beatnik
+            cross: "RTEMS-beatnik@5"
             test: NO
-            name: "Ub-20 gcc-9 + RT-5.1 beatnik"
-
-          - os: ubuntu-18.04
-            cmp: gcc
-            configuration: default
-            name: "Ub-18 gcc-7"
-
-          - os: ubuntu-18.04
-            cmp: gcc-8
-            utoolchain: true
-            configuration: default
-            name: "Ub-18 gcc-8"
-
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            cmp: gcc-8
-            utoolchain: true
-            configuration: default
-            name: "Ub-20 gcc-8"
-
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            cmp: clang
-            configuration: default
-            name: "Ub-20 clang-10"
+            name: "Ub-22 gcc + RT-5.1 beatnik"
 
           - os: macos-latest
             cmp: clang
             configuration: default
-            name: "MacOS clang-12"
+            name: "MacOS clang"
 
-          - os: windows-2016
-            cmp: vs2017
-            configuration: default
-            name: "Win2016 MSC-17"
-
-          - os: windows-2016
-            cmp: vs2017
-            configuration: static
-            name: "Win2016 MSC-17, static"
-
-          - os: windows-2019
+          - os: windows-2022
             cmp: gcc
             configuration: default
-            name: "Win2019 MinGW"
+            name: "Win2022 MinGW"
 
-          - os: windows-2019
+          - os: windows-2022
             cmp: gcc
             configuration: static
-            name: "Win2019 MinGW, static"
-
-          - os: windows-2019
-            cmp: vs2019
-            configuration: default
-            name: "Win2019 MSC-19"
-
-          - os: windows-2019
-            cmp: vs2019
-            configuration: static
-            name: "Win2019 MSC-19, static"
+            name: "Win2022 MinGW, static"
 
           - os: windows-2022
             cmp: vs2022
@@ -164,8 +103,14 @@ jobs:
             configuration: static
             name: "Win2022 MSC-22, static"
 
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            cmp: gcc
+            configuration: default
+            name: "Cross linux-aarch64"
+            cross: linux-aarch64
+
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: true
     - name: Automatic core dumper analysis
@@ -175,23 +120,17 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get -y install qemu-system-x86 g++-mingw-w64-x86-64 gdb
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-    - name: "apt-get install ${{ matrix.cmp }}"
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get -y install software-properties-common
-        sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get -y install ${{ matrix.cmp }}
-      if: matrix.utoolchain
     - name: Prepare and compile dependencies
       run: python .ci/cue.py prepare
     - name: Build main module
       run: python .ci/cue.py build
     - name: Run main module tests
-      run: python .ci/cue.py test
+      run: python .ci/cue.py -T 15M test
     - name: Upload tapfiles Artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: tapfiles ${{ matrix.name }}
         path: '**/O.*/*.tap'
     - name: Collect and show test results
-      run: python .ci/cue.py test-results
+      if: ${{ always() }}
+      run: python .ci/cue.py -T 5M test-results

github-actions/ci-scripts-build.yml.example-mini

@@ -31,44 +31,39 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        - os: ubuntu-18.04
-          cmp: gcc
-          configuration: default
-          base: "7.0"
-          name: "7.0 Ub-18 gcc-7"
-
-        - os: ubuntu-18.04
-          cmp: gcc
-          configuration: static
-          base: "7.0"
-          name: "7.0 Ub-18 gcc-7 static"
-
-        - os: ubuntu-20.04
+      include:
+        - os: ubuntu-24.04
           cmp: gcc
           configuration: default
           base: "3.15"
-          name: "3.15 Ub-20 gcc-9"
+          name: "3.15 Ub-24 gcc"
 
-        - os: ubuntu-20.04
+        - os: ubuntu-24.04
+          cmp: gcc
+          configuration: default
+          base: "7.0"
+          name: "7.0 Ub-24 gcc"
+
+        - os: ubuntu-24.04
           cmp: gcc
           configuration: static
           base: "3.15"
-          name: "3.15 Ub-20 gcc-9 static"
+          name: "3.15 Ub-24 gcc static"
 
-        - os: ubuntu-20.04
+        - os: ubuntu-24.04
           cmp: gcc
           configuration: debug
           base: "3.15"
-          name: "3.15 Ub-20 gcc-9 debug"
+          name: "3.15 Ub-24 gcc debug"
 
-        - os: ubuntu-20.04
+        - os: ubuntu-24.04
           cmp: clang
           configuration: default
           base: "3.15"
-          name: "3.15 Ub-20 clang-10"
+          name: "3.15 Ub-24 clang"
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: true
     - name: Prepare and compile dependencies

test.patch

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 diff -ruN a/bla.txt b/bla.txt
 --- a/bla.txt	2020-06-19 18:54:43.129076711 +0200
 +++ b/bla.txt	2020-06-19 18:55:05.093948316 +0200
-@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
+@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 -LINE1=YES
 +LINE1=NO
  LINE2=NO