From 53044571fb920d2543fb1d4381c16abd0ccbe7c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hitesh Dhola Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:47:19 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Pointing out few err in the release version. As this is the first document anyone would Read. -Corrected released version. Removed old references. PS : I also use this file to restore my "base" folder with older original version when new EPICS version is released. This way I can keep all of my compiled version isolated. --- documentation/README.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/README.md b/documentation/README.md index 1c6deb45b..dabee1759 100644 --- a/documentation/README.md +++ b/documentation/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Installation Instructions {#install} -## EPICS Base Release 7.0.3.1 +## EPICS Base Release 7.0.4.1 ----- @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ Files in the base/startup directory have been provided to help set required path and other environment variables. * `EPICS_HOST_ARCH` -Before you can build or use EPICS R3.15, the environment variable +Before you can build or use this EPICS base, the environment variable `EPICS_HOST_ARCH` must be defined. A perl script EpicsHostArch.pl in the base/startup directory has been provided to help set `EPICS_HOST_ARCH.` You should have `EPICS_HOST_ARCH` set to your @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ ranlib in your path, and the C compiler may require as and ld in your path. On solaris systems you need uname in your path. * `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` -R3.15 shared libraries and executables normally contain the full +EPICS shared libraries and executables normally contain the full path to any libraries they require. However, if you move the EPICS files or directories from their build-time location then in order for the shared libraries to be found at runtime `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` @@ -336,10 +336,10 @@ A perl tool, makeBaseApp.pl is included in the distribution file. This script will create a sample application that can be built and then executed to try out this release of base. -Instructions for building and executing the 3.15 example application +Instructions for building and executing the EPICS example application can be found in the section "Example Application" of Chapter 2, -"Getting Started", in the "IOC Application Developer's Guide" for this -release. The "Example IOC Application" section briefly explains how to +"Getting Started", in the "EPICS Application Developer's Guide". +The "Example IOC Application" section briefly explains how to create and build an example application in a user created <top> directory. It also explains how to run the example application on a vxWorks ioc or as a process on the host system. By running the example