Updates for R33.14.0alpha2.
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@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ EPICS base</h2></center>
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<h2>
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Release 3.14.0alpha2</h2></center>
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<h2>
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What is EPICS base?</h2>
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<h3>
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What is EPICS base?</h3>
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<blockquote>The Experimental Physics and Industrial Control Systems (EPICS)
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is an extensible set of software components and tools with which application
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@@ -31,22 +31,22 @@ of EPICS without which EPICS would not function. EPICS base allows an arbitrary
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number of target systems, IOCs (input/output controllers), and host systems,
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OPIs (operator interfaces) of various types.</blockquote>
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<h2>
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What is new in this release?</h2>
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What is new in this release?</h3>
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<blockquote>This version of EPICS base contains significant changes and
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offers major improvements in functionality over previous versions. Please
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check the RELEASE_NOTES file in the distribution for description of changes
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and release migration details.</blockquote>
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Copyright</h2>
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Copyright</h3>
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<blockquote>Please review the COPYRIGHT* files included in the distribution
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for legal terms of usage.</blockquote>
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Supported platforms</h2>
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Supported platforms</h3>
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<blockquote>Currently this version of EPICS base has been built on the
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following hosts and targets. If you are trying to build EPICS base on a
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@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ Cross compile target platforms (operating system - architecture)</h4>
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<br><tt>RTEMS-pc386</tt></blockquote>
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</blockquote>
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Supported compilers</h2>
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Supported compilers</h3>
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<blockquote>This version of EPICS base has been built and tested using
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the host vendor's C and C++ compilers as well as the GNU gcc and g++ compilers.
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@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ builds. Check definitions of ACC and CCC in base/configure/os/CONFIG.<host>.&
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or the definitions for GCC and G++ if ANSI=GCC and CPLUSPLUS=GCC are specified
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in CONFIG_SITE.</blockquote>
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Software requirements</h2>
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Software requirements</h3>
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<blockquote><b>GNU make</b>
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<br>You must use GNU make, gnumake, for any EPICS builds. Set your
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@@ -121,16 +121,16 @@ source files which require c preprocessing to generate solaris-sparc object
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files (*.st files), gcc must be in your path.
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<br> </blockquote>
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Host system storage requirements</h2>
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Host system storage requirements</h3>
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<blockquote>The GNU zipped tar file is approximately 1.4 MB in size. The
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unzipped untarred distribution source tree is approximately 6 MB. The build
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created files for each host take approximately 40 MB and the build created
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files for each target take approximately 10 MB.</blockquote>
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Documentation</h2>
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Documentation</h3>
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<blockquote>EPICS documentation is available on the WWW via the EPICS home
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page at APS: URL <a href="http://www.aps.anl.gov/Epics">http://www.aps.anl.gov/Epics</a></blockquote>
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@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ page at APS: URL <a href="http://www.aps.anl.gov/Epics">http://www.aps.anl
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available on the IOC software R3.14 EPICS WWW page which can be accessed
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from the APS EPICS home page.</blockquote>
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WWW pages</h2>
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WWW pages</h3>
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<blockquote>
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<h4>
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@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ Mailing Lists</h4>
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EPICS home page for subscription instructions.</blockquote>
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</blockquote>
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Directory Structure</h2>
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Directory Structure</h3>
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<blockquote>Distribution directory structure:</blockquote>
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<tt> base
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@@ -271,18 +271,14 @@ Installed header files</tt>
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Installed os specific header files</tt>
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<br><tt> base/templates
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Installed templates</tt>
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Build related components</h2>
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Build related components</h3>
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<blockquote>
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<li>
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base/README* files</li>
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<br>
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<p>
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<br>
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<br>
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<p><tt>README.htm
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<p><br><tt>README.htm
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Instructions for setup and building epics base</tt>
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<br><tt>
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(i.e. this document)</tt>
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@@ -296,11 +292,7 @@ instructions</tt>
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<li>
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base/startup directory - contains scripts to set environment and path</li>
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<br>
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<p>
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<br>
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<br>
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<p><tt>EpicsHostArch c shell script
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<p><br><tt>EpicsHostArch c shell script
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to set EPICS_HOST_ARCH env variable</tt>
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<br><tt>EpicsHostArch.pl perl script to set EPICS_HOST_ARCH
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env variable</tt>
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@@ -316,7 +308,9 @@ WIN32 bat file to set path and env variables</tt>
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base/configure directory - contains build definitions and rules</li>
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<p><br><tt>CONFIG.CrossCommon Cross build definitions</tt>
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<br>
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<p>
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<p><tt>CONFIG.CrossCommon Cross build definitions</tt>
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<br><tt>CONFIG_ADDONS Definitions
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for <osclass> and DEFAULT options</tt>
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<br><tt>CONFIG_BASE
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@@ -353,7 +347,9 @@ Rules specific to a <top> dir (uninstall and tar)</tt>
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<li>
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base/configure/os directory - contains os-arch specific definitions</li>
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<p><br><tt>CONFIG.<host>.<target> Specific
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<br>
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<p>
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<p><tt>CONFIG.<host>.<target> Specific
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host-target build definitions</tt>
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<br><tt>CONFIG.Common.<target> Specific
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target definitions for all hosts</tt>
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@@ -369,7 +365,9 @@ R3.13 arch compatibility definitions</tt>
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base/configure/tools directory - contains Perl scripts used for the build</li>
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<p><br><tt>cp.pl
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<p>
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<p><tt>cp.pl
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This Perl script copies an existing file</tt>
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<br><tt>installEpics.pl
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Installs built files into install directories.</tt>
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@@ -392,8 +390,8 @@ Changes CapFast VAR(xxx) to $(xxx) notation</tt>
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<br><tt>rm.pl
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Quietly removes an existing file.</tt></blockquote>
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<h2>
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Building EPICS base (Unix and Win32)</h2>
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<h3>
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Building EPICS base (Unix and Win32)</h3>
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<blockquote><b>Unpack file</b>
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<blockquote>Unzip and untar the distribution file. Use WinZip on Windows
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@@ -461,8 +459,8 @@ directory of an EPICS directory structure before each complete rebuild
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to ensure that all components will be rebuilt.</blockquote>
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</blockquote>
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Multiple host platforms</h2>
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Multiple host platforms</h3>
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<blockquote>You can build using a single EPICS directory structure on multiple
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host systems and for multiple cross target systems. The intermediate and
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@@ -479,8 +477,8 @@ you must have the proper host/target c++ cross compiler and target header
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files and the base/configure/os directory must have the appropriate configure
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files.</blockquote>
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Examples</h2>
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Examples</h3>
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<blockquote>A perl tool, makeBaseApp.pl is included in the distribution
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file. This script will create a sample application that then can be built
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@@ -490,8 +488,8 @@ create a sample extension that can be built and executed. The makeBaseApp.pl
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and makeBaseExt.pl scripts are installed into the install location bin/<hostarch>
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directory during the base build.</blockquote>
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Example base application</h2>
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Example base application</h3>
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<blockquote>Instructions for building and executing a 3.14 example application
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can be found in the section "Example Application" of Chapter 2, "New Features
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