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+# $Id$
+#
+#	Rules for making things related to databases
+#
+MAKEBPT		= $(EPICS_BASE_HOST_BIN)/makeBpt$(EXE)
+MSI		= $(EPICS_EXTENSIONS_BIN)/msi$(EXE)
+DBEXPAND	= $(EPICS_BASE_HOST_BIN)/dbExpand$(EXE)
+DBST		= dbst
+MAKEDBDEPENDS	= $(PERL) $(TOP)/config/makeDbDepends.pl
+REPLACEVAR	= $(PERL) $(TOP)/config/replaceVAR.pl
+ifndef WIN32
+TOUCH		= touch
+else
+TOUCH		= type NUL >>
+endif
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------
+#	if we are not building base add base dbd dirs
+
+ifneq ($(EPICS_BASE),$(TOP))
+ifneq ($(EPICS_BASE),$(INSTALL_LOCATION))
+EPICS_DBDFLAGS += -I $(EPICS_BASE)/dbd
+endif
+endif
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+#	----------------------------------------------------
+#	create names (lists) for installed things
+#	----------------------------------------------------
+
+INSTALL_BPTS = $(BPTS:%= $(INSTALL_DBD)/%)
+INSTALL_DBDS = $(DBDINSTALL:%= $(INSTALL_DBD)/%)
+INSTALL_DBDNAME = $(DBDNAME:%= $(INSTALL_DBD)/%)
+INSTALL_DATA = $(INSTALLDB:%=$(INSTALL_DB)/%)
+INSTALL_TEMPLATES = $(filter %.template,$(INSTALL_DATA))
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+#	Main targets
+
+all::	install
+
+inc::	$(INSTALL_DBDS) $(INSTALL_BPTS) $(INSTALL_TEMPLATES)
+
+rebuild:: clean install
+
+install:: inc buildInstall 
+
+buildInstall:: build $(INSTALL_DATA)
+
+clean::
+	@echo "Cleaning"
+	@$(RM) $(DB) $(DBDNAME) *.template *.substitutions *.db.raw \
+	*.db-stamp *.edf esiread.cnf
+
+##################################################### "Foreign" templates
+
+TEMPLATE_LINKS	= $(filter-out $(notdir $(USES_TEMPLATE)), $(USES_TEMPLATE))
+TEMPLATE_FILES	= $(filter     $(notdir $(USES_TEMPLATE)), $(USES_TEMPLATE))
+DB_STAMP	= $(patsubst %.db, %.db-stamp, $(DB))
+DB_REALTARGET	= $(patsubst %.db-stamp, %.db, $@)
+
+ifneq '$(TEMPLATE_LINKS)' ''
+build:: $(notdir $(TEMPLATE_LINKS))
+endif
+build:: $(INSTALL_DBDNAME) $(TEMPLATE_FILES) $(DB_STAMP)
+
+$(notdir $(TEMPLATE_LINKS)): %.template:
+ifndef WIN32
+	@$(RM) $(notdir $(TEMPLATE_LINKS))
+	ln -s $(TEMPLATE_LINKS) .
+# Workaround for dbLoadTemplate bug: terminate here if link target doesn't exist
+	@cat $(TEMPLATE_LINKS) > /dev/null
+else
+	@$(RM) $(notdir $(TEMPLATE_LINKS))
+	$(CP) $(TEMPLATE_LINKS) .
+endif
+
+##################################################### Inflated or plain databases
+
+$(INSTALL_DB)/%.db: %.db-stamp
+	@echo "Installing database $@"
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $(patsubst %.db-stamp, %.db, $<) $(@D)
+
+# Must have DBDNAME defined to use dbst optimization
+ifndef DBDNAME
+DB_OPT = NO
+endif
+
+# dbst based database optimization
+ifeq '$(DB_OPT)' 'YES'
+.PRECIOUS: %.db.raw
+%.db-stamp: %.db.raw $(INSTALL_DBD)/$(DBDNAME)
+	@echo "Optimizing database $@"
+	$(DBST) $(INSTALL_DBD)/$(DBDNAME) $< -d > $(DB_REALTARGET)
+	@$(TOUCH) $@
+%.db-stamp: %.t.db.raw $(INSTALL_DBD)/$(DBDNAME)
+	@echo "Optimizing database $@"
+	$(DBST) $(INSTALL_DBD)/$(DBDNAME) $< -d > $(DB_REALTARGET)
+	@$(TOUCH) $@
+else
+# NO optimization => move it and keep a stamp
+%.db-stamp: %.db.raw
+	@$(MV) $< $(DB_REALTARGET)
+	@$(TOUCH) $@
+	@$(TOUCH) $<
+%.db-stamp: %.t.db.raw
+	@$(MV) $< $(DB_REALTARGET)
+	@$(TOUCH) $@
+	@$(TOUCH) $<
+endif
+
+%.t.db.raw: %.substitutions
+	@echo "Inflating database from $<"
+	@$(RM) $@
+	@$(MSI) $< > $@
+
+##################################################### CapFast filter
+
+%.edf:: ../%.sch $(DEPSCHS)
+	@if [ ! -f cad.rc -a -r ../cad.rc ] ; then ln -s ../cad.rc ; fi
+	$(SCH2EDIF) $(SCH2EDIF_SYSFLAGS) $(SCH2EDIF_FLAGS) $<
+
+##################################################### Substitution files
+
+$(INSTALL_DB)/%.substitutions: %.substitutions
+	@echo "Installing $@"
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $(@F) $(@D)
+
+%.substitutions:: ../%.substitutions
+	@$(CP) $< $@
+
+ifdef CREATESUBSTITUTIONS
+%.substitutions:: $(word $(words $(CREATESUBSTITUTIONS)),$(CREATESUBSTITUTIONS))
+	@$(CREATESUBSTITUTIONS) $*
+endif
+
+# Better make it PRECIOUS (to get around make bug)
+.PRECIOUS: %.substitutions
+
+##################################################### Template databases
+
+# Installed template files (dbLoadTemplate() on IOC side)
+$(INSTALL_DB)/%.template: %.template
+	@echo "Installing $@"
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $(@F) $(@D)
+
+%.template:: ../%.template
+	@$(CP) $< $@
+
+%.template: %.edf
+	$(E2DB) $(E2DB_SYSFLAGS) $(E2DB_FLAGS) -n $@.VAR $<
+	@$(REPLACEVAR) < $@.VAR > $@
+	@$(RM) $@.VAR
+
+##################################################### Flat databases
+
+%.db.raw:: ../%.db
+	$(CP) $< $@
+
+%.db.raw: %.edf
+	$(E2DB) $(E2DB_SYSFLAGS) $(E2DB_FLAGS) -n $@.VAR $<
+	@$(REPLACEVAR) < $@.VAR > $@
+	@$(RM) $@.VAR
+
+##################################################### DBD stuff
+
+$(INSTALL_DBD)/%: %
+	@echo "Installing $@"
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
+
+$(INSTALL_DBD)/%:: ../%
+	@echo "Installing $@"
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
+
+bpt%.dbd: bpt%.data
+	$(RM) $@
+	$(MAKEBPT) $<
+
+bpt%.dbd:: ../bpt%.data
+	$(RM) $@
+	$(MAKEBPT) $<
+
+# Patch for old applications
+ifdef USER_DBDFLAGS
+DBDFLAGS = $(USER_DBDFLAGS)
+endif
+
+ifdef DBDEXPAND
+$(DBDNAME): ../$(DBDEXPAND)
+	@echo "Expanding dbd"
+	@$(RM) $@
+	$(DBEXPAND) $(DBDFLAGS) $< > $@
+endif
+
+##################################################### Dependencies
+
+DEPENDS: $(filter $(patsubst %.db, %.substitutions, $(DB)), $(wildcard *.substitutions))
+	@$(MAKEDBDEPENDS) $^
+
+-include DEPENDS