diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
index d4d646ced..b1ff0d78f 100644
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
@@ -139,38 +139,43 @@ longer necessary to call dbCaGetAttributes.</p>
 
 <p>This now returns a non zero value if the result is nan (not a number).</p>
 
-<p><b>Record Name Length</b></p>
+<p><strong>Record Name Length</strong></p>
 
 <p>The size of the name field has been expanded from 29 to 61, i.e. record
 names can now have 60 characters.</p>
 
-<p><b>iocInit</b></p>
+<p><strong>iocInit</strong></p>
 
 <p>initialProcess is now called before interruptAccept. This means that
 initial processing will be done before periodically scanned and I/O Inter
 scanned records start processing.</p>
 
-<p><b>ellLib</b></p>
+<p><strong>ellLib</strong></p>
 
 <p>Casts have been removed that suppressed valuable error messages</p>
 
-<p><b>mbbiRecord</b></p>
+<p><strong>mbbiRecord</strong></p>
 
 <p>All existing manipulations of UDF in process() are removed and udf is set
 FALSE when the raw value is successfully read.</p>
 
-<p><b>selRecord</b></p>
+<p><strong>selRecord</strong></p>
 
 <p>In do_sel udf is not set false at the beginning. If selm has an invalid
 value recGblSetSevr(psel,SOFT_ALARM,MAJOR_ALARM) is called.</p>
 
-<p><b>cdCommands file</b></p>
+<p><strong>cdCommands file</strong></p>
 
 <p>Fixed a bug and revised the use of the IOCS_APPL_TOP setting in an
 application's <top>/configure/CONFIG file (which specifies the path to
 <top>as seen by the IOC) to apply the same modifications to all paths output
 in the cdCommands file.</p>
 
+<p><strong>dbStaticLib</strong></p>
+
+<p>All routines with Recdes of Fielddes in their name are obsolete and removed.
+A new routine dbDumpField replaces dbDumpFldDes.</p>
+
 <center>
 <h2>Changes since alpha2</h2>
 </center>
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index e69c5a46c..779fd5dca 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring RTEMS,$(BUILD_ARCHS)))
 DIRS += RTEMS
 endif
 DIRS += libCom/test
-DIRS += gdd
-DIRS += cas
+#DIRS += gdd
+#DIRS += cas
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_DIRS
 
diff --git a/src/iocsh/dbStaticRegister.c b/src/iocsh/dbStaticRegister.c
index 54c5faaba..f6ccad2d3 100644
--- a/src/iocsh/dbStaticRegister.c
+++ b/src/iocsh/dbStaticRegister.c
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@
 #include "iocsh.h"
 #include "dbStaticRegister.h"
 
-/* dbDumpRecDes */
-static const iocshArg dbDumpRecDesArg0 = { "pdbbase",iocshArgPdbbase};
-static const iocshArg dbDumpRecDesArg1 = { "recordTypeName",iocshArgString};
-static const iocshArg * const dbDumpRecDesArgs[2] = {&dbDumpRecDesArg0,&dbDumpRecDesArg1};
-static const iocshFuncDef dbDumpRecDesFuncDef = {"dbDumpRecDes",2,dbDumpRecDesArgs};
-static void dbDumpRecDesCallFunc(const iocshArgBuf *args)
-{
-    dbDumpRecDes(pdbbase,args[1].sval);
-}
-
 /* dbDumpPath */
 static const iocshArg dbDumpPathArg0 = { "pdbbase",iocshArgPdbbase};
 static const iocshArg * const dbDumpPathArgs[1] = {&dbDumpPathArg0};
@@ -76,16 +66,16 @@ static void dbDumpRecordTypeCallFunc(const iocshArgBuf *args)
     dbDumpRecordType(pdbbase,args[1].sval);
 }
 
-/* dbDumpFldDes */
-static const iocshArg dbDumpFldDesArg0 = { "pdbbase",iocshArgPdbbase};
-static const iocshArg dbDumpFldDesArg1 = { "recordTypeName",iocshArgString};
-static const iocshArg dbDumpFldDesArg2 = { "fieldName",iocshArgString};
-static const iocshArg * const dbDumpFldDesArgs[3] =
-    {&dbDumpFldDesArg0,&dbDumpFldDesArg1,&dbDumpFldDesArg2};
-static const iocshFuncDef dbDumpFldDesFuncDef = {"dbDumpFldDes",3,dbDumpFldDesArgs};
-static void dbDumpFldDesCallFunc(const iocshArgBuf *args)
+/* dbDumpField */
+static const iocshArg dbDumpFieldArg0 = { "pdbbase",iocshArgPdbbase};
+static const iocshArg dbDumpFieldArg1 = { "recordTypeName",iocshArgString};
+static const iocshArg dbDumpFieldArg2 = { "fieldName",iocshArgString};
+static const iocshArg * const dbDumpFieldArgs[3] =
+    {&dbDumpFieldArg0,&dbDumpFieldArg1,&dbDumpFieldArg2};
+static const iocshFuncDef dbDumpFieldFuncDef = {"dbDumpField",3,dbDumpFieldArgs};
+static void dbDumpFieldCallFunc(const iocshArgBuf *args)
 {
-    dbDumpFldDes(pdbbase,args[1].sval,args[2].sval);
+    dbDumpField(pdbbase,args[1].sval,args[2].sval);
 }
 
 /* dbDumpDevice */
@@ -131,12 +121,11 @@ static void dbPvdDumpCallFunc(const iocshArgBuf *args)
 
 void epicsShareAPI dbStaticRegister(void)
 {
-    iocshRegister(&dbDumpRecDesFuncDef,dbDumpRecDesCallFunc);
     iocshRegister(&dbDumpPathFuncDef,dbDumpPathCallFunc);
     iocshRegister(&dbDumpRecordFuncDef,dbDumpRecordCallFunc);
     iocshRegister(&dbDumpMenuFuncDef,dbDumpMenuCallFunc);
     iocshRegister(&dbDumpRecordTypeFuncDef,dbDumpRecordTypeCallFunc);
-    iocshRegister(&dbDumpFldDesFuncDef,dbDumpFldDesCallFunc);
+    iocshRegister(&dbDumpFieldFuncDef,dbDumpFieldCallFunc);
     iocshRegister(&dbDumpDeviceFuncDef,dbDumpDeviceCallFunc);
     iocshRegister(&dbDumpDriverFuncDef,dbDumpDriverCallFunc);
     iocshRegister(&dbDumpBreaktableFuncDef,dbDumpBreaktableCallFunc);