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+Compiling EPICS on cygwin32 (Windows95/NT)
+---------------------------------------
+
+Right now this port of EPICS to cygwin32 it is possible to
+ 
+* compile all of EPICS base except c++ files using Cygnus' beta18
+  release of the GNU-win32 tools.
+ 
+To build EPICS on Win95 or NT using cygwin32, we need
+
+        EPICS base distribution, R3.12.0.beta9 or later, available
+           from http://aps.anl.gov/...
+        Cygnus's latest gnu-win32 distribution, available from 
+           http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/ (release b18 or later)
+        WindRiver Systems Tornado ( for the vxWorks header files and the
+            vxWorks and vxWorks.sym files) (version 1.1 or later)
+        Perl,version 5.003 or later, available from 
+            http://www.perl.org/CPAN/ports/win32/
+
+Optional items 
+    CVS, version 1.9 or later, available from
+            http:/www.cyclic.com 
+    vim ( Vi IMproved), version 4.5 or later, available from
+           http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/ 
+        
+
+BUILD INSTRUCTIONS
+------------------
+
+
+1) Install the gnu-win32 binary release
+---------------------------------------
+    Download the whole release to get the developemnt tools 
+
+    Run cdk.exe and follow the install instructions.
+    Install the release into c:\usr\local instead of the 
+    default directory (<systemdrive>:\gnuwin32\b18)
+    (The following steps assume that the install location is
+        c:\usr\local)
+
+    Don't forget to create a \tmp dir and setup the \bin dir.
+     (Create a \temp dir if you install cvs.)
+        mkdir \tmp
+        mkdir \temp
+        mkdir \bin
+        cd \bin
+        copy \usr\local\H-i386-cygwin32\bin\bash.exe sh.exe
+
+        
+2) Install the perl distribution
+--------------------------------
+
+3) Install the epics base distribution
+--------------------------------------
+
+        mkdir <epicsBaseReleaseDir>
+        chdir <epicsBaseReleaseDir>
+        cp <dirname>\<basereleasename>.Tar.gz .
+        gunzip -d <basereleasename>.Tar.gz
+        tar xvf <basereleasename>.Tar
+
+4) Set environment variables and path
+-------------------------------------
+        cd <epicsBaseReleaseDir>
+        cygwin32.bat
+
+7) Build epics base
+-------------------
+
+        cd <epicsBaseReleaseDir>
+        make
+
+8) Create an EPICS application area
+-----------------------------------
+
+        mkdir <epicsappdir>
+        cd <epicsappdir>
+        <epicsBaseReleaseDir>\bin\cygwin32\makeBaseApp     <epicsBaseReleaseDir>
+
+
+
+
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+@ECHO OFF
+REM ---------------- cygwin32 ------------------
+REM         A \tmp directory is needed
+REM         \bin needed in path before windows dirs
+REM         . needed in path by bash
+
+set PATH=c:\bin;c:\usr\local\h-i386-cygwin32\bin;.
+
+REM -------------- windows ------------------
+
+set PATH=%PATH%;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
+
+REM ---------------CVS-------------------
+REM  Cvs settings (not needed for base build)
+REM         rcs needs a c:\temp directory
+REM set CVSROOT=/cvsroot
+REM set LOGNAME=janet
+REM set PATH=%PATH%;C:\cyclic\cvs-1.9\bin;
+
+
+REM -----------------extra path dirs -----------------
+REM  Extra path settings (not needed for base build)
+REM
+REM   For 'which' and other unix tools not included in cygwin32
+REM         set PATH=%PATH%;C:\unix\VIRTUNIX\32-BIT;C:\VIRTUNIX\16-BIT
+REM         set PATH=%PATH%;C:\unix\UTEXAS\BIN
+REM         set PATH=%PATH%;c:\util
+
+REM ----------------- epics -----------------
+
+set HOST_ARCH=cygwin32
+
+REM ----------------------------------
+REM Following 3 defs may be needed if cygwin32  not in \usr\local
+REM 
+REM  set C_INCLUDE_PATH=
+REM  set CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=
+REM  set LIBRARY_PATH=
+REM ----------------------------------
+
+
+REM ----------------- cygwin32: gcc -----------------
+REM  Trailing slash is important
+
+set GCC_EXEC_PREFIX=C:\usr\local\H-i386-cygwin32\lib\gcc-lib\
+
+REM ----------------- cygwin32: bash  -----------------
+REM  bash settings (not needed for base build)
+REM
+REM        TERMCAP, HOME, and TERM needed for bash (.bashrc)
+REM        set TERMCAP=/usr/local/h-i386-cygwin32/etc/termcap
+REM        set TERM=ansi
+REM        set HOME=/
+
+REM ------------ Channel Access ---------------
+REM  Channel access settings (not needed for base build)
+REM
+REM set EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST=""
+REM set EPICS_CA_AUTO_CA_ADDR_LIST=YES
+REM set EPICS_CA_CONN_TMO=30.0
+REM set EPICS_CA_BEACON_PERIOD=15.0
+REM set EPICS_CA_REPEATER_PORT=5065
+REM set EPICS_CA_SERVER_PORT=5064
+REM set EPICS_TS_MIN_WEST=420
+
+REM    --------------- perl ------------------------
+
+set PATH=%path%;C:\perl\pw32i304\bin
+set PERLLIB=C:\perl\pw32i304\lib
+
+REM    --------------- tcl ------------------------
+REM  tcl/tk settings ( not needed for base build)
+REM
+REM set PATH=%PATH%;C:\usr\local\tcl\bin
+REM  Forward slashes in following 2 lines are important
+REM set TCL_LIBRARY=C:/usr/local/tcl/lib/tcl7.6
+REM set GDBTK_LIBRARY=C:/usr/local/share/gdbtcl
+
+