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@@ -132,21 +132,19 @@ div.Section1
 
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-<h1><span lang=FR>README.html</span></h1>
+<h1><span style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>README.htm<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
 
-<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=FR
-style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
+style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
-<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=FR
-style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR'>Installation
-Instructions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
+style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Installation Instructions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
-<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=FR
-style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
+style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
-<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=FR
-style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR'>EPICS
-base<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
+style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>EPICS base<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
 style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Release 3.14.0alpha1 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
@@ -218,20 +216,19 @@ architecture - &lt;alternate c++ compiler&gt;)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
 mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>          </span></span></b><span
 lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
-FR'>solaris - sparc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+FR'>solaris-sparc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:
 12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR'><span style='mso-tab-count:
-1'>            </span>linux - x86<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+1'>            </span>linux-x86<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:
 12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR'><span style='mso-tab-count:
 1'>            </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
-10.0pt'>win32 - x86<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+10.0pt'>win32-x86<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>win32
-- x86 - borland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>win32-x86-borland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
 mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
@@ -240,38 +237,29 @@ mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p>
 mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Cross compile target platforms (operating system -
 architecture)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
-<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span lang=FR
-style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR'>vxWorks
-- 486<o:p></o:p></span></p>
-
-<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:
-12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR'><span style='mso-tab-count:
-1'>            </span>vxWorks - 68040<o:p></o:p></span></p>
-
-<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:
-12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR'><span style='mso-tab-count:
-1'>            </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
-10.0pt'>vxWorks - 68040lc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>vxWorks-486<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>vxWorks
-- 68060<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>vxWorks-68040<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>vxWorks
-- ppc604<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>vxWorks-68040lc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>vxWorks
-- pentium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>vxWorks-68060<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>RTEMS
-- gen68360<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>vxWorks-ppc604<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>RTEMS
-- mvme167<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>vxWorks-pentium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>RTEMS-gen68360<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>RTEMS-mvme167<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
@@ -282,13 +270,13 @@ compilers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 style='mso-tab-count:1'>          </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
 <p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>This version of EPICS base
-has been built and tested using the host vendor's C++ compiler as well as the
-GNU g++ compiler. The GNU cross-compiler has been used for all cross-compiled
-targets. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"'>You may need
-the host vendor's C++ compiler in your search path to do EPICS builds. Check
-the definitions of ACC and CCC in
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>This version of EPICS
+base has been built and tested using the host vendor's C and C++ compilers as
+well as the GNU gcc and g++ compilers. The GNU cross-compilers have been used
+for all cross-compiled targets. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:
+"MS Mincho"'>You may need the host vendor's C++ compiler in your search path to
+do EPICS builds. Check the definitions of ACC and CCC in
 base/configure/os/CONFIG.&lt;host&gt;.&lt;host&gt; or the definitions for GCC
 and G++ if ANSI=GCC and CPLUSPLUS=GCC are specified in CONFIG_SITE.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
@@ -337,10 +325,10 @@ style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mi
 must have Tornado 2.0 installed if any of your target systems are vxWorks
 systems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Tornado 2.0 provides the
 cross-compiler and header files needed to build for these target systems. The
-full path location to Tornado 2.0 must be specified in the base/configure/RELEASE
-file.</span> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>You will
-also need one or more board support packages. Consult the vxWorks documentation
-for details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+full path location to Tornado 2.0 must be specified in the
+base/configure/RELEASE file.</span> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
+10.0pt'>You will also need one or more board support packages. Consult the
+vxWorks documentation for details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
 mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
@@ -363,18 +351,18 @@ created files for each target take approximately 10 MB.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-outline-level:5'><span
-style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>EPICS documentation is available
-on the WWW via the EPICS home page at APS:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> 
-</span>URL <a href="http://www.aps.anl.gov/Epics">http://www.aps.anl.gov/Epics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>EPICS documentation is
+available on the WWW via the EPICS home page at APS:<span style="mso-spacerun:
+yes">  </span>URL <a href="http://www.aps.anl.gov/Epics">http://www.aps.anl.gov/Epics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
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 style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-outline-level:5'><span
 style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>HTML and ascii text versions
-of this README file are in the distribution file and they are also will be available
-on the IOC software R3.14 page which can be accessed from the APS EPICS home
-page. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+of this README file are in the distribution file and they are also will be
+available on the IOC software R3.14 page which can be accessed from the APS
+EPICS home page. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
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@@ -410,16 +398,159 @@ See The EPICS home page for subscription instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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-<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Distribution
-components (this section needs work)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Directory
+Structure<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
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 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>README Files<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Distribution directory structure<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;tab-stops:decimal .75in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
+mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>base<span
+style='mso-tab-count:4'>                                         </span>Root directory
+of the base distribution<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:2.5in;text-indent:-2.0in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
+mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"'>base/configure<span style='mso-tab-count:
+1'>                         </span>Operating system independent build config
+files <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:2.5in;text-indent:-2.0in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
+mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"'>base/configure/os<span style='mso-tab-count:
+1'>                    </span>Operating system dependent build config files<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:2.5in;text-indent:-2.0in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
+mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"'>base/configure/tools<span
+style='mso-tab-count:1'>                </span>Perl and shell scripts used in
+the build<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:
+"MS Mincho"'>base/config<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                              </span>R3.13
+compatibility build configuration files<br>
+base/src<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                                   </span>All
+epics base source code in subdirectories<br>
+base/src/as<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>                  </span> <span
+style='mso-tab-count:1'>           </span>Access security<br>
+base/src/bpt<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                             </span>Break
+point table<br>
+base/src/ca<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                              </span>Channel
+access<br>
+base/src/cas<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                            </span>Channel
+access server<br>
+base/src/db<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                              </span>Database
+access<br>
+base/src/dev<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                            </span>Device
+support<br>
+base/src/gdd<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                            </span>General
+data descriptor<br>
+base/src/libCom<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>                      </span>General
+purpose library code in subdirectories<br>
+base/src/libCom/bucketLib<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>     </span>Hash bucket<br>
+base/src/libCom/calc<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>              </span>Algebraic
+expression interpreter<br>
+base/src/libCom/cvtFast<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>         </span>Fast
+number to string conversion<br>
+base/src/libCom/dbmf<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>             </span>Memory
+management for frequent alloc/free<br>
+base/src/libCom/ellLib<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>           </span>EPICS
+double linked list <br>
+base/src/libCom/env<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>               </span>Default
+EPICS environment settings <br>
+base/src/libCom/error<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>             </span>Error
+handling definitions and routines<br>
+base/src/libCom/fdmgr<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>           </span>File
+descriptor manager<br>
+base/src/libCom/freeList<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>        </span>Memory
+management using free lists<br>
+base/src/libCom/gpHash<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>         </span>General
+purpose hash table<br>
+base/src/libCom/logClient<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>      </span>Logging
+client<br>
+base/src/libCom/macLib<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>         </span>Macro
+substitution handler<br>
+base/src/libCom/misc<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>             </span>Miscellaneous
+utilities<br>
+base/src/libCom/osi<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>                </span>Operating
+system independent code<br>
+base/src/libCom/osi/os<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>           </span>Operating
+system dependant code in subdirectories<br>
+base/src/libCom/test<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>               </span>Test
+tools (timer, semBinary, semMutex,fdmgr, …)<br>
+base/src/libCom/timer<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>            </span>Timer<br>
+base/src/libCom/taskwd<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>         </span>Task
+watchdog<br>
+base/src/libCom/cxxTemplatesC++ templates<br>
+base/src/libCompat<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>                 </span>EPICS
+base R3.13 compatibility code<br>
+base/src/makeBaseApp<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>           </span>Perl tool
+and templates to create application dvl tree<br>
+base/src/makeBaseExt<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>            </span>Perl tool
+and templates to create extension dvl tree<br>
+base/src/misc<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                          </span>Miscellaneous
+(coreRelease, iocInit, asSub*)<br>
+base/src/rec<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                             </span>Record
+support<br>
+base/src/registry<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>                      </span>EPICS
+support function registry<br>
+base/src/rsrv<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                           </span>Channel
+access ioc resource server library <br>
+base/src/toolsComm<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>                </span>Code for
+the build tools antelope and e_flex<br>
+base/src/util<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                            </span>Utilities
+(ca_test, iocLogServer, startCArepeater)<br>
+base/src/vxWorks<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>                   </span>R3.13
+compatibility code specific to vxWorks <br>
+base/src/iocsh<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                         </span>Ioc
+shell command interpreter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:
+"MS Mincho"'>base/startup<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                             </span>Scripts
+for setting up path and environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
+font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Startup directory files<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Install directories created by the build<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:
+"MS Mincho"'>base/bin<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                                   </span>Installed
+scripts and executables in subdirectories<br>
+base/lib<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                                   </span>Installed
+libraries in arch subdirectories<br>
+base/dbd<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                                  </span>Installed
+data base definitions<br>
+base/include<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                            </span>Installed
+header files<br>
+base/include/os<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>                       </span>Installed
+os specific header files<br>
+base/templates<span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                         </span>Installed
+templates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Build
+related components </span>(</b>this section needs work<b>)</b><b><span
+style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>base/README* files<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>base/startup files<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
 mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>          </span>.cshrc<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
@@ -437,20 +568,15 @@ mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>
 mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>          </span>…<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Configure directory<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>base/configure<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>          </span></span></b><b><span
-style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Directory structure <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>base/config<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span
-style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>OS file naming convention</span></b><span
-style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
-
-<h2>Src directory</h2>
-
-<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span
-style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Directory structure<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:
+1'>          </span></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
+10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
@@ -485,10 +611,10 @@ mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Check path requirements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 <p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
 mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:
 "MS Mincho"'>As already mentioned, you must have the perl executable and you
-may need C and C++ compilers in your search path. For building base you also
-must have echo in your search path. For Unix host builds you also need touch,
-cpp, cp, rm, mv, and mkdir in your search path and /bin/chmod must exist. On
-some Unix systems you may also need ar and ranlib in you path.</span><b><span
+may need C and C++ compilers in your search path. For building base you also must
+have echo in your search path. For Unix host builds you also need touch, cpp,
+cp, rm, mv, and mkdir in your search path and /bin/chmod must exist. On some
+Unix systems you may also need ar and ranlib in you path.</span><b><span
 style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
@@ -510,10 +636,10 @@ mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"'>configure/CONFIG_SITE<span
 style='mso-tab-count:2'>               </span>- Build choices. Specify your
 targets architectures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
-<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.2in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:
-12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:
-"MS Mincho";mso-ansi-language:FR'>configure/CONFIG_SITE_ENV<span
-style='mso-tab-count:1'>     </span>- Set your environment variable definitions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.2in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:
+"MS Mincho"'>configure/CONFIG_SITE_ENV<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>     </span>-
+Set your environment variable definitions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.2in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
 mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:
@@ -578,10 +704,10 @@ uninstall <o:p></o:p></span></p>
 5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>gnumake<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-outline-level:5'><span
-style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>The command &quot;gnumake clean
-uninstall&quot; will remove all files and directories generated by a previous build.
-The command &quot;gnumake&quot; will build and install everything for the
-configured host and targets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>The command &quot;gnumake
+clean uninstall&quot; will remove all files and directories generated by a
+previous build. The command &quot;gnumake&quot; will build and install
+everything for the configured host and targets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-outline-level:5'><span
 style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>It is recommended that you
@@ -603,38 +729,404 @@ mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:
 host systems and for multiple cross target systems. The intermediate and binary
 files generated by the build will be created in separate system subdirectories
 and installed into the appropriate separate host/target install directories.
-EPICS executables and perl scripts are installed into the $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/bin/&lt;arch&gt;
-directories. Libraries are installed into $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/lib/&lt;arch&gt;.
-The default definition for $(INSTALL_LOCATION) is $(TOP) which is the rootdirectory
-in the directory structure, base. Temporary objects are stored in
-O.&lt;arch&gt; source subdirectories, This allows objects for multiple cross target
-architectures to be maintained at the same time.</span><span style='font-size:
-12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>To build EPICS base
-for a specific host/target combination you must have the proper host/target c++
-cross compiler and target header files and the base/configure/os directory must
-have the appropriate configure files.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:
-"MS Mincho"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+EPICS executables and perl scripts are installed into the
+$(INSTALL_LOCATION)/bin/&lt;arch&gt; directories. Libraries are installed into
+$(INSTALL_LOCATION)/lib/&lt;arch&gt;. The default definition for $(INSTALL_LOCATION)
+is $(TOP) which is the rootdirectory in the directory structure, base.
+Temporary objects are stored in O.&lt;arch&gt; source subdirectories, This
+allows objects for multiple cross target architectures to be maintained at the
+same time.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>To
+build EPICS base for a specific host/target combination you must have the
+proper host/target c++ cross compiler and target header files and the
+base/configure/os directory must have the appropriate configure files.</span><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
+mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
 <p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
 font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
-<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Example
-base application<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
 
 <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
-mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>A perl tool, makeBaseApp.pl is included in the
-distribution file. This script will create a sample application that then can built
-and the executed to try out this release of base. Also a perl tool, makeBaseExt.pl
-is included in the distribution file. This script will create a sample
-extension that then can be built and executed. The makeBaseApp.pl and
-makeBaseExt.pl scripts will be installed into the bin/&lt;hostarch&gt; during
-the base build. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>A perl tool, makeBaseApp.pl is included in the distribution
+file. This script will create a sample application that then can be built and
+then executed to try out this release of base. Also, a perl script,
+makeBaseExt.pl, is included in the distribution file. This script will create a
+sample extension that can be built and executed. The makeBaseApp.pl and
+makeBaseExt.pl scripts are installed into the install location
+bin/&lt;hostarch&gt; directory during the base build. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
-<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Example
+base application (Unix and Windows)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>This section briefly explains how to create an example
+IOC application in a directory &lt;top&gt;, naming the application firstApp and
+the ioc directory ioctarget. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Check Environment variable<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Execute the command:<span
+style='mso-tab-count:2'>             </span>echo $EPICS_HOST_ARCH<span
+style='mso-tab-count:2'>              </span>(Unix)<span style='mso-tab-count:
+1'>  </span><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span> or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:
+4'>                                                </span>set EPICS_HOST_ARCH<span
+style='mso-tab-count:2'>                   </span>(Windows)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>This should display
+your workstation architecture, for example solaris</span><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>-</span><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>sparc
+or win32-x86. If you get an &quot;Undefined variable&quot; error, you </span><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
+mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"'>should set EPICS_HOST_ARCH to </span><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>your
+host operating system followed by a dash and then your host architecture, e.g.
+solaris-sparc.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
+font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"'> The perl
+script EpicsHostArch.pl in the base/startup directory has been provided to help
+set EPICS_HOST_ARCH.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
+10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Create example Application<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Execute the commands: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span
+style="mso-spacerun: yes">     </span><span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                               </span>mkdir
+&lt;top&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span
+style="mso-spacerun: yes">     </span><span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                               </span>cd
+&lt;top&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span
+style="mso-spacerun: yes">     </span><span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                               </span>&lt;base&gt;/bin/&lt;hostarch&gt;/makeBaseApp.pl
+-t example first<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span
+style="mso-spacerun: yes">     </span><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>       </span><span
+style='mso-tab-count:2'>                        </span>&lt;base&gt;/bin/&lt;hostarch&gt;/makeBaseApp.pl
+-i -t example target<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>When prompted for architecture, give one of the
+CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS values specified in base/configure/CONFIG_SITE.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span
+style='mso-tab-count:3'>                                    </span>&lt;base&gt;/bin/&lt;hostarch&gt;/makeBaseApp.pl
+-i -t example host<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>When prompted for architecture, give the host
+architecture, EPICS_HOST_ARCH, value.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>where: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;top&gt; is any directory
+name you chose, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;base&gt; is the full
+path name to EPICS base, and <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;hostarch&gt; is your
+host architecture (i.e. the output of the echo command above). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Windows Users Note:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> 
+</span>Perl scripts are invoked with the command perl &lt;scriptname&gt; on
+win95/NT. Perl script names are case sensitive. For example to create an
+application on WIN95/NT: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span
+style="mso-spacerun: yes">     </span><span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                               </span>perl
+C:\epics\base\bin\win32\makeBaseApp.pl -t example first<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Inspect Files<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Spend some time looking at the files that appear
+under &lt;top&gt;. Do this BEFORE building. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Build</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>In directory &lt;top&gt;
+execute the command:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>gnumake<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Inspect Files<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Again look at all the files that appear under
+&lt;top&gt;. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Execute the host application<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>In directory &lt;top&gt;/iocBoot/iochost execute the
+command:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> 
+</span>../../bin/&lt;hostarch&gt;/example stcmd.hos<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Try some of the shell commands (e.g. dbl or dbpr
+&lt;recordname&gt;) described in the &quot;IOC Test Facilities&quot; chapter of
+the Application Developer's Guide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Execute the channel access application<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>While the host application
+is running, execute the command:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;mytop&gt;/bin/&lt;hostarch&gt;/caExample
+&lt;user&gt;:calcExample<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>where &lt;mytop&gt; is the full path name to your
+application top directory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Execute a vxWorks target application<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>First kill the host application so there will be no
+channel access record name conflicts because you will be loading the same
+database onto the target system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Set boot parameters</span></b><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>The next step is to set the IOC boot parameters via
+the console serial port on your IOC. Life is much easier if you find out how to
+connect the serial port to a window on your workstation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>The vxWorks boot parameters
+look something like the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>boot device<span
+style='mso-tab-count:2'>                 </span>: xxx<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span
+style="mso-spacerun: yes">    </span><span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                                </span>processor
+number<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>        </span>: 0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>host name<span
+style='mso-tab-count:2'>                    </span>: xxx<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>file name<span
+style='mso-tab-count:2'>                     </span>: &lt;full path to board
+support&gt;/vxWorks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>inet on ethernet (e)<span
+style='mso-tab-count:1'>      </span>: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:&lt;netmask&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>inet on backplane (b)<span
+style='mso-tab-count:1'>   </span>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>host inet (h)<span
+style='mso-tab-count:2'>                 </span>: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>gateway inet (g)<span
+style='mso-tab-count:1'>           </span>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>user (u)<span
+style='mso-tab-count:3'>                                    </span>: xxx<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>ftp password (pw) (blank =
+use rsh): xxx<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>flags (f)<span
+style='mso-tab-count:3'>                                   </span>: 0x0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>target name (tn)<span
+style='mso-tab-count:1'>           </span>: &lt;hostname for this inet
+address&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>startup script (s)<span
+style='mso-tab-count:1'>          </span>: &lt;top&gt;/iocBoot/ioctarget/st.cmd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>other (o)<span
+style='mso-tab-count:2'>                      </span>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>The actual values for each field are site and IOC
+dependent. Two fields that you can change at will are the vxWorks boot image
+and the location of the startup script. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Note that the full path name for the correct board
+support boot image must be specified. If bootp is used the same information
+will need to be placed in the bootp host's configuration database instead.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Boot</span></b><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>You are now ready to boot your IOC. When your boot
+parameters are set properly, just press the reset button on your IOC, or use
+the @ command to commence booting. You will find it VERY convenient to have the
+console port of the IOC attached to a scrolling window on your workstation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Test</span></b><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Try some of the shell commands (e.g. dbl or dbpr
+&lt;recordname&gt;) described in the &quot;IOC Test Facilities&quot; chapter of
+the Application Developer's Guide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Execute the channel access application<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>While the target application is running, on a
+workstation in the same subnet at the target system, execute the command:<span
+style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>&lt;mytop&gt;/bin/&lt;hostarch&gt;/caExample
+&lt;recordname&gt; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span
+style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>where &lt;mytop&gt; is the full path name to your
+application top directory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
+
+<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
+mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
 
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