diff --git a/README.WIN32 b/README.WIN32 index 0ce3df927..a0cc87e48 100644 --- a/README.WIN32 +++ b/README.WIN32 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Right now this port of EPICS to WIN32 should allow you to * compile almost all of EPICS base using {Tornado, MS Visual C, perl, GNU make} (only {MS Visual C, perl, GNU make} if you prefer to compile only the host portions of EPICS base). -* load EPICS on a PC IOC (486, pentium), +* load EPICS on an IOC (486, pentium, 68k, ...), load simple databases (no drivers/devices for real I/O available, yet. Some Greenspring IP support [Relay, Dig, ADC, DAC] is in progress) @@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ On NT, "Path" is defined by the operatin system, on Win95, it's "PATH" instead. MS Visual C and Tornado should be installed properly with these env. variables set: -WIND_BASE=c:\Tornado (required for cross development only) -WIND_HOST_TYPE=x86-win32 (required for cross development only) +WIND_BASE=c:\Tornado (required for cross development only) +WIND_HOST_TYPE=x86-win32 (required for cross development only) This way the EPICS makesystem can locate Tornado without any changes to the files in base/config. @@ -78,14 +78,15 @@ include=c:\msdev\include;c:\msdev\mfc\include lib=c:\msdev\lib;c:\msdev\mfc\lib Select host arch to build: -HOST_ARCH=WIN32 (used by the make system) +HOST_ARCH=WIN32 (used by the make system) Special note: configuring EPICS_CA_AUTO_CA_ADDR_LIST under WIN32 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currently if EPICS_CA_AUTO_CA_ADDR_LIST is YES (the default) then the ca address list will be initialized to the broadcast address of -one of the interfaces on the WIN32 host (in the near future this will be -fixed so that the broadcast addresses of all interfaces is used as on other os). +only one of the network interfaces on the WIN32 host (most host have only +one network interface - in the near future this will be fixed so that +the broadcast addresses of all interfaces is used as on other os). If EPICS_CA_AUTO_CA_ADDR_LIST is NO behavior is as described in the CA reference manual.