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EPICS Release baseR3.14
-EPICS Release base 3.14.0alpha2
-
-
-Build changes
-Build changes were made to base/configure files and base/src Makefiles
-to make all os independant build created files created in an O.Common subdirectory
-and then installed instead of created directly in an install directory.Build
-definition names (e.g. RECTYPES, MENUS, DBDNAME, and BPTS) have been changed
-to specify names of the files to be created and installed instead of the
-source file names. All db and dbd related definitions and rules have been
-moved into base/configure/RULES.Db file and the rules now allow multiple
-dbd files and registerRecordDeviceDriver files to be created in a single
-application Makefile. Also "gnumake depends" no longer depends on a complete
-buildInstall.
-
-Converting alpha1 applications to alpha2
-Build modifications in alpha2 require the following changes to existing
-R3.14 applications.
+EPICS Release base 3.14.0alpha1
+This is the first release of 3.14. This is the first release that supports
+iocCore on platforms besides vxWorks.
+iocCore is now supported on the following platforms:
-
- Remove the now unused RULES files
-
-
-
./configure/RULES.Db
-
./configure/RULES.registerRecordDeviceDriver
-
+vxWorks
+
Tornado II is required.
-
-Delete the following line in ./configure/RULES
+RTEMS
-
-
include $(TOP)/configure/RULES.registerRecordDeviceDriver
+
An open source real time operating system. It has been tested on MVME167
+and MC68360 processors. RTEMS also supports powerPC.
+-
+solaris
+
+
Has been tested on solaris 2.6 and solaris 8.
+-
+Linux
+
+
Has been tested on Redhat x86 platforms.
+-
+winNT
-
+A new version of the Application Developers Guide is available. The following
+gives links to the new Application Developer's Guide and to RTEMS information.
+http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/modules/base/R3-14.php
+
Most of the Application Developer's Guide has only minor changes. The
+following are new.
-
- In <top>/configure/Makefile please change
+Chapter 2 describes the new features for 3.14.
-
-
@$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/makeConfigAppInclude.pl $(T_A) $@ $(TOP)
-to
-@$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/makeConfigAppInclude.pl $(EPICS_HOST_ARCH) $(T_A)
-$@ $(TOP)
-
-and add the line
-
-to the bottom of the Makefile.
-
+-
+Chapter 4 describes the build facility for 3.14
+
+-
+Chapters 19 and 20 describe libCom, which was not previously documented.
+
It must be emphasized that this is an alpha release.
-
-In all *App/*Db/Makefileschange
-
-
-
include $(TOP)/configure/RULES.Db
-to
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
-
+Please don't use it for existing operational systems
-
-In all *App/src/Makefile files
-
-
-change DBDNAME = <name>App to
-DBD += <name>
-
-and remove the line
-
-DBDEXPAND = <name>Include.dbd
-
-NOTE: If any of your *App/*Db/Makefiles contain "DBDNAME =" lines you should
-make these same changes in that *Db dirctory.
-
--
-In all *App/src/Makefile Makefiles
-
-
-change RECTYPES=<name>.h to
-DBDINC+=<name>
-
-change MENUS=<name>.h to
-DBDINC+=<name>
-
-change BPTS to
-DBD
-change INSTALLDB to
-DB
-
change DBDINSTALL to
-DBD
-
-
-
-In all example *App/src/Makefile files change
-
-
-
example_SRCS_DEFAULT += registerRecordDeviceDriver.c
-to
-example_SRCS_DEFAULT += <name>_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
-
-where <name> is the base name of a <name>.dbd file which was created
-from a <name>Include.dbd file and which will be loaded in a st.cmd or
-stcmd.host script (e.g. example).
-
--
-In ./iocBoot/ioc<name>/st.cmd files change
-
-
-dbLoadDatabase("dbd/exampleApp.dbd")
-to
-dbLoadDatabase("dbd/example.dbd")
-
+Don't build your operational CA clients with it.
-
-In <top>/iocBoot/ioc<name>/stcmd.host files change
+The APIs for new components in libCom are still evolving so if you use
+them be prepared for changes.
-
-
dbLoadDatabase("../../dbd/exampleApp.dbd",0,0)
-to
-dbLoadDatabase("../../dbd/example.dbd",0,0)
+-
+HPUX - No support currently because we could not find good support for
+multithreading.
+
+Building Applications
+
+-
+For new applications see Chapters 2 (New Features) and Chapter 4 (Build
+Facility) of the Application Developer's Guide.
+
+-
+For existing applications the old config rules are still supported. Some
+changes, however, are needed. Documentation is being prepared and will
+appear in these release notes sooon.
-
-EPICS_HOST_ARCH changes
-GNU compiler builds are now determined by the value of EPICS_HOST_ARCH
-and are no longer specified in CONFIG_SITE. All references to the
-ANSI (ACC/GCC) and CPLUSPLUS (CCC/G++) macros have been removed.
-
-
-
-