Any patch files linked below should be applied at the root of the -base-3.15.2 tree. Download them, then use the GNU Patch program as +base-3.15.3 tree. Download them, then use the GNU Patch program as follows:
-% cd /path/to/base-3.15.2 +% cd /path/to/base-3.15.3 % patch -p0 < /path/to/file.patchThe following significant problems have been reported with this @@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ version of EPICS Base:
- Parallel builds ("make -j") on native Windows are not working properly. - Builds tend to hang (make saturating one core) - interrupting and calling make - again usually finishes the build. Sequential builds work and are recommended - for automated build environments.
+ Builds tend to hang (saturating one core); interrupting and running make + again usually finishes the build. Limiting the number of parallel jobs using + something like "make -j8" also helps prevent this problem. Sequential builds + always work and are recommended for automated build environments.- 64-bit Windows builds of the CAS library may not work with some compilers. The code in src/legacy/gdd is currently incompatible with the LLP64 diff --git a/documentation/README.1st b/documentation/README.1st index 48c52565b..e82263d67 100644 --- a/documentation/README.1st +++ b/documentation/README.1st @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Installation Instructions - EPICS Base Release 3.15.2 + EPICS Base Release 3.15.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/documentation/README.html b/documentation/README.html index 236f8f5f8..56aa27528 100644 --- a/documentation/README.html +++ b/documentation/README.html @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
Installation Instructions
-EPICS Base Release 3.15.2
+EPICS Base Release 3.15.3
Table of Contents
diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html index 76f7a824a..df812b2de 100644 --- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html +++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html @@ -3,17 +3,19 @@ -EPICS Base R3.15.2 Release Notes +EPICS Base R3.15.3 Release Notes -EPICS Base Release 3.15.2
+EPICS Base Release 3.15.3
This version of EPICS Base has not been released yet.
-Changes between 3.15.1 and 3.15.2
+Changes between 3.15.2 and 3.15.3
+Changes between 3.15.1 and 3.15.2
+Raised limit on link field length in database files
The length of INP/OUT link fields in database files was limited to 79 chars diff --git a/documentation/ReleaseChecklist.html b/documentation/ReleaseChecklist.html index b7ecf71e1..d3cd3ea64 100644 --- a/documentation/ReleaseChecklist.html +++ b/documentation/ReleaseChecklist.html @@ -60,11 +60,8 @@ responsible for these tasks in the past and are expected to continue in the relevent roles unless the Release Manager designates otherwise:
-
- Release Manager (Andrew Johnson)
-- Responsible for the release
-- Configuration Manager (Janet Anderson)
-- Responsible for committing version number updates and for - creating tarfiles
+- Release Manager (Ralph Lange)
+- Responsible for managing and tagging the release
- Platform Developers
- Responsible for individual operating system platforms
- Application Developers
@@ -134,42 +131,42 @@ relevent roles unless the Release Manager designates otherwise:- Configuration Manager +Release Manager Edit and commit changes to the EPICS version number file configure/CONFIG_BASE_VERSION. - Configuration Manager +Release Manager Tag the module in Bazaar, using these tag conventions:
- - R3.15.2-pren + R3.15.3-pren — pre-release tag
- - R3.15.2-rcn + R3.15.3-rcn — release candidate tag, note the rc is now lower-case
cd ~/base/mirror-3.15
- bzr tag R3.15.2-rcn + bzr tag R3.15.3-rcn- Configuration Manager +Release Manager Export the tagged version into a tarfile. Note that this command generates a gzipped tarfile directly from the repository: cd ~/baseThis requires that the Bazaar keywords plugin is installed and configured properly. @@ -177,14 +174,15 @@ relevent roles unless the Release Manager designates otherwise:
bzr export --keywords=publish - --root=base-3.15.2-rcn - -r tag:R3.15.2-rcn - baseR3.15.2-rcn.tar.gz - mirror-3.15 + --root=base-3.15.3-rcn + -r tag:R3.15.3-rcn + base-3.15.3-rcn.tar.gz + mirror-3.15- Configuration Manager +Release Manager Test the tarfile by extracting its contents and building it on at least one supported platform. - Configuration Manager -Copy the tar file to the Base download area of the website. +Website Manager +If necessary recreate the tarfile following the instructions above. + Copy the tar file to the Base download area of the website - @@ -223,13 +221,6 @@ relevent roles unless the Release Manager designates otherwise: Run the CA client side regression tests on all available host platforms. - - Platform Developers -Build and run the - epics-base-tests - suite on all available platforms. -Platform Developers @@ -279,32 +270,32 @@ relevent roles unless the Release Manager designates otherwise:- Configuration Manager +Release Manager Edit and commit changes to the EPICS version number file configure/CONFIG_BASE_VERSION. - Configuration Manager +Release Manager Tag the module in Bazaar: cd ~/base/mirror-3.15
- bzr tag R3.15.2 + bzr tag R3.15.3- Configuration Manager +Release Manager Export the tagged version into a tarfile. Note that this command generates a gzipped tarfile directly from the repository: cd ~/baseThis requires that the Bazaar keywords plugin is installed and configured properly. @@ -312,7 +303,7 @@ relevent roles unless the Release Manager designates otherwise:
bzr export --keywords=publish - --root=base-3.15.2 - -r tag:R3.15.2 - baseR3.15.2.tar.gz - mirror-3.15 + --root=base-3.15.3 + -r tag:R3.15.3 + base-3.15.3.tar.gz + mirror-3.15@@ -321,8 +312,9 @@ relevent roles unless the Release Manager designates otherwise: - Configuration Manager +Release Manager Test the tar file by extracting its contents and building it on at least one supported platform - Configuration Manager -Copy the tar file to the Base download area of the website +Website Manager +If necessary recreate the tarfile following the instructions above. + Copy the tar file to the Base download area of the website