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Updated for R3.14.2

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Janet B. Anderson
2003-04-03 19:51:58 +00:00
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<body>
<center>
<h2>Building EPICS R3.13 extensions with R3.14.1 base</h2>
<h2>Building EPICS R3.13 extensions with R3.14 base</h2>
</center>
<p><br>
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<h3>Building your extensions with base R3.14</h3>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li><b>Library Db renamed</b></li>
</ul>
<br>
<li><b>Library Db renamed</b></li>
<p>Library Db has been renamed to dbStaticHost in EPICS base R3.14. In some
extensions lib Db is not used and Db can be removed from the USR_LIBS (or
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<tt>USR_LIBS += Db</tt> <br>
<tt>Db_DIR = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)</tt> <br>
<tt>endif</tt></blockquote>
<ul>
<li><b>Library dbStaticHost names changed</b></li>
</ul>
<br>
<li><b>Library dbStaticHost names changed</b></li>
<p>Library functions have been renamed.  If there are calls with old db
names, add the following lines</p>
@@ -115,12 +108,10 @@ directory.</p>
<p></p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li><b>Target architecture specifications changed</b></li>
</ul>
<br>
<li><b>Target architecture specifications changed</b></li>
<p>Since target architecture specifications have been changed (solaris to
solaris-sparc, win32 to win32-x86, ...) Makefile.Host references to and
tests on T_A have to be changed.  In most cases T_A can be replaced by
@@ -139,21 +130,17 @@ directory.</p>
<tt>ifeq ($(OS_CLASS),solaris)</tt> <br>
<tt>RPCFLAGS = -K -1</tt> <br>
<tt>endif</tt></blockquote>
<ul>
<li><b>New ca_set_puser</b></li>
</ul>
<br>
<li><b>New ca_set_puser</b></li>
<p>Statements of the form: <tt>ca_puser(chid) = xyz</tt>; should to be
changed to:  <tt>ca_set_puser(chid,xyz)</tt>; <br>
 </p>
<ul>
<li><b>Extern C around includes</b></li>
</ul>
<br>
<li><b>Extern C around includes</b></li>
<p>Remove any extern "C" braces around #includes of EPICS base header
files. <br>
For example change</p>
@@ -166,12 +153,8 @@ directory.</p>
<blockquote>
<tt>#include "cadefs.h"</tt></blockquote>
<ul>
<li><b>Infrequently used R3.13 timestamp functions unbundled from
base</b></li>
</ul>
<br>
<li><b>Infrequently used R3.13 timestamp functions unbundled from base</b></li>
<p>Some infrequently used R3.13 timestamp functions and macro definitions
have been removed from EPICS base and now exist in a library, ts, created
@@ -193,25 +176,22 @@ directory.</p>
<tt>ts_DIR = $(EPICS_EXTENSIONS_LIB)</tt> <br>
<tt>endif</tt></p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li><b>No Field name length restriction</b></li>
</ul>
<p><br>
The length restriction to database record names no longer exists in R3.14
<li><b>No Field name length restriction</b></li>
<p> The length restriction to database record names no longer exists in R3.14
so the the <tt>FLDNAME_SZ macro definition was removed.from dbDefs.h. 
Extensions whichstill have a field name restriction should add the field
Extensions which still have a field name restriction should add the field
name size definition to their code until they are updated.</tt></p>
<blockquote>
<tt>#ifndef FLDNAME_SZ</tt> <br>
<tt>#define FLDNAME_SZ 4  /*Field Name Size*/</tt> <br>
<tt>#endif</tt></blockquote>
<ul>
<li><b>Some EPICS base version macros removed</b></li>
</ul>
<p><br>
<li><b>Some EPICS base version macros removed</b></li>
<p>
The EPICS base version macros that start with "BASE_" have been removed
from epicsVersion.h. Extensions should now use only the existing macros
which start with "EPICS_".</p>