* master: (226 commits)
ioc/db: testdbGetFieldEqual() detect zero size
Cleanup in asLib
Allow whitespace before comments in AS config files
Supress MS warning C4251
Add a plan to std/filters/test/syncTest.c
Fix dbUnitTest.c
avoid void* +=
Fix and test for macLib losing error status
update notes
libCom/test: ipAddrToAsciiTest skip cleanup unless valgrind is possible
libCom/test: add ipAddrToAsciiTest to testHarness
db/test: dbPutGetTest check dbGet() of long string field
db: dbGet() ensure long string nil and actual string length
db/test: dbPutGetTest check for dbGet() attribute crash
db: fix dbGet() for attributes as long string
db/test: dbPutGetTest add test for lp:1678494
db: fix dbGet() of link fields as DBF_CHAR
dbUnitTest: add testdbGetArrFieldEqual()
db/test: add dbPutGetTest
Update release notes as per Michael's review comment
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Conflicts:
src/ioc/db/dbLink.c
src/ioc/db/test/Makefile
src/std/dev/devSoSoftCallback.c
src/std/rec/boRecord.c
src/std/rec/dfanoutRecord.c
src/std/rec/longinRecord.c
src/std/rec/longoutRecord.c
* removed struct valueDes
* made get_value take void (no arguments), added deprecation note
* removed misleading array size comment for get_units
Also added const to method parameters exactly where called in base with
const arguments.
This means:
* typed method definitions for struct rset
* using REC_TYPE macro in place of dbCommon
* define REC_TYPE as dbCommon unless defined
* in record supports, define REC_TYPE before including epics headers
* fix a few method types in record supports (e.g. void* -> REC_TYPE*)
* fix the type errors gcc finds in dbAccess.c and dbConvert.c
Added dbFreeLinkInfo(), use everywhere to release dbLinkInfo resources.
Renamed link_type => expected_type in db[Can]SetLink(),
my brain understands this name faster.
The lnkConst.c implementation is not yet complete, no support for arrays of
strings (JMOP).
Link error messages should display their record & field name, which is not yet
possible.
The ability to embed links as parameters to other link types is not complete
yet; this will be required for the calc link type.
This code currently passes all existing tests, but additional tests are needed
for the new functionality.
Both Perl and dbStaticLib support included.
Also added a new std/link directory for link types.
Nothing looks up the registered link support tables yet.
Michael Davidsaver