# PCAS

Portable Channel Access Server and Generic Data Descriptor libraries,
split off [EPICS Base 3.16.1](http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/base/R3-16/1.php)
as a separate module.

The repository keeps the complete history of the code, i.e. it is a clone
of the EPICS Base repository.

## Building

Create a file RELEASE.local (either inside the configure directory or one
directory level above the module's root) that sets EPICS_BASE to where
your EPICS installation is located.

*Note:* This module is intended to be compiled against EPICS 7.
To build the module against an existing older Base < 3.17, your must manually
export the CA client library header file `net_convert.h`
    cp <EPICS_BASE>/src/ca/client/net_convert.h <EPICS_BASE>/include/

Additional information and CA manuals:
* [EPICS Base 3.16.1](http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/base/R3-16/1.php)