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Fixed some casts so that they are ANSI compatible putStringUshort converts to float first then to ushort putStringUlong converts to double first then to unsigned long
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3.12 EPICS BASE Notes and Build Instructions.
- By Matthew Needes
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Notes:
1. Before you can build or really use EPICS, you must set your
path properly:
set path = ( $path EPICS/base/tools EPICS/base/bin/HOST_ARCH \
EPICS/extensions/bin HOST_ARCH )
e.g.:
set path = ( $path /home/epics/base/tools /home/epics/base/bin/sun4 \
/home/epics/extensions/bin/sun4 )
2. You must use GNU make (which is now THE supported make utility) for
the build. A script, gmake, exists in the base/tools directory to invoke
it with the --no-print-directory option. This option will turn off the
annoying messages GNU make produces upon entering a directory.
gmake
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Part 1 - Configuring and Building EPICS Base
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1.1 To configure EPICS, edit the following files:
config/CONFIG_SITE - Build choices/HOST_ARCH/Vx location.
config/CONFIG_SITE.* - Location of X, etc.
config/CONFIG - For overriding specific variables.
1.2 To add a target architecture to EPICS:
cd epics/config
cp CONFIG_ARCH.mv167 CONFIG_ARCH.YOUR_ARCH
edit CONFIG_ARCH.YOUR_ARCH - For compiler flags / etc.
cp CONFIG.Vx.68k CONFIG.Vx.YOUR_ARCH_CLASS
cp CONFIG_SITE.Vx.68k CONFIG_SITE.Vx.YOUR_ARCH_CLASS
- ONLY IF you are adding a new architecture class,
see note in Appendix A.
edit CONFIG_BASE - Add architecture to list.
1.3 To build EPICS:
cd epics/base
gmake - To build and install EPICS.
gmake clean - To clean temporary object files. Clean will
remove files from ALL O.ARCH dirs, not
only those specified in BUILD_ARCHS.
1.4 To create an EPICS release:
edit base/include/version.h - ONLY IF you need to change the EPICS
version number.
gmake release - Will create Tar file
gmake built_release - Will create Tar file, after generating
dependencies, INCLUDING BINARIES.
1.5 "Partial" build commands:
gmake clean.sun4 - Cleans sun4 binaries in O.sun4 dirs only.
gmake install.sun4 - Builds sun4 only.
gmake install.mv167 - Builds mv167 only (a HOST_ARCH build must
be complete before this can be issued).
NOTES:
1. tools/MakeRelease will create tar files in the directory ABOVE
base. These tar files are then meant to be untarred at that level.
This release will include the "epics/config" directory.
2. EPICS binaries are kept in the bin/ARCH and lib/ARCH directories.
EPICS shellscripts are kept in the tools directory.
3. During a normal build (a "make" or "make install"), the "depends"
dependency will NOT be invoked. Only if "make depends" is run
explicitly, or a "make built_release" is performed will dependencies
be generated automatically.
4. Temporary objects are stored in src/DIR/O.ARCH, This allows objects
for multiple architectures to be maintained at the same time.
While developing source for EPICS, merely cd src/DIR/O.ARCH, and
invoke "make":
cd epics/base/src/db/O.mv167
make dbAccess.o
The above example instructs make to build dbAccess.o for the
mv167 target.
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Part 2 --- Configuration Files in epics/config
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CONFIG - This file is meant to be included in the low-level EPICS Makefiles.
It includes the other EPICS makefiles, and allows individual developers
and the EPICS system manager to override specific variables in the rest of
the configuration.
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CONFIG_SITE - This file is meant to be changed only by the EPICS system
manager. It specifies:
HOST_ARCH: The system's host architecture (sun4/hp700/etc).
BUILD_ARCHS: List of architectures to be built.
VX_DIR: Location of vxWorks.
STATIC_BUILD: Whether or not to build clients statically.
etc.
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CONFIG_ARCH.ARCH - This file defines a particular architecture. It
contains the following variables:
BUILD_TYPE: Unix / Vx
ARCH_CLASS: 68k / sun4 / hp700 / etc.
Architecture dependent build flags. The flag names / contents
depend on your architecture class.
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CONFIG_SITE.BUILD_TYPE.ARCH_CLASS - Contains definitions of where to
find things, like X11 / Motif, etc.
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CONFIG.BUILD_TYPE.ARCH_CLASS - Contains definitions pertaining to a
particular architecture class. This file's primary usefulness is to
define compile and link flags.
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CONFIG_COMMON - Contains definitions describing the layout of base.
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CONFIG_BASE
CONFIG_EXTENSIONS - Defines what subdirectories get built by default under
base and extensions.
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RULES.Vx - Rules for building with VxWorks makefiles.
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RULES.Unix - Rules for building with Unix makefiles.
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RULES_ARCHS
RULES_DIRS - Allows top-level type command syntax in low-level directories.
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Table of files to change when building and adding architectures.
etc.
Filename SYS_MGR ADD_VX_ARCH ADD_UNIX_ARCH DEVELOPER
CONFIG m - - m
CONFIG_SITE m m m -
CONFIG_ARCH.ARCH - c c -
CONFIG_SITE.Unix.ARCH_CLASS m - c* -
CONFIG_SITE.Vx.ARCH_CLASS m c* - -
CONFIG.Unix.ARCH_CLASS - - c* -
CONFIG.Vx.ARCH_CLASS - c* - -
RULES.Vx - - - -
RULES.Unix - - - -
CONFIG_BASE - - - -
CONFIG_EXTENSIONS - - - -
CONFIG_COMMON - - - -
RULES_ARCHS - - - -
RULES_DIRS - - - -
m - Modify an existing file.
c - Create a new file.
* - Create an ARCH_CLASS file only if you are adding a
fundamentally new architecture, such as hp700 or
a SPARC VME board. If your board is 68k based,
you will not need to create CONFIG.Vx.68k,
since it already exists !
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Part 3 --- Configuration File Inclusion Tree Examples
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---------------------------- hkv2f example --------------------------------
(files are numbered in the order of their inclusion)
src/db/Makefile.Vx (An example EPICS makefile)
^ ^ ^
| | +--- 3. RULES.Vx
| | Default rules.
| +------- 2. CONFIG
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| | | | | |
| | | | | +- 1. CONFIG_SITE
| | | | | HOST_ARCH = sun4
| | | | | BUILD_ARCHS = $(HOST_ARCH) mv167 hkv2f
| | | | | VX_DIR = /vxworks
| | | | | More.
| | | | +--- 2. CONFIG_COMMON
| | | | General info about base.
| | | +----- 3. CONFIG_ARCH.hkv2f
| | | BUILD_TYPE = Vx
| | | ARCH_CLASS = 68k
| | | Arch Specific Compiler Flag Setup
| | +------- 4. CONFIG_SITE.Vx.68k
| | Directory locations
| +--------- 5. CONFIG.Vx.68k
| Compiler/utility setup for ARCH_CLASS
+---------- 1. Target.include
T_A definition (target architecture)
---------------------------- sun4 example --------------------------------
(files are numbered in the order of their inclusion)
src/db/Makefile.Unix (An example EPICS makefile)
^ ^ ^
| | +--- 3. RULES.Unix
| | Default rules.
| +------- 2. CONFIG
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| | | | | |
| | | | | +- 1. CONFIG_SITE
| | | | | HOST_ARCH = sun4
| | | | | BUILD_ARCHS = $(HOST_ARCH) mv167 hkv2f
| | | | | VX_DIR = /vxworks
| | | | | More.
| | | | +--- 2. CONFIG_COMMON
| | | | General info about base.
| | | +----- 3. CONFIG_ARCH.sun4
| | | BUILD_TYPE = Unix
| | | ARCH_CLASS = sun4
| | | Arch Specific Compiler Flag Setup
| | +------- 4. CONFIG_SITE.Unix.sun4
| | Directory locations
| +--------- 5. CONFIG.Unix.sun4
| Compiler/utility setup for ARCH_CLASS
+---------- 1. Target.include
T_A definition (target architecture)
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Part 4 --- EPICS dependencies
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Dependencies supported by lower level Makefiles:
depends - Generate include dependencies
build - Builds objects, using libraries from "build_libs"
install - Installs executables in bin/ARCH
clean - Cleans objects