Update documentation for 6.0.0

Add release notes for 6.0.0
Add 5.0.x release notes
2016-08-01 17:25:12 +01:00 · 2016-08-01 17:23:11 +01:00 · 2016-08-01 15:00:36 +01:00 · 2016-07-22 16:08:27 +01:00 · 2016-07-22 16:02:21 +01:00 · 2016-07-22 15:56:43 +01:00
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--- a/31
+++ b/31
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-This software is in part copyrighted by the various organizations and
-individuals listed below. Permission to use it is set out in the file
-LICENSE that accompanies the software.
-
-In no event shall any copyright holder be liable to any party for
-direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising
-out of the use of this software, its documentation, or any derivatives
-thereof, even if they have been advised of the possibility of such
-damage.
-
-The copyright holders specifically disclaim any warranties, including,
-but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness
-for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. This software is
-provided on an "as is" basis, and the copyright holders have no
-obligation either collectively or individually to provide maintenance,
-support, updates, enhancements, or modifications.
-
-Copyright (c) 2006 - 2015 All rights reserved
-
-Martin R. Kraimer
-The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne National Laboratory.
-Deutsches Elektronen-Synchroton, Member of the Helmholtz Association,
-    (DESY), HAMBURG, GERMANY,
-BERLINER SPEICHERRING GESELLSCHAFT FUER SYNCHROTRONSTRAHLUNG M.B.H.
-    (BESSY), BERLIN, GERMANY.
-COSYLAB (Control System Laboratory), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
-Brookhaven Science Associates, as Operator of Brookhaven
-    National Laboratory.
-Diamond Light Source Ltd., Didcot, United Kingdom.
-
-
--- a/109
+++ b/109
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
+Copyright and License Terms
+---------------------------

-Copyright (c) 2006-2015 Martin R. Kraimer
-Copyright (c) 2006 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
+Copyright (c) 2006-2016 Martin R. Kraimer
+Copyright (c) 2006-2016 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
     National Laboratory.
 Copyright (c) 2006 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron,
     Member of the Helmholtz Association, (DESY), HAMBURG, GERMANY.
-Copyright (c) 2007-2015 Control System Laboratory,
+Copyright (c) 2007-2016 Control System Laboratory,
    (COSYLAB) Ljubljana Slovenia
-Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Brookhaven Science Associates, as Operator of Brookhaven
-    National Laboratory
-Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Diamond Light Source Limited,
+Copyright (c) 2010-2016 Brookhaven Science Associates, as Operator
+    of Brookhaven National Laboratory
+Copyright (c) 2011-2016 Diamond Light Source Limited,
    (DLS) Didcot, United Kingdom

 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
@@ -34,81 +36,30 @@ OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

 ________________________________________________________________________

-This software is in part copyrighted by the University of Chicago (UofC)
+Additional Disclaimers
+----------------------

-In no event shall UofC be liable to any party for direct, indirect,
-special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of
-this software, its documentation, or any derivatives thereof, even if
-UofC has been advised of the possibility of such damage.
+This software is copyright in part by these institutions:

-UofC specifically disclaims any warranties, including, but not limited
-to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
-purpose, and non-infringement.  This software is provided on an "as is"
-basis, and UofC has no obligation to provide maintenance, support,
-updates, enhancements, or modifications.
+  * Brookhaven Science Associates, as Operator of Brookhaven
+    National Laboratory, New York, USA
+  * Control System Laboratory, Ljubljana, Slovenia
+  * Deutsches Elektronen-Synchroton, Member of the Helmholtz
+    Association, Hamburg, Germany
+  * Diamond Light Source Limited, Didcot, United Kingdom
+  * Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fuer Materialien und Energie m.b.H.,
+    Berlin, Germany.
+  * UChicage Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne National Laboratory,
+    Illinois, USA

-________________________________________________________________________
+In no event shall these institutions be liable to any party for direct,
+indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of
+the use of this software, its documentation, or any derivatives thereof,
+even if advised of the possibility of such damage.

-This software is in part copyrighted by the BERLINER SPEICHERRING
-GESELLSCHAFT FUER SYNCHROTRONSTRAHLUNG M.B.H. (BESSY), BERLIN, GERMANY.
-
-In no event shall BESSY be liable to any party for direct, indirect,
-special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of
-this software, its documentation, or any derivatives thereof, even if
-BESSY has been advised of the possibility of such damage.
-
-BESSY specifically disclaims any warranties, including, but not limited
-to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
-purpose, and non-infringement.  This software is provided on an "as is"
-basis, and BESSY has no obligation to provide maintenance, support,
-updates, enhancements, or modifications.
-
-________________________________________________________________________
-
-This software is in part copyrighted by the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchroton,
-    Member of the Helmholtz Association, (DESY), HAMBURG, GERMANY.
-
-In no event shall DESY be liable to any party for direct, indirect,
-special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of
-this software, its documentation, or any derivatives thereof, even if
-DESY has been advised of the possibility of such damage.
-
-DESY specifically disclaims any warranties, including, but not limited
-to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
-purpose, and non-infringement.  This software is provided on an "as is"
-basis, and DESY has no obligation to provide maintenance, support,
-updates, enhancements, or modifications.
-
-______________________________________________________________________
-
-This software is in part copyrighted by the Brookhaven
-    National Laboratory (BNL).
-
-In no event shall BNL be liable to any party for direct, indirect,
-special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of
-this software, its documentation, or any derivatives thereof, even if
-BNL has been advised of the possibility of such damage.
-
-BNL specifically disclaims any warranties, including, but not limited
-to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
-purpose, and non-infringement.  This software is provided on an "as is"
-basis, and BNL has no obligation to provide maintenance, support,
-updates, enhancements, or modifications.
-
-________________________________________________________________________
-
-This software is in part copyrighted by Diamond Light Source Limited (DLS)
-
-In no event shall DLS be liable to any party for direct, indirect,
-special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of
-this software, its documentation, or any derivatives thereof, even if
-DLS has been advised of the possibility of such damage.
-
-DLS specifically disclaims any warranties, including, but not limited
-to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
-purpose, and non-infringement.  This software is provided on an "as is"
-basis, and DLS has no obligation to provide maintenance, support,
-updates, enhancements, or modifications.
-
-________________________________________________________________________
+These institutions specifically disclaim any warranties, including, but
+not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a
+particular purpose, and non-infringement. This software is provided on
+an "as is" basis, and these institutions have no obligation to provide
+maintenance, support, updates, enhancements, or modifications.

--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 pvaDataCPP
 ==========

-pvDataCPP is a set of data types and utilities that form part of the EPICS V4 
-project.
+pvDataCPP is a set of data types and utilities that form part of the EPICS V4 project.


 Further Info
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
@@ -1,3 +1,90 @@
+<h1>Release 6.0.0</h1>
+
+<p>The main changes since release 5.0.4 are:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Linux shared library version added</li>
+<li>Headers have been moved into pv directories</li>
+<li>Bitset functions declared const where possible</li>
+<li>Bitset::swap added</li>
+<li>Requester::message has default implementation</li>
+<li>Serialization/deserialization helpers added</li>
+<li>Non-template getSubField char* overload added</li>
+<li>MonitorPlugin deprecated</li>
+<li>Field name validation performed</li>
+<li>Now builds for Cygwin and MinGW targets</li>
+<li>Fix for debug build issue.</li>
+<li>New license file replaces LICENSE and COPYRIGHT</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Shared library version added</h2>
+
+<p>Linux shared library version numbers have been added by setting SHRLIB_VERSION
+(to 6.0 in this case). So shared object will be libpvData.so.6.0 instead of
+libpvData.so.</p>
+
+<h2>Headers have been moved into pv directories</h2>
+
+<p>E.g. src/property/alarm.h -> src/property/pv/alarm.h</p>
+
+<p>This facilitates using some IDEs such as Qt Creator.</p>
+
+<h2>Requester::message has default implementation</h2>
+
+<p>Requester::message is no longer pure virtual. Default implementation sends
+string to std::cerr.</p>
+
+<h2>Serialization/deserialization helpers added</h2>
+
+<p>A helper function, serializeToVector, has been added which serializes a 
+Serializable object into a standard vector of UInt8s.</p>
+
+<p>Similarly a function deserializeFromVector deserializes a standard vector into
+a Deserializable object.</p>
+
+<p>A function deserializeFromBuffer deserializes a ByteBuffer into a 
+Deserializable object.</p>
+
+<h2>Field name validation performed</h2>
+
+<p>On creating a Structure or Union the field names are now validated.</p>
+
+<p>Valid characters for a field name are upper or lowercase letters, numbers and
+underscores and intial numbers are invalid, i.e. names must be of the form
+[A-Za-z<em>][A-Za-z0-9</em>]*.</p>
+
+<h2>Now builds for Cygwin and MinGW targets</h2>
+
+<p>Includes cross-compiling MinGW on Linux.</p>
+
+<h1>Release 5.0.4</h1>
+
+<p>The changes since release 5.0.3 are:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Fixed bitset serialization (issue #24)</li>
+<li>Fixed truncation in BitSet::or_and (issue #27)</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Fixed bitset serialization (issue #24)</h2>
+
+<p>C++ bitset serialization was not consistent with the C++ deserialization and
+Java code in some instances (depending on the endianness of the serializer and
+deserializer) when the number of bits was 56-63 modulo 64. C++ serialization
+has been fixed.</p>
+
+<p>Fix exposed issue in deserialization on 32-bit platforms which
+has also been corrected. </p>
+
+<h2>Fixed truncation in BitSet::or_and (issue #27)</h2>
+
+<p>If n, n1 and n2 words are used to store the values of the bitsets bitset,
+bitset1 and bitset2 respectively then max(n, min(n1,n2)) words are needed
+to store bitset.or_(bitset1, bitset2).</p>
+
+<p>Previously min(n1,n2) words were used and the result would be truncated in
+some instances. This has been fixed.</p>
+
 <h1>Release 5.0.3</h1>

 <p>The only change since release 5.0.2 is:</p>
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,98 @@
+Release 6.0.0
+=============
+
+The main changes since release 5.0.4 are:
+
+* Linux shared library version added
+* Headers have been moved into pv directories
+* Bitset functions declared const where possible
+* Bitset::swap added
+* Requester::message has default implementation
+* Serialization/deserialization helpers added
+* Non-template getSubField char* overload added
+* MonitorPlugin deprecated
+* Field name validation performed
+* Now builds for Cygwin and MinGW targets
+* Fix for debug build issue.
+* New license file replaces LICENSE and COPYRIGHT
+
+Shared library version added
+----------------------------
+
+Linux shared library version numbers have been added by setting SHRLIB_VERSION
+(to 6.0 in this case). So shared object will be libpvData.so.6.0 instead of
+libpvData.so.
+
+Headers have been moved into pv directories
+-------------------------------------------
+
+E.g. src/property/alarm.h -> src/property/pv/alarm.h
+
+This facilitates using some IDEs such as Qt Creator.
+
+Requester::message has default implementation
+---------------------------------------------
+
+Requester::message is no longer pure virtual. Default implementation sends
+string to std::cerr.
+
+Serialization/deserialization helpers added
+-------------------------------------------
+
+A helper function, serializeToVector, has been added which serializes a 
+Serializable object into a standard vector of UInt8s.
+
+Similarly a function deserializeFromVector deserializes a standard vector into
+a Deserializable object.
+
+A function deserializeFromBuffer deserializes a ByteBuffer into a 
+Deserializable object.
+
+Field name validation performed
+-------------------------------
+
+On creating a Structure or Union the field names are now validated.
+
+Valid characters for a field name are upper or lowercase letters, numbers and
+underscores and intial numbers are invalid, i.e. names must be of the form
+[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*.
+
+Now builds for Cygwin and MinGW targets
+---------------------------------------
+
+Includes cross-compiling MinGW on Linux.
+
+
+Release 5.0.4
+=============
+
+The changes since release 5.0.3 are:
+
+* Fixed bitset serialization (issue #24)
+* Fixed truncation in BitSet::or_and (issue #27)
+
+Fixed bitset serialization (issue #24)
+--------------------------------------
+
+C++ bitset serialization was not consistent with the C++ deserialization and
+Java code in some instances (depending on the endianness of the serializer and
+deserializer) when the number of bits was 56-63 modulo 64. C++ serialization
+has been fixed.
+
+Fix exposed issue in deserialization on 32-bit platforms which
+has also been corrected. 
+
+Fixed truncation in BitSet::or_and (issue #27)
+----------------------------------------------
+
+If n, n1 and n2 words are used to store the values of the bitsets bitset,
+bitset1 and bitset2 respectively then max(n, min(n1,n2)) words are needed
+to store bitset.or_(bitset1, bitset2).
+
+Previously min(n1,n2) words were used and the result would be truncated in
+some instances. This has been fixed.
+
+
 Release 5.0.3
 =============

--- a/documentation/pvDataCPP.html
+++ b/documentation/pvDataCPP.html
@@ -35,23 +35,10 @@

 <div class="head">
 <h1>EPICS pvDataCPP</h1>
-<!-- Maturity: Working Draft or Request for Comments, or Recommendation, and date.  -->

-<h2 class="nocount">EPICS v4 Working Group, Working Draft, 23-June-2015</h2>
+<h2 class="nocount">Release 6.0.0 - 2016.08.01</h2>

  <dl>
-    <dt>Latest version:</dt>
-    <dd><a
-      href="pvDataCPP.html">pvDataCPP.html</a>
-    </dd>
-    <dt>This version:</dt>
-    <dd><a
-      href="pvDataCPP_20150623.html">pvDataCPP_20150623.html</a>
-    </dd>
-    <dt>Previous version:</dt>
-    <dd><a
-      href="pvDataCPP_20141110.html">pvDataCPP_20141110.html</a>
-    </dd>
    <dt>Editors:</dt>
    <dd>Marty Kraimer, BNL</dd>
    <dd>Michael Davidsaver, BNL</dd>
@@ -79,7 +66,8 @@ V4 control system programming environment:<br />

 <h2 class="nocount">Status of this Document</h2>

-<p>This is the 23-June-2015 version of the C++ implementation of pvData.
+<p>This is the 01-August-2016 version for the 6.0.0 release of the
+C++ implementation of pvData.
 </p>

 <p>RELEASE_NOTES.md provides changes since the last release.
@@ -4887,7 +4875,7 @@ Monitor provides:
    monitor. It, together with the queue facility, provides support for
    monitor queues.
    </dd>
-  <dt>monitorPlugin</dt>
+  <dt>monitorPlugin [Deprecated]</dt>
    <dd>This is support for implementing monitor plugins.
     A monitor plugin can be developed that has no knowledge
     of pvAccess but only pvData.
@@ -5069,7 +5057,7 @@ where
 <dl>
   <dt>monitor</dt>
     <dd>Used by code that implements pvAccess monitors.</dd>
-   <dt>monitorPlugin</dt>
+   <dt>monitorPlugin [Deprecated]</dt>
      <dd>Code that provides special semantics for monitors.</dd>
 </dl>
 <h3>monitor</h3>
@@ -5185,6 +5173,8 @@ It has the methods:</p>
 </dl>

 <h3>monitorPlugin</h3>
+<p>[ MonitorPlugin and related classes MonitorPluginCreator and 
+MonitorPluginManager are deprecated.]</p>
 <pre>
 class MonitorPlugin
 {
--- a/documentation/pvDataCPP_20120927.html
+++ b/documentation/pvDataCPP_20120927.html
--- a/documentation/pvDataCPP_20121001.html
+++ b/documentation/pvDataCPP_20121001.html
--- a/documentation/pvDataCPP_20121026.html
+++ b/documentation/pvDataCPP_20121026.html
--- a/documentation/pvDataCPP_20121212.html
+++ b/documentation/pvDataCPP_20121212.html
--- a/documentation/pvDataCPP_20130516.html
+++ b/documentation/pvDataCPP_20130516.html
--- a/documentation/pvDataCPP_20140501.html
+++ b/documentation/pvDataCPP_20140501.html
--- a/documentation/pvDataCPP_20140708.html
+++ b/documentation/pvDataCPP_20140708.html
--- a/documentation/pvDataCPP_20140723.html
+++ b/documentation/pvDataCPP_20140723.html
--- a/documentation/pvDataCPP_20141110.html
+++ b/documentation/pvDataCPP_20141110.html
--- a/documentation/pvDataCPP_20150623.html
+++ b/documentation/pvDataCPP_20150623.html
--- a/jenkins/cloudbees_build
+++ b/jenkins/cloudbees_build
@@ -6,16 +6,38 @@
 #
 # Author: Ralph Lange <ralph.lange@gmx.de>
 # Copyright (C) 2013 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH
-# Copyright (C) 2014-2015 ITER Organization.
+# Copyright (C) 2014-2016 ITER Organization.
 # All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms.

+installTool () {
+    local module=$1
+    local version=$2
+
+    wget -nv https://openepics.ci.cloudbees.com/job/${module}-${version}_Build/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/${module,,}-${version}.CB-dist.tar.gz
+    tar -xzf ${module,,}-${version}.CB-dist.tar.gz
+}
+
+installE4 () {
+    local module=$1
+    local branch=$2
+
+    # If microbench version does not exist, try without
+    if [ "${MB}" = "WITH_MICROBENCH" ]; then
+        if ! wget -nv https://openepics.ci.cloudbees.com/job/e4-cpp-${module}-${branch}-build/BASE=${BASE},MB=WITH_MICROBENCH/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/${module}.CB-dist.tar.gz; then
+            wget -nv https://openepics.ci.cloudbees.com/job/e4-cpp-${module}-${branch}-build/BASE=${BASE},MB=NO_MICROBENCH/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/${module}.CB-dist.tar.gz
+        fi
+    else
+        wget -nv https://openepics.ci.cloudbees.com/job/e4-cpp-${module}-${branch}-build/BASE=${BASE},MB=NO_MICROBENCH/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/${module}.CB-dist.tar.gz
+    fi
+    tar -xzf ${module}.CB-dist.tar.gz
+}
+
 ###########################################
-# Determine EPICS Base version
+# Defaults for EPICS Base and MB

-DEFAULT_BASE=3.14.12.5
-
-BASE=${1:-${DEFAULT_BASE}}
-USE_MB=${2:-"MB_NO"}
+DEFAULT_BASE=3.15.4
+BASE=${BASE:-${DEFAULT_BASE}}
+MB=${MB:-"NO_MICROBENCH"}

 ###########################################
 # Fetch and unpack dependencies
@@ -26,8 +48,8 @@ rm -fr ${STUFF}
 mkdir -p ${STUFF}
 cd ${STUFF}

-wget -nv https://openepics.ci.cloudbees.com/job/Base-${BASE}_Build/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/base-${BASE}.CB-dist.tar.gz
-tar -xzf base-${BASE}.CB-dist.tar.gz
+installTool Boost 1.61.0
+installTool Base ${BASE}

 ###########################################
 # Build
@@ -53,4 +75,4 @@ make runtests
 ###########################################
 # Create distribution

-tar czf pvData.CB-dist.tar.gz lib include COPYRIGHT LICENSE
+tar czf pvData.CB-dist.tar.gz lib include LICENSE
--- a/jenkins/cloudbees_doc
+++ b/jenkins/cloudbees_doc
@@ -6,14 +6,39 @@
 #
 # Author: Ralph Lange <ralph.lange@gmx.de>
 # Copyright (C) 2013 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH
-# Copyright (C) 2014-2015 ITER Organization.
+# Copyright (C) 2014-2016 ITER Organization.
 # All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms.

-###########################################
-# Set EPICS Base version and upload target
+installTool () {
+    local module=$1
+    local version=$2

-BASE=3.15.2
-PUBLISH=${1:-DONT}
+    wget -nv https://openepics.ci.cloudbees.com/job/${module}-${version}_Build/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/${module,,}-${version}.CB-dist.tar.gz
+    tar -xzf ${module,,}-${version}.CB-dist.tar.gz
+}
+
+installE4 () {
+    local module=$1
+    local branch=$2
+
+    # If microbench version does not exist, try without
+    if [ "${MB}" = "WITH_MICROBENCH" ]; then
+        if ! wget -nv https://openepics.ci.cloudbees.com/job/e4-cpp-${module}-${branch}-build/BASE=${BASE},MB=WITH_MICROBENCH/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/${module}.CB-dist.tar.gz; then
+            wget -nv https://openepics.ci.cloudbees.com/job/e4-cpp-${module}-${branch}-build/BASE=${BASE},MB=NO_MICROBENCH/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/${module}.CB-dist.tar.gz
+        fi
+    else
+        wget -nv https://openepics.ci.cloudbees.com/job/e4-cpp-${module}-${branch}-build/BASE=${BASE},MB=NO_MICROBENCH/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/${module}.CB-dist.tar.gz
+    fi
+    tar -xzf ${module}.CB-dist.tar.gz
+}
+
+###########################################
+# Defaults for EPICS Base and parameters
+
+BASE=3.15.4
+PUBLISH=${PUBLISH:-NO}
+BRANCH=${BRANCH:-master}
+MB=NO_MICROBENCH

 ###########################################
 # Fetch and unpack dependencies
@@ -24,16 +49,14 @@ rm -fr ${STUFF}
 mkdir -p ${STUFF}
 cd ${STUFF}

-wget -nv https://openepics.ci.cloudbees.com/job/Doxygen-1.8.3_Build/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/doxygen-1.8.3.CB-dist.tar.gz
-tar -xzf doxygen-1.8.3.CB-dist.tar.gz
+installTool Doxygen 1.8.11

 ###########################################
 # Generate

 cd ${WORKSPACE}

-wget -nv https://openepics.ci.cloudbees.com/job/pvDataCPP_Build/BASE=${BASE},USE_MB=MB_NO/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pvData.CB-dist.tar.gz
-tar -xzf pvData.CB-dist.tar.gz
+installE4 pvData ${BRANCH}

 export PATH=${STUFF}/bin:${PATH}

@@ -42,7 +65,7 @@ doxygen
 ###########################################
 # Publish

-if [ "${PUBLISH}" != "DONT" ]; then
+if [ "${PUBLISH}" != "NO" ]; then
    # Upload explicit dummy to ensure target directory exists
    echo "Created by CloudBees Jenkins upload job. Should be deleted as part of the job." > DUMMY
    rsync -q -e ssh DUMMY epics-jenkins@web.sourceforge.net:/home/project-web/epics-pvdata/htdocs/docbuild/pvDataCPP/${PUBLISH}/
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 TOP = ..
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG

-INSTALL_INCLUDE = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/include/pv
-USR_INCLUDES += -I$(INSTALL_LOCATION)/include
-
 PVDATA_SRC = $(TOP)/src

 include $(PVDATA_SRC)/misc/Makefile
@@ -20,5 +17,8 @@ LIBRARY = pvData

 pvData_LIBS += Com

+# shared library ABI version.
+SHRLIB_VERSION ?= 6.0
+
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES

--- a/src/copy/Makefile
+++ b/src/copy/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@

 SRC_DIRS += $(PVDATA_SRC)/copy

-INC += createRequest.h
-INC += pvCopy.h
+INC += pv/createRequest.h
+INC += pv/pvCopy.h

 LIBSRCS += createRequest.cpp
 LIBSRCS += pvCopy.cpp
--- a/src/copy/createRequest.cpp
+++ b/src/copy/createRequest.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * pvAccessCPP is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */

 #include <string>
 #include <sstream>

+#include <epicsMutex.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols

 #include <pv/pvData.h>
--- a/src/copy/pv/createRequest.h
+++ b/src/copy/pv/createRequest.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*createRequest.h*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * pvDataCPP is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */

 #ifndef CREATEREQUEST_H
--- a/src/copy/pv/pvCopy.h
+++ b/src/copy/pv/pvCopy.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* pvCopy.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 * @author Marty Kraimer
--- a/src/copy/pvCopy.cpp
+++ b/src/copy/pvCopy.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* pvCopy.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 * @author Marty Kraimer
@@ -13,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <sstream>

+#include <epicsThread.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols

 #include <pv/thread.h>
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ PVCopyPtr PVCopy::create(
            pvStructure = pvRequest->getSubField<PVStructure>(structureName);
            if(!pvStructure) return NULLPVCopy;
        }
-    } else if(pvStructure->getSubField("field")) {
+    } else if(pvStructure->getSubField<PVStructure>("field")) {
        pvStructure = pvRequest->getSubField<PVStructure>("field");
    }
    PVCopyPtr pvCopy = PVCopyPtr(new PVCopy(pvMaster));
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ bool PVCopy::init(epics::pvData::PVStructurePtr const &pvRequest)
    if(len==string::npos) entireMaster = true;
    if(len==0) entireMaster = true;
    PVStructurePtr pvOptions;
-    if(len==1 && pvRequest->getSubField("_options")) {
+    if(len==1) {
        pvOptions = pvRequest->getSubField<PVStructure>("_options");
    }
    if(entireMaster) {
@@ -441,11 +442,8 @@ CopyNodePtr PVCopy::createStructureNodes(
        PVFieldPtr copyPVField = copyPVFields[i];
        string fieldName = copyPVField->getFieldName();
        
-        PVStructurePtr requestPVStructure = static_pointer_cast<PVStructure>(
-              pvFromRequest->getSubField(fieldName));
-        PVStructurePtr pvSubFieldOptions;
-        PVFieldPtr pvField = requestPVStructure->getSubField("_options");
-        if(pvField) pvSubFieldOptions = static_pointer_cast<PVStructure>(pvField);
+        PVStructurePtr requestPVStructure = pvFromRequest->getSubField<PVStructure>(fieldName);
+        PVStructurePtr pvSubFieldOptions = requestPVStructure->getSubField<PVStructure>("_options");
        PVFieldPtr pvMasterField;
        PVFieldPtrArray const & pvMasterFields = pvMasterStructure->getPVFields();
        for(size_t j=0; i<pvMasterFields.size(); j++ ) {
@@ -551,7 +549,7 @@ void PVCopy::updateStructureNodeFromBitSet(
    CopyNodePtrArrayPtr  nodes = structureNode->nodes;
    for(size_t i=0; i<nodes->size(); i++) {
        CopyNodePtr node = (*nodes)[i];
-        PVFieldPtr pvField = pvCopy->getSubField(node->structureOffset);
+        PVFieldPtr pvField = pvCopy->getSubFieldT(node->structureOffset);
        if(node->isStructure) {
            PVStructurePtr xxx = static_pointer_cast<PVStructure>(pvField);
            CopyStructureNodePtr subStructureNode =
--- a/src/factory/Compare.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/Compare.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 * @author mes
--- a/src/factory/Convert.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/Convert.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* Convert.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -13,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <typeinfo>

+#include <epicsMutex.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/lock.h>
 #include <pv/pvIntrospect.h>
--- a/src/factory/FieldCreateFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/FieldCreateFactory.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 /*FieldCreateFactory.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
 */

-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(NOMINMAX)
 #define NOMINMAX
 #endif

@@ -19,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <sstream>

+#include <epicsMutex.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/lock.h>
 #include <pv/pvIntrospect.h>
@@ -947,9 +948,53 @@ StructureConstPtr FieldCreate::createStructure () const
      return createStructure(fieldNames,fields);
 }

+namespace {
+bool xisalnum(char c)
+{
+    return (c>='a' && c<='z') || (c>='A' && c<='Z') || (c>='0' && c<='9');
+}
+
+void validateFieldName(const std::string& n)
+{
+    // enforce [A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*
+    if(n.size()==0)
+        throw std::invalid_argument("zero length field names not allowed");
+    if(n[0]>='0' && n[0]<='9') {
+        std::ostringstream msg;
+        msg<<"Field name \""<<n<<"\" must begin with A-Z, a-z, or '_'";
+        throw std::invalid_argument(msg.str());
+    }
+    for(size_t i=0, N=n.size(); i<N; i++)
+    {
+        char c = n[i];
+        if(xisalnum(c)) {}
+        else {
+            switch(c){
+            case '_':
+                break;
+            default:
+            {
+                std::ostringstream msg;
+                msg<<"Invalid charactor '"<<c<<"' ("<<(int)c<<") in field name \""<<n<<"\" "
+                     "must be A-Z, a-z, 0-9, or '_'";
+                throw std::invalid_argument(msg.str());
+            }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void validateFieldNames(const StringArray& l)
+{
+    for(StringArray::const_iterator it=l.begin(), end=l.end(); it!=end; ++it)
+        validateFieldName(*it);
+}
+}
+
 StructureConstPtr FieldCreate::createStructure (
    StringArray const & fieldNames,FieldConstPtrArray const & fields) const
 {
+      validateFieldNames(fieldNames);
      // TODO use std::make_shared
      std::tr1::shared_ptr<Structure> sp(new Structure(fieldNames,fields), Field::Deleter());
      StructureConstPtr structure = sp;
@@ -961,6 +1006,7 @@ StructureConstPtr FieldCreate::createStructure (
    StringArray const & fieldNames,
    FieldConstPtrArray const & fields) const
 {
+      validateFieldNames(fieldNames);
      // TODO use std::make_shared
      std::tr1::shared_ptr<Structure> sp(new Structure(fieldNames,fields,id), Field::Deleter());
      StructureConstPtr structure = sp;
@@ -979,6 +1025,7 @@ StructureArrayConstPtr FieldCreate::createStructureArray(
 UnionConstPtr FieldCreate::createUnion (
    StringArray const & fieldNames,FieldConstPtrArray const & fields) const
 {
+      validateFieldNames(fieldNames);
      // TODO use std::make_shared
      std::tr1::shared_ptr<Union> sp(new Union(fieldNames,fields), Field::Deleter());
      UnionConstPtr punion = sp;
@@ -990,6 +1037,7 @@ UnionConstPtr FieldCreate::createUnion (
    StringArray const & fieldNames,
    FieldConstPtrArray const & fields) const
 {
+      validateFieldNames(fieldNames);
      // TODO use std::make_shared
      std::tr1::shared_ptr<Union> sp(new Union(fieldNames,fields,id), Field::Deleter());
      UnionConstPtr punion = sp;
@@ -1039,6 +1087,7 @@ StructureConstPtr FieldCreate::appendFields(
    StringArray const & fieldNames,
    FieldConstPtrArray const & fields) const
 {
+    validateFieldNames(fieldNames);
    StringArray const & oldNames = structure->getFieldNames();
    FieldConstPtrArray const & oldFields = structure->getFields();
    size_t oldLen = oldNames.size();
--- a/src/factory/Makefile
+++ b/src/factory/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 SRC_DIRS += $(PVDATA_SRC)/factory

-INC += factory.h
+INC += pv/factory.h
 LIBSRCS += TypeFunc.cpp
 LIBSRCS += FieldCreateFactory.cpp
 LIBSRCS += PVField.cpp
--- a/src/factory/PVArray.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PVArray.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*PVArray.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/factory/PVDataCreateFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PVDataCreateFactory.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 /*PVDataCreateFactory.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
 */

-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(NOMINMAX)
 #define NOMINMAX
 #endif

@@ -17,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <cstdio>

+#include <epicsMutex.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/lock.h>
 #include <pv/pvIntrospect.h>
--- a/src/factory/PVField.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PVField.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*PVField.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -12,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <cstdio>

+#include <epicsMutex.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/lock.h>
 #include <pv/pvData.h>
@@ -24,8 +25,7 @@ using std::string;
 namespace epics { namespace pvData {

 PVField::PVField(FieldConstPtr field)
-: notImplemented("not implemented"),
-  parent(NULL),field(field),
+: parent(NULL),field(field),
  fieldOffset(0), nextFieldOffset(0),
  immutable(false)
 {
--- a/src/factory/PVScalar.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PVScalar.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*PVScalar.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -29,22 +28,4 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
    {
       return static_pointer_cast<const Scalar>(PVField::getField());
    }
-
-    template<>
-    std::ostream& PVScalarValue<int8>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
-    {
-        return o << static_cast<int>(get());
-    }
-
-    template<>
-    std::ostream& PVScalarValue<uint8>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
-    {
-    	return o << static_cast<unsigned int>(get());
-    }
-
-    template<>
-    std::ostream& PVScalarValue<boolean>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
-    {
-        return o << std::boolalpha << static_cast<bool>(get());
-    }
 }}
--- a/src/factory/PVScalarArray.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PVScalarArray.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*PVScalarArray.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/factory/PVStructure.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PVStructure.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*PVStructure.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ PVStructure::PVStructure(StructureConstPtr const & structurePtr)
    size_t numberFields = structurePtr->getNumberFields();
    FieldConstPtrArray const & fields = structurePtr->getFields();
    StringArray const & fieldNames = structurePtr->getFieldNames();
-//    PVFieldPtrArray * xxx = const_cast<PVFieldPtrArray *>(&pvFields);
    pvFields.reserve(numberFields);
    PVDataCreatePtr pvDataCreate = getPVDataCreate();
    for(size_t i=0; i<numberFields; i++) {
@@ -105,9 +103,9 @@ const PVFieldPtrArray & PVStructure::getPVFields() const
    return pvFields;
 }

-PVFieldPtr  PVStructure::getSubField(string const &fieldName) const
+PVFieldPtr  PVStructure::getSubField(const char * fieldName) const
 {
-    PVField * field = getSubFieldImpl(fieldName.c_str(), false);
+    PVField * field = getSubFieldImpl(fieldName, false);
    if (field)
       return field->shared_from_this();
    else
@@ -259,9 +257,8 @@ void PVStructure::deserialize(ByteBuffer *pbuffer,

 void PVStructure::serialize(ByteBuffer *pbuffer,
        SerializableControl *pflusher, BitSet *pbitSet) const {
-	PVStructure* nonConstThis = const_cast<PVStructure*>(this);
-    size_t numberFields = nonConstThis->getNumberFields();
-    size_t offset = nonConstThis->getFieldOffset();
+    size_t numberFields = this->getNumberFields();
+    size_t offset = this->getFieldOffset();
    int32 next = pbitSet->nextSetBit(static_cast<uint32>(offset));

    // no more changes or no changes in this structure
--- a/src/factory/PVStructureArray.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PVStructureArray.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*PVStructureArray.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/factory/PVUnion.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PVUnion.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*PVUnion.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mse
--- a/src/factory/PVUnionArray.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PVUnionArray.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*PVUnionArray.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/factory/StandardField.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/StandardField.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* StandardField.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -11,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <stdexcept>

+#include <epicsMutex.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/lock.h>
 #include <pv/pvIntrospect.h>
--- a/src/factory/StandardPVField.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/StandardPVField.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* StandardPVField.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -10,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <stdexcept>

+#include <epicsMutex.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/lock.h>
 #include <pv/pvIntrospect.h>
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ PVStructurePtr StandardPVField::enumerated(StringArray const &choices)
    PVStructurePtr pvStructure = pvDataCreate->createPVStructure(field);
    PVStringArray::svector cdata(choices.size());
    std::copy(choices.begin(), choices.end(), cdata.begin());
-    pvStructure->getSubField<PVStringArray>("choices")->replace(freeze(cdata));
+    pvStructure->getSubFieldT<PVStringArray>("choices")->replace(freeze(cdata));
    return pvStructure;
 }

@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ PVStructurePtr StandardPVField::enumerated(
    PVStructurePtr pvStructure =  pvDataCreate->createPVStructure(field);
    PVStringArray::svector cdata(choices.size());
    std::copy(choices.begin(), choices.end(), cdata.begin());
-    pvStructure->getSubField<PVStringArray>("value.choices")->replace(freeze(cdata));
+    pvStructure->getSubFieldT<PVStringArray>("value.choices")->replace(freeze(cdata));
    return pvStructure;
 }

--- a/src/factory/TypeFunc.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/TypeFunc.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*TypeFunc.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/factory/factory.h
+++ b/src/factory/factory.h
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/*factory.h*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
- */
-/**
- *  @author mrk
- */
-#ifndef FACTORY_H
-#define FACTORY_H
-
-namespace epics { namespace pvData {
-
-    enum DebugLevel{noDebug,lowDebug,highDebug};
-
-}}
-#endif /*FACTORY_H */
--- a/src/factory/printer.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/printer.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* printer.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 
 #include <deque>
--- a/src/factory/pv/factory.h
+++ b/src/factory/pv/factory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*factory.h*/
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
+ */
+/**
+ *  @author mrk
+ */
+#ifndef FACTORY_H
+#define FACTORY_H
+
+namespace epics { namespace pvData {
+
+    enum DebugLevel{noDebug,lowDebug,highDebug};
+
+}}
+#endif /*FACTORY_H */
--- a/src/factory/pvSubArrayCopy.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/pvSubArrayCopy.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 * @author Marty Kraimer
--- a/src/misc/Makefile
+++ b/src/misc/Makefile
@@ -2,29 +2,29 @@

 SRC_DIRS += $(PVDATA_SRC)/misc

-INC += noDefaultMethods.h
-INC += lock.h
-INC += requester.h
-INC += serialize.h
-INC += bitSet.h
-INC += byteBuffer.h
-INC += epicsException.h
-INC += serializeHelper.h
-INC += event.h
-INC += thread.h
-INC += executor.h
-INC += timeFunction.h
-INC += timer.h
-INC += queue.h
-INC += messageQueue.h
-INC += destroyable.h
-INC += status.h
-INC += sharedPtr.h
-INC += localStaticLock.h
-INC += typeCast.h
-INC += sharedVector.h
-INC += templateMeta.h
-INC += current_function.h
+INC += pv/noDefaultMethods.h
+INC += pv/lock.h
+INC += pv/requester.h
+INC += pv/serialize.h
+INC += pv/bitSet.h
+INC += pv/byteBuffer.h
+INC += pv/epicsException.h
+INC += pv/serializeHelper.h
+INC += pv/event.h
+INC += pv/thread.h
+INC += pv/executor.h
+INC += pv/timeFunction.h
+INC += pv/timer.h
+INC += pv/queue.h
+INC += pv/messageQueue.h
+INC += pv/destroyable.h
+INC += pv/status.h
+INC += pv/sharedPtr.h
+INC += pv/localStaticLock.h
+INC += pv/typeCast.h
+INC += pv/sharedVector.h
+INC += pv/templateMeta.h
+INC += pv/current_function.h

 LIBSRCS += byteBuffer.cpp
 LIBSRCS += bitSet.cpp
--- a/src/misc/bitSet.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/bitSet.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* bitSet.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mes
@@ -10,12 +9,37 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+#include <epicsMutex.h>

 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/lock.h>
 #include <pv/serializeHelper.h>
 #include <pv/bitSet.h>

+/*
+ * BitSets are packed into arrays of "words."  Currently a word is
+ * a long, which consists of 64 bits, requiring 6 address bits.
+ * The choice of word size is determined purely by performance concerns.
+ */
+#define ADDRESS_BITS_PER_WORD 6u
+#define BITS_PER_WORD  (1u << ADDRESS_BITS_PER_WORD)
+#define BYTES_PER_WORD sizeof(uint64)
+#define BIT_INDEX_MASK (BITS_PER_WORD - 1u)
+
+/** Used to shift left or right for a partial word mask */
+#define WORD_MASK ~((uint64)0)
+
+// index of work containing this bit
+#define WORD_INDEX(bitn) ((bitn)>>ADDRESS_BITS_PER_WORD)
+// bit offset within word
+#define WORD_OFFSET(bitn) ((bitn)&BIT_INDEX_MASK)
+
+// the words vector should be size()d as small as posible,
+// so the last word should always have a bit set when the set is not empty
+#define CHECK_POST() assert(words.empty() || words.back()!=0)
+
 namespace epics { namespace pvData {
 
    BitSet::shared_pointer BitSet::create(uint32 nbits)
@@ -23,88 +47,59 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
        return BitSet::shared_pointer(new BitSet(nbits));
    }
    
-    BitSet::BitSet() : words(0), wordsLength(0), wordsInUse(0) {
-        initWords(BITS_PER_WORD);
+    BitSet::BitSet() {}

+    BitSet::BitSet(uint32 nbits)
+    {
+        words.reserve((nbits == 0) ? 1 : WORD_INDEX(nbits-1) + 1);
    }

-    BitSet::BitSet(uint32 nbits) : words(0), wordsLength(0), wordsInUse(0) {
-        initWords(nbits);
-
-    }
-
-    BitSet::~BitSet() {
-        delete[] words;
-    }
-
-    void BitSet::initWords(uint32 nbits) {
-        uint32 length = (nbits <= 0) ? 1 : wordIndex(nbits-1) + 1;
-        if (words) delete[] words;
-        words = new uint64[length];
-        memset(words, 0, sizeof(uint64)*length);
-        wordsLength = length;
-    }
+    BitSet::~BitSet() {}

    void BitSet::recalculateWordsInUse() {
-        // wordsInUse is unsigned
-        if (wordsInUse == 0)
-            return;
-
-        // Traverse the bitset until a used word is found
-        int32 i;
-        for (i = (int32)wordsInUse-1; i >= 0; i--)
-            if (words[i] != 0)
+        // step back from the end to find the first non-zero element
+        size_t nsize = words.size();
+        for(; nsize; nsize--) {
+            if(words[nsize-1])
                break;
-
-        wordsInUse = i+1; // The new logical size
+        }
+        words.resize(nsize);
+        CHECK_POST();
    }

    void BitSet::ensureCapacity(uint32 wordsRequired) {
-        if (wordsLength < wordsRequired) {
-
-            // create and copy
-            uint64* newwords = new uint64[wordsRequired];
-            memset(newwords, 0, sizeof(uint64)*wordsRequired);
-            memcpy(newwords, words, sizeof(uint64)*wordsLength);
-            if (words) delete[] words;
-            words = newwords;
-            wordsLength = wordsRequired;
-        }
+        words.resize(std::max(words.size(), (size_t)wordsRequired), 0);
    }

    void BitSet::expandTo(uint32 wordIndex) {
-        uint32 wordsRequired = wordIndex+1;
-        if (wordsInUse < wordsRequired) {
-            ensureCapacity(wordsRequired);
-            wordsInUse = wordsRequired;
-        }
+        ensureCapacity(wordIndex+1);
    }

    void BitSet::flip(uint32 bitIndex) {

-        uint32 wordIdx = wordIndex(bitIndex);
+        uint32 wordIdx = WORD_INDEX(bitIndex);
        expandTo(wordIdx);

-        words[wordIdx] ^= (((uint64)1) << (bitIndex % BITS_PER_WORD));
+        words[wordIdx] ^= (((uint64)1) << WORD_OFFSET(bitIndex));

        recalculateWordsInUse();
    }

    void BitSet::set(uint32 bitIndex) {

-        uint32 wordIdx = wordIndex(bitIndex);
+        uint32 wordIdx = WORD_INDEX(bitIndex);
        expandTo(wordIdx);

-        words[wordIdx] |= (((uint64)1) << (bitIndex % BITS_PER_WORD));
+        words[wordIdx] |= (((uint64)1) << WORD_OFFSET(bitIndex));
    }

    void BitSet::clear(uint32 bitIndex) {

-        uint32 wordIdx = wordIndex(bitIndex);
-        if (wordIdx >= wordsInUse)
+        uint32 wordIdx = WORD_INDEX(bitIndex);
+        if (wordIdx >= words.size())
            return;

-        words[wordIdx] &= ~(((uint64)1) << (bitIndex % BITS_PER_WORD));
+        words[wordIdx] &= ~(((uint64)1) << WORD_OFFSET(bitIndex));

        recalculateWordsInUse();
    }
@@ -117,14 +112,13 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
    }

    bool BitSet::get(uint32 bitIndex) const {
-        uint32 wordIdx = wordIndex(bitIndex);
-        return ((wordIdx < wordsInUse)
-            && ((words[wordIdx] & (((uint64)1) << (bitIndex % BITS_PER_WORD))) != 0));
+        uint32 wordIdx = WORD_INDEX(bitIndex);
+        return ((wordIdx < words.size())
+            && ((words[wordIdx] & (((uint64)1) << WORD_OFFSET(bitIndex))) != 0));
    }

    void BitSet::clear() {
-        while (wordsInUse > 0)
-            words[--wordsInUse] = 0;
+        words.clear();
    }

    uint32 BitSet::numberOfTrailingZeros(uint64 i) {
@@ -153,8 +147,8 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {

    int32 BitSet::nextSetBit(uint32 fromIndex) const {

-        uint32 u = wordIndex(fromIndex);
-        if (u >= wordsInUse)
+        uint32 u = WORD_INDEX(fromIndex);
+        if (u >= words.size())
            return -1;

        uint64 word = words[u] & (WORD_MASK << (fromIndex % BITS_PER_WORD));
@@ -162,7 +156,7 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
        while (true) {
            if (word != 0)
                return (u * BITS_PER_WORD) + numberOfTrailingZeros(word);
-            if (++u == wordsInUse)
+            if (++u == words.size())
                return -1;
            word = words[u];
        }
@@ -171,8 +165,8 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
    int32 BitSet::nextClearBit(uint32 fromIndex) const {
        // Neither spec nor implementation handle bitsets of maximal length.

-        uint32 u = wordIndex(fromIndex);
-        if (u >= wordsInUse)
+        uint32 u = WORD_INDEX(fromIndex);
+        if (u >= words.size())
            return fromIndex;

        uint64 word = ~words[u] & (WORD_MASK << (fromIndex % BITS_PER_WORD));
@@ -180,79 +174,63 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
        while (true) {
            if (word != 0)
                return (u * BITS_PER_WORD) + numberOfTrailingZeros(word);
-            if (++u == wordsInUse)
-                return wordsInUse * BITS_PER_WORD;
+            if (++u == words.size())
+                return words.size() * BITS_PER_WORD;
            word = ~words[u];
        }
    }

    bool BitSet::isEmpty() const {
-        return (wordsInUse == 0);
+        return words.empty();
    }

    uint32 BitSet::cardinality() const {
        uint32 sum = 0;
-        for (uint32 i = 0; i < wordsInUse; i++)
+        for (uint32 i = 0; i < words.size(); i++)
            sum += bitCount(words[i]);
        return sum;
    }

    uint32 BitSet::size() const {
-        return wordsLength * BITS_PER_WORD;
+        return words.size() * BITS_PER_WORD;
    }

    BitSet& BitSet::operator&=(const BitSet& set) {
        // Check for self-assignment!
        if (this == &set) return *this;

-        while (wordsInUse > set.wordsInUse)
-            words[--wordsInUse] = 0;
+        // the result length will be <= the shorter of the two inputs
+        words.resize(std::min(words.size(), set.words.size()), 0);

-        // Perform logical AND on words in common
-        for (uint32 i = 0; i < wordsInUse; i++)
+        for(size_t i=0, e=words.size(); i<e; i++)
            words[i] &= set.words[i];

        recalculateWordsInUse();
-
        return *this;
    }

    BitSet& BitSet::operator|=(const BitSet& set) {
        // Check for self-assignment!
        if (this == &set) return *this;
-        uint32 wordsInCommon = wordsInUse;
-        if(wordsInUse>set.wordsInUse) wordsInCommon = set.wordsInUse;
-        if (wordsInUse < set.wordsInUse) {
-            ensureCapacity(set.wordsInUse);
-            wordsInUse = set.wordsInUse;
-        }
-        // Perform logical OR on words in common
-        for (uint32 i =0; i < wordsInCommon; i++) {
+
+        // result length will be the same as the longer of the two inputs
+        words.resize(std::max(words.size(), set.words.size()), 0);
+
+        // since we expand w/ zeros, then iterate using the size of the other vector
+        for(size_t i=0, e=set.words.size(); i<e; i++)
            words[i] |= set.words[i];
-         }
-        // Copy any remaining words
-        for(uint32 i=wordsInCommon; i<set.wordsInUse; ++i) {
-            words[i] = set.words[i];
-        }
-        // recalculateWordsInUse() is not needed
+
+        CHECK_POST();
        return *this;
    }

    BitSet& BitSet::operator^=(const BitSet& set) {
-        uint32 wordsInCommon = wordsInUse;
-        if(wordsInUse>set.wordsInUse) wordsInCommon = set.wordsInUse;
-        if (wordsInUse < set.wordsInUse) {
-            ensureCapacity(set.wordsInUse);
-            wordsInUse = set.wordsInUse;
-        }
-        // Perform logical OR on words in common
-        for (uint32 i =0; i < wordsInCommon; i++) {
+        // result length will <= the longer of the two inputs
+        words.resize(std::max(words.size(), set.words.size()), 0);
+
+        for(size_t i=0, e=set.words.size(); i<e; i++)
            words[i] ^= set.words[i];
-         }
-        // Copy any remaining words
-        for(uint32 i=wordsInCommon; i<set.wordsInUse; ++i) {
-            words[i] = set.words[i];
-        }
+
        recalculateWordsInUse();
        return *this;
    }
@@ -260,32 +238,27 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {

    BitSet& BitSet::operator=(const BitSet &set) {
        // Check for self-assignment!
-        if (this == &set) return *this;
-
-        // we ensure that words array size is adequate (and not wordsInUse to ensure capacity to the future)
-        if (wordsLength < set.wordsLength)
-        {
-            if (words) delete[] words;
-            words = new uint64[set.wordsLength];
-            wordsLength = set.wordsLength;
+        if (this != &set) {
+            words = set.words;
        }
-        memcpy(words, set.words, sizeof(uint64)*set.wordsInUse);
-        wordsInUse = set.wordsInUse;
-
        return *this;
    }

-    void BitSet::or_and(const BitSet& set1, const BitSet& set2) {
-        uint32 inUse = (set1.wordsInUse < set2.wordsInUse) ? set1.wordsInUse : set2.wordsInUse;
+    void BitSet::swap(BitSet& set)
+    {
+        words.swap(set.words);
+    }

-        ensureCapacity(inUse);
-        wordsInUse = inUse;
+    void BitSet::or_and(const BitSet& set1, const BitSet& set2) {
+
+        const size_t andlen = std::min(set1.words.size(), set2.words.size());
+        words.resize(std::max(words.size(), andlen), 0);

        // Perform logical AND on words in common
-        for (uint32 i = 0; i < inUse; i++)
+        for (uint32 i = 0; i < andlen; i++)
            words[i] |= (set1.words[i] & set2.words[i]);

-        // recalculateWordsInUse()...
+        recalculateWordsInUse();
    }

    bool BitSet::operator==(const BitSet &set) const
@@ -293,11 +266,11 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
        if (this == &set)
            return true;

-        if (wordsInUse != set.wordsInUse)
+        if (words.size() != set.words.size())
            return false;

        // Check words in use by both BitSets
-        for (uint32 i = 0; i < wordsInUse; i++)
+        for (uint32 i = 0; i < words.size(); i++)
            if (words[i] != set.words[i])
                return false;

@@ -310,56 +283,55 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
    }

    void BitSet::serialize(ByteBuffer* buffer, SerializableControl* flusher) const {
-    
-        uint32 n = wordsInUse;
+
+        uint32 n = words.size();
        if (n == 0) {
            SerializeHelper::writeSize(0, buffer, flusher);
            return;
        }
-        uint32 len = 8 * (n-1);
+        uint32 len = BYTES_PER_WORD * (n-1); // length excluding bits in the last word
+        // count non-zero bytes in the last word
        for (uint64 x = words[n - 1]; x != 0; x >>= 8)
            len++;
-    
+
        SerializeHelper::writeSize(len, buffer, flusher);
        flusher->ensureBuffer(len);
-    
-        for (uint32 i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
+
+        n = len / 8; 
+        for (uint32 i = 0; i < n; i++)
            buffer->putLong(words[i]);
-    
-        for (uint64 x = words[n - 1]; x != 0; x >>= 8)
-            buffer->putByte((int8) (x & 0xff));
+
+        if (n < words.size())
+            for (uint64 x = words[words.size() - 1]; x != 0; x >>= 8)
+                buffer->putByte((int8) (x & 0xff));
    }
-    
+
    void BitSet::deserialize(ByteBuffer* buffer, DeserializableControl* control) {
-    
+
        uint32 bytes = static_cast<uint32>(SerializeHelper::readSize(buffer, control));	// in bytes
-    
-        wordsInUse = (bytes + 7) / 8;
-        if (wordsInUse > wordsLength)
-        {
-            if (words) delete[] words;
-            words = new uint64[wordsInUse];
-            wordsLength = wordsInUse;
-        }
-        
+
+        size_t wordsInUse = (bytes + 7) / BYTES_PER_WORD;
+        words.resize(wordsInUse);
+
        if (wordsInUse == 0)
            return;
-    
+
        control->ensureData(bytes);
-    
+
        uint32 i = 0;
        uint32 longs = bytes / 8;
        while (i < longs)
            words[i++] = buffer->getLong();
-    
+
        for (uint32 j = i; j < wordsInUse; j++)
            words[j] = 0;
-    
+
        for (uint32 remaining = (bytes - longs * 8), j = 0; j < remaining; j++)
-            words[i] |= (buffer->getByte() & 0xffL) << (8 * j);
-    
+            words[i] |= (buffer->getByte() & 0xffLL) << (8 * j);
+
+        recalculateWordsInUse(); // Sender shouldn't add extra zero bytes, but don't fail it it does
    }
-    
+
    epicsShareExtern std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& o, const BitSet& b)
    {
        o << '{';
--- a/src/misc/byteBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/byteBuffer.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mse
 */
+
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#include <pv/byteBuffer.h>
--- a/src/misc/epicsException.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/epicsException.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mes
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <string>

 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ExceptionMixin::show() const
            out<<symbols[i]<<"\n";
        }

-        free(symbols);
+        std::free(symbols);
    }

 #endif
--- a/src/misc/event.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/event.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* event.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/misc/executor.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/executor.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* executor.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -13,6 +12,10 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <cstdio>

+#include <epicsEvent.h>
+#include <epicsMutex.h>
+#include <epicsThread.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/executor.h>

--- a/src/misc/localStaticLock.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/localStaticLock.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* localStaticLock.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mse
--- a/src/misc/messageQueue.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/messageQueue.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* messageQueue.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/misc/parseToPOD.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/parseToPOD.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
+ */
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <epicsConvert.h>

 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#include "typeCast.h"
+#include "pv/typeCast.h"

 using std::string;

@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ using std::string;
 #endif

 #if EPICS_VERSION_INT < VERSION_INT(3,15,0,1)
-/* integer conversion primitives added to epicsStdlib.c in 3.15.0.1 */
+/* These integer conversion primitives added to epicsStdlib.c in 3.15.0.1 */

 #define S_stdlib_noConversion 1 /* No digits to convert */
 #define S_stdlib_extraneous   2 /* Extraneous characters */
@@ -249,18 +253,19 @@ epicsParseFloat(const char *str, float *to, char **units)
 }
 #endif

-// MS Visual Studio 2013 defines strtoll, etc.
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-#  if (_MSC_VER >= 1800)
-#    define WIN_NEEDS_OLL_FUNC 0
-#  else
-#    define WIN_NEEDS_OLL_FUNC 1
-#  endif
+// Sometimes we have to provide our own copy of strtoll()
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_MINGW)
+// On Windows with MSVC, Base-3.15 provides strtoll()
+#    define NEED_OLL_FUNCS (EPICS_VERSION_INT < VERSION_INT(3,15,0,1))
+#elif defined(vxWorks)
+// On VxWorks, Base-3.15 provides strtoll()
+#    define NEED_OLL_FUNCS (EPICS_VERSION_INT < VERSION_INT(3,15,0,1))
 #else
-#  define WIN_NEEDS_OLL_FUNC 0
+// Other architectures all provide strtoll()
+#    define NEED_OLL_FUNCS 0
 #endif

-#if defined(NEED_LONGLONG) && (defined(__vxworks) || WIN_NEEDS_OLL_FUNC)
+#if defined(NEED_LONGLONG) && NEED_OLL_FUNCS
 static
 long long strtoll(const char *ptr, char ** endp, int base)
 {
@@ -308,8 +313,10 @@ noconvert:
    return 0;
 }

-#if defined(__vxworks)
-/* vxworks version of std::istringstream >>uint64_t is buggy, we use out own implementation */
+#if defined(vxWorks)
+/* The VxWorks version of std::istringstream >> uint64_t is buggy,
+ * provide our own implementation
+ */
 static
 unsigned long long strtoull(const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base)
 {
@@ -551,9 +558,10 @@ void parseToPOD(const string& in, float *out) {
 void parseToPOD(const string& in, double *out) {
    int err = epicsParseDouble(in.c_str(), out, NULL);
    if(err)   handleParseError(err);
-#if defined(__vxworks)
-    /* vxWorks strtod returns [-]epicsINF when it should return ERANGE error
-     * if [-]epicsINF is returned and first char is a digit then translate this into ERANGE error
+#if defined(vxWorks)
+    /* vxWorks strtod returns [-]epicsINF when it should return ERANGE error.
+     * If [-]epicsINF is returned and the first char is a digit we translate
+     * this into an ERANGE error
     */
    else if (*out == epicsINF || *out == -epicsINF) {
        const char* s = in.c_str();
--- a/src/misc/pv/bitSet.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/bitSet.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* bitSet.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mse
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef BITSET_H
 #define BITSET_H

-#include <stdexcept>
+#include <vector>

 #include <pv/pvType.h>
 #include <pv/serialize.h>
@@ -211,6 +210,9 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
          */
        BitSet& operator=(const BitSet &set);

+        //! Swap contents
+        void swap(BitSet& set);
+
        /**
         * Perform AND operation on <code>set1</code> and <code>set2</code>,
         * and OR on result and this instance.
@@ -233,42 +235,11 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {

    private:

-        /*
-         * BitSets are packed into arrays of "words."  Currently a word is
-         * a long, which consists of 64 bits, requiring 6 address bits.
-         * The choice of word size is determined purely by performance concerns.
-         */
-        static const uint32 ADDRESS_BITS_PER_WORD = 6;
-        static const uint32 BITS_PER_WORD = 1 << ADDRESS_BITS_PER_WORD;
-        static const uint32 BIT_INDEX_MASK = BITS_PER_WORD - 1;
-
-        /** Used to shift left or right for a partial word mask */
-        static const uint64 WORD_MASK = ~((uint64)0);
-
+        typedef std::vector<uint64> words_t;
        /** The internal field corresponding to the serialField "bits". */
-        uint64* words;
-
-        /** The internal field corresponding to the size of words[] array. */
-        uint32 wordsLength;
-
-        /** The number of words in the logical size of this BitSet. */
-        uint32 wordsInUse;
-
+        words_t words;

    private:
-
-        /**
-         * Given a bit index, return word index containing it.
-         */
-        static inline uint32 wordIndex(uint32 bitIndex) {
-            return bitIndex >> ADDRESS_BITS_PER_WORD;
-        }
-
-        /**
-         * Creates a new word array.
-         */
-        void initWords(uint32 nbits);
-
        /**
         * Sets the field wordsInUse to the logical size in words of the bit set.
         * WARNING: This method assumes that the number of words actually in use is
--- a/src/misc/pv/byteBuffer.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/byteBuffer.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* byteBuffer.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mse
@@ -11,24 +10,15 @@
 #define BYTEBUFFER_H

 #include <string>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#ifdef epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#define byteBufferepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#undef epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#endif
+#include <cstring>
+#include <cstdlib>

 #include <epicsEndian.h>
-
-#ifdef byteBufferepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#undef byteBufferepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#endif
+#include <shareLib.h>

 #include <pv/pvType.h>
 #include <pv/epicsException.h>

-#include <shareLib.h>

 namespace epics { 
    namespace pvData {
@@ -224,19 +214,20 @@ public:
     * Must be one of EPICS_BYTE_ORDER,EPICS_ENDIAN_LITTLE,EPICS_ENDIAN_BIG.
     */
    ByteBuffer(std::size_t size, int byteOrder = EPICS_BYTE_ORDER) :
-        _buffer(0), _size(size),
+        _buffer((char*)std::malloc(size)), _size(size),
        _reverseEndianess(byteOrder != EPICS_BYTE_ORDER),
        _reverseFloatEndianess(byteOrder != EPICS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER),
        _wrapped(false)
    {
-        _buffer = (char*)malloc(size);
+        if(!_buffer)
+            throw std::bad_alloc();
        clear();
    }

    /**
-     * Constructor for wrapping existing buffers.
+     * Constructor for wrapping an existing buffer.
     * Given buffer will not be released by the ByteBuffer instance.
-     * @param  buffer    Existing buffer.
+     * @param  buffer    Existing buffer.  May not be NULL.
     * @param  size      The number of bytes.
     * @param  byteOrder The byte order.
     * Must be one of EPICS_BYTE_ORDER,EPICS_ENDIAN_LITTLE,EPICS_ENDIAN_BIG.
@@ -247,6 +238,8 @@ public:
        _reverseFloatEndianess(byteOrder != EPICS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER),
        _wrapped(true)
    {
+        if(!_buffer)
+            throw std::invalid_argument("ByteBuffer can't be constructed with NULL");
        clear();
    }
    /**
@@ -254,7 +247,7 @@ public:
     */
    ~ByteBuffer()
    {
-        if (_buffer && !_wrapped) free(_buffer);
+        if (_buffer && !_wrapped) std::free(_buffer);
    }
    /**
     * Set the byte order.
@@ -271,7 +264,7 @@ public:
     * Get the raw buffer data.
     * @return the raw buffer data.
     */
-    inline const char* getBuffer()
+    inline const char* getBuffer() const
    {
        return _buffer;
    }
@@ -303,7 +296,7 @@ public:
     * Returns the current position.
     * @return The current position in the raw data.
     */
-    inline std::size_t getPosition()
+    inline std::size_t getPosition() const
    {
        return (std::size_t)(((std::ptrdiff_t)(const void *)_position) - ((std::ptrdiff_t)(const void *)_buffer));
    }
@@ -323,7 +316,7 @@ public:
     *
     * @return The offset into the raw buffer.
     */
-    inline std::size_t getLimit()
+    inline std::size_t getLimit() const
    {
        return (std::size_t)(((std::ptrdiff_t)(const void *)_limit) - ((std::ptrdiff_t)(const void *)_buffer));
    }
@@ -344,7 +337,7 @@ public:
     *
     * @return The number of elements remaining in this buffer.
     */
-    inline std::size_t getRemaining()
+    inline std::size_t getRemaining() const
    {
        return (std::size_t)(((std::ptrdiff_t)(const void *)_limit) - ((std::ptrdiff_t)(const void *)_position));
    }
@@ -353,7 +346,7 @@ public:
     *
     * @return The size of the raw data buffer.
     */
-    inline std::size_t getSize()
+    inline std::size_t getSize() const
    {
        return _size;
    }
@@ -444,7 +437,7 @@ public:
     * @return (false,true) if (is, is not) the EPICS_BYTE_ORDER
     */
    template<typename T>
-    inline bool reverse()
+    inline bool reverse() const
    {
        return _reverseEndianess;
    }
@@ -643,48 +636,48 @@ public:
    inline double getDouble (std::size_t  index) { return get<double>(index); }

    // TODO remove
-    inline const char* getArray()
+    inline const char* getArray() const
    {
        return _buffer;
    }

    
 private:
-    char* _buffer;
+    char* const _buffer;
    char* _position;
    char* _limit;
-    std::size_t  _size;
+    const std::size_t  _size;
    bool _reverseEndianess; 
    bool _reverseFloatEndianess;
-    bool _wrapped;
+    const bool _wrapped;
 };

    template<>
-    inline bool ByteBuffer::reverse<bool>()
+    inline bool ByteBuffer::reverse<bool>() const
    {
        return false;
    }

    template<>
-    inline bool ByteBuffer::reverse<int8>()
+    inline bool ByteBuffer::reverse<int8>() const
    {
        return false;
    }

    template<>
-    inline bool ByteBuffer::reverse<uint8>()
+    inline bool ByteBuffer::reverse<uint8>() const
    {
        return false;
    }

    template<>
-    inline bool ByteBuffer::reverse<float>()
+    inline bool ByteBuffer::reverse<float>() const
    {
        return _reverseFloatEndianess;
    }

    template<>
-    inline bool ByteBuffer::reverse<double>()
+    inline bool ByteBuffer::reverse<double>() const
    {
        return _reverseFloatEndianess;
    }
--- a/src/misc/pv/current_function.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/current_function.h
--- a/src/misc/pv/destroyable.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/destroyable.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* destroyable.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mse
--- a/src/misc/pv/epicsException.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/epicsException.h
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /*
- * epicsException.hpp
+ * epicsException.h
 *
 *  Created on: Oct 20, 2010
 *      Author: Matej Sekoranja
@@ -34,19 +33,14 @@
 #ifndef EPICSEXCEPTION_H_
 #define EPICSEXCEPTION_H_

-#ifdef _WIN32
-#pragma warning( push )
-#pragma warning(disable: 4275) // warning C4275: non dll-interface class used as base for dll-interface class (std::logic_error)
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(NOMINMAX)
+#define NOMINMAX
 #endif

 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
-
 #include <cstdio>

-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
 #include <shareLib.h>

 // Users may redefine this for a large size if desired
@@ -58,7 +52,7 @@
 #  include <execinfo.h>
 #  include <cxxabi.h>
 #  define EXCEPT_USE_BACKTRACE
-#elif defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__MINGW__) && !defined(SKIP_DBGHELP)
+#elif defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_MINGW) && !defined(SKIP_DBGHELP)
 #  define _WINSOCKAPI_
 #  include <windows.h>
 #  include <dbghelp.h>
@@ -67,6 +61,12 @@
 #  define EXCEPT_USE_NONE
 #endif

+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_MINGW)
+#pragma warning( push )
+#pragma warning(disable: 4275) // non dll-interface class used as base for dll-interface class (std::logic_error)
+#pragma warning(disable: 4251) // class std::string needs to have dll-interface to be used by clients
+#endif
+
 namespace epics { namespace pvData {


@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ do { \

 #define PRINT_EXCEPTION2(EI, FP) \
 do { \
-    ExceptionMixin *_em_p=dynamic_cast<ExceptionMixin*>(&EI); \
+    ::epics::pvData::ExceptionMixin *_em_p=dynamic_cast< ::epics::pvData::ExceptionMixin*>(&EI); \
    if (_em_p) {_em_p->print(FP);} \
 }while(0)

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ do { \
 #  define SHOW_EXCEPTION(EI) ::epics::pvData::detail::showException(EI)
 #else
 #  define SHOW_EXCEPTION(EI) \
-    ({ ExceptionMixin *_mx=dynamic_cast<ExceptionMixin*>(&(EI)); \
+    ({ ::epics::pvData::ExceptionMixin *_mx=dynamic_cast< ::epics::pvData::ExceptionMixin*>(&(EI)); \
                           _mx ? _mx->show() : std::string(); \
                       })
 #endif
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ private:
    mutable std::string base_msg;
 };

-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_MINGW)
 #pragma warning( pop )
 #endif

--- a/src/misc/pv/event.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/event.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* event.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -13,22 +12,12 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>

-#ifdef epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#define eventepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#undef epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#endif
-
 #include <epicsEvent.h>
-
-#ifdef eventepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#undef eventepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#endif
+#include <shareLib.h>

 #include <pv/pvType.h>
 #include <pv/sharedPtr.h>

-#include <shareLib.h>

 namespace epics { namespace pvData { 

--- a/src/misc/pv/executor.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/executor.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* executor.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/misc/pv/localStaticLock.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/localStaticLock.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* localStaticLock.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mse
--- a/src/misc/pv/lock.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/lock.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* lock.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -12,21 +11,11 @@

 #include <stdexcept>

-#ifdef epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#define lockepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#undef epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#endif
-
 #include <epicsMutex.h>
-
-#ifdef lockepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#undef lockepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#endif
+#include <shareLib.h>

 #include <pv/noDefaultMethods.h>

-#include <shareLib.h>

 /* This is based on item 14 of 
 * Effective C++, Third Edition, Scott Meyers
--- a/src/misc/pv/messageQueue.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/messageQueue.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* messageQueue.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/misc/pv/noDefaultMethods.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/noDefaultMethods.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* noDefaultMethods.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/misc/pv/queue.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/queue.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* queue.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/misc/pv/requester.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/requester.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* requester.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ public:
     };
     @endcode
     */
-    virtual void message(std::string const & message,MessageType messageType) = 0;
+    virtual void message(std::string const & message,MessageType messageType);
 };

 }}
--- a/src/misc/pv/serialize.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/serialize.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* serialize.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -10,6 +9,8 @@
 #ifndef SERIALIZE_H
 #define SERIALIZE_H

+#include <epicsTypes.h>
+
 #include <pv/byteBuffer.h>
 #include <pv/sharedPtr.h>

@@ -52,14 +53,18 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
         */
        virtual void alignBuffer(std::size_t alignment) =0;
        /**
-         * method for serializing array data.
-         * This should only be used for arrays of primitive types.
-         * i. e. boolean,byte,...,double.
-         * It can not be called for string, structure, or union arrays.
+         * Method for serializing primitive array data.
+         * Hook for supplying custom serialization implementation.
+         * The serialization implementation need not be provided.
+         * Returns true if method performs serialization, false otherwise.
+         * This should only be used for arrays of primitive types,
+         * i. e. boolean, byte,..., double.
+         * It cannot be called for string, structure, or union arrays.
         * @param existingBuffer the existing buffer from the caller.
         * @param toSerialize location of data to be put into buffer.
         * @param elementCount number of elements.
         * @param elementSize element size.
+         * @returns true if serialization performed, else false.
         */
        virtual bool directSerialize(
            ByteBuffer *existingBuffer,
@@ -102,14 +107,18 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
         */
        virtual void alignData(std::size_t alignment) =0;
        /**
-         * method for deserializing array data.
+         * Method for deserializing array data.
+         * Hook for supplying custom deserialization implementation.
+         * The deserialization implementation need not be provided.
+         * Returns true if method performs deserialization, false otherwise.
         * This should only be used for arrays of primitive types.
-         * i. e. boolean,byte,...,double.
-         * It can not be called for string, structure, or union arrays.
+         * i.e. boolean, byte,..., double.
+         * It cannot be called for string, structure, or union arrays.
         * @param existingBuffer the existing buffer from the caller.
         * @param deserializeTo location of data.
         * @param elementCount number of elements.
         * @param elementSize element size.
+         * @returns true if deserialization performed, else false.
         */
        virtual bool directDeserialize(
            ByteBuffer *existingBuffer,
@@ -150,6 +159,41 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
            DeserializableControl *flusher) = 0;
    };

+    /**
+     * @brief Push serialize and append to the provided byte vector.
+     * No caching is done.  Only complete serialization.
+     *
+     * @param S A Serializable object
+     * @param byteOrder Byte order to write (EPICS_ENDIAN_LITTLE or EPICS_ENDIAN_BIG)
+     * @param out The output vector.  Results are appended
+     */
+    void epicsShareFunc serializeToVector(const Serializable *S,
+                           int byteOrder,
+                           std::vector<epicsUInt8>& out);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief deserializeFromBuffer Deserialize into S from provided vector
+     * @param S A Serializeable object.  The current contents will be replaced
+     * @param in The input buffer (byte order of this buffer is used)
+     * @throws std::logic_error if input buffer is too small.  State of S is then undefined.
+     */
+    void epicsShareFunc deserializeFromBuffer(Serializable *S,
+                               ByteBuffer& in);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief deserializeFromBuffer Deserialize into S from provided vector
+     * @param S A Serializeable object.  The current contents will be replaced
+     * @param byteOrder Byte order to write (EPICS_ENDIAN_LITTLE or EPICS_ENDIAN_BIG)
+     * @param in The input vector
+     * @throws std::logic_error if input buffer is too small.  State of S is then undefined.
+     */
+    inline void deserializeFromVector(Serializable *S,
+                                      int byteOrder,
+                                      const std::vector<epicsUInt8>& in)
+    {
+        ByteBuffer B((char*)&in[0], in.size(), byteOrder); // we promise not the modify 'in'
+        deserializeFromBuffer(S, B);
+    }

    /**
     * @brief Class for serializing bitSets.
--- a/src/misc/pv/serializeHelper.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/serializeHelper.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /*
 * serializeHelper.h
--- a/src/misc/pv/sharedPtr.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/sharedPtr.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author Michael Davidsaver
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@

 // where should we look?

-#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__>=4 && !defined(__vxworks)
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__>=4 && !defined(vxWorks)
   // GCC >=4.0.0
 #  define SHARED_FROM_TR1

--- a/src/misc/pv/sharedVector.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/sharedVector.h
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 /* sharedVector.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 #ifndef SHAREDVECTOR_H
 #define SHAREDVECTOR_H

-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(NOMINMAX)
 #define NOMINMAX
 #endif

@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ public:
    //! Internal for static_shared_vector_cast
    template<typename FROM>
    shared_vector(const shared_vector<FROM> &src,
-                  typename meta::is_void<FROM, detail::_shared_vector_cast_tag>::type)
+                  detail::_shared_vector_cast_tag)
        :base_t(std::tr1::static_pointer_cast<E>(src.dataPtr()),
                src.dataOffset()/sizeof(E),
                src.dataCount()/sizeof(E))
@@ -432,8 +431,8 @@ public:
       shared_vector<E> original(...);

       if(!original.unique()){
-         shared_vector<E> temp(myallocator(original.size()),
-                               0, original.size());
+         std::tr1::shared_ptr<E> sptr(myalloc(original.size()), myfree);
+         shared_vector<E> temp(sptr, 0, original.size());
         std::copy(original.begin(), original.end(), temp.begin());
         original.swap(temp);
       }
@@ -532,6 +531,20 @@ public:
 *
 * Does not allow access or iteration of contents
 * other than as void* or const void*
+ *
+ * In order to support shared_vector_convert<>()
+ * information about the type of the underlying allocation
+ * is stored.
+ * This is implicitly set by static_shared_vector_cast<>()
+ * and may be explicitly checked/changed using
+ * original_type()/set_original_type().
+ *
+ * A shared_vector<void> directly constructed
+ * from a smart pointer does not have an associated
+ * original_type().
+ * Use epics::pvData::ScalarTypeFunc::allocArray()
+ * to convienently allocate an array with a known
+ * original_type().
 */
 template<typename E>
 class shared_vector<E, typename meta::is_void<E>::type >
@@ -539,7 +552,11 @@ class shared_vector<E, typename meta::is_void<E>::type >
 {
    typedef detail::shared_vector_base<E> base_t;
    ScalarType m_vtype;
+
+    // allow specialization for all E to be friends
+    template<typename E1, class Enable1> friend class shared_vector;
 public:
+    typedef E value_type;
    typedef E* pointer;
    typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
    typedef size_t size_type;
@@ -566,7 +583,7 @@ public:
    //! Internal for static_shared_vector_cast
    template<typename FROM>
    shared_vector(const shared_vector<FROM> &src,
-                  typename meta::is_not_void<FROM, detail::_shared_vector_cast_tag>::type)
+                  detail::_shared_vector_cast_tag)
        :base_t(std::tr1::static_pointer_cast<E>(src.dataPtr()),
                src.dataOffset()*sizeof(FROM),
                src.dataCount()*sizeof(FROM))
@@ -575,12 +592,12 @@ public:

    shared_vector(shared_vector<void>& O,
                  detail::_shared_vector_freeze_tag t)
-        :base_t(O,t)
+        :base_t(O,t), m_vtype(O.m_vtype)
    {}

    shared_vector(shared_vector<const void>& O,
                  detail::_shared_vector_thaw_tag t)
-        :base_t(O,t)
+        :base_t(O,t), m_vtype(O.m_vtype)
    {}

    shared_vector& operator=(const shared_vector& o)
@@ -602,6 +619,64 @@ public:
    ScalarType original_type() const {return m_vtype;}
 };

+namespace detail {
+    template<typename TO, typename FROM, class Enable = void>
+    struct static_shared_vector_caster { /* no default */ };
+    // from void to non-void with same const-ness
+    template<typename TO>
+    struct static_shared_vector_caster<TO, void,
+                                       typename meta::_and<meta::same_const<TO,void>, meta::is_not_void<TO> >::type> {
+        static inline shared_vector<TO> op(const shared_vector<void>& src) {
+            return shared_vector<TO>(src, detail::_shared_vector_cast_tag());
+        }
+    };
+    template<typename TO>
+    struct static_shared_vector_caster<TO, const void,
+                                       typename meta::_and<meta::same_const<TO,const void>, meta::is_not_void<TO> >::type> {
+        static inline shared_vector<TO> op(const shared_vector<const void>& src) {
+            return shared_vector<TO>(src, detail::_shared_vector_cast_tag());
+        }
+    };
+    // from non-void to void with same const-ness
+    template<typename FROM>
+    struct static_shared_vector_caster<void, FROM,
+                                       typename meta::_and<meta::same_const<void,FROM>, meta::is_not_void<FROM> >::type> {
+        static FORCE_INLINE shared_vector<void> op(const shared_vector<FROM>& src) {
+            return shared_vector<void>(src, detail::_shared_vector_cast_tag());
+        }
+    };
+    template<typename FROM>
+    struct static_shared_vector_caster<const void, FROM,
+                                       typename meta::_and<meta::same_const<const void,FROM>, meta::is_not_void<FROM> >::type> {
+        static FORCE_INLINE shared_vector<const void> op(const shared_vector<FROM>& src) {
+            return shared_vector<const void>(src, detail::_shared_vector_cast_tag());
+        }
+    };
+
+    // cast to same type, no-op
+    template<typename TOFRO>
+    struct static_shared_vector_caster<TOFRO,TOFRO,void> {
+        static FORCE_INLINE const shared_vector<TOFRO>& op(const shared_vector<TOFRO>& src) {
+            return src;
+        }
+    };
+} // namespace detail
+
+/** @brief Allow casting of shared_vector between types
+ *
+ * Currently only to/from void is implemented.
+ *
+ @warning Casting from void is undefined unless the offset and length
+ *        are integer multiples of the size of the destination type.
+ */
+template<typename TO, typename FROM>
+static FORCE_INLINE
+shared_vector<TO>
+static_shared_vector_cast(const shared_vector<FROM>& src)
+{
+    return detail::static_shared_vector_caster<TO,FROM>::op(src);
+}
+
 namespace detail {

    // Default to type conversion using castUnsafe (C++ type casting) on each element
@@ -634,7 +709,7 @@ namespace detail {
            return shared_vector<TO>(src, detail::_shared_vector_cast_tag());
        }
    };
-    
+
    // convert from void uses original type or throws an exception.
    template<typename TO, typename FROM>
    struct shared_vector_converter<TO,FROM,
@@ -662,30 +737,16 @@ namespace detail {
    };
 }

-/** @brief Allow casting of shared_vector between types
- *
- * Currently only to/from void is implemented.
- *
- @warning Casting from void is undefined unless the offset and length
- *        are integer multiples of the size of the destination type.
- */
-template<typename TO, typename FROM>
-static FORCE_INLINE
-shared_vector<TO>
-static_shared_vector_cast(const shared_vector<FROM>& src,
-                          typename meta::same_const<TO,FROM,int>::type = 0)
-{
-    return shared_vector<TO>(src, detail::_shared_vector_cast_tag());
-}
-
 /** @brief Allow converting of shared_vector between types
 *
 * Conversion utilizes castUnsafe<TO,FROM>().
 *
 * Converting to/from void is supported.  Convert to void
 * is an alias for static_shared_vector_cast<void>().
- * Convert from void utilizes shared_vector<void>::original_type()
- * and throws std::runtime_error if this is not valid.
+ * Convert from void utilizes shared_vector<void>::original_type().
+ *
+ * @throws std::runtime_error if cast is not valid.
+ * @throws std::bad_alloc for out of memory condition
 */
 template<typename TO, typename FROM>
 static FORCE_INLINE
@@ -861,8 +922,11 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& strm, const epics::pvData::shared_vector<
 * shared_vector has additional constructors from raw pointers
 * and shared_ptr s.
 *
- * The copy constructor and assignment operator allow implicit
- * casting from type 'shared_vector<T>' to 'shared_vector<const T>'.
+ * Implicit casting is not allowed.  Instead use
+ * const_shared_vector_cast()/freeze()/thaw() (@ref vectorconst)
+ * to casting between 'T' and 'const T'.
+ * Use static_shared_vector_cast() to cast between
+ * void and non-void (same const-ness).
 *
 * To facilitate safe modification the methods unique() and
 * make_unique() are provided.
@@ -964,17 +1028,15 @@ Type #2 is constant reference to a mutable value.
 Type #3 is a mutable reference to a constant value.
 Type #4 is a constant reference to a constant value.

-Casting between const and non-const references of the same value type
-is governed by the normal C++ casting rules.
-
 Casting between const and non-const values does @b not follow the normal
-C++ casting rules.
+C++ casting rules (no implicit cast).

 For casting between shared_vector<T> and shared_vector<const T>
 explicit casting operations are required.  These operations are
@b freeze() (non-const to const) and @b thaw() (const to non-const).

-A shared_vector<const T> is "frozen" as its value can not be modified.
+A 'shared_vector<const T>' is "frozen" as its value can not be modified.
+However it can still be sliced because the reference is not const.

 These functions are defined like:

@@ -998,17 +1060,18 @@ The following guarantees are provided by both functions:
 # The returned reference points to a value which is only referenced by
 shared_vectors with the same value const-ness as the returned reference.

-Please note that the argument of both freeze and thaw is a non-const
+@note The argument of both freeze() and thaw() is a non-const
 reference which will always be cleared.

@section vfreeze Freezing

 The act of freezing a shared_vector requires that the shared_vector
-passed in must be unique() or an exception is thrown.  This is
-done to reduce the possibility of accidental copying.
+passed in must be unique() or an exception is thrown.
+No copy is made.

-This possibility can be avoided by calling the make_unique() on a
+The possibility of an exception can be avoided by calling the make_unique() on a
 shared_vector before passing it to freeze().
+This will make a copy if necessary.

@section vthaw Thawing

--- a/src/misc/pv/status.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/status.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* status.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mse
@@ -103,9 +102,7 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
            void dump(std::ostream& o) const;

            private:
-            
-            static std::string m_emptyStringtring;
-            
+                        
            StatusType m_statusType;
            std::string m_message;
            std::string m_stackDump;
--- a/src/misc/pv/templateMeta.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/templateMeta.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /** C++ Template meta programming helpers
 */
--- a/src/misc/pv/thread.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/thread.h
@@ -0,0 +1,296 @@
+/* thread.h */
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
+ */
+/**
+ *  @author mrk
+ */
+#ifndef THREAD_H
+#define THREAD_H
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <sstream>
+
+#if __cplusplus>=201103L
+#include <functional>
+#endif
+
+#include <epicsThread.h>
+#include <shareLib.h>
+
+#include <pv/noDefaultMethods.h>
+#include <pv/pvType.h>
+
+
+namespace epics { namespace pvData {
+
+enum ThreadPriority {
+    lowestPriority  =epicsThreadPriorityLow,
+    lowerPriority   =epicsThreadPriorityLow + 15,
+    lowPriority     =epicsThreadPriorityMedium - 15,
+    middlePriority  =epicsThreadPriorityMedium,
+    highPriority    =epicsThreadPriorityMedium + 15,
+    higherPriority  =epicsThreadPriorityHigh - 15,
+    highestPriority =epicsThreadPriorityHigh
+};
+
+class Thread;
+typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<Thread> ThreadPtr;
+typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<epicsThread> EpicsThreadPtr;
+
+typedef epicsThreadRunable Runnable;
+
+//! Helper for those cases where a class should have more than one runnable
+template<typename C>
+class epicsShareClass RunnableMethod : public Runnable, private NoDefaultMethods
+{
+    typedef void (C::*meth_t)();
+    C *inst;
+    meth_t meth;
+
+    virtual void run()
+    {
+        (inst->*meth)();
+    }
+public:
+    RunnableMethod(C* inst, void (C::*meth)())
+        :inst(inst), meth(meth)
+    {}
+};
+
+namespace detail {
+struct FuncRunner : public epicsThreadRunable
+{
+    typedef void (*fn_t)(void*);
+    fn_t fn;
+    void *arg;
+    FuncRunner(fn_t f, void *a) :fn(f), arg(a) {}
+    virtual ~FuncRunner(){}
+    virtual void run()
+    {
+        (*fn)(arg);
+    }
+};
+template<typename C>
+struct MethRunner : public epicsThreadRunable
+{
+    typedef void(C::*fn_t)();
+    fn_t fn;
+    C* inst;
+    MethRunner(C* i, fn_t f) :fn(f), inst(i) {}
+    virtual ~MethRunner() {}
+    virtual void run()
+    {
+        (inst->*fn)();
+    }
+};
+#if __cplusplus>=201103L
+struct BindRunner : public epicsThreadRunable
+{
+    typedef std::function<void()> fn_t;
+    fn_t fn;
+    BindRunner(const fn_t f) : fn(f) {}
+    virtual ~BindRunner() {}
+    virtual void run()
+    {
+        fn();
+    }
+};
+#endif
+} // namespace detail
+
+/**
+ * @brief C++ wrapper for epicsThread from EPICS base.
+ *
+ */
+class epicsShareClass Thread : public epicsThread, private NoDefaultMethods {
+public:
+    /** @brief Holds all the configuration necessary to launch a @class Thread
+     *
+     * The defaults may be used except for the runnable, which must be given
+     * either in the constructor, or the @method run() method.
+     *
+     * @note Instances of @class Config may not be reused.
+     *
+     * Defaults:
+     *  name: ""
+     *  priority: epicsThreadPriorityLow (aka epics::pvData::lowestPriority)
+     *  stack size: epicsThreadStackSmall
+     *  auto start: true
+     *  runner: nil (must be set explictly)
+     *
+     @code
+        stuct bar { void meth(); ... } X;
+        // with a static thread name
+        Thread foo(Thread::Config(&X, &bar::meth)
+                    .name("example")
+                    .prio(epicsThreadPriorityHigh));
+
+        // with a constructed thread name
+        Thread foo(Thread::Config(&X, &bar::meth)
+                    .prio(epicsThreadPriorityHigh)
+                    <<"example"<<1);
+     @endcode
+     */
+    class epicsShareClass Config
+    {
+        unsigned int p_prio, p_stack;
+        std::ostringstream p_strm;
+        bool p_autostart;
+        Runnable *p_runner;
+#if __cplusplus>=201103L
+        typedef std::unique_ptr<Runnable> p_owned_runner_t;
+#else
+        typedef std::auto_ptr<Runnable> p_owned_runner_t;
+#endif
+        p_owned_runner_t p_owned_runner;
+        friend class Thread;
+        Runnable& x_getrunner()
+        {
+            if(!this->p_runner)
+                throw std::logic_error("Thread::Config missing run()");
+            return *this->p_runner;
+        }
+        void x_setdefault()
+        {
+            this->p_prio = epicsThreadPriorityLow;
+            this->p_autostart = true;
+            this->p_runner = NULL;
+            (*this).stack(epicsThreadStackSmall);
+        }
+
+    public:
+        Config() {this->x_setdefault();}
+        Config(Runnable *r) {this->x_setdefault();this->run(r);}
+        Config(void(*fn)(void*), void *ptr) {this->x_setdefault();this->run(fn, ptr);}
+        template<typename C>
+        Config(C* inst, void(C::*meth)()) {this->x_setdefault();this->run(inst, meth);}
+#if __cplusplus>=201103L
+        Config(const std::function<void()>& fn) {this->x_setdefault();this->run(fn);}
+#endif
+
+        inline Config& name(const std::string& n)
+        { this->p_strm.str(n); return *this; }
+        inline Config& prio(unsigned int p)
+        { this->p_prio = p; return *this; }
+        inline Config& stack(epicsThreadStackSizeClass s)
+        { this->p_stack = epicsThreadGetStackSize(s); return *this; }
+        inline Config& autostart(bool a)
+        { this->p_autostart = a; return *this; }
+
+        //! Thread will execute Runnable::run()
+        Config& run(Runnable* r)
+        { this->p_runner = r; return *this; }
+        //! Thread will execute (*fn)(ptr)
+        Config& run(void(*fn)(void*), void *ptr)
+        {
+            this->p_owned_runner.reset(new detail::FuncRunner(fn, ptr));
+            this->p_runner = this->p_owned_runner.get();
+            return *this;
+        }
+        //! Thread will execute (inst->*meth)()
+        template<typename C>
+        Config& run(C* inst, void(C::*meth)())
+        {
+            this->p_owned_runner.reset(new detail::MethRunner<C>(inst, meth));
+            this->p_runner = this->p_owned_runner.get();
+            return *this;
+        }
+#if __cplusplus>=201103L
+        Config& run(const std::function<void()>& fn)
+        {
+            this->p_owned_runner.reset(new detail::BindRunner(fn));
+            this->p_runner = this->p_owned_runner.get();
+            return *this;
+        }
+#endif
+
+        //! Append to thread name string.  Argument must be understood by std::ostream::operator<<
+        template<typename T>
+        Config& operator<<(T x) { this->p_strm<<x; return *this; }
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Constructor
+     * @param name thread name.
+     * @param priority priority is one of:
+     @code
+     enum ThreadPriority {
+        lowestPriority, lowerPriority, lowPriority,
+        middlePriority,
+        highPriority, higherPriority, highestPriority
+     };
+     @endcode
+     * @param runnable this is a c function
+     * @param stkcls stack size as specified by epicsThreadStackSizeClass
+     */
+    Thread(std::string name,
+           ThreadPriority priority,
+           Runnable *runnable,
+           epicsThreadStackSizeClass stkcls=epicsThreadStackSmall)
+        :epicsThread(*runnable,
+                     name.c_str(),
+                     epicsThreadGetStackSize(stkcls),
+                     priority)
+    {
+        this->start();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Constructor
+     * @param runnable this is a c function
+     * @name thread name.
+     * @param stkcls stack size as specified by epicsThreadStackSizeClass
+     * @param priority priority is one of:
+     @code
+     enum ThreadPriority {
+        lowestPriority, lowerPriority, lowPriority,
+        middlePriority,
+        highPriority, higherPriority, highestPriority
+     };
+     @endcode
+     */
+    Thread(Runnable &runnable,
+           std::string name,
+           unsigned int stksize,
+           unsigned int priority=lowestPriority)
+        :epicsThread(runnable,
+                     name.c_str(),
+                     stksize,
+                     priority)
+    {
+        this->start();
+    }
+
+    //! @brief Create a new thread using the given @class Config
+    //! @throws std::logic_error for improper @class Config (ie. missing runner)
+    Thread(Config& c)
+        :epicsThread(c.x_getrunner(), c.p_strm.str().c_str(),
+                     c.p_stack, c.p_prio)
+    {
+#if __cplusplus>=201103L
+        p_owned = std::move(c.p_owned_runner);
+#else
+        p_owned = c.p_owned_runner;
+#endif
+        if(c.p_autostart)
+            this->start();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Destructor
+     */
+    ~Thread()
+    {
+        this->exitWait();
+    }
+
+    Config::p_owned_runner_t p_owned;
+};
+
+
+}}
+#endif  /* THREAD_H */
--- a/src/misc/pv/timeFunction.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/timeFunction.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* timeFunction.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/misc/pv/timer.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/timer.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* timer.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/misc/pv/typeCast.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/typeCast.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /* Author:  Michael Davidsaver */
 #ifndef PVTYPECAST_H
@@ -10,23 +9,13 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <sstream>

-#ifdef epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#define typeCastepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#undef epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#endif
-
 #include <epicsConvert.h>
-
-#ifdef typeCastepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#undef typeCastepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#endif
+#include <shareLib.h>

 #include <pv/pvType.h>
 #include <pv/pvIntrospect.h>
 #include <pv/templateMeta.h>

-#include <shareLib.h>

 namespace epics { namespace pvData {

--- a/src/misc/requester.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/requester.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 /* requester.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
 */
 #include <string>
 #include <cstdio>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <epicsMutex.h>

 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/lock.h>
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ string getMessageTypeName(MessageType messageType)
    return messageTypeName[messageType];
 }

-
+void Requester::message(std::string const & message,MessageType messageType)
+{
+    std::cerr << "[" << getRequesterName() << "] message(" << message << ", " << getMessageTypeName(messageType) << ")\n";
+}

 }}
--- a/src/misc/serializeHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/serializeHelper.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /*
 * serializeHelper.cpp
@@ -12,8 +11,11 @@

 #include <algorithm>

+#include <epicsEndian.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/pvType.h>
+#include <pv/byteBuffer.h>
 #include <pv/epicsException.h>
 #include <pv/byteBuffer.h>
 #include <pv/serializeHelper.h>
@@ -139,6 +141,132 @@ namespace epics {
            else
                return emptyStringtring;
        }
-
+    }
+}
+
+namespace {
+using namespace epics::pvData;
+
+struct ToString : public epics::pvData::SerializableControl
+{
+    typedef std::vector<epicsUInt8> buf_type;
+    buf_type buf;
+    buf_type& out;
+    ByteBuffer bufwrap;
+
+    ToString(buf_type& out, int byteOrder = EPICS_BYTE_ORDER)
+        :buf(16*1024)
+        ,out(out)
+        ,bufwrap((char*)&buf[0], buf.size(), byteOrder)
+    {}
+
+    virtual void flushSerializeBuffer()
+    {
+        size_t N = out.size();
+        out.resize(out.size()+bufwrap.getPosition());
+        std::copy(buf.begin(),
+                  buf.begin()+bufwrap.getPosition(),
+                  out.begin()+N);
+        bufwrap.clear();
+    }
+
+    virtual void ensureBuffer(std::size_t size)
+    {
+        flushSerializeBuffer();
+        assert(bufwrap.getRemaining()>0);
+    }
+
+    virtual void alignBuffer(std::size_t alignment)
+    {
+        if(bufwrap.getRemaining()<alignment)
+            flushSerializeBuffer();
+        assert(bufwrap.getRemaining()>=alignment);
+        bufwrap.align(alignment);
+    }
+
+    virtual bool directSerialize(
+        ByteBuffer *existingBuffer,
+        const char* toSerialize,
+        std::size_t elementCount,
+        std::size_t elementSize)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    virtual void cachedSerialize(
+        std::tr1::shared_ptr<const Field> const & field,
+        ByteBuffer* buffer)
+    {
+        field->serialize(buffer, this);
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace
+
+namespace epics {
+    namespace pvData {
+        void serializeToVector(const Serializable *S,
+                               int byteOrder,
+                               std::vector<epicsUInt8>& out)
+        {
+            ToString TS(out, byteOrder);
+            S->serialize(&TS.bufwrap, &TS);
+            TS.flushSerializeBuffer();
+            assert(TS.bufwrap.getPosition()==0);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+namespace {
+struct FromString : public epics::pvData::DeserializableControl
+{
+    ByteBuffer &buf;
+    epics::pvData::FieldCreatePtr create;
+
+    FromString(ByteBuffer& b)
+        :buf(b)
+        ,create(epics::pvData::getFieldCreate())
+    {}
+
+    virtual void ensureData(std::size_t size)
+    {
+        if(size>buf.getRemaining())
+            throw std::logic_error("Incomplete buffer");
+    }
+
+    virtual void alignData(std::size_t alignment)
+    {
+        size_t pos = buf.getPosition(), k = alignment-1;
+        if(pos&k) {
+            std::size_t npad = alignment-(pos&k);
+            ensureData(npad);
+            buf.align(alignment);
+        }
+    }
+
+    virtual bool directDeserialize(
+        ByteBuffer *existingBuffer,
+        char* deserializeTo,
+        std::size_t elementCount,
+        std::size_t elementSize)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    virtual std::tr1::shared_ptr<const Field> cachedDeserialize(
+        ByteBuffer* buffer)
+    {
+        return create->deserialize(buffer, this);
+    }
+};
+}
+
+namespace epics {
+    namespace pvData {
+        void deserializeFromBuffer(Serializable *S,
+                                   ByteBuffer& buf)
+        {
+            FromString F(buf);
+            S->deserialize(&buf, &F);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/src/misc/status.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/status.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*pvData.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*status.cpp*/
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ using std::string;
 namespace epics { namespace pvData {

 const char* Status::StatusTypeName[] = { "OK", "WARNING", "ERROR", "FATAL" };
-string Status::m_emptyStringtring;

 Status Status::Ok;

@@ -102,7 +100,8 @@ void Status::deserialize(ByteBuffer *buffer, DeserializableControl *flusher)
 	   if (m_statusType != STATUSTYPE_OK)
 	   {
 	       m_statusType = STATUSTYPE_OK;
-	       m_message = m_stackDump = m_emptyStringtring;
+           m_message.clear();
+           m_stackDump.clear();
 	   }
 	}
 	else
--- a/src/misc/thread.h
+++ b/src/misc/thread.h
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-/* thread.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
- */
-/**
- *  @author mrk
- */
-#ifndef THREAD_H
-#define THREAD_H
-
-#include <memory>
-
-#ifdef epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#define threadepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#undef epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#endif
-
-#include <epicsThread.h>
-
-#ifdef threadepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#undef threadepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#endif
-
-#include <pv/noDefaultMethods.h>
-#include <pv/pvType.h>
-
-#include <shareLib.h>
-
-namespace epics { namespace pvData {
-
-enum ThreadPriority {
-    lowestPriority  =epicsThreadPriorityLow,
-    lowerPriority   =epicsThreadPriorityLow + 15,
-    lowPriority     =epicsThreadPriorityMedium - 15,
-    middlePriority  =epicsThreadPriorityMedium,
-    highPriority    =epicsThreadPriorityMedium + 15,
-    higherPriority  =epicsThreadPriorityHigh - 15,
-    highestPriority =epicsThreadPriorityHigh
-};
-
-class Thread;
-typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<Thread> ThreadPtr;
-typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<epicsThread> EpicsThreadPtr;
-
-typedef epicsThreadRunable Runnable;
-
-/**
- * @brief C++ wrapper for epicsThread from EPICS base.
- *
- */
-class epicsShareClass Thread : public epicsThread, private NoDefaultMethods {
-public:
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * Constructor
-     * @param name thread name.
-     * @param priority priority is one of:
-     @code
-     enum ThreadPriority {
-        lowestPriority, lowerPriority, lowPriority,
-        middlePriority,
-        highPriority, higherPriority, highestPriority
-     };
-     @endcode
-     * @param runnable this is a c function
-     * @param stkcls stack size as specified by epicsThreadStackSizeClass
-     */
-    Thread(std::string name,
-           ThreadPriority priority,
-           Runnable *runnable,
-           epicsThreadStackSizeClass stkcls=epicsThreadStackSmall)
-        :epicsThread(*runnable,
-                     name.c_str(),
-                     epicsThreadGetStackSize(stkcls),
-                     priority)
-    {
-        this->start();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * Constructor
-     * @param runnable this is a c function
-     * @name thread name.
-     * @param stkcls stack size as specified by epicsThreadStackSizeClass
-     * @param priority priority is one of:
-     @code
-     enum ThreadPriority {
-        lowestPriority, lowerPriority, lowPriority,
-        middlePriority,
-        highPriority, higherPriority, highestPriority
-     };
-     @endcode
-     */
-    Thread(Runnable &runnable,
-           std::string name,
-           unsigned int stksize,
-           unsigned int priority=lowestPriority)
-        :epicsThread(runnable,
-                     name.c_str(),
-                     stksize,
-                     priority)
-    {
-        this->start();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Destructor
-     */
-    ~Thread()
-    {
-        this->exitWait();
-    }
-};
-
-
-}}
-#endif  /* THREAD_H */
--- a/src/misc/timeFunction.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/timeFunction.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* timeFunction.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -13,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <cstdio>

+#include <epicsTime.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/pvType.h>
 #include <pv/timeStamp.h>
--- a/src/misc/timer.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/timer.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 /* timer.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
 */
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(NOMINMAX)
 #define NOMINMAX
 #endif

@@ -16,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <iostream>

+#include <epicsThread.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/timer.h>

--- a/src/misc/typeCast.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/typeCast.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /* Author:  Michael Davidsaver */
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>

+#include <epicsConvert.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#include "typeCast.h"
+#include "pv/typeCast.h"

 using epics::pvData::castUnsafe;
 using epics::pvData::ScalarType;
--- a/src/monitor/Makefile
+++ b/src/monitor/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@

 SRC_DIRS += $(PVDATA_SRC)/monitor

-INC += monitor.h
-INC += monitorPlugin.h
+INC += pv/monitor.h
+INC += pv/monitorPlugin.h

 LIBSRCS += monitor.cpp
-LIBSRCS += monitorPlugin.cpp
+LIBSRCS += monitorPlugin.cpp
--- a/src/monitor/monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/monitor/monitor.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*monitor.cpp*/
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mse
--- a/src/monitor/monitorPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/monitor/monitorPlugin.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /* monitorPlugin.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
 */

+#define IN_MONITORPLUGIN_CPP
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols

 #include <pv/monitorPlugin.h>
--- a/src/monitor/pv/monitor.h
+++ b/src/monitor/pv/monitor.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* monitor.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/monitor/pv/monitorPlugin.h
+++ b/src/monitor/pv/monitorPlugin.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* monitorPlugin.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -18,6 +17,16 @@

 #include <shareLib.h>

+#if !defined(IN_MONITORPLUGIN_CPP)
+#warning monitorPlugin.h is deprecated
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(IN_MONITORPLUGIN_CPP) && defined(__GNUC__) && !(defined(__vxworks) && !defined(_WRS_VXWORKS_MAJOR))
+#define USAGE_DEPRECATED __attribute__((deprecated))
+#else
+#define USAGE_DEPRECATED
+#endif
+
 namespace epics { namespace pvData { 

 class MonitorPlugin;
@@ -41,7 +50,7 @@ typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<MonitorPluginManager> MonitorPluginManagerPtr;
 * A monitor is assumed to be associated with a field of a top-level
 * structure.
 */
-class epicsShareClass MonitorPlugin
+class epicsShareClass USAGE_DEPRECATED MonitorPlugin
 {
 public:
    virtual ~MonitorPlugin(){}
@@ -95,7 +104,7 @@ public:
 *
 * Normlly a plugin is created for a single client.
 */
-class epicsShareClass MonitorPluginCreator
+class epicsShareClass USAGE_DEPRECATED MonitorPluginCreator
 {
 public:
    virtual ~MonitorPluginCreator() {}
@@ -127,7 +136,7 @@ public:
 * This manages a set of monitor plugins.
 * @author mrk
 */
-class epicsShareClass MonitorPluginManager
+class epicsShareClass USAGE_DEPRECATED MonitorPluginManager
 {
 public:
    POINTER_DEFINITIONS(MonitorPluginManager);
@@ -165,7 +174,7 @@ private:
     epics::pvData::Mutex mutex;
 };

-
+#undef USAGE_DEPRECATED

 }}
 #endif  /* MONITORPLUGIN_H */
--- a/src/property/Makefile
+++ b/src/property/Makefile
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@

 SRC_DIRS += $(PVDATA_SRC)/property

-INC += alarm.h
-INC += pvAlarm.h
-INC += control.h
-INC += pvControl.h
-INC += display.h
-INC += pvDisplay.h
-INC += pvEnumerated.h
-INC += timeStamp.h
-INC += pvTimeStamp.h
+INC += pv/alarm.h
+INC += pv/pvAlarm.h
+INC += pv/control.h
+INC += pv/pvControl.h
+INC += pv/display.h
+INC += pv/pvDisplay.h
+INC += pv/pvEnumerated.h
+INC += pv/timeStamp.h
+INC += pv/pvTimeStamp.h

 LIBSRCS += alarm.cpp
 LIBSRCS += pvAlarm.cpp
--- a/src/property/alarm.cpp
+++ b/src/property/alarm.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* alarm.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -10,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <stdexcept>

+#include <epicsMutex.h>
+
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/lock.h>
 #include <pv/pvType.h>
--- a/src/property/pv/alarm.h
+++ b/src/property/pv/alarm.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* alarm.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/property/pv/control.h
+++ b/src/property/pv/control.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* control.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/property/pv/display.h
+++ b/src/property/pv/display.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* display.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/property/pv/pvAlarm.h
+++ b/src/property/pv/pvAlarm.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* pvAlarm.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/property/pv/pvControl.h
+++ b/src/property/pv/pvControl.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* pvControl.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/property/pv/pvDisplay.h
+++ b/src/property/pv/pvDisplay.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* pvDisplay.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/property/pv/pvEnumerated.h
+++ b/src/property/pv/pvEnumerated.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* pvEnumerated.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/property/pv/pvTimeStamp.h
+++ b/src/property/pv/pvTimeStamp.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* pvTimeStamp.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
--- a/src/property/pv/timeStamp.h
+++ b/src/property/pv/timeStamp.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* timeStamp.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
@@ -12,21 +11,11 @@

 #include <ctime>

-#ifdef epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#define timeStampepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#undef epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#endif
-
 #include <epicsTime.h>
-
-#ifdef timeStampepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
-#undef timeStampepicsExportSharedSymbols
-#endif
+#include <shareLib.h>

 #include <pv/pvType.h>

-#include <shareLib.h>

 namespace epics { namespace pvData { 

--- a/src/property/pvAlarm.cpp
+++ b/src/property/pvAlarm.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* pvAlarm.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+/*
+ * Copyright information and license terms for this software can be
+ * found in the file LICENSE that is included with the distribution
 */
 /**
 *  @author mrk
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Dave Hickin	0a5ab8625d	Update documentation for 6.0.0	2016-08-01 17:25:12 +01:00
Dave Hickin	a115c9cd15	Add release notes for 6.0.0	2016-08-01 17:23:11 +01:00
Dave Hickin	6ba40803d8	Add 5.0.x release notes	2016-08-01 15:00:36 +01:00
Dave Hickin	8d6094c55a	jenkins: Remove COPYRIGHT from tar	2016-07-22 16:08:27 +01:00
Dave Hickin	d258acfc49	SHRLIB: Set version to 6.0	2016-07-22 16:02:21 +01:00
Dave Hickin	d9072402db	Update source boilerplate for new LICENSE file	2016-07-22 15:56:43 +01:00
Dave Hickin	1a706e3842	Remove COPYRIGHT file Copyright is now in LICENSE file	2016-07-22 15:33:50 +01:00
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Ralph Lange	0833d68e91	jenkins: fix installE4 logic, add pvCommon dependency	2016-07-22 14:59:48 +02:00
Dave Hickin	99bab6796c	Fix windows dynamic build error Fix error introduced by #40. #include epicsThread.h in timer.cpp before #defining epicsExportSharedSymbols. Avoids multiply-defined symbols.	2016-07-20 15:33:20 +01:00
dhickin	0544187057	Merge pull request #40 from anjohnson/master Resolve github #37 without cacheing epicsExportSharedSymbols	2016-07-20 14:39:25 +01:00
Andrew Johnson	e12e7b4d76	Resolve github #37 without cacheing epicsExportSharedSymbols	2016-07-19 18:40:58 -05:00
Ralph Lange	7609ac6f1e	jenkins: fix syntax in local declaration	2016-07-19 22:09:03 +02:00
Ralph Lange	3c946a91e8	jenkins: use install functions, add BRANCH variable to doc script	2016-07-19 22:00:34 +02:00
Ralph Lange	2389ebd87e	jenkins: fix CloudBees jobs (paths)	2016-07-12 19:39:50 +02:00
Ralph Lange	90ad497a6f	Use environment variables; default Base = 3.15.4; new artifact paths	2016-07-12 15:45:30 +02:00
Ralph Lange	1bb0b6fe03	Use environment variables; new default version of Base	2016-07-12 14:53:21 +02:00
dhickin	c16c1df6fd	Merge pull request #39 from dhickin/use_template_getSubField Replace template getSubField with template version	2016-07-05 15:19:58 +01:00
dhickin	e460641711	Merge pull request #38 from dhickin/getSubField_overload Add char* overload for non-template getSubField	2016-07-05 15:18:46 +01:00
Dave Hickin	1e980651a9	Use template getSubField when type known Replace non-template getSubField with template version when PVField is of a known, derived type.	2016-07-04 17:03:07 +01:00
Dave Hickin	028076e79c	Add char* overload for non-template getSubField	2016-07-04 14:59:56 +01:00
dhickin	e5b6a88551	Merge pull request #30 from mdavidsaver/requestermsg Default implementation for Requester::message()	2016-04-12 16:01:45 +01:00
Andrew Johnson	b18b4f236f	Make the PVScalarValue explicit specializations inline Microsoft's compiler seems to prefer this when building a static library.	2016-04-11 17:16:43 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	605d4e99b9	Remove remaining 'undef epicsExportSharedSymbols' stuff	2016-04-11 15:24:46 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	ad00b6465a	Fix VxWorks build, add explanatory comments	2016-04-11 11:33:05 -05:00
dhickin	537ebd05f2	Merge pull request #36 from anjohnson/master Support for additional Windows targets	2016-04-11 10:06:54 +01:00
Andrew Johnson	2ee8769752	Prevent redefinition of NOMINMAX While this protection is not strictly necessary here, if someone does a cut-and-paste into a header file it should be included.	2016-04-06 15:29:30 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	8d7f534d54	VxWorks fix in parseToPOD.cpp	2016-03-28 17:11:25 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	47bb62b051	Disable another useless MSVC warning	2016-03-28 16:41:29 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	50b8213781	Fix NEED_OLL_FUNCS for windows-x64 and Base-3.15	2016-03-28 16:41:29 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	fd1fe53b49	Use the EPICS_DEPRECATED macro from Base. Neither USAGE_DEPRECATED nor USAGE_ERROR are currently used in the V4 code-base.	2016-03-28 16:41:28 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	378def0a58	Fix logic for when to define strtoll() and strtoull() Needed for MinGW and VxWorks when built against Base-3.15	2016-03-28 16:41:28 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	ed5f48b353	EPICS sources use vxWorks for arch-detection	2016-03-28 16:41:28 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	fa6c2c7683	EPICS sources use _MINGW for arch-detection	2016-03-28 16:41:28 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	3fadc9b481	Remove unnecessary includes from epicsException.h Fix up byteBuffer.h and epicsException.cpp to match.	2016-03-28 16:41:28 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	c3d7fa0d26	Declare explicit specializations Resolves duplicate symbol build error on MinGW.	2016-03-28 16:41:28 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	5c16357fe2	Don't redefine NOMINMAX (clean up MinGW warnings)	2016-03-28 16:41:28 -05:00
Andrew Johnson	ef2e6079ba	Wrap WIN32 #pragma warning(disable) inside push/pop Exclude from MinGW, G++ doesn't understand these pragmas.	2016-03-28 16:41:28 -05:00
Dave Hickin	18633288fb	Documentation: Remove maturity and date comment	2016-03-18 21:48:06 +00:00
Dave Hickin	67daef7bcc	Documentation: Remove old versions	2016-03-18 21:43:09 +00:00
Dave Hickin	5eb29dcfc4	Documentation: Change to release-based versioning Replace dated documentation scheme by one using release version.	2016-03-18 21:41:33 +00:00
Michael Davidsaver	d2fc922ee7	remove unnecessary const_cast	2016-03-18 14:53:24 -04:00
Michael Davidsaver	d35010c1cb	Status: remove m_emptyStringtring No reason to have a global for this.	2016-03-18 14:53:10 -04:00
dhickin	bd4b65225c	Merge pull request #28 from mdavidsaver/overhaulbitset bitSet: macros and vector storage	2016-03-17 14:20:20 +00:00
dhickin	be95a62965	Merge pull request #31 from mdavidsaver/deprecatemonitiorplugin Deprecate monitorPlugin.h	2016-03-15 14:46:53 +00:00
dhickin	4336d524af	Merge pull request #33 from msekoranja/master Minor Win32 compilation fix	2016-03-07 12:02:03 +00:00
Matej Sekoranja	ae7976fc01	Merge remote-tracking branch 'epics-base/master'	2016-03-06 21:33:43 +01:00
Matej Sekoranja	72f9dc4c7c	win32 compilation fix	2016-03-06 21:29:04 +01:00
dhickin	84760648fe	Merge pull request #29 from mdavidsaver/fixsharedvector	2016-03-02 13:56:06 +00:00
Michael Davidsaver	b0df40d9a6	testSharedVector more PG locals	2016-03-01 13:25:20 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	139217914d	deprecate monitorPlugin.h	2016-02-26 12:17:12 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	efa5795193	Default implementation for Requester::message() This is what many sub-classes do (or should) so lets prepare to remove some boilerplate.	2016-02-26 12:16:28 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	4f499aed01	remove PVField::notImplemented An unused waste of space in every instance...	2016-02-26 12:13:23 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	a8ba831f5e	fix freeze() of shared_vector<void>	2016-02-26 12:13:23 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	a90405c25a	shared_vector update doc	2016-02-26 12:13:23 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	4546fda8e9	note shared_vector casts which should fail	2016-02-26 12:13:23 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	b02f771146	shared_vector: vtype lost when freeze/thaw untyped The vtype code is not copied for freeze/thaw of shared_vector<void> to/from shared_vector<const void>.	2016-02-26 12:13:23 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	dc94b26e50	fix static_shared_vector_cast<>() no-op casting Turns out that Enablers as typically used for member functions don't work to select constructors. Move this selection logic to struct detail::static_shared_vector_caster<> to correctly allow no-op casts (eg. void to void). Previously this would not compile. Allows PVScalarArray getAs() and putFrom() using shared_vector<const void>.	2016-02-26 12:13:23 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	4c32f37ede	bitSet: macros and vector storage use std::vector<uint64> to manage storage. Make some global variable "constants" into macros. add swap()	2016-02-18 18:39:32 -05:00
Dave Hickin	336a8b3bc2	Fix win32 deserialization test fail	2016-02-18 18:56:04 +00:00
Dave Hickin	faecea39c8	Merge branch 'master' of github.com:msekoranja/pvDataCPP	2016-02-18 15:35:36 +00:00
Michael Davidsaver	d08d5362be	testBitSet: forgot to update test count	2016-02-17 10:53:32 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	d4292d81f2	BitSet: truncation in or_and For "this \|= set1 & set2" the result size should be "max(this, min(set1, set2))" while at present it is "min(set1, set2)" resulting in truncation if the LHS is longer than the RHS.	2016-02-17 10:17:21 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	62893e33e9	testBitSet: demo bug in BitSet::or_and Incorrect handling of wordsInUse truncates if RHS (b1 & b2) is shorter than LHS (b3).	2016-02-17 10:17:16 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	5b07ecbd01	testBitSet more diag output	2016-02-17 10:17:04 -05:00
Ralph Lange	b5c1b9178d	jenkins: switch to Base 3.15.3	2016-02-16 10:18:41 +01:00
Matej Sekoranja	65ff7ab1c3	fixed bitSet serialization	2016-02-12 19:35:44 +01:00
Dave Hickin	35fd991fdc	Improve directSerialize/Deserialize() documentation Add explanation of returned values and more description of the methods.	2016-02-11 10:51:43 +00:00
Michael Davidsaver	57e1acba79	add missing epicsShareFunc	2016-02-10 11:22:07 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	620d351946	current_function.h not executable	2016-02-10 14:43:58 +00:00
Michael Davidsaver	de3c2656ef	INC += pv/	2016-02-10 14:40:29 +00:00
Michael Davidsaver	3b2e9b2485	move all headers to pv/	2016-02-10 14:40:29 +00:00
dhickin	75a3005d74	Merge pull request #17 from mdavidsaver/sertovector add serializeToVector()	2016-02-10 14:04:01 +00:00
Michael Davidsaver	448f606054	update comments	2016-02-09 19:17:39 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	e35c6f29fb	add deserializeFrom* helpers	2016-02-05 18:34:16 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	85a1a48b00	add serializeToVector	2016-01-27 11:25:09 -05:00
dhickin	45427d3202	Merge pull request #21 from mdavidsaver/getfieldnull getSubField -> getSubFieldT to avoid potential NULL de-ref.	2016-01-26 22:14:53 +00:00
Michael Davidsaver	93c7a05dac	remove redundant getSubField	2016-01-25 13:15:15 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	a34c38c9b9	getSubField -> getSubFieldT to avoid potential NULL de-ref.	2016-01-25 12:12:06 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	3100b77a1a	Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' * origin/master: missing buffer capacity check in PVUnion::serialize byteBuffer throw invalid_argument when ctor w/ NULL revert incorrect doc string byteBuffer check for alloc failure and const new Thread::Config	2016-01-25 12:05:32 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	c8429069a3	SONAME in src/Makefile	2016-01-25 11:49:05 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	01172217dc	Merge remote-tracking branch 'md/threadconfig' * md/threadconfig: new Thread::Config	2015-12-29 18:34:18 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	14b0e409f2	missing buffer capacity check in PVUnion::serialize Allows a buffer overflow in PVUnionArray::serialize().	2015-12-28 18:16:01 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	2107bae8dd	set SHRLIB_VERSION	2015-12-18 16:07:09 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	433676226c	byteBuffer throw invalid_argument when ctor w/ NULL	2015-12-17 16:45:56 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	f0c88234a0	revert incorrect doc string	2015-12-15 10:26:31 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	393d711e5f	byteBuffer check for alloc failure and const Ensure that bad_alloc is thrown if allocations fail, presently unchecked. Also add const qualifier where possible.	2015-12-14 13:25:42 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	cb24bd9c2c	Merge remote-tracking branch 'md/validatefieldnames' * md/validatefieldnames: fix testCreateRequest field names may not begin with a digit fail zero length field names validate field names	2015-11-30 20:55:16 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	abc5c5a374	new Thread::Config	2015-11-23 15:21:21 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	54c94f181a	add global namespace so these macros work anywhere	2015-11-23 15:21:21 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	6641e7f5d1	fix testCreateRequest field names may not begin with a digit	2015-11-23 14:33:43 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	f4a00f2b0f	field names may not begin with a digit Enforce C identifer syntax [A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*	2015-11-23 14:31:27 -05:00
Michael Davidsaver	3714be4f16	fail zero length field names	2015-09-24 13:04:49 -04:00
Michael Davidsaver	f24f565e58	validate field names check for invalid characters in field names (eg '.'). Restrict character set to ascii alpha numeric and '_'.	2015-09-23 15:32:46 -04:00