Fixed a bug in msgPrintControl

src/sinqAxis.cpp

@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ sinqAxis::sinqAxis(class sinqController *pC, int axisNo)
     offsetMovTimeout_ = 30;
     targetPosition_ = 0.0;
 
+    // This check is also done in asynMotorAxis, but there the IOC continues
+    // running even though the configuration is incorrect. When failing this
+    // check, the IOC is stopped, since this is definitely a configuration
+    // problem.
+    if ((axisNo < 0) || (axisNo >= pC->numAxes())) {
+        asynPrint(pC_->asynUserSelf(), ASYN_TRACE_ERROR,
+                  "Controller \"%s\", axis %d => %s, line %d:\nFATAL ERROR "
+                  "(axis index %d is not in range 0 to %d)\n. Terminating IOC",
+                  pC->portName, axisNo_, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__, axisNo,
+                  pC->numAxes() - 1);
+        exit(-1);
+    }
+
     // Motor is assumed to be enabled
     status = setIntegerParam(pC_->motorEnableRBV(), 1);
     if (status != asynSuccess) {
@@ -699,9 +712,9 @@ asynStatus setScaleMovTimeout(const char *portName, int axisNo,
     sinqAxis *axis = dynamic_cast<sinqAxis *>(asynAxis);
     if (axis == nullptr) {
         errlogPrintf("Controller \"%s\" => %s, line %d:\nAxis %d does not "
-                     "exist or is not an "
-                     "instance of sinqAxis.",
+                     "exist or is not an instance of sinqAxis.",
                      portName, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__, axisNo);
+        return asynError;
     }
 
     return axis->setScaleMovTimeout(scaleMovTimeout);