Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Marty Kraimer <[email protected]> · Fri, 30 Jun 2000 10:06:05 -0500

Benjamin Franksen wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> is there a conclusion how we proceed with the PID record and its two
> proposed replacements, the EPID and the CPID?
> 
> If not, I suggest that an effort is made to merge the additional
> features and enhancements of EPID and CPID into one official new PID
> record.
> 
> Ben
> --
> The Notorious Neb Nesknarf

If you look at the new APS epics page, you will see that a serious effort is
being made to have better support for "unbundled" products.

The goal is to minimize what is in epics base. This provides benefits for epics
base itself and for the unbundled products.

It makes it much easier to manage epics base.

It allows each unbundled products to evolve at its own rate rather than waiting
for new releases of base.

Thus for the pid record I think the following should be done.

For the 3.13 releases just leave the existing pid record unmodified.

For the 3.14 releases remove the pid record completely. Pid users will take it
from the unbundled support.

Marty Kraimer

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System