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Subject: Re: Epics 3.14.8.2 for Windows still has problems
From: "Ernest L. Williams Jr." <[email protected]>
To: Ralph Lange <[email protected]>
Cc: "Liyu, Andrei" <[email protected]>, EPICS-tech-talk <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:11:01 -0400
On Tue, 2006-09-26 at 10:26 +0200, Ralph Lange wrote:
> Hello Andrei,
> 
> Please note that for the first call in a new TOP area, you have to call 
> makeBaseApp.pl with the full path name, i.e.
> 
>    <EpicsBase>\bin\<arch>\makeBaseApp.pl -t example example
> 
> (see chapter 2.6.1 on page 17 of the 3.14 Application Developer's Guide).
> For subsequent calls to makeBaseApp.pl in an existing TOP area, the 
> definitions in the configure/RELEASE file will be used.
> 
> If you call makeBaseApp.pl through an entry in your PATH variable, the 
> script will not be able to locate the base installation where it is 
> installed, i.e. its own position.
> 
> So - I'm sorry, but at the moment I don't really see anything to fix.
> If you find a solution for the makeBaseApp.pl script to find its own 
> location even when called through a PATH entry, I guess we'd be more 
> than happy to include it in the next release.

This is not necessary under Linux.


> 
> Cheers,
> Ralph
> 
> 
> Liyu, Andrei wrote:
> > Ernest Williams found way to work with Windows/CMD(not cygwin)/VC++ 8.0/Epics 3.14.8.2. I have tested with Windows/CMD(not cygwin)/VC++ 7.0/Epics 3.14.8.2.
> >
> > 1. Simple "makeBaseApp.pl -t example example" doesn't work.
> > 2. "makeBaseApp.pl -b <EpicsBase> -t example example" doesn't work.
> > 3. "makeBaseApp.pl -T <EpicsTemplate> -t example example" doesn't work.
> >
> > But "makeBaseApp.pl -b c:\epics\base -T c:\epics\base\templates\makeBaseApp\top -t example example" does work. 
> >
> > Please, fix that.
> >
> > Thanks, Andrei.
> >
> > ====================
> > C:\testioc>makeBaseApp.pl -T c:\epics\base\templates\makeBaseApp\top -t example example
> > Can't find EPICS base
> >
> > C:\testioc>makeBaseApp.pl -b c:\epics\base -T c:\epics\base\templates\makeBaseAp
> > p\top -t example example
> >
> > C:\testioc>dir
> >  Volume in drive C has no label.
> >  Volume Serial Number is E886-E139
> >
> >  Directory of C:\testioc
> >
> > 09/25/2006  03:09 PM    <DIR>          .
> > 09/25/2006  03:09 PM    <DIR>          ..
> > 09/25/2006  03:09 PM    <DIR>          configure
> > 09/25/2006  03:09 PM    <DIR>          exampleApp
> > 09/25/2006  03:09 PM               400 Makefile
> >                1 File(s)            400 bytes
> >                4 Dir(s)  22,654,251,008 bytes free
> >
> > C:\testioc>makeBaseApp.pl -b c:\epics\base -T c:\epics\base\templates\makeBaseApp\top -i -t example example
> > Using target architecture win32-x86 (only one available)
> > The following applications are available:
> >     example
> > What application should the IOC(s) boot?
> > The default uses the IOC's name, even if not listed above.
> > Application name? example
> >
> > C:\testioc>
> >   


References:
RE: Epics 3.14.8.2 for Windows still has problems Liyu, Andrei
Re: Epics 3.14.8.2 for Windows still has problems Ralph Lange

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