This document describes how to convert a R3.14.1 application so that it builds with release R3.14.2.

MAJOR CHANGE since 3.14.1

The base supplied record and device support are now build as regular libraries rather than as just object files. This allows simplified build ruiles. The changes do require changes to:

• any record, device, or driver support you provide.
• changes to any subroutines for subRecord.
• replace any DBD function statements with register statements

Please read the new chapter "Getting Started" of the Application Developer's Guide for more information about building support and ioc applications.

Gnumake clean uninstall

First do a "gnumake clean uninstall" in the application's root directory to remove all files created by earlier builds.

INSTALL_LOCATION_APP

If your application is NOT being installed into $(TOP), move your INSTALL_LOCATION_APP definition to the configure/RELEASE file.

Building db files from templates changed

Now if the template needed to build <name>.db is not named <name>*.template add the line

 <name>_template = <templatename>

to the *Db/Makefile.

Remove any

USES_TEMPLATE =

definitions from your <name>App/*Db/Makefile files; these definitions are no longer used.

File base.dbd no longer needed

You now can add the line include "base.dbd" to your <appname>Include.dbd file and remove the file <name>App/src/base.dbd from your src directory. The base.dbd from R3.14.2 base/dbd will be included. However, if you only want a subset of record definitions from base you should keep your base.dbd file.

Record support

Add the following line after all existing #includes

#include "epicsExport.h"

The structure rset is now a typedef so change

struct rset RSET={ ...

to

rset RSET={ ...

and add the following line after the "rset <recordname>RSET=" definition.

epicsExportAddress(rset,xxxRSET);

Device support

Add the following line after all existing #includes

#include "epicsExport.h"

and add the following line after the dset dev<devname> definition

epicsExportAddress(dset,dev<devname>);

Driver support

Add the following line after all existing #includes

#include "epicsExport.h"

and add the following line after the drvet dev<devname> definition

epicsExportAddress(drvet,drv<devname>);

Registration code changed

Registration code for application specific functions, e.g. subroutine record init and process functions, has been changed as follows

1) Include the registration support header files:

#include "dbDefs.h"
#include "registryFunction.h"

2) Include the export definitions header file after including all other header files:

#include "epicsExport.h"

3) Make the application specific functions static functions, e.g.

static long mySubInit(subRecord *precord,processMethod process)
static long mySubProcess(subRecord *precord)

4) Define a registryFunctionRef array of the application specific functions to be registered, e.g.

static registryFunctionRef mySubRef[] = {
    {"mySubInit",(REGISTRYFUNCTION)mySubInit},
    {"mySubProcess",(REGISTRYFUNCTION)mySubProcess}
};

5) Add a new function to do the registration of the registryFunctionRef array elements, e.g.

void mySub(void)
{
    registryFunctionRefAdd(mySubRef,NELEMENTS(mySubRef));
}

6) Call the epicsExportRegistrar with the new registration function: e.g.

epicsExportRegistrar(mySub);

7) Remove the existing function lines in <appname>Include.dbd: e.g. remove

function("mySubInit")
function("mySubProcess")

8) Add a registrar statement to <name>Include.dbd with the new registration function as parameter: e.g. add

registrar("mySub")

<name>App/src/Makefile changed and simplified

1) Libraries from support modules defined in configure/RELEASE no longer need the <libname>_DIR definitions. You can remove lines like the following from your src/Makefile

ca_DIR           = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
Com_DIR          = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)

2) Libraries from EPICS_BASE do not have to be specified individually. For HOST products and libraries specify the following

<myhostprodorlib>_LIBS += $(EPICS_BASE_HOST_LIBS)

For IOC products and libraries specify the following

<myiocprodorlib>_LIBS += $(EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS)

3) All record, device, and driver support must now exist in shared libraries. You will need to create an IOC library containing your application specific support.

LIBRARY_IOC += exampleIoc

exampleIoc_SRCS += xxxRecord.c
exampleIoc_SRCS += devXxxSoft.c
exampleIoc_SRCS += dbSubExample.c
exampleIoc_LIBS += $(EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS)

4) Add your new record, device, and driver support library to your ioc product's libraries: e.g.

      PROD_IOC = example

      example_LIBS += exampleIoc
      example_LIBS += $(EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS)