Re: Possible bug in registerRecordDeviceDriver.pl

[Kay-Uwe Kasemir <kasemir@lanl.gov>]

On 2004.01.23 07:17, "Thompson, David H." wrote:
> I get the following error loading a library file on vxWorks/Epics
> 3.14.4:
> 
> cd timingbin
> 
> value = 0 = 0x0
> 
> ld<timingLib.munch
> 
> Undefined symbol: p (binding 1 type 0)  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<


Hi:

I had a similar problem caused by simplistic parsing in registerRecordDeviceDriver.pl.
In my case, a DBD line
	driver(MyLameXYdevice)
was mistaken for a line ala
       device(rec, link, dset, "name")
because after all "device" was part of the line.
That then created an empty "p" entry in the device list.

Similarly, anything with "registrar" will be taken as a registrar definition,
even if it's
     
   # This is a comment about a registrar, but no registrar definition

The solution would be to make registerRecordDeviceDriver.pl
check more carefully. Take line 25: Instead of 
  if( /device/ )
it could be
  if (/\A\s*device\s*\( )

Meanwhile, you'll have to check your DBDs to use "device" only for "device(.." etc.

-Kay