Re: epics extension

[Ralph Lange <Ralph.Lange@bessy.de>]

Hi Christophe,

Don't change the Makefiles' contents - I once tried to do this, with no 
success and lots of frustration. There's more to do than just the 
Makefile changes to convert a 3.13 application to 3.14.

I know the confusion you're talking about - it's called "3.14 extensions 
package", but it contains 3.13 and 3.14 style applications. The point 
is, that the applications of this package compile (and are tested) 
against a 3.14 base. Nevertheless, some of them use the compatibility 
mode, some use the native 3.14 build system.

As long as you have both styles of applications in your extensions tree, 
you will have to have both configuration directories: .../config for 
your 3.13 style apps and .../configure for your 3.14 style apps. Note 
that all applications will be compiled against 3.14 - you don't have to 
install a 3.13 base! - but in the extensions tree both configuration 
directories have to be present to use the compatibility mode. Install 
both tars (extensionsConfig_20040406.tar.gz and 
extensionsConfigure_20040406.tar.gz) into your extension tree to make it 
work for both 3.13 and 3.14 style applications.
Alternatively, you can keep separate extensions trees for 3.13 and 3.14 
style applications and only install one of the tars each. In that case, 
you will have to check a new to-be-installed application first and put 
it in the appropriate location.

Good luck!
Ralph


Christophe Moins wrote:

> Hello Ralph,
>
> thanks for the answer. For the moment I will just try to install both 
> config and configure directories, I will try later to get authors' 
> gratitude.
>
> Just one question concerning the 3.14 extensions package, I was 
> surprised to see that the makefile makes reference to a config 
> directory whereas only a configure one is available. Is it normal or 
> should I change its content ?
>
> Christophe