Re: Epics 3.14.8.2 for Windows still has problems

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

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.

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>
>