Re: Old base version bug in configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64.UnixCommon

[Mark Rivers via Tech-talk <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>]

>  I tried to install an old version EPICS base 3.12.14.3


There is no such release.  Did you mean 3.14.12.3 instead?  That is from 2011.


>  So I am wondering if anyone intended to fix this error in these old versions,


These are "releases" and by definition cannot be fixed.


3.14.12.x, where x=2-8 are bug fix releases, which only fix bugs and do not break the API.  Why are you trying to run 3.14.12..3 which is 8 years old, rather than the latest bug-fix release that is only 1 year old?


Mark


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From: Tech-talk <tech-talk-bounces@aps.anl.gov> on behalf of Di Wang via Tech-talk <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 8:39 PM
To: tech-talk@aps.anl.gov
Subject: Old base version bug in configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64.UnixCommon

Hi,

    I tried to install an old version EPICS base 3.12.14.3 on CentOS and downloaded the source file from the ANL site:
    https://epics.anl.gov/download/base/index.php

    and found an error (an extra '$' character) in the "configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64.UnixCommon" file.

    I searched on the tech talk and checked the git history and as Andrew Johnson said in this thread:
     https://epics.anl.gov/tech-talk/2016/msg02163.php

    This error happened since 2005 and affected many old versions. Finally it was removed by Andrew Johnson at 2016 after base 3.14.12.6.  So I am wondering if anyone intended to fix this error in these old versions, or if not, maybe add some "README.FIRST" on the download website?


Regards,
Di WANG (Linac, KEK)

<https://epics.anl.gov/tech-talk/2016/msg02163.php>