synApps_6_1 build error on windows-x64 with EPICS 7

[Markus Huber via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Dear EPICS community,

I am quite new to EPICS and currently trying to get some synApps_6_1
modules running.
I want to use EPICS for building a SCADA system for an experimental
sectorcoupled microgird.
So far i have built EPICS 7 and tested it successfully with a simple
example application and with CSS (Phoebus).
Now i want to build synApps for using further modules.

When i try to build synApps_6_1 i get the following error after a while
(from line 2359 after 'make rebuild'):
"C:/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/make/tools/install/bin/make.exe -C ./snc
install
make[3]: Entering directory
'C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/seq-2-2-6/src/snc'
perl -CSD
C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/bin/windows-x64/makeMakefile.pl
O.windows-x64 ../../..
perl -CSD -MExtUtils::Command -e mkpath O.Common
C:/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/make/tools/install/bin/make.exe -C
O.windows-x64 -f ../Makefile TOP=../../.. \
    T_A=windows-x64 install
make[4]: Entering directory
'C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/seq-2-2-6/src/snc/O.windows-x64'
C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/seq-2-2-6/bin/windows-x64/lemon.exe
o=. ../snl.lem
2 parsing conflicts.
perl -CSD
C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/bin/windows-x64/mkmf.pl
-m snl.d -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I. -I.. -I../../../include/compiler/msvc
-I../../../include/os/WIN32 -I../../../include
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/compiler/msvc
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/os/WIN32
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include snl.obj snl.c
re2c.exe -s -b -o lexer.c ../snl.re
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, re2c.exe -s -b -o lexer.c ../snl.re,
...) failed.
make (e=2): Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.
perl -CSD
C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/bin/windows-x64/mkmf.pl
-m type_check.d -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I. -I..
-I../../../include/compiler/msvc -I../../../include/os/WIN32
-I../../../include
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/compiler/msvc
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/os/WIN32
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include
type_check.obj ../type_check.c
perl -CSD
C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/bin/windows-x64/mkmf.pl
-m builtin.d -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I. -I..
-I../../../include/compiler/msvc -I../../../include/os/WIN32
-I../../../include
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/compiler/msvc
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/os/WIN32
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include builtin.obj
../builtin.c
perl -CSD
C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/bin/windows-x64/mkmf.pl
-m sym_table.d -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I. -I..
-I../../../include/compiler/msvc -I../../../include/os/WIN32
-I../../../include
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/compiler/msvc
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/os/WIN32
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include
sym_table.obj ../sym_table.c
perl -CSD
C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/bin/windows-x64/mkmf.pl
-m gen_tables.d -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I. -I..
-I../../../include/compiler/msvc -I../../../include/os/WIN32
-I../../../include
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/compiler/msvc
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/os/WIN32
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include
gen_tables.obj ../gen_tables.c
perl -CSD
C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/bin/windows-x64/mkmf.pl
-m gen_ss_code.d -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I. -I..
-I../../../include/compiler/msvc -I../../../include/os/WIN32
-I../../../include
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/compiler/msvc
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/os/WIN32
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include
gen_ss_code.obj ../gen_ss_code.c
perl -CSD
C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/bin/windows-x64/mkmf.pl
-m gen_code.d -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I. -I..
-I../../../include/compiler/msvc -I../../../include/os/WIN32
-I../../../include
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/compiler/msvc
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/os/WIN32
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include
gen_code.obj ../gen_code.c
perl -CSD
C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/bin/windows-x64/mkmf.pl
-m analysis.d -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I. -I..
-I../../../include/compiler/msvc -I../../../include/os/WIN32
-I../../../include
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/compiler/msvc
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/os/WIN32
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include
analysis.obj ../analysis.c
perl -CSD
C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/bin/windows-x64/mkmf.pl
-m var_types.d -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I. -I..
-I../../../include/compiler/msvc -I../../../include/os/WIN32
-I../../../include
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/compiler/msvc
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/os/WIN32
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include
var_types.obj ../var_types.c
perl -CSD
C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/bin/windows-x64/mkmf.pl
-m node.d -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I. -I..
-I../../../include/compiler/msvc -I../../../include/os/WIN32
-I../../../include
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/compiler/msvc
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/os/WIN32
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include node.obj
../node.c
perl -CSD
C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/bin/windows-x64/mkmf.pl
-m main.d -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I. -I..
-I../../../include/compiler/msvc -I../../../include/os/WIN32
-I../../../include
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/compiler/msvc
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/os/WIN32
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include main.obj
../main.c
re2c.exe -s -b -o lexer.c ../snl.re
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, re2c.exe -s -b -o lexer.c ../snl.re,
...) failed.
make (e=2): Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.
[Translation: The System cannot find the specified file.]
"Installing generic include file ../../../include/seqMain.c"
make[4]: *** No rule to make target 'lexer.c', needed by 'lexer.obj'.  Stop.
make[4]: Leaving directory
'C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/seq-2-2-6/src/snc/O.windows-x64'
make[3]: ***
[C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/configure/RULES_ARCHS:58:
install.windows-x64] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory
'C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/seq-2-2-6/src/snc'
make[2]: ***
[C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/configure/RULES_DIRS:85:
snc.install] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory
'C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/seq-2-2-6/src'
make[1]: ***
[C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/configure/RULES_DIRS:85:
src.install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory 'C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/seq-2-2-6'
make: ***
[C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/configure/RULES_DIRS:85:
C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/seq-2-2-6.install] Error 2"



The specification of my "building-environment":
* Windows 10, 64-bit, ProcessorArchitecture: AMD64
* x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019
* make --version outputs: GNU Make 4.3 Built for Windows32
* perl --version outputs: This is perl 5, version 32, subversion 0
(v5.32.0) built for MSWin32-x64-multi-thread

I followed the instructions in
synApps_6_1/support/documentation/synApps.html. Point 2.4 in this
documentation says: "synApps is tested with the architectures
linux-x86_64, win32-x86, and win64-x86". Does it also run with windows-x64?

In support\configure\RELEASE SUPPORT and EPICS_BASE are set as follows:
* SUPPORT=C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support
* EPICS_BASE=C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1

Do i need to install/build something else before? Except from EPICS Base
7 i have built nothing else from the EPICS framework.

A search for "lexer.c" in the Windows-explorer is not successful.

When i comment seq-2-2-6 in support/configure/RELEASE, i get another Error:
"[...]
cl               -nologo -FC -D__STDC__=0 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
-D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE    -Ox -GL -Oy-   -W3        -MD
-DEPICS_BUILD_DLL -DEPICS_CALL_DLL   -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I. -I..
-I../../../include/compiler/msvc -I../../../include/os/WIN32
-I../../../include
-IC:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/ipac-2-15/include
-IC:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/seq-2-2-6/include
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/compiler/msvc
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include/os/WIN32
-IC:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/include -c
../ipEchoServer2.c
ipEchoServer2.c
make[4]: *** No rule to make target 'ipSNCServer.obj', needed by
'testIPServerSupport.dll'.  Stop.
make[4]: Leaving directory
'C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/asyn-R4-36/testIPServerApp/src/O.windows-x64'
make[3]: ***
[C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/configure/RULES_ARCHS:58:
install.windows-x64] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory
'C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/asyn-R4-36/testIPServerApp/src'
make[2]: ***
[C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/configure/RULES_DIRS:85:
src.install] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory
'C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/asyn-R4-36/testIPServerApp'
make[1]: ***
[C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/configure/RULES_DIRS:85:
testIPServerApp.install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory
'C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/asyn-R4-36'
make: ***
[C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/configure/RULES_DIRS:85:
C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/asyn-R4-36.install] Error 2"



After that, i commented ipac-2-15 in support/configure/RELEASE, did
"make release", did "make rebuild": This results in a similar error:
"[...]
make[4]: *** No rule to make target 'ipSNCServer.obj', needed by
'testIPServerSupport.dll'.  Stop.
make[4]: Leaving directory
'C:/Installationen/synApps_6_1/support/asyn-R4-36/testIPServerApp/src/O.windows-x64'
make[3]: ***
[C:/Installationen/EPICS/base-7.0.4.1/base-R7.0.4.1/configure/RULES_ARCHS:58:
install.windows-x64] Error 2"



Since i need asyn, i cannot comment it in support/configure/RELEASE.

Do you have any ideas, what i could have done wrong? Should I use EPICS
Base 3.15?

Thank you very much and kind regards,
Markus

--
Markus Huber
MSc Student, Technical University Munich, Germany
markus.huber11 at gmx.de, mark.huber at tum.de