Re: multiple levels of substitution in msi

[Benjamin Franksen <benjamin.franksen@bessy.de>]

To fix this, I propose to add this patch to the next base release:

aragon: .../configure/tools > cvs diff -u -r epics_R3_14_9 convertRelease.pl
Index: convertRelease.pl
===================================================================
RCS 
file: /opt/repositories/controls/epics/base/3.14/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.8
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.1.1.8 -r1.3
--- convertRelease.pl   1 Mar 2007 11:31:42 -0000       1.1.1.8
+++ convertRelease.pl   7 Mar 2007 11:16:18 -0000       1.3
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@
        next unless (-d "$path/dbd");
        print OUT "RELEASE_DBDFLAGS += -I \$(strip \$($app))/dbd\n";
     }
+    foreach my $app (@includes) {
+       my $path = $macros{$app};
+       next unless (-d "$path/db");
+       print OUT "RELEASE_DBFLAGS += -I\$(strip \$($app))/db\n";
+    }
     close OUT;
 }

On Tuesday 15 April 2008 23:23, John Dobbins wrote:
> Stephanie,
>
> If I change
>
> #13 Makefile to:
>
>      TOP=../../..
>      include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
>
>      DB = second.db
>
>      include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
>
>      DBFLAGS += $(TOP)/db
>
> but I can't seem to get DBFLAGS to appear automatically.
>
> Is there a way to debug the RULES building part of the build process?
>
> John
>
> Allison, Stephanie wrote:
> > Hi John,
> >
> > Your rule for inflating the database isn't properly using DBFLAGS so it
> > doesn't have the directories with "db" in the include list.  Is it
> > possible you are using a rule that is different from the one in
> > base/configure/RULES.Db?
> >
> > Here is an example from my build (I have several modules included in my
> > RELEASE which is why the long list of potential areas to find database
> > files):
> >
> > Inflating database from ../evrEventAll.substitutions
> > /nfs/slac/g/lcls/build/epics/extensions/extensions-R3-14-8-2/bin/linux-
> >x86/msi -I. -I.. -I ../../../../db -I
> > /nfs/slac/g/lcls/build/epics/modules/generalTime/generalTime-R1-2-1/db
> > -I /nfs/slac/g/lcls/build/epics/modules/sSubRecord/sSubRecord-R1-0-1/db
> > -I /nfs/slac/g/lcls/build/epics/modules/miscUtils/miscUtils-R1-0-1/db
> > -I /nfs/slac/g/lcls/build/epics/base/base-R3-14-8-2-lcls2/db
> > -I../O.Common -S../evrEventAll.substitutions  > msi.tmp
> > mv msi.tmp ../O.Common/evrEventAll.db
> >
> > If you are using your own rule, you may need to add the "db" in front
> > of the file name.  For example:
> >
> > file db/firstAll.db
> > {
> >  	pattern { DEVICE  }
> >  		  { device1 }
> >  		  { device2 }
> >  		...
> >  		   {device30}
> > }
> >
> > Stephanie
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: John Dobbins [mailto:john.dobbins@cornell.edu]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:21 PM
> >> To: Allison, Stephanie
> >> Cc: EPICS Tech-Talk
> >> Subject: Re: multiple levels of substitution in msi
> >>
> >> Allison,
> >>
> >> Using your suggestion (from January) I tried unsuccessfully
> >> to get MSI to do
> >> multiple levels of substitution. I am using 3.14.9 but I
> >> assume that is not the
> >> issue.
> >>
> >> Setup:
> >>
> >> #1  xxx
> >> #2     Makefile
> >> #3     configure/
> >> #4     iocBoot/
> >> #5     xxxApp/
> >> #6        Makefile
> >> #7        Db/
> >> #8           first/
> >> #9              Makefile
> >> #10             firstAll.substitutions
> >> #11             firstAll.template
> >> #12          second/
> >> #13             Makefile
> >> #14             second.substitutions
> >> #15       src/
> >>
> >>
> >> Fails with:
> >>
> >>     Inflating database from ../second.substitutions
> >>     msi   -I. -I.. -I../O.Common -S../second.substitutions  > msi.tmp
> >>     Could not open firstAll.db
> >>
> >>
> >> firstAll.db  exists but not in any of the places MSI is
> >> looking. How do I get
> >> MSI to find it?
> >>
> >> Details:
> >>
> >> #6   Makefile is:
> >>
> >>     TOP=../..
> >>     include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
> >>
> >>     DIRS += first
> >>     DIRS += second
> >>
> >>     include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_DIRS
> >>
> >>
> >> #9  Makefile is:
> >>
> >>     TOP=../../..
> >>     include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
> >>
> >>     DB = firstAll.db
> >>
> >>     include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
> >>
> >> #13 Makefile is:
> >>
> >>     TOP=../../..
> >>     include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
> >>
> >>     DB = second.db
> >>
> >>     include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> John Dobbins
> >> Cornell University
> >> Lab for Elementary Particle Physics
> >>
> >> Allison, Stephanie wrote:
> >>> Hi John,
> >>>
> >>>> Is there a way to get MSI to deal with multiple levels of
> >>>> substitution?
> >>>
> >>> I divide my Db directory into sub-directories and build
> >>
> >> them in the proper order.  For example:
> >>> xxxApp/Db/first contains Makefile, first.db, and
> >>
> >> firstAll.substitions:
> >>> 	Makefile has:
> >>> 		DB += firstAll.db
> >>> 	firstAll.substitutions which looks something like this:
> >>> 	file first.db
> >>> 	{
> >>> 	pattern { DEV       , CARD , NAME    , ID
> >>
> >> ,P0,P1,P2,P3,P4,P5,P6,P7,P8,P9,P10,P11,P12,P13,VME}
> >>
> >>> 		  { $(DEVICE) ,   0  , NAME1   ,  1 , 0, 0, 0,
> >>
> >> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 }
> >>
> >>> 		  { $(DEVICE) ,   0  , NAME2   ,  2 , 1, 0, 0,
> >>
> >> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 }
> >>
> >>> 		...
> >>> 		  { $(DEVICE) ,   0  , NAME15  , 12 , 0, 0, 0,
> >>
> >> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 1 }
> >>
> >>> 	}
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> xxxApp/Db/second contains Makefile, second.substitutions:
> >>> 	Makefile has:
> >>> 		DB += second.db
> >>> 	second.substitutions looks something like this:
> >>> 	file firstAll.db
> >>> 	{
> >>> 	pattern { DEVICE  }
> >>> 		  { device1 }
> >>> 		  { device2 }
> >>> 		...
> >>> 		   {device30}
> >>> 	}
> >>>
> >>> and xxxApp/Db/Makefile looks like:
> >>> 	TOP = ../..
> >>> 	include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
> >>> 	# first must be first since second will need for the
> >>
> >> .db file created by first
> >>
> >>> 	DIRS += first
> >>> 	DIRS += second
> >>> 	include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_DIRS
> >>>
> >>> The RULES.Db files that come with epics 3.14.8.2 will do
> >>
> >> the MSI properly - I don't think we had to change RULES.Db for this.
> >>
> >>> If you don't like sub-directories, just create more *Db
> >>
> >> directories under xxxApp:
> >>> 	xxxApp/CommonDb1
> >>> 	xxxApp/CommonDb2
> >>> 	xxxApp/Db  (which depends on CommonDb1 and CommonDb2
> >>
> >> being built first)
> >>
> >>> 	xxxApp/Makefile must enforce proper build order
> >>>
> >>> Note there is a bug in the RULES somewhere that requires
> >>
> >> the "{" that comes after the "file xxxx.db" to be on the next
> >> line if xxxx.db comes from another module listed in your RELEASE file.
> >>
> >>> 	Doesn't work:
> >>> 	file xxxx.db {
> >>> 	Works:
> >>> 	file xxxx.db
> >>> 	{
> >>>
> >>> Hope this helps more than confuses...
> >>>
> >>> Stephanie Allison

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