synApps_5_8 compilation error

[Mrinal Kanti Bera <mrinalkb@uchicago.edu>]

Hi,

I am trying to compile synApps_5_8 with epics_base (base-2.14.12.6). I am getting the following error which is coming from the compilation of motor module I think.

/usr/bin/g++ -c  -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE            -D_X86_64_  -DUNIX  -Dlinux     -O3 -g   -Wall       -m64     -fPIC -MMD -I. -I../O.Common -I. -I.. -I../../../include/os/Linux -I../../../include    -I/home/mrinal/Downloads/synApps_5_8/support/asyn-4-26/include  -I/home/mrinal/Downloads/synApps_5_8/support/seq-2-2-1/include  -I/home/mrinal/Downloads/synApps_5_8/support/busy-1-6-1/include -I/home/mrinal/Downloads/base-3.14.12.6/include/os/Linux -I/home/mrinal/Downloads/base-3.14.12.6/include  -I/home/mrinal/Downloads/synApps_5_8/support/ipac-2-13/include        ../motordevCom.cc
In file included from /usr/include/bits/types/stack_t.h:23:0,
                 from /usr/include/signal.h:299,
                 from /usr/include/sys/param.h:28,
                 from /home/mrinal/Downloads/base-3.14.12.6/include/os/Linux/osdWireConfig.h:16,
                 from /home/mrinal/Downloads/base-3.14.12.6/include/epicsEndian.h:24,
                 from ../motor.h:66,
                 from ../motordevCom.cc:76:
../motordevCom.cc: In function ‘long int motor_start_trans_com(motorRecord*, board_stat**)’:
../motordevCom.cc:467:37: error: invalid conversion from ‘char’ to ‘char*’ [-fpermissive]
     motor_call->postmsgptr = (char) NULL;
                                     ^
../motordevCom.cc:468:37: error: invalid conversion from ‘char’ to ‘const char*’ [-fpermissive]
     motor_call->termstring = (char) NULL;
                                     ^
make[4]: *** [/home/mrinal/Downloads/base-3.14.12.6/configure/RULES_BUILD:218: motordevCom.o] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory '/home/mrinal/Downloads/synApps_5_8/support/motor-6-9/motorApp/MotorSrc/O.linux-x86_64'
make[3]: *** [/home/mrinal/Downloads/base-3.14.12.6/configure/RULES_ARCHS:61: install.linux-x86_64] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/mrinal/Downloads/synApps_5_8/support/motor-6-9/motorApp/MotorSrc'
make[2]: *** [/home/mrinal/Downloads/base-3.14.12.6/configure/RULES_DIRS:83: MotorSrc.install] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/mrinal/Downloads/synApps_5_8/support/motor-6-9/motorApp'
make[1]: *** [/home/mrinal/Downloads/base-3.14.12.6/configure/RULES_DIRS:83: motorApp.install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/mrinal/Downloads/synApps_5_8/support/motor-6-9'
make: *** [/home/mrinal/Downloads/base-3.14.12.6/configure/RULES_DIRS:83: /home/mrinal/Downloads/synApps_5_8/support/motor-6-9.install] Error 2

I would appreciate if anyone can help me out here.

Thanks and regards,

Mrinal

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Mrinal Kanti Bera, PhD
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