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Subject: msi "Could not open" error on Windows with file absolute path
From: "J. Lewis Muir" <[email protected]>
To: EPICS Tech-Talk <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 16:46:23 -0500
Hello, all.

On Windows, when msi is used to expand a template substitution file that
looks like:

===
file C:\tmp2\dbExample1.db
{
pattern { user }
  { "luke" }
}
===

it produces an error (the full output is at the end of this email):

===
gmake[3]: Entering directory 'C:/tmp/myModuleApp/Db/O.win32-x86'
echo "../O.Common/dbExampleMerge.db : " >> dbExampleMerge.db.d
echo "dbExampleMerge.db.d: " >> dbExampleMerge.db.d
"Inflating database from ../dbExampleMerge.substitutions "
msi    -I. -I.. -I../O.Common -I../../../db -IC:/opt/epics-base/db -S../dbExampleMerge.substitutions  > dbExampleMerge.tmp
Could not open C:\tmp2\dbExample1.db
input:   which is
gmake[3]: *** [C:/opt/epics-base/configure/RULES.Db:318: ../O.Common/dbExampleMerge.db] Error 1
gmake[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/tmp/myModuleApp/Db/O.win32-x86'
===

The problem seems to be related to the absolute pathname for the file
directive in the template substitution file.  If I change it to a
relative path (i.e., file ..\..\tmp2\dbExample1.db) it works.  However,
I need to be able to use an absolute path.

Does anyone know what's wrong and how to fix this?

To reproduce this on Windows:

===
C:\>call C:\opt\epics-base\startup\win32.bat
C:\>mkdir tmp
C:\tmp>cd tmp
C:\tmp>makeBaseApp.pl -t example myModule
C:\tmp>makeBaseApp.pl -i -t example myModule
C:\tmp>cd ..
C:\>mkdir tmp2
C:\>copy tmp\myModuleApp\Db\dbExample1.db tmp2
C:\>copy tmp\myModuleApp\Db\dbExample2.db tmp2
===

Create the file C:\tmp\myModuleApp\Db\dbExampleMerge.substitutions:

===
file C:\tmp2\dbExample1.db
{
pattern { user }
  { "luke" }
}

file C:\tmp2\dbExample2.db
{
pattern { user, no, scan }
  { "han", "1", "5 second" }
}
===

Add the following line, below the "DB += userHost.substitutions" line,
to C:\tmp\myModuleApp\Db\Makefile:

===
DB += dbExampleMerge.db
===

Build:

===
C:\>cd tmp
C:\tmp>gmake
===

Environment:

* 32-bit Windows 7 Pro
* Visual Studio C++ 2010 Express SP1
* 32-bit Strawberry Perl 5.26.2.1
* EPICS Base 3.14.12.7 + Known Problems patches
* msi 1-7 + Andrew Johnson's patch from [1]
* EPICS_HOST_ARCH=win32-x86

Thank you!

Lewis

[1] https://epics.anl.gov/tech-talk/2015/msg01691.php

===
C:\tmp>gmake
gmake: Entering directory 'C:/tmp'
gmake -C ./configure install
gmake[1]: Entering directory 'C:/tmp/configure'
perl C:/opt/epics-base/bin/win32-x86/makeMakefile.pl O.win32-x86 ../..
perl -MExtUtils::Command -e mkpath O.Common
gmake -C O.win32-x86 -f ../Makefile TOP=../.. \
    T_A=win32-x86 install
gmake[2]: Entering directory 'C:/tmp/configure/O.win32-x86'
perl C:/opt/epics-base/bin/win32-x86/convertRelease.pl checkRelease
gmake[2]: Leaving directory 'C:/tmp/configure/O.win32-x86'
gmake[1]: Leaving directory 'C:/tmp/configure'
gmake -C ./myModuleApp install
gmake[1]: Entering directory 'C:/tmp/myModuleApp'
gmake -C ./src install
gmake[2]: Entering directory 'C:/tmp/myModuleApp/src'
perl C:/opt/epics-base/bin/win32-x86/makeMakefile.pl O.win32-x86 ../../..
perl -MExtUtils::Command -e mkpath O.Common
gmake -C O.win32-x86 -f ../Makefile TOP=../../.. \
    T_A=win32-x86 install
gmake[3]: Entering directory 'C:/tmp/myModuleApp/src/O.win32-x86'
perl C:/opt/epics-base/bin/win32-x86/makeIncludeDbd.pl base.dbd xxxSupport.dbd dbSubExample.dbd myModuleHello.dbd initTrace.dbd myModuleInclude.dbd
echo "../O.Common/myModuleInclude.dbd : ../Makefile" >> myModule.dbd.d
"Expanding dbd"
"Installing dbd file ../../../dbd/xxxSupport.dbd"
mkdir ../../../dbd
"Installing created dbd file ../../../dbd/myModule.dbd"
"Installing dbd file ../../../dbd/xxxRecord.dbd"
echo "../O.Common/xxxRecord.h : ../Makefile" >> xxxRecord.h.d
C:\\opt\\epics-base\\bin\\win32-x86\\dbToRecordtypeH.exe   -I. -I.. -I../O.Common -I../../../dbd -IC:/opt/epics-base/dbd ../xxxRecord.dbd xxxRecord.h
"Installing generated generic include file ../../../include/xxxRecord.h"
mkdir ../../../include
cl -c                -nologo -D__STDC__=0 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE   -Ox -GL -Oy-   -W3        -MD     -I. -I..\\O.Common -I. -I.. -I..\\..\\..\\include\\os\\WIN32 -I..\\..\\..\\include -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include\\os\\WIN32 -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include        ..\\xxxRecord.c
xxxRecord.c
..\xxxRecord.c(211) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'epicsFloat64' to 'float', possible loss of data
..\xxxRecord.c(211) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'epicsFloat64' to 'float', possible loss of data
cl -c                -nologo -D__STDC__=0 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE   -Ox -GL -Oy-   -W3        -MD     -I. -I..\\O.Common -I. -I.. -I..\\..\\..\\include\\os\\WIN32 -I..\\..\\..\\include -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include\\os\\WIN32 -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include        ..\\devXxxSoft.c
devXxxSoft.c
cl -c                -nologo -D__STDC__=0 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE   -Ox -GL -Oy-   -W3        -MD     -I. -I..\\O.Common -I. -I.. -I..\\..\\..\\include\\os\\WIN32 -I..\\..\\..\\include -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include\\os\\WIN32 -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include        ..\\dbSubExample.c
dbSubExample.c
cl -c                -nologo -D__STDC__=0 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE   -Ox -GL -Oy-   -W3        -MD     -I. -I..\\O.Common -I. -I.. -I..\\..\\..\\include\\os\\WIN32 -I..\\..\\..\\include -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include\\os\\WIN32 -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include        ..\\myModuleHello.c
myModuleHello.c
cl -c                -nologo -D__STDC__=0 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE   -Ox -GL -Oy-   -W3        -MD     -I. -I..\\O.Common -I. -I.. -I..\\..\\..\\include\\os\\WIN32 -I..\\..\\..\\include -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include\\os\\WIN32 -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include        ..\\initTrace.c
initTrace.c
link -nologo -subsystem:windows -dll -LTCG -incremental:no -opt:ref -release       -implib:myModuleSupport.lib -out:myModuleSupport.dll         xxxRecord.obj devXxxSoft.obj dbSubExample.obj myModuleHello.obj initTrace.obj      C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\recIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\softDevIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\miscIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\rsrvIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\dbtoolsIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\asIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\dbIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\registryIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\dbStaticIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\ca.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\Com.lib
   Creating library myModuleSupport.lib and object myModuleSupport.exp
Generating code
Finished generating code
"Installing shared library ../../../bin/win32-x86/myModuleSupport.dll"
mkdir ../../../bin/win32-x86
"Installing library ../../../lib/win32-x86/myModuleSupport.lib"
mkdir ../../../lib/win32-x86
perl C:/opt/epics-base/bin/win32-x86/registerRecordDeviceDriver.pl ../O.Common/myModule.dbd myModule_registerRecordDeviceDriver C:/tmp > myModule.tmp
perl -MExtUtils::Command -e mv myModule.tmp myModule_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
cl -EHsc -GR -c                -nologo -D__STDC__=0 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE   -Ox -GL -Oy-   -W3 -w44355 -w44344 -w44251        -MD  -TP   -I. -I..\\O.Common -I. -I.. -I..\\..\\..\\include\\os\\WIN32 -I..\\..\\..\\include -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include\\os\\WIN32 -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include        myModule_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
myModule_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
cl -EHsc -GR -c                -nologo -D__STDC__=0 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE   -Ox -GL -Oy-   -W3 -w44355 -w44344 -w44251        -MD  -TP   -I. -I..\\O.Common -I. -I.. -I..\\..\\..\\include\\os\\WIN32 -I..\\..\\..\\include -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include\\os\\WIN32 -IC:\\opt\\epics-base\\include        ..\\myModuleMain.cpp
myModuleMain.cpp
link -nologo  -LTCG -incremental:no -opt:ref -release               -out:myModule.exe        myModule_registerRecordDeviceDriver.obj myModuleMain.obj     ..\\..\\..\\lib\\win32-x86\\myModuleSupport.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\recIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\softDevIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\miscIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\rsrvIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\dbtoolsIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\asIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\dbIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\registryIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\dbStaticIoc.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\ca.lib  C:\\opt\\epics-base\\lib\\win32-x86\\Com.lib
Generating code
Finished generating code
"Installing created file ../../../bin/win32-x86/myModule.exe"
gmake[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/tmp/myModuleApp/src/O.win32-x86'
gmake[2]: Leaving directory 'C:/tmp/myModuleApp/src'
gmake -C ./Db install
gmake[2]: Entering directory 'C:/tmp/myModuleApp/Db'
perl C:/opt/epics-base/bin/win32-x86/makeMakefile.pl O.win32-x86 ../../..
perl -MExtUtils::Command -e mkpath O.Common
gmake -C O.win32-x86 -f ../Makefile TOP=../../.. \
    T_A=win32-x86 install
gmake[3]: Entering directory 'C:/tmp/myModuleApp/Db/O.win32-x86'
echo "../O.Common/dbExampleMerge.db : " >> dbExampleMerge.db.d
echo "dbExampleMerge.db.d: " >> dbExampleMerge.db.d
"Inflating database from ../dbExampleMerge.substitutions "
msi    -I. -I.. -I../O.Common -I../../../db -IC:/opt/epics-base/db -S../dbExampleMerge.substitutions  > dbExampleMerge.tmp
Could not open C:\tmp2\dbExample1.db
input:   which is
gmake[3]: *** [C:/opt/epics-base/configure/RULES.Db:318: ../O.Common/dbExampleMerge.db] Error 1
gmake[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/tmp/myModuleApp/Db/O.win32-x86'
gmake[2]: *** [C:/opt/epics-base/configure/RULES_ARCHS:61: install.win32-x86] Error 2
gmake[2]: Leaving directory 'C:/tmp/myModuleApp/Db'
gmake[1]: *** [C:/opt/epics-base/configure/RULES_DIRS:83: Db.install] Error 2
gmake[1]: Leaving directory 'C:/tmp/myModuleApp'
gmake: *** [C:/opt/epics-base/configure/RULES_DIRS:83: myModuleApp.install] Error 2
gmake: Leaving directory 'C:/tmp'
===

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