Re: issue while creating a device support using ASYN on windows

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

Hi Siddarth,

I have never used the makeSupport.pl script.  But I looked at it quickly and it has -h option for help.

corvette:~/scratch>/home/epics/devel/asyn/bin/linux-x86_64/makeSupport.pl -h

Usage:

    makeSupport.pl -h

        Display help on command options

    makeSupport.pl -l [l-opts]

        List available template types

    makeSupport.pl -t type [t-opts] support

        Create tree for device 'support' from template 'type'

    where

        [l-opts] may be one of:

            -T /path/to/templates

            -A /path/to/asyn

        [t-opts] are any of:

            -A /path/to/asyn

            -B /path/to/base

            -T /path/to/templates

Example:

    mkdir Keithley196

    cd Keithley196

    <asyn>/bin/<arch>/makeSupport.pl -t devGpib K196

So you can give a -A option to specify the path to asyn.  Did you try using -A?  It worked for me on Linux:

corvette:~/scratch>/home/epics/devel/asyn/bin/linux-x86_64/makeSupport.pl -t devGpib -A /home/epics/devel/asyn isps

Copying .:.......:....:.

Template instantiated.

However, it appears that you are planning to use devGpib.  If you look at the documentation for devGpib you will see that it is obsolete and that you should use StreamDevice instead.

https://epics-modules.github.io/master/asyn/R4-42/devGpib.html

I strongly recommend using StreamDevice instead of devGpib.

Mark

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From: Siddharth Vardhan Pratihast <sv.pratihast at vecc.gov.in>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 3:56 AM
To: tech-talk at aps.anl.gov <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>; Mark Rivers <rivers at cars.uchicago.edu>
Subject: issue while creating a device support using ASYN on windows

 

Dear Sir,

I have successfully built the EPICS Base and ASYN module on windows using strawberry Perl.

When I am running the following Perl script to create a device support using ASYN on command line:

D:\epics\ISPS>..\asyn4-38\bin\windows-x64-mingw\makeSupport.pl -t devGpib isps

I am getting the following error :

expected 'makeSupport.pl', got 'D:\epics\asyn4-38\bin\windows-x64-mingw\makeSupport.pl'

expected 'expected windows-x64-mingw', got ''

expected 'bin', got ''

ASYN directory '' not found!

D:\epics\ISPS>

Environment Variables declared:

EPICS_HOST_ARCH=windows-x64-mingw

EPICS_BASE=D:\epics\base-3.15.9

ASYN=D:\epics\asyn4-38

PATH provided for Strawberry Perl

could you guide me through this?

-Siddharth Pratihast

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