EPICS app, Db Makefile, rule for python-generated Db file

[Andrea Celentano via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Dear colleagues,

when developing the EPICS apps that I need, typically I use python scripts to generate Db files, using “epicsdbbuilder” tool (https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/epicsdbbuilder).

At this moment, my development flow is as follows. I create the python file to build the database file inside the “Db” folder, then I manually execute it, and then I run make.

Indeed, in the default Makefile obtained from “makeBaseApp.pl -t ioc”, I see that the last lines read:

#----------------------------------------

#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE

This means that I can, in principle, add a rule so that the python script is executed automatically. However, I am not familiar enough with EPICS compilation system (and in general with Makefile) to write this rule. May I ask you for suggestions?

Thanks,

Bests,

Andrea Celentano