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step-by-step - EPICS installations at GSI

• GSI Prerequisites
• EPICS base
  • Testing of base installation with makeBaseApp.pl
• Extensions
  • Prerequisites for Extensions
  • XMOTIF - X-Motif Settings (24 November 2008)
  • EDM - Extensible Display Manager
  • VDCT - Visual Database Construction Tool
  • Burt - Backup and Restore Tool
  • CASR - Host-based Save/Restore
  • Channel Archiver -- Version: 2.9.2 (12 September 2008)
  • Probe - Motif Channel Monitoring program
  • ALH - Alarm Handler -- Version: 1.2.24 (10 November 2008)
  • CaSnooper - Channel Access Broadcast Monitoring Tool -- Version: 2.1.2.1 (10 November 2008)
  • SDDS - The Self-Describing data sets analysis package
  • Strip Tool - Strip-chart plotting tool
  • MSI - Macro Substitution and Include Tool -- Version: 1.5 (11 Nov 2008)
  • Archive Viewer - Java-based archive data viewer (SNS)
  • CaOctave - CA interface for Octave
  • WebCA - Channel Access web browser plug-in (CosyLab)
  • more Extensions: To check whether to be installed
• Other Tools or Libraries
  • procServ - Process Server with Telnet Console and Log Access -- Version: 2.4.0 (17 Mar 2009)
• Modules
  • Prerequisites for Modules
  • EPICS Sequencer -
       State Notation Language:
          Compiler (snc) and run-time (seq) support Module -- Version: 2.0.12 (11 Dec 2008)
  • seq (SynApps)
  • IPAC Module -- Version: 2.9 (02 Jul 2008)
  • Ipac (SynApps)
  • asynDriver: Asynchronous Driver Support -- Version: 4.10 (12 Dec 2008)
  • StreamDevice 2 -- Version: 2.4 (12 Dec 2008)
  • genSub
  • genSub (synApps)
  • allenBradley
  • allenBradley (synApps)
  • vxStats
  • vxStats (synApps)
  • calc
  • calc (synApps)
  • caPutLog
  • imCaLib
  • DLI Ethernet Power Controller II
  • PV List Server
• Packages / Distributions
  • synApps -- Version: 5.3 (10 Dec 2008)
• Eclipse
  • Eclipse IDE
• CSS - control system suite
• Applications
  • virtual Linac

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... on user account epics on Linux sarge system

On the Linux system at GSI there are:

• an user account epics to provide the space to store this installation, a login is practically '_never_' foreseen. (I meanwhile even forgot the password)
• two groups:
  1. epicsadm for general installations
  2. epicsusr for user specific installations

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GSI Prerequisites

Things you have to prepare and conditions you have to fulfill before being able to start any installation ... more.

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EPICS base

Installation of the EPICS base distribution:

• The documentation can be found on a separate topic page.

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Testing of base installation with makeBaseApp.pl

Example Application

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Following the example given in chapter 2 section 2.2 of the EPICS IOC Application Developer's Guide:

1. Creation of a new IOC Application named <My Example Application>:
   
   $> mkdir <top>
$> cd <top>
$> $EPICS_BASE/bin/${EPICS_HOST_ARCH}/makeBaseApp.pl -t example <My Example Application>
$> $EPICS_BASE/bin/${EPICS_HOST_ARCH}/makeBaseApp.pl -i -t example <My Example Application>
$> make
$> cd iocBoot/ioc<My Example Application>
2. Starting the IOC:
   (<Target> (e.g.: linux-x86, or ${EPICS_HOST_ARCH}), <My Example Application>, <Top>, <Epics Base Directory> and <User> have been replaced in the output )
   
   $> ../../bin/<Target>/<My Example Application> st.cmd
   

       #!../../bin/<target>/<My Example Application>
       ## You may have to change <My Example Application> to something else
       ## everywhere it appears in this file
       < envPaths
       epicsEnvSet(ARCH,"<Target>")
       epicsEnvSet(IOC,"ioc<My Example Application>")
       epicsEnvSet(TOP,"<top>")
       epicsEnvSet(EPICS_BASE,"<Epics Base Directory>")
       cd <top>
       ## Register all support components
       dbLoadDatabase("dbd/<My Example Application>.dbd")
       <My Example Application>_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase)
       ## Load record instances
       dbLoadTemplate "db/userHost.substitutions"
       dbLoadRecords("db/dbSubExample.db","user=<user>Host")
       ## Set this to see messages from mySub
       #var mySubDebug 1
       cd <top>/iocBoot/ioc<My Example Application>
       iocInit()
       Starting iocInit
       ############################################################################
       ## EPICS R3.14.9 $R3-14-9$ $2007/02/05 16:31:45$
       ## EPICS Base built Aug  6 2007
       ############################################################################
       iocInit: All initialization complete
       ## Start any sequence programs
       #seq sncExample,"user=<user>Host"
       epics>
       

3. Listing the available PVs:
   
   epics> dbl
   

      <user>Host:aiExample
      <user>Host:aiExample1
      ...
      <user>Host:xxxExample
      

4. Any EPICS client should be able to see those PVs, e.g.:
   
   $> camonitor <User>Host:aiExample1
   

      <user>Host:aiExample1        2007-08-09 10:42:00.037941 4 LOW MINOR
      <user>Host:aiExample1        2007-08-09 10:42:01.039624 5
      <user>Host:aiExample1        2007-08-09 10:42:02.041629 6 HIGH MINOR
      

-- PeterZumbruch - 09 Aug 2007

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Extensions

Prerequisites for Extensions

Extensions directory structure

Before installing any kind of extension/application

• either the new and recommended Extensions Top method:
  • you have to install extensionsTop_YYYYMMDD.tar.gz for version 3.14 and higher
• or the old Configuration File method:
  • you have to install the extensionsConfigure_YYYYMMDD.tar.gz and extensionsConfig_YYYYMMDD.tar.gz, depending on which version of base you use. (Look at "Why two extensions" for more information.)

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Extensions Top (New Method/Recommended) -- (15 May 2008)

Set EXTENSIONS_TOP_INSTALLATIONDOCS = https://epics-controls.org/extensions/configure/index.php

Set EXTENSIONS_TOP_ID = Extensions Top (New Method/Recommended) Version: %EXTENSIONS_TOP_VERSION% (15 May 2008)

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The extensionsTop_YYYYMMDD.tar.gz gnuzipped tar file contains the extensions/configure directory, top level Makefile, the src directory and src/Makefile.

The src/Makefile knows all the standard EPICS extensions directory names and can build any that are present in the correct order for dependency resolution. To use an extension with a specific version number in its directory name, edit the assignment statement so the right hand side of the assignment exactly matches the name of the subdirectory containing that extension. For example:

• ALH = alh1_2_23

Edit the DIRS definition in the Makefile to change the order of building (the wildcard at the bottom removes any directories that don't exist from the list).

From https://epics-controls.org/extensions/configure/index.php

Extension Top Conform

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1. Set EPICS variables, if not yet done:
   (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10)
   $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10
$> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION}
2. To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory:
   $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory>
   Then create download directory, if not yet existing:
   $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions
3. Download the latest version of extensionsTop_YYYYMMDD.tar.gz for EPICS version 3.14 and higher from https://epics-controls.org/extensions/configure/index.php (extensionsTop_20070703.tar.gz)
   (versions as of July 3rd, 2007)
   to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions
   $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions &&
wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/extensions/extensionsTop_20070703.tar.gz
4. To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm
   $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions
5. and also set the correct rights:
   $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \;
6. Untar and unpack the file to $EPICS_HOME
   (assuming that $EPICS_EXTENSIONS is a sub directory of $EPICS_HOME)
   $> cd $EPICS_HOME && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/extensionsTop_20070703.tar.gz
7. $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS
8. now edit the file(s) configure/RELEASE and set the paths to a valid $EPICS_BASE on your site:
   • either absolutely to EPICS_BASE=<Epics Base>
   • or relatively to EPICS_BASE=$(TOP)/../base-3.14.10
   Note: Using external variables or advanced make variable rules doesn't work:

   • neither EPICS_BASE?= UNDEFINED_ENV__EPICS_BASE
   • nor EPICS_BASE:= $(<environment Variable>)
   • nor EPICS_BASE= $(<environment Variable>)
   • nor EPICS_BASE= $(<environment Variable>)/base-3.14.10
   $> echo ${EPICS_BASE}
if [ ! -z $EDITOR ];
then
    $EDITOR configure/RELEASE
else
    echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting;
fi
9. Initial make
   $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS && make realclean uninstall install

• Compact
  export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10

. epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION}

export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory>
mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions
cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions &&
wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/extensions/extensionsTop_20070703.tar.gz
groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions
find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \;
cd $EPICS_HOME &&
tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/extensionsTop_20070703.tar.gz
cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS
echo ${EPICS_BASE}
if [ ! -z $EDITOR ];
then
    $EDITOR configure/RELEASE
else
    echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting;
fi
cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS &&
make realclean uninstall install

-- PeterZumbruch - 15 May 2008

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Configuration Files (Old Method)

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1. Set EPICS variables, if not yet done:
   (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10)
   $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10
$> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION}
2. To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory:
   $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory>
   Then create download directory, if not yet existing:
   $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions
3. Download the latest version of
   • extensionsConfigure_YYYYMMDD.tar.gz for EPICS version 3.14 and higher from https://epics-controls.org/extensions/configure/index.php (extensionsConfigure_20040406.tar.gz)
   • extensionsConfig_YYYYMMDD.tar.gz for EPICS version 3.13 from https://epics-controls.org/extensions/config/index.php (extensionsConfig_20040406.tar.gz)
     (versions as of June 11th, 2007)
     to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions
4. To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm
   $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions
5. and also set the correct rights:
   $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \;
6. Create installation directory:
   $> mkdir -p $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/../{bin,lib,include,src}
7. Untar and unpack the file to
   • $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/..
     $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/.. && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/extensionsConfigure_20040406.tar.gz
     and/or
   • $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/..
     $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/.. && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/extensionsConfig_20040406.tar.gz
     correspondingly.

export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10

. epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION}

export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory>
mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions
DOWNLOAD
groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions
find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \;
mkdir -p $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/../{bin,lib,include,src}
cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/.. && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/extensionsConfigure_20040406.tar.gz
cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/.. && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/extensionsConfig_20040406.tar.gz

-- PeterZumbruch - 11 Jun 2007

gcc @ GSI

Since the GSI Sarge installation runs with gcc=gcc-3.3.5 you have to set the environment variable EPICS_GCC_VERSION_GSI to one of the available 3.x versions (3.4):

$> export EPICS_GCC_VERSION_GSI=3.4
$> [ ! -z ${EPICS_GCC_VERSION_GSI} ] && echo 'CC = $(GNU_BIN)/gcc-'${EPICS_GCC_VERSION_GSI} >> ${EPICS_EXTENSIONS}/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.$(${EPICS_BASE}/startup/EpicsHostArch.pl).linux-x86
$> [ ! -z ${EPICS_GCC_VERSION_GSI} ] && echo 'CCC = $(GNU_BIN)/g++-'${EPICS_GCC_VERSION_GSI} >> ${EPICS_EXTENSIONS}/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.$(${EPICS_BASE}/startup/EpicsHostArch.pl).linux-x86

XMOTIF - X-Motif Settings (24 November 2008)

For XMotif based applications, like MEDM, ..., the following changes have to be applied:
Set EPICS variables, if not yet done:
(e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10)
$> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10
$> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION}

And now edit the file(s) $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-x86
Change the block

X11_LIB=/usr/lib X11_INC=/usr/include/X11 MOTIF_LIB=/usr/lib MOTIF_INC=/usr/include</td> <td> into </td> <td>%CODE{"makefile"}% #X11_LIB=/usr/lib #X11_INC=/usr/include/X11 #MOTIF_LIB=/usr/lib #MOTIF_INC=/usr/include</td> </tr></table></span> <div style="background-color:#f8f8f8;padding:0.5ex;border:thin solid #808080;margin:1.0ex;margin-left:2.5ex;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"> <code style="color:#008000;font-weight:bold"> if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; <br /> then <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-x86 <br /> else <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; <br /> fi </code></div> </ol> <div style="text-align:right">-- Main.PeterZumbruch - 24 November 2008</div> <div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;padding:0.2ex 1ex 0.1ex 1ex;background-color:#d0d0d0">[[#PageTop][Back to top]]</span></div> --- <a name="MEDM"></a> <!-- Anchor --> ---++++ <nop><nop>MEDM - Motif Editor and Display Manager -- Version: 3.1.2.2 (09 September 2008) <!-- * Set MEDM_LAST_CHANGE_ON = 09 September 2008 * Set MEDM_LAST_CHANGE_BY = Main.PeterZumbruch * Set MEDM_TITLE = <nop>MEDM - Motif Editor and Display Manager * Set MEDM_SRCNAME = MEDM - Motif Editor and Display Manager * Set MEDM_SHORTNAME = MEDM * Set MEDM_VERSION = 3.1.2.2 * Set MEDM_VERSION_STRING = 3_1_2_2 * Set MEDM_VERSIONDATE = May 7th, 2008 * Set MEDM_VERSIONCOMMENT = * Set MEDM_DOWNLOADADRESS = https://epics-controls.org/extensions/medm/index.php * Set MEDM_DIRECTDOWNLOADADRESS = https://epics-controls.org/download/extensions * Set MEDM_DOWNLOADPATH = $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/medm * Set MEDM_INSTALLDIR = $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src * Set MEDM_TARFILENAME = medm3_1_2_2.tar.gz * Set MEDM_SRCMAKEFILEENTRYOLD = EXTENSION_MEDM = medm * Set MEDM_SRCMAKEFILEENTRYNEW = EXTENSION_MEDM = medm3_1_2_2 * Set MEDM_TOPLEVELDIR = $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src * Set MEDM_OPTIONALMAKEOPTIONS = EPICS_BASE=$EPICS_BASE * Set MEDM_FILESTOEDIT_1 = $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-x86 * Set MEDM_FILESTOEDIT_1_BEFORE = %CODE{"makefile"}% X11_LIB=/usr/lib X11_INC=/usr/include/X11 MOTIF_LIB=/usr/lib MOTIF_INC=/usr/include #X11_LIB=/usr/X11R6/lib #X11_INC=/usr/X11R6/include/X11 #MOTIF_LIB=/usr/X11R6/lib #MOTIF_INC=/usr/X11R6/include Set MEDM_FILESTOEDIT_1_AFTER = #X11_LIB=/usr/lib #X11_INC=/usr/include/X11 #MOTIF_LIB=/usr/lib #MOTIF_INC=/usr/include X11_LIB=/usr/X11R6/lib X11_INC=/usr/X11R6/include/X11 MOTIF_LIB=/usr/X11R6/lib MOTIF_INC=/usr/X11R6/include Set MEDM_FILESTOEDIT_2 = $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/medm3_1_2_2/xc/WheelSwitch.c Set MEDM_FILESTOEDIT_2_BEFORE = line 232: Widget _XmGetTabGroup(); Set MEDM_FILESTOEDIT_2_AFTER = /*Widget _XmGetTabGroup();*/ #define _XmGetTabGroup !XmGetTabGroup Set MEDM_FILESTOEDIT_3 = $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/medm3_1_2_2/xc/Matrix.c Set MEDM_FILESTOEDIT_3_BEFORE = line 44 : void _XmDrawShadow(); Set MEDM_FILESTOEDIT_3_AFTER = commenting out: /*void _XmDrawShadow();*/ Set MEDM_INSTALLATIONDOCS = Set MEDM_DOCS = https://epics-controls.org/EpicsDocumentation/ExtensionsManuals/MEDM/MEDM.html Set MEDM_DOCS_TITLE = MEDM Reference Manual Set MEDM_ID = MEDM - Motif Editor and Display Manager Version: 3.1.2.2 (09 September 2008) --> Extension Top Conform Installation ... (Click to expand detailed description) (Click to retract) Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory: $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> Then create download directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/medm Download the latest version of MEDM - Motif Editor and Display Manager (version as of May 7th, 2008 is 3.1.2.2) from: https://epics-controls.org/extensions/medm/index.php to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/medm $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/medm && wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/extensions/medm3_1_2_2.tar.gz To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/medm and also set the correct rights: $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/medm -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; Having followed the instructions for the Prerequisites for Extensions you should have in your <Extensions Directory> (= $EPICS_EXTENSIONS) a subdirectory src. Untar and unpack the file to $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/medm/medm3_1_2_2.tar.gz Adopt make settings in $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/Makefile== Edit the assignment statement so the right hand side of the assignment exactly matches the name of the subdirectory containing that extension. Change  ==EXTENSION_MEDM = medm to EXTENSION_MEDM = medm3_1_2_2 if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/Makefile else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi now edit the file(s) $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-x86 Change the block X11_LIB=/usr/lib X11_INC=/usr/include/X11 MOTIF_LIB=/usr/lib MOTIF_INC=/usr/include</td> <td> into </td> <td>%CODE{"makefile"}% #X11_LIB=/usr/lib #X11_INC=/usr/include/X11 #MOTIF_LIB=/usr/lib #MOTIF_INC=/usr/include</td> </tr></table></span> <div style="background-color:#f8f8f8;padding:0.5ex;border:thin solid #808080;margin:1.0ex;margin-left:2.5ex;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"> <code style="color:#008000;font-weight:bold"> if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; <br /> then <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-x86 <br /> else <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; <br /> fi </code></div> 1. Following the suggestion in [[https://epics-controls.org/tech-talk/2007/msg01065.php][tech-talk]] now edit the file(s) ==$EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/medm3_1_2_2/xc/WheelSwitch.c== Change *line 232*: %CODE{"cpp"}% Widget _XmGetTabGroup(); into /*Widget _XmGetTabGroup();*/ #define _XmGetTabGroup !XmGetTabGroup if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/medm3_1_2_2/xc/WheelSwitch.c else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi Following the suggestion in the same tech-talk now edit the file(s) $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/medm3_1_2_2/xc/Matrix.c Change line 44 : void _XmDrawShadow(); into commenting out: /*void _XmDrawShadow();*/ if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/medm3_1_2_2/xc/Matrix.c else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi Run make in the top-level directory: $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && make Compact export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/medm cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/medm && wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/extensions/medm3_1_2_2.tar.gz groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/medm find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/medm -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/medm/medm3_1_2_2.tar.gz if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/Makefile else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-x86 else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/medm3_1_2_2/xc/WheelSwitch.c else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/medm3_1_2_2/xc/Matrix.c else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && make Documentation MEDM Reference Manual. -- PeterZumbruch - 09 September 2008 Back to top EDM - Extensible Display Manager Back to top VDCT - Visual Database Construction Tool Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} Download the latest distribution of VDCT here http://www.cosylab.com/visualdct/builds/VisualDCT/ . Unzip the file and move the created directory to $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/programs/ . Now you have to include the path of the VisualDCT.jar file into the CLASSPATH variable. You can also set a variable with the search path for .db and .dbd files, or for storing configuration data. For more information on environment variables see chapter 3 in the manual. It is brought with the distribution at vdct/2.5.1271/doc/MAN-VisualDCT_Users_Manual.html . Download VisualDCT here and move file to $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/bin/ . Change the file permissions of VisualDCT. Type chmod a+x VisualDCT . Run the program by calling VisualDCT or type java -jar VisualDCT.jar in the EPICS/extensions/src/ directory. -- MartinFeldmann - 30 Oct 2006 -- PeterZumbruch - 10 Nov 2008 Back to top Burt - Backup and Restore Tool Prerequisites Needs SDDS to be installed first Back to top CASR - Host-based Save/Restore Back to top Channel Archiver -- Version: 2.9.2 (12 September 2008) Extension Top Conform Installation ... (Click to expand detailed description) (Click to retract) Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory: $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> Then create download directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/ChannelArchiver Download the latest version of Channel Archiver (version as of August 29th, 2006 is 2.9.2) from: http://ics-web.sns.ornl.gov/kasemir/archiver to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/ChannelArchiver $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/ChannelArchiver && wget -N http://ics-web.sns.ornl.gov/kasemir/archiver/archiver.tgz To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/ChannelArchiver and also set the correct rights: $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/ChannelArchiver -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; Having followed the instructions for the Prerequisites for Extensions you should have in your <Extensions Directory> (= $EPICS_EXTENSIONS) a subdirectory src. Untar and unpack the file to $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/ChannelArchiver/archiver.tgz Run make in the top-level directory: $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && make Finally (at GSI) you may have to extend the LD_LIBRARY_PATH by /usr/local/bin to run the executables $> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/bin Compact export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/ChannelArchiver cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/ChannelArchiver && wget -N http://ics-web.sns.ornl.gov/kasemir/archiver/archiver.tgz groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/ChannelArchiver find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/ChannelArchiver -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/ChannelArchiver/archiver.tgz cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && make export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/bin Documentation Channel Archiver Manual. Postrequisites Xerces -- Version: 2.7 (27 Jan 2009) Channel Archiver 2.9.2 explicitly requires libxerces-c.so.27: Test after installing Channel Archiver e.g. ArchiveEngine $> ArchiveEngine If you receive an error similar to: ArchiveEngine: error while loading shared libraries: libxerces-c.so.27: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Then you might have to install yourself xerces-c_2_7_0: To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory: $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> Then create download directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/lib/xerces Download the matching version 2.7 of Xerces-C from: http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/download.cgi to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/lib/xerces $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/lib/xerces && svn co https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xerces/c/tags/Xerces-C_2_7_0 To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/lib/xerces and also set the correct rights: $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/lib/xerces -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; Depending whether you have root privileges or not you now either install to the standard library paths of your system or to you private path. (All possible caveats and pitfalls of private libraries included) Anyhow assuming the private version the install path will be $EPICS_HOME/programs. Create install directory, if necessary: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_HOME/programs Change to new directory: $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/lib/xerces/Xerces-C_2_7_0 Set necessary exports: $> export XERCESCROOT=$EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/lib/xerces/Xerces-C_2_7_0 Run runConfigure $> ./runConfigure -plinux -cgcc -xg++ -minmem -nsocket -tnative -rpthread -P$EPICS_HOME/programs Make $> make Make $> make install Attach $EPICS_HOME/programs/lib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH $> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$EPICS_HOME/programs/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH -- PeterZumbruch - 12 September 2008 Probe - Motif Channel Monitoring program Back to top ALH - Alarm Handler -- Version: 1.2.24 (10 November 2008) Extension Top Conform Installation ... (Click to expand detailed description) (Click to retract) Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory: $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> Then create download directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/alh Download the latest version of ALH (version as of Feb 5th, 2008 is 1.2.24) from: https://epics-controls.org/extensions/alh/index.php to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/alh $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/alh && wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/extensions/alh1_2_24.tar.gz To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/alh and also set the correct rights: $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/alh -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; Having followed the instructions for the Prerequisites for Extensions you should have in your <Extensions Directory> (= $EPICS_EXTENSIONS) a subdirectory src. Untar and unpack the file to $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/alh/alh1_2_24.tar.gz Adopt make settings in $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/Makefile== Edit the assignment statement so the right hand side of the assignment exactly matches the name of the subdirectory containing that extension. Change  ==EXTENSION_ALH = alh to EXTENSION_ALH = alh1_2_24 if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/Makefile else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi now edit the file(s) $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-x86 (if not already done) Change the block %CODE{"makefile"}% X11_LIB=/usr/lib X11_INC=/usr/include/X11 MOTIF_LIB=/usr/lib MOTIF_INC=/usr/include into %CODE{"makefile"}% #X11_LIB=/usr/lib #X11_INC=/usr/include/X11 #MOTIF_LIB=/usr/lib #MOTIF_INC=/usr/include if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-x86 else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi Run make in the top-level directory: $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && make Compact export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/alh cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/alh && wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/extensions/alh1_2_24.tar.gz groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/alh find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/alh -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/alh/alh1_2_24.tar.gz if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/Makefile else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-x86 else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && make Documentation ALH User Guide. -- PeterZumbruch - 10 November 2008 Back to top CaSnooper - Channel Access Broadcast Monitoring Tool -- Version: 2.1.2.1 (10 November 2008) Extension Top Conform Installation ... (Click to expand detailed description) (Click to retract) Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory: $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> Then create download directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/caSnooper Download the latest version of caSnooper (version as of Aug 10, 2007 is 2.1.2.1) from: https://epics-controls.org/extensions/caSnooper/index.php to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/caSnooper $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/caSnooper && wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/extensions/caSnooper2_1_2_1.tar.gz To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/caSnooper and also set the correct rights: $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/caSnooper -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; Having followed the instructions for the Prerequisites for Extensions you should have in your <Extensions Directory> (= $EPICS_EXTENSIONS) a subdirectory src. Untar and unpack the file to $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/caSnooper/caSnooper2_1_2_1.tar.gz Adopt make settings in $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/Makefile== Edit the assignment statement so the right hand side of the assignment exactly matches the name of the subdirectory containing that extension. Change  ==EXTENSION_CASNOOPER = caSnooper to EXTENSION_CASNOOPER = caSnooper2_1_2_1 if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/Makefile else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi Run make in the top-level directory: $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && make Compact export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/caSnooper cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/caSnooper && wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/extensions/caSnooper2_1_2_1.tar.gz groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/caSnooper find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/caSnooper -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/extensions/caSnooper/caSnooper2_1_2_1.tar.gz if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/Makefile else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && make Documentation CASNOOPER User Guide. -- PeterZumbruch - 10 November 2008 Back to top SDDS - The Self-Describing data sets analysis package Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} Download SDDS and SDDSepics under Epics/extensions/src/ in the Software Trees on http://www.aps.anl.gov/Accelerator_Systems_Division/Operations_Analysis/software.shtml to your epics/download/extensions/SDDS/ and epics/download/extensions/SDDSepics/ directorys. Extract the files with tar -xvzf FILENAME and move the corresponding directorys to $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/ . Change to $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/SDDS and type make. Do the same for SDDSepics. Change to $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/bin/$EPICS_HOST_ARCH and run your new programs. -- MartinFeldmann - 30 Oct 2006 -- PeterZumbruch - 08 Nov 2006 Back to top Strip Tool - Strip-chart plotting tool Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} You can download Strip Tool from here https://epics-controls.org/extensions/StripTool/index.php and extract it by using tar -xvzf StripToolVersion.tar . Move the resulting directory to $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/ . Before you can make Strip Tool you have to make SDDS. After making Strip Tool, you can change to $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/bin/$EPICS_HOST_ARCH and run it by typing StripTool . For more information on configuration or environment variables, see the users guide at https://epics-controls.org/EpicsDocumentation/ExtensionsManuals/StripTool/StripTool.html . -- MartinFeldmann - 30 Oct 2006 -- PeterZumbruch - 08 Nov 2006 Back to top MSI - Macro Substitution and Include Tool -- Version: 1.5 (11 Nov 2008) Extension Top Conform Installation ... (Click to expand detailed description) (Click to retract) Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory: $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> Then create download directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Extensions/msi Download the latest version of MSI - Macro Substitution and Include Tool (version as of November 10, 2008 is 1.5) from: https://epics-controls.org/extensions/msi/index.php to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Extensions/msi $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Extensions/msi && wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/extensions/msi1-5.tar.gz To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Extensions/msi and also set the correct rights: $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Extensions/msi -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; Having followed the instructions for the Prerequisites for Extensions you should have in your <Extensions Directory> (= $EPICS_EXTENSIONS) a subdirectory src. Untar and unpack the file to $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Extensions/msi/msi1-5.tar.gz Adopt make settings in $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/Makefile : Edit the assignment statement so the right hand side of the assignment exactly matches the name of the subdirectory containing that extension. Change EXTENSION_MSI = msi to EXTENSION_MSI = msi1-5 if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/Makefile else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi Run make in the top-level directory: $> cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && make Compact export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Extensions/msi cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Extensions/msi && wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/extensions/msi1-5.tar.gz groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Extensions/msi find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Extensions/msi -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Extensions/msi/msi1-5.tar.gz if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src/Makefile else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi cd $EPICS_EXTENSIONS/src && make Documentation MSI: Macro Substitution and Include Tool . -- PeterZumbruch - 11 Nov 2008 Back to top Archive Viewer - Java-based archive data viewer (SNS) Back to top CaOctave - CA interface for Octave Back to top WebCA - Channel Access web browser plug-in (CosyLab) Back to top more Extensions: To check whether to be installed Standalone CA Clients ADT: Array Display Tool ALH: Alarm Handler BURT: Backup and Restore Tool CAEX: Channel Access Examples CASR: Host-based Save/Restore CAU: Channel Access Utility Channel Archiver (SNS) Channel Watcher (SLAC) EDM: Extensible Display Manager (ORNL) HistTool: Data Histogramming Tool JoiMint: Java Operator Interface and Management INtegration Toolkit (DESY) Jprobe: Java version of Probe, a channel monitoring program Knobs: Knob Manager and KnobConfig, interface to SunDials MEDM: Motif Editor and Display Manager NAL: Nagios ALarm Handler (INFN) Probe: Motif Channel Monitoring program StripTool: Strip-chart plotting tool Yviewer: Data Visualization tool CA Server tools CAS: Channel Access Server Library CaSnooper: Channel Access Broadcast Monitoring Tool JCAS: Pure Java Channel Access Server (Cosylab) Gateway: Process Variable Gateway CA Interfaces to other tools and languages C/C++ CDEV: Common Device application framework and API (JLAB) EZCA: Easy Channel Access interface library for C programs EzcaScan: Easy Channel Access for arrays of channels SCA: Simple Channel Access (LBL/ALS) XCAS: A class library on top of the Portable CAS (BESSY) Java CAJ: Pure Java Channel Access Client (Cosylab) JCA: Channel Access client for Java using JNI (Cosylab) (APS/BCDA) Matlab/Octave/Scilab MCA: Channel Access client library for Matlab (SNS) LabCA: Matlab & Scilab interface to Channel Access (SLAC) Perl CAP5: Channel Access for Perl5 EZCA.pm: EZCA library module for Perl programs PEZCA: Another CA interface to Perl using EZCA (BESSY) Python CaPython & CaChannel: Python interfaces to CA (FNAL) CaPython314: A multi-threaded Python interface to R3.14.x (KEK) EpicsCA: Channel Access for Python (UChicago) Other CAML: Channel Access Markup Language (ORNL) IDL: CA client libraries and scripts for IDL via EZCA LabVIEW: CA Client and Shared Memory interface to IOC (SNS) PHP_EPICS: CA interface for PHP-based web applications (SLS) SDDS: The Self-Describing Data Sets analysis package Tcl Interfaces: ET and IT WebCA: Channel Access web browser plug-in (CosyLab) YCA: Channel Access client library for Yorick IOC Database Management Tools dbVerbose: Verbose database filter DCT: Database Configuration Tool written in tcl/tk (deprecated) GDCT: Graphical Database Configuration Tool (deprecated) JDCT: Database Configuration Tool written in Java MSI: Macro Substitution and Include tool VDCT: Visual Database Configuration Tool Other Tools or Libraries CAPutLog: Facility for logging CA puts to an IOC (DESY) CMLOG: Common Message Logging System (JLAB) EdlBuild: Create EDM screens in Perl scripts (TRIUMF) gnuregex: The GNU regex library built with EPICS Makefiles mButton: General Purpose Motif Button Namecapture: Motif Drag & drop support ParseCASW: CA Beacon anomaly diagnostic tool PViewer: Python 1D and 2D data viewer SGA: Simple GIF Animator TS: The R3.13 timestamp library for use with R3.14 WiresharkCA: CA plug-in for Wireshark (KEK) -- PeterZumbruch - 30 Jan 2009 Back to top Other Tools or Libraries procServ - Process Server with Telnet Console and Log Access -- Version: 2.4.0 (17 Mar 2009) Installation ... (Click to expand detailed description) (Click to retract) Installation To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory: $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> Then create download directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/programs/procServ Download the latest version of procServ (version as of July 22, 2008 is 2.4.0) from: http://www-csr.bessy.de/control/SoftDist/procServ to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/programs/procServ $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/programs/procServ && wget -N http://www-csr.bessy.de/control/SoftDist/procServ/procServer-2.4.0.tar.gz To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/programs/procServ and also set the correct rights: $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/programs/procServ -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; Create installation directory: $> mkdir -p ${HOME}/programs/procServ Untar and unpack the file to ${HOME}/programs/procServ $> cd ${HOME}/programs/procServ && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/programs/procServ/procServer-2.4.0.tar.gz Run make in the top-level directory: $> cd ${HOME}/programs/procServ/procServ-2.4.0 && make Compact export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/programs/procServ cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/programs/procServ && wget -N http://www-csr.bessy.de/control/SoftDist/procServ/procServer-2.4.0.tar.gz groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/programs/procServ find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/programs/procServ -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; mkdir -p ${HOME}/programs/procServ cd ${HOME}/programs/procServ && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/programs/procServ/procServer-2.4.0.tar.gz cd ${HOME}/programs/procServ/procServ-2.4.0 && make Documentation procServ - HTML Doc. -- PeterZumbruch - 17 Mar 2009 Back to top Modules Prerequisites for Modules Modules directory structure My personal idea (IMHO) is to have all modules belonging to one branch assigned to the base version, if you object tell me the convincing reasons. -- PeterZumbruch - 02 Jul 2008 Therefore before installing any kind of module: Installation Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} Create modules directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_MODULES Compact export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} mkdir -p $EPICS_MODULES -- PeterZumbruch - 04 Jul 2008 Back to top EPICS Sequencer -    State Notation Language:       Compiler (snc) and run-time (seq) support Module -- Version: 2.0.12 (11 Dec 2008) Installation The following holds for version EPICS R3.14.x (see 3.13.x for differences) ... (Click to expand detailed description) (Click to retract) Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory: $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> Then create download directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/seq Download the latest version of EPICS Sequencer (snc/seq) Module (version as of 16 Sep 2008 is 2.0.12) from: http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/sequencer to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/seq $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/seq && wget -N http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/sequencer/download/seq-2.0.12.tar.gz To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/seq and also set the correct rights: $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/seq -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; Create installation directory: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq Untar and unpack the file to $EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/seq/seq-2.0.12.tar.gz <br /> (valid for R3.14.8 or later) $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq/sncseq-2.0.12 Following the instructions now edit the file(s) configure/RELEASE configure/CONFIG and set the paths to a valid $EPICS_BASE on your site: either absolutely to EPICS_BASE=<Epics Base> or relatively to EPICS_BASE=$(TOP)/../base-3.14.10 In CONFIG, either modify CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS or remove it to default to all architectures. Note: Using external variables or advanced make variable rules doesn't work: neither EPICS_BASE?= UNDEFINED_ENV__EPICS_BASE nor EPICS_BASE:= $(<environment Variable>) nor EPICS_BASE= $(<environment Variable>) nor EPICS_BASE= $(<environment Variable>)/base-3.14.10 $> echo ${EPICS_BASE} if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR configure/RELEASE configure/CONFIG else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi Finally: Run make in the top-level directory: $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq/sncseq-2.0.12 && make realclean uninstall install Compact export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/seq cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/seq && wget -N http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/sequencer/download/seq-2.0.12.tar.gz groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/seq find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/seq -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; mkdir -p $EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/seq/seq-2.0.12.tar.gz cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq/sncseq-2.0.12 echo ${EPICS_BASE} if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR configure/RELEASE configure/CONFIG else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq/sncseq-2.0.12 && make realclean uninstall install Documentation State Notation Language and Sequencer Users Guide. Have a look at the notes for Building sequencer application for EPICS R3.14.x Documents and manuals can be found in the subdirectory docs of each release. -- PeterZumbruch - 11 Dec 2008 Back to top seq (SynApps) Back to top IPAC Module -- Version: 2.9 (02 Jul 2008) Installation ... (Click to expand detailed description) (Click to retract) Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory: $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> Then create download directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/bus/ipac Download the latest version of EPICS Ipac Module (version as of Oct 22nd, 2007 is 2.9) from: https://epics-controls.org/modules/bus/ipac to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/bus/ipac $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/bus/ipac && wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/modules/ipac-2.9.tar.gz To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/bus/ipac and also set the correct rights: $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/bus/ipac -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; Create installation directory: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac Untar and unpack the file to $EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/bus/ipac/ipac-2.9.tar.gz <br /> (valid for R3.14.9 or later) $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac/ipac-2.9 Following the instructions https://epics-controls.org/modules/bus/ipac/R2.9/drvIpac.html especially the section Installation now edit the file(s) configure/RELEASE and set the paths to a valid $EPICS_BASE on your site: either absolutely to EPICS_BASE=<Epics Base> or relatively to EPICS_BASE=$(TOP)/../base-3.14.10 Note: Using external variables or advanced make variable rules doesn't work: neither EPICS_BASE?= UNDEFINED_ENV__EPICS_BASE nor EPICS_BASE:= $(<environment Variable>) nor EPICS_BASE= $(<environment Variable>) nor EPICS_BASE= $(<environment Variable>)/base-3.14.10 $> echo ${EPICS_BASE} if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR configure/RELEASE else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi Finally: Run make in the top-level directory: $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac/ipac-2.9 && make realclean uninstall install really optionally: If you don't need all of the module drivers included with the distribution, edit the top level $EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac/ipac-2.9/Makefile and comment out the lines mentioning driver directories you don't need. from: https://epics-controls.org/modules/bus/ipac/R2.9, section Installation really optionally: Edit the $EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac/ipac-2.9/drvIpac/drvIpac.dbd file to include the set of IPAC Carrier drivers that you will be using at your site. This step can also be performed later by copying the drvIpac.dbd file to an IOC application and modifying it there instead. from: https://epics-controls.org/modules/bus/ipac/R2.9, section Installation Compact export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/bus/ipac cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/bus/ipac && wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/modules/ipac-2.9.tar.gz groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/bus/ipac find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/bus/ipac -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; mkdir -p $EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac cd $EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/bus/ipac/ipac-2.9.tar.gz cd $EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac/ipac-2.9 $> echo ${EPICS_BASE} if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR configure/RELEASE else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi cd $EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac/ipac-2.9 && make realclean uninstall install Documentation EPICS Ipac Module . Have a look at the section Application Installation for different versions of EPICS -- PeterZumbruch - 02 Jul 2008 Back to top Ipac (SynApps) Back to top asynDriver: Asynchronous Driver Support -- Version: 4.10 (12 Dec 2008) Prerequisites Modules Required: asynDriver provides a driver for the GreenSprings Industry Pack IP488 module and the octalUART. If this support is desired then IPAC support is required when building asynDriver. The configure/RELEASE file has a comment about how to include IPAC support. See IPAC for installing IPAC before, if not yet done. Installation ... (Click to expand detailed description) (Click to retract) Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory: $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> Then create download directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/asyn Download the latest version of asynDriver (version as of September 2, 2008 is 4.10) from: https://epics-controls.org/modules/soft/asyn to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/asyn $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/asyn && wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/modules/asyn4-10.tar.gz To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/asyn and also set the correct rights: $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/asyn -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; Create installation directory: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn Untar and unpack the file to $EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/asyn/asyn4-10.tar.gz </code></div> <br /> (valid for R3.14.8 or later) $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn/asyn-4.10 Following the instructions https://epics-controls.org/modules/soft/asyn now edit the file(s) configure/RELEASE and set the paths to a valid $EPICS_BASE on your site: either absolutely to EPICS_BASE=<Epics Base> or relatively to EPICS_BASE=$(TOP)/../base-3.14.10 In CONFIG, either modify CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS or remove it to default to all architectures. Note: Using external variables or advanced make variable rules doesn't work: neither EPICS_BASE?= UNDEFINED_ENV__EPICS_BASE nor EPICS_BASE:= $(<environment Variable>) nor EPICS_BASE= $(<environment Variable>) nor EPICS_BASE= $(<environment Variable>)/base-3.14.10 If installed and needed also set IPAC to the installation directory of IPAC: $EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac: Set the paths to a valid <IPAC base Directory> on your site: IPAC=$EPICS_MODULES/bus/ipac/ipac-2.9 Set the paths to a valid <SEQ base Directory> on your site: SNCSEQ=$EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq/sncseq-2.0.12 $> echo ${EPICS_BASE} if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR configure/RELEASE else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi Finally: Run make in the top-level directory: $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn/asyn-4.10 && make realclean uninstall install Compact export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/asyn cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/asyn && wget -N https://epics-controls.org/download/modules/asyn4-10.tar.gz groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/asyn find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/asyn -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; mkdir -p $EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/asyn/asyn4-10.tar.gz cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn/asyn-4.10 echo ${EPICS_BASE} if [ ! -z $EDITOR ]; then     $EDITOR configure/RELEASE else     echo '$EDITOR' undefined ... exiting; fi cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn/asyn-4.10 && make realclean uninstall install Documentation asynDriver: Asynchronous Driver Support. -- PeterZumbruch - 12 Dec 2008 Back to top StreamDevice 2 -- Version: 2.4 (12 Dec 2008) Prerequisites: EPICS base: EPICS base R3.14.6 or higher or EPICS base R3.13.7 or higher from http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/streamdevice/doc/setup.html Modules Required: asynDriver, version R4-3 or higher as the underlying driver layer from https://epics-controls.org/modules/soft/asyn calc (optionally as part of snyApps) Make sure that the asyn library and the calc module can be found, e.g. by adding ASYN and (if installed) CALC or SYNAPPS to your /configure/RELEASE file: ASYN=$EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn/asyn-4.10 CALC=$EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps/synApps_5_3/support/calc/2-6-7 Have a look at http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/streamdevice/doc/setup.html for more Details. If you want to enable regular expression matching, you need the PCRE package. For most Linux systems, it is already installed. In that case add the locations of the PCRE header and library to your RELEASE file: PCRE_INCLUDE=/usr/include/pcre PCRE_LIB=/usr/lib Installation ... (Click to expand detailed description) (Click to retract) Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory: $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> Then create download directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice Download the latest version of StreamDevice (version as of October 1, 2008 is 2.4) from: http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/streamdevice to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice && wget -N http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/streamdevice/StreamDevice-2-4.tgz Download patch files for StreamDevice retrieved via the index.html file of http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/streamdevice $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice && wget -N http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/streamdevice && perl -n -e 'if (s&.*(StreamDevice-2-4-patch20[0-9]{6,7}).*&\1&g) {system " wget -N http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/streamdevice/$_";}' index.html To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice and also set the correct rights: $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; Create installation directory: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice Create the necessary infrastructure for a level directory by using makeBaseApp.pl $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice && : | makeBaseApp.pl -b $EPICS_BASE -t ioc 1>/dev/null Add asyn (ASYN) path: $EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn/asyn-4.10 to configure/RELEASE $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice && echo -e ASYN=$EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn/asyn-4.10 \\n >> configure/RELEASE Set sequencer (SNCSEQ) path: $EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq/sncseq-2.0.12 in configure/RELEASE $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice && perl -pi -e "s&^\#*(SNCSEQ=).*$&\1$EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq/sncseq-2.0.12&" configure/RELEASE Call make for the level structures in the directory $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice && make realclean uninstall install Now continue ... Untar and unpack the file to $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice/StreamDevice-2-4.tgz Apply all available patches and if applying patches, always apply older patches of the same version first. $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice/StreamDevice-2-4 && ALIAS_BACKUP_LS=$(alias ls) alias ls=ls for item in $(ls $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice/StreamDevice-2-4-patch20* | grep StreamDevice-2-4-patch20 | sort) ; do     patch --strip=0 --input=$item; done; eval $ALIAS_BACKUP_LS unset ALIAS_BACKUP_LS Finally: Run make in the top-level directory: $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice/StreamDevice-2-4 && make Compact export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice && wget -N http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/streamdevice/StreamDevice-2-4.tgz wget -N http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/streamdevice && perl -n -e 'if (s&.*(StreamDevice-2-4-patch20[0-9]{6,7}).*&\1&g) {system " wget -N http://epics.web.psi.ch/software/streamdevice/$_";}' index.html groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; mkdir -p $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice && : | makeBaseApp.pl -b $EPICS_BASE -t ioc 1>/dev/null cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice && echo -e ASYN=$EPICS_MODULES/soft/asyn/asyn-4.10 \\n >> configure/RELEASE cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice && perl -pi -e "s&^\#*(SNCSEQ=).*$&\1$EPICS_MODULES/soft/seq/sncseq-2.0.12&" configure/RELEASE cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice && make realclean uninstall install cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice/StreamDevice-2-4.tgz cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice/StreamDevice-2-4 && ALIAS_BACKUP_LS=$(alias ls) alias ls=ls for item in $(ls $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Modules/soft/StreamDevice/StreamDevice-2-4-patch20* | grep StreamDevice-2-4-patch20 | sort) ; do     patch --strip=0 --input=$item; done; eval $ALIAS_BACKUP_LS unset ALIAS_BACKUP_LS cd $EPICS_MODULES/soft/StreamDevice/StreamDevice-2-4 && make Documentation StreamDevice 2. -- PeterZumbruch - 12 Dec 2008 Back to top genSub Back to top genSub (synApps) Back to top allenBradley Back to top allenBradley (synApps) Back to top vxStats Back to top vxStats (synApps) Back to top calc Back to top calc (synApps) Contained within synApps. Back to top caPutLog Back to top imCaLib Back to top DLI Ethernet Power Controller II Back to top PV List Server Back to top Packages / Distributions Back to top synApps -- Version: 5.3 (10 Dec 2008) Prerequisites: EPICS base: valid for R3.14.8.2 and higher MSI - Macro Substitution and Include Tool Installation ... (Click to expand detailed description) (Click to retract) Set EPICS variables, if not yet done: (e.g. assuming the <EPICS home dir> to be ~epics/EPICS-3.14.10, and running version 3.14.10) $> export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 $> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} To make things easier, first export the environment variable EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR containing the path to the download directory: $> export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> Then create download directory, if not yet existing: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps Download the latest version of synApps (version as of 09 Oct 2008 is 5.3) from: http://www.aps.anl.gov/bcda/synApps/index.php to the directory $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps && wget -N http://www.aps.anl.gov/bcda/synApps/tar/synApps_5_3.tar.gz Download the up-to-now private RULES_DIRS patch file to $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps in order to care for path names containing periods `.' (The original version fails to compile if the path of SUPPORT contains periods). $> cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps && wget -N https://wiki.gsi.de/pub/Epics/Copy198EpicsInstallationsAtGsi/RULES_DIRS_5_3.patch To avoid further problems, set the correct group (if you are a member of it (GSI specific)): epicsadm $> groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps and also set the correct rights: $> find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; Create installation directory: $> mkdir -p $EPICS_MODULES/synApps Untar and unpack the file to $EPICS_MODULES/synApps $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/synApps && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps/synApps_5_3.tar.gz Following the instructions http://www.aps.anl.gov/bcda/synApps/index.php ... ... set <Epics Base directory> (EPICS_BASE) path $EPICS_BASE in support/config/MASTER_RELEASE cd $EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3 && perl -pi -e "s&^\#*(SUPPORT=).*$&\1$EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3/support&" support/config/MASTER_RELEASE ... set <Support Directory> (SUPPORT) path $EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3/support in support/config/MASTER_RELEASE cd $EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3 && perl -pi -e "s&^\#*(EPICS_BASE=).*$&\1$EPICS_BASE&" support/config/MASTER_RELEASE Apply private period patch to distribution: cd $EPICS_MODULES/synApps && patch --strip=0 --input=$EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps/RULES_DIRS_5_3.patch Run make release in the $EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3/support/config directory to propagate the content of MASTER_RELEASE to all modules. $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3/support/config && make release Finally: Run make in the top-level directory: in the directory $EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3/support/config $> cd $EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3/support/config && make Compact export MYEPICS_VERSION=3.14.10 export EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<Download Directory> . epicslogin.sh -v -H ~epics/EPICS-${MYEPICS_VERSION} ${MYEPICS_VERSION} mkdir -p $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps && wget -N http://www.aps.anl.gov/bcda/synApps/tar/synApps_5_3.tar.gz cd $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps && wget -N https://wiki.gsi.de/pub/Epics/Copy198EpicsInstallationsAtGsi/RULES_DIRS_5_3.patch groups | grep -q -w epicsadm && chgrp -R epicsadm $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps find $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps -user $(id -n -u) -exec chmod ug+rw {} \; mkdir -p $EPICS_MODULES/synApps cd $EPICS_MODULES/synApps && tar -xzvf $EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps/synApps_5_3.tar.gz cd $EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3 && perl -pi -e "s&^\#*(SUPPORT=).*$&\1$EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3/support&" support/config/MASTER_RELEASE cd $EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3 && perl -pi -e "s&^\#*(EPICS_BASE=).*$&\1$EPICS_BASE&" support/config/MASTER_RELEASE cd $EPICS_MODULES/synApps && patch --strip=0 --input=$EPICS_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Distributions/synApps/RULES_DIRS_5_3.patch cd $EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3/support/config && make release cd $EPICS_MODULES/synApps/synApps_5_3/support/config && make Documentation synApps: collected documentation links. -- PeterZumbruch - 10 Dec 2008 Back to top Eclipse An GSI wide installation of the Eclipse SDK is available. To be able to extend with plug-ins specially needed for EPICS an EPICS local version of eclipse has been installed. -- PeterZumbruch - 08 Nov 2006 Back to top Eclipse IDE For the eclipse SDK an IDE plug-in for EPICS is provided. To install follow the instructions given. It happened to our local installations of eclipse that we had to deactivate another plug-in before being able to install the EPICS plug-in. Therefore goto Help ⇒ Software Updates ⇒ Manage Configuration choose the plug-in from the list a try to disable it (in our case it was the "Virtual UML" module) -- PeterZumbruch - 08 Nov 2006 Back to top CSS - control system suite Back to top Applications virtual Linac Back to top -- PeterZumbruch - 17 Mar 2009 This topic: Epics > Copy198EpicsInstallationsAtGsi Topic revision: 2018-01-08, PeterZumbruch Copyright © by the contributing authors. All material on this collaboration platform is the property of the contributing authors. Ideas, requests, problems regarding GSI Wiki? 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