Difference between revisions of "Installing EPCIS base"

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* Started on Ubuntu 10.04 on my 32-bit Linux notebook.  
 
* Started on Ubuntu 10.04 on my 32-bit Linux notebook.  
 
* Download EPICS base 3.14.11, which was thecurrent stable version", in the form of tar file "baseR3.14.11.tar.gz" from [http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/base/R3-14/index.php  EPICS web site].
 
* Download EPICS base 3.14.11, which was thecurrent stable version", in the form of tar file "baseR3.14.11.tar.gz" from [http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/base/R3-14/index.php  EPICS web site].
* Copy tar file into <i>/usr/local/epics</i> directory and unzip it there.
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* Copy tar file into <i>/usr/local/epics</i> directory and unzip it there.MAke sure to have correct ownership of the directory.  
 
* Create a soft link <i>/usr/local/epics/base/</i> pointing to the directory with the newly created version of EPICS distro.
 
* Create a soft link <i>/usr/local/epics/base/</i> pointing to the directory with the newly created version of EPICS distro.
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* Edit <i>/usr/local/epics/base/startup/Site.cshrc</i> file and comment out the line with <b>echo $ADTHOME</b>.
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* Check the <i>/usr/local/epics/base/startup/EpicsHostArch.pl</i> script return the correct architecture.

Revision as of 16:57, 2 April 2011

  • Started on Ubuntu 10.04 on my 32-bit Linux notebook.
  • Download EPICS base 3.14.11, which was thecurrent stable version", in the form of tar file "baseR3.14.11.tar.gz" from EPICS web site.
  • Copy tar file into /usr/local/epics directory and unzip it there.MAke sure to have correct ownership of the directory.
  • Create a soft link /usr/local/epics/base/ pointing to the directory with the newly created version of EPICS distro.
  • Edit /usr/local/epics/base/startup/Site.cshrc file and comment out the line with echo $ADTHOME.
  • Check the /usr/local/epics/base/startup/EpicsHostArch.pl script return the correct architecture.