Difference between revisions of "Installing EPCIS base"
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* Started on Ubuntu 10.04 on my 32-bit Linux notebook. I use <b>tcsh</b> as Linux shell. | * Started on Ubuntu 10.04 on my 32-bit Linux notebook. I use <b>tcsh</b> as Linux shell. | ||
| − | * Download EPICS base 3.14.11, which was | + | * Download EPICS base 3.14.11, which was the current 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.MAke sure to have correct ownership of the directory. | * 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 | + | * Create a soft link <i>/usr/local/epics/base/</i> pointing to the directory with the newly created version of EPICS distribution. |
* Edit <i>/usr/local/epics/base/startup/Site.cshrc</i> file and comment out the line with <b>echo $ADTHOME</b>. | * Edit <i>/usr/local/epics/base/startup/Site.cshrc</i> file and comment out the line with <b>echo $ADTHOME</b>. | ||
| − | * Check the <i>/usr/local/epics/base/startup/EpicsHostArch.pl</i> script | + | * Check that the <i>/usr/local/epics/base/startup/EpicsHostArch.pl</i> script returns the correct architecture for the computer system you are installing EPICS on.. |
* Source the EPICS base setup script <i>/usr/local/epics/base/startup/Site.cshrc</i> | * Source the EPICS base setup script <i>/usr/local/epics/base/startup/Site.cshrc</i> | ||
* <i>cd $EPICS_BASE </i> | * <i>cd $EPICS_BASE </i> | ||
* <i>make </i> | * <i>make </i> | ||
Revision as of 17:02, 2 April 2011
- Started on Ubuntu 10.04 on my 32-bit Linux notebook. I use tcsh as Linux shell.
- Download EPICS base 3.14.11, which was the current 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 distribution.
- Edit /usr/local/epics/base/startup/Site.cshrc file and comment out the line with echo $ADTHOME.
- Check that the /usr/local/epics/base/startup/EpicsHostArch.pl script returns the correct architecture for the computer system you are installing EPICS on..
- Source the EPICS base setup script /usr/local/epics/base/startup/Site.cshrc
- cd $EPICS_BASE
- make
