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IPAC Installation

These instructions apply when building IOC applications against EPICS Base version 3.13.0 through 3.13.1, with IPAC versions 2.0 through 2.3. For use with later versions of Base, see here (3.13.2 - 3.13.10), here (3.14.1 - 3.14.5) or here (3.14.6 onward).

1. Edit the <ioctop> application's config/RELEASE file and add the line

   IPAC=/path/to/ipac/version

2. Edit the config/CONFIG_APP file and add the following lines.

   ifdef IPAC
     USR_INCLUDES += -I$(IPAC)/include
     IPAC_BIN = $(IPAC)/bin/$(T_A)
     USER_DBDFLAGS += -I $(IPAC)/dbd
   endif

3. In the application source directory where the base object files are linked together, edit Makefile.Vx and add

   LIBOBJS += $(IPAC_BIN)/ipacLib     # for drvIpac, and
   LIBOBJS += $(IPAC_BIN)/tip810Lib   # if you want CANbus support
   LIBOBJS += $(IPAC_BIN)/tyGSOctal.o # for the Octal Serial driver

4. Ensure one of the following lines is included in the construction of the application's database definition file:

   include "drvIpac.dbd"              # if you only want drvIpac, or
   include "devTip810.dbd"            # if you want CANbus support too

5. Rebuild the application and use the newly installed support as desired.