synApps assemble script
Used to pull a user-defined set of EPICS modules at given tags and package them into a single synApps directory that will build with a single 'make' command.
The script can be called by itself and will use a default set of modules and tags to build the synApps release. There are also a set of command line options to customize the setup as needed. Or otherwise, the script itself is rather easy to find and replace default values.
The command line options that assemble_synApps recognizes are:
- --config=
- --dir=
- --base=
- --set ABC=123
- --check
- --help
The config option is used to provide a separate file with a list of modules and their tags. This file should be arranged with each definition on their own line and in the form of MODULE_NAME=module_tag
Module definitions are read in and used instead of the default values listed in the assemble_synApps script. This is a full replacement, not overwriting the values, so if a module isn't defined in the config file provided, it will not use any default value, said module just will not be downloaded.
The dir option is used to define the name of the synApps directory to be created. All modules will be downloaded into the folder structure synApps_dir_name/support.
The base option is used to define the location of the installation of EPICS base on your system that synApps will link against.
The set option is used to make individual changes to the module definitions you will be using.
Each usage of the --set option should be followed by a string in the form of
MODULE_NAME=module_tag
These module definitions will either be created in the list of modules to download if they don't already exist, or will overwrite an existing definition. This works regardless of if one is using the default module definitions or if you have a config file.
The check option is a sanity check before you fully run the script. It will display the values of all the module definitions that it will be downloading.