EPICS on Windows

• install windows
• update windows
• enable RDP and / or SSH Server:
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/windowsserver/administration/openssh/openssh_install_firstuse
• install runtime_aio
  • https://www.computerbase.de/downloads/systemtools/all-in-one-runtimes/
• install chocolatey
  • https://chocolatey.org/install
• install strawberry perl make git gsudo
  • choco install strawberryperl perl make git gsudo
    

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• install visual studio build tools with visualc++ package
  • choco install visualstudio2019buildtools --package-parameters "--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.MSBuildTools;includeRecommended --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools;includeRecommended --quiet"
    

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• install "Desktop Development With C++ Workload" because vcvarsall.bat is part of C++ workload, if its missing.
  • (normally, it should install with the first command, but in our tests, it didnt...)
  • (In VS, go Tools menu -> Get Tools and Features -> Install the Desktop Development With C++ workload)
• clone and build EPICS
  • git clone https://github.com/epics-base/epics-base --recursive --branch 7.0
    

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• (modify startup\windows.bat to fit newer / alternate VC paths, namely exchange Community with BuildTools)
  • set _visual_studio_home=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools
    [...]
    call "%_visual_studio_home%\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
    

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• load VC environment and build epics.
  • startup\windows.bat
    make
    

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• add EPICS to PATH
  • only set path with HKCU values, otherwise it would copy the HKLM path into it and everything would be duplicated
  • setx EPICS_HOST_ARCH windows-x64
    setx EPICS_BASE C:\EPICS\epics-base
    setx PATH "%Path_HKCU%;%EPICS_BASE%\bin\%EPICS_HOST_ARCH%"
    

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  • or go via control panel > user accounts > left side: change my environment variables and add them via GUI
• when creating / compiling an IOC, always enable EPICS environment first!
  • %EPICS_BASE%\startup\windows.bat
    

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