From 473bfcc07e616688dc81baa4096225b2ebe29038 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fanny Rodolakis <rodolakis@anl.gov>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 13:04:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] 5.2 more explanation
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5-Add-virtual-motors.md | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/5-Add-virtual-motors.md b/5-Add-virtual-motors.md
index 995c889..2c2dee9 100644
--- a/5-Add-virtual-motors.md
+++ b/5-Add-virtual-motors.md
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ endif
- This expression appends `vmcSupport.dbd` to the end of the `$(DBD_NAME)_DBD` variable. It adds the value `vmcSupport.dbd` as a new entry at the end of the list stored in `$(DBD_NAME)_DBD`.
- `$(DBD_NAME)_DBD` is a variable storing the names of DBD files to be included in the build
- `$(PROD_NAME)_LIBS := vmc $($(PROD_NAME)_LIBS)`:
- - This expression assigns the value vmc as the first element in the `$(PROD_NAME)_LIBS` variable, and it appends the existing value of `$(PROD_NAME)_LIBS` after `vmc`.
+ - This expression assigns the value `vmc` as the first element in the `$(PROD_NAME)_LIBS` variable, and it appends the existing value of `$(PROD_NAME)_LIBS` after `vmc`.
- `$(PROD_NAME)_LIBS` is a variable that holds the names of libraries the IOC application depends on.
+ - Note: the `gcc -l` [flag](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6231206/lib-prefix-on-libraries) requires libraries to omit the `lib` prefix and the `.a` extension.
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