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update readme for new boost env vars
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For automatic configuration: In the top level directory run
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```sh
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$ make configure EPICS_BASE=/epics/base/path [EPICS4_DIR=/epics/v4/path] [BOOST_NUMPY_DIR=/boost.numpy/path] [BOOST_ROOT=/boost/path] [PYTHON_VERSION=3]
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$ make configure EPICS_BASE=/epics/base/path [EPICS4_DIR=/epics/v4/path] [BOOST_NUMPY_DIR=/boost.numpy/path] [BOOST_ROOT=/boost/path] [BOOST_INCLUDE_DIR=/boost/include/path] [BOOST_LIB_DIR=/boot/lib/path] [PYTHON_VERSION=2]
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Note that you can only use the automatic configuration if the v4 modules have
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The optional `BOOST_NUMPY_DIR` argument enables NumPy array support for older
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Boost versions, as v1.63.0 and later releases already include NumPy libraries.
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The optional `BOOST_ROOT` argument is typically used for custom Boost
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installation directory. In case you are using custom python installation that
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The optional `BOOST_ROOT`, `BOOST_INCLUDE_DIR` and `BOOST_LIB_DIR` arguments
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are typically used for custom Boost
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installation directories. In case you are using custom python installation that
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uses shared object libraries, you may need to set PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH
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environment variables before running the above `make configure` command.
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Also, note that building with python 3.x requires PYTHON_VERSION=3 argument.
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Also, note that building with python 2.x requires PYTHON_VERSION=2 argument.
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The `make configure` command will check for your Boost/Python libraries, and
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create suitable `configure/RELEASE.local` and `configure/CONFIG_SITE.local`

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