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Meetings, meeting sessions and Reviews


Starting May 2020 after the S&C re-organization under the new STAR management, the S&C management team has weekly meeting on Wednesday between 12:00 to 13:00. The meeting is currently happening on Bluejeans. Link: https://bluejeans.com/727703210.

============Before May 2020 ====================
The S&C group has weekly meetings on Wednesday, between 12:00 to 13:00 (noon to 1 PM) in building 510a, room 1-189 at BNL.
Additional regular meetings include
  • A Grid operation and activity meeting on Thursday, 13:00 to 14:00, building 510a, room 1-189 at BNL.
  • Before and during the run, a Friday "run preparation meeting" or a "run status meeting" targeted toward the core team, DAQ, Slow Control and Trigger groups as well as the software sub-system's coordinators.

Phone bridge are provided for those and announced in mailing lists.

Reviews

2011 - Sti, CA and Stv tracking component review

This page will keep information related to the 2011 tracking component review. The review will cover the state of the Cellular Automaton (CA) seed finding component as well as the Virtual Monte-Carlo based tracker (Stv) and their relevance to STAR's future need in terms of tracking capabilities.

Project goals

After a successful review of the ITTF/Sti tracker in 2004, the STAR collaboration have approved the move to the new framework bringing at the time unprecedented new capabilities to the experiment and physics analysis.Sti allowed the STAR reconstruction approach to integrate to its tracking other detector sub-systems by providing method to integrate simple geometry models and allow to extrapolate track to the non-TPC detector planes therefore, correlating information across detector sub-systems. In 2005, the STAR production switched to a Sti based production and we have run in this mode ever since.

However, careful architecture considerations revealed a few areas where improvements seemed needed. Those are:

  • The need to maintain two different geometry models (one for reconstruction, one for simulation) increasing workforce load at a time when STAR is both active and ambitious in its future program as well as running thin on detector sub-system code developer. Beyond workforce considerations
    • The two separate geometries have consequences on embedding and simulation hence, our ability to bring efficiency corrections to the next level of accuracy.
    • Material budgets were found to be ill-accounted in reconstruction (dead-material were not properly modeled in the Sti framework). The use of a common geometry model would have removed this issue
  • Sti has some tracking restrictions - geometries made of planes and volumes perpendicular to the beam cannot be treated due to a technical choice (detector elements are organized in planes // to the beam, sub-systems assumed to be composed of elements replicated in Phi). This would preclude tracking in detectors such as the FGT.
    • Our goal was to create an extended set of functionalities providing a truly complete integrated tracking approach, allowing the inclusion of hit information from other detectors (a key goal the inclusion of detector hits placed in the forward direction)
  • The use Monte-Carlo based propagators would allow better access to Eloss, better predictors and track swimming allowing for tracking in non constant B field (this is also not possible in Sti)

Additional considerations for the future of STAR were

  • A single yet flexible geometry model would allow STAR to be ready for GeantX (5 and TGeo based)
  • A flexible geometry model would allow STAR to better cope with STAR to eSTAR migration (geometry morphing)
  • A revitalize framework would allow addressing long standing issues of event mode in simulation
    • While STAR has a FORtran based approach allowing integration of some event generators, many have appeared pure C++ based, making their integration to the STAR simulation framework difficult. A new generic model would allow a "plug-and-play" approach.
    • The use of non-perfect geometries (miss-aligned) have been lacking in the simulation framework and would be advisable
  • Novel algorithm have appeared in the community, leveraging and harvesting the power of multi-core and many-core architectures. Investigating speed and efficient gains and evaluate the best use of resources is necessary for STAR demanding physics program. Equally important, those new algorithm (Cellular Automaton being one) are opening to online tracking algorithm (GPU based).

 

Based on those considerations, several projects were launch and encouraged

  • CA based tracking - the sudy of the CBM/Alice Cellular Automaton algorithm for seed finding was launched in collaboration with our GSI colleagues.  Multi-core aware, the simple algorithm is thought to provide speed gains over the seed finding. Further work could spurse from this evaluation (online HLT) if successful. The algorithm was showed to be portable to STAR, thanks to Yuri Fisyak and Ivan Kisel team, and the product of this evaluation to be tested.
  • The VMC project - a three part project (VMC tracking, VMC geometry, VMC simulation framework), the VMC geometry (a.k.a. aGML) has rapidly matured under the care of Jason Webb. The VMC trakcing (a.k.a. Stv) has been developed by Victor Perevoztchikov and thought to provide equal efficiency than Sti (as well as implement all the features listed above).

We propose to review the aGML, CA and Stv components of our framework reshape.

 

NB: Beyond the scope of this review, a key goal for VMC is to allow the inclusion of newer Geant version and hence, getting ready to step away from Geant3 (barely maintainable), the FORtran baggage (Zebra and portability issues on 64 bits architectures) and remove the need for a special verison of root (root4star) hard-binding root and STAR specific needed runtime non-dynamic libraries.

 

Why a review?

  • All R&D projects are reviewed in STAR
    • Initial approach was to proceed with a "soft" PWG evaluation but (on second thoughts) not really an options …
    • An internal STAR review process should (and will) be established
  • Advantages
    • A review process provides strong and independent backing  of the projects
    • A review process provides  an independent set of guidance to management (S&C and PWG) on path forward
    • Collaboration wide scrutiny and endorsement across PWG lessen the risks of  finding problems later
  • Reminder: ITTF / Sti was not carried without problems
    • Sti review missed  the UPC PWG’s feedback –problems found a-posteriori diverted attention and workforce in solving it
    • Problem are seen in HBT and fluctuation analysis when Run 4 is compared to Run 10
      • HBT issues were not seen at Sti evaluation – Is it an analysis problem? Something else?
  • A review will also provide a good time to re-establish a solid baseline and get feedback from the PWG on opened issues if any
    • This is even more so important that STAR is moving forward to a new set of detectors and high-precision measurements

 

 

Review charges

See attachment at the bottom of this page.

 

Review committee

Status:

  • 2011/08/12 Intent of a review brought to management (charges to be written).
                        Action items was to suggest a set of names for the committee set.
  • 2011/08/18 Committee members suggestions provided at management meeting. Spokesperson decides he will contact chair.
  • 2011/09/02 Charges sent to management for comments along a note that the charges may be long (text is both for committee and reviewee). No feedback outside the provided self-provided note.
  • 2011/10/07 Chair contacted - process of selecting committee being worked out (Spokesperson or)
  • 2011/10/13 Spokesperson delegate committee forming to review Chair (Olga Evdokimov), S&C Leader (Jerome Lauret) and PAC (Xin Dong)
  • 2011/10/15 Committee assembled
  • 2011/10/31 Draft agenda made
  • 2011/11/01 Agenda presented and feedback requested
  • 2011/11/08 Final agenda crystalized

Members:

  • Olga Evdokimov (chair)
  • Claude Pruneau
  • Jim Thomas
  • Renee Fatemi                [EVO]
  • Aihong Tang
  • Thomas Ullrich              [EVO]
  • Jan Balewski                 [EVO]
  • Anselm Vossen

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2021 TPC calibration review

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Data readiness

The pages here relates to the data readiness sub-group of the S&C team. This area is comprise of calibration, database and quality assurance.

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Calibration

STAR Calibrations

In addition to the child pages listed below:

 

Calibration Run preparation

This page is meant to organize information about the calibration preparations and steps required for each subdetector for upcoming runs.

Run 18 Calibration Datasets

 Below are the calibration dataset considerations for isobar needs in Run 18:
  • EMC
    • emc-check runs once per fill (at the start)
      • For the purpose of EMC pedestals and status tables
      • 50k events
  • TOF
    • VPD
      • Resolutions needs to be calibrated (for trigger) and confirmed to be similar for both species
  • TPC
    • Laser runs
      • For the purpose of calibrating TPC drift velocities
      • Every few hours (as usual)
      • Either dedicated laser runs, or included in physics runs
      • ~5000 laser events
    • GMT inclusion in a fraction of events
      • For the purpose of understanding fluctuations in TPC SpaceCharge
      • Trigger choice is not very important, as long as it has TPX and during most physics running
      • Something around 100-200 Hz is sufficient (too much will cause dead time issues for the trigger)
    • Vernier scans
      • For the purpose of understanding backgrounds in the TPC that may be different between species
      • Once for each species under typical operating conditions
      • 4 incremental steps of collision luminosity, each step ~1 minute long and on the order of ~50k events (total = ~4 minutes)
      • TPX, BEMC, BTOF must be included
      • Minimum bias trigger with no (or wide) vertex z cut
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    • Low luminosity fill IF a TPC shorted field cage ring occurs
      • Only one species needed (unimportant which)
      • Minimum bias trigger with no (or wide) vertex z cut
      • ~1M events
      • ZDC coincidence rates below 3 kHz
    • Old ALTRO thresholds run
      • For the purpose of TPC dE/dx understanding
      • Only one species needed (unimportant which)
      • ~2M events
      • Could be at the end of a fill, or any other convenient time during typical operations
    • Magnetic field flipped to A ("forward") polarity before AuAu27 data
      • For the purpose of acquiring sufficient cosmic ray data with both magnetic fields to understand alignment of new iTPC sector


-Gene

Run preparation Run VI (2006)

This page is meant to organize information about the calibration preparations and steps required for each subdetector for upcoming runs. Items with an asterisk (*) need to be completed in advance of data.

For the run in winter 2006, the plan is to take primarily pp data. This may lead to different requirements than in the past.

TPC
  • * Code development for 1 Hz scalers.
  • * Testing of T0/Twist code with pp data.
  • * Survey alignment information into DB.
  • Drift velocity from lasers into DB (automated).
  • T0 calibration as soon as data starts.
  • Twist calibration as soon as data starts (for each field).
  • SpaceCharge and GridLeak (SpaceCharge and GridLeak Calibration How-To Guide) as soon as T0/Twist calibrated (for each field).
  • Would like a field flip to identify origins of offsets in SpaceCharge vs. scalers.
  • dEdx: final calibration after run ends by sampling over the whole run period, but initial calibration can be done once TPC momentum is well-calibrated (after distortion corrections).
FTPC
  • HV calibration performed at start of data-taking.
  • Temperatures into DB (automated)
  • Rotation alignment of each FTPC done for each field (needs calibrated vertex from TPC[+SVT][+SSD]). There was concern about doing this calibration with the pp data - status???
SVT
  • Steps for pp should be the same as heavy ion runs, but more data necessary.
  • Self-alignment (to be completed January 2006)
  • Requires well-calibrated TPC.
  • Requires a few million events (a week into the run?)
  • Would like field flip to discriminate between SVT/SSD alignment vs. TPC distortions.
SSD
  • * Code development in progress (status???)
  • Requires well-calibrated TPC.
EEMC
  • EEMC initial setting & monitoring during data taking relies on prompt and fully automatic muDst EzTree production for all minias-only fast-only runs. Assume fast offline muDst exist on disk for 1 week.
  • Initial settings for HV: 500k minbias fast-triggered events will give slopes necessary to adjust relative gans. Same 60 GeV E_T maximum scale as in previous years.
  • Pedestals from 5k minbias events, once per fill.
  • Stability of towers from one 200k minbias run per fill.
  • Highly prescaled minbias and zerobias events in every run for "general monitoring" (e.g. correlated pedestal shift)
  • Offline calibrations unnecessary for production (can be done on the MuDst level).
  • "Basic" offline calibration from MIP response in 5M minbias fast events (taken a few weeks into the run)
  • "Final" offline calibration from pi0 (or other TBD) signal requires "huge" statistics of EHT and EJP triggers to do tower-by-tower (will need the full final dataset).
  • * Calibration codes exist, but are scattered. Need to be put in CVS with consistent paths and filenames.
BEMC
  • * LED runs to set HV for 60 GeV E_T maximum, changed from previous years (status???).
  • Online HV calibration from 300k minbias events (eta ring by eta ring) - requires "full TPC reconstruction".
  • MuDsts from calibration runs feedback to run settings (status???).
  • Pedestals from low multiplicity events from the event pool every 24 hours.
  • Offline calibrations unnecessary for production (can be done on the MuDst level).
  • "Final" offline tower-by-tower calibration from MIPs and electrons using several million events.
TOF
  • upVPD upgrade (coming in March 2006) for better efficiency and start resolution
  • Need TPC momentum calibrated first.
  • Requires several million events, less with upVPD (wait for upVPD???)

Run preparation Run VII

There is some question as to whether certain tasks need to be done this year because the detector was not moved during the shutdown period. Omitting such tasks should be justified before skipping!

TPC
  • Survey alignment information into DB (appears to be no survey data for TPC this this year)
  • High stats check of laser drift velocity calibration once there's gas in the TPC: 30k laser events with and without B field.
  • Check of reversed GG cable on sector 8 (lasers) once there's gas in the TPC: same laser run as above
  • Drift velocity from laser runs (laser runs taken once every 3-4 hours, ~2-3k events, entire run) into DB (automated); check that it's working
  • T0 calibration, new method from laser runs (same laser runs as above).
  • Twist calibration as soon as data starts: ~100k events, preferrably central/high multiplicity, near start of running for each field
  • SpaceCharge and GridLeak (SpaceCharge and GridLeak Calibration How-To Guide) as soon as T0/Twist calibrated: ~100k events from various luminosities, for each field.
  • BBC scaler study for correlation with azimuthally asymmetric backgrounds in TPC: needs several days of generic data.
  • Zerobias run with fast detectors to study short time scale fluctuations in luminosity (relevant for ionization distortions): needs a couple minutes of sequential, high rate events taken at any time.
  • Need a field flip to identify origins of offsets in SpaceCharge vs. scalers as well as disentangling TPC distortions from silicon alignment.
  • dEdx: final calibration after run ends by sampling over the whole run period, but initial calibration can be done once TPC momentum is well-calibrated (after distortion corrections).
FTPC
  • HV calibration performed at start of data-taking (special HV runs).
  • Temperatures into DB (automated)
  • Rotation alignment of each FTPC done for each field (needs calibrated vertex from TPC[+SVT][+SSD]): generic collision data
SSD
  • Pulser runs (for initial gains and alive status?)
  • Initial alignment can be done using roughly-calibrated TPC: ~100k minbias events.
  • P/N Gain-matching (any special run requirements?)
  • Alignment, needs fully-calibrated TPC: 250k minbias events from one low luminosity (low TPC distortions/background/occupancy/pile-up) fill, for each field, +/-30cm vertex constraint; collision rate preferrably below 1kHz.
SVT
  • Temp oscillation check with lasers: generic data once triggers are set.
  • Initial alignment can be done using roughly-calibrated TPC+SSD: ~100k minbias events.
  • Alignment, needs fully-calibrated TPC: 250k minbias events from one low luminosity fill (see SSD).
  • End-point T0 + drift velocity, needs fully-calibrated SSD+TPC: same low luminosity runs for initial values, watched during rest of run.
  • Gains: same low luminosity runs.
EEMC
  • Timing scan of all crates: few hours of beam time, ~6 minb-fast runs (5 minutes each) for TCD phase of all towers crates, another 6 minbias runs for the timing of the MAPMT crates, 2 days analysis
  • EEMC initial setting & monitoring during data taking: requests to process specific data will be made as needed during the run.
  • Initial settings for HV: 200k minbias fast-triggered events will give slopes necessary to adjust relative gans, 2 days analysis
  • Pedestals (for offline DB) from 5k minbias events, once per 5 hours
  • Stability of towers from one 200k minbias-fast run per fill
  • "General monitoring" (e.g. correlated pedestal shift) from highly prescaled minbias and zerobias events in every run.
  • Beam background monitoring from highly prescaled EEMC-triggered events with TPC for at the beginning of each fill.
  • Expect commissioning of triggers using EMC after one week of collisions
  • Offline calibrations unnecessary for production (can be done on the MuDst level).
  • "Basic" offline calibration from MIP response in 5M minbias fast events taken a few weeks into the run
  • "Final" offline calibration from pi0 (or other TBD) signal requires "huge" statistics of EHT and EJP triggers to do tower-by-tower (still undone for previous runs).
  • Calibration codes exist, but are scattered. Need to be put in CVS with consistent paths and filenames (status?)
BEMC
  • Timing scan of all crates
  • Online HV calibration of towers - do for outliers and new PMTs/crates; needed for EMC triggering. Needs~5 minutes of minbias fast-triggered events (eta ring by eta ring) at beginning of running (once a day for a few days) - same runs as for EEMC.
  • Online HV calibration of preshower - matching slopes. Not done before, will piggyback off other datasets.
  • Pedestals from low multiplicity events from the event pool every 24 hours.
  • Offline calibrations unnecessary for production (can be done on the MuDst level).
  • "Final" offline tower-by-tower calibration from MIPs and electrons using several million events
upVPD/TOF
  • upVPD (calibration?)
  • No TOF this year.

preparation Run VIII (2008)

This page is meant to organize information about the calibration preparations and steps required for each subdetector for upcoming runs.

Previous runs:

 


Red means that nothing has been done for this (yet), or that this needs to continue through the run.
Blue means that the data has been taken, but the calibration task is not completed yet.
Black indicates nothing (more) remaining to be done for this task.

 

TPC
  • Survey alignment information into DB (appears to be no survey data for TPC this this year)
  • Drift velocity from laser runs (laser runs taken once every 3-4 hours, ~2-3k events, entire run) into DB (automated); check that it's working
  • T0 calibration, using vertex-matching (~500k events, preferably high multiplicity, once triggers are in place).
  • Twist calibration as soon as data starts: same data
  • SpaceCharge and GridLeak (SpaceCharge and GridLeak Calibration How-To Guide) as soon as T0/Twist calibrated: ~500k events from various luminosities, for each field.
  • BBC scaler study for correlation with azimuthally asymmetric backgrounds in TPC: needs several days of generic data.
  • Zerobias run with fast detectors to study short time scale fluctuations in luminosity (relevant for ionization distortions): needs a couple minutes of sequential, high rate events taken at any time.
  • dEdx: final calibration after run ends by sampling over the whole run period, but initial calibration can be done once TPC momentum is well-calibrated (after distortion corrections).
TPX
???
FTPC
  • HV calibration performed at start of data-taking (special HV runs).
  • Temperatures into DB (automated)
  • Rotation alignment of each FTPC done for each field (needs calibrated vertex from TPC[+SVT][+SSD]): generic collision data
EEMC
  • Timing scan of all crates: few hours of beam time, ~6 fast runs (5 minutes each) for TCD phase of all towers crates
  • EEMC initial setting & monitoring during data taking: requests to process specific data will be made as needed during the run.
  • Initial settings for HV: 500k minbias fast-triggered events will give slopes necessary to adjust relative gans, 2 days analysis
  • Pedestals (for offline DB) from 5k minbias events, once per fill
  • "General monitoring" (e.g. correlated pedestal shift) from highly prescaled minbias and zerobias events in every run.
  • Beam background monitoring from highly prescaled EEMC-triggered events with TPC for at the beginning of each fill.
  • Expect commissioning of triggers using EMC after one week of collisions
  • Offline calibrations unnecessary for production (can be done on the MuDst level).
  • "Basic" offline calibration from MIP response in 5M minbias fast events taken a few weeks into the run
  • "Final" offline calibration from pi0 (or other TBD) signal requires "huge" statistics of EHT and EJP triggers to do tower-by-tower.
  • Calibration codes exist, but are scattered. Need to be put in CVS with consistent paths and filenames (status?)
BEMC
  • Timing scan of all crates
  • Online HV calibration of towers - do for outliers and new PMTs/crates; needed for EMC triggering. Needs~5 minutes of minbias fast-triggered events (eta ring by eta ring) at beginning of running (once a day for a few days) - same runs as for EEMC.
  • Online HV calibration of preshower - matching slopes. (same data).
  • Pedestals from low multiplicity events from the event pool every 24 hours.
  • Offline calibrations unnecessary for production (can be done on the MuDst level).
  • "Final" offline tower-by-tower calibration from MIPs and electrons using several million events
PMD
  • Hot Cells (~100k generic events from every few days?)
  • Cell-by-cell gains (same data)
  • SM-by-SM gains (same data)
VPD/TOF
  • T-TOT (~3M TOF-triggered events)
  • T-Z (same data)

Calibration Schedules

The listed dates should be considered deadlines for production readiness. Known issues with any of the calibrations by the deadline should be well-documented by the subsystems.
  •  Run 15: projected STAR physics operations end date of 2015-06-19 (CAD) 2015-06-22
    1. pp200
      • tracking: 2015-07-22
      • all: 2015-08-22
    2. pAu200
      • tracking: 2015-08-22
      • all: 2015-09-05
    3. pAl200
      • tracking: 2015-09-22
      • all: 2015-10-06

Calibration topics by dataset

 Focus here will be on topics of note by dataset

Run 12 CuAu200

Regarding the P14ia Preview Production of Run 12 CuAu200 from early 2014:

A check-list of observables and points to consider to help understand alayses' sensitivity to non-final calibrations

To unambiguously see issues due to mis-calibration of the TPC, stringent determination of triggered-event tracks is necessary. Pile-up tracks are expected to be incorrect in many ways, and they constitute a larger and larger fraction of TPC tracks as luminosity grows, so their inclusion can lead to luminosity-dependencies of what appear to be mis-calibrations but are not.

  1. TPC dE/dx PID (not calibrated)
    1. differences between real data dE/dx peaks' means and width vs. nsigma provided in the MuDst
    2. variability of these differences with time
  2. TPC alignment (old one used)
    1. sector-by-sector variations in charge-separated signed DCAs and momentum spectra (e.g h-/h+ pT spectra) that are time- and luminosity-independent
    2. differences in charge-separated invariant masses from expectations that are time- and luminosity-independent
    3. any momentum effects (including invariant masses) grow with momentum: delta(pT) is proprotional to q*pT^2
      1. alternatively, and perhaps more directly, delta(q/pT) effects are constant, and one could look at charge-separated 1/pT from sector-to-sector
  3. TPC SpaceCharge & GridLeak (preliminary calibration)
    1. sector-by-sector variations in charge-separated DCAs and momentum spectra that are luminosity-dependent
    2. possible track splitting between TPC pad rows 13 and 14 + possible track splitting at z=0, in the radial and/or azimuthal direction
    3. differences in charge-separated invariant masses from expectations that are luminosity-dependent
    4. any momentum effects (including invariant masses) grow with momentum: delta(pT) is proprotional to q*pT^2
      1. alternatively, and perhaps more directly, delta(q/pT) effects are constant, and one could look at charge-separated 1/pT from sector-to-sector
  4. TPC T0 & drift velocities (preliminary calibration)
    1. track splitting at z=0, in the z direction
    2. splitting of primary vertices into two close vertices (and subsequent irregularities in primary track event-wise distributions)
  5. TOF PID (VPD not calibrated, BTOF calibration from Run 12 UU used)
    [particularly difficult to disentangle from TPC calibration issues]
    1. not expected to be much of an issue, as the "startless" mode of using BTOF was forced (no VPD) and the calibration used for BTOF is expected to be reasonable
    2. broadening of, and differences in mass^2 peak positions from expectations are more likely due to TPC issues (particularly if charge-dependent, as BTOF mis-calibrations should see no charge sign dependence)
    3. while TOF results may not be the best place to identify TPC issues, it is worth noting that BTOF-matching is beneficial to removing pile-up tracks from studies

Docs

 Miscellaneous calibration-related documents

Intrinsic resolution in a tracking element

Foreword: This has probably been worked out in a textbook somewhere, but I wanted to write it down for my own sake. This is a re-write (hopefully more clear, with slightly better notation) of Appendix A of my PhD thesis (I don't think it was well-written there)...

-Gene

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Let's establish a few quantities:
  • Eintr : error on the measurement by the element in question
    • σintr2 = <Eintr2> : intrinsic resolution of the element, and its relation to an ensemble of errors in measurement
  • Eproj : error on the track projection to that element (excluding the element from the track fit)
    • σproj2 = <Eproj2> : resolution of the track projection to an element, and its relation to an ensemble of errors in track projections
  • Etrack : error on track fit at an element including the element in the fit
  • Rincl = Eintr - Etrack : residual difference between the measurement and the inclusive track fit
    • σincl2 = <(Eintr - Etrack)2> : resolution from the inclusive residuals
  • Rexcl = Eintr - Eproj : residual difference between the measurement and the exclusive track fit
    • σexcl2 = <(Eintr - Eproj)2> : resolution from the exclusive residuals
Let us further assume that the projection from the track fit excluding the element Eproj is uncorrelated with the intrinsic error of the measurement from the element: <Eproj Eintr> = 0. This implies that we can write:

σexcl2 = <Eintr2> + <Eproj2> = σintr2 + σproj2

Our goal is to determine σintr given that we can only observe σincl and σexcl.

To that end, we utilize a guess, σ'intr, and write down a reasonable estimation of Etrack using a weighted average of Eintr and Eproj, where the weights are wproj = 1/σproj2, and wintr = 1/σ'intr2:

Etrack = [(wintr Eintr) + (wproj Eproj)] / (wintr + wproj)
 = [(Eintr / σ'intr2) + (Eproj / σproj2)] / [(1/σ'intr2) + (1/σproj2)]
 = [(σproj2 Eintr) + (σ'intr2 Eproj)] / (σ'intr2 + σproj2)

Substituing this, we find...

σincl2 = <(Eintr - Etrack)2>
 = <Eintr2> - 2 <Eintr Etrack> + <Etrack2>
 = σintr2 - 2 <Eintr {[(σproj2 Eintr) + (σ'intr2 Eproj)] / (σ'intr2 + σproj2)}> + <{[(σproj2 Eintr) + (σ'intr2 Eproj)] / (σ'intr2 + σproj2)}2}>

Dropping terms of <Eintr Eproj>, replacing terms of <Eproj2> and <Eintr2> with σproj2 and σintr2 respectively, and multiplying through such that all terms on the right-hand-side of the equation have the denominator (σ'intr2 + σproj2)2, we find

σincl2 = [(σintr2 σ'intr4) + (2 σintr2 σ'intr2 σproj2) + (σintr2 σproj4) - (2 σintr2 σ'intr2 σproj2) - (2 σ'intr2 σproj4) + (σ'intr4 σproj2) + (σintr2 σproj4)] / (σ'intr2 + σproj2)2
 = (σintr2 σ'intr4 + σ'intr4 σproj2) / (σ'intr2 + σproj2)2
 = σ'intr4 (σintr2 + σproj2) / (σ'intr2 + σproj2)2

We can substitute for σproj2 using σexcl2 = σintr2 + σproj2:

σincl2 = σ'intr4 σexcl2 / (σ'intr2 + σexcl2 - σintr2)2
σincl = σ'intr2 σexcl / (σ'intr2 + σexcl2 - σintr2)

And solving for σintr2 we find:

σintr2 = σ'intr2 + σexcl2 - (σ'intr2 σexcl / σincl)
σintr = √{ σexcl2 - σ'intr2 [(σexcl / σincl) - 1] }

This is an estimator of σintr. Ideally, σintr and σ'intr should be the same. One can iterate a few times starting with a good guess for σ'intr and then replacing it in later iterations with the σintr found from the previous iteration until the two are approximately equal.

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-Gene

SVT Calibrations

SVT Self-Alignment

Using tracks fit with SVT points plus a primary vertex alone, we can self-align the SVT using residuals to the fits. This document explains how this can be done, but only works for the situation in which the SVT is already rather well aligned, and only small scale alignment calibration remains. The technique explained herein also allows for calibration of the hybrid drift velocities.

TPC Calibrations

TPC Calibration & Data-Readiness Tasks:

Notes:
* "Run", with a capital 'R', refers to a year's Run period, e.g. Run 10)
* Not all people who have worked on various tasks are listed as they were recalled only from (faulty) memory and only primary persons are shown. Corrections and additions are welcome.

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    • Should be done each time the TPC may be moved (e.g. STAR is rolled out and back into the WAH) (not done in years)
    • Must be done before magnet endcaps are moved in
    • Past workers: J. Castillo (Runs 3,4), E. Hjort (Runs 5,6), Y. Fisyak (Run 14)
  2. TPC Pad Pedestals
    • Necessary for online cluster finding and zero suppression
    • Uses turned down anode HV
    • Performed by DAQ group frequently during Run
    • Past workers: A. Ljubicic
  3. TPC Pad Relative Gains & Relative T0s
    • Necessary for online cluster finding and zero suppression
    • Uses pulsers
    • Performed by DAQ group occasionally during Run
    • Past workers: A. Ljubicic
  4. TPC Dead RDOs
    • Influences track reconstruction
    • Monitored by DAQ
    • Past workers: A. Ljubicic
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    • Monitor continually during Run
    • Currently calibrated from laser runs and uploaded to the DB automatically
    • Past workers: J. Castillo (Runs 3,4), E. Hjort (Runs 5,6), A. Rose (Run 7), V. Dzhordzhadze (Run 8), S. Shi (Run 9), M. Naglis (Run 10), G. Van Buren (Run 12)
  6. TPC Anode HV
    • Trips should be recorded to avoid during reconstruction
    • Dead regions may influence track reconstruction
    • Reduced voltage will influence dE/dx
    • Dead/reduced voltage near inner/outer boundary will affect GridLeak
    • Past workers: G. Van Buren (Run 9)
  7. TPC Floating Gated Grid Wires
    • Wires no longer connected to voltage cause minor GridLeak-like distortions at one GG polarity
    • Currently known to be two wires in Sector 3 (seen in reversed polarity), and two wires in sector 8 (corrected with reversed polarity)
    • Past workers: G. Van Buren (Run 5)
  8. TPC T0s
    • Potentially: global, sector, padrow
    • Could be different for different triggers
    • Once per Run
    • Past workers: J. Castillo (Runs 3,4), Eric Hjort (Runs 5,6), G. Webb (Run 9), M. Naglis (Runs 10,11,12), Y. Fisyak (Run 14)
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    • Dependence of reconstructed time on pulse height seen only in Run 9 so far (un-shaped pulses)
    • Past workers: G. Van Buren (Run 9)
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    • Known shorts can be automatically monitored and uploaded to the DB during Run
    • New shorts need determination of location and magnitude, and may require low luminosity data
    • Past workers: G. Van Buren (Runs 4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
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    • Two parts: Inner/Outer Alignment, and Super-Sector Alignment
    • Requires low luminosity data
    • In recent years, done at least once per Run, and per magnetic field setting (perhaps not necessary)
    • Past workers: B. Choi (Run 1), H. Qiu (Run 7), G. Van Buren (Run 8), G. Webb (Run 9), L. Na (Run 10), Y. Fisyak (Run 14)
  12. TPC Clocking (Rotation of east half with respect to west)
    • Best done with low luminosity data
    • Calibration believed to be infrequently needed (not done in years)
    • Past workers: J. Castillo (Runs 3,4), Y. Fisyak (Run 14)
  13. TPC IFC Shift
    • Best done with low luminosity data
    • Calibration believed to be infrequently needed (not done in years)
    • Past workers: J. Dunlop (Runs 1,2 [here, here]), J. Castillo (Runs 3,4), Y. Fisyak (Run 14)
  14. TPC Twist (ExB) (Fine Global Alignment)
    • Best done with low luminosity data
    • At least once per Run, and per magnetic field setting
    • Past workers: J. Castillo (Runs 3,4), E. Hjort (Runs 5,6), A. Rose (Runs 7,8,9), Z. Ahammed (Run 10), R. Negrao (Run 11), M. Naglis (Run 12), J. Campbell (Runs 13,14), Y. Fisyak (Run 14)
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    • Done with low (no) luminosity data from known distortions
    • Done once (but could benefit from checking again)
    • Past workers: G. Van Buren (Run 4), M. Mustafa (Run 4 repeated)
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    • At least once per Run, and per beam energy & species, and per magnetic field setting
    • Past workers: J. Dunlop (Runs 1,2), G. Van Buren (Runs 4,5,6,7,8-dAu,12-pp500), H. Qiu (Run 8-pp), J. Seele (Run 9-pp500), G. Webb (Run 9-pp200), J. Zhao (Run 10), A. Davila (Runs 11,12-UU192,pp200,pp500), D. Garand (Run 12-CuAu200), M Vanderbroucke (Run 13), M. Posik (Run 12-UU192 with new alignment), P. Federic (Run 12-CuAu200 R&D)
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    • Once per Run, and per beam energy & species, and per magnetic field setting
    • Past workers: Y. Fisyak (Runs 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9), P. Fachini (Run 8), L. Xue (Run 10), Y. Guo (Run 11), M. Skoby (Runs 9-pp200,12-pp200,pp500), R. Haque (Run 12-UU192,CuAu200)
  18. TPC Hit Errors
    • Once per Run, and per beam energy & species, and per magnetic field setting
    • Past workers: V. Perev (Runs 5,7,9), M. Naglis (Runs 9-pp200,10,11,12-UU193), R. Witt (Run 12-pp200,pp500, Run13)
  19. TPC Padrow 13 and Padrow 40 static distortions
    • Once ever
    • Past workers: Bum Choi (Run 1), J. Thomas (Runs 1,18,19), G. Van Buren (Runs 18,19)  I. Chakaberia (Runs 18,190

To better understand what is the effect of distortions on momentum measurements in the TPC, the attached sagitta.pdf file shows the relationship between track sagitta and its transverse momentum.

Miscellaneous TPC calibration notes

The log file for automated drift velocity calculations is at ~starreco/AutoCalib.log.

Log files for fast offline production are at /star/rcf/prodlog/dev/log/daq.

The CVS area for TPC calibration related scripts, macros, etc., is StRoot/macros/calib.

Padrow 13 and Padrow 40 static distortions

These two distortion corrections focus on static non-uniformities in the electric field in the gating grid region of the TPC, radially between the inner and outer sectors. This region has an absence of gating grid wires where the subsector structures meet, allowing some bending of the equipotential lines, creating radial electric field components. In both cases, the region of distorted fields is quite localized near the endcap and only over a small radial extent, but this then distorts all drifting electrons (essentially from all drift distances equally) in that small radial region, affecting signal only for a few padrows on each side of the inner/outer boundary.

Padrow 13 Distortion
For the original TPC structure, the was simply nothing in the gap between the inner and outer sectors. More about the gap structure can be learned by looking some of the GridLeak documentation (which is different in that it is dynamic with the ionization in the TPC. This static distortion was observed in the early operation of STAR when luminosities were low, well before the GridLeak distortion was ever observed. It was modeled as an offset potential on a small strip of the TPC drift field boundary, with the offset equal to a scale factor times the gating grid voltage, where the scale factor was calibrated from fits to the data. Below are the related distortion correction maps.

Padrow 40 Distortion
With the iTPC sectors, a wall was placed at the outer edge of the new inner sectors with conductive stripes on it to express potentials primarily to suppress the GridLeak distortion. It was understood that this would modify the static distortion, and in the maps below it is apparent that the static distortions became a few times larger with the wall, but in both cases only at the level of ~100 μm or less at the outermost padrow of the inner sectors. It is also worth noting that the sign of the distortion flipped with respect to Padrow 13.

This distortion correction is determined from the sum of 3 maps that represent the distortion contributions from (1) the wall's grounded structure, (2) the potential at the wall's tip [nominally -115 V], and (3) the potential on the wall's outer side [nominally -450 V]. Plots on this page were made using the nominal potentials.

Distortion correction maps:
The maps are essentially uniform in z, so the maps shown below focus only on the radial and azimuthal dependencies. Further, there is no distortion more than a few centimeters away from the inner/outer boundaries, and there is essentially a 12-fold symmetry azimuthally (though this is not strictly true if different wall voltages are used on different iTPC sectors), so the maps zoom in on a limited region of r and φ to offer a better view of the fine details. Also, the inner and outer edges of the nearest padrows are shown as thin black lines on some plots to help understand their proximity to the distortions.

Open each map in a new web browser tab or window to see higher resolution. Units are [cm] and [radian].

  Δ(r-φ) vs. r and φ Δ(r) vs. r and φ
Padrow 13
Padrow 13
lines indicating
locations of rows
13 and 14
Padrow 40
Padrow 40
lines indicating
locations of rows
40 and 41


-Gene

RunXI dE/dx calibration recipe

This is a recipe of RunXI dEdx calibration by Yi Guo.

TPC T0s

Global T0:

Twist (ExB) Distortion

 Run 12 calibration

ExB (twist) calibration procedure

In 2012, the procedure documentation was updated, including global T0 calibration:

Below are the older instructions.

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The procedure here is basically to calculate two beamlines using only west tpc data and only east tpc data independently and then adjust the XTWIST and YTWIST parameters so that the east and west beamlines meet at z=0. The calibration needs to be done every run for each B field configuration. The obtained parameters are stored in the tpcGlobalPosition table with four different flavors: FullmagFNegative, FullMagFPositive, HalfMagFPositive and HalfMagFNegative.

To calculate the beamline intercept the refitting code (originally written by Jamie Dunlop) is used. An older evr-based version used by Javier Castillo for the 2005 heavy ion run can be found at ~startpc/tpcwrkExB_2005, and a version used for the 2006 pp run that uses the minuit vertex finder can be found at ~hjort/tpcwrkExB_2006. Note that for the evr-based version the value of the B field is hard coded at line 578 of pams/global/evr/evr_am.F. All macros referred to below can be found under both of the tpcwrkExB_200X directories referred to above, and some of them under ~hjort have been extensively rewritten.

Step-by-step outline of the procedure:

1. If using evr set the correct B field and compile.
2. Use the "make_runs.pl" script to prepare your dataset. It will create links to fast offline event.root files in your runsXXX subdirectory (create it first, along with outdirXXX). The script will look for files that were previously processed in the outdirXXX file and skip over them.
3. Use the "submit.pl" script to submit your jobs. It has advanced options but the standard usage is "submit.pl rc runsXXX outdirXXX" where "rc" indicates to use the code for reconstructed real events. The jobs will create .refitter.root files in your ourdirXXX subdirectory.
4. Next you create a file that lists all of the .refitter.root files. A command something like this should do it: "ls outdirFF6094 | grep refitter | awk '{print "outdirFF6094/" $1}' > outdirFF6094/root.files"
5. Next you run the make_res.C macro (in StRoot/macros). Note that the input and output files are hard coded in this macro. This will create a histos.root file.
6. Finally you run plot_vtx.C (in StRoot/macros) which will create plots showing your beamline intercepts. Note that under ~hjort/tpcwrkExB_2006 there is also a macro called plot_diff.C which can be used to measure the offset between the east/west beams more directly (useful for pp where data isn't as good).

Once you have made a good measurement of the offsets an iterative procedure is used to find the XTWIST and YTWIST that will make the offset zero:

7. In StRoot/StDbUtilities/StMagUtilities.cxx change the XTWIST and YTWIST parameters to what was used to process the files you analyzed in steps 1-6, and then compile.
8. Run the macro fitDCA2new.C (in StRoot/macros). Jim Thomas produces this macro and you might want to consult with him to see if he has a newer, better version. An up-to-date version as of early 2006 is under ~hjort/tpcwrkExB_2006. When you run this macro it will first ask for a B field and the correction mode, which is 0x20 for this correction. Then it will ask for pt, rapidity, charge and Z0 position. Only Z0 position is really important for our purposes here and typical values to use would be "1.0 0.1 1 0.001". The code will then report the VertexX and VertexY coordinates, which we will call VertexX0 and VertexY0 in the following steps.
9. If we now take VertexX0 and VertexY0 and our measured beamline offsets we can calculate the values for VertexX and VertexY that we want to obtain when we run fitDCA2new.C - call them VertexX_target and VertexY_target:

VertexX_target = (West_interceptX - East_interceptX)/2 + VertexX0
VertexY_target = (East_interceptY - East_interceptY)/2 + VertexY0

The game now is to modify XTWIST and YTWIST in StMagUtilities, recompile, rerun fitDCA2new.C and obtain values for VertexX and VertexY that match VertexX_target and VertexY_target (within 10 microns for heavy ion runs in the past).
10. Once you have found XTWIST and YTWIST parameters you are happy with they can be entered into the db table tpcGlobalPosition as PhiXZ and PhiYZ.

However - IMPORTANT NOTE: XTWIST = 1000 * PhiXZ , but YTWIST = -1000 * PhiYZ.

NOTE THE MINUS SIGN!! What is stored in the database is PhiXZ and PhiYZ. But XTWIST and YTWIST are what are printed in the log files.


Enter the values into the db using AddGlobalPosition.C and a file like tpcGlobalPosition*.C. To check the correction you either need to use files processed in fast offline with your new XTWIST and YTWIST values or request (re)processing of files.

Databases

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: I am completely new to databases, what should I do first?
A: Please, read this FAQ list, and database API documentation :
Database documentation
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Don't forget to log in, most of the information is STAR-specific and is protected; If our documentation pages are missing some information (that's possible), please as questions at db-devel-maillist.

Q: I think, I've encountered database-related bug, how can I report it?
A: Please report it using STAR RT system (create ticket), or send your observations to db-devel maillist. Don't hesitate to send ANY db-related questions to db-devel maillist, please!

Q: I am subsystem manager, and I have questions about possible database structure for my subsystem. Whom should I talk to discuss this?
A: Dmitry Arkhipkin is current STAR database administrator. You can contact him via email, phone, or just stop by his office at BNL:
Phone: (631)-344-4922
Email: arkhipkin@bnl.gov
Office: 1-182

Q: why do I need API at all, if I can access database directly?
A: There are a few moments to consider :
    a) we need consistent data set conversion from storage format to C++ and Fortran;
    b) our data formats change with time, we add new structures, modify old structures;
    b) direct queries are less efficient than API calls: no caching,no load balancing;
    c) direct queries mean more copy-paste code, which generally means more human errors;
We need API to enable: schema evolution, data conversion, caching, load balancing.

Q: Why do we need all those databases?
A: STAR has lots of data, and it's volume is growing rapidly. To operate efficiently, we must use proven solution, suitable for large data warehousing projects – that's why we have such setup, there's simply no subpart we can ignore safely (without overall performance penalty).

Q: It is so complex and hard to use, I'd stay with plain text files...
A: We have clean, well-defined API for both Offline and FileCatalog databases, so you don't have to worry about internal db activity. Most db usage examples are only a few lines long, so really, it is easy to use. Documentation directory (Drupal) is being improved constantly.

Q: I need to insert some data to database, how can I get write access enabled?
A: Please send an email with your rcas login and desired database domain (e.g. "Calibrations/emc/[tablename]") to arkhipkin@bnl.gov (or current database administrator). Write access is not for everyone, though - make sure that you are either subsystem coordinator, or have proper permission for such data upload.

Q: How can I read some data from database? I need simple code example!
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Q: I'm trying to set '001122' timestamp, but I cannot get records from db, what's wrong?
A: In C++, numbers starting with '0' are octals, so 001122 is really translated to 594! So, if you need to use '001122' timestamp (any timestamp with leading zeros), it should be written as simply '1122', omitting all leading zeros.

Q: What time zone is used for a database timestamps? I see EDT and GMT being used in RunLog...
A: All STAR databases are using GMT timestamps, or UNIX time (seconds since epoch, no timezone). If you need to specify a date/time for db request, please use GMT timestamp.

Q: It is said that we need to document our subsystem's tables. I don't have privilege to create new pages (or, our group has another person responsible for Drupal pages), what should I do?
A: Please create blog page with documentation - every STAR user has this ability by default. It is possible to add blog page to subsystem documentation pages later (webmaster can do that).

Q: Which file(s) is used by Load Balancer to locate databases, and what is the order of precedence for those files (if many available)?
A: Files being searched by LB are :

1. $DB_SERVER_LOCAL_CONFIG env var, should point to new LB version schema xml file (set by default);
2. $DB_SERVER_GLOBAL_CONFIG env. var, should point to new LB version schema xml file (not set by default);
3. $STAR/StDb/servers/dbLoadBalancerGlobalConfig.xml : fallback for LB, new schema expected;

if no usable LB configurations found yet, following files are being used :

1. $STDB_SERVERS/dbServers.xml - old schema expected;
2. $HOME/dbServers.xml - old schema expected;
3. $STAR/StDb/servers/dbServers.xml - old schema expected;
 

How-To: user section

Useful database tips and tricks, which could be useful for STAR activities, are stored in this section.

Time Stamps

STAR   Computing Tutorials main page
STAR Databases: TIMESTAMP

Offline computing tutorial

 

TIMESTAMPS

There are three timestamps used in STAR databases;

beginTime This is STAR user timestamp and it defines ia validity range
entryTime insertion into the database
deactive either a 0 or a UNIX timestamp - used for turning off a row of data

EntryTime and deactive are essential for 'reproducibility' and 'stability' in production.

The beginTime is the STAR user timestamp. One manifistation of this, is the time recorded by daq at the beginning of a run. It is valid unti l the the beginning of the next run. So, the end of validity is the next beginTime. In this example it the time range will contain many eve nt times which are also defined by the daq system.

The beginTime can also be use in calibration/geometry to define a range of valid values.

EXAMPLE: (et = entryTime) The beginTime represents a 'running' timeline that marks changes in db records w/r to daq's event timestamp. In this example, say at some tim e, et1, I put in an initial record in the db with daqtime=bt1. This data will now be used for all daqTimes later than bt1. Now, I add a second record at et2 (time I write to the db) with beginTime=bt2 > bt1. At this point the 1st record is valid from bt1 to bt2 and the second is valid for bt2 to infinity. Now I add a 3rd record on et3 with bt3 < bt1 so that

 

1st valid bt1-to-bt2, 2nd valid bt2-to-infinity, 3rd is valid bt3-to-bt1.

Let's say that after we put in the 1st record but before we put in the second one, Lydia runs a tagged production that we'll want to 'use' fo rever. Later I want to reproduce some of this production (e.g. embedding...) but the database has changed (we've added 2nd and 3rd entries). I need to view the db as it existed prior to et2. To do this, whenever we run production, we defined a productionTimestamp at that production time, pt1 (which is in this example < et2). pt1 is passed to the StDbLib code and the code requests only data that was entered before pt1. This is how production in 'reproducible'.

The mechanism also provides 'stability'. Suppose at time et2 the production was still running. Use of pt1 is a barrier to the production from 'seeing' the later db entries.

Now let's assume that the 1st production is over, we have all 3 entries, and we want to run a new production. However, we decide that the 1st entry is no good and the 3rd entry should be used instead. We could delete the 1st entry so that 3rd entry is valid from bt3-to-bt2 but the n we could not reproduce the original production. So what we do is 'deactivate' the 1st entry with a timestamp, d1. And run the new production at pt2 > d1. The sql is written so that the 1st entry is ignored as long as pt2 > d1. But I can still run a production with pt1 < d1 which means the 1st entry was valid at time pt1, so it IS used.

One word of caution, you should not deactivate data without training!
email your request to the database expert.

 

In essence the API will request data as following:

'entryTime <productionTime<deactive || entryTime< productionTime & deactive==0.'

To put this to use with the BFC a user must use the dbv switch. For example, a chain that includes dbv20020802 will return values from the database as if today were August 2, 2002. In other words, the switch provides a user with a snapshot of the database from the requested time (which of coarse includes valid values older than that time). This ensures the reproducability of production.
If you do not specify this tag (or directly pass a prodTime to StDbLib) then you'll get the latest (non-deactivated) DB records.

 

Below is an example of the actual queries executed by the API:

 

select beginTime + 0 as mendDateTime, unix_timestamp(beginTime) as mendTime from eemcDbADCconf Where nodeID=16 AND flavor In('ofl') AND (deactive=0 OR deactive > =1068768000) AND unix_timestamp(entryTime) < =1068768000 AND beginTime > from_unixtime(1054276488) And elementID In(1) Order by beginTime limit 1

select unix_timestamp(beginTime) as bTime,eemcDbADCconf.* from eemcDbADCconf Where nodeID=16 AND flavor In('ofl') AND (deactive=0 OR deactive>=1068768000) AND unix_timestamp(entryTime) < =1068768000 AND beginTime < =from_unixtime(1054276488) AND elementID In(1) Order by beginTime desc limit 1

 

For a description of format see ....

 

 

Test

Test page

Quality Assurance

Welcome to the Quality assurance and quality control pages.

Proposal and statements

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Proposal for Run IV

Procedure proposal for production and QA in Year4 run

Jérôme LAURET & Lanny RAY, 2004

Summary: The qualitative increase in data volume for run 4 together with finite cpu capacity at RCF precludes the possibility for multiple reconstruction passes through the full raw data volume next year. This new computing situation together with recent experiences involving production runs which were not pre-certified prior to full scale production motivates a significant change in the data quality assurance (QA) effort in STAR. This note describes the motivation and proposed implementation plan.

Introduction

The projection for the next RHIC run (also called, Year4 run which will start by the end of 2003), indicates a factor of five increase in the number of collected events comparing to preceding runs. This will increase the required data production turn-around time by an order of magnitude, from months to one year per full-scale production run. The qualitative increase in the reconstruction demands combined with an increasingly aggressive physics analysis program will strain the available data processing resources and poses a severe challenge to STAR and the RHIC computing community for delivering STAR’s scientific results in a reasonable time scale. This situation will become more and more problematic as our Physics program evolves to include rare probes. This situation is not unexpected and was anticipated since before the inception of RCF. The STAR decadal plan (10 year projection of STAR activities and development) clearly describes the need for several upgrade phases, including a factor of 10 increase in data acquisition rate and analysis throughput by 2007.

Typically, 1.2 represents an ideal, minimal number of passes through the raw data in order to produce calibrated data summary tapes for physics analysis. However, it is noteworthy that in STAR we have typically processed the raw data an average of 3.5 times where, at each step, major improvements in the calibrations were made which enabled more accurate reconstruction, resulting in greater precision in the physics measurements. The Year 4 data sample in STAR will include the new ¾ barrel EMC data which makes it unlikely that sufficiently accurate calibrations and reconstruction can be achieved with only the ideal 1.2 number of passes as we foresee the need for additional calibration passes through the entire data in order to accumulate enough statistics to push the energy calibration to the high Pt limit.

While drastically diverging from the initial computing requirement plans ( 1), this mode of operation, in conjunction with the expanded production time table, calls for a strengthening of procedures for calibration, production and quality assurance.

The following table summarizes the expectations for ~ 70 Million events with a mix of central and minbias triggers. Numbers of files and data storage requirements are also included for guidance


Au+Au 200 (minbias)

35 M central

35 M minbias

Total

No DAQ100 (1 pass)

329 days

152 days

481 days

No DAQ100 (2 passes)

658 days

304 days

962 days

Assuming DAQ100 (1 pass)

246 days

115 days

361 days

Assuming DAQ100 (2 passes)

493 days

230 days

723 days

Total storage estimated (raw)

x

x

203 TB

Total storage estimated
(1 pass)

x

x

203 TB


Quality Assurance: Goals and proposed procedure for QA and productions

What is QA in STAR?

The goal of the QA activities in STAR is the validation of data and software, up to DST production. While QA testing can never be exhaustive, the intention is that data that pass the QA testing stage should be considered highly reliable for downstream physics analysis. In addition, QA testing should be performed soon after production of the data, so that errors and problems can be caught and fixed in a timely manner.

QA processes are run independently of the data taking and DST production. These processes contain the accumulated knowledge of the collaboration with respect to potential modes of failure of data taking and DST production, along with those physics distributions that are most sensitive to the health of the data and DST production software. The results probe the data in various ways:

  • At the most basic level, the questions asked are whether the data can be read and whether all the components expected in a given dataset are present. Failures at this level are often related to problems with computing hardware and software infrastructure.

  • At a more sophisticated level, distributions of physics-related quantities are examined, both as histograms and as scalar quantities extracted from the histograms and other distributions. These distributions are compared to those of previous runs that are known to be valid, and the stability of the results is monitored. If changes are observed, these must be understood in terms of changing running conditions or controlled changes in the software, otherwise an error flag should be raised (deviations are not always bad, of course, and can signal new physics: QA must be used with care in areas where there is a danger of biasing the physics results of STAR).

Varieties of QA in STAR

The focus of the QA activities until summer 2000 has been on Offline DST production for the DEV branch of the library. With the inception of data taking, the scope of QA has broadened considerably. There are in fact two different servers running autoQA processes:

  • Offline QA. This autoQA-generated web page accesses QA results for all the varieties of Offline DST production:

    • Real data production produced by the Fast Offline framework. This is used to catch gross errors in data taking, online trigger and calibration, allowing for correcting the situation before too much data is accumulated (this framework also provides on the fly calibration as the data is produced).

    • Nightly tests of real and Monte Carlo data (almost always using the DEV and NEW branches of the library). This is used principally for the validation of migration of library versions

    • Large scale production of real and Monte Carlo data (almost always using the PRO branch of the library). This is used to monitor the stability of DSTs for physics.

  • Online QA. This autoQA-generated web page accesses QA results for data in the Online event pool, both raw data and DST production that is run on the Online processors.

The QA dilemma

While a QA shift is usually organized during data taking, the later, official production runs were encouraged (but not mandated) to be regularly QA-ed. Typically, there has not been an organized QA effort for post-experiment DST production runs. The absence of organized quality assurance efforts following the experiment permitted several post-production problems to arise. These were eventually discovered at the (later) physics analysis stage, but the entire production run was wasted. Examples include the following:

  1. missing physics quantities in the DSTs (e.g. V0, Kinks, etc ...)

  2. missing detector information or collections of information due to pilot errors or code support

  3. improperly calibrated and unusable data

  4. ...

The net effect of such late discoveries is a drastic increase in the production cycle time, where entire production passes have to be repeated, which could have been prevented by a careful QA procedure.

Production cycles and QA procedure

To address this problem we propose the following production and QA procedure for each major production cycle.

  1. A data sample (e.g. from a selected trigger setup or detector configuration) of not more than 100k events (Au+Au) or 500k events (p+p) will be produced prior to the start of the production of the entire data sample.

  2. This data sample will remain available on disk for a period of two weeks or until all members of “a” QA team (as defined here) have approved the sample (whichever comes first).

  3. After the two week review period, the remainder of the sample is produced with no further delays, with or without the explicit approval of everyone in the QA team.

  4. Production schedules will be vigorously maintained. Missing quantities which are detected after the start of the production run do not necessarily warrant a repetition of the entire run.

  5. The above policy does not apply to special or unique data samples involving calibration or reconstruction studies nor would it apply to samples having no overlaps with other selections. Such unique data samples include, for example, those containing a special trigger, magnetic field setting, beam-line constraint (fill transition), etc., which no other samples have and which, by their nature, require multiple reconstruction passes and/or special attention.

In order to carry out timely and accurate Quality Assurance evaluations during the proposed two week period, we propose the formation of a permanent and QA team consisting of:

  1. One or two members per Physics Working group. This manpower will be under the responsibility of the PWG conveners. The aim of these individuals will be to rigorously check, via the autoQA system or analysis codes specific to the PWG, for the presence of the required physics quantities of interest to that PWG which are understood to be vital for the PWG’s Physics program and studies.

  2. One or more detector sub-system experts from each of the major detector sub-systems in STAR. The goal of these individuals will be to ensure the presence and sanity of the data specific to that detector sub-system.

  3. Within the understanding that the outcome of such procedure and QA team is a direct positive impact on the Physics capabilities of a PWG, we recommend that this QA service work be done without shift signups or shift credit as is presently being done for DAQ100 and ITTF testing.

Summary

Facing important challenges driven by the data amount and Physics needs, we proposed an organized procedure for QA and production relying on a cohesive feedback from the PWG and detector sub-system’s experts within time constraints guidelines. It is understood that the intent is clearly to bring the data readiness to the shortest possible turn around time while avoiding the need for later re-production causing waste of CPU cycles and human hours.


Summary list of STAR QA Provisions

Summary of the provisions of Quality Assurance and Quality Control for the STAR Experiment


Online QA (near real-time data from the event pool)
  • Plots of hardware/electronics performance
    • Histogram generation framework and browsing tools are provided
    • Shift crew assigned to analyze
    • Plots are archived and available via web
    • Data can be re-checked
    • Yearly re-assessment of plot contents during run preparation meetings and via pre-run email request by the QA coordinator
  • Visualization of data
    • Event Display (GUI running at the control room)
  • DB data validity checks

FastOffline QA (full reconstruction within hours of acquisition)
  • Histogram framework, browsing, reporting, and archiving tools are provided
    • QA shift crew assigned to analyze and report
    • Similar yearly re-assessment of plot contents as Online QA plots
  • Data and histograms on disk for ~2 weeks and then archived to HPSS
    • Available to anyone
    • Variety of macros provided for customized studies (some available from histogram browser, e.g. integrate over runs)
  • Archived reports always available
    • Report browser provided

Reconstruction Code QA
  • Standardized test suite of numerous reconstruction chains in DEV library performed nightly
    • Analyzed by S&C team
    • Browser provided
    • Results kept at migration to NEW library
  • Standardized histogram suite recorded at library tagging (2008+)
    • Analyzed by S&C team
    • Test suite grows with newly identified problem
    • Discussions of analysis and new issues at S&C meetings
  • Test productions before full productions (overlaps with Production QA below)
    • Provided for calibration and PWG experts to analyze (intended to be a requirement of the PWGs, see Production cycles and QA procedure under Proposal for Run IV)
    • Available to anyone for a scheduled 2 weeks prior to commencing production
    • Discussions of analysis and new issues at S&C meetings

Production QA
  • All aspects of FastOffline QA also provided for Production QA (same tools)
    • Data and histograms are archived together (i.e. iff data, then histograms)
    • Same yearly re-assessment of plot contents as FastOffline QA plots (same plots)
    • Formerly analyzed during runs by persons on QA shift crew (2000-2005)
    • No current assignment of shift crew to analyze (2006+)
  • Visualization of data
    • Event Display: GUI, CLI, and visualization engine provided
  • See "Test productions before full production" under Reconstruction Code QA above (overlaps with Production QA)
  • Resulting data from productions are on disk and archived
    • Available to anyone (i.e. PWGs should take interest in monitoring the results)

Embedding QA
  • Standardized test suite of plots of baseline gross features of data
    • Analyzed by Embedding team
  • Provision for PWG specific (custom) QA analysis (2008+)

 

Offline QA

Offline QA Shift Resources

STAR Offline QA Documentation (start here!)

Quick Links: Shift Requirements , Automated Browser Instructions , You do not have access to view this node , Online RunLog Browser

 

Automated Offline QA Browser

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QA Shift Report Forms

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QA Technical, Reference, and Historical Information

 

Reconstruction Code QA

 As a minimal check on effects caused by any changes to reconstruction code, the following code and procedures are to be exercised:

  

  1. A suite of datasets has been selected which should serve as a reference basis for any changes. These datasets include:

    1. Real data from Run 7 AuAu at 200 GeV

    2. Simulated data using year 2007 geometry with AuAu at 200 GeV

    3. Real data from Run 8 pp at 200 GeV

    4. Simulated data using year 2008 geometry with pp at 200 GeV

     

  2. These datasets should be processed with BFC as follows to generate historgrams in a hist.root file:

    1. root4star -b -q -l 'bfc.C(100,"P2007b,ittf,pmdRaw,OSpaceZ2,OGridLeak3D","/star/rcf/test/daq/2007/113/8113044/st_physics_8113044_raw_1040042.daq")'

    2. root4star -b -q -l 'bfc.C(100, "trs,srs,ssd,fss,y2007,Idst,IAna,l0,tpcI,fcf,ftpc,Tree,logger,ITTF,Sti,SvtIt,SsdIt,genvtx,MakeEvent,IdTruth,geant,tags,bbcSim,tofsim,emcY2,EEfs,evout,GeantOut,big,fzin,MiniMcMk,-dstout,clearmem","/star/rcf/simu/rcf1296_02_100evts.fzd")'

    3. root4star -b -q -l 'bfc.C(1000,"pp2008a,ittf","/star/rcf/test/daq/2008/043/st_physics_9043046_raw_2030002.daq")'

    4. ?

     

  3. The RecoQA.C macro generates CINT files from the hist.root files

    1. root4star -b -q -l 'RecoQA.C("st_physics_8113044_raw_1040042.hist.root")'

    2. root4star -b -q -l 'RecoQA.C("rcf1296_02_100evts.hist.root")'

    3. root4star -b -q -l 'RecoQA.C("st_physics_9043046_raw_2030002.hist.root")'

    4. ?

     

  4. The CINT files are then useful for comparison to the previous reference, or storage as the new reference for a given code library. To view these plots, simply execute the CINT file with root:

    1. root -l st_physics_8113044_raw_1040042.hist_1.CC
      root -l st_physics_8113044_raw_1040042.hist_2.CC

    2. root -l rcf1296_02_100evts.hist_1.CC
      root -l rcf1296_02_100evts.hist_2.CC

    3. root -l st_physics_9043046_raw_2030002.hist_1.CC
      root -l st_physics_9043046_raw_2030002.hist_2.CC

    4. ?

     

  5. One can similarly execute the reference CINT files for visual comparison: 

    1. root -l $STAR/StRoot/qainfo/st_physics_8113044_raw_1040042.hist_1.CC
      root -l $STAR/StRoot/qainfo/st_physics_8113044_raw_1040042.hist_2.CC

    2. root -l $STAR/StRoot/qainfo/rcf1296_02_100evts.hist_1.CC
      root -l $STAR/StRoot/qainfo/rcf1296_02_100evts.hist_2.CC

    3. root -l $STAR/StRoot/qainfo/st_physics_9043046_raw_2030002.hist_1.CC
      root -l $STAR/StRoot/qainfo/st_physics_9043046_raw_2030002.hist_2.CC

    4. ?

     

  6. Steps 1-3 above should be followed immediately upon establishing a new code library. At that point, the CINT files should be placed in the appropriate CVS directory, checked in, and then checked out (migrated) into the newly established library: 

    cvs co StRoot/qainfo
mv *.CC StRoot/qainfo
cvs ci -m "Update for library SLXXX" StRoot/qainfo
cvs tag SLXXX StRoot/info/*.CC
cd $STAR
cvs update StRoot/info

     

Missing information will be filled in soon. We may also consolidate some of these steps into a single script yet to come.

 

 

Run QA


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  • Friday, Oct 22, 2021. 12pm BNL Time
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Run23 QA Volunteers

General TPC QA: Lanny Ray (Texas)

PWG      Volunteers
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              Muhammad Ibrahim Abdulhamid Elsayed (Egypt)

  FCV     Han-Sheng Li (Purdue)
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Grid and Cloud

These pages are dedicated to the GRID effort in STAR as part of our participation in the Open Science Grid.

Our previous pages are being migrated tot his area. Please find the previous content here.

Data Management

The data management section will have information on data transfer and development/consolidation of tools used in STAR for Grid data transfer.

 

SRM/DRM Testing June/July 2007

SRM/DRM Testing June/July 2007

Charge

From email:

We had a discussion with Arie Shoshani and group pertaining
to the use of SRM (client and site caching) in our analysis
scenario. We agreed we would proceed with the following plan,
giving ourselves the best shot at achieving the milestone we
have with the OSG.
- first of all, we will try to restore the SRM service both at
LBNL and BNL . This will require
* Disk space for the SRM cache at LBNL - 500 GB is plenty
* Disk space for the SRM cache at BNL - same size is fine

- we hope for a test of transfer to be passed to the OSG troubleshooting
team who will stress test the data transfer as we have defined i.e.
* size test and long term stability - we would like to define a test
where each job would transfer 500 MB of data from LBNL to BNL
We would like 100 jobs submitted at a time
For the test to be run for at least a few days
* we would like to be sure the test includes burst of
100 requests transfer /mn to SRM
+ the success matrix
. how many time the service had to be restarted
. % success on data transfer
+ we need to document the setup i.e.number of streams
(MUST be greater than 1)

- whenever this test is declared successful, we would use
the deployment in our simulation production in real
production mode - the milestone would then behalf
achieved

- To make our milestone fully completed, we would reach
+1 site. The question was which one?
* Our plan is to move to SRM v2.2 for this test - this
is the path which is more economical in terms of manpower,
OSG deliverables and allow for minimal reshuffling of
manpower and current assignment hence increasing our
chances for success.
* FermiGrid would not have SRM 2.2 however
=> We would then UIC for this, possibly leveraging OSG
manpower to help with setting up a fully working
environment.

Our contact people would be

- Doug Olson for LBNL working with Alex Sim, Andrew Rose,
Eric Hjort (whenever necessary) and Alex Sim
* The work with the OSG troubleshooting team will be
coordinated from LBNL side
* We hope Andrew/Eric will work along with Alex to
set the test described above

- Wayne Betts for access to the infrastructure at BNL
(assistance from everyone to clean the space if needed)

- Olga Barannikova will be our contact for UIC - we will
come back to this later according to the strawman plan
above

As a reminder, I have discussed with Ruth that at
this stage, and after many years of work which are bringing
exciting and encouraging sign of success (the recent production
stability being one) I have however no intent to move, re-scope
or re-schedule our milestone. Success of this milestone is path
forward to make Grid computing part of our plan for the future.
As our visit was understood and help is mobilize, we clearly
see that success is reachable.

I count on all of you for full assistance with
this process.

Thank you,

--
,,,,,
( o o )
--m---U---m--
Jerome

Test Plan (Alex S., 14 June)

 

Hi all,

The following plan will be performed for STAR SRM test by SDM group with
BeStMan SRM v2.2.
Andrew Rose will duplicate, in the mean time, the successful analysis case
that Eric Hjort had previously.

1. small local setup
1.1. small number of analysis jobs will be submitted directly to PDSF job
queue.
1.2. A job will transfer files from datagrid.lbl.gov via gsiftp into the
PDSF project working cache.
1.3. a fake analysis will be performed to produce a result file.
1.4 the job will issue srm-client to call BeStman to transfer the result
file out to datagrid.lbl.gov via gsiftp.

2. small remote setup
2.1. small number of analysis jobs will be submitted directly to PDSF job
queue.
2.2. A job will transfer files from stargrid?.rcf.bnl.gov via gsiftp into
the PDSF project working cache.
2.3. a fake analysis will be performed to produce a result file.
2.4 the job will issue srm-client to call BeStman to transfer the result
file out to stargrid?.rcf.bnl.gov via gsiftp.

3. large local setup
3.1. about 100-200 analysis jobs will be submitted directly to PDSF job
queue.
3.2. A job will transfer files from datagrid.lbl.gov via gsiftp into the
PDSF project working cache.
3.3. a fake analysis will be performed to produce a result file.
3.4 the job will issue srm-client to call BeStman to transfer the result
file out to datagrid.lbl.gov via gsiftp.

4. large remote setup
4.1. about 100-200 analysis jobs will be submitted directly to PDSF job
queue.
4.2. A job will transfer files from stargrid?.rcf.bnl.gov via gsiftp into
the PDSF project working cache.
4.3. a fake analysis will be performed to produce a result file.
4.4 the job will issue srm-client to call BeStman to transfer the result
file out to stargrid?.rcf.bnl.gov via gsiftp.

5. small remote sums setup
5.1. small number of analysis jobs will be submitted to SUMS.
5.2. A job will transfer files from stargrid?.rcf.bnl.gov via gsiftp into
the PDSF project working cache.
5.3. a fake analysis will be performed to produce a result file.
5.4 the job will issue srm-client to call BeStman to transfer the result
file out to stargrid?.rcf.bnl.gov via gsiftp.

6. large remote setup
6.1. about 100-200 analysis jobs will be submitted to SUMS.
6.2. A job will transfer files from stargrid?.rcf.bnl.gov via gsiftp into
the PDSF project working cache.
6.3. a fake analysis will be performed to produce a result file.
6.4 the job will issue srm-client to call BeStman to transfer the result
file out to stargrid?.rcf.bnl.gov via gsiftp.

7. have Andrew and Lidia use the setup #6 to test with real analysis jobs
8. have a setup #5 on UIC and test
9. have a setup #6 on UIC and test
10. have Andrew and Lidia use the setup #9 to test with real analysis jobs

Any questions? I'll let you know when things are in progress.

-- Alex
   asim at lbl dot gov

Site Bandwidth Testing

This page is for achieving site bandwidth measurement tests.

The above is a bandwidth test done using the tool iperf (version iperf_2.0.2-4_i386) between the site KISTI (ui03.sdfarm.kr) and BNL (stargrid03) around the beginning of the year 2014. The connection was noted to collapse (drop to zero) a few times during testing before a full plot could be prepared.

The above histogram shows the number of simultaneous copies in one minute bins, extracted from a few week segment of the actual production at KISTI. Solitary copies are suppressed because they overwhelm the plot. Copies represent less than 1% of the jobs total run time.


The above is a bandwidth test done using the tool iperf (version iperf_2.0.2-4_i386) between the site Dubna (lxpub01.jinr.ru) and BNL (stargrid01) on 8/14/2015. After exactly 97 parallel connections the connection was noted to collapse with many parallel processes timing out, this behavior was consistent across three attempts but was not present at any lower number of parallel connections. It is suspected that a soft limit is placed on the number of parallel processes somewhere.The raw data is attached at the bottom.

The 2006 STAR analysis scenario

This page will describe in detail the STAR analysis scenario as it was in ~2006.  This scenario involves SUMS grid job submission at RCF through condor-g to PDSF using SRM's at both ends to transfer input and output files in a managed fashion.

Transfer BNL/PDSF, summer 2009

This page will document the data transfers from/to PDSF to/from BNL in the summer/autumn of 2009.

October 17, 2009

I repeated earlier tests I had run with Dan Gunter (see below "Previous results"). It takes onlt 3 streams to saturate the 1GigE network interface of stargrid04.

[stargrid04] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb file:///dev/zero gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/null
   2389704704 bytes        23.59 MB/sec avg        37.00 MB/sec inst

[stargrid04] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb -tcp-bs 8388608 file:///dev/zero gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/null
   1569718272 bytes        35.39 MB/sec avg        39.00 MB/sec inst

[stargrid04] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb -tcp-bs 4388608 file:///dev/zero gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/null
   1607467008 bytes        35.44 MB/sec avg        38.00 MB/sec inst

[stargrid04] ~/> globus-url-copy -p 2 -vb -tcp-bs 4388608 file:///dev/zero gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/null
   3414425600 bytes        72.36 MB/sec avg        63.95 MB/sec inst

[stargrid04] ~/> globus-url-copy -p 4 -vb -tcp-bs 4388608 file:///dev/zero gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/null
   8569487360 bytes       108.97 MB/sec avg       111.80 MB/sec inst

[stargrid04] ~/> globus-url-copy -p 3 -vb -tcp-bs 4388608 file:///dev/zero gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/null
   5576065024 bytes       106.36 MB/sec avg       109.70 MB/sec inst



[stargrid04] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/zero file:///dev/null
    625999872 bytes         9.95 MB/sec avg        19.01 MB/sec inst

[stargrid04] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb -tcp-bs 4388608 gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/zero file:///dev/null
   1523580928 bytes        30.27 MB/sec avg        38.00 MB/sec inst

[stargrid04] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb -p 2 -tcp-bs 4388608 gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/zero file:///dev/null
   8712617984 bytes        71.63 MB/sec avg        75.87 MB/sec inst

[stargrid04] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb -p 3 -tcp-bs 4388608 gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/zero file:///dev/null
   7064518656 bytes       102.08 MB/sec avg       111.88 MB/sec inst

October 15, 2009 - evening

After replacing network card to 10GigE so that we could plug directly into the core switch quicktest gives:

 

[stargrid04] ~/> iperf -c pdsfsrm.nersc.gov -m -w 8388608 -t 120 -p 60005
------------------------------------------------------------
Client connecting to pdsfsrm.nersc.gov, TCP port 60005
TCP window size: 8.00 MByte
------------------------------------------------------------
[  3] local 130.199.6.109 port 50291 connected with 128.55.36.74 port 60005
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3]  0.0-120.0 sec  4.39 GBytes    314 Mbits/sec
[  3] MSS size 1368 bytes (MTU 1408 bytes, unknown interface)

More work tomorrow.

October 15, 2009

Comparison between the signal from an optical tap at the NERSC  border with the tcpdump on the node showed most of the loss happening between the border and pdsfsrm.nersc.gov.

More work was done to optimize single-stream throughput.

  • pdsfsrm was moved from a switch that serves the rack where it resides to a switch that is one level up and closer to the border
  • a configuration of the forcedeth driver was changed (options forcedeth optimization_mode=1 poll_interval=100 set in /etc/modprobe.conf).

Changes resulted in an improved throughput but it is stillfar from what should be (see details below). We are going to insert a 10 GigE card into the node and move it even closer to the border. 

Here are the results with those buffer memory settings as of the morning 10/15/2009. There is a header from the first
measurement and then results from a few tests run minutes apart.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
[stargrid04] ~/> iperf -c pdsfsrm.nersc.gov -m -w 8388608 -t 120 -p 60005 
------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Client connecting to pdsfsrm.nersc.gov, TCP port 60005 TCP window size: 8.00 MByte 
------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
[ 3] local 130.199.6.109 port 44070 connected with 128.55.36.74 port 60005 
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 1.81 GBytes 129 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 3.30 GBytes 236 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 1.86 GBytes 133 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 2.04 GBytes 146 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 3.61 GBytes 258 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 1.88 GBytes 135 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 3.35 GBytes 240 Mbits/sec 


Then I restored the "dtn" buffer memory settings - again morning 10/15/2009 and I got similar if not worse results: 


-------------------------------------------------------------------------
[stargrid04] ~/> iperf -c pdsfsrm.nersc.gov -m -w 8388608 -t 120 -p 60005 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Client connecting to pdsfsrm.nersc.gov, TCP port 60005 TCP window size: 8.00 MByte 
------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
[ 3] local 130.199.6.109 port 44361 connected with 128.55.36.74 port 60005 
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 2.34 GBytes 168 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 1.42 GBytes 101 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 2.08 GBytes 149 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 2.13 GBytes 152 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 1.76 GBytes 126 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 1.42 GBytes 102 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 2.07 GBytes 148 Mbits/sec 
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 2.07 GBytes 148 Mbits/sec 


And here if for comparison and to show how things vary with more or less same load on pdsfgrid2 results for the "dtn" settings 
just like above from 10/14/2009 afternoon.


 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[stargrid04] ~/> iperf -c pdsfsrm.nersc.gov -m -w 8388608 -t 120 -p 60005 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Client connecting to pdsfsrm.nersc.gov, TCP port 60005 TCP window size: 8.00 MByte 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ 3] local 130.199.6.109 port 34366 connected with 128.55.36.74 port 60005 
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 1.31 GBytes 93.5 Mbits/sec   
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 1.58 GBytes 113 Mbits/sec     
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 1.75 GBytes 126 Mbits/sec     
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 1.88 GBytes 134 Mbits/sec     
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 2.56 GBytes 183 Mbits/sec     
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 2.53 GBytes 181 Mbits/sec     
[ 3] 0.0-120.0 sec 3.25 GBytes 232 Mbits/sec

Since the "80Mb/s or worse" persisted for a long time and was measured on various occasions the new numbers are due to the forceth param or the switch change. Most probably it was the switch. It is also true that the "dtn" settings were able to cope slightly better with the location on the Dell switch but seem to be not doing much when pdsfgrid2 is plugged directly into the "old pdsfcore" switch.

 

October 2, 2009

Notes on third party srm-copy to PDSF:

1) on PDSF interactive node, you need to set up your environment:

source /usr/local/pkg/OSG-1.2/setup.csh

2) srm-copy (recursive) has the following form:

srm-copy gsiftp://stargrid04.rcf.bnl.gov//star/institutions/lbl_prod/andrewar/transfer/reco/production_dAu/ReversedFullField/P08ie/2008/023b/  srm://pdsfsrm.nersc.gov:62443/srm/v2/server\?SFN=/eliza9/starprod/reco/production_dAu/ReversedFullField/P08ie/2008/023/  -recursive -td /eliza9/starprod/reco/production_dAu/ReversedFullField/P08ie/2008/023/

October 1, 2009

We conducted srm-copy tests between RCF and PDSF this week. Initially, the rates we saw for a third party srm-copy between RCF (stargrid04) and PDSF (pdsfsrm) are detailed in plots from Dan:

Per stream GridFTP ThroughputMbits vs. Time

 

 

September 24, 2009 

We updated the transfer proceedure to make use of the OSG automated monitoring tools. Perviously, the transfers ran between stargrid04 and one of the NERSC data transfer nodes. To take advantage of Dan's automated log harvesting, we're switiching the target to pdsfsrm.nersc.gov.

Transfers between stargrid04 and pdsfsrm are fairly stable at ~20MBytes/sec (as reported by the "-vb" option in the globus-url-copy). The command used is of the form:

globus-url-copy -r -p 15 gsiftp://stargrid04.rcf.bnl.gov/[dir]/ gisftp://pdsfsrm.nersc.gov/[target dir]/

Plots from the first set using the pdsfsrm node:

Data transfer rates vs. File Size.

The most recent rates seen are given in Dan's plots from Sept. 23rd:

Total data transferred

 

 

So, the data transfer is progressing at ~100-200 Mb/s. We will next compare to rates using the new BeStMan installation at PDSF.

 

Previous results

Tests have been repeated as a new node (stargrid10) became available. We ran from the SRM end host at PDSF pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov to the new stargrid10.rhic.bnl.gov endpoint at BNL . Because of firewalls we could only run from PDSF to BNL, not the other way. A 60-second test got about 75Mb/s. This number is consistent with earlier iperf tests between stargrid02 and pdsfgrid2.

globus-url-copy with 8 streams would go up 400Mb/s and 16 streams 550MB/s. Also with stargrid10, the transfer rates would be the same to and from BNL.

Details below.

pdsfgrid2 59% iperf -s -f m -m -p 60005 -w 8388608 -t 60 -i 2
------------------------------------------------------------
Server listening on TCP port 60005
TCP window size: 16.0 MByte (WARNING: requested 8.00 MByte)
------------------------------------------------------------
[  4] local 128.55.36.74 port 60005 connected with 130.199.6.208 port 36698
[  4]  0.0- 2.0 sec  13.8 MBytes  57.9 Mbits/sec
[  4]  2.0- 4.0 sec  19.1 MBytes  80.2 Mbits/sec
[  4]  4.0- 6.0 sec  4.22 MBytes  17.7 Mbits/sec
[  4]  6.0- 8.0 sec  0.17 MBytes  0.71 Mbits/sec
[  4]  8.0-10.0 sec  2.52 MBytes  10.6 Mbits/sec
[  4] 10.0-12.0 sec  16.7 MBytes  70.1 Mbits/sec
[  4] 12.0-14.0 sec  17.4 MBytes  73.1 Mbits/sec
[  4] 14.0-16.0 sec  16.1 MBytes  67.7 Mbits/sec
[  4] 16.0-18.0 sec  15.8 MBytes  66.4 Mbits/sec
[  4] 18.0-20.0 sec  17.5 MBytes  73.6 Mbits/sec
[  4] 20.0-22.0 sec  17.6 MBytes  73.7 Mbits/sec
[  4] 22.0-24.0 sec  18.1 MBytes  75.8 Mbits/sec
[  4] 24.0-26.0 sec  19.5 MBytes  81.7 Mbits/sec
[  4] 26.0-28.0 sec  19.3 MBytes  80.9 Mbits/sec
[  4] 28.0-30.0 sec  13.8 MBytes  58.1 Mbits/sec
[  4] 30.0-32.0 sec  14.5 MBytes  60.7 Mbits/sec
[  4] 32.0-34.0 sec  14.7 MBytes  61.8 Mbits/sec
[  4] 34.0-36.0 sec  14.6 MBytes  61.2 Mbits/sec
[  4] 36.0-38.0 sec  17.2 MBytes  72.2 Mbits/sec
[  4] 38.0-40.0 sec  19.5 MBytes  81.6 Mbits/sec
[  4] 40.0-42.0 sec  19.5 MBytes  81.6 Mbits/sec
[  4] 42.0-44.0 sec  19.5 MBytes  81.6 Mbits/sec
[  4] 44.0-46.0 sec  19.5 MBytes  81.7 Mbits/sec
[  4] 46.0-48.0 sec  19.5 MBytes  81.6 Mbits/sec
[  4] 48.0-50.0 sec  19.1 MBytes  79.9 Mbits/sec
[  4] 50.0-52.0 sec  19.3 MBytes  80.9 Mbits/sec
[  4] 52.0-54.0 sec  19.4 MBytes  81.3 Mbits/sec
[  4] 54.0-56.0 sec  19.4 MBytes  81.5 Mbits/sec
[  4] 56.0-58.0 sec  19.5 MBytes  81.6 Mbits/sec
[  4] 58.0-60.0 sec  19.5 MBytes  81.7 Mbits/sec
[  4]  0.0-60.4 sec    489 MBytes  68.0 Mbits/sec
[  4] MSS size 1368 bytes (MTU 1408 bytes, unknown interface)

The client was on stargrid10.

 

on stargrid10

from stargrid10 to pdsfgrid2:


[stargrid10] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb file:///dev/zero gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/null Source: file:///dev/ Dest: gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/

zero  ->  null
  513802240 bytes         7.57 MB/sec avg         9.09 MB/sec inst

Cancelling copy...

[stargrid10] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb -p 4 file:///dev/zero gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/null Source: file:///dev/ Dest: gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/

zero  ->  null
 1863843840 bytes        25.39 MB/sec avg        36.25 MB/sec inst

Cancelling copy...

[stargrid10] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb -p 6 file:///dev/zero gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/null Source: file:///dev/ Dest: gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/

zero  ->  null
 3354394624 bytes        37.64 MB/sec avg        44.90 MB/sec inst

Cancelling copy...

[stargrid10] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb -p 8 file:///dev/zero gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/null Source: file:///dev/ Dest: gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/

zero  ->  null
 5016649728 bytes        47.84 MB/sec avg        57.35 MB/sec inst

Cancelling copy...

[stargrid10] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb -p 12 file:///dev/zero gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/null Source: file:///dev/ Dest: gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/

zero  ->  null
 5588647936 bytes        62.70 MB/sec avg        57.95 MB/sec inst

Cancelling copy...

[stargrid10] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb -p 16 file:///dev/zero gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/null Source: file:///dev/ Dest: gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/

zero  ->  null
15292432384 bytes        74.79 MB/sec avg        65.65 MB/sec inst

Cancelling copy...

 

 

and on stargrid10 the other way, from pdsfgrid2 to stargrid10 (similar although slightly better)

[stargrid10] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/zero file:///dev/null Source: gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/ Dest: file:///dev/

zero  ->  null
 1693450240 bytes        11.54 MB/sec avg        18.99 MB/sec inst

Cancelling copy...

[stargrid10] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb -p 4 gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/zero file:///dev/null Source: gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/ Dest: file:///dev/

zero  ->  null
12835618816 bytes        45.00 MB/sec avg        73.50 MB/sec inst

Cancelling copy...

[stargrid10] ~/> globus-url-copy -vb -p 8 gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/zero file:///dev/null Source: gsiftp://pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov/dev/ Dest: file:///dev/

zero  ->  null
14368112640 bytes        69.20 MB/sec avg       100.50 MB/sec inst

 

And now on pdsfgrid2 from pfsfgrid2 to stargrid10 (similar to the result for 4 stream in same direction above)

pdsfgrid2 70% globus-url-copy -vb -p 4 file:///dev/zero gsiftp://stargrid10.rcf.bnl.gov/dev/null Source: file:///dev/ Dest: gsiftp://stargrid10.rcf.bnl.gov/dev/

zero  ->  null
20869021696 bytes        50.39 MB/sec avg        73.05 MB/sec inst

Cancelling copy...

and to stargrid02, really, really bad. but since the node is going away we won't be investigating the mistery.

pdsfgrid2 71% globus-url-copy -vb -p 4 file:///dev/zero gsiftp://stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov/dev/null Source: file:///dev/ Dest: gsiftp://stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov/dev/

zero  ->  null
  275513344 bytes         2.39 MB/sec avg         2.40 MB/sec inst

Cancelling copy...

 

12 Mar 2009

Baseline from bwctl from SRM end host at PDSF -- pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov -- to a perfsonar endpoint at BNL -- lhcmon.bnl.gov. Because of firewalls, could only run from PDSF to BNL, not the other way around. Last I checked, this direction was getting about 5Mb/s from SRM. A 60-second test to the perfsonar host got about 275Mb/s.

Summary: Current baseline from perfSONAR is more than 50X what we're seeing.

RECEIVER START
bwctl: exec_line: /usr/local/bin/iperf -B 192.12.15.23 -s -f m -m -p 5008 -w 8388608 -t 60 -i 2
bwctl: start_tool: 3445880257.865809
------------------------------------------------------------
Server listening on TCP port 5008
Binding to local address 192.12.15.23
TCP window size: 16.0 MByte (WARNING: requested 8.00 MByte)
------------------------------------------------------------
[ 14] local 192.12.15.23 port 5008 connected with 128.55.36.74 port 5008
[ 14]  0.0- 2.0 sec  7.84 MBytes  32.9 Mbits/sec
[ 14]  2.0- 4.0 sec  38.2 MBytes    160 Mbits/sec
[ 14]  4.0- 6.0 sec    110 MBytes    461 Mbits/sec
[ 14]  6.0- 8.0 sec  18.3 MBytes  76.9 Mbits/sec
[ 14]  8.0-10.0 sec  59.1 MBytes    248 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 10.0-12.0 sec    102 MBytes    428 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 12.0-14.0 sec    139 MBytes    582 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 14.0-16.0 sec    142 MBytes    597 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 16.0-18.0 sec  49.7 MBytes    208 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 18.0-20.0 sec    117 MBytes    490 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 20.0-22.0 sec  46.7 MBytes    196 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 22.0-24.0 sec  47.0 MBytes    197 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 24.0-26.0 sec  81.5 MBytes    342 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 26.0-28.0 sec  75.9 MBytes    318 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 28.0-30.0 sec  45.5 MBytes    191 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 30.0-32.0 sec  56.2 MBytes    236 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 32.0-34.0 sec  55.5 MBytes    233 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 34.0-36.0 sec  58.0 MBytes    243 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 36.0-38.0 sec  61.0 MBytes    256 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 38.0-40.0 sec  61.6 MBytes    258 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 40.0-42.0 sec  72.0 MBytes    302 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 42.0-44.0 sec  62.6 MBytes    262 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 44.0-46.0 sec  64.3 MBytes    270 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 46.0-48.0 sec  66.1 MBytes    277 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 48.0-50.0 sec  33.6 MBytes    141 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 50.0-52.0 sec  63.0 MBytes    264 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 52.0-54.0 sec  55.7 MBytes    234 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 54.0-56.0 sec  56.9 MBytes    239 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 56.0-58.0 sec  59.5 MBytes    250 Mbits/sec
[ 14] 58.0-60.0 sec  50.7 MBytes    213 Mbits/sec
[ 14]  0.0-60.3 sec  1965 MBytes    273 Mbits/sec
[ 14] MSS size 1448 bytes (MTU 1500 bytes, ethernet)
bwctl: stop_exec: 3445880322.405938

RECEIVER END

 

11 Feb 2009

By: Dan Gunter and Iwona Sakrejda

Measured between the STAR SRM hosts at NERSC/PDSF and Brookhaven:

  • pdsfgrid2.nersc.gov (henceforth, "PDSF")
  • stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov (henceforth, "BNL")

Current data flow is from PDSF to BNL, but plans are to have data flow both ways.

All numbers are in megabits per second (Mb/s). Layer 4 (transport) protocol was TCP. Tests were at least 60 sec. long, 120 sec. for the higher numbers (to give it time to ramp up). All numbers are approximate, of course.

Both sides had recent Linux kernels with auto-tuning. The max buffer sizes were at Brian Tierney's recommended sizes.

From BNL to PDSF

Tool: iperf

  • 1 stream: 50-60 Mb/s (but some dips around 5Mb/s)
  • 8 or 16 streams: 250-300Mb/s aggregate

Tool: globus-url-copy (see PDSF to BNL for details). This was to confirm that globus-url-copy and iperf were roughly equivalent.

  • 1 stream: ~70 Mb/s
  • 8 streams: 250-300 Mb/s aggregate. Note: got same number with PDSF iptables turned off.

From PDSF to BNL

Tool: globus-url-copy (gridftp) -- iperf could not connect, which we proved was due to BNL restrictions by temporarily disabling IPtables at PDSF. To avoid any possible I/O effects, ran globus-url-copy from /dev/zero to /dev/null.

  • 1 stream: 5 Mb/s
  • 8 streams: 40 Mb/s
  • 64 streams: 250-300 Mb/s aggregate. Note: got same number with PDSF iptables turned off.

18 Aug 2008 - BNL (stargrid02) - LBLnet (dlolson) 

Below are results from iperf tests bnl to lbl.
650 Mbps with very little loss is quite good.
For the uninformed (like me), we ran iperf server on dlolson.lbl.gov
listening on port 40050, then ran client on stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov
sending udp packets with max rate of 1000 Mbps

[olson@dlolson star]$ iperf -s -p 40050 -t 60 -i 1 -u
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 40.0-41.0 sec  78.3 MBytes    657 Mbits/sec  0.012 ms    0/55826 (0%)
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 41.0-42.0 sec  78.4 MBytes    658 Mbits/sec  0.020 ms    0/55946 (0%)
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 42.0-43.0 sec  78.4 MBytes    658 Mbits/sec  0.020 ms    0/55911 (0%)
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 43.0-44.0 sec  76.8 MBytes    644 Mbits/sec  0.023 ms    0/54779 (0%)
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 44.0-45.0 sec  78.4 MBytes    657 Mbits/sec  0.016 ms    7/55912 (0.013%)
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 45.0-46.0 sec  78.4 MBytes    658 Mbits/sec  0.016 ms    0/55924 (0%)
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 46.0-47.0 sec  78.3 MBytes    656 Mbits/sec  0.024 ms    0/55820 (0%)
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 47.0-48.0 sec  78.3 MBytes    657 Mbits/sec  0.016 ms    0/55870 (0%)



[stargrid02] ~/> iperf -c dlolson.lbl.gov -t 60 -i 1 -p 40050 -u -b 1000M
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 40.0-41.0 sec  78.3 MBytes    657 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 41.0-42.0 sec  78.4 MBytes    658 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 42.0-43.0 sec  78.4 MBytes    657 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 43.0-44.0 sec  76.8 MBytes    644 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 44.0-45.0 sec  78.4 MBytes    657 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 45.0-46.0 sec  78.4 MBytes    658 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 46.0-47.0 sec  78.2 MBytes    656 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 47.0-48.0 sec  78.3 MBytes    657 Mbits/sec

Additional notes:
iperf server at bnl would not answer tho we used port 29000 with
GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE=20000,30000

iperf server at pdsf (pc2608) would not answer either.

 

25 August 2008 BNL - PDSF iperf results, after moving pdsf grid nodes to 1 GigE net 

(pdsfgrid5) iperf % build/bin/iperf -s -p 40050 -t 20 -i 1 -u
------------------------------------------------------------
Server listening on UDP port 40050
Receiving 1470 byte datagrams
UDP buffer size: 64.0 KByte (default)
------------------------------------------------------------
[  3] local 128.55.36.73 port 40050 connected with 130.199.6.168 port 56027
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3]  0.0- 1.0 sec  78.5 MBytes    659 Mbits/sec  0.017 ms   14/56030 (0.025%)
[  3]  0.0- 1.0 sec  44 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3]  1.0- 2.0 sec  74.1 MBytes    621 Mbits/sec  0.024 ms    8/52834 (0.015%)
[  3]  1.0- 2.0 sec  8 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3]  2.0- 3.0 sec  40.4 MBytes    339 Mbits/sec  0.023 ms   63/28800 (0.22%)
[  3]  2.0- 3.0 sec  63 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3]  3.0- 4.0 sec  73.0 MBytes    613 Mbits/sec  0.016 ms  121/52095 (0.23%)
[  3]  3.0- 4.0 sec  121 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3]  4.0- 5.0 sec  76.6 MBytes    643 Mbits/sec  0.020 ms   18/54661 (0.033%)
[  3]  4.0- 5.0 sec  18 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3]  5.0- 6.0 sec  76.8 MBytes    644 Mbits/sec  0.015 ms   51/54757 (0.093%)
[  3]  5.0- 6.0 sec  51 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3]  6.0- 7.0 sec  77.1 MBytes    647 Mbits/sec  0.016 ms   40/55012 (0.073%)
[  3]  6.0- 7.0 sec  40 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3]  7.0- 8.0 sec  74.9 MBytes    628 Mbits/sec  0.040 ms   64/53414 (0.12%)
[  3]  7.0- 8.0 sec  64 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3]  8.0- 9.0 sec  76.0 MBytes    637 Mbits/sec  0.021 ms   36/54189 (0.066%)
[  3]  8.0- 9.0 sec  36 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3]  9.0-10.0 sec  75.6 MBytes    634 Mbits/sec  0.018 ms   21/53931 (0.039%)
[  3]  9.0-10.0 sec  21 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 10.0-11.0 sec  54.7 MBytes    459 Mbits/sec  0.038 ms   20/38994 (0.051%)
[  3] 10.0-11.0 sec  20 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 11.0-12.0 sec  75.6 MBytes    634 Mbits/sec  0.019 ms   37/53939 (0.069%)
[  3] 11.0-12.0 sec  37 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 12.0-13.0 sec  74.1 MBytes    622 Mbits/sec  0.056 ms    4/52888 (0.0076%)
[  3] 12.0-13.0 sec  24 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 13.0-14.0 sec  75.4 MBytes    633 Mbits/sec  0.026 ms  115/53803 (0.21%)
[  3] 13.0-14.0 sec  115 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 14.0-15.0 sec  77.1 MBytes    647 Mbits/sec  0.038 ms   50/54997 (0.091%)
[  3] 14.0-15.0 sec  50 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 15.0-16.0 sec  75.2 MBytes    631 Mbits/sec  0.016 ms   26/53654 (0.048%)
[  3] 15.0-16.0 sec  26 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 16.0-17.0 sec  78.2 MBytes    656 Mbits/sec  0.039 ms   39/55793 (0.07%)
[  3] 16.0-17.0 sec  39 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 17.0-18.0 sec  76.6 MBytes    643 Mbits/sec  0.017 ms   35/54635 (0.064%)
[  3] 17.0-18.0 sec  35 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 18.0-19.0 sec  76.5 MBytes    641 Mbits/sec  0.039 ms   23/54544 (0.042%)
[  3] 18.0-19.0 sec  23 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3] 19.0-20.0 sec  78.0 MBytes    654 Mbits/sec  0.017 ms    1/55624 (0.0018%)
[  3] 19.0-20.0 sec  29 datagrams received out-of-order
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3]  0.0-20.0 sec  1.43 GBytes    614 Mbits/sec  0.018 ms   19/1044598 (0.0018%)
[  3]  0.0-20.0 sec  864 datagrams received out-of-order


[stargrid02] ~/> iperf -c pdsfgrid5.nersc.gov -t 20 -i 1 -p 40050 -u -b 1000M
------------------------------------------------------------
Client connecting to pdsfgrid5.nersc.gov, UDP port 40050
Sending 1470 byte datagrams
UDP buffer size:   128 KByte (default)
------------------------------------------------------------
[  3] local 130.199.6.168 port 56027 connected with 128.55.36.73 port 40050
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3]  0.0- 1.0 sec  78.5 MBytes    659 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3]  1.0- 2.0 sec  74.1 MBytes    621 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3]  2.0- 3.0 sec  40.4 MBytes    339 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3]  3.0- 4.0 sec  73.0 MBytes    613 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3]  4.0- 5.0 sec  76.6 MBytes    643 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3]  5.0- 6.0 sec  76.8 MBytes    644 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3]  6.0- 7.0 sec  77.1 MBytes    647 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3]  7.0- 8.0 sec  74.8 MBytes    628 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3]  8.0- 9.0 sec  76.0 MBytes    637 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3]  9.0-10.0 sec  75.6 MBytes    634 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 10.0-11.0 sec  54.6 MBytes    458 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 11.0-12.0 sec  75.7 MBytes    635 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 12.0-13.0 sec  74.1 MBytes    622 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 13.0-14.0 sec  75.4 MBytes    633 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 14.0-15.0 sec  77.1 MBytes    647 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 15.0-16.0 sec  75.2 MBytes    631 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 16.0-17.0 sec  78.2 MBytes    656 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 17.0-18.0 sec  76.6 MBytes    643 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3] 18.0-19.0 sec  76.4 MBytes    641 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  3]  0.0-20.0 sec  1.43 GBytes    614 Mbits/sec
[  3] Sent 1044598 datagrams
[  3] Server Report:
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter   Lost/Total Datagrams
[  3]  0.0-20.0 sec  1.43 GBytes    614 Mbits/sec  0.017 ms   19/1044598 (0.0018%)
[  3]  0.0-20.0 sec  864 datagrams received out-of-order

Transfers to/from Birmingham

Introduction
Transfers where either the source or target are on the Birmingham cluster. I am keeping a log of these as they come up. I don't do them too often so it will take a while to accumulate enough data points to discern any patterns…

 DateType
Size
Command
 		Duration
 		p 
 		rate agg. rate/p
 		Source
Destination
2006.9.5 DAQ
40Gb
g-u-c
up to 12 hr  3-5 1 MB/s
~0.2 MB/s  pdsfgrid1,2,4rhilxs 
2006.10.6 MuDst
50 Gb
g-u-c3-5 hr 15~3.5 MB/s 0.25 MB/s
 rhilxs pdsfgrid2,4,5
2006.10.20  event.root geant.root500 Gbg-u-c -nodcau
 38 hr
93.7 MB/s 0.41 MB/s  rhilxs garchive

Notes
g-u-c is just shorthand for globus-url-copy
'p' is the total number of simultaneous connections and is the sum of the parameter for g-u-c -p option for all the commands running together
e.g. 4 g-u-c commands with no -p option gives total p=4 but 3 g-u-c commands with -p 5 gives total p=15

Links
May be useful for the beginner?
PDSF Grid info


Documentation

This page will add documents / documentation links and help for Grid beginners or experts. Those documents are either created by us or gathered from the internet.

Getting site information from VORS

VORS (Virtual Organization Resource Selector) provides information about grid sites similar to GridCat. You can find VORS information here.
As per information received at a GOC meeting on 8/14/06, VORS information is the to be be the preferred OSG information service. VORS provides information through the HTTP protocol. This can be in plane text format or HTML, both are viewable from a web browser. For the html version use the link:

Virtual Organization Selection
The plain text version may be more important because it can be easily parsed by other programs. This allows for the writing of information service modules for SUMS in a simple way.

Step 1:

Go to the link below in a web browser:

VORS text interface

Note that to get the text version index.cgi is replaced with tindex.cgi. This will bring up a page that looks like this: 

238,Purdue-Physics,grid.physics.purdue.edu:2119,compute,OSG,PASS,2006-08-21 19:16:25
237,Rice,osg-gate.rice.edu:2119,compute,OSG,FAIL,2006-08-21 19:17:07
13,SDSS_TAM,tam01.fnal.gov:2119,compute,OSG,PASS,2006-08-21 19:17:10
38,SPRACE,spgrid.if.usp.br:2119,compute,OSG,PASS,2006-08-21 19:17:51
262,STAR-Bham,rhilxs.ph.bham.ac.uk:2119,compute,OSG,PASS,2006-08-21 19:23:12
217,STAR-BNL,stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov:2119,compute,OSG,PASS,2006-08-21 19:24:11
16,STAR-SAO_PAULO,stars.if.usp.br:2119,compute,OSG,PASS,2006-08-21 19:26:55
44,STAR-WSU,rhic23.physics.wayne.edu:2119,compute,OSG,PASS,2006-08-21 19:29:10
34,TACC,osg-login.lonestar.tacc.utexas.edu:2119,compute,OSG,FAIL,2006-08-21 19:30:23
19,TTU-ANTAEUS,antaeus.hpcc.ttu.edu:2119,compute,OSG,PASS,2006-08-21 19:30:54


This page holds little information about the site its self however it links the site with the resource number of the site. The resource number is the first number that starts each line. It this example site STAR-BNL is resource 217.

Step 2:

To find out more useful information about the site this has to be applied to the link below (note I have already filled in 217 for STAR-BNL):

STAR-BNL VORS Information

The plane text information that comes back will look like this: 

#VORS text interface (grid = All, VO = all, res = 217)
shortname=STAR-BNL
gatekeeper=stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov
gk_port=2119
globus_loc=/opt/OSG-0.4.0/globus
host_cert_exp=Feb 24 17:32:06 2007 GMT
gk_config_loc=/opt/OSG-0.4.0/globus/etc/globus-gatekeeper.conf
gsiftp_port=2811
grid_services=
schedulers=jobmanager is of type fork
jobmanager-condor is of type condor
jobmanager-fork is of type fork
jobmanager-mis is of type mis
condor_bin_loc=/home/condor/bin
mis_bin_loc=/opt/OSG-0.4.0/MIS-CI/bin
mds_port=2135
vdt_version=1.3.9c
vdt_loc=/opt/OSG-0.4.0
app_loc=/star/data08/OSG/APP
data_loc=/star/data08/OSG/DATA
tmp_loc=/star/data08/OSG/DATA
wntmp_loc=: /tmp
app_space=6098.816 GB
data_space=6098.816 GB
tmp_space=6098.816 GB
extra_variables=MountPoints
SAMPLE_LOCATION default /SAMPLE-path
SAMPLE_SCRATCH devel /SAMPLE-path
exec_jm=stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov/jobmanager-condor
util_jm=stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov/jobmanager
sponsor_vo=star
policy=http://www.star.bnl.gov/STAR/comp/Grid


From the unix command line the command wget can be used to collect this information. From inside a java application the Socket class can be used to pull this information back as a String, and then parse as needed.

Globus 1.1.x

QuickStart.pdf is for Globus version 1.1.3 / 1.1.4 .

Globus Toolkit Error FAQ

Globus Toolkit Error FAQ

For GRAM error codes, follow this link.

The purpose of this document is to outline common errors encountered after the installation and setup of the Globus Toolkit.

  1. GRAM Job Submission failed because the connection to the server failed (check host and port) (error code 12)
  2. error in loading shared libraries
  3. ERROR: no valid proxy, or lifetime to small (one hour)
  4. GRAM Job submission failed because authentication with the remote server failed (error code 7)
  5. GRAM Job submission failed bacause authentication failed: remote certificate not yet valid (error code 7)
  6. GRAM Job submission failed bacause authentication failed: remote certificate has expired (error code 7)
  7. GRAM Job submission failed because data transfer to the server failed (error code 10)
  8. GRAM Job submission failed because authentication failed: Expected target subject name="/CN=host/hostname"
    Target returned subject name="/O=Grid/O=Globus/CN=hostname.domain.edu" (error code 7)
  9. Problem with local credentials no proxy credentials: run grid-proxy-init or wgpi first
  10. GRAM Job submission failed because authentication failed: remote side did not like my creds for unknown reason
  11. GRAM Job submission failed because the job manager failed to open stdout (error code 73)
    or
    GRAM Job submission failed because the job manager failed to open stderr (error code 74)
  12. GRAM Job submission failed because the provided RSL string includes variables that could not be identified (error code 39)
  13. 530 Login incorrect / FTP LOGIN REFUSED (shell not in /etc/shells)
  14. globus_i_gsi_gss_utils.c:866: globus_i_gsi_gss_handshake: Unable to verify remote side's credentials: Couldn't verify the remote certificate
    OpenSSL Error: s3_pkt.c:1031: in library: SSL routines, function SSL3_READ_BYTES: sslv3 alert bad certificate (error code 7)
  15. globus_gsi_callback.c:438: globus_i_gsi_callback_cred_verify: Could not verify credential: self signed certificate in certificate chain (error code 7)
    or
    globus_gsi_callback.c:424: globus_i_gsi_callback_cred_verify: Can't get the local trusted CA certificate: Cannot find issuer certificate for local credential (error code 7)
  16. SSL3_GET_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE: no certificate returned
  17. undefined symbol: lutil_sasl_interact
    followed by a failure to load a module
    /usr/local/globus-2.4.2/etc/grid-info-slapd.conf: line 23: failed to load or initialize module libback_giis.la
  1. GRAM Job Submission failed because the connection to the server failed (check host and port) (error code 12)

    Diagnosis

    Your client is unable to contact the gatekeeper specified. Possible causes include:
    • The gatekeeper is not running
    • The host is not reachable.

    • The gatekeeper is on a non-standard port

    Solution

    Make sure the gatekeeper is being launched by inetd or xinetd. Review the Install Guide if you do not know how to do this. Check to make sure that ordinary TCP/IP connections are possible; can you ssh to the host, or ping it? If you cannot, then you probably can't submit jobs either. Check for typos in the hostname.

    Try telnetting to port 2119. If you see a "Unable to load shared library", the gatekeeper was not built statically, and does not have an appropriate LD_LIBRARY_PATH set. If that is the case, either rebuild it statically, or set the environment variable for the gatekeeper. In inetd, use /usr/bin/env to wrap the launch of the gatekeeper, or in xinetd, use the "env=" option.

    Check the $GLOBUS_LOCATION/var/globus-gatekeeper.log if it exists. It may tell you that the private key is insecure, so it refuses to start. In that case, fix the permissions of the key to be read only by the owner.

    If the gatekeeper is on a non-standard port, be sure to use a contact string of host:port.
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  2. error in loading shared libraries

    Diagnosis

    LD_LIBRARY_PATH is not set.

    Solution

    If you receive this as a client, make sure to read in either $GLOBUS_LOCATION/etc/globus-user-env.sh (if you are using a Bourne-like shell) or $GLOBUS_LOCATION/etc/globus-user-env.csh (if you are using a C-like shell)
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  3. ERROR: no valid proxy, or lifetime to small (one hour)

    Diagnosis

    You are running globus-personal-gatekeeper as root, or did not run grid-proxy-init.

    Solution

    Don't run globus-personal-gatekeeper as root. globus-personal-gatekeeper is designed to allow an ordinary user to establish a gatekeeper using a proxy from their personal certificate. If you are root, you should setup a gatekeeper using inetd or xinetd, and using your host certificates. If you are not root, make sure to run grid-proxy-init before starting the personal gatekeeper.
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  4. GRAM Job submission failed because authentication with the remote server failed (error code 7)

    Diagnosis

    Check the $GLOBUS_LOCATION/var/globus-gatekeeper.log on the remote server. You will probably see something like:

    Authenticated globus user: /O=Grid/O=Globus/OU=your.domain/OU=Your Name
    Failure: globus_gss_assist_gridmap() failed authorization. rc =1

    Solution

    This indicates that your account is not in the grid-mapfile. Create the grid-mapfile in /etc/grid-security (or wherever the -gridmap flag in $GLOBUS_LOCATION/etc/globus-gatekeeper.conf points to) with an entry pairing your subject name to your user name. Review the Install Guide if you do not know how to do this.  If you see "rc = 7", you may have bad permissions on the /etc/grid-security/.  It needs to be readable so that users can see the certificates/ subdirectory.
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  5. GRAM Job submission failed bacause authentication failed: remote certificate not yet valid (error code 7)

    Diagnosis

    This indicates that the remote host has a date set greater than five minutes in the future relative to the remote host.

    Try typing "date -u" on both systems at the same time to verify this. (The "-u" specifies that the time should be displayed in universal time, also known as UTC or GMT.)

    Solution

    Ultimately, synchronize the hosts using NTP. Otherwise, unless you are willing to set the client host date back, you will have to wait until your system believes that the remote certificate is valid. Also, be sure to check your shell environment to see if you have any time zone variables set.
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  6. GRAM Job submission failed because authentication failed: remote certificate has expired (error code 7)

    Diagnosis

    This indicates that the remote host has an expired certificate.

    To double-check, you can use grid-cert-info or grid-proxy-info. Use grid-cert-info on /etc/grid-security/hostcert.pem if you are dealing with a system level gatekeeper. Use grid-proxy-info if you are dealing with a personal gatekeeper.

    Solution

    If the host certificate has expired, use grid-cert-renew to get a renewal. If your proxy has expired, create a new one with grid-proxy-init.
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  7. GRAM Job submission failed because data transfer to the server failed (error code 10)

    Diagnosis

    Check the $GLOBUS_LOCATION/var/globus-gatekeeper.log on the remote server. You will probably see something like:

    Authenticated globus user: /O=Grid/O=Globus/OU=your.domain/OU=Your Name
    Failure: globus_gss_assist_gridmap() failed authorization. rc =1

    Solution

    This indicates that your account is not in the grid-mapfile. Create the grid-mapfile in /etc/grid-security (or wherever the -gridmap flag in $GLOBUS_LOCATION/etc/globus-gatekeeper.conf points to) with an entry pairing your subject name to your user name. Review the Install Guide if you do not know how to do this.
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  8. GRAM Job submission failed because authentication failed: Expected target subject name="/CN=host/hostname"
    Target returned subject name="/O=Grid/O=Globus/CN=hostname.domain.edu" (error code 7)

    Diagnosis

    New installations will often see errors like the above where the expected target subject name has just the unqualified hostname but the target returned subject name has the fully qualified domain name (e.g. expected is "hostname" but returned is "hostname.domain.edu").

    This is usually becuase the client looks up the target host's IP address in /etc/hosts and only gets the simple hostname back.

    Solution

    The solution is to edit the /etc/hosts file so that it returns the fully qualified domain name. To do this find the line in /etc/hosts that has the target host listed and make sure it looks like:

    xx.xx.xx.xx hostname.domain.edu hostname

    Where "xx.xx.xx.xx" should be the numeric IP address of the host and hostname.domain.edu should be replaced with the actual hostname in question. The trick is to make sure the full name (hostname.domain.edu) is listed before the nickname (hostname).

    If this only happens with your own host, see the explanation of the failed to open stdout error, specifically about how to set the GLOBUS_HOSTNAME for your host.
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  9. Problem with local credentials no proxy credentials: run grid-proxy-init or wgpi first

    Diagnosis

    You do not have a valid proxy.

    Solution

    Run grid-proxy-init
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  10. GRAM Job submission failed because authentication failed: remote side did not like my creds for unknown reason

    Diagnosis

    Check the $GLOBUS_LOCATION/var/globus-gatekeeper.log on the remote host. It probably says "remote certificate not yet valid". This indicates that the client host has a date set greater than five minutes in the future relative to the remote host.

    Try typing "date -u" on both systems at the same time to verify this. (The "-u" specifies that the time should be displayed in universal time, also known as UTC or GMT.)

    Solution

    Ultimately, synchronize the hosts using NTP. Otherwise, unless you are willing to set the client host date back, you will have to wait until the remote server believes that your proxy is valid. Also, be sure to check your shell environment to see if you have any time zone variables set.
    Back to top

  11. GRAM Job submission failed because the job manager failed to open stdout (error code 73)

    Or GRAM Job submission failed because the job manager failed to open stderr (error code 74)

    Diagnosis

    The remote job manager is unable to open a connection back to your client host. Possible causes include:
    • Bad results from globus-hostname. Try running globus-hostname on your client. It should output the fully qualified domain name of your host. This is the information which the GRAM client tools use to let the jobmanager on the remote server know who to open a connection to. If it does not give a fully qualified domain name, the remote host may be unable to open a connection back to your host.
    • A firewall. If a firewall blocks the jobmanager's attempted connection back to your host, this error will result.
    • Troubles in the ~/.globus/.gass_cache on the remote host. This is the least frequent cause of this error. It could relate to NFS or AFS issues on the remote host.

    • It is also possible that the CA that issued your Globus certificate is not trusted by your local host. Running 'grid-proxy-init -verify' should detect this situation.

    Solution

    Depending on the cause from above, try the following solutions:
    • Fix the result of 'hostname' itself. You can accomplish this by editing /etc/hosts and adding the fully qualified domain name of your host to this file. See how to do this in the explanation of the expected target subject error. If you cannot do this, or do not want to do this, you can set the GLOBUS_HOSTNAME environment variable to override the result of globus-hostname. Set GLOBUS_HOSTNAME to the fully qualified domain name of your host.
    • To cope with a firewall, use the GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE environment variable. If your host is behind a firewall, set GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE to the allowable incoming connections on your firewall. If the firewall is in front of the remote server, you will need the remote site to set GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE in the gatekeeper's environment to the allowable incoming range of the firewall in front of the remote server. If there are firewalls on both sides, perform both of the above steps. Note that the allowable ranges do not need to coincide on the two firewalls; it is, however, necessary that the GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE be valid for both incoming and outgoing connections of the firewall it is set for.
    • If you are working with AFS, you will want the .gass_cache directory to be a link to a local filesystem. If you are having NFS trouble, you will need to fix it, which is beyond the scope of this document.

    • Install the trusted CA for your certificate on the local system.


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  12. GRAM Job submission failed because the provided RSL string includes variables that could not be identified (error code 39)

    Diagnosis

    You submitted a job which specifies an RSL substitution which the remote jobmanager does not recognize. The most common case is using a 2.0 version of globus-job-get-output with a 1.1.x gatekeeper/jobmanager.

    Solution

    Currently, globus-job-get-output will not work between a 2.0 client and a 1.1.x gatekeeper. Work is in progress to ensure interoperability by the final release. In the meantime, you should be able to modify the globus-job-get-output script to use $(GLOBUS_INSTALL_PATH) instead of $(GLOBUS_LOCATION).
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  13. 530 Login incorrect / FTP LOGIN REFUSED (shell not in /etc/shells)

    Diagnosis

    The 530 Login incorrect usually indicates that your account is not in the grid-mapfile, or that your shell is not in /etc/shells.

    Solution

    If your account is not in the grid-mapfile, make sure to get it added. If it is in the grid-mapfile, check the syslog on the machine, and you may see the /etc/shells message. If that is the case, make sure that your shell (as listed in finger or chsh) is in the list of approved shells in /etc/shells.
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  14. globus_i_gsi_gss_utils.c:866: globus_i_gsi_gss_handshake: Unable to verify remote side's credentials: Couldn't verify the remote certificate
    OpenSSL Error: s3_pkt.c:1031: in library: SSL routines, function SSL3_READ_BYTES: sslv3 alert bad certificate (error code 7)

    Diagnosis

    This error message usually indicates that the server you are connecting to doesn't trust the Certificate Authority (CA) that issued your Globus certificate.

    Solution

    Either use a certificate from a different CA or contact the administer of the resource you are connecting to and request that they install the CA certificate in their trusted certificates directory.
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  15. globus_gsi_callback.c:438: globus_i_gsi_callback_cred_verify: Could not verify credential: self signed certificate in certificate chain (error code 7)

    Or globus_gsi_callback.c:424: globus_i_gsi_callback_cred_verify: Can't get the local trusted CA certificate: Cannot find issuer certificate for local credential (error code 7)

    Diagnosis

    This error message indicates that your local system doesn't trust the certificate authority (CA) that issued the certificate on the resource you are connecting to.

    Solution

    You need to ask the resource administrator which CA issued their certificate and install the CA certificate in the local trusted certificates directory.
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  16. SSL3_GET_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE: no certificate returned

    Diagnosis

    This error message indicates that the name in the certificate for the remote party is not legal according local signing_policy file for that CA.

    Solution

    You need to verify you have the correct signing policy file installed for the CA by comparing it with the one distributed by the CA.
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  17. undefined symbol: lutil_sasl_interact

    Diagnosis

    Globus replica catalog was installed along with MDS/Information Services.

    Solution

    Do not install the replica bundle into a GLOBUS_LOCATION containing other Information Services. The Replica Catalog is also deprecated - use RLS instead.
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Intro to FermiGrid site for STAR users

The FNAL_FERMIGRID site policy and some documentation can be found here:

http://fermigrid.fnal.gov/policy.html

You must use VOMS proxies (rather than grid certificate proxies) to run at this site.  A brief intro to voms proxies is here:  Introduction to voms proxies for grid cert users

All users with STAR VOMS proxies are mapped to a single user account ("star").

Technical note: (Quoting from an email that Steve Timm sent to Levente) "Fermigrid1.fnal.gov is not a simple jobmanager-condor. It is emulating the jobmanager-condor protocol and then forwarding the jobs on to whichever clusters have got free slots, 4 condor clusters and actually one pbs cluster behind it too." For instance, I noticed jobs submitted to this gatekeeper winding up at the USCMS-FNAL-WC1-CE site in MonAlisa. (What are the other sites?)

You can use SUMS to submit jobs to this site (though this feature is still in beta testing) following this example:
star-submit-beta -p dynopol/FNAL_FERMIGRID jobDesription.xml

where jobDescription.xml is the filename of your job's xml file.

Site gatekeeper info:

Hostname:  fermigrid1.fnal.gov

condor queue is available (fermigrid1.fnal.gov/jobmanager-condor)

If no jobmanager is specified, the job runs on the gatekeeper itself (jobmanager-fork, I’d assume)

[stargrid02] ~/> globus-job-run fermigrid1.fnal.gov /bin/cat /etc/redhat-release

Scientific Linux Fermi LTS release 4.2 (Wilson)

Fermi worker node info:

[stargrid02] ~/> globus-job-run fermigrid1.fnal.gov/jobmanager-condor /bin/cat /etc/redhat-release

Scientific Linux SL release 4.2 (Beryllium)

 

[stargrid02] ~/> globus-job-run fermigrid1.fnal.gov/jobmanager-condor /usr/bin/gcc -v

Using built-in specs.

Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --disable-checking --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-java-awt=gtk --host=i386-redhat-linux

Thread model: posix

gcc version 3.4.4 20050721 (Red Hat 3.4.4-2)

 

There doesn't seem to be a GNU fortran compiler such as g77 on the worker nodes.

Open question:  What is the preferred file transfer mechanism?

In GridCat they list an SRM server at srm://fndca1.fnal.gov:8443/ but I have not made any attempt to use it.

Introduction to voms proxies for grid cert users

The information in a voms proxy is a superset of the information in a grid certificate proxy. This additional information includes details about the VO of the user. For users, the potential benefit is the possibility to work as a member of multiple VOs with a single DN and have your jobs accounted accordingly. Obtaining a voms-proxy (if all is well configured) is as simple as “voms-proxy-init -voms star” (This is of course for a member of the STAR VO).

Here is an example to illustrate the difference between grid proxies and voms proxies (note that the WARNING and Error lines at the top don’t seem to preclude the use of the voms proxy – the fact is that I don’t know why those appear or what practical implications there are from the underlying cause – I hope to update this info as I learn more):

[stargrid02] ~/> voms-proxy-info -all
WARNING: Unable to verify signature!
Error: Cannot find certificate of AC issuer for vo star
subject : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Wayne Betts 602856/CN=proxy
issuer : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Wayne Betts 602856
identity : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Wayne Betts 602856
type : proxy
strength : 512 bits
path : /tmp/x509up_u2302
timeleft : 4:10:20
=== VO star extension information ===
VO : star
subject : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Wayne Betts 602856
issuer : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=Services/CN=vo.racf.bnl.gov
attribute : /star/Role=NULL/Capability=NULL
timeleft : 4:10:19

 

[stargrid02] ~/> grid-proxy-info -all
subject : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Wayne Betts 602856/CN=proxy
issuer : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Wayne Betts 602856
identity : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Wayne Betts 602856
type : full legacy globus proxy
strength : 512 bits
path : /tmp/x509up_u2302
timeleft : 4:10:14

 

In order to obtain the proxy, the VOMS server for the requested VO must be contacted (with the potential drawback that it introduces a dependency on a working VOMS server that doesn’t exist with a simple grid cert. It is worth further noting that either a VOMS or GUMS server (I should investigate this) will also be contacted by VOMS-aware gatekeepers to authenticate the users at job submission time, behind the scenes. One goal (or consequence at least) of this sort of usage is to eliminate static grid-map-files.)

Something else to note (and investigate): the voms-proxy doesn’t necessarily last as long as the basic grid cert proxy – the voms part can apparently expire independent of the grid-proxy. Consider this example, in which the two expiration times are different:

[stargrid02] ~/> voms-proxy-info -all
WARNING: Unable to verify signature!
Error: Cannot find certificate of AC issuer for vo star
subject : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Wayne Betts 602856/CN=proxy
issuer : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Wayne Betts 602856
identity : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Wayne Betts 602856
type : proxy
strength : 512 bits
path : /tmp/x509up_u2302
timeleft : 35:59:58
=== VO star extension information ===
VO : star
subject : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Wayne Betts 602856
issuer : /DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=Services/CN=vo.racf.bnl.gov
attribute : /star/Role=NULL/Capability=NULL
timeleft : 23:59:58

 

(Question: What determines the duration of the voms-proxy extension - the VOMS server or the user/client?)

Technical note 1: on stargrid02, the “vomses” file, which lists the URL for VOMS servers, was not in a default location used by voms-proxy-init, and thus it was not actually working (basically, it worked just like grid-proxy-init). I have put an existing vomses file in /opt/OSG-0.4.1/voms/etc and it seems content to use it.

Technical note 2: neither stargrid03’s VDT installation nor the WNC stack on the rcas nodes has VOMS tools. I’m guessing that the VDT stack is too old on stargrid03 and that voms-proxy tools are missing on the worker nodes because that functionality isn't really needed on a worker node.

Job Managers

Several job managers are available as part of any OSG/VDT/Globus deploymenets. They may restrict access to keywords fundamental to job control and efficiency or may not even work.
The pages here will documents the needed changes or features.

Condor Job Manager

Condor job manager code is provided as-is for quick code inspection. The version below is from the OSG 0.4.1 software stack. 

   



  
LSF job manager

   
LSF job manager code below is from globus 2.4.3.


   



  
SGE Job Manager

   SGE job manager code was developed  by
the UK Grid eScience.  It is provided as-is for quick code
inspection. The version below is as integrated in VDT 1.5.2 (post OSG
0.4.1). Please, note that the version below includes patches provided by the RHIC/STAR VO. Consult SGE Job Manager patch for more information.





   





  
Modifying Virtual Machine Images and Deploying Them

   
    
 
Modifying Virtual Machine Images and Deploying Them
 
The steps:
 
         
  1. login to stargrid01
         
     
    2.      
  2. Check that your ssh public key is 	in $home/.ssh/id_rsa.pub, if not put it there.
         
     
    3.      
  3. Select the base image you wish to 	modify. You will find the name of the image you are currently using 	for your cluster by looking inside:
         
    /star/u/lbhajdu/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-010/samples/[cluster discretions].xml

         
    Open up this file you will find a 	structure that looks something like the one below. There are two 	<workspace> blocks one for the gatekeeper and one for the 	worker nodes. The name of the image for the worker node is in the 	second block in-between   the <image> tags. So for the example 	below the name would be osgworker-012.
    4.  
 
         
    <workspace>
      <name>head-node</name>
        <image>osgheadnode-012</image>
        <quantity>1</quantity>
    	.
    	.
    	.
    </workspace>
    <workspace>
        <name>compute-nodes</name>
        <image>osgworker-012</image>
        <quantity>3</quantity>
        <nic interface=”eth1”>private</nic>
    	.
    	.
    	.  
    </workspace>    

         
         
  1. To make a modification to the 	image we have to mount/deploy that image. Once we know the name, 	simply type:
         
    ./bin/cloud-client.sh --run --name [image name] --hours 50

         
    Where [image name] is the name we 	found in step 3. This image will be up for 50 hours. You will have 	to save the image before you run out of time, else all of your 	changes will be lost.
         
    The output of this command will look 	something like:
         
    [stargrid01] ~/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-010/> ./bin/cloud-client.sh --run --name osgworker-012 --hours 50
    (Overriding old GLOBUS_LOCATION '/opt/OSG-0.8.0-client/globus')
    (New GLOBUS_LOCATION: '/star/u/lbhajdu/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-010/lib/globus')
    SSH public keyfile contained tilde:
    - '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub' --> '/star/u/lbhajdu/.ssh/id_rsa.pub'
    Launching workspace.
    Workspace Factory Service:
    https://tp-vm1.ci.uchicago.edu:8445/wsrf/services/WorkspaceFactoryService
    Creating workspace "vm-003"... done.
    IP address: 128.135.125.29
    Hostname: tp-x009.ci.uchicago.edu
    Start time: Tue Jan 13 13:59:04 EST 2009
    Shutdown time: Thu Jan 15 15:59:04 EST 2009
    Termination time: Thu Jan 15 16:09:04 EST 2009
    Waiting for updates.
    "vm-003" reached target state: Running
    Running: 'vm-003'    

         
    It will take some time for the command 	to finish, usually a few minutes. Make sure you do not loose the 	output for this command. Inside the output there are two pieces of 	information you must note. They are the hostname and the handle. In 	this example the hostname is tp-x009.ci.uchicago.edu and the handle 	is vm-003.
         
     
    2.      
  2. Next log on to the host using the 	host name from step 4. Note that your ssh public key will be copied 	to the /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. To log on type:
         
    ssh root@[hostname]
         
    Example:
         
    ssh root@tp-x009.ci.uchicago.edu

    3.      
  3. Next make the change(s) to the 	image, you wish to make (this step is up to you).
         
     
    4.      
  4. To save the changes you will need 	the handle from step 2. And you will need to pick a name for the new 	image. Run this command:
         
    ./bin/cloud-client.sh --save 	--handle [handle name] --newname [new image name]
         
    Where [handle name] is replaced 	with the name of the handle and [new image name] is replaced with 	the new image’s name. If you do not use the name option you will 	overwrite your image. Here is an example with the values from above.
         
    ./bin/cloud-client.sh --save --handle vm-003 --newname starworker-sl08f
    The output will look something like this:
    [stargrid01] ~/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-010/> ./bin/cloud-client.sh --save --handle vm-004 --newname starworker-sl08e
    (Overriding old GLOBUS_LOCATION '/opt/OSG-0.8.0-client/globus')
    (New GLOBUS_LOCATION: '/star/u/lbhajdu/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-010/lib/globus')
    Saving workspace.
    - Workspace handle (EPR): '/star/u/lbhajdu/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-010/history/vm-004/vw-epr.xml'
    - New name: 'starworker-sl08e'
    Waiting for updates.
    "Workspace #919": TransportReady, calling destroy for you.
    "Workspace #919" was terminated.    

    5.      
  5. This is an optional step, because 	the images can be several GB big you may want to delete the old 	image with this command:
         
    ./bin/cloud-client.sh --delete --name [old image name] 

         
    This is what it would look like:
         
    (Overriding old GLOBUS_LOCATION '/opt/OSG-0.8.0-client/globus')
    (New GLOBUS_LOCATION: '/star/u/lbhajdu/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-010/lib/globus')
    Deleting: gsiftp://tp-vm1.ci.uchicago.edu:2811//cloud/56441986/starworker-sl08f
    Deleted.    

         
     
    6.      
  6. To start up a cluster with the new 	image you will need to modify one of the:
         
    /star/u/lbhajdu/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-010/samples/[cluster 	discretion].xml
         
    file inside the <workspace> block of the 	worker node replace <image> with the name of your own image 	from step 7. You can also set the number of worker node images you 	wish to bring up by setting the number in the <quantity> tag.
         
     
         
    Note: Be careful remember there are 	usually at least two <workspace> blocks in each xml fie.
         
     
    7.      
  7. Next just bring up the cluster 	like any other VM cluster. (See my Drupal documentation)
    8.  
 
 
   



  
Rudiments of grid map files on gatekeepers

   This is intended as a practical introduction to mapfiles for admins of new sites to help get the *basics* working and avoid some common problems with grid user management and accounting.

It should be stressed that manually maintaining mapfiles is the most primitive user management technique.  It is not scalable and it has been nearly obsoleted by two factors:

1.  There are automated tools for maintaining mapfiles (GUMS with VOMS in the background, for instance, but that's not covered here).

2.  Furthermore, VOMS proxies are replacing grid certificate proxies, and the authentication mechanism no longer relies on static grid mapfiles, but instead can dynamically authenticate against GUMS or VOMS servers directly for each submitted job.

But let's ignore all that and proceed with good old-fashioned hand edits of two critical files on your gatekeeper:

/etc/grid-security/grid-mapfile 
and 
$VDT_LOCATION/monitoring/grid3-user-vo-map.txt

(the location of the grid-mapfile in /etc/grid-security is not universal, but that's the default location)

In the grid-mapfile, you'll want entries like the following, in which user DNs are mapped to specific user accounts.  You can see from this example that multiple DNs can map to one user account (rgrid000 in this case):

#---- members of vo: star ----#
"/DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Valeri Fine 224072" fine
"/DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Wayne Betts 602856" wbetts
#---- members of vo: mis ----#
"/DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=John Rosheck (GridScan) 474533" rgrid000
"/DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=John Rosheck (GridCat) 776427" rgrid000

(The lines starting with '#' are comments and are ignored.)

You see that if you want to support the STAR VO, then you will need to include the DN for every STAR user with a grid cert (though as of this writing, it is only a few dozen, and only a few of them are actively submitting any jobs.  Those two above are just a sampling.)  You can support multiple VOs if you wish, as we see with the MIS VO.  But MIS is a special VO -- it is a core grid infrustructure VO, and the DNs shown here are special testing accounts that you'll probably want to include so that you appear healthy in various monitoring tools.

In the grid3-user-vo-map.txt file, things are only slightly more complicated, and could look like this:

#User-VO map
# #comment line, format of each regular line line: account VO
# Next 2 lines with VO names, same order, all lowercase, with case (lines starting with #voi, #VOc)
#voi mis star
#VOc MIS STAR
#---- accounts for vo: star ----#
fine star
wbetts star
#---- accounts for vo: mis ----#
rgrid000 mis

(Here one must be careful -- the '#' symbol denotes comments, but the two lines starting with #voi and #VOc are actually read by VORS (this needs to be fleshed out), so keep them updated with your site's actual supported VOs.)

In this example, we see that users 'fine' and 'wbetts' are mapped to the star VO, while 'rgrid000' is mapped to the mis VO.

Maintaining this user-to-VO map is not critical to running jobs at your site, but it does have important functions:

1. MonAlisa uses this file in its accounting and monitoring (such as VO jobs per site)

2. VORS advertises the supported VOs at each site based on this file, and users use VORS to locate sites that claim to support their VO...  thus if you claim to support a VO that you don't actually support, then sooner or later someone from that VO will submit jobs to your site, which will fail and then THEY WILL REPORT YOU TO THE GOC!  

(Don't worry, there's no great penalty, just the shame of having to respond to the GOC ticket.  Note that updates to this file can take several hours to be noticed by VORS.)

If you aren't familiar with VORS or MonAlisa, then hop to it.  You can find links to both of them here:

http://www.opensciencegrid.org/?pid=1000098


   



  
SRM instructions for bulk file transfer to PDSF

   
These links describe how to do bulk file transfers from RCF to PDSF.

   

  
How to run the transfers

   The first step is to figure out what files you want to transfer and make some file lists for SRM transfers:



At PDSF make subdirectories ~/xfer ~/hrm_g1 ~/hrm_g1/lists



Copy from ~hjort/xfer the files diskOrHpss.pl, ConfigModule.pm and Catalog.xml into your xfer directory.

You will need to contact ELHjort@lbl.gov to get Catalog.xml because it has administrative privileges in it.



Substitute your username for each "hjort" in ConfigModule.pm.



Then in your xfer directory run the script (in redhat8):



pdsfgrid1 88% diskOrHpss.pl

Usage: diskOrHpss.pl [production] [trgsetupname] [magscale]

     e.g., diskOrHpss.pl P04ij ppMinBias FullField

pdsfgrid1 89%



Note that trgsetupname and magscale are optional.  This script may take a while depending on what you specify.  If all goes well you'll get some files created in your hrm_g1/lists directory.  A brief description of the files the script created:



*.cmd: Commands to transfer files from RCF disks

*.srmcmd: Commands to transfer files from RCF HPSS



in lists:



*.txt: File list for transfers from RCF disks

*.rndm: Same as *.txt but randomized in order

*.srm: File list for transfer from RCF HPSS



Next you need to get your cert installed in the grid-mapfiles at PDSF and at RCF.  At PDSF you do it in NIM.  Pull up your personal info and find the "Grid Certificates" tab.  Look at mine to see the form of what you need to enter there.  For RCF go here:



http://orion.star.bnl.gov/STAR/comp/Grid/Infrastructure/certs-vomrs/



Also, you'll need to copy a file of mine into your directory:



cp ~hjort/hrm_g1/pdsfgrid1.rc ~/hrm_g1/pdsfgrid1.rc



That's the configuration file for the HRM running on pdsfgrid1.  When you've got that done you can try to move some files by executing one of the srm-copy.linux commands found in the .cmd or .srmcmd file.  
   



  
Monitoring transfers

   You can tell if transfers are working from the messages in your terminal window.



You can monitor the transfer rate on the pdsfgrid1 ganglia page on the “bytes_in” plot.  However, it’s also good to verify that rrs is entering the files into the file catalog as they are sunk into HPSS.  This can be done with get_file_list.pl:



pdsfgrid1 172% get_file_list.pl -as Admin -keys 'filename' -limit 0 –cond 'production=P06ic' | wc -l

  11611

pdsfgrid1 173%



A more specific set of conditions will of course result in a faster query.  Note that the “-as Admin” part is required if you run this in the hrm_g1 subdirectory due to the Catalog.xml file.  If you don't use it you will query the PDSF mirror of the BNL file catalog instead of the PDSF file catalog.
   



  
Running the HRM servers at PDSF

   
I suggest creating your own subdirectory ~/hrm_g1 similar to ~hjort/hrm_g1.  Then copy from my directory to yours the following files:





 setup


 hrm


 pdsfgrid1.rc


 hrm_rrs.rc


 Catalog.xml (coordinate permissions w/me)





Substitute your username for “hjort” in these files and then start the HRM by doing “source hrm”.  Note that you need to run in redhat8 and your .chos file is ignored on grid nodes so you need to chos to redhat8 manually.  If successful you should see the following 5 tasks running:





pdsfgrid1 149% ps -u hjort


  PID TTY          TIME CMD


 8395 pts/1    00:00:00 nameserv


 8399 pts/1    00:00:00 trm.linux


 8411 pts/1    00:00:00 drmServer.linux


 8461 pts/1    00:00:00 rrs.linux


 8591 pts/1    00:00:00 java


pdsfgrid1 150%





Note that the “hrm” script doesn’t always work depending on the state things are in but it should always work if the 5 tasks shown above are all killed first.

   



  
Running the HRM servers at RCF

   
I suggest creating your own subdirectory ~/hrm_grid similar to ~hjort/hrm_grid.  Then copy from my directory to yours the following files:





 srm.sh


 hrm


 bnl.rc


 drmServer.linux (create the link)


 trm.linux (create the link)





Substitute your username for “hjort” in these files and then start the HRM by doing “source hrm”.  If successful you should see the following 3 tasks running:





[stargrid03] ~/hrm_grid/> ps -u hjort


  PID TTY          TIME CMD


13608 pts/1    00:00:00 nameserv


13611 pts/1    00:00:00 trm.linux


13622 pts/1    00:00:01 drmServer.linux


 [stargrid03] ~/hrm_grid/>	

   





  
Scalability Issue Troubleshooting at EC

   
Scalability Issue Troubleshooting at EC2
 
 
 
Running jobs at EC2 show some scalability issues with grater then 20-50 jobs submitted at once. The   pathology can only be seen once the jobs have completed there run cycle, that is to say, after the jobs copy back the files they have produced and the local batch system reports the job as having finished. The symptoms are as follows:
 
 
 
  1. No stdout from the job as defined 	in the .condorg file as “output=” comes back. No stderror from 	the job as defined in the .condorg file as “error=” comes back.
 
It should be noted that the std output/error can be recovered from the gate keeper at EC2 by scp'ing it back. The std output/error resides in:
 
/home/torqueuser/.globus/job/[gk name]/*/stdout
/home/torqueuser/.globus/job/[gk name]/*/stderr
 
The command would be:
 
scp -r root@[gk name]:/home/torqueuser/.globus/job /star/data08/users/lbhajdu/vmtest/io/
 
  
  1. Jobs are still reported as running 	under condor_q on the submitting end long after they have finished, 	and the batch system on the other end reports them is finished.
 
 
 
Below is a standard sample condor_g file from a job:
 
 
 
[stargrid01] /<1>data08/users/lbhajdu/vmtest/> cat globusscheduler= ec2-75-101-199-159.compute-1.amazonaws.com/jobmanager-pbs
output =/star/data08/users/starreco/prodlog/P08ie/log/C3A7967022377B3E5F2DCCE2C60CB79D_998.log
error =/star/data08/users/starreco/prodlog/P08ie/log/C3A7967022377B3E5F2DCCE2C60CB79D_998.err
log =schedC3A7967022377B3E5F2DCCE2C60CB79D_998.condorg.log
transfer_executable= true
notification =never
universe =globus
stream_output =false
stream_error =false
queue
 
 
The job parameters:
 
 
 
Work flow: 
 
  1. Copy 	in event generator configuration 
  2. Run 	raw event generator
  3. Copy 	back raw event file (*.fzd)
  4. Run 	reconstruction on raw events 
  5. Copy 	back reconstructed files(*.root)
  6. Clean 	Up
 
 
 
	Work flow processes :  globus-url-copy -> pythia ->  globus-url-copy -> root4star -> globus-url-copy
 
		Note: Some low runtime  processes not shown 
 
	
 
Run time:
 
23 hours@1000 eventes
 
1 hour@10-100 events
  
Output:
  
15M     rcf1504_*_1000evts.fzd
 
18M     rcf1504_*_1000evts.geant.root
 
400K    rcf1504_*_1000evts.hist.root
 
1.3M    rcf1504_*_1000evts.minimc.root
 
3.7M    rcf1504_*_1000evts.MuDst.root
 
60K     rcf1504_*_1000evts.tags.root
 
14MB stdoutput log, later changed to 5KB by piping output to file and copying back via  globus-url-copy.
  
Paths:
 
Jobs submitted form:
 
/star/data08/users/lbhajdu/vmtest/
 
Output copied back to:
 
/star/data08/users/lbhajdu/vmtest/data
 
STD redirect copied back to:
 
/star/data08/users/starreco/prodlog/P08ie/log
   
 
 
The tests:
 
  1. We first 	tested 100nodes. Whit 14MB of text going to stdoutput.  Failed with 	symptoms above.
  2. Next test was 	with 10nodes. With 14MB of text going to stdoutput. This worked 	without any problems.
  3. Next test was 	20 nodes. With 14MB of text going to stdoutput. This worked without 	any problems.
  4. Next test was 	40 nodes. With 14MB of text going to stdoutput. Failed with symptoms 	above.
  5. Next we 	redirected “>” the output of the event generator and the 	reconstruction to a file and copied this file back directly with 	globus-url-copy after the job was finished. We tested again with 40 	nodes. The std out now is only 15K. This time it worked without any 	problems. (Was this just coincidence?)
     	
     
  6. Next we tried 	with 75 nodes and the redirected output trick. This failed with 	symptoms above.
  7. Next 	we tried with 50 nodes. This failed with symptoms above. 
  8. We 	have consulted Alain Roy who has advised an upgrade of globus 	and condor-g. He says the upgrade of condor-g is most likely to 	help. Tim has upgraded the image with the latest version of globus 	and I will be submitting from stargrid05 which has a newer condor-g 	version. The software versions are listed here:
 
    • Stargrid01
       		
      • Condor/Condor-G 6.8.8
      • Globus Toolkit, pre 			web-services, client 4.0.5
      • Globus Toolkit, web-services, 			client 4.0.5
       		
       
    • Stargrid05
       		
      • $CondorVersion: 7.0.5 Sep 20 			2008 BuildID: 105846
      • Globus Toolkit, pre 			web-services, client 4.0.7
      • Globus Toolkit, pre 			web-services, server 4.0.7
         			
         
 
  1. We have tested on a five node 	cluster (1 head node, 4  works) and discovered a problem with 	stargrid05. Jobs do not get transfered over to the submitting side. 	The RCF has been contacted we know this is on our side. It was 	decided we should not submit until we can try from stargrid05.
 
 
   



  
Specification for a Grid efficiency framework

   
The following is an independently developed grid efficiency framework that will be consolidated with Lidia’s framework.  


The point of this work is to be able to add wrappers around the job that will report back key parameters about the job such as the time it started and the time it stopped the type of node it ran on, if it was successful and so on. These commands execute and return back strings in the jobs output stream. These can be parsed by an executable (I call it the job scanner) that extracts the parameters and writes them into a database. Later other programs use this data to produce web pages, and plots out of any parameter we have recorded.  


The image attached shows the relation between elements in my database and commands in my CSH. The commands in my CSH script will be integrated into SUMS soon. This will make it possible for any framework to parse out these parameters.   


  


 


 

   



  
Starting up a Globus Virtual Workspace with STAR’s image.

   
The steps:


1) login to stargrid01


2) Check that your ssh public key is at $home/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.    This will be the key the client package copies to the gatekeeper and client    nodes under the root account allowing local password free login as root, which    you will need to install grid host certs.


     a. Note the file name location must be as defined exactly      as above or you must modify the path and name in the client configuration      at ./workspace-cloud-client-009/conf/cloud.properties (more on this later).


     b. If your using a Putty generated ssh public key it will      not work directly. You can simply edit it with a text editor to get it in      to this format. Below is an example of the right format A and the wrong format      B. If it has multiple lines then it is the wrong format.


Right format A:







ssh-rsa        AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAySIkeTLsijvh1U01ass8XvfkBGocUePTkuG2F8TwRilq1gIcuTP5jBFSCF0eYXOpfNcgkujIsRj/+xS1QqM7c5Fs0hrRyLzyxgZrCKeXojVUFYfg9QuokqoY2ymgjxAdwNABKXI2IKMvM0UGBtmxphCuxUSUpMzNfmWk9H4HIrE=





     Wrong format B:







---- BEGIN SSH2 PUBLIC KEY ----
       Comment: "imported-openssh-key"
       AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAySIkeTLsijvh1U01ass8XvfkBGocUePTkuG2
       F8TwRilq1gIcuTP5jBFSCF0eYXOpfNcgkujIsRj/+xS1QqM7c5Fs0hrRyLzyxgZr
       CKeXojVUFYfg9QuokqoY2ymgjxAdwNABKXI2IKMvM0UGBtmxphCuxUSUpMzNfmWk
       9H4HIrE=
       ---- END SSH2 PUBLIC KEY ----		





 


3) Get the grid client. By copying the folder /star/u/lbhajdu/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-009    to your area. It is recommended you execute your commands from inside the workspace-cloud-client-009.    The manual describes all commands and paths relative to this directory, I will    do the same.




       a. This grid client is almost the same as the one you download from globus        except it has the ./samples/star1.xml, which is configured to load STAR’s        custom image.






   4) cp to the workspace-cloud-client-009 and type:





./bin/grid-proxy-init.sh  -hours 100





The output should look like this:







[stargrid01] ~/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-009/>        ./bin/grid-proxy-init.sh
       (Overriding old GLOBUS_LOCATION '/opt/OSG-0.8.0-client/globus')
       (New GLOBUS_LOCATION: '/star/u/lbhajdu/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-009/lib/globus')
       Your identity: DC=org,DC=doegrids,OU=People,CN=Levente B. Hajdu 105387
       Enter GRID pass phrase for this identity:
       Creating proxy, please wait...
       Proxy verify OK
       Your proxy is valid until Fri Aug 01 06:19:48 EDT 2008		







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   5.) To start the cluster type:





./bin/cloud-client.sh --run --hours 1 --cluster        samples/star1.xml





     Two very important things you will want to make a note of from this output      are the cluster handle (usually looks something like “cluster-025”)      and the gatekeeper name. It will take about 10minutes to lunch this cluster.      The cluster will have one gatekeeper and one worker node. The max life time      of the cluster is set in the command line arguments, more parameters are in      the xml file (you will want to check with Tim before changing these).
     If the command hangs up really quickly (about a minute) and says something      like “terminating cluster”, this usually means that you do not      have a sufficient number of slots to run.


     It should look something like this:









[stargrid01] ~/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-009/>        ./bin/cloud-client.sh --run --hours 1 --cluster samples/star1.xml
       (Overriding old GLOBUS_LOCATION '/opt/OSG-0.8.0-client/globus')
       (New GLOBUS_LOCATION: '/star/u/lbhajdu/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-009/lib/globus')
       SSH public keyfile contained tilde:
       - '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub' --> '/star/u/lbhajdu/.ssh/id_rsa.pub'
       SSH known_hosts contained tilde:
       - '~/.ssh/known_hosts' --> '/star/u/lbhajdu/.ssh/known_hosts'
       Requesting cluster.
       - head-node: image 'osgheadnode-012', 1 instance
       - compute-nodes: image 'osgworker-012', 1 instance
       Workspace Factory Service:
       https://tp-grid3.ci.uchicago.edu:8445/wsrf/services/WorkspaceFactoryService
       Creating workspace "head-node"... done.
       - 2 NICs: 128.135.125.29 ['tp-x009.ci.uchicago.edu'], 172.20.6.70 ['priv070']
       Creating workspace "compute-nodes"... done.
       - 172.20.6.25 [ priv025 ]
       Launching cluster-025... done.
       Waiting for launch updates.
       - cluster-025: all members are Running
       - wrote reports to '/star/u/lbhajdu/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-009/history/cluster-025/reports-vm'
       Waiting for context broker updates.
       - cluster-025: contextualized
       - wrote ctx summary to '/star/u/lbhajdu/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-009/history/cluster-025/reports-ctx/CTX-OK.txt'
       - wrote reports to '/star/u/lbhajdu/ec2/workspace-cloud-client-009/history/cluster-025/reports-ctx'
       SSH trusts new key for tp-x009.ci.uchicago.edu [[ head-node ]]


 







   5) But hold on you can’t submit yet even thought the grid map file has    our DNs in it, the gatekeeper is not trusted. We will need to install an OSG    host cert on the other side. Not just anybody can do this. Doug and Leve can    do this at least (and I am assuming Wayne). Open up another terminal and logon    into the newly instantiated gatekeeper as root. Example here:





[lbhajdu@rssh03 ~]$ ssh root@tp-x009.ci.uchicago.edu
       The authenticity of host 'tp-x009.ci.uchicago.edu (128.135.125.29)' can't        be established.
       RSA key fingerprint is e3:a4:74:87:9e:69:c4:44:93:0c:f1:c8:54:e3:e3:3f.
       Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
       Warning: Permanently added 'tp-x009.ci.uchicago.edu,128.135.125.29' (RSA)        to the list of known hosts.
       Last login: Fri Mar 7 13:08:57 2008 from 99.154.10.107		





 


6) Create a .globus directory:





[root@tp-x009 ~]# mkdir .globus





   7) Go back to the stargrid node and copy over your grid cert and key:







[stargrid01] ~/.globus/> scp usercert.pem        root@tp-x009.ci.uchicago.edu:/root/.globus
       usercert.pem 100% 1724 1.7KB/s 00:00


       [stargrid01] ~/.globus/> scp userkey.pem root@tp-x009.ci.uchicago.edu:/root/.globus
       userkey.pem 100% 1923 1.9KB/s 00:00








   8) Move over to /etc/grid-security/ on the gate keeper:





cd /etc/grid-security/





   9) Create a host cert here:







[root@tp-x009 grid-security]# cert-gridadmin          -host 'tp-x002.ci.uchicago.edu' -email lbhajdu@bnl.gov -affiliation osg -vo star -prefix          tp-x009
         checking script version, V2-4, This is ok. except for gridadmin SSL_Server          bug. Latest version is V2-6.
         Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key
         .......................................................................................................+++
         .................+++
         writing new private key to './tp-x009key.pem'
         -----
         osg
         OSG
         OSG:STAR
         The next prompt should be for the passphrase for your
         personal certificate which has been authorized to access the
         gridadmin interface for this CA.
         Enter PEM pass phrase:
         Your new certificate and key files are ./tp-x009cert.pem ./tp-x009key.pem
         move and rename them as you wish but be sure to protect the
         key since it is not encrypted and password protected.


 







   10) Change right on the credentialed:





[root@tp-x009 grid-security]# chmod 644 tp-x009cert.pem
       [root@tp-x009 grid-security]# chmod 600 tp-x009key.pem		





   11) Delete the old host credentialed:





[root@tp-x009 grid-security]# rm hostcert.pem
       [root@tp-x009 grid-security]# rm hostkey.pem		






   12) Rename the credentials:





[root@tp-x009 grid-security]# mv tp-x009cert.pem        hostcert.pem
       [root@tp-x009 grid-security]# mv tp-x009key.pem hostkey.pem		





 


13) Check grid functionality back on stargrid01





[stargrid01] ~/admin_cert/> globus-job-run        tp-x009.ci.uchicago.edu /bin/date
       Thu Jul 31 18:23:55 CDT 2008		





   14) Do your grid work


   15) When its time for the cluster to go down (if there is unused time remaining)    run the below command. Note that you will need the cluster handle from the command    used to bring up the cluster.





./bin/cloud-client.sh --terminate --handle        cluster-025





 


If there are problems:


     If there are problems try this web page:
     http://workspace.globus.org/clouds/cloudquickstart.html
     If there are still problems try this mailing list:
     workspace-user@globus.org
     If there are still problems contact Tim Freeman (tfreeman at mcs.anl.gov).




 

   



  
Troubleshooting gsiftp at STAR-BNL

   An overview of STAR troubleshooting with the official involvement of the OSG Troubleshooting Team in late 2006 and early 2007 history can be found here:

https://twiki.grid.iu.edu/twiki/bin/view/Troubleshooting/TroubleshootingStar



As of mid March, the biggest open issue is intermittently failing file transfers when multiple simultaneous connections are attempted from a single client node to the STAR-BNL gatekeeper.  



This article will initially summarize the tests and analysis conducted during the period from ~March 23 to March 29, though not in chronological order.  Updates on testing at later dates will be added sequentially at the bottom.



A typical test scenario goes like this:  Log on to a pdsf worker node, such as pc2607.nersc.gov and exceute a test script such as mytest.perl, which calls myguc.perl (actually, myguc.pl, but I had to change the file extensions in order for drupal to handle these properly.  Btw, both of these were originally written by Eric Hjort).  Sample versions of these scripts are attached.  These start multiple transfers simultaneously (or very nearly so).



In a series of such tests, we've gathered a variety of information to try to understand what's going on.



In one test, in which 2 of 17 transfers failed, we had a tcpdump on the client node (attached as PDSF-tcpdump.pcap), the gridftp-auth.log and gridftp.log files from the gatekeeper (both attached) and I acquired the BNL firewall logs covering the test period (relevant portions (filtered by me) are attached as BNL_firewall.txt). 



In a separate test, a tcpdump was acquired on the server side (attached as BNL-tcpdump.pcap).  In this test, 7 of 17 transfers failed.



Both tcpdumps are in a format that Wireshark (aka Ethereal) can handle, and the Statistics -> Converstations List -> TCP is a good thing to look at  early on (it also makes very useful filtering quite easy if you know how to use it).



Missing from all this is any info from the RCF firewall log, which I requested, but I got no response.  (The RCF firewall is inside the BNL firewall.)  From putting the pieces together as best I can without this, I doubt this firewall is interfering, but it would be good to verify if possible.)



What follows is my interpretation of what goes on in a successful transfer:

    A.  The client establishes a connection to port 2811 on the server (the "control" connection).

    B.  Using this connection, the user is authenticated and the details of the requested transfer are exchanged.

    C.  A second port (within the GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE, if defined) is opened on the server.

    D.  The client (which is itself using a new port as well) connects to the new port on the server (the "transfer" connection) and the file is transfered.

    E.  The transfer connection is closed at the end of the transfer.

    F.  The control connection is closed.



The failing connections seem to be breaking at step B, which I'll explain momentarily.  But first, I'd like to point out that if this is correct, then GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE and GLOBUS_TCP_SOURCE_RANGE and state files are all irrelevant, because the problem is occurring before those are ever consulted to open the transfer connection.  I point this out because the leading suspect to this point has been a suspected bug in the BNL Cisco firewalls that was thought to improperly handle new connections if source and destination ports were reused too quickly.



So, what is the evidence that the connection is failing at such an early point?  I'm afraid the only way to really follow along at this point to dig into the tcpdumps youself, or you'll just have to take my interpretation on most of this.



1.  The gridftp-auth.log clearly shows successful authentications for the successful transfers and no mention of authentication for the failed transfers.

2.  From the tcpdumps, three conversation "types" are evident -- successful control connections, corresponding transfer connections, and failed control connections.  There are no remaining packets that would constitute a failed transfer connection.

3.  The failed control connections are obviously failed, in that they quickly degnerate into duplicate ACKs from the server and retransmissions from the client, which both sides are seeing.  I interpret this to mean that any intermediate firewalls aren't interferring at the end of the connection either, but I suppose it doesn't mean they haven't plucked a single packet out of the stream somewhere in the middle.)



Here's what I've noticed from the packets in the tcpdumps when looking at the failed connection.  From the client side, it looks like the fifth packet in the converation never reaches the server, since the server keeps repeating its previous ACK (SEQ=81).  From the server side, things are more peculiar.  There is a second [SYN,ACK] sent from the server AFTER the TCP connection is "open" (the server has already received an [ACK] from the client side in response to the first [SYN,ACK]).  This is strange enough, but looking back at the client tcpdump, it doesn't show any second [SYN,ACK] arriving at the client!  



Why is this second [SYN,ACK] packet coming from the server, and why is it not received on the client side (apparently)?



At this point, I'm stumped.  I haven't painstakingly pieced together all the SEQ and ACK numbers from the packets to see if that reveals anything, but it probably best to leave that until we have simultaneous client and server dumps, at which point the correspondences should be easier to ferret out.  [note:  simultaneous dumps from a  test run were added on April 2 (tcpdump_BNL_1of12.pcap and tcpdump_PDSF_1of12.pcap).  See the updates section below.]



One more thing just for the record:  the client does produce an error message for the failed transfers, but it doesn't shed any more light on the matter:

error: globus_ftp_client: the server responded with an error

421 Idle Timeout: closing control connection.





Additional tests were also done, such as:



Iptables was disabled on the client side -- failures still occurred.

Iptables was disabled on the server side -- failures still occurred.



Similar tests have been lauched by Eric and me from PDSF clients connecting to the STAR-WSU and NERSC-PDSF gatekeepers instead of STAR-BNL.  There were no unexplained failures at sites other than STAR-BNL, which seems to squarely put the blame somewhere at BNL.




Updates on March 30:
The network interfaces of client and server show no additional errors or dropped packets occuring during failed transfers (checked from the output of ifconfig on both sides).



Increased the control_preauth_timeout on the server to 120, then 300 seconds (default is 30).  Failures occured with all settings.



Ran a test with GLOBUS_TCP_XIO_DEBUG set on the client side.  The resulting output of a failed transfer (with standard error and standard out intermixed) is attached as "g-u-c.TCP_XIO_DEBUG".  



Bumped up the server logging level to ALL (from the default "ERROR,WARN,INFO").  A test with 2 failures out of 12 is recorded in gridftp.log.ALL and gridftp-auth.log.ALL.  (The gridftp.log.ALL only shows activity for the 10 successful transfers, so it probably isn't useful.)  It appears that [17169] and [17190] in the gridftp-auth.log.ALL file
represent failed transfers, but no clues as to the problem -- it just
drops out at the point where the user is authenticated, so there's
nothing new to be learned here as far as I can tell.  However, I do
wonder about the fact that these two failing connections do seem to be
the LAST two connections to be initiated on the server side, though
they were the first and ninth connections in the order started from the
client.  Looking at a small set of past results, the failed connections are very
often the last ones to reach the server, regardless of the order
started on the client, but this isn't 100%, and perhaps should be
verified with a larger sample set.




Updates on April 2:
I've added simultaneous tcpdumps from the server and client side ("tcpdump_BNL_1of12.pcap" and "tcpdump_PDSF_1of12.pcap").  These are from a test with one failed connection out of 12.  Nothing new jumps out at me from these, with the same peculiar packets as described above.



I ran more than 10 tests using stargrid01 (inside the BNL and RCF firewalls) as the client host requesting 40 transfers each time, and saw no failures.  This seems strong evidence that the problem is somewhere in the network equipment, but where?  I have initiated a request for assistance from BNL ITD in obtaining the RCF firewall logs as well as any general assistance they can offer.




Updates on April 16:
In the past couple of weeks, a couple of things were tried, based on a brief conversation with a BNL ITD network admin:



1.  On the server (stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov), I tried disabling TCP Windows Scaling ("sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling=0") -- no improvement

2.  On the server (stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov), I tried disabling MTU discovery ("sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc=1") -- no improvement



In response to a previous client log file with the TCP_XIO debug enabled, Charles Bacon contributed this via email: 




>Thanks for the -dbg+TCP logs!  I posted them in a new ticket at http://bugzilla.globus.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5190

>The response from the GridFTP team, posted there, is:

>"""

>What this report shows me is that the client (globus-url-copy) successfully forms a TCP control channel connection with the server.  It then successfully reads the 220 Banner message from the server.  The client then attempts to authenicate with the server.  It sends the AUTH GSSAPI command and posts a read for a response.  It is this second read that times out.



>From what i see here the both sides believe the TCP connection is formed successfully, enough so that at least 1 message is sent from the server to the client (220 banner) and possibly 1 from the client to the server (AUTH GSSAPI, since we dont have server logs we cannot confirm the server actually received it).



>I think the next step should be looking at the gssapi authentication logs on the gridftp server side to see what commands were actually received and what replies sent.  I think debugging at the TCP layer may be premature and may be introducing some red herrings.




>To get the desired logs sent the env

>export GLOBUS_XIO_GSSAPI_FTP_DEBUG=255,filename

>"""

>So, is it possible to get this set in the env of the server you're
using, trigger the problem, then send the resulting gridftp.log?






I have done that and a sample log file (including log_level ALL) is attached as "gridftp-auth.xio_gssapi_ftp_debug.log"  This log file covers a sample test of 11 transfers in which 1 failed.




Updates on April 20:

Here is the Globus Bugzilla ticket on this matter:  http://bugzilla.globus.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5190

They have suggested better debug logging parameters to log each transfer process in separate files and requested new logs with the xio_gssapi_ftp_debug enabled, which I will do, but currently have urgent non-grid matters to work on.



Also, we have been given the go ahead to do some testing with ATLAS gatekeepers in different parts of the BNL network structure, which may help isolate the problem, so this is also on the pending to-do list which should get started no later than Monday, April 23.



AJ Temprosa, from BNL's ITD networking group has been assigned my open ticket.  On April 17 we ran a test with some logging at the network level, which he was going to look over, but I have not heard anything back from him, despite an email inquiry on April 19.




Updates on April 23:

Labelled gridftp logs with xio_gssapi_ftp_debug and the tcp_xio_debug enabled are attached as gridftp-auth.xio_gssapi_ftp_debug.labelled.log and gridftp-auth.xio_tcp_debug.labelled.log.   (By "labelled", I mean that each entry is tagged with the PID of the gsiftp server instance, so the intermixed messages can be easily sorted out.) 
Ten of twenty-one transfers failed in this test.



I now have authorization and access to run tests with several additional gsiftp servers in different locations on the BNL network.  In a simple model of the situation, there are two firewalls involved -- the BNL firewall, and within that, the RACF firewall.  Two of the new test servers are in a location similar to stargrid02, which is inside both firewalls.  One new server is between the two firewalls, and one is outside both firewalls.  In ad hoc preliminary tests, the same sort of failures occurred with all the servers EXCEPT the one located outside both firewalls.  I've fed this back to the BNL ITD network engineer assigned to our open ticket and am still waiting for any response from him.


Updates on May 10:


[Long ago,] Eric Hjort did some testing with 1 second delays between successive
connections and found no failures.  In recent limited testing with shorter
delays, it appears that there is a threshhold at about 0.1 sec.  With delays longer than 0.1 sec, I've not seen any failures of this sort.





I installed the OSG-0.6.0 client package on presley.star.bnl.gov, which
is between the RACF and BNL firewalls.  It also experiences failures
when connecting to stargrid02 (inside the RACF firewall).



We've made additional tests with different server and client systems and collected additional firewall logs and tcpdumps.  For instance, using the g-u-c client on stargrid01.rcf.bnl.gov (inside both the RACF and BNL perimeter firewalls) and a gsiftp server on netmon.usatlas.bnl.gov (outside both firewalls) we see failures that appear to be the same.  I have attached firewall logs from both the RACF firewall ("RACF_fw_logs.txt") and the BNL firewall ("BNL_perimeter_fw_logs.txt") for a test with 4 failures out of 50 transfers (using a small 2.5 KB file).  Neither log shows anything out of the ordinary, with each expected connection showing up as permitted.  Tcpdumps from the client and server are also attached ("stargrid01-client.pcap" and "netmon-server.pcap" respectively).  They show a similar behaviour as in the previous dumps from NERSC and stargrid02, in which the failed connections appear to break immediately, with the client's first ACK packet somehow not quite being "understood" by the server.





RACF and ITD networking personnel have looked into this a bit.  To
make a long story short, their best guess is "kernel bug,
probably a race condition".  This is a highly speculative guess, with
no hard evidence.  The fact that the problem has only been noticed when
crossing firewalls at BNL casts doubt on this.  For instance, using a
client on a NERSC host connecting to netmon, I've seen no failures, and I need to make this clear to them.  Based on tests with other clients (eg. presley.star.bnl.gov) and servers (eg. rftpexp01.rhic.bnl.gov), there is additional evidence that the problem only occurs when crossing firewalls at BNL, but I would like to quantify this, rather than relying on ad hoc testing by hand, with the hope of removing any significant possibility of statistical flukes in the test results so far.





Updates on May 25:


In testing this week, I have focused on eliminating a couple of suspects.  First, I replaced gsiftpd with a telnetd on stargrid03.rcf.bnl.gov.  The telnetd was setup to run under xinetd using port 2811 -- thus very similar to a stock gsiftp service (and conveniently punched through the various firewalls).  Testing this with connections from PDSF quickly turned up the same sort of broken connections as with gsiftp.  This seems to exonerate the globus/VDT/OSG software stack, though it doesn't rule out the possiblity of a bug in a shared library that is used by the gsiftp server. 



Next, I tried to eliminate xinetd.  To do this, I tried some http connections to a known web server without any problems.  I then setup an sshd on port 2811 on stargrid03.  In manual testing with an scp command, I found no failures. I've scripted a test on pdsfgrid1 to run every 5 minutes that makes 30 scp connections to stargrid03 at BNL.&nbsp; The results so far are tantalizing -- there don't seem to be any failures of the sort we're looking for...&nbsp; If this holds up, then xinetd becomes suspect #1.&nbsp; There are also some interesting bug fixes in xinetd's history that seem suspiciously close to the symptoms we're experiencing, but I can't find much detail to corroborate with our situation.&nbsp; See for instance:



https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2005-208.html , https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2005-546.html and http://www.xinetd.org/#changes 



Here is a sample problem description: 

"Under some circumstances, xinetd confused the file descriptor used for


logging with the descriptors to be passed to the new server.  This resulted


in the server process being unable communicate with the client.  This


updated package contains a backported fix from upstream. 
"

 


(NB - These Redhat errata have been applied to stagrid02 and stargrid03, but there are prior examples of errata updates that failed to fix the problem they claimed :-( )  





Updates on May 30:


SOLUTION(?)



By building xinetd from the latest source (v 2.3.14, released Oct. 24, 2005) and replacing the executable from the stock Red Hat RPM on stargrid02 (with prior testing on stargrid03), the connection problems disappeared.  (minor note:  I built it with the libwrap and loadavg options compiled in, as I think Red Hat does.)



For the record, here is some version information for the servers used in various testing to date:


stargrid02 and stargrid03 are identical as far as relevant software versions: 
Linux stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov 2.4.21-47.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Jul 5 20:38:41 EDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 3 (Taroon Update 8) 
xinetd-2.3.12-6.3E.2 (the most recent update from Red Hat for this package for RHEL 3.  Confusingly enough, the CHANGELOG for this package indicates it is version 2:2.3.***13***-6.3E.2 (not 2.3.***12***))
Replacing this with xinetd-2.3.14 built from source has apparently fixed the problem on this node.



rftpexp01.rhic.bnl.gov (between the RACF and BNL firewalls): 
Linux rftpexp01.rhic.bnl.gov 2.4.21-47.0.1.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Oct 13 17:56:20 EDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 3 (Taroon Update 8) 
xinetd-2.3.12-6.3E.2 



netmon.usatlas.bnl.gov (outside the firewalls at BNL): 
Linux netmon.usatlas.bnl.gov 2.6.9-42.0.8.ELsmp #1 SMP Tue Jan 23 13:01:26 EST 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 4 (Nahant Update 4) 
xinetd-2.3.13-4.4E.1 (the most recent update from Red Hat for this package in RHEL 4.)







Miscellaneous wrap-up:

As a confirmation of the xinetd conclusion, we ran some additional tests with a server at Wayne State with xinetd-2.3.12-6.3E (latest errata for RHEL 3.0.4).  When crossing BNL firewalls (from stargrid01.rcf.bnl.gov for instance), we did indeed find connection failures.  Wayne State then upgraded to RedHat's xinetd-2.3.12-6.3E.2 (latest errata for any version of RHEL 3) and the problems persisted.  Upon building xinetd 2.3.14 from source, the connection failures disappeared.  With two successful "fixes" in this manner, I filed a RedHat Bugzilla ticket:


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=243315






Open questions and remaining tests:


A time-consuming test of the firewalls would be a "tabletop" setup with two isolated nodes and a firewall to place between them at will.  In the absence of more detailed network analysis, that would seem to be the most definitive possible demonstration that the firewall is playing a role, though a negative result wouldn't be absolutely conclusive, since it may be configuration dependent as well.



Whatever YOU, the kind reader suggests! :-)



   



  
Using the GridCat Python client at BNL

   
If you want to run the GridCat Python client, there is a problem on some nodes at BNL related to BNL's proxy settings.  Here are some notes that may help.

First, you'll need to get the gcatc.py Python script itself and put it somewhere that you can access.
Here is the URL I used to get it, though apparently others exist:

http://gdsuf.phys.ufl.edu:8080/releases/gridcat/gridcat-client/bin/gcatc.py


(I used wget on the node on which I planned to run it, you may get it any way that works.)  


Now, the trick at BNL is to get the proxy set correctly.  Even though nodes like stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov have a default "http_proxy" environment variable, it seems that Python's httplib doesn't parse it correctly and thus it fails.  But it is easy enough to override as needed.


For example, here is one way in a bash shell:


[root@stargrid02 root]# http_proxy=192.168.1.4:3128; python gcatc.py --directories STAR-WSU

griddir /data/r23b/grid



appdir /data/r20g/apps



datadir /data/r20g/data



tmpdir /data/r20g/tmp



wntmpdir /tmp 


Similarly in a tcsh shell:

[stargrid02] ~/> env http_proxy=192.168.1.4:3128 python /tmp/gcatc.py --gsiftpstatus STAR-BNL

gsiftp_in Pass



gsiftp_out Pass 




Doug's email of November 3, 2005 contained a more detailed shell script (that requires gcatc.py) to query lots of information:
http://lists.bnl.gov/mailman/private/stargrid-l/2005-November/002426.html.


You could add the proxy modification into that script, presumably as a local variable. 
   





  
Grid Infrastructure

   
This page will be used for general information about our grid Infrastructure, news, upgrade stories, patches to the software stack, network configuration and studies etc ... Some documents containing local information are however protected.




External links



   

  
CERTS & VOMS/VOMRS

    

CERTS


If you do NOT have a grid certificate yet or need to renew your certificate,  you need to either request a certificate or request a renewal. Instructions are available as:


A few notes

    
    
  • Your Sponsor and point of contact should be "Jerome Lauret"  the STAR/VO representative (and not your supervisor name or otherwise)
    
    
    • 
    
  • Note that as a  request for a CERT, being added to the STAR VO requires  approval from the  STAR/RA and the STAR/VO representative (the RA are aware of this - best chance for your request to be promptly approved is to have the proper "Sponsor")
    • 
    
  • It does not hurt to specify that you belong to    STAR when the ticket is created
    • 
    
  • Please, indicate on the request for a CERTificate what is your expected use of Grid services (data transfer? rnning jobs? anything else?)
    • 
    
  • Requesting a using a CERT and using it binds you to the OSG Policy Agreement you have to accept during the request. Failure to comply or violations will lead to a revocation of your CERT validity (in STAR, you have to expect that your VO representative will make sure of the polity IS respected in full)
    
     
    • 
    
  • The big advantage of renewing a CERT rather than requesting a new one is that the CN will be preserved (so no need    for gridmap change)
    • 
    
  • The STAR/VO does NOT acept CERT-ificates other than STAR related CERT-ificates that is, OSG DigiCert-Grid CERT obtained for STAR related work and purposes. A user owning a CERT from a different VO will not be granted membership in VOMS - request a new CERT uniquely associated to STAR related work.
    • 
    
  • STAR rule of thumb / convention - Additional user certificates mapped to generic accounts: the CN would         indicate the CERT owner's name. The generic account would appear in          parenthesis. An example: /CN=Lidia Didenko (starreco)
    • 
    
  • STAR rule of thumb / convention - Service certificates: The CN field shows the requestor of the certificate
    • 



VOMS and VOMRS


Having a CERT is the first step. You now need to be part of a Virtual  Organization (VO).


STAR used VOMRS during PPDG time and switched to VOMS at OSG time to maintained its VO user's certificates.  

Only VOMS is currentely maintained. A VO is used as a centralized repository of user based information so all sites  on the grid could be updated on addition (or removal) of identifications.   VOMS service and Web interface are maintained by the RACF. 

 
   

  
Using your Grid CERT to sign or encrypt Emails

   Apart from allowing you to access the Grid, an SSL Client Certificate is imported into the Web browser from which you requested your Grid certificate. This certificate could be used to digtially sign or encrypt Email. For the second, you will need te certificate from the correspondign partner in order to encrypt Emails. To make use of it, folow the below guidance.

    • Find in your browser certificate management interface an 'export' or 'backup' option. THis interface varies from browser to browser and from Email client to Email client. We have checked only in Thudenrbird as an Email client and inventoried possible location for browser-based tools.
      • Internet Explorer: "Tools -> Internet Options -> Content"
      • Netscape Communicator as a "Security" vutton on the top bar menu
      • Mozilla: "Edit -> Prefercences -> Privacy and Security -> Certificates"
      Thudenrbird: "Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Securiry -> View Certificate"
    • The file usually end-up withe xtension .p12 or .pfx. 
      ATTENTION: Although the backup/export process will ask you for a "backup password" (and further encrypt your CERT), please guard this file carefully. Store it OFF your computer or remove the file once you are done with this process.
  • After exporting your certificate from your Web browser, you will need to re-import it into your Mail client. Let's assume it is Thuderbird for simplicity.
  • FIRST:
    Verify you have the DOEGrids Certificate Authority already imported in your Mail client and/or upload them.
    Note that the DOEGrid Certificate Authority is a subordinate CA of the ESnet CA ; therefore the ESnet CA root certificate should also be present. To check this
    • Go to "Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Security -> View Cretificate"
    • Click on the "Authorities" tab
      • You should see both "DOEGrids CA 1" and "ESnet Root CA 1" under an "Esnet" tree as illustrated in this first picture
        


        
  Thunderbird CERT Manager
  
        

        

      • Be certain the "DOEGrids CA 1" is allowed to allow mail users. To do this, select the cert, click Edit. A window as illustrated in the next picture should appear. Both This certificate can indentify Web sites and This certificate can identify mail users should be checked.
        


        
  Thuderbird CERT Manager, Edit CA
  
        

        


    • If you DO NOT SEE those certificate authorities, you will need to import them. 
      • Do so by downloading the doe-certs.zip attached at the bottom of this document, unzip . Two files should be there
      • Load them using the "Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Security -> View Cretificate -> Aurthorities -> Import" button. 
      • A similar window as displayed above will appear and you will need to check box at least This certificate can identify mail users.
  • Now, import your certificate. 
    • Use the "Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Security -> View Cretificate -> Your Certificate" menu and click "Import"
    • A file browser will appear, select the file you have exported from your browser. It will ask you for a password. You will need to use the smae password you used during the export phase from your Web Browser.
    • Click OK
    • Your are set to go ...
Note: if it is the very first time you use Thuderbird security device manager, an additional password dialog will appear asking for a "New Password" for the security device. This is NOT your backup password. You will need to remember this password as Thudenrbird will ask you for it each time you will start Thudenrbird and use a password or CERT for the first time during a session.

Usage note: 
  • If you want a remote partner to send you encrypted messages, you MUST send first a digitally signed Email so your certificate public part could be imported into his/her Email client Certificate Manager under "Other People's". When done for the first time, THuderbird will ask you to set a certificate as default certificate ; the interface and selection is straight forwardso we will not detail the steps ...
  • If you want to send an encrypted message to a remote partner, you MUST have his public part imported into your Email client and then select the "Encrypt This Message" option in the Security drop down menu of Thunderbird. 
  • Whenever a certificate expires, DO NOT remove from you Certificate Manager. If so, you will no longer be able to read / decrypt old encrypted Emails.



   





  
OSG Issues

   
This page will anchor various OSG-related collaborative efforts.

   

  
SGE Job Manager patch

   We should come on this page with a draft that we want to send 
to the VDT guys about the SGE Job Manager.


    

  • Missing environment variables definition
    
  
      
    
    • In the BEGIN section check if $SGE_ROOT,     $SGE_CELL and the commands ($qsub, $qstat,
etc) are defined properly
    
      • 

    
    •  in the SUBMIT, POOL and CLEAR sections, locate the line

      $ENV{"SGE_ROOT"} = $SGE_ROOT;

      
    and add the line

      $ENV{"SGE_CELL"} = $SGE_CELL;

      
    
      • 
  
    

    • 

  •  Bug finding the correct job id when clearing jobs
  
      
    
    •  in the CLEAR section, locate the line
    
      system("$qdel $job_id > /dev/null 2 > /dev/null");
      
    and replace for the following block
    
      $ENV{"SGE_ROOT"} = $SGE_ROOT;
$ENV{"SGE_CELL"} = $SGE_CELL;
$job_id =~ /(.*)\|(.*)\|(.*)/;
$job_id = $1;
system("$qdel $job_id > /dev/null 2 > /dev/null");
      
  
    

    • 

  • SGE Job Manager modifies definitions of both the standard output 
and standard error file names by appending .real. This procedure fails when a user specifies /dev/null for either of those files. The problem happens twice - once starting at line 318 
    • 

        #####
    # Where to write output and error?
    #
    if(($description->jobtype() eq "single") && ($description->count() > 1))
    {
      #####
      # It's a single job and we use job arrays
      #
      $sge_job_script->print("#\$ -o "
                             . $description->stdout() . ".\$TASK_ID\n");
      $sge_job_script->print("#\$ -e "
                             . $description->stderr() . ".\$TASK_ID\n");
    }
    else
    {
        # [dwm] Don't use real output paths; copy the output there later.
        #       Globus doesn't seem to handle streaming of the output
        #       properly and can result in the output being lost.
        # FIXME: We would prefer continuous streaming.  Try to determine
        #       precisely what's failing so that we can fix the problem.
        #       See Globus bug #1288.
      $sge_job_script->print("#\$ -o " . $description->stdout() . ".real\n");
      $sge_job_script->print("#\$ -e " . $description->stderr() . ".real\n");
    }
 

    
and then again at line 659:

          if(($description->jobtype() eq "single") && ($description->count() > 1))
      #####
      # Jobtype is single and count>1. Therefore, we used job arrays. We
      # need to merge individual output/error files into one.
      #
      {
        # [dwm] Use append, not overwrite to work around file streaming issues.
        system ("$cat $job_out.* >> $job_out");
        system ("$cat $job_err.* >> $job_err");
      }
      else
      {
        # [dwm] We still need to append the job output to the GASS cache file.
        #       We can't let SGE do this directly because it appears to
        #       *overwrite* the file, not append to it -- which the Globus
        #       file streaming components don't seem to handle properly.
        #       So append the output manually now.
        system("$cat $job_out.real >> $job_out");
      }

    

  • 
The snipped of code above is also missing a statement for the standard error.
At the end instead of:
    • 

            #       So append the output manually now.
        system("$cat $job_out.real >> $job_out");
      }

    
it should read:

            #       So append the output manually now.
        system("$cat $job_out.real >> $job_out");
        system("$cat $job_err.real >> $job_err");
      }

    

  • 
Additionally, if deployed in a CHOS environment, the job manager should be
modified with the following additions at line 567:
    • 

        $ENV{"SGE_ROOT"} = $SGE_ROOT;
    if ( -r "$ENV{HOME}/.chos" ){
      $chos=`cat $ENV{HOME}/.chos`;
      $chos=~s/\n.*//;
      $ENV{CHOS}=$chos;
    }

    


   



  
gridftp update for VDT 1.3.9 or VDT 1.3.10

   To install the updated gridftp server that includes a fix for secondary group membership:


for VDT 1.3.9 (which is what I got with OSG 0.4.0) in the OSG/VDT directory, do:


pacman -get http://vdt.cs.wisc.edu/vdt_139_cache:Globus-Updates


This nominally makes your VDT installation 1.3.9c, though it didn't update my vdt-version.info file accordingly -- it still
says 1.3.9b


for VDT 1.3.10, similar installation should work:


pacman -get http://vdt.cs.wisc.edu/vdt_1310_cache:Globus-Updates

   





  
STAR VO Privilege Configuration

   This page gives the GUMS and vomss configuration information for OSG sites to allow access for the STAR VO.






VOMS entry for edg-mkgridmap.conf



group vomss://vo.racf.bnl.gov:8443/edg-voms-admin/star osg-star



Example GUMS config:





<!--- 9 STAR ---!>
<groupMapping name='star' accountingVo='star' accountingDesc='STAR'>
    <userGroup className='gov.bnl.gums.VOMSGroup'
       url='https://vo.racf.bnl.gov:8443/edg-voms-admin/star/services/VOMSAdmin'
       persistenceFactory='mysql'
       name='osg-star'
       voGroup="/star"
       sslCertfile='/etc/grid-security/hostcert.pem'
       sslKey='/etc/grid-security/hostkey.pem' ignoreFQAN="true"/>
    <accountMapping className='gov.bnl.gums.GroupAccountMapper'
      groupName='osg-star' />
</groupMapping>




Note that in the examples above "osg-star" refers to the local UID/GID names
and can be replaced with whatever meets your local site policies.

Also the paths shown for sslKey and sslCertfile should be replaced with the
correct values on your system.





   



  
Site information

   
This page will provide information specific to the STAR Grid sites.

   

  
BNL

      

  
GK Infrastructure

   
Gatekeeper Infrastructure


This page was last updated on May 17, 2016.


The nodes for STAR's grid-related activities at BNL are as follows:


Color coding


    
    
  • Black: in production (please, do NOT modify without prior warning)
    • 
    
  • Green: machine was setup for testing      particular component or setup
    • 
    
  • Red : status unknown
    • 
    
  • Blue: available for upgrade upon approval
    • 



 


     		 		 		  		 		 		 		 		
    
        

            Grid Machine
            Usage
            Notes
            Hardware Make and Model
            OS version,

            default gcc version		
            Hardware  arrangement
            OSG base
            Condor
        

    
    
        

            stargrid01
            FROM BNL, submit grid jobs from this node
             
            Dell PowerEdge 2950

            

            dual quad-core Xeon E5440 (2.83 GHz/ 1.333 GHz FSB), 16 GB RAM		
            RHEL Client 5.11,

            

            gcc 4.3.2             		
            
            
6 x 1TB SATA2:

            
1GB /boot (/dev/md0) is RAID 1 across all six drives

            
There are 3 RAID 1 arrays using pairs of disks (eg. /dev/sda2 and /dev/sdb2 are one array).  The various local mount points and swap space are logical volumes scattered across these RAIDed pairs.

            
There are 2.68 TB of unassigned space in the current configuration.

            

            NIC: 2 x 1Gb/s (one in use for RACF IPMI/remote administration on private network)

            		
            OSG 3.2.25 Client software stack for job submission
            8.2.8-1.4 (part of OSG install -- only for grid submission, not part of RACF condor)
        

        

            stargrid02
            file transfer (gridftp) server
                         Attention: on stargrid02, the mappings *formerly* were all grid mappings (i.e. to VO group  accounts: osgstar, engage, ligo, etc...)

            

            On May 17, 2016, this was changed to map STAR VO users to individual user accounts (matching the behaviour of stargrid03 and stargrid04).

              This behavior may be changed back. (TBD)

            

            Former STAR-BNL site gatekeeper		
            Dell PowerEdge 2950

            

            dual quad-core Xeon E5440 (2.83 GHz/ 1.333 GHz FSB), 16 GB RAM		
            RHEL Client 5.11,

            

            gcc 4.3.2             		
            6 x 1TB SATA2: Configured the same as stargrid01 above

            

            NIC 2 x 1Gb/s (one in use for RACF IPMI/remote administration on private network)		
            OSG CE 3.1.23

            		
            7.6.10 (RCF RPM), NON-FUNCTIONAL (non-working configuration)
        

        

            stargrid03
            file transfer (gridftp) server
            To transfer using STAR individual user mappings, please use this node or stargrid04
            Dell PowerEdge 2950

            

            dual quad-core Xeon E5440 (2.83 GHz/ 1.333 GHz FSB), 16 GB RAM		
            RHEL Client 5.11,

            

            gcc 4.3.2		
            6 x 1TB SATA2: Configured the same as stargrid01 above

            

            NIC 2 x 1Gb/s (one in use for RACF IPMI/remote administration on private network)		
            OSG CE 3.1.18
            7.6.10 (RCF RPM), NON-FUNCTIONAL (non-working configuration)
        

        

            stargrid04
            file transfer (gridftp) server
            To transfer using STAR individual user mappings, please use this node or stargrid03
            Dell PowerEdge 2950

            

            dual quad-core Xeon E5440 (2.83 GHz/ 1.333 GHz FSB), 16 GB RAM		
            RHEL Client 5.11,

            

            gcc 4.3.2		
            6 x 1TB SATA2: Configured the same as stargrid01 above

            

            NIC 2 x 1Gb/s (one in use for RACF IPMI/remote administration on private network)		
            OSG CE 3.1.23
            7.6.10 (RCF RPM), NON-FUNCTIONAL (non-working configuration)
        

    





 


 


stargrid0[234] are using the VDT-supplied gums client (version 1.2.16).

stargrid02 has a local hack in condor.pm to adjust the condor parameters for STAR users with local accounts.




All nodes have GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE=20000,30000 and matching firewall conduits for Globus and other dynamic grid service ports.


 



 
   





  
LBL

      



  
MIT

      

  
CMS Analysis Facility

   



MIT’s CMS Analysis Facility is a large Tier-2 computing center built for CMS user analyses.  We’re looking into the viability of using it for STAR computing.


   

  
Initial Setup

   


First things first. I went to http://www2.lns.mit.edu/compserv/cms-acctappl.html and applied for a local account. The welcome message contained a link to the CMSAF User Guide found on this TWiki page.



AFS isn’t available on CMSAF, so I started a local tree at /osg/app/star/afs_rhic and began to copy over stuff. Here’s a list of what I copied so far (nodes are running SL 4.4):



CERNLIB
/afs/rhic.bnl.gov/asis/sl4/slc4_ia32_gcc345/cern



OPTSTAR
/afs/rhic.bnl.gov/i386_sl4/opt/star/sl44_gcc346



GROUP_DIR
/afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/group



ROOT 5.12.00
/afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/ROOT/5.12.00/root
/afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/ROOT/5.12.00/.sl44_gcc346



SL07e (sl44_gcc346 only)
/afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/packages/SL07e



I copied these precompiled libraries over instead of building them myself because of a tricky problem with the interactive nodes’ configuration.  The main gateway node is a 64-bit machine, so regular attempts at compilation produce 64-bit libraries that we can’t use.  CMSAF has a node reserved for 32-bit builds, but it’s running SL 3.0.5.  We’re still working on a proper resolution of that problem.  Perhaps we can force cons to do 32-bit compilations.



The environment scripts are working, although I had to add more hacks than I thought were necessary.  I only changed the following files:



    

  1. ~/.login
    2. 

  2. ~/.cshrc
    3. 

  3. $GROUP_DIR/site_post_setup.csh
    4. 




It doesn’t seem possible to change the default login shell (chsh and ypchsh both fail), so when you login you need to type “tcsh” to get a working STAR environment (after copying my .login and .cshrc to your home directory, of course).



Basic interactive tests look good, and I’ve got a SUMS configuration that will do local job submissions to the Condor system (that’s a topic for another post).  DB calls use the MIT database mirror.  I think that’s all for now.


   



  
STAR Scheduler Configuration

   


I deployed a private build of SUMS (roughly 1.8.10) on CMSAF and made the following changes to globalConfig.xml to get local job submission working:



In the Queue List





In the Policy List





Now for the Dispatcher





And finally, here's the site configuration block




   





  
Database Mirror

   


MIT has a local slave connected to the STAR master database server.  A dbServers.xml with the following content will allow you to connect to it:





<StDbServer>
<server> star1 </server>
<host> star1.lns.mit.edu </host>
<port> 3316 </port>
<socket> /tmp/mysql.3316.sock </socket>
</StDbServer>





For more information on selecting database mirrors please visit this page.  You can also view a heartbeat of all the STAR database slaves here.  Finally, if you're interested in setting up your own database slave, Michael DePhillips has put some preliminary instructions on the 
Nonexistent node nid: 56.

 Drupal page.  Contact Michael for more info.
   



  
Guidelines For MIT Tier2 Job Requests

   
In order to facilitate the submission of jobs, all requests for the Tier2 must contain the following information.  Note that, because we cannot maintain stardev on Tier2, all jobs must be run from a tagged release.  It is the users responsibility to ensure that the requested job runs from a tagged release, with any necessary updates from CVS made explicit.


 


1.  Tagged release of the STAR environment from which the job will be run, e.g. SL08a.


2.  Link to all custom macros and/or  kumacs.


3.  Link to pams/ and StRoot/ directories containing any custom code, including all necessary CVS updates of the tagged release.


5.  List of commands to be executed, i.e. the contents of the <job></job> in your submission XML.


 


One is also free to include a custom log4j.xml, but this is not necessary.

   



  
MIT Simulation Productions

   
 





Production Name

            		
STAR Library

            		
Species
Subprocesses


PYTHIA Library

            


BFC

            		
Geometry

            		
Notes




mit0000

            		
SL08a
pp200
QCD 2->2
pythia6410PionFilter

            		
"trs fss y2006c Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"

            		
y2006c
CKIN(3) = 4, CKIN(4) = 5




mit0001

            		
SL08a
pp200
QCD 2->2
pythia6410PionFilter

            		
"trs fss y2006c Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"

            		
y2006c
CKIN(3) = 5, CKIN(4) = 7




mit0002
SL08a
pp200
QCD 2->2
pythia6410PionFilter
"trs fss y2006c Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006c
CKIN(3) = 7, CKIN(4) = 9

            		




mit0003
SL08a
pp200
QCD 2->2
pythia6410PionFilter
"trs fss y2006c Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006c
CKIN(3) = 9, CKIN(4) = 11

            		




mit0004
SL08a
pp200
QCD 2->2
pythia6410PionFilter
"trs fss y2006c Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006c
CKIN(3) = 11, CKIN(4) = 15

            		




mit0005
SL08a
pp200
QCD 2->2
pythia6410PionFilter
"trs fss y2006c Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006c
CKIN(3) = 15, CKIN(4) = 25

            		




mit0006
SL08a
pp200
QCD 2->2
pythia6410PionFilter
"trs fss y2006c Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006c
CKIN(3) = 25, CKIN(4) = 35

            		





 


    Kumacs slightly modified to incorporate local pythia libraries from ppQCDprod.kumac and ppWprod.kumac provided by Jim Sowinski



Production Name

            		
STAR Library

            		
Species
Subprocesses
PYTHIA Library
BFC
Geometry
Notes




mit0007
SL08a
pp500
W
pythia6_410
"trs -ssd upgr13  Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf -ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti StiRnd  -IstIT -SvtIt -NoSvtIt SvtCL,svtDb -SsdIt MakeEvent McEvent geant evout geantout IdTruth  bbcSim emcY2 EEfs bigbig -dstout fzin -MiniMcMk McEvOut clearmem -ctbMatchVtx VFPPV eemcDb beamLine"
upgr13
CKIN(3)=10, Custom BFC, vertex(0.1,-0.2,-60), beamLine matched




mit0008
SL08a
pp500
QCD 2->2
pythia6_410
 "trs -ssd upgr13  Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf -ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti StiRnd  -IstIT -SvtIt -NoSvtIt SvtCL,svtDb -SsdIt MakeEvent McEvent geant evout geantout IdTruth  bbcSim emcY2 EEfs bigbig -dstout fzin -MiniMcMk McEvOut clearmem -ctbMatchVtx VFPPV eemcDb beamLine"
upgr13


CKIN(3)=20, CKIN(4)=30, Custom BFC, vertex(0.1,-0.2,-60), beamLine matched






mit0009
SL08a
pp500
W
pythia6410FGTFilter
 "trs -ssd upgr13  Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf -ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti StiRnd  -IstIT -SvtIt -NoSvtIt SvtCL,svtDb -SsdIt MakeEvent McEvent geant evout geantout IdTruth  bbcSim emcY2 EEfs bigbig -dstout fzin -MiniMcMk McEvOut clearmem -ctbMatchVtx VFPPV eemcDb beamLine"
upgr13
CKIN(3)=10, Custom BFC, vertex(0.1,-0.2,-60), beamLine matched




mit00010
SL08a
pp500
QCD 2->2
pythia6410FGTFilter
 "trs -ssd upgr13  Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf -ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti StiRnd  -IstIT -SvtIt -NoSvtIt SvtCL,svtDb -SsdIt MakeEvent McEvent geant evout geantout IdTruth  bbcSim emcY2 EEfs bigbig -dstout fzin -MiniMcMk McEvOut clearmem -ctbMatchVtx VFPPV eemcDb beamLine"
upgr13
CKIN(3)=20, CKIN(4)=30, Custom BFC, vertex(0.1,-0.2,-60), beamLine matched




mit0011

            		
SL08a
pp500
QCD 2->2
pythia6410FGTFilterV2
"trs -ssd upgr13  Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf -ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti StiRnd  -IstIT -SvtIt -NoSvtIt SvtCL,svtDb -SsdIt MakeEvent McEvent geant evout geantout IdTruth  bbcSim emcY2 EEfs bigbig -dstout fzin -MiniMcMk McEvOut clearmem -ctbMatchVtx VFPPV eemcDb beamLine"
upgr13
CKIN(3)=5, CKIN(4)=10, Custom BFC, vertex(0.1,-0.2,-60), beamLine matched




mit0012
SL08a
pp500
QCD 2->2
pythia6410FGTFilter
 "trs -ssd upgr13  Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf -ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti StiRnd  -IstIT -SvtIt -NoSvtIt SvtCL,svtDb -SsdIt MakeEvent McEvent geant evout geantout IdTruth  bbcSim emcY2 EEfs bigbig -dstout fzin -MiniMcMk McEvOut clearmem -ctbMatchVtx VFPPV eemcDb beamLine"
upgr13
CKIN(3)=10, Custom BFC, vertex(0.1,-0.2,-60), beamLine matched




mit0013
SL08a
pp500
QCD 2->2
pythia6410FGTFilterV2
"trs -ssd upgr13  Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf -ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti StiRnd  -IstIT -SvtIt -NoSvtIt SvtCL,svtDb -SsdIt MakeEvent McEvent geant evout geantout IdTruth  bbcSim emcY2 EEfs bigbig -dstout fzin -MiniMcMk McEvOut clearmem -ctbMatchVtx VFPPV eemcDb beamLine"
upgr13
CKIN(3)=15, CKIN(4)=20, Custom BFC, vertex(0.1,-0.2,-60), beamLine matched




mit0014
SL08a
pp500
QCD 2->2
pythia6410FGTFilterV2
"trs -ssd upgr13  Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf -ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti StiRnd  -IstIT -SvtIt -NoSvtIt SvtCL,svtDb -SsdIt MakeEvent McEvent geant evout geantout IdTruth  bbcSim emcY2 EEfs bigbig -dstout fzin -MiniMcMk McEvOut clearmem -ctbMatchVtx VFPPV eemcDb beamLine"
upgr13
CKIN(3)=20, CKIN(4)=30, Custom BFC, vertex(0.1,-0.2,-60), beamLine matched




mit0015
SL08a
pp500
QCD 2->2
pythia6410FGTFilterV2
"trs -ssd upgr13  Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf -ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti StiRnd  -IstIT -SvtIt -NoSvtIt SvtCL,svtDb -SsdIt MakeEvent McEvent geant evout geantout IdTruth  bbcSim emcY2 EEfs bigbig -dstout fzin -MiniMcMk McEvOut clearmem -ctbMatchVtx VFPPV eemcDb beamLine"
upgr13
CKIN(3)=30, CKIN(4)=50, Custom BFC, vertex(0.1,-0.2,-60), beamLine matched




mit0016
SL08a
pp500
QCD 2->2
pythia6410FGTFilterV2
"trs -ssd upgr13  Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf -ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti StiRnd  -IstIT -SvtIt -NoSvtIt SvtCL,svtDb -SsdIt MakeEvent McEvent geant evout geantout IdTruth  bbcSim emcY2 EEfs bigbig -dstout fzin -MiniMcMk McEvOut clearmem -ctbMatchVtx VFPPV eemcDb beamLine"
upgr13
CKIN(3)=50, Custom BFC, vertex(0.1,-0.2,-60), beamLine matched





 


 


    The seed for each file is given by 10000 * (Production Number) + (File Number).  *The version of	SL08c used is not the final version at RCF due to an unexpected	update.



Production Name
STAR Library
Species
Subprocess
PYTHIA Library
BFC
Geometry
Notessuffix 




mit0019
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=2, CKIN(4)=3, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0020
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=3, CKIN(4)=4, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0021
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=4, CKIN(4)=6, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0022
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=6, CKIN(4)=9, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0023
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=9, CKIN(4)=15, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0024
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=15, CKIN(4)=25, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0025
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=25, CKIN(4)=35, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0026
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=2, CKIN(4)=3, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0027
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=3, CKIN(4)=4, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0028
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=4, CKIN(4)=6, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0029
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=6, CKIN(4)=9, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0030
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=9, CKIN(4)=15, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0031
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=15, CKIN(4)=25, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0032
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=25, CKIN(4)=35, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0033
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410BemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=35, CKIN(4)=65, StGammaFilterMaker





 


 


    The seed for each file is given by 10000 * (Production Number) + (File Number).  *The version of	SL08c used is not the final version at RCF due to an unexpected	update.



Production Name
STAR Library
Species
Subprocess
PYTHIA Library
BFC
Geometry
Notessuffix 




mit0034
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410EemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=2, CKIN(4)=3, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0035
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410EemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=3, CKIN(4)=4, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0036
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410EemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=4, CKIN(4)=6, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0037
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410EemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=6, CKIN(4)=9, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0038
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410EemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=9, CKIN(4)=15, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0039
SL08c
pp200
Prompt Photon
p6410EemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=15, CKIN(4)=25, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0040
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410EemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=2, CKIN(4)=3, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0041
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410EemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=3, CKIN(4)=4, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0042
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410EemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=4, CKIN(4)=6, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0043
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410EemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=6, CKIN(4)=9, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0044
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410EemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=9, CKIN(4)=15, StGammaFilterMaker




mit0045
SL08c
pp200
QCD
p6410EemcGammaFilter
"trs fss y2006g Idst IAna l0 tpcI fcf ftpc Tree logger ITTF Sti VFPPV bbcSim tofsim tags emcY2 EEfs evout -dstout IdTruth geantout big fzin MiniMcMk clearmem eemcDb beamLine sdt20050727"
y2006g
CKIN(3)=15, CKIN(4)=25, StGammaFilterMaker





 

   



  
STAR environment on OS X

   
This page is obsolete -- please see Mac port of STAR offline software for the current status
In order of decreasing importance:
     
  1. pams - still can't get too far here.  No idea how the whole gcc -> agetof -> g77 works to compile "Mortran".  I know VMC is the future and all that, but I think we really do need pams in order to have a useful STAR cluster.
    2.  
  2. dynamic library paths - specifying a relative object pathname to g++ -o means that the created dylib always looks for itself in the current directory on OS X.  In other words, the repository is useless.  Need to figure out how to tell cons to send the absolute path when linking.  Executables work just fine; it's only the .dylibs that have this problem.
    3.  
  3. starsim - crashing on startup (!!!!! ZFATAL called from MZIOCH) Hopefully this is related to pams problems, although I do remember having some trouble linking.
    4.  
  4. root4star - StarRoot,StUtilities,StarClassLibrary,St_base do not load automatically as I thought they were supposed to.  How do we do this at BNL?
    5.  
  5. QtRoot - has it's own build system that didn't work out of the box for me.  Disabled StEventDisplayMaker and St_geom_Maker until I figure this out.
    6.  
 
Contents of $OPTSTAR
I went through the list of required packages in /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/common/AAAREADME and figured out which ones were installed by default in an Intel OS X 10.4.8 client.  Here's what I found:
     
  • perl 5.8.6:  /usr/bin/perl (slightly newer than requested 5.8.4)
    •   
  • make 3.8.0:  /usr/bin/make -> gnumake
    •   
  • tar (??):  /usr/bin/tar
    •   
  • flex 2.5.4:  /usr/bin/flex
    •    
  • libXpm 4.11:  /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.dylib
     
    •   
  • libpng:  not found
    •   
  • mysql:  not found
    •   
  • gcc 4.0.1: /usr/bin/gcc -> gcc-4.0 (yeah, I know.  Apple does not support gcc 3.x in 10.4 for Intel!  We can do gcc_select to go back to 3.3 on ppc though.)
    •   
  • dejagnu:  not found
    •   
  • gdb 6.3.50:  /usr/bin/gdb (instead of 5.2)
    •   
  • texinfo:  not found
    •   
  • emacs 21.2.1:  /usr/bin/emacs (instead of 20.7)
    •   
  • findutils:  not found
    •   
  • fileutils:  not found
    •   
  • cvs 1.11:  /usr/bin/cvs
    •   
  • grep 2.5.1:  /bin/grep (instead of 2.5.1a)
    •   
  • m4 1.4.2:  /usr/bin/m4 (instead of 1.4.1)
    •   
  • autoconf 2.59:  /usr/bin/autoconf (2.53)
    •   
  • automake 1.6.3:  /usr/bin/automake
    •   
  • libtool (??):  /usr/bin/libtool (1.5.8)
    •  
I was able to find nearly all of the missing packages in the unstable branch for Fink (Intel machine).  I wouldn't worry about the "unstable" moniker; as long as you don't do a blind update-all it's certainly possible to stick to a solid config, and there are several packages on the list that are only available in unstable (only because they haven't yet gotten the votes to move them over to stable).  I've gone ahead and installed some of the missing packages in a fresh Fink installation and will serve it up over NFS at /Volumes/star1.lns.mit.edu/STAR/opt/star/osx48_i386_gcc401 (with a power_macintosh_gcc401 to match, although a more consistent $STAR_HOST_SYS would probably have been osx48_ppc_gcc401).
 
 Here's a summary table of the packages installed in $OPTSTAR for the two OS X architectures at MIT.  Note that many of these packages have additional dependencies, so the full list of installed packages on each system (attached at the bottom of the page) is actually much longer.
 
 package  version
 		  
   
 Fortran compiler
 		  gfortran 4.2 (i386), g77 3.4.3 (ppc) 
  
 libpng  1.2.12  
  
 mysql  5.0.16-1002 (5.0.27 will break!)  
  
 dejagnu  skipped  
  
 texinfo  4.8  
  
 findutils  4.2.20  
  
 fileutils  5.96  
  
 qt-x11  3.3.7  
  
 slang  1.4.9  
  
 doxygen  1.4.6  
  
 lynx  2.8.5  
  
 ImageMagick  6.2.8  
  
 nedit  5.5  
  
 astyle  1.15.3 (ppc only)  
  
 unixodbc  2.2.11  
  
 myodbc  not available (2.50.39, if we want it)  
  
 libxml  2.6.26 
 
 

 I also looked for required perlmods in Fink.  I stuck with the default Perl 5.86, so the modules that say e.g. pm588 required I did not install.  I found that some of the modules are already part of core.  If the older ones hosted by STAR are still needed, let me know.  Virtual package means that it came with the OS already:
 
 perlmod  version 
  
 Compress-Zlib  virtual package 
  
 DateManip  5.42a 
  
 DBI  1.53 
  
 DBD-mysql  3.0008 
  
 Digest-MD5  core module 
  
 HTML-Parser  virtual package 
  
 HTML-Tagset  3.10 
  
 libnet  not available 
  
 libwww-perl  5.805 
  
 LWPng-alpha  not available 
  
 MD5  not available 
  
 MIME-Base64  3.05 
  
 Proc-ProcessTable  0.39-cvs20040222-sf77 
  
 Statistics-Descriptive  2.6 
  
 Storable  core module 
  
 Time-HiRes  core module 
  
 URI  virtual package 
  
 XML-NamespaceSupport  1.08 
  
 XML-SAX  0.14 
  
 XML-Simple  2.16 
 
 

 There were some additional perlmods that install_perlmods listed as "Linux only" but Fink offered to install:
 
 perlmod  version 
  
 GD  2.30 
  
 perlindex  not available 
  
 Pod-Escapes  1.04 
  
 Pod-Simple  3.04 
  
 Tk  804.026 
  
 Tk-HistEntry  not available 
  
 Tk-Pod  not available 
 
 

 Questions:
     
  • what was with all those soft-links (/usr/bin/sed -> /bin/sed, etc.) that Jerome had me make?  Will they be needed on every machine running STAR environment (that's a problem), or just on the one he was compiling on?
    •   
  • is perl in /usr/bin sufficient or do we need to put it in $OPTSTAR as directed in AAAREADME?
    •   
  • what to do about mysql? Is 5.0 back-compatible, or do we only need development headers and shared libraries?
    •  
 
 
Building PYTHIA dylibs with gfortran
The default makePythia6.macosx won't work out of the box for 10.4, since it requires g77.  Here's what I did to get the libraries built for Pythia 5:
  $ gfortran -c jetset74.f  $ gfortran -c pythia5707.f  $ echo 'void MAIN__() {}' &gt; main.c $ gcc -c main.c $ gcc -dynamiclib -flat_namespace -single_module -undefined dynamic_lookup -install_name $OPTSTAR/lib/libPythia.dylib -o libPythia.dylib *.o $ sudo cp libPythia.dylib $OPTSTAR/lib/.  and for Pythia 6:  $ export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.4 $ gfortran -c pythia6319.f   In file pythia6319.f:50551         IF (AAMAX.EQ.0D0) PAUSE 'SINGULAR MATRIX IN PYLDCM'                                                                                     1 Warning: Obsolete: PAUSE statement at (1) $ gfortran -fno-second-underscore -c tpythia6_called_from_cc.F  $ echo 'void MAIN__() {}' &gt; main.c $ gcc -c main.c $ gcc -c pythia6_common_address.c  $ gcc -dynamiclib -flat_namespace -single_module -undefined dynamic_lookup -install_name $OPTSTAR/lib/libPythia6.dylib -o libPythia6.dylib main.o tpythia6_called_from_cc.o pythia6*.o       $ ln -s libPythia6.dylib libPythia6.so $ sudo cp libPythia6.* $OPTSTAR/lib/. 
CERNLIB notes
All the CERNLIB libraries are static and the binaries depend only on system libraries, so the whole installation should be portable.  For PowerPC I had a CERNLIB 2005 build left over from a different Fink installation, so I just copied those binaries and libraries to the new location and downloaded the headers from CERN.  Fink doesn't support CERNLIB on Intel Macs, so for this build I used Robert Hatcher's excellent shell script:
 
 http://home.fnal.gov/~rhatcher/macosx/readme.html
 
 Hatcher's binaries link against the gfortran dylib, so I made sure to build them with gfortran from $OPTSTAR.
 
 CERNLIB 2005 doesn't include libshift.a, but STAR really wants to link against it.  Here's a hack from Robert Hatcher to build your own  cat &gt; fakeshift.c &lt; eof  int rshift_(int* in, int* ishft) { return *in &gt;&gt; *ishft; } int  ishft_(int* in, int* ishft)  {    if (*ishft == 0) return *in;   if (*ishft  &gt; 0) return *in &lt;&lt; *ishft;   else             return *in &gt;&gt; *ishft; } EOF     gcc -O -fPIC -c fakeshift.c   fi   g77   -fPIC -c getarg_stub.f   ar cr  libshift.a fakeshift.o eof
ROOT build notes
Following the instructions at http://www.star.bnl.gov/STAR/comp/root/building_root.html was basically fine.  Here was my configure command for rootdeb:
  ./configure macosx --build=debug --enable-qt --enable-table --enable-pythia6 --enable-pythia --with-pythia-libdir=$OPTSTAR/lib --with-pythia6-libdir=$OPTSTAR/lib --with-qt-incdir=$OPTSTAR/include/qt  which resulted in the final list  Enabled support for asimage, astiff, builtin_afterimage, builtin_freetype, builtin_pcre, builtin_zlib, cern, cintex, exceptions, krb5, ldap, mathcore, mysql, odbc, opengl, pch, pythia, pythia6, python, qt, qtgsi, reflex, shared, ssl, table, thread, winrtdebug, xml, xrootd.  I did run into a few snags:
     
  • MakeRootDir.pl didn't find my /usr/X11R6/bin/lndir automatically (even though that was in my $PATH) so I had edit the script and do it manually.
    •   
  • Had to run MakeRootDir.pl twice to get root and rootdeb directory structures in place, editing the script in between.
    •   
  • CVS was a mess.  I had to drill down into each subdirectory that needed updating, and even then it puked out conflicts instead of patching the files, so I had to trash the originals first.  Also, I'm fairly sure that root5/qt/inc/TQtWidget.h should have been included in the v5-12-00f tag, since my first attempt at compiling failed without the HEAD version of that file.
    •  
 
 
Hacking the environment scripts
 
     
  • set rhflavor = "osx48_" in STAR_SYS to get the name I chose for $STAR_HOST_SYS
    •   
  • I installed Qt in $OPTSTAR, so group_env.csh fails to find it
    •  
 
Building STAR software
I'm working with a checked out copy of the STAR software and modifying codes when necessary if the fix is obvious.  So far I've got the following cons working:  cons %QtRoot %StEventDisplayMaker %pams %St_dst_Maker %St_geom_Maker  St_dst_Maker tries to subtract an int and a struct!  Pams is a crazy mess of VAX-style Fortran STRUCTURES, but we really need it in order to run starsim.  I haven't delved too deeply into the QtRoot-related stuff; I'm sure Valeri can help when the time comes.  Hopefully we can get these things fixed without too much delay.
 
 Power PC notes
     
  • why does everything insist on linking with libshift?  It's not a part of CERNLIB 2005, so I used Hatcher's hack to get around it and stuck libshift.a in $OPTSTAR/lib
    •   
  • libnsl is not needed on OS X, so we don't link against it anymore
    •   
  • remove -dynamiclib and -single_module for executables
    •   
  • cfortran.h can't identify our Fortran compiler -- define it as f2c
    •   
  • asps/Simulation/starsim/deccc/fputools.c won't compile under power pc (contains assembly code!) -- skip it for now
    •   
  • g++ root4star brings out lots of linking issues; one killer seems to be that libpacklib from Fink is missing fzicv symbol.
       
    • one very hack solution:  install gfortran, use it to build CERNLIB with Hatcher script, replace libpacklib.a, copy libgcc.a and libgfortran.a from gcc 4.2.0 into $OPTSTAR/lib or other, then link against them explicitly
      •   
    • needed to -lstarsim to get gufile, srndmc symbols defined
      •  
    •     
  • <malloc.h> -- on Mac they decided to put this in /usr/include/malloc, so we add this to path in ConsDefs.pm
    •   
  • cons wanted to link starsim using gcc and statically include libstdc++; on Mac we'll let g++ do the work.  Also, -lstarsim seems to be included too early in the chain.  Need to talk to Jerome about proper way to fix this, but for now I can hack a fix.
    •   
  • PAMS -- ACK!
    •  
Problems requiring changes to codes:
     
  • struct mallinfo isn't available on OS X
       
    • for now we surround any mallinfo with #ifndef __APPLE__; Frank Laue says there may be a workaround
      •  
    •     
  • 'fabs' was not declared in this scope
       
    • add <cmath> in header
      •  
    •     
  • TCL.h from ROOT conflicts with system tcl.h because of case-insensitive FS
       
    • TCL.h renamed to TCernLib.h in newer ROOT versions (ROOT bug 19313)
      •   
    • copied TCL.h to TCernLib.h myself and added #ifdef __APPLE__ #include "TCernLib.h"
      •  
    • this problem will go away when we patch/upgrade ROOT
      •  
    •     
  • passing U_Int to StMatrix::inverse() when it wants a size_t 
       
    • changed input to size_t (only affected StFtpcTrackingParams)
      •  
    •    
  • abs(float) is not legal
       
    • change to fabs(float) and #include <cmath>
      •  
    •    
Intel notes
 
 Basic problem here is (im)maturity of gfortran.  Current Fink unstable version 4.2.0-20060617 still does not include some instrinsic symbols (lshift, lstat) that we expect to be there.  Newer versions do have these symbols, and as soon as Fink updates I'll give it another go.  I may try installing gcc 4.3 from source in the meantime, but it's not a high priority.  Note that Intel machines should be able to run the Power PC build in translated mode with some hacking of the paths (force $STAR_HOST_SYS = osx48_power_macintosh_gcc401).
   



  
Xgrid

   Summary of Apple's Xgrid cluster software and the steps we've taken to get it up and running at MIT.



http://deltag5.lns.mit.edu/xgrid/   

  
Xgrid jobmanager status report

   
    

  • xgrid.pm can submit and cancel jobs successfully, haven't tested "poll" since the server is running WS-GRAM.
    • 

  • Xgrid SEG module monitors jobs successfully.  Current version of Xgrid logs directly to /var/log/system.log (only readable by admin group), so there's a permissions issue to resolve there.  My understanding is that the SEG module can run with elevated permissions if needed, but at the moment I'm using ACLs to explicitly allow user "globus" to read the system.log.  Unfortunately the ACLs get reset when the logs are rotated nightly.
    • 

  • CVS is up-to-date, but I can't promise that all of the Globus packaging stuff actually works.  I ended up installing both Perl module and the C library into my Globus installation by hand.
    • 

  • Current test environment uses SimpleCA, but I've applied for a server certificate at pki1.doegrids.org as part of the STAR VO.
    • 



Important Outstanding Issues


    

  • streaming stdout/stderr and stagingOut files is a little tricky.  Xgrid requires an explicit call to "xgrid -job results", otherwise it  just keeps all job info in the controller DB.  I haven't yet figured out where to inject this system call in the WS-GRAM job life cycle, so I'm asking for help on gram-dev@globus.org.
    • 

  • Need to decide how to do authentication.  Xgrid offers two options on the extreme ends of the spectrum.  On the one hand we can use a common password for all users, and on the other hand we can use K5 tickets.  Submitting a job using WS-GRAM involves a roundtrip user account -> container account -> user account via sudo, and I don't know how to forward a TGT for the user account through all of that.  I looked around and saw a "pkinit" effort that promised to do passwordless generation of TGTs from grid certs, but it doesn't seem like it's quite ready for primetime.
    
    • 


   







  
USP

   This is a copy of the web page that contains a log of the Sao Paulo grid activities. For the full documentaion, please go to
http://stars.if.usp.br:8080/~suaide/grid/





Installation

In order to be fully integrated to the STAR GRID you need to have the
following items installed and running (the order I present the items
are the same order I installed them in the cluster). There are other software to install before
full integration but this is the actual status of the integration.




Installing the batch system (SGE)

We decided to install the SGE because it is the same system used in
PDSF (so it is scheduler compatible) and it is free. The SGE web site is here. You can donwload the
latest version from their website.



Instructions to install SGE 





    
  
  1. Download from the SGE web site
    2. 
  
  2. gunzip and untar the file
    3. 
  
  3. cd to the directory
    4. 


In the installation directory there are two pdf files.  The sge-install.pdf contains instruction
on how to install the system. The sge-admin.pdf

contains instructions how to maintain the system and create batch
queues. Our procedure to install the system was:


    
  
  1. 
    
    In the batch system server (in our case, STAR1)
    
  
    2. 
  
      
    
    1. Create the SGE_ROOT directory. In our case, mkdir /home/sge-root. This
directory HAS to be available in all the exec nodes
      

    
      2. 
    
    2. copy the entire content of the installation directory to the
SGE_ROOT directory
      3. 
    
    3. add the lines bellow to your /etc/services file
      
      sge_execd     
 
19001/udp
      
      sge_qmaster    

19000/tcp
      
      sge_qmaster    
19000/udp
      
      sge_execd       
19001/tcp
      4. 
    
    4. cd to the SGE_ROOT directory
      5. 
    
    5. Type ./install_qmaster
      6. 

    
    6. follow the instructions in the screen. In our case, the answers
to the questions were:
      7. 
    
        
      
      1. Do you want to install Grid Engine under an user id other
than >root< (y/n) >> n
        2. 
      
      2. $SGE_ROOT = /home/sge-root
        

      
        3. 
      
      3. Enter cell name >> star
        4. 
      
      4. Do you want to select another qmaster spool directory (y/n)
[n] >> n
        5. 
      
      5. verify and set the file permissions of your distribution
(y/n) [y] >> y
        6. 

      
      6. Are all hosts of your cluster in a single DNS domain (y/n)
[y] >> y
        7. 
      
      7. Please choose a spooling method (berkeleydb|classic)
[berkeleydb] >> classic
        8. 
      
      8. You can change at any time the group id range in your cluster
configuration. Please enter a range >> 20000-21000
        9. 
      
      9. The pathname of the spool directory of the execution hosts.
Default: [/home/sge-root/star/spool] >> [ENTER]
        10. 

      
      10. Please enter an email address in the form
>user@foo.com<. Default: [none] >> [PUT YOUR EMAIL]
        11. 
      
      11. Do you want to change the configuration parameters (y/n) [n]
>> n
        12. 
      
      12. We can install the startup script that will start
qmaster/scheduler at machine boot (y/n) [y] >> y
        

      
        13. 
      
      13. Adding Grid Engine hosts. Do you want to use a file which
contains the list of hosts (y/n) [n] >> n
        14. 
      
      14. Host(s): star1 star2
star3 star4 ...... (ADD ALL HOSTS THAT WILL BE CONTROLED BY THE
BATCH SYSTEM)
        15. 
      
      15. Do you want to add your shadow host(s) now? (y/n) [y]
>> n
        16. 

      
      16. Scheduler Tuning. Default configuration is [1] >> 1
        17. 
      
      17. Proceed with the default answers until the end of the script
        18. 
    
      
    
    7. You have installed the master system. To make sure the system
will start at boot time type
      
      ln -s /etc/init.d/sgemaster
/etc/rc3.d/S95sgemaster
      
      ln -s /etc/init.d/sgemaster
/etc/rc5.d/S95sgemaster
      8. 

  
    
  
  2. 
    
    Install the execution nodes (including the server, if it will
be a exec node). This needs to be done in ALL exec nodes
    
  
    3. 
  
      
    
    1. add the lines bellow to your /etc/services file
      
      sge_execd       

19001/udp
      
      sge_qmaster    
19000/tcp
      
      sge_qmaster    
19000/udp
      
      sge_execd       
19001/tcp
      2. 

    
    2. cd to your SGE_ROOT directory
      3. 
    
    3. type ./install_execd
      4. 
    
        
      
      1. Answer the question about the SGE_ROOT directory location
        2. 
      
      2. Please enter cell name which you used for the qmaster.
>> star
        3. 

      
      3. Do you want to configure a local spool directory for this
host (y/n) [n] >> n
        4. 
      
      4. We can install the startup script that will start execd at
machine boot (y/n) [y] >> y
        5. 
      
      5. Do you want to add a default queue instance for this host
(y/n) [y] >> n (WE
WILL CREATE A QUEUE LATER)
        6. 

      
      6. follow the default instructions until the end
        7. 
    
      
    
    4. You have now installed the master system. To start the system
at boot time. type
      
      ln -s /etc/init.d/sgeexecd
/etc/rc3.d/S96sgeexecd
      
      ln -s /etc/init.d/sgeexecd
/etc/rc5.d/S96sgeexecd
      5. 
  
    
  
  3. 

    
    Install a default queue to your batch system
    
  
    4. 
  
      
    
    1. type qmon
      
It opens a GUI window where you can configure all the batch system.
      2. 
    
    2. Click in the buttom QUEUE CONTROL
      3. 
    
    3. It opens another screen with the queues you have in your system
      4. 

    
    4. Click on ADD
      5. 
    
    5. Fill the instructions. See the file sge-admin.pdf for
instructions. It is very simple.
      
    
      6. 
  
    





Installing GANGLIA

Aditional
information from STAR web site



You can download the ganglia packages from their web site. You need to install the following packages:



    
  
  • gmond - the monitoring system. Should be installed in ALL
machines in the cluster
    • 
  
  • gmetad - the gathering information system. Should be installed in
the machine that will collect the data (in our case, STAR1)
    • 
  
  • the web front end. This is nice to have but not essential. It
creates a web page, like
this one, with all the information in your cluster. You should have
a web server running in the collector machine (STAR1) for this to work
    • 
  
  • rrdtool - this is a package that creates the plots in the web
page. Necessary only if you have the web frontend.
    • 


To install Ganglia, proceed with the following



    
  
  1. 
    
    In each machine in the cluster 
    
  
    2. 
  
      
    
    1. Install the gmond package (change the name to match the version
you are installing)
      
      rpm -ivh
ganglia-gmond-3.0.1-1.i386.rpm
      2. 
    
    2. edit the /etc/gmond.conf

file. The only change I made in this file was
      
      cluster {
      
        name = "STAR"
      
      }
      3. 
    
    3. Type
      
      ln -s /etc/init.d/gmond
/etc/rc5.d/S97gmond
      

      ln -s /etc/init.d/gmond
/etc/rc3.d/S97gmond
      
      /etc/init.d/gmond stop
      
      /etc/init.d/gmond start
      4. 
  
    
  
  2. 
    
    In the collector machine (STAR1)
    
  
    3. 

  
      
    
    1. Install the gmetad, web and rrdtool packages (change the name
to match the version you are installing)
      
      rpm -ivh
ganglia-gmetad-3.0.1-1.i386.rpm
      
      rpm -ivh
ganglia-web-3.0.1-1.noarch.rpm
      
      rpm -ivh
rrdtool-1.0.28-1.i386.rpm
      2. 
    
    2. edit the /etc/gmetad.conf

file. The only change I made in this file was
      
      data_source "STAR" 10
star1:8649 star2:8649 star3:8649 star4:8649 star5:8649
      3. 
    
    3. Type
      
      ln -s /etc/init.d/gmetad
/etc/rc5.d/S98gmetad
      
      ln -s /etc/init.d/gmetad
/etc/rc3.d/S98gmetad
      
      /etc/init.d/gmetad stop
      

      /etc/init.d/gmetad start
      4. 
  
    





MonaLISA

Aditional
information from STAR web site



To install Monalisa in your system you need to download the files from
their web site. After you gunzip and
untar the file you need to perform the following steps:



    
  
  1. Create a monalisa user in your master computer and its home
directory
    2. 
  
  2. cd to the monalisa installation dir
    3. 
  
  3. type ./install.sh
    4. 
  
  4. Answer the following questions:
    5. 
  
      
    
    1. Please specify an account for the MonALISA service [monalisa]: [ENTER]
      2. 

  
    
  
      
    
    1. Where do you want MonaLisa installed ?
[/home/monalisa/MonaLisa] : [ENTER]
      2. 
    
    2. Path to the java home []: [enter
the path name for your java distribution]
      3. 
    
    3. Please specify the farm name [star1]: [star]
      4. 
    
    4. Answer the next questions as you wish
      5. 

  
    
  
  5. Make sure that Monalisa will run after reboot by typing:
    
    ln -s /etc/init.d/MLD
/etc/rc5.d/S80MLD
    
    ln -s /etc/init.d/MLD
/etc/rc3.d/S80MLD
    6. 
  
  6. You need to edit the following files in
the directory /home/monalisa/MonaLisa/Services
    7. 
  
      

    
    1. ml.properties
      
      MonaLisa.ContactName=your
name
      
      MonaLisa.ContactEmail=xxx@yyyy.yyy
      
      MonaLisa.LAT=-23.25
      
      MonaLisa.LONG=-47.19
      
      lia.Monitor.group=OSG, star (Note that we are being part of both OSG
and STAR groups)
      

      lia.Monitor.useIPaddress=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(your IP)
      
      lia.Monitor.MIN_BIND_PORT=9000
      
      lia.Monitor.MAX_BIND_PORT=9010
      2. 
  
    
  
  7. Need to tell MonaLisa that I am using SGE
as a batch system. For this, edit the Service/CMD/site_env file and add
    
        
    
    SGE_LOCATION=/home/sge-root
    export SGE_LOCATION
    SGE_ROOT=/home/sge-root
    export SGE_ROOT
    

    
    8. 


It is important to make sure these ports
are not blocked by your firewal, in case your system is behind one.




To
start the MonaLisa service just type /etc/init.d/MLD start





Requesting a GRID certificate

By the way, you
will have to request (for Grid usage) a user certificate. For
instructions, click on the link http://www.star.bnl.gov/STAR/comp/Grid/Infrastructure/#CERT





A grid installation will require a "host" certificate. Jerome told me
he
never asked for one really ...


The certificate arrived three days after I requested it (with some help
from Jerome). I them followed

the instructions that came with the email to validade and export the
certificate. 




Installing OSG

I think this is the last step to be fully GRID integrated. I have not
used the certificate I got up to now. Lets see. To install the OSG
package I followed the instructions in the following web page



http://osg.ivdgl.org/twiki/bin/view/Documentation/OsgCEInstallGuide



The basic steps were



    
  
  1. Make sure pacman is installed. For this I had to update python to
a version above 2.3. Pacman is a package management system. It can be
downloaded from here
    2. 
  
  2. create a directory at /home/grid. This is where I installed the
grid stuff. Thid directory needs to be visible in all the cluster
machines
    3. 
  
  3. I typed
    
    export VDT_LOCATION=/home/grid
    cd $VDT_LOCATION
    pacman -get OSG:ce
    
I  just followed the log and answered the questions. 
    

  
    4. 


The entire installation process took about 20 minutes or so but I
imagine it depends on the network connection speed.



After this installation was done I typed source setup.sh to complete the
installation. No messages in the screen...



Because our batch system is SGE, we need to install extra packages, as
stated in the OSG documentation page. I typed:


pacman -get http://www.cs.wisc.edu/vdt/vdt_136_cache:Globus-SGE-Setup

and these extra packages were installed in a few seconds.




I just followed the instructions in the OSG installation guide and
everything went fine. One important thing is related to firewall setup.
If you have a firewall running with MASQUERADE, in which your private
network is not accessible from the outside world, and your gatekeeper
is not the firewall machine, remember to open the necessary ports
(above 1024) and redirect the ports number 2119, 2811 and 2812 to your
gatekeeper machine. The command depends on your firewall program. If
using iptables, just add the following rule to your filter tables:


$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 2119 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 2119 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 2135 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 2135 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 2136 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 2136 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 2811 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 2811 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 2812 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 2812 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 2912 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 2912 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 7512 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 7512 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 8443 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 8443 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 19000 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 19000 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 19001 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 19001 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 20000:65000 -j DNAT --to $STAR1
$filter -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d $GLOBALIP --dport 20000:65000 -j DNAT --to $STAR1



where $GLOBALIP is the external IP of your firewall and $STAR1 is
the IP of the machine running the GRID stuff.



I also had to modify the files /home/grid/setup.csh
and setup.sh to fix the
HOSTNAME and port range. I added, in each file:

setup.csh


setenv GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE "60000 65000"
setenv GLOBUS_HOSTNAME="stars.if.usp.br"

setup.sh



export GLOBUS_TCP_PORT_RANGE="60000 65000"
export GLOBUS_HOSTNAME="stars.if.usp.br"

This assures that the port range opened in the firewall will correspond
to those used in the GRID environment. Also, because I run the firewall
in masquerade mode, I had to set the proper hostname, otherwise it will
pick the machine name, and I do not want that to happen.




GridCat and making things to work...

It is very interesting to add your grid node to GridCat. It is a map,
just like MonaLisa but it performs periodical tests to your gatekeeper,
making it easier to find out problems (and, if you got to this point,
there should be a few of them)



To add your gatekeeper to GridCat,  go to http://osg.ivdgl.org/twiki/bin/view/Integration/GridCat



You will have to fill a form, following the instructions in  the
following link:




http://osg.ivdgl.org/twiki/bin/view/Documentation/OsgCEInstallGuide#OSG_Registration



If everything goes right, when your application is aproved you will
show up in the GridGat Map, located  http://osg-cat.grid.iu.edu:8080




well, this is were debuggins starts. Every 2-3 hours the GridCat tests
their gatekeepers and assign a status light for each one, based on
tests results. The tests are basically:


    
  
  • Authentication test
    • 
  
  • Hello world test
    • 

  
  • Batch submition (depends on your batch system)
    • 
  
      
    
    • submit a job
      • 
    
    • query the status of the job
      • 
    
    • canceling the job
      • 
  
    
  
  • file transfer (gridFtp)
    • 



This is were I spent my last few days trying to resolve the issues.
Thanks a lot for all the people in the STAR-GRID list that helped me a
lot with suggestions. But I had to find out a lot of stuff... This is
what google is made for.... The main issue is the fact that our cluster
is behind a firewall configures qith masquerading.... It means that the
internal IP's of the machines (including the gatekeeper) are not
visible. All the machines have the same IP (the gateway IP) for the
outside world.... I think I am the only one in the GRID with this kind
of setup :)


How to turn authentication and hello world to green?

This is the easiest... Need to map the following certificates to your
grid map (/etc/grid-security/grid-mapfile)


"/DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Leigh Grundhoefer (GridCat) 693100" XXXX
"/DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=Bockjoo Kim 740786" XXXX

The username 'XXXX' is the local username in your cluster... After this
certificates were added to my mapfile the first two tests turned green


How to turn the batch system test green

It seems that SGE is not the preferable batch system in the GRID... Too
bad because it is really nice and SIMPLE. Because of this the OSG
interface to OSG does not work right.... I hope the bugs are fixed in
the next release but just to keep log of what I did (with a lot of hel)
in case they forget to fix it :)


    

  
  • mis-ci-functions
    • 
  
      
    
    • This file, located at $VDT_LOCATION/MIS-CI/etc/misci/
is responsible for checking your system basically every 10 minutes and
extract information about your cluster. It uses the batch system to
grab information. Of course, it does not work with SGE. Replace the
file with the version 0.2.7, located here. Please check if your
version is newer than this one before replacing...
      • 
  
    
  
  • sge.pm
    • 

  
      
    
    • This file is located at $VDT_LOCATION/globus/lib/perl/Globus/GRAM/JobManager/
      • 
    
    • Please check the following
      • 
    
        
      
      • In the BEGIN section
        • 

      
          
        
        • if $SGE_ROOT, $SGE_CELL and the commands ($qsub, $qstat,
etc) are defined properly
          • 
      
        
      
      • In the submit section
        • 
      
          
        
        • Locate the line 
          

        
          • 
        
            
          
          • $ENV{"SGE_ROOT"} = $SGE_ROOT;
            • 
        
          
        
        • add the line
          • 
        
            
          
          • $ENV{"SGE_CELL"} = $SGE_CELL;
            • 

        
          
      
        
      
      • The same in the pool section
        • 
      
      • In the clear section
        • 
      
          
        
        • locate the line  system("$qdel
$job_id >/dev/null 2>/dev/null");
          • 

        
        • replace for the following
          • 
        
            
          
          •     $ENV{"SGE_ROOT"}
= $SGE_ROOT;
            
               
$ENV{"SGE_CELL"} = $SGE_CELL;
            
                $job_id
=~ /(.*)\|(.*)\|(.*)/;
            

                $job_id
= $1;
            
               
system("$qdel $job_id");
            • 
        
          
      
        
    
      
  
    



This will make your batch tests turn green. It means people can submit
jobs, query, cancel, etc. I hope I did not miss anything in here...


Making the gridFTP to work

This was the most difficult part because of my firewall configuration
and thanks google for making reseach in the web easier...



Before, please check if the services are listed in your /etc/services
file


  globus-gatekeeper       2119/tcp        # Added by the VDT
  gsiftp                  2811/tcp        # Added by the VDT
  gsiftp2                 2812/tcp        # Added by the VDT
  gsiftp                  2811/udp        # Added by the VDT
  gsiftp2                 2812/udp        # Added by the VDT


If not, add them...



I started testing file transfer between gatekeepers by logging into
another gatekeeper, getting my proxy (grid-proxy-init) and do a file
transfer with the command:


globus-url-copy -dbg file:///star/u/suaide/gram_job_mgr_13594.log gsiftp://stars.if.usp.br/home/star/c

The -dbg mean debug is turned on... Everything goes fine until it
starts transfering the data (STOR
/home/star/c). It hangs and times out. Researching on the web, I
found a bug report at



http://bugzilla.globus.org/globus/show_bug.cgi?id=1127



And a quote in the bottom of the page:




" ... The wuftp based gridftp server
is not supported behind a firewall. The problem is in reporting the external IP address in
the PASV response. You can see this by using the -dbg flag to globus-url-copy.
You will see the the PASV response specifies your internal IP address.



The server should, however,
work for clients using PORT. ..."



which means I am doommed... Researching more the web I found some
solutions and what I did was:


    
  
  • replace file /etc/xinetd.d/gsiftp

for this one
    
    service gsiftp
    {
         socket_type = stream
         protocol = tcp
         wait = no
         user = root
         instances = UNLIMITED
         cps = 400 10
         server = /auto/home/grid/vdt/sbin/vdt-run-gsiftp2.sh
         disable = no
    }
    

  
    • 
  
  •  restarted xinetd
    • 
  
  • modified the file /hom/grid/globus/etc/gridftp.conf
to
    
    # Configuration for file the new (3.9.5) GridFTP Server
    inetd 1
    log_level ERROR,WARN,INFO,ALL
    log_single /auto/home/grid/globus/var/log/gridftp.log
    hostname "XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX"
    
  
    • 

  
  •  XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP of the gateway for the outside
world
    • 


And this worked!!!!



Now all tests are geen and I am happy and tired!!! There are still a
few issues left, basically in the cluster information query (number of
CPU's, batch queues, etc) that are related to mis-ci-functions (I
think) and I will have a look latter.



Another important thing, if you
plan to have a cluster running jobs from outside and making file
transfers with gsiftp it is necessary that the directory /etc/grid-security is available in
all machines in the cluster, even if they are not gatekeepers. Also,
the grid setup should be executed in all the nodes (/home/grid/setup.csh). If not, when
a job start running in one of the nodes and it attempts to transfer the
file with globus-url-copy it will fail. The solution I used was to have
the directory grid-security in the /home/grid and make symbolic links
in all the nodes. 
   



  
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Dataset name

            		
            
            
Description

            		
            Events
            Submit Date
            
            
Finish Date

            		
            
            
Number of jobs submitted

            		
            
            
Output size

            		
            
            
Efficiency

            		
            
            
Cluster or Site

            		
            
            
CPU in hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1304

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/55_65gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            118K
            2007-06-11
            
            
2007-06-12

            		
            
            
60

            		
            
            
35GB

            		
            
            
98%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
14hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1302

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/45_55gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            118K
            2007-06-01
            
            
2007-06-02

            		
            
            
60

            		
            
            
29.4GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
14hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1303

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/35_45gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            119K
            2007-06-02
            
            
2007-06-02

            		
            
            
120

            		
            
            
36.2GB

            		
            
            
97%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
11hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1306

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/25_35gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            393K
            2007-06-04
            
            
2007-06-06

            		
            
            
200

            		
            
            
119GB

            		
            
            
98%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
41hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1307

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/15_25gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            391K
            2007-06-06
            
            
2007-06-07

            		
            
            
200

            		
            
            
114GB

            		
            
            
98%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
34hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1308

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/11_15gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            416K
            2007-06-08
            
            
2007-06-10

            		
            
            
210

            		
            
            
115GB

            		
            
            
98%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
39hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1309

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/9_11gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            409K
            2007-06-10
            
            
2007-06-12

            		
            
            
210

            		
            
            
109GB

            		
            
            
98%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
47hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1310

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/7_9gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            420K
            2007-06-13
            
            
2007-06-14

            		
            
            
210

            		
            
            
107GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
31hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1311

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/5_7gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            394K
            2007-06-14
            
            
2007-06-16

            		
            
            
199

            		
            
            
96GB

            		
            
            
98%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
48hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1317

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/4_5gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            683K
            2007-06-16
            
            
2007-06-19

            		
            
            
343

            		
            
            
158GB

            		
            
            
99%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
69hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1318

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/3_4gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            688K
            2007-06-19
            
            
2007-06-22

            		
            
            
345

            		
            
            
152GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
78hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1319

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/minbias/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            201K
            2007-06-22
            
            
2007-06-23

            		
            
            
120

            		
            
            
21GB

            		
            
            
99%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
13hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1321

            		
            
            
pp62/pythia6_410/3_4gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            250K
            2007-06-25
            
            
2007-06-26

            		
            
            
125

            		
            
            
41GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
20hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1320

            		
            
            
pp62/pythia6_410/4_5gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            400K
            2007-06-26
            
            
2007-06-27

            		
            
            
200

            		
            
            
67GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
28hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1322

            		
            
            
pp62/pythia6_410/5_7gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            218K
            2007-06-24
            
            
2007-06-25

            		
            
            
110

            		
            
            
38GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
17hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1323

            		
            
            
pp62/pythia6_410/7_9gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            220K
            2007-06-29
            
            
2007-06-30

            		
            
            
110

            		
            
            
39GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
18hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1324

            		
            
            
pp62/pythia6_410/9_11gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            220K
            2007-06-30
            
            
2007-06-30

            		
            
            
110

            		
            
            
41GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
14hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1325

            		
            
            
pp62/pythia6_410/11_15gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            220K
            2007-07-01
            
            
2007-07-02

            		
            
            
110

            		
            
            
41GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
19hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1326

            		
            
            
pp62/pythia6_410/15_25gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            220K
            2007-07-03
            
            
2007-07-04

            		
            
            
110

            		
            
            
40GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
21hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1327

            		
            
            
pp62/pythia6_410/25_35gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on

            		
            220K
            2007-07-04
            
            
2007-07-05

            		
            
            
110

            		
            
            
38GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
18hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1312

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/7_9gev/bin1/y2004y/gheisha_on

            		
            539K
            2007-07-13
            
            
2007-07-18

            		
            
            
272

            		
            
            
143GB

            		
            
            
99.6%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
53hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1313

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/9_11gev/bin2/y2004y/gheisha_on

            		
            758K
            2007-07-19
            
            
2007-07-22

            		
            
            
380

            		
            
            
203GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
72hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1314

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/11_15gev/bin3/y2004y/gheisha_on

            		
            116K
            2007-07-31
            
            
2007-08-01

            		
            
            
58

            		
            
            
32GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
182hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1315

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/11_15gev/bin4/y2004y/gheisha_on

            		
            420K
            2007-08-04
            
            
2007-08-05

            		
            
            
210

            		
            
            
119GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
527hours

            		
        

        

            
            
rcf1316

            		
            
            
pp200/pythia6_410/11_15gev/bin5/y2004y/gheisha_on

            		
            158K
            2007-08-08
            
            
2007-08-09

            		
            
            
79

            		
            
            
45GB

            		
            
            
100%

            		
            
            
pdsf.nersc.gov

            		
            
            
183hours

            		
        

        

            rcf1317
            pp200/pythia6_410/4_5gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on
            683K
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
        

        

            rcf1318
            pp200/pythia6_410/3_4gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on
            688K
            2007-06-04
            2007-06-04
            360
            83.4GB
            95.8%
            fnal.gov
            619hours
        

        

            rcf1319
            pp200/pythia6_410/minbias/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on
            201K
            2007-06-04
            2007-06-04
            120
            11.7GB
            100.0%
            fnal.gov
            105hours
        

        

            rcf1320
            pp62/pythia6_410/4_5gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on
            400K
            2007-06-06
            2007-06-06
            200
            35.7GB
            100.0%
            fnal.gov
            241hours
        

        

            rcf1321
            pp62/pythia6_410/3_4gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on
            250K
            2007-06-06
            2007-06-06
            125
            21.6GB
            100.0%
            fnal.gov
            139hours
        

        

            rcf1322
            pp62/pythia6_410/5_7gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on
            218K
            2007-06-07
            2007-06-07
            110
            20.1GB
            100.0%
            fnal.gov
            114hours
        

        

            rcf1323
            pp62/pythia6_410/7_9gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on
            220K
            2007-06-07
            2007-06-07
            110
            20.6GB
            100.0%
            fnal.gov
            112hours
        

        

            rcf1324
            pp62/pythia6_410/9_11gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on
            220K
            2007-06-07
            2007-06-07
            110
            20.6GB
            99.0%
            fnal.gov
            124hours
        

        

            rcf1325
            pp62/pythia6_410/11_15gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on
            220K
            2007-06-07
            2007-06-07
            110
            20.7GB
            100.0%
            fnal.gov
            91hours
        

        

            rcf1326
            pp62/pythia6_410/15_25gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on
            220K
            2007-06-08
            2007-06-08
            110
            20.2GB
            100.0%
            fnal.gov
            132hours
        

        

            rcf1327
            pp62/pythia6_410/25_35gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on
            220K
            2007-06-08
            2007-06-09
            110
            18.3GB
            100.0%
            fnal.gov
            133hours
        

        

            rcf1501
            pp200/pythia6_410/minbias/cdf_a/y2006g/gheisha_on
            1.99M
            2008-09-30
            2008-11-12
            1991
            412GB
            99.6%
            nersc.gov
            1,026hours
        

        

            rcf1504
            1DplusOnly/gkine/pt10/eta1_5/y2005g/gheisha_on
            1.097M
            2009-01-16
            2009-02-10
            1102
            80.7GB
            99.9%
            nersc.gov
            1,216hours
        

        

            rcf9003
            pp200/pythia6_410/5_7gev/cdf_a/y2007g/gheisha_on
            389K
            part grid and part local, because of urgency (high priority)
            ec2.internal
             
        

        

            rcf9004
            pp200/pythia6_410/7_9gev/cdf_a/y2007g/gheisha_on
            408K
            part grid and part local, because of urgency (high priority)
            ec2.internal
             
        

        

            rcf9005
            pp200/pythia6_410/9_11gev/cdf_a/y2007g/gheisha_on
            401K
            200-03-07
            2009-03-17
            782
            333.7GB
            99.10%
            ec2.internal
            13,022hours
        

        

            rcf9010
            pp200/pythia6_410/45_55gev/cdf_a/y2007g/gheisha_on
            118K
            part grid and part local, because of urgency (high priority)
            ec2.internal
             
        

        

            rcf9011
            pp200/pythia6_410/55_65gev/cdf_a/y2007g/gheisha_on
            119K
            2009-03-07
            2009-03-11
            295
            108.4GB
            100%
            ec2.internal
            8,060hours
        

        

            rcf10020
            pp200/pythia6_422/2_3gev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on
            115K
            2010-4-07
            2010-4-07
            115
            406.5GB
            99.1%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            946hours
        

        

            pdsf10021
            pp200/pythia6_422/3_4gev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on
            114K
            2010-4-07
            2010-4-09
            115
            438.4GB
            99.1%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            1,728hours
        

        

            pdsf10022
            pp200/pythia6_422/4_5gev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on
            114K
            2010-4-08
            2010-4-09
            115
            458.6GB
            99.1%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            1,926hours
        

        

            pdsf10023
            pp200/pythia6_422/5_7gev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on
            116K
            2010-4-09
            2010-4-12
            115
            983.1GB
            96.6%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            1,293hours
        

        

            pdsf10024
            p200/pythia6_422/7_9gev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on
            1.19M
            2010-4-08
            2010-4-17
            1200
            9615.4GB
            95.8%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            18,261hours
        

        

            pdsf10025
            pp200/pythia6_422/9_11gev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on
            115K
            2010-4-10
            2010-4-12
            115
            1018.4GB
            98.2%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            951hours
        

        

            pdsf10026
            pp200/pythia6_422/11_15gev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on
            115K
            2010-4-12
            2010-4-13
            115
            509.5GB
            94.6%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            965hours
        

        

            pdsf10027
            pp200/pythia6_422/15_25gev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on
            112K
            2010-4-13
            2010-4-14
            115
            466.0GB
            83.5%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            822hours
        

        

            pdsf10028
            pp200/pythia6_422/25_35gev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on
            114K
            2010-4-13
            2010-4-13
            115
            525.7GB
            89.5%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            999hours
        

        

            pdsf10029
            pp200/pythia6_422/35_infgev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on
            104K
            2010-4-13
            2010-4-14
            115
            521.9GB
            90.4%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            442hours
        

        

            pdsf10030
            
            
AuAu7.7/hijing_382/B0_20/minbias/y2010a/gheisha_on

            		
            1.02M
             part grid and part local, becuase of urgency (high priority)
            pdsf.nersc.gov
             129,939hours
        

        

            pdsf10031
            
            
AuAu11.5/hijing_382/B0_20/minbias/y2010a/gheisha_on

            		
            400K
             2010-08-06
            2010-08-14
            2000
            14,598GB
            94.5%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            95,938hours
        

        

            pdsf10033
            AuAu7.7/hijing_382/B0_20/minbias/y2010a/gheisha_on
             3.0M
            2010-12-06
            2011-01-30
             15,300
            10TB
            89.4%
             pdsf.nersc.gov
            465,000hours
        

        

            pdsf11010
            pp200/pythia6_423/minbias/highptfilt/y2005i/tune_pro_pt0
            3.4M
            2011-02-14
            2011-02-20
            1,700
            1.024TB
            97.17%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            22,022hours
        

        

            pdsf11000
            pp200/pythia6_220/fmspi0filt/default/y2008e/gheisha_on
            1.2M
            2011-05-23
            2011-06-01
            600
            403GB
            20%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            9,800hours
        

        

            pdsf11001
            pp200/pythia6_220/minbias/default/y2008e/gheisha_on
            300K
            2011-05-21
            2011-05-22
            150
            84GB
            100%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            600hours
        

        

            pdsf11002
             dAu200/herwig_382/fmspi0filt/shadowing_on/y2008e/gheisha_on
            200K
            2011-06-02
            2011-06-03
            250
            207GB
            88%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            2500hours
        

        

            pdsf11003
            dAu200/herwig_382/fmspi0filt/shadowing_off/y2008e/gheisha_on
            200K
            2011-06-03
            2011-06-04
            250
            233GB
            100%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            2500hours
        

        

            pdsf11011
            
            
pp200/pythia6_423/highptfilt/jp2filt/y2005i/tune_pro_pt0

            		
            
            
45M (100k filtered)

            		
            2011-06-24
            2011-07-14
            4,500
            653G
            88.8%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            67,500hours
        

        

            pdsf11010
            
            
pp200/pythia6_423/minbias/highptfilt/y2005i/tune_pro_pt0

            
(Expanding statistics for preexisting dataset pdsf11010)

            		
            30.3M
            
            
part grid (2,940jobs) and part local, becuase of urgency (high priority)

            
2011-08-05 2011-08-26 5,500 8.50T(inc. .FZD) ??%

            		
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            82,500hours
        

        

            pdsf11020
            tracker review 2012
            1K
            2011-08-29
            2011-09-05
            10
            484M
            100%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            7.8hours
        

        

            pdsf11021
            tracker review 2012
            10K
            2011-08-29
            2011-09-05
            100
            27G
            100%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            600hours
        

        

            pdsf11022
            tracker review 2012
            10K
            2011-08-29
            2011-09-06
            250
            102G
            98.00%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            2,500hours
        

        

            pdsf11023
            tracker review 2012
            10K
            2011-08-29
            2011-09-08
            700
            332G
            98.14%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            3,500hours
        

        

            pdsf11024
            tracker review 2012
            10K
            2011-08-29
            2011-09-05
            100
            28G
            100%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            900hours
        

        

            pdsf11025
            tracker review 2012
            10K
            2011-08-29
            2011-09-05
            100
            5.1G
            100%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            200hours
        

        

            pdsf11026
            tracker review 2012
            10K
            2011-08-14
            2011-08-16
            200
            94GB
            100%
            pdsf.nersc.gov
            2,000hours
        

        

            pdsf11027
            pending
            pending
            pending
            pending
            pending
            pending
            pending
            pending
            pending
        

    





Notes:




Notes for getting file size from catalog:


* This method is an approximation because the .fzd files are not cataloged,    however there size is about the same as the geant.root files so an approximation    is done as:


[rcas6010] ~/> get_file_list.pl -keys 'sum(size)' -cond    'path~pp200/pythia6_422/2_3gev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on,storage=HPSS'

27758788009

[rcas6010] ~/> get_file_list.pl -keys 'sum(size)' -cond    'path~pp200/pythia6_422/2_3gev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on,filetype=MC_reco_geant,storage=HPSS'

14106791434

[rcas6010] ~/> echo `echo "(27758788009+14106791434)/100000000"    | bc`" GB"

418 GB


The true dataset value is 406.5GB so there is a +2.75% error.


 


The dataset






description can be found at:

                                                                






http://www.star.bnl.gov/public/comp/prod/MCProdList.html


 


#Example of getting the size

SELECT CONCAT(SUM(size_workerNode)    / 1000000000 , 'GB') 

FROM MasterIO f 

WHERE f.`jobID_MD5` = 'C88562E422AF05783ACF43F6172DC95A';


#Example of fining Start Time

SELECT j.`jobID_MD5`,  j.`submitTime`,    f.`name_requester` 

FROM MasterIO f,  MasterJobEfficiency    j 

WHERE f.`jobID_MD5` = 'C88562E422AF05783ACF43F6172DC95A'

AND f.`jobID_MD5`=  j.`jobID_MD5`    

AND f.`name_requester` IS    NOT NULL

ORDER BY `submitTime` ASC

LIMIT 3;




#Example of fining end time 

SELECT j.`jobID_MD5`, j.`endTime`,    f.`name_requester` 

FROM MasterIO f, MasterJobEfficiency    j 

WHERE f.`jobID_MD5` = 'C88562E422AF05783ACF43F6172DC95A'

AND f.`jobID_MD5`= j.`jobID_MD5`    

 AND f.`name_requester` IS    NOT NULL 

ORDER BY `endTime` DESC    

LIMIT 3;


 


Notes finding the number if events from catalog:


[rcas6010] ~/> get_file_list.pl -keys 'sum(events)' -cond    'path~pp200/pythia6_422/2_3gev/tune100/y2005h/gheisha_on,filetype=MC_reco_geant,storage=HPSS'

115000


*Note select only one type of file ( filetype=MC_reco_geant ), else you will    be double counting.


#Example of getting the production Efficiency:




SELECT concat(

((SELECT count(*)     AS jobsCount FROM    MasterJobEfficiency j 

WHERE submitAttempt = 1

AND overAllState = 'success'

AND j.`jobID_MD5` = 'C88562E422AF05783ACF43F6172DC95A'    

) * 100 ) / 

(SELECT count(*)    AS jobsCount FROM MasterJobEfficiency j 

WHERE submitAttempt = 1

AND j.`jobID_MD5` = 'C88562E422AF05783ACF43F6172DC95A'

),'%');


 


#Example of getting the run time. Note there is a filter for run-way jobs:


SELECT AVG((`endTime` - `startTime`)    / 60 / 60) FROM MasterJobEfficiency    f 

WHERE endTime > 0

AND startTime > 0

AND ((`endTime` - `startTime`)    / 60 / 60) < 200

AND f.`jobID_MD5` = 'C88562E422AF05783ACF43F6172DC95A';


 
   



  
Monitoring

      

  
Ganglia

   
This page has moved to Ganglia monitoring system.


 

   



  
Metrics and Accounting

   Lets try to post the grid metrics and accounting info here.



   



  
SUMS and Grid snapshots

   On this page, we will save snapshots of how SUMS "sees" the Grid utilization.





  Average dispatch time,  all dispatchers, past 3 months (200607)
  




The jump of CondorRSLDispatcher is un-explained.
   





  
MySQL project activities

   
The STAR MySQL for GRID project is an effort to integrate MySQL database in the 
GRID infrastructure. This means providing tools to help management of networks of 
replicated database and providing GSI authentication for MySQL connection.



The current subprojects are:





Slides of the presentation given at LBL. They give a summary of 
the scope and the aims of this project.


Two version are posted: PowerPoint 
and HTML






Gabriele 
Carcassi - Richard Casella 

   

  
GSI Enabled MySQL

   	Grid Security Infrastructure (GSI) is the mechanism used by the Globus Toolkit for enabling secure
	authentication and communication for a Grid over an open network. GSI provides a number of useful
	services for Grids, including mutual authentication and single sign-on. For detailed information
	regarding GSI you can read the GSI overview
	from Globus.
	
	Enabling MySQL to use GSI security and authentication will enable Grid users
	with grid proxy certificates to securely communicate with MySQL daemons on the grid
	without having to do further authentication. Processes that have been scheduled and initiated
	on the grid by an authenticated user will be able to communicate with MySQL daemons as well without
	further authentication.


      
      


      
      

GSI


      GSI uses X.509 certificates and 
      SSL providing:
      

    

  • 
	  secure communication
	
  • 
	  security across organizational boundaries
	
  • 
	  single sign-on for users of the Grid
	
    • 



      
      

MySQL


      As of version 4.0.0, MySQL is both SSL and X.509 enabled.
      


	By default, MySQL is not SSL enabled, since using encrypted connections to access the database
	would slow down transactions and MySQL is, by default, optimized fo speed. Read the MySQL documentation on
	Using Secure Connections
	for details on how to set up MySQL for SSL, including how to create and set up the user certificates and
	grant the proper privleges for a user to authenticate.
      



	The current implementation requires that the Certificate Authority (CA) certificate which signs
	the user and server certificates be available for the SSL/X.509 configuration to work. This is
	fine for applications which do not work with GSI enabled applications. It does not, howerver fit
	with the GSI model for authentication. The CA only need sign user and service certificates to use
	GSI. An example of a successful implementation of GSI using SSL on legacy software is the 
	GSI Enabled OpenSSH.
      



	
      


      
      



      

Testing


      



      



      

Presentations


      

    

  • 
	  PPDG Collaboration Meeting presentation, June 10, 2003 - 
	  HTML - 
	  PPT
	
    • 



      
      

    
  Richard A. Casella



   

  
GSI Enabled MySQL - Testing

   	To Grid-enable MySQL is to allow client authentication using X509 certificates as used in 
	the Globus Toolkit. Using the X509 certificates issued by the Globus Toolkit CA will alleviate
	the need for the client to authenticate separately after issuing the "grid-proxy-init" command.
	To do this in MySQL, one needs to connect over an SSL encrypted channel. This document will
	outline the steps needed to prepare MySQL for such connections, demonstrate a simple Perl
	DBI script which accomplishes the connection, and discuss future plans for testing and 
	implementation.




      
      
      


      
      


	Setup
      



      

    

  • MySQL
    • 
	For a more in-depth explanation of the why's and how's, see the MySQL
	documentation.
	What is included here are exerpts and observations from that documentation.
	
    • 
	    Build MySQL with SSL enabled. The following conditions apply to MySQL 4.0.0 or greater.
	    If you are running an older version, you should definitely check the documentation mentioned above.
	  
      1. Install OpenSSL Library >= OpenSSL 0.9.6
      2. Configure and build with options --with-vio --with-openssl
      3. Check that your server supports OpenSSL by examining if 
	      SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'have_openssl' returns YES
    • X509 Certificates
      • 
	  Check documentation for more detailed explanation of key creation.
	  
      • Setup. First create a directory for the keys, copy and modify openssl.cnf
	    
        

        • 	      DIR=~/openssl 
                      PRIV=$DIR/private
                      mkdir $DIR $PRIV $DIR/newcerts
                      cp /usr/share/openssl.cnf $DIR/openssl.cnf
                      replace .demoCA $DIR -- $DIR/openssl.cnf
        	    
        
           
      • Certificate Authority
        • openssl req -new -keyout cakey.pem -out $PRIV/cacert.pem -config $DIR/openssl.cnf
	    
      • Server Request and Key
        • 	      openssl req -new -keyout $DIR/server-key.pem -out $DIR/server-req.pem \
                         -days 3600 -config $DIR/openssl.cnf
        	      openssl rsa -in $DIR/server-key.pem -out $DIR/server-key.pem
        	      openssl ca -policy policy_anything -out $DIR/server-cert.pem \
                         -config $DIR/openssl.cnf -infiles $DIR/server-req.pem
        	    
        
         
      • Client Request and Key
        • 	      openssl req -new -keyout $DIR/client-key.pem -out $DIR/client-req.pem \
                        -days 3600 -config $DIR/openssl.cnf
        	      openssl rsa -in $DIR/client-key.pem -out $DIR/client-key.pem
        	      openssl ca -policy policy_anything -out $DIR/client-cert.pem \
                        -config $DIR/openssl.cnf -infiles $DIR/client-req.pem
        	    
      • Init Files
        • 
	    MySQLd needs to be made aware of the certificates at start-up time. MySQLd reads
	    /etc/my.cnf at start-up time.
	    Add the following lines (be sure to replace $DIR with the actuaal location) to /etc/my.cnf
	    
        	      [server]
        	      ssl-ca=$DIR/cacert.pem
        	      ssl-cert=$DIR/server-cert.pem
        	      ssl-key=$DIR/server-key.pem
        	    
        
	    Add the following lines (be sure to replace $DIR with the actuaal location) to ~/.my.cnf
	    
        	      [client]
        	      ssl-ca=$DIR/cacert.pem
        	      ssl-cert=$DIR/client-cert.pem
        	      ssl-key=$DIR/client-key.pem
        	    
      
      
    • Grant Options
      • 
	  Again, the MySQL documentation should be consulted, but basically, the following options 
	  are added to the grant options in the user table of the mysql database.
	  Not all of the following options have been tested at this time,
	  but they will be before all is said and done.
	  These options are added as needed in the following manner...
	  
      	  mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON test.* to username@localhost
      	      -> IDENTIFIED BY "secretpass" REQUIRE SSL;
      

      • REQUIRE SSL limits the server to allow only SSL connections
      • REQUIRE X509 &quot;issuer&quot; means that the client should have a valid certificate,
	      but we do not care about the exact certificate, issuer or subject
      • REQUIRE ISSUER means the client must present a valid X509 certificate
	      issued by issuer "issuer".
      • REQUIRE SUBJECT &quot;subject&quot; requires clients to have a valid X509 certificate
	      with the subject "subject" on it.
      • REQUIRE CIPHER &quot;cipher&quot; is needed to ensure strong ciphers and keylengths
	      will be used. (ie. REQUIRE CIPHER &quot;EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA&quot;)
  • Perl DBI/DBD
    • 
	Perl DBI needs to connect over an SSL encrypted connection. SSL needs to be enabled.
	You must configure DBD::mysql with -ssl, then build and install it
	on the machine where you will be running your Perl code.
      



      


	Testing
      





**Richard A. Casella -   









  
Infrastructure

   
The pages in this tree relates to the Infrastructure sub-group of the S&C team.


The areas comprise: General infrastructure (software, web service, security,...), Online computing, operations and user support.


 

   

  
Online Computing

   
General


The online Web server front page is available here.  This Drupal section will hold complementary informations.

A list of all operation manuals (beyond detector sub-systems) is available at You do not have access to view this node. 

Please use it a startup page.


Detector sub-systems operation procedures - Updated 2008, requested confirmation for 2009



 
   

  
Online computing run preparation plans

   
This page will list by year action items, run plans and opened questions. It will server as a repository for documents serving as basis for drawing the requirements. To see documents in this tree, you must belong to the Software and Computing OG (the pages are not public).

   

  
Run 19

   

Feedback from software coordinators


Active feedback





Sub-system
Coordinator
Calibration POC
Online monitoring POC




MTD
Rongrong Ma
- same -
- same -




EMC


Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli


Nick Lukow


- same -


Note: L2algo, bemc and  bsmdstatus






EPD
Prashant Shanmuganathan
N/A
- same -




BTOF
Frank Geurts
- same -
Frank Geurts

            Zaochen Ye		




ETOF
Florian Seck
- same -
Florian Seck

            Philipp Weidenkaff		




HLT
Hongwei Ke
- same -
- same -






Other software coordinators





sub-system
Coordinator




iTPC (TPC?)
Irakli Chakaberia




Trigger
Akio Ogawa




DAQ
Jeff Landgraf




...
 




   



  
Run 20

   
Status of calibration timeline initialization


In RUN: EEMC, EMC, EPD, ETOF, GMT, TPC, MTD, TOF 

Test: FST, FCS, STGC (no tables) 

Desired init dates where announced to all software coordinators:


- Geometry tag has a timestamp of 20191120
- Simulation timeline [20191115,20191120[
- DB initialization for real data [20191125,...]

     Please initialize your table content appropriate yi.e.
sim flavor initial values are entered at 20191115 up to 20191119
(please exclude the edge),  ofl initial values at 20191125
(run starting on the 1st of December, even tomorrow's cosmic
and commissioning would pick the proper values).



 


 


Status - 2019/12/10


EMC  = ready 

ETOF = ready - initialized at 2019-11-25, no sim (confirming)

TPC  = NOT ready [look at year 19 for comparison]

MTD  = ready 

TOF  = Partially ready? INL correction, T0, TDC, status and alignement tables initialized

EPD  = gain initialized at 2019-12-15 (!?), status not initialized, no sim 



EEMC = ready? (*last init at 2017-12-20) 

GMT  = ready (*no db tables)






Status - 2019/12/09


EMC  = ready 

ETOF = ready? initialized at 2019-11-25, no sim 

TPC  = NOT ready 

MTD  = ready 

TOF  = NOT ready 

EPD  = gain initialized at 2019-12-15 (!?), status not initialized, no sim 



EEMC = ready? (*last init at 2017-12-20) 

GMT  = ready (*no db tables)


 


 


Software coordinator feedback for Run 20 - Point of Contacts



    
        

            Sub-system
            Coordinator
            Calibration POC
            Online monitoring POC
        

        

            MTD
            Rongrong Ma
            - same -
            - same -
        

        

            EMC

            EEMC		
            
            
Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli

            
Nick Lukow

            		
            - same -
            
            
Note: L2algo, bemc and  bsmdstatus

            		
        

        

            EPD
            [ TBC]
            - same -
            - same -
        

        

            BTOF
            Frank Geurts
            - same -
            Frank Geurts

            Zaochen Ye		
        

        

            ETOF
            Florian Seck
            - same -
            Florian Seck

            Philipp Weidenkaff		
        

        

            HLT
            Hongwei Ke
            - same -
            - same -
        

        

            TPC
            Irakli Chakaberia
            - same -
            
            
Flemming Videbaek

            		
        

        

            Trigger detectors
            Akio Ogawa
            - same -
            - same -
        

        

            DAQ
            Jeff Landgraf
            N/A
             
        

    






---








   



  
Run 21

   
Status of calibration timeline initialization


- Geometry tag has a timestamp of 20201215

- Simulation timeline [20201210, 20201215]

- DB initialization for real data [20201220,...]


Status - 2020/12/10


 


Software coordinator feedback for Run 21 - Point of Contacts





Sub-system
Coordinator
Calibration POC
Online monitoring POC




MTD
Rongrong Ma
- same -
- same -




EMC

            EEMC		


Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli


Nick Lukow


- same -


Note: L2algo, bemc and  bsmdstatus






EPD
Prashanth Shanmuganathan (TBC)
Skipper Kagamaster
- same -




BTOF
Zaochen
- same -
Frank Geurts

            Zaochen Ye		




ETOF
Philipp Weidenkaff
- same -
Philipp Weidenkaff




HLT
Hongwei Ke
- same -
- same -




TPC
Yuri Fisyak
- same -
Flemming Videbaek




Trigger detectors
Akio Ogawa
- same -
- same -




DAQ
Jeff Landgraf
N/A
 




Forward Upgrade
Daniel Brandenburg
- same -
FCS - Akio Ogawa

            sTGC - Daniel Brandenburg

            FST - Shenghui Zhang/Zhenyu Ye		




 
 
 
 





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Run 22

   
 


Status of calibration timeline initialization


- Geometry tag has a timestamp of 20211015

- Simulation timeline [20211015, 20211020[

- DB initialization for real data [20211025,...]


Status - 2021/10/13


 


Software coordinator feedback for Run 22 - Point of Contacts (TBC)





Sub-system
Coordinator
Calibration POC
Online monitoring POC




MTD
Rongrong Ma
- same -
- same -




EMC

            EEMC		


Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli

            Navagyan Ghimire


- same -


Note: L2algo, bemc and  bsmdstatus






EPD
Prashanth Shanmuganathan (TBC)
Skipper Kagamaster
- same -




BTOF
Zaochen
- same -
Frank Geurts

            Zaochen Ye		




ETOF
Philipp Weidenkaff
- same -
Philipp Weidenkaff




HLT
Hongwei Ke
- same -
- same -




TPC
Yuri Fisyak
- same -
Flemming Videbaek




Trigger detectors
Akio Ogawa
- same -
- same -




DAQ
Jeff Landgraf
N/A
 




Forward Upgrade
Daniel Brandenburg
- same -
FCS - Akio Ogawa

            sTGC - Daniel Brandenburg

            FST - Shenghui Zhang/Zhenyu Ye		




 
 
 
 





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Run XIII

   

Preparation meeting minutes



Database initialization check list


TPC Software  – Richard Witt          NO
GMT Software  – Richard Witt          NO
EMC2 Software - Alice Ohlson          Yes
FGT Software  - Anselm Vossen         Yes
FMS Software  - Thomas Burton         Yes
TOF Software  - Frank Geurts          Yes
Trigger Detectors  - Akio Ogawa       ??
HFT Software  - Spyridon Margetis     NO (no DB interface, hard-coded values in preview codes)


 


Calibration Point of Contacts per sub-system

If a name is missing, the POC role falls onto the coordinator.


                Coordinator           Possible POC
                ------------          ---------------
TPC Software  – Richard Witt          
GMT Software  – Richard Witt          
EMC2 Software - Alice Ohlson          Alice Ohlson  
FGT Software  - Anselm Vossen         
FMS Software  - Thomas Burton         Thomas Burton    
TOF Software  - Frank Geurts          
Trigger Detectors  - Akio Ogawa       
HFT Software  - Spyridon Margetis     Hao Qiu



Online Monitoring POC

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            Directories we inferred are being used (as reported in the RTS Hypernews)
        

        

             
            scaler
            Len Eun and Ernst Sichtermann (LBL)
            This directory usage was indirectly reported
        

        

             
            SlowControl
            James F Ross (Creighton)
             
        

        

             
            HLT
            Qi-Ye Shou
            The 2012 directory had a recent timestamp but owned by mnaglis. Aihong Tang contacted 2013/02/12

            Answer from  Qi-Ye Shou 2013/02/12 - will be POC.

            		
        

        

             
            fmsStatus
            Yuxi Pan (UCLA)
            This was not requested but the 2011 directory is being overwritten by user=yuxip

            FMS software coordinator contacted for confirmation 2013/02/12 

            Yuxi Pan confirmed 2013/02/13 as POC for this directory

            		
        

        

             
               

            Spin PWG monitoring related directories follows		
        

        

             
            L0trg
            Pibero Djawotho (TAMU)
             
        

        

             
            L2algo
            Maxence Vandenbroucke (Temple)
             
        

        

             
            cdev
            Kevin Adkins (UKY)
             
        

        

             
            zdc
            Len Eun and Ernst Sichtermann (LBL)
             
        

        

             
            bsmdStatus
            Keith Landry (UCLA)
             
        

        

             
            emcStatus
            Keith Landry (UCLA)
             
        

        

             
            fgtStatus
            Xuan Li (Temple)
            This directory is also being written by user=akio causing protection access and possible clash problems. 

            POC contacted on 2013/02/08, both Akio and POC contacted again 2013/02/12 -> confirmed as OK.

            		
        

        

             
            bbc
            Prashanth (KSU)
             
        

    







   



  
Run XIV

   



Preparation meeting meetings, links


    
    
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Notes


    
    
  • 2013/11/15
    
      
        
    • Info gathering begins (directories/areas and Point of Contacts) 
      
        Status: 
      
        2013/11/22, directory structure, 2 people provided feedback, Renee coordinated the rest
      
        2013/11/25, calibration POC, 3 coordinators provided feedback - Closed 2013/12/04
      
        2013/12/04, geometry for Run 14, 
      
         
      • 
        
    • Basic check: CERT for online is old if coming from the Wireless 
      
        Status: fixed at ITD level, 2013/11/18 - the reverse proxy did not have the proper CERT
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  • 2013/1125
    
    
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Database initialization check list

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            Sub-system
            Coordinator
            Check done
        

        

            DAQ

            		
            Jeff Landgraf
             
        

        

            TPC
            Richard Witt
             
        

        

            GMT
            Richard Witt
             
        

        

            EMC2
            Mike Skoby

            Kevin Adkins		
             
        

        

            FMS
            Thomas Burton
             
        

        

            TOF
            Daniel Brandenburg
             
        

        

            MTD
            Rongrong Ma
             
        

        

            HFT
            Spiros Margetis
            (not known)
        

        

            Trigger 
            Akio Ogawa
             
        

        

            FGT
            Xuan Li
             
        

    







Calibration Point of Contacts per sub-system

"-" indicates no feedback was provided. But if a name is missing, the POC role falls onto the coordinator. 





    
        

            Sub-system
            Coordinator
            Calibration POC
        

        

            DAQ
            Jeff Landgraf
            -
        

        

            TPC
            Richard Witt
            -
        

        

            GMT
            Richard Witt
            -
        

        

            EMC2
            Mike Skoby

            Kevn Adkins		
            -
        

        

            FMS
            Thomas Burton
            -
        

        

            TOF
            Daniel Brandenburg
            -
        

        

            MTD
            Rongrong Ma
            Bingchu Huan
        

        

            HFT
            Spiros Margetis
            Jonathan Bouchet
        

        

        

        

        

        

            Trigger 
            Akio Ogawa
            -
        

        

            FGT
            Xuan Li
            N/A
        

    







Online Monitoring POC





    
        

            scaler
             
            Not needed 2013/11/25
        

        

            SlowControl
            Chanaka DeSilva
            OKed on second Run preparation meeting
        

        

            HLT
            Zhengquia Zhang 
            Learn incidently on 2014/01/28
        

        

            HFT
            Shusu Shi
            Learn about it on 2014/02/26
        

        

            fmsStatus
             
            Not needed 2013/11/25
        

        

            L0trg
            Zilong Chang

            Mike Skoby

             		
            Informed 2013/11/10 and created 2013/11/15
        

        

            L2algo
             Nihar Sahoo
            Informed 2013/11/25
        

        

            cdev
             
            Not needed 2013/11/25
        

        

            zdc
             
            may not be used (TBC)
        

        

            bsmdStatus
             Janusz Oleniacz
            Info will be passed from Keith Landry 2014/01/20

            Possible backup, Leszek Kosarzewski 2014/03/26		
        

        

            emcStatus
             Janusz Oleniacz
            Info will be passed from Keith Landry 2014/01/20

            Possible backup, Leszek Kosarzewski  2014/03/26		
        

        

            fgtStatus
             
            Not needed 2013/11/25
        

        

            bbc

            		
             Akio Ogawa
            Informed 2013/11/15, created same day
        

    





   



  
Run XV

   

Run 15 was preapred essentiallydiscussing with indviduals and a comprehensive page not maintained.

   



  
Run XVI

   

This page will contain feedback related to the preparation of the online setup.


 


Notes






 


Online Monitoring POC



    
        

            scaler
             
             
        

        

            SlowControl
             
             
        

        

            HLT
            Zhengqiao
            Feedback 2015/11/24
        

        

            HFT
            Guannan Xie
            Spiros: Feedback 2015/11/24
        

        

            fmsStatus
             
            Akio: Possibly not needed (TBC). 2016/01/13 noted this was not used in Run 15 and wil probably never be used again.
        

        

            fmsTrg
             
            Confirmed neded 2016/01/13
        

        

            fps
             
            Akio: Not neded in Run 16? Perhaps later.
        

        

            L0trg
            Zilong Chang
            Zilong: Feedback 2015/11/24
        

        

            L2algo
            Kolja Kauder
            Kolja: will be POC - 2015/11/24
        

        

            cdev
            Chanaka DeSilva
             
        

        

            zdc
             
             
        

        

            bsmdStatus
            Kolja Kauder
            Kolja: will be POC - 2015/11/24
        

        

            bemcTrgDb
            Kolja Kauder
            Kolja: will be POC - 2015/11/24
        

        

            emcStatus
            Kolja Kauder
            Kolja: will be POC - 2015/11/24
        

        

            fgtStatus
             
            Not needed since Run 14 ... May drop from the list
        

        

            bbc

            		
            Akio Ogawa
            Feedback 2015/11/24, needed
        

        

            rp
             
             
        

    



 


Calibration Point of Contacts per sub-system



    
        

            Sub-system
            Coordinator
            Calibration POC
        

        

            DAQ
            Jeff Landgraf
            -
        

        

            TPC
            Richard Witt

            Yuri Fisyak		
            -
        

        

            GMT
            Richard Witt
            -
        

        

            EMC2
            Kolja Kauder

            Ting Lin		
            -
        

        

            FMS
            Oleg Eysser
            -
        

        

            TOF
            Daniel Brandenburg
            -
        

        

            MTD
            Rongrong Ma
            (same confirmed 2015/11/24)
        

        

            HFT
            Spiros Margetis
            Xin Dong
        

        

            HLT
            Hongwei Ke
            (same confirmed 2015/11/24)
        

        

            Trigger 
            Akio Ogawa
            -
        

        

            RP
            Kin Yip
            -
        

    



 


Database initialization check list






 
   





  
Shift Accounting

   

This page will now hold the shift accounting pages. They complement the Shift Sign-up process by documenting it.


   

  
Run 18 shift dues

   





Run 18 Shift Dues & Notes



Period coordinators



As usual, period coordinators are pre-assigned, as arranged by the Spokespersons.    



Special arrangements and requests  


    
    
  1. Under the family-related policy, the following 6 weeks of offline QA shifts were pre-assigned:
    
    MAR  27   Kevin Adkins (Kentucky)
    
    APR  03   Kevin Adkins
    
    APR  10   Sevil Salur (Rutgers)
    
    APR  17   Richard Witt (USNA/Yale)
    
    MAY  22   Juan Romero (UC Davis)
    
    JUN  12   Terry Tarnowsky (Michigan State)
    
     
    2. 
    
  2. Lanny Ray (UT Austin), as QA coordinator, always is pre-assigned the first QA week.
    
     
    3. 
    
  3. FIAS remains in “catch-up mode” and is taking extra shifts above their dues.  Pre-assigned shifts can be requested in this scenario. FIAS has been pre-assigned 4 Detector Op shifts.
    
     
    4. 
    
  4. Bob Tribble (TAMU) requests the evening Shift leader slot during Apr 10-17.
    5. 

   



  
Run 19 special requests

   The following pre-assigned slot requests were made.


    9 WEEKS PRE-ASSIGNED QA AS FOLLOWS
    ==================================
    Lanny Ray (UT Austin) QA Mar 5
    Richard Witt (USNA/Yale) QA Mar 19
    Sevil Salur (Rutgers) QA Apr 16
    Wei Li (Rice) QA Apr 23
    Kevin Adkins (Kentucky) QA May 14
    Juan Romero (UC Davis) QA May 21
    Jana Bielcikova (NPI, Czech Acad of Sci) QA May 28  
    Yanfang Liu (TAMU) QA June 25 
    Yanfang Liu (TAMU) QA July 02
    
    8 WEEKS PRE-ASSIGNED REGULAR SHIFTS AS FOLLOWS
    ==================================
    Bob Tribble (BNL) Feb 05 SL evening 
    Daniel Kincses (Eotvos) Mar 12  DO Trainee Day
    Daniel Kincses (Eotvos) Mar 19  DO Day
    Mate Csanad (Eotvos) Mar 12 SC Day
    Ronald Pinter (Eotvos) Mar 19 SC Day
    Carl Gagliardi (TAMU)  May 14  SL day
    Carl Gagliardi (TAMU)  May 21 SL day 
    Grazyna Odyniec (LBNL) July 02 SL evening
    
    
   



  
Shift Dues and Special Requests Run 20

   
For the calculation of shift dues, there are two considerations.

1) The length of time of the various shift configurations (2 person, 4 person no trainees, 4 person with trainees, plus period coordinators/QA shifts)

2) The percent occupancy of the training shifts


For many years, 2) has hovered about 45%, which is what we used to calculate the dues.  Since STAR gives credit for training shifts (as we should) this needs to be factored in or we would not have enough shifts.


The sum total of shifts needed are then divided by the total number of authors minus authors from Russian institutions who can not come to BNL.


date                  weeks           crew           training           PC           OFFLINE           

11/26-12/10    2                  2                      0                  0           0            

12/10-12/24    2                  4                      2                 1            0    

12/24-6/30      27                4                      2                 1            1    

7/02-7/16        2                  4                      0                 1            1    


Adding these together (3x a shift for crew, 3x45% for training, plus pc plus offline) gives a total of 522 shifts.

The total number of shifters is 303 - 30 Russian collaborators = 273 people

Giving a total due of 1.9 per author.


For a given institution, their load is calculated as # of authors - # of expert credits x due -> Set to an integer value as cutting collaborators into pieces is non-collegial behavior.


However, this year, this should have been:

date                  weeks           crew           training           PC           OFFLINE           

11/26-12/10    2                  2                      0                  0           0            

12/10-12/24    2                  4                      2                 1            0    

12/24-6/02      23                4                      2                 1            1    

6/02-6/16        2                  4                      0                 1            1    


Adding these together (3x a shift for crew, 3x45% for training, plus pc plus offline) gives a total of 456 shifts for a total due of 1.7 per author.


We allowed some people to pre-sign up, due to a couple different reasons.


Family reasons so offline QA:

James Kevin Adkins

Jana Bielčíková 

Sevil Selur

Md. Nasim

Yanfang Liu


Additionally, Lanny Ray is given the first QA shift of the year as our experience QA shifter.


This year, to add an incentive to train for shift leader, we allowed people who were doing shift leader training to sign up for both their training shift and their "real" shift early:

Justin Ewigleben

Hanna Zbroszczyk

Jan Vanek

Maria Zurek

Mathew Kelsey

Kun Jiang

Yue-Hang Leung


Both Bob Tribble and Grazyna Odyniec sign up early for a shift leader position in recognition of their schedules and contributions


This year because of the date of Quark Matter and the STAR pre-QM meeting, several people were traveling on Tuesday during the sign up.  These people I signed up early as I did not want to punish some of our most active colleagues for the QM timing:

James Daniel  Brandenburg

Sooraj Radhakrishnan


3 other cases that were allowed to pre-sign up:

Panjab University had a single person who had the visa to enter the US, and had to take all of their shifts prior to the end of their contract in March.  So that the shifter could have some spaces in his shifts for sanity, I signed up:

Jagbir Singh

Eotvos Lorand University stated that travel is complicated for their group, and so it would be good if they could insure that they were all on shift at the same time.  Given that they are coming from Europe I signed up:

Mate Csanad

Daniel Kincses

Roland Pinter

Srikanta Tripathy

Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) wanted to be able to bring Masters students to do shift, but given the training requirements and timing with school and travel for Europe, this leaves little availability for shift.  So I signed up:

Iouri Vassiliev

Artemiy Belousov

Grigory Kozlov

   





  
Tools

   
This is to serve as a repository of information about various STAR tools used in experimental operations.

   

  
Implementing SSL (https) in Tomcat using CA generated certificates

   The reason for using a certificate from a CA as opposed to a self-signed  certificate is that the browser gives a warning screen and asks you to except the certificate in the case of a self-signed  certificate. As there already exists a given list of trusted CAs in the browser this step is not needed.

 

The following list of certificates and a key are needed:


/etc/pki/tls/certs/wildcard.star.bnl.gov.Nov.2012.cert – host cert.
/etc/pki/tls/private/wildcard.star.bnl.gov.Nov.2012.key – host key (don’t give this one out)
/etc/pki/tls/certs/GlobalSignIntermediate.crt – intermediate cert.
/etc/pki/tls/certs/GlobalSignRootCA_ExtendedSSL.crt –root cert.
/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt – a big list of many cert.

Concatenate the following certs into one file in this example I call it: Global_plus_Intermediate.crt


cat /etc/pki/tls/certs/GlobalSignIntermediate.crt > Global_plus_Intermediate.crt
cat /etc/pki/tls/certs/GlobalSignRootCA_ExtendedSSL.crt >> Global_plus_Intermediate.crt
cat /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt >> Global_plus_Intermediate.crt



Run this command. Note that “-name tomcat” and “-caname root” should not be changed to any other value. The command will still work but will fail under tomcat. If it works you will be asked for a password, that password should be set to "changeit".




 openssl pkcs12 -export -in wildcard.star.bnl.gov.Nov.2012.cert -inkey wildcard.star.bnl.gov.Nov.2012.key -out mycert.p12 -name tomcat -CAfile Global_plus_Intermediate.crt -caname root -chain



Test the new p12 output file with this command:




keytool -list -v -storetype pkcs12 -keystore mycert.p12



Note it should say: "Certificate chain length: 3"





In tomcat’s the server.xml file add a connector that looks like this:

 




<Connector port="8443" protocol="HTTP/1.1" SSLEnabled="true"
           maxThreads="150" scheme="https" secure="true"
           keystoreFile="/home/lbhajdu/certs/mycert.p12" keystorePass="changeit"
           keystoreType="PKCS12" clientAuth="false" sslProtocol="TLS"/>





Note the path should be set to the correct path of the certificate.  And the p12 file should only be readable by the Tomcat account because it holds the host key.  


   



  
Online Linux pool

   
March 15, 2012:


THIS PAGE IS OBSOLETE!  It was written as a guide in 2008 for documenting improvements in the online Linux pool, but has not been updated to reflect additional changes to the state of the pool, so not all details are up to date.  


One particular detail to be aware of:  the name of the pool nodes is now onlNN.starp.bnl.gov, where 01<=NN<=14.  The "onllinuxN" names were retired several years ago.


 


Historical page (circa 2008/9):


Online Linux pool for general experiment support needs


 


GOAL: 


Provide a Linux environment for general computing needs in support of the experiemental operations.


HISTORY (as of approximately June 2008):


A pool of 14 nodes, consisting of four different hardware classes (all circa 2001) has been in existence for several years.  For the last three (or more?) years, they have had Scientific Linux 3.x with support for the STAR software environment, along with access to various DAQ and Trigger data sources.  The number of significant users has probably been less than 20, with the heaviest usage related to L2.  User authentication was originally based on an antique NIS server, to which we had imported the RCF accounts and passwords.  Though still alive, we have not kept this NIS information maintained over time.  Over time, local accounts on each node became the norm, though of course this is rather tedious.  Home directories come in three categories:  AFS, NFS on onllinux5, and local home directories on individual nodes.  Again, this gets rather tedious to maintain over time.


There are several "special" nodes to be aware of:


    

  1. Three of the nodes (onllinux1, 2 and 3) are in the Control Room for direct console login as needed.  (The rest are in the DAQ room.)
    2. 

  2. onllinux5 has the NFS shared home directories (in /online/users).  (NB.  /online/users is being backed up by the ITD Networker backup system.)
    3. 

  3. onllinux6 is (was?) used for many online database maintenance scripts (check with Mike DePhillps about this -- we had planned to move these scripts to onldb).
    4. 

  4. onllinux1 was configured as an NIS slave server, in case the NIS master (starnis01) fails.
    5. 



 


PLAN:


For the run starting in 2008 (2009?), we are replacing all of these nodes with newer hardware.


The basic hardware specs for the replacement nodes are:


Dual 2.4 GHZ Intel Xeon processors


1GB RAM


2 x 120 GB IDE disks


 


These nodes should be configured with Scientific Linux 4.5 (or 4.6 if we can ensure compatibility with STAR software) and support the STAR software environment.


They should have access to various DAQ and Trigger NFS shares.  Here is a starter list of mounts:


 


    Shared DAQ and Trigger resources



SERVER
DIRECTORY on SERVER
LOCAL MOUNT PONT
MOUNT OPTIONS




 evp.starp
 /a
 /evp/a
 ro




 evb01.starp
 /a
 /evb01/a
 ro




 evb01
 /b
 /evb01/b
 ro




 evb01
 /c
 /evb01/c
 ro




 evb01
 /d
 /evb01/d
 ro




 evb02.starp
 /a
 /evb02/a
 ro




 evb02
 /b
 /evb02/b
 ro




 evb02
 /c
 /evb02/c
 ro




 evb02
 /d
 /evb02/d
 ro




 daqman.starp
 /RTS
 /daq/RTS
 ro




 daqman
 /data
 /daq/data
 rw




 daqman
 /log
 /daq/log
 ro




 trgscratch.starp
 /data/trgdata
 /trg/trgdata
 ro




 trgscratch.starp
 /data/scalerdata
 /trg/scalerdata
 ro




 startrg2.starp
 /home/startrg/trg/monitor/run9/scalers
 /trg/scalermonitor
 ro




 online.star
 /export
 /onlineweb/www
 rw





 


 


WISHLIST Items with good progress:


    

  • <Uniform and easy to maintain user authentication system to replace the current NIS and local account mess.  Either a local LDAP, or a glom onto RCF LDAP seems most feasible> -- An ldap server (onlldap.starp.bnl.gov) has been set-up and the 15 onllinux nodes are authenticating to it *BUT* it is using NIS!
    • 



    

  • <Shared home directories across the nodes with backups> -- onlldap is also hosting the home directories and sharing them via NFS.  EMC Networker is backing up the home directories and Matt A. is recieving the email notifications.
    • 



    

  • <Integration into SSH key management system (mechanism depends upon user authentication method(s) selected).> --  The ldap server has been added to the STAR SSH key management system, and users are able to login to the new onlXX nodes with keys now.
    • 



    

  • <Common configuration management system> -- Webmin is in use.
    • 



    

  • <Ganglia monitoring of the nodes> -- I think this is done...
    • 



    

  • <Osiris monitoring of the nodes> -- I think this is done - Matt A. and Wayne B. are receiveing the notices...
    • 



WISHLIST Items still needing significant work:


    

  • None?
    • 



 

   



  
SSH Key Management

   
Overview 


An SSH public key management system has been developed for STAR (see D. Arkhipkin et al 2008 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 119 072005), with two primary goals stemming from the heightened cyber-security scrutiny at BNL:


    
    
  • Use of two-factor authentication for remote logins
    • 



    
    
  • Identification and management of remote users accessing our nodes (in particular, the users of "group" accounts which are not tied to one individual) and achieve accountability
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A benefit for users also can be seen in the reduction in the number of passwords to remember and type.


 


In purpose, this system is similar to the RCF's key management system, but is somewhat more powerful because of its flexibility in the association of hosts (client systems), user accounts on those clients, and self-service key installation requests.


Here is a typical scenario of the system usage: 


    
    
  1. A sysadmin of a machine named FOO creates a user account named "JDOE" and, if not done already, installs the key_services client.
    2. 
    
  2. A user account 'JDOE' on host 'FOO' is configured in the Key Management system by a key management administrator.
    3. 
    
  3. John Doe uploads (via the web) his or her public ssh key (in openssh format).
    4. 
    
  4. John Doe requests (via the web) that his key be added to JDOE's authorized_keys file on FOO.
    5. 
    
  5. A key management administrator approves the request, and the key_services client places the key in ~JDOE/.ssh/authorized_keys.
    6. 



At this point, John Doe has key-based access to JDOE@FOO.  Simple enough?  But wait, there's more!  Now John Doe realizes that he also needs access to the group account named "operator" on host BAR.  Since his key is already in the key management system he has only to request that his key be added to operator@BAR, and voila (subject to administrator approval), he can now login with his key to both JDOE@FOO and operator@BAR.  And if Mr. Doe should leave STAR, then an administrator simply removes him from the system and his keys are removed from both hosts.


Slightly Deeper...


There are three things to keep track of here -- people (and their SSH keys of course), host (client) systems, and user accounts on those hosts:


People want access to specific user accounts at specific hosts.




So the system maintains a list of user accounts for each host system, and a list of people associated with each user account at each host.

(To be clear -- the system does not have any automatic user account detection mechanism at this time -- each desired "user account@host" association has to be added "by hand" by an administrator.)



This Key Management system, as seen by the users (and admins), consists simply of users' web browsers (with https for encryption) and some PHP code on a web server (which we'll call "starkeyw") which inserts uploaded keys and user requests (and administrator's commands) to a backend database (which could be on a different node from the web server if desired).  



Behind the scenes, each host that is participating in the system has a keyservices client installed that runs as a system service.  The keyservices_client periodically (at five minute intervals by default) interacts a different web server (serving different PHP code that we'll call starkeyd).  The backend database is consulted for the list of approved associations and the appropriate keys are downloaded by the client and added to the authorized_keys files accordingly.



In our case, our primary web server at www.star.bnl.gov hosts all the STAR Key Manager (SKM) services (starkeyw and starkeyd via Apache, and a MySQL database), but they could each be on separate servers if desired.



Perhaps a picture will help.  See below for a link to an image labelled "SKMS in pictures".


Deployment Status and Future Plans


We have begun using the Key Management system with several nodes and are seeking to add more (currently on a voluntary basis).  Only RHEL 3/4/5 and Scientific Linux 3/4/5 with i386 and x86_64 kernels have been tested, but there is no reason to believe that the client couldn't be built on other Linux distributions or even Solaris.  We do not anticipate "forcing" this tool onto any detector sub-systems during the 2007 RHIC run, but we do expect it (or something similar) to become mandatory before any future runs.  Please contact one of the admins (Wayne Betts, Jerome Lauret or Mike Dephillips) if you'd like to volunteer or have any questions.



User access is currently based on RCF Kerberos authentication, but may be extended to additional authentication methods (eg., BNL LDAP) if the need arises.



Client RPMs (for some configurations) and SRPM's are available, and some installation details are available here: 


http://www.star.bnl.gov/~dmitry/skd_setup/



An additional related project is the possible implementation of a STAR ssh gateway system (while disallowing direct login to any of our nodes online) - in effect acting much like the current ssh gateway systems role in the SDCC.  Though we have an intended gateway node online (stargw1.starp.bnl.gov, with a spare on hand as well), it's use is not currently required.


 


Anxious to get started? 


Here you go: https://www.star.bnl.gov/starkeyw/ 


You can use your RCF username and Kerberos password to enter.


When uploading keys, use your SSH public keys - they need to be in OpenSSH format. If not, please consult SSH Keys and login to the SDCC.


 

 
   







  
Software Infrastructure

   
On the menu today ...



 


General Information


SOFI stands for SOFtware infrastructure and Infrastructure. It includes any topics related to code standards, tools compiling your code, problems with base code and Infrastructure. SOFI also addresses (or try to address) your need in terms of monitoring or easily manage activities and resources in the STAR environment.



 


Infrastructure & Software



Reporting problems


    
    
  • General RCF problems should be 	reported using Computing Facility  	Issue reporting system (RT).
    
    You should NOT use this system to report STAR-specific problems.  	Instead, use the STAR Request Tracking system described below.
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  • To report STAR specific problems: Request Tracking (bug and issues tracker) system, 
    
    Submitting a problem (bug), help request or issue to the Request Tracking system  	using Email
    
    You can always submit a report to the bug tracking system by sending an Email 	directly. There is no need for a personalized account and using the 	Web Interface is not mandatory. For each BugTracking 	category, an equivalent @www.star.bnl.gov 	mailing list exists.
    
    The currently available queues are
    
    
    
        
            
    
                bugs-high 
                problem with ANY STAR Software with a 				need to be fixed without delay 
            
    
            
    
                bugs-medium 
                problem with ANY STAR Software and must 				be fixed for the next release 
            
    
            
    
                bugs-low 
                problem with ANY STAR Software. Should 				be fixed for the next release 
            
    
            
    
                comp-support
                General computing operation support (user, hardware and middleware provisioning)
            
    
            
    
                issues-infrstruct 
                Any Infrastructure issues (General software and libraries, tools, network)
    
                    		
            
    
            
    
                issues-scheduler 
                Issues related to the SUMS project (STAR Unified Meta-Scheduler)
    
                    		
            
    
            
    
                issues-xrootd 
                Issues related to the (X)rootd distributed data usage
            
    
            
    
                issues-simu 
                Issues related to Simulation 
            
    
            
            
    
                grid-general
                STAR VO general Grid support : job submission, 				infrastructure, components, testing problem etc ...
            
    
            
    
                grid-bnl
                STAR VO, BNL Grid Operation support
            
    
            
    
                grid-lbl
                STAR VO, LBNL Grid Operation support
            
    
            
            
    
                wishlist 
                Use it for or suggesting what you would 				wish to see soon, would be nice to have etc ... 
            
    
            
    
    
    
    
    You may use the guest account for accessing the Web interface. The magic word is here.
    
    
      
        
    • To create a ticket, select the queue (drop down menu after the create-ticket button). Queues are currently sorted by problem priority. Select the appropriate level. A wishlist queue has been created for your comments and suggestions. After the queue is selected, click on the create-ticket button and fill the form. Please, do not forget the usual information i.e. the result of STAR_LEVELS and of uname -a AND a description of how to reproduce the problem.
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    • If you want to request a private account instead of using the guest account, send a message to the wishlist queue. There are 2 main reasons for 		requesting a personalized account :
        
        
            
      1. If you are planning to be an administrator or a watcher of the bug tracking system (that is, receive tickets automatically, take responsibility for solving them etc ...) you MUST have a private account.
        2. 
            
      2. If you prefer to see the summary and progress of your own submitted tickets at login instead of seeing all tickets submitted under the guest account, you should also ask for a private account.
        3. 
        
      
        
      • 
        
    • At login, the left side panels shows the tickets you have requested and the tickets you own. The right panel shows a the status of all queues. Having a 		private account setup does NOT mean that you cannot browse the other users tickets. It only affects the left panels summary.
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    • To find a particular bug, click on search and follow the instructions.
      • 
        
    • Finally, if you would like to have a new queue created for a particular purpose (sub-system specific problems), feel free to request to setup such a queue.
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General Tools 


Data location tools



    
 Several tools exists to locate data both on disk and in HPSS. Some tools are available from the production page and we will list here only the tools we are developing for the future. 	




    
    
      
        
    • FileCatalog (command line interface 		get_file_list.pl and Perl module interface).
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Resource Monitoring tools



Browsers



Web Sanity, Software & documentation tools


Web based access and tools



Web Sanity




Software & documentation auto-generation


    
    
  • Our STAR Software CVS Repositories browser
    
    Allows browsing the full offline and online CVS repositories with listings showing days since last modification, modifier, and log message of last commit, display and 	download (checkout) access to code, access to all file versions and tags, and diff'ing between consecutive or arbitrary versions, direct file-level access to the cross-referenced presentation of a file, ... You can also sort by
    
      
        
    1. by user
      2. 
        
    2. recent history
      3. 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • Doxygen 	Code documentation (what is already doxygenized 	)
    
    and the User documentation (a quick startup ...) Our current Code documentation is generated using the doxygen 	generator. Two utilities exists to help you with this new documentation scheme :
    
      
        
    1. doxygenize 		is a utility which takes as argument a list of header files and modify them to include a "startup" doxygen 		tag documentation. It tries to guess the comment block, the author and the class name based on content. The current version also documents struct and enum lists. Your are INVITED TO CHECK the result before committing anything. I have tested on 	several class headers but there is always the exception where the parsing fails ...
      2. 
        
    2. An interface to doxygen 		named doxycron.pl was created and installed on our Linux machines to satisfy the need of users to generate the documentation by themselves for checking purposes. That same generator interface is used to produce our Code documentation every day so, a simple convention has been chosen to accomplish both tasks. But why doxycron.plinstead of directly using doxygen? If you are a doxygen expert, the answer is 'indeed, why ?'. If not, I hope you will appreciate that doxycron.pl 		not only takes care of everything for you (like creating the directory structure, a default actually-functional configuration file, safely creating a new documentation set etc ....) but also adds a few more tasks to its list you normally have to do it 		yourself when using doxygen 		base tools (index creation, sorting of run-time errors etc ...). This being said, let me describe this tool now ... 
      
        
      
        The syntax for doxycron.pl is 
      
                 % doxycron.pl [-i] PathWhereDocWillBeGenerated Path(s)ToScanForCode 		Project(s)Name SubDir(s)Tag
      
        
      
        The arguments are:
        
        
            
      • -i is used here to disable the doxytag execution, a useless pass if you only want to test your documentation.
        • 
            
      • PathWhereDocWillBeGenerated is the path where the documentation tree will be or TARGETD
        • 
            
      • Path(s)ToScanForCode is the path where the sources are or INDEXD (default is the comma separated list 			/afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/packages/dev/include,/afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/packages/dev/StRoot)
        • 
            
      • Project(s)Name is a project name (list) or PROJECT (default is the comma separated include,StRoot)
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      • SubDir(s)Tag an optional tag (list) for an extra tree level or SUBDIR. The default is the comma separated list include, . Note that the last element is null i.e. "". When encountered, the null portion of a SUBDIR list will tell doxycron.pl to generate an searchable index based all previous non-null SUBDIR in the list.
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        Note that if one uses lists instead of single values, then, ALL arguments MUST be a list and the first 3 are mandatory. 
      
        To pass an empty argument in a list, you must use 		quotations as in the following example 
      
        
      
        % doxycron.pl /star/u/jeromel/work/doxygen 		/star/u/jeromel/work/STAR/.$STAR_HOST_SYS/DEV/include,/star/u/jeromel/work/STAR/DEV/StRoot include,StRoot 'include, ' 
      
        
      
        In order to make it clear what the 		conventions are, let's describe a step by step example as follow:
      
        
      
        Examples 1 (simple / brief explaination):
      
        % doxycron.pl `pwd` `pwd`/dev/StRoot StRoot
      
        would  create a directory dox/ in `pwd` containing the code documentation  generated from the relative tree dev/StRoot for the project named  StRoot. Likely, this (or similar) will generate the documentation you need.
      
        
      
        Example 2 (fully explained):
      
        % 		doxycron.pl /star/u/jeromel/work/doxygen /star/u/jeromel/work/STAR/DEV/StRoot Test 
      
        In this example, I scan any source code found in my local cvs checked-out 		area /star/u/jeromel/work/STAR/DEV starting from StRoot. 		The output tree structure (where the documentation will end) are requested to be in TARGETD=/star/u/jeromel/work/doxygen. In order to accomplish this, doxycron.pl will check and do the following:
        
        
            
      • Check that the doxygen program is installed
        • 
            
      • Create (if it does not exists) $TARGETD/dox directory where everything will be stored and the tree will start
        • 
            
      • Search for a $TARGETD/dox/$PROJECT.cfg file. If it does not exists, a default configuration file will be created. In our example, the name of the configuration file defaults to /star/u/jeromel/work/doxygen/dox/Test.cfg. You can play with several configuration file by changing the project name. However, changing the project name would not lead to placing the documents in a different directory tree. You have to play with the $SUBDIR value for that.
        • 
            
      • The $SUBDIR variable is not used in our example. If I had chosen it to be, let's say, /bof, the documentation would have been created in $TARGETD/dox/bof instead but the template is still expected to be 			$TARGETD/dox/$PROJECT.cfg.
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      The configuration file should be considered as a template file, 		not a real configuration file. Any item appearing with a value like 		Auto-> or Fixed-> will be replaced on the fly by the appropriate value before doxygen is run. This ensures keeping the conventions tidy and clean. You actually, do not have to think about it neither, it works :) ... If it does not, 		please, let me know. Note that the temporary configuration file will be created in /tmp on the local machine and left there after running.
      
        
      What else does one need to know : the way doxycron.pl 		works is the safest I could think off. Each new documentation set is re-generated from scratch, that is, using temporary directories, renaming old ones and deleting very old ones. After doxycron.pl has completed its tasks, you will end up with the directories $TARGETD/dox$SUBDIR/html and $TARGETD/dox$SUBDIR/latex. 		The result of the preceding execution of doxycron.pl will be in directories named html.old and latex.old.
      
        One thing will not work for users though : the indexing. The installation of indexing mechanism in doxygen is currently not terribly flexible and fixed values were chosen so that clicking on the Search index link will go to the cgi searching the entire main documentation pages.
      
        
      As a last note, doxygen understands ABSOLUTE path 		names only and therefore, doxycron.pl will die out if you try to use relative paths as the arguments. Just as a reminder, /titi/toto is an absolute path while things like ./or ./tata are relative path.
      
        
      3. 
    
    
    
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HPSS tools & services



    
    
  • How to retrieve files from HPSS. Please, use the Data Carousel and ONLY the DataCarousel.
    
    Note: DO NOT use hsi to     retrieve files from HPSS - this access mode locks tape drives for exclusive use (only you, not shared with any other user) and have dire impacts on STAR;s operations from production to data restores. If you are caught using it, you will be banned from accessing HPSS (your privilege to access HPSS resources will be revoked).
    
    Again - Please, use the Data Carousel.
    
    
    • 
    
  • Archiving into HPSS 
    
    Several 	utilities exists. You can find the reference on the RCF HPSS 	Service page. Those utilities will bring you directly in the Archive 	class of service. Note that the DataCarousel 	can retrieve files from ANY class of service. The prefered mode for archining is the use of htar. 
    
    NOTE: You should NOT abuse those services to retreive massive amount of files from HPSS (your operation will otherwise clash with other operations, including stall or slow down data production). Use the DataCarousel instead for massive file retreival. Abuse may lead to supression of access to archival service. 
    
    
      
        
    • For rftp, history is in an Hypernews post Using 	rftp . If you save individual files and have lots of files in a directory, please avoid causing a Meta_data lookup. Meta-data lookup happens when you 'ls -l'. As a reminder, please keep in mind that HPSS is NOT made for neither small files and large amount of files in directories but for massive large files storage (on 2007/10/10 for example, a user crashed HPSS with a single 'ls -l' lookup of a 3000 files directory). In that regard, rftp is most useful if you create first an archive of your files yourself (tar, zip,...) and push the archive into HPSS afterward. If this is not your mode of operation, the preferred method is the use of htar which provides a command-line direct HPSS archive creation interface.
      • 
        
    • htar is the recommended mode for archining into HPSS. This utility provides a tar-like interface allowing for bundling together several files or an entire directory tree. Note the syntax of htar and especiallythe extract below from this thread:
        
      If you want the file to be created in /home/<username>/<subdir1> and <subdir1> does not existed yet, use
% htar -Pcf /home/<username>/<subdir1>/<filename> <source>

If you want the file to be created into /home/<username>/<subdir2> and <subdir2> already exists, use
% htar -cf /home/<username>/<subdir2>/<filename> <source>

      
        Please consult the help on the web for more information about htar.
      • 
        
    • File size is limited to be <55GB, and if exceeded you will get Error -22. In this case consider using split-tar. A simple example/syntax on how to use split-tar is:
      
        
      % split-tar -s 55G -c blabla.tar blabla/
      
        This will at least create blabla-000.tar but also the next sequences (001, 002, ...) each of 55 GBytes until all files from directory blabla/ are packed. The magic 55 G suggested herein and in many posts works for any generation of drive for the past decade. But a limit of 100-150 GB should also  work on most media at BNL as per 2016. See this post for a summary of past pointers.
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    • You may make  split-tar archive cross-compatible with htar by creating afterward the htar indexes. To do this, use a command such as 
      
        
      % htar -X -E -f blabla-000.tar
      
        this will create blabla-000.tar.idx you will need to save in HPSS along the archive.
      
        
      
         
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Batch system, resource management system

   






SUMS (aka, STAR Scheduler)




SUMS, the product of the STAR Scheduler project, stands for Star Unified Meta-Scheduler. This tool is currently documented on its own pages. SUMS provides a uniform user interface to submitting jobs on "a" farm that is, regardless of the batch system used, the language it provides (in XML) is identical. The scheduling is controlled by policies handling all the details on fitting your jobs in the proper queue, requesting proper resource allocation and so on. In other words, it isolates users from the infrastructure details.



You would benefit from starting with the following documents:



LSF


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Condor


Quick start ...



Condor Pools at BNL


The condor pools are segmented into four pools extracted from this RACF page:



    
        

            production jobs
            +Experiment = "star"
            +Job_Type = "crs"
            high priority CRS jobs, no time limit, may use all the slots on CRS nodes and up to 1/2 available job slots per system on CAS ; the CRS portion is not available to normal users and using this Job_Type for user will fail
        

        

            users normal jobs
            +Experiment = "star"
            +Job_Type = "cas"
            short jobs, 3 to 5 hour soft limit (when resources are requested by others), 40 hour hard limit - this has higher priority than the "long" Job_Type.
        

        

            user long jobs
            +Experiment = "star"
            +Job_Type = "long"
            long running jobs, 5 day soft limit (when resources are requested by others), 10 day hard limit, may use 1 job slot per system on a subset of machines
        

        

            general queue
            +Experiment = "general"

            +Experiment = "star"		
             
            General queue shared by multiple experiments, 2 hours guaranteed time minimum (can be evicted afterward by any experiment's specific jobs claiming the slot)
        

    



 


The Condor configurations do not have create a simple notion of queues but generates a notion of pools. Pools are group of resources spanning all STAR machines (RCAS and RCRS nodes) and even other experiment's nodes. The first column tend to suggest four of such pools although we will see below that life is more complicated than that.


First, it is important to understand that the +Experiment attribute is only used for accounting purposes and what makes the difference between a user job or a production job or a general job is really the other attributes. 


Selection of how your jobs will run is the role of +Job_Type attribute. When it is unspecified, the general queue (spanning all RHIC machines at the facility) is assumed but your job may not have the same time limit. We will discuss the restriction later. The 4th column of the table above shows the CPU time limits and additional constraints such as the number of slots within a given category one may claim. Note that the +Job_type="crs" is reserved and its access will be enforced by Condor (only starreco may access this type).


In addition of using +Job_type which as we have seen controls what comes as close as possible to a queue in Condor, one may need to restrict its jobs to run on a subset of machines by using the CPU_Type attribute in the Requirements tag (if you are not completely lost by now, you are good ;-0 ).  An example to illustrate this:


+Experiment = "star"
+Job_type = "cas"
Requirements = (CPU_type != "crs") && (CPU_Experiment == "star")



In this example, a cas job (interpret this as "a normal user analysis job") is being run on behalf of the experiment star. The CPU / nodes requested are the CPU belonging to the star experiment and the nodes are not RCRS nodes. By specifying those two requirements, the user is trying to make sure that jobs will be running on RCAS nodes only (or != "crs") AND, regardless of a possible switch to +Experiment="general", the jobs will still be running on the nodes belonging to STAR only.


In this second example


+Experiment = "star"
+Job_type = "cas"
Requirements = (CPU_Experiment == "star")


we have pretty much the same request as before but the jobs may also run on RCRS nodes. However, if data production runs (+Job_type="crs" only starreco may start), the user's job will likely be evicted (as production jobs will have higher priorities) and the user may not want to risk that hence specifying the first Requirements tag.


Pool rules


A few rules apply (or summarized) below:


    
    
  • Production jobs cannot be evicted on their claimed slots ... since they have higher priority than user jobs even on CAS nodes, this means that as soon as production jobs starts, its pool of slots will slowly but surely be taken - user's jobs may use those slots at low-downs of utlization.
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  • Users jobs can be evicte. Eviction happens after 3 hours of runtime from the time they start but only if the slot they are running in is claimed by other jobs. For example, if a production job wants a node being used by a user job that has been running for two hours then that user job has one hour left before it gets kicked out ...
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  • This time limit comes into effect when a higher priority job wants the slot (i.e. production vs. user or production)
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  • general queue jobs are evicted after two hours of guaranteed time when the slot is wanted by ANY STAR job (production, user)
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  • general queue jobs will be evicted however if they consume more than 750 MB of memory
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This provides the general structure of the Condor policy in place for STAR.  The other policy options in place goes as follows:


    
    
  1. The following options apply to all machines: the 1 mn load has to be less than 1.4 on a two CPU node for a job to start
    2. 
    
  2. General queue jobs will not start on any node unless 1 min < 1.4, swap > 200M, memory > 100M.
    3. 
    
  3. User fairshare is in place.
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In the land of confusion ...


Also, users are often confused of the meaning of their job priority. Condor will consider a user's job priority and submit jobs in priority order (where the larger the number, more likely the job willl start) but those priorities have NO meaning across two distinct users. In other words, it is not because user A sets job priorities larger by an order of magitude comparing to user B that his job will start first. Job priority only providesa mechanism for a user to specify which of their idle jobs in the queue are most important.  Jobs with higher numerical priority should run before those with lower priority, although because jobs can be submitted from multiple machines, this is not always the case. Job prioritties are listed by the condor_q command in the PRIO column.


The effective user priority is dynamic, on the other hand, and changes as a user has been given access to resources over a period of time.  A lower numerical effective user priority (EUP) indicates a higher priority. Condor's fairshare mechanism is implemented via EUP. The condor_userprio command hence provides an indication of your faireshareness.


You should be able to use condor_qedit  to manually modify the "Priority" parameter, if desired.  If a job does not run for weeks, there is likely a problem with its submitfile or one of its input, and in particular its Requirements line.  You can use condor_q -analyze JOBID, or condor_q -better-analyze JOBID to determine why it cannot be scheduled.


 


What you need to know about Condor


First of all, we recommend you use SUMS to submit to Condor as we would take care of adding codes, tricks, tweaks to make sure your jobs run smoothly. But if you really don't want to, here are a few issues you may encounter:


    
    
  • Unless you use the GetEnv=true  datacard directive in your condor job description, Condor jobs will start with a blank set of environment variables unlike a shell startup. Especially, none of
    
    SHELL, HOME, LOGNAME, PATH, TERM and MAIL
    
    will be define. The absence of $HOME will have for side effect that, whenever a job starts, your .cshrc and .login will not be seen hence, your STAR environment will not be loaded. You must take this into account and execute the STAR login by hand (within your job file). 
    
    Note that using GetEnv=true has its own sde effects which includes a full copy of the environment variables as defined from the submitter node. This will NOT be suitable for distributed computing jobs. The use of getenv() C primitive in your code is especially questionable (it will unlikely return a valid value) and
    
      
        
    • STAR user may look at this post for more information on how to use ROOT function calls for defining some of the above.
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    • You may also use getent shell command (if exists) to get the value of your home directory
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    • A combinations of getpwuid(), getpwnam() would allow to define $USER and $HOME 
      
         
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  • Condor follows a multi-submitter node model with no centralized repository for all jobs. As a consequence, whenever you use a command such as condor_rm, you would kill the jobs you have submitted from that node only. To kill jobs submitted from other submitter nodes (any interactive node at BNL is a potential submitter node), you need to loop over the possibilities and use the -name command line option.
    
     
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  • Condor will keep your jobs indefinitely in the Pool unless you either remove the jobs or specify a condition allowing for jobs to be automatically removed upon status and expiration time. A few examples below could be used for the PeriodicRemove Condor datacard
    
      
        
    • To automatically remove jobs which have been in the queue for more than 2 days but marked as status 5 (held for a reason or another and not moving) use
      
        
      (((CurrentTime - EnteredCurrentStatus) > (2*24*3600)) && JobStatus == 5)
      
        
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    • To automatically remove jobsruning the the queue for more than 2 days but using less than 10% of the CPU (probably looping or inefficient jobs blocking a job slot), use
      
        
      (JobStatus == 2 && (CurrentTime - JobCurrentStartDate > (54000)) && 
                    ((RemoteUserCpu+RemoteSysCpu)/(CurrentTime-JobCurrentStartDate) < 0.10))
      
        
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    The full current condition SUMS add to each job is
    
    PeriodicRemove  = (JobStatus == 2 && (CurrentTime - JobCurrentStartDate > (54000)) && 
                   ((RemoteUserCpu+RemoteSysCpu)/(CurrentTime-JobCurrentStartDate) < 0.10)) || 
                  (((CurrentTime - EnteredCurrentStatus) > (2*24*3600)) && JobStatus == 5)
    
    
    • 



Some condor commands


This is not meant to be an exhaustive set of commands nor a tutorial. You are invited to read to the manpages for condor_submit, condor_rm, condor_q, condor_status. Those will be most of what you will need to use on a daily basis. Help for version 6.9 is available online.


    
    
  • Query and information
    
    
      
        
    • condor_q -submitter $USER
      
        List jobs of specific submitter $USER from all the queues in the pool
      • 
        
    • condor_q -submitter $USER -format "%s\n" ClusterID
      
        Shows the JobID for all jobs of $USER. This command may succeed although an unconstrained condor_q may fell if we had a large amount of jobs
      • 
        
    • condor_q -analyze $JOBID
      
        Perform an approximate analysis to determine how     many resources are available to run the requested jobs.
      • 
        
    • condor_status -submitters
      
        shows the numbers of running/idle/held jobs for each user on all machines
      • 
        
    • condor_status -claimed
      
        Summarize jobs by servers as claimed
      • 
        
    • condor_status -avail
      
        Summarize resources which are available
      
         
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • Removing jobs, controlling them
    
      
        
    • condor_rm $USER
      
        removes all of your jobs submitted from this machine
      • 
        
    • condor_rm -name $node $USER
      
        removed all jobs for $USER submitted from machine $node
      • 
    
    
    
      
        
    • condor_rm -forcex $JOBID
      
        Forces the immediate local removal of 	jobs in undefined state (only affects jobs already being removed). This is needed if condor_q -submitter shows your job but condor_q -analyze $JOBID does not (indicating an out of sync information at Condor level).
      • 
    
    
    
      
        
    • condor_release $USER
      
        releases all of your held jobs back into the pending pool for $USER
      • 
        
    • condor_vacate -fast
      
        may be used to remove all jobs from the submitter node job queue. This is a fast mode command (no checks) and applies to running jobs (not pending ones) 
      
         
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • More advanced
    
      
        
    • condor_status -constraint 'RemoteUser == "$USER@bnl.gov"' 
      
        lists the machines on which your jobs are currently running
      • 
    
    
    
      
        
    • condor_q -submitter username -format "%d" ClusterId -format "  %d" JobStatus -format "   %s\n" Cmd 
      
        shows the job id,  status, and command for all of your jobs.  1==Idle, 2==Running for Status.  I use something like this because the default output of condor_q truncates the command at 80 characters and prevents you from seeing the actually scheduler job ID associated with the Condor job.  I'll work on improving this command, but this is what I've got for now.
      • 
        
    • To access the reason for job 26875.0 to be held from a submitter node advertized to be rcas6007, use the following command to have a human readable format
      
        condor_q -pool condor02.rcf.bnl.gov:9664 -name rcas6007 -format "%s\n" HoldReason 26875.0
      
         
      • 
    
    
    
    • 



 
   



  
Computing Environment

   

The pages below will give you a rapid overview of the computing environment at BNL, including information for visitors and  employees, accessible printers, best practices, recommended tools for managing Windows.
   

  
FAQs and Tips

   
Software Site Licenses

Do we have a site license for software package XYZ?

 The answer is (almost) always: No! 

Neither STAR nor BNL have site licences for any Microsoft product, Hummingbird Exceed, WinZIP, ssh.com's software or much of anything intended to run on individual users' desktops. Furthermore, for most purposes BNL-owned computers do not qualify for academic software licenses, though exceptions do exist. 


FAQ:  PDF creation

How can I create a file in pdf format?

Without Adobe Acrobat (an expensive bit of software), this can be a daunting question. I am researching answers, some of which are available in my Windows software tips. Here is the gist of it in a nutshell as I write this -- there are online conversion services and OpenOffice is capable of exporting PDF documents. 


FAQ: X Servers

What X server software should I use in Windows?

 I recommend trying the X Server that is available freely with Cygwin, for which I have created some documentation here:  Cygwin Tips.  If you can't make that work for you, then I next recommend a commercial product called Xmanager, available from http://www.netsarang.com.  Last time I checked, you could still download a fully functional version for a time-limited evaluation period.  


TIP:  Windows Hibernation trick

Hibernate or Standby -- There is a difference which you might find handy:  


    
    
  • "Standby" puts the machine in a low power state from which it can be woken up nearly instantly with some stimulus, such as a keystroke or mouse movement (much like a screensaver) but the state requires a continuous power source.  The power required is quite small compared to normal running, but it can eventually deplete the battery (or crash hard if the power is lost in the case of a desktop). 
    • 
    
  • "Hibernate" actually dumps everything in memory to disk and turns off the computer, then upon restarting it reloads the saved memory and basically is back to where it was.  While hibernating, no power source is required.  It can't wake up quickly (it takes about as long as a normal bootup), but when it does wake up, (almost) everything is just the way you left it.  One caveat about networking is in order here:  Stateful connections (eg. ssh logins) are not likely to survive a hibernation mode (though you may be able to enable such a feature if you control both the client and server configurations), but most web browsing activity and email clients, which don't maintain an active connection, can happily resume where they left off. 
    • 



Imagine:  the lightning is starting, and you've got 50 windows open on your desktop that would take an hour to restore from scratch.  You want to hibernate now!  Here's how to enable hibernating if it isn't showing up in the shutdown box: 

Open the Control Panels and open "Power Options".  Go to the "Hibernate" tab and make sure the the box to enable Hibernation is checked.  When you hit "Turn Off Computer" in the Start menu, if you still only see a Standby button, then try holding down a Shift key -- the Standby button should change to a Hibernate button.  Obvious, huh? 


 For the curious:

There are actually six (or seven depending on what you call "official") ACPI power states, but most motherboards/BIOSes only support a subset of these.  To learn more, try Googling "acpi power state", or you can start here as long as this link works.  (Note there is an error in the main post -- the S5 state is actually "Shutdown" in Microsoft's terminology). 

From the command line, you can play around with these things with such straightforward commands as: 




%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 1 


 Even more obvious, right?  If you like that, then try this on for size. 




TIP:  My new computer is broken!:

It's almost certainly true - your new computer is faulty and the manufacturer knows it!  Unfortunately, that's just a fact of life.  Straight out of the box, or after acquiring a used PC, you might just want to have a peek at the vendor's website for various updates that have been released.  BIOS updates for the motherboard are a good place to start, as they tend to fix all sorts of niggling problems.  Firmware updates for other components are common as are driver updates and software patches for pre-installed software.  I've solved a number of problems applying these types of updates, though it can take hours to go through them thoroughly and most of the updates have no noticeable effect.  And it is dangerous at times.  One anecdote to share here -- we had a common wireless PC Card adapter that was well supported in both Windows and Linux.  The vendor provided an updated firmware for the card, installed under Windows.  But it turned out that the Linux drivers wouldn't work with the updated firmware.  So back we went to reinstall a less new firmware.  You'll want to try to be intelligent and discerning in your choices.  Dell for instance does a decent job with this (your Dell Service Tag is one very useful key here), but still requires a lot from the updater to help ensure things go smoothly.  This of course is in addition to OS updates that are so vital to security and discussed elsewhere.   



  
Printers

   


STAR's publicly available printers are listed below. 





    

    
    
        

            IP name

            Wireless (Corus) CUPS URL		
            IP address
            Model
            Location
            rcf2 Queue Name
            Features
        

        

            lj4700.star.bnl.gov

            

            http://cups.bnl.gov:631/printers/HP_Color_LaserJet_4700_2		
            130.199.16.220
            HP Color LaserJet 4700DN
            510, room M1-16
            lj4700-star
            color, duplexing, driver download site

            (search for LaserJet 4700, recommend the PCL driver)		
        

        

            lj4700-2.star.bnl.gov

            

            http://cups.bnl.gov:631/printers/lj4700-2.star.bnl.gov		
            130.199.16.221
            HP Color LaserJet 4700DN
            510, room M1-16
            lj4700-2-star
            color, duplexing, driver download site

            (search for LaserJet 4700, recommend the PCL driver)		
        

        

            hp510hall.star.bnl.gov

            

            http://cups.bnl.gov:631/printers/hp510hall		
            130.199.16.222
            HP LaserJet 2200DN
            510, outside 1-164
            hp510hall
            B&W, duplexing
        

        

            starhp2.star.bnl.gov

            

            http://cups.bnl.gov:631/printers/starhp2.star.bnl.gov

            		
            130.199.16.223
            HP LaserJet 8100DN
            510M, hallway
            starhp2_p
            B&W, duplexing
        

        

            onlprinter1.star.bnl.gov

            

            http://cups.bnl.gov/printers/onlprinter1.star.bnl.gov

            		
            130.199.162.165
            HP Color LaserJet 4700DN
            1006, Control Room
            staronl1
            color, duplexing
        

        

            chprinter.star.bnl.gov

            

            N/A

            		
            130.199.162.178
            HP Color LaserJet 3800dtn
            1006C, mailroom
            n/a
            color, duplexing
        

    





There are additional printing resources available at BNL, such as large format paper, plotters, lamination and such.  Email us at starsupport 'at' bnl.gov and we might be able to help you locate such a resource.


 


Printing from the wireless (Corus) network




The "standard" way of printing from the wireless network is to go through ITD's CUPS server on the wireless network.  How to do this varies from OS to OS, but here is a Windows walkthrough.  The key thing is getting the URI for the printer into the right place:

 


    
    
  • Open the Printers Control Panel and click "Add a Printer". 
    • 
    
  • Select the option to add a network printer.  (Ignore the list of printers that it generates automatically).
    • 
    
  • Click on the button or option for "the printer that I want isn't listed". 
    • 
    
  • Select the option for a shared printer and enter the green URL from the list above for the printer you want.
    
    eg. http://cups.bnl.gov:631/printers/HP_Color_LaserJet_4700_2
    • 
    
  • On the next window, select the hardware manufacturer and model (if not listed, let Windows search for additional models).
    • 
    
  • Print a test page and cross your fingers... 
    • 
    
  • If your test print does not come out, it doesn't necessarily mean your configuration is wrong - sometimes a problem occurs on the the CUPS server that prevents printing - it isn't always easy to tell where the fault lies.
    • 



 


Since printing through ITD's CUPS servers at BNL has not been very reliable, here are some less convenient alternatives to using the printers that you may find handy.  (Note that with these, you can even print on our printers while you are offsite - probably not something to do often, but might come in handy sometimes.)

 


1.  Use VPN.  But if you are avoiding the internal network altogether for some reason, or can't use the VPN client, then keep reading...


2.  Get your files to rcf2.rhic.bnl.gov and print from there.  Most of printers listed above have rcf print queues (hence the column "rcf2 queue name").  But if you want to use a printer for which there is no queue on rcf2, or you have a format or file type that you can't figure out how to print from rcf2, then the next tip might be what you need.


3.  SSH tunnels can provide a way to talk directly (sort-of) to almost any printer on the campus wired network.  At least as far as your laptop's print subsystem is concerned, you will be talking directly to the printer.  (This is especially nice if you want to make various configuration changes to the print job through a locally installed driver.)  But if you don't understand SSH tunnels, this is gonna look like gibberish:


Here is the basic idea, using the printer in the Control Room.
It assumes you have access to both the RSSH and STAR SSH gateways.

The ITD SSH gateways might also work in place of rssh (I haven't
tried them yet).  If they can talk directly to our printers,
then it would eliminate step C below.

A.  From your laptop:

ssh -A -L 9100:127.0.0.1:9100 <username>@rssh.rhic.bnl.gov

(Note 1:  -A is only useful if you are running an ssh-agent with a
loaded key, which I highly recommend)

(Note 2:   Unfortunately, the rssh gateways cannot talk directly to our
printers, so we have to create another tunnel to a node that can...  If the
ITD SSH gateways can communicate directly with the printers, then the
next hop would be unnecessary...)

B.  From the rssh session:

ssh -L 9100:130.199.162.165:9100 <username>@stargw1.starp.bnl.gov

(Note 1: 130.199.162.165 is the IP address of onlprinter1.star.bnl.gov -
it could be replaced with any printer's IP address on the wired network.)
(Note 2:  port 9100 is the HP JetDirect default port - non-HP printers
might not use this, and there are other ways of communicating with HP
network printers, so ymmv - but the general idea will work with most TCP 
communications, if you know the port number in use. 

C.  On your laptop, set up a local print queue as if you were going to
print directly to the printer over the network (with no intermediate
server), but instead of supplying the printer's IP address, use
127.0.0.1 instead.

D. Start printing...


If you close either of the ssh sessions above, you will have to
re-establish them before you can print again. 

The two ssh commands can be combined into one and you can create an alias to
save typing the whole thing each time.  (Or use PuTTY or some other GUI SSH client
wrapper to save these details for reuse.)

You could set up multiple printers this way, but to use them
simultaneously, you would need to use unique port numbers for each one
(though the port number at the end of the printer IP would stay 9100).


 
   

  
Direct connection, internal network

   
You can use direct connections to access them over the network.


    

  • Direct:  These printers accept direct TCP/IP connections, without any intermediate server.  
    
    • 

  • JetDirect (AppSocket) and lpd usually work under Linux.  
    
    • 

  • For Windows NT/2K/XP, a Standard TCP/IP port is usually the way to go.  
    
    • 



How to configure this varies with OS and your installed printing software.

   



  
Tips

   
What follows are miscellaneous tips and suggestions that will be irregularly maintained. 


    

  • The 2-sided printers are configured to print 2-sided by default, but the default for many printer drivers will override this and specify 1-sided.  If you are printing from Windows, you can usually choose your preferences for this in the printer preferences or configuration GUI.  You may need to look in the Advanced Settings and/or Printing Defaults to enable 2-sided printing in Windows.
    
    • 



    

  • Depending on the print method and drivers used, from the Linux command line you may be able to specify various options for things like duplex printing.  To see available options for a given print queue, try the "lpoptions" command.  For instance, on rcf2 you could do "lpoptions -d xerox7300 -l".  In the output, you will find a line like this:  "Duplex/2-Sided Printing: DuplexNoTumble *DuplexTumble None"  (DuplexNoTumble is the same as flip on long edge, while DuplexTumble is the same as flip on short edge, and the * indicates the default setting.)  So to turn off duplex printing, you could do "lp -d xerox7300 -o Duplex=None <filename>".  Keep in mind that not all options listed by lpoptions may actually be supported by the printer, and the defaults (especially in the rcf queues) may not be what you'd like.  There are so many print systems, options and drivers in Linux/Unix that there's no way to quickly describe all the possible scenarios.
    
    • 



    

  • There is a handy utility called a2ps that is available on most Linux distributions. It is an "Any to PostScript" filter that started as a Text to PostScript converter, with pretty printing features and all the expected features from this kind of program. But it is also able to deal with other file types (PostScript, Texinfo, compressed, whatever...) provided you have the necessary tools installed.

    

    • 

  •  psresize is another useful utility in Linux for dealing with undesired page sizes. If you are given a PostScript file that specifies A4 paper, but want to print it on US Letter-sized paper, then you can do: 
    
    psresize -PA4 -pletter in.ps out.ps 
    
    See the man page for more information. 
    • 



    

  • Some of the newer printers have installation wizards for Windows that can be accessed through their web interfaces. I've had mixed success with the HP IPP installation wizards. The Xerox wizard (linked above) has worked well, though it pops up some unnecessary windows and is a bit on the slow side.

    

    • 

  •  Windows 9x/Me users will likely have to install software on their machines in order to print directly to these printers. HP and Xerox have such software available for download from their respective support websites, but who uses these OSes anymore?

    

    • 

  •  For linux users setting up new machines, CUPS at least for recent distros is the default printing system (unless upgrading from an older distribution, in which case LPRng may still be in use).  Given an appropriate PPD file, CUPS is capable of utilizing various print options, such as tray selection and duplexing, or at least you can create different queues with different options to a single printer.

    

    • 

  • There are other potentially useful printers around that are not catalogued here. Some are STAR printers out of the mainstream (like in 1006D), and some belong to other groups in the physics department.
    • 


   





  
Quick (?) start guide for visitors with laptops

   
So you brought a laptop to BNL… and the first thing you want to do is get online, right?

Ok, here's a quick (?) guide to getting what you want without breaking too many rules.


Wired Options:





    

  • 
Visitors' network: Dark purple jacks (usually labeled VNxx) are on a visitors' network and are effectively outside of the BNL firewall. They support DHCP and do not require any sort of registration to use. Being outside the firewall can be advantageous, but will prevent you from
    
using some network services within BNL (printing, for instance). (The rest of this page is largely irrelevant if you are using the visitors' network.)
    

    • 

  • BNL network: If it isn't dark purple (and it isn't a phone jack) then it is on the BNL network, which supports DHCP on most subnets. (NB. The 60/61 subnet (available in parts of 1006, including the WAH) has a locally managed DHCP server -- contact Wayne Betts to be added to the access list). All devices on the BNL networks are required to be registered based on the MAC address that is unique to each network interface. To help enforce this policy, if you request a DHCP
    
address from an unregistered node, you will be assigned a restricted address. With a restricted IP address, your web browser will be automatically redirected to the BNL registration page, and you will be unable to surf anywhere else until you are registered.
    

    When registering a laptop, fill in "varies" for the location fields.  For the computer name field, I recommend using "DHCP Client" (unless you have a static IP address of course). 
    

    Previously registered users are encouraged to verify and update their registration information by going to http://register.bnl.gov from the machine to be updated. 
    

    There you can also find out more about the registration system and find links to some useful information for network users.  
    

     
    

    

    • 


   



  
Windows

   
This area is intended to provide information for STAR members to
assist in configuring and using typical desktop/laptop PCs at BNL.



  Windows 2000/XP and Scientific Linux/Redhat Enterprise Linux
are the preferred Operating Systems within STAR at BNL for desktop
computing, though there is no formal requirement to use any particular
OS.



  These pages are intended to be dynamic, subject to the
constantly changing software world and user input.
  Feedback from users -- what you find indispensable; what is
misleading, confusing or flat-out wrong; and what is missing that you
wish was here -- can help to significantly increase the value of these
pages.




  Additional pages that are under consideration for creation:




    

  • Windows installation checklist (the basic software and configuration that should probably be on every Windows PC)
  • Linux installation checklist
  • Common Linux details and useful links, such as Linux equivalents to software for Windows.
  • Resources specific to the experiment operations (eg. common DAQ NFS mounts)
  • Publically useable terminals
    • 


   

  
Cygwin installation and tips

   To quote from the Cygwin website:  "Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows."



The Linux-like nature is quite comprehensive...  You can *almost* forget that you are using a Windows OS -- most utilities and software that you are familiar with from your Linux experience are available in Cygwin.  For example, the Cygwin distribution has available an openssh client (and the server too, but I don't recommend you use it), PostScript and PDF viewers and editors, compression (eg. zip) utilities, software development tools and X Windows packages (more on X below). 

Using the Cygwin X server

An example of Cygwin's usefulness and cost-saving potential is the X server.  The Cygwin X server is, in most cases, easy and convenient to use in place of commercial X servers such as Hummingbird Exceed.  Here is the short version for those familiar with Cygwin installations:

    
    
  1.  You need the xorg-x11-base and X-startup-scripts packages (and whatever dependencies they have, which the setup routine should solve for you).  You'll probably also want the xwinclip package.  All of these are in the X11 Category in the Cygwin Setup. 
    2. 
    
  2.  Execute "startxwin.bat" (in <cygwin_root>/usr/X11R6/bin/).   That will start a stand-alone X Server and an xterm with a cygwin shell.   Edit this batch file as you see fit -- it includes documentation for a number of options. 
    3. 
    
  3.  If you are displaying windows from a remote session over ssh, be sure you have X tunneling enabled in your ssh client configuration.  Please do not try to open up your X server to the entire world with anything like "xhost +".  That is a *VERY BAD IDEA*.
    4. 
    
  4.  In light of step 3 above:  If you have a local firewall that asks about blocking access to the Xserver, you can usually block it without a problem -- if you have X forwarding enabled and working, then you are usually ok.  (If you believe a localhost-based firewall is interfering with X, try allowing only connections from the loopback/localhost address (127.0.0.1)).
    5. 


Long version:   Walkthrough of a Cygwin installation (MS Word doc).

Subsidiary recommendation:

There is a handy tool for initiating shell connections to remote hosts (such as via ssh) and starting the Cygwin X server called  Mortens Cygwin X-Launcher.  Coming soon (?): screenshots of the X-Launcher configuration that are most likely to be useful...

Installation Tip:

A Cygwin mirror is available at http://mirror.bnl.gov/cygwin/ making the installation go quite quickly if you are at BNL.  This is quite handy for the cygwin installation and any subsequent use of the setup utility.  One potential catch for onsite users -- even if you intend to use the local mirror, you must still configure a BNL proxy server during Setup, as shown in  this walkthrough of a Cygwin installation (MS Word format).    

Please send comments, corrections and suggestions to Wayne Betts: wbetts {at} bnl.gov   



  
FAQS and Tips that don't fit well elsewhere

   
Software Site Licenses:



Do we have a site license for software package XYZ?


The answer is (almost) always: No!


Neither STAR nor BNL have site licences for any Microsoft product,
Hummingbird Exceed, WinZIP, ssh.com's software or much of anything
intended to run on individual users' desktops. Furthermore, for most
purposes BNL-owned computers do not qualify for academic software
licenses, though exceptions do exist.



FAQ:  PDF creation:


How can I create a file in pdf format?

Without
Adobe Acrobat (an expensive bit of software), this can be a daunting
question. I am researching answers, some of which are available in my Windows software tips.
Here is the gist of it in a nutshell as I write this -- there are
online conversion services and OpenOffice is capable of exporting PDF
documents.



FAQ: X Servers:



What X server software should I use in Windows?


I recommend trying the X Server that is available freely with Cygwin, for which I have created some documentation here:  Cygwin Tips.  If you can't make that work for you, then I next recommend a commercial product called Xmanager, available from http://www.netsarang.com.  Last time I checked, you could still download a fully functional version for a time-limited evaluation period.




TIP:  Windows Hibernation trick:


Hibernate or Standby -- There is a difference which you might find handy: 




    

  • "Standby" puts the machine in a low power state from which it can
be woken up nearly instantly with some stimulus, such as a keystroke or
mouse movement (much like a screensaver) but the state requires a
continuous power source.  The power required is quite small compared to
normal running, but it can eventually deplete the battery (or crash
hard if the power is lost in the case of a desktop).

  • "Hibernate" actually dumps everything in memory to disk and turns
off the computer, then upon restarting it reloads the saved memory and
basically is back to where it was. 
While hibernating, no power source is required. 
It can't wake up quickly (it takes about as long as a normal bootup),
but when it does wake up, (almost) everything is just the way you left
it. 
One caveat about networking is in order here:  Stateful connections
(eg. ssh logins) are not likely to survive a hibernation mode (though
you may be able to enable such a feature if you control both the client
and server configurations), but most web browsing activity and email
clients, which don't maintain an active connection, can happily resume
where they left off.

    • 




Imagine:  the lightning is starting, and you've got 50 windows open
on your desktop that would take an hour to restore from scratch. 
You want to hibernate now! 
Here's how to enable hibernating if it isn't showing up in the shutdown
box: 

Open the Control Panels and open "Power Options". 
Go to the "Hibernate" tab and make sure the the box to enable
Hibernation is checked. 
When you hit "Turn Off Computer" in the Start menu, if you still only
see a Standby button, then try holding down a Shift key -- the Standby
button should change to a Hibernate button. 
Obvious, huh?




For the curious:
There are actually six (or seven
depending on what you call "official") ACPI power states, but most
motherboards/BIOSes only support a subset of these. 
To learn more, try Googling "acpi power state", or you can start here as long as this link works. 
(Note there is an error in the main post -- the S5 state is actually "Shutdown" in Microsoft's terminology). 

From the command line, you can play around with these things with such straighforward commands as:


%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 1


Even more obvious, right?  If you like that, then try this on for size.






TIP:  My new computer is broken!:


It's almost certainly true - your new computer is faulty and the
manufacturer knows it! 
Unfortunately, that's just a fact of life. 
Straight out of the box, or after acquiring a used PC, you might just
want to have a peek at the vendor's website for various updates that
have been released. 
BIOS updates for the motherboard are a good place to start, as they
tend to fix all sorts of niggling problems. 
Firmware updates for other components are common as are driver updates
and software patches for pre-installed software. 
I've solved a number of problems applying these types of updates,
though it can take hours to go through them thoroughly and most of the
updates have no noticeable effect. 
And it is dangerous at times. 
One anecdote to share here -- we had a common wireless PC Card adapter
that was well supported in both Windows and Linux. 
The vendor provided an updated firmware for the card, installed under
Windows. 
But it turned out that the Linux drivers wouldn't work with the updated
firmware. 
So back we went to reinstall a less new firmware. 
You'll want to try to be intelligent and discerning in your choices. 
Dell for instance does a decent job with this (your Dell Service Tag is
one very useful key here), but still requires a lot from the updater to
help ensure things go smoothly.  This of course is in addition to OS
updates that are so vital to security and discussed elsewhere. 








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Networking Software

   
Networking

Software


    

  • PuTTY:
    
 This is the preferred SSH client for Windows.  It is free, easy to use
    
and well maintained for both security and bug issues.
    
 (As with everything, it is only "maintained" if you regularly check
    
for updated versions!)
    
 Please note that most other SSH clients for Windows are NOT free for
    
use on government computers or in the pursuit of lab business, though
    
they might function just fine without payment.

    

    • 

  • WinSCP:  This is a fine graphical SFTP and SCP client utility with some additional features built in.

    

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  • 

    X servers (no, Exceed doesn't make the cut because of the high monetary cost):
    

      

    • Cygwin:  Please look at the separate Cygwin page for information on installing and configuring the Cygwin X server.

      

      • 

    • Xmanager:  I
      
recommend that you use the Cygwin X server, but if you find something
      
that it can't handle, then this is the recommended alternative. 
      
It isn't free (but it does have fully functional time-limited
      
evaluation license if you want to try it out.) 
      
It is much cheaper than Exceed and seemingly just as capable, but
      
without quite as much overhead. 
      
I'm particularly interested in hearing about X Server alternatives, so
      
let me know if you have a favorite!

      

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  • 

    Alternatives to Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Outlook Express: 
    

     As
    
the leading web browser and mail client, these two apps are the target
    
of prolific viruses, trojans, malware and other nasties. 
    
In addition to avoiding many of these, you may also like some of the
    
features available in the alternatives (eg. tabbed browsing is a
    
popular feature unavailable in IE). 
    
Four alternatives are in common use (three of them share much of the
    
same code-base -- Mozilla, Netscape Navigator and Firefox). 
    
 This review
    
might help sort you out the differences.
    
 As with anything, your preference is yours to decide (and also, as
    
with everything else here, feature and security updates are released
    
quite often, so you might try to check for new versions regularly): 
    
They are listed here from highest recommendation to lowest:

      

    1. Firefox/Thunderbird: 
      
Though frequently mentioned as a pair, Firefox and Thunderbird are
      
stand-alone applications. 
      
Firefox is a web browser, and Thunderbird is an email client. 
      
"Stand alone" here means that these can be installed separately from
      
each other. 
      
You can configure them to work with alternative software as you wish
      
(eg. use Firefox for surfing, but set Outlook as your default mail
      
client). Actually, you can generally mix and match pieces from all of
      
these alternatives, but most of them start out with defaults tied to
      
their suite companions. 
      
Slight thumbs up to Firefox over the other alternatives because it has
      
almost every feature found in the corresponding Mozilla suite, plus
      
additional add-ons. 
      
Vast numbers of independently produced add-ons and customizations are
      
available as well.
      2. 

    2. Mozilla Suite: 
      
A suite that includes the big three:  a browser, email client and HTML
      
editor. 
      
This is a fine alternative, but as a browser alternative, this author
      
gives the bigger thumbs up to its sibling, Firefox, listed above.
      3. 

    3. Opera. 
      
It is available in a free version with a "branding" bar that contains
      
advertisements, or you can buy the product to remove this minor
      
annoyance.  (Branding/non-branding examples.)
      4. 

    4. Netscape: 
      
The Netscape suite includes a browser (Navigator), email client (Mail),
      
HTML editor (Composer) and other tidbits. 
      
Of the three Mozilla-based browsers, this is probably the least used
      
and has the most extraneous stuff thrown in, which is one of several
      
reasons it gets last place in this list.
      
  It is good enough to recommend, but just not quite as highly as the
      
others. 
      5. 

    

    
  
    • 

  • Java, WebStart, JRE, J2RE, JSDK,
    
Microsoft VM and all that Jazz...: The author of this segment finds
    
this to be very puzzling and sometimes frustrating stuff to understand,
    
keep up with, and especially to try to explain clearly and succinctly. 
    
<Melodrama> Imagine Sun, IBM and Microsoft all walked into a bar
    
and had a few drinks. Heck, let Netscape walk in a few minutes later
    
for good measure. 
    
Fifty states' attorneys general plus the US AG and DOJ are to act as a
    
referee. 
    
Now imagine that you, a mere passerby on the street were harangued into
    
cleaning up the inevitable bar fight, complete with broken bottles,
    
flying bar stools and blood everywhere all while it is still going on. 
    
That's not even close to how awful it is...</Melodrama>   Details
    
to be filled in here!
    

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  • OpenAFS, MIT Kerberos, Wake and Leash: Details to be filled in here!

    

    • 

  • Google Toolbar :
    
This is a very convenient interface to initiate Google searches, plus a
    
decent pop-up blocker. Unfortunately, it is only available for Internet
    
Explorer (though other browsers may support similar features natively).

    

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Office applications and productivity software

   
Productivity
software and viewers/utilities for various file types



    

  • OpenOffice -- Free
and available on multiple platforms. 
Perhaps the single best reason to use it is that it natively creates
PDF format. 
In addition to its own formats, it can read (and write) MS Word, Excel
and PowerPoint files (usually -- sometimes formatting details go
haywire, but they are constantly updating it.)
    
  
  • Adobe Reader
-- Used for viewing PDF documents. 
(You will probably want to install it with the very useful text search
feature.) (Linux users can try xpdf as an alternative which is part of
many distributions.)
    
  
  • Ghostscript and GSview: PostScript interpreter and viewer (and PDF too) that you probably want to have.
    

  
  • Online Document Conversion Services:  Neevia Technology and CERN Document Conversion Service
both have file convertors that allow you to submit a variety of common
(and uncommon) file formats in small numbers and produce files in
different formats (PDF being of most interest probably).  Though not
convenient for many files or very large files (and certainly
inappropriate for confidential or non-public information), they are
good to know about.  (Don't forget -- OpenOffice is able to export
documents in PDF format too and handles a lot of file types.)
    

  • 
Graphics and Image Manipulation software:  The GIMP and ImageMagick
are both quite capable tools available for free for multiple platforms.
 Perhaps not perfect replacements for Adobe PhotoShop, but pretty
darn good.
 (If you are a PhotoShop veteran, then you'll have to spend some
time learning the ropes, but it will probably be worth it.)

    

  
  • Compression Utilities:  WinZip is not free (though many, many people use it without payment).
 Fortunately, there are freeware alternatives.
 For instance:
    
    
    • 7Zip:  This is the current recommendation of this page, the reasons for which may be included in the future..
    • FreeZip (but not "FreeZip!" which is reported to contain spyware and/or adware)
    • ZipCentral
    • ZipItFast
    • ExtractNow
    • CAMUnZip
    • ZipWrangler
    • Freebyte Zip
    
 
     

  • If you've ever spent a few minutes waiting for MS Windows
Search function to find a file on your system, then you might find the
following can save you some time. The basic idea is similar to most
internet search engines: index your files (while the computer would
otherwise be idle so as not to slow things down for the user) and then
consult the indexes when a search is requested:

    
  
    • Yahoo! Desktop Search:
 This is a free version of a well respected product from X1 with a few
features removed, such as indexing of remote drives, Eudora and
Mozilla-based email.
    • Google Desktop Search:
 Use Google's Desktop Search to quickly search for files on your
computer using an indexing system much like Google's web indexing. 
Not all file types are supported, but most common ones are, such as
Outlook mail, MS Office documents and so on.
    • Copernic Desktop Search: 
This is similar to the Google Desktop Search, but appears to be a bit
more capable, though as of this writing I have not had time or cause to
test it much. 
User comments would be appreciated.
    • Windows 2000 and
XP include an "Indexing Service" which (according to Microsoft) is "a
base service [...] that extracts content from files and constructs an
indexed catalog to facilitate efficient and rapid searching." 
To configure the Indexing Service open Control Panels ->
Administrative Tools -> Computer Management. 
In the left pane, click the plus sign next to "Services and
Applications", then right-click on the "Indexing Service" icon. 
In the popup menu, select "All Tasks | Tune Performance". 
The "Indexing Service Usage" dialog box will appear. 
The Indexing Service is actually quite customizable, though doing so
can add significantly to the resources required by the service. 
A warning: it can eat up a surprising amount of disk space to maintain
the indexes. 
It has sped up basic searches for this author, but your mileage may
vary in both search efficiency gains and overall performance penalty.

    

  • Cygwin:  Cygwin has a number of utilities for handling, viewing and transforming file formats, so I have a separate page of Cygwin tips
  • Multimedia Players (work related, of course!)
    
Pick one.  Use it.  If you find a format it doesn't support, try a
different one, or go to the vendor's site and look for a download of an
update or add-on (plug-in, patch, codec, etc.) for your format.  This
isn't the place to go into the details, but some quick thoughts are
included here: 
    • Microsoft's Media Player -- you've almost certainly already got it, so why not use it? 
    • Real Player:  complaint -- by
default it runs background processes continuously, pops up annoying
little messages and practically begs you to register it, though it
isn't nessecary for full functionality.. 
It isn't a big deal to disable these annoyances, but why should you
have to?
    • Winamp: 
There is a free version and an inexpensive "Pro" version that has CD burning. 
It has been up and down over the years, with some versions much quirkier than others. 
Currently it seems to be on par with the rest.
    • Apple's iTunes: 
Though intended to suck you into Apple's music store, you can use the application without using the store. 
In keeping with most Apple stuff, it seems to be well liked by those who like it. 
Enough said.

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Performance and Security enhancement

   
Utilities for Security and Performance

If your computer seems to be running slower than it used to, pop-up advertising is appearing at an alarming rate, your web browser's settings keep changing in undesired ways or you just want a better idea what your computer is up to (eg. "What the heck is PRPCUI.exe?"), here are some resources for understanding what's going on and making things better, presented in roughly the order from those that require the lease detailed understanding to the most:


    
    
  • 
    
    Ad-Aware:
    
    Ad-Aware was, not very long ago, *the* place to start for malware detection and removal, with the added bonus that it was free.  Alas, recent versions of Ad-Aware (even the Personal version) are no longer licensed quite so freely (let's be clear -- a DOE-owned computer shouldn't have it installed without a paid license.)  It is still free for personal use, so it is highly recommended for home and personal laptop use, though it may not be keeping up with the constantly expanding field, which is a common problem with this type of software.  One thing to keep in mind:  you must be sure to keep your definitions up-to-date, just like a virus scanner, in order to get the most benefit.
    • 
    
  • 
    
    Spybot - Search&Destroy:
    
    This is the historical alternative to Ad-Aware, with similar good results "in the early days", but it too may be failing to keep up.  Unlike Ad-Aware, it's license is quite liberal, so it can be installed as desired.  It has an "Advanced" mode, with a variety of additional tools beyond the basic malware scanner, (but keep in mind that some of these features are indeed "Advanced" and not to be played with lightly).  Broken record time:  you must be sure to keep your definitions up-to-date.  You should also consider using the "Immunize" feature to prevent some infestations, and to blacklist some sites known to host various forms of malware.
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool:  This is a regularly updated (but far from comprehensive) online removal tool for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.  It isn't a bad idea to run this scanner once a month or whenever you suspect you might have caught "something".
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • Microsoft's AntiSpyware Beta:  Though called a Beta product, this is essentially a re-GUIed and slightly modified version of a long standing and respected commercial product that Microsoft recently purchased.   Some recent tests by more-or-less independent testers have shown this tool to be better even than the old reliables, Ad-Aware and SpyBot.
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • Defragmenting your hard drive is something to put on the calendar 2-4 times a year.  Because Windows' built-in defragmenter seems especially slow, and modern disk drives hold so much, this is something usually left running overnight.  Third-party alternatives exist that may do a better job in various ways.  Let's hope I get around to listing one or two here in the not-too-distant future...
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • CrapCleaner:  This is a system optimization tool for removing unnecesary temporary files and registry entries. The default installation creates a "Run CCleaner" entry in the Recycle Bin's context (right-click) menu.
    • 
    
  • 
    
    Monitoring startup activity and services.
    
    Programs that start when you boot or login to your computer can be big performance drains, in addition to doing unwanted things.  The following may help you understand and control what's going on.   (N.B. Some of the following are capable of rendering your system unusable if not handled with care!   They may require significant understanding of Windows' internals to be most useful):
    
     
    
    
      
        
    • StartUp Monitor and Startup Control Panel.   These are separate utilities, but they are from the same source and complement each other nicely.  (The author of these has additional utilities that you may find worthwhile as well.)
      • 
        
    • msconfig.exe:  This is Windows' very own "System Configuration Utility", with which one can look at and configure system startup paramters and files, which is especially useful to see the effects of individual changes. You can hose things up quite good in here however, so be careful!
      • 
        
    • services.msc:  This provides a Management Console to configure the startup of various registered services.  This is useul for disabling unnecessary or unused Windows services.  A potentially informative feature in this Console is the "Description" column, though it can still be quite cryptic (or blank).  
      • 
        
    • Merijn.org's website provides several downloads that you might find useful, such as HijackThis ("a general homepage hijack detector and remover"), CWShredder (CoolWebsearch removal tool) and StartUpList ("way better than msconfig")
      • 
        
    • BlackViper.com
      • 
        
    • http://www.sysinfo.org/ (slow site) 
      • 
        
    • Security Task Manager
      • 
        
    • http://www.sysinternals.com
      • 
        
    • HijackThis
      • 
        
    • BHODemon
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    • 
    
  • 
    
    Pop-up Blockers
    
    
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Pop-up blocking software is increasingly unnecessary because other tools are including their own pop-up blockers.    Mozilla/Firefox for instance have built in pop-up blockers.  Internet Explorer has a pop-up blocker added with Windows XP SP2.    The Google Toolbar (recommended in the "Networking Software" recommendations) has a pop-up stopper as well.  Still, you might fight some utility in the products available from the PanicWare website.  Versions of their Pop-Up Stopper FREE Edition served this author quite well for over a year, but as I said above, it no longer seems as essential as in the pastthe basic functionality has been supplanted by features in other software.



Microsoft Office updates are a combination of security fixes, bug fixes and new features.  Though not emphasized as much as Windows Updates, the security fixes for Office are of similar importance.  Unfortunately, using the online updating system usually requires an installation CD that matches your product (for instance, "Office XP Pro" disks are not acceptable for updating "Office XP Standard".)  Many people, for a variety of reasons, don't have their original installation CD(s).  If you do not have an acceptable installation CD available then the online product update scan can still be used to determine what updates are applicable.  Then you can usually download full updates and apply them manually without the installation media.   (Browse for the downloads that match your product --  most are in self-extracting executable format.)  




    
    
  • 
    
    Clock keepers
    
    
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  • 
    
    Multi-desktop software
    
    
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Other resources







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Required software and configuration for Windows PCs at BNL

   
BNL-specific requirements and configuration for networked Windows computers: 


    
    
  • 
    
    A file and real-time virus scanner with up-to-date virus patterns/definitions is REQUIRED!  (***Cyber-Security requirement***)
    
      Information about the BNL-supported products from TrendMicro is available from the BNL ITD group: TrendMicro at BNL.   It is critical that any anti-virus product receive regular updates (daily or even more often), which is sometimes difficult for mobile machines on a variety of networks.   Four similar products are available to try to meet the demands of our diverse environment:
    
    Windows desktops that reside on the BNL internal networks are best served by TrendMicro's basic OfficeScan product.   It has a master server inside the BNL firewall from which it receives updates and to which it reports infections.   Every Windows desktop system at BNL should be using this product, with very few exceptions.  You can 
    
     click here to go to the online install the OfficeScan product.  (You'll need administrator privileges on your system for the installation.)
    
    
    Laptop users with wireless networking are encouraged to use a newer OfficeScan version that has a firewall module and is able to recieve virus pattern updates from multiple sources -- so it can roam around on- and off-site and usually still reach an update server.  This OfficeScan version is also more capable of cleaning up some trojans and malware than the desktop version.   To install it in the standard way, you must already be on the BNL external wireless network and go here.   Repeat:  you must be on the "BNLexternal" wireless network to use that link.
    
    
    BNL employees' personal home computers are permitted to use the PC-cillin product, which gets its updates from servers that are outside the BNL firewall (and it does not report infections to anybody at BNL).  PC-cillin includes a firewall module (OfficeScan does not) and PC-cillin has more (but quite limited) spy-ware and ad-ware detection capabilities.
    
    
    If you are running a Windows *Server* OS (if you are unsure, then you almost certainly are not!), then there is yet another option, for which you will need to contact ITD (help desk at x5522 or Jim McManus directly at x4107).
    
    
    or those readers to whom none of the above apply, which is to say, computers not owned or used primarily at BNL or by BNL employees, I recommend (though can offer no significant assistance with) the following three free anti-virus products about which we (Wayne / Jerome) have read or heard good things:
    
    
      
        
    1. AVG Anti-Virus     - JL tried for 3 months, worked great but had conflict with fingerprint driver (thought to be a malicious script when activated)
      2. 
        
    2. COMODO Free        - JL tried this for years and it works just fine and appears to be a great product considering the cost (none :-) ). The free version is for home users only so NOT to be installed on a BNL system for sure (usually the case of most Free AV).
      3. 
        
    3. Microsoft Sec. E   - Microsoft Security Essentials is new on the market but starts doing a good job and supports Windows 7, Vista and XP
      4. 
    
    
    
      Other anti-virus resources available include online scanners, such as HouseCall from TrendMicro and Symantec's Security Check.   Most major anti-virus vendors have something similar.   Relying on these online scanners as you primary defense is unwise.   In addition to the inconvenience of manually performing these scans, you really need a product monitoring your system at all times to prevent infections in the first place, rather than trying to clean up afterwards.   But since no two products catch and/or clean the same set of problems, occaisionally using a second vendor's product can be useful.
    
    
     
    
    
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  • 
    
    Windows Critical Updates/SUS (***Cyber-Security requirement***)
    
      Windows systems must be regularly patched with "critical" updates.  Unfortunately, the BNL firewall and proxy configurations can interfere with the Windows Automatic Update feature in Windows 2000/XP (though you can still use Windows Updates in Internet Explorer if you have the proxies configured correctly, see below for proxy info).  To help with this situation, BNL ITD has set up a Software Update Services server to locally host critical updates.  To use this service (which places a notification icon in the System Tray when updates are available), please click here for more information and installation instructions.  (It is quite easy, but you must have administrative privileges.)   You can manually apply Windows updates (critical and otherwise) using Internet Explorer --  go to the Tools menu and click on "Windows Updates", at which point it is straightforward.  Note that in many cases, the machine must be rebooted to complete the update process.
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  • 
    
    Logon Banner (**Cyber-Security requirement**)
    
      As required by the DOE, please install a logon banner for BNL-owned or BNL-based computers.  (This includes other OSes as well -- essentially anything that you can log into is required to post a banner if technically possible.)  Click here for more information about logon banners at BNL. To install the banner:  Windows NT/2000/XP click here (must be an administrator to insert the registry changes).  Window 95/98 click here instead.
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  • 
    
    MAC Registration (**Cyber-Security requirement**)
    
    
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  All networked devices on the BNL internal networks are required to be registered.   (NB--- Please do not attempt to register your machine while using STAR's cygnusb wireless access points.)   More specifically, each network interface is to be registered -- one computer might have multiple network interfaces, each of which requires a separate registration.   That's because the registration is keyed on a specific string assigned to each network interface by the manufacturer that is supposed to be unique in the world.   It is known as a "MAC", "ethernet" or "hardware" address and each network interface has one. (Ie. You must create a separate registration entry for each network card you use on a system.)   For more information, or to update your registration information, click here.  This requirement applies to things beyond typical PCs, such as remote network power supplies, VME processors and other networked equipment.   If you have such equipment that you cannot register (typically because it doesn't run any sort of web browser), then please contact ITD (x5522) or Wayne Betts for assistance in registering the system.   While not necessary, if you have the capability to verify that the MAC you are registering is in fact yours (Windows hint:  "ipconfig /all" or Linux hint:  "ifconfig"), please do so.   Glitches in the system occaisionally fail to properly keep track of the realtime IP-to-MAC mapping, and you, the adaptable human, can perhaps avert the unfortunate situation of misregistration.


    
    
  • 
    
    Proxy servers
    
    As per 2017/11, please use direct connection to the network while at BNL.
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    Security Scanning
    
    
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  The BNL networks are routinely scanned for vulnerabilities by ITD, auditors and even sometimes malicious intruders.  The most prevalent scan is done using Nessus, which looks for common network services and many known vulnerabilities.  Any user with a web browser can initiate a new scan of his host machine and look at the most recent scan results for his IP address by going to http://scanner.bnl.gov/.   (NB. When it requests an email address to send the results, you must use an address ending in bnl.gov, or it will reject you.)   The results can be daunting to interpret, so please ask for assistance if you are unsure how to interpret or correct any results.   Some results are "false positives" or uncorrectable but necessary, in which case they can be marked as such in the database.



 




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Facility Access

   
A selection of tips on how to log to the RCF

facility. We hope to augment those pages and add

information as user request or need.

   

  
Getting a computer account in STAR

   
    
    
  1. Introduction
    2. 
    
  2. Getting an account and performing work at BNL
    
    
    3. 



 


Introduction


First of all, if you are a new user, WELCOME to the RHIC/STAR collaboration and experiment. STAR is located at Brookhaven National Laboratory and is one of the premier particle detectors in the world.



As a (new) STAR user, you will need to be granted access to our BNL Tier0 computing facility in order to have access to the offline and online infrastructure and resources. This includes accessing BNL from remote or directly while visiting us on site. Access includes access to data, experiment, mailing lists, desktop computer for visitors to name only those. As a National Facility under the Department of Energy (DOE) regulations, a few steps are required for this to happen. Please, follow them precisely and make sure you understand their relevance.


Note:


The DOE requires proper credentials for anyone accessing a computing "resource" and expect such individual to keep credentials up-to-date i.e. in good standing. It is YOUR responsibility to keep valid credentials with Brookhaven National Laboratory's offices. Credentials include: being a valid and active STAR member, having a valid and active guest/user ID and appointment, having and keeping proper trainings. Any missing component would cause an immediate closure of access to computing resources.




In many cases, we rely on account name matching the one created at the RCF (for example, Hypernews or Drupal accounts need exact match to be approved) - this is enforced so we can accurately rely on the work already done by the RCF personnel and only base our automation on "RCF account exist and is active". The RCF personnel work with the user's office and other agencies to verify your credentials.





If you were a STAR user before and seek to re-activate your account, this page also has information for you. 



 


Getting an account and performing work at BNL

Note that along the process of requesting either an appointment or a  computing account implies a check from the facility and user office personnel   of your good standing with RHIC/STAR as the affiliated experiment. Therefore,  we urge you to follow the steps as described below






ALL USERS - Ensure/Verify you are affiliated to STAR in our records

Whenever you join a group affiliated with STAR, please          


    
    
  • Ask your council representative 	    that he/she sends your information to the collaboration's record keeping person (at this point in time, this person is Liz Mogavero). 
    
    Note:                         Your council representative IS the one responsible for keeping the list of                         authors and active members at all times. We will not (and cannot) consider                         requests coming from other STAR members.
    
     
    • 
    
  • Pro-actively check the presence of your name and record in our             Phone 	   Book. 
    
    Note: If you are not in our Phone Book, you 			are simply NOT a STAR user as far as we know as our PhoneBook is the central repository of active STAR members as defined by the STAR council representatives. 
    
     
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New users in STAR


    
    
  1. Request a Guest appointment
    
    You must be sure you have a valid guest appointment with the BNL User Office. 
    
    
    
    Note    1: Requesting a Guest ID 			requires a procedure called  “Foreign Visit and Assignment”.                         This procedure  involves steps such as background checks with Counter                           Intelligence and approval from the Department of State. The  procedure                         could take up to 60 days from the time  it is started (sensitive countries may take 90 days).
    
    Note2 : If you have done this already and are a valid Guest, please go to to this section.     
    
    
    
    
      
        
    • Go to the              Guest 	    Registration Form and complete the registration as instructed.
        
        
            
      • Purpose of Visit: likely "Research" but if you come for other purposes, chose as appropriate ("CRADA" or "Interview" may apply for example) 
        • 
            
      • Experiment/Facility:  "Physics Dept (RHIC/AGS)"
        • 
            
      • Facility Code: "RHIC"
        • 
            
      • Type of Research: "STAR"
        • 
            
      • Type of Access Requested: likely "Open Research" if you stated your visit purpose as "Research"
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      • Subject Code for this Visit/Assignment: likely "General Physics"
        
             
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    2. 
    
  2. Be patient and wait for further 	instructions and the approval.
    
      
        
    • ONLY AFTER THE FIRST STEPS will 	    you be able to proceed with the rest of the instructions below.
      • 
        
    • We will assume that you, from 	    now on, have a valid Guest appointment and hold a Guest/BNL ID.
      
         
      • 
    
    
    
    3. 
    
  3. Ensure you have the required and mandatory training
    
    You MUST take the Cyber Security 	training and course GE-CYBERSEC. 	This training is mandatory and access to the facility computing 	resources will NOT be granted without it.
    
    You are also requested to read the          Personal User          Agreement which describes your responsibilities, the reasonable use and         scope of personal use of computing equipments. In recent years, the BNL User Office have requested for the form to be signed and returned for their records. Please, do not skip any of those steps. 
    
     
    4. 
    
  4. Request an RCF account
    
    To request a new RCF account, start 	    here. The fields are explained on this instruction page.
    
    Note: There is a "Contact information" field which is aimed to be filled using an existing  RHIC member (holder of a valid account and appointment) who can vouch for you. Put your council  representative or team lead name there OR (in case of interview / CRADA  etc...) the name of your contact and host at BNL. DO NOT use your own name for this field. DO NOT use the name a person who is NOT yet a STAR Member.
    
     
    5. 
    
  5. Additional steps are described below.
    6. 



Previously a STAR user

If you were a STAR user before and consulting those pages, it may mean that either

    
    
  1. you cannot remember how to login and need access but you are in good standing (all training valid, your BNL appointment is valid)
    2. 
    
  2. you have let your training expire but you are a valid BNL guest (your appointment with BNL has NOT expired)
    3. 
    
  3. your BNL appointment is about to expire or has expired not long ago
    4. 
    
  4. you are a RHIC user (from another experiment), and now coming to STAR
    5. 


The instructions follows:


    
    
  • First of all, please make sure you are in the STAR PhoneBook as indicated here. 
    
    If you were a member of another experiment before, you will be joining STAR as either a member of an existing institution or joining as a new institution. All membership handling are the responsibilities of the STAR council (approval of new institutions) or your council representative. In both cases, we MUST find your name in our PhoneBook records.
    
     
    • 
    
  • Instructions for the several use cases above
    
    
      
        
    1. If you are in good standing but cannot remember your login information at the RCF facility, please see Account re-activation
      
         
      2. 
        
    2. You have let your BNL training expire - likely, you have not renewed or taken GE-CYBERSEC training available from the training page (please locate in the list at the bottom the course named GE-CYBERSEC). Within 24 hours of the training being taken/renewed again, the privilege to access the BNL computing resources using your RCF account will be re-established (the process will be automatic).
      
         
      3. 
        
    3. Your appointment is about to expire, or has expired not long ago - you will need to go to the Extension requests .
      
        The Guest Central interface will help identifying your status and appointment               expiration. This form could be used by users already having a BNL              Guest ID. If you have let your appointment expire for a long time however, this form may let you know (or not show your old BNL badge/guest ID at all). In such a case, you should consider yourself as a "New user" and follow the first set of instructions above.
      
        For an appointment renewal, the starting point 	    will be the Guest Extension Form.
      
         
      4. 
        
    4. If you were a user before and now coming to STAR, you will need to follow
        
        
      5. 
        
    5. Additional steps are described below.
      6. 
    
    
    
    • 





Additional steps for everyone


    
    
  1. Generate and upload your SSH keys to ensure secure login
    
    You may now read SSH Keys and login to the SDCC and following information in this section.
    
     
    2. 
    
  2. Drupal access
    
    
      
        
    1. Log in to RCF node to verify your account username/password working
      2. 
        
    2. Download 2-Factor Authentication app to your mobile device (application ranges from Google or Microsoft Authenticator, Duo Mobile, Authy, FreeOTP, Aegis, ...)
      3. 
        
    3. Contact Dmitry Arkhipkin or Jerome Lauret on MatterMost (https://chat.sdcc.bnl.gov, choose "BNL Login" with your RCF username/password) to obtain the 2-Factor Authentication QR code.
      4. 
        
    4. Use your RCF username/password + 2-Factor Authentication code (read from the app on your mobile device) to log in to drupal.
      5. 
    
    
    
    3. 


You may also be interested in

    
    
  • Web Access
    • 
    
  • You do not have access to view this node your ssh keys will need to be uploaded to a different interface if you have a need to login to the online setup - this is needed mostly by experts (not by all users in STAR).
    • 
    
  • Software Infrastructure for general information
    • 
    
  • Video Conferencing ... and the related comments at the bottom of some of those  pages (viewable only if you are authenticated to Drupal).
    • 


All of those links are referenced on Software & Computing, the main page for Software and Computing ... 

Wishing you a great time in STAR.


 
   



  
Account re-activation

   

The instructions here are for users who have an account at the RCF but have unfortunately let their BNL appointment expire or do not know how to access their (old) account. 





Account expired or is disabled


First of all, please be sure you understand the requirements and rationals explained in Getting a computer account in STAR. 

As soon as your appointment with BNL ends or expires, all access to BNL computing resources are closed / suspended and before re-establishing it, you MUST renew your appointment first. In such case, we will not provide you with any access which may include access to Drupal (personal account) and mailing lists.


The simplest way to proceed is to 


    

  • Check that you do have GE-CYBERSEC training. You can do this by checking your training records.

      

    • If you do not, please take this training NOW as any future request will be denied until this training is complete
      • 

    

    • 

  • Send an Email to RT-RACF-UserAccounts@bnl.gov requesting re-activation of your account. Specify the account name (Unix account name, not your name) if you remember it. If you don't your full name may do. The RCF team will check your status (Cyber training, appointment status) and 

      

    • if any is not valid, you will be notified and further actions will be needed. 
      • 

    • If all is fine, they will re-activate your account after verifying with us that you are a valid STAR user. Please consult Getting a computer account in STAR for what this means ...
      • 

    

    • 



If your appointment has expired, you will need to renew it. Please, follow the instructions available here.


Chicken and Egg issue? Forgot your password but did not upload SSH keys


If your account is valid, so is your appointment  but you have not logged in the facility for a while and hence, are unable to upload your SSH keys (as described in SSH Keys and login to the SDCC and related documents) this may be for you. 


You cannot access the upload page unless you have a valid password as the access to the RCF requires a double authentication scheme (Kerberos password + SSH key). In case you have forgotten your password, you have first to send an Email to the RCF at RT-RACF-UserAccounts@bnl.gov asking to reset your password, then thereafter go to the SSH key upload interface and proceed.

   



  
Drupal access

   
This page describes how you can obtain the access to the STAR drupal pages. Please understand that your Drupal access is now tight to a valid SDCC login - no SDCC account, no access to Drupal. This is because we integrated Drupal login to the common infrastructure (the login is Kerberos based). Here are the steps to gain access then:


    

  1. 

    Get a computer account in STAR, make sure you have a valid guest appointment and valid cyber training, then request a RCF account  
    

        https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/comp/sofi/facility-access/general-access
    
    

    
    
    2. 

  2. Generate SSH keys and upload them to the SDCC - this has formally little to do with access to Drupal but will allow you to log to the facility and verify you know your Kerberos password (it should have been sent to you via EMail during the account creating with instructions on how to change it)
    
    https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/comp/sofi/facility-access/ssh-keys
    
    Now Log in to RCF node- again, this is to ensure you have the proper
    

      

    1. ssh xxx@ssh.rhic.bnl.gov    (xxx is your username on RCF, enter the passphrase for your SSH key)
      2. 

    2. kinit (enter your SDCC kerberos password - this is the one you will use for accessing Drupal)
      
         
      3. 

    

    3. 

  3. Download 2-Factor Authentication app to your mobile device (application ranges from Google or Microsoft Authenticator, Duo Mobile, Authy, FreeOTP, Aegis, ...)
    
    

    
    
    4. 

  4. The FIRST time you log to Drupal, you will actually NOT need a second factor (leave the "code" box blank) but MUST generate it right away (the second login will require it). 

      

    1. To generate it, use the "(re)Create 2FA login" in the left hand-side menu, leave all default option (you need a time based OTP), import the QRCode displayed.
      2. 

    2. Once imported, a 6 Digits code should appear in your app - this is he "code" you will need to enter in future in the third field named "code". Note the code changes every 30 seconds.
        
      3. 

    

    5. 

  5. IF you have logged out  without generating a QRCode or forgot to import and have no "code", then you will need to contact Dmitry Arkhipkin or Jerome Lauret on MatterMost to obtain your 2FA QR-code (either can generate it for you after the fact or start a chat with both). SDCC chat is available at https://chat.sdcc.bnl.gov (please use a Direct Message, not a channel). Use "BNL Login" and your SDCC account user/Kerberos password to login. Do as discussed above (import the QRCode, make sure an entry appears, test your login right away, ...)
    
     
    6. 

  6. You are set. Drupal login will now ask for your SDCC username and Kerberos password and a 6-digit code you read from the 2-Factor Authentication app.
    7. 



 

   



  
SSH Keys and login to the SDCC

   
How to generate keys for about every platform ... and actually be able to log to the SDCC



General


What you find below is especially useful for those of you that work on several machines and platforms in and out of BNL and need to use ssh key pairs to get into SDCC.


    
    
  • If you use Linux only or Windows only everywhere, all you need is follow the instructions on the SDCC web site and you are all set (see especially their Unix SSH Key generation page).
    • 
    
  • Otherwise this page is for you.
    • 



The findings on this web page are a combined effort of Jérôme Lauret, Jim  Thomas, and Thomas Ullrich. All typos and mistakes on this page  are my doing. I am also not going to discuss the wisdom of having to move  private keys around - all I want to do is get things done.


The whole problem arises from the fact that there are 3 different formats to store ssh key-pairs and all are not compatible:


    
    
  • ssh.com: 	Secure Shell is the company that invented the (now public) ssh protocol. They provide the (so far) best ssh version for Windows which is far nicer than PuTTY. Especially the File Browser provided 	is so much nicer than the scp command interface. It is free for academic/university sites.
    • 
    
  • PuTTY: 	a free ssh tool for Windows.
    • 
    
  • OpenSSH: runs on all Linux boxes 	and via cygwin on Windows.
    • 



Despite all claims, OpenSSH cannot export private keys into ssh.com format, nor can it import ssh.com private keys. Public keys seem to work but this is not what we want. So here is how it goes:


[A] Windows: follow one of the instructions below


    
    
  1. PuTTY (Windows)
    
      
        
    1. Download puttygen.exe from the 		PuTTY                  download page. 		You only need it once, but it might be good to keep it in case you 		need to regenerate your keys.
      2. 
        
    2. Start the program puttygen.exe
        
        
            
      • Under parameters pick SSH-2 (RSA) and 1024 for the size of the key in bits.
        • 
            
      • Then press the Generate button. You will be asked to move your                      mouse over the blank area.
        • 
            
      • Enter a passphrase in the referring fields. The passphrase is needed as                       it will correspond to a password. Make a mental note of it as keys will                       not be usable without it.
        • 
            
      • I recommend to save the "key 		fingerprint" too since you will need it at the SDCC web site 		when uploading your public key. Just save it in a plain text file. 		
        
            Note: You can always generate it later from Linux with ssh-keygen -l -f 		<key_file> but since you will need access to a Linux system to do this, it is important you keep a copy of this now so you could proceed with the rest of the instructions. The picture below shows where the important fields are
        
            
        • 
        
      
        
      3. 
        
    3. Saving keys
        
        
            
      • Press Save Public Key. To not confuse all the keys you are                       going to generate I strongly recommend to call it rsa_putty.pub.
        • 
            
      • Next press Save Private Key. Type 		     rsa_putty as a name when prompted. PuTTY will automatically 		     name it rsa_putty.ppk. That's your private key.                   
        
            Don't quit puttygen yet. Now comes the important stuff.
        • 
            
      • In the menu bar pick 		Conversions->Export OpenSSH key. When prompted give a 		name that indicated that this is the private key for OpenSSH 		(Linux). I used rsa_openssh. There is no public key stored 		only the private. We will generate the public one from the private 		one later.
        • 
            
      • In the menu bar pick 		Conversions->Export ssh.com key. When prompted give a 		name that indicated that this is the private key for ssh.com. I 		used rsa_sshcom. Again, there is no public key stored only 		the private. We will generate the public one from the private one 		later.
        • 
        
      
        
      4. 
        
    4. All done. Now you have 		essentially 4 files: public and private keys for putty and private 		keys for ssh.com and OpenSSH.
      5. 
    
    
    
    2. 
    
  2. Getting ssh.com to work 	(Windows):
    
      
        
    1. Here I assume that you have 		SSHSecureShell (client) installed, that is the ssh.com version. 		Open a DOS (or cygwin) shell. We now need to generate a public key 		from the private key we got from puttygen. Best is to change 		into the directory where your private key is stored and type: 		ssh-keygen2 -D rsa_sshcom . Note that the command has a 		'2' at the end. This will generate a file called rsa_sshcom.pub 		containing the public key. Now you have your key pair.
      2. 
        
    2. Launch SSH and pick from the menu 		bar Edit->Settings. 
      
        Click on 		GlobalSettings/UserAuthentication/Keys and press the Import 		button. Point to your public key rsa_sshcom.pub. The private 		key will be automatically loaded too. That's it. Press OK 		and quit SSH. We are not quite ready yet. We still have to generate 		and upload the OpenSSH key to SDCC.
      3. 
    
    
    
    3. 
    
  3. Getting keys to work with 	OpenSSH/Linux:
    
      
        
    1. Copy the private key rsa_openssh 		to a Linux box (cygwin on Windows works of course too).
      2. 
        
    2. Set the permissions such that only you can read the private key file:
        
      % chomod 600 rsa_openssh
      
        
      3. 
        
    3. Generate the public key with: 
      
        
      % ssh-keygen -y -f rsa_openssh > rsa_openssh.pub
      
        
      4. 
        
    4. Now you have the key pair.
      5. 
        
    5. To install the key pair on a 		Linux box copy rsa_openssh and rsa_openssh.pub to 		your ~/.ssh directory. 
      
        Important: the keys ideally will be named id_rsa and id_rsa.pub, otherwise extra steps/options will be required to work with them.  So, you are recommended to also do
        
      % mv rsa_openssh ~/.ssh/id_rsa  
      % mv rsa_openssh.pub ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
      
        All 		done.  Note that there is no need to put your key files on every machine to which you are going to connect.  In fact, you should keep your private key file in as few places as possible -- just the source machine(s) from which you will initiate SSH connections.  Your public key file is indeed safe to share with the public, so you need not be so careful with it and in fact will have to provide it to remote systems (such in the next section) in order to use your keys at all.
      
         
      6. 
    
    
    
    4. 



[B] Uploading the public key to SDCC:


    
    
  1. https://web.racf.bnl.gov/Facility/SshKeys/UploadSshKey.php
    2. 
    
  2. Make sure you upload the OpenSSH 		public key. Everything else won't work. 
    
    You need to provide the key 		fingerprint which you hopefully saved from the instructions above.  In case of OpenSSH based keys, you can re-generate the fingerprint with
    
    % ssh-keygen -Emd5 -l -f <key_file>
    3. 



Note that forcing MD5 hash is important (default hash is SHA256 the RACF interface will not take). All done. 

If you followed all instructions you now have 3 key pairs (files). This covers essentially all SSH implementations there are. Where ever you go, whatever machine and system you deal with, one key pair will work. Keep them all in a very save place.


 


[C] Done.What's next?


Uploading your keys to the SDCC and STAR SSH-key management interfaces


You need to upload your SSH keys only once. But after your first upload, please wait a while (30 mnts) before connecting to the SDCC SSH Gatekeepers. Basic connection instructions, use:


% ssh -AX xxx@sssh.sdcc.bnl.gov
% rterm


The rterm command will open an X-terminal on a valid STAR interactive node. If you do NOT have an X11 server running on your computer, you could use the -i options of rterm for interactive (non X-term based) session.


If you intend to logon to our online enclave, please check the instructions on You do not have access to view this node to request an account on the STAR SSH gateways and Linux pool (and upload your keys to the STAR Key SSH Management system).  Note that you cannot upload your keys anywhere without a Kerberos password (both the SDCC and STAR's interface will require a real account kerberos password to log in). Logging in to the Online enclave involves the following ssh connection:


% ssh -AX xxx@cssh.sdcc.bnl.gov
% ssh -AX xxx@stargw.starp.bnl.gov



A first thing to see is that SDCC gatekeeper is here "cssh" as the network is spearated into a "campus" side (cssh) and a ScienceZone side (sssh). For convenience, we have asked Cyber security to allow connections from "sssh" to our online enclave as well (so if you use sssh all the time, it will work).



For the requested an account online ... note that users do not request access to the individual stargw machines directly.  Instead, a shared user database is kept on onlcs.starp.bnl.gov - approval for access to onlcs grants access to the stargw machines and the Online Linux Pool.  Such access is typically requested on the user's behalf when the user requests access to the online resources following the instructions at You do not have access to view this node, though users may also initiate the request themselves.  



Logging in to the stargw machines is most conveniently done Using the SSH Agent, and is generally done through the SDCC's SSSH gateways.  This additional step of starting an agent would be removed whenever we will be able to directly access the STAR SSH GW (as per 2009, this is not yet possible due to technical details).


See also


To learn more, see:



 
   



  
Caveats, issues, special cases and possible problems

   
Shortcut links
  
 
 
SSH side effects
 
Please note that if you remote account name is different from your RCF  account name, you will need to use
 
% ssh -X username@rssh.rhic.bnl.gov

 
specifying explicitly username rather as the form
 
% ssh -X rssh.rhic.bnl.gov

 
will assume a username defaulting to your local machine (remote from the BNL ssh-daemon stand point) user name where you issue the ssh command. This has been a source of confusion for a few users. The first form by the way is preferred as always work and removes all ambiguities.
 
X11 Forwarding: -X or -Y ??
 
-X is used to automatically set the display  environment to a secure channel (also called untrusted X11 forwarding) . In other words, it  enables X11 forwarding without having to grant remote applications the right to manipulate your Xserver parameters. If you want ssh client to always act like with X11 forwarding, have the following line added in your /etc/ssh/ssh_config (or any /etc/ssh*/ssh*_config ).
 
ForwardX11 yes

 
-Y enables trusted X11 forwarding. So, what does trusted mean? It means that the X-client will be allowed to gain full access to your Xserver, including changing X11 properties (i.e. attributes and values which alters the look and feel of opened X windows or things such as mouse controls and position info, keyboard input reading and so on).  Starting with OpenSSH 3.8, you will need to set
 
ForwardX11Trusted yes 

 
in the client configuration  to allow remote nodes full access to your Xserver as it is NOT enabled by default.
 
When to use trusted, when to use untrusted
 
Recent OpenSSH version supports both untrusted (-X) and trusted (-Y) X11 Forwarding.  As hinted above, the difference is what level of permissions the client application has on the Xserver running on the client machine.   Untrusted (-X) X11 Forwarding is more secure, but unfortunately several applications (especially older X-based applications) do not support running with less privileges and will eventually die and/or crash your entire Xserver session.
 
Dilema? A rule of thumb is that while using trusted (-Y) X11 Forwarding will have less applications problems for the near future, try first the most secured untrusted (-X) way and see what happens. If remote X applications fail with  a errorssimilar to the below:
 
X Error of failed request: BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request: 18 (X_ChangeProperty)
  Atom id in failed request: 0x114
  Serial number of failed request: 370
  Current serial number in output stream: 372

 
you will have to use the trusted (-Y) connection.
 
Per client / server setup?
 
Instead of a system global configuration which will require your system administrator's assistance, you may create a config file in your user’s home directory (client side) under the .ssh directory with the following line $HOME/.ssh/config 
 
ForwardX11Trusted yes 

 
But it gets better as the config file allows per host or per-domain configuration. For example, the below is valid
 
Host *.edu
	ForwardX11 no
	User jlauret

Host *.starp.bnl.gov
	ForwardX11 yes
    	Cipher blowfish
	User jeromel

Host orion.star.bnl.gov
     ForwardAgent yes
     Cipher 3des
     ForwardX11Trusted yes

Host what.is.this
    User exampleoptions
    ServerAliveInternal=900
    Port 666
    Compression yes
    PasswordAuthentication no
    KeepAlive yes
    ForwardAgent yes
    ForwardX11 yes
    RhostsAuthentication no
    RhostsRSAAuthentication no
    RSAAuthentication yes
    TISAuthentication no
    PasswordAuthentication no
    FallBackToRsh no
    UseRsh no

 
As a side note, 3des is more secure thank blowfish but also 3x slower. If speed and security is important, use at least aes cypher.
 
Kerberos hand-shake, How to.
 
OK, now you are logged to the facility gatekeeper but any sub-sequent login would ask for your password again (and this would defeat security). But you can cure this problem by, on the gatekeeper, issue the following  command (we assume $user is your user name)
 
% kinit -5 -d -l 7d $user

 
-l 7d is used to provide a long life K5 ticket (7 days long  credentials). Note that you should afterward be granted an AFS token  automatically upon login to the worker nodes on the facility. From the  gatekeeper, the command
 
% rterm

 
would open a terminal from the least loaded node on the cluster where you are allowed to log.
 
Generic (group) accounts
 
Due to policy regulations, group or generic accounts login cannot be allowed at the facility unless the login is traceable to an individual. The way to log in is therefore to
 
         
  • Log to the gatekeeper using SSH keys under your PERSONAL account as described     at SSH Keys and login to the SDCC
    •      
  • kinit -5 -4 -l 7d $gaccount
    •      
  • In case of wide use generic account, one more jump to a "special" node     will be necessary. For starreco and starlib for example,      this additional gatekeeper node is rcas6003. From there, login     to the rest of the facility could be done using rterm as usual     (at least in STAR)
    •  
 
Special nodes
 
This section is about standing on one foot, tapping on to of your head and chanting a mantra unless the moon is full (in such case, the procedure involves parsley and  sacrificial offerings). OK, we are in the realm of the very very special tricks for very very special nodes:
 
         
  • The rmine nodes CANNOT be connected to anymore. However, one can use     rsec00.rhic.bnl.gov has a gatekeeper, using your desktop keys and then     jump from there to the rmine nodes.
         Scope: Subject to special authorization.
    •      
  • The test node aplay1.usatlas.bnl.gov cannot be accessed using a Kerberos     trick. Since there are two HOPs from your machine to aplay1, you need to use the ssh-agent. See instructions on the Using the SSH Agent help page.
    •  
 
K5 Caveats
 
         
  • If you log to gatekeeper GK1 for your personal account, you will need to     chose another gatekeeepr GK2 for your group account login. This will allow     not interference of Kerberos credentials.
    •      
  • Whenever you log in a gatekeeper and you know you had previously obtained      Kerberos credentials on this gatekeeper, you should ensure the destruction     of previous credential to avoid premature lifetime expiration. In other words,     -l 7d will NOT give you a 7 days lifetime K5 ticket on a gatekeeper        where previous credentials exists. To destroy previous credentials, be sure     
               
    1. you do not have (still) opened windows using the credential. Check          this by issuing a klist and observe the listing. Valid          credentials used in opened session would look like this           
      Valid starting     Expires            Service principal
12/26/06 10:59:28  12/31/06 10:59:28  krbtgt/RHIC.BNL.GOV@RHIC.BNL.GOV
       renew until 01/02/07 10:59:25
12/26/06 10:59:30  12/31/06 10:59:28  host/rcas6005.rcf.bnl.gov@RHIC.BNL.GOV
       renew until 01/02/07 10:59:25
12/26/06 11:11:48  12/31/06 10:59:28  host/rplay43.rcf.bnl.gov@RHIC.BNL.GOV
       renew until 01/02/07 10:59:25
12/26/06 17:51:05  12/31/06 10:59:28  host/stargrid02.rcf.bnl.gov@RHIC.BNL.GOV
       renew until 01/02/07 10:59:25
12/26/06 18:34:03  12/31/06 10:59:28  host/stargrid01.rcf.bnl.gov@RHIC.BNL.GOV
       renew until 01/02/07 10:59:25
12/26/06 18:34:22  12/31/06 10:59:28  host/stargrid03.rcf.bnl.gov@RHIC.BNL.GOV
       renew until 01/02/07 10:59:25
12/28/06 17:53:29  12/31/06 10:59:28  host/rcas6011.rcf.bnl.gov@RHIC.BNL.GOV
       renew until 01/02/07 10:59:25 

               
      2.          
    2. If nothing appears to be relevant or existing, it is safe to         issue the kdestroy command to wipe out all old credentials           and then re-initiate a kinit.
      3.      
    •  
 
 
 
 
   



  
Using the SSH Agent

   
General


The ssh-agent is a program you may use together with OpenSSH or similar ssh programs. The ssh-agent provides a secure way of storing the passphrase of the private key.


One advantage and common use of the agent is to use the agent forwarding. Agent forwarding allows you to open ssh sessions without having to repeatedly type your passphrase as you make multiple SSH hops.  Below, we provide instructions on starting the agent, loading your keys and how to use key forwarding.


Instructions


Starting the agent


The ssh-agent is started as follow.


% ssh-agent



Note however that the agent will immediately display information such as the one below


 


% ssh-agent
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-fxDmNwelBA/agent.5884; export SSH_AUTH_SOCK;
SSH_AGENT_PID=3520; export SSH_AGENT_PID;
echo Agent pid 3520;



 

It may not be immediately obvious to you but you actually MUST type those commands on the command line for the next steps to be effective.


Here is what I usually do: redirect the message to a file and source it from the shell like this:


% ssh-agent >agent.sh 
% source agent.sh





The commands above will create a script containing the necessary shell commands, then the source command will load the information into your shell.  This assumes you are using sh. For csh, you need use the setenv shell command to define both SSH_AUTH_SOCK and SSH_AGENT_PID. A simpler approach may however be to use


% ssh-agent csh


The command above will start a new shell, in which the necessary environment variables will be defined in the newly started shell (no sourcing needed).  



Yet another method to start an agent and set the environment variables in tcsh or bash (and probably other shells) is this:

 


% eval `ssh-agent`




Now that you've started an agent and set the environment variables to use it, the next step is to load your SSH key.



 


Loading a key


The agent alone is not very useful until you've actually put keys into it. All your agent key management is handled by the ssh-add command. If you run it without arguments, it will add any of the 'standard' keys $HOME/.ssh/identity, $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa, and $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa. 




To be sure the agent has not loaded any id yet, you may use the -l option with ssh-add.  Here's what you should see if you have not loaded a key:


 


% ssh-add -l
The agent has no identities.



 


To load your key, simply type


 


% ssh-add
Enter passphrase for /home/jlauret/.ssh/id_rsa:
Identity added: /home/jlauret/.ssh/id_rsa (/home/jlauret/.ssh/id_rsa)




 


To very if all is fine, you may use again the ssh-add command with the -l option. The result should be different now and similar to the below (if not, something went wrong).


 


% ssh-add -l
1024 34:a0:3f:56:6d:a2:02:d1:c5:23:2e:a0:27:16:3d:e5 /home/jlauret/.ssh/id_rsa (RSA)



 


Is so, all is fine.


Agent forwarding


Two conditions need to be present for agent forwarding to function:


    
    
  • The server need to be set to accept forwards (enabled by default)
    • 
    
  • You need to use the ssh client with the -A option
    • 



Usage is simply


 


% ssh -A user@remotehost



 


And that is all. For every hop, you need to use the -A option to have the key forwarded throughout the chain of ssh logins. Ideally, you may want to use -AX (where "X" enabled X11 agent forwarding).


Agent security concern


The ssh-agent creates a unix domain socket, and then listens for connections from /usr/bin/ssh on this socket. It relies on simple unix permissions to prevent access to this socket, which means that any keys you put into your agent are available to anyone who can connect to this socket. BE AWARE that root especially has acess to any file hence any sockets and as a consequence, may acquire access to your remote system whenever you use an agent. 


Manpages indicates you may use the -c of ssh-add and this indeed adds one more level of safety to the agent mechanism (the agent will aks for the passphrase confirmation at each new session). However, if root has its mind on stealing a session, you are set for a lost battle from the start so do not feel over-confident of this option.




Addittional information


Help pages below links to the OpenSSH implementation of the ssh client/server and other ssh related documentation from our site.



 
   



  
SSH connection stability

   IF


    

  • Your SSH connections are closed from home

  • You get disconnected from any nodes without any reasons?

  • ... and you are a PuTTY user

  • ... or an Uglix SSH client user



This page is for you. If you are another user, use different clients and so on, this page may still be informative and help you stabalize your connection (the same principles apply).



PuTTY users


PuTTY to connect to gateway (from a
home connection), you have to



  • set a session, be sure to enable
	SSH
  • go to the 'Connection' menu and
	have the following options box checked
    • Disable Nagle's algorithm
		(TCP_NODELAY option)
    • Enable TCP keepalives
		(SO_KEEPALIVE option)
  • Furthermore, in 'Connection' ->
	'SSH' -> 'Tunnels' enable the option
    • Enable X11 forwarding
    • Enable MIT-Magic-Cookie-1
  • Save the session
Documentation on those features
(explanation for the interested) are added at the end of this
document.



SSH Users


SSH users and owner of their system
could first of all be sure to manipulate the SSH client configuration
file and be sure settings are turned on by default. The client
configuration is likely located as /etc/ssh_config
or /usr/local/etc/ssh_config
depending on where you have ssh installed.



But if you do NOT have access to the
configuration file, the client can nonetheless pass on options from
the command line. Those options would have the same name as they
would appear in the config file.



Especially, KEEP_ALIVE is controlled
via the SSH configuration option  TCPKeepAlive.




%
ssh -o TCPKeepAlive=yes



You will note in the next section that
a spoofing issue exists with keep alive (I know it works well, but
please consider the ServerAliveCountMax
mechanism) so, you may use instead



%
ssh -o TCPKeepAlive=no -o ServerAliveInterval=15



Note that the value 15 in our example
is purely empirical. There are NO magic values and you need to test
your connection and detect when (after what time) you get kicked out
and disconnected and set the parameters from your client accordingly.
Let's explain the default first and come back to this and a rule of
thumb.



There are two relevant parameters (in
addition of TCPKeepAlive):




ServerAliveInterval



Sets a timeout
interval in seconds after which if no data has been received from the
server, ssh will send a message through the encrypted channel to
request a response from the server. The default is 0, indicating that
these messages will not be sent to the server.


This option
applies to protocol version 2 only.



 



ServerAliveCountMax


 



Sets the number of
server alive messages (see above) which may be sent without ssh
receiving any messages back from the server. If this threshold is
reached while server alive messages are being sent, ssh will
disconnect from the server, terminating the session. It is important
to note that the use of server alive messages is very different from
TCPKeepAlive (below). The
server alive messages are sent through the encrypted channel and
therefore will not be spoofable. The TCP keepalive option enabled by
TCPKeepAlive is spoofable.
The server alive mechanism is valuable when the client or server
depend on knowing when a connection has become inactive.



The default value
is 3. If, for example, ServerAliveInterval
(above) is set to 15, and ServerAliveCountMax
is left at the default, if the server becomes unresponsive ssh will
disconnect after approximately 45 seconds.



 




In our example



%
ssh -o TCPKeepAlive=no -o ServerAliveInterval=15



The recipe should be: if you get
disconnected after N seconds, play with the above and be sure to set
a


time of
ServerAliveInterval*ServerAliveCountMax
<= 0.8*N, N being the timeout. Since ServerAliveCountMax is
typically not modified, in our example we assume the default value of
3 and therefore a a 3x15 = 45 seconds (and we guessed a disconnect
every minute or so). If you set the value too low, the client will
send to much "chatting" to the server and there will be a
traffic impact. 








Appendix


Nagle's algorithm


This was written based on this
article.



RPC implementations on TCP should
disable Nagle. This reduces average RPC request latency on TCP, and
makes network trace tools work a little nicer.



Determines whether Nagle's algorithm is
to be used. The Nagle's algorithm tries to conserve bandwidth by
minimizing the number of segments that are sent. When applications
wish to decrease network latency and increase performance, they can
disable Nagle's algorithm (that is enable TCP_NODELAY). Data will be
sent earlier, at the cost of an increase in bandwidth consumption.




KeepAlive



The KEEPALIVE option of the TCP/IP
Protocol ensures that connections are kept alive even while they are
idle. When a connection to a client is inactive for a period of time
(the timeout period), the operating system sends KEEPALIVE packets at
regular intervals. On most systems, the default timeout period is two
hours (7,200,000 ms).



If the network hardware or software
drops connections that have been idle for less than the two hour
default, the Windows Client session will fail. KEEPALIVE timeouts are
configured at the operating system level for all connections that
have KEEPALIVE enabled.



If the network hardware or software
(including firewalls) have a idle limit of one hour, then the
KEEPALIVE timeout must be less than one hour. To rectify this
situation TCP/IP KEEPALIVE settings can be lowered to fit inside the
firewall limits.  The implementation of TCP KEEPALIVE may vary from
vendor to vendor. The original definition is quite old and described
in RFC 1122.







MIT Magic cookie


To avoid unauthorized connections to
your X display, the command xauth
for encrypted X connections is widely used. When you login, a
.Xauthority file is
created in your home directory ($HOME).
Even SSH initiate the creation of a magic cookie and without it, no
display could be opened. Note that since the .Xauthority
file IS the file containing the MIT Magic cookie, if you ever run out
of disk quota or the file system is full, this file CANNOT be created
or updated (even from the sshd impersonating the user) and
consequently, no X connections can be opened.



The .Xauthority
file sometimes contains information from older sessions, but this is
not important,  as a new key is created at every login session. The
Xauthority is simple and powerful, and eliminates many of the
security problems with X.






    





  
FileCatalog

   
The STAR FileCatalog is an a set of tools and API providing users access to the MeataData, File and Replica information pertaining to all data produced by the RHIC/STAR experiment.  The STAR FileCatalog in other words provides users access to meta-data, file and replica information through a unified schema-agnostic API. The user never needs to know the details of the relation between elements (or keywords) but rather, is provided with a flexible yet powerful query API allowing them to request any combination of 'keywords' based on sets of conditions composed of sequences of keyword operation values combinations. The user manual provides a list of keywords.


The STAR FIleCatalog also provides multi-site support through the same API. In other words, the same set of tools and programmatic interface allows to register, update, maintain a global catalog for the experiment and serve as a core component to the Data Management system. To date, the STAR FileCatalog holds information on 22 Million files and 52 Million active replicas.


 


The history & version information7



Manual



                    


XML(s) examples


   

  
Examples and other documentation

   
 


A few examples will be left here to guide users and installer.

   

  
Data dictionary

   


This dictionary was created on 2012/03/12.


CollisionTypes



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            collisionTypeID
            smallint(6)
            No
             
             
        

        

            firstParticle
            varchar(10)
            No
             
             
        

        

            secondParticle
            varchar(10)
            No
             
             
        

        

            collisionEnergy
            float
            No
            0
             
        

        

            collisionTypeIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            collisionTypeCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            collisionTypeCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            collisionTypeComment
            text
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







Creators



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            creatorID
            bigint(20)
            No
             
             
        

        

            creatorName
            varchar(15)
            Yes
            unknown
             
        

        

            creatorIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            creatorCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            creatorComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







DetectorConfigurations



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            detectorConfigurationID
            int(11)
            No
             
             
        

        

            detectorConfigurationName
            varchar(50)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dTPC
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dSVT
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dTOF
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dEMC
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dEEMC
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dFPD
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dFTPC
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dPMD
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dRICH
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dSSD
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dBBC
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dBSMD
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dESMD
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dZDC
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dCTB
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dTPX
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            dFGT
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







DetectorStates



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            detectorStateID
            int(11)
            No
             
             
        

        

            sTPC
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sSVT
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sTOF
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sEMC
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sEEMC
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sFPD
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sFTPC
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sPMD
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sRICH
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sSSD
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sBBC
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sBSMD
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sESMD
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sZDC
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sCTB
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sTPX
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            sFGT
            tinyint(4)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







EventGenerators



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            eventGeneratorID
            smallint(6)
            No
             
             
        

        

            eventGeneratorName
            varchar(30)
            No
             
             
        

        

            eventGeneratorVersion
            varchar(10)
            Yes
            0
             
        

        

            eventGeneratorParams
            varchar(200)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            eventGeneratorIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            eventGeneratorCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            eventGeneratorCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            eventGeneratorComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







FileData



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            fileDataID
            bigint(20)
            No
             
             
        

        

            runParamID
            int(11)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            fileName
            varchar(255)
            No
             
             
        

        

            baseName
            varchar(255)
            No
             
            Name without extension
        

        

            sName1
            varchar(255)
            No
             
            Will be used for name+runNumber
        

        

            sName2
            varchar(255)
            No
             
            Will be used for name before runNumber
        

        

            productionConditionID
            mediumint(9)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            numEntries
            mediumint(9)
            Yes
            0
             
        

        

            md5sum
            varchar(32)
            Yes
            0
             
        

        

            fileTypeID
            smallint(6)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            fileSeq
            smallint(6)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            fileStream
            smallint(6)
            Yes
            0
             
        

        

            fileDataIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            fileDataCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            fileDataCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            fileDataComment
            text
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







FileLocations



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            fileLocationID
            bigint(20)
            No
             
             
        

        

            fileDataID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            filePathID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            storageTypeID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            createTime
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            insertTime
            timestamp
            No
            0000-00-00 00:00:00
             
        

        

            owner
            varchar(15)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            fsize
            bigint(20)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            storageSiteID
            smallint(6)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            protection
            varchar(15)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            hostID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            availability
            tinyint(4)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            persistent
            tinyint(4)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            sanity
            tinyint(4)
            No
            1
             
        

    







FileLocationsID



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            fileLocationID
            bigint(20)
            No
             
             
        

    







FileLocations_0



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            fileLocationID
            bigint(20)
            No
             
             
        

        

            fileDataID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            filePathID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            storageTypeID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            createTime
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            insertTime
            timestamp
            No
            0000-00-00 00:00:00
             
        

        

            owner
            varchar(15)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            fsize
            bigint(20)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            storageSiteID
            smallint(6)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            protection
            varchar(15)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            hostID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            availability
            tinyint(4)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            persistent
            tinyint(4)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            sanity
            tinyint(4)
            No
            1
             
        

    







FileLocations_1



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            fileLocationID
            bigint(20)
            No
             
             
        

        

            fileDataID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            filePathID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            storageTypeID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            createTime
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            insertTime
            timestamp
            No
            0000-00-00 00:00:00
             
        

        

            owner
            varchar(15)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            fsize
            bigint(20)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            storageSiteID
            smallint(6)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            protection
            varchar(15)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            hostID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            availability
            tinyint(4)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            persistent
            tinyint(4)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            sanity
            tinyint(4)
            No
            1
             
        

    







FileLocations_2



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            fileLocationID
            bigint(20)
            No
             
             
        

        

            fileDataID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            filePathID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            storageTypeID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            createTime
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            insertTime
            timestamp
            No
            0000-00-00 00:00:00
             
        

        

            owner
            varchar(15)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            fsize
            bigint(20)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            storageSiteID
            smallint(6)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            protection
            varchar(15)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            hostID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            availability
            tinyint(4)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            persistent
            tinyint(4)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            sanity
            tinyint(4)
            No
            1
             
        

    







FileLocations_3



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            fileLocationID
            bigint(20)
            No
             
             
        

        

            fileDataID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            filePathID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            storageTypeID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            createTime
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            insertTime
            timestamp
            No
            0000-00-00 00:00:00
             
        

        

            owner
            varchar(15)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            fsize
            bigint(20)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            storageSiteID
            smallint(6)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            protection
            varchar(15)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            hostID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            availability
            tinyint(4)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            persistent
            tinyint(4)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            sanity
            tinyint(4)
            No
            1
             
        

    







FileParents



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            parentFileID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            childFileID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

    







FilePaths



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            filePathID
            bigint(6)
            No
             
             
        

        

            filePathName
            varchar(255)
            No
             
             
        

        

            filePathIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            filePathCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            filePathCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            filePathComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







FileTypes



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            fileTypeID
            smallint(6)
            No
             
             
        

        

            fileTypeName
            varchar(30)
            No
             
             
        

        

            fileTypeExtension
            varchar(15)
            No
             
             
        

        

            fileTypeIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            fileTypeCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            fileTypeCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            fileTypeComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







Hosts



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            hostID
            smallint(6)
            No
             
             
        

        

            hostName
            varchar(30)
            No
            localhost
             
        

        

            hostIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            hostCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            hostCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            hostComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







ProductionConditions



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            productionConditionID
            smallint(6)
            No
             
             
        

        

            productionTag
            varchar(10)
            No
             
             
        

        

            libraryVersion
            varchar(10)
            No
             
             
        

        

            productionConditionIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            productionConditionCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            productionConditionCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            productionConditionComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







RunParams



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            runParamID
            int(11)
            No
             
             
        

        

            runNumber
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            dataTakingStart
            timestamp
            No
            0000-00-00 00:00:00
             
        

        

            dataTakingEnd
            timestamp
            No
            0000-00-00 00:00:00
             
        

        

            dataTakingDay
            smallint(6)
            Yes
            0
             
        

        

            dataTakingYear
            smallint(6)
            Yes
            0
             
        

        

            simulationParamsID
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            runTypeID
            smallint(6)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            triggerSetupID
            smallint(6)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            detectorConfigurationID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            detectorStateID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            collisionTypeID
            smallint(6)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            magFieldScale
            varchar(50)
            No
             
             
        

        

            magFieldValue
            float
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            runParamIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            runParamCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            runParamCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            runParamComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







RunTypes



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            runTypeID
            smallint(6)
            No
             
             
        

        

            runTypeName
            varchar(255)
            No
             
             
        

        

            runTypeIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            runTypeCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            runTypeCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            runTypeComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







SimulationParams



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            simulationParamsID
            int(11)
            No
             
             
        

        

            eventGeneratorID
            smallint(6)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            simulationParamIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            simulationParamCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            simulationParamCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            simulationParamComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







StorageSites



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            storageSiteID
            smallint(6)
            No
             
             
        

        

            storageSiteName
            varchar(30)
            No
             
             
        

        

            storageSiteLocation
            varchar(50)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            storageSiteIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            storageSiteCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            storageSiteCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            storageSiteComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







StorageTypes



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            storageTypeID
            mediumint(9)
            No
             
             
        

        

            storageTypeName
            varchar(6)
            No
             
             
        

        

            storageTypeIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            storageTypeCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            storageTypeCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            storageTypeComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







TriggerCompositions



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            fileDataID
            bigint(20)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            triggerWordID
            mediumint(9)
            No
            0
             
        

        

            triggerCount
            mediumint(9)
            Yes
            0
             
        

    







TriggerSetups



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            triggerSetupID
            smallint(6)
            No
             
             
        

        

            triggerSetupName
            varchar(50)
            No
             
             
        

        

            triggerSetupComposition
            varchar(255)
            No
             
             
        

        

            triggerSetupIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            triggerSetupCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            triggerSetupCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            triggerSetupComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    







TriggerWords



    
        

            Field
            Type
            Null
            Default
            Comments
        

        

            triggerWordID
            mediumint(9)
            No
             
             
        

        

            triggerWordName
            varchar(50)
            No
             
             
        

        

            triggerWordVersion
            varchar(6)
            No
            V0.0
             
        

        

            triggerWordBits
            varchar(6)
            No
             
             
        

        

            triggerWordIDate
            timestamp
            No
            CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
             
        

        

            triggerWordCreator
            smallint(6)
            No
            1
             
        

        

            triggerWordCount
            int(11)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

        

            triggerWordComment
            varchar(512)
            Yes
            NULL
             
        

    



   



  
Tables creation and attributes

   
#use FileCatalog;

#
# All IDs are named after their respective table. This MUST
# remain like this.
#  eventGeneratorID        -> eventGenerator+ID       in 'EventGenerators'
#  detectorConfigurationID ->detectorConfiguration+ID in 'DetectorConfigurations'
#
# etc...
#

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS EventGenerators;
CREATE TABLE EventGenerators
(
  eventGeneratorID      SMALLINT     NOT NULL    AUTO_INCREMENT,
  eventGeneratorName    VARCHAR(30)        NOT NULL,
  eventGeneratorVersion VARCHAR(10)     NOT NULL,
  eventGeneratorParams  VARCHAR(200),

  eventGeneratorIDate   TIMESTAMP       NOT NULL,
  eventGeneratorCreator CHAR(15)        DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL,
  eventGeneratorCount   INT,
  eventGeneratorComment TEXT,
  UNIQUE        EG_EventGeneratorUnique (eventGeneratorName, eventGeneratorVersion, eventGeneratorParams),
  PRIMARY KEY (eventGeneratorID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS DetectorConfigurations; CREATE TABLE DetectorConfigurations
(
  detectorConfigurationID               INT             NOT NULL        AUTO_INCREMENT,
  detectorConfigurationName             VARCHAR(50)        NULL           UNIQUE,
  dTPC                                  TINYINT,
  dSVT                                  TINYINT,
  dTOF                                  TINYINT,
  dEMC                                  TINYINT,
  dEEMC                                 TINYINT,
  dFPD                                  TINYINT,
  dFTPC                                 TINYINT,
  dPMD                                  TINYINT,
  dRICH                                 TINYINT,
  dSSD                                  TINYINT,
  dBBC                                  TINYINT,
  dBSMD                                 TINYINT,
  dESMD                                 TINYINT,
  PRIMARY KEY (detectorConfigurationID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;


# Trigger related tables
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS TriggerSetups; CREATE TABLE TriggerSetups
(
   triggerSetupID               SMALLINT     NOT NULL    AUTO_INCREMENT,
   triggerSetupName             VARCHAR(50)        NOT NULL       UNIQUE,
   triggerSetupComposition      VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,

   triggerSetupIDate            TIMESTAMP       NOT NULL,
   triggerSetupCreator          CHAR(15)       DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL,
   triggerSetupCount            INT,
   triggerSetupComment          TEXT,
   PRIMARY KEY                  (triggerSetupID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;


DROP TABLE IF EXISTS TriggerCompositions; CREATE TABLE TriggerCompositions
(
  fileDataID                    BIGINT          NOT NULL,
  triggerWordID                 INT             NOT NULL,
  triggerCount                  MEDIUMINT       DEFAULT 0,
  PRIMARY KEY                   (fileDataID, triggerWordID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;



DROP TABLE IF EXISTS TriggerWords;
CREATE TABLE TriggerWords (
  triggerWordID         mediumint(9)   NOT NULL auto_increment,
  triggerWordName       varchar(50)  NOT NULL default '',
  triggerWordVersion    varchar(6)        NOT NULL default 'V0.0',
  triggerWordBits       varchar(6)   NOT NULL default '',
  triggerWordIDate      timestamp(14)       NOT NULL,
  triggerWordCreator    varchar(15)       NOT NULL default 'unknown',
  triggerWordCount      int(11)     default NULL,
  triggerWordComment    text,
  PRIMARY KEY           (triggerWordID),
  UNIQUE KEY TW_TriggerCharacteristic (triggerWordName,triggerWordVersion,triggerWordBits)
) TYPE=MyISAM;




DROP TABLE IF EXISTS CollisionTypes; CREATE TABLE CollisionTypes
(
  collisionTypeID SMALLINT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  firstParticle VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
  secondParticle VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
  collisionEnergy FLOAT NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (collisionTypeID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;


#
# A few dictionary tables
#
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ProductionConditions; CREATE TABLE ProductionConditions
(
  productionConditionID         SMALLINT       NOT NULL      AUTO_INCREMENT,
  productionTag                 VARCHAR(10)   NOT NULL,
  libraryVersion                VARCHAR(10)   NOT NULL,

  productionConditionIDate      TIMESTAMP       NOT NULL,
  productionConditionCreator    CHAR(15)        DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL,
  productionConditionCount      INT,
  productionConditionComments   TEXT,
  PRIMARY KEY                   (productionConditionID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS StorageSites; CREATE TABLE StorageSites
(
  storageSiteID                 SMALLINT      NOT NULL     AUTO_INCREMENT,
  storageSiteName               VARCHAR(30)  NOT NULL,
  storageSiteLocation           VARCHAR(50),

  storageSiteIDate              TIMESTAMP       NOT NULL,
  storageSiteCreator            CHAR(15)       DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL,
  storageSiteCount              INT,
  storageSiteComment            TEXT,
  PRIMARY KEY                   (storageSiteID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS FileTypes; CREATE TABLE FileTypes
(
  fileTypeID                    SMALLINT NOT NULL        AUTO_INCREMENT,
  fileTypeName                  VARCHAR(30)    NOT NULL   UNIQUE,
  fileTypeExtension             VARCHAR(15)        NOT NULL,

  fileTypeIDate                 TIMESTAMP       NOT NULL,
  fileTypeCreator               CHAR(15) DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL,
  fileTypeCount                 INT,
  fileTypeComment               TEXT,
  PRIMARY KEY                   (fileTypeID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS FilePaths; CREATE TABLE FilePaths
(
  filePathID                    BIGINT         NOT NULL         AUTO_INCREMENT,
  filePathName                  VARCHAR(255)   NOT NULL         UNIQUE,

  filePathIDate                 TIMESTAMP       NOT NULL,
  filePathCreator               CHAR(15) DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL,
  filePathCount                 INT,
  filePathComment               TEXT,
  PRIMARY KEY                   (filePathID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS Hosts; CREATE TABLE Hosts
(
  hostID                        SMALLINT       NOT NULL         AUTO_INCREMENT,
  hostName                      VARCHAR(30)    NOT NULL DEFAULT 'localhost' UNIQUE,

  hostIDate                     TIMESTAMP       NOT NULL,
  hostCreator                   CHAR(15)     DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL,
  hostCount                     INT,
  hostComment                   TEXT,
  PRIMARY KEY                   (hostID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;


DROP TABLE IF EXISTS RunTypes; CREATE TABLE RunTypes
(
  runTypeID                     SMALLINT  NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  runTypeName                   VARCHAR(255)    NOT NULL   UNIQUE,

  runTypeIDate                  TIMESTAMP       NOT NULL,
  runTypeCreator                CHAR(15)  DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL,
  runTypeCount                  INT,
  runTypeComment                TEXT,
  PRIMARY KEY                   (runTypeID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;


DROP TABLE IF EXISTS StorageTypes; CREATE TABLE StorageTypes
(
  storageTypeID                 MEDIUMINT       NOT NULL    AUTO_INCREMENT,
  storageTypeName               VARCHAR(6)   NOT NULL  UNIQUE,

  storageTypeIDate              TIMESTAMP       NOT NULL,
  storageTypeCreator            CHAR(15)       DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL,
  storageTypeCount              INT,
  storageTypeComment            TEXT,
  PRIMARY KEY                   (storageTypeID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;





DROP TABLE IF EXISTS SimulationParams; CREATE TABLE SimulationParams
(
  simulationParamsID            INT             NOT NULL     AUTO_INCREMENT,
  eventGeneratorID              SMALLINT    NOT NULL,
  detectorConfigurationID       INT             NOT NULL,
  simulationParamComments       TEXT,
  PRIMARY KEY                   (simulationParamsID),
  INDEX         SP_EventGeneratorIndex          (eventGeneratorID),
  INDEX         SP_DetectorConfigurationIndex   (detectorConfigurationID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS RunParams;
CREATE TABLE RunParams
(
  runParamID                  INT        NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  runNumber                   BIGINT     NOT NULL UNIQUE,
  dataTakingStart             TIMESTAMP,
  dataTakingEnd               TIMESTAMP,
  simulationParamsID          INT       NULL,
  runTypeID                   SMALLINT     NOT NULL,
  triggerSetupID              SMALLINT      NOT NULL,
  detectorConfigurationID     INT            NOT NULL,
  collisionTypeID             SMALLINT             NOT NULL,
  magFieldScale               VARCHAR(50)    NOT NULL,
  magFieldValue               FLOAT,
  runComments                 TEXT,
  PRIMARY KEY                          (runParamID),
  INDEX RP_RunNumberIndex              (runNumber),
  INDEX RP_DataTakingStartIndex        (dataTakingStart),
  INDEX RP_DataTakingEndIndex          (dataTakingEnd),
  INDEX RP_MagFieldScaleIndex          (magFieldScale),
  INDEX RP_MagFieldValueIndex          (magFieldValue),
  INDEX RP_SimulationParamsIndex       (simulationParamsID),
  INDEX RP_RunTypeIndex                (runTypeID),
  INDEX RP_TriggerSetupIndex           (triggerSetupID),
  INDEX RP_DetectorConfigurationIndex  (detectorConfigurationID),
  INDEX RP_CollisionTypeIndex          (collisionTypeID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS FileData; CREATE TABLE FileData
(
  fileDataID                    BIGINT          NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  runParamID                    INT             NOT NULL,
  fileName                      VARCHAR(255)       NOT NULL,
  baseName                      VARCHAR(255)       NOT NULL COMMENT 'Name without extension',
  sName1                        VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL COMMENT 'Will be used for name+runNumber',
  sName2                        VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL COMMENT 'Will be used for name before runNumber',
  productionConditionID         INT             NULL,
  numEntries                    MEDIUMINT,
  md5sum                        CHAR(32)     DEFAULT 0,
  fileTypeID                    SMALLINT NOT NULL,
  fileSeq                       SMALLINT,
  fileStream                    SMALLINT,
  fileDataComments              TEXT,
  PRIMARY KEY                   (fileDataID),
  INDEX         FD_FileNameIndex                (fileName(40)),
  INDEX         FD_BaseNameIndex                (baseName),
  INDEX         FD_SName1Index                  (sName1),
  INDEX         FS_SName2Index                  (sName2),
  INDEX         FD_RunParamsIndex               (runParamID),
  INDEX         FD_ProductionConditionIndex     (productionConditionID),
  INDEX         FD_FileTypeIndex                (fileTypeID),
  INDEX         FD_FileSeqIndex                 (fileSeq),
  UNIQUE        FD_FileDataUnique               (runParamID, fileName, productionConditionID, fileTypeID, fileSeq)
) TYPE=MyISAM;



# FileParents
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS FileParents; CREATE TABLE FileParents
(
  parentFileID                  BIGINT          NOT NULL,
  childFileID                   BIGINT          NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY                   (parentFileID, childFileID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

# FileLocations
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS FileLocations; CREATE TABLE FileLocations
(
  fileLocationID                BIGINT          NOT NULL      AUTO_INCREMENT,
  fileDataID                    BIGINT          NOT NULL,
  filePathID                    BIGINT          NOT NULL,
  storageTypeID                 MEDIUMINT       NOT NULL,
  createTime                    TIMESTAMP,
  insertTime                    TIMESTAMP       NOT NULL,
  owner                         VARCHAR(30),
  fsize                         BIGINT,
  storageSiteID                 SMALLINT      NOT NULL,
  protection                    VARCHAR(15),
  hostID                        BIGINT          NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
  availability                  TINYINT         NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
  persistent                    TINYINT         NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
  sanity                        TINYINT         NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
  PRIMARY KEY                   (fileLocationID),
  INDEX         FL_FilePathIndex                (filePathID),
  INDEX         FL_FileDataIndex                (fileDataID),
  INDEX         FL_StorageTypeIndex             (storageTypeID),
  INDEX         FL_StorageSiteIndex             (storageSiteID),
  INDEX         FL_HostIndex                    (hostID),
  UNIQUE        FL_FileLocationUnique           (fileDataID, storageTypeID, filePathID, storageSiteID, hostID)
) TYPE=MyISAM;


   



  
XML configuration

   
 


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="yes"?>
<!DOCTYPE SCATALOG [
   <!ELEMENT SCATALOG (SITE*)>
       <!ATTLIST SCATALOG VERSION CDATA #REQUIRED>
   <!ELEMENT SITE (SERVER+)>
       <!ATTLIST SITE name (BNL | LBL) #REQUIRED>
       <!ATTLIST SITE description CDATA #IMPLIED>
       <!ATTLIST SITE URI CDATA #IMPLIED>
   <!ELEMENT SERVER (HOST+)>
       <!ATTLIST SERVER SCOPE (Master | Admin | User) #REQUIRED>
   <!ELEMENT HOST (ACCESS+)>
       <!ATTLIST HOST NAME CDATA #REQUIRED>
       <!ATTLIST HOST DBTYPE CDATA #IMPLIED>
       <!ATTLIST HOST DBNAME CDATA #REQUIRED>
       <!ATTLIST HOST PORT CDATA #IMPLIED>
   <!ELEMENT ACCESS EMPTY>
       <!ATTLIST ACCESS USER CDATA #IMPLIED>
       <!ATTLIST ACCESS PASS CDATA #IMPLIED>
]>



<SCATALOG VERSION="1.0.1">
        <SITE name="BNL">
                <SERVER SCOPE="Master">
                        <HOST NAME="mafata.wherever.net" DBNAME="Catalog_XXX" PORT="1234">
                                <ACCESS USER="Moi" PASS="HelloWorld"/>
                        </HOST>
                        <HOST NAME="mafata.wherever.net" DBNAME="Catalog_YYY" PORT="1235">
                                <ACCESS USER="Moi" PASS="HelloWorld"/>
                        </HOST>
                        <HOST NAME="duvall.star.bnl.gov" DBNAME="FileCatalog" PORT="">
                                <ACCESS USER="FC_master" PASS="AllAccess"/>
                        </HOST>
                </SERVER>
                <SERVER SCOPE="Admin">
                        <HOST NAME="duvall.star.bnl.gov" DBNAME="FileCatalog_BNL" PORT="">
                                <ACCESS USER="FC_admin" PASS="ExamplePassword"/>
                        </HOST>
                </SERVER>
                <SERVER SCOPE="User">
                        <HOST NAME="duvall.star.bnl.gov" DBNAME="FileCatalog_BNL" PORT="">
                                <ACCESS USER="FC_user" PASS="FCatalog"/>
                        </HOST>
                </SERVER>
        </SITE>
</SCATALOG>

   





  
Migration and notes from V01.265 to V01.275

   
This document is intended for FileCatalog managers only who have previously deployed an earlier version of API and older database table layout. It is NOT intended for users.


Reasoning for this upgrade and core of the upgrade


One of the major problem with the preceding database layout started to show itself when we reached 4 Million entries (for some reason, we seem to have magic numbers). A dire restriction was the presence of the field 'path' and 'nodename' in the FileLocations table. This table became unnecessarily large (of the order of GB) and sorting and queries would become slow and IO demanding (regardless of our careful indexing). The main action was to move both field to separate tables. This change requires a two step modification :


    
    
  1. reshape of the database (leaving 	the old field), deployment of the database API in cross mode support
    2. 
    
  2. run the normalization scripts filling the new table and 	fields, deployment of the final API and drop of the obsolete columns 	(+ index rebuild)
    3. 



The steps are more carefully described below ...



 Step by step migration instructions


Has to be made in several steps for safety a least interruption of service (although a pain to the manager). Note that you can do that much faster by cutting the Master/slave relationship, disabling all daemons auto-updating the database, proceed with table reshape and normalization script execution, drop and rebuild index, deploy the point-of-no-return API and restore Master/slave relation).


This upgrade is best if you have perl 5.8 or upper. Note that this transition will be the LAST one using perl 5.6 (get ready for a perl upgrade on your cluster).


We will assume you know how to connect to your database from an account able to manipulate and create any tables in the FileCatalog database.


 Steps in Phase I


    
    
  1. (0) Create the following tables
    
      DROP TABLE IF EXISTS FilePaths; CREATE TABLE FilePaths
  (
    filePathID                    BIGINT         NOT NULL         AUTO_INCREMENT,
    filePathName                  VARCHAR(255)   NOT NULL         UNIQUE,
    filePathCount                 INT,
    PRIMARY KEY                   (filePathID)
  ) TYPE=MyISAM;

  DROP TABLE IF EXISTS Hosts; CREATE TABLE Hosts 
 (
    hostID      smallint(6) NOT NULL auto_increment,
    hostName    varchar(30) NOT NULL default 'localhost',
    hostIDate   timestamp(14) NOT NULL,
    hostCreator varchar(15) NOT NULL default 'unknown',
    hostCount   int(11) default NULL,
    hostComment text,
    PRIMARY KEY (hostID),
    UNIQUE KEY  hostName (hostName)
  ) TYPE=MyISAM;


    
    
    2. 
    
  2. Modify some table and recreate one
    
         
     ALTER TABLE `FileLocations` ADD `filePathID` bigint(20) NOT NULL default '0' AFTER `fileDataID`;
     ALTER TABLE `FileLocations` ADD `hostID` bigint(20) NOT NULL default '1' AFTER `protection`;
     UPDATE TABLE `FileLocations` SET hostID=0;

     # note that I did that one from the Web interface (TBC)
     INSERT INTO Hosts VALUES(0,'localhost',NOW()+0,'',0,'Any unspecified node'); 

     ALTER TABLE `FileLocations` ADD INDEX ( `filePathID` )  

     ALTER TABLE `FilePaths` ADD `filePathIDate` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL AFTER `filePathName` ;
     ALTER TABLE `FilePaths` ADD `filePathCreator` CHAR( 15 ) DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL AFTER `filePathIDate` ;
     ALTER TABLE `FilePaths` ADD `filePathComment` TEXT AFTER `filePathCount`;

     ALTER TABLE `StorageSites` ADD  `storageSiteIDate` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL AFTER `storageSiteLocation` ;
     ALTER TABLE `StorageSites` ADD  `storageSiteCreator` CHAR( 15 ) DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL AFTER `storageSiteIDate` ;
     ALTER TABLE `StorageSites` DROP `storageComment`;
     ALTER TABLE `StorageSites` ADD  `storageSiteComment` TEXT AFTER `storageSiteCount`;

     ALTER TABLE `StorageTypes` ADD `storageTypeIDate` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL AFTER `storageTypeName` ;
     ALTER TABLE `StorageTypes` ADD `storageTypeCreator` CHAR( 15 ) DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL AFTER `storageTypeIDate` ;


     ALTER TABLE `FileTypes` ADD `fileTypeIDate` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL AFTER `fileTypeExtension` ;
     ALTER TABLE `FileTypes` ADD `fileTypeCreator` CHAR( 15 ) DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL AFTER `fileTypeIDate` ;
     ALTER TABLE `FileTypes` ADD `fileTypeComment` TEXT AFTER `fileTypeCount`;


     ALTER TABLE `TriggerSetups` ADD `triggerSetupIDate` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL AFTER `triggerSetupComposition` ;
     ALTER TABLE `TriggerSetups` ADD `triggerSetupCreator` CHAR( 15 ) DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL AFTER `triggerSetupIDate`;
     ALTER TABLE `TriggerSetups` ADD `triggerSetupCount`   INT AFTER `triggerSetupCreator`;
     ALTER TABLE `TriggerSetups` ADD `triggerSetupComment` TEXT  AFTER `triggerSetupCount`;

     ALTER TABLE `EventGenerators` ADD `eventGeneratorIDate` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL AFTER `eventGeneratorParams` ;
     ALTER TABLE `EventGenerators` ADD `eventGeneratorCreator` CHAR( 15 ) DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL AFTER `eventGeneratorIDate` ;
     ALTER TABLE `EventGenerators` ADD `eventGeneratorCount`   INT AFTER `eventGeneratorCreator`;

     ALTER TABLE `RunTypes` ADD `runTypeIDate` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL AFTER `runTypeName` ;
     ALTER TABLE `RunTypes` ADD `runTypeCreator` CHAR( 15 ) DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL AFTER `runTypeIDate` ;

     ALTER TABLE `ProductionConditions` DROP `productionComments`; 
     ALTER TABLE `ProductionConditions` ADD  `productionConditionIDate`   TIMESTAMP NOT NULL AFTER `libraryVersion`;
     ALTER TABLE `ProductionConditions` ADD  `productionConditionCreator` CHAR( 15 ) DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL AFTER `productionConditionIDate`;
     ALTER TABLE `ProductionConditions` ADD  `productionConditionComment` TEXT AFTER `productionConditionCount`;



     #
     # This table was not shaped as a dictionary so needs to be re-created
     # Hopefully, was not filled prior (but will be this year)
     #
     DROP TABLE IF EXISTS TriggerWords; CREATE TABLE TriggerWords
     (
        triggerWordID           MEDIUMINT       NOT NULL        AUTO_INCREMENT,
        triggerWordName         VARCHAR(50)     NOT NULL,
        triggerWordVersion      CHAR(6)         NOT NULL DEFAULT "V0.0",
        triggerWordBits         CHAR(6)         NOT NULL,  
        triggerWordIDate        TIMESTAMP       NOT NULL,
        triggerWordCreator      CHAR(15)        DEFAULT 'unknown' NOT NULL,
        triggerWordCount        INT,
        triggerWordComment      TEXT,
        UNIQUE   TW_TriggerCharacteristic (triggerWordName, triggerWordVersion, triggerWordBits),
        PRIMARY KEY             (triggerWordID)
     ) TYPE=MyISAM;
    
    
    3. 
    
  3. 
    
    Deploy the new API CVS 	version 1.62 of FileCatalog.pm
    
    
    4. 
    
  4. Run the following utility scripts
    
    util/path_convert.pl
    
    util/host_convert.pl
    
    
    Note that those scripts use a new method 	$fC->connect_as("Admin"); 	which assumes that the Master Catalog will be accessed using 	the XML connection description. Also, it should be obvious that
    
    
    use lib 	"/WhereverYourModulAPIisInstalled";  	 	should be replaced by the appropriate 	path for your site (or test area). Finally, it uses API CVS version 	1.62 which supports Xpath 	and Xnode transitional 	keywords allowing us to transfer the information from one field to 	one table.
    
    
    5. 
    
  5. Check that Hosts table was filled 	properly and automatically with Creator/IDate
    6. 
    
  6. Paranoia step : Re-run the scripts 	mentioned 2 steps ago
    
    
    
        At 	this stage and ideally, nothing should happen (as you have already 	modified the records).
    
    A few tips prior from doing that
    
      
        
    • % fC_cleanup.pl 		-modif node=localhost -cond node='' -doit 
      
        would 		hopefully do nothing but if you have messed something up in the 		past, hostName would be 		NULL and the above would be necessary.
      • 
        
    • After a full update, the following queries should return 		NOTHING 
      
        % get_file_list.pl 		-keys flid -cond rfpid=0 -all -alls -as Admin
      
        % 		get_file_list.pl -keys flid -cond rhid=0 -all -alls -as Admin 		
      
        
      
        Those are equivalent to the SQL statements
        
      >SELECT FileLocations.fileLocationID FROM FileLocations WHERE FileLocations.filePathID = 0 LIMIT 0, 100
>SELECT FileLocations.fileLocationID FROM FileLocations WHERE FileLocations.hostID = 0 LIMIT 0, 100 
      
        
      • 
    
    
    If it does return anything, contact me 	for further investigation and database repairs. As a side note, the 	-as keyword was introduced 	recently and you should update your get_file_list.pl 	script if not available.
    7. 
    
  7. Make a backup copy of the database 	for security (optional but safer) Backup can be done by easer a dump 	of mysql or more trivially, 	a cp -r of the database 	directory.
    8. 
    
  8. Leave it running for a few days (should be fine) for 	confidence consolidation ;-)
    9. 



You are ready for phase II. Hang on tight now ...


 Steps in Phase II


Those steps are no VERY intrusive and potentially destructive. Be careful from here on ...


    
    
  1. Stop all daemons, be sure that 	during the rest of the operations, NO command attempts to manipulate 	the database. If you want to shield your users from the upgrade, 	stop all Master/slave relations.
    2. 
    
  2. Connect to the master FileCatalog 	as administrator for that database and execute the following SQL 	commands
    
      > ALTER TABLE `FileLocations` ADD INDEX FL_HostIndex (hostID);
  > ALTER TABLE `FileLocations` DROP INDEX `FL_FileLocationUnique`, ADD UNIQUE (fileDataID, storageTypeID, filePathID, storageSiteID, hostID);

  # drop the columns not in use anymore / should also get rid of the associated
  # indexes.
  > ALTER TABLE `FileLocations` DROP COLUMN nodeName;
  > ALTER TABLE `FileLocations` DROP COLUMN filePath;

  # "rename" index / was created with a name difference to avoid clash for transition
  # now renamed for consistency
  > ALTER TABLE `FileLocations` DROP INDEX `filePathID`, ADD INDEX  FL_FilePathIndex (filePathID);
    
    
    3. 
    
  3. 
    
    OK, you should be done. Deploy either CVS 	version 1.63 which correspond to the FileCatalog 	API version V01.275 and above ... (by the way, get_file_list.pl 	-V gives the API version).
    
    
    4. 





 


A few notes


    
    
  • The new API is XML connection 	aware via a non-mandatory module named XML::Simple . You should 	install that module but there are some limitations if you are using 	perl 5.6 i.e., you MUST use the schema with ONLY one choice per 	category (Admin, Master 	or User).
    • 
    
  • Your scripts will likely need to change if your Database 	Master and Slave are not on the same node (i.e. the administration 	account for the FileCatalog 	can be used only on the database Master and the regular user account 	on the Slave). There are a few forms of this such as the one below
    
    # Get connection fills the blanks while reading from XML
# However, USER/PASSWORD presence are re-checked
#$fC->debug_on();
($USER,$PASSWD,$PORT,$HOST,$DB) = $fC->get_connection("Admin");
$port = $PORT if ( defined($PORT) );
$host = $HOST if ( defined($HOST) );
$db   = $DB   if ( defined($DB) );


if ( defined($USER) ){   $user = $USER;}
else {                   $user = "FC_admin";}

if ( defined($PASSWD) ){ $passwd = $PASSWD;}
else {                   print "Password for $user : ";
                         chomp($passwd = );}

#
# Now connect using a fully specified user/passwd/port/host/db
#
$fC->connect($user,$passwd,$port,$host,$db);
    
    
    or counting on the full definition in the XML file
    
    
    $fC    = FileCatalog->new();
$fC->connect_as("Admin");
    
    
    • 
    
  • Note a small future convenience when XML is ON. connect_as() 	does not only select as who you want to connect to but where as 	well. In fact, the proper syntax is intent=SITE::User 	(for example BNL::Admin is 	valid as well as LBL::User). 	This is only partly supported however.
    • 
    
  • The new version of the API automatically add information in 	dictionary tables. Especially, the account under which a new 	dictionary value was inserted (Creator) 	and the insertion date (IDate) 	are filled automatically. A side effect being that the new API is 	NOT compatible with previous database table layout (no backward 	support will be attempted).
    • 

   



  
Migration and notes from V01.275 to V01.280

   
This document is intended for FileCatalog managers only who have previously deployed an earlier version of API and older database table layout. It is NOT intended for users.


Reasoning for this upgrade and core of the upgrade


This upgrade is a minor one, making support for two more detector sub-systems. The new API supports this modification. You need to alter the table DetectorConfigurations and add two columns. API are always forward compatible in that regard so it is completely safe to alter the table and deploy the API later.


ALTER TABLE `DetectorConfigurations`  ADD  dBSMD TINYINT;

ALTER TABLE `DetectorConfigurations`  ADD  dESMD TINYINT;

UPDATE `DetectorConfigurations` SET dBSMD=0;

UPDATE `DetectorConfigurations` SET dESMD=0;


And deploy the API V01.280 or later. You are done.
   





  
HPSS services

      

  
HPSS Performance study

   
Introduction


HPSS is software that manages petabytes of data on 
disk and robotic tape libraries. We will discuss in this section our observations as per the efficiency of accessing files in STAR as per a snapshot of the 2006 situation. It is clear that IO opptimizations has several components amongst which:



    

  • Access pattern optimization (request ordering, ...)
    • 

  • Optimization based on tape drive and technology capabilities
    • 

  • Miscellaneous technology considerations 
    
    (cards, interface, firmware and driver, RAID, disks, ...)
    • 

  • HPSS disk cache optimizations
    • 

  • COS and/or PVR optimization
    • 



However, several trend have already been the object of past research and we will point to some of those and compare to our situation rather than debating the obvious. Wewill try to keep a focus on measurements in our environment.




Tape drive and technology capabilities


A starting point would be to discuss the capabilities of the technologies involved and their maximum performance and limitations. In STAR, two technologies remain as per 1006/10: 



    
  
  • the 994B drives
    • 
  
  • the LTO-3 drives
    • 


Access pattern optimization (request ordering, ...)


A first simple and immediate consideration is to minimize tape
mount and dismount operations, causing latencies and therefore
performance drops. Since we use the DataCarousel for most restore
operations, let's summarize its features. 




The DataCarousel


The DataCarousel (DC) is an HPSS front end which main purpose is
to coordinate requests from many un-correlated client's requests. Its
main assumption is that all requests are asynchronous that is, you
make a request from one client and it is satisfied “later” (as
soon as possible). In other words, the DC aggregates all requests
from all clients (many users could be considered as separate clients)
and re-order them according policies, and possibly aggregating
multiple requests for the same source into one request to the mass
storage. The DC system itself is composed of a light client program
(script), a plug-and-play policy based server architecture component
(script) and a permanent process (compiled code) interfacing with the
mass storage using HPSS API calls (this components is known as the
“Oakridge Batch” although it current code content has little to
do with the original idea from the Oakridge National Laboratory).
Client and server interacts via a database component isolating client
and server completely from each other (but sharing the same API , a
perl module). 



Policies may throttle the amount of data by group (quota,
bandwidth percentage per user, etc ... i.e. queue request fairshare)
but also perform tape access optimization such as grouping requests
by tape ID (for equivalent share, all requests from the same tape are
grouped together regardless of the time at which this request was
performed or position in the request queue). The policy could be
anything one can come up with based on the information either
historical usage or current pending requests and characteristics of
those requests (this could include file type, user, class of service,
file size, ...). The DC then submits bundle of requests to the daemon
component ; each request is a bundle of N file and known as a “job”.
The DC submits K of those jobs before stopping and observing the mass
storage behavior: if the jobs go through, more are submitted
otherwise, either the server stops or proceed with a recovery
procedure and consistency checks (as it will assume that no reaction
and no unit of work being performed is a sign of MSS failure). In
other words, the DC will also be error resilient and recover from
intrinsic HPSS failures (being monitored). Whenever the files are
moved from tape to cache in the MSS, a call back to the DC server is
made and captive account connection is initiated to pull the file out
of mass storage cache to more permanent storage.




Optimizations


While the policy is clearly a source of optimization (as far as
the user is concerned), from a DataCarousel “post policy”
perspective, N*K files are being requested at minimum at every point
in time. In reality, more jobs are being submitted so the consumption
of the “overflow”of job are used to monitor if the MSS is alive.
The N*K files represents a total amount of files which should match
the number of threads allowed by the daemon. The current setting are
K=50, N=15 with an overflow allowed up to 25). The daemon itself has
the possibility to treat requests simultaneously according to
a“depth”. Those calls to HPSS are however only advisory. The
depth is set at being 30 deep for the DST COS and 20 deep for the Raw
COS. The deepest the request queue will be, more files will be
requested simultaneously but this means that the daemon will also
have to start more threads as previously noted. Those parameters have
been showed to influence the performance to some extent (within 10%)
with however a large impact on response time: the larger the request
stack, the “less instantaneous” the response from a user's
perspective (since the request queue length is longer). 



The daemon has the ability of organizing X requests into a sorted
list of tape ID and number of requests per tape. There are a few
strategies allowing to alter the performance. We chose to enable
“start with the tape with the largest number of files requested”.
 In addition, and since our queue depth is rather small comparing to
the ideal number of files (K) per job, we order the files requested
by the user by tape ID. Both optimizations are in place and lead to a
20% improvement within a realistic usage (bulk restore, Xrootd, other
user activities).



Remaining optimizations


  • Optimization based on tapeID would need to be better
	quantified (graph, average restore rate) for several class of files
	and usage. TBD.
    
	
  • The tape ID program is a first implementation returning
	partial information. Especially, the MSS failures are not currently
	handled, leading to setting the tape ID to -1 (since there are now
	ways to recognize whether or not it is an error or a file missing in
	HPSS or even a file in the MSS MetaData server but located on a bad
	tape).  Work in progress.
    
	
  • The queue depth parameters should be studied and adjusted
	according to the K and N values. However, this would need to respect
	the machine / hardware capabilities. The beefier the machine would
	be, the better but this is likely a fine tuning. This needs to be
	done with great care as the hardware is also shared by multiple
	experiments. Ideally the compiled daemon should auto-adjust to the
	DC API settings (and respect command line parameters for queue
	depth). TBD.
    
	
  • Currently, the daemon number of threads used for handling the
	HPSS API calls and to handle the call backs are sharing the same
	pool. This diminishes the number of threads available to
	communication with the Mass Storage and therefore, causes
	performance fluctuations (call back threads could get “stuck” or
	come in “waves” - we observed cosine behavior perhaps related to
	this issue). TBD.
    






Optimizations based on drive and technology capabilities



File size effects on IO performance


In this paper (CERN/IT 2005), the author measured the IO performance as a function of file size and number of files requested per tape. The figure of relevance is added here for illustration.




  HPSS IO efficiency per file size and per
 


This graph has been extracted for an optimal 30 MB/s capable drive (9940B like). Both file size and number of files per cartriges have been evaluated. The conclusions are immediate and confirms the advertized behavior observed by all HPSS deployment (see references below). Smal file size is detrimental to HPSS IO performance and this size highly depends on the tape technology.

In STAR, we use the 9940B (read only as per 2006) and LT0-3 drives (read and write /all new files would go to LTO-3). The finding would not be altered but we have little marging of flexibility as per the "old" tape drive. 

Below, we show the average file size per file type in STAR as a 2006 snapthot.






	

		
			Average (bytes) 
		
		
			Average (MB) 
		
		
			File Type 
		
	

	

		
			943240627
		
		
			899
		
		
			MC_fzd
		
	

	

		
			666227650
		
		
			635
		
		
			MC_reco_geant
		
	

	

		
			561162588
		
		
			535
		
		
			emb_reco_event
		
	

	

		
			487783881
		
		
			465
		
		
			online_daq
		
	

	

		
			334945320
		
		
			319
		
		
			daq_reco_laser
		
	

	

		
			326388157
		
		
			311
		
		
			MC_reco_dst
		
	

	

		
			310350118
		
		
			295
		
		
			emb_reco_dst
		
	

	

		
			298583617
		
		
			284
		
		
			daq_reco_event
		
	

	

		
			246230932
		
		
			234
		
		
			daq_reco_dst
		
	

	

		
			241519002
		
		
			230
		
		
			MC_reco_event
		
	

	

		
			162678332
		
		
			155
		
		
			MC_reco_root_save
		
	

	

		
			93111610
		
		
			88
		
		
			daq_reco_MuDst
		
	

	

		
			52090140
		
		
			49
		
		
			MC_reco_MuDst
		
	

	

		
			17495114
		
		
			16
		
		
			MC_reco_minimc
		
	

	

		
			14982825
		
		
			14
		
		
			daq_reco_emcEvent
		
	

	

		
			14812257
		
		
			14
		
		
			emb_reco_geant
		
	

	

		
			12115661
		
		
			11
		
		
			scaler
		
	

	

		
			884333
		
		
			0
		
		
			daq_reco_hist
		
	








Note that the average size for an event file is 284MB while for a MicroDST, the size
average is 84 MB so a ratio of 3. The number of files per catriges is at best 1.2 
files per cartriges with peaks at 10 or more. THis is mostly due to a request profile
dominated by Xrootd "random" pattern and a few user's requests. According to the 
previous study, the IO efficiency should be around 8% for 84 MB file and reaching perhaps 20-25% efficiency for a 284 MB average file class. Cosndiering we have 
not studied the drive access pattern beyond a simple scaling (i.e. we will ignore 
to first order the fcat we have many drives at our disposal), we should see a 
performance change change from 8 to 20 so an improvement of x2.5-3 shall the file 
size argument stand. 




In order to observe the IO performance when small or big files are being requested, we requested event files to the DataCarousel and produced the below two graphs for the dates ranging between 2006/10/26 and 2006/10/29. The first graph represents the IO
"before" the massive submission of event file dominated requests, the second the
graph "after" the event. The graphs are preliminary (work in progress). 





  DC IOPerf 20061027 (time before)





  DC IOPerf 20061029 (time after)



We observe an average transfer rate at best saturating at 15 MB/sec for MuDST
dominated files and an average close to 50 MB/sec for event files. The ratio is
~ 3 which remains consistent with the results on HPSS IO efficiency per file size and per and
our initial rough estimate. 



Note: It is interresting to note that a significant mix of very small files 
(below 12 MB average) would bring the performance to a sub 1% efficiency. The net
result for 9 drives (as we have in STAR) would be an aggregate performance no better
than 3MB/sec for a 9940B x 9 drive configuration . We observe periods with such
poor performance. The second observation is that even with MuDST dominated files
only, we would not be able to exceed in speed 70% of the performance of one drive 
so at best, 21 MB/sec (this correspond to our current "best hour"). The results are coherent to first order.





MSS failures and cascading effects


A poor MSS IO efficiency is one thing, but stability is another. Under poor performance situations, failures are critical to minimize. We have already stated that the DC is
error resilient. However, during failure periods, the request queue accumulates requests and whenever the mass storage comes back, all requests are suddenly released, opening the flood gate of IO ... which are not much of a flood than a drip. As a consequence, 
user's requests or bulk transfer would not suffer much but modes requiring immediate response (such as Xrootd) would become largely impacted. 

In fact, shall the downtime be long enough, it is likely that all requests occuring 
while the errors started will fail but subsequent accumulated requests will also 
cause further delays and spurious Xrootd failures - Xrootd will timeout if the DC has
not satisfied its request for 3600 secondes i.e. 1 hour per file. The following graph
shows an error sequence:



  HPSS Error types 2006 09 W36



While there are errors at the early stage of this graph, reminissent of previous
failures, problems during the focused time period starts around 9 AM with a MetaData
lookup failure (cannot get lock after 5 retries). Subsequentely, there is an immediate
appearance of files failing to be restored for more than an hour and this continues
up to around 10:30 to 11:00 at ehich point, more errors occur from the Mass Storage
system (a mix of MetaData lookup failure and massive authentication failures). The
authentication failures are related to the DCE component failure, causing periodic
problems. In our case, we immediately the light blue band continuing for up to 15:00
(3 PM) followed but yet again a massive meta data failure. All of those cacading 
failures would, for a period of no less that 6 hours long, affect users requesting
files from Xrootd which would needto be restored from MSS. 



From all failures, the relative proprtion for that day is displayed below



  HPSS Error relative proportion, 2006-09



Only one error in this graph (a DataCarousel connection failue) cna be fixed from a STAR stand point, allother occurances being a facility issue to resolve.



Miscellaneous technology considerations


All considerations in this sections are beyond our control and a facility work and optmization.
HPSS disk cache optimizations
This section seems rather academic considering the previous sections improvement perspectives.
COS and PVR optimizations
In this section, we will discuss optimizing based on file size, perhaps isolated by PVR or COS. This will be possible in future run but would lead to a massive repackaging of files and data for the past years.

Appendix
Further reading:








   



  
HSI

   

This is an highlight of the HSI features. Please, visit the HSI Home Page for more information.



HSI is a friendly interface for users of the High          Performance Storage System (HPSS). It is intended to provide a familiar          Unix-style environment for working within the HPSS environment, while          automatically taking advantage of the power of HPSS (e.g. for high speed          parallel file transfers) without requiring any special user interaction,          where possible.



HSI requires one of two authentication methods (see the HSI          User Guide for more information):

    
    
  • Kerberos (the preferred method)            
    • 
    
  • DCE keytab (using a keytab file generated for you by the HPSS system              administrators)
    • 


HSI's features include:

    
    
  •  Familiar Unix-style command interface, with commands such as "LS",          "CD", etc.
    • 
    
  • Interactive, batch, or "one-liner"            execution modes
    • 
    
  • Ability          to interactively pipe data into or out of HPSS, using filters such as          "TAR"
    • 
    
  • Recursive          option is available for most commands; including the ability to copy an          entire directory tree to or from HPSS with a single simple command
    • 
    
  • Conditional          put and get operations, including ability to update based on file timestamps
    • 
    
  • Automatically          uses HPSS parallel I/O features for file transfer operations
    • 
    
  • Multi-threaded          I/O within a single process space
    • 
    
  • Command          aliases and abbreviations
    • 
    
  • 10 working          directories
    • 
    
  • Ability          to read command input from a file, and write log or command output to          a file.
    • 
    
  • Non-DCE          version runs on most major Unix-based platforms
    • 
    
  • Non-DCE          version provides the ability to connect to multiple HPSS systems and perform          3rd-party copies between the systems, using a "virtual drive"          path notation. 
    • 



   



  
HTAR

   To use htar within the HPSS environment, users are required 
to have the valid Kerberos credentials.


The following is the man page of how to use htar.

  

   
                     NAME
                          htar - HPSS tar utility
     
   
                     PURPOSE
                          Manipulates HPSS-resident tar-format archives.


                     SYNOPSIS
                          htar  -{c|t|x|X}  -f Archive [-?]  [-B] [-E]  [-L  inputlist] [-h]  [-m] [-o]
                                 [-d  debuglevel] [-p] [-v]  [-V] [-w]
                                 [-I  {IndexFile | .suffix}] [-Y  [Archive COS ID][:Index File COS ID]]
                                 [-S  Bufsize] [-T  Max Threads] [Filespec | Directory ...]

                     DESCRIPTION
                          htar  is a utility which manipulates HPSS-resident archives
                          by writing files to,  or retrieving files from the High
                          Performance Storage System (HPSS).  Files written to HPSS
                          are in the POSIX 1003.1 "tar" format, and may be retrieved
                          from HPSS, or read by native tar programs.

                          For those unfamiliar with HPSS, an introduction can be found
                          on the web at
                                 http://www.sdsc.edu/hpss

                          The local files used by the htar command are represented by
                          the Filespec parameter. If the Filespec parameter refers to
                          a directory, then that directory, and, recursively, all
                          files and directories within it, are referenced as well.

                          Unlike the standard Unix "tar" command, there is no default
                          archive device; the "-f Archive" flag is required.

                     Archive and Member files
                          Throughout the htar documentation, the term "archive file"
                          is used to refer to the tar-format  file, which is named by
                          the "-f filename" command line option. The term "member
                          file" is used to refer to individual files contained within
                          the archive file.

                     WHY USE HTAR
                          htar has been optimized for creation of archive files
                          directly in HPSS, without having to go through the
                          intermediate step of first creating the archive file on
                          local disk storage, and then copying the archive file to
                          HPSS via some other process such as ftp or hsi. The program
                          uses multiple threads and a sophisticated buffering scheme
                          in order to package member files into in-memory buffers,
                          while making use of the high-speed network striping
                          capabilities of HPSS.

                          In most cases, it will be signficantly  faster to use htar
                          to create a tar file in HPSS than to either create a local
                          tar file and then copy it to HPSS, or to use tar piped into
                          ftp (or hsi) to create the tar file directly in HPSS.

                          In addition, htar creates a separate index file, (see next
                          section) which contains the names and locations of all of
                          the  member files in the archive (tar) file.  Individual
                          files and directories in the archive can be randomly
                          retrieved without having to read through the archive file.
                          Because the index file is usually smaller than the archive
                          file, it is possible that the index file may reside in HPSS
                          disk cache  even though the archive file has been moved
                          offline to tape; since htar uses the index file for listing
                          operations, it may be possible to list the contents of the
                          archive file without having to incur the time delays of
                          reading the archive file back onto disk cache from tape.

                          It is also possible to create an index file for a tar file
                          that was not originally created by htar.

                     HTAR Index File
                          As part of the process of creating an archive file on HPSS,
                          htar also creates an index file, which is a directory of the
                          files contained in the archive. The Index File includes the
                          position of member files within the archive, so that files
                          and/or directories can be randomly retrieved from the
                          archive without having to read through it sequentially.  The
                          index file is usually significantly smaller in size than the
                          archive file, and may often reside in HPSS disk cache even
                          though the archive file resides on tape. All htar operations
                          make use of an index file.

                          It is also possible to create an index file for an archive
                          file that was not created by htar, by using the "Build
                          Index" [-X] function (see below).

                          By default, the index filename is created by adding ".idx"
                          as a suffix to the Archive name specified by the -f
                          parameter.  A different suffix or index filename may be
                          specified by the "-I " option, as described below.

                          By default, the Index File is assumed to reside in the same
                          directory as the Archive File.  This can be changed by
                          specifying a relative or absolute pathname via the -I
                          option. The Index file's relative pathname is relative to
                          the Archive File directory unless an absolute pathname is
                          specified.

                     HTAR Consistency File
                          HTAR writes an extra file as the last member file of each
                          Archive, with a name similar to:

                                  /tmp/HTAR_CF_CHK_64474_982644481

                          This file is used to verify the consistency of the Archive
                          File and the Index File.  Unless the file is explicitly
                          specified, HTAR does not extract this file from the Archive
                          when the -x action is selected.  The file is listed,
                          however, when the -t action is selected.

                     Tar File Restrictions
                          When specifying path names that are greater than 100
                          characters for a file (POSIX 1003.1 USTAR) format, remember
                          that the path name is composed of a prefix bufferFR, a /
                          (slash), and a name buffer.

                          The prefix buffer can be a maximum of 155 bytes and the name
                          buffer can hold a maximum of 100 bytes. Since some
                          implementations of TAR require the prefix and name buffers
                          to terminate with a null (' ') character, htar enforces the
                          restriction that the effective prefix buffer length is 154
                          characters (+ trailing zero byte), and the name buffer
                          length is 99 bytes (+ trailing zero byte). If the path name
                          cannot be split into these two parts by a slash, it cannot
                          be archived. This limitation is due to the structure of the
                          tar archive headers, and must be maintained for compliance
                          with standards and backwards compatibility. In addition, the
                          length of a destination for a hard or symbolic link ( the
                          'link name') cannot exceed 100 bytes (99 characters + zero-
                          byte terminator).

                     HPSS Default Directories
                          The default directory for the Archive file is the HPSS home
                          directory for the DCE user.  An absolute or relative HPSS
                          path can optionally be specified for either the Archive file
                          or the Index file. By default, the Index file is created in
                          the same HPSS directory as the Archive file.

                     Use of Absolute Pathnames
                          Although htar does not restrict the use of absolute
                          pathnames (pathnames that begin with a leading "/") when the
                          archive is created, it will remove the leading / when files
                          are extracted from the archive.  All extracted files use
                          pathnames that are relative to the current working
                          directory.

                     HTAR USAGE
                          Two groups of flags exist for the htar command; "action"
                          flags and "optional" flags. Action flags specify the
                          operation to be performed by the htar command, and are
                          specified by one of the following:

                          -c, -t, -x, -X

                          One action flag must be selected in order for the htar
                          command to perform any useful function.

                     File specification (Filespec)
                          A file specification has one of the following forms:

                                  WildcardPath
                                     or
                                  Pathname
                                     or
                                  Filename

                          WildcardPath is a path specification that includes standard
                          filename pattern-matching characters, as specified for the
                          shell that is being used to invoke htar.  The pattern-
                          matching characters are expanded by the shell and passed to
                          htar as command line arguments.

                     Action Flags
                          Action flags defined for htar are as follows:

                          -c   Creates a new HPSS-resident archive, and writes the
                               local files specified by one or more File parameters
                               into the archive. Warning: any pre-existing archive file
                               will be overwritten without prompting. This behavior
                               mimics that of the AIX tar utility.

                          -t   Lists the files in the order in which they appear in
                               the HPSS- resident archive.   Listable output is
                               written to standard output; all other output is written
                               to standard error.

                          -x   Extracts the files specified by one or more File
                               parameters from the HPSS-resident archive. If the File
                               parameter refers to a directory, the htar command
                               recursively extracts that directory and all of its
                               subdirectories from the archive.

                               If the File parameter is not specified, htar extracts
                               all of the files from the archive. If an archive
                               contains  multiple copies of the same file, the last
                               copy extracted overwrites  all previously extracted
                               copies. If the file being extracted does not already
                               exist on the system, it is created. If you have the
                               proper permissions, then htar command restores all
                               files and directories with the same owner and group IDs
                               as they have on the HPSS tar file. If you  do not have
                               the proper permissions, then files and directories are
                               restored with your owner and group IDs.

                          -X   builds a new index file by reading the entire tar file.
                               This operation is used either to reconstruct an index
                               for tar files whose Index File is unavailable (e.g.,
                               accidentally deleted), or for tar files that were not
                               originally created by htar.

                     Options
                          -?   Displays htar's verbose help

                          -B   Displays block numbers as part of the listing (-t
                               option). This is normally used only for debugging.

                          -d debuglevel
                               Sets debug level (0 - N) for htar. 0 disables debug, 1
                               - n enable progressively higher levels of debug output.
                               5 is the highest level; anything > 5 is silently mapped
                               to 5.  0 is the default debug level.

                          -E   If present, specifies that a local file should be used
                               for the file specified by the "-f Archive" option.  If
                               not specified, then the archive file will reside in
                               HPSS.

                          -f Archive
                               Uses Archive as the name of archive to be read or
                               written. Note: This is a required parameter for htar,
                               unlike the standard tar utility, which uses a built-in
                               default name.

                               If the Archive variable specified is - (minus sign),
                               the tar command writes to standard output or reads from
                               standard input. If you write to standard output, the -I
                               option is mandatory, in order to specify an Index File,
                               which is copied to HPSS if the Archive file is
                               successfully written to standard output. [Note: this
                               behavior is deferred - reading from or writing to pipes
                               is not supported in the initial version of htar].

                          -h   Forces the htar command to follow symbolic links as if
                               they were normal files or directories. Normally, the
                               tar command does not follow symbolic links.

                          -I index_name
                               Specifies the index file name or suffix.  If the first
                               character of the index_name is a period, then
                               index_name is appended to the Archive name, e.g. "-f
                               the_htar -I .xdnx" would create an index file called
                               "the_htar.xndx".  If the first character is not a
                               period, then index_name is treated as a relative
                               pathname for the index file (relative to the Archive
                               file directory) if the pathname does not start with
                               "/", or an absolute pathname otherwise.

                               The default directory for the Index file is the same as
                               for the Archive file.  If a relative Index file
                               pathname is specifed, then it is appended to the
                               directory path for the Archive file.  For example, if
                               the Archive file resides in HPSS in the directory
                               "projects/prj/files.tar", then an Index file
                               specification of "-I projects/prj/files.old.idx" would
                               fail, because htar would look for the file in the
                               directory "projects/prj/projects/prj".  The correct
                               specification in this case is "-I files.old.idx".

                          -L InputList
                               Writes the files and directories listed in the
                               "InputList" file to the archive. Directories named in
                               the InputList file are not treated recursively. For
                               directory names contained in the InputList file, the
                               tar command writes only the directory entry to the
                               archive, not the files and subdirectories rooted in the
                               directory.  Note that "home directory" notation ("~")
                               is not expanded for pathnames contained in the
                               InputList file, nor are wildcard characters, such as
                               "*" and "?".

                          -m   Uses the time of extraction as the modification time.
                               The default is to preserve the modification time of the
                               files. Note that the modification time of directories
                               is not guaranteed to be preserved, since the operating
                               system may change the timestamp as the directory
                               contents are changed by extracting other files and/or
                               directories.  htar will explicitly set the timestamp on
                               directories that it extracts from the Archive, but not
                               on intermediate directories that are created during the
                               process of extracting files.

                          -o   Provides backwards compatibility with older versions
                               (non-AIX) of the tar command. When this flag is used
                               for reading, it causes the extracted file to take on
                               the User and Group ID (UID and GID) of the user running
                               the program, rather than those on the archive.  This is
                               the default behavior for the ordinary user. If htar is
                               being run as root, use of this option causes files to
                               be owned by root rather than the original user.

                          -p   Says to restore fields to their original modes,
                               ignoring the present umask. The setuid, setgid, and
                               tacky bit permissions are also restored to the user
                               with root user authority.

                          -S bufsize
                               Specifies the buffer size to use when reading or
                               writing the HPSS tar file.  The buffer size can be
                               specified as a value, or as kilobytes by appending any
                               of  "k","K","kb", or "KB" to the value.  It can also be
                               specified as megabytes by appending any of  "m" or "M"
                               or "mb" or "MB" to the value, for example, 23mb.

                          -T max_threads
                               Specifies the maximum number of threads to use when
                               copying local member files to the Archive file.  The
                               default is defined when htar is built; the release
                               value is 20.  The maximum number of threads actually
                               used is dependent upon the local file sizes, and the
                               size of the I/O buffers.  A good approximation is
                               usually

                                  buffer size/average file size

                               If the -v or -V option is specified, then the maximum
                               number of local file threads  used while writing the
                               Archive file to HPSS is displayed when the transfer is
                               complete.

                          -V   "Slightly verbose" mode. If selected, file transfer
                               progress will be displayed in interactive mode. This
                               option should normally not be selected if verbose (-v)
                               mode is enabled, as the outputs for the two different
                               options are generated by separate threads, and may be
                               intermixed on the output.

                          -v   "Verbose" mode. For each file processed, displays a
                               one-character operation flag, and lists the name of
                               each file. The flag values displayed are:
                                   "a"  - file was added to the archive
                                   "x"  - file was extracted from the archive
                                   "i"  - index file entry was created (Build Index
                               operation)

                          -w   Displays the action to be taken, followed by the file
                               name, and then waits for user confirmation. If the
                               response is affirmative, the action is performed. If
                               the response is not affirmative, the file is ignored.

                          -Y auto | [Archive CosID][:IndexCosID]
                               Specifies the HPSS Class of Service ID to use when
                               creating a new Archive and/or Index file. If the
                               keyword auto is specified, then the HPSS hints
                               mechanism is used to select the archive COS, based upon
                               the file size.  If -Y cosID  is specified, then cosID
                               is the numeric COS ID to be used for the Archive File.

                               If -Y :IndexCosID is specified, then IndexCosID is the
                               numeric COS ID to be  used for the Index File.  If both
                               COS IDs are specified, the entire parameter must be
                               specified as a single string with no embedded spaces,
                               e.g. "-Y 40:30".

                     HTAR Memory Restrictions
                          When writing to an HPSS archive, the htar command uses a
                          temporary file (normally in /tmp) and maintains in memory a
                          table of files; you receive an error message if htar cannot
                          create the temporary file, or if there is not enough memory
                          available to hold the internal tables.

                     HTAR Environment
                          HTAR should be compiled and run within a non-DCE HPSS environment.

                     Miscellaneous Notes:
                          1. The maximum size of a single Member file within the
                          Archive is approximately 8 GB, due to restrictions in the
                          format of the tar header.  HTAR does not impose any
                          restriction on the total size of the Archive File when it is
                          written to HPSS; however, space quotas or other system
                          restrictions may limit the size of the Archive File when it
                          is written to a local file (-E option).

                          2.  HTAR will optionally write to a local file; however, it
                          will not write to any file type except "regular files".  In
                          particular, it is not suitable for writing to magnetic tape.
                          To write to a magnetic tape device, use the "tar" or "cpio"
                          utility.

                     Exit Status
                          This command returns the following exit values:

                          0       Successful completion.

                          >0      An error occurred.

                     Examples
                          1.   To write the file1 and file2 files to a new archive
                               called "files.tar" in the current HPSS home directory,
                               enter:

                                      htar -cf files.tar file1 file2

                          2.   To extract all files from the project1/src directory in
                               the Archive file called proj1.tar, and use the time of
                               extraction as the modification time,  enter:

                                     htar -xm -f proj1.tar project1/src

                          3.   To display the names of the files in the out.tar
                               archive file within the HPSS home directory, enter:

                                     htar -tvf out.tar

                     Related Information
                          For file archivers: the cat command, dd command, pax
                          command.  For HPSS file transfer programs: pftp, nft, hsi

                          File Systems Overview for System Management in AIX Version 4
                          System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices
                          explains file system types, management, structure, and
                          maintenance.

                          Directory Overview in AIX Version 4 Files Reference explains
                          working with directories and path names.

                          Files Overview in AIX Version 4 System User's Guide:
                          Operating System and Devices provides information on working
                          with files.

                          HPSS web site at http://www.sdsc.edu/hpss

                     Bugs and Limitations:
                          - There is no way to specify relative Index file pathnames
                          that are not rooted in the Archive file directory without
                          specifying an absolute path.

                          - The initial implementation of HTAR does not provide the
                          ability to append, update or remove files.  These features,
                          and others, are planned enhancements for future versions.

   





  
Home directories and other areas backups

   
Home directories


If you accidently erase a file in your home directoy at RFC, you can restore it using a two week backup that you can access directly. Two weeks worth of backups are kept as snapshots. The way it works is that as day pass, live backups are being made on the file system itself hence preserving your files in-place. 


For example, your username is 123, your home directory is /star/u/123 and you erased a file /star/u/123/somedir/importantfile.txt and now realise that was a mistake. Don't panic. This is not the end of thw world as snapshot backups exist.


Simply look under /star/u/.snapshot 


The directory names are odered by the date and time of backup. Pick a date when the file existed and under there is a copy of your home directory from that day. From here you can restore the file, i.e,


% cp /star/u/.snapshot/20yy-mm-dd_hhxx-mmxx.Daily_Backups_STAR-FS05/123/somedir/importantfile.txt 
/star/u/123/somedir/importantfile.txt



See also starsofi #7363. 


AFS areas


Each doc_proected/ AFS areas also have a .backup volume which keeps recently deleted files in that directory until a real AFS based backup is made (then the content is deleted and you will need to ask the RCF to restore your files).  Finding it is tricky though because there is one such directory per volume. The best is to backward search for that directory. For example, let's suppose you are working in /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/doc_protected/www/bulkcorr/. If you bacward search for a .backup directory, you will find one as /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/doc_protected/www/bulkcorr/../.backup/ and this is where the files for this AFS volume will go upon deletion.




Other areas


Other areas are typically not backed-up.


 
   



  
Hypernews

   
Most Hypernews forum will have to be retired - please consult the list of mailing lists at this link to be sure you need HN at all. 

While our Web serve ris down, many Computing related discussions are now happening on Mattermost Chat (later, will be Mail based by popular demand). Please log there using the 'BNL login' option (providing a facility wide unified login) and use your RACF/SDCC kerberos credentials to get in. If you are a STAR user, you will automatically be moved to the "STAR Team".



Please, read the Hypernews in STAR section before registering a new account (you may otherwise miss a few STAR specificities and constraints).



General Information


HyperNews is a cross between the hypermedia of the WWW and Usenet News. Readers can browse postings written by other people and reply to those messages. A forum (also called a base article) holds a tree of these messages, displayed as an indented outline that shows how the messages are related (i.e. all replies to a message are listed under it and indented).


Users can become members of HyperNews or subscribe to a forum in order to get Email whenever a message is posted, so they don't have to check if anything new has been added. A recipient can then send a reply email back to HyperNews, rather than finding a browser to write a reply, and HyperNews then places the message in the appropriate forum.


Hypernews in STAR


In STAR, there are a few specificities with Hypernews as listed below. 


    
    
  • Your Hypernews 	account should match your BNL/RCF account by name. This account must be part of the STAR group. For example, if you          have 	a RCF STAR account named 'abc', 	you should create an Hypernews account named 'abc'.  Any other account will be removed automatically. Note that if you have any other RCF unix account but not a STAR account, the result will be the same (you will not be able to register to STAR's Hypernews). This is done so automation of account approval can be achieved while complying with the DOE requirement mentioned in Getting a computer account in STAR. If you are a STAR user in good standing, the automation especially allows for immediate use of your account without further approval process.
    • 
    
  • You should NOT 	use the same password for an Hypernews account as your RCF account. 	Hypernews has a weak authentication method and while physical access to the machine is needed to crack it, a focus on keeping the password different from the interactive login password(s) is important. In general, Web-based password authentication should  not be the same than interactive account passwords. 
    • 
    
  • Hypernews does not 	accept Email attachments. This includes Emails containing a mix of text and 	html - they will be rejected by the system. Please, be aware that whenever you send "formatted" Emails (bold character, font changes etc...), your Email client does NOTHING ELSE than sending the content in two parts: one part is plain text, the second an attached HTML. Hence, Hypernews will NOT process formatting (but will take your Email anyhow).
    • 
    
  • Hypernews posting DO NOT need to be done from 	the Web interface (this is true for ANY Hypernews systems); you 	can send an Email directly to the list address. However, posting 	must have a subject. Subject-less posting will be rejected. Also, we have a spam filter in place and it is noteworthy to mention that to date, we had no accidental rejections of valid Emails.
    • 
    
  • As per 2012/06, all STAR Hypernews fora were made protected. In other words, and in addition of your Hypernews personal account, you MUST use the 'protected' password to access the Web interface.
    • 



Startup links


Here are a few startup links and tips, including where to start for a new Hypernews account.


    
    
  • If you DO NOT have a STAR account, consult Getting a computer account in STAR first BUT you will STILL need the additional below information:
    
    
      
        
    • You will need the 		famous “protected” area password. If you do not 		understand what this means, you are probably not a STAR 		collaborator ... Otherwise, you can get this information from your PAC, PWGC, OPS manager, council rep, etc ...
      • 
        
    • For your RCF user account name, you will need to chose 		a User ID other than “protected”. Hopefully, this will be the case.
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • After you get a RCF Unix account
    
      
        
    • create an Hypernews account  (as indicated in the  Hypernews in STAR section) starting from here.
      • 
        
    • IMPORTANT NOTE: please wait at least one hour after you get  confirmation from the RCF before creating your Hypernews account as there is a delay in information propagation of accounts to the Hypernews system.
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • To connect to the Web 	based Hypernews interface, please 	login to the system first. This will allow for your session to 	be authenticated properly and postings to be identified as you. As per 2006, any anonymous posting will be rejected.
    • 
    
  • You can then proceed to 	either
    
      
        
    • The forum 		list with all Hypernews forum displayed in descending order of 		'last posted'
      • 
        
    • You can Edit 		your membership to change your personal information (this is a 		typical link which DO require for you to login first)
      • 
        
    • Use the Hypernews 		Search engine to search / locate a particular message. This is slow and painful (we have too many message) but is te only way you can search the huge 10 years worth of Email archive.
      • 
    
    
    
    • 



    
    
  • Note again that as soon as you have located your 	forum of interest and it's address, you can send Emails directly to 	that list forum and/or answer previous post by using your mail 	client 'Reply'.
    • 



 


Tips related to message delivery to Hypernews 




If you have problems sending EMail to Hypernews, please understand and verify the following before asking for help:


    
    
  • Hypernews will silently discard EMails detected as spam. This is good news for our Hypernews subscribers but be aware that Spam filtering is a tricky business and some legitimate Email may be rejected unwillingly.
    
      
        
    • The first and foremost reason for rejection is the use of internet service provider (ISP) EMail servers to send Emails to Hypernews. Several ISP are blacklisted as they do not protect their service against anonymous Emails. Using such ISP will have as unfortunate consequence to have your Email rejected. Be sure to use your lab or university as provider or a trusted ISP.
      • 
        
    • The other reason is font encoding - DO NOT use special font encoding while sending Email - Korean (EUC-KR) or Chinese (GB2312, GB18030, Big5, ...) especially gets a high mark from the Spam filter and get you closet o the rejection rating threshold. A few unfortunate words here and there and ...
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • Hypernews in STAR DOES NOT accept attachments: your Email will be silently rejected if any appears.
    
      
        
    • Send instead a note of where your document resides for consulting.
      • 
        
    • DO NOT send messages as HTML - HTML EMail actually send plain text and HTML as an attachment ... and your post will be rejected. Typically, your mail client gives you the possibility to send plain-text for entire domain matching. Hypernews is covered by the www.star.bnl.gov domain.
        
        
            
      • MAC Users using Mac OSX Mail client, please consult this "How to Send a Message in Plain Text" (also explaining why MIME may be dangerous). Alternatively you may want to use Mozilla/Thunderbird as a client.
        • 
            
      • To set this up in Thunderbird so as follow
        
            
        Select the _Tools_ menu 
   Select _Options_ a window opens. Select the tab [Composition] -then-> [General]
    click on <send option> in the new opened pannel, then select the [Plain text domain] tab
      click [add] and add star.bnl.gov
      click OK
        
            
        • 
        
      
        
      • 
        
    • Sending EMail from BNL's Exchage server will result in MIME attachements and hence, cause a rejection of your posting. Two possible solutions offers themselves
        
        
            
      • Use the Hypernews Web interafce to send messages (after making sure you are logged in, click on the bottom reference to go to the message and [Add message]
        • 
            
      • Use a tool like Thunderbird with the SMTP outgoing server set to use the RCF server. Instructions are available here.
        
             
        • 
        
      
        
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • The folowing  restrictions  apply:
    
      
        
    • Use only one Hypernews forum in the To: field (and do not use CC: to another HN forum) - HN will not know where to post if you use multiple fora and the result will be un-predictable (depending on syntax used for the To: field and mailer, the post will end up in one of the specified fora or be discarded entirely)
      • 
        
    • You will NOT be able to forward a post from one forum to another - HN will know and send the message again to the original forum. This is because the information HN keeps for archiving your posts and threading them is part of the message header and not based on where you send the message (header includes Newsgroups, X-HN-Forum, X-HN-Re and X-HN-Loop). Your options could be to strip the header or cut-and-paste the original message into a new one.
      • 
        
    • Multiple recipient on the Email "To:" field will not post your EMail. Strictly speaking, this is a shortcoming in the parsing of the header as defined in RFC2822 (the RFC allows for a list, STAR HN implementation disallow mass posting).
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • One frequent source of issues and unrelated to any of te above (and very STAR infrastructure specific):
    
      
        
    • Always use address book entries using the alias of the form list [at] www.star.bnl.gov and NOT the node specific address (connery, orion, etc...). Especially, older users should remove from their address book any address not specifying the alias.
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • If you need to test sending Email to the system, please do not spam an existing active list - instead, use our test fora: startest or tesp.
    
      
        
    • Remember that Hypernews is a centralized system, if your Email passes and is deleiverred to the test forum, it should be to any other lists
      • 
        
    • Both fora are near identical - testp is nowadays used for testing new code and features so for a casual Email check, you may prefer startest.
      • 
    
    
    
    • 



 
   



  
Installing the STAR software stack

   
The pages here are under constructions. They aim to help remote sites to install the STAR software stack.


You should read first Setting up your computing environment before going through the documents provided herein as we refer to this page very often. Please, pay particular attention to the list of environment variables defined by the group login script and their meanings in STAR. Be aware of the assumptions as per the software locations (all will be referred by the environment variables listed there) as well as the need to use a custom (provided) set of .cshrc and .login file (you may have to modify them if you install the STAR software locally). Setting up your computing environment  is however NOT written as a software installation instruction and should not be read as such.


Please, follow the instructions in order they appear below


    

  1. Check first the availability of the CERN libraries as this may be a show stopper. If there is no CERN libraries for your OS version and/or the available libraries are not validated for your OS, you will NOT be able to get the STAR software working on your site.
    2. 

  2. Your FIRST STEP is to install the Group login scripts. Although not all will be defined, the login should be successful after this step.
    3. 

  3. The next step is then to install Additional software components 
    
    However, your OS should also have installed a few base system wide RPMs. 
    
    Lists are available on the OS Upgrade page as well as specific issues with some OS. Read it carefully.
    4. 

  4. Then, install the ROOT library Building ROOT in STAR
    5. 

  5. Finally, you are ready for a STAR library installation STAR codes
    6. 



Sparse notes are also in Post installation and special instructions for administrators at OS Upgrade.


 

   

  
Group login scripts

   
Installing


The STAR general group login scripts are necessary to define the STAR environment. They reside in $CVSROOT within the group/ sub-tree. Template files for users .cshrc and .login support also exists within this tree in a sub-directory group/templates. To install properly on a local cluster, there are two possibilities:


    
    
  • if you have access to AFS, you should simply
    
    
        % mkdir  /usr/local/star # this is only an example
    % cd /usr/local/star     # this directory needs to be readable by a STAR group
    % cvs checkout group     # this assumes CVSROOT is defined 
    
    This will bring a copy of all you need locally in /usr/local/star/group
    • 
    
  • If you do not have access to AFS from your remote site, get a copy of the entire BNL $GROUP_DIR tree and unpack in a common place (like /usr/local/star above). A copy resides in the AFS tree mentioned Additional software components.
    • 



Note that wherever you install the login scripts, they need to be readable by a STAR members (you can do this by allowing a Unix group all STAR users will belong to read access to the tree or by making sure the scripts are all users accessible).


Also, as soon as you get a local copy of the group/templates/ files, EDIT BOTH  the cshrc and login files and change on top the definition of GROUP_DIR to it matches your site GROUP script location (/usr/local/group in our example).


To enable a user to use the STAR environment, simply copy the template cshrc and login scripts as indicated in Setting up your computing environment.


Special scripts


Part of our login is optional and the scripts mentioned here will NOT be part of our CVS repository but, if exists, will be executed.


    
    
  • site_pre_setup.csh - this script, if exists in $GROUP_DIR, will be executed before the execution of the STAR standard login. Its purpose is to define variables indicating non-standard location for your packages. For those variables which may be redefined, please consult Setting up your computing environment for all the variables (in blue) which may be redefined prior to login.
    • 
    
  • site_post_setup.csh - this script, if exists in $GROUP_DIR, will be executed after the STAR standard login. Its purpose is to define local variables nor related to STAR's environment. Such variables may be for example the definition of a proxy (http_proxy, ftp_proxy, https_proxy), a NNTP server or a default WWW home directory (WW_HOME). Do not try to redefine STAR login's defined variables using this script.
    • 



Testing this phase


Testing this phase is as simple as creating a test account and verifying that the login does succeed. Whenever you start with a blank site, the login MUST succeed and lead to viable environment ($PATH especially should be minimally correct). A typical login example would be at this stage something like


Setting up WWW_HOME  = http://www.star.bnl.gov/

         ----- STAR Group Login from /usr/local/star/group/ -----

Setting up STAR_ROOT = /usr/local/star
Setting up STAR_PATH = /usr/local/star/packages
Setting up OPTSTAR   = /usr/local/star/opt/star
WARNING : XOPTSTAR points to /dev/null (no AFS area for it)
Setting up STAF      = /usr/local/star/packages/StAF/pro
Setting up STAF_LIB  = /usr/local/star/packages/StAF/pro/.cos46_gcc346/lib
Setting up STAF_BIN  = /usr/local/star/packages/StAF/pro/.cos46_gcc346/bin
Setting up STAR      = /usr/local/star/packages/pro
Setting up STAR_LIB  = /usr/local/star/packages/pro/.cos46_gcc346/lib
Setting up STAR_BIN  = /usr/local/star/packages/pro/.cos46_gcc346/bin
Setting up STAR_PAMS = /usr/local/star/packages/pro/pams
Setting up STAR_DATA = /usr/local/star/data
Setting up CVSROOT   = /usr/local/star/packages/repository
Setting up ROOT_LEVEL= 5.12.00
Setting up SCRATCH   = /tmp/jeromel
CERNLIB version pro has been initiated with CERN_ROOT=/cernlib/pro
STAR setup on star.phys.pusan.ac.kr by Tue Mar 12 06:43:47 KST 2002  has been completed
LD_LIBRARY_PATH = .cos46_gcc346/lib:/usr/local/star/ROOT/5.12.00/.cos46_gcc346/rootdeb/lib:ROOT:/usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib


 


Suggestions


STAR group


You may want to to create a rhstar group on your local cluster matching GID 31012. This will make AFS integration easier as the group names in AFS will then translate to rhstar (it will however not grant you any special access obviously since AFS is Kerberos authentication based and not Unix UID based).

To do this, and after checking that /etc/group do not contain any mapping for gid 31012, you could (Linux):


% groupadd -g 31012 rhstar



Test account


It may be practical for testing the STAR environment to create a test account on your local cluster. The starlib account is an account  used in STAR for software installation. You may want to create such account as follow (Linux):


% useradd -d /home/starlib -g rhstar -s /bin/tcsh  starlib


 This will allow for easier integration. Any account name will do (but testing is important and we will have a section on this later).


 


 
   



  
Additional software components

   
Scope & audience


Described in Setting up your computing environment, OPTSTAR is the environment variable pointing to an area which will supplement the operating system installation of libraries and program. This area is fundamental to the STAR software installation as it will contain needed libraries, approved software component version, shared files, configuration and so on.



The following path should contain all software components as sources for you to install a fresh copy on your cluster:

     /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/common



Note that this path should allow anyuser to read so there is no need for an AFS token. The note below are sparse and ONLY indicate special instructions you need to follow if any. In the absence of special instructions, the "standard" instructions are to be followed. None of the explanations below are aimed to target a regular user but aimed to target system administrator or software infrastructure personnel.


System wide RPMs


Some RPMs from your OS distribution may be found at BNL under the directory /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/rcfsl/X.Y/*/ where X.Y is the major and minor version for your Scientific Linux version respectively. You should have a look and install. If you do not have AFS, you should log to the RCF and transfer whatever is appropriate.


In other words, we may have re-packaged some packages and/or  created additional ones for compatibility purposes. An example of this for  SL5.3 is flex32libs-2.5.4a-41.fc6.i386.rpm located in /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/rcfsl/5.3/rcf-custom/ which supports the 32 bits compatbility package for flex on a kernel with dual 32/64 bits support.


STAR Specific


The directory tree /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/common contains packages installed on our farm in addition of the default distribution software packages coming with the operating system. At BNL, all packages referred here are installed in the AFS tree


	/opt/star -> /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/@sys/opt/star/



Be aware of the intent explained in Setting up your computing environment as per the difference between $XOPTSTAR and OPTSTAR.


OPTSTAR will either


    
    
  • at BNL or to a remote site: be used to indicate and access the local software BUT may be supported through a soft-link to the same AFS area as showed above whereas @sys will expand to the operating system of interest (see Setting up your computing environment as well for a support matrix)
    • 
    
  • at a remote site, will point to a LOCAL (that is, non-networked) installation of the software components. This space could be anywhere on your local cluster but obviously, will have to be shared and visible from all nodes in your cluster.
    • 



XOPTSTAR



The emergence of $XOPTSTAR started from 2003 to provide better support for software installation to remote institutions. Many packages add path information to their configuration (like the infamous .la files) and previously installed in $OPTSTAR, remote sites had problems loading libraries for a path reason. Hence, and unless specified otherwise below, $XOPTSTAR will be used preferably at BNL for installation the software so remote access to the AFS repository and copy will be made maximally transparent.



In 2005, we added an additional tree level reflecting the possibility of multiple compilers and possible mismatch between fs sysname setups and operating system versions. Hence, you may see path like OPTSTAR=/opt/star/sl44_gcc346 but this structure is a detail and if the additional layer does not exist for your site, later login will nonetheless succeed. This additional level is defined by the STAR login environment $STAR_HOST_SYS. In the next section, we explained how to set this up from a "blank" site (i.e. a site without the STAR environment and software installed). 



On remote sites where you decide to install the software components locally, you should use $OPTSTAR in the configure or make statements.


Basic starting point


From a blank node on remote site, be sure to have $OPTSTAR defined. You can do this by hand for example like this


% setenv OPTSTAR /usr/local



or


% mkdir -p /opt/star
% setenv OPTSTAR /opt/star



are two possibilities. The second, being the default location of the software layer, will be automatically recognized by the STAR group login scripts. From this point, a few pre-requisites are


    
    
  • you have to have a system with "a" compiler - we support gcc but also icc on Linux
    • 
    
  • you should have the STAR group login scripts at hand (it could be from AFS). The STAR login scripts will NOT redefine $OPTSTAR if already defined.
    • 



Execute the STAR login. This will define $STAR_HOST_SYS appropriately. Then


% cd $OPTSTAR
% mkdir $STAR_HOST_SYS
% stardev
 



the definition of $OPTSTAR will change to the version dependent structure, adding $STAR_HOST_SYS to the path definition (the simple presence of the layer made the login script redefine it).


 


Changing platform or compiler


32 bits versus 64 bits


If you want to support native 64 bits on 64 bits, do not forget to pass/force -m64 -fPIC to the compiler and -m64  to the linker. If however you want to build a cross platform (64 bit/32  bit kernels compatible) executables and libraries, you will on the  contrary need to force -m32 (use -fPIC).  Even if you build the packages from a 32 bit kernel node, be aware that  many applications and package save a setup including compilation flags  (which will have to be using -m32 if you want a cross platform package). There are many places below were I do not specify this.


Often, using CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m32"  would do the trick for a force to 32 bits mode (similarly for -m64).  You need to use such option for libraries and packages even if you  assemble on a 32 bits kernel node as otherwise, the package may build  extension later not compatible as cross-platform support.


Other GCC versions


As for the 32 bits versus 64 bits, often adding something like CC=`which gcc` and CXX=`which g++` to either the configure or make command would do the trick. If not, you will need to modify the Makefile accordingly. You may also define the environment variable CC for consistency.


Summary


If ylu do have a 64 bits kernel and intend to compile both 32 bits  and 64 bits, you should define the envrionment variable as shown below.   The variables will make configure (and some Makefile) pick the proper  flags and make your life much easier - follow the specific instructions  for the packages noted in those instructions for specific tricks. Note  as well that even if you do have a 32 bits kernel only, you are  encouraged to use the -m32  compilation option (this will make further integration with dual 32/64  bits support smoother as some of the packages configurations include  compiler path and options).


32 bits


% setenv CFLAGS   "-m32 -fPIC"
% setenv CXXFLAGS "-m32 -fPIC"
% setenv FFLAGS   "-m32 -fPIC"
% setenv FCFLAGS  "-m32 -fPIC"
% setenv LDFLAGS  "-m32"
% setenv CC  `which gcc`     # only if you use a different compiler than the system default
% setenv CXX `which g++`     # only if you use a different compiler than the system default


and/or pass to Makefile and/or configure the arguments CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m32" CC=`which gcc` CXX=`which g++` (will not hurt to use it in addition of the environment variables)




64 bits


% setenv CFLAGS   "-m64 -fPIC"
% setenv CXXFLAGS "-m64 -fPIC"
% setenv FFLAGS   "-m64 -fPIC"
% setenv FCFLAGS  "-m64 -fPIC"
% setenv LDFLAGS  "-m64"
% setenv CC  `which gcc`     # only if you use a different compiler than the system default
% setenv CXX `which g++`     # only if you use a different compiler than the system default


and/or pass to Makefile and/or configure the arguments CFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m64" CC=`which gcc` CXX=`which g++` (will not hurt to use it in addition of the environment variables)


 


Software repository directory - starting a build


In the instructions below, greyed instructions are historical instructions and/or package version which no longer reflects the current official STAR supported platform. However, if you try to install the STAR software under older OS, refer carefully to the instructions and package versions.


perl


The STAR envrionment and login scripts heavily rely on perl for string manipulation, compilation management and a bunch of utility scripts. Assembling it from the start is essential. You may rely on your system-wide installed perl version BUT if so, note that the minimum version indicated below IS required.


In our software repository path, you will find a perl/ sub-directory containing all packages and modules.


The package and minimal version are below
		perl-5.6.1.tar.gz      -- Moved to 5.8.0 starting from RH8
		perl-5.8.0.tar.gz      -- Solaris and True64 upgraded 2003
		perl-5.8.4.tar.gz      -- 2004, Scientific Linux
		perl-5.8.9.tar.gz      -- SL5+
                perl-5.10.1.tar.gz     -- SL6+




When building perl


    
    
  • Use all default arguments BUT when you are asked for compilation / linker args, add -m32 or -m64 depending on the platform support you are building. Those questions are (example for the 32 bits version):
    
      
        
    • Any additional cc flags? []  -fPIC -m32
      • 
        
    • Any additional ld flags (NOT including libraries)? [] -m32
      • 
        
    • Any special flags to pass to cc -c to compile shared library modules? []  -fPIC -m32
      • 
        
    • Any special flags to pass to cc to create a dynamically loaded library? [-shared -O2] -shared -O2 -m32
      • 
        
    • If you build a 32 bits support on a 64 bit node, you may also answer "no" below but the defalt naswer SHOULD appear as no if you properly passed -m32 as indicated above.
      
        Try to use maximal 64-bit support, if available? [y] n  <--- you probably did ot pass -m32
      
              Try to use maximal 64-bit support, if available? [n]    <--- just press return, all is fine
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • when asked for the default prefix for the installation, give the value of $OPTSTAR as answer (or a base path starting with the value of $OPTSTAR wherever appropriate). Questions include
    
    
      
        
    • Installation prefix to use? (~name ok) [/usr/local]
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • If the build warn you at first that the directory does not exists but proceed - to questions like "Use that name anyway?" answer Yes
    • 





After installing perl itself, you will need to install the STAR required module.


The modules are installed using a bundle script (install_perlmods located in /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/common/bin/). It needs some work to get it generalized but the idea is that it contains the dependencies and installation order . To install, you can do the following (we assume install_perlmods is in the path for simplicity and clarity):

 


    
    
  1. first chose a work place where you would unpack the needed modules. Let's assume this is /home/xxx/myworkplace
    2. 
    
  2. Check things out by running install_perlmods with arguments 0 as follow
    
    % install_perlmods 0 /home/xxx/myworkplace
    
    It will tell you the list of modules you need to unpack. If they are already unpacked and /home/xxx/myworkplace contains all needed package directories, skip to step 4.
    3. 
    
  3. You can unpack manually OR use the command 
    
    % install_perlmods 1 /home/xxx/myworkplace
    
    to do this automatically. Note that you could have skipped step 2 and do that from the start (if confident enough).
    4. 
    
  4. The steps above should have created a file named /home/xxx/myworkplace/perlm-install-XXX.csh where XXX is the OS you are working on. Note that the same install directory may therefore be used for ALL platform on your cluster. However, versionning is not (yet) supported.
    
    Execute this script after checking its content. It will run (hopefully smoothly) the perl Makerfile.PL and make / make install commands. Note that you could have also used
    
    % install_perlmods 2 /home/xxx/myworkplace	
    
    and skip step 2 & 3. In this mode, it unpacks and proceeds with compilation. To do only if you have absolute blind faith in the process (I don't and have written those scripts  ;-)   ).
    5. 





Very old note [this used to happen with older perl version]: if typing make, you get the following message


make: *** No rule to make target `<command-line>', needed by `miniperlmain.o'.  Stop.



then you bumped into an old gcc/perl build issue (tending to come back periodically depending on message formats of gcc) and can resolve this by a using any perl version available and running the commands:



% make depend

% perl -i~ -nle 'print unless /<(built-in|command.line)>/' makefile x2p/makefile


This will suppress from the makefile the offending lines and will get you back on your feet.

 


After you install perl, and your setup is local (in /opt/star) you may want to do the following


% cd /opt/star
% ln -s $STAR_HOST_SYS/* .
%
% # prepare for later directories packages will create
% ln -s $STAR_HOST_SYS/share .
% ln -s $STAR_HOST_SYS/include .
% ln -s $STAR_HOST_SYS/info .
% ln -s $STAR_HOST_SYS/etc .
% ln -s $STAR_HOST_SYS/libexec .
% ln -s $STAR_HOST_SYS/qt .
% ln -s $STAR_HOST_SYS/jed .
%



While some of those directories will not yet exist, this will create a base set of directories (without the additional compiler / OS version) supporting future upgrades via the "default" set of directories. In other words, any future upgrade of compilers for example leading to a different  $STAR_HOST_SYS will still lead as well to a functional environment as far as compatibility exists. Whenever compatibility will be broken, you will need of course to re-create a new $STAR_HOST_SYS tree.

At this stage, you should install as much of the libraries in $OPTSTAR and re-address the perl modules later as some depends on installed libraries necessary for the STAR environment to be functional.


 


Others/ [PLEASE READ, SOME PACKAGE MAY HAVE EXCEPTION NOTES]

        Needed on Other platform (but there on Linux). Unless specified 
        otherwise, the packages were build with the default values.
                make-3.80
                tar-1.13
                flex-2.5.4   
                xpm-3.4k
                libpng-1.0.9

                mysql-3.23.43 on Solaris
                mysql-3.23.55 starting from True64 days (should be tried as
                              an upgraded version of teh API)
                              BEWARE mysql-4.0.17 was tried and is flawed.
                              We also use native distribution MySQL
                mysql-4.1.22  *** IMPORTANT *** Actually this was an upgrade 
                              on SL4.4 (not necessary but the default 4.1.20 
                              has some bugs) 

                <gcc-2.95.2>
                dejagnu-1.4.1	 
                gdb-5.2
                texinfo-4.3
                emacs-20.7 

                findutils-4.1
                fileutils-4.1
                cvs-1.11       -- perl is needed before hand as it folds
                               it in generated scripts
                grep-2.5.1a    Started on Solaris 5.9 in 2005 as ROOT would complain 
                               about too old version of egrep 


This may be needed if not installed on your system. It is part of a needed
autoconf/automake deployment.
                m4-1.4.1		
                autoconf-2.53  
                automake-1.6.3
		
Linux only
                valgrind-2.2.0
                valgrind-3.2.3                (was for SL 4.4 until 2009)
                valgrind-3.4.1                SL4.4
         
General/   The installed packages/sources for diverse 
           software layers. The order of installation was
                ImageMagick-5.4.3-9           On RedHat 8+, not needed for SL/RHE but see below
                ImageMagick-6.5.3-10          Used on SL5 as default revision is "old" (6.2.8) - TBC

                slang-1.4.5                   On RedHat 8+, ATTENTION: not needed for SL/RHE, install RPM
                lynx2-8-2 
                lynx2-8-5                     Starting from SL/RHE
                xv-3.10a-STAR                 Note the post-fix STAR (includes patch and 32/64 bits 
                                              support Makefile)
                nedit-5.2-src                 ATTENTION: No need on SL/RHE (installed by default) [+]
                pythia5
                pythia6
                text2c
                icalc

                dejagnu-1.4.1                 Optional / Dropped from SL3.0.5
                gdb-5.1.91                    For RH lower versions - Not RedHat , 8+
                gdb-6.2 (patched)             Done for SL3 only (do not install on others) 

                gsl-1.13                      Started from SL5 and back ported to SL4
                gsl-1.16                      Update for SL6                 

                chtext
                jed-0.99-16
                jed-0.99.18                   Used from SL5+
                jed-0.99.19                   Used in SL6/gcc 4.8.2 (no change in instructions) 
		
                qt-x11-free-3.1.0
                qt-x11-free-3.3.1             Starting with SL/RHE [+]
                qt-x11-opensource-4.4.3       Deployed from i386_sl4 and i386_sl305 (after dropping SL3.0.2), SL5
                qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.5       
                                              Deployed from SL6 onward
                qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7
                                              Deployed on SL6/gcc 4.8.2 (latest 4.8.x release)

                doxygen-1.3.5
                doxygen-1.3.7                 Starting with SL/RHE
                doxygen-1.5.9                 Use this for SL5+ - this package has a dependence in qt
                                              Installed native on SL6

                Python 2.7.1                  Started from SL4.4 and onward, provides pyROOT support
                Python 2.7.5                  Started from SL6 onward, provides pyROOT support
                        pyparsing V1.5.5      SL5 Note: "python setup.py install" to install
                        pyparsing V1.5.7      SL6 Note: "python setup.py install" to install
                        setuptools 0.6c11     SL5 Note: sh the .egg file to install
                        setuptools 0.9.8      SL6 Note: "python setup.py install" to install
                        MySQL-python-1.2.3    MySQL 14.x client libs compatible
                        virtualenv 1.9        SL6 Note: "python setup.py install" to install
                        Cython-0.24           SL6 Note: "python setup.py build ; python setup.py install" 
                        pyflakes / pygments   {TODO}

                libxml2                       Was used only for RH8.0, installed as part of SL later [+] 

                libtool-1.5.8                 This was used for OS not having libtool, Use latest version. 
                libtool-2.4                   Needed under SL5 64 bits kernel (32 bits code will not assemble
                                              otherwise). This was re-packaged with a patch. 
   
                Coin-3.1.1                    Coin 3D and related packages
                Coin-3.1.3                    ... was used for SL6/gcc 4.8.2 + patch 
                                              (use the package named Coin-3.1.3-star)
                simage-1.7a                   
                SmallChange-1.0.0a        
                SoQt-1.5.0a


                astyle_1.15.3                 Started from SL3/RHE upon user request
                astyle_1.19                   SL4.4 and above
                astyle_1.23                   SL5 and above
                astyle_2.03                   SL6 and above
		
                unixODBC-2.2.6                (depend on Qt) Was experimental Linux only for now.
                unixODBC-2.3.0                SL5+, needed if you intend to use DataManagement tools

                MyODBC-3.51.06                Was Experimental on Linux at first, ignore this version
                MyODBC-3.51.12                Version for SL4.4 (needed for mysql 4.1 and above)
                mysql-connector-odbc-3.51.12  <-- Experimental package change - new name starting from 51.12. BEWARE.
                mysql-connector-odbc-5.x      SL5+. As above, only if you intend to use Data Management tools

                boost                         Experimental and introduced in 2010 but not used then
                boost_1_54_0                  SL6+ needed

                log4cxx 0.9.7                 This should be general, initial version
                log4cxx 0.10.0                Started at SL5 - this is now from Apache
			apr-1.3.5             and depend on the Apache Portable Runtime (apr) package
			apr-util-1.3.7        which need to be installed BEFORE log4cxx and in the order
			expat-1.95.7          showed

                valkyrie-1.4.0                Added to SL3 as a GUI companion to valgrind (requires Qt3)
                                              Not installed in SL5 for now (Qt4 only) so ignore  

               fastjet-2.4.4                  Started from STAR Library version SL11e, essentially for analysis
               fastjet-3.0.6                  SL6 onward

               unuran-1.8.1                   Requested and installed from SL6+
               LHAPDF-6.1.6                   Added after SL6.4, gcc 4.8.2
 
In case you have problems
               emacs-24.3                     Installed under SL6 as the default version had font troubles
               vim-7.4                        Update made under SL6.4, please prefer RPM if possible

Not necessary (installed anyway)
                chksum  
                pine4.64                      Added at SL4.4 as removed from base install at BNL

Retired
                xemacs-21.5.15                << Linux only  -- This was temporary and removed 

Other directories are

WorkStation/   contains packages such as OpenAFS or OpenOffice Linux
WebServer/     mostly perl modules needed for our WebServer
Linux/         Linux specific utilities (does not fit in General) or
               packages tested under Linux only.






Some notes about packages :
 Most of them are pretty straight forward to install (like ./configure
 make ; make install (changing the base path /usr/local to $OPTSTAR).
 With configure, this is done using either
   ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR
   ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR

 Specific notes follows and include packages which are NOT yet official
 but tried out.


- Beware that the Msql-Mysql-modules perl module requires a hack
  I have not quite understood yet how to make automatic (the 
  advertized --blabla do not seem to work) on platforms supporting
  the client in OPTSTAR
   INC = ... -I$(XOPTSTAR)/include/mysql ...     
   H_FILES = $(XOPTSTAR)/include/mysql/mysql.h
   OTHERLDFLAGS = -L$(XOPTSTAR)/lib/mysql 
   LDLOADLIBS = -lmysqlclient -lm -lz

- GD-2+
  Do NOT select support for animated GIF. This will fail on standard
  SL distributions (default gd lib has no support for that).






ImageMagick 


Really easy to install (usual configure / make / make install) but however, the PerlMagick part should be installed separatly (the usual perl module way i.e. cd to the directory, perl Makefile.PL and make / make install). I used the distribution's module. Therefore, that perl-module is not in perl/Installed/ as the other perl-modules. The copy of PerlMagick to /bin/ by default will fail so you may want to additionally do


% make install-info
% make install-data-html



which comes later depending on version.

 


lynx


- lynx2-8-2 / lynx2-8-5 
  Note: First, I tried lynx2-8-4 and the make file / configure
        is a real disaster. For 2-8-2/2-8-5, follow the notes 
        below

  General :
  %  ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR {--with-screen=slang}

  Do not forget to
  % make install-help
  % make install-doc

 caveat 1 -- Linux (lynx 2-8-2 only, fixed at 2-8-5)

  $OPTSTAR/lib/lynx.cfg was modified as follow
96,97c96,97
< #HELPFILE:http://www.crl.com/~subir/lynx/lynx_help/lynx_help_main.html
< HELPFILE:file://localhost/opt/star/lib/lynx_help/lynx_help_main.html
---
> HELPFILE:http://www.crl.com/~subir/lynx/lynx_help/lynx_help_main.html
> #HELPFILE:file://localhost/PATH_TO/lynx_help/lynx_help_main.html 


  



   For using curses (needed under Linux, otherwise, the screen looks funny), 
   one has to do a few manipulation by hand i.e. 
   . start with ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR --with-screen=slang
   . edit the makefile and add -DUSE_SLANG to SITE_DEFS
   . change CPPFLAGS from /usr/local/slang to $OPTSTAR/include [when slang is local]
     Version 2-8-5 has this issue fixed.
   . Change LIBS -lslang to -L$OPTSTAR/lib -lslang
   . You are ready now
   There is probably an easier way but as usual, I gave up after close
   to 15mnts reading, as much struggle and complete flop at the end ..

 caveta 2 -- Solaris/True64 : 
   We did not build with slang but native (slang screws colors up)




 


text2c, chksum, chtext, icalc




Those packages can be assembled simply by using the following command:


% make clean && make install PREFIX=$OPTSTAR



To build a 32 bits versions of the executable under a 64 bits kernel, use


    
    
  • text2c:             % make CC=`which gcc` CFLAGS="-lfl -m32"
    • 
    
  • icalc:                % make CC=`which gcc` CFLAGS="-lm -m32"
    • 
    
  • chksum:           % make CC=`which gcc` CFLAGS="-m32 -trigraphs"
    • 
    
  • chtext:             % make CC=`which gcc` CFLAGS="-lfl -m32"
    • 



 


xv-3.10a


This package distributed already patched and in principle, only a few 'make' commands should suffice. Note


    
    
  • xv is licensed so the usage as to remain stricly for your users' amusement only. If you use this package for doing any work, you are violating the law. Please, read the license agreement at http://www.trilon.com/xv/pricing.html 
    • 



Normal build


Now,  you should be ready to build the main program (I am not sure why some depencies fail on some platform and did not bother to fix).


% cd tiff/
% make clean && make
% cd ../jpeg
% make clean && make
% cd ..
% rm -f *.o  && make
% make -f Makefile.gcc64 install BINDIR=$OPTSTAR/bin



For 32 bits compilation under a 64 bits kernel


% cd tiff/
% make clean && make CC=`which gcc` COPTS="-O -m32"
% cd ../jpeg
% make clean && make CC=`which gcc` CFLAGS="-O -I. -m32" LDFLAGS="-m32"
% cd ..
% rm -f *.o   && make -f Makefile.gcc32
% make -f Makefile.gcc32 install BINDIR=$OPTSTAR/bin



Makefile.gcc32 and Makefile.gcc64 are both provided for commodity.


Building from scratch (good luck)


However, if you need to re-generate   the makefile (may be needed for new architectures), use


% xmkmf 



Then, the patches is as follow


% sed "s|/usr/local|$OPTSTAR|" MakeFile >Makefile.new
% mv Makefile.new Makefile



and in xv.h, line 119 becomes


# if !defined(__NetBSD__) && ! defined(__USE_BSD) 



After xmkmf, you will need to


% make depend



before typing make. This may generate some warnings. Ignore then.


However, I had to fix diverse caveats depending on situations ...


Caveat 1 - no tiff library found


Go into the tiff/    directory and do


% cd tiff  % make -f Makefile.gcc   % cd ..



to generate the mkg3states (itself creating the g3states.h file) as it did    not work.


Caveat 2 - tiff and gcc 4.3.2 in tiff/


With gcc 4.3.2  I created an additional .h file named local_types.h and  force the definition of a few of the u_* types but using define statements (I know, it is bad). The content of that file is as follows


#ifndef _LOCAL_TYPES_
#define _LOCAL_TYPES_

#if !defined(u_long)
# define u_long unsigned long
#endif
#if !defined(u_char)
# define u_char unsigned char
#endif
#if !defined(u_short)
# define u_short unsigned short
#endif
#if !defined(u_int)
# define u_int unsigned int
#endif

#endif



and it needs to be included in tiff/tif_fax3.h and tiff/tiffiop.h .


Caveat 3 -- no jpeg library?


 In case you have a warning about jpeg such as No rule to make target `libjpeg.a', do the following as well:


% cd jpeg
% ./configure
% make
% cd ..



 


Nedit


There is no install provided. I did


% make linux
% cp source/nc source/nedit $OPTSTAR/bin/
% cp doc/nc.man $OPTSTAR/man/man1/nc.1
% cp doc/nedit.man $OPTSTAR/man/man1/nedit.1


Other targets


% make dec
% make solaris



If you need to build for another compiler or another platform, you may want to copy one of the provided makefile and modify them to create a new target. For example, if you have a 64 bits kernel but want to build a 32 bits nedit (for consistency or otherwise), you could do this:


% cp makefiles/Makefile.linux makefiles/Makefile.linux32



then edit and add -m32 to bothe CFLAGS and LIBS. This will add a target "platform" linux32 for a make linux32 command (tested this and worked fine). The STAR provided package added (in case) both a linux64 and a linux32 reshaped makefile to ensure easy install for all kernels (gcc compiler should be recent and accept the -m flag).


 


Pythia libraries 


The unpacking is "raw". So, go in a working directory where the .tar.gz are,    and do the following   (for linux)


% test -d Pythia && rm -fr Pythia ; mkdir Pythia && cd Pythia && tar -xzf ../pythia5.tar.gz 
% ./makePythia.linux 
% mv libPythia.so $OPTSTAR/lib/ 
% cd .. 
% 
% test -d Pythia6 && rm -fr Pythia6 ; mkdir Pythia6 && cd Pythia6 && tar -xzf ../pythia6.tar.gz 
% test -e main.c && rm -f main.c 
% ./makePythia6.linux 
% mv libPythia6.so $OPTSTAR/lib 
% 



Substitute linux with solaris for Solaris platform.   On Solaris, Pythia6 requires gcc to build/link.


On SL5, 64 bits note


Depending on whether you compile a native 64 bit library support or a cross-platform 32/64, you will need to handle it differently.


For a 64 bits platform, I had to edit the makePythia.linux and  -fPIC to   the  options for a so the binaries main.c . I did not provide a patched package mainly because v5   is not really needed in STAR.    For pythia6 caveat:   On SL5, 64 bits, use makePythia6.linuxx8664 file. You will need to chmod +x   first as it was not executable in my version.


On 64 bit platform to actually build a cross-platform version, I had instead to use the normal build but make sure to add -m32 to compilation and linker options and -fPIC to compilation option.


 


True64


% chmod +x ./makePythia.alpha && ./makePythia.alpha Pythia6



% chmod +x ./makePythia6.alpha && ./makePythia6.alpha 



The following script was used to split the code which was too big


 #!/usr/bin/env perl
 $filin = $ARGV[0];
 open(FI,$filin);
 $idx = $i = 0;
 while( defined($line = <FI>) ){
    chomp($line); $i++;

    if ($i >= 500 && $line =~ /subroutine/){
	$i = 0;
	$idx++;
    }

    if ($i == 0){
	close(FO);
	open(FO,">$idx.$filin");
	print "Opening $idx.$filin\n";
    }
    print FO "$line\n";
 }
 close(FO);
 close(FI);



 


Qt 4   


Starts the same than Qt3 i.e. assuming that SRC=/afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/common/General/Sources/   and $x and $y stands for major and minor versions of Qt. There are multiple flavors of the package name (it was called qt-x11-free* then qt-x11-opensource* and with more recent package qt-everywhere-opensource-src*). For the sake of instructions, I provide a generic example with the most recent naming (please adapt as your case requires). WHEREVER is a location of your choice (not the final target directory).


% cd $WHEREVER
% tar -xzf $SRC/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.$x.$y.tar.gz
% cd qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.$x.$y
% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR/qt4.$x -qt-sql-mysql -no-exceptions -no-glib -no-rpath 



To build a 32/64 bits version on a 64 bits OS or forcing a 32 bits exec (shared mode) on a 32 bits OS, use a configure target like the below


% ./configure  -platform linux-g++-32 -mysql_config $OPTSTAR/bin/mysql_config [...] 
% ./configure  -platform linux-g++-64 [...]


Note that the above assumes you have a proper $OPTSTAR/bin/mysql_config. ON a mixed 64/32 bits node, the default in /usr/bin/mysql_config will return the linked library as the /usr/lib64/mysql path and not the /usr/lib/mysql and hence, Qt make will fail finding the dependencies necessary to link with -m32. The trick we had was to copy mysql_config and replace lib64 by lib and voila!.




Compiling


  % make
  % make install

  % cd $OPTSTAR
  % ln -s qt4.$x ./qt4



For compiling with a different compiler, note that the variables referenced in this section will be respected by configure. You HAVE TO do this as the project files and other configuration files from Qt will include information on the compiler (inconsistency may arrise otherwise).


Misc notes


    
    
  • If you use the same directory tree for compiling the 64 bits and the 32 bits version, please note that 'make clean' will not do the proper job. You will need to use a more systematic % find . -name '*.o' -exec rm -f {} \;  command before running  ./configure again.
    • 
    
  • We added mysql support in Qt4 and Qt can now be compiled in a separate directory and installed properly (at last!). If the mysql support gives you trouble on a 64 bit OS attempting to build a 32 bit image, be sure you have used as indicated above the -mysql_config /usr/lib/mysql/mysql_config option as otherwise, the default mysql_config will be picked from /usr/bin and that version will refer to the 64 bits  libraries (the link will then fail). 
    • 
    
  • For SL44, we created a qt3 distribution as then, both         3 and 4 existed. Otherwise, the ./qt4 link as indicated above is sufficient for SL5 and above.
    • 
    
  • On some systems (SL3.0.2 for sure), I also used
    
      
        
    • -no-openssl   as there were include problems with ssl.h and krb5.h
      • 
        
    • -qt-libtiff   as the default system included header did not agree with Qt code
      • 
        
    • -platform linux-icc  could be used for icc based compiler
      • 
    
    
    
    • 



 


Qt   3


Horribly packaged, the easiest is to unpack in $OPTSTAR, cd to   qt-x11-free-3.X.X (where X.X stands for the current sub-version   deployed on our node), run the configure script, make the package,    then make clean. Then, link


  % cd $OPTSTAR && ln -s qt-x11-free-3.X.X qt


Later release can be build that way with changing the soft-link   without removing the preceeding version entirely.    Before building, do the following (if you had previous version   of Qt installed). This is not necessary if you install the    package the first time around. Please, close windows after   compilation to ensure STAR path sanity.


  % cd $OPTSTAR/qt
  % setenv QTDIR `pwd`
  % setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH `pwd`/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH 
  % setenv PATH `pwd`/bin:$PATH


To configure the package, then use one of:


    
    
  • Linux gcc:   ./configure --prefix=`pwd` -no-xft -thread   
    • 
    
  • Linux icc:    ./configure --prefix=`pwd` -no-xft -thread -platform linux-icc   
    • 
    
  • True64 :       ./configure --prefix=`pwd` -no-xft -thread   
    • 
    
  • Solaris:         ./configure --prefix=`pwd` -no-xft    
    • 



In case of thread, the regular version is build first then the   threaded version (so far, they have different names and no Soft   links).


You may also want to edit  $QTDIR/mkspecs/default/qmake.conf and replace the line


QMAKE_RPATH		= -Wl,-rpath,


by


QMAKE_RPATH		= 


By doing so, you would disable the rpath shared library loading and rely on LD_LIBRARY_PATH only for loading your Qt related libraries. This has the advantages that you may copy the Qt3 libraries along your project and isolate onto a specific machine without the need to see the original installation directory.


 


unixODBC


% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR [CC=icc CXX=icc]
% make clean       # in case you are re-using the same directory for multiple platform 
% make 
% make install



Use the environment variables noted in this section and all will go well.


Note on versions earlier than 2.3.0 (including 2.2.14 previously suggested)




The problem desribed below DOES NOT exist if you use 32 bits kernel OS and is specific to 64 bits kernel with 32 bits support.


For a 32 bits compilation under a 64 bits kernel, please use % cp -f $OPTSTAR/bin/libtool .  after the ./configure and before the make (see this section for an explaination of why). unixODBC versions 2.3.0 does not have this problem.






MyODBC


Older version 


Came with sources and one could compile "easily" (and register manually).


- MyODBC
  Linux  % ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR --with-unixODBC=$XOPTSTAR [CC=icc CXX=icc]
  Others % ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR --with-unixODBC=$XOPTSTAR --with-mysql-libs=$XOPTSTAR/lib/mysql 
           --with-mysql-includes=$XOPTSTAR/include/mysql --with-mysql-path=$XOPTSTAR

  Note : Because of an unknown issue, I had to use --disable-gui on True64
         as it would complain about not finding the X include ... GUI is
         not important for ODBC client anyway but whenever time allows ... 

  Deploy instructions at http://www.mysql.com/products/myodbc/faq_toc.html



Version 5.x of the connector


Get the proper package, currently named mysql-connector-odbc-5.x.y-linux-glibc2.3-x86-32bit or  mysql-connector-odbc-5.x.y-linux-glibc2.3-x86-64bit. the package are available from the MySQL Web site. The install will need to be manual i.e.


% cp -p bin/myodbc-installer $OPTSTAR/bin/
% cp -p lib/*  $OPTSTAR/lib/
% rehash



To register the driver, use the folowing command


% myodbc-installer -d -a -n "MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver" -t "DRIVER=$OPTSTAR/lib/libmyodbc5.so;SETUP=$OPTSTAR/lib/libmyodbc3S.so"
% myodbc-installer -d -a -n "MySQL" -t "DRIVER=$OPTSTAR/lib/libmyodbc5.so;SETUP=$OPTSTAR/lib/libmyodbc3S.so"



this will add a few lines in $OPTSTAR/etc/odbcinst.ini . The  myodbc-installer -d -l does not seem to be listing what you installed though (but the proper lines will be added to the configuration).


 


doxygen


Installation would benefit from some smoothing + note the space between the --prefix and OPTSTAR (non standard option set for configure).


Use one of


% ./configure --prefix $OPTSTAR                       # for general compilation
% ./configure --platform linux-32 --prefix $OPTSTAR   # Linux, gcc 32 bits - this option was added in the STAR package
% ./configure --platform linux-64 --prefix $OPTSTAR   # Linux, gcc 64 bits - this option was fixed in the STAR package



then


% make
% make install



as usual but also


% make docs



which will fail d ue to missing eps2pdf program. Will create however the HTML files you will need to copy somewhere.


% cp -r html $WhereverTheyShouldGo



and as example


% cp -r html /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/doc/www/comp/sofi/doxygen




Note: The linux-32 and linux-64 platform were packaged in the archive provided for STAR (linux-32 does not exists in the original doxygen distribution while linux-64 is not consistent with -m64 compilation option).




 


Additional Graphics libraries


Starting from SL5, we also deployed the following: coin, simage, SmallChange, SoQt. Those needs to be installed before Qt4 but after doxygen. All options are specified below to install those packages. Please, substitute -m32 by -m64 for a 64 bits native support. After the configure, the usual make and make install is expected.


The problem desribed below DOES NOT exist if you use 32 bits kernel OS and is specific to 64 bits kernel with 32 bits support.


For the 32 bits version compilation under a 64 bits kernel and for ALL sub-packages below, please be sure you have the STAR version of libtool installed and use the command 

% cp -f $OPTSTAR/bin/libtool . 

after the ./configure to replace the generated local libtool script. This will correct a link problem which will occur at link time (see the libtool help for more information).


 


Coin:


% ./configure --enable-debug --disable-dependency-tracking --enable-optimization=yes \
--prefix=$XOPTSTAR CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC -fpermissive" CXXFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC -fpermissive" LDFLAGS="-m32 -L/usr/lib" \
--x-libraries=/usr/lib


or, for or the 64 bits version


% ./configure --enable-debug --disable-dependency-tracking --enable-optimization=yes \
--prefix=$XOPTSTAR CFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC -fpermissive" CXXFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC -fpermissive" LDFLAGS="-m64" 



 


simage (needs Qt installed and QTDIR defined prior):


% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR --enable-threadsafe --enable-debug --disable-dependency-tracking \ 
--enable-optimization=yes --enable-qimage CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" \ 
LDFLAGS="-m32" FFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" --x-libraries=/usr/lib



or, for the 64 bits version


% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR --enable-threadsafe --enable-debug --disable-dependency-tracking \ 
--enable-optimization=yes --enable-qimage CFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" \ 
LDFLAGS="-m64" FFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" 


SmallChange:


% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR --enable-threadsafe --enable-debug --disable-dependency-tracking \
--enable-optimization=yes CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC -fpermissive" CXXFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC -fpermissive" \
LDFLAGS="-m32" FFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC"



or, for the 64 bits version


% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR --enable-threadsafe --enable-debug --disable-dependency-tracking \
--enable-optimization=yes CFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC -fpermissive" CXXFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC -fpermissive" \
LDFLAGS="-m64" FFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC"


SoQt:


./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR --enable-threadsafe --enable-debug --disable-dependency-tracking \ 
--enable-optimization=yes --with-qt=true --with-coin CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC  -fpermissive" CXXFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC  -fpermissive" \
LDFLAGS="-m32" FFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC"



or, for the 64 bits version


./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR --enable-threadsafe --enable-debug --disable-dependency-tracking \ 
--enable-optimization=yes --with-qt=true --with-coin CFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC  -fpermissive" CXXFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC -fpermissive" \
LDFLAGS="-m64" FFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC"


 


 


flex


Flex is usually not needed but some OS have pre-GNU flex not adequate so I would recommend to deploy flex-2.5.4  anyway (the latest version since Linux 2001). Do not install under Linux if you have flex already on your system as rpm.


Attention: Under SL5 64 bits, be sure you have flex32libs-2.5.4a-41.fc6 installed as documented on Scientific Linux 5.3 from 4.4. Linkage of 32 bits executable would otherwise dramatically fail.


 


- Xpm (Solaris)
  % xmkmf
  % make Makefiles
  % make includes
  % make 
  I ran the install command by hand changing the path (cut and paste)
  Had to 


  % cd lib
  % installbsd -c -m 0644 libXpm.so $OPTSTAR/lib
  % installbsd -c -m 0644 libXpm.a $OPTSTAR/lib
  % cd ..
  % cd sxpm/
  % installbsd -c sxpm $OPTSTAR/bin
  % cd ../cxpm/
  % installbsd -c cxpm $OPTSTAR/bin
  %
  
  Onsolaris, the .a was not there, add to
  % cd lib && ar -q libXpm.a *.o && cp libXpm.a $OPTSTAR/lib
  % cd ..

  Additionally needed
  % if ( ! -e $OPTSTAR/include) mkdir $OPTSTAR/include 
  % cp lib/xpm.h $OPTSTAR/include/

  

- libpng 
  ** Solaris **
  % cat scripts/makefile.solaris | sed "s/-Wall //" > scripts/makefile.solaris2
  % cat scripts/makefile.solaris2 | sed "s/gcc/cc/" > scripts/makefile.solaris3
  % cat scripts/makefile.solaris3 | sed "s/-O3/-O/" > scripts/makefile.solaris2
  % cat scripts/makefile.solaris2 | sed "s/-fPIC/-KPIC/" > scripts/makefile.solaris3
  % 
  % make -f scripts/makefile.solaris3

  will eventually fail related to libucb. No worry, this can be sorted
  out (http://www.unixguide.net/sun/solaris2faq.shtml) by including
  /usr/ucblib in the -L list
  % cc -o pngtest -I/usr/local/include -O pngtest.o -L. -R. -L/usr/local/lib \
    -L/usr/ucblib -R/usr/local/lib -lpng -lz -lm
  % make -f scripts/makefile.solaris3 install prefix=$OPTSTAR


  ** True64 **
  Copy the make file but most likely, a change like
ZLIBINC = $(OPTSTAR)/include
ZLIBLIB = $(OPTSTAR)/lib

  in the makefile is neeed.
 
  pngconf.h and png.h needed for installation and either .a or .a + .so

cp pngconf.h png.h $OPTSTAR/include/
cp libpng.* $OPTSTAR/lib



- mysql client (Solaris)
 % ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR --without-server {--enable-thread-safe-client}
 (very smooth)
 The latest option is needed to create the libmysqlclient_r needed by some
 applications. While this so is build with early version of MySQL, version
 4.1+ requires the configure option explicitly.


- dejagnu-1.4.1	[Solaris specific]
  the install program was not found.
  % cd doc/ && cp ./runtest.1 $OPTSTAR/man/man1/runtest.1
  % chmod 644 $OPTSTAR/man/man1/runtest.1




Jed


The basic principles is as usual


% ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR
% make
% make xjed
% make install



However, on some platform (but this was not seen as a problem on SL/RHE), you may need to apply the following tweak before typing make. Edit the configure script and add $OPTSTAR (possibly /opt/star) to it as follow.


JD_Search_Dirs="$JD_Search_Dirs \
                $includedir,$libdir \
                /opt/star/include,/opt/star/lib \
                /usr/local/include,/usr/local/lib \
                /usr/include,/usr/lib \
                /usr/include/slang,/usr/lib \
                /usr/include/slang,/usr/lib/slang" 



32 / 64 bit issue? 


The problem desribed below DOES NOT exist if you use 32 bits kernel OS and is specific to 64 bits kernel with 32 bits support.


The variables described here will make configure pick up the right comiler and compiler options. On our initial system, the 32 bits compilation under the 64 bits kernel Makefile tried to do something along the line of  -L/usr/X11R6/lib64 -lX11 but did not find X11 libs (since the path is not adequate). To correct for this problem, edit src/Makefile and replace XLIBDIR = -L/usr/lib64 by XLIBDIR = -L/usr/lib . You MUST have the 32 bits compatibility libraries installed on your 64 bits kernel for this to work.


AIX 


I had to make some hack on AIX (well, who wants to run on AIX in the first place right ?? but since AIX do not have any emacs etc ... jed is great) as follow


    
    
  • make a copy of unistd.h and comment the sleep() prototype
    • 
    
  • modify file.c to include the local version (replace <> by "")
    • 
    
  • modify main.c to include sys/io.h (and not io.h) and comment out direct.h
    • 



Voila (works like a charm, don't ask).



  

emacs



Version 24.3



In the below options, I recommend the with-x-toolkit=motif as the default GTK will lead to many warnings depending on the user's X11 server version and supported features. Motif may create an "old look and feel" but will work. However, you may have a local fix for GTK (by installing all required modules and dependencies) and not need to go to the Motif UI.


% ./configure --with-x-toolkit=motif --prefix=$OPTSTAR


For the 32 bits version supporting 64/32 bits, use the below


% ./configure --with-crt-dir=/usr/lib --with-x-toolkit=motif --prefix=$OPTSTAR CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m32"


Then the usual 'make' and 'make install'.



 Below are old instructions you should ignore


- emacs
  Was repacked with leim package (instead of keeping both separatly)
  in addition of having a patch in src/s/sol2.h for solaris as follow
 #define HAVE_VFORK 1
 #endif
 
+/* Newer versions of Solaris have bcopy etc. as functions, with
+   prototypes in strings.h.  They lose if the defines from usg5-4.h
+   are visible, which happens when X headers are included.  */
+#ifdef HAVE_BCOPY
+#undef bcopy
+#undef bzero
+#undef bcmp
+#ifndef NOT_C_CODE
+#include <strings.h>
+#endif
+#endif
+

  Nothing to do differently here. This is just a note to keep track
  of changes found from community mailing lists.

  % ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR --without-gcc
  

- Xemacs (Solaris)
  % ./configure --without-gcc --prefix=$OPTSTAR
  Other solution, forcing Xpm 
  % ./configure --without-gcc --prefix=$OPTSTAR --with-xpm --site-prefixes=$OPTSTAR

  Possible code problem :
  /* #include <X11/xpm.h> */
  #include <xpm.h> 

- gcc-2.95 On Solaris was used as a base compiler
  % ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR
  % make bootstrap

  o Additional gcc on Linux
  Had to do it in multiple passes (you do not need to do the first pass
  elsewhere ; this is just because we started without a valid node).

  A gcc version < 2.95.2 had to be used. I used a 6.1 node to assemble
  it and install in a specific AFS tree (cross version)
  % cd /opt/star && ln -s /afs/rhic/i386_linux24/opt/star/alt .
  Move to the gcc source directory
  % ./configure --prefix=/opt/star/alt
  % make bootstrap
  % make install
  install may fail in AFS land. Edit gcc/Makefile and remove "p" option
  to the tar options TAROUTOPTS .
  
  For it work under 7.2, go on a 7.2 node and
  % cp /opt/star/alt/include/g++-3/streambuf.h /opt/star/alt/include/g++-3/streambuf.h-init
  % cp -f /usr/include/g++-3/streambuf.h /opt/star/alt/include/g++-3/streambuf.h
  ... don't ask ...


  o On Solaris, no problems
  % ./configure --prefix=/opt/star/alt
  etc ...

- Compress-Zlib-1.12 --> zlib-1.1.4
  If installed in $OPTSTAR,
  % setenv ZLIB_LIB $OPTSTAR/lib
  % setenv ZLIB_INCLUDE $OPTSTAR/include
  

- findutil
  Needed a patch in lib/fnmatch.h for True64
  as follow :
  + addition of defined(__GNUC__) on line 49
  + do a chmod +rw lib/fnmatch.h  first

#if !defined (_POSIX_C_SOURCE) || _POSIX_C_SOURCE < 2 || defined (_GNU_SOURCE) || defined(__GNUC__)






* CLHEP1.8                      *** Experimental only ***
 printVersion.cc needs a correction #include <string> to <string.h>
 for True64 which is a bit strict in terms of compilation.

 On Solaris, 2 caveats
  o gcc was used (claim that CC is used but do not have the include)
  o install failed running a "kdir" command instead of mkdir so do a
    % make install MKDIR='mkdir -p'

 Using icc was not tried and this package when then removed.



- mysqlcc
 ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR --with-mysql-include=$OPTSTAR/include/mysql --with-mysql-lib=$OPTSTAR/lib/mysql
 The excutable do not install itself so, one needs to
 % cp -f  mysqlcc $OPTSTAR/bin/




 


libtool


First, please note that the package distributed for STAR contains a patch for support of the 32 / 64 bits environment. If you intend to download from the original site, please apply the patch below as indicated. If you do not use our distributed package and attempt to assemble a 32 bits library under a 64 bits kernel, we found cases where the default libtool will fail.


Why the replacement of libtool? Sometimes, "a" version of libtool is added along software packages indicated in this help. However, those do not consider the 32 bits / 64 bits mix and often, their use lead to the wrong linkage (typical problem is that a 32 bits executable or shared library is linked against the 64 bits stdc++ versions, creating a clash).


This problem does not existswhen you assemble a 64 bits code under a 64 bits kernel or assemble a 32 bits codes under a 32 bits kernel.


In all cases, to compile and assemble, use a command line like the below:


% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" \
FFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" FCFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m32"                        # 32 bits version
% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR CFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" \
FFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" FCFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m64"                        # 64 bits version
% make
% make install



Patches


libtool 2.4


The file ./libltdl/config/ltmain.sh needs the following patch


< 
< 	# JL patch 2010 -->
< 	if [ -z "$m32test" ]; then
< 	    #echo "Defining m32test"
< 	    m32test=$($ECHO "${LTCFLAGS}" | $GREP m32)
<    fi	
< 	if [ "$m32test" != "" ] ; then
< 	  dependency_libs=`$ECHO " $dependency_libs" | $SED 's% \([^ $]*\).ltframework% -framework \1%g' | $SED 's|lib64|lib|g'`
< 	else
< 	  dependency_libs=`$ECHO " $dependency_libs" | $SED 's% \([^ $]*\).ltframework% -framework \1%g'`
< 	fi
< 	# <-- end JL patch
< 
---
> 	dependency_libs=`$ECHO " $dependency_libs" | $SED 's% \([^ $]*\).ltframework% -framework \1%g'`


 


 


gdb (patch)


in gdb/linux-nat.c   


         /*
   fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout,
                     "Detaching after fork from child process %d.\n",
                     child_pid);
       */


   and go (no, I will not explain).


 


astyle


Version 2.03


% cd astyle_2.03/src
% make -f ../build/gcc/Makefile CXX="g++ -m32 -fPIC"   # for the 64 bits version, use the same command
                                                       # with   CXX="g++ -m64 -fPIC" 
% cp bin/astyle $XOPTSTAR/bin/
% test -d $XOPTSTAR/share/doc/astyle || mkdir -p $XOPTSTAR/share/doc/astyle
% cp ../doc/*.* $XOPTSTAR/share/doc/astyle


The target


% make -f ../build/gcc/Makefile clean


also works fine and is needed between versions.





Version 1.23


Directory structure changes but easier to make the package so use instead


% cd astyle_1.23/src/
% make -f ../buildgcc/Makefile  CXX="$CXX $CFLAGS"
% cp ../bin/astyle $OPTSTAR/bin/
% cd .. 



Note that the compressed command above assumes you have define dthe envrionment variables as described in this section. Between OS (32 / 64 bits) you may need to % rm -f obj/* as the make system will not reocgnize the change between kernels (you alternately may make -f ../buildgcc/Makefile clean but a rm will be faster :-) ).


Documentation


A crummy man page was added (will make it better later if really important). It was generted as follow and provided for convenience in the packages for STAR (do not overwrite because I will not tell you what to do to make the file a good pod):


% cd doc/
% lynx -dump astyle.html >astyle.pod 



[... some massage beyond the scope of this help - use what I provided ...]


% pod2man astyle.pod >astyle.man 
% cp astyle.man $OPTSTAR/man/man1/astyle.1 



 


Versions < 1.23


Find where the code really unpacks. There are no configure for this     package.


% cd astyle_1.15.3 ! or 
% cd astyle/src 
% make 
% cp astyle $OPTSTAR/bin/


Version 1.15.3


The package comes as a zip archive. Be aware that unpacking extracts files in the current directory. So, the package was remade for convenience. Although written in C++, this executable will perform as expected under icc environment. On SL4 and for versions, gcc  3.4.3, add -fpermissive to the Makefile CPPFLAGS.


 


valgrind 


MUST be installed using $XOPTSTAR because there is an explicit   reference to the install path. Copying to a local /opt/star would   therefore not work.   For icc, use the regular command as this is a self-contained program   without C++ crap and can be copied from gcc/icc directory. The command   is


% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR  



Note: valgrind version >= 3.4 may ignore additional compiler options (but will respect the CC and CXX variables) as it will assemble both 32 bits and 64 bits version on a dual architecture platform. You could force a 32 build only by adding the command line options --enable-only32bit.


Caveats for earlier revisions below:


Version 2.2


A few hacks were made on the package, a go-and-learn experience as    problems appeared    

 


coregrind/vg_include.h
123c123
< #define VG_N_RWLOCKS 5000
---
> #define VG_N_RWLOCKS 500


coregrind/vg_libpthread.vs
195a196
> __pthread_clock_gettime; __pthread_clock_settime;


to solve problems encountered with large programs and pthread.


 


APR


The problem desribed below DOES NOT exist if you use 32 bits kernel OS and is specific to 64 bits kernel with 32 bits support.


For a 32 bits compilation under a 64 bits kernel, please use % cp -f $OPTSTAR/bin/libtool .  after the ./configure and before the make (see this section for an explaination of why) for both the apr and expat packages.


apr is an (almost) straight forward installation:                


% ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR



apr-util needs to have one more argument i.e. 


% ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR --with-apr=$OPTSTAR



The configure script will respect the environment variables described in this section and, provided you have defined them properly for the intended target (32 or 64 bits executable), the resulting Mkaefile will be properly generated without further modifications needed.


Note however that the package distributed in STAR has one hack to the fconfigure script a follows (apply if you download from anoher source than STAR's distributed packages):


% diff configure.orig configure
4255c4255,4256
<     CFLAGS="-g -O2"
---
>     # CFLAGS="-g -O2"
>     CFLAGS="-g -m32"
4261c4262,4263
<     CFLAGS="-O2"
---
>     # CFLAGS="-O2"
>     CFLAGS="-m32"


This will allow another way to assemble the package (without having to define the env variables) but you will need to substitute -m32 by -m64 as appropriate.


 


expat package is similar


% ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR


 


 


log4cxx 


log4cxx 0.10.x


This distribution is part of the Apache project and requires APR library (see above).


The package was taken nearly as-is apart from the following patches:


    
    
  • inputstreamreader.cpp, socketoutputstream.cpp, console.cxx    - requires adding #include <string.h> on top as memmove, mencpy are no longer implicit but declared in string.h
    • 



After installing APR and using the patches as indicated, use


% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR --with-apr=$XOPTSTAR CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-fno-inline -g -m32" LDFLAGS="-m32"
or
% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR --with-apr=$XOPTSTAR CFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-fno-inline -g -m64" LDFLAGS="-m64"

% cp -f $OPTSTAR/bin/libtool . 
% make
% make install



Please do NOT forget to use % cp -f $OPTSTAR/bin/libtool .  after the ./configure and before the make (see this section for an explaination of why). This assummes you installed libtool as instructed.


Finally, there is one patch needed if you download the package from other sources than where STAR provides the packages. The patch relates to a problem with atomic operations handling.


Index: src/main/cpp/objectimpl.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/main/cpp/objectimpl.cpp    (revision 654826)
+++ src/main/cpp/objectimpl.cpp    (working copy)
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@

  void ObjectImpl::addRef() const
  {
-  apr_atomic_inc32( & ref );
+  ref++;
  }

  void ObjectImpl::releaseRef() const
  {
-  if ( apr_atomic_dec32( & ref ) == 0 )
+  if ( --ref == 0 )
    {
      delete this;
    }


 


log4cxx 0.9.5


There is a bug on Linux so, start with commenting all   lines related to HAVE_LINUX_ATOMIC_OPERATIONS in configure.in   before the below.   Finally, two code had to be patched are now repacked


    
    
  • filewatchdog.cpp line 21: comment #ifdef WIN32 and the associated #endif
    • 
    
  • cocketimpl.cpp   line 41: add #include <errno.h> 
    • 



For ODBC support, one needs


% setenv CPPFLAGS "-I$XOPTSTAR/include"
% setenv LDFLAGS  "-L$XOPTSTAR/lib"



log4cxx 0.9.7


Also need to do the below or it will not even find the libs at configure.


% setenv CPPFLAGS "-I$XOPTSTAR/include"
% setenv LDFLAGS  "-L$XOPTSTAR/lib"




On Scientific Linux 4.4 aka Linux 2.6 replace as follows


#AC_CHECK_FUNCS(gettimeofday ftime setenv)
AC_CHECK_FUNCS(setenv)


Linux 7.3 distributions note



On Version 7.3 of Linux, this is hard to install. You will need to upgrade m4, autoconf to at the least the versions specified for "other platforms".   It won't compile easily with gcc 2.96 though. But it can using


% ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR CC=/usr/bin/gcc3 CXX=/usr/bin/g++3



if you have all gcc 3 ready.


Finally, if you install log4cxx from a new Linux version (especially one having a different version of autoconf tools), you better start from a fresh directory and not attempt to use the 'clean' target (it will fail).


Summay then:


  Linux gcc  (general instructions, all log4cxx) 


% ./autogen.sh 
% ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR [--with-ODBC=unixODBC]


  Linux icc


% setup icc 
% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR CC=icc CXX=icc [--with-ODBC=unixODBC]


   If icc is the second target, you should use 'make clean' before the configure.


  Solaris

  

   Does not configure (need the autoconf tools)


  True64

   Not tried yet


 




libxml2 




Platform: so far needed to update RH 8.0 only, add to propagate to other platform in 2006 due to a component dependence issue.


% ./configure --without-python --prefix=$XOPTSTAR




pine




Re-added at BNL since SL4.4 because it was removed from the base installation, this may not be needed for your site (install from RPM, it exists).


Scientific Linux (don't get fooled by the targets)


% ./build lrh 
% cp bin/pine bin/pico $OPTSTAR/bin/


On a mixed of 32 / 64 bits architecture and/or with alternate  gcc versions, the command examples below could be used:


% ./build lrh CC=`which gcc` SSLDIR=/usr/include/openssl/ EXTRALDFLAGS="-m32" EXTRACFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC"
[or]
% ./build lrh CC=`which gcc` SSLDIR=/usr/include/openssl/ EXTRALDFLAGS="-m64" EXTRACFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC"



 


GSL - GNU Scientific Library


The install is straight forward with the usual configure but on 64 bit machine, you will need to add the CCFLAGS and LDFLAGS as showed below


% ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR                                    ! default bits 
% ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m32" ! 32 bits
% ./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR CFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m64" ! 64 bits
% make
% make install



Python


The below were fine with verison 2.7.1


% setenv BASECFLAGS "-m32 -fPIC"
% setenv CXXFLAGS "-m32 -fPIC"
% setenv LDFLAGS "-m32"
%  ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR


On a mixed architecture, I had to modify the generated pyconfig.h as the use of VA_LIST_IS_ARRAY would get pythong to crash.


1069c1069
< //#define VA_LIST_IS_ARRAY 1
---
> #define VA_LIST_IS_ARRAY 1






For the 64 bits version, please substitute -m32 with -m64  as follows


% setenv BASECFLAGS "-m64 -fPIC"
% setenv CXXFLAGS "-m64 -fPIC"
% setenv LDFLAGS "-m64"
%  ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR


Note: The default compilation (without using the environment variable setting) may succeed but binding with ROOT and other package will fail and require -fPIC and additionally, it is best to have in all configurations -m32/-m64 specified explicitely.


 


MySQL-python


Build is straight forward in principle i.e.


% python setup.py build 
% python setup.py install 


but 


    
    
  • on a mixed 32/64 bits platform, the 32 bits will need to be persuaded by
    
      
        
    • editing site.cfg and setting mysql_config to the 32 bit version (likely /usr/lib/mysql/mysql_config ) - you can be sure of this as the return value for --cflags would have -m32
      • 
        
    • Add the following code in setup_posix.py
      
        
      65,68d64
<     for i in range(len(extra_compile_args)):
<         if extra_compile_args[i] == '-m32':
<             extra_link_args += ['-m32']
<

      
        I am sure there are other more ellegant ways but this works fine.
      
         
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • If your default MySQL distribution resides in $OPTSTAR, you will also need to edit the site.cfg script before running the setup script and modify the mysql_config variable accordingly. This will prevent running into symnbol loading conflicts later (usually happening because a third party product would, in this case, use one version of MySQL and STAR code another). 
    • 



 


fastjet


The basic compilation requires


./configure --prefix=$OPTSTAR CXXFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC -fno-inline" CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC -fno-inline" LDFLAGS="-m32"


For the 64 bits, replace -m32 by -m64. -fno-inline is needed still to circuvnet a gcc bug with inlining.


 


boost


Certainly, the most helpful reference was this boost reference. But those are not immediate instructions. Here is what you will need to do:


% ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=$XOPTSTAR


In any cases, this will build a few 64 bits executables on a 32/64 bits machine but don't panic yet ... To build, use one of the below (as appropriate):


% ./bjam cflags="-m64 -fPIC" cxxflags="-m64 -fPIC" linkflags="-m64 -fPIC" address-model=64 threading=multi architecture=x86 stage
or
% ./bjam cflags="-m32 -fPIC" cxxflags="-m32 -fPIC" linkflags="-m32 -fPIC" address-model=32 threading=multi architecture=x86 stage


I am sure you already see the problem  - on AMD processors, you may have a different "arhitecture" so we cannot give you the exact instruction to use here. Possible architectures are x86, x86_amd64, x86_ia64, amd64 or ia64.



When you are done wth compiling, execute nearly the same command but instead of "stage" use


% ... install --prefix=$XOPTSTAR


and you will be hopefully done.



unuran



This package follows a typical install i.e.


% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR CXXFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m32"
or
% ./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR CXXFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" CFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m64"

% make
% make install


This will allow ROOT to build the TUnuran classes.


LHAPDF-6.1.6



This package is not straight forward to install. Use the usual initial setup i.e.

 


./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR CXXFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m32"


or


./configure --prefix=$XOPTSTAR CXXFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" CFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m64"


then the usual


% make



However, before make install, modify  lhapdf-config and add -m32 -fPIC (-m64 -fPIC for 64 bits platform) to cflags and -m32 (-m64) to the ldflags i.e.

 


40c40
< test -n "$tmp" && OUT="$OUT -m32 -fPIC -I${prefix}/include "
---
> test -n "$tmp" && OUT="$OUT -I${prefix}/include "
46c46
< test -n "$tmp" && OUT="$OUT -m32 -L${exec_prefix}/lib -lLHAPDF"
---
> test -n "$tmp" && OUT="$OUT -L${exec_prefix}/lib -lLHAPDF"



as the configure will not do that and hence, not generate a config script suitable for a a mix 32/64 bits.



 

vim



Configure is standard, use a minimal option set and features=big as below


% ./configure --enable-pythoninterp=yes --enable-perlinterp=yes --enable-cscope --with-features=big \
--prefix=$XOPTSTAR CFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-m64 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m64"


or


./configure --enable-pythoninterp=yes --enable-perlinterp=yes --enable-cscope --with-features=big \--prefix=$XOPTSTAR CFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="-m32 -fPIC" LDFLAGS="-m32"


then the usual make and make install. 











 
   



  
CERN libraries

   
The STAR simulation framework will require the CERN libraries to be installed. This will likely be the most problematic portion of the STAR software installation as there is little support for the CERNLib nowadays (so, you must rely on existing supported versions).


    

  • Information about the CERN libraries can be found here with the appropriate download area. 
    
    If you do not find a version of the CERNlib for your platform, well ... you are out of luck.
    
    If you have the same OS as BNL and do not want to spend to much time, copy from BNL and move on.
    
     
    • 

  • If you experience problems with the 64 bit versions and this was not copied from BNL, consider one of the following:

      

    • 64bit CERN libs showed to work at first were taken from DESY colleagues from this link.
      • 

    • CERNLib are also available in rpm format for Fedora EL4/EL5 (SL4/SL5). See this link for more information.
      • 

    

    • 



Note however that (for example) a generic Linux distribution or an older Linux version based distribution may work for respectively a different flavor of Linux or a more recent of Linux.


 

   



  
Building ROOT in STAR

   
Building ROOT in STAR




How to build ROOT at BNL and other sites (support documentation)


Some of the above help is similar than what you will find in the PDSF page mentioned above.

Older help version could be found from the revision tab.


ATTENTION


    
    
  • BEWARE that the target for 64 bit machine is specific to your platform. We use linuxx8664gcc at BNL.
    
     
    • 
    
  • Several patches are available for this revision (see at the bottom as usual). All sources were repackages in Additional software components as root_v5.34.30_2-star.source.tar.gz  (this revision was last made on 2014/06/25). Taking the repacked tar ball is the preffered and recomended approach. Alternatively, you may download the root code from root.cern.ch 	(the source tar balls are available on their site) but extra steps/actions noted in orange below are needed.
    
     
    • 
    
  • This revision supports Qt4 in its latest incarnation i.e.  qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7 (see Additional software components for more  information) - qt 4.4 was left for use for SL5.3
    
     
    • 
    
  • We substantially dropped several OS support since the previous release and this still applies to 5.34.09 i.e.:     
    
      
        
    • cygwin not tested at all
      • 
        
    • Mac OSX not tested
      • 
        
    • Solaris and True64 are no longer available to us as build platform and hence, we cannot conclude
      • 
        
    • Linux revisions prior to 5.3 (Boron) are no longer supported.
      
         
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • Only Pythia6 is supported in this version (and is default)
    • 



The build


The build is in several steps ; we will assume for this example that we are building root version 5.22.00 ; the % sign is used for the Unix prompt. 




    
    
  1. Go to the $ROOT 	directory, create a directory named after the version i.e. 5.22.00,  and unpack the tar ball using
    
    
    
    % cd $ROOT
    
    % mkdir 5.34.30_2 
    
    % 	cd 5.34.30_2     
    
    % setenv ROOTB 	`pwd`
    
    
    
    One note : the ROOTB 	environment variable will be used throughout this help but is not 	used by the STAR environment. It only serves the purpose of finding 	back easily the base tree for the ROOT version you are trying to 	install. 
    
    
    
    If you are a 	STAR user, you can also find a copy of the package in AFS at the 	location
    
    /afs/rhic/star/common/General/Sources/  (again, this is the reocmmended approach to avoid extra complications).
    
    % tar -xzf root_v5.34.30_2-star.source.tar.gz 
    
    
    
    Remember to remove the archive tar.gz 	file after unpacking. It is not helpful to keep it around.
    
    ALL required files (including the STAR specific configurations) are part of our repackaged sources. Starting from ROOT 5.34, no other means are recommended (you may still download the original codes from the ROOT Web site but the STAR specific configs and patches will not be present).
    
     
    2. 
    
  2. The structure is not ready ... yet 	... You still have to create the OS dependent tree structure we use 	to allow concurrent platform support in addition of the two layers 	(with debugging, without debugging information). This is done in a 	one-does-it-all script.
    
    
    
    % 	$STAR/mgr/MakeRootDir.pl
    
    
    
    This command needs to be 	executed ONCE on EACH supported platform. 
    
    IMPORTANT NOTE: $STAR 	environment variable needs to be defined here but it case it is not, 	the latest version available in 	/afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/packages/dev/mgr is 	the safest to use (because it is the latest available). You need to access this script from the AFS path (or make a local copy) if you start building a site from scratch as well (ROOT needs to be installed before $STAR).
    
     
    3. 
    
  3. The next step will give an example 	on how to build it under the linux 	platform. The above assumes that root is installed in AFS (to make 	it generic) and that .@sys allows to 	separate the OS/compiler flavors (which is the case, but not valid 	for off-site NFS resident tree structure where you will have to 	specifically use .$STAR_HOST_SYS instead 	of .@sys ).
    
    
    
    % 	cd $ROOTB/.$STAR_HOST_SYS/rootdeb 
    
    % setenv ROOTSYS `pwd`
    
    % $STAR/mgr/fixrootmk     -unlink
    
    % 	./configure linux --build=debug ... remaining 	options ... +
    
    
    
    % cd 	$ROOTB/.$STAR_HOST_SYS/root
    
    % setenv ROOTSYS `pwd`
    
    %     $STAR/mgr/fixrootmk -unlink
    
    % 	./configure linux 	... remaining options 	...     +
    
    
    
    The 	above examples are both building the standard root distribution and 	option. This IS NOT what we are using in 	STAR and the above table shows the default options 	currently in use. You MUST of course add the --build=debug 	flag where appropriate as shown above while using that table (i.e. 	the main point of the two commands as shown is that the rootdeb 	tree is build with the configure command --build=debug 	while the optimized version is not). 
    
    
    
    Notes:
    
      
        
    1. You MUST issue a similar command on ALL platform you are supporting 	before proceeding to the next step.
      2. 
        
    2. You need to run ./configure ONCE only. In case of any further updates, you should NOT repeat this action.
      
        
      3. 
    
    
     
    4. 
    
  4. Execute the following script before compiling
    
    % $STAR/mgr/fixrootmk 
    
        This will check the configuration file for special tags (in the old versions, it would check and fix CERNLIB for example).
    
    Note that the same command prior with -unlink moved the system.rootrc aside before the configure and make local copies of some of the files which should not be shared between multiple-platforms. At the end of compilation, we will ask you to execute the script again to re-install the system.rootrc and similar files (i.e. make use of the global one for all platforms). 
    
    
    
    
    5. 
    
  5. Now we are ready to compile. To do this, simply use the below sequence where you have configured the package.
    
    % gmake 
    
    
    
    Notes:
    
      
        
    1. the gmake 	step may display messages like No such file or 	directory . 
      
        Please, ignore since this is normal and will 	trigger the proper directory tree creation.
      2. 
        
    2. All 	is compiled AND INSTALLED. There is NO NEED to use make 	install.
      3. 
        
    3. For those compiling on AFS, if gmake (or make) keeps calling the reconfigure script over and over again, you have two solutions. Either 'sleep 1 && touch Makefile'  and type make again or use 'make --assume-new=Makefile'. The former will reset the Makefile timestamp to a second later of the last command executed and the later tell make to consider the timestamp of the Makefile file as if it has just been modified. You may also try a 'make clean' and try again.
      4. 
    
    
     
    6. 
    
  6. As noted in a previous step, at the end, finalize the build by doing 
    
    % $STAR/mgr/fixrootmk -fix
    
    
    
    and at least once
    
    
    
    % cd $ROOT
    
    % test -e 5.34.30 && rm -f 5.34.09 && ln -s 5.34.09_1 ./5.34.09     
    
    
    
    This last command link your current build tree to the official 5.34.09. If you had a previous patch level version, it will be replaced at that stage and the new build will become active. There should be NO need to rebuild root4star for incremental patch levels.
    
    You are now done.
    7. 



 


Table of options





     	     
    
        

            
            
Platform/OS

            		
            32/64 bits
            
            
configure script options

            		
        

    
    
        

            Linux = linux
            32 bits
            --enable-table --enable-qt --with-pythia6-libdir=$XOPTSTAR/lib  --enable-roofit --enable-mathmore --with-mysql-libdir=/usr/lib/mysql  --enable-unuran --enable-xrootd --with-thread-libdir=/lib --enable-vc --enable-cxx11

            		
        

        

        

        

            Linux = linuxx8664gcc
            64 bits
            --enable-table --enable-qt --with-pythia6-libdir=$XOPTSTAR/lib  --enable-roofit --enable-mathmore --with-mysql-libdir=/usr/lib64/mysql  --enable-unuran --enable-xrootd --with-thread-libdir=/lib64 --enable-vc --enable-cxx11

            		
        

        

        

    



 


Notes:


    
    
  1. You should use $OPTSTAR at remote sites having a local /opt/star and $XOPTSTAR if you provide support over AFS.
    2. 
    
  2. If you build Python support, please refer to You do not have access to view this node for quick tests to see if it works
    3. 
    
  3. To enable the build with QT4, you MUST define QTROOT to point to the QT4 directory prior to executing the configure script (the build will oherwise be silent on missing it)
    4. 
    
  4. For SL5.3, this version of ROOT was built with the additional option --enable-builtin-pcre
    5. 
    
  5. If you intend to build ROOT with another compiler revision, ad the options --with-cc=`which gcc` --with-cxx=`which g++`.
    6. 
    
  6. --disable-xrootd should be used wherever you do not have Xrootd support (or do not need it)
    7. 
    
  7. If you change the Python verison on your system, note that the PyROOT binding will need to be remade. However, this will not be as easy as typing make as specific version-keyed includes will be needed. You may however try something like 
    
    % modify python2.4 python2.7 ./config/Makefile.config
    
    in the $ROOTSYS directory and type make afterward (this will work). Ultimately, you may also re-build in your private area and 
    
    % cp -fp lib/libPyROOT.so $ROOTSYS/lib
    
    % cp -fp lib/ROOT.py* $ROOTSYS/lib 
    
    i.e. no need to compile in-place.
    8. 



 


List of updated files  


The below list is provided for convenience but you should send a note if you note ANY differences from this list and what was packaged for use by remote sites. In the below,  A=added, P=patched, U=updated:


     
P    root/cint/cint/inc/G__ci.h
P    root/math/vc/Module.mk
P    root/bindings/pyroot/Module.mk



 


Typical patched codes The following codes are tweaked


 



     	 	 	     
    
        

            cint/cint/inc/G__ci.h

            		
            #define 			G__LONGLINE

            #define G__ONELINE

            #define G__MAXNAME

            #define 			G__ONELINEDICT		
            Check if appropriate (like at least 1024, 512, 256, 8)
            Alter 			behaviors of CINT but generally, G__LONGBUF setting is fine (usually forced).
        

    



 
   



  
STAR codes

   
Basic




The STAR code and libraries follows a structure and policy described in Library release structure and policy. Changes in each version is described in Library release history.



Installing the core STAR software is (should be) as simple as getting a full set of code for a given library, unpacking it into $STAR_PATH (default is $STAR_ROOT/packages as described in Setting up your computing environment) and issuing the following commands (in our example, we use STAR_LEVEL=SL09b with revision 1 from that library).


% cd $STAR_PATH
% mkdir SL11d && cd SL11d
% cvs co -rSL11d asps mgr QtRoot StarVMC StRoot kumacs pams StarDb StDb OnlTools
% starver SL11d 
% cd $STAR
% cons




And wait ... until all is done. This will actually build the non-optimized version of our libraries.


Modifiers


To build the optimized version, use


% setenv NODEBUG yes


before you execute the starver command. If you need both, you will hence have to build twice per libraries.



To build using alternate compilers, you will need to run the setup command before running cons. For example, for the icc compiler you will need an appropriate version of $OPTSTAR and


% setup icc


and for an alternate version of gcc (and pending the fact you have the specific version installed), you will need to use something similar to


% setup gcc 4.5.1


Note that those syntax assumes specific path for gcc (installed in either /opt/gcc/$version or $OPTSTAR/alt/) while icc is expected to have an setup program located in $GROUP_DIR (as intelcc.csh) defining the paths.


Finally, on kernel supporting it, you can also switch to an alternate bits environment like this


% setup 64bits


and get the compilation proceed with the 64 bits support.


Tips


Excluding problematic directories


Sometimes, our libraries get packed with the "Pool" (user space) libraries and their support may vary. To be on the safe side, exclude several of them from compilation by setting the environment variable SKIP_DIRS before executing cons.


% setenv SKIP_DIRS "StEbyePool StHighptPool StAngleCorrMaker StSpinMaker StEbyeScaTagsMaker 
StEbye2ptMaker StDaqClfMaker StFtpcV0Maker StStrangePool GeoTestMaker"




Special levels


The levels pro, new and dev are special levels as described in Library release structure and policy. pro is especially relevant as if no level is specified, the STAR login will revert to whatever pro is set to be. You may then do something like the below (again, our example assumes the default library is SL07b - please adjust accordingly).


% cd $STAR_PATH
% test -e pro && rm -f pro
% ln -s SL11d ./pro


Your default STAR library is then set for your site.
   



  
Post installation

   
Soft-links for compatibility


In /opt/star (or equivalent), $STAR and $ROOT/$ROOT_LEVEL, run the script $STAR/mgr/CreateLinks. This will create a few compatibility links to support additional (tested and proven to work) OS / sysname version.




Other


The list below is not exhaustive. Note that most does not need to be done and we separate the action items in two categories


To be checked or modify


    
    
  • Consult the script site_pre_setup.csh and site_post_setup.csh . ANY site specific envrionment variables (such as STAR_ROOT, OPTSTAR and so on) can be set there. See the Setting up your computing environment used in STAR for more information on defaults (you should have read it before reaching this section though ;-)  ).
    
     
    • 
    
  • Please, modify your local template login files ${GROUP_DIR}/templates/ files and make sure the GROUP_DIR directory is properly reflected. Note that ANY other variables set for your site should be set in site_pre_setup.csh
    
     
    • 



Optional - for large site and Tier centers wanting network independence.


    
    
  • Database connection setup - a local database setup could be used and is expected to be located in ${STAR_PATH}/conf/dbLoadBalancerLocalConfig_${SITE}.xml . Modify this file (based on existing template) to point to the local database service. 
    
    To setup a local database service, consult You do not have access to view this node for getting a local database service going.
    
    Note: Attention, if you run on the Cloud, those instructions may be useful (a service can be created per VM)
    
     
    • 
    
  • Setting up SUMS - only for site intending to submit jobs locally
    
    SUMS will need a local batch system and a local config (ask the scheduler Hypernews). 
    
    We support LSF, PBS, Condor and SGE.
    
       
    • 
    
  • FileCatalog - not needed unless you are a Tier1 center, holder of files in our distributed data management system.
    
    A copy of the FileCatalog can be set to the local site and/or a multi-master setup can be done.
    
    To first order, your local FileCatalog replica would minimally allow querrying the FC without the load we see at BNL (but is not that useful). A multi-master would allow full implementation of our data-management system and scheme including file transfer between sites and multi-site transfers.
    
    But for the API to know about the local setup, you need to modify the unique local configuration file $STAR_PATH/conf/Catalog.xml and add your configuration in. The key is SITE name="XXXX" (add a new block for your site and please, pass on the information back to the Catalog maintainer). Make sute this value matches the value of $SITE set in group_env.csh . 
    
     
    • 
    
  • [*** data management / multi-site transfer instructions needed ***]
    • 

   





  
Provision CVMFS and mount BNL/STAR repo

   


These instructions are provided for you to install the CVMFS client and mount the STAR CVMFS repo – star.sdcc.bnl.gov The STAR software has been installed here and may be used as a replacement for AFS.



 


1. Get CVMFS yum repository    


# wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/cernvm.repo http://cvmrepo.web.cern.ch/cvmrepo/yum/cernvm.repo


1. Get CVMFS RPM GPG KEY


# wget -O /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CernVM http://cvmrepo.web.cern.ch/cvmrepo/yum/RPM-GPG-KEY-CernVM



3. Install cvmfs (At this time the version we are installing is cvmfs-2.5.1-1.el7.x86_64)


# yum install cvmfs cvmfs-config-default


4. Run the command below to automate the creation of the cvmfs user and create an entry in autofs


# cvmfs_config setup


Note: At this time with these instructions (config files provided) and/or other undetermined factors, CVMFS pointing to the star.sdcc.bnl.gov repo via autofs is not stable. Further instructions have been provided (i.e hard mount)






5. Add the file /etc/cvmfs/default.local


# wget -O /etc/cvmfs/default.local http://www.star.bnl.gov/~mpoat/cvmfs/default.local


6. Add the file /etc/cvmfs/config.d/star.sdcc.bnl.gov.local


# wget -O /etc/cvmfs/config.d/star.sdcc.bnl.gov.local http://www.star.bnl.gov/~mpoat/cvmfs/star.sdcc.bnl.gov.local


7. Add the file /etc/cvmfs/domain.d/sdcc.bnl.gov.local


# wget -O /etc/cvmfs/domain.d/sdcc.bnl.gov.local http://www.star.bnl.gov/~mpoat/cvmfs/sdcc.bnl.gov.local 


8. PUBLIC KEY NAME: star.sdcc.bnl.gov.pub - Create the sub directory for the public key & place the key in this directory


# mkdir /etc/cvmfs/keys/sdcc.bnl.gov


Note: Currently we are not making the ‘public key’ publicly available to all users. The key will be provided by request only. For scalability of this new infrastructure reasons, we have a need to trace the CVMFS connections, make recommendation on how to expand larger resources wherever we see problems etc ... Contact: Jerome Lauret (jlauret@bnl.gov) or Michael Poat (mpoat@bnl.gov) for further information.





9. You may need to restart autofs after adding the keys in


# systemctl restart autofs.service


10. Check to see if you can access CVMFS


# ls /cvmfs/star.sdcc.bnl.gov

   
   



  
RCF Contributions

   
This page will list and make available a few STAR contributions we made to the

RCF. Feel free to use them as needed.

   

  
LDAP scalability

   The following scripts are suggested to provide a LDAP scalability. The basic idea
is that LDAP lookups are flaky in the version we are using (client 2.0.27) and as a
consequence, some lookups (including /usr/bin/id) fails in mass. 
Additionally, in our LDAP version, caching do not seem to work either. 


The scripts below "dump" the entry list to a local file so that network lookups 
are un-necessary while LDAP is still used to centralized the account information.
They were written and deployed at PDSF and passed as-is to the RCF team for
consideration.


create_files in /etc/cron.hourly


#!/bin/sh

#
# This script dumps the user and group data from ldap and creates standard
# UNIX passwd and group files.  This are propogated by cfengine to the compute nodes
#
# Shane Canon
# 2005

# Target destination
CFENGINE=/auto/config/nis
EXT="new"
HOST="-H ldaps://pdsfadmin02.nersc.gov/"

ldapsearch -x -L -L $HOST -b 'ou=people,o=ldapsvc,dc=nersc,dc=gov' > ldap-users.dump

# Did it work?
if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
  echo "Error with ldap query"
  exit -1
fi

LINES=`wc -l ldap-users.dump|awk '{print $1}'`
if [ $LINES -lt 100 ] ; then
  echo "User file from LDAP to short...exiting"
  exit -1
fi

ldapsearch -x -L -L $HOST -b 'ou=PosixGroup,o=ldapsvc,dc=nersc,dc=gov' > ldap-groups.dump

# Did it work?
if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
  echo "Error with ldap query"
  exit -1
fi

LINES=`wc -l ldap-groups.dump|awk '{print $1}'`
if [ $LINES -lt 100 ] ; then
  echo "Group file from LDAP to short...exiting"
  exit -1
fi

PASS="${CFENGINE}/passwd.ldap"
SHAD="${CFENGINE}/shadow.ldap"
PASSI="${CFENGINE}/passwd.ldap.int"
SHADI="${CFENGINE}/shadow.ldap.int"
GROUP="${CFENGINE}/group.ldap"
GSHAD="${CFENGINE}/gshadow.ldap"
# Temporary account
TPASS="$PASS.$EXT"
TSHAD="$SHAD.$EXT"
TPASSI="$PASSI.$EXT"
TSHADI="$SHADI.$EXT"
TGROUP="$GROUP.$EXT"
TGSHAD="$GSHAD.$EXT"

CAT="/bin/cat"
AWK="/bin/awk"
GREP="/bin/grep"
EGREP="/bin/egrep"
LN="/bin/ln"
RM="/bin/rm"
CP="/bin/cp"
SORT="/bin/sort"
CHOWN="/bin/chown"
CHMOD="/bin/chmod"
#
# Start the passwd file
# - Use the local passwd file for entries below 500
# - Ignore u70004 (its in LDAP already)
# - Ignore expired accounts
# - Sort the list by uid
$CAT /etc/passwd|$AWK -F: '{if ($3<500){print $0}}'| \
        $GREP -v u70004| \
        $GREP -v expired| \
        $GREP -v disabled| \
        $SORT -t: -n +2 > $TPASS
#
# Add in lsfadmin which is above 500
#
$GREP lsfadmin /etc/passwd >> $TPASS
$CAT /etc/passwd|$AWK -F: '{if ($4==4000){print $0}}' >> $TPASS

# This will be our new interactive passwd file
$CP $TPASS $TPASSI

# Let's create the shadow account for these entries
$CAT $TPASS|$AWK -F: '{print "^"$1":"}'|xargs -n 1 $EGREP /etc/shadow -e > $TSHAD

$CAT ldap-users.dump|./users.pl >> $TPASS

$CAT /etc/group|$AWK -F: '{if ($3<500){print $0}}'> $TGROUP

# Let's create the group shadow file for these entries
$CAT $TGROUP|$AWK -F: '{print $1":!!::"}' > $TGSHAD

$CAT ldap-groups.dump|./groups.pl >> $TGROUP


# Semi-safe copy
#
$LN -f $TPASS $PASS
$LN -f $TPASSI $PASSI
$LN -f $TGROUP $GROUP
$LN -f $TSHAD $SHAD
$LN -f $TGSHAD $GSHAD


$RM $TPASS
$RM $TPASSI
$RM $TGROUP
$RM $TSHAD
$RM $TGSHAD

$CHOWN bin.bin $SHAD
$CHOWN bin.bin $GSHAD
$CHMOD 640 $SHAD
$CHMOD 640 $GSHAD





Formatting scripts


Two add-on scripts are needed as follow

groups.pl


#!/usr/bin/perl
#
# This script convert from LDAP LDIFF format to a standard UNIX group format
#
# Shane Canon
# 2005
#


while(<>){
  chop;
  if (/^$/){
  if ($dn=~/ou=PosixGroup,ou=pdsf,ou=Host,o=ldapsvc,dc=nersc,dc=gov/ ){
    createEntry();
  }
    undef $attr{homeDirectory25};
    undef $members;
  }
  else{
    ($field,$value)=split /: /;
    if ($field eq 'dn'){
      $dn=$value;
    }
    elsif($field eq 'memberUid'){
       if (defined $members){
         $members.=',';
       }
       $members.=$value;
    }
    else{
      $attr{$field}=$value;
    }
  }
}
createEntry();
foreach $id (sort {$a <=> $b} keys %groups){
   print $groups{$id}."\n";
}


sub createEntry{
  if ( $attr{gidNumber}>100 ){
     $line=sprintf "%s:x:%d:%s",
        $attr{cn},$attr{gidNumber},$members;
     $groups{$attr{gidNumber}}=$line;
  }
	
   
}
#
# Example
#
#dn: cn=m144,ou=Groups,o=ldapsvc,dc=nersc,dc=gov
#cn: m144
#gidNumber: 4883
#objectClass: top
#objectClass: PosixGroup
#memberUid: fukazawa
#structuralObjectClass: PosixGroup
#creatorsName: uid=nimrepo,ou=people,dc=nersc,dc=gov
#createTimestamp: 20040629222732Z
#modifiersName: uid=nimrepo,ou=people,dc=nersc,dc=gov
#modifyTimestamp: 20040629222732Z
#



users.pl



#!/usr/bin/perl
#
# This script convert from LDAP LDIFF format to a standard UNIX passwd format
#
# Shane Canon
# 2005
#

$SysID="";
$hdID="homeDirectory".$SysID;
$shID="loginShell".$SysID;

open(LOG,">> /var/log/ldap.log");
while(<>){
  chop;
  if (/^$/){
    if ($dn=~/people/ ){
      createEntry();
    }
    undef $attr{$hdID};
  }
  else{
    ($field,$value)=split /: /;
    if ($field eq 'dn'){
      $dn=$value;
    }
    else{
      $attr{$field}=$value;
    }
  }
}
createEntry();

foreach $id (sort {$a <=> $b} keys %users){
   print $users{$id}."\n"; 
}


sub createEntry{
    $id=$attr{uidNumber};
    $dir=$attr{$hdID};
    $dir=~s/\/auto\/u/\/u/;
    $shell=$attr{$shID};
    $shell=~s/\/bin\/csh/\/bin\/tcsh/;
    if ( defined $attr{$hdID} ){
      $line=sprintf "%s:x:%d:%d:%s:%s:%s",
	$attr{uid},$attr{uidNumber},$attr{gidNumber},$attr{gecos},$dir,$shell;
      print LOG "Warning: user id $id already exists! \n\t".$users{$id}."\n\t$line\n" if defined $users{$id};
      $users{$attr{uidNumber}}=$line;
#      print LOG "$id: $line\n";
    }
}


   



  
rterm

   
For users



rterm is a simple (well some parts are tricky) script taking advantage of either lsload or condor_status information to open an X-terminal on th least loaded available node for your group. In other words, with rterm, you do not need to know which node is overloaded / not-loaded or which one belong to your experiment: it should do the right thing for you without further knowledge. At its basic level, it uses slogin  to connect to the remote processing nodes.




Basic help follows:


Syntax is


  % rterm [Options] [NodeSpec] [UserName]




Currently implemented options are :


  -i         interactive mode i.e. do not open an xterm but use slogin
             directly to connect.
  -p port    use port number 'port' to connect
  -x node    Exclude 'node' from possible node to connect to. May be
             a comma separated list of nodes.
  -funky     pick a color randomly
  -bg color  pick specific color




The 'NodeSpec' argument may be a node name (specific login to a given node)  or a partial node name followed by the '+' sign (wildcard). For example,


  % rterm rcas6+



will open a connection on the least loaded node amongst all available rcas6* nodes. By default, this command will determine the appropriate wildcarded node specification for your GroupID. However, if this help is displayed when the command '% rterm' is used, contact the RCF support  team (your group ID is probably not supported by this script).


The 'UserName' argument is also optional. If unspecified, it will revert to the current user ID.


Finally, you may modify the xterminal layout by using the following environment variables


  TERM_BKG_COLOR     sets the xterm background color
  TERM_OPTIONS       sets any other xterm options




For administrators

To make  this script work, your cluster needs to

    
    
  • If you are using LSF: add a static resource inter to the nodes which will be accessible     interactively. Of course, we assume that access is restricted/allowed to nodes     on your cluster via the usual mechanism (allow/deny files)
    
    Condor: have interactive_node matchmaking keyword in place
    • 
    
  • be sure to have the lsload (LSF) or condor_status  (Condor)     programs installed and configured on your gatekeeper.
    • 
    
  • perl is used for the -funky option (random color) but is     not necessary.
    • 




rterm is now accessible through STAR CVS.
   





  
Software and Libraries

   

This tree provides general information about STAR software and libraries, standards and conventions.

   

  
Autobuild & Code Sanity

   
This page will contain results from code-sanity tools i.e. tools checking for  code syntax, memory leak, profiling etc ... and tips on how to correct those  problems.

Most, if not all, pages here are generated automatically. If you encountered an error in the formatting, please send me a note ...


 







AutoBuild


    
    
  • Official OS version (SL7.3, optimized and non optimized, 32 bits) Linux Last AutoBuild compilation status).
    • 
    
  • Official OS version (SL7.3 non optimized only for 64bits)  Linux 64 bits AutoBuild status
    • 



AutoBuild is a tool which automatically builds/compiles our libraries based on what has been committed during  the day. From time to time, please consult those pages and remember the  following guideline for code submission into the repository :


    
    
  • Code submitted to cvs must compile and run under Linux platform.
    • 
    
  • Compilation should not give any serious warnings.
    • 



AutoBuild is self documented, just type AutoBuild.pl -h for all command line options.


AutoBuild behavior may be altered using directives. Directives are tags (key=value pairs) to be placed in a configuration file. The configuration file name is .ABrc_$^O where $^O is the string returned by the perl command % perl -e 'print $^O'. The following directives are allowed. If you have multiple values for one directive, each should be on a separate line.


    
    
  • SKIP_DIRS=XXX
    
    Excludes XXX from compilation, this directive will be passed to cons (the build system in STAR). This works only for directories.
    
    Example:
    
    SKIP_DIRS=StEbyePool
    
     
    • 
    
  • CO_DIRS=XXX    
    
    This directive forces the full tree to be CVS check out. Normally, AutoBuild only updates trees (which means that new sub-directories would not appear by defaults). This directive only works on directories and should not be used extensively as it is resource intensive (re-check out the entire directory).
    
    Example:
    
    CO_DIRS=StRoot/StEEmcPool
    
     
    • 
    
  • EX_DIRS=XXX     - This directives indicates that the item XXX (already present and deployed) should be ignored from CVS UPDATE. Practically, AutoBuild will rename the item XXX to a temporary name and restore. This directive works on files or directories.
    
    Example:
    
    EX_DIRS=StChain
    
     
    • 
    
  • #
    
    Not a directive per-se, this is indicate the start of a comment (the rest of the line is ignored) 
    
    Examples: 
    
    SKIP_DIRS=StJetmaker  # Disabled 2008/07/23
# the following lines are for blabla

    
     
    • 



 




Valgrind


Valgrind is a flexible tool for debugging and profiling Linux-x86 executable.  The tool consists of a core, which provides a synthetic x86 CPU in software,  and a series of "skins", each of which is a debugging or profiling tool.For more information valgrind, check its   documentation page and the quick  How to use valgrind.



 




Quick guide to run cppcheck


% cppcheck --force --enable=information StRoot/ 


In his mode, you will see all errors as it finds it.



 




Quickly running coverity


Nothing quick about it here as you will need to compile your code and generate the report ... But here is what you will need to do


    
    
  • Add the coverity path to your PATH 
    
    % set COVPATH=/afs/rhic.bnl.gov/x8664_sl6/app/coverity-7.6.0
% set path=($COVPATH/bin $path)
% rehash
    
    
    • 
    
  • Run a build using cov-build command. In the below command, the coverity output and results go into to a temporary directory named $MYDIR/covtmp
    
    % cov-build --dir $MYDIR/covtmp cons -k
    
    
    • 
    
  • "Analyze" the results (i.e. it will relate errors with one another)
    
    % cov-analyze --dir $MYDIR/covtmp --all -j auto
    
    
    • 
    
  • Finally, generate the HTML report
    
    % cov-format-errors --dir $MYDIR/covtmp  --filesort -x  --title "Bla" --html-output $MYDIR/html
    
    
    • 


Not very convenient, I suggest you use the automatically generated report above.

 


STACK_USE


Coverity uses an arbitrary limit for the checking of a single variable size allocation. This default is 10000 bytes and far too small. In C/C++ only the total number of bytes for the whole stack is relevant and this is provided by the value of stacksize (provided by the shell limit command). Our dashboard will analyze the report using a max_total_use_bytes equal to the return value stacksize from the limit command and 1/10th of that value for a single variable allocation. Any excess will be reported as a defect but may not be. 



Practically, add similar options to cov-analyze command:


    
    
  • --checker-option STACK_USE:max_total_use_bytes:10240000  --checker-option STACK_USE:max_single_base_use_bytes:1024000
    • 
    
  • ...
    • 





 




Was also available ...


Profiling, Valgrind Results

Run-time - sorry, runtime profiling results were removed (nobody looked at them and it used lots of resources).

Profiling using gprof

This section was removed as not always working and not used by out users.   



  
Library release history

   
Documents and information for current STAR Software releases 




 
   

  
2007

   

 ---------------------  
       SL02e (SL02e)    ROOT_LEVEL 3.02.07 pp and AuAu 200GeV real data production  
       SL03f (SL03f)    ROOT_LEVEL 3.05.04 ppMinBias 2001/2002 rerun, pp200 Pythia  
       SL03h (SL03h)    ROOT_LEVEL 3.10.01 dAu and pp data reproduction  
       SL04d (SL04d)    ROOT_LEVEL 3.10.01 62 GeV production (continue with SL04e) 
       SL04e (SL04e)    ROOT_LEVEL 3.10.01 AuAu 200 & 62 GeV Hijing production  
       SL04f (SL04f_a)  ROOT_LEVEL 3.10.01 dAu 200GeV reproduction  
       SL05a (SL05a)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.00.04 AuAu200, productionMinBias  
       SL05c (SL05c)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.00.04 AuAu200 production  
       SL05d (SL05d_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.00.04 CuCu 200&62 Gev production  
       SL05e (SL05e)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.00.04 pp200 MC production  
       SL05f (SL05f_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 pp run 2005 production  
       SL05h (SL05h)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 SL 3.0.5  
       SL06b (SL06b_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 cucu 200GeV production  
       SL06d (SL06d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 MC prod for SVT&SSD review 
       SL06e (SL06e)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 pp 2006 production  
       SL06f (SL06f_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 MC production for TUP  
       SL06g (SL06g_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 MC production for TUP, SL4.4  
       SL07a (SL07a_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 MC production, SL4.4  
 old-> SL07b (SL07b_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 CuCu reproduction, SL4.4  
 pro-> SL07c (SL07c_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 CuCu reproduction, pp200 pythia,SL4.4  
       SL07d (SL07d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV, run 2007,SL4.4  
 new-> SL07e (SL07e)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV, run 2007,SL4.4  
 dev-> DEV              ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 SL4.4  
.dev-> .DEV             ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 
 ------------------------------------------------- 
 


General documents



 


Release History


 



SL07e library

SL07d library

SL07c library

SL07b library

SL07a library




    
    
    
    
  • December 21, 2007 
    
    new library SL07e (tagged as SL07e) has been created, build on SL4.4, SL3.02 and SL3.05 platforms, tested and released on January 3 to proceed with AuAu 200GeV, run 2007, production with TPC+SVT+SSD tracking.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - final tunning of SVT/SSD calibrations and alignment and code adjustment for auau 200GeV, run 2007 production;
    
    - triggers, daq reader, EMC and TOF codes adjustment for run 2008;
    
    - EMC simulator completely rewritten;
    
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    
    
    asps/Simulation
    
    agetof/agetof.def - definition of inch and mil added;
    
    starsim/include/commons/agecom.inc - definition of inch and mil added;
    
    StAnalysisMaker 
    
    summarizeEvent.cc - removed use of obsolete detector enums; job tracking messages adjusted for the new tracking schema from TxCorp;
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - added SetMode(1) for St_geant_Maker for embedding with PrepEmbed; added fixes for dEdx embedding; added option NoSsd to switch off SSD geometry in Sti;
    
    BigFullChain.h - chain for run y2008 implemented;
    
    St_base
    
    StFileIter.cxx/h - added new files, custom version of the TFileIter to navigate the multi-TDirectrory ROOT files ;
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - upgrade geometries upgr20, upgr21 & upgr14 added; y2008 geometry added;
    
    StChain.cxx - new Db tracking schema from TxCorp implemneted;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx/h - added code to fix preshower swaps in 2006 and beyond;
    
    EMC/PreshowerBug2007.txt - added code to fix preshower swaps in 2006 and beyond;
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx/h - added two extra support functions for TP <=> DSM module mapping; SMD crate mapping fixed for Run 7 and beyond; modified to look in EMCP first, then TrgTowerTrnfer to avoid breaking year < 2008 reading;
    
    EMC/EMC_BarrelReader.cxx/hh, EMC_Reader.cxx/hh - updated to get tower data from TRGP in 2008++; protections against a NULL Bank_TRGP added;
    
    modified to protect against NULL pointer dereference for data run 2008, BTOW-only data; added a version check for TTT block ;
    
    EVP/daqFormats.h, emcReader.cxx - updated for run 2008 ;
    
    GENERIC/DetectorReader.cxx - updated for run 2008 BEMC;
    
    TRG/TRG_Reader.cxx/hh - modified to read rigger data 2008;
    
    TRG/code2008.cxx, trgStructures2008.h - new files added for trigger data 2008;
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StTRGReader.cxx/h - updated for trigger data 2008 ;
    
    StDbBroker
    
    StDbBroker.cxx/h - StDbBroker::Release added ;
    
    StDbLib
    
    MysqlDb.cc - fixed fallback from LoadBalancer (PDSF problem with missing Config File) ;
    
    MysqlDb.cc/h, StDbServiceBroker.h - abstracted load balancer call from connect to own function called from reconnect, removed extraneuos methods from header ;
    
    StDbServiceBroker.cxx - added checking Threads_running (from show status) as opposed to show processist for load balancer ;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    St_svtHybridDriftVelocityC.cxx, St_svtHybridDriftVelocityC.h - modified to add new meaning for dtmin and dtmax ;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx/h - modified to use StDbBroker::Release;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx/h - modified to use dEdx for embedding ;
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx, StEEmcSlowMaker.h - added the following features: user may specify the sampling fraction; Tower and SMD gain spreads;
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StBemcData.cxx, StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx - added code to fix preshower swaps for 2006 and beyond;
    
    StBemcTables mode now matched adc2e mode w.r.t. tower/prs swaps;
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    rewritten version of maker, next codes are modified: StEmcPmtSimulator.cxx/h, StEmcSimpleSimulator.cxx/h, StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx/h, StEmcVirtualSimulator.cxx/h, StPmtSignal.cxx/h - complete overhaul of the BEMC simulator; setMaximumAdc(Spread) methods allow for better simulation of BSMD ADC response;
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.h - added method to access StBemcTables;
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx/h - modified for embedding needs; changed defaults so makeFullDetector is false and so zero suppression is turned off for BTOW;
    
    StEmcPmtSimulator.cxx, StEmcSimpleSimulator.cxx - modified to make calibration spread only on ped-subtracted ADCs, not raw data; fixed bug so channels with zero calibrations still get a simulated pedestal; 
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx - modified to push_back detector hits manually instead of using addHit to save time; 
    
    modified to make full pedestal simulation as default for BTOW;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx/h, StEmcRawMaker.cxx - modified to support for new BPRS swap fixes; StBemcTables now matches map fixes;
    
    StEEmcUtil
    
    EEmcSmdMap.h - fixed uninitialized constructor;
    
    EEdsm/EemcTrigUtil.cxx/h - added time-dependent DSM thresholds;
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    database/StBemcTables.cxx/h - specified kTRUE as 2nd ctor argument to implement swapping corrections for 06/07 BPRS DB; added an optional argument to status methods to get status for calib, pedestal, and gain tables; bug fixed in trigger DB methods that used StEmcDecoder; 
    
    database/StEmcDbHandler.cxx/h - modified;
    
    database/StBemcTablesWriter.cxx/h - added to provide common interface for inserting DB tables; modified to allow uploading of bemcTrigger* tables;
    
    database/StBemcTablesWriter.cxx/h - modified to allow direct setting of void * table;
    
    StEmcMixerMaker
    
    StEmcMixerMaker.cxx - small fix to use new BEMC simulator code ;
    
    StEmcTriggerMaker
    
    Run2006SimuTriggerMaker.C - modified to switch order of libraries; updated StEmcSimulator gain spread conrol functions;
    
    Run2006DataTriggerMaker.C - modified to switch order of libraries;
    
    2006_Trigger_Map - added start and end times for each period;
    
    StEvent
    
    StEventSummary.h - removed obsolete method setNumberOfNegativeTracks();
    
    StRichPidTraits.h - removed obsolete == operator ;
    
    StPhmdDetector.cxx - added missing const version of method module();
    
    StSvtHit.cxx/h - added new members to hold and access the number of anodes and of pixels;
    
    StTofCell.cxx/h - added new members (mLeadingEdgeTime, mTrailingEdgeTime) and related functions;
    
    StTpcHit.cxx/h - added several new member to hold hit length info;
    
    StEnumerations.h, StDetectorDefinitions.h - added new enums for PXL and IST detectors;
    
    StTrack.cxx/h, StTrackFitTraits.cxx/h - added new member to handle number of possible points for PXL and IST;
    
    StTrackTopologyMap.cxx/h - added PXL and IST;
    
    StEventLinkDef.h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx - added class StTriggerData2008 ;
    
    StTriggerData2008.cxx/h - initial revision of trigger data 2008 ;
    
    StTofRawData.cxx/h - added new data member mTray plus access functions, new overloaded constructor;
    
    StFmsTriggerDetector.cxx/h, StTriggerData2008.cxx - fixed bug in QT decoding;
    
    StEventDisplayMaker 
    
    StEventControlPanel.cxx, StEventDisplayMaker.cxx - added GEANT volume to represent SSD;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StuFixTopoMap.cxx - added filling from PXL and IST;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackingParams.cc - added code which enables testing rotation values without changing the database;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx - modified to use the first primary vertex if any primary vertex exists; multiple primary vertices have been ordered in StEvent;
    
    StFtpcTrackToStEvent.cc, StFtpcTrackingParams.cc - standardized logger messages;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcDbReader.cc - added code to mask out Ftpc East sectors 1,3 and 5, necessary for calculating rotation offset values when one sector is turned off as was the case for the 2007 RFF runs;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - standardized logger messages;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx - modified not to use field set from GEANT;
    
    St_geom_Maker
    
    GeomBrowser.ui.h, GeomBrowser.ui - changed gPAd to force 3d view update; introduced multiply selection mode; changed visibility by group;
    
    added color/file dialog tochnage the color attributes and save the new object into the ROOT file;
    
    StLaserEvent
    
    StLaserEvent.h - added default AddTrack;
    
    StLaserEventMaker
    
    StLaserEventMaker.cxx - modified to Make laser tree splitted;
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker 
    
    CheckMirrors.C, LaserEvent.h, LoopOverLaserTrees.C, StLaserAnalysisMaker.cxx - modified and freez version for run VII;
    
    LASERINO.h, Laser.C, LaserEvent.cxx/h, LoopOverLaserTrees.C, RaftMirror.C, laserino.h - modified to add Id and Log and spelling;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StBET4pMaker.cxx/h - added setUse2005Cuts to reject east barrel tower hits in jet finding;
    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx/h - added mag.field in steel; removed root dependecies; removed ClassDef and ClassImp;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcEmcHitCollection.cc, StMcEmcModuleHitCollection.cc/hh - modified to include a EMC hit collection that does not care about parent tracks, so that now there are two collections. This new collection will be useful to compare all the deposited energy in a hit tower in a given event. The information about the track parentage is still kept in the original collection unchanged ;
    
    StMcContainers.hh, StMcEvent.cc/hh, StMcEventLinkDef.h, StMcEventTypes.hh, StMcTrack.cc/hh - modified to rename Hft => Pxl, remove Hpd, Igt and Fst ;
    
    removed files: StMcFstHit.cc/hh, StMcFstHitCollection.cc/hh, StMcFstLayerHitCollection.cc/hh, StMcHpdHit.cc/hh, StMcHpdHitCollection.cc/hh, StMcHpdLayerHitCollection.cc/hh,StMcIgtHit.cc/hh, StMcIgtHitCollection.cc/hh, StMcIgtLayerHitCollection.cc/hh ;
    
    StMcEventMaker
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx/h - modified to rename Hft => Pxl, remove Hpd, Igt and Fst ;
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniEmbed.C - modified to use bfc.C for loading shared libraries;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuEmcTowerData.h - removed declaration of unimplemented DeleteThis function;
    
    COMMON/StMuEmcUtil.cxx - changed to avoid 'static initialisation order fiasco';
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.cxx/h - added calibrated VPD info from StTofCollection (run-8 prep);
    
    COMMON/StMuDst.cxx/h, StMuTrack.cxx/h, StMuPrimaryVertex.cxx/h - added basic printing functionality for convenience and to assist data consistency checks;
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx/h - added Ist and Pixel hits to mNPossInner and mNFitInner ;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx/h - modified to Move valid triggers from code to DB ;
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx - renamed Hft => Pxl, removed Hpd, Igt and Fst; modified for pileup hit read in;
    
    digitized Pixel, removed all hit smearing, and implemented idTruth;
    
    fixed bug causing pixel fast simulator to crash when there were no pixel and/or ist hits in the event;
    
    fixed a bug that put hits with local x or z position between -30 and 0 microns in the pixel corresponding to local x or z position between 0 and 30 microns;
    
    fixed problem with assigning keys and IdTruth values to StRndHits;
    
    StPreEclMaker
    
    StPreEclMaker.cxx - small changes to use new BEMC simulator code ;
    
    StRTSClient
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - modified to fill size of cluster and local coordinate in StTpcHit;
    
    StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSsdDbMaker.cxx/h - added m_Mode to constructor;
    
    StSsdPointMaker
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx/h - modified to use m_Mode to switch between pedestals used in real data/simulation ;
    
    StSvtClusterMaker
    
    StSvtHitMaker.cxx - modified to save out number of pixels and hits into StEvent hits; added reject for hits for invalid drift regions; 
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx/h - added routines to move SVT hits from GEANT geometry to real geometry;
    
    StTofCalibMaker
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx - removed tdcId in tofZCorr for tofZCorr; tdcId is not defined in db, and removed from idl definition ;
    
    StTofrMatchMaker
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx, StTofrMatchMaker.h - updated for run 2008;
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx - added trayId for vpd in StTofCell: 901 (E), 902 (W), dataIndex for vpd in StTofData: use 121 and 122 as trayId;
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx/h - changed vpd trayId definition to 121 (East) and 122 (West);
    
    StTofUtil
    
    StSortTofRawData.cxx/h, StTofrDaqMap.cxx/h - updated for run 2008:added trayId member in RawData; added new Daq map table for run8++; new StTofINLCorr class for inl correction ;
    
    StTofINLCorr.cxx, StTofINLCorr.h - first release for run 2008++;
    
    StTofrDaqMap.cxx, StTofrDaqMap.h - added ValidTrays() for multi-tray system;
    
    StTofINLCorr.h - vpd trayId changed to 121 (East) and 122 (West);
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - updated for trigger data 2008;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    new module implemented to proceed with L2 trigger simulation and analysis, first release;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx/h - added fixes for for dEdx embedding;
    
    StTpcDb.cxx - added protection from laserDriftVelocity and cathodeDriftVelocity mixing;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - modified to use highest rank primary vertex;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx/h, StQABookHist.cxx/h, StQAMakerBase.cxx/h - modified for Run 2008, mostly silicon removal, TOF addition;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StQAMakerBase.cxx - updated for trigger words, run 2008;
    
    St_srs_Maker
    
    St_srs_Maker.cxx/h - modified to syncronize srs parameters with Calibrations/tracker/svtHitError ;
    
    StarRoot
    
    TDirIter.cxx - error messages added;
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h - distance to helix & circle added;
    
    TCFit.cxx/h - added class with Fit+Constrains; added mode TCFitV0::Test(mode);
    
    
    
    
    Sti 
    
    StiHit.cxx - fixed bug related to Z rotation must change xz yz in error matrix;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h - member mgMaxRefiter added;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiTrackFinder.h - modified to change combinatorics handle;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h - timer introduced; renamed Hft->Pxl, removed Hpd;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx - attribute useTreeSearch added ;
    
    StiMaker.cxx/h - timer introduced;
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiStEventFiller.cxx - renamed Hft => Pxl ;
    
    StiPixel 
    
    StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPixelHitLoader.cxx - renamed Hft => Pxl, removed Hpd, Igt and Fst;
    
    removed files: StiHpdDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiHpdDetectorGroup.cxx/h, StiHpdHitLoader.cxx/h, StiHpdIsActiveFunctor.cxx/h ;
    
    StiRnD
    
    StiRnDLinkDef.h - renamed Hft => Pxl, remove Hpd, Igt and Fst ;
    
    Hft/StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPixelHitLoader.cxx - renamed Hft => Pxl, removed Hpd, Igt and Fst ;
    
    Hft/StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified to activate hit errors from DB;
    
    Hpd - code removed;
    
    StiUtilities
    
    StiPullEvent.cxx/h - added pull entries for Pxl and Ist ;
    
    
    
    
    StStarLogger
    
    MySQLAppender.cxx - further development; new Db tracking schema from TxCorp implemented;
    
    DumpMessages.csh, dumpUCMDB.csh - new files added;
    
    mysql/CreateUCMDB.sql, NetLogger.xml, StarJobs.csh, bfc_bnl.xml - further development; new Db tracking schema from TxCorp implemented;
    
    mysql/ConsTx.csh - added script to complile Tx stuf ;
    
    ucm/UCMBuild.csh - added script to build UCM systemn with cons;
    
    
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/bbcmgeo/bbcmgeo.g - material ALKAP fixed;
    
    geometry/mutdgeo/mutdgeo.g - modified; 
    
    geometry/mutdgeo/mutdgeo2.g, mutdgeo3.g - added new mtd geometries;
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added upgr20, upgr21 & upgr14 upgrade geometries; y2008 TOFr geometry updated; y2008 geometry; btofgeo6 added; pipeFlag and Nsi==7 added;
    
    geometry/fgtdgeo/fgtdgeo1.g, fgtdgeo.g - material ALKAP fixed;
    
    geometry/fpdmgeo/fpdmgeo3.g - some corrections from E.Braidot;
    
    geometry/mfldgeo/mflddat.g, mfldgeo.g, mfldmap.g - modified to hide magnetic field;
    
    geometry/btofgeo/btofgeo5.g - updates for y2008 TOFr geometry;
    
    geometry/btofgeo/btofgeo6.g - added;
    
    geometry/igtdgeo/igtdgeo.g - material ALKAP fixed;
    
    geometry/itspgeo/itspgeo.g - material ALKAP fixed;
    
    geometry/pipegeo/pipegeo.g - material ALKAP fixed and lengths of shields swapped; MLI=3MIL mylar + 1.5MIL alum defined;
    
    geometry/scongeo/scongeo.g - y2008 geometry implemented ;
    
    geometry/svttgeo/svttgeo.g, svttgeo1.g, svttgeo2.g, svttgeo3.g, svttgeo10.g, svttgeo4.g, svttgeo5.g, svttgeo6.g, svttgeo7.g,svttgeo9.g - material ALKAP fixed and innermost radius increased;
    
    tpc/idl/tcl_tphit.idl - added local coordinates;
    
    
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qtgui/src/TQtCanvasWidget.cxx, TQtGuiFactory.cxx - adjusted qtroot interface for ROOT 5.17/05;
    
    qtgui/inc/TQtCanvasWidget.h, TQtGuiFactory.h - adjusted qtroot interface for ROOT 5.17/05;
    
    qtgl/qtgl/inc/TQGLViewerImp.h - modified to change the signal signature for the multithread env;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/src/TQtCoinViewerImp.cxx - modified to change the signal signature for the multithread env;
    
    qtgui/Module.mk - adjusted qtroot interface for ROOT 5.17/05;
    
    qtroot/inc/TQtRootGuiFactory.h - adjusted qtroot interface for ROOT 5.17/05;
    
    
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcLengthCorrectionB.20070321.000041.C, TpcSecRowB.20070321.000040.root, tpcPressureB.20070321.000002.C - new files added, later moved to mysql and removed from AFS; needed for runVII, FullField dE/dx calibrations;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcSecRowB.20070524.000044.root - adjusted for ReversedFullField, later moved to mysql and removed from AFS;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcLengthCorrectionB.20070321.000041.C, TpcSecRowB.20070321.000040.root, tpcPressureB.20070321.000002.C - restored these tables because in MySQL they are appeared with beginTime = 0 ;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcLengthCorrectionB.20070321.000042.C - added min/max for error estimations. later moved to Mysql and removed from AFS;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcAdcCorrectionB.20010924.000000.C, TpcdXCorrectionB.20010924.000000.C, TpcEdge.20010924.000005.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20010924.000004.C, tpcPressureB.20010701.000000.C, TpcSecRowB.20010924.000000.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20010924.000000.C, TpcSecRowB.20010924.000003.root - added dE/dx calibration for Run II AuAu20, later moved to Mysql;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/PixelHitError.upgr01.C, PixelTrackingParameters.upgr01.C - added new files;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/PrimaryVertexCuts.20011125.120000.C,PrimaryVertexCuts.20011127.000000.C - added files to open cuts for 20GeV AuAu data, and back to default after;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/PixelHitError.upgr01.C, PixelTrackingParameters.upgr01.C - added new files;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/hftHitError.upgr01.C hftTrackingParameters.upgr01.C, hpdHitError.20050101.000000.C - removed ;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/tpcInnerHitError.20070524.000210.C, tpcOuterHitError.20070524.000210.C, svtHitError.20070321.000212.C - added new files with the errors for Run 2007 RFF;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/ssdHitError.20070321.000211.C, svtHitError.20070321.000211.C, svtHitError.20070524.000211.C - added new files with the errors for run 2007;
    
    svtHitError.20070524.000210.C - removed ;
    
    Calibrations/svt/svtHybridDriftVelocity.20070524.000201.C - added first version of SVT drift velocity for run 2007 RFF;
    
    Calibrations/svt/svtHybridDriftVelocity.20070524.000210.C, svtHybridDriftVelocity.20070321.000209.C - more drift velocities for Run 2007;
    
    Geometry/svt/ShellOnGlobal.20070524.000038.C, SvtOnGlobal.20070524.000031.C - added first version of SVT alignment for run 2007 RFF;
    
    Geometry/svt/LadderOnShell.20070524.000209.C, LadderOnShell.20070321.000206.C - added new files for SVT ladder position for Run 2007;
    
    Geometry/svt/ShellOnGlobal.20070321.000032.C, SvtOnGlobal.20070321.000031.C - added final version for alignment, run 2007;
    
    Geometry/ssd/SsdOnGlobal.20070524.000031.C, SsdSectorsOnGlobal.20070524.000038.C - added first version of SSD alignment for run 2007 RFF;
    
    Geometry/ssd/SsdLaddersOnSectors.20070524.000209.C, SsdLaddersOnSectors.20070321.000207.C - added SSD ladder positions for run 2007;
    
    Geometry/ssd/SsdSectorsOnGlobal.20070321.000032.C, SsdOnGlobal.20070321.000031.C - added last version for alignment, run 2007;
    
    RunLog/onl/tpcRDOMasks.dev2005.C, tpcRDOMasks.upgr13.C, tpcRDOMasks.upgr14.C - added special tpcRDOMasks for upgr13, keep all other upgrade versions IDEAL;
    
    RunLog/onl/tpcRDOMasks.20071128.13225.C - added default RDO mask for y2008;
    
    svt/srspars/srs_direct.C - removed ;
    
    VmcGeometry/Geometry.upgr20.C, Geometry.upgr21.C, upgr20.h upgr21.h - new upgrade geometries added;
    
    VmcGeometry/Geometry.upgr14.C, upgr14.h - upgr14 geometry files added ;
    
    VmcGeometry/Geometry.y2008.C, y2008.h - added files for year 2008 geometry ;
    
    StDb
    
    servers/dbLoadBalancerLocalConfig_BNL.xml - added dev node to analysis; modified to keep DB01 night only for all - day for developers; added db10; added a machine power reducing the general usage of db10; added db06 replacement; added additional server db11;
    
    servers/dbLoadBalancerLocalConfig_LBL.xml - added config for PDS;
    
    idl/tofDaqMap.idl, tofINLCorr.idl, tofTDIGOnTray.idl - added new TOF tables;
    
    idl/vertexSeedTriggers.idl - introduced vertexSeedTriggers table;
    
    idl/tofZCorr.idl - removed tcdId column;
    
    idl/svtHybridDriftVelocity.idl - modified to add new meaning for dtmin and dtmax;
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • December 3, 2007 
    
    SL07d library was updated with code
    
    
    StPmdReadMaker
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx - modified to change SMChain_GNF from MPVFactor to MeanFactor to proceed with PMD production.
    
    
    
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL07d_3 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • November 2, 2007 
    
    SL07d library was updated with next codes below to proceed with veterx reconstruction for UPC data and improved PMD code:
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - min2trkVtx option implemented to process with min 2 trackd for vetex finding; 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx/h - modified to allow 2 min tracks vertex-finding with option in bfc.c;
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - modified to allow 2 min tracks vertex-finding;
    
    StPmdClusterMaker
    
    StPmdClusterMaker.cxx,StPmdClustering.cxx/h - modified for applying hit calibrations;
    
    StPmdReadMaker
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx - modified to store gains with hits, not applying gain calibration;
    
    StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdGeom.h/cxx - public GetPmdZ added to get PMD z position;
    
    StPmdHit.h - members and setters cellgain, smchaingain, cellstatus added;
    
    
    
    
    All library was retagged with tag SL07d_2 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • October 12, 2007 
    
    SL07d library was updated with next codes below to fix bugs in EMC & SSD codes caused memory ovewriting and BSMD mapping bug for run 2007.
    
    Modification to StEvent added to save number of pixels and SVT hits.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx/h;
    
    EVP/ssdReader.cxx/h,emcReader.cxx/h, scReader.cxx/h, daqFormats.h, evpSupport.cxx;
    
    StEvent
    
    StSvtHit.cxx/h ;
    
    StSvtClusterMaker
    
    StSvtHitMaker.cxx ;
    
    
    
    
    Updated SL07d library was retagged with tag SL07d_1 and rebuild.
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • September 1, 2007 
    
    new library SL07d (tagged as SL07d) has been created, build on SL4.4, SL3.02 and SL3.05 platforms, tested, found bugs have been fixed. 
    
    Library was released at September 12 for AuAu 200GeV, run 2007, production.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - last tunning, improvements, bug fixes to process with auau 200GeV, run 2007 production;
    
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx/h - EventLoop(...) added; 2nd EventLoop() method added;
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx/h, StBFChainLinkDef.h - added options for LaserAnalysis;
    
    modified SetGeantOptions and SetDbOptions;
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - removed requirement to skip1row from P2007 chains, StMaker will take of it;
    
    StBeamBackMaker
    
    Track.cc - added include TMath.h for ROOT 5.16;
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - added fTopChain: a pointer to TopChain (for embedding); added method GetMakerInheritsFrom;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx - updated to fix panitkin plot compile; scalers added;
    
    SC/SC_Reader.cxx/hh - scalers added;
    
    SVT/SVTV1P0_ZS_SR.cxx - scalers added;
    
    GENERIC/DetectorReader.cxx - scalers added;
    
    EVP/daqFormats.h, ssdReader.cxx,scReader.cxx/h - scalers added;
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StDAQMaker.cxx, StDAQReader.cxx/h, StSCReader.cxx/h - scalers added;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbBuffer.cc - bug fixed for unsigned datatypes;
    
    StDbManagerImpl.cc - modified ;
    
    MysqlDb.cc - modified to increased the number of allowed elements in a comma delimeted text field from 100 to 1024 to allow for the 768 ssd strips;
    
    New version of Load Balancer created, next files are modified:
    
    ChapiDbHost.cxx/h, ChapiStringUtilities.h, Makefile, MysqlDb.cc, StDbBuffer.cc, StDbManagerImpl.cc/hh,
    
    StDbModifier.cxx/h, StDbServiceBroker.cxx/h, StDbSql.cc, StDbTable.cc, StDbXmlReader.cc, StlXmlTree.cxx/h, rules.make 
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc/hh - modified to make TPC drift velocity dependent on West/East half;
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx/hh - modification for StDetectorDbSpaceChargeR2;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    number of codes modified:
    
    StDetectorDbBeamInfo.h, StDetectorDbClock.h, StDetectorDbFTPCGas.h, StDetectorDbFTPCVoltage.h, StDetectorDbFTPCVoltageStatus.h,
    
    StDetectorDbGridLeak.h, StDetectorDbIntegratedTriggerID.h, StDetectorDbMagnet.h, StDetectorDbMaker.cxx/h,
    
    StDetectorDbRichScalers.h, StDetectorDbSpaceCharge.h, StDetectorDbTpcOmegaTau.h, StDetectorDbTpcRDOMasks.h, StDetectorDbTpcVoltages.h, StDetectorDbTriggerID.h ;
    
    new codes added:
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_L0TriggerInfoC.h, St_additionalTriggerIDC.h, St_beamInfoC.h, St_defaultTrgLvlC.h,
    
    St_dsmPrescalesC.h, St_ftpcGasOutC.h, St_ftpcGasSystemC.h, St_ftpcVoltageC.h, St_ftpcVoltageStatusC.h, St_richvoltagesC.h,
    
    St_spaceChargeCorC.h, St_starClockOnlC.h, St_starMagOnlC.h, St_tpcGasC.h, St_tpcGridLeakC.h, St_tpcHighVoltagesC.h,
    
    St_tpcGasC.h St_tpcGridLeakC.h St_tpcHighVoltagesC.h St_tpcOmegaTauC.h St_tpcRDOMasksC.h St_trigDetSumsC.h,
    
    St_trigL3ExpandedC.h, St_trigPrescalesC.h, St_triggerIDC.h, t_triggerInfoC.h, St_y1MultC.h ;
    
    to provide access to Db tables by demand only;
    
    St_MagFactorC.h, St_TpcSecRowCorC.h, St_tpcDimensionsC.h, St_tpcDriftVelocityC.h, St_tpcEffectiveGeomC.h ;
    
    St_tpcElectronicsC.h, St_tpcFieldCageC.h, St_tpcFieldCageShortC.h, St_tpcGainMonitorC.h, St_tpcGlobalPositionC.h;
    
    St_tpcOSTimeOffsetsC.h,St_tpcPadPlanesC.h, St_tpcPadResponseC.h, St_tpcPedestalC.h ;
    
    St_tpcSectorPositionC.h, St_tpcSlowControlSimC.h, St_tpcWirePlanesC.h, St_trgTimeOffsetC.h, St_tss_tssparC.h;
    
    to make access to tables trigL3Expanded,dsmPrescales,additionalTriggerID,trigPrescales optional, i.e. if the table does not exist for this time then it is created empty table with 0 no. of rows ;
    
    removed files:
    
    StDetectorDbBeamInfo.cxx, StDetectorDbClock.cxx, StDetectorDbFTPCGas.cxx, StDetectorDbFTPCVoltag.cxx;
    
    StDetectorDbFTPCVoltageStatus.cxx, StDetectorDbGridLeak.cxx, StDetectorDbIntegratedTriggerID.cxx, StDetectorDbMagnet.cxx ;
    
    StDetectorDbRichScalers.cxx, StDetectorDbSpaceCharge.cxx, StDetectorDbTpcOmegaTau.cxx, StDetectorDbTpcRDOMasks.cxx ;
    
    StDetectorDbTpcVoltages.cxx, StDetectorDbTriggerID.cxx;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StSvtCoordinateTransform.cc - bug fixed in local to wafer transform that meant we only ever converted hits with positions 0,0,0 rather than their true local coordinate;
    
    StEEmcUtil
    
    EEdsm/BemcTrigUtil.cxx, EEdsm0.cxx/h, EEdsm1.cxx/h, EEdsm3.cxx/h, EEmapTP.h - modified ;
    
    EEdsm/BEdsm2.cxx/h, EEdsm0Tree.cxx/h, EEdsm1Tree.cxx/h, EEfeeTP.cxx/h, EEfeeTPTree.cxx - new files added for Endcap trigger simulation ;
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx - modified to delete mEmcCollection if set mEmbed; fixed a logic error in logging 
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    projection/StEmcPosition.cxx - modified to use outerGeometry() instead of geometry() for StTrack projections;
    
    geometry/StEmcGeom.h - added projection against sub == -1 case in getId(phi,eta,softId);
    
    database/StBemcTables.cxx/h - modified to make trigger DB tables accessible by softId; validity range of each new DB table is logged; wrapper methods using return values instead of pass-by-reference);
    
    added methods to get beginTime / endTime of a given DB table;
    
    StEpcMaker 
    
    StPointCollection.cxx - bug fixed;
    
    StEstMaker
    
    StEstMaker.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.16;
    
    StEvent
    
    StEventTypes.h - added FMS and MTD trigger detector classes;
    
    StTriggerData2007.cxx/h, StTriggerData.h - added two new members mtdAdc() and mtdTdc();
    
    StFmsTriggerDetector.cxx/h - added new code for FMS trigger detector;
    
    StMtdTriggerDetector.cxx/h - added new code for MTD trigger;
    
    StTriggerDetectorCollection.cxx/h - added FMS and MTD;
    
    StTofCollection.cxx - fixed problem in numberOfVpdEast() and numberOfVpdWest();
    
    StEventDisplayMaker
    
    StEventDisplayMaker.cxx/h - modified to to allow selection one event by event id;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    BetheBlochFunction.hh, StEventHelper.cxx - changed includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StFlowMaker
    
    StFlowMaker.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.16;
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker.cxx - method chi() revised to improve resolution;
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker
    
    StFtpcLaser.cc - added includes for ROOT 5.16;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - modified to define initial values as 0 for local variables;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StJet.cxx/h - added data members for zVertex and geometric trigger associations, plus methods for detEta (barrel only);
    
    StJetSkimEvent.cxx - modified to reorder initializations to comply with gcc compiler;
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker
    
    Laser.C, LaserEvent.cxx/h, StLaserAnalysisMaker.cxx - modified to process with data for run 2007;
    
    CheckLasers.C, CheckMirrors.C, ConverL.C, LoopOverLaserTrees.C, laserino.h - added new files to process with data from run 2007;
    
    StMcEventMaker
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx - fixed bug in assigning parents to event-generator particles;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    EZTREE/EztEventHeader.h - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    COMMON/StMuProbPidTraits.h, StMuTrack.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    COMMON/StMuChainMaker.cxx - modified to avoid reading all input files on initialisation: if the number of events is 0'for a given file, set it to TChain::kBigNumber;
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx - modified to switch off Q-vector branhces in StMuDstMaker and increase version number in StMuEvent to avoid warning when reading P07ib data with more recent libraries;
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuIOMaker.cxx - added protection against corrupted files by checking for return code -1 from TTree:GetEntry().StMuDstMaker will silently skip these events;
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.h, StMuEvent.cxx - added StMtdTriggerDetector info;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx- added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StPidAmpMaker
    
    PIDFitter.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StPmdCalibrationMaker
    
    StPmdCalibConstMaker.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StPmdClusterMaker
    
    StPmdClustering.cxx/h - modified to set cutoff from SetAdcCutOff(); default cutoff=7;
    
    StPmdClusterMaker.cxx/h - modified to include ReadCalibration to read PMD_MIP value from DB ;
    
    StPmdReadMaker
    
    StPmdCleanConstants.cxx/h - added new class to hold Badchains/BadRuns and limiting values for analysis;
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx/h - added routines to read badchains,HotCells,Cell_GNF,SMChain_GNF ; modified VMEcondition&ApplyMapping; added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdMapUtil.cxx - changed initialization of channelOR,CR,chainR to -1; added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StPmdGeom.cxx - removed a warning on chtemp ondate 31/08/07; added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StRareMaker
    
    StL3RareTrack.h - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StRichPIDMaker
    
    StRichTrack.cxx, TreeEntryClasses.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StRTSClient
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx/h - modified to use Drift velocity depending on sector;
    
    StSpinMaker
    
    StppGeant.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StSsdDaqMaker
    
    StSsdDaqMaker.cxx - modified not to read whole database but only the table requested;
    
    StSsdDbMaker
    
    StSsdDbMaker.cxx - modified not to read whole database but only the table requested ;
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker 
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker.cxx/h - new module for SSD fast simulation;
    
    StSsdPointMaker
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx/h - added method to evaluate the reconstruction efficiency; 
    
    added 0's to Timestamp which size is less than 6 digits;
    
    added switch to read old ssdStripCalib Table and new ssdNoise Table ; 
    
    added a normalization for the reconstruction efficiency histograms;
    
    added method to fill with default pedestal/noise values if no table is found;
    
    modified to use ssdStripCalib table for simulation;
    
    StSsdUtil
    
    StSsdWafer.cc/hh - added method to remove strips which signal < 3*rms ; protection against died objects added 
    
    added protection against division 0/0;
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc/hh - added method to decode new ssdNoise Table;
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc/hh - added default pedestal/noise ; noise value is 60/16 = 3.75 adc ;
    
    StSsdPoint.cc - modified to make Gain calibration using the mapping method instead of the rotating vector;
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker 
    
    DcaService.cxx, StStrangeControllerInclude.h - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StSvtClusterMaker
    
    StSvtClusterAnalysisMaker.cxx/h, StSvtHitMaker.cxx - modified to move initialization to IntRun from Init;
    
    StSvtDbMaker
    
    StSvtDbMaker.cxx/h - modified to move access of Db tables by demand; modified to make request for SvtGeometry from GetRotations; 
    
    StSvtSeqAdjMaker
    
    StSvtSeqAdjMaker.h - added forward declaration for ROOT 5.16;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtEmbeddingMaker.cxx/h,StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx - modified to read DB by demand;
    
    StSvtOnlineSeqAdjSimMaker.cxx - modified to ensure that number of anodes and timebins is set properly;
    
    StTableUtilities
    
    St_dst_trackC.cxx/h - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StRTpcElectronics.cxx/h, StTpcDb.cxx/h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx - made drift velocity depends on TPC half, use online RHIC clock;
    
    StRTpcElectronics.cxx, StTpcDb.cxx/h - modified to use separated East/West drift velocities only for year >= 2007, for backward compartibility;
    
    StTpcHitFilterMaker
    
    StTpcHitFilterMaker.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - added option to not move Simulated hits ;
    
    StTrsMaker
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx - modified to use StarLogger and time of flight, fixed cluster shape ;
    
    include/StTrsDigitalSector.hh - modified to use StarLogger and time of flight;
    
    src/StTrsFastDigitalSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsSector.cc, StTrsSlowAnalogSignalGenerator.cc - modified to use StarLogger and time of flight, fixed cluster shape ;
    
    StVeloMaker 
    
    StVeloMaker.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StUtilities
    
    StMultiH1F.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StarRoot 
    
    TAttr.cxx/h, TH1Helper.cxx, TPolinom.cxx, xTCL.cxx/h - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h - TCircleFitter::Fit modified logic; removed member fMax from THelixTrack;
    
    St_db_Maker 
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx/h - added parameter currenTime (== requested time) in FindLeft ;
    
    
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx/h - new maker for embedding added ;
    
    St_geant_Maker.h - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx/h - added some calls for GEANT simulation of embedded particles;
    
    St_geom_Maker
    
    GeomBrowser.ui, GeomBrowser.ui.h - added protection for viwer pointer ;
    
    StGeomBrowser.h - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    St_l3t_Maker
    
    St_l3t_Maker.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.16 ;
    
    
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx/h - modified to move hit with time of flight ;
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - bug fixed in getPt(); modified to use normal radius instead of layer one;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.h, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - argument added to approx();
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx - new better THelix fit developed; path to hit implemented in 2dim space only;
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - initialization of _sinCA and _cosCA ;
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - wrong sign in correlation fixed;
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcHitLoader.cxx - modified to use West/East depending drift velocity;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    new modules created for triggers simulation study:
    
    - Bbc; 
    
    - Bemc; 
    
    - Eemc; 
    
    - TrgEmulatorEMC; 
    
    
    
    
    macros/embedding
    
    bfcMixer_P07ib.C - added macro to run embedding for P07ib production;
    
    
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/svttgeo/svttgeo9.g - added new file as first approximation of the SVT-less configuration in year 2008 ; 
    
    geometry/svttgeo/svttgeo10.g - added newest correction from Dave Lynn -- the water channels were eventually manufactured from Carbon as opposed to the originally proposed Beryllium;
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added the following geometry tags: Y2008, UPGR14 (UPGR13 without IST), DEV2007 (sandbox for what-if studies); modified for newest SVT geometry corrections; new tag Y2007A implemented;
    
    
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/ftpc - added ftpcVoltage.C, ftpcVoltageStatus.C;
    
    Calibrations/tpc - added tpcGridLeak.C, tpcOmegaTau.C;
    
    Calibrations/rich - added richvoltages.C, spaceChargeCor.C, spaceChargeCorR2.C, trigDetSums.C;
    
    Calibrations/tracker - added PrimaryVertexCuts.20070101.000000.C;
    
    StMagF/steel_magfieldmap.dat - added file for mag. field map in steel;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/pmdSMChain_GNF.idl - added table for PMD gain normalization factor; added _factor to column names;
    
    idl/ssdNoise.idl - ssdNoise Table added;
    
    
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • October 3, 2007 
    
    SL07c library was updated with codes below to fix bugs in EMC & SSD codes caused memory ovewriting.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EVP/ssdReader.cxx/h,emcReader.cxx/h, scReader.cxx/h, daqFormats.h, evpSupport.cxx;
    
    
    
    
    SL07c librray was retagged with tag SL07c_3 and rebuild.
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • August 10, 2007 
    
    SL07c library has been updated with codes below to make patches for SL4.4 platform: 
    
    
    - StDbBroker
    
    StDbWrappedMessenger.cc ; 
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbClock.cxx ; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker.cxx; 
    
    - StTpcDb
    
    StRTpcDimensions.cxx/h, StRTpcElectronics.cxx/h, StRTpcFieldCage.cxx/h, StRTpcGlobalPosition.cxx/h,
    
    StRTpcHitErrors.cxxh, StRTpcPadPlane.cxx/h, StRTpcSectorPosition.cxx/h, StRTpcSlowControlSim.cxx/h,
    
    StRTpcWirePlane.cxx/h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx/h,
    
    - StStarLogger
    
    StLoggerManager.cxx/h; 
    
    - StJetMaker
    
    StJetHist/StJetHistMaker.cxx; 
    
    
    
    
    SL07c library was rebuild and retagged with tag SL07c_2. 
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • August 2, 2007 
    
    library SL07c was updated with codes below to switch off Q-vector branhces in StMuDstMaker to avoid warnings when reading P07ib data which has Q-vector information stored :
    
    
    - StMuDstMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx
    
    Updated codes were retagged as SL07c_1
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • June 1, 2007 
    
    new library SL07c (tagged as SL07c) has been created, tested and released.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - library has new version of pythia 6.410 will be used for pp 200GeV pythia production for SPIN group request; 
    
    - trigger 2007 data are added; 
    
    - EMC trigger code reshaped ; 
    
    - number of codes modified to replace print statements with Logger LOG_INFO/LOG_ERROR; 
    
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - added SSD hits; 
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx/h - implemented StChainOpt interface to hide StBFChain dependency; 
    
    StBFChainOpt.cxx/h, StChainOpt.h - added to implement StChainOpt interface to hide StBFChain dependency ; 
    
    St_base
    
    StTree.cxx - fixed special case basename for daq & fz; 
    
    StChain
    
    StChain.h - modified to implement StChainOpt interface to hide StBFChain dependency; 
    
    StChain.h - removed non implemented GetChainOpt method; 
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - implemented new WhiteBoard methods; modified to reset to zero m_DataSet after deletion; 
    
    StChargeStepMaker
    
    StChargeStepMaker.cxx - modified to remove redundant GetMaker(); 
    
    StDaqLib
    
    TRG/TRG_Reader.cxx, code2007.cxx - corrected byte swapping issue; 
    
    TRG/code2007.cxx - bug fixed for checking the last QT word; added protection against NULL pTRGP; 
    
    TRG/TRG_Reader.cxx - uninitialized pointer to class accessed to call method fixed and protected against NULL argument; 
    
    TRG/TRG_Reader.hh - added cleanup of initialized pTRGD; 
    
    GENERIC/DetectorReader.cxx, EventReader.cxx - pointer to method returns FALSE instead of NULL fixed; 
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StDAQReader.cxx - corrected byte swapping issue; 
    
    StDAQMaker.cxx - removed StBFChain dependency; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbTriggerID.cxx/h - added the additionalTriggerID table; 
    
    StEEmcSmd
    
    EEmcSmdGeom.cxx - added error handling to EEmcSmdGeom::getIntersection(); 
    
    StEmcCalibrationMaker
    
    StEmcPedestalMaker.cxx/h - updated to save crate pedestals with two digit precision only; 
    
    StEmcTriggerMaker
    
    Run2006TriggerMaker.C - added example Macro on how to access new trigger interface for 2006; 
    
    2006_Trigger_Map - added map of triggers in time and thresholds for 2006; 
    
    StEmcTriggerMaker.cxx/h - updated new trigger interface; 
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx/h - updated to loop over all 6 trigger periods for 2006 ; added decoder wrapper method that correlates tower and trigger patch; 
    
    StEmcTriggerMaker.cxx/h, StBemcTrigger.h, Run2006TriggerMaker.C - added decoder wrapper method that correlates tower and trigger patch; 
    
    Run2006DataTriggerMaker.C - added macro to run over data; 
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx/h, StEmcTriggerMaker.cxx/h, Run2006DataTriggerMaker.C, Run2006SimuTriggerMaker.C - added BHT2 for 2003; new access scheme extended back to 2003+2004; removed all access to StEmcPedestal tables; 
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx/h - updated JPSI trigger to include JP#ing from decoder - E/W thresholds set ; 
    
    StEvent
    
    StTriggerData2007.cxx/h - fixed bug in VPD unpacking; 
    
    StBbcTriggerDetector.cxx/h - fixed bug in BBC unpacking; 
    
    StTriggerData.h - added virtual function mtdAtAddress(); 
    
    StEventDstMaker
    
    StEventDstMaker.cxxh - removed ; 
    
    StEventMaker
    
    StEventMaker.cxx - addition of random trigger; 
    
    StJetMaker 
    
    StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx/h, StJetSkimEvent.cxx/h, StJetReader.cxx - modified to store trigger simulation info in SkimTrig; trigger prescales and thresholds saved once per run using SkimTrigHeader;
    
    modified to save triggers that fired or should have fired in each event; various space savers (ignore TObject data members if possible, use TRef for mBestVert, etc.); 
    
    StJets.cxx/h - added Murad's dca update; 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - more precise Chi2 calculation; implemented slightly tighter quality cuts on tracks: npoint>=20, radial dca < 1; widened the cut on close vertices to be mDcaZMax (3 cm); 
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - modified to hide StBFChain dependency; 
    
    StMiniMcEvent
    
    StMiniMcEvent.h - increamented ClassDef; 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - modified to use the bfc option "debug" to create and fill the FTPC cluster tuning histograms; 
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker
    
    StFtpcSlowSimField.cc, StFtpcSlowSimMaker.cxx - updated to be compatible with changes made to StFtpcTrackParams.cc; modified to use default microsecondsPerTimebin value from database if no RHIC clock info available ; 
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx/h - modified for FTPC vertex hists; database initialization moved from Init to InitRun; redefined m_nrec_track histogram and only fill if debug option is on; 
    
    StFtpcTrackingParams.cc/hh - replaced StMagUtilities with StarMagField ; 
    
    StLaserEventMaker
    
    StLaserEventMaker.h - modified to unuse m_clockNominal class Data memeber; 
    
    StLaserEventMaker.cxx - fixed m_clock unu-initialized, Float_t m_clockNominal replaced class DM naming changed to l_clockNominal; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx/h - Removed Q-vector flag; 
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.cxx/h, StMuDst.cxx - Removed Q-vector flag, added VPD info ; 
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.cxx/h - removed Q-vector calculation; added protection against StEvent::triggerData() == 0 in EZTREE; 
    
    EZTREE/StMuEzTree.cxx - added protection against StEvent::triggerData() == 0 in EZTREE; 
    
    StEmcTriggerMaker
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx/h - modified PatchMap so that TP->Tower is accessed via StEmcDecoder; East Barrel Mapping fixed; 
    
    StEmcTriggerMaker.cxx/h - added new interface methods to get trigger thresholds and decisions based on trigId; 
    
    StPmdCalibrationMaker
    
    StPmdCalibConstMaker.cxx - removed StBFChain dependency; 
    
    StPmdClusterMaker
    
    StPmdAbsClustering.cxx, StPmdClusterMaker.cxx, StPmdClustering.cxx, StPmdDiscriminator.cxx, StPmdDiscriminatorMaker.cxx, StPmdSimulatorMaker.cxx - removed StBFChain dependency; 
    
    StPmdDiscriminatorMaker
    
    StPmdDiscriminatorMaker.cxx - removed StBFChain dependency; 
    
    StPmdDiscriminatorNN.cxx - - removed StBFChain dependency; 
    
    StPmdSimulatorMaker
    
    StPmdSimulatorMaker.cxx - removed StBFChain dependency; 
    
    StPmdReadMaker 
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx - removed StBFChain dependency; 
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h - corrected time of flight calculation, added time of flight corrrection for Laser; 
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - added protection in assert if hitPars has not been defined; 
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx - removed StBFChain dependency; added time of flight corrrection for Laser; 
    
    StTagsMaker 
    
    StTagsMaker.cxx - removed StBFChain dependency; 
    
    StUtilities
    
    StMultiH1F.cxx, StMultiH2F.cxx - patched for problems with limited axis ranges ; 
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - added StMaker::Init() into Init; 
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - removed StBFChain dependency; moved creation of TGiant3 in ctor; improved handling of the Pythia event header translation; 
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StQAMakerBase.cxx - modified for PMD hists ; 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StQABookHist.cxx/h - added SSD hists ; 
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h - added SVT plots ; 
    
    StarRoot
    
    TTreeIter.cxx/h - Double32_t added; 
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h,TPolinom.cxx/h - some improvements; 
    
    xTCL.cxx/h - added extended TCL class xTCL; 
    
    
    
    
    pams
    
    gen/pythia_6410 - new version of pythia 6.410 added; 
    
    gen/bpythia/apytuser.age, bpythia.F, bpythia.cdf, hepevt61.inc, pyth_header.g - added; 
    
    gen/bpythia/pyth_header.g - added MSTU72, MSTU73, MSTP111; 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_get_event.F, mheadrd.g - added MSTU72, MSTU73, MSTP111; separated error codes for the generic and Pythia-specific header read; 
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - disabled introduction of the Dalitz particle (pi0 with special decay); 
    
    sim/idl/g2t_pythia.idl - added three more Pythia variables ; 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_get_pythia.F - added three kinematic variables to be propagated from Pythia ; 
    
    
    
    
    StDb/idl
    
    pmdHotCells.idl - added new table with bit masks for pmdHotCells ; 
    
    additionalTriggerID.idl - added new trigger tables RunNumber and EventNumber ; 
    
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • August 10, 2007 
    
    SL07b library has been updated with codes below to make patches for SL4.4 platform: 
    
    
    - StDbBroker
    
    StDbWrappedMessenger.cc ; 
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbClock.cxx ; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker.cxx; 
    
    - StTpcDb
    
    StRTpcDimensions.cxx/h, StRTpcElectronics.cxx/h, StRTpcFieldCage.cxx/h, StRTpcGlobalPosition.cxx/h,
    
    StRTpcHitErrors.cxxh, StRTpcPadPlane.cxx/h, StRTpcSectorPosition.cxx/h, StRTpcSlowControlSim.cxx/h,
    
    StRTpcWirePlane.cxx/h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx/h,
    
    - StStarLogger
    
    StLoggerManager.cxx/h; 
    
    - StJetMaker
    
    StJetHist/StJetHistMaker.cxx; 
    
    
    
    
    SL07b library was rebuild and retagged with tag SL07b_2. 
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • May 18, 2007 
    
    library SL07b has been updated with codes below, retagged as SL07b_1 and rebuilt. Updates were needed for CuCu reproduction. 
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx, StBFChain.h; 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StCtbMatcher.h; 
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx/h; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbTriggerID.cxx/h ; 
    
    StEventMaker
    
    StEventMaker.cxx; 
    
    StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdMapUtil.cxx, StPmdGeom.cxx; 
    
    StSvtDbMaker
    
    StSvtDbMaker.cxx; 
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tracker/PrimaryVertexCuts.C; 
    
    VmcGeometry - number of files ; 
    
    StDb/idl
    
    svtHybridDriftVelocity.idl; 
    
    pmdHotCells.idl; 
    
    VertexCuts.idl; 
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • April 18, 2007 
    
    new library SL07b (tagged as SL07b) has been created, tested, and released on April 23.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - last codes and calibrations/alignment adjustment for cucu reproduction with SVT & SSD tracking; 
    
    - codes and calibration updates for run 2007; 
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - SVT drift velocity historamm utility added ; added Svt list, simplified hlist include files, handle StMultiH2F, stored dirName;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - new Corr5, the correction chain option for run 2007; new chain for run 2007; 
    
    added P2007a and P2007b for startup chains ; 
    
    StBFChainLinkDef.h - added new file to enlarge size for chain option fields, added options EvOutOnly & NoOutput , EastOff & WestOff for Sti, UseNewLDV ; 
    
    StBFChain.cxx/h - modified to enlarge size for chain option fields, added options EvOutOnly & NoOutput , EastOff & WestOff for Sti, UseNewLDV ; 
    
    StBFChain.cxx - checking for VMC input file added; 
    
    StBFChain.cxx/h - modified to move GetTFile()==>StMaker;
    
    StBichsel
    
    dEdxParameterization.cxx - added TMath.h; 
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - new signature of GetDataBase() added ; 
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - modified to move GetTFile()==>StMaker; 
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx - reverting back to state in revision 2.41; updated GetTowerBin to be aware of mapping bug; 
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbSql.cc - minor changes; 
    
    StDbServiceBroker.cxx - added machine weighting factor "machinePower" to load balancer ; 
    
    StDbManagerImpl.cc - minor changes to allow load balancer to be backward compatible with online migration code; 
    
    StDbConfigNodeImpl.cc - fixed small memory leak in removeTable ; 
    
    ChapiDbHost.cxx/h, MysqlDb.cc - Load Balancer adjustments for machinePower features; 
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx/h - added methods GetCrateFromTowerId, GetTDCFromTowerId, GetTDCFromTowerId, GetTriggerPatchFromTowerId, GetJetPatchFromTowerId, and GetTowerIdFromBin;
    
    implemented const-correctness, modified to use meaningful argument names in method declarations to improve readability ; 
    
    SSD/SSD_Reader.cxx - modified to change the decoding LDate and add the mapping from DaqLadders to RealLadders for year2007; 
    
    TRG/TRG_Reader.cxx/hh, code2007.cxx - bug fixed for offsets; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbRichScalers.cxx - modified to use RichScalers from data stream; 
    
    modified to use mode=1 for DB values; 
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - added zero field = 1G; 
    
    St_svtRDOstrippedC.cxx/h - added more strict wafer definition ; 
    
    St_svtHybridDriftVelocityC.cxx/h - drift velocity definition added by Ivan Kotov;
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc/hh - TpcCoordinate transformation via TGeoHMatrix added ;
    
    StSvtLocalCoordinate.hh - added usage of Ivan Kotov's drift velocities ;
    
    StSvtCoordinateTransform.cc/hh, St_svtHybridDriftVelocityC.cxx/h - added dependence of drift velocity on anode;
    
    St_db_Maker 
    
    StValiSet.cxx/h, St_db_Maker.cxx - modified to allow request by user defined; 
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - bypassed bug in TTable::New; assert improved;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - modified to move GetTFile()==>StMaker;
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcFastMaker.cxx/h, StEEmcMixerMaker.cxx - bug fixed ; 
    
    StEEmcUtil
    
    EEdsm/BemcTrigUtil.cxx/h - new files added for run 2007; 
    
    StEvent
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx - added StTriggerData2007 ; 
    
    StGlobalTrack.cxx - memory leak fixed, StDcaGeometry was not deleted ; 
    
    StTriggerData2007.cxx - new map for ZDC-SMD implemented; 
    
    StTofCollection.cxx/h - added new data members and methods in preperation for new ToF; 
    
    StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2007.cxx/h - added access function for VPD data; 
    
    StVpdTriggerDetector.cxx/h - modified for actual VPD used in 2007; 
    
    StTriggerDetectorCollection.cxx - added setup of VPD data to constructor; 
    
    StEmcCalibrationMaker
    
    StEmcCalibMaker.cxx/h, StEmcCalibrationMaker.cxx/h, StEmcEqualMaker.cxx StEmcMipMaker.cxx/h, StEmcPedestalMaker.cxx/h - reshaped the infrastructure, provided the setup script to install the monitoring on a fresh machine,provided the configuration file to change the settings without touching code;
    
    fixed the DB tables handling, now uses table based containers.
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StEemcRaw.cxx - drop token checked ; 
    
    StEmcRawMaker.cxx - disabled RawEndcap hits filtering; 
    
    StEemcRaw.cxx, StEmcRawMaker.cxx - modified to bring endcap code in default configuration; 
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx - fixed memory leak of StMcCalorimeterHit; 
    
    StEmcTriggerMaker
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx - JJSI changes for 2006 entire barrel; 
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx/h, StEmcTriggerMaker.cxx/h - added access to L1 2x1 patch ADC for L2 emulator; 
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    database/StBemcTables.cxx/h - added methods from Pibero to access trigger database information; 
    
    projection/StEmcPosition.cxx/h - implemented const-correctness, modified to use meaningful argument names in method decl arations to improve readability ; 
    
    geometry/StEmcGeom.cxx/h - added softId-based versions of getEta, getTheta, and getPhi; added getId(phi,eta,&softId); 
    
    implemented const-correctness, modified to use meaningful argument names in method declarations to improve readability; 
    
    others/StEmcMath.cxx - added methods GetCrateFromTowerId, GetTDCFromTowerId, GetTDCFromTowerId, GetTriggerPatchFromTowerId,GetJetPatchFromTowerId and GetTowerIdFromBin; 
    
    implemented const-correctness, modified to use meaningful argument names in method declarations to improve readability ; 
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker.cxx - modified to move GetTFile()==>StMaker; 
    
    StLaserEventMaker
    
    StLaserEventMaker.cxx - modified to move GetTFile()==>StMaker; 
    
    StFlowMaker
    
    StFlowMaker.cxx - west ZDCSMD H7 (readout as 26 in the trigger array) was swapped with LED (readout as 24 in trigger array), to avoid abnormal pedestal in the electronic channel associated with 26 in the trigger array ; 
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx - bug fixes ; 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - extended validity of PPV for 2007 data taking ; 
    
    StMagF
    
    StMagFMaker.cxx- Zero Field defined as 1G; 
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker.cxx - added keys for switch off Tpc, Svt and Ssd NTuples; GetTFile()==>StMaker;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcCtbHit.cc - added filling of g2t_ctf_hit.ds into StMcCtbHit ; 
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - modified to move GetTFile()==>StMaker; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx/h, StMuDstMaker.cxx/h, StMuEvent.cxx/h - added Q-vectors in StMuEvent; 
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - removed the forcing of the Ghost loop to be "off" by checking the filename;
    
    now the check only displays a message in the log saying that the Ghost loop is turned on;
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx/h - Shift of HFT hits to face of ladder;
    
    added IST simulation (digitization but no clustering);
    
    StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdGeom.cxx - new mapping (run7) added and DrawPmd function for viewing PMD Geometry ;
    
    BoardDetail of access on 29/03/07 added;
    
    StPmdGeom.cxx/h - chain19 mapping corrected, functions to return nboards in a chain/SMs added;
    
    StMcQaMaker
    
    StMcQaMaker.cxx/h - new maker added for side by side comparision of GEANT and VMC simulations ;
    
    StSsdDaqMaker 
    
    StSsdDaqMaker.cxx/h - added more precise histograms for the particular status of strips: count the number of strips perwafer where pedestal = 0 or 255 (adc) and rms = 0 or 255 (adc);
    
    StSsdDaqMaker.cxx/h - added a method to fill pedestal and noise of the strips in a tuple;
    
    StSsdDbMaker
    
    StSsdDbMaker.cxx/h - modified to use TGeoHMatrix for coordinate transformation, eliminate ssdWafersPostion ;
    
    StSsdPointMaker 
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx/h - added a method WriteMatchedClusters instead of WriteScfTuple() method that fill all the reconstructed clusters, this one store the clusters associated to the hits;
    
    added WriteMatchedStrips() method : fill the characteristics of the strips from matched clusters;
    
    added a protection when ssdStripCalib is filled with empty values;
    
    modified to use TGeoHMatrix for coordinate transformation, eliminate ssdWafersPostion;
    
    added a switch to use the gain calibration ;
    
    modified for GetTFile()==>StMaker;
    
    StSsdSimulationMaker
    
    St_sls_Maker.cxx/h, St_spa_Maker.cxx/h - modified use new StSsdBarrel;
    
    StSsdUtil
    
    StSsdWafer.cc - bug fixed : fill the StSsdPointList with space points with the higher configuration probability; 
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc/hh, StSsdLadder.cc/hh, StSsdWafer.cc/hh - modified to use TGeoHMatrix for coordinate transformation;
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc/hh, StSsdPoint.cc/hh, StSsdWafer.cc/hh - added a method to use the gain calibration for the Charge Matching between pulse of p and n sides;
    
    StSvtClusterMaker 
    
    StSvtClusterAnalysisMaker.cxx, StSvtClusterMaker.cxx, StSvtHitMaker.cxx - modified to use Ivan Kotov's drift velocities and use TGeoHMatrix for coordinate transformation;
    
    StSvtDbMaker
    
    StSvtDbMaker.cxx/h - modified to use Ivan Kotov's drift velocities and use TGeoHMatrix for coordinate transformation;
    
    StSvtDbReader.cc/hh, StSvtDbWriter.cc/hh, St_SvtDb_Reader.cc/hh - removed files;
    
    StSvtDbMaker.cxx - added StSvtGeometry to const area;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtElectronCloud.cc, StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx - modified to use Ivan Kotov's drift velocities and use TGeoHMatrix for coordinate transformation;
    
    StTagsMaker
    
    StTagsMaker.cxx - modified to move GetTFile()==>StMaker;
    
    StTofCalibMaker
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx/h - updated for Run V CuCu calibration:
    
    - INL correction moved in this maker
    
    - Tot Corr and Z Corr use new tables in data base;
    
    - pVPD calibration information modified; 
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx - removed breaking of failure on number of return rows during db I/O for tofTotCorr and tofZCorr;
    
    StTofrMatchMaker
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx/h - modified to complete Run V matching;
    
    - trailing tdc and leading tdc stored as adc and tdc in StTofCell;
    
    - multi-hit association cases use hit position priority;
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDb.cxx/h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx/h, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, St_tpcCorrectionC.cxx - modified to use TGeoHMatrix for coordinate transformation; change mode for switching drift velocities implemented;
    
    StTpcDb.cxx - added drift velocity interpolation between two measurement in time;
    
    added protection from infinit endTime ;
    
    StTofMaker
    
    StTofMaker.cxx - replaced with standard STAR Loggers; 
    
    StTofUtil
    
    StTofGeometry.cxx, StTofSimParam.cxx, StTofrDaqMap.cxx, StTofrGeometry.cxx - replaced with standard STAR Loggers 
    
    StTofUtil
    
    StTofSimMaker.cxx - replaced with standard STAR Loggers; 
    
    StTofSimMaker
    
    StTofSimMaker.cxx - replaced with standard STAR Loggers; 
    
    StTofrMatchMaker
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx - replaced with standard STAR Loggers; 
    
    StTofpMatchMaker
    
    StTofpMatchMaker.cxx - replaced with standard STAR Loggers; 
    
    St_trg_Maker 
    
    St_trg_Maker.cxx - added protection from use if data version > 2007;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StQABookHist.cxx/h - SVT drift velocity histogramm added; 
    
    QAH.cxx/h - added StMultiH2F support; 
    
    QAhlist_Svt.h - added new files; 
    
    StQABookHist.cxx/h, StEventQAMaker.cxx - added Svt Laser Diff; 
    
    St_srs_Maker
    
    St_srs_Maker.cxx - modified to use TGeoHMatrix for coordinate transformation;
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StThreeVector.hh - added xyz() method ; 
    
    StUtilities 
    
    StMultiH2F.cxx/h - introduced StMultiH2F class ; 
    
    StSvtClassLibrary
    
    StSvtHybridObject.cc/hh, StSvtHybridPixelsD.cc, StSvtWaferCollection.hh, StSvtWaferGeometry.cc/hh - modified to use Ivan Kotov's drift velocities, use TGeoHMatrix for coordinate transformation ; 
    
    StSvtHybrid.h - new files added; 
    
    StarRoot
    
    TRArray.cxx/h, TRMatrix.cxx/h, TRSymMatrix.cxx/h, TRVector.h, StarRootLinkDef.h - added new method for matrix inversion; 
    
    TRDiagMatrix.cxx/h - new files added for matrix inversion ; 
    
    TAttr.cxx/h - adjusted for ROOT 5.14 ; 
    
    THelixTrack.cxx - replaced 'complex' by 'TComplex'; 
    
    
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - added TMath.h; 
    
    StiHit.h- modified to count Time of Flight; set 30 degree hit angle limit;
    
    StiHitLoader.h - added Riostream.h; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h - modified to add Time of Flight; 
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - replaced 'complex' by 'TComplex'; 
    
    StiHitTest.cxx, StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiTrackFinder.h, StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.14; 
    
    Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx - added includes for ROOT 5.14; 
    
    Base/StiFactory.h - added includes for ROOT 5.14; 
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - adjusted for ROOT 5.14; 
    
    StiMaker.cxx/h - added option for EastOff and WestOff, FindDataSet for Sti Geometry; 
    
    modified to move GetTFile()==>StMaker; 
    
    StiRnD
    
    StiRnDLinkDef.h - added LinkDef for Sti RnD; 
    
    StiSsd
    
    StiSsdLinkDef.h - added new files to use new StSsdBarrel; 
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to use new StSsdBarrel; 
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcHitLoader.cxx/h - added hint for EastOff and WestOff options; 
    
    StiUtilities
    
    StiPullEvent.cxx - adjusted for ROOT 5.14; 
    
    StiSvt
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified for alignment; 
    
    StiSvtLinkDef.h = new files added to adjust for alignment; 
    
    
    
    
    StVMCMaker
    
    StVMCMaker.cxx - checking for input file added ; 
    
    
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo6.g - TUP-inspired version of the SSD, the structural support parts on the rim are constructed of Carbon as opposed to Aluminum, to reflect the possible reedesign ; 
    
    geometry.g - added modifications: (a) FSTD is out (b) modified SSD with carbon parts,for R&D purposes (c) modified IST with single sided inner layer; 
    
    provided version for the thicker active Si layer in pixlgeo3, via setting the structure elements;
    
    istbgeo/istbgeo6.g - geometry with Inner layer with sensors only on the inside ; 
    
    pixlgeo/pixlgeo3.g - added a useful diagnostic printout about the thicknesses of the Si layers;
    
    modified backward-compatible version with (a) refactoring of the data structures for better modification support (b) switchable "thick" active layer configuration (c); 
    
    pams/sim
    
    gstar_part.g - corrected B decay definitions; 
    
    added particle "DALITZ", which is identical to pi0 except that it goes into gamma gamma, needed for electron background simulation; 
    
    
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Geometry/ssd/SsdOnGlobal.20050101.000000.C, SsdOnGlobal.20050120.000000.C, SsdOnGlobal.20050217.000000.C, SsdOnGlobal.20 050310.000000.C, SsdOnGlobal.C, SsdOnGlobal.y2005e.C ;
    
    SsdLaddersOnSectors.20050120.000007.C, SsdLaddersOnSectors.20050217.000007.C, SsdLaddersOnSectors.20050310.000000.C, Ssd LaddersOnSectors.y2005e.C;
    
    SsdSectorsOnGlobal.20050120.000003.C, SsdSectorsOnGlobal.20050217.000003.C, SsdSectorsOnGlobal.20050310.000000.C, SsdSectorsOnGlobal.y2005e.C;
    
    SsdWafersOnLadders.20050101.000000.C, SsdWafersOnLadders.y2005e.C;
    
    Geometry/svt/LadderOnSurvey.y2005e.C, ShellOnGlobal.y2005e.C, WaferOnLadder.y2005e.C;
    
    LadderOnShell.20050101.000000.C, LadderOnShell.20050310.000000.C LadderOnSurvey.20050101.000000.C ShellOnGlobal.20050101.001001.C ShellOnGlobal.20050120.000003.C ShellOnGlobal.20050217.000003.C ShellOnGlobal.20050310.000000.C SvtOnGlobal.20050101.000000.C SvtOnGlobal.20050120.000000.C SvtOnGlobal.20050217.000000.C SvtOnGlobal.20050310.000000.C SvtOnGlobal.C WaferOnLadder.20050101.000000.C ;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/svtHybridDriftVelocity.idl - new Svt Drift velocity table added, combination of charge step and correction due to nonlinearity; 
    
    idl/ssdGainCalibWafer.idl - gain calibration table for ssd wafers added ; 
    
    servers/dbLoadBalancerConfig.new - xml file for db loadbalancing added ; 
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • August 10, 2007 
    
    SL07a library has been updated with codes below to make patches for SL4.4 platform: 
    
    
    - StDbBroker
    
    StDbWrappedMessenger.cc ; 
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbClock.cxx ; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker.cxx; 
    
    - StTpcDb
    
    StRTpcDimensions.cxx/h, StRTpcElectronics.cxx/h, StRTpcFieldCage.cxx/h, StRTpcGlobalPosition.cxx/h,
    
    StRTpcHitErrors.cxxh, StRTpcPadPlane.cxx/h, StRTpcSectorPosition.cxx/h, StRTpcSlowControlSim.cxx/h,
    
    StRTpcWirePlane.cxx/h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx/h, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, St_tpcCorrectionC.cxx; 
    
    - StStarLogger
    
    StLoggerManager.cxx/h; 
    
    - StJetMaker
    
    StJetHist/StJetHistMaker.cxx; 
    
    
    
    
    SL07a library was rebuild and retagged with tag SL07a_3. 
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • May 11, 2007 
    
    library SL07a has been updated with codes below, retagged as SL07a_2 and rebuilt.
    
    Updates have been needed to fix the codes problems and process with production for tracking upgrades proposal; 
    
    - StPixelFastSimMaker 
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx/h ; 
    
    - StiRnD 
    
    Ist/StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiIstHitLoader.cxx; 
    
    Hft/StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx; 
    
    - StarDb 
    
    Geometry/ssd/SsdLaddersOnSectors.upgr01.C, SsdOnGlobal.upgr01.C, SsdSectorsOnGlobal.upgr01.C, SsdWafersOnLadders.upgr01.C; 
    
    Calibrations/tracker/ist2HitError.20050101.000000.C, st1HitError.20050101.000000.C; 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • April 6, 2007 
    
    library SL07a has been updated with codes below, retagged as SL07a_1 and rebuilt.
    
    Updates have been needed to process with production for tracking upgrades and remove unneeded messages from the log files; 
    
    - StAnalysisMaker 
    
    summarizeEvent.cc; 
    
    - StPixelFastSimMaker 
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx/h ; 
    
    - StMcEvent 
    
    StMcEmcHitCollection.cc, StMcCtbHit.cc; 
    
    - StiRnD
    
    Hft/StiPixelHitLoader.cxx,StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx; 
    
    Ist/StiIstHitLoader.cxx; 
    
    - pams/sim
    
    g2t_volume_id.g, g2t_pix.F, g2t_gem.F; 
    
    gstar/gstar_part.g; 
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • February 22, 2007 
    
    new library SL07a (tagged as SL07a) has been created, tested, found bugs fixed. Library was released on March 19 .
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - geometry for year 2007 has been set and codes updated; 
    
    - added dead material to SSD and created new geometry tags Y2005F and Y2006B; 
    
    - trigger data updated for year 2007 run; 
    
    - improved global dca values on MuDst; 
    
    - EEmc slow simulator upgraded, for detailes look at the email ; 
    
    - developed new version of the STAR "Geometry Browser" and "Offline Event display"; 
    
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    
    
    asps/Simulation/starsim
    
    geant/gparmp.F - added magnetic monopole tracking; 
    
    geant/grktmp.F - added stepping routine for the magnetic monopole; 
    
    geant/guswmp.F - added logical switch for the magnetic field calculation; 
    
    geant/gtrack.F - added ITRTYP=9 (monopole); 
    
    geant/gtmonp.F - added tracking the monopole; 
    
    St_base
    
    StMessMgr.h - added the new StMess abstarct interfaces GetLevel/SetLevel; modified to connect Logger and Maker debug levels;
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - added geometry tags Y2007, Y2006a ; 
    
    added geometry tags: Y2005F and Y2006B needed due to the added dead area in the SSD, and also incorporating the updated Barrel EMC code; 
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - modified to connect Logger and Maker debug levels; 
    
    StDaqLib
    
    SVT/SVTV1P0.cxx, SVTV1P0_ZS_SR.cxx - modified: zero suppressed reader no longer uses adcx, only seqd; 
    
    TRG/trgStructures2005.h - modified; 
    
    TRG/trgStructures2007.h - added for run 2007; added year for L2RESULTS_OFFSET;
    
    TRG/TRG_Reader.cxx/h - updated reader for run 2007 data;
    
    TRG/L2gammaResult2007.h, code2007.cxx, trgStructures2007.h - new files added for run 2007;
    
    StDaqMaker
    
    StTRGReader.cxx/h - updated reader for run 2007 data;
    
    StDbLib
    
    MysqlDb.cc/h, StDbManagerImpl.cc/hh, StDbServiceBroker.cxx/h, StlXmlTree.cxx/h - updated for load balancing; 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - time converted to GMT ;
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcFastMaker.cxx/h - calculation of ideal gains moved into static member function getTowerGains() to allow slow simulator to access them;
    
    StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx/h - the slow eemc simulatore upgraded. The following changes have been made:
    
    - towers will always be masked out when a "fail" bit is set in the database;
    
    previously this only happened if pedestals were being added, smeared;
    
    - tower, preshower and postshower ADC values will be simulated using the GEANT energy loss stored in StEmcHit and StMuEmcHit;
    
    previously, ADC values from the fast simulator were used and energy loss recovered using gains, resulting in roundoff errors ;
    
    - tower simulation now accounts for the different light yields provided by the brighter scintillator and two-fiber readout in the preshower and postshower layers; 
    
    previously, only the difference in thickness was accounted for by the GEANT simulation;
    
    SlowSimUtil.cxx/h, StEEmcFastMaker.cxx/h, StEEmcMixerMaker.cxx/h, StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx, StEEmcTrigSimuMaker.cxx - modified to use Logger;
    
    StEEmcFastMaker.cxx - bug fixed: adc was not limitted to [0,4095], fixed for all layers;
    
    StEEmcUtil
    
    StEEmcSmd/EEmcSmdGeom.cxx/h, StEEmcSmdGeom.cxx/h - new simpler to use method calculating dca for track to strip;
    
    StEEmcGeom/EEmcGeomDefs.h - new simpler to use method calculating dca for track to strip;
    
    StEEmcSmd/EEmcSmdGeom.cxx/h - fixed applied to eliminate parralax error in the EEmcSmdGeom::getIntersection() method;
    
    bug fixed in getDca2Strip(), make more methodhs public;
    
    dca initialized in getDcaStripPtr();
    
    EEmcSmdGeom::getDca2Strip(..) simplified;
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx/h - modified to use Logger;
    
    StEmcDbMaker
    
    EEmcDbCrate.cxx/h, EEmcDbItem.cxx/h, StEEmcDbMaker.cxx - new Logger implemented ; 
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx - modified to use new logger only;
    
    StEmcCalibrationMaker
    
    StEmcCalibMaker.cxx - modified to use Logger;
    
    StEmcMixerMaker
    
    StEmcMixerMaker.cxx/h - modified to use Logger;
    
    StEmcTriggerMaker
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx/h, StEmcTriggerMaker.cxx/h - modified to use Logger;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx, StEmcRawMaker.cxx/h - modified to use Logger;
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEmcPmtSimulator.cxx/h, StEmcSimpleSimulator.cxx, StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx/h, StPmtSignal.cxx - modified to use Logger; 
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx - added code in Init() to automatically set embedding mode controlTable flags in StEmcADCtoEMaker and/or StEmcMixerMaker;
    
    StEpcMaker
    
    StEpcMaker.cxx/h, StPointCollection.cxx/h - modified to use Logger;
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    database/StEmcDbHandler.cxx/h - modifed ::getDbTable( ) to use DB APIs instead of a whereClause; ::getTimeStampList ( ) turned off temporary due to seg-faulted during testing; 
    
    voltageCalib/LinearFit.h, PowerLawFit.h - fixed inheritance for gcc 3.4.6 compliance; 
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTriggerData2007.cxx/h - initial revision of year 2007 triggers; 
    
    StTriggerData2007.cxx - Changed L2RESULTS_... to L2RESULTS_2007_ ; 
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx - added StTriggerData2007; 
    
    StEventLinkDef.h - added 2007 trigger structure pragmas ; 
    
    StEnumerations.h - added l2DisplacedVertex to StL2AlgorithmId; 
    
    StEmcRawHit.cxx - changes to modEtaSub() and sub() implemented; 
    
    StEventDisplayMaker 
    
    StEventControlPanel.cxx, StEventDisplayMaker.cxx/h, StSimplePanel.cxx/h, St_PolyLine3D.cxx - added an extra control to choose between G3 and Sti detectors geometries; 
    
    StVirtualEventFilter.cxx/h - new files adde to adjust for ROOT 5.15/03 API; 
    
    StPadControlPanel.cxx, St_PolyLine3D.cxx, TEmcTower.cxx - adjusted for for ROOT 5.15/03 API; 
    
    StFlowMaker
    
    StFlowConstants.cxx/h, StFlowCutEvent.cxx, StFlowCutTrack.cxx, StFlowEvent.cxx/h, StFlowMaker.cxx/h - introduced recentering of Q vector in Lee Yang Zeros method; 
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker.cxx, StFlowLeeYangZerosMaker.cxx/h, doFlowSumAll.C, minBias.C, plotCumulant.C, plotLYZ.C -introduced recentering of Q vector in Lee Yang Zeros method; 
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker 
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker.cxx, StFtpcLaser.cc, StFtpcLaserCalib.cc, StFtpcLaserTrafo.cc - replaced printf, cout, gMessMgr with Logger ; 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc, StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx, StFtpcDbReader.cc, StFtpcGasUtilities.cc - modified to move unessential output from INFO to DEBUG; 
    
    StFtpcParamReader.cc - replaced //LOG_INFO with LOG_DEBUG; 
    
    replaced printf, cout and gMesMgr with Logger in all codes; 
    
    StFtpcMixerMaker
    
    StFtpcMixerMaker.cxx, StFtpcSequencer.cc - replaced printf, cout and gMesMgr with Logger ; 
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker
    
    StFssSectorReader.cc, StFtpcRawWriter.cc, StFtpcSlowSimCluster.cc, StFtpcSlowSimLibs.cc, StFtpcSlowSimMaker.cxx, StFtpcSlowSimReadout.cc, StFtpcSlowSimulator.cc - replaced printf, cout and gMesMgr with Logger in all codes ; 
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcConfMapper.cc, StFtpcTracker.cc, StFtpcTrackingParams.cc - moved unessential output messages from INFO to DEBUG; 
    
    replaced printf, cout and gMesMgr with Logger in all codes; 
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StJetReader.cxx, StJetSkimEvent.cxx/h, StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx - added storing of the MuDst filename in StJetSkimEvent; 
    
    StJetReader.cxx, StJets.cxx, StJets.h - added StMuTrack info on track charge, dedx, and hit information to StJets.h; updated exampleFastJetAna() accordingly; 
    
    Stl3Util/base
    
    St_l3_Coordinate_Transformer.cxx - fixed for gcc4,added usage of StMultiArray class; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker/COMMON
    
    StMuTrack.cxx/h - updated to use StDcaGeometry for global DCA and momentum; added helper functions for radial and Z component: dcaD and dcaZ; uncertainties on those are stored in sigmaDcaD and sigmaDcaZ; dcaD and dcaZ only work for the primary vertex to which the track belongs ;
    
    StMuUtilities.h - removed templates for min() and max(), which conflict with STL; 
    
    StMuDstMaker.cxx/h - added SetEventList function to read only pre-selected events; 
    
    StMiniMcEvent
    
    StMiniMcEvent.cxx/h, StMiniMcPair.h, StTinyMcTrack.cxx/h, StTinyRcTrack.cxx/h - modified to add Ssd and DCA ; 
    
    StMiniMcHelper.cxx, StMiniMcMaker.cxx/h, dominatrackInfo.cc - bug fixed; 
    
    StMiniMcPair.cxx - removed; 
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - GMT conversion fixed; 
    
    StPreEclMaker
    
    StEmcOldFinder.cxx, StEmcVirtualFinder.cxx/h, StPreEclMaker.cxx/h - modified to use Logger;
    
    StSsdDaqMaker
    
    StSsdDaqMaker.cxx/h - modified to use new Logger instead of cout, printf; 
    
    new logger updated and addition of Finish() function done; 
    
    StSsdPointMaker
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx/h - WriteStripTuple method added, WriteScmTuple method updated ; few changes for the new Logger
    
    replaced printf,cout,gMessMgr with LOGGER statements ; 
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx/h - added control histograms and updated the Cluster and Point Tuple; 
    
    StSsdSimulationMaker
    
    St_sls_Maker.cxx St_spa_Maker.cxx - replaced printf, cout statements with Logger; 
    
    StSsdUtil
    
    StSsdClusterList.cc/h - made correction in the clusters splitting; 
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StThreeVector.hh - added non-const version of xyz(); 
    
    StMultiArray.cxx - added class StMultiArray; 
    
    StStarLogger
    
    StLoggerManager.h - modified to connect Logger and Maker debug levels; 
    
    StLoggerManager.h - added the new StMess abstarct interfaces GetLevel/SetLevel ; 
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - updated for run 2007 triggers ; 
    
    StUtilities
    
    StMessageManager.cxx/h - added the new StMess abstract interfaces GetLevel/SetLevel; 
    
    modified to connect Logger and Maker debug levels; 
    
    StarRoot
    
    TUnixTime.cxx - convertion to GMT fixed; 
    
    TDirIter.cxx - modified to fix files > 2GB; 
    
    
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiMasterHitLoader.h - fixed for gcc4; 
    
    Base/StiFactory.h - fixed for gcc4; 
    
    
    
    
    St_dst_Maker
    
    St_dst_Maker.cxx - GMT conversion fixed ; 
    
    St_geom_Maker
    
    GeomBrowser.ui.h - modified to allow multiply Zebra file to be read; 
    
    GeomBrowser.ui - added new geometry tags; 
    
    
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    geometry/geometry.g - added Y2007 geometry tag ;
    
    added steering for new code and settings for TOF, upVPD and FPD/FMS for Y2007;
    
    added logic to include the updated SSD code for year 2007;
    
    added Y2005F and Y2006B geometry tags which includes recent correction for the dead material in the SSD ;
    
    IST1 tag retired;
    
    FMS code (fpdgeo) updated to make more space at the end of the cave;
    
    replace the IGT by the FGT in the UPGRXX tags;
    
    added R&D geometry tag UPGR13;
    
    removed the prototype support cone on the East side for UPGR13 geometry;
    
    modified to put in the dead material version of SSD into UPGR13; 
    
    Corrected the steering logic for the new FGT (former IGT) to integrate the newer code; 
    
    fgtdgeo/fgtdgeo1.g - removed the hit declaration just to make sure there is no confusion downstream; 
    
    replaced a dummy version (a placeholder) of the FGT (formerly known as IGT) code with a piece that supposedly works, and has 6 GEM disks;
    
    fgtdgeo/fgtdgeo3.g - updated ; 
    
    vpddgeo/vpddgeo2.g - added the new cut of the code, to be used in year 2007 run ; 
    
    code improvements aimed at a better code structure readability and removal of hardcoded values; 
    
    btofgeo/btofgeo5.g - updated the new cut of TOF code for Y2007 geometry; 
    
    code improvements aimed at a better code structure readability and removal of hardcoded values; 
    
    fpdmgeo/fpdmgeo3.g - code improvments aimed at eliminating the hardcoded values and better code structure; 
    
    cavegeo/cavegeo.g - changed the cave size by Akio and Ermes request to make it larger ; 
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo5.g - modified to make an active area in Silicon wafers smaller than the total size of the wafer, corrected; 
    
    pams/sim
    
    gphysdata/xsneut96.dat - updated neutron cross section file to make it compatible with starsim ;
    
    gstar/gstar_part.g - modified to bring the particle definitions up to date with new Upsilon levels and strange lambda plus ;
    
    
    
    
    StarDb
    
    VmcGeometry/Geometry.y2006b.C, Geometry.y2005f.C, Geometry.y2006a.C, Geometry.upgr13.C, y2006b.h, y2005f.h, upgr13.h - added new files; 
    
    VmcGeometry/Detectors.y2007.root, y2007.h, Geometry.y2007.C, geom.y2007.root - added new files for year 2007 geometry; 
    
    StDb
    
    idl/tofTotCorr.idl, tofZCorr.idl - correction Values for TOF calibrations added;
    
    
    
    
    StarVMC/StarVMCApplication
    
    StarMCHit.cxx/h - a prototype of VMC hit implemented; introduced a "legacy mode" for backward compatibility ; 
    
    StarMCHits.cxx - updated the McHits class to support new way to traverse the hierarchy of volumes while collecting hits; 
    
    StarMCSimplePrimaryGenerator.cxx - added a facility to read the phase space parameters from a file and generate kinematic tracks correspondingly; 
    
    StarMCSimplePrimaryGenerator.h - added a constructor which takes a filename; 
    
    StarMCHitCollection.h - added a stub for the hit collection; 
    
    StarMCRootPrimaryGenerator.cxx/h - added header file for the ROOT-format event reader; 
    
    StarVMC/StVMCMaker
    
    StVMCMaker.cxx/h - added new methods; 
    
    
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    more development for "Geometry Browser"; 
    
    
    
    
    
    
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Lidia Didenko Last modified: Tue Aug 26 14:09:04 EDT 2003



   



  
2008

   
STAR SOFTWARE NEWS July 27, 2011
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The present release assignment:
             SL05a    (SL05a)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.00.04 AuAu200, productionMinBias
             SL05c    (SL05c)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.00.04 AuAu200 production
             SL05d    (SL05d_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.00.04 CuCu 200&62 Gev production
             SL05e    (SL05e)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.00.04 pp200 MC production
             SL05f    (SL05f_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 pp run 2005 production
             SL05h    (SL05h)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 SL 3.0.5
             SL06b    (SL06b_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 cucu 200GeV production
             SL06d    (SL06d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 MC prod for SVT&SSD review
             SL06e    (SL06e)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 pp 2006 production
             SL06f    (SL06f_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 MC production for TUP
             SL06g    (SL06g_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 MC production for TUP, SL4.4
             SL07a    (SL07a_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 MC production, SL4.4
             SL07b    (SL07b_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 CuCu reproduction, SL4.4
             SL07c    (SL07c_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 CuCu reproduction, pp200 pythia,SL4.4
             SL07d    (SL07d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV, run 2007,SL4.4
             SL07e    (SL07e)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV, run 2007, stream data,SL4.4
             SL08a    (SL08a)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 SL4.4 
             SL08b    (SL08b_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 SL4.4 
       old-> SL08c    (SL08c_5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 run 2007 & run 2008 data production
             SL08d    (SL08d)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 
       pro-> SL08e    (SL08e_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 continue run 2008 data production
             SL08e_embed  (SL08e_5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 
       new-> SL08f    (SL08f_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 last library release with EVP_READER
             SL08f_embed  (SL08e_4)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 
       dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 SL4.4
      .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00

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Release History



    
    
    
    
  • June 23, 2011 
    
    library SL08f has been checked out with tag SL08f_3 and updated with codes related to magnetic field fixes needed for embedding production. Library was rebuild on SL4.4 platform, retagged with tag SL08f_4, named as SL08f_embed, tested and released. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, r.1.82
    
    StMagUtilities.h, r.1.45
    
    StMagF
    
    StMagFMaker.cxx, r.1.16
    
    StMagFMaker.h, r.1.7
    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx, r. 1.17
    
    StarMagField.h, r.1.8
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx, r.1.135
    
    St_geant_Maker.h, r.1.50
    
    pams/geometry/geometry
    
    geometry.g, r. 1.191.2.1 (tagged as SL08f_4patch)
    
    
    
    
  • March 18, 2009 
    
    library SL08f has been updated with geometry codes for y2009, y2005h, y2007h, rebuild on SL4.4, and SL3.05 platforms and retagged with tag SL08f_3 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx/h,StChain.cxx - geometry y2005h & y2007h timestamp; TMemStat & StMemStat handling improved
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    geometry/geometry.g - geometry y2009, y2005h, y2007h;
    
    tpcegeo/tpcegeo3.g - update for y2009 geometry;
    
    tpcegeo/tpcegeo2.g - max radius added TIKA,TIAL;
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo5.g, sisdgeo6.g - updated, fixed SSD hits energy; SSD shield fixed;
    
    svttgeo/svttgeo11.g - SSD shield fix;
    
    
    StarDb/ VmcGeometry/Geometry.y2005h.C, Geometry.y2007h.C, y2005h.h, y2007h.h, - new files added;
    

    
    
  • February 12, 2009 
    
    library SL08f has been updated with R&D codes, rebuild on SL4.4, and SL3.05 platforms and retagged with tag SL08f_2 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StiRnD/Hft
    
    StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPixelHitLoader.cxx;
    
    StiRnD/Ist
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder.h, StiIstHitLoader.cxx;
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker;
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx, StPixelFastSimMaker.h;
    
    StMcEvent;
    
    StMcIstHit.cc, StMcIstHit.hh, StMcIstHitCollection.hh, StMcPixelHit.cc;
    
    Sti;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx;
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    scongeo/scongeo.g - bug fixed;
    
    geometry/geometry.g - fixed TOF geometry; update for upgr15;
    
    pipegeo/pipegeo00.g - update for uprg15; ;
    
    
    StarDb/Calibrations
    
    tracker/ ist1HitError.upgr15.C, PixelHitError.upgr15.C, PixelTrackingParameters.upgr15.C;
    

    
    
  • January 05, 2009 
    
    library SL08f has been updated with codes related to geometry y2008a & y2009 modification and timestamps, rebuild on SL4.4, and SL3.05 platforms and retagged with tag SL08f_1 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps/Simulation/
    
    starsim/atmain/agdummy.age
    
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx/h;
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    geometry/geometry.g;
    
    btofgeo/btofgeo6.g;
    
    scongeo/scongeo.g;
    
    
    StarDb/VmcGeometry
    
    y2009.h, Geometry.y2009.C; 
    
    y2008a.h, Geometry.y2008a.C;
    

    
    
  • December 08, 2008 
    
    new library SL08f (tagged as SL08f) has been created, build on SL4.4, and SL3.05 platforms, tested and released on December 12.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - geometry fixes, modifications and updates for R&D;
    
    - last version of library with EVP_READER before moving to new RTS code for daq1000 data format;
    
    - first release of UCM package for jobs tracking;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps/Simulation/
    
    starsim/atgeant/agrot.F - added rotation routines; changed alpha rotations in the order of usage;
    
    renamed gvrot to gyrot to avoid clash;
    
    starsim/atgeant/agsrotm.age - changed alpha rotations in the order of usage;
    
    include/commons/agecom.inc - changed alpha rotations in the order of usage;
    
    agetof/agetof.def - changed alpha rotations in the order of usage;
    
    
    StBbcSimulationMaker
    
    StBbcSimulationMaker.cxx/h - removed the redundand dependency of the StBbcSimulationMaker from StDAQMaker;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EMC/EMC_Reader.cxx - modified to add initialization of mTowerPresent and mSmdPresent;
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StDAQReader.cxx - modified to adjust the code to satisfy the new evpReader interface; 
    
    StDAQReader.cxx/h - fixed the CPP flags; modified to prepare StDAQMaker for DAQ_READER;
    
    StDAQReader.cxx, StRtsReaderMaker.cxx - modified to prepare StRtsReaderMaker for DAQ_READER transition;
    
    StRtsReaderMaker.cxx/h - modified to make the StFileName method protected to discourage its usage; modified to prepare StDAQMaker for DAQ_READER;
    
    StEventDisplayMaker
    
    StEventDisplayMaker.cxx - added the extra header file to define TQtRootViewer3D class;
    
    StFilterDialog.cxx/h - modified for Qt3/Qt4 transition;
    
    StEventControlPanel.cxx/h - added new files for for Qt3/Qt4 transition;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx, StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx - standardized m_Mode LOG_INFO messages;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.cxx/h - modified to ensures StMuEvent::primaryVertexPosition() returns the position of current x (set by StMuDst::setVertexIndex(Int_t vtx_id)): previously it returned the position of best ranked vertex.;
    
    modified to insures events with no vertex have a PVx=PYy=PYz=-999 rather than 0;
    
    StPmdReadMaker
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx, StPmdCleanConstants.cxx/h - added BadChains for dAu;
    
    RTS
    
    rtsmakefile.def - fixed broken HOSTDILE on vxWorks;
    
    src/EVP_READER/evpReader.cxx - updated getlegacydata; added more DBG logs;
    
    special.C - fixed TPC slowness;
    
    evpReader.cxx, evpReaderClass.h - fixed padding bug; changed bytes to measure from start of datap even if datap not at start of event; simplifid writeCurrentEvent; 
    
    emcReader.cxx/h - added EMCADCD bank; modified to cleare emc struct;
    
    sanityCheckers.cxx - added some more logging ;
    
    trgReader32.cxx - added more DBG logs;
    
    trgReader.cxx - bug fixed;
    
    tpxCore.cxx - added user code;
    
    rtsmakefile.def - changed for EVP_READER to support 2008 data formats ;
    
    Makefile, evpReader.cxx, evpReaderClass.h, special.C - changed for EVP_READER to support 2008 data formats ;
    
    Makefile, evpReader.hh, pp2ppReader.cxx, ppreader.C, sanityCheckers.cxx, special.C - modified to get rid of separate pp2pp reader, now it is part of standard mechinism; Replaced isevp flag;
    
    src/SFS/Makefile, sfs_index.cxx/h - added lrhd, legacy always from datap; made fixes to daqReader to support standalone tpx sfs files; 
    
    fixed event parsing for case of pure sfs/w logfile; 
    
    sfs_index_daq.cxx - new files added; replaced isevp flag; also made IsEvp() accessor function for the purists;
    
    fs_index.cxx, sfs_index.cxx - fixed padding bug;
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - removed TPC from TCD stuff ; changes to EVP_READER to support 2008 data formats;
    
    RC_Config.h - update made to config file ; modified to replace MIX -> MXQ; FPE -> BBQ;
    
    modified to make EvbChooser chooses evenly in case of magic tokens and in case of raw_write on;
    
    prepareGbPayload.h - changed clock_gettime() to gettimeofday() for kernel 2.4 ; format version for token 0; fixed swap problem;
    
    daqFormats.h - added BSMD ZS and PED; changed u_short to unsigned short;
    
    daqModes.h - added RUN_TYPE_EVB_TEST for EVB and TPX tests;
    
    rtsSystems.h - removed mix;
    
    include/TPX/tpx_altro_to_pad.h - modified;
    
    trg/include/trgDataDefs.h - added new L1 crate definition in trgDataDefs.h; added add_bits;
    
    trgConfNum.h - added definition of data objects for use with trgDataDefs.h; modified to relace MIX -> MXQ; FPE -> BBQ; 
    
    trgConfig.h, trigger.h, fpeMap.h, logmessage.h, mixMap.h, mvmeFastTickerLib.h, pmc.h, pmc_user.h, QT.h, trgenv.h, trgMap.h, trgMsg.h, trgStructures.h, bbcMap.h, DSM.h - files removed;
    
    StEmcMixerMaker
    
    StEmcPreMixerMaker.cxx - removed logging of timestamp in Make();
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEmcSimpleSimulator.cxx - set BPRS sampling fraction to 1.0 so energy is just energy in scintillator;
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx/h - modified to store GEANT dE in MuDST raw hit energy data member and don't store GEANT dE in MuDST for embedding;
    
    Sti
    
    StiElossCalculator.cxx/h - Geant gdrelx_ replaced by C++ version ;
    
    StSvtSelfMaker
    
    StSvtSelfMaker.cxx/h, StVertexKFit.cxx - modified;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtSignal.cc - changed gain as needed for tuning CuCu data;
    
    StSvtElectronCloud.cc - initialized some variables ;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx - fixed some mistakes in new way of initializing variables ;
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StThreeVector.hh - set(x,y,z) added;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StarRootLinkDef.h - StMultiKey classes added;
    
    TCFit.cxx/h - modified to speed up;
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h - flag 2d and 3d dca added ;
    
    xTCL.cxx/h - method toEuler added;
    
    StMultiKeyMap.cxx/h - new file (class) added ;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - modified to ignore IdTruth > 10000 (generated by online clustering for bookkeeping purpose);
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - fixed for Layer0 DSM JP trigger (J1 and J3) plus diagnostic histograms; 
    
    change ch to dsm in TriggerBank mapping; fixes for J1 and J3 added into JP sums;
    
    updated with histograms verifying emulator with Trigger Bank Bits in addition to moving all trigger decisions to Layer 2 for 2006;
    
    updated 2007 L0 BEMC algo;
    
    added 2007-2008 dAu HT (only) triggers;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerDbThresholds.cxx/h - updateed 2007 L0 BEMC thresholds;
    
    added 2007-2008 dAu HT (only) triggers;
    
    StJanEventMaker/StJanEventMaker.cxx - modified to allow production of bin.eve files from 2008 pp data to be used by L2-algos;
    
    L2Emulator/StGenericL2Emulator.cxx, StL2_2008EmulatorMaker.cxx, StL2_2008EmulatorMaker.h - modified to allow production of bin.eve files from 2008 pp data to be used by L2-algos;
    
    StTrsMaker
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx - modified to account that Z-offset is sector dependent ;
    
    src/StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsSlowAnalogSignalGenerator.cc - modified to account that Z-offset is sector dependent;
    
    include/StTrsAnalogSignalGenerator.hh, StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.hh, StTrsSlowAnalogSignalGenerator.hh - modified to account that Z-offset is sector dependent ;
    
    rtsLog.h - renamed DUMMY and SL3 ports ;
    
    rtsSystems.h - added RICH to rts2name; updated for trigger nodes; 
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx - added initialization for RNDM seeds; seeding now from the clock and the UNIX; changed default from gkine to phasespace ;
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - FGSC==>FGZC; FGZD hits added;
    
    St_geom_Maker
    
    GeomBrowser.ui, GeomBrowser.ui.h, StGeomBrowser.cxx - modified to synchronize the combobox and macro default to reduce the confusion ; added the total number of the volumes to the list view;
    
    StTofUtil
    
    StTofSimParam.cxx/h, StTofrDaqMap.cxx - added MRPC-TOF simulation parameters; added TOF/VPD fast simulation parameters ;
    
    StUCMApi
    
    first release of UCM package for jobs tracking;
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    geometry/geometry.g - updated upgr16 geometry for R&D ; tpcConfig==4 for upgr16;
    
    upgr17 added; set bTofConfig=6 for y2008; 
    
    updated to correct starsim;
    
    calbgeo/calbgeo2.g - added modification of S.Trentalange; CSZO CSZU poligons now; 
    
    btofgeo/btofgeo6.g - modified to change the tray selection to be the final tray design;
    
    ecalgeo/ecalgeo.g - updated to correct starsim;
    
    fgtdgeo/fgtdgeo2.g - added upgr16 geometry for R&D ; upgr16 divisions of disks added; FGSC ==> FGSD
    
    fpdmgeo/fpdmgeo.g, fpdmgeo1.g, fpdmgeo2.g, fpdmgeo3.g - updated to correct starsim;
    
    istbgeo/istbgeo00.g - updated;
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo1.g - updated to correct starsim;
    
    svttgeo/svttgeo.g, svttgeo1.g, svttgeo10.g, svttgeo11.g, svttgeo2.g, vttgeo3.g, svttgeo4.g, svttgeo6.g, svttgeo7.g - updated;
    
    pixlgeo/pixlgeo00.g - updated;
    
    vpddgeo/vpddgeo2.g - updated to correct starsim;
    
    pams/sim
    
    g2t/g2t_fgt.F - FGZD hits added;
    
    pams/gen
    
    hijing/hijing.f - added check if index is out of array;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    VmcGeometry/upgr20.h, upgr21.h - R&D geometry added; upgr15.h, upgr16.h updated;
    
    
    StDb
    
    idl/bemcMapping.idl, bprsMapping.idl, bsmdeMapping.idl, bsmdpMapping.idl - initial release of bemc mapping tables;
    
    idl/ bemcMap.idl, bsmdeMap.idl, bsmdpMap.idl, bprsMap.idl - added to fix bemc mapping idl; update of the structure name;
    
    
    
    
  • July 27, 2011 
    
    SL08e_embed library has been updated with codes below to proceed with FTPC embedding production. Library was rebuild on SL4.4 platform, retagged with tag SL08e_5, tested and released. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    

    
    StAssociationMaker
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx, r. 1.50.2.1
    
    StAssociationMaker.h, r. 1.21.2.1
    
    StTrackPairInfo.cc, r. 1.6.2.1
    
    StTrackPairInfo.hh, r. 1.6.2.1
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx, r. 1.98.2.1
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker
    
    StFtpcSlowSimReadout.cc, r. 1.19.2.1 
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, r. 1.7.2.1
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.h, r. 1.3.2.1
    
    StarDb/ftpc
    
    ftpcSlowSimPars.C, r. 1.1 
    

    
    
  • June 23, 2011 
    
    library SL08e has been checked out with tag SL08e_3 and updated with codes related to magnetic filed fixes needed for embedding production. Library was rebuild on SL4.4 platform, retagged with tag SL08e_4, named as SL08e_embed, tested and released. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, r.1.82
    
    StMagUtilities.h, r.1.45
    
    StMagF
    
    StMagFMaker.cxx, r.1.16
    
    StMagFMaker.h, r.1.7
    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx, r. 1.17
    
    StarMagField.h, r.1.8
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx, r.1.135
    
    St_geant_Maker.h, r.1.50
    
    
    
    
  • November 21, 2008 
    
    library SL08e has been updated with codes below to trap the faulty scalers and improve TPC distortion corrections, largest affect for high Pt trackes:
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbMaker.cxx, StDetectorDbRichScalers.h, St_spaceChargeCorC.h, St_trigDetSumsC.h - modified to handle stuck scalers with modifications in trigDetSums; 
    
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL08e_2 and rebuild on SL4.4, SL3.05 and SL3.02 platforms. 
    

    
    
  • November 17, 2008 
    
    library SL08e has been updated with codes below to fix swaps in BPRS (EMC) and continue pp 200GeV, run 2008 production.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx/h - fixed swaps in BPRS
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx - updated to fix swaps in BPRS
    
    
    SL08e librray was retagged with tag SL08e_1 and rebuild on SL4.4, SL3.05 and SL3.02 platforms.
    

    
    
  • October 24, 2008 
    
    new library SL08e (tagged as SL08e) has been created, build on SL4.4, SL3.02 and SL3.05 platforms, tested, found bugs have been fixed. Library was released on November 10.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - PPV vertex code logic has been improved to cut some certain pattern of hits crossing central membrane and remove pile-up tracks crossing central membrane; important eddition for run 2008 pp 200GeV data production;
    
    - fixed mismapping in EMC(BPRS) which caused that some data from a couple channels to be overwritten during production;
    
    - fixed bug which caused stale EMC data in MuDsts, effected BPRS and BSMD;
    
    - SSD simulation code has been developed to calculate the quality of hits and use it in reconstruction; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - implemented 'usePct4Vtx' option to switch on/off PostCrossing Tracks;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EMC/EMC_Reader.cxx - added initialization of mTowerPresent and mSmdPresent;
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx - fixed mismaping;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTrack.h - added track pile up flag description;
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx - added option to throw out all hits in an event if any crates are corrupted;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx/h - added option to throw out all hits in an event if any crates are corrupted;
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    geometry/StEmcGeom.cxx - updated geometry ;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx/h - cut on hit max R chanegd from 190 to 199cm implemented;
    
    fixed logic of crossing CM for certain pattern of hits;
    
    added a new function bool isPostCrossingTrack(); it returns true if track have 2 or more hits in wrong Z;
    
    fit was changed to use isPostCrossingTrack();
    
    added switch setDropPostCrossingTrack(bool) to remove PostCrossingTrack, default set to "true"
    
    modified to store 5 unqualified vertices with negative rank;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.h - modified to add switches for turning on/off use of Post-Crossing Tracks [default is off];
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx/h, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx/h - modified to add switches for turning on/off use of Post-Crossing Tracks [default:off]; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.cxx - added maximum vertex list = 100; 
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StHelix.cc - fixed sign problem in seed calculation for helix-helix DCA ;
    
    StSsdPointMaker
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx - modified to use the new writePointToContainer method for the hit quality calculation;
    
    StSsdUtil
    
    StSsdStrip.cc/hh - modified to propagate idMcTrack used for IdTruth ;
    
    StSsdStripList.cc - modified to fillin only one signal contribution (the higher) of GEANT hit per strip;
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc/hh - added methods for the calculation of hit quality;
    
    StSsdConfig.cc - initialized the SSdConfig data-member and flag the wrong configuration as an error;
    
    StSsdConfig.hh - modified to make the copy ctor and operator = to private to spot the possible abuse;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx, StSvtAngles.cc - Initialized the class data-members;
    
    StSvtElectronCloud.cc - initialized all data-members of the class StSvtElectronCloud ;
    
    Sti
    
    StiSortedHitIterator.cxx - fixed bug when the first detector has no hits;
    
    StiElossCalculator.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackNode.h, StiTrackNodeHelper.h, StiKalmanTrack.cxx - several bugs fixed ;
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx - interface changed, ionizatin**2==>ionization;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - added flag for pile-up track in TPC;
    
    StTofCalibMaker
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx/h - mTStart added to proceed with run 2008 data;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDb.cxx/h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx - speedup TPC drift velocity, avoid expensive conversion to unix time;
    
    
    
    
  • August 20, 2008 
    
    new library SL08d (tagged as SL08d) has been created, build on SL4.4, SL3.02 and SL3.05 platforms, tested, found bugs fixed and released on August 22.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - SSD simulation code has been fixed to run simulation and embedding; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added TpcMixer;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to turn off gain and t0 correction in StTpcRTSHitMaker for Trs or Embedding;
    
    St_base
    
    StAutoBrowse.cxx - fixes for ROOT version >= 5.19;
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - y2007a added;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified;
    
    St_spaceChargeCorC.h - modifyed to allow for multiple rows (e.g. detectors) in determining charge;
    
    St_TpcAltroParametersC.h St_asic_thresholdsC.h St_tpcT0C.h - added new files;
    
    St_tpcISGainsC.h, St_tpcISTimeOffsetsC.h, St_tpcOSGainsC.h, St_tpcOSTimeOffsetsC.h - removed files;
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx - modified to make status table checking default behavior for analysis level to reflect change in StBemcRaw ;
    
    StEEmcDbMaker 
    
    StEmcAsciiDbMaker.cxx/h - new files added ; saved BTOW reative location mapping;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx - minor bug fix in StBemcRaw::createDecoder;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTpcRawData.cxx/h - modify operator += ;
    
    StBbcTriggerDetector.cxx/h - modified zVertex(). Implemented calibrated BBC vertex z position code ;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHelper.cxx - modified to add the explicit cast;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - modified to insure that the correct microsecondsPerTimebin is used for every event;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx, StFtpcDbReader.cc/hh - modified to write the new value for mMicrosecondsPerTimebin back into Calibrations_ftpc/ftpcElectronics table if microsecondsPerTimebin calculated from RHIC clock;
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - modified to remove a cut in acceptRaw(StMcTrack*) that checked on the pseudorapidity;
    
    StSsdDbMaker
    
    StSsdDbMaker.cxx - fixed bug in geometry;
    
    StSsdDbMaker.cxx/h - modifyed to use SsdLaddersOnSectors,SsdOnGlobal,SsdSectorsOnGlobal,SsdWafersOnLadders tables to calculatessdWafersPositions; added Get methods to access the tables;
    
    StSsdSimulationMaker
    
    St_sls_Maker.cxx/h, St_spa_Maker.cxx/h - modifyed to retrieve positions and dimensions tables using Get methods;
    
    StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to take SSD as dead material from whatever exist in GEANT if StSsdBarrel does not exist;
    
    StTagsMaker
    
    StTagsMaker.cxx - added check that StTriggerIdCollection exists;
    
    StTofUtil
    
    StTofINLCorr.cxx - fixed a bug of empty lines in log file under no-debug mode; LOGGER print corrected with an if statement;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDb.cxx/h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx/h, St_tpcCorrectionC.cxx - modified to add new getT0;
    
    StRTpcGain.cxx/h, StTpcGainI.h, St_tpcGainC.cxx/h, St_tpcPadResponseC.cxx/h, St_tpcPedestalC.cxx/h, - removed files;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx/h, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - modified for TpcMixer;
    
    StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - modifyed to turn off gain and t0 correction in StTpcRTSHitMaker for Trs or Embedding;
    
    StTpcMixerMaker.cxx/h - new files added;
    
    StTrsMaker
    
    src/StTpcDbElectronics.cc - modified to create new interface to tpcT0;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx - changed tags used to get multiplicity for calculating how many particle to embed from numberOfPrimaryTracks to uncorrectedNumberOfPrimaries;
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx/h - modified to skip embedding events without primary vertex and flag for this behaviour;
    
    St_geom_Maker
    
    GeomBrowser.ui.h - added the human readable volume description to the Geometry Browser;
    
    GeomBrowser.ui.h, QExGeoDrawHelper.cxx - fixed compilation errors;
    
    
    StStarLogger 
    
    StUCMAppender.cxx/h - added the StUCMLogger;
    
    UCMBuild.csh, UCMLogger.xml -added new version of UCM build;
    
    macros/embedding
    
    bfcMixer_Tpx.C - added mixer for TPX;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    emulator/, StPythia/, test/, base/, mudst/, misc/, tree/, trigger, vertex/ - new code development;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    VmcGeometry/Geometry.y2007a.C y2007a.h - y2007a geometry added ;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcAltroParameters.20080623.000000.C, tpcGain.20071127.151801.root,
    
    tpcGain.20080208.174701.root, tpcGain.C, tpcT0.19970101.000000.root,
    
    tpcT0.19990615.000000.root, tpcT0.20000501.000000.root, tpcT0.20000615.000000.root,
    
    tpcT0.20010601.000000.root, tpcT0.20010911.000000.root, tpcT0.20010924.000000.root,
    
    tpcT0.20011205.000000.root, tpcT0.20030101.000000.root, tpcT0.20030101.000001.root,
    
    tpcT0.20031228.000000.root, tpcT0.20040416.145000.root, tpcT0.20050111.190700.root,
    
    tpcT0.20050209.152800.root, tpcT0.20050311.153700.root, tpcT0.20050412.184300.root,
    
    tpcT0.20060308.115800.root, tpcT0.20060510.150600.root, tpcT0.20070330.135100.root,
    
    tpcT0.20070420.142400.root, tpcT0.20070503.000000.root, tpcT0.20070524.161900.root,
    
    tpcT0.20070524.161901.root, tpcT0.20071127.151800.root, tpcT0.20071127.151801.root,
    
    tpcT0.20080208.174700.root, tpcT0.20080208.174701.root, tpcT0.C - Add new tpcGain, tpcT0 and TpcAltroParameters, moved then to MySql;
    
    Geometry/ssd/ - cint files moved to MySql;
    
    Geometry/svt/ - cint files moved to MySql;
    
    
    
    
  • August 4, 2008 
    
    library SL08c has been updated with code to improve primary vertex ranking for auau 200GeV, run 2007 and related bfc chain options:
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - VFMinuit3 chain option for lower ranking of split vertices implemented;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - chain option VFMinuit3 added for new vertex ranking algorithm;
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx/h - new vertex ranking algorithm added;
    
    StTofCalibMaker
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx - mBeamLine initialized in constructor to avoid null pointer when no calibration tables;
    
    
    Updated library was retagged with tag SL08c_5;
    

    
    
  • July 24, 2008 
    
    library SL08c has been updated with codes below to fix the bugs:
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - chain adjustemented for 'g' geometries and added pp2006g;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx - modified to changed default status check mode to off; 
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified not to call to EvalCalib() if prepass runs successfully; write SpaceChargeEWRatio to prepass output table;
    
    StTofCalibMaker
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx - initialization added for global variables in StTofCollection in each event; 
    
    StTofrMatchMaker
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx/h - implemented new track track quality cuts for run 2008 data production;
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx - removed 100 cm cut on hit radius to calculate DcaGeometry;
    
    
    Library was retagged as SL08c_4 and rebuild on SL4.4, SL3.02 and SL3.05 platforms;
    

    
    
  • July 18, 2008 
    
    library SL08c has been updated with codes below to fix bugs and improvement for production:
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities 
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - modified to add canvas-to-code output with .CC suffix and allow saving histograms to plain ROOT file ;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    SSD/SSD_Reader.cxx ;
    
    EVP/ssdReader.cxx;
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx/h - added checking of every status table for each hit; bug fixed;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx/h - added checking of every status table for each hit; bug fixed;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc - inner cathode correction, modified to insure that the correct microsecondsPerTimebin is used for every event;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrack.cc - improved momentum fitting conditions: exit fit if plength >= NoSolution/2 for any hit, bug fixed ;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuChainMaker.cxx - replaced GetEnv by HostName() ;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx/h - added evaluation of space charge calibration performance;
    
    StSsdPointMaker
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx - calculation of hits quality removed;
    
    StSsdSimulationMaker
    
    St_sls_Maker.cxx - bug fixed, initialized StMcSsd hits collections ;
    
    StSsdUtil 
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc, StSsdWafer.cc - calculation of hits quality removed ;
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker
    
    StKinkI.hh, StKinkMuDst.cc/hh, StV0I.hh, StV0MuDst.cc/hh, StXiI.hh, StXiMuDst.cc/hh - modified to allow for marking of bad tracks in V0, bad secondary vertices;
    
    StUtilities
    
    StMultiH1F.cxx/h, StMultiH2F.cxx/h - implemented SavePrimitive functions; 
    
    macros/qa
    
    RecoQA.C - macro to run QA for release of library;
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    btofgeo/btofgeo6.g - tof geometry updated for phi alignment;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcEdge.20070321.000102.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20071101.000015.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20080128.000015.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20071101.000000.C,;
    
    tpcGasTemperature.20071101.000000.C, tpcPressureB.20071101.000011.C, tpcPressureB.20080128.000011.C, TpcSecRowB.20071101.000011.root, TpcSecRowB.20080128.000011.root;
    
    Data have been moved to MySql;
    
    
    Library was retagged as SL08c_3 and rebuild on SL4.4, SL3.02 and SL3.05 platforms;
    

    
    
  • June 16, 2008 
    
    new library SL08c (tagged as SL08c_2) has been created, build on SL4.4, SL3.02 and SL3.05 platforms, tested, found bugs fixed and released on July 2. 
    
    Main features: 
    
    - new RTS code development has been finalized to proceed with daq1000 data and to preserve the ability to proceed with daq100 and raw data;
    
    - trigger ID and geometry for run 2008 has been updated and finalized;
    
    - Tof code has been updated and modified for run 2008;
    
    - Sti bug which led to loosing low Pt tracks has been fixed;
    
    - dead material added in SVT/SSD geometry;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities 
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - made changes to FTPC radial step plots/fits;
    
    StHistUtil.cxx/h - modified to allow the use of any file for PrintList specification; allow summing over (ignoring) histogram prefixes;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - removed ctf, St_trg_Maker (Physics, etc) from all chain after Y2005; added dependence SsdUtil vs StEvent, and sls from McEvent for ssd embedding ; bug fixed, added the missed daq dependency for the Mixer;
    
    BigFullChain.h - removed l0, Physics from base chains; replace TrsMini => TpcRS;
    
    BigFullChain.h - added new chain option ToFx for TOF detector; added B2007g to use y2007g; added B2008a to use TpcX and ToFx instead of tpcI ;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - renamed TrsMini => TpsRS, move geant initialization staff in St_geant_Maker, new scheme for StHitMakers ;
    
    St_base
    
    StMessMgr.h - modified to change the abstarct class return type to separate the different STAR streams;
    
    StChain
    
    StRtsTable.cxx/h - added ;
    
    StChain.cxx, StMaker.cxx/h - added geometries for y2005g, y2006g and y2007g;
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StRtsReaderMaker.cxx/h - added new maker to communicate with the new RTS_READER from RTS code;
    
    StDAQMaker.cxx/h, StRtsReaderMaker.cxx - modified to synchronize old and new EVP and RTS DAQ readers;
    
    StRtsReaderMaker.cxx - added third numeric parameter for get method ;
    
    StDAQReader.cxx - modified to restore the DATAP summary information if needed;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx/h - modified previous magfield changes and set 'zero' field to ~1 gauss; Add SpaceChargeEWRatio and appropriate functions that allow us to calibrate d-au collisions;
    
    StDbUtilitiesLinkDef.h, StMagUtilities.cxx, StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc/hh, StTpcPadCoordinate.cc/hh - modified to use TChairs, introduced sector to sector time offset;
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc - modified to account sector t0 shift only once;
    
    StSvtCoordinateTransform.cc - removed check that hit is on wafer;
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx/h - added options to disable operation of individual slow simulaor subsystems;
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx - modified;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StEmcRawMaker.cxx/h - utilize new BFC option for GoptEMC for controlADCtoE table;
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    geometry/StEmcGeom.cxx - fixed BSMDP mapping between GEANT volume ID and m-e-s space for BTOW/BPRS, eta<0;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTpcRawData.cxx/h - modified to keep pixel raw data as short istead of uchar; added protection for pad numbers;
    
    StTofCollection.h - added new member vzVpd and related access methods;
    
    StTofCollection.cxx - assigned default values in constructor;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StDraw3DEvent.cxx/h - implemented simple class to manually draw the StEvent objects; introduced the global event display pointer;
    
    StDraw3DEvent.h - added StThreeVector signature methods;
    
    StuDraw3DEvent.cxx/h - renamed StDraw3DEvent to StuDraw3DEvent to meet the StEventUtitilities packahe naming conventions; added StEvent track StTpcHit collection access methods; added method to see detector names;
    
    StEventUtilitiesLinkDef.h - new file added;
    
    StEventUtilitiesLinkDef.h, StuDraw3DEvent.cxx - new styles added;
    
    StDraw3DEvent.cxx/h - removed the obsolete class StDraw3DEvent, it was replaced with StuDraw3DEvent;
    
    EveDis.C - edded macro-template to create the custom classes;
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker
    
    LaserEvent.cxx/h, LoopOverLaserTrees.C, StLaserAnalysisMaker.cxx - added t0 handlers for Tpx/Tpc time offsets;
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    doEmcEmbedEvent.C - first release of macro to run EMC afterburner embedding to store EMC info in StMiniMcEvent;
    
    StMixerMaker
    
    StMixerMaker.cxx/h - modified to change interal presentation for ADC from UChat_t to Short_t;
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker.cxx - modified to get laser t0 from Calibrations_ftpc/ftpcElectronics offline database table;
    
    StFtpcLaserCalib.hh - modified to replace StMagUtilities.h with StarMagField.h - necessary for HELIX_FIT ;
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker.cxx/h,StFtpcLaserCalib.cc modified to re-activate helix fit;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcDbReader.cc/hh - added laserTZero to Calibrations_ftpc/ftpcElectronics;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx - modified to write FTPC calibration vertices with successful fit to StEvent;
    
    bug fixed: if NoSolution found for MomentumFit with primary vertex, set mFromMainVertex = kFALSE for the track to avoid looping in StarMagField 3D field interpolation;
    
    StFtpcVertex.cc - modified to set FTPC calibration vertex flag: 0 = fit successful, 1 = fit unsuccessful;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - modified to protect from segfault if dbDataSet->FindObject("vertexSeed") fails ;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx - changed/fixed handling of DCA for global tracks without StDcaGeometry: now calculate DCA based on helix;
    
    Changed globalDca() function to also work for globals that are attached to a different primary vertex. Used to return -999, now use helix to calculate ;
    
    StMuEvent.cxx/h - added getter and setter for vpd z vertex position;
    
    StMuDst.cxx - modified to get info from StEvent so vpd z vertex infomation is available in StMuEvent;
    
    COMMON/macros/StMuDstMaker.C - added StTofCalibMaker and related libraries so vpd info is corrected filled into the MuDst;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx/h - modified to handle DB access; added cuts capability to Aggregate;
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified to reduce pileup contributions ;
    
    StEvtVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.cxx/h - modified to use vertex errors for weighting;
    
    RTS/src
    
    rtsmakefile.def - modified;
    
    rtsplusplus.def - added new file to merge online code with StRoot;
    
    DAQ_PP2PP/Makefile, daq_pp2pp.cxx/h - added to merge online code with StRoot;
    
    DAQ_TOF/Makefile, daq_tof.cxx/h - added to merge online code with StRoot;
    
    RTS_READER/Makefile, Reader.C, daq_det.cxx/h, daq_dta.cxx/h, daq_dta_structs.h, rts_reader.cxx/h, daq_dta_dict.cxx - added to merge online code with StRoot;
    
    RTS_READER/tpx_simulation.C - added TPX simulation example;
    
    DAQ_TPX/Makefile, daq_tpx.cxx/h, tpxFCF.cxx/h, tpxGain.cxx/h - added to merge online code with StRoot;
    
    DAQ_TPX/daq_tpx.cxx, tpxFCF.cxx/h - simulation track_id and quality added;
    
    DAQ_LEGACY/Makefile, daq_legacy.cxx/h - first release for daq1000 format;
    
    DAQ_ESMD/Makefile, daq_esmd.cxx/h, emc_reader.cxx - first release for daq1000 format;
    
    DAQ_TPC/Makefile, daq_tpc.cxx/h, tpc_reader.cxx - first release for daq1000 format;
    
    SFS/Makefile, fs.C, fs_ex.C, fs_index.cxx/h, sfs_index.cxx/h, sfs_single.C - modified to merge online code with StRoot;
    
    SFS/daqr_index.cxx daqr_index.h fsBankReader.cxx fsBankReader.h - removed ;
    
    SFS/sfs_base.h - added new file;
    
    EVP_READER/Makefile, evpReaderClass.h, evpReader.cxx, trgReader.cxx - modified to merge online code with StRoot;
    
    EVP_READER/evpReader.cxx, evpReaderClass.h, special.C - modified to add daqbits_l1, daqbits_l2 ;
    
    evpReader.cxx, evpReaderClass.h - added function to fix the summary values for some arbitrary externally supplied datap;
    
    evpReaderClass.h - added daqFormats so offline can compile; modified to used forward declaration of datap to avoid conflict with struct redefinitions in StDaqLib ;
    
    include/iccp.h, iccp2k.h, rts.h, rtsMonitor.h, rtsSystems.h, prepareGbPayload.h - modified to merge online code with StRoot;
    
    include/rtsMonitor.h - modified EVB and GB structures;
    
    StRTSClient
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - modified to move coordinate transformation into StTpcCoordinateTransformation from StDbUtilities;
    
    StSsdDaqMaker
    
    StSsdDaqMaker.h - maker renamed to be comply with StSsdPointMaker expectations;
    
    StSsdDaqMaker.cxx - fixed the unproper STAR logger invocation;
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker.cxx - added protection against g2t_ssd_hit == 0;
    
    StSsdPointMaker 
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx - added mcEvent dependence for embedding; fixed improper STAR logger invocation
    
    StSsdSimulationMaker
    
    St_sls_Maker.cxx/h, St_spa_Maker.cxx - modified reading of GEANT hits, needed for embedding;
    
    StSsdEmbeddingMaker.cxx/h - new files added for embedding;
    
    St_sls_Maker.cxx/h, St_spa_Maker.cxx/h - removed inactive variables; fixed a potential memory leak ;
    
    StSsdUtil
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc/hh, StSsdWafer.cc - added a switch to use constant noise and pedestal ;
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc/hh, StSsdStrip.hh, StSsdStripList.cc, StSsdWafer.cc - modified to calculate the quality of hits used in embedding ;
    
    StStarLogger
    
    MySQLAppender.cxx - added the LOW_PRIORITY option for UPDATE the reduce the dead lock probability;
    
    StLoggerManager.cxx/h - modified to change the abstarct class return type to separate the different STAR streams;
    
    modified to allow complex formating with several logger streams;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StEVPTpcCluser.cxx/h, StTpcHitMaker.cxx/h, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx/h, StDaqTpcClusterInterface.h - new maker to access TPC DAQ information via EVP_READER, modification for daq1000;
    
    StTreeMaker
    
    StTreeMaker.cxx - fixed the xrootd I/O;
    
    StTofUtil 
    
    StSortTofRawData.cxx/h, StTofINLCorr.cxx/h, StTofrDaqMap.cxx/h, StTofrGeometry.cxx/h - updated for run 2008;
    
    StSortTofRawData.cxx/h - updated to accomondate full barrel system; added physical hit selection for upVPD; tray number imposed in init() for Run V data;
    
    StTofCalibMaker
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx/h - updated for run 2008; reseted time values when tot/z is out of range;
    
    modified to add filling of vzvpd into StTofCollection;
    
    StTofrMatchMaker
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx/h - updated for run 2008; updated the HPTDC bin width to full precision; added switch for tpc track tree output; 
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx - modified to store leadingEdgeTime and trailingEdgeTime with double precision in StTofCell;
    
    vpd letime and tetime stored in double precision; modified to store letime and tetime in StTofCell in nano-seconds; fixed a bug of crashing due to potential empty track in trackNodes;
    
    StUtilities
    
    StMessageManager.cxx/h - modified to change the abstract class return type to separate the different STAR streams ;
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - modified to remove check on approx();
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx, StiVMCToolKit.cxx - added dead material;
    
    StiHitContainer.cxx/h, StiSortedHitIterator.h - bug fixed;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiDetectorVolume.cxx, StiMaker.cxx - added dead material;
    
    StiSvt
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx - added dead material;
    
    StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - added dead material; removed all SSD endcap volumes;
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx - added dead material;
    
    StiRnD
    
    Hft/StiPixelHitLoader.cxx - removed hit smearing ;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    QAhlist_Reco.h - addition of QA_reco list ;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - modified to move creation of TGiant from ctor to Init;
    
    St_srs_Maker 
    
    St_srs_Maker.cxx - fixed the STAR messager interface;
    
    StTrsMaker
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx/h - modified to move from StTrsData to StTpcRawData;
    
    run/TPCgeo.conf, electronics.conf, example.conf, run1.cc, sc.conf val1.cc - modified to move from StTrsData to StTpcRawData;
    
    src/StTpcDbElectronics.cc, StTrsChargeTransporter.cc, StTrsFastChargeTransporter.cc, StTrsFastDigitalSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsSlowAnalogSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsZeroSuppressedReader.cc - modified to move from StTrsData to StTpcRawData;
    
    src/StROOTMagneticField.cc, StTpcROOTElectronics.cc, StTpcROOTGeometry.cc, StTpcROOTSlowControl.cc, StTpcSimpleSlowControl.cc, StTrsDigitalSector.cc, StTrsOldDigitalSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsRawDataEvent.cc - removed;
    
    include/StTpcDbSlowControl.hh, StTpcSlowControl.hh, StTrsDigitalSector.hh, StTrsRawDataEvent.hh, StTrsZeroSuppressedReader.hh - modified to move from StTrsData to StTpcRawData;
    
    include/StROOTMagneticField.hh, StTpcROOTElectronics.hh, StTpcROOTGeometry.hh, StTpcROOTSlowControl.hh, StTpcSimpleSlowControl.hh, StTrsOldDigitalSignalGenerator.hh - removed;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx - modified to move access to TGiant into InitRun;
    
    St_tpcdaq_Maker
    
    St_tpcdaq_Maker.cxx - fixed bug in logic in dead pads accounting;
    
    St_tpcdaq_Maker.cxx/h - modified to change interal presentation for ADC from UChat_t to Short_t;
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StTpcRawDataEvent.hh - unified TpcRaw data ;
    
    StSvtClassLibrary
    
    StSvtConfig.cc, StSvtHybridData.cc, StSvtHybridObject.cc - added default no. of anodes and timeBins;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StDraw3D.cxx/h - implemented light class to debug the STAR 3D reconstruction/simulation; added default attributes;
    
    Introducede the global event display pointer;
    
    added Style method and new styles;
    
    added method to see detector names;
    
    implemenented the Joint method; added the method Redraw;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StFourPMakers - further code development; 
    
    StJetSimuUtil - updated; 
    
    StPythia - modified; 
    
    StarTrigSimuSetup/L0, L2 - added new code for trigger simulation; 
    
    StJetFinder 
    
    further code development; 
    
    QtRoot
    
    TGuiFactory - new development in the new ROOT 5.18 format;
    
    TVirtualViewer3D - added 3d plugins;
    
    TVirtualPadEditor - added the TQtGedEditor plugin for TVirtualPadEditor class ;
    
    qtroot/src/TQtRootGuiFactory.cxx/h - made forward / backward compatible;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/src/TQtCoinWidget.cxx/h - added the background 3d shape option;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/src/TQtCoinViewerImp.cxx, TQtRootCoinViewer3D.cxx - modified to activate SetDrawOption method ;
    
    qtgl/qtgl/src/TObjectOpenGLViewFactory.cxx, TQtGLViewerImp.cxx, TQtRootViewer3D.cxx;
    
    qtgl/qtgl/src/TCoinShapeBuilder.cxx, TQtCoinViewerImp.cxx, TQtCoinWidget.cxx - added SetDrawOptn/GetDrawOpt methods;
    
    qtgl/qtgl/inc/TQGLViewerImp.h, TQtGLViewerImp.h, TQtRootViewer3D.h, TQtCoinViewerImp.h, TQtCoinWidget.h - added SetDrawOptn/GetDrawOpt methods;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/inc/TQtRootCoinViewer3D.h - modified to activate SetDrawOption method ;
    
    further code development; 
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    geometry/geometry.g - added y2005g and y2007g geometries for SVT with latest Rene's corrections;
    
    svttgeo/svttgeo11.g - added y2005g and y2007g geometries for SVT with latest Rene's corrections;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20071101.000000.C - add shift from laser run 9027013;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20071101.000000.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20080128.000000.C - tpc sector T0 offset for for both dAu and pp, run 2008;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/DefaultTrackingParameters.20010312.000011.C - added new default tracking parameters to reduce a factor of 10 in search windows;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/DefaultTrackingParameters.20010312.000010.C - removed wrong files with default tracking parameters;
    
    Calibrations/svt/svtHybridDriftVelocity.20070321.000209.C, svtHybridDriftVelocity.20050120.000001.C, svtHybridDriftVelocity.20070206.000001.C - added the array dimension to avoid the CINT bug ;
    
    VmcGeometry/Geometry.y2005g.C, Geometry.y2006g.C, Geometry.y2007g.C, y2005g.h, y2006g.h, y2007g.h - added geometries with modified SVT weight;
    
    StDb/idl
    
    tofPhaseOffset.idl, tofTOffset.idl - adde new TOF tables;
    
    ftpcElectronics.idl - added field;
    
    
    
    
  • April 16, 2008 
    
    library SL08b has been updated with codes below to provide
    
    - better DB interface to read tracking parameters from the offline DB;
    
    - improved vertex finding and ranking for auau 200GeV run 2007 data and keep back compatibility with previous vertex finding algorithm;
    
    - fixed problem with reading StDcaGeometry in StMuDstMaker.cxx;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - added more handles for StTpcHitMaker, propagate deselection down to option components; set VFMinuit2 option to use new ranking mode in Minuit;
    
    BigFullChain.h - removed ctf from all chains, Remove St_trg_Maker (Physics, etc) from all chain after Y2005; remove requirement for SvtSeqAdj to MakeEvent, to keep alive tpt chain for 2004; set VFMinuit2 option to use new ranking mode in Minuit;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - modified to use VFMinuit2 option for new ranking mode in Minuit;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - replaced sti->getToolkit() by StiToolkit::instance()
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx, St_VertexCutsC.cxx, St_VertexCutsC.h - modified to use VertexCuts Chair; 
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx/h - changed calculation of BEMC matches based ranking to fix problems with run-7 Au+Au; old calculation can be selected with UseOldBEMCRank(); 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to use general definition of StarChair;
    
    St_tpcGainC.h, St_tpcSectorT0offsetC.h - added cahirs for tpcGain and tpcSectorT0offset; 
    
    St_base
    
    StarChairDefs.h - modified to make a general defintion of StarChair;
    
    StSecondaryVertexMaker
    
    StKinkMaker.cxx/h, StXiFinderMaker.cxx/h - moved parameters initialization from Init into InitRun;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.cxx - removed stripping TObject from StDcaGeometry, because StDcaGeometry is inherit from StObject and this stripping brakes schema evolution;
    
    StSsdDaqMaker StSsdDaqMaker.h - modified to be compline with StSsdPointMaker expectations (bug that caused SSD hits weren't found);
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiDetector.h, StiDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiHit.cxx, StiHitErrorCalculator.h, StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackFinderParameters.h, StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackFitterParameters.h, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h, StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.cxx/h, StiLocalTrackSeedFinderParameters.h, StiTrackFinder.h, StiTrackFitter.h, StiTrackNode.h, StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx, StiTrackingParameters.h, StiVMCToolKit.cxx - modified to straighten out DB access via chairs ;
    
    StiChairs.cxx, StiDefaultTrackingParameters.h, StiNodePars.h - added new files to straighten out DB access via chairs; 
    
    StiHitErrorCalculator.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinderParameters.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFitterParameters.cxx,StiLocalTrackSeedFinderParameters.cxx, StiTrackFinderParameters.h, StiTrackingParameters.cxx - removed files; 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx - modified: 2cm => StiKalmanTrackFinderParameters::instance()->maxDca3dVertex() in StiKalmanTrack::isPrimary() ;
    
    Base/Parameters.h - modified to straighten out DB access via chairs; Loadable.cxx/h - removed;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiDetectorVolume.h, StiMaker.cxx, StiStEventFiller.cxx - modified to straighten out DB access via chairs ;
    
    StiMaker.cxx - remove redundant includes;
    
    StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified to straighten out DB access via chairs ;
    
    StiSsdChairs.cxx, StiSsdHitErrorCalculator.h, StiSsdTrackingParameters.h - added new files for chairs ;
    
    StiSvt
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified to straighten out DB access via chairs ;
    
    StiSvtChairs.cxx, StiSvtHitErrorCalculator.h, StiSvtTrackingParameters.h - added new files for chairs ;
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiTpcHitLoader.cxx - modified to straighten out DB access via chairs ;
    
    StiTpcChairs.cxx, StiTpcInnerHitErrorCalculator.h, StiTpcOuterHitErrorCalculator.h, StiTpcTrackingParameters.h - added new files for chairs;
    
    StiRnD
    
    Hft/StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified to straighten out DB access via chairs ;
    
    Hft/StiPixelChairs.cxx, StiPixelHitErrorCalculator.h, StiPixelTrackingParameters.h - added new files for chairs ;
    
    Ist/StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified to straighten out DB access via chairs ;
    
    Ist/StiIst1HitErrorCalculator.h, StiIst2HitErrorCalculator.h,StiIst3HitErrorCalculator.h, StiIstChairs.cxx - added new files for chairs ;
    
    StiUtilities
    
    StiDebug.cxx - modified to straighten out DB access via chairs ;
    
    
    StarDb/Calibrations 
    
    tracker/ - all files with tracking parameters have been moved to database;
    
    tracker/DefaultTrackingParameters.20010312.000010.C - added new file with default parameters for tracking;
    
    tracker/tkf_tkfpar.20011201.000100.C, tkf_tkfpar.20050324.150000.C - new files added to make match between table and file names;
    
    tracker/kinkTrackingParameters.20011201.000100.C, kinkTrackingParameters.20050324.150000.C - removed files;
    
    tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20071101.000000.C, tpcSectorT0offset.C - added tpcSectorT0offset table;
    
    StDb/idl
    
    tpcCorrection.idl, tpcDimensions.idl - modified to match with MySQL table definition;
    
    tpcSectorT0offset.idl - added new table;
    
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL08b_1 and rebuild on SL4.4, SL3.05, SL3.02 platforms;
    

    
    
  • March 22, 2008 
    
    new library SL08b (tagged as SL08b) has been created, build on SL4.4, SL3.02 and SL3.05 platforms, tested and released on April 2. 
    
    Main features: 
    
    - tracking code developed to allow drop 1 SSD hit in tracking if no others found in SSD or SVT ;
    
    - new RTS code added to proceed with daq1000 data and to preserve the ability to proceed with daq100 and raw data;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added pp2008a option with VFMinuit pending a contrary statement; removed MakeEvent from B2008 to restore TPC software monitor;
    
    added svt1hit option; added options to proceed with daq1000 data (TPX);
    
    StBFChain.cxx - added svt1hit option; added options to proceed with daq1000 data (TPX);
    
    StBFChain.cxx/h - Skip method moved in base class;
    
    St_base
    
    StFileIter.cxx/h - modified to purge the directory to leave the latest version of the object;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - indent changed;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - assert of Year number removed; assert on beamLine left but added an explaination;
    
    StChain
    
    StChain.cxx, StMaker.cxx/h - Skip method moved in base class;
    
    StMaker.cxx - upgr15 geometry added;
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StDAQReader.cxx - implemented skip event if it's not raw data; adjust evpReaderClass header file; modified to return the correct run number with the new EVP_READER; added CPP flag to distinguish the old and new EVP_READER at the compilation time; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    St_spaceChargeCorC.h - added ewratio;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTofRawData.cxx/h - added new member mTriggerrime and related methods;
    
    StTriggerData2008.cxx/h - new methods added: tofAtAddress() and tofMultiplicity();
    
    StTriggerData.h - modified to add new methods tofAtAddress() and tofMultiplicity();
    
    StTpcRawData.cxx/h - added new files to handle TPC raw data;
    
    StTpcDedxPidAlgorithm.cxx - added protection against missing or wrong mTraits->mean();
    
    StV0Vertex.cxx, StTrackFitTraits.cxx - added include to comply with ROOT;
    
    StTrackFitTraits.h - added access to covariance matrix array;
    
    StIOMaker
    
    StIOMaker.cxx - modified to load the RTS shared lib to access the DAQ files via the new interface;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.cxx/h - modified to include FMS data (StFMSTriggerDetector);
    
    COMMON/StMuArrays.cxx/h, StMuDst.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx/h, StMuTrack.cxx/h, StMuPrimaryTrackCovariance.cxx/h - added two clone arrays for global and primary track covariance matrices, remove mSigmaDcaD andmSigmaDcaZ;
    
    StRTSClient
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - added drift velocity dependence on sector ;
    
    StSecondaryVertexMaker 
    
    StV0FinderMaker.cxx/h - changed to DB table of V0FinderParameters; improved Bfield calculation ;
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker.cxx/h - added methods to remove hits from dead and inactive areas;
    
    StTofHitMaker
    
    StTofHitMaker.cxx/h - first release of TOF offline reader for data taken in Run 2008 ;
    
    
    RTS/
    
    EventTracker
    
    FtfBaseHit.cxx/h, FtfBaseTrack.cxx/h, FtfDedx.cxx/h, FtfFinder.cxx/h, FtfGeneral.h, FtfHit.cxx/h, FtfMcTrack.cxx/h, FtfPara.cxx/h, FtfSl3.cxx/h, FtfTrack.cxx/h, FtfUtilities.cxx, Makefile, createMapHead.C, displayMap.C, eventTracker.cxx, eventTrackerLib.cxx/h, gl3EMC.cxx/h, gl3Event.cxx/h, gl3Histo.cxx/h, gl3HistoManager.cxx/h, gl3Hit.cxx/h, gl3LMV.cfg, gl3LMVertexFinder.cxx/h, gl3Sector.h, gl3Track.cxx/h, l3BankUtils.cxx/h, l3CoordinateTransformer.cxx/h, l3Coordinates.h, l3EmcCalibration.cxx/h, l3Swap.cxx/h, l3TrgReader.cxx/h, l3TrgReaderV12.cxx, l3TrgReaderV20.cxx, mapbin.h, sizes.h;
    
    include/RC_Config.h, adcLogTable.h, cmds.h, daq100Decision.h, daqFormats.h, daqModes.h, em_nios.C, em_nios.h, ethLib.h, evbMemMap.h, evp.h, fcfClass.hh, iccp.h, iccp2k.h, iccpHeader.h, myrinet.h, platform.h, pp2ppTypes.h, rc.h, rcfEventList.h, rts.h, rtsCmds.h, rtsComLib.h, rtsErrMsg.h, rtsLog.h, rtsMonitor.h, rtsScaler.h, rtsSystems.h, segments.h, status.h, tasks.h, trg2rts.h - new includes added for RTS code;
    
    DAQ1000/daq1000Formats.h, ddl_lib.hh, ddl_struct.h, mscript.h, rb.hh,rdo_cmds.h - new includes added for RTS code ;
    
    include/DB/daqDB.hh, daqMonDB.h, ppDbLib.h - new includes added for RTS code ;
    
    scaler/scaDaqScaler.h, scaLxCounts.h ;
    
    RunLog/daqEventTag.h, daqFileTag.h, daqRunTag.h, daqsumEvtCnts.h, daqsumTrgCnts.h, daqsumTrgFiles.h ;
    
    conditions/rtsCndDaqDetSetup.h, rtsCndDaqSubdet.h, rtsCndDataStreamNames.h, rtsCndEndRun.h, rtsCndL1Rescale.h, rtsCndLxUserFloat.h, tsCndLxUserInt.h, rtsCndPwCondition.h, rtsCndPwLink.h, rtsCndRun.h, rtsCndTasks.h, rtsCndTcdSetup.h, rtsCndTrgDictEntry.h, rtsCndTrigger.h, rtsCndTwLink.h, rtsConditions.h, rtsDbConstants.h, rtsHash.h ;
    
    FTP/FTPC_PADKEY.h, ftpc_padkey.Dec.2000.h, ftpc_padkey.Feb.2002.h, ftpc_padkey.h, ftpc_padkey.h.1.0, new_ftpc_padkey.h, old_offsets.h, old_padfinder.h, padfinder.h, trans_table.hh ;
    
    TPX/tpx_altro_to_pad.h, tpx_altro_to_pad_FY07.h, tpx_rdo.h;
    
    L3/L3Algorithms-2001.h, L3Algorithms-22GeV.h, L3Algorithms.h, L3Formats.h, L3FormatsCompat.h;
    
    RORC/ddl_def.h, physmem.h, rorc.h, rorc_lib.h;
    
    RC/RC_HandlerThreads.h, RC_Msg.hh, RC_MsgDefs.h, RC_SysState.h ;
    
    UNIX/CircleBuff.hh, StaticSizedDQueue.hh, ThreadsMsgQueue.hh,simpleQ.hh ;
    
    SECTOR/msgStruct.h, plx.h, plxLib.h, sector.h, sectorMemMap.h, uniLib.h, universe.h;
    
    TRG/cmds.h, trgSpecialMap.h, trgStructures-Jan2002.h, trgStructures_20.h, trgStructures_21.h, trgStructures_30.h, trgStructures_v22.h, fixAlloc.hh;
    
    I386/atomic.h, i386Lib.h ;
    
    SUNRT/clock.h, configLib.h, msgNQLib.h, msgQLib.h, msgQNLib.h, msgQPLib.h, msgQSLib.h, msgSQLib.h, objLib.h, rtsComLib.h, rtsMother.h, rtsSigLib.h, semLib.h, shmLib.h, sigLib.h, ipcQLib.hh;
    
    TPC/fee_maps.h, fee_pin.h, fee_readout.h, key_map.h, offsets.h, padfinder.h, pads_rows.h, rdo_vs_pad.h, rowlen.h, sector.h, tpcPhysicalMaps.h, fee_default.h.save, microdaq.save, padfinder.h.26.11, tpcPhysicalMaps.save, trans_table.hh ;
    
    SVT/key_map.h, svt_rb_map.h, key_map.h.10.05 ;
    
    MVME/bdbLib.h, cbdCamac.h, mvmeAcro470Lib.h, mvmeFastTickerLib.h, mvmePciLib.h, ppcIOLib.h, rtsComLib.h, uniDmaLib.h, uniLib.h, universe.h ;
    
    trg/include DSM.h QT.h, bbcMap.h, fpeMap.h, logmessage.h, mixMap.h, mvmeFastTickerLib.h, pmc.h, pmc_user.h, trgConfig.h, trgMap.h, trgMsg.h, trgStructures.h, trgenv.h, trigger.h ;
    
    src rtsmakefile.def, rtsplus.def, Makefile, Makefile.jeff;
    
    src/LOG Makefile, critServer.C, cursesLogBrowser.C, logBrowser.C, logTest.C, operDisplay.C, operDisplay.sh, rtsLog.C, rtsLogServer.C, rtsLogUnix.c ;
    
    src/FCF Makefile, fcfAfterburner.cxx, fcfClass.cxx;
    
    src/RTS_READER Makefile, Reader.C, daq_algo.h, daq_det.cxx, daq_det.h, daq_dta.cxx, daq_dta.h, dump_sfs.C, root_example.C, rts_reader.cxx, rts_reader.h, daq_dta_structs.h;
    
    src/EVP_READER Makefile, Makefile_tar, cfgutil.cxx/h, emcReader.cxx/h, evpReader.cxx/hh, evpSupport.cxx/h, fpdReader.cxx/h, ftpReader.cxx/h, grpRates.C, l3Reader.cxx/h, msgNQLib.cxx/h, pmdReader.cxx/h, pp2ppReader.cxx/h, ppreader.C, ricReader.cxx/h, sanityCheckers.cxx, scReader.cxx/h, ssdReader.cxx/h, svtReader.cxx/h, tofReader.cxx/h, tpcFCFReader.cxx, tpcReader.cxx/h, trgReader.cxx/h, trgReader10.cxx, trgReader12.cxx, trgReader20.cxx, trgReader21.cxx, trgReader22.cxx, trgReader30.cxx, trgReader32.cxx, special.C;
    
    src/DAQ_TOF Makefile, daq_tof.cxx/h;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX Makefile, daq_tpx.cxx/h, tpxCore.cxx/h, tpxFCF.cxx/h, tpxGain.cxx/h, tpxPed.cxx/h, tpxStat.cxx/h, tpx_ped.cxx, sim_tester.C;
    
    src/SFS Makefile, blastSFS.C, daqr_index.cxx/h, fs.C, fsBankReader.cxx/h, fs_ex.C, fs_index.cxx/h, get_line.cxx/h, sfsTest.C, sfs_index.cxx/h, sfs_single.C;
    
    src/DAQ_PP2PP Makefile, daq_pp2pp.cxx/h ;
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.h - implementation of setMinPrecHits() added;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h - modified to make setMinPrecHits(..) obsolete;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinderParameters.cxx/h - added maxDca3dVertex & maxDca2dZeroXY; added HitSet rejecting via StiKalmanTrackFinderParameters;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinderParameters.cxx - implemented HitSet rejecting via StiKalmanTrackFinderParameters;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinderParameters.cxx/h,StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h - removed field field from everythere;
    
    StiMaker.cxx - modified to make setMinPrecHits(..) obsolete; removed field field from everythere; 
    
    Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx - added beam pipe volume;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx, StiDetectorVolume.cxx, StiMaker.h - fixed unassigned variable (_trackNodeInfFactory), synchronize name with BigFullChain.h;
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    geometry/geometry.g - upgr15 geometry added;
    
    pipegeo/pipegeo00.g - upgr15 geometry added;
    
    istbgeo/istbgeo00.g - upgr15 geometry added;
    
    pixlgeo/pixlgeo00.g - upgr15 geometry added;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tracker/KalmanTrackFinderParameters.20010311.000000.C - added maxDca3dVertex, maxDca2dZeroXY, mHitRegions & mHitWeights ;removed field;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/KalmanTrackFinderParameters.20070101.000000.C - added maxDca3dVertex, maxDca2dZeroXY, mHitRegions & mHitWeights ;added dca3 < 3 Chi2Vtx < 900; removed field;
    
    VmcGeometry/Geometry.upgr15.C, upgr15.h - upgr15 geometry added;
    
    StarVMC
    
    StVMCMaker/StVMCMaker.cxx/h - modified to comply Skip signuture with base class;
    
    
    StDb
    
    servers/dbLoadBalancerLocalConfig_BNL.xml - added stardb.ujf.cas.cz; changed port and machine power on .ujf.cas.cz node;
    
    idl/V0FinderParameters.idl - added new VO tracking table;
    
    idl/spaceChargeCor.idl - added column to idl;
    
    idl/KalmanTrackFinderParameters.idl - added maxDca3dVertex, maxDca2dZeroXY, mHitRegions & mHitWeights; removed field field from everythere;
    

    
    
  • February 11, 2007 
    
    new library SL08a (tagged as SL08a) has been created, build on SL4.4, SL3.02 and SL3.05 platforms, tested and released on February 14 
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - tracking code developed to perform tracking using TPC+ 1 SVT hit on ;
    
    - added functionality to DAQReader to read adc events only and skip if it's not adc; this functionality needed to process embedding for trigger data;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - implemented BEMC status check for raw data;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - aded hook for TrsMini and PrepEmbded;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - fixed GEANT geometry problem for TofUtil; added fgain;
    
    BigFullChain.h - added fgain;
    
    StBFChain.cxx,BigFullChain.h - added option adcOnly to process adc data only and skip events if it's not adc, this is needed for embedding of trigger data;
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - copy attributes from maker to maker added;
    
    StRTSBaseMaker.cxx/h, StRtsTable.h - new files to introduce the base class to access RTS raw data for daq1000;
    
    StIOMaker
    
    StIOMaker.cxx - copy IOMaker attributes to DAQMaker added;
    
    StBichsel
    
    GetdEdxResolution.cxx - added dE/dx resolution static functions for runs IV-VII;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EVP/emcReader.cxx - fixed the case statement scope;
    
    EMC/EMC_SmdReader.cxx - updated;
    
    EMC/EMC_BarrelReader.cxx/h - important bug in byte order fixed;
    
    SSD/SSD_Reader.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000 ;
    
    FPD/FPD_Reader.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    FTPC/FTPV1P0.Banks.cxx, FTPV1P0.cxx, FTPV1P0_ADCR_SR.cxx, FTPV1P0_CPP_SR.cxx, FTPV1P0_ZS_SR.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    TOF/TOF_Reader.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    L3/L3_Banks.cxx, L3_Reader.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    PMD/PMD_Reader.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    TRG/TRG_Reader.cxx, code2003.cxx, code2004.cxx, code2005.cxx, code2007.cxx, code2008.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    RICH/RICH_Reader.cxx/hh, RichEventReader.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    SVT/SVTV1P0.Banks.cxx, SVTV1P0.cxx, SVTV1P0_ADCR_SR.cxx, SVTV1P0_CPP_SR.cxx, SVTV1P0_ZS_SR.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    EVP/emcReader.cxx/h, evpSupport.cxx/h, scReader.cxx/h, ssdReader.cxx/h - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000 ;
    
    EMC/EMC_BarrelReader.cxx/hh, EMC_Reader.cxx, EMC_SmdReader.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000 ;
    
    EEMC/EEMC_Reader.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    EEMC/EEMC_Reader.cxx - protection against NULL pointer added ;
    
    GENERIC/CRC.cxx CRC.hh, DetectorReader.cxx, EventReader.cxx, RecHeaderFormats.cxx/hh, swaps.cxx/hh - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    GENERIC/EventReader.cxx - added TRG as a part EMC;
    
    GENERIC/DetectorReader.cxx - modified to activate EEMCreader even if no EEMC bank, TRG info added ;
    
    SC/SC_Reader.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    TPC/TPCV1P0.Banks.cxx, TPCV1P0.cxx, TPCV1P0_ADCR_SR.cxx, TPCV1P0_CPP_SR.cxx, TPCV1P0_ZS_SR.cxx, TPCV2P0.Banks.cxx, TPCV2P0.cxx, TPCV2P0_ADCR_SR.cxx, TPCV2P0_CPP_SR.cxx, TPCV2P0_ZS_SR.cxx, fee_pin.h - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StDAQReader.cxx/h - modified version to make it compatible with new/old DAQ readers related to daq1000;
    
    implemented the shadow copy of the evp buffer for the new EVP_READER;
    
    StDAQReader.cxx - modified to use bytes; set the correct buffer size for daq1000;
    
    StDAQReader.cxx - added function to read adcOnly data for embedding (skip event if not adc) when option 'adcOnly' used in bfc;
    
    StDAQReader.cxx/h - modified to move the dependency from the class desclaration to class implementation to adjust to new EVP_READER for daq1000;
    
    StDbBroker
    
    StDbBroker.cxx/h - modified to remove DbFill calls from StDbBroker because DbFill was removed;
    
    DbFill.cxx - removed;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbIntegratedTriggerID.h - added dummy implementaion of the default stor for StDetectorDbIntegratedTriggerID class;
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.h - added convenience methods to set some control table properties;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StEmcRawMaker.cxx - added support for "BEmcCheckStatus" attribute to suppress hot towers in fastOffline;
    
    StEemcRaw.cxx/h - modified to remove warning if ESMD is not in the run ;
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker 
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx - set MuDst's StEmcCollection pointer ;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHelper.cxx - modified to ignor zero size containers;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - modified to make bfc option fdbg selected if m_Mode==2;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx/h - created and filled the special set of Ftpc point histograms used to evaluate the Ftpc gain scan runs when bfc option fgain is in the chain;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx/h - created and filled the special set of Ftpc track histograms used to evaluate the Ftpc gain scan runs when the bfc option fgain is in the chain;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StFourPMaker/StBET4pMaker.cxx/h;
    
    StJets.cxx/h, StJetMaker.cxx, StJetSkimEvent.cxx/h, StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx, StJetReader.cxx - number of updates: use2006cuts function which extends tracks to SMD, and includes DCA cuts; emulated L2 results now included and data L2 results restructured; filled StJet zVertex and detEta;
    
    StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx StJetSkimEvent.cxx/h - modified to include full trigger simulation from StTriggerUtilities;
    
    StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx - modified to make skimTree working with either trigger simulators;
    
    macros/RunJetFinder2.C, RunFastJetReader.C - modified to make skimTree working with either trigger simulators;
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker 
    
    LoopOverLaserTrees.C - modified to use average drift velocity from East and West;
    
    Stl3RawReaderMaker 
    
    Stl3CounterMaker.cxx, Stl3RawReaderMaker.cxx - fixed the lost L3_Reader class definition ;
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx/h - modified to store info of 3 EMC towers for each TinyRcTrack and TinyMcTrack;
    
    StMiniMcEvent
    
    StTinyMcTrack.cxx/h, StTinyRcTrack.cxx/h - modified to add EMC information to tracks. MC info obtained from StMcTrack, Rec Info obtained from track extrapolation to BEMC of rec track ;
    
    StPmdReadMaker 
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx - if there is a HOT CELL return with error flag;
    
    StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdGeom.cxx - readBoardDetail updated for dAu run 2008;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - made fine tuning of parameters ;
    
    StRTSClient
    
    FCF/fcfClass.cxx - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    include/fcfClass.hh - introduced OLDEVP namespace to handle new RTS library for daq1000;
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker.cxx - modified to set a default value for uninitialized variable;
    
    StSsdPointMaker
    
    StSsdPointMaker.h - removed redundant class forward;
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx/h -added method to read the Wafer configuration table ;
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx - modified to set a default value for uninitialized variable ;
    
    StSsdSimulationMaker
    
    St_sls_Maker.cxx - modified to set a default value for uninitialized variable ;
    
    StSsdUtil
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc/hh, StSsdLadder.cc/hh, StSsdWafer.cc - modified to use the wafer configuration table ;
    
    StSvtClassLibrary
    
    StSvtHybridObject.cc - dummy implementaion of the missed StSvtHybridObject::SetName method;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx/h - added protection from missing geometry;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDbLinkDef.h, StTpcDbMaker.h - added the TPC coordinate transformation global function to the Root/Cint dictionary;
    
    StTpcDbLinkDef.h - remove the wrong numberOfPadsAtRow_ entry from the CintDict;
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - added function to calculate the tpc coord transfoirmation in one step;
    
    StarRoot
    
    TCFit.cxx - new name of TCL.h;
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h - added minPrecHits to include 1 svt hits in tracking;
    
    StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.h, StiTrackFinder.h - modified;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx - added minPrecHits to include 1 svt hits in tracking; removed setMCS() call;
    
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - modified for new physics triggers working;
    
    St_srs_Maker
    
    St_srs_Maker.cxx - bug fixed in hit error setting;
    
    St_tcl_Maker
    
    St_tcl_Maker.cxx/h - modified to split tcl and tfs Makers;
    
    St_tfs_Maker.cxx/h - modified to split tcl and tfs Makers;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    L2Emulator,Bemc - further development of code for trigger simulation;
    
    
    pams/geometry 
    
    geometry/geometry.g - TOF weight corrected;
    
    btofgeo/btofgeo6.g - TOF weight corrected;
    
    
    StarDb/global
    
    vertices/ev0par2.20071125.000000.C,exipar.20071125.000000.C - added new files for run 2008;
    
    VmcGeometry/y2008.h - TOF weight corrected;
    
    
    StDb
    
    servers/dbLoadBalancerLocalConfig_BNL.xml - added new server "bogart" to Analysis ;
    
    idl/ssdWaferConfiguration.idl - added new Wafer table for ssd - will use 320 rows per/timestamp;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qt/inc/TQtClientFilter.h, TQtClientWidget.h, TQtRootSlot.h - merged with ROOT svn;
    
    qt/inc/TQMimeTypes.h - get rid of the Q3support for TQtMimeTypes class;
    
    qt/src/TQMimeTypes.cxx - get rid of the Q3support for TQtMimeTypes class;
    





Lidia Didenko


 


 
   



  
2009

   

STAR SOFTWARE NEWS December 24, 2009
---------------------
The present release assignment:
       SL06e  (SL06e)             ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 pp 200&62GeV run 2006 production
       SL06g  (SL06g_2,SL06g_SL5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 SL4.4, MC production for TUP
       SL07a  (SL07a_3,SL07a_SL5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 MC production
       SL07b  (SL07b_2,SL07b_SL5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 
       SL07c  (SL07c_3,SL07c_SL5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 CuCu 200&62GeV run 2005,TPC+SVT+SSD tracking
       SL07d  (SL07d_2,SL07d_SL5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV stream data run 2007, TPC tracking
       SL07e  (SL07e,SL07e_SL5)   ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00  
       SL08a  (SL08a,SL08a_SL5)   ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 
       SL08b  (SL08b_1,SL08b_SL5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00  
       SL08c  (SL08c_5,SL08c_SL5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV run 2007,TPC+SVT+SSD tracking  
       SL08d  (SL08d,SL08d_SL5)   ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00
 old-> SL08e  (SL08e_2,SL08e_SL5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 pp 200GeV & dAu 200GeV, run 2008
 pro-> SL08f  (SL08f_3,SL08f_SL5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 last version with EVP_READER, MC production
       SL09a  (SL09a,SL09a_SL5)   ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00
       SL09b  (SL09b,SL09a_SL5)   ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00
       SL09c  (SL09c,SL09c_SL5)   ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00
       SL09d  (SL09d,SL09d_SL5)   ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
       SL09e  (SL09e)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 built on SL5, last version with pams codes; 
 new-> SL09g  (SL09g)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 production library for run 2009 data 
 dev-> DEV                        ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
.dev-> .DEV                       ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00

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Release History


SL09a library

SL09b library

SL09c library

SL09d library

SL09e library

SL09g library




    
    
  • December 24, 2009 
    
    new library SL09g has been updated with codes below and rebuild on SL4.4, and SL5.3 platforms. Library was retagged with the same tag. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx
    
    StBTofHitMaker
    
    StBTofINLCorr.cxx,StBTofINLCorr.h
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofINLCorr.cxx,StBTofINLCorr.h
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbSql.cc, StDbManagerImpl.cc 
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_tpcAcChargeC.h
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx
    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx, StarMagField.h
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEmcSimpleSimulator.cxx
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcFastMaker.cxx, StEEmcFastMaker.h
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities
    
    new maker for embedding QA
    
    StEvent
    
    StBTofPidTraits.cxx, StBTofPidTraits.h
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuBTofPidTraits.cxx, StMuBTofPidTraits.h, StMuTrack.h
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker.cxx, StFtpcLaserCalib.cc, StFtpcLaserTrafo.cc
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker 
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc, StFtpcDbReader.cc
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker
    
    pp2ppHit_Cluster.h,St_pp2pp_Maker.cxx,St_pp2pp_Maker.h,St_pp2pp_MakerLinkDef.h
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDb.cxx,StTpcDb.h,StTpcDbLinkDef.h,StTpcDbMaker.cxx,StTpcDbMaker.h
    
    pams/geometry
    
    tpcegeo/tpcegeo3.g 
    
    calbgeo/calbgeo2.g 
    
    ecalgeo/ecalgeo6.g 
    
    geometry/geometry.g
    
    pams/gen
    
     Pythia6_4_22 - new version of PYTHIA 
     
    StDb/idl
    
    TpcAltroParameters.idl, tpcAcCharge.idl
    
    StarDb/Calibraions/tpc 
    
    tpcAcCharge.*.C, tpcPadGainT0.y2010.C, tpcPressureB.C, tpcPressureB.y2010.C, tpcPressureB.C, tpcPressureB.y2010.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2010.C, TpcAltroParameters.y2010.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.C, TpcSecRowB.y2010.C, asic_thresholds_tpx.y2010.C 
    
    StarDb/VmcGeometry
    
    y2005h.h, y2006h.h, y2007h.h, y2009a.h
    
    
    
    
  • December 7, 2009 
    
    new library SL09g (tagged as SL09g) has been created, build on SL4.4, and SL5.3 platforms, tested and released om December 10. 
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - old pams codes retired and all makers adjusted; retirring of codes suggested in the presentaion ; motivation and historical note posted in the email .
    
    - BTOF and VPD calibrations codes finalized for run 2009 production; 
    
    - StEvent updated for RPS collection; 
    
    - new StFilterMaker added for simulation with filterring;
    
    - new TOF simulation code added;
    
    - year 2009 geometry finalized; year 2006 geometry corrected with TPC material and EEMC fixes;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next codes and tables have been removed:
    
    
    StClusterDisplayMaker
    
    StEbye2ptMaker
    
    StEbyeDSTMaker
    
    StEbyeScaTagsMaker
    
    StEmcUtil/daq
    
    StEmcUtil/hadBackground
    
    StEmcUtil/neuralNet
    
    StEstMaker
    
    StEventDisplayMaker
    
    StLaserEvent
    
    StLaserEventMaker
    
    StMiniDstMaker
    
    StMuDSTMaker/RICHTOF
    
    StPCollTagMaker
    
    StppSpin
    
    StRchMaker
    
    StRichDisplayMaker
    
    StRichMixerMaker
    
    StRichSpectraMaker
    
    StRichPIDMaker
    
    StRichPool
    
    StRrsMaker
    
    StSpectraTagMaker
    
    StSvtAlignMaker
    
    StTableUtilities/StDstPointChair.cxx, StDstPointChair.h, StTclHitChair.cxx, StTclHitChair.h, St_dst_trackC.cxx, St_dst_trackC.h;
    
    StTpcHitFilterMaker
    
    StTpcTagMaker
    
    St_dst_Maker
    
    St_ems_Maker
    
    St_ebye_Maker
    
    St_l3Clufi_Maker
    
    St_l3t_Maker
    
    St_mwc_Maker
    
    St_stk_Maker
    
    St_tpt_Maker
    
    St_tptsts_Maker
    
    
    pams/ctf/ctc
    
    pams/ctf/cte
    
    pams/ctf/cpi
    
    pams/ctf/dst
    
    pams/ctf/idl/cpe_eval.idl, cpe_mkine.idl, cpi_para.idl, ctc_ctrl.idl, ctc_histos.idl, cte_extra.idl, cte_para.idl, dst_tof_evt.idl, dst_tof_trk.idl
    
    pams/ebye/idl
    
    pams/ebye/sca
    
    pams/emc/cal
    
    pams/emc/ems
    
    pams/emc/jet
    
    pams/emc/util
    
    pams/geometry/idlbtof_btog.idl, btof_ctbb.idl, btof_modr.idl, btof_toff.idl, btof_tray.idl, ecal_eetr.idl, ecal_elgg.idl, ecal_elgm.idl, ecal_emcg.idl, ecal_emcs.idl, ecal_emxg.idl, ecal_esec.idl, ecal_exse.idl, geom_gdat.idl, ftpc_ffcc.idl, ftpc_frbd.idl, ftpc_fssd.idl, ftpc_ftpg.idl, g2tm_dete.idl, g2tm_gttc.idl, magp_magg.idl, magp_mbar.idl, magp_mend.idl, mick_miky.idl, svtt_selc.idl, svtt_serg.idl, svtt_sfpa.idl, svtt_ssup.idl, svtt_svtl.idl, svtt_swam.idl, tpce_tecw.idl, tpce_tpcg.idl, tpce_tprs.idl, vpdd_vpdg.idl, cave_cave.idl, pipe_pipg.idl, svtt_svtg.idl, svtt_swca.idl 
    
    pams/global/dst
    
    pams/global/egr
    
    pams/global/evr
    
    pams/global/exi
    
    pams/global/idl/dst_dedx.idl, dst_event_summary.idl, dst_mon_soft_ctb.idl, dst_mon_soft_emc.idl, dst_mon_soft_ftpc.idl, dst_mon_soft_glob.idl, dst_mon_soft_l3.idl, dst_mon_soft_rich.idl, dst_mon_soft_svt.idl, dst_mon_soft_tpc.idl, dst_point.idl, dst_rch_pixel.idl, dst_run_summary.idl, dst_summary_param.idl, dst_tkf_vertex.idl, dst_track.idl, dst_v0_vertex.idl, dst_vertex.idl, dst_xi_vertex.idl, egr_egrpar.idl, egr_globtrk.idl, egr_globtrk_eval.idl, egr_propagate.idl, epi_epipar.idl, epi_glob_pid_eval.idl, epi_global_pid.idl, epi_hypo_pid.idl, est_ctrl.idl, est_ev.idl, est_match.idl, ev0_aux.idl, ev0_cov.idl, ev0_ev0out.idl, ev0_ev0par.idl, ev0_ev0par2.idl, ev0_eval.idl, ev0_track.idl, ev0_track2.idl, ev0_track3.idl, evr_evrpar.idl, exi_aux.idl, exi_exiout.idl, point_track_index.idl, scs_svt_spt.idl, stk_svt_ctrack.idl, stk_svt_track.idl, svm_ctrl.idl, svm_effic.idl, svm_eval_par.idl, svm_eval_strk.idl, svm_eval_svt.idl, svm_eval_tpc.idl, svm_evt_match.idl, svm_match.idl 
    
    pams/global/inc/
    
    gr_track_pointers.inc, global_prototypes.h, math_constants.inc, phys_constants.inc
    
    pams/global/svm
    
    pams/global/ev0
    
    pams/l3/gl3 
    
    pams/l3/l3Clufi 
    
    pams/l3/gl3Modules
    
    pams/l3/idl
    
    pams/l3/incFtfBaseHit.h, FtfBaseTrack.h, FtfDedx.h, FtfFinder.h, FtfGeneral.h, FtfHit.h, FtfMcTrack.h, FtfPara.h, FtfSl3.h, FtfTrack.h, gl3Analysis.h, gl3Conductor.h, gl3Event.h,,gl3GammaGamma.h, gl3GeneralHistos.h, gl3HighPt.h, gl3Histo.h, gl3Hit.h, gl3JPsi.h, gl3MomRes.h, gl3Residuals.h, gl3Sector.h, gl3Svt.h, gl3Track.h, gl3dEdx.h, l3GeneralHeaders.h, l3List.h, lists.hpp, sl3CoordinateTransform.h, sl3MPTrack.h, sl3UPTrack.h, sl3USTrack.h 
    
    pams/l3/ftf/FtfBaseHit.cxx, FtfBaseTrack.cxx, FtfDedx.cxx, FtfFinder.cxx, FtfHit.cxx, FtfPara.cxx, FtfSl3.cxx, FtfTrack.cxx, FtfUtilities.cxx, sl3Swap.cxx; 
    
    pams/mwc/mwu 
    
    pams/mwc/idl
    
    pams/mwc/mws 
    
    pams/mwc/mwg 
    
    pams/mwc/mwu 
    
    pams/sim/idl/g2t_run.idl
    
    pams/sim/g2t/g2t_comb.F, g2t_comb.idl, g2t_print.F, g2t_print.idl
    
    pams/svt/idl/sal_geom.idl, sal_rotran.idl, sal_spt.idl, sal_vrtx.idl, sce_ctrl.idl, sce_dspt.idl, scf_ctrl.idl, sci_bad_anodes.idl, sci_clus.idl, sci_inj.idl, sci_par.idl, sci_raw.idl, scm_ctrl.idl, scp_bad_anodes.idl, scp_par.idl, scp_ped.idl, scp_pedm.idl, scp_raw.idl, scs_cluster.idl, scs_merge.idl, scs_par.idl, sgr_groups.idl, sgr_pixmap.idl, sls_ctrl.idl, sls_spt.idl, spr_sprpar.idl, srs_activea.idl, srs_direct.idl, srs_result.idl, ssf_8to10map.idl, ssf_adc.idl, ssf_map.idl, ssf_mv.idl, ssf_seq.idl, ssf_zero_par.idl, ste_teff.idl, ste_teval.idl, stk_ctrack.idl, stk_filler.idl, stk_hlx.idl, stk_kine.idl
    
    pams/svt/inc/RanGauss.hh, Random.hh
    
    pams/svt/sal 
    
    pams/svt/sgr
    
    pams/svt/spa 
    
    pams/svt/srs
    
    pams/svt/stk
    
    pams/tpc/idlbad_channels.idl, readout_map.idl, tcc_morphology.idl, tcl_calib_fee.idl, tcl_calib_general.idl, tcl_calib_padrow.idl, tcl_calib_rdo.idl, tcl_calib_sec.idl, tcl_sector_index.idl, cl_tclpar.idl, tcl_tp_seq.idl, tcl_tpc_index.idl, tcl_tpc_index_type.idl, tcl_tpcluster.idl, tdeparm.idl, tdi_fit_pars.idl, tdi_rdi_pars.idl, tdi_residual.idl, tdi_strack.idl, tfc_adcxyz.idl, tfc_delta.idl, tfc_fmtpar.idl, tfc_native_gain.idl, tfc_native_map.idl, tfc_native_pedestal.idl, tfc_pedstab.idl, tfc_pedstab_pars.idl, tfc_tpc_gain.idl, tfc_valid.idl, tfs_fsctrl.idl, tfs_fspar.idl, tpc_pedestal.idl, tpg_cathode.idl, tpg_field_cage.idl, tpg_pad.idl, tpg_sector.idl, tpg_tptarget.idl, tpg_transform.idl, tpg_wire_plane.idl, tpipar.idl, tpt_pars.idl, tpt_res.idl, tpt_spars.idl, tpt_strack.idl, tpt_track.idl, tpt_track_pointers.idl, tss_tpmcpix.idl, tss_tppad.idl, tss_tppixel.idl, tstpar.idl, tte_control.idl, tte_eval.idl, tte_mctrk.idl, type_begrun_str.idl, type_bytedata.idl, type_config.idl, type_floatdata.idl, type_gain_bad.idl, type_index.idl, type_sc_global.idl, type_sc_readout.idl, type_structtbl.idl, type_timestamp.idl, type_tmprcv0.idl 
    
    pams/trg/idl
    
    pams/trg/inc
    
    pams/trg/rl1
    
    pams/trg/rl0
    
    pams/tls/wrk
    
    pams/tls/inc
    
    pams/tls/src
    
    pams/tpc/idl/tcl_calib_badpixels.idl, tcl_calib_global.idl, tcl_calib_pad.idl
    
    pams/tpc/tcl
    
    pams/tpc/tfc
    
    pams/tpc/tfs
    
    pams/tpc/tpg
    
    pams/tpc/tpt
    
    pams/tpc/tte
    
    pams/vpd/vps
    
    pams/vpd/idl
    
    pams/vpd/vpv
    
    
    Next codes have been modified and updated:
    
    
    StAssociationMaker
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx/h - modifed to change default to ITTF; clean-up est tracks;
    
    summarizeEvent.cc - clean-up est tracks;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - modified due to pams cleanup; added chains for BTOF; reshaped TOF options to allow early VPD but later TofMatch; added 'FiltGamma' option for simulation with filtering; inroduced 'BAna' option; 
    
    BFC2.C - removed;
    
    StBichsel
    
    Bichsel.h, GetdEdxResolution.cxx - modified to add one more GetdEdxResolution in order to simplify access to it in TF1;
    
    StBTofCalibMaker
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.cxx, StBTofCalibMaker.h - modified to make Database readout more robust, static const moved to .cxx file;
    
    modified to split original StTofCalibMaker into dedicated StVpdCalibMaker and BTOF-specific StBTofCalibMaker;
    
    StBTofSimMaker
    
    new package for TOF simulation;
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - modified to keep only geometry tags which were used in production;
    
    StEvtHddr.h - created the safe interface to access the value of he TDatime objects;
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - fixed the signature of the StMaker::GetDate... methods; modified to make the TDatime const interfaces; added y2009a geometry tag and inherited from it y2010 geometry; added y2006h geometry tag
    
    St_ctf_Maker
    
    St_ctf_Maker.cxx - modified due to pams cleanup;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker StDAQMaker 
    
    StRtsReaderMaker.cxx - removed token leak ;
    
    StTRGReader.cxx - fixed the broken broken logic for the DAQ file with NO trigger data;
    
    StDbBroker 
    
    StDbBroker.cxx - modified to use SafeDelete;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbManagerImpl.cc, StDbTable.cc - modified to use SafeDelete;
    
    StDbServiceBroker.cxx - changed balancer connect timeout to 30sec; reshuffled lb host list;
    
    MysqlDb.cc - modified to enabled SSL + compression, if server supports it ;
    
    StDbManagerImpl.cc - added proper wrapper to provide StDbLib could use SafeDelete;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx, St_db_Maker.h - modified to make the TDatime const interfaces;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - corrected gain dependence from y2009 Voltage scan; added St_tpcAcChargeC to modify gain dependence on Voltage;
    
    St_spaceChargeCorC.h - moved getSpaceChargeCoulombs from the header to St_spaceChargeCorC.cxx;
    
    St_spaceChargeCorC.cxx - added new file to move getSpaceChargeCoulombs in from header;
    
    St_tpcAcChargeC.h - added new file to modify gain dependence on Voltage ;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.h - added dE/dx for prompt hits, improve dE/dx calculations; switched from St_tpcAnodeHVavgC to St_tpcAnodeHVC to modify gain dependence on Voltage; 
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcMixerMaker.cxx, StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx - modified for the embedding infrastructure ;
    
    StEEmcUtil
    
    database/EEmcDbItem.cxx - fixed compilation warnnings;
    
    EEfeeRaw/RootWrapper.cxx - fixed compilation warnnings;
    
    EEmcSmdMap/EEmcSmd2SmdMapItem.h, EEmcSmdMap.h - fixed compilation warnnings;
    
    StEmcCalibrationMaker
    
    StEmcCalibMaker.cxx, StEmcCalibrationMaker.cxx, StEmcEqualMaker.cxx, StEmcMipMaker.cxx, StEmcPedestalMaker.cxx - fixed bunch of warnings;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx, StEmcRawMaker.cxx - fixed a bunch of warnings;
    
    StEmcTriggerMaker 
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx - modified to clarify subtraction versus bit shift operator precedence;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTrackPidTraits.cxx, StTrackPidTraits.h - moved definition of dst_dedx_st from pams/global/idl in;
    
    StDedxPidTraits.cxx - removed St_dst_dedx_Table;
    
    StEvent.h - removed reference to event_header_st;
    
    StBbcTriggerDetector.cxx, StCalibrationVertex.cxx/h, StEvent.cxx/h, StEventInfo.cxx/h, StEventSummary.cxx/h, StEventTypes.h StFtpcHit.cxx/h, StFtpcSoftwareMonitor.cxx/h, StGlobalTrack.cxx/h, StHelixModel.cxx/h, StHit.cxx, StKinkVertex.cxx/h, StMwcTriggerDetector.cxx, StPrimaryTrack.cxx/h, StPrimaryVertex.cxx/h, StRichHit.cxx, StRichSoftwareMonitor.cxx/h, StSoftwareMonitor.cxx/h, StSsdHit.cxx/h, StSvtHit.cxx/h, StTpcHit.cxx/h, StTpcHitCollection.cxx/h, StTpcRawData.cxx, StTpcSectorHitCollection.cxx/h, StTptTrack.cxx/h, StTrack.cxx/h, StTrackDetectorInfo.cxx/h, StTrackFitTraits.cxx/h, StTrackGeometry.cxx/h, StTriggerData2008.cxx, StV0Vertex.cxx/h, StVertex.cxx/h, StXiVertex.cxx/h - removed dependences on old dst tables;
    
    StCtbSoftwareMonitor.cxx/h, StEmcSoftwareMonitor.cxx/h, StEstGlobalTrack.cxx/h, StEstPrimaryTrack.cxx/h, StGlobalSoftwareMonitor.cxx/h, StL3SoftwareMonitor.cxx/h, StSvtSoftwareMonitor.cxx/h, StTofSoftwareMonitor.cxx/h, StTofSoftwareMonitor.cxx/h, StTpcSoftwareMonitor.cxx/h - removed ;
    
    StRpsCluster.cxx, StRpsCluster.h, StRpsCollection.cxx, StRpsCollection.h, StRpsPlane.cxx, StRpsPlane.h, StRpsRomanPot.cxx, StRpsRomanPot.h - new files added for RPS collection, initial revision;
    
    StPrimaryTrack.h, StSsdHit.cxx/h, StSvtHit.cxx/h, StTpcHit.h, StTpcPixel.h, StTpcRawData.cxx/h, StBTofHeader.cxx - fixed compiler warnings;
    
    StContainers.cxx/h, StDetectorDefinitions.h, StEnumerations.h, StEvent.cxx/h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventLinkDef.h - hooks for RPS added;
    
    StPrimaryVertex.cxx/h - added new member mNumMatchesWithBTOF and related access functions;
    
    StBTofHeader.cxx - fixed order of operator precedence in removeVpdHit();
    
    StBTofPidTraits.cxx, StBTofPidTraits.h - updated to fix the problem which causes the crash running TOF calibration on MuDst afterburner;
    
    StEventCompendiumMaker
    
    StEventCompendiumMaker.cxx - modified to use TChair;
    
    StEventMaker
    
    StEventMaker.cxx/h, StEventManager.hh, StRootEventManager.cc/hh - clean-up due to pams retirring; fixed problem with bunch crossing information in StEventInfo and StHddr;
    
    StFilterMaker
    
    StGammaFilterMaker.cxx, StGammaFilterMaker.h - new code for gamma filtering in simulation;
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker.cxx - added USE_LOCAL_DRIFTMAP instructions;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - added USE_LOCAL_DRIFTMAP instructions;
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc/hh, StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - removed all references to StFtpcSoftwareMonitor;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker 
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx, StFtpcVertex.cc/hh - removed dependences on dst_vertex_st table;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx/h - removed all references to StFtpcSoftwareMonitor;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx/h - reorder the vertices upon filling StEvent;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - fixed compiler warning about operator order precedence;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StJetSimuUtil/StJetSimuReader.cxx - fixed compilation warnning;
    
    tracks/StjTrackCutDcaPtDependent.h - fixed compilation warnning;
    
    treeStjJetListReader.h, StjJetListWriter.cxx, StjTreeIndexListCreator.cxx, StjTreeReader.cxx, StjTreeReader.h, StjTreeReaderTwoTrees.cxx, StjTreeReaderTwoTrees.h - fixed compilation warnings;
    
    StMagF
    
    StMagFMaker.cxx/h - modified to switch to TChair ;
    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx/h - modified to use local fMap variable; moved size definition from #define to enumerations;
    
    StMuDSTMaker/COMMON
    
    StMuDst.cxx, StMuTrack.cxx, StMuTrack.h - fixed small bug in StMuDst::fixTrackIndices and StMuDst::fixTofTrackIndices(), added StMuTrack::primaryTrack() and ensured StMuTrack::vertexIndex() returns the primary track pointer for a global track; 
    
    StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuHelix.cxx/h, StMuTrack.cxx/h - patches made eliminating some redundant operations;
    
    StuDraw3DMuEvent.cxx - fixed compilation warnings; added StMuTrack::globalTrack rendering;
    
    StMuBTofPidTraits.cxx, StMuBTofPidTraits.h, StMuTrack.h - fixed the problem which causes the crash running TOF calibration from MuDst;
    
    StSvtClassLibrary
    
    StSvtHybridPixelsD.cc - adjusted to ROOT 5.22.00;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.cxx - modified;
    
    StTpcT0Maker.cxx, StTpcT0Maker.cxx.h - removed;
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx/h - modified to return loosen nDaughters cut, added BEMCmatch cut and PCT hits cut, enable padrow 13 for Runs 2009+; fixed compiler warning about unsigned comparison;
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx/h - phased out usage of old tables; fixed problems with memory-resident TNtuple by using a temporary disk file;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    St_QA_Maker.cxx, St_QA_Maker.h - removed codes using old tables;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx/h, StQAMakerBase.cxx/h - removed Event Summary;
    
    St_srs_Maker
    
    St_sfs_Maker.cxx, St_sfs_Maker.h - added files;
    
    St_srs_Maker.cxx, St_srs_Maker.h - removed;
    
    St_tcl_Maker
    
    StTpcFastSimMaker.cxx, StTpcFastSimMaker.h - added files;
    
    St_tcl_Maker.cxx/h, St_tfs_Maker.cxx/h - removed ;
    
    Sti
    
    StiStarVertexFinder.cxx - small consolidation;
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx - St_tpcAnodeHVavgC => St_tpcAnodeHVC until tpcAnodeHVavg table will be fixed;
    
    StSvtAnalysedHybridClusters.cc, StSvtHitMaker.cxx, StSvtHitMaker.h - modified to remove dependences on old tables;
    
    StSvtVertexFinderMaker.cxx, StSvtVertexFinderMaker.h, SvtVertFind.cc, SvtVertFind.h - removed;
    
    StiUtilities
    
    StiPullEvent.cxx - added assert.h;
    
    StSvtClusterMaker
    
    StSvtAnalysedHybridClusters.cc, StSvtHitMaker.cxx, StSvtHitMaker.h - removed references to tables;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtOnlineSeqAdjSimMaker.cxx - modified to make hard code masking to OFF until database is fixed;
    
    StTagsMaker
    
    GlobalTag.idl, StTagsMaker.cxx - modified to add primary vertex position errors;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h - added handle for TPX ADC corrections;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - updated for Run 9 to work on simulation;
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - updated for Run 9 to work on simulation;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx - updated to clear the number of masked towers; add call to StEmcDecoder::SetDateTime()
    
    Eemc/EemcTrigUtil.cxx, EemcTrigUtil.h, StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx - added Endcap FEE pedestals for all years;
    
    EEfeeTPTree.cxx - fixed memory leak;
    
    StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx - modified to mask out faulty EEMC towers;
    
    EEfeeTP.cxx, EEfeeTP.h, EEmapTP.h - - added (char*) to many strings to make SL5 happy;
    
    L2Emulator/L2algoUtil/L2VirtualAlgo2009.cxx L2VirtualAlgo2009.h - modified to add (char*) to many strings to make SL5 happy;
    
    L2Emulator/L2wAlgo/L2wBemc2009.cxx, L2wEemc2009.cxx - modified to add (char*) to many strings to make SL5 happy;
    
    L2Emulator/L2upsilon/L2upsilon2006.cc - added (char*) to many strings to make SL5 happy;
    
    L2Emulator/L2hienAlgo/L2hienAlgo08.cxx - added (char*) to many strings to make SL5 happy;
    
    L2Emulator/L2pedAlgo/L2pedAlgo.cxx - added (char*) to many strings to make SL5 happy;
    
    L2Emulator/L2jetAlgo/ L2adc2energyAlgo.cxx, L2jetAlgo2006.cxx, L2jetResults2006.h - added (char*) to many strings to make SL5 happy;
    
    StarRoot
    
    TRArray.cxx, TRSymMatrix.h - added more methods;
    
    StDraw3D.cxx, StDraw3D.h - added STL based method;
    
    StTrackMateMaker
    
    StTrackMateMaker.cxx/h, StTrackPing.cc/hh - replace cout to logger;
    
    StDraw3D.h - removed the astary entry TettaDeg;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx/h - added attributes for sector and pad row selections;
    
    StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx/h - modified to make cluster finder not running if there is no pixels; replaced daqReader by daq_tpx; 
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - modified due to pams cleanup;
    
    StVpdCalibMaker
    
    StVpdCalibMaker.cxx - modified to use the new calibration table vpdTotCorr; vzVpdFinder() updated to use a cut on timing diff to remove outliers;
    
    
    RTS
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - fixed PMD; added detector groups for 2010; fixed ESMD in rts2grp; 
    
    src/rtsmakefile.def - added support for for -m32 on 64 bit machines;
    
    src/DAQ_ESMD/daq_esmd.cxx - added more event checks; fixed word bug in get_l2;
    
    src/DAQ_TOF/daq_tof.cxx - added more event checks; 
    
    src/DAQ_BSMD/daq_bsmd.cxx - added SFS readout for nonZS, ZS and PEDRMS; 
    
    bsmdPed.cxx - fixed pedestal bug in pulser runs; 
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx - fixed the sense of RTS_ONLINE; 
    
    daq_det.cxx - hacked up the FY2000 DATAP feature; 
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxFCF.cxx, tpxFCF.h - added FY10 features; 
    
    daq_tpx.cxx, daq_tpx.h - added fcf run compatibility; fixed gains in InitRun;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/ecalgeo/ecalgeo6.g, ecalgeo.g - modified due to pams rettiring:
    
    - fixed several material / medium relationship problems; 
    
    - fixed issue where SMD strips extruded their mother volumes; 
    
    - expanded the SMD gap from 34mm to 36mm as built; 
    
    - added SMD spacer layers; 
    
    - added material to front and back of SMD strips; 
    
    - defined and used PbAlloy and Steel mixtures, to better match material in calorimeter; 
    
    - thickness of preshower layers reduced to 4.75mm as built; 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added logic to support multiple ecalgeoX files; ecalgeo6 set as default version for y2009a tag ; 
    
    Y2009A production tag added:
    
    - includes the new model of the EEMC;
    
    - revert to old model of EEMC in Y2009 tag for compat w/ W preproduction;
    
    - removed the y2006dev tag;
    
    - added y2006h tag, which is y2006g + new model of the endcap;
    
    added y2010 geometry inherited from y2009a;
    
    gen/hijing_382/hijing.F - fixed bug in ran() in gfortran;
    
    global/idl/dst_dedx.idl - removed, moved dst_dedx_st definition to StEvent/StTrackPidTraits; 
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - modified due to retirring pams;
    
    sim/idl/g2t_tpc_hit.idl - modified due to retirring pams;
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_tpc.F, g2t_volume_id.g - modified due to retirring pams;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcAdcCorrectionB.20090301.000106.C - correction for for y2009 Tpx added;
    
    added tpcAcCharge files to account of accumulated Charge for Y2009;
    
    TpcLengthCorrectionB.C, tpcPressureB.C - added default tables;
    
    asic_thresholds_tpx.y2010.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2010.C, TpcAltroParameters.y2010.C, tpcPadGainT0.y2010.C, tpcPressureB.y2010.C, TpcSecRowB.y2010.C - added starting values for y2010;
    
    VmcGeometry/y2010.h,Geometry.y2009a.C y2009a.h - added y2009a geometry and inherited from it y2010;
    
    Geometry.y2006h.C, y2006h.h - added y2006h geometry with latest latest version of the TPC geometry and fixed EEMC;
    
    removed old root geometry files;
    
    StDb/idl
    
    pp2ppZ.idl - new pp2pp table added ;
    
    pvpdCalib.idl, toft0Calib.idl, toftotCalib.idl, tofzCalib.idl - added new TOF tables;
    
    TpcAltroParameters.idl - fixed spelling;
    
    tpcAcCharge.idl - added table for accumulated charge in TPC;
    
    
    
    
  • November 9, 2009 
    
    new library SL09e (tagged as SL09e) has been created, build on SL4.4, and SL5.3 platforms, tested and released on November 10.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - completed adjustment to SL5.3 platform;
    
    - several patches to ROOT 5.22.00 version has been done;
    
    - new BTOF calibration and VPD code;
    
    - new FMS DB code;
    
    - RTS reader added capability to read trigger data files in format .dat;
    
    - new TPX response simulator;
    
    - last version with old pams codes; - several bugs were fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps/Jprof 
    
    Jprof.cxx/h, bfd.cxx, coff.cxx, config.h, elf.cxx, intcnt.cxx/h, jprof.h, leaky.h, libmalloc.cxx/h, strset.cxx/h - removed becuase not functional since gcc4; 
    
    exe/leaky.cxx - removed becuase not functional since gcc4; 
    
    StAnalysisMaker 
    
    StAnalysisMaker.cxx/h - added static method to print StEvent; 
    
    StBbcSimulationMaker 
    
    StBbcSimulationMaker.cxx - removed operator []; 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added StiVMC, modified TpcRS to prepare to clean up tcl,tpcdaq and fcf options; 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.cxx/h - new maker added for combined BTOF & VPD calibrations; 
    
    StBTofHitMaker 
    
    StBTofHitMaker.cxx - added the VPD delay in the StBTofSortRawHit; 
    
    StBTofMatchMaker 
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx/h - added the functionality to perform the matching with MuDst directly; 
    
    made several updates on the track cuts used for matching: flag<1000 was added and nHits>15 cut was removed;
    
    created a new StBTofPidTraits for any primary track;
    
    local Z window cut set to symmetric (fabs(localz)<3.05);
    
    StBTofUtil 
    
    StBTofGeometry.cxx - corrected the calculation for tray alignment parameters in X-Y;
    
    StBTofSortRawHit.cxx/h - implemented the VPD delay subtraction in trigger window cut;
    
    StChain 
    
    StRTSBaseMaker.cxx/h, StRtsTable.cxx/h - modified to make the global daqReader to be the static data-member to fix the bug; ;
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - modified to improve WhiteBoard ; y2010 timestamp added;
    
    St_base 
    
    StTree.cxx - added the new raw format to read the trigger data files with extension .dat;
    
    StStreamFile.cxx/h, StStreamFileFactory.cxx/h - added STAR iostream-base file interface; added the method to provide the error message;
    
    StDaqLib 
    
    EVP/emcReader.cxx - fixed the old emcReader; added header file algorithm and assigned the proper namespace to make both SL4/64bit and SL4/32bits compilation ok;
    
    SVT/SVTV1P0.Banks.cxx/hh - fixed pointer arithmetics and cpu type;
    
    TRG/TRG_Reader.cxx - fixed pointer arithmetics and cpu type;
    
    StDAQMaker 
    
    StDAQMaker.cxx/h, StDAQReader.cxx/h, StRtsReaderMaker.cxx/h - moved daqReader instantiation from StDAQMaker to StDAQReader to switch between input files properly;
    
    StDAQMaker.cxx/h, StDAQReader.cxx/h - moved StRtsReaderMaker instantiation from StDAQReader to StDAQMaker;
    
    StRtsReaderMaker.cxx/h - removed redundant components ;
    
    StDAQReader.cxx/h, StRtsReaderMaker.cxx/h - modified to activate the new DAT file format;
    
    StRtsReaderMaker.cxx - fDatReader initialized to zero at class ctor to fix a bug;
    
    StDAQReader.cxx, StTRGReader.cxx/h - modified to be able to read .dat file in 1999-2008 format;
    
    StDbLib 
    
    StString.h - modified to check for empty string, useful in standalone mode where environmental variables are not defined ;
    
    rules.make - modified to use mysql_config in place of static dir locations;
    
    StDbManagerImpl.cc, StDbTable.cc, StDbTableDescriptor.cc/h, StTableDescriptorI.h - struct alignment fixed to keep runtime align calculation ;
    
    StDbDefs.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc - added FMS to the domain list;
    
    MysqlDb.cc - LB timer fixed;
    
    StDbSql.cc - modified to reset number of rows to fetched number of rows if it is less than total indexed number;
    
    StDbTableDescriptor.cc/hh - modified to make row size not static, tables have different row sizes;
    
    StDbDefs.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc - added new domain: pp2pp;
    
    StDbSql.cc - modified to restore missing endTime check;
    
    StDbUtilities 
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc/hh - removed defaults in Tpc Coordinate transformations ;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to introduce TPC slewing corrections;
    
    St_tpcSlewingC.h - added new file to introduce TPC slewing corrections;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_tpcAnodeHVC.h - modified to make tpcAnodeHV better handles with different neighboring voltages;
    
    St_tpcGainC.h - modified;
    
    St_tpcAnodeHVC.h, St_tpcPadGainT0C.h, StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to use St_tpcPadGainT0C instead of St_tpcGainC and St_tpcT0C;
    
    St_tpcAnodeHVavgC.h - added new file ;
    
    St_tpcGainC.h, St_tpcT0C.h - removed ;
    
    St_tss_tssparC.h - moved gain calculations to .cxx file ;
    
    StDbUtilities 
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.hh - fixed StThreeVector invoke;
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx/h - updated grid spacing for UndoShort and prepared for other future gridding upgrades to achieve higher resolution results; improved execution speed of many algorithms: especially GridLeak;
    
    updated scheme for pad row numbering in Predict Space Charge;
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx/h - modified to set GetMagFactor();
    
    StEEmcUtil 
    
    EEdsm/BEdsm2.cxx/h, BemcTrigUtil.cxx/h, EEdsm0.cxx/h, EEdsm0Tree.cxx/h, EEdsm1.cxx/h, EEdsm1Tree.cxx/h, EEdsm2.cxx/h, EEdsm3.cxx/h, EEfeeTP.cxx/h, EEfeeTPTree.cxx/h, EEmapTP.hh EMCdsm2Tree.cxx/h, EemcTrigUtil.cxx/h - EEMC DSM emulator moved over to StTriggerUtilities/Eemc;
    
    StEmcUtil 
    
    database/StBemcTables.h - added StBemcTable to use in StEmcDecoder;
    
    projection/ StEmcPosition.cxx/h - added getNextId(det,softId,nEta,nPhi) method;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTpcRawData.cxx/h - fixed relation npad from pad row;
    
    StDcaGeometry.cxx/h - modified to add set from double;
    
    StEventUtilities 
    
    StuDraw3DEvent.h - added link to pdf file and acrobat 9; modified to promote the virtial inheritance for StDraw3D subclasses; 
    
    StuDraw3DEvent.cxx - fixed eta sign;modified to adjust tresholds;
    
    StuDraw3DEvent.cxx/h - added EmsHit method to the StuDraw3DEvent ;
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx/h - new FMS DB code ;
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker 
    
    StFtpcLaserCalib.cc - modified to exit laser fit to avoid FPE if either <=2 hits on track or if helix fit fails to converge;
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker.cxx/h, StFtpcLaser.hh, StFtpcLaserCalib.cc/hh - modified to write out all gas temperature, air pressure info to Run branch of FTPC debug root file; 
    
    modified to be able to vary the gas temperature in addition to varying t0 and gas composition;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker 
    
    StFtpcClusterDebug.cc - modified to initilize the class data-members and add some protection against of zero pointers;
    
    added protection against of the nonexisting debug.ini; modified to use default values; 
    
    StFtpcClusterDebug.cc/hh, StFtpcClusterFinder.cc/hh, StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - modified to write out all gas temperature, air pressure info to Run branch of FTPC debug root file; 
    
    StGammaMaker 
    
    StGammaCandidateMaker.cxx - modified to Utilize new StEmcPosition methods to speed up SMD strip collection;
    
    StTrgDatFileReader 
    
    StDatFileFactory.cxx/h, StTrgDatReader.cxx/h - added .dat file format reader; 
    
    Sti 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiTrack.h - added primary vertex number ; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - modified to reset primarity after refit ; 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - removed STAR LOG in print(); 
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - added primary vertex number and charge(GVB); 
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiStEventFiller.cxx - set assert instead of skip event; 
    
    StiTpc 
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified not to use padrows with no gain; modified to replace St_tpcGainC to St_tpcPadGainT0C
    
    StiUtilities 
    
    StiPullEvent.h - added primary vertex number and charge(GVB); removed redundante definition of StiPullEvent::~StiPullEvent();
    
    StiPullEvent.cxx/h - modified to propagate primary info into globals(Finish()); 
    
    StHbtMaker 
    
    Infrastructure/StHbtPair.cc - fixed for StThreeVector and StLorentzVector ctor;
    
    St_geom_Maker 
    
    GeomBrowser.cxx/h, StarGeomTreeWidget.cxx/h - added refs to the mother volumes; connected DepthControl and lookup depth; added I/O prototype;
    
    StGeomHighlighter.cxx/h - added new files for motran syntax highlighter;
    
    TextEdit.cxx/h - modified to add motran syntax highlighter;
    
    StQtDelayRedrawTimer.cxx, StQtDelayRedrawTimer.h - added new files to delay re-drawing;
    
    StIOMaker 
    
    StIOMaker.cxx - modified to initialize the pointer at ctor; added the new raw format to read the trigger data files with extension .dat; loaded StTrdFileReader shared lib to back DAT format;
    
    StJetMaker 
    
    StBET4pMaker.vxx/h - updated for BEMC calibration systematics;
    
    StPythiaFourPMaker.cxx - modified to add tower info into jet tree;
    
    StJetMaker.cxx/h - fixed getStJets();
    
    emulator/ StjBEMCSockeVariation.cxx/h, StBET4pMakerImpBuilder.cxx/h - updated for BEMC calibration systematics;
    
    StMuTrackFourVec.h, StjeTowerEnergyListToStMuTrackFourVecList.cxx/h, StjeTrackListToStMuTrackFourVecList.cxx - midified to add tower info into jet tree;
    
    StjeDefaultJetTreeWriter.cxx - modified to add tower info into jet tree; added tracks and towers references to jet;
    
    StMuTowerEmu.h - new file to add tower info into jet tree;
    
    StMuTrackEmu.h, StjeDefaultJetTreeWriter.cxx/h - added track flag, nSigmaElectron, nSigmaKaon and nSigmaProton;
    
    StMuTrackEmu.h, StjeTrackListToStMuTrackFourVecList.cxx - added detectorId to tracks; added nSigmaKaon, nSigmaProton and nSigmaElectron; added exitTowerId and exitDetectorId;
    
    StjeJetEventTreeWriter.h - added new file with implementaion of Tree writer for class StJetEvent; modified to use include "StSpinPool/StJetEvent/StJetEventTypes.h";
    
    StjeJetEventTreeWriter.cxx - removed dependencies of StSpinPool/StJetEvent on StJetMaker;
    
    mudst/StjTPCMuDst.cxx - added nSigmaKaon, nSigmaProton and nSigmaElectron;
    
    tracks/StjTrackList.h - added nSigmaKaon, nSigmaProton and nSigmaElectron;
    
    StMcEvent 
    
    StMcFgtHit.cc/hh, StMcFgtHitCollection.cc/hh - modified for FGT;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StuDraw3DMuEvent.h - modified to promote the virtial inheritance for StDraw3D subclasses;
    
    
    RTS 
    
    src/DAQ_READER/cfgutil.cxx/h, daqReader.cxx - fixed the compilation problem under SL5/64-bit;
    
    daqReader.h - added u_int;
    
    daqReader.cxx - first attempt to force rtsLog to STDERR for ROOT;
    
    src/SFS/sfs_index.cxx/h - fixed the compilation problem under SL5/64-bit;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxCore.cxx/h, tpxPed.cxx, tpxStat.cxx/h - updated;
    
    tpxFCF.cxx - fixed quality asignment bug in simulated data;
    
    daq_tpx.cxx/h, tpxStat.cxx - modified for misc monitoring ;
    
    tpxPed.cxx - adjusted special runs;
    
    src/DAQ_BSMD/daq_bsmd.cxx/h, bsmdPed.cxx/h - added pedestal subtraction routines;
    
    bsmdPed.cxx, daq_bsmd.cxx - modified for run 2010 support; added RAW SFS;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/rts_example.C - added RAW SFS bank;
    
    StRTSClient 
    
    include/rts.h - added __x86_64 ;
    
    rtsSystems.h - fixed compilation error on SL5/64-bit machine;
    
    include/DAQ1000/ddl_struct.h - added heartbeat msc event;
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - fixed pointer arithmetics;
    
    FCF/fcfClass.cxx - fixed pointer arithmetics;
    
    
    StRichPIDMaker
    
    StRichArea.cxx - bug fixed ;
    
    StStarLogger 
    
    StLoggerConfig.h, StarOptionFilter.h - added Configure header to take in account the different log4cxx versions ;
    
    StLoggerConfig.h - fixed wrong declaration - change int to class;
    
    MySQLAppender.cxx/h, StLoggerConfig.h, StLoggerManager.cxx/h, StUCMAppender.cxx/h, StarOptionFilter.cxx - modified to merge log4cxx version 9 and 10;
    
    StUCMAppender.cxx - fixed the obsolete dependency;
    
    logging/TxUCMCollector.cxx - added Configure header to take in account the different log4cxx versions ;
    
    StarClassLibrary 
    
    StLorentzVector.hh - added extra ctor;
    
    StThreeVector.hh - Introduced the dedicated default ctor for StThreeVector;
    
    StarRoot 
    
    StDraw3D.cxx/h - added Print method; fixed the image file name; modified to eliminate the TRotMatrix leak and implement the negative lambda for EndCap style; fixed eta sign; added EmsHit method to the StuDraw3DEvent;
    
    THelixTrack.cxx - workaround to define the method `TCircleFitter::FitZ()';
    
    StArchInfo.cxx/h - added new class to return CPU/OS Architecture related info; added new method to calculate the alignment and padding;
    
    StCheckQtEnv.cxx, StDraw3D.cxx - removed the redundant Coin test;
    
    StSsdUtil
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc/hh - fixed FindMcHit signature;
    
    StSsdWafer.cc - changed Char_t *xyz type to be const;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtOnlineSeqAdjSimMaker.cxx/h - added boolean variable mRunSvtOnlineSeqAdj to toggle function on and off;
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDb.cxx/h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx/h, St_tpcCorrectionC.cxx/h - modified to use directly field from StarMagField; replaced St_tpcGainC and St_tpcT0C by St_tpcPadGainT0C; removed defaults in coordinate transformations;
    
    StTpcHitMaker 
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx - introduced TPC slewing corrections;
    
    StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx/h - modified to replace the obsolete rts_reader with the new daqReader;
    
    StTriggerDataMaker 
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx/h - added debug option;
    
    StTriggerUtilities 
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx/h - updated for run 2009 data; removed dependencies on ROOT MySQL; modified for migration of ROOT MySQL to STAR DB API; modified to move StEEmcUtil/EEdsm to StTriggerUtilities/Eemc;
    
    StTriggerSimuResult.cxx - added missing header file;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - updated for run 2009 data; removed dependencies on ROOT MySQL; modified for migration of ROOT MySQL to STAR DB API;
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - updated for run 2009 data; removed dependencies on ROOT MySQL; modified for migration of ROOT MySQL to STAR DB API;
    
    Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - updated for run 2009 data; removed dependencies on ROOT MySQL; modified for migration of ROOT MySQL to STAR DB API;
    
    BEdsm2.cxx/h, EEdsm0.cxx/h, EEdsm0Tree.cxx/h, EEdsm1.cxx/h, EEdsm1Tree.cxx/h, EEdsm2.cxx/h, EEdsm3.cxx/h, EEfeeTP.cxx/h, EEfeeTPTree.cxx/h, EEmapTP.h, EMCdsm2Tree.cxx/h, EemcTrigUtil.cxx/h - added new files to move StEEmcUtil/EEdsm to StTriggerUtilities/Eemc;
    
    StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer.hh - modified to add missing algorithm header file;
    
    DSMLayer_B101_2009.cc, DSMLayer_E001_2009.cc, DSMLayer_E101_2009.cc, DSMLayer_EM201_2009.cc, DSMLayer_LD301_2009.cc, TCU_2009.cc - fixed wrong pointer arithmetics;
    
    StDSM2009Utilities.hh - modified for migration of ROOT MySQL to STAR DB API;
    
    TCU.cc/hh - added new files for run 2009 data;
    
    L2Emulator/StGenericL2Emulator.cxx - modified to move StEEmcUtil/EEdsm to StTriggerUtilities/Eemc;
    
    StJanEventMaker/JanEvent.cxx - added missing cstring header file;
    
    StTrsMaker 
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx - removed default in zFromTB ;
    
    src/StTrsDeDx.cc - modified to fix some comparison;
    
    src/StTpcDbSlowControl.cc, StTrsChargeSegment.cc, StTrsFastChargeTransporter.cc, StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsSlowAnalogSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsWireHistogram.cc - modified to remove default in zFromTB;
    
    include/StTpcDbSlowControl.hh, StTrsChargeTransporter.hh - modified to remove default in zFromTB;
    
    
    pams 
    
    emc/jet/emc_cl_finder.F - 64bit correction ;
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - fixed bug pipe14==>pipe12 in y2008 & y2009; changed BTOFc6 <== BTOFc7 for TOF in y2009 geometry; first attempt to implement year 2010 geometry: y2009+Full BTOF; 
    
    geometry/tpcegeo/tpcegeo3.g - prompt hits implemented; prompt hits moved from GateGrid==>PadPlane; reduced cuts from 1 MeV to 100 keV;
    
    geometry/calbgeo/calbgeo2.g - removed redundant sensitives ;
    
    global/evo/v0userfit.F - fixed sign;
    
    global/egr/userimpfit.F - fixed sign;
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - bug fixed in TOF g2t_volume_id;
    
    tpc/tpt/tpt_find_outlier.F - set dsxy <= 1;
    
    
    StarDb 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcRDOMasks.upgr15.C - removed, moved to RunLog/onl;
    
    tpcPadGainT0.C - added default tpcPadGainT0 table;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/DefaultTrackingParameters.C, KalmanTrackFitterParameters.C, LocalTrackSeedFinder.C, tkf_tkfpar.C, tpcInnerHitError.C, tpcOuterHitError.C, tpcTrackingParameters.C - added default tracking parameters for year 2000 data for ITTF chain;
    
    RunLog/onl/tpcRDOMasks.upgr15.C - added, moved from Calibrations/tpc;
    
    VmcGeometry/y2008.h, y2008a.h, y2009.h - fixed bug pipe14==>pipe12 in y2008 & y2009;
    
    y2009.h - corrected dead zone;
    
    Geometry.y2010.C, y2010.h - first version of year 2010 geometry: y2009+Full BTOF;
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/fmsPatchPanelMap.idl, fmsQTMap.idl - added FMS mapping tables;
    
    trgDsmReg.idl - added new dsm registers for EMCAL team;
    
    tpcSlewing.idl - added tpc slewing struct;
    
    fmsMap.idl - fixed channel ids;
    
    fmsGain.idl fmsGainCorrection.idl - new files added for Gain and Gain corrections tables;
    
    fmsChannelGeometry.idl, fmsDetectorPosition.idl, fmsMap.idl - add more tables for FMS, improved schema;
    
    tpcChargeStepCalib.idl - removed after removing StChargeStepMaker;
    
    pp2ppPedestal.idl - added new pedestal table for pp2pp;
    
    tpcAnodeHVavg.idl - added new tables with average voltages instead of exact voltages;
    
    vpdTotCorr.idl - added new table for VPD;
    
    StarVMC 
    
    StarVMCApplication/StarMCStack.cxx - assert.h added to define assert();
    
    
    QtRoot 
    
    qt/src/TGQt.cxx/h, TQtPen.h, TVirtualX.interface.h - modified to adjust ROOT interface;
    
    qtgui/inc/TEmbeddedPad.h - removed CPP macro to make the CINT happy;
    
    qtgui/src/ TQtCanvasImp.cxx - removed Coin test;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/qtcoin.pro - modified to get rid of the SmallChange Coin package;
    
    qtgl/qtgl/src/TQtGLViewerImp.cxx, TQtRootViewer3D.cxx - implemented Print interface;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/inc/TQtCoinViewerImp.h, TQtCoinWidget.h - implemented Print interface;
    
    SbList.h, SmAxisKit.h, SmallChange.h, SoText2Set.h - modified to get rid of the SmallChange Coin package;
    
    qtgl/qtgl/inc/TQGLViewerImp.h. TQtGLViewerImp.h. TQtRootViewer3D.h - implemented Print interface;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/InstallCoin3D/installCoin3D.sh - modified to get rid of SmallChange Coin package; disabled the Quater package; 
    
    installCoin3D3.sh - added new script to install Coin-3 suite; modified to define the numner of CPUs to use;
    
    download.new.sh - added new version of the Coin download script; added the local tar option; added CREATE_TAR variable;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/src/TQtCoinViewerImp.cxx, TQtCoinWidget.cxx - implemented Print interface;
    
    TQtCoinWidget.cxx, SmAxisKit.cxx, SmallChangeInit.cxx, SoText2Set.cxx - added new files to get rid of the SmallChange Coin package;
    
    TQtInspectImp.cxx - set the correct pad symbol for HEX constant;
    
     
    
    
    StUCMApi 
    
    removed obsolete codes, moved to StarLogger;
    
    
    
    
  • October 26, 2009 
    
    all libraries starting from SL06g to SL09d has been updated with patches for SL5.3 platform and retagged with tags like SL0Xy_SL5.
    
    
    Updated codes:
    
    StRoot/macros/LoadLogger.C, bfc.C - removed using liblog4cxx.so ;
    
    
    
    
  • September 3, 2009 
    
    new library SL09d (tagged as SL09d) has been created, build on SL4.4, and SL3.05 platforms, tested and released on September 8.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - new ROOT 5.22.00 version;
    
    - updated FTPC calibration code;
    
    - several updates related to new BTOF code;
    
    - year 2009 geometry fixes;
    
    - fixed problem reading run 2009 trigger data with new DAQ1000 reader code;
    
    - number of codes adjustment for 64-bits SL5 platform (not final);
    
    - new Qt4 version consistent with ROOT 5.22.00;
    
    - several bugs have been fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps/rexe 
    
    Conscript - modified for gfortran support ;
    
    asps/Simulation 
    
    agetof/nxtcrd.F, raw.F, rw.F - modified ICHAR size;
    
    agetof/Conscript - modified for gfortran support;
    
    starsim/atmain/dblib.cxx - added string.h needed for gcc 4;
    
    starsim/geant/grktmp.F - modified to gfortran compiler;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - changes for FTPC for laser run; moved all TOF options before VTX ;
    
    St_base 
    
    StFileIter.h - modifed to stop warnings; added the empty inpl for the dummy methods; 
    
    StObject.cxx, StTree.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StBichsel 
    
    Bichsel.cxx, GetdEdxResolution.cxx, dEdxParameterization.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StBTofMatchMaker 
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.h - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx/h - geometry initialization moved to Init() function; 
    
    StBTofUtil 
    
    StBTofINLCorr.cxx - modified to correct the total # of rows read-in for the TDIGOnTray table; 
    
    StBTofGeometry.cxx/h - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StBTofTables.h,StBTofTables.cxx - added new files; 
    
    StDaqLib 
    
    GENERIC/EventReader.hh - basic fix for gcc 4 ; 
    
    EventReader.cxx - modified to create the fired detector mask; 
    
    StDAQMaker 
    
    StDAQReader.cxx - modified to add event/run number to error message; 
    
    StDbBroker 
    
    StDbWrappedMessenger.cc - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StDbLib 
    
    ChapiStringUtilities.cxx, MysqlDb.cc, StDbServiceBroker.cxx, StlXmlTree.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StDbUtilities 
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - updates for Undo3DGridLeakDistortion; faster and more reliable near pad row 13; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_tpcGainC.h, St_tpcPadrowT0C.h, St_tpcT0C.h - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    St_asic_thresholds_tpxC.h, St_tpcPadGainT0C.h - added new files for chairs; 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified for new chairs; 
    
    StiChairs.cxx - modified to make temporary prompt hit error *=10; 
    
    StEEmcUtil 
    
    StEEmcSmd/EEmcSmdGeom.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    EEmcSmdMap/EEmcSmdMap.h - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    database/StEEmcDb.cxx, StEEmcDb.h - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StEmcUtil 
    
    neuralNet/NeuNet.cxx, NeuNet.h - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StEstMaker 
    
    StEstProjection.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTriggerData2009.cxx/h - added checks of trigger data banks; 
    
    StTriggerData.cxx/h - implemented new data member mErrorFlag and referring access fct; 
    
    StTriggerData2009.cxx/h -implemented flag corruption in new member mErrorFlag; 
    
    StBTofRawHit.h - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StEventDisplayMaker 
    
    StGlobalFilterTest.cxx - modified to remove the obsolete interface, use the new one;
    
    StEventMaker 
    
    StEventMaker.cxx - added checks for corruption in StTriggerData;
    
    StEventUtilities 
    
    StEventHelper.cxx/h - modified to derive StTrackHelper from the brand-new StarClassLibrary StHelixHelper; fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx/h, StFtpcDbReader.cc/hh - modified to use the 'perfect' gain table and adjustAverageWest = adjustAverageEast = 0.0 for laser run calibration (the 'flaser' option is used in the bfc);
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker 
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker.cxx - modified to use the 'perfect' gain table and adjustAverageWest = adjustAverageEast = 0.0 for laser run calibration;
    
    macros/lasertest.C, lasertest_single.C modified to use the 'perfect' gain table and adjustAverageWest = adjustAverageEast = 0.0 for laser run calibration;
    
    Db_LoadTable.C, Db_ReadTable.C - added domainName argument to be able to edit both Calibrations_ftpc and Geometry_ftpc database tables;
    
    ftpc_sqldraw.C - added macro to histogram FTPC extra temperatures from the MySQL database ;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker 
    
    StFtpcDisplay.cc, StFtpcTrackingParams.cc - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StGammaMaker 
    
    StGammaEEmcLeakage.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StCtbUtility.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    macros/rdMuDst2print.C;
    
    StiPPVertex/EemcHitList.h - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StGridCollector 
    
    StGridCollector.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StHbtMaker 
    
    Base/StHbtParticleCut.h, StHbtTripletCut.h - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StJetMaker 
    
    StPythiaFourPMaker.h - removed unused arguments in constructor; removed cut on MC particle status code; modified to save only Pythia final state particles; 
    
    StBET4pMaker.cxx/h - modified to implement methods for doing tower energy correction for tracks; 
    
    mudst/ StjTPCMuDst.cxx - modified to change BEMC radius where to extrapolate TPC tracks from BEMC_RADIUS+5=230.405 cm to 238.6 cm; added protection against null pointers;
    
    StjBEMCMuDst.cxx - added protection against null pointers;
    
    StjMCMuDst.cxx - modified to save only Pythia final state particles;
    
    StJetSimuUtil/StJetSimuReader.cxx - added branch->SetAutoDelete(true) to properly read jet trees;
    
    StJetSimuUtil/macros/RunJetSimuSkimFinder.C - added Endcap simulator and switched to new trigger simulator; modified names of some variables; modified to implement methods for doing tower energy correction for tracks;
    
    emulator/StBET4pMakerImp.cxx/h, StBET4pMakerImpBuilder.cxx/h - modified to implement methods for doing tower energy correction for tracks ;
    
    towers/StjAbstractTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracks.cxx/h, StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksFraction.cxx/h, StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksMip.cxx/h - added new methods of doing tower energy correction for tracks;
    
    Stl3Util 
    
    ftf/FtfBaseTrack.cxx/h - modified to eliminate the compilation warnings;
    
    FtfTrack.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    base/St_l3_Coordinate_Transformer.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StMcEvent 
    
    StMcBTofHitCollection.cc, StMcEmcHitCollection.cc - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StMCFilter 
    
    StG3Particle.cxx, StGENParticle.cxx, StHepParticle.cxx, StMCFilter.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StMiniMcEvent 
    
    StMiniMcEvent.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StuDraw3DMuEvent.cxx, StuDraw3DMuEvent.h - added new files with class-helper to generate 3D view of the StMuEvent object;
    
    StMuEvent.h, StMuPrimaryTrackCovariance.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    StMuDst.h - modified to change tofArrays to btofArrays returned objects in numberOfBTofHit() and numberOfBTofRawHit(); fixed a bug for setBTofPidTraits;
    
    StuDraw3DMuEvent.cxx, StuDraw3DMuEvent.h - modified to add tracks method to draw all tracks from event;
    
    StRchMaker 
    
    StRichSinglePixelCollection.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    StRichPIDMaker 
    
    StRichAreaSegment.cxx, StRichPIDTraits.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    StRrsMaker 
    
    StRichGeometryDb.cxx, StRichPadPlane.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h - modified to make getTime() a const;
    
    Base/Factory.h - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - modified to calculate time of flight for StiPulls;
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker 
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker.cxx/h, DcaService.cxx/h, StStrangeCuts.cc, StStrangeMuDstPlayer.cxx - fixed pointer and string conversions; some fixes for SL5 64_bits platform;
    
    StSvtDaqMaker 
    
    StSvtHybridDaqData.cc - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker 
    
    StSvtElectronCloud.cc - modified to fix minor axis of initial electron cloud Size ;
    
    StSvtSignal.cc - modified to adjust mPasaGain to initial cloud size;
    
    StarClassLibrary 
    
    StHelixHelper.cxx, StHelixHelper.h - added new files to convert the helix-based object into the plain array of 3D points;
    
    StHelixHelper.h - modified to change StHelixHelper interface to be virtual and public;
    
    StTriggerDataMaker 
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - modified to adjust to new daq format;
    
    StTriggerUtilities 
    
    StDSMUtilitie/DSMLayer_B001_2009.cc - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    Eemc/StEemcTriggerHisto.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    L2Emulator/L2algoUtil/L2DbConfig.cxx, L2VirtualAlgo2008.h, L2VirtualAlgo2009.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    L2Emulator/L2upsilon/L2upsilon2006.cc - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    StUtilities 
    
    StMessageCounter.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    
    RTS 
    
    EventTracker/FtfFinder.cxx, eventTrackerLib.cxx, FtfMcTrack.cxx, gl3HistoManager.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - modified to shuffle FGT trigger group and FPD;
    
    rts.h - added _x86_64 flag to support 64 bits platform;
    
    include/DB/conditions/detsDictionary.h - addded new file;
    
    src/rtsmakefile.def - fixed for 64 bits platform;
    
    src/DAQ_BSMD/bsmd_reader.cxx, daq_bsmd.cxx - fixed for 64 bits platform;
    
    src/DAQ_ESMD/daq_esmd.cxx - fixed for 64 bits platform;
    
    src/DAQ_BTOW/daq_btow.cxx - fixed for 64 bits platform;
    
    src/DAQ_ETOW/daq_etow.cxx - fixed for 64 bits platform;
    
    src/DAQ_EMC/emc_reader.cxx - fixed for 64 bit platform;
    
    src/DAQ_FTP/daq_ftp.h - modified to separate dependences;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx, msgNQLib.cxx - fixed for 64 bits platform;
    
    src/DAQ_PMD/daq_pmd.cxx, daq_pmd.h, pmd_reader.cxx - added SFS PMD support;
    
    src/DAQ_TPC/tpc_FCFReader.cxx - fixed for 64 bits platform;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxGain.cxx/h - modified for support run and date in the file;
    
    tpxGain.cxx, tpxPed.cxx - modified for new pulser style;
    
    src/DAQ_TRG/trg_reader.cxx - fixed for 64 bits platform;
    
    src/SFS/fs_index.h - fixed for 64 bits platform;
    
    src/FCF/fcfClass.cxx - fixed for 64 bits platform;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/tpx_read_gains.C - added new file to read TPX gains;
    
    tpx_gains.C - added run number ;
    
    
    StarClassLibrary 
    
    StMCTruth.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    StStarLogger 
    
    mysql/StarJobs.csh, StartSql.csh - modified to start the logger Db faster; replace the deprecated A option with the modern --skip-auto-rehash;
    
    StarRoot 
    
    TRArray.cxx/h, TRSymMatrix.cxx/h, TRVector.cxx/h - added AdoptA method which preserved ownership;
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h - modified to add full error matrix + derivatives matrix; operator =() added;
    
    StDraw3D.cxx, StMemStat.cxx, THelixTrack.cxx, TPolinom.cxx, xTCL.cxx - fixed for SL5 64 bits platform;
    
    StDraw3D.cxx - adjusted for Qt4;
    
    
    St_geom_Maker 
    
    GeomBrowser.cxx/h, QExGeoDrawHelper.cxx, StGeomBrowser.cxx/h, StGeomDepthControl.ui, StarGeomTreeWidget.cxx/h, 
    
    TQtRangeControl.cxx/h, TextEdit.cxx/h - new files added to be consistent with new ROOT version and Qt4 ;
    
    GeomBrowser.ui, GeomBrowser.ui.h, QExObjectListItem.h, QtGBrowserInspect.h, QtGBrowserObjectListItem.h, St_geom_image_collection.cxx - removed;
    
    icons/St_geom_Maker.qrc, FileNew.xpm, FileOpen.xpm, FilePrint.xpm, FileSave.xpm, arrow_left.xpm, arrow_right.xpm, connect.xpm,
    
    fileopen.xpm, hdisk_t.xpm, printer.xpm, printer_s.xpm, qglviewer.icon.xpm, quit.xpm,reload.xpm, save.xpm, saveas.xpm,
    
    snapshot.xpm, starlogo_1.xpm, update.xpm, view3d.xpm, wirebox.xpm - icons images moved to icons directory;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/ geometry.g - modified to remove Cone in upgr16 geometry;
    
    modified TOF geometry for run 2009;
    
    modified to make thinner beam pipe for upgr16; 
    
    modified to take PMD off the geometry y2009 ; 
    
    modified to take pixel off for upgr16 ; 
    
    geometry/ecalgeo/ecalgeo.g - modified to fix BIRK3 constant; fixed Air;
    
    modified to make special stra(gling) aluminium workaround for geant3;
    
    geometry/fpdmgeo/fpdmgeo.g, fpdmgeo1.g, fpdmgeo2.g, fpdmgeo3.g - modified to fix BIRK3 constant;
    
    fpdmgeo.g - stra_Air added;
    
    geometry/btofgeo/btofgeo6.g - modified TOF geometry for run 2009;
    
    geometry/fpdmgeo/fhcmgeo.g - cleanup of write(*,*);
    
    geometry/fpdmgeo/fpdmgeo.g - fixed Air; remove redundant Isvol=0;
    
    geometry/pipegeo/pipegeo.g - modified to make thinner beam pipe for upgr16;
    
    geometry/tpcegeo/tpcegeo3.g - wrong TPAD shift fixed; fixed FEEA (Front End Electronics Assembly) position;
    
    gen/hijing_382/Conscript - modified for gfortran support;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    geant3/added/dummies.c - modified to eliminate the compilation warning;
    
    g2Root/Conscript - modified for gfortran support;
    
    StarDb 
    
    VmcGeometry/y2009.h - PMD taken off for geometry y2009; wrong TPAD shift fixed; fixed FEEA (Front End Electronics Assembly) position; 
    
    StDb/idl 
    
    HitError.idl, bsmdeMap.idl, bsmdpMap.idl - modified to add tpcPadGainT0 table;
    
    tpcPadGainT0.idl - added new table;
    
    asic_thresholds_tpx.idl - added new asic thresholds table for TPX;
    
    
    QtRoot 
    
    new Qt4 version installed;
    
    qtroot/src/TQtContextMenuImp.cxx, TQtObjectDialog.cxx - new files added;
    
    qtroot/inc/TQtObjectDialog.h, TQtContextMenuImp.h - new files added;
    
    qtgl/qtgl/inc/TGLIncludes.5.22.h - added new file;
    
    qtgl/qtgl/src/TQtGLViewerImp.cxx/h - modified to remove some qt3 support modules;
    
    qtgui/inc/TEmbeddedPad.cxx/h - new ROOT 5.24 interface added;
    
    qtgui/inc/TEmbeddedPad.h - modified to add ROOT header to make class backward compatibleqt/inc/TQtBrush.h;
    
    qt/inc/TQtBrush.h, TQtUtil.h - modified to add ROOT header to make class backward compatible qt/inc/TQtBrush.h;
    
    qtgui/src/TEmbeddedPad.cxx - modified to add ROOT header to make class backward compatible qt/inc/TQtBrush.h;
    
    qtthread/inc/LinkDef.h, TQtCondition.h, TQtMutex.h, TQtThreadFactory.h, TQtThreadImp.h - modified to adjust interface to fix ROOT bug;
    
    qtthread/src/TQtCondition.cxx, TQtMutex.cxx, TQtThreadFactory.cxx, TQtThreadImp.cxx - - modified to adjust interface to fix ROOT bug;
    
    
    
    
  • July 31, 2009 
    
    new library SL09c (tagged as SL09c) has been created, build on SL4.4, and SL3.05 platforms, tested and released on August 3.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - new StBTofMatchMaker code added;
    
    - new code for MC filterring added;
    
    - SVT simulator tuning updated;
    
    - TPC prompt hits for geometry year 2009 implemented;
    
    - several bugs have been fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps/Simulation/starsim/
    
    geant/gdecay.F - removed ;
    
    atutil/aranlux.F - updated to supress redundant prints ;
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to create a calib mode for StGenericVertex when using VtxSeedCalG;
    
    St_base 
    
    StMessMgr.cxx/h - modified to add new dedicated UCM logger;
    
    StArray.cxx, StTree.cxx - fixed the compilation warnning and error for 64-bits platform ;
    
    StBTofMatchMaker
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx/h - new TOF match maker code;
    
    StChain
    
    StChain.cxx - modified to replace QA logger with the dedicated UCM one;
    
    StRTSBaseMaker.cxx/h, StRtsTable.h - added DAQ event header to pass;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    GENERIC/EventReader.cxx - modified to generate the EventInfo from the daqReader rather from the DATAP structure because DATAP bank was not written in run 2009;
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StRtsReaderMaker.cxx/h - added DAQ event header to pass;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_spaceChargeCorC.h - modified to use factor for powers for 2009+;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker.cxx - modified to delete trigDetSums before creating a new one (bug fixes);
    
    StEvent
    
    StTriggerData2009.cxx - modified pp2ppDSM() due to changes in DSM structure ;
    
    StTriggerData.cxx/h, StTriggerData2009.cxx/h - added fmsADC() method;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StuDraw3DEvent.cxx - modified to remove the redundant StTrackPointsand, replace it with StTrackHelper;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHelper.cxx/h - hits iterator added;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.h, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx/h - modified to create a calib mode for StGenericVertex when using VtxSeedCalG ; modified to move CalibBeamLine call from InitRun to Init;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx/h, TrackData.cxx/h - modified to allow export of prim tracks for 3D beam line fit (use VtxSeedCalG option), oneTrack vertex thresholds was lowered form 15 to 10 GeV/c;
    
    Vertex3D.cxx - modified to narrow extrapolation range to prevent crashes;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx - modified to drop events without vertices;
    
    emulator/StjeDefaultJetTreeWriter.cxx - modified to drop events without vertices;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx/h - updated with codes for strangeness embedding;
    
    StMcEventMaker
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx/h - Btof added;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcEvent.hh - modified to increase version in ClassDef;
    
    StMcContainers.hh, StMcEvent.cc/hh, StMcEventLinkDef.h, StMcEventTypes.hh, StMcFgtHitCollection.hh, StMcFgtLayerHitCollection.hh, StMcFtpcHitCollection.hh,
    
    StMcFtpcPlaneHitCollection.hh, StMcIstHitCollection.hh, StMcIstLayerHitCollection.hh, StMcPixelHitCollection.hh, StMcPixelLayerHitCollection.hh,
    
    StMcRichHitCollection.hh, StMcSsdWaferHitCollection.hh, StMcSvtBarrelHitCollection.hh, StMcSvtHitCollection.hh, StMcSvtLadderHitCollection.hh, StMcSvtHitCollection.hh, StMcSvtLadderHitCollection.hh, StMcSvtWaferHitCollection.hh, StMcTofHitCollection.hh,
    
    StMcTpcHitCollection.hh, StMcTpcPadrowHitCollection.hh, StMcTpcSectorHitCollection.hh - modified;
    
    StMcBTofHit.cc, StMcBTofHit.hh, StMcBTofHitCollection.cc, StMcBTofHitCollection.hh - added new files for Btof hits collection ;
    
    StMcEvent - modified to supress I/O for serice words;
    
    StMCFilter
    
    StExampleFilter.cxx/h, StG3Particle.cxx/h, StGenParticle.cxx/h, StHepParticle.cxx, StMCFilter.cxx/h, StGENParticle.cxx/h, StHepParticle.h - new codes to proceed with MC filterring simulation;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuHelix.cxx/h - helix() method added;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StEvtVtxSeedMaker.cxx - modified to match mult for MuDst and StEvent;
    
    
    RTS
    
    src/DAQ_FTP/ daq_ftp.h- modified to separate dependency and provide proper reading FTPC detector info;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxPed.cxx/h - added support for run in ped_sum;
    
    daq_tpx.cxx, tpxFCF.cxx/h - fixed bug in the afterburner; added row8 afterburner;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/daqFileChopper.C - added new macro to chop files up;
    
    src/DAQ_PP2PP/daq_pp2pp.h - modified;
    
    pp2pp.h - added new file to separate DAQ pp2pp data and DAQ Reader dependency to integrate pp2ppp with offline framework;
    
    include/daqModes.h - added some super special run types;
    
    
    StStarLogger
    
    StLoggerManager.cxx - modified for UCM appender; added new dedicated UCM logger; added the mandatory UCM filters; replaced QA logger with the dedicated UCM one;
    
    StUCMAppender.cxx/h - new files to add UCM appender to the StStarLogger; removed the redundant logStart/logEnd invocation; set UCM technology as default; modified to fix task size;
    
    StLoggerManager.cxx - modified to pick the UCM technology from the LOGGING var;
    
    logging/TxEventLog.cpp, TxEventLog.h, TxEventLogFactory.cxx/h, TxEventLogFile.cpp/h, TxEventLogMain.C, TxEventLogWeb.cpp/h, TxLogEventCmd.C, TxUCMConstants.h, TxUCMUtils.h, ucmlogging.properties - new files to add UCM appender to the StStarLogger;
    
    TxUCMCollector.cxx/h - added new file for C++ version of the TxUCMCollector.java; fixed db parameters; modified to fix the recordExists method;
    
    modified to recreate the job/event table by pattern;
    
    TxEventLogCollector.cpp/h - added new files for UCM collector factory;
    
    TxEventLogFactory.cxx - modified to add UCM collector factory;
    
    TxEventLogFile.cpp, TxUCMCollector.cxx - fixed task size parser;
    
    TxUCMCollector.cxx - initialized log4cxx appender for UCM collector if needed;
    
    logging.i - added new file for SWIG description; added TxEventLogFactory SWIG interface;
    
    TxEventLog.cpp, TxEventLog.h - modified to add consty char * interface to adjust SWIG;
    
    txLoggingTest.java - added new file to test the SWIG interface;
    
    mysql/UCMLogger.xml - added new config file to acrivate the StUCMLogger;
    
    StarRoot 
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h - bug fixed; method PatX(helx,,,) added;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtElectronCloud.cc - modified to increase initial hit sizes and add projection to tSigMaj in function setInitWidths;
    
    fixed angular dependencies;corrected SDD thickness;
    
    modified several formula to better account for non-infinitesimal initial hit sizes;
    
    StSvtElectronCloud.hh - added new variable, mInitHitSize;
    
    StSvtSignal.cc - modified to increase of mPasaGain during tune; fixed angular dependencies; updated to compensate of addition of angular dependence in StSvtElectronCloud.cc; increased mPasaGain to compensate for edge effects subtraction in StSvtElectronCloud.cc;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx - modified to decrease of cTrapConst to reflect proper time evolution of hits;
    
    modified to increase of trapping constant to compensate for changes in electron cloud shape;
    
    Sti
    
    StiHit.cxx - replaced LOG_DEBUG ==> LOG_FATAL; replaced FATAL ==> WARN for TPC dead RDO; 
    
    StiUtilities
    
    StiDebug.cxx/h - FpeOn added;
    
    StTofHitMaker
    
    StTofHitMaker.cxx/h - bug fixed;
    
    StTofrMatchMaker 
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx/h - bug fixed; modified to make it compiled on 64-bit platform; replaced the deprecated API of the STAR messenger; 
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx - made explicit initialization of mStrobeTdcMin, mStrobeTdcMax, and mPedTOFr; 
    
    StTrsMaker
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx - commented out cut on TPC fiducial volume; 
    
    StUtilities
    
    StMessageManager.cxx/h - modified to add new dedicated UCM logger;
    
    StVeloMaker
    
    StVeloMaker.cxx/h, StVeloMakerLinkDef.h - removed ;
    
    
    StUCMApi 
    
    logging/TxEventLogMain.cpp - remove the main TxEventLogMain.cpp from shared lib;
    
    TxEventLogMain.C - added the header file to define sleep function;
    
    TxLogEventCmd.C - modified to change the default factory from file to UCM;
    
    TxUCMCollector.cxx - modified to create the new table by the pattern;
    
    TxUCMCollector.h - added header ;
    
    
    pams 
    
    gen/starlight/src//sigmadelta.f - bug fixed;
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - modified to increase interaction/decay volume;
    
    geometry/tpcegeo/tpcegeo3.g - modified to add prompt hits;
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - modified to add prompt hits;
    
    
    StarDb 
    
    VmcGeometry/y2009.h - added prompt hits;
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/tofTotbCorr.idl, tofZbCorr.idl - added new files to convert tofZCorr and tofTotCorr tables to bin ary storage format;
    
    
    
    
  • June 29, 2009 
    
    SL09b has been updated with StGammaMaker, user's code
    
    
  • June 09, 2009 
    
    new library SL09b (tagged as SL09b) has been created, build on SL4.4, and SL3.05 platforms, tested and released on June 12.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - updated trigger data for run 2009;
    
    - implemented Dalitz decays in starsim;
    
    - few sofware bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps/Simulation/starsim/
    
    agzio/agzkine.age - modified for MC filter ;
    
    atmain/qnext.age - modified for MC filter ;
    
    geant/gdecay.F - modified to implement Dalitz decays;
    
    geant/helios.age - new file added for Dalitz decays;
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - inlarged arrays for more trigger type hists; added Anode guide lines in TPC Sector plots; modified to draw TPC sector boundaries and labels; fixed for ROOT 5.22; added RDO boundary lines in TPC Sector plots;
    
    StChain
    
    StRTSBaseMaker.cxx - modified to downgrade the message level from INFO to DEBUG;
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StRtsReaderMaker.cxx - modified to downgrade the message level from INFO to DEBUG;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc/hh - introduced tpcPadrowT0 time offsets;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to add tpcAnodeHV Chair;
    
    St_tpcAnodeHVC.h - added to introduce of tpcAnodeHV Chair;
    
    St_tpcRDOMasksC.h - modified;
    
    St_tss_tssparC.h - changed counting of TPC anode Voltage for gas gain;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_tpcPadrowT0C.h - introduced tpcPadrowT0 time offsets;
    
    StEEmcUtil
    
    EEmcMC/EEmcMCData.cxx - fixed bug;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StEemcRaw.cxx - changed threshold in EEMC;
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    StEmcMappingDb.cxx - fixed case statements so that we can compile SL305;
    
    StEvent
    
    StCtbTriggerDetector.cxx - fixed bug in reading old data;
    
    StEnumerations.h - updated PWG enumerations;
    
    StTriggerData2009.cxx - updated for run 2009 triggers;
    
    StTrack.cxx - checking for big length added;
    
    StTriggerData.cxx/h, StTriggerData2009.cxx/h - updated for MTD; updated for pp2pp and ToF;
    
    StEventUtilities 
    
    StuDraw3DEvent.cxx - check for track->bad() added;
    
    StuDraw3DEvent.cxx/h - added Hits for Track method and track attribute;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    trigger/StjTrgDisableTower.h, StjTrgDisableTowerHT.h, StjTrgDisableTowerJP.h - added constructer;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    EZTREE/EztEmcRawData.h - added const to isCrateVoid function;
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.cxx - changed type of DataSet;
    
    COMMON/StMuDstFilterMaker.cxx, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuIOMaker.cxx, StMuMomentumShiftMaker.cxx - modified to test I/O errors after filling the TTree;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StEvtVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.cxx/h - modified for BEMC matches;
    
    
    RTS
    
    src/rtsplusplus.def - added l3 support;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxPed.cxx, daq_tpx.cxx - modified;
    
    tpxCore.cxx - added overflow protection in data_test; updated new FPGA version;
    
    tpxGain.cxx - changed default to window and relaxed t0 cut;
    
    tpxCore.cxx, tpxPed.cxx/h - modified to improve pedestals and RDO work matching;
    
    src/DAQ_L3/daq_l3.cxx, l3_reader.cxx - added workaround to enable reading l3_gtd from HLT files; 
    
    daq_l3.h, l3_reader.cxx - modified to add run 2009 sequence; added l3 as a valid sfs bank name;
    
    src/DAQ_PP2PP/daq_pp2pp.cxx/h - added bunch xing to the structure; fixed mask of bunch xing; added not_sparsebr;
    
    include/daq100Decision.h - removed allADC from laser runs;
    
    iccp2k.h - modified to change EVBFLAGS for l25 abort due to conflict with hlt from daq100formats.h; added L2 release;
    
    rtsLog.h - added L3 log;
    
    rtsMonitor.h - added rtsMonL1Counters;
    
    tasks.h - added TRG_SCA_MON_TASK;
    
    rtsSystems.h - updated DAQ1000 dets to include L3 ;
    
    DB/conditions/rtsCndPwCondition.h - added additions onbits & offbits to support new TCU;
    
    
    StarRoot
    
    THack.cxx/h - added new method "IsTreeWritable"; activated MuDST I/O output error;
    
    StDraw3D.cxx - added new padless 3d view and test StDraw3D::ShowDetectorTest;
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - GetTime defence sin <1 added ;
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to account padrow anode Voltage status ;
    
    
    StTofHitMaker
    
    StTofHitMaker.cxx/h - modified to prevent chain on running this maker on Run2009+ data ;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - modified to generate EoF when TPC trips;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx - added L0 Upsilon triggers;
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    fhcmgeo/fhcmgeo.g, oneTrack.kumac - added new files for Forward Hadron Detector geometry;
    
    geometry/geometry.g - added FHD geometry for tag upgr22;
    
    pams/gen/bpythia 
    
    apytuser.age - added filter for Pythia;
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    StVMCMaker/StVMCMaker.cxx - added StarVMCDetectorSet;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tracker/ - svtTrackingParameters.20010312.000011.C,tpcTrackingParameters.20010312.000011.C - modified to reduce a factor of 10 search window, moved to DB;
    
    StDb/idl
    
    tpcAnodeHV.idl - added new file;
    
    tpcPadrowT0.idl - added new file with new tpcPadrowT0 table;
    
    
    StUCMApi
    
    StUCMAppender.cxx - added Web factory to set the network logging; modified to introduce TxEventLog abstract interface;
    
    logging/TxUCMUtils.h - modified to replace the error prone const char * with std::string;
    
    TxEventLog.h, TxEventLogFile.cpp, TxEventLogFile.h - added logTask API;
    
    TxEventLogFile.cpp - implemented logTask method; added the taskRemainSize to the logTask method;
    
    TxEventLogWeb.cpp - modified to adjust TxEventLogWeb module;
    
    TxUCMConstants.h - added the meta-API to manage the tasks/jobs;
    
    TxEventLogFactory.cxx - added Web factory to set the network logging;
    
    TxEventLogWeb.cpp/h - added new files for Network based implementaion of the TxLogEvent interface;
    
    TxEventLogFactory.cxx/h, TxEventLogFile.cpp/h, TxEventLogMain.cpp - added new files to introduce TxEventLog abstract interface;
    
    logging/.svn/props/TxEventLogFile.cpp.svn-work - added new files with SVN properties;
    
    logging/.svn/prop-base/TxEventLogFile.cpp.svn-base - added new files with SVN properties;
    
    logging/.svn/prop-base/TxEventLogFactory.cxx.svn-base, TxEventLogFactory.h.svn-base, TxEventLogFile.h.svn-base - new files to introduce TxEventLog abstract interface;
    
    logging/.svn/props/TxEventLogFactory.cxx.svn-work, TxEventLogFactory.h.svn-work, TxEventLogFile.h.svn-work, TxEventLogMain.cpp.svn-work, ucmlogging.properties.svn-work - added new files to introduce TxEventLog abstract interface;
    
    logging/.svn/wcprops/TxEventLogFactory.cxx.svn-work, TxEventLogFactory.h.svn-work, TxEventLogFile.cpp.svn-work, TxEventLogFile.h.svn-work - added new files to introduce TxEventLog abstract interface;
    
    TxEventLog.cpp.svn-work, TxEventLog.h.svn-work, TxEventLogMain.cpp.svn-work - modified;
    
    logging/.svn/text-base/TxEventLogFactory.cxx.svn-base, TxEventLogFactory.h.svn-base, TxEventLogFile.cpp.svn-base, TxEventLogFile.h.svn-base TxUCMConstants.h.svn-base - added new files to introduce TxEventLog abstract interface;
    
    TxEventLog.cpp.svn-base, TxEventLog.h.svn-base, TxEventLogMain.cpp.svn-base - modified;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qtgl/qtgl/src/TGLViewerImp.cxx, TQtGLViewerWidget.cxx, TQtRootViewer3D.cxx - modified to add new padless 3D view ;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/src/TQtCoinViewerImp.cxx, TQtCoinWidget.cxx, TQtRootCoinViewer3D.cxx - modified to add new padless 3D view ;
    
    TQtCoinViewerImp.cxx - added Qt4 header file;
    
    
    
    
  • June 29, 2009 
    
    SL09a has been updated with StGammaMaker, user's code.
    
    
  • April 13, 2009 
    
    new library SL09a (tagged as SL09a) has been created, build on SL4.4, and SL3.05 platforms, tested and released on April 16.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - new DAQ Reader for daq1000 & daq100; modifed EMC, TOF, FTPC, L3 and other DAQ readers to be compatible with 2009 DAQ format;
    
    - new trigger ID for run 2009 implemented;
    
    - new TOF code & geometry for run 2009;
    
    - new StUCMApi package for job tracking, first release;
    
    - fixed scaler information in MuDST - blue versus yellow for data 2009; before 2009 MuDst has REVERSED info for scaler from blue & yellow rings;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx/h - introduced analyses with reference histograms; added Jet Patch trigger histograms;
    
    St_base
    
    GenericFile.h - moved to St_base from muEztPanitkin/EEqaPresenter;
    
    StFileIter.cxx/h - fixed the wrong string comparison; modified to make the NextEventKey method public;
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to rename TMemStat => StMemStat due clash with new ROOT 5.22.00 class;
    
    BigFullChain.h - modified to rename minicern => StarMiniCern to avoid clash with new ROOT 5.22.00 class; added BTOF chains; added pp2009a for run 2009 data; changed pp2009a to use Minuit; added pp2009b with PPVF; removed Silicon from LanaDV and LanaDVtpx, reshaped geant3 for StarVMC;
    
    StBTofHitMaker
    
    StBTofHitMaker.cxx/h - first release of offline TOF new DAQ reader; added BTofHit filling functions;modified for changes in StBTofSortRawHit intialization; BTofHeader filling moved prior to the fillBTofHit; vpd trayId hard-code removed, set by data directly;
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofDaqMap.cxx/h - first release of barrel TOF daq mapping for run 2009; mNValidTrays set by the tofTrayConfig in db; 
    
    StBTofGeometry.cxx/h - first release of TOF Barrel geometry for run 2009; tray geometry alignment implemented; optimized the geometry initialization function, reduced the CPU time use; optimized the HelixCrossCellIds() function; 
    
    StBTofHitCollection.cxx/h - first release for TOF data, run 2009;
    
    StBTofRawHitCollection.cxx/h - first release for TOF data, run 2009;
    
    StBTofSortRawHit.cxx/h - first release for TOF data, run 2009; trigger window cuts moved to db; added protection from reading-in wrong trayId/chan/fiber numbers;
    
    StBTofINLCorr.cxx/h - first release for Barrel TOF INL correction functions; new tofINLSCorr table for full barrel system for Run 2009 and further; modified to return the INL corr from the first element in db in case of missing INL tables in db; INL arrays changed from float to short;
    
    tofPathLength.cc, tofPathLength.hh - first release of path length calculation functions for TOF hit;
    
    StChain
    
    StChain.cxx - modified to rename TMemStat => StMemStat due clash with new ROOT 5.22.00 class;
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - modified to rename TMemStat => StMemStat due clash with new ROOT 5.22.00 class;
    
    GetDBTim() added; upgr16a geomeytry tag added;
    
    StRtsTable.cxx - fixed StRtsTable descriptor;
    
    StIOInterFace.cxx, StIOInterFace.h - modified to make StIOInterFace to be StRTSBaseMaker;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EVP/ssdReader.h - added ssd_t into OLDEVP namespace to spot the possible declaration clas;
    
    scReader.h - modified to adjust to new daqReader;
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx - fixed calculation of the path in GetCrateAndSequenceFromTriggerPatch ;
    
    StEmcDecoder.cxx/h, StEmcMappingDb.h - modified to use default date==20330101 like St_db_Maker to suppress spurious error messages ; allow setting timestamp using a TDatime directly;
    
    StEmcDecoder.cxx, StEmcMappingDb.cxx/h - removed, moved to StEmcUtil/database;
    
    PreshowerBug2007.txt, TowerBug2004.txt, TowerBug2005.txt - moved to StEmcUtil/database ;
    
    GENERIC/EventReader.cxx - added protection against of crash for the new DAQ files witho DATAP structure;
    
    EventReader.hh - modified to adjust to new daqReader;
    
    EEMC/EEMC_Reader.cxx - modified for new daqReader;
    
    SC/SC_Reader.cxx/hh - modified to adjust to new daqReader; corrected flipped BBC background scalers; disabled SC_Reader class;
    
    SSD/SSD_Reader.cxx - modified to adjust to new daqReader;
    
    TRG/trgStructures2009.h - added new files for run 2009 data; updated for L2 OFFSETs;
    
    StDaqMaker
    
    StEMCReader.cxx, StRtsReaderMaker.cxx - replaced daq_dta_dict with get_size_t(); modified for new DAQ READER;
    
    StRtsReaderMaker.cxx - modified to preserve/accumulate the copy the DAQ table to avoid the dead data access ;
    
    StDAQReader.cxx/h - modified to adjust to daqReader pointer; fillin the Event Header from the new daqReader if available; removed the redundant devReader type; fixed L1/L2/L3 summary;
    
    StDAQMaker.cxx, StDAQReader.cxx, StSCReader.cxx/h - modified to pickup the SC data using new DAQ_READER ;
    
    StDbLib
    
    MysqlDb.cc - fixed reporting of port numbers to what is actually used ;
    
    StDbServiceBroker.cxx - changed path specification to avoid side effects;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - modified to rename TMemStat => StMemStat;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc - modified to use tpcT0 chair, use sector/row in global => local transformation ; modified to use StDetectorDb chairs for TpcGlobalPosition and TpcSectorPosition;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_trigDetSumsC.h - added math.h;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_tpcGlobalPositionC.h, St_tpcSectorPositionC.h - added assert for Clock <= 0;
    
    StSsdSurveyC.h, StSvtSurveyC.h, St_SurveyC.h - added new files;
    
    StiChairs.cxx, StiDefaultTrackingParameters.h, StiHitErrorCalculator.h, StiIst1HitErrorCalculator.h, StiIst2HitErrorCalculator.h, StiIst3HitErrorCalculator.h, StiIstChairs.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinderParameters.h, StiKalmanTrackFitterParameters.h, StiLocalTrackSeedFinderParameters.h, StiPixelChairs.cxx, StiPixelHitErrorCalculator.h, StiPixelTrackingParameters.h, StiSsdChairs.cxx, StiSsdHitErrorCalculator.h, StiSsdTrackingParameters.h, StiSvtChairs.cxx, StiSvtHitErrorCalculator.h, StiSvtTrackingParameters.h, StiTpcChairs.cxx, StiTpcInnerHitErrorCalculator.h, StiTpcOuterHitErrorCalculator.h, StiTpcTrackingParameters.h, StiTrackingParameters.h - moved from Sti;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - set assert for clock frequency if not in range [0,1e7] Hz;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx/h, StEemcRaw.cxx/h, StEmcRawMaker.cxx/h - modified to be compatible with 2009 DAQ Format;
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx/h - put back some obsolete methods to satisfy StBemcData; fixed a bug in getting CAP;
    
    StEmcRawMaker.cxx - fixed behavior for older data;
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx/h, StEemcRaw.cxx/h, StEmcRawMaker.cxx/h - modified for new location of StEmcDecoder;
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx/h, defines.h - added token check to BTOW header check;;
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx, StEemcRaw.cxx - updated default BPRS ZS handling and fix EEMC minor bug;
    
    StEEmcDbMaker 
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx/h, StEmcAsciiDbMaker.cxx/h, - modified to moved the EEMC database functionality from StEEmcDbMaker to StEEmcUtil/database ;
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx - Initialize all 12 sectors;
    
    EEmcDbCrate.cxx/h, EEmcDbItem.cxx/h, Makefile, mklinkdef.pl - removed files;
    
    StEmcAsciiDbMaker.cxx - modified to mask from DB;
    
    EEmcGeom/EEmcGeomSimple.cxx/h - fixed the sectors initialization; removed exceptions from the geom code;
    
    EEmcMC/EEmcMCData.cxx - modified to remove asserts & exceptions;
    
    EEmcException.cxx/h - removed;
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcMixerMaker.cxx/h, StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx/h - modified to change StEEmcDbMaker -> StEEmcDb ;
    
    StEEmcUtil
    
    database/cstructs/eemcConstDB.hh, eemcDbADCconf.hh, eemcDbBoxconf.hh, eemcDbCWchar.hh, eemcDbHVsys.hh, eemcDbHVtemp.hh, eemcDbPIXcal.hh, eemcDbPIXname.hh, eemcDbPMTcal.hh, eemcDbPMTchar.hh, eemcDbPMTconf.hh, eemcDbPMTname.hh, eemcDbPMTped.hh, eemcDbPMTstat.hh, eemcDbXMLdata.hh, kretConstDB.hh, kretDbBlobS.hh - new files to move the EEMC database functionality from StEEmcDbMaker to StEEmcUtil/database;
    
    StEEmcDb.cxx - fixed the sectors initialization; removed exceptions from the geom code;
    
    EEdsm/EemcTrigUtil.cxx/h - updated for 2009 DSM thresholds; initialize non-existent thresholds to -1;
    
    BEdsm2.cxx/h, EEdsm0.cxx/h, EEdsm0Tree.cxx/h, EEdsm1.cxx/h, EEdsm1Tree.cxx/h, EEdsm2.cxx/h, EEdsm3.cxx/h, EEfeeTP.cxx/h, EEfeeTPTree.h, EMCdsm2Tree.cxx/h - modified; 
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StBemcData.cxx - added missing include;
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    database/StEmcMappingDb.cxx/h - modified to use StMaker::GetChain() instead of the hucker approach ;
    
    StEmcDecoder.cxx/h, StEmcMappingDb.cxx/h - optimization; fixed bug in GetTowerIdFromTDC;
    
    StBemcTables.cxx - modified to use StMaker::GetDBTime() instead of GetDateTime();
    
    StEmcDecoder.cxx/h, StEmcMappingDb.cxx/h - moved from StDaqLib/EMC to StEmcUtil/database ;
    
    PreshowerBug2007.txt, TowerBug2004.txt, TowerBug2005.txt - files moved from StDaqLib/EMC;
    
    StEvent
    
    StBbcTriggerDetector.cxx - includes added ;
    
    StBTofCollection.cxx/h, StBTofHeader.cxx/h, StBTofHit.cxx/h, StBTofPidTraits.cxx/h, StBTofRawHit.cxx/h - initial revesion for new TOF code ;
    
    StContainers.h, StEvent.cxx/h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx - modified for new TOF code;
    
    StContainers.cxx - added implementaion for BTof containers ;
    
    StFmsTriggerDetector.cxx/h - fixed problem when running over 2009 data ;
    
    StTriggerData.cxx/h, StEventLinkDef.h - modified to cooperate with necessary changes for 2009;
    
    StTriggerData2009.cxx/h - initial revision for run 2009 data ; modified to provide new ZDC access functions; updated to use in Online QA (P) plots; updated for new VPD access functions;
    
    StTriggerData.h - updated to use in Online QA (P) plots ; updated for new VPD access functions;
    
    StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2003.h, StTriggerData2004.h, StTriggerData2005.h, StTriggerData2007.h, StTriggerData2008.h, StTriggerData2009.cxx/h - modifications by Akio to support getDsm0_BEMCE and getDsm0_BEMCW as well as getDsm1_BEMC;
    
    StTriggerData.cxx/h, StTriggerData2009.cxx/h - modified to provide new access functions for ZDC DSM layer-1 and layer-2 data;
    
    StTriggerData2007.cxx/h, StTriggerData2008.cxx/h, StTriggerData2009.cxx/h, StTriggerData.cxx/h - modified to add 2nd argument (pre/post) to vpdEarliestTDC();
    
    StBTofHeader.cxx/h - modified to make mTriggerTime as array, setVpdVz() to get default argument;
    
    StBTofHit.cxx/h - changed tray() to int;
    
    StBTofRawHit.cxx/h - mLeTeFlag changed to mFlag; tray(), module(), cell() changes to return int;
    
    StEnumerations.h, StDetectorDefinitions.h, StDetectorId.inc - added detector Ids for FPD East/West and FMS;
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker
    
    LoopOverLaserTrees.C - modified to increase acceptable drift velocity interval from [5.5,5.9] to [5.2,5.9];
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker.cxx - removed hits not beloging to primary tracks;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StiPPVertex/EemcHitList.cxx/h, StPPVertexFinder.cxx/h - modified due to replacing StEEmcDbMaker to StEEmcDb ;
    
    StHbtMaker
    
    ThCorrFctn/StHbtSmearedHiddenInfo.cxx - added missing (in ROOT 5.22) includes;
    
    Fit/dFitter3d.cxx - added include ;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcIstHitCollection.hh, StMcIstHit.hh, StMcPixelHit.cc - decoding for upgr15 geometry ;
    
    StMuAnalysisMaker
    
    StMuScalerCutter.cxx/h - introduced class to determine events with bad RICH scalers ; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx - added more pointer protection in dcaGlobal(int) and dca(int);
    
    StMuEvent.cxx/h - added global tracks with DCA < 3cm, >= 10 TPC fit hits and |eta| < 0.5;
    
    StMuTrack.h - iterated Class Def by 1 to accommodate new BTOF data member;
    
    StMuDstFilterMaker.cxx, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuIOMaker.cxx - set tree size to max size;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StTpcT0Maker.cxx - modified to account the fact that drift velocities are different for East and West part of TPC ;
    
    StMuArrays.cxx/h, StMuDst.cxx/h, StMuDstMaker.cxx/h, StMuTrack.cxx/h - added classes to accommodate Barrel TOF hits;
    
    StMuBTofHitCollection.cxx/h, StMuBTofHit.cxx/h, StMuBTofPidTraits.cxx/h, StMuBTofUtil.cxx/h - added new files to accommodate barrel TOF hit collection;
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx/h - updated for UPGR15 geometry version;
    
    
    RTS
    
    src - new DAQ reader codes:
    
    src/DAQ_BSMD/bsmd_reader.cxx, daq_bsmd.cxx/h - new BSMD daq reader code;
    
    src/DAQ_BTOW/daq_btow.cxx/h - new BTOW daq reader code;
    
    src/DAQ_EMC/daq_emc.cxx/h, emcReader.cxx/h, emc_reader.cxx, emc_single_reader.cxx - new EMC daq reader code; 
    
    src/DAQ_ESMD/daq_esmd.cxx/h - modified to adjust to new DAQ_READER;
    
    src/DAQ_ETOW/daq_etow.cxx/h - new ETOW daq reader code;
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx/h - new FGT daq reader code;
    
    src/DAQ_FPD/daq_fpd.cxx/h, fpdReader.cxx/h, fpd_reader.cxx - new FPD daq reader code;
    
    src/DAQ_FTP/daq_ftp.cxx/h, ftpReader.cxx/h, ftp_reader.cxx - new FTPC daq reader code;
    
    src/DAQ_L3/daq_l3.cxx/h, l3Reader.cxx/h, l3Reader.cxx/h - new L3 daq reader code;
    
    src/DAQ_PMD/daq_pmd.cxx/h, pmdReader.cxx/h, pmd_reader.cxx - new PMD daq reader code;
    
    src/DAQ_PP2PP/daq_pp2pp.cxx/h - modified version to support new DAQ_READER; 
    
    pp2ppReader.cxx/h - new pp2pp daq reader codes; 
    
    src/DAQ_READER/cfgutil.cxx/h, daqConfig.h, daqReader.cxx, daq_det.cxx/h, daq_dta.cxx/h, daq_dta_structs.h, evpReaderClass.h, msgNQLib.cxx/h, - new DAQ reader;
    
    src/DAQ_SC/daq_sc.cxx/h, sc.h, scReader.cxx/h, sc_reader.cxx - new code added;
    
    src/DAQ_SSD/daq_ssd.cxx/h, ssdReader.cxx/h, ssd_reader.cxx - new SSD daq reader code;
    
    src/DAQ_SVT/daq_svt.cxx/h, svtReader.cxx/h, svt_reader.cxx - new SVT daq reader code;
    
    src/DAQ_TOF/daq_tof.cxx/h - modified version to support new DAQ_READER;
    
    tofReader.cxx/h, tof_reader.cxx - new codes added;
    
    src/DAQ_TPC/daq_tpc.cxx/h, tpc_reader.cxx - modified to support new DAQ_READER;
    
    tpcReader.cxx/h, tpc_FCFReader.cxx - new codes added;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/daq_tpc.cxx/h, tpcCore.cxx/h, tpx_FCF.cxx/h, tpxGain.cxx/h, tpxPed.cxx/h, tpxStat.cxx/h - modified to support new DAQ_READER;
    
    src/DAQ_TRG/daq_trg.cxx/h, trgReader.cxx/h, trgReader10.cxx, trgReader12.cxx, trgReader20.cxx, trgReader21.cxx, trgReader22.cxx, trgReader30.cxx, trgReader32.cxx, trg_reader.cxx - new TRG daq reader code;
    
    src/LOG/ - new RTS repository log files; 
    
    src/SFS/fs.C, fs_ex.C, fs_index.cxx/h, get_line.cxx/h, sfs_base.h, sfs_index.cxx/h, sfs_index_daq.cxx, sfs_single.C - modified to support RTS repository;
    
    sfs_header.C - added new file;
    
    include/ - number of new includes created and modified to support new DAQ_READER;
    
    EventTracker/ FtfSl3.cxx, Makefile, eventTracker.cxx, eventTrackerLib.cxx/h, gl3EMC.cxx/h, gl3Event.cxx/h - modified to support new DAQ_READER and EventDisplay;
    
    eventTracker.cxx, eventTrackerLib.cxx/h - moved copy_l3 to a EventTracker member function;
    
    trg/include/trgDataDefs.h - updated version of trgDataDefs for 2009 run;
    
    
    StSecondaryVertexMaker
    
    StKinkMaker.cxx - modified to rename TMemStat => StMemStat due to clash with ROOT 5.22.00 class;
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker 
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker.cxx - modification for sector numbers packed in volume Id;
    
    StSsdSimulationMaker 
    
    St_sls_Maker.cxx St_spa_Maker.cxx - modification for sector numbers packed in volume Id ;
    
    StSsdUtil
    
    StSpaListNoise.cc, StSpaListNoise.hh, StSsdBarrel.cc, StSsdWafer.cc/hh - modified to increase NSaturationSignal to reflect the energy increase of the GEANT hit ;
    
    StSvtCalibMaker
    
    StSvtBadAnodesMaker.h - added missing in ROOT 5.22 forward declaration;
    
    StSvtSelfMaker
    
    StSelfEvent.cxx/h, StSvtSelfMaker.cxx/h, StVertexKFit.cxx/h - removed the Maker;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx - changed trapping const to better reproduce data;
    
    StSvtSignal.cc - changed gain to better reproduce data; fixed to make different Rykov and Selemon methods have same gain; updated mPasaGain to reflect new tune;
    
    StSvtOnlineSeqAdjSimMaker.cxx - turned off minTimebucket checks to better reproduce data;
    
    StTofHitMaker
    
    StTofHitMaker.cxx/h - modified to adjust for new DAQ_READER (daq1000) ;
    
    StTofUtil 
    
    StTofrGeometry.cxx - renamed TMemStat => StMemStat due to clash with new ROOT 5.22.00 class;
    
    StTpcD 
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx/h - added method to reset dE/dx corrections;
    
    StTpcDb.cxx/h - modified to use StDetectorDb chairs for TpcGlobalPosition and TpcSectorPosition;
    
    StRTpcGlobalPosition.cxx/h, StRTpcSectorPosition.cxx/h, StTpcGlobalPositionI.h StTpcSectorPositionI.h - removed ;
    
    StTpcHitMaker 
    
    StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - added protection for dta == 0; adjusted for new DAQ_READER;
    
    StEVPTpcCluser.cxx, StTpcHitMaker.cxx/h, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx/h - modified to adjust with new DAQ_READER (daq1000);
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx/h - modified to get access two different detectors tpx/tpc ; sort out the tps/tpc data handling; restored access to TPX; modified to adjust to Valery's interface for adc values;
    
    StTpcHitMakerLinkDef.h, St_daq_adc_tb.h, St_daq_cld.h, St_daq_sim_adc_tb.h, St_daq_sim_cld.h, St_tpc_cl.h - new files added to switch new scheme for TPX cluster reading;
    
    StDaqTpcClusterInterface.h, StEVPTpcCluser.cxx, StEVPTpcCluser.h - removed codes;
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx/h - updated for run 2009 data; corrected GetNextRaw() logic;
    
    StTriggerUtilities 
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx/h - updated mSimulators structure to accomodate with 2009 EMC simulator modifications; changed includes for StEmcDecoder; initial version of EMC DSM algorithms for data 2009;
    
    StDSMUtilities/ DSM.hh, DSMAlgo.hh, DSMAlgo_BC101_2009.cc/hh, DSMAlgo_BE001_2009.cc/hh, DSMAlgo_BE003_2009.cc/hh, DSMAlgo_BW001_2009.cc/hh, DSMAlgo_BW003_2009.cc/hh, DSMAlgo_EE001_2009.cc/hhh, DSMAlgo_EE002_2009.cc/hh, DSMAlgo_EE101_2009.cc/hh, DSMAlgo_EE102_2009.cc/hh, DSMAlgo_EM201_2009.cc/hh, DSMAlgo_LD301_2009.cc/hh, DSMLayer.hh, DSMLayer_B001_2009.cc/hh, DSMLayer_B101_2009.cc/hh, DSMLayer_E001_2009.cc/hh, DSMLayer_E101_2009.cc/hh, DSMLayer_EM201_2009.cc/hh, DSMLayer_LD301_2009.cc/hh, StDSM2009Utilities.hh, TCU_2009.cc/hh, sumTriggerPatchChannels.cc/hh, trgUtil_2009.hh - initial reversion of EMC DSM algorithms for 2009;
    
    Eemc/StEemcTriggerHisto.cxx - added missing in ROOT 5.22 includes; 
    
    StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx - changed includes for StEmcDecoder; updated to match changes in EemcTrigUtil;
    
    StEemcTriggerSimu.h - updated for StEemcDbMaker;
    
    L2Emulator/StGenericL2Emulator.h - added missing in ROOT 5.22 includes; updated class StEemcDb;
    
    StGenericL2Emulator.cxx - updated include for StEmcDecoder as well as access to StEEmc ; 
    
    L2Emulator/L2algoUtil/L2VirtualAlgo2009.cxx/h, L2eventStream2009.h, L2btowCalAlgo09.cxx/h - added new files for run 2009 data;
    
    L2Emulator/L2wAlgo/L2wBemc2009.cxx/h, L2wEemc2009.cxx/h, L2wResult2009.h - added new files for run 2009 data;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx - changed to old BEMCDecoder->SetDateTime() signature ; changed includes for StEmcDecoder; 
    
    StBemcTriggerDbThresholds.cxx/h - updated with 2009 thresholds; 
    
    StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx/h, StBemcTriggerDbThresholds.cxx - updated for 2008 pp algo; added 2008 ppProduction DSMlayer 2 algo; EMC DSM algorithms added for run 2009 data;
    
    StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx - modified to change DB access to GetDBTime; changed initialization of HT6ibt_adc array; removed swaps for 2007 AuAu, 2008 dAu, 2008 pp for offline status set adc10==0 if ad10-ped < 0; added 2008 triggers to the GetHTTowersAboveThreshold list; 
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - initial version of EMC DSM algorithms for data 2009 added; updated triggerDecision to communicate with StTriggerSimuMaker;
    
    St_geant_maker
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx - updated with declaration of Jpsi particle ;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - added protection for missing event->info(); added Jet Patch trigger histograms;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx/h - updated with BTOF classes; added weight the TPC xy hit hists;
    
    StQAMakerBase.cxx - added Jet Patch trigger histograms;
    
    StZdcVertexMaker
    
    StZdcVertexMaker.cxx - modified to cleanup access to Calibrations/trg/ZdcCalPars table;
    
    
    Sti
    
    SChairs.cxx, StiIsActiveFunctor.h, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - enlarge fitting volume from 200 => 250 cm;
    
    StiChairs.cxx, StiDefaultTrackingParameters.h, StiHitErrorCalculator.h, StiKalmanTrackFinderParameters.h, StiKalmanTrackFitterParameters.h, StiLocalTrackSeedFinderParameters.h, StiTrackingParameters.h - removed from Sti and moved to StDetectorDbMaker;
    
    StiDetectorFinder.cxx/h - removed;
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiDetector.h, StiHit.h, StiKalmanTrackFitter.h,StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h, StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx, StiVMCToolKit.cxx, StiLinkDef.h, StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.h - modified due to moving all Sti Chairs into StDetectorDbMaker;
    
    StiDetectorTreeBuilder.cxx/h, StiHitLoader.h, StiLinkDef.h, StiToolkit.h - modified to remove StiDetectorFinder class;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx - renamed TMemStat => StMemStat due to clash with new ROOT 5.22.00 class ;
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiStEventFiller.cxx - modified ;
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx/h - removed StiDetectorFinder class;
    
    StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified due to moving all Sti Chairs into StDetectorDbMaker;
    
    StiSsdChairs.cxx, StiSsdHitErrorCalculator.h, StiSsdTrackingParameters.h - removed;
    
    StiSsdHitLoader.cxx - modified to remove StiDetectorFinder class;
    
    StiSvt
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified to move Sti Chairs to StDetectorDbMaker;
    
    StiSvtChairs.cxx, StiSvtHitErrorCalculator.h, StiSvtTrackingParameters.h - removed;
    
    StiSvtHitLoader.cxx - modified to remove StiDetectorFinder class;
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiTpcHitLoader.cxx, StiTpcIsActiveFunctor.h - modified to remove cut of pad row dZ ;
    
    StiTpcIsActiveFunctor.cxx - removed files;
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified due to moving all Sti Chairs into StDetectorDbMaker;
    
    StiTpcChairs.cxx, StiTpcInnerHitErrorCalculator.h, StiTpcOuterHitErrorCalculator.h, StiTpcTrackingParameters.h - removed;
    
    StiRnD/Ist
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx/h,StiIstHitLoader.cxx - updated for UPGR15 geometry version ;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified due to moving all DSti Chairs to StDetectorDbMaker;
    
    StiIst1HitErrorCalculator.h, StiIst2HitErrorCalculator.h, StiIst3HitErrorCalculator.h, StiIstChairs.cxx - removed ;
    
    StiRnD/Hft
    
    StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - updated for UPGR15 geometry version ;
    
    StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified due to movind all Sti Chairs into StDetectorDbMaker;
    
    StiPixelChairs.cxx, StiPixelHitErrorCalculator.h, StiPixelTrackingParameters.h - removed ;
    
    
    StStarLogger
    
    MySQLAppender.cxx/h - modified to remove redundant ODBC dependency;
    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx/h - added missing in ROOT 5.22.00 include ; modified to controll magnetic field from starsim;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StMemStat.cxx/h - added new files to rename TMemStat => StMemStat due clash with new ROOT 5.22.00 class ;
    
    TMemStat.cxx/h - removed files to replace TMemStat => StMemStat ;
    
    StarRootLinkDef.h - modified to rename TMemStat => StMemStat;
    
    TRSymMatrix.cxx/h - modified to add conversion from Upper to Lower triangular form;
    
    TDirIter.cxx - added handle for xrootd files;
    
    StppSpin
    
    StppTrigMaker.cxx - removed mwc ;
    
    
    asps/Simulation/starsim
    
    comis/csjcax.F - bug fixed;
    
    atmain/agxinit.F, agxinit.cdf, agxuser.age, gutrev.age, uglast.age - gfilter added to proceed with filterring MC production;
    
    filtAction.cxx - added interface to filter ;
    
    atutil/agukine.F - added for filter before Geant tracking;
    
    pams
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - hypertriton added ;
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - updated upgr16a == upgr16 + tpc2009;
    
    geometry/svttgeo/svttgeo.g, svttgeo1.g, svttgeo10.g, svttgeo2.g, svttgeo3.g, svttgeo4.g, svttgeo5.g, svttgeo6.g, svttgeo7.g, svttgeo9.g - fixed bug in SVTT.SRDA ;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20080623.000000.C - added sector 16 (tpx) offset from 2008 pp-run to whole TPC;
    
    TpcAltroParameters.20080624.000000.C, - added Altro paramters for run 2009;
    
    TpcLengthCorrectionB.20090301.000001.C, TpcSecRowB.20090301.000001.root - added preliminary dE/dx calibration for run 2009; later moved to DB;
    
    VmcGeometry/Geometry.upgr16a.C, upgr16a.h - added files for modified UPGR16 geometry;
    
    VmcGeometry/y2005.h, y2005b.h, y2005c.h, y2005d.h, y2005e.h, y2005f.h, y2005h.h, y2005x.h, y2006.h, y2006b.h, y2006g.h, y2007.h, y2007a.h, y2007g.h, y2007h.h, y2003a.h, y2003b.h, y2003c.h, y2003x.h, y2004.h, y2004a.h, y2004b.h, y2004c.h, y2004d.h, y2004x.h, y2004y.h - fixed bug in SVTT.SRDA;
    
    StarVMC
    
    geant3/ - GEANT3 codes updated to adjust with new ROOT 5.22.00 version;
    
    StarVMCApplication/StarMCHits.cxx,StarVMCApplication.cxx - added includes; 
    
    StarMCHit.h - added Riostream.h include; 
    
    StVMCMaker/StVMCMaker.cxx/h, TGeoDrawHelper.cxx/h - modified;
    
    minicern/ rndm.cxx - added include ;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/Survey.idl - expanded definitions;
    
    tofGeomAlign.idl, tofStatus.idl, tofINLSCorr.idl, tofTrgWindow.idl, - added TOF new tables;
    
    bemcMap.idl, bprsMap.idl, bsmdeMap.idl, bsmdpMap.idl - removed comments for field;
    
    
    St_geom_Maker
    
    StGeomBrowser.cxx/h, TextEdit.cxx/h - modified to make consistent with Qt4 version of the geombrowser;
    
    GeomBrowser.cxx, GeomBrowser.h, StarGeomTree.ui, StarGeomTreeWidget.cxx/h - added new files;
    
    GeomBrowser.ui.h, QExObjectListItem.h, QtGBrowserInspect.h, QtGBrowserObjectListItem.h St_geom_image_collection.cxx - removed;
    
    QExGeoDrawHelper.cxx/h - corrected name of the TGeoComposite shapes; modified to draw the TGeoCompoisteShapes; modified for take into account an Assembly volumes;
    
    St_geom_Maker.cxx - modified to draw the TGeoCompoisteShapes;
    
    FileNew.xpm, FileOpen.xpm, FilePrint.xpm, FileSave.xpm, St_geom_Maker.qrc, connect.xpm, fileopen.xpm, hdisk_t.xpm, printer.xpm, printer_s.xpm, quit.xpm, save.xpm, saveas.xpm, starlogo_1.xpm, update.xpm, qglviewer.icon.xpm - added icons and resource files;
    
    
    StUCMApi
    
    first release of job tracking package;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qt/inc/TGQt.cxx/h,GQtGUI.cxx - modified for ROOT 5.12;
    
    qtgui/inc/TQtContextMenuImp.h - added object pointer to Clipboard to the ROOT ContextMenu ;
    
    qtgui/src/TQtContextMenuImp.cxx - added object pointer to Clipboard to the ROOT ContextMenu ;
    
    qtgl/qtgl/src/TObject3DViewFactory.cxx - fixed ELTU shape;
    
    TObject3DView.cxx - modified tp draw TGeoCompoisteShapes;
    
    qtgl/qtgl/inc/TObject3DView.h - modified tp draw TGeoCompoisteShapes;
    
    scripts/qt4/setupQt4.csh - set the new Qt 4.4.3 location;
    
    
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2010

   
STAR SOFTWARE NEWS  April 11, 2011
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The present release assignment:
             SL06g    (SL06g_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 SL4.4, MC production for TUP
             SL07c    (SL07c_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 CuCu 200&62GeV run 2005,TPC+SVT+SSD tracking
             SL07d    (SL07d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV stream data run 2007, TPC tracking
             SL08b    (SL08b_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00
             SL08c    (SL08c_5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV run 2007,TPC+SVT+SSD tracking
             SL08e    (SL08e_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 pp 200GeV & dAu 200GeV, run 2008
             SL08f    (SL08f_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 last version with EVP_READER, MC production
             SL09b    (SL09b)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 pp 500GeV W preproduction
             SL09d    (SL09d)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00
             SL09e    (SL09e)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 SL5, last library with old pams
             SL09g    (SL09g_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2009 pp 500GeV data production
             SL10a    (SL10a)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10b    (SL10b)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10c    (SL10c_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2009 pp 200GeV production
             SL10d    (SL10d)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10e    (SL10e)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10f    (SL10f)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 
             SL10g    (SL10g)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
       old-> SL10h    (SL10h_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2010 auau 7.7-39GeV production
             SL10h_embed  (SL10h_3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 auau 7.7-39GeV embedding production   
             SL10i    (SL10i_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
       pro-> SL10j    (SL10j_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
       new-> SL10k    (SL10k)   ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
       dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
      .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00

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Release History


SL10a library

SL10b library

SL10c library

SL10d library

SL10e library

SL10f library

SL10g library

SL10h library

SL10i library

SL10j library

SL10k library




    
    
  • December 18 , 2010 
    
    new library SL10k tagged as SL10k has been created and built on SL5.3 and SL4.4 platforms. Library was tested and released on December 20.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/starsim/atmain/agdummy.age - subroutine gcalor micset added;
    
    Simulation/starsim/atgeant/agrot.F - modified to switch off AGROTF_TEST;
    
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - added y2008c, y2009b, y2010b geometry tags; 
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StBemcData.cxx, StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx - patched for BSMDe mapping problem in P10ih and P10ij productions; 
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx, StBemcRaw.h, StEmcRawMaker.cxx - patched for BSMDe mapping problem in P10ih and P10ij productions;
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    database/StEmcDecoder.cxx, StEmcDecoder.h - patched for BSMDE mapping problem in P10ih and P10ij productions; 
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx - modified to make the energy assignments of the newly created strips happen before they are added to the mEmcMcHits collection; the cross talk leakage is now proportional to the difference of energies of two neighbor strips; 
    
    StGammaMaker
    
    StGammaPythiaEventMaker.cxx - modified to move the StMcEvent check to the beginning of Make() to avoid crashing when the instance is not present ;
    
    StGammaRawMaker.h - added mutator to exclude BEMC towers; set excluded BEMC towers in StGammaRawMaker; 
    
    StGammaRawMaker.cxx - excluded desired BEMC towers; bug fixed in tower exclusion code;
    
    
    pams
    
    /geometry/geometry/geometry.g - defined TPCE04r (reduced TPC envelope radius) and BTOF67 (btof sensitive volume size fix) and incorporated them into Y2011 tag; added tags:Y2008c, Y2009c, y2010b; 
    
    /geometry/geometry/btofgeo/gbtofgeo7.g - reverted to previous version of btofgeo6 code; fixes in TOF geometry are applied now in btofgeo7 ; 
    
    /geometry/geometry/tpcegeo/tpcegeo3.g - reverted max radius to previous value; reduced radius is set by TPCE04r flag in geometry.g; 
    
    
    StarDb
    
    VmcGeometry/y2011.h - modified MUTD geometry: 27 backlegs changed with 28 backlegs ;
    
    Geometry.y2008c.C, Geometry.y2009c.C, Geometry.y2010b.C, Geometry.y2008b.C, Geometry.y2009b.C, Geometry.y2010a.C, y2008c.h, y2009c.h, y2010b.h - added new files for tags y2008b, y2008c, y2009b, y2009c, y2010a and y2010b;
    
    
    
     
  • November 22, 2010 
    
    SL10j library has been updated with codes below to fix the bug and code updates needed to proceed with MC and embedding production.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified for embedding chain to use GetTopChain() to check existance of db-makers ; StEvent
    
    StTpcDedxPidAlgorithm.cxx - bug fixed nSigma definition;
    
    StChain 
    
    StMaker - added y2008b geometry tag;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, TpcRS.C - removed special treatment for delta-electrons, this will cause that IdTruth for cluster will be degradated because charge from delta-electrons will be accounted with delta-electons track Id but not with original particle Id as was before;
    
    
    pams 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added y2008b geometry tag with most recent models of the TPC, ECAL and CALB; 
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - added omega(728) w/ 100% decay to e+e ;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    VmcGeometry/y2008b.h - latest version of TPC, ECAL, CALB
    
    
    SL10j library has been retagged with tag SL10j_2 .
    
    
  • November 3, 2010 
    
    SL10j library has been updated with codes below needed to proceed with auau 200GeV run 2010 production.
    
    
    Updates includes:
    
    - updates for usage of GG Voltage Error and tpcHVPlanes position; 
    
    - updates for TOF cell-based TOF calibrations;
    
    - fixes for SVT related material for years 2009 & year2010;
    
    - fixes for TPX response simulatator needed for run 2009, run 2010 embedding productions (proper t0 offset for Altro chip);
    
    - updates for year 2011 geometry;
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL10j_1 and rebuilt on SL5.3 and SL4.4 platforms.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - introduced GG Voltage Error switch; 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.h - fixed array dimensions to accomodate cell-based calibrations; 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.cxx - fixed module index range for read in loop for BOARD (TDIG) based calibration; 
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - modified to provide usage of tpcHVPlanes positions and GG Voltage Error;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_TpcResponseSimulatorC.h - set proper t0 offset for Altro chip; 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - introduced tpcHVPlanes;
    
    St_tpcHVPlanesC.h - added new table to introduce tpcHVPlanes;
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiMasterDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to move SROD and SBSP from StiSvtDetectorBuilder to StiStarDetectorBuilder to set proper configurations without SVT detector installed;
    
    Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to move SROD and SBSP from StiSvtDetectorBuilderto StiStarDetectorBuilder to set proper configurations without SVT detector installed;
    
    StiRnD
    
    Ist/StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to move SROD and SBSP from StiSvtDetectorBuilder to StiStarDetectorBuilder to set proper configurations configurations without SVT detector installed;
    
    StiSvt
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to move SROD and SBSP from StiSvtDetectorBuilder to StiStarDetectorBuilder to set proper configurations without SVT detector installed;
    
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - introduced GG Voltage Error switch; 
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - set proper t0 offset for Altro chip; bug fixed for embedding;
    
    StVpdCalibMaker
    
    StVpdCalibMaker.cxx - modified to apply outlier truncation to all energies, keep at 20% level;
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    geometry/geometry.g - modified to switch PHMD on and to add last version of MUTD configuration for run 2011; 
    
    mutdgeo/mutdgeo4.g - MUTD geometry modified to set 28 backlegs and 118 trays for run 2011;
    
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C - modified to set proper t0 offset for run 2009, 2010 and 2011; 
    
    StDb/idl
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.idl - modified to set proper t0 offset for Altro chip;
    
    tpcHVPlanes.idl - new table added for
    

    
    
  • October 13, 2010 
    
    new library SL10j tagged as SL10j has been created and built on SL5.3 and SL4.4 platforms. Library was tested and released on October 15.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/starsim/atmain/dblib.cxx - added stdio.h for gcc 4.5 ;
    
    
    StAssociationMaker
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx - removed 'find_if' due to bug in logic;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx - fixed DbV with Sdt timestamps;
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added useBTOF4Vtx chain option for inclusion of BTOF in vertex ranking;
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StParticleTable.cc - modified to provide LambdaBar(1520) in particle table with Geant ID=996;
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofGeometry.cxx, StBTofGeometry.h - modified to include methods in StBTofNode and StBTofGeometry that calculate local theta;
    
    StBTofMatchMaker
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx, StBTofMatchMaker.h - modified to include local theta calculation in CellHit structure. Pass LocalTheta info on to TOF PID traits;
    
    StBTofSimMaker
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx, StBTofSimMaker.h - modified to look for geant data in bfc ("geant") or geant.root ("geantBranch"); Protect storing BTofMcHitCollection in case McEvent is NULL;
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofGeometry.cxx - modified to protect Init() and InitFromStar() against non-initialized database/geant ;
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - added y2011 geometry tag;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    St_svtRDOstrippedC.cxx - added const to Char_t*;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_tss_tssparC.h, StiHitErrorCalculator.h, StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to add new chairs;
    
    St_TpcPadCorrectionC.h St_tpcGainCorrectionC.h - added new chairs;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - added more histograms for calibrations;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StEmcRawMaker.cxx - modified;
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker 
    
    StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx, StEEmcSlowMaker.h - modified to give access to MIP dE/dx to other makers;
    
    StEEmcUtil 
    
    database/ StEEmcDb.cxx, StEEmcDb.h - modified to improve constness ;
    
    EEmcGeom/EEmcGeomSimple.cxx, EEmcGeomSimple.h - modified to improve constness ;
    
    EEmcMC/EEmcMCData.cxx, EEmcMCData.h - modified to improve constness ;
    
    StEEmcSmd/EEmcSmdGeom.cxx, EEmcSmdGeom.h, StEEmcSmdGeom.cxx, StEEmcSmdGeom.h - modified to improve constness ;
    
    EEmcSmdMap/EEmcSmdMap.cxx, EEmcSmdMap.h - modified to improve constness ;
    
    StEvent
    
    StEvent.cxx, StEvent.h - modified to remove SoftwareMonitors ;
    
    StFtpcSoftwareMonitor.cxx, StFtpcSoftwareMonitor.h, StRichSoftwareMonitor.cxx, StRichSoftwareMonitor.h, StSoftwareMonitor.cxx, StSoftwareMonitor.h - removed;
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventTypes.h, StEventScavenger.cxx, StEventScavenger.h - modified to remove SoftwareMonitors ;
    
    StTrack.cxx, StTrack.h - modified to add mSeedQuality;
    
    StTpcHit.h - modified to fix no. of padsInHit;
    
    StDcaGeometry.cxx - fixed format ;
    
    StTpcDedxPidAlgorithm.cxx, StTpcDedxPidAlgorithm.h - cleanup;
    
    StMCFilter
    
    StFmsPi0Filter.h, StFmsPi0Filter.cxx - added filter for neutral pions incident on the FMS;
    
    StGammaMaker
    
    StGammaScheduleMaker.h - added accessor for total number of timestamps;
    
    StGammaEventMaker.cxx - modified to overwrite event number only if timestamps have been added to the StGammaScheduleMaker instance;
    
    StGammaCandidate.cxx, StGammaCandidate.h - added thresholds to most sum methods;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h - added function UseBOTF and bool mUseBtof to switch the use of the TOF on and off in vertex finding, default value is off (false);
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx, StGenericVertexMaker.h - modified to add useBTOF4Vtx chain option for inclusion of BTOF in vertex ranking;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h, TrackData.cxx, TrackData.h, Vertex3D.cxx, VertexData.h - modified to add function UseBOTF and bool mUseBtof to switch the use of the TOF on and off in vertex finding; default value is off (false);
    
    BtofHitList.cxx, BtofHitList.h - added functions, and variables necessary to use the TOF in PPV for vertex finding; 
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx, St_geant_Maker.h - added initialization of starsim parameter tables after opening zebra-file;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StJetMaker2009.cxx - added neutral jets for events with no good TPC vertex, i.e. ranking <= 0, using (0,0,0) as vertex;
    
    StAnaPars.h - fixed setTowerEnergyCorrection() bug; updated destructor;
    
    mudst/StjBEMCMuDst.cxx, StjBEMCMuDst.h, StjEEMCMuDst.cxx, StjEEMCMuDst.h - added neutral jets for events with no good TPC vertex, i.e. ranking <= 0, using (0,0,0) as vertex;
    
    StMagF
    
    StMagFMaker.cxx - removed dependence on St_geant_Maker;
    
    StMcEventMaker
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx, StMcEventMaker.h - replaced 'useBtof' with 'useTof';
    
    StMiniMcEvent
    
    StTinyMcTrack.cxx, StTinyRcTrack.cxx - fixed format;
    
    StTinyRcTrack.cxx - added track seedQuality;
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx, StMiniMcMaker.h - added track seedQuality;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuEmcCluster.cxx/h, StMuEmcCollection.cxx/h, StMuEmcHit.cxx/h, StMuEmcPoint.cxx/h, StMuEmcTowerData.cxx/h, StMuEmcUtil.cxx/h - modified to insure const correctness;
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx - cleanup unused variables;
    
    StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSsdDbMaker.cxx - modified to disable sim flavor, now sim parameters is coming via DB associated with simulation time stamp;
    
    StSvtDbMaker 
    
    StSvtDbMaker.cxx - modified to disable sim flavor, now sim parameters is coming via DB associated with simulation time stamp;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx - modified to add iteration to transformation routines so local -> wafer followed by wafer->local come to same point needed because of dirft velocity assumptions;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - modified to use Mag.field flavor besides simu flag ;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx - fixed format;
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - modified to add codes for S-shape correction (disactivated);
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - slightly better arrangement for limiting excessive TPC events;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - added debug print outs;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - modified to take out __ClusterProfile__ ;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerDefinition.h, StTriggerThreshold.h - added support structures for migration from online to offline DB for trigger definitions and thresholds; added inline to avoid multiple definitions of print() by linker;
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - changed back to checking decision of individual simulators;
    
    StTriggerSimuResult.cxx/h - modified to change the PIG+2 address from BEMC to EEMC based on structure in StTriggerData2005::isL2Trigger();
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.h, StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - modified to move from online to offline DB; added onbits1-3 and offbits1-3; 
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - modified to change trigger DB query for more appropiate "select max(idx_rn) from triggers where beginTime <='%s'", which selects the begin time right before the time stamp and hence the actual current run;
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.h, StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - modified to include ability to test if trigger is defined in trigger code ;
    
    StDSMUtilities/ TCU.cc, TCU.hh, TriggerDefinition.hh - modified to add onbits1-3 and offbits1-3;
    
    DSM.hh - added stdio.h for ROOT > 4.26 ;
    
    Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx - modified to revert to 'kDontCare';
    
    L2Emulator/StL2_2006EmulatorMaker.cxx - modified to add PIG+2 to EEMC mL2algo;
    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx - modified to lock mag.field if it was initialized from GEANT;
    
    St_tcl_Maker
    
    StTpcFastSimMaker.cxx - modified to save coordinates in TpcLocalCoordinate;
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiNodePars.h - fixed problem with parameters alignment for gcc 4.5.1; fixed union; removed GNUC dependence;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrack.h, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinder.h, StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFitter.h, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.h, StiTpcSeedFinder.cxx, StiTpcSeedFinder.h, StiTrackFinderFilter.cxx, StiTrackFinderFilter.h, StiTrackNode.cxx, StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - modified to add TPCCATracker;
    
    StiTPCCATrackerInterface.cxx, StiTPCCATrackerInterface.h - added new files for TPCCATracker;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - modified to switch from direct access to public members to methods;
    
    StiRootSimpleTrackFilter.cxx - removed;
    
    Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to move out StiVMCToolKit::GetVMC() from assert, protected from NDEBUG cpp-flag;
    
    StiRnD
    
    Hft/StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to get rid off access to specfic detector tracking parameters which usage has been disable since 2008/06/11;
    
    Ist/StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to get rid off access to specfic detector tracking parameters which usage has been disable since 2008/06/11;
    
    StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to get rid off access to specfic detector tracking parameters which usage has been disable since 2008/06/11;
    
    StiSvt
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to get rid off access to specfic detector tracking parameters which usage has been disable since 2008/06/11;
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to get rid off access to specfic detector tracking parameters which usage has been disable since 2008/06/11;
    
    
    StStarLogger
    
    logging/Main.cxx TxUCMCollector.cxx - added stdio.h for gcc4.5; improved query;
    
    TxEventLog.h, TxEventLogFile.h, TxEventLogWeb.h, TxUCMCollector.cxx, TxUCMCollector.h - added method to query job id by broker task and job id provided;
    
    TxEventLogCollector.cpp, TxEventLogCollector.h, testUcm.csh, testUcm.java - fixed Java Collector interface;
    
    TxEventLog.h, TxEventLogCollector.cpp, TxEventLogCollector.h, TxEventLogFile.h, TxEventLogWeb.h, TxUCMCollector.cxx, TxUCMCollector.h, testUcm.csh, testUcm.java - added the requester name to the getJobId interface, fix the Db init;
    
    TxEventLogFactory.cxx - modified to use REG_EXTENDED syntax;
    
    Main.cxx, Makefile, TxEventLogFactory.cxx, TxEventLogFactory.h - added TxEventLogFactory::main method and stand-alone ulog utitility;
    
    StarRoot
    
    KFParticleBase.h, KFParticle.h, KFParticleBase.cxx, KFParticle.cxx - updates for CA from ALICE;
    
    StarRootLinkDef.h - modified to make KFParticleBase and KFParticle to be TObject;
    
    TRDiagMatrix.h, TRMatrix.cxx, TRMatrix.h, TRSymMatrix.cxx, TRSymMatrix.h, TRVector.cxx, TRVector.h - added interface to TVector3;
    
    KFParticleBase.cxx, KFParticleBase.h - added ID;
    
    TTreeIter.h - added accessor to Tree;
    
    
    RTS
    
    include/rtsSystems.h- added MTD; added Checkpoint;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx, daqReader.h - added detector size functions;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxFCF.cxx - modified to add protection that the cluster charge > 0, it happens sometimes in simulation; small optimization in fcf_decode; added CHOPPED flag; 
    
    tpxFCF.h - removed u_int for easier inclusion ; 
    
    tpxFCF.cxx - added Checkpoint; 
    
    tpxFCF_flags.h - added to move flag to a separate include; 
    
    tpxGain.cxx, tpxGain.h - added more clock features ;
    
    src/DAQ_MTDdaq_mtd.cxx, daq_mtd.h - added new code for MTD daq reader;
    
    src/SFS/fs.C, fs_index.cxx, fs_index.h, sfs_index.cxx, sfs_index.h - added detector size functions;
    
    
    pams
    
    ctf/cts/cts.cc - disabled consistency check on volume ids, fixed bug #1715;
    
    gen/Pythia6_2_20/pythia-6.2.20.F - added new version of Pythia;
    
    pytune.F - added dummy pytune to resolve dependency in bpythia;
    
    geometry/calbgeo/calbgeo2.g - modified to inserte an ENDFILl statement required by AgML;
    
    ecalgeo6.g - modified to remove stray comma from EMCS fill statement;
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added development/baseline y2011 geometry tag;
    
    geometry/mutdgeo/mutdgeo4.g - added 4th version of the muon telescope detector;
    
    geometry/tpcegeo/tpcegeo3.g - increased size of array to prevent an out-of-bounds condition ;
    
    tpcegeo3.g - modified to reduce size of TPC envelope to accommodate TOF;
    
    geometry/wallgeo/wallgeo.g - modified to make the cave walls invisible so the detector can be more easily viewed;
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - fixed unknown TOFr choice for year2007 (btog_choice=10); fixed wrong TOFr tray position ID for run 5 (btog_choice=8);
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - modified to increase the precision of the lambda and lambdabar masses in gstar_part.g; added XiMinus, XiMinusBar, XiZero and XiZeroBar;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tracker/PrimaryVertexCuts.20100424.040001.C - added parameters for Run 2010 AuAu 7.7 and AuAu 11; files moved to DB;
    
    PrimaryVertexCuts.y2011.C - added provisional set of parameters for year 2011;
    
    Calibrations/ftpc/ftpcTemps.y2011.C - added new files with provisional values for year 2011;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcGas.y2011.C, TpcSecRowB.y2011.C, tpcPressureB.y2011.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C, tpcPadGainT0.y2011.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2011.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.y2011.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2011.C, tpcGasTemperature.y2011.C, TpcdXCorrection.y2011.C, tpcMethaneIn.y2011.C, TpcMultiplicity.y2011.C, TpcPhiDirection.y2011.C, tpcWaterOut.y2011.C, TpcZCorrectionB.y2011.C, TpcdCharge.y2011.C, TpcdEdxCor.y2011.C, tpcAnodeHV.y2011.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2011.C, TpcPadCorrection.y2011.C, tpcSlewing.y2011.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2011.C, tpcAltroParams.y2011.C - added new files with provisional values for year 2011;
    
    TpcPadCorrection.C - added new default pad correction table ;
    
    tpcGainCorrection.20100101.000028.C, tpcGainCorrection.C, TpcAvCurrent.C, TpcPadCorrection.y2010.C, TpcZDC.C - added new table;
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.20100101.000012.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20100101.000033.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20100103.000033.C,
    
    TpcLengthCorrectionB.20100204.180033.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20100318.200033.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20100409.000033.C,
    
    TpcLengthCorrectionB.20100424.040033.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20100527.020033.C,
    
    TpcRowQ.20100101.000032.C, TpcRowQ.20100103.000032.C, TpcRowQ.20100204.180032.C, TpcRowQ.20100318.200032.C, 
    
    TpcRowQ.20100409.000032.C, TpcRowQ.20100424.040032.C, TpcRowQ.20100527.020032.C, TpcSecRowB.20100101.000032.root, 
    
    TpcSecRowB.20100103.000032.root, TpcSecRowB.20100103.000032.root, TpcSecRowB.20100318.200032.root, TpcSecRowB.20100409.000032.root, TpcSecRowB.20100424.040032.root, TpcSecRowB.20100527.020032.root,
    
    TpcZCorrectionB.20100101.000030.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20100103.000032.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20100204.180030.C, 
    
    TpcZCorrectionB.20100318.200030.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20100409.000030.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20100424.040030.C, 
    
    TpcZCorrectionB.20100527.020030.C, TpcZDC.20100103.000025.C,TpcZDC.20100204.180025.C, TpcZDC.20100318.200025.C, TpcZDC.20100409.000025.C TpcZDC.20100424.040025.C - updated dEdx calibartions for run 2010; 
    
    Geometry/tpc/tpcGlobalPosition.y2011.C - added provisional values for y2011;
    
    Sector_01 to Sector_24/tpcSectorPosition.y2011.C - added provisional values for y2011 for each sector;
    
    RunLog/onl/starClockOnl.y2011.C, tpcRDOMasks.y2011.C - added provisional values for y2011;
    
    VmcGeometry/Geometry.y2011.C y2011.h - added year 2011 geometry tag;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/TpcPadCorrection.idl - added table for correction to reconstructed cluster position in pads;
    
    triggerDefinition.idl, triggerThreshold.idl - added new trigger simulator tables; modified to add size parameter;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qt/src/TQtWidget.cxx - fixed ROOT Bug #4319;
    
    GQtGUI.cxx, TGQt.cxx - fixed small memory leak for QFont object;
    
    
    
    
  • September 2, 2010 
    
    SL10i library has been updated with codes limited number of TPC hits used for tracking to skip events with excessive hit occupancy. Library was retagged with tag SL10i_2 and rebuilt on SL5.3 and SL4.4 platforms.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_tpcMaxHitsC.h - new file to limit max number of TPC hits for tracking;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to introduce hit maxima for tracking;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcHitMaker.h, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.h - modified to introduce hit maxima for tracking;
    
    StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.h - implemented Lower bound on reduced hit maxima;
    
    macrosbfc.C
    
    StDb
    
    idl/tpcMaxHits.idl - new table to limit max number of TPC hits for tracking;
    

    
    
  • August 11, 2010 
    
    SL10i library has been updated with MC Filter codes to proceed with EemcGammaFilter simulation production. Library was retagged with tag SL10i_1 and rebuilt on SL5.3 and SL4.4 platforms.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added FiltEemcGamma option to proceed with Eemc gamma filter in reconstruction; 
    
    StFilterMaker
    
    StGammaFilterMaker.h, StGammaFilterMaker.cxx - updated with final 2009 parameters and utilities; 
    
    StEemcGammaFilterMaker.cxx, StEemcGammaFilterMaker.h, eemcGammaFilterMakerParams.idl - added new files to implement original Endcap EMC gamma-filter; modified to get sampling fraction from Fast simulator, db settings movied to Init; 
    
    StMCFilter
    
    StEemcGammaFilter.cxx, StEemcGammaFilter.h - new code added to implement original Endcap EMC gamma-filter; 
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcFastMaker.cxx, StEEmcFastMaker.h, StEEmcSlowMaker.h, StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx - updated Eemc fast and slow simulattion codes; sampling fraction changed to 4.8%; 
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - modified to change the check on valid towers during clustering to suppress the non-error issued by StEmcGeom; 
    

    
    
  • July 19, 2010 
    
    new library SL10i tagged as SL10i has been created and built on SL5.3 and SL4.4 platforms. Library was tested and released on July 21.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/geant321/gcons/gppart.F - modified to allow geant IDs > 9999 will be displayed ;
    
    Simulation/starsim/geantgpdcay.F - added the ids of the decay daughters to the output;
    
    StAssociationMaker
    
    EMC/StEmcAssociationMaker.cxx, StEmcAssociationMaker.h - modified to remove the compile-time redundant dependency;
    
    StBTofHitMaker
    
    StBTofHitMaker.cxx - removed explicit call to mBTofSortRawHit->setVpdDelay(runnumber). This is now part of mBTofSortRawHit->Init();
    
    StBTofHitMaker.cxx, StBTofHitMaker.h - modified to intoduce GetNextRaw(int sec) ;
    
    StBTofMatchMaker
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx, StBTofMatchMaker.h - introduced switch to enable ideal MC geometry, without alignment updates. Default: disabled;
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx - modified to initialize mUseIdealGeometry to be kFALSE in ctor;
    
    StBTofSimMaker 
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx, StBTofSimMaker.h - removed geometry initialization (not used); corrected application of vpd resolution smearing: the original values in the db (or ParSim) are in ps [Xin];
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofSortRawHit.cxx, StBTofSortRawHit.h - modified to retrieve VPD delay parameters from database; removed explicit setVpdDelay() and integrate its functionality with Init();
    
    StBTofGeometry.cxx, StBTofGeometry.h - StBTofGeometry.cxx, StBTofGeometry.h - introduced switch to enable ideal MC geometry, without alignment updates. Default: disabled;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - modified for GridLeak studies: more knobs to adjust GL and SC in Predict() functions;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_TpcResponseSimulatorC.h - added parameterization for sigma ver row;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities
    
    StEmbeddingQAUtilities.cxx - modified to use TString::KIgnoreCase; 
    
    StEmbeddingQADraw.h - added particle name functions;
    
    StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx - added legend for each page;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData.cxx - modified to change member debug to mDebug;
    
    StGammaMaker
    
    StGammaEvent.h - added primary vertx rank member/mutator/accessor ;
    
    StGammaEventMaker.cxx - added store of primary vertex rank;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx, St_geant_Maker.h - modified to synchronize magnetic field, can use now InitRun for mag. field;
    
    Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.h - modified to set rapidity +/-10 in gkine/phasespace for spectrum option in order to avoid acceptance cuts; 
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx - implemented spectrum option by gstar_micky;
    
    StHbtMaker
    
    Reader/StHbtAssociationReader.cxx - fixed StMcTrack usage ;
    
    Cut/ParityEventCut.cxx, ParityEventCut.h - modified to get rid of the compilation warnings;
    
    StJetFinder
    
    StProtoJetCut.h, StProtoJetCutEta.h, StProtoJetCutPt.h, StProtoJetListCut.cxx,,StProtoJetListCut.h - added new files to support run 2009 production version;
    
    StConeJetFinder.cxx, StConeJetFinderBase.cxx, StEtaPhiGrid.cxx, StEtaPhiGrid.h - fixed memory leak;
    
    StProtoJet.h - modified to proceed with run 2009 production;
    
    StJetMaker 
    
    StAnaPars.h, StJetMaker2009.cxx, StJetMaker2009.h - new files added to support run 2009 jet production version;
    
    StjBEMCTowerMaker.cxx, StjTPCTrackMaker.cxx - modified to proceed with run 2009 production;
    
    StJetMaker.cxx, StJetMaker.h - added getStJetEvent() ;
    
    StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx - added protection against null pointer ;
    
    emulator/StBET4pMakerImpBuilder.cxx, StjeBemcEnergySumCalculatorBuilder.cxx, StjeDefaultJetTreeWriter.cxx, StjeJetEventTreeWriter.cxx- modified to proceed with run 2009 production;
    
    mudst/StjBEMCMuDst.cxx, StjBEMCMuDst.h, StjEEMCMuDst.cxx, StjEEMCMuDst.h, StjTPCMuDst.cxx, StjTPCMuDst.h, StjTPCRandomMuDst.cxx - modified to proceed with run 2009 production;
    
    StjBEMCMuDst.cxx/h - modified for simulation;
    
    towers/StjAbstractTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracks.h, StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksFraction.cxx, StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksFraction.h, StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksMip.cxx, StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksMip.h - modified to proceed with 2009 production ;
    
    StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksNull.h - added new file;
    
    StjAbstractTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracks.cxx, StjAbstractTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracks.h, StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksFraction.cxx, StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksFraction.h, StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksMip.cxx, StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksMip.h, StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksNull.h - added new files with alternative classes for tower energy correction for tracks;
    
    tracks/StjTrackCutPt.h - added to support run 2009 jet production version;
    
    StjTPC.h - modified for run 2009;
    
    StjTrackCutDcaPtDependent.h - bug fixed;
    
    vertex/StjPrimaryVertex.h - added to support run 2009 jet production version;
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker.cxx - implemented the correct const StMcTarck * pointer cast;
    
    StMCFilter
    
    StBemcGammaFilter.h, StBemcGammaFilter.cxx - BEMC Photon Filter implemented;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.cxx - added pointer protection to StTriggerData member ;
    
    StMuTrack.cxx - fixed bug to fill properly global tracks with pt and eta in case if vertex has not been found;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcEvent.hh - fixed bug which had eprsCollection returning btow hits if called using the const version;
    
    StStarLogger
    
    logging/TxEventLogWeb.cpp - modified to allow the wget log message to trace the cybersecurity issue; added timestampt t diagnostic to trace the cybersecurity case;
    
    TxUCMCollector.cxx - modified to count events of the selected job only;
    
    TxEventLog.cpp, TxEventLog.h, TxUCMCollector.cxx - modified to dicrement the job counter for the finished tasks;
    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx - set assert when magnetic field is not initialized;
    
    StarRoot
    
    THelixTrack.cxx - modified to acount HZ correlation; 
    
    THelixTrack.h, THelixTrack.cxx - added TestMtx; 
    
    TRandomVector.h, TRandomVector.cxx - added multydimensioane random vector;
    
    StBiTree.cxx - modified to reduce the test suite;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx, StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.h - modified interface to allow EMC and TOF matching requirements; added TOF matching;
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.h - added option for using all triggers;
    
    StRTSClient
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - implement new interface for pad t0;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcDb.h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx - modified to take out flavoring by 'sim' for tpcGlobalPosition,tpcSectorPosition and starClockOnl tables; removed usage of tpcISTimeOffsets and tpcOSTimeOffsets tables;
    
    StRTpcT0.cxx, StRTpcT0.h, StTpcT0I.h - removed;
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - modified to discontinue usage of FullMagF geometry flavors, now just use 'ofl' with appropriate timestamp;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h - modified ;
    
    TF1F.cxx, TF1F.h - added new files;
    
    St_tcl_Maker 
    
    StTpcFastSimMaker.cxx - modified to adjust for new TpcDb interface; removed pseudo pad rows;
    
    StTriggerUtilities 
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx, StTriggerSimuMaker.h - added hooks to overwrite DSM thresholds from the database ;
    
    Bbc/StBbcTriggerSimu.cxx - modified to set year from DB maker to StBbcTrigggerDetector container;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx - added Run 6 jpsi-mb trigger;
    
    StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StBemcTriggerSimu.h - modified to get J/psi topology trigger candidates; A=added more access functions for J/psi candidates;
    
    added hooks to overwrite DSM thresholds from the database;
    
    modified to fill trigger simulator in the StEmcTriggerDetector structure same as data for MC;
    
    StBemcTriggerSimu.h - fixed HT6bit to TP6bit;
    
    Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEemcTriggerSimu.h - added hooks to overwrite DSM thresholds from the database;
    
    modified to fill trigger simulator in the StEmcTriggerDetector structure same as data for MC;
    
    added a bunch of eemc-http triggers ; modified to change triggerDecision from kDoNotCare to kNo;
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEmcTriggerSimu.h - added hooks to overwrite DSM thresholds from the database;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - modified geometry.g so that seperate particle transport cuts can be used in the BEMC and EEMC, this is needed for the spin/dijet simulation ;
    
    defined the Y2009b tag to apply the 10keV default tracking cuts in the BEMC, and revert the EEMC to the 80kev/1MeV (photon/electron) cuts;
    
    added y2005i tag to provide up-to-date version of ecal in y2005 geometry and to provide 10 keV transport cuts in calorimeters;
    
    geometry/btofgeo/tofgeo2.g, btofgeo3.g, btofgeo4.g, btofgeo5.g, btofgeo6.g - fixed minor bug in the cooling tubes for the tofThe inner radii of the cooling tubes are passed to the block creating the water volume, but the shape operator indicated that it should inherit its parameters from the mother volume. This resulted in the outer radius of the water volume being set equal to the outer radius of the cooling tube;
    
    gen/Pythia6_4_23/pystar-6.4.22.F, pythia-6.4.23.F - added latest version of pythia, with bug fixes for the perugia tunes;
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g, gstar_part.kumac - added Geant id's for 100% Phi to K+K- and to e+e- decay channels; 
    
    corrected mistake in Omega+- definition and forced daughter lamda to decay to specific channel; got rid of Mortran90 definition; 
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcEffectiveGeom.y2006.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2007.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2008.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2009.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2010.C - removed;
    
    tpcEffectiveGeom.y2005.C - replaced 'sim' value with 'ofl';
    
    tpcElectronics.y2006.C, tpcElectronics.y2007.C, tpcElectronics.y2008.C - moved tZero from -1.05995 us (used to be in simulation) to real data value = 0 us;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C - modified;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/DefaultTrackingParameters.20010312.000011.C - decreased hits gates; set max Xi2=20 to be the same as in the original;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/TpcResponseSimulator.idl - added parameterization for sigma versus row;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qt4ged/src/TQtLineEditor.cxx - modified to replace the obsolete interface with the standard Qt4; removed error prone Qt3 CPP flags;
    
    qt/qt.pro - merged with CERN version; added TQtCanvasPainter.h to the list of depedencies;
    
    qt/src/TQtWidget.cxx - modified to merge with ROOT CERN SVN trunk 5.27;
    
    qt/inc/ TQtCanvasPainter.h - added new file to merge with ROOT CERN SVN trunk 5.27;
    
    TQtWidget.h - modified to merge with ROOT CERN SVN trunk 5.27;
    
    qtgui/src/TQtCanvasImp.cxx - fixed the ambiguous shortcut overload;
    
    
    
  
  •  April 7, 2011  
    
  new library SL10h_embed  tagged as SL10h_3 has been created to fix the problem in P10ih embedding production. Library was tested and released on April 11.
    

    
          Next codes have been updated:
     

    
          StAssociationMaker
    
          StAssociationMaker.cxx, r.1.54;
     
          StAssociationMaker.h, r.1.24; 
     
          StTrackPairInfo.cc, r.1.8; 
     
          StTrackPairInfo.hh, r.1.8;
     
          EMC/StEmcAssociationMaker.cxx, r.1.13;
     
          StEmcAssociationMaker.h, r.1.10;
     
          StBFChain
    
          BigFullChain.h, r.1.125; StBFChain.cxx, r.1.570; 
     
          StChain
    
          StMaker.cxx, r.1.234;
     
          StDetectorDbMaker
    
          StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, r.1.24; St_TpcPadCorrectionC.h, r.1.1; St_TpcResponseSimulatorC.h, r.1.3; St_tpcGainCorrectionC.h, r.1.1; St_tpcHVPlanesC.h, r.1.1; St_tss_tssparC.h, r.1.5; 
    
           StTpcHitMaker
    
           StTpcHitMaker.cxx, r. 1.39; 
    
           StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, r. 1.25; 
    
          StTpcRSMaker
    
           StTpcRSMaker.cxx, r. 1.44; StTpcRSMaker.h,  r.1.18; TF1F.cxx, r. 1.3; TF1F.h, r.1.3; TpcRS.C, r.1.21;
    
           StarRoot
    
           StCloseFileOnTerminate.h,r.1.6; TPolynomial.cxx, r.1.2; 
     
           St_geant_Maker
    
           St_geant_Maker.h,  r. 1.50;
    
           St_geant_Maker.cxx, r. 1.135;
    
           StMagF
     
           StMagFMaker.cxx, r. 1.16;
    
           StarMagField
     
           StarMagField.cxx  r. 1.17; 
     

    
           StarDb
    
           Calibrations/tpc
            TpcRowQ.20090301.000102.C   
    
            TpcRowQ.20090415.000057.C   
    
            tpcAnodeHV.y2011.C         
    
            tpcAnodeHVavg.y2011.C      
    
           
           Calibrations/tracker
    
           DefaultTrackingParameters.20010312.000011.C
    

    
    
  • September 3, 2010 
    
    SL10h library has been updated with codes limited number of TPC hits used for tracking to skip events with excessive hit occupancy. Library was retagged with tag SL10h_2 and rebuilt on SL5.3 and SL4.4 platforms.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_tpcMaxHitsC.h - new file to limit max number of TPC hits for tracking;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to introduce hit maxima for tracking;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcHitMaker.h, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.h - modified to introduce hit maxima for tracking;
    
    StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.h - implemented Lower bound on reduced hit maxima;
    
    macrosbfc.C
    
    StDb
    
    idl/tpcMaxHits.idl - new table to limit max number of TPC hits for tracking;
    

    
    
  • July 7, 2010 
    
    SL10h library was updated with StRoot/StPmdReadMaker fixes to read old daq data and proceed with run 2010 calibrations
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL10h_1 
    

    
    
  • May 26, 2010 
    
    new library SL10h tagged as SL10h has been created and built on SL4.4 and SL5.3 platforms. Library was tested found bugs fixed, library was released on June 1 and will be used for run 2010 production.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StParticleTable.cc, StKaonZeroMode0809.cc, StKaonZeroMode0809.hh - added StKaonZeroMode0809 to represent the k0 --> pi+ pi- w/ 100% br in gstar_part.g ;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - modified to allow to switch off main Star Cint Db by NoStarCintDb option; removed the logger destruction side effect; 
    
    BigFullChain.h - modified to put StBTofSimMaker before StBTofMatchMaker;
    
    StBTofCalibMaker
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.cxx, StBTofCalibMaker.h - implemented self-calibration method; improved database handling and reduced log output; modified to pick up the default primary vertex (for mUseEventVertex); additional cuts in selecting the vertex for tstart() have been removed;
    
    StBTofHitMaker 
    
    StBTofHitMaker.cxx - improved database handling and reduced log output;
    
    StBTofMatchMaker
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx - modified to keep BTofMatchMaker from crashing ungracefully when no mEvent or BTOF Collection is found; improved database handling and reduced log output;
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofSortRawHit.cxx - updated vpd delay settings for run 2010;
    
    StBTofDaqMap.cxx, StBTofGeometry.cxx, StBTofINLCorr.cxx, StBTofSortRawHit.cxx - improved database handling and reduced log output;
    
    StChain
    
    StChain.cxx, StMaker.cxx - removed the logger destruction side effect;
    
    StMaker.cxx - bug #1911 fixed, implemented protection against of the died pointer; alias time stamp for y2010 moved from 20091214 to 20091215;
    
    added y2009b and y2010a geometry tags to support simulation requests: 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_tpcPadGainT0C.h, St_tpcAltroParamsC.h, St_tpcAvCurrentC.h - added new files for St_tpcPadGainT0C;protection;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx, St_db_Maker.h - implemented new method to save snapshot+one subsequent dataset for each table in db; refactored snapshot code to include saving of .root files; modified to save single datasets; fixed check for db broker in file mode;
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx, StEEmcSlowMaker.h - code cleanup;
    
    SlowSimUtil.cxx, SlowSimUtil.h - removed;
    
    StEEmcUtil
    
    EEmcMC/EEmcMCData.h - removed the redundant dependancy;
    
    StEvent
    
    StBTofHeader.cxx, StBTofHeader.h - added member mNTzero and access methods;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackToStEvent.cc - fixed extrapolation of momentum vector to last point on track;
    
    StFtpcConfMapper.cc, StFtpcConfMapper.hh - fixed bug #1939 - variables with the same name were defined twice; the names of the StFtpcConfMapper variables have been changed to make them unique;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.h - modified to set rapidity +/-10 in gkine/phasespace for spectrum option in order to avoid acceptance cuts;
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx - implemented spectrum option by gstar_micky;
    
    St_geom_Maker
    
    GeomBrowser.cxx - adjusted to meet the new ROOT requerement;
    
    QExGeoDrawHelper.cxx - modified to pick up material from TGeoMedium rather from TGeoMaterial ;
    
    StarGeomTreeWidget.cxx - added std prefix for vector;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StJetReader.cxx, StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx - modified to preserve backward compatibility with reading of Run 6 skim trees;
    
    StBET4pMaker.cxx - modified to save current vertex index before vertex loop and restore current vertex index after vertex loop;
    
    StBET4pMaker.h, StFourPMaker.h, StPythiaFourPMaker.h - updated simulation tools;
    
    mudst/StjTPCMuDst.cxx - added cut on radius of last TPC point on track (125 cm);
    
    emulator/StBET4pMakerImpBuilder.cxx - added cut on radius of last TPC point on track (125 cm);
    
    StjeJetEventTreeWriter.cxx - modified to calculate nBTOFMatch for year >= 2009;
    
    tracks/StjTrackList.h, StjTrackCutLastPoint.h - added cut on radius of last TPC point on track (125 cm);
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker.cxx - added CPP macro to separate McTracks; fixed bug #1932 ;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StEventObject.h, StMcHitC.cxx, StMcHitC.hh, StMcHitI.cxx, StMcHitI.h, StMcHitT.cxx, StMcHitT.hh - implemented new OO model for Mc event components;
    
    StMcVertexC.cxx, StMcVertexC.h - added Mc vertex, and EMC models;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx, StMuTrack.h - added extra functions for matching BEMC towers to TPC tracks;
    
    StMuArrays.cxx, StMuArrays.h, StMuDst.cxx, StMuDst.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuDstMaker.h, StMuEvent.cxx, StMuEvent.h - modified to add StTriggerData arrays in muevent and fixed an issue with PMD arrays being read;
    
    StPmdClusterMaker
    
    StPmdClusterMaker.cxx, StPmdClustering.cxx, StPmdClustering.h - added a call to new clustering routines in StPmdClustering;
    
    StPmdClustering.cxx - modified to use Edep() instead of Adc() of PmdHit in new clustering routine; mOptCalibrate Flag set to kTRUE;
    
    StPmdReadMaker 
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx - modified to hold calibrated ADC by Edep of Pmdhit;
    
    StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdMapUtil.cxx - fixed an array for nSmChainBoards;
    
    StPmdHit.cxx, StPmdHit.h - added sorting routine;
    
    StPmdDetector.cxx - modified to return correct number of Hits in a module;
    
    StPmdCluster.cxx - added initialization of mCluSigma in constructor;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - changed absolute path for mysql.h to relative path; mysql.h include path fixed;
    
    StTriggerSimuResult.cxx, StTriggerSimuResult.h - modified to preserve backward compatibility with reading of Run 6 skim trees;
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx - removed mysql.h include;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, TpcRS.C - returned back to time simulation for each pad, organized parameters into TpcResponseSimulator table; 
    
    
    RTS
    
    include/RC_Config.h - RHIC TRG updated ;
    
    src/SFS/fs_index.cxx, fs_index.h, sfs_index.cxx - removed some statics to make thread safe, at least for separate instances of the readers ;
    
    Makefile, fs_index.h, sfs_index.cxx, sfs_index.h, daq_test.C - added support for readahead ;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/cfgutil.cxx, daqReader.cxx, daqReader.h - added support for readahead, removed some statics to make thread safe, at least for separate instances of the readers ;
    
    src/DAQ_SSD/ssd_reader.cxx - removed some statics to make thread safe, at least for separate instances of the readers ;
    
    src/DAQ_SVT/svt_reader.cxx - removed some statics to make thread safe, at least for separate instances of the readers;
    
    
    StVpdCalibMaker
    
    StVpdCalibMaker.cxx, StVpdCalibMaker.h - removed slower hits (outliers) in VPD timing calculations; implemented self-calibration method; improved database handling and reduced log output;
    
    StStarLogger
    
    StLoggerManager.cxx - removed the logger destruction side effect ;
    
    MySQLAppender.h - fixed include path for mysql.h ;
    
    logging/TxUCMCollector.h - fixed include path for mysql.h ;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StDraw3D.cxx - added delay to animate 3D under gdb and get rid of 100 CPU consumption;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - y2010a geometry tag added.Tag is identical to y2010, except dependency on y2009a is removed 
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - added K0S->Pi+ Pi;
    
    sim/idl/g2t_tpc_hit.idl - added adc, pad and timebucket data member to allow tuning up digitization;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/ftpc/ftpcTemps.y2010.C - added default (ideal) parameters;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcLengthCorrectionB.20100409.000000.C, TpcRowQ.20100409.000000.C, TpcSecRowB.20100409.000000.root - dEdx calibrations for auau 39GeV run 2010;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C - fixed ;
    
    tpcAnodeHVavg.y2001.C tpcAnodeHVavg.y2002.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2003.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2004.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2005.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2006.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2007.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2008.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2009.Cl tpcAnodeHVavg.y2010.C - added default tables;
    
    tpcAnodeHV.C tpcAnodeHV.y2010.C - added default (ideal) parameters ;
    
    tpcDriftVelocity.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2001.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2003.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2004.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2005.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2006.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2007.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2008.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2009.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2010.C - added default (ideal) parameters for TPC drift velocity; 
    
    tpcEffectiveGeom.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2001.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2003.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2004.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2005.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2006.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2007.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2008.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2009.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2010.C - added default (ideal) parameters for TPC; 
    
    tpcElectronics.C, tpcElectronics.y2001.C, tpcElectronics.y2003.C, tpcElectronics.y2004.C, tpcElectronics.y2005.C, tpcElectronics.y2006.C, tpcElectronics.y2007.C, tpcElectronics.y2008.C - added default (ideal) parameters for TPC electronics; 
    
    tpcSlewing.C tpcSlewing.y2009.C tpcSlewing.y2010.C - added default (ideal) parameters for TPC ;
    
    tpcAvCurrent.C - added initail tabel with default parameters for average anode inner/outer currents;
    
    tpcPadGainT0.y2009.C - added ideal version;
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2009.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2009.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.y2009.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.y2010.C,
    
    TpcMultiplicity.y2009.C, TpcMultiplicity.y2010.C, TpcPhiDirection.y2009.C, TpcPhiDirection.y2010.C,
    
    TpcSecRowB.y2009.C, TpcZCorrectionB.y2009.C, TpcZCorrectionB.y2010.C, TpcdCharge.y2009.C, TpcdCharge.y2010.C,
    
    TpcdEdxCor.y2009.C, TpcdEdxCor.y2010.C, TpcdXCorrection.y2009.C, TpcdXCorrection.y2010.C, tpcAltroParams.20080219.143436.C;
    
    tpcAltroParams.C, tpcAltroParams.y2008.C, tpcAltroParams.y2009.C, tpcAltroParams.y2010.C, tpcAnodeHV.y2009.C,
    
    tpcAnodeHVavg.y2009.C, tpcGasTemperature.y2009.C, tpcGasTemperature.y2010.C, tpcMethaneIn.y2009.C,
    
    tpcMethaneIn.y2010.C, tpcPressureB.y2009.C, tpcWaterOut.y2009.C, tpcWaterOut.y2010.C - added default dE/dx calibration tables, replaced TpcAltroParameters and asic_thresholds_tpx by tpcAltroParam;
    
    tpcGas.C, tpcGas.y2003.C, tpcGas.y2004.C, tpcGas.y2005.C, tpcGas.y2006.C, tpcGas.y2007.C, tpcGas.y2008.C, tpcGas.y2009.C, tpcGas.y2010.C - added nominal gas tables;
    
    tpcAnodeHVavg.y2001.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2002.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2003.C ,tpcAnodeHVavg.y2004.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2005.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2006.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2007.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2008.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2009.C - removed;
    
    TpcAltroParameters.20071115.000000.C,TpcAltroParameters.20080128.000000.C,TpcAltroParameters.20080623.000000.C, TpcAltroParameters.20080624.000000.C, TpcAltroParameters.C,TpcAltroParameters.y2010.C, TpcLengthCorrection.C, TpcdXCorrection.C, asic_thresholds_tpx.y2008.C, asic_thresholds_tpx.y2009.C, asic_thresholds_tpx.y2010.C, tpcGain.C - removed files;
    
    Geometry/svt/LadderOnShell.C, LadderOnShell.y2005.C, LadderOnShell.y2006.C, LadderOnShell.y2007.C, WaferOnLadder.y2001.C, WaferOnLadder.y2005.C, WaferOnLadder.y2006.C, WaferOnLadder.y2007.C,ShellOnGlobal.y2001.C, ShellOnGlobal.y2005.C, ShellOnGlobal.y2006.C ShellOnGlobal.y2007.C, LadderOnSurvey.y2001.C, LadderOnSurvey.y2005.C, LadderOnSurvey.y2006.C, LadderOnSurvey.y2007.C, SvtOnGlobal.y2001.C, SvtOnGlobal.y2005.C, SvtOnGlobal.y2006.C, SvtOnGlobal.y2007.C - added default (ideal) simulation position for SVT;
    
    Geometry/ssd/SsdLaddersOnSectors.C, SsdLaddersOnSectors.y2005.C, SsdLaddersOnSectors.y2006.C SsdLaddersOnSectors.y2007.C, SsdOnGlobal.C SsdOnGlobal.y2005.C SsdOnGlobal.y2006.C, SsdOnGlobal.y2007.C SsdSectorsOnGlobal.C, SsdSectorsOnGlobal.y2005.C SsdSectorsOnGlobal.y2006.C, SsdSectorsOnGlobal.y2007.C, SsdWafersOnLadders.C, SsdWafersOnLadders.y2005.C, SsdWafersOnLadders.y2006.C, SsdWafersOnLadders.y2007.C - added default (simulation) tables for SSD;
    
    Geometry/tpc/tpcGlobalPosition.C, tpcGlobalPosition.y2001.C, tpcGlobalPosition.y2003.C, tpcGlobalPosition.y2004.C, tpcGlobalPosition.y2005.C, tpcGlobalPosition.y2006.C, tpcGlobalPosition.y2007.C, tpcGlobalPosition.y2008.C, tpcGlobalPosition.y2009.C, tpcGlobalPosition.y2010.C - added default (ideal) global parameters TPC;
    
    Geometry/tpc/Sector_01/ tpcSectorPosition.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2001.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2003.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2004.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2005.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2006.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2007.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2008.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2009.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2010.C - added default (ideal) parameters for each TPC sector;
    
    ... up to Sector 24
    
    Geometry/tpc/Sector_24 tpcSectorPosition.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2001.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2003.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2004.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2005.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2006.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2007.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2008.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2009.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2010.C - added default (ideal) parameters for each TPC sector;
    
    VmcGeometry/ y2009b.h y2010a.h - added new geometry versions to support simulation requests;
    
    RunLog/onl/
    
    starClockOnl.y2001.C, starClockOnl.y2003.C, starClockOnl.y2004.C, starClockOnl.y2005.C, starClockOnl.y2006.C, starClockOnl.y2007.C, starClockOnl.y2008.C, starClockOnl.y2009.C, starClockOnl.y2010.C - added default (ideal) parameters for TPC starClock;
    
    tpcRDOMasks.C, tpcRDOMasks.y2003.C, tpcRDOMasks.y2004.C, tpcRDOMasks.y2005.C, tpcRDOMasks.y2006.C, tpcRDOMasks.y2007.C, tpcRDOMasks.y2008.C, tpcRDOMasks.y2009.C, tpcRDOMasks.y2010.C - added default (ideal) parameters for TPC RDO masks;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/tpcAvCurrent.idl - added table for average anode inner/outer currents and accumulated charge;
    
    tpcAltroParams.idl - added new file to reformat Altro parameters;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qtgui/Module.mk, qtgui.pro - merged with the ROOT CERN version;
    
    qtgui/inc/TQtRootCommandCombo.h - modified to adjust RootCommand to meet the new ROOT requerement;
    
    TQtRootCommandCombo.h - set the horizontal size policy to Ignore;
    
    TQtCommandPlugin.h, TQtRedirectOutputGuard.h, TQtTextEditor.h, TRedirectGuardInterface.h - added files to merge with ROOT CERN version;
    
    qtgui/src/TQtRootCommandCombo.cxx - modified to adjust RootCommand to meet the new ROOT requirement;
    
    TQtRootCommandCombo.cxx - set the horizontal size policy to Ignore;
    
    TQtCanvasImp.cxx, TQtGui.cxx, TQtRootAction.cxx - modified to merge with the ROOT CERN version;
    
    TQtCommandPlugin.cxx, TQtRootCommand.ui, TQtTextEditor.cxx, TRedirectGuardInterface.cxx - added new files to merge with the ROOT CERN version;
    
    qt/inc/TQtRootSlot.h - added end-of-line method;
    
    qt/src/TQtRootSlot.cxx - added end-of-line method;
    
    trunk/qt/ Module.mk Module.root.5.11.mk - modified to merge BNL SVN and STAR CVS;
    
    trunk/qt/inc/LinkDef.h, TGQt.h, TGQtGL.h, TObjectExecute.h, TQMimeTypes.h, TQtApplication.h, TQtBrush.h, TQtClientFilter.h, TQtClientGuard.h, TQtClientWidget.h, TQtEmitter.h, TQtEvent.h, TQtEventQueue.h, TQtLock.h, TQtMarker.h, TQtPadFont.h, TQtPen.h, TQtRConfig.h, TQtRootApplication.h, TQtRootSlot.h, TQtSymbolCodec.h, TQtTimer.h, TQtUtil.h, TQtWidget.h, TVirtualX.interface.h, TWaitCondition.h, rootcint.pri - modified to merge BNL SVN and STAR CVS;
    
    trunk/qt/src/GQtGUI.cxx, TGQt.cxx, TGQtDummy.cxx, TGQtGL.cxx, TQMimeTypes.cxx, TQtApplication.cxx, TQtBrush.cxx, TQtClientFilter.cxx, TQtClientGuard.cxx, TQtClientWidget.cxx, TQtEvent.cxx, TQtEventQueue.cxx, TQtMarker.cxx, TQtPadFont.cxx, TQtPen.cxx, TQtRootApplication.cxx, TQtRootSlot.cxx, TQtSymbolCodec.cxx, TQtTimer.cxx, TQtWidget.cxx - modified to merge BNL SVN and STAR CVS;
    
    
    
    
  • April 27, 2010 
    
    new library SL10g tagged as SL10g has been created and built on SL4.4 and SL5.3 platforms. Library was tested and released on April 28.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - modified to use hobj pointer to ensure proper handling with reference hists; fixed bug with AddHists when some files are missing hists;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added option UseEventVertex in order to use primary vertex in StBTofCalibMaker; replaced UseEventVertex to UseProjectedVertex for StBTofCalibMaker;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to close the local logger at Finish, bug fixed #1911; 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.cxx - modified to change the default to use event vertex for start position for Run10 AuAu; 
    
    introduced "UseProjectedVertex" maker attribute to allow selection of the standard event vertex or one determined by track extrapolation;
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofGeometry.cxx - modified to include X0 (radial offset) in the tray alignment; 
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - shift y2010 tag from 20091215 to 20091214 because beginTime for the first tpcPadGainT0 for run 2010 was set 20091214.215645;
    
    dst_bfc_status.idl - removed;
    
    StChain.cxx, StMaker.cxx - modified to close the local logger at Finish, bug #1911 fixed; 
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbServiceBroker.cxx/h - modified to break infinite loop if happenes; corrected propagation of error status for StDbServiceBroker;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.h - method 'drop' added ; set time StMaker::SetDateTime; 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - modified to expand time for Run 2010;
    
    StEvent
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx - added StTriggerData2009;
    
    StTriggerData2009.cxx, StTriggerData2009.h - added streamer and new access function for BBC large tile earliest TAC; 
    
    StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h - added new access function for BBC large tile earliest TAC; 
    
    StEventLinkDef.h - changed for Trigger Data;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StuDraw3DEvent.cxx, StuDraw3DEvent.h - added ftpcHits method to render Ftpc hos from StEvent; 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc, StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx, StFtpcDbReader.cc/hh - modified to swap data for RDO6,RDO7 FTPC East when Calibrations_ftpc/ftpcElectronics->swapRDO6RDO7East=1; 
    
    StFtpcGasUtilities.cc - modified to use the default temperatures for all runs taken in the period of time from "2010-04-13 00:20:01" to "2010-04-19 20:39:00";
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StBET4pMaker.cxx/h - added DCAx, DCAy, chi2, chi2prob, and vertex; 
    
    StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx - added nBTOFMatch ; modified to calculate nBTOFMatch for year >= 2009; 
    
    StJetReader.h, StJetReader.cxx - reshaped; added sanity checks;
    
    StBET4pMaker.cxx, StBET4pMaker.h, StFourPMaker.h, StJetMaker.cxx, StJetMaker.h - modified to return multiple vertices all with positive rank and pass associated tracks and towers to jet finder to build jets;
    
    mudst/StjEEMCMuDst.cxx - corrected calculation of EEMC tower IDs;
    
    StjTPCMuDst.cxx - added DCAx, DCAy, chi2, chi2prob, and vertex;
    
    StjTPCMuDst.cxx, StjTPCMuDst.h - modified to return multiple vertices all with positive rank and pass associated tracks and towers to jet finder to build jets;
    
    emulator/StjeJetEventTreeWriter.cxx - corrected tower momentum for z-vertex;
    
    StBET4pMakerImpBuilder.cxx, StBET4pMakerImpBuilder.h, StMuTrackEmu.h, StjeJetEventTreeWriter.cxx, StjeTrackListToStMuTrackFourVecList.cxx - added DCAx, DCAy, chi2, chi2prob, vertex and use2009Cuts() for chi2 cut;
    
    StBET4pMakerImp.cxx/h, StMuTrackEmu.h, StjeDefaultJetTreeWriter.cxx/h, StjeJetEventTreeWriter.cxx/h, StjeParticleCollector.cxx/h, StjeTrackListToStMuTrackFourVecList.cxx, StjeTreeWriter.h - modified to return multiple vertices all with positive rank and pass associated tracks and towers to jet finder to build jets;
    
    StjeJetEventTreeWriter.cxx - added pointer to parent vertex in jets ;
    
    tracks/StjTrackCut.h, StjTrackCutDca.h, StjTrackCutDcaPtDependent.h, StjTrackCutEta.h, StjTrackCutFlag.h, StjTrackCutNHits.h, StjTrackCutPossibleHitRatio.h, StjTrackList.h - added DCAx, DCAy, chi2, chi2prob, and vertex;
    
    StjTrackCutChi2.h - added new file ;
    
    StjTrackList.h - modified to return multiple vertices all with positive rank and pass associated tracks and towers to jet finder to build jets;
    
    StGammaMaker
    
    StGammaMaker.cxx - added EEMC cluster maker cuts;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    Embed/ StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, StPrepEmbedMaker.h - moved from St_geant_Maker for embedding;
    
    StMCFilter
    
    dijet.cnf - added dijet filter configuration file;
    
    StDijetFilter.cxx, StDijetFilter.h - new dijet filter code ;
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx, StMiniMcMaker.h - added corrections for AppendMCDaughterTrack ;
    
    StPmdClusterMaker StPmdClustering.h, StPmdClustering.cxx, StPmdClusterMaker.h, StPmdClusterMaker.cxx - implemented Clustering with option to turn calibration refineclustering on/off;
    
    StPmdClustering.cxx - removed refinedcluidet2.dat; no refined clusters in 2010 data;
    
    StPmdReadMaker
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx, StPmdReadMaker.h - modified for new DAQ;
    
    StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdGeom.h, StPmdGeom.cxx - introduced functions to draw XY and eta/phi coverage & modifcations to mapping;
    
    StarClassLibrary StAntiLambda1520.cc, StLambda1520.cc, StParticleTable.cc, StarPDGEncoding.hh - redefined the geant ID of the lambda(1520) from 706 to 995, to make consistent with usage in embedding group ;
    
    StStarLogger
    
    StUCMAppender.cxx - modified to add the extra protection and remove the redundant variable; turned on Web service for the nightly library jobs; fixed bug #1911; 
    
    StLoggerManager.cxx, StLoggerManager.h, StUCMAppender.h - fixed bug #1911, improved interface for log4cxx;
    
    logging/Makefile, TxEventLog.cpp/h, TxEventLogCollector.cpp/h, TxEventLogFile.cpp/h, TxEventLogMain.C, TxEventLogWeb.cpp/h, TxUCMCollector.cxx/h, testUcm.C, testUcm.csh - modified to add Web service interface ;
    
    TxEventLogFactory.cxx - bug fixed;
    
    TxEventLogWeb.cpp - added newtask message delay ;
    
    TxEventLogFile.cpp - added assert to watch the wrong method;
    
    TxEventLogCollector.cpp, TxEventLogFile.cpp, TxEventLogWeb.cpp, TxUCMCollector.cxx, TxUCMConstants.h - added 240 msec delay to record the task;
    
    StarRoot
    
    KFParticleBase.cxx, KFParticleBase.h, KFParticle.cxx, KFParticle.h, KFParticleLinkDef.h, KFVertex.cxx, KFVertex.h, MTrack.cxx, MTrack.h, MVertex.cxx, MVertex.h, VVertex.cxx, VVertex.h - added new files for cellular automation tack seeding codes, KFParticle; 
    
    StarRootLinkDef.h - modified for implemented KFParticle; 
    
    TPolynomial.cxx, TPolynomial.h - added TPolynomial ; 
    
    THelixTrack.cxx, THelixTrack.h - added method 'Move' with derivatives ; 
    
    StMultiKeyMap.cxx, StMultiKeyMap.h - added method 'Update', random_shuffle used now; 
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - modified to make minimal error for ptin =0 ;
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx, StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiNodePars.h - modified for mag filed = 0; 
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtOnlineSeqAdjSimMaker.cxx - fixed an improper if-statement to turn off sequence adjusting; added Pedestal adjustment variable;
    
    StSvtElectronCloud.cc - fixed a problem for SVT hits near eta=0; 
    
    StTreeMaker
    
    StTreeMaker.cxx, StTreeMaker.h - modified to move table dst_bfc_status from StChain to StTreeMaker;
    
    StTreeMakerLinkDef.h - new file added; 
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx, StTriggerSimuMaker.h - included triggers before 2009; modified;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.h - implemented barrelHighTowerAdc(); included triggers before 2009;
    
    Eemc/StEemcTriggerHisto.cxx, StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEemcTriggerSimu.h - included triggers before 2009;
    
    L2Emulator/StGenericL2Emulator2009.h, StGenericL2Emulator2009.cxx, StL2_2009EmulatorMaker.cxx, StL2_2009EmulatorMaker.h- added new files for run 2009 jet tree production; 
    
    StL2TriggerSimu.cxx, StL2TriggerSimu.h - modified for for run 2009 jet tree production;
    
    L2Emulator/L2algoUtil/ L2VirtualAlgo2009.h, L2VirtualAlgo2009.cxx, L2EmcGeom.h, L2Histo.cxx, L2Histo.h, L2btowCalAlgo09.cxx, L2btowCalAlgo09.h - updated for run 2009 jet tree production; 
    
    L2etowCalAlgo09.cxx, L2etowCalAlgo09.h - added new files;
    
    L2Emulator/L2jetAlgo/L2jetAlgo2009.h, L2jetAlgo2009.h-1D, L2jetResults2009.h, L2jetAlgo2009.cxx, L2jetAlgo2009.cxx-1D added new files for run 2009 jet tree production ; 
    
    L2pedAlgo09.cxx, L2pedAlgo09.h, L2pedResults2009.h - added new files ;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, TpcRS.C modified to use eV now; switched off __ClusterProfile__; 
    
    
    pams
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_micky.g - modified to add uniform Y; 
    
    gstar_part.g - redefined the geant ID of the lambda(1520) from 706 to 995, to make consistent with usage in embedding group;
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added PHMD to y2010 geometry ; restored code to save geometry tag and field setting in the FZD file;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.C,TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C,TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C - added Row Correction;
    
    TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2010.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20100101.000000.C, TpcRowQ.20100101.000000.C TpcSecRowB.20100101.000000.root, tpcPressureB.20100101.000000.C - added preliminary dEdx calibrations for run 2010 based on HLT sample; 
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C - added for TPC response simulator; 
    
    StDb
    
    idl/vpdTotCorr.idl - added algoritm flag to differentiate between vpd and non-vpd algos; 
    
    servers/Catalog.xml - removed; 
    
    dbLoadBalancerLocalConfig_BNL.xml, dbLoadBalancerLocalConfig_LBL.xml - removed, moved to STAR_PATH/conf; 
    
    dbLoadBalancerConfig.new - removed; 
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    StOnlineDisplay/ TEmcSizeProvider.cxx, gl3Data.cxx - fixed compilation warnings; 
    
    OnlinePlots/HistogramGroups/BESHistogramGroup.cxx, BESHistogramGroup.h - added new code for Beam Energy Scan plots;
    
    L2UpsilonMassHistogramGroup.cxx, L2UpsilonTowersHistogramGroup.cxx - initialized L2UpsilonResult; 
    
    BESHistogramGroup.cxx, FMSHistogramGroup.cxx, L2UpsilonCountsHistogramGroup.cxx, MTDtriggerinfoHistogramGroup.cxx, TOFL0HistogramGroup.cxx, pp2ppHistogramGroup.cxx - modified to use linear for plots with no entries; 
    
    BESHistogramGroup.cxx - histogram range and legend updated; 
    
    OnlinePlots/Infrastructure/GroupCollection.cxx - inroduced plots for Beam Energy Scan;
    
    EvpUtil.cxx - modified to use linear for plots with no entries;
    
    OnlinePlots/Scripts/EndOfRunScript, ServerLoop - updated scripts for Qt4 ;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qt/inc/TVirtualX.interface.h - modified to synchronize TVirtualX interface with ROOT;
    
    TQtMarker.h - added the connected marker option;
    
    qt/src/GQtGUI.cxx - modified to synchronize TVirtualX interface with ROOT;
    
    TQtWidget.cxx - modified to eliminate the Q3SUPPORT depricated API ;
    
    TQtMarker.cxx - added the connected marker option; reduced lineFactor to 10000 to fit Short_t type;
    
    GQtGUI.cxx - fixed compilation warnings;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/ qtcoin.pro - added qtgui header path;
    
    qtgui/inc/TQtMarkerSelectButton.h, TQtObjectListItem.h, TQtTabValidator.h - fixed compilation warnings;
    
    qtgui/src/TQtBrowserImp.cxx, TQtCanvasImp.cxx, TQtRootBrowserImp.cxx, TQtToolBar.cxx, TQtZoomPadWidget.cxx, TQtCanvasImp.cxx, TQtRootBrowserImp.cxx - fixed compilation warnings;
    
    
    
    
  • April 2, 2010 
    
    new library SL10f tagged as SL10f has been created and built on SL4.4 and SL5.3 platforms. Library was tested and released on April 5.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/starsim/geant/gdecay.F - bug fixed;
    
    Simulation/starsim/atmain/qnext.age - modified to move guoute after filter; account number of events by filter;
    
    gukine.age, guout.age, qnext.age - modified to set max rejects to 1e6;
    
    StBTofMatchMaker
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx - fixed bug in setting index2Primary in processMuDst;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_TpcResponseSimulatorC.h - modified to add chair for table with TpcRS parameters;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTpcHit.cxx, StTpcHit.h - added methods to modify hit content;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - fixed the geometry leak;
    
    St_geom_Maker
    
    GeomBrowser.cxx - fixed bug ;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    tracks/StjTrackCutDcaPtDependent.h - fixed bug in pt-dependent DCA cut logic;
    
    
    RTS
    
    include/RC_Config.h, iccp2k.h - added extended payloads;
    
    StStarLogger
    
    logger/StDataException.cxx/h, StDbFieldI.cxx/h, StRecord.cxx/h, StUCMException.cxx/h,
    
    TxEventLog.cpp/h, TxEventLogCollector.cpp/h, TxEventLogFactory.h, TxEventLogFile.cpp/h, TxEventLogWeb.cpp/h,
    
    TxUCMCollector.cxx/h, TxUCMConstants.h, logging.i, txLoggingTest.java - modified to propagate new version of UCM;
    
    FieldList.cxx/h, RecordList.cxx/h, StDbFieldIIterator.cxx/h, StRecordIterator.cxx/h, StUcmEvent.cxx/h, StUcmEvents.cxx/h, StUcmJob.cxx/h, StUcmTask.cxx/h, testUcm.C, testUcm.csh, testUcm.java added new files for ne version of UCM;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StBiTree.cxx, StBiTree.h, StDraw3D.cxx - fixe the vector population bug;
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - fixed zero field problem;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtOnlineSeqAdjSimMaker.cxx - modified to turn online sequence adjusting back on in anticipation of setting up a database;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDbLinkDef.h - added to restore export of gStTpcDb to Cint;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcHitMaker.h, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - added AfterBurner;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TpcRS.C - modified due to implemented new parameters table; added checking for TPC if it is switched off at all; 
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C - added parameters for TpcRS ;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C - modified ;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C - added new file ;
    
    TpcSecRowX.C, TpcSecRowX.y2005.C, TpcSecRowX.y2009.C - removed;
    
    tpcAnodeHVavg.C - added nominal anode voltages for old runs;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/TpcResponseSimulator.idl - added new table with TpcRS parameters;
    
    idl/ftpcElectronics.idl - added flag to determine if RDO6,RDO7 in Ftpc East should be swapped;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    OnlinePlots/QEvpClient/PresenterConnect.h/cxx, PresenterGui.h/cxx - bug fixed to adjust to Q4 API application;
    
    ServerInfo.h, ServerInfoUi.ui - adjust ServerInfo panel to Q4 API;
    
    TriggerDetectorBitsInfo.h, TriggerDetectorBitsInfoUi.ui - modified to make TriggerDetectorBitsInfoUi.ui Qt4 API compliant;
    
    EventInfoUi.ui.qt3, ServerInfoUi.ui.qt3, uilink.qt3, uilink.qt4 - removed;
    
    EventInfoUi.ui.Qt4, PresenterGui.h.Qt4, PresenterGui.h.qt3, ServerInfoUi.ui.Qt4, TriggerDetectorBitsInfoUi.ui.Qt4, TriggerDetectorBitsInfoUi.ui.qt3 - removed;
    
    PresenterGui.cxx, PresenterGui.h - modified to adjust to Q4 API; corrected tooltip API; added stretch space above the progress bar;
    
    PresenterConnect.cxx, PresenterGui.cxx - added Qt4 compliant ascii interface;
    
    
    
    
  • March 21, 2010 
    
    new library SL10e tagged as SL10e has been created and built on SL4.4 and SL5.3 platforms. Library was tested and released on March 23.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/starsim/geant/gdecay.F - for year < 2009 added PI0 Daltz decay switches;
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - modified to Include analysis score/result on plots;
    
    StHistUtil.cxx/h - added additional capability for saving images of each pad;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - modified to add StDetectorDbMaker in StTpcDb due to changes in StDetectorDbMaker; added tag for StUtilities; added dependence StTpcRSMaker on StdEdxY2Maker;
    
    StBTofCalibMaker
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.cxx/h - added cleanup for PID variables in MuBTofPidTraits when processing MuDst: 
    
    StBTofMatchMaker
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx - modified to remove primary check for globals at projection in accessing MuDst function to improved speed of processing; addition in the initial clean up for the primary tracks; 
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.h/cxx - added getBTofGeom() function for outside use; removed AddConst(btofGeometry) to avoid crash due to duplication; TOT selection window opened to 40 ns; added CPU timer printouts for processStEvent() function;
    
    StChain
    
    StChain.cxx - modified to terminate StChain::EventLoop with the extrenal TERM 15 signal; simplified to Close/Terminate interface; 
    
    StRTSBaseMaker.cxx - fixed bug #1880;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    St_tpcRDOMasksC.h, St_TpcSecRowCorC.h, StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified ;
    
    St_tpcCorrectionC.h, St_TpcdChargeC.h, St_TpcdEdxCorC.h, St_TpcDriftDistOxygenC.h, St_TpcdXCorrectionBC.h, St_tpcGasTemperatureC.h, St_TpcLengthCorrectionBC.h, St_tpcMethaneInC.h, St_TpcMultiplicityC.h, St_TpcPhiDirectionC.h, St_tpcPressureBC.h, St_TpcRowQC.h, St_tpcSecRowBC.h, St_TpcSecRowBC.h, St_tpcSecRowCC.h, St_TpcSecRowCC.h, St_tpcSecRowXC.h, St_TpcSecRowXC.h, St_TpcSpaceChargeC.h, St_tpcWaterOutC.h, St_TpcZCorrectionBC.h, St_TpcZDCC.h, St_tpcWaterOutC.h, St_TpcZCorrectionBC.h, St_TpcZDCC.h - new files added;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx/h - modified to use sector number for better handle of post-membrane hits, preparation for sector-by-sector GL, and GGVoltage errors;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.h, StdEdxY2MakerLinkDef.h, dEdxTrackY2.h - modified to move StTpcdEdxCorrection to StdEdxY2Maker to avoid dependence of StTpcDb on StDetectorDbMaker ;
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h - added new files ;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities
    
    StEmbeddingQA.cxx,StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx/h - modified to add constraint on z-vertex cut, MC vertices QA plots separated into 2 pages;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTpcHit.cxx - added hit id;
    
    StFlowMaker
    
    StFlowMaker.h, StFlowSelection.h - adjusted to ROOT 5.22 ;
    
    StFlowMaker.cxx, StFlowTrack.h, StFlowConstants.h - modified to add StFlowDirectCumulantMaker ;
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker
    
    StFlowDirectCumulantMaker.h, StFlowDirectCumulantMaker.cxx - added new files;
    
    StGammaMaker
    
    StGammaScheduleMaker.cxx - fixed default behavior when no timestamp is given;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - fixed bug #1860 by replacing skip => trig;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx - updated for run 2009 ; addeded protection against null pointers: trigSimu->bemc, trigSimu->eemc and trigSimu->emc;
    
    StJetReader.cxx, StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx - updated for L2;
    
    emulator/StjeDefaultJetTreeWriter.cxx, StjeJetEventTreeWriter.cxx - updated for run 2009;
    
    mudst/StjEEMCMuDst.cxx - updated;
    
    StjTPCMuDst.cxx - added dcaX and dcaY;
    
    tracks/StjTrackList.h - added dcaX and dcaY;
    
    tree/StjTrackListReader.cxx, StjTrackListReader.h, StjTrackListWriter.cxx, StjTrackListWriter.h - added dcaX and dcaY;
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StAntiLambda1520.cc, StAntiLambda1520.hh, StLambda1520.cc, StLambda1520.hh - added the Lambda 1520 and antiparticle;
    
    StAntiLambda1520.cc, StLambda1520.cc, StParticleTable.cc - added set the pdg ID to geant ID mapping;
    
    Sti
    
    StiTpcSeedFinder.cxx - added EXTRAPOLATION_CUT, OVERLAP_REJECTION and KINK_REJECTION flags;
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiTpcDetectorBuilder.h - replaced St_tpcAnodeHVC by St_tpcAnodeHVavgC;
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker
    
    StStrangeControllerBase.cxx - fixed bug#1869; remove ROOT 3.x related workaround;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx/h, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - added hit Id;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - modified to switch from St_tpcAnodeHVC => St_tpcAnodeHVavgC ;
    
    St_tpcCorrectionC.cxx, St_tpcCorrectionC.h - removed;
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h - modified to eliminate double TpcSecRowB;
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - modified to move StTpcdEdxCorrection to StdEdxY2Maker to avoid dependence of StTpcDb on StDetectorDbMaker;
    
    StTpcDbLinkDef.h, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h - removed files ;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - modified to pass sector number to StMagUtilities;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TpcRS.C - modified to take longitudinal Diffusion from Laser track fit, added Gating Grid; modified to make aware about TpcRDOMasks; moved diffusion and sec/row correction in DB;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.h - StTpcdEdxCorrection moved to StdEdxY2Maker to avoid dependence of StTpcDb on StDetectorDbMaker;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx/h, StTriggerSimuResult.cxx/h - updated for run 2009;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - updated for run 2009; fixed jet patch id bug;
    
    Eemc/EemcTrigUtil.cxx, StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - updated for run 2009;
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - updated for run 2009;
    
    StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer.hh, StDSM2009Utilities.hh, TCU.cc, TCU.hh, TriggerDefinition.hh - updated for run 2009;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuDst.cxx, StMuDst.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuTrack.cxx - modified to fill global tracks with an index to primary at birth; added StMuDst::fixTrackIndicesG(), which is used for matching the primary track indices to global tracks;
    
    StMuDst.cxx - added null point protection in StMuDst::fixTrackIndicesG(int mult);
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified to reduce positional biases in GridLeak measurement; modified to pass sector number to StMagUtilities, corrected unsigned int usage;
    
    StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdGeom.cxx - modified to include year 2011 as year number and also changed in mapping after day 48;
    
    RTS
    
    src/DAQ_BSMD/daq_bsmd.cxx/h - added online version checking;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxCore.cxx, tpxStat.cxx, tpxStat.h - modified;
    
    src/DAQ_PMD/daq_pmd.h, pmd.h - modified to make DAQ_PMD offline framework compilant with new DAQ reader;
    
    
    StarRoot
    
    StDraw3D.cxx - modified to hide the redundant TCanvas; cleanup the ROOT matrix list to improve performance; fixed the memory leak;
    
    StDraw3D.cxx, StDraw3D.h - changed gdb option;
    
    StCloseFileOnTerminate.cxx/h - new class created to close all open ROOT files as soon as job is about to be killed by batch; modified to terminate StChain::EventLoop with the extrenal TERM 15 signal; Simplified Close/Terminate interface;
    
    StBiTree.cxx/h, StBiTreeIter.cxx/h - added new files to implement Binary Tree container for quick space point sorting/searching; modified quick bi-tree for multi-dimensional points sorting
    
    
    pams
    
    gen/herwig/herwig6507_tupl.mk - modified to compile herwig using gfortran;
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - Lambda1520 added;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcSecRowX.C, TpcSecRowX.y2005.C, TpcSecRowX.y2009.C - added new tables for simulation;
    
    TpcSecRowB.y2010.C, TpcSecRowB.C - modified;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qtRoot.pro - modified to get rid of the Q3 support option;
    
    qt/inc/TQtMarker.h - added the capability to draw the bold markers;
    
    qt/src/TGQt.cxx, TQtMarker.cxx - added the capability to draw the bold markers;
    
    qtgl/qtgl/qtgl.pro - modified to get rid of the Q3 support option;
    
    qtgl/qtgl/src/TQtGLViewerWidget.cxx, TQtGLViewerImp.cxx - modified to get rid of the Q3 support option;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/src/TQtCoinWidget.cxx - added method to scale the geometry by demand;
    
    TQtCoinViewerImp.cxx - added gROOT->Interrupt menu; fixed signal name;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/inc/TQtCoinWidget.h - added method to scale the geometry by demand;
    
    TQtCoinViewerImp.h - added gROOT->Interrupt menu;
    
    qtExamples/HelloOpenGL/HelloOpenGL.pro - modified to get rid of the Q3 support option;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    StOnlineDisplay/OnlineDisplay.C, StDataReadModule.cxx/h, StSteeringModule.cxx - added some optimization;
    
    StSteeringModule.cxx - changed the delay default;
    
    StDataReadModule.cxx, StSteeringModule.cxx/h - added SetDrawOption ;
    
    
    
    
  • February 18, 2010 
    
    new library SL10d tagged as SL10d has been created and built on SL4.4 and SL5.3 platforms. Library was tested and released on February 19.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    BFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added dependence of tpcDB on magF ;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - added options accumulation for siglenton makers; modified to ignore request for 2-nd St_geant_Maker call to fix embedding chain bfcMixer_TpcSvtSsd.C ;
    
    StBbcSimulationMaker
    
    StBbcSimulationMaker.cxx - bug #1819 causes missing bbc info was fixed;
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - modified to remove GetValidity; replaced with St_db_Maker::GetValidity();
    
    StRTSBaseMaker.cxx, StRTSBaseMaker.h - modified to add method GetNextLegacy(int);
    
    StDbLib
    
    MysqlDb.cc - indirect log info added;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to make GetValidity static;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx, St_db_Maker.h - modified to make GetValidity static;
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcMixerMaker.cxx - modified to use "Form" to get around deprecated conversion from string constant to char *;
    
    StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx, StEEmcSlowMaker.h - added an option to shift EEMC gains in the slow simulator;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities
    
    Added eventid, runid and number of particles per event for event-wise QA; fixed bugs for delta pt vs pt histogram ;
    
    StEmbeddingQAUtilities.cxx - added TStyle date attributes;
    
    StEmbeddingQATrack.h, StEmbeddingQATrack.cxx, StEmbeddingQA.h, StEmbeddingQA.cxx - added parent-parent geantid ;
    
    StEmbeddingQADraw.h, StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx - modified to print PDF file only for all QA plots;
    
    StEmcUtil 
    
    database/StBemcTables.cxx, StEmcMappingDb.cxx - modified to make GetValidity static;
    
    StBemcTablesWriter.cxx, StEmcDbHandler.cxx, StEmcDbHandler.h, StEmcDecoder.cxx, StEmcMappingDb.cxx - updated to protect against NULL pointers ;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHelper.cxx/h - StEventHitIter development;
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker.cxx - modified to change mHistCTBvsZDC2D from filling with ZDC_e + ZDC_e to filling with ZDC_e + ZDC_w;
    
    StGammaMaker
    
    StGammaCandidateMaker.cxx - modified to protect against StEmcPosition::getNextId returning 0 for non-existent strips;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx/h - modified to change default setting of mSpreadMode to kFALSE; modified logic when looking up vertex errors; added backward compatibility for embedding mode;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StuDraw3DMuEvent.cxx/h - added EmcHit method; removed the redundant header files; added the default parameter; added EmcHits;
    
    
    RTS
    
    include/iccp2k.h, prepareGbPayload.h - updated for for evbx;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx/h - added trigger ids to daqFileChopper; fixed bug where reading from directory never got EOR if no token 0;
    
    src/LOG/rtsLogUnix.c - added buffer overflow protection in cmd;
    
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StWMinusBoson.cc/hh, StWPlusBoson.cc/hh, StZZeroBoson.cc/hh - added the W and Z bosons to the particles in the StarClassLibrary; this makes the particles available by name and by PDG id from the StParticleTable;
    
    StAntiDStarMesonZero.cc/hh, StDStarMesonMinus.cc/hh, StDStarMesonPlus.cc/hh, StDStarMesonZero.cc/hh - added the D* mesons (D^{*\pm} and D^{0}/\bar{D^{0}}^{*}; this makes the particles available in the StParticleTable;
    
    StUpsilon.cc/hh, StUpsilon2S.cc/hh, StUpsilon3S.cc/hh - added the upsilon resonances to the StarClassLibrary; this makes the particles available by name and by PDG id in StParticleTable;
    
    StHyperTriton.hh/cc, StDalitz.hh/cc, StarPDGEncoding.hh - added two 'STAR' particle classes; the (fake) Dalitz particle, which is really just a pi0 with its Dalitz decay branch at 100%; tt is added so the embedding team can access it by the geant ID defined in gstar_part.g; the hypertriton is also added;
    
    StParticleTable.cc - modified to add the 'new' particle classes described above to the table; add the existing J/Psi and B mesons to the table;
    
    StAntiSigmaMinus1385.cc/hh, StAntiSigmaPlus1385.cc/hh, StSigmaMinus1385.cc/hh, StSigmaPlus1385.cc/hh - added the Sigma(1385) baryons;
    
    StStarLogger
    
    StUCMAppender.cxx - fixed the logger v.10 append interface;
    
    logging/StDbFieldI.cxx, StDbFieldI.h - modified to generilize list of data-types ; fixed the missed global variable; added StRecord class;<
    
    StRecord.cxx, StRecord.h - added StRecord class;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StDraw3D.cxx/h - added const/non-const style method;
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h - added _nPrimTracks for case of fit err;
    
    StiDetectorContainer.cxx - fixed for 64bit;
    
    StiTpcSeedFinder.cxx, StiTpcSeedFinder.h -added TPC seed finder;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h, StiTrack.h, StiTrackFinder.h - added seed quality information;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx/h, StiStEventFiller.cxx - added _nPrimTracks;
    
    StiUtilities
    
    StiPullEvent.cxx - initialization fixed ;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx - modified to make GetValidity static;
    
    StTpcEvalMaker
    
    StTpcEval.C, StTpcEvalEvent.cxx/h, StTpcEvalHistograms.cxx/h, StTpcEvalMaker.cxx/h, StTpcEvalOutput.cxx/h - removed;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, TpcRS.C - modified to speed up by a factor 3.5 by ignoring individual pad T0;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.h - added access functions to get 6-bit DSM ADC for each tower and 6-bit DSM ADC patch sum for each trigger patch ;
    
    StTrsMaker
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx - modified to account prompt hits;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/cavegeo/cavegeo.g - new version of the CAVE is implmented;
    
    shape changed to 4-sided PGON; size of the PGON corresponds to the distance from the beam pipe to the most distant wall in the cave or tunnel;
    
    geometry/wallgeo/wallgeo.g - added new file for walls implementaion, ceiling and floor of the cave and beam tunnels; also implemented a *draft* of the shielding blocks in the beam tunnels;
    
    geometry/fpdmgeo/fpdmgeo.g - modified to define all material locally, so that changes to medium properties do not affect other detectors;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tracker/tpcInnerHitError.20090301.000001.C, tpcInnerHitError.20090415.000001.C, tpcOuterHitError.20090301.000001.C,tpcOuterHitError.20090415.000001.C, svtHitError.C - added run 2009 hit errors for pp 500 & 200GeV ; later moved to MySql;
    
    tpcInnerHitError.C, tpcOuterHitError.C, tpcTrackingParameters.C - removed from CVS, moved to MySql;
    
    VmcGeometry/ y2010.h - further development;
    
    StarVMC
    
    geant3/gbase/gzebra.F - added compile time switch so that zebra initializes silently;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/src/TQtCoinWidget.cxx - fixed the tray rotation from the keyboard; modify to make the decoartion mode unpickable; added the selected 3D point coordinate to the system clipboard; added AutoRedraw to boos the ControlRoom display performance; modified to replace the immediate render with the scheduleRedraw; 
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/inc/TQtCoinWidget.h - modify to make the decoration mode unpickable;
    
    qt/inc/TQtClientFilter.h, TQtTimer.h - fixed bug #1852;
    
    qt/src/TQtClientFilter.cxx, TQtTimer.cxx - fixed bug #1852;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    OnlinePlots/local/ListOfHistograms.txt - restored PMD histograms;
    
    OnlinePlots/Infrastructure/GroupCollection.cxx - modified to skip testBits;
    
    EvpUtil.cxx - updates for different default account;
    
    OnlinePlots/HistogramGroups/TOFL0HistogramGroup.cxx, TOFtrayHistogramGroup.cxx, TOFupvpdHistogramGroup.cxx, VPDHiHistogramGroup.cxx, VPDHiHistogramGroup.h, VPDHistogramGroup.cxx, VPDHistogramGroup.h - TOF updates;
    
    OnlinePlots/Scripts/CompileOnlinePlots.csh, ServerLoop, memstat.pl - updates for different default account;
    
    
    
    
  • March 1, 2010 
    
    SL10c has been updated with StBTofMatchMaker/StBTofMatchMaker.cxx code to move geometry initalization from Init() to InitRun() in order to provide correct TOF DB calibrations data reading; 
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL10c_2 . 
    
    
  • February 7, 2010 
    
    new library SL10c has been updated with codes below, retagged with tag SL10c_1, and rebuilt on SL4.4 and SL5.3 platforms.
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StEvent
    
    StRpsCollection.cxx, StRpsCollection.h - added new member mSiliconBunch and referring access methods;
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker.cxx, St_pp2pp_Maker.h - added functionality to read silicon_bunch data from StEvent;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.cxx, StMuEvent.h - added StMuEvent::btofTrayMultiplicity() to return only TOF hits from trays. Should be looked at instead of ctbSum for run 9 and beyond; 
    
    added function StMuEvent::nearestVertexZ(int vtx_id) which returns the z distance of the nearest vertex in relation to vertex vtx_id;
    
    StMuRpsCollection.cxx, StMuRpsCollection.h - added StMuRpsCollection::siliconBunch();
    
    
  • January 28, 2010 
    
    new library SL10c tagged as SL10c has been created and built on SL4.4 and SL5.3 platforms. Library was tested, missing codes and bug fixes updated. Library was released on February 4 .
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - pp2pp code added to processed with writing pp2pp data in MuDst;
    
    - new FMS code added;
    
    - code updates for dEdx calibrations for pp 200GeV run 2009;
    
    - implemented dEdx and distorsion correction for embedding simulation;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StAnalysisMaker
    
    StAnalysisMaker.cxx - modified to use dca print out ;
    
    St_base
    
    StStreamFile.h - removed redundant RecordSize method;
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to use attributes instead of bit masks; restored fcf for tpcI option;
    
    StBbcSimulationMaker
    
    StBbcSimulationMaker.cxx - bug #1819 fixed caused missing BBC infor in MuDst in simulation;
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StDAQReader.cxx - removed redundant RecordSize method;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StDbUtilitiesLinkDef.h - added enum;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to switch back St_tpcAnodeHVC => St_tpcAnodeHVavgC for gain versus Voltage dependence;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.h - added new tables;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities
    
    StEmbeddingQAUtilities.h - added runid function;
    
    StEmbeddingQA.h, StEmbeddingQA.cxx - added histograms for eventid, runnumber, and number of particles;
    
    StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx - modified to fix geantidFound to match the correct geant id; added QA for eventid, runid and number of particles per event;
    
    StEvent
    
    StFmsTriggerDetector.cxx - modified;
    
    StTriggerData2009.cxx - fixed for 64 bit;
    
    StDcaGeometry.cxx/h - added conversion from DCA to x,y,z,px,py,pz;
    
    StEventUtilities 
    
    StEventHelper.cxx - modified to use LongKey_t to avoid dependence on ROOT version ;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx/h, StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx/h - modified to switch from bit mask to attributes;
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx/h - modified to switch from bit mask to attributes; fixed vertex bracket;
    
    StFmsHitMaker
    
    StFmsHitMaker.cxx, StFmsHitMaker.h - first release of FMS code;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuArrays.cxx/h, StMuDst.cxx/h, StMuDstMaker.cxx/h, StMuEvent.h - modified to add FMS and Roman pot arrays;
    
    StMuFmsCollection.cxx/h, StMuFmsHit.cxx/h, StMuFmsUtil.cxx/h - added new files to proceed with FMS data;
    
    StMuRpsCollection.cxx, StMuRpsCollection.h - added new files to proceed with pp2pp data ;
    
    StMuTypes.hh - added pp2pp and FMS headers;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified to use StMagUtilities::Instance instead of using tpcHitMoverMaker; eliminate access to StTpcDbMaker, use directly gStTpcDb;
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker.cxx/h - modified to set the status of Roman Pot to be ~ [ silicon_bunch - bunchId7Bit() ];
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TpcRS.C - implemented dE/dx calibration and distortion correction for the embedding simulation;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcDbMaker.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx/h - added new dE/dx calibration tables: TpcRowQ, tpcMethaneIn, tpcWaterOut, TpcZDC;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx/h - modified for new StMagUtilities;
    
    StVpdCalibMaker
    
    StVpdCalibMaker.cxx - fixed bug in vzVpdFinder outlier bookkeeping;
    
    StStarLogger
    
    logging/StDataException.cxx, StDataException.h, StDbFieldI.cxx, StDbFieldI.h, StUCMException.cxx, StUCMException.h - added ucm components;
    
    StarRoot
    
    TAttr.cxx - removed duplication of tags;
    
    
    pams
    
    tpc/idl/tpg_detector.idl, tpg_pad_plane.idl, tss_tsspar.idl - removed, moved to StDb/idl;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcDriftDistOxygen.20090301.000058.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.20090415.000057.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20090301.000060.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20090415.000059.C, TpcRowQ.20090301.000060.C, TpcRowQ.20090415.000057.C, TpcRowQ.C, TpcSecRowB.20090301.000060.root, TpcSecRowB.20090415.000057.root, TpcZCorrectionB.20090301.000051.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20090415.000056.C, TpcZCorrectionB.C, TpcZDC.C, tpcMethaneIn.20090301.000047.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20090301.000102.C, TpcRowQ.20090301.000102.C, TpcSecRowB.20090301.000102.root - added new tables for run 2009 dEdx calibration; moved to MySql later;
    
    tpcPressure.20030601.000000.C, tpcPressure.C - removed tables used by dead StdEdxMaker;
    
    TpcZDC.C, tpcPressureB.C - removed from CVS, moved to MySql;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/ tpg_detector.idl, tpg_pad_plane.idl, tss_tsspar.idl - added files, moved from pams/tpc/idl;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/src/TQtCoinWidget.cxx - modified;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    OnlinePlots/HistogramGroups/TOFcheckHistogramGroup.cxx - modified to skipp checking the errors of first event; updated for TOF;
    
    
    
    
  • January 22, 2010 
    
    new library SL10b Tagged as SL10b has been created and built on SL4.4 and SL5.3 platforms. Library was tested and released on January 25 .
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx/h - modified to fix ROOT quirk with 1 page print; fixed string/char conversions; protected LOG calls; 
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBTofHitMaker
    
    StBTofHitMaker.cxx - temporary fixes to allow MTD data to be decoded in StBTofRawHits;
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofSortRawHit.h - temporary fixes to allow MTD data to be decoded in StBTofRawHits; 
    
    St_base
    
    StStreamFile.h - fixed for bug #1816; 
    
    StDaqLib
    
    GENERIC/EventReader.cxx - fixed bug #1803; 
    
    TRG/L2jetResults2006.h - fixed for get rid of compilation warnings; 
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StDAQMaker.cxx - fixed bug #1803;
    
    StDAQReader.cxx - fixed for bug #1816;
    
    StEvent
    
    StFmsTriggerDetector.cxx/h - new clearFlag() for mudst reading implemented;
    
    StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2009.cxx, StTriggerData2009.h - modified for better mErrorFlags, abort, and debug flag handling; updated MTD DSM access function for run 2010;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StuDraw3DEvent.cxx - fixed for bug #1813 related to emc data not present in the file;
    
    StFmsDbMaker
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx/h - added reversed map and other minor updates;
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker
    
    StFtpcLaserCalib.cc - improved LOG_DEBUG output;
    
    StFtpcLaserTrafo.cc - modified to change padtrans so that the code is the same as StFtpcClusterFinder::padtrans;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcDbReader.cc - modified for laser run to be reconstructed with the laser tZero;
    
    St_geom_Maker
    
    QExGeoDrawHelper.cxx - fixed for bug #1817; added Material name from TGeo objects to browse;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuDstMaker.h - modified to fix bug #1803; restored the broken MakeRead/MakeWrite interface to fix Skip event method;
    
    
    RTS
    
    src/DAQ_PMD/pmd_reader.cxx - added some initializers ;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx - fixed for evp ;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxPed.cxx/h - modified for RDO caching ;
    
    tpxCore.cxx, tpxStat.cxx - updated;
    
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx - propagate flags from online clustering into StEvent;
    
    StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx/h - added minimum cluster charge in ADC for <= 20090101;
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - new clearFlag() for mudst reading implemented ;
    
    StTrgDatFileReader
    
    StTrgDatReader.cxx/f - fixed for bug #1816;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    OnlinePlots/Infrastructure/GroupCollection.cxx - updated for TOF ;
    
    OnlinePlots/HistogramGroups/TOFL1multHistogramGroup.cxx/h, TOFL0HistogramGroup.cxx/h - updated for TOF ;
    
    OnlinePlots/QEvpClient/PresenterGui.cx - updated for TOF ;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/inc/TObjectCoinViewFactory.h, TQtCoin3DDefInterface.h - modified to restore STAR Control animation;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/src/TObjectCoinViewFactory.cxx, TQtCoin3DDefInterface.cxx, TQtCoinWidget.cxx - modified to restore STAR Control animation;
    
    
    
    
  • January 11, 2010 
    
    new library SL10a Tagged as SL10a has been created and built on SL4.4 and SL5.3 platforms. Library was tested and released on January 12 .
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added 'trgd' to 'B2010' chain and corrected issue with EmbeddingShortCut (renamed EmbedShortCut) formatting; added P2010a and pp2010a as startup chains for Year 2010;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - corrected logic for for laser treatment and corrected output file name;
    
    St_base
    
    StStreamFile.h - added RunNumber method to the StStreamFile interface to fix the bug; introduced closeFileSignal to process several DAT files at once 
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StDAQReader.cxx - added RunNumber method to the StStreamFile interface to fix the bug ;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbServiceBroker.cxx/h - fixed uninitialized std::vector::iterator in Load Balancer;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_spaceChargeCorC.h - modified to reduce dependencies; trap corrupted scalers for skipping events;
    
    St_trigDetSumsC.h - modified to trap corrupted scalers for skipping events;
    
    StEvent
    
    StFmsCollection.cxx, StFmsCollection.h, StFmsHit.cxx, StFmsHit.h - added new files for FMS hits collection;
    
    StContainers.cxx, StContainers.h, StEvent.cxx, StEvent.h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventLinkDef.h, StEventTypes.h - updated to add StFmsCollection and related classes;
    
    StFmsTriggerDetector.cxx, StFmsTriggerDetector.h, StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2009.cxx, StTriggerData2009.h - updated to add StFmsCollection and related classes;
    
    StGammaMaker
    
    StGammaEvent.cxx/h - added simulation trigger mutators;
    
    StGammaMaker.cxx/h, StGammaEventMaker.cxx/h - stored simulated triggers ;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx/h, navigate.g - mArgs for agvolume was set to 9; added material name to the volume name;
    
    St_geom_Maker
    
    GeomBrowser.cxx/h - added the ctor with the extrernal viewer ;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h - removed V0s from QA shift set, revert to large multiplicity ranges;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StBET4pMaker.cxx, StBET4pMaker.h, StFourPMaker.h, StPythiaFourPMaker.cxx/h - modified to to remove dependency of Pythia jets on MuDst;
    
    StJetSkimEventMaker.h - added missing implementation of function tree(); added access function event();
    
    StPythiaFourPMaker.cxx/h - moved #include from .h to .cxx;
    
    St_pythia_Maker.cxx/h - added new files to run jet finder on Pythia record;
    
    mudst/StjMCMuDst.cxx - modified to remove dependency on MuDst, use GEANT record only;
    
    several updates to remove dependency of Pythia jets on MuDst;
    
    emulator/StjeJetEventTreeWriter.cxx/h - changed use of const string& to const char* and string to TString;
    
    StMuTrackFourVec.h, StjeJetEventTreeWriter.cxx/h, StjeTowerEnergyListToStMuTrackFourVecList.cxx, StjeTrackListToStMuTrackFourVecList.cxx, StMcTrackEmu.h - modified to remove dependency of Pythia jets on MuDst;
    
    mcparticles/StjMC.h - modified to remove dependency of Pythia jets on MuDst;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuPrimaryVertex.cxx StMuPrimaryVertex.h - added StMuPrimaryVertex::nBTOFMatch();
    
    StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdGeom.cxx - made year 2010 mapping;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - modified to require that pad gain strictly > 0, use whole sector for cluster recnstruction ; added switch for Run 2010;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - modified to trap corrupted scalers for skipping events;
    
    StTrgDatFileReader
    
    StTrgDatReader.cxx/h - added RunNumber method to the StStreamFile interface to fix the bug ; adjusted file pattern;
    
    introduced closeFileSignal to process several DAT files at once; fixed regexp to match the Akio filename format;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StVirtualTriggerSimu.cxx/h - added ability to set input source (MuDst or StEvent) for BBC trigger simulator;
    
    modified to set default input source to "MuDst" for all subdetectors;
    
    Bbc/ StBbcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - added ability to set input source (MuDst or StEvent) for BBC trigger simulator;
    
    modified to set default input source to "MuDst" in constructor, for all subdetectors;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - added support to set thresholds manually for Run 9 and overwrite those from the database;
    
    Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx - removed dependency on hard-coded maker's name;
    
    StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - added support for StEvent when running in BFC ;
    
    added support to set thresholds manually for Run 9 and overwrite those from the database;
    
    added ability to set input source (MuDst or StEvent) for BBC trigger simulator;
    
    modified to set default input source to "MuDst" in constructor, for all subdetectors;
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx/h - modified to provide access to output of EMC layer 2 DSM;
    
    added support to set thresholds manually for Run 9 and overwrite those from the database;
    
    StTrsMaker src/StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.cc - modified to count proper he space between anode wires and pad plane;
    
    
    RTS
    
    src/rtsmakefile.def, iccp.h - modified for 64 bits ;
    
    rtsmakefile.def - modified to provide easier user option USRCCFLAGS USRCXXFLAGS and USRCFLAGS;
    
    src/DAQ_BSMD/daq_bsmd.cxx - adeed Misc tweaks for realtime; increased temp buff space for ZS to account for bad ZS; 
    
    bsmdPed.cxx, daq_bsmd.cxx - added the chaser event;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/daq_tpx.cxx - added interspersed laser as allowed;
    
    tpxStat.cxx - Added stripes check;
    
    tpxGain.cxx - modified for run 2010;
    
    tpxPed.cxx/h - added rhic clock and shortened the pedestal format ;
    
    src/DAQ_HLT/daq_hlt.cxx/h - added new FY2010+ HLT data format; fixed of the double destructor; added mod to gl3 reader; 
    
    hlt_gl3.h - added new file to make DAQ_HLT STAR offline compliant;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx, daq_det.cxx - added support for HLT;
    
    daqReader.cxx - fixed lack of detector destructors and memory leak;
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - added GL3_NODE_COUNT;
    
    daq100Decision.h - moved HLT decision around;
    
    rtsSystems.h - increased GL3_NODE_COUNT to 5; moved TCD_SSD to TCD_MTD; 
    
    include/DAQ1000/ddl_lib.hh, rb.hh - added new get_priority; 
    
    include/SUNRT/clock.h - modified for evb;
    
    
    StarClassLibrary 
    
    StMCTruth.cxx/h - adjusted to signature changes in root 5.24;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StDraw3D.cxx/h - fixes the coordinate vector size; modified to allow TPad-less view; added the ctor with the extrernal viewer;
    
    StMultiKeyMap.cxx/h - modified to simplify all the logic into shuffle;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    VmcGeometry/y2009.h y2010.h - modified to fix the bug #1807;
    
    Geometry.y2000.C, Geometry.y2001.C, Geometry.y2002.C, Geometry.y2003.C, y2000.h, y2001.h, y2002.h, y2003.h - added new files;
    
    Geometry.year2000.C, Geometry.year2001.C, Geometry.year2002.C, Geometry.year2003.C, year2000.h, year2001.h, year2002.h, year2003.h - removed files ;
    
    StDb/idl
    
    pvpdCalib.idl, toftotCalib.idl, tofzCalib.idl - modified for HLT;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/src/TQtCoinWidget.cxx - modified to store the last selected volume with the Widget tool tip;
    
    TQtCoinWidget.cxx - introduced psedio-stylesheet; modified to provide better start from control room; added Select3DPoint signal;
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/inc/TQtCoinWidget.h - added Select3DPoint signal;
    
     
    
    
    OnlinePlots
    
    first release of module for online data QA;
    
    
    • 

   



  
2011

   
STAR SOFTWARE NEWS  May 1, 2012
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The present release assignment:
             SL06g    (SL06g_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 SL4.4, MC production for TUP
             SL07c    (SL07c_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 CuCu 200&62GeV run 2005,TPC+SVT+SSD tracking
             SL07d    (SL07d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV stream data run 2007, TPC tracking
             SL08b    (SL08b_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00
             SL08c    (SL08c_5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV run 2007,TPC+SVT+SSD tracking
             SL08e    (SL08e_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 pp 200GeV & dAu 200GeV, run 2008
             SL08e_embed (SL08e_5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 
             SL08f    (SL08f_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 last version with EVP_READER, MC production
             SL08f_embed (SL08f_4) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00  
             SL09b    (SL09b)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 pp 500GeV W preproduction
             SL09e    (SL09e)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 SL5.3, last library with old pams (tpt)
             SL09g    (SL09g_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2009 pp 500GeV data production
             SL09g_embed (TBC)   ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10c    (SL10c_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2009 pp 200GeV production
             SL10c_embed    (SL10c_embed_v1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10d    (SL10d)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10e    (SL10e)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10f    (SL10f)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 
             SL10g    (SL10g)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10h    (SL10h_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2010 auau 7.7-39GeV production
             SL10h_embed (SL10h_3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10i    (SL10i_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10j    (SL10j_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2010 auau 200GeV production (removed)
       old-> SL10k    (SL10k)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2010 auau 39-200GeV production
             SL10k_embed (SL10k_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11a    (SL11a)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11b    (SL11b)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11c    (SL11c_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 auau 19.6Gev run 2011 preproduction
       pro-> SL11d    (SL11d_1)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2011 pp & auau production
       new-> SL11e    (SL11e)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
       dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
      .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00

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Release History


SL11a library

SL11b library

SL11c library

SL11d library

SL11e library


    
    
  • November 21, 2011 
    
    new library SL11e tagged as SL11e has been created and built on SL5.3 (32bits & 64bits platforms) and SL4.4 . Library was tested and released on November 23.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - few important bugs have been fixed; 
    
    - added TOF modifications for alignment calibrations; 
    
    - added MTD to geant g2t hit table and McEvent; 
    
    - added Geant id for anti-hypertriton, antideuteron, and antitriton; 
    
    - added more decays modes for K+/- and Geant Id's for embedding; 
    
    - initial revision of year 2012 geometry ; 
    
    - trigger code was updated for trigger data run 2012; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/starsim/agzio/agsvert.age - added capability to provide a slope in the x,y vertex; 
    
    Simulation/starsim/atmain/agxinit.F, agxinit.cdf, agxuser.age - added capability to provide a slope in the x,y vertex; 
    
    Simulation/starsim/include/commons/agckine.inc - added capability to provide a slope in the x,y vertex; 
    
    Simulation/starsim/include/atlsim/agckine.inc - added capability to provide a slope in the x,y vertex; 
    
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StParticleTable.cc, StarPDGEncoding.hh - added anti-hypertriton; mapped hypertriton and anti-hypertriton to geant IDs 6[12]053 and 6[12]054, with two decay modes: 
    
    H3(lambda) --> He3 pi- 61053 antiparticle=61054;
    
    H3(lambda) --> d p pi- 62053 antiparticle=62054;
    
    StAntiHyperTriton.cc, StAntiHyperTriton.hh - added anti- hypertriton. 
    
    StParticleTable.cc - added decays: K+ --> e+ pi0 nu and K- --> e- pi0 nu to satisfy an embedding requests;
    
    St_base
    
    StObject.cxx - added assert for dead object;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BFC.C, BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added combination for tracking with Sti, Sti+CA, Stv, StvCA code versions;
    
    BigFullChain.h - added depnedence of Sti and StiCA on svtDb and ssdDb; some modifications needed for new trackers to process;
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - introduced sector alignment distortion corrections; 
    
    added options for AgML VMC Geometry; 
    
    added 'mtin' option to read MuDst for GEANT kinematics; added StvPulls; added MTD options;
    
    BigFullChain.h - initial chain for FGT ;
    
    StBTofMatchMaker
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx, StBTofMatchMaker.h - modifications for alignment calibrations: modified to open the local Z window cut to determine the z offset; variables mZLocalCut, mCalculateAlign and mAlignFileName added; functions setCalculateAlign and setAlignFileName added; 
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofGeometry.cxx, StBTofGeometry.h - modifications for alignment calibrations: added mAlignFile and SetAlignFile for use in StBTofMatchMaker; phi0, x0, z0 made mNTrays dependent; 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.cxx - bug fixed: mProjVtxZ does not get initialized when mUseEventVertex is false; 
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - added year 2012; y2011a tag added;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    TRG/trgStructures2012.h - added new version of trigger structure for run12 including a new DSM for TPC daq10k sector mask 
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - introduced sector alignment distortion corrections and big speed improvements to Poisson relaxations; minor fixes for sector misalignment: outermost radius; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_TpcResponseSimulatorC.h, St_TpcAvgCurrentC.h - added new chair; 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - modification for run 2011; 
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx - added rotection against wrong Adc correction; 
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - replaced TpcAvCurrent by kTpcCurrentCorrection; 
    
    StEvent
    
    StEmcModule.cxx - fixed bug in getEnergy(); 
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx - FGT added; 
    
    StTrack.cxx, StTrack.h - added IdTruth from the hits; 
    
    StEvent.cxx, StEvent.h, StHit.cxx, StHit.h, StTpcHit.cxx, StTpcHit.h, StTrack.cxx, StVertex.cxx, StVertex.h - modified to handle IdTruth info; 
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventLinkDef.h - added StTriggerData2012 for run 2012; 
    
    StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData.cxx - addeed tpcMaskDSM(); 
    
    StTriggerData2012.cxx, StTriggerData2012.h - initial revision of trigger data for run 2012; 
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHelper.cxx, StEventHelper.h - minor fixes to account events with no hits; 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - modified; 
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackToStEvent.cc - modified to ignore tracks with zero momentum; 
    
    Sti
    
    StiMasterDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to remove deleting of gGeomanaget; 
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiMaker.h, StiStEventFiller.cxx - modified to move handle of IdTruth to StEvent; 
    
    StJetFinder
    
    StFastJetPars.h, StFastJetPars.cxx, StjFastJet.h, StjFastJet.cxx - added new files to support fastJet; 
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - added mtd to the geant maker; 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx, St_geant_Maker.h - added kinematics definition via MuDst; 
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - fixed improper initialization of event classes affecting future simulations; 
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcContainers.hh, StMcEvent.cc, StMcEvent.hh, StMcEventLinkDef.h, StMcEventTypes.hh, StMcHit.hh, StMcHit.cc, StMcTrack.cc, StMcTrack.hh - modified to add MTD ; 
    
    StMcMtdHit.cc, StMcMtdHit.hh, StMcMtdHitCollection.cc, StMcMtdHitCollection.hh - added new files for MTD hits collection;
    
    StMcHitC.cxx, StMcHitC.hh, StMcHitT.cxx - removed files; 
    
    StMcCtbHit.cc, StMcCtbHit.hh, StMcEventLinkDef.h, StMcFgtHit.cc, StMcFgtHit.hh, StMcFtpcHit.cc, StMcFtpcHit.hh, StMcHit.cc, 
    
    StMcHit.hh, StMcIstHit.cc, StMcIstHit.hh, StMcPixelHit.cc, StMcPixelHit.hh, StMcRichHit.cc, StMcRichHit.hh, StMcSsdHit.cc, StMcSsdHit.hh
    
    StMcSsdLadderHitCollection.hh, StMcSvtHit.cc, StMcSvtHit.hh, StMcTofHit.cc, StMcTofHit.hh, StMcTpcHit.cc, StMcTpcHit.hh - modified to add time of flight for hits;
    
    StMcEventMaker
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx, StMcEventMaker.h - MTD added ; 
    
    StMCFilter
    
    StDijetFilter.cxx, StDijetFilter.h - modified ; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuDstFilterMaker.cxx, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuIOMaker.cxx - set max tree size = 100GB ; 
    
    StMuEvent.cxx - modified to keep DAQ time for the event unchanged; 
    
    StMuTrack.h, - modified to make idTruth public; 
    
    StMuArrays.cxx, StMuArrays.h, StMuDst.cxx, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuMcTrack.h, StMuMcVertex.h, StMuPrimaryVertex.cxx, StMuPrimaryVertex.h, StMuTrack.cxx, StMuTrack.h - modified to handle of IdTruth; 
    
    StMuMcTrack.cxx, StMuMcVertex.cxx - added new files; 
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified to avoid floating point exception in Loglikelihood fits of gaussian peaks; 
    
    StPmdReadMaker
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx, StPmdCleanConstants.cxx, StPmdCleanConstants.h - updated for year 2012; 
    
    
    RTS
    
    EventTracker/FtfSl3.cxx, FtfSl3.h, eventTracker.cxx, eventTrackerLib.cxx, eventTrackerLib.hh, gl3EMC.cxx, gl3EMC.h, gl3Event.h, gl3Hit.h, gl3Track.h, l3BankUtils.h, l3TrgReader.cxx - removed TRG_VERSION 0x32 from daqFormats; 
    
    include/DAQ1000/ddl_lib.hh, rb.hh - added emulation; 
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - added GMT and other new detectors; 
    
    iccp2k.h, rtsSystems.h - btow updated; 
    
    src/DAQ_BTOW/daq_btow.cxx, daq_btow.h - addition for DAQ; 
    
    src/DAQ_ETOW/daq_etow.cxx, daq_etow.h - addition for DAQ; 
    
    src/DAQ_GMT/Makefile, daq_gmt.cxx, daq_gmt.h - added first version of DAQ for GMT; 
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx, Makefile - updated; 
    
    src/DAQ_TOF/daq_tof.cxx - addition for DAQ; 
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/daq_tpx.cxx, tpxCore.cxx, tpxFCF.cxx, tpxGain.cxx, tpxGain.h - - addition for DAQ; small bug fixes; 
    
    src/DAQ_TRG/trgReader10.cxx, trg_reader.cxx - removed TRG_VERSION 0x32 from daqFormats; 
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx - updated for Jevp ; 
    
    trg/include/trgDataDefs.h - added include to avoid non defined UINT32; 
    
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - introduced sector alignment distortion corrections; 
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TpcRS.C - extended dE/dx table to fix bugs #2174 and #2181;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - restored K3IP parameter; 
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - added support for StTriggerData2012;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - modified to specify online database for each year; 
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx - modified to clear number of masked towers before summing; 
    
    BEMC_DSM_decoder.cxx, BEMC_DSM_decoder.h - new codes added; 
    
    StBemcTriggerSimu.h - modified to get pointers to BEMC decoder and tables; 
    
    StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StBemcTriggerSimu.h - added functions to test for data corruption in calorimeters; 
    
    mask out tower 1907 becuase it has huge pedestal; 
    
    StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StBemcTriggerSimu.h - modified to simulate hardware failure; 
    
    Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEemcTriggerSimu.h - added support for using EEMC offline pedestals; added EEMC pedestal modes; added RDO and status;
    
    kOnline = use online pedestals; 
    
    kOffline = use offline pedestals; 
    
    kLocal = use pedestals from a local file (format: crate channel pedestal ped4); 
    
    EemcTrigUtil.cxx - changed path for getting EEMC online ped4 files; added timestamp; modified to use SQL date/time format; 
    
    StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx - modified to make sure there are 720 towers in EEMC; set timestamp for BEMC decoder;
    
    StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEemcTriggerSimu.h - added functions to test for data corruption in calorimeters; 
    
    EEfeeTP.cxx, EEfeeTP.h, EEfeeTPTree.cxx, EEfeeTPTree.h, EemcTrigUtil.cxx, EemcTrigUtil.h, StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEemcTriggerSimu.h - implemented EEMC FEE HT & TP masks; 
    
    EemcTrigUtil.cxx, EemcTrigUtil.h, StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx - implemented EEMC FEE boards HT masks; 
    
    StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEemcTriggerSimu.h - added getters for output of EEMC FEEs for backward-compatibility; 
    
    L2Emulator/fakeRtsLog.h - added to turn log statements into printfs; 
    
    L2Emulator/L2hienAlgo/L2hienAlgo09.cxx, L2hienAlgo09.h, L2hienResult2009.h - added new files; 
    
    L2Emulator/L2upsilon/L2Upsilon2009.cxx, L2Upsilon2009.h, L2UpsilonResult2009.h, read_in_geog.h - added new files; 
    
    L2Emulator/L2gammaAlgo/L2bemcGamma2012.cxx - added fakeRtsLog.h to turn log statements into printfs; 
    
    L2Emulator/L2algoUtil/L2VirtualAlgo2012.cxx, L2btowCalAlgo12.cxx - added fakeRtsLog.h to turn log statements into printfs; 
    
    
    pams
    
    gen/bpythia/apytuser.age, bpythia.F, bpythia.cdf - added capability to run pythia with asymmetric beam energies; 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added DEV13 geometry; removed PMD from y2012; added PIXL to complete;
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - added anti-hypertriton; mapped hypertriton and anti-hypertriton to geant IDs 6[12]053 and 6[12]054, with two decay modes: 
    
    H3(lambda) --> He3 pi- 61053 antiparticle=61054; 
    
    H3(lambda) --> d p pi- 62053 antiparticle=62054; 
    
    added antideuteron (gid=53) and antitriton (gid=54) to enable inclusion in hypertriton decays.
    
    added decays K+ --> e+ pi0 nu and K- --> e- pi0 nu to satisfy an embedding request;
    
    Also added the other top 6 decay modes as 10011 -- 15011 and 10012 -- 15012;
    
    10011 : K+ --> m+ nu;
    
    11011 : K+ --> pi+ pi0;
    
    12011 : K+ --> pi+ pi+ pi-;
    
    13011 : K+ --> e+ nu pi0;
    
    14011 : K+ --> m+ nu pi0 ;
    
    15011 : K+ --> pi+ pi0 pi0;
    
    and similar for K- decay modes;
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g, g2t_mtd.F, g2t_mtd.idl - added MTD to the g2t hit tables;
    
    g2t_volume_id.g - added FGT two numbers id;
    
    sim/idl/g2t_track.idl, g2t_mtd_hit.idl - added MTD to the g2t hit tables;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/ TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110101.000341.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110421.000239.C, TpcRowQ.20110101.000340.C, TpcRowQ.20110421.000206.C,
    
    TpcSecRowB.20110101.000340.root, TpcSecRowB.20110421.000206.root, TpcZCorrectionB.20110421.000206.C, TpcZDC.20110101.000237.C, 
    
    tpcPadGainT0.20100212.121259.root, tpcPressureB.20110101.000320.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20110101.000206.C - added new files for dE/dx calibration for Run XI (pp500 and AuAu19) 
    
    TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110620.000101.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110624.150001.C, TpcRowQ.20110620.000103.C, TpcRowQ.20110624.150002.C, TpcSecRowB.20110620.000103.root, TpcSecRowB.20110624.150002.root - added calibration files for Y2011 AuAau27;
    
    TpcCurrentCorrection.C - created new TpcCurrentCorrection;
    
    TpcAvgCurrent.C - added deafult table;
    
    TpcCurrentCorrection.20110503.000001.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110503.000001.C, TpcRowQ.20110503.000002.C, TpcSecRowB.20110503.000002.root, tpcPressureB.20110503.000001.C - added new tables for Run 2011 AuAu200 RFF dE/dx calibrations;
    
    TpcCurrentCorrection.20110602.000000.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.20110503.000001.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.20110602.000001.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110503.000002.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110602.000001.C, tpcPressureB.20110602.000001.C, TpcRowQ.20110503.000003.C, TpcRowQ.20110602.000002.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.20110620.150000.C, TpcSecRowB.20110503.000003.root, TpcSecRowB.20110602.000002.root - added new dE/dx calibrations files for Run 2011 AuAu 200GeV;
    
    ftpc/ftpcSlowSimPars.C - change adcConversion from 1000 to 2100 for better agreement with real data;
    
    VmcGeometry was renamed with AgiGeomtry;
    
    AgiGeometry/CreateGeometry.h - deployed AgML VMC Geometry;
    
    dEdxModel/dNdx_Bichsel.root - extended dNdx table to beta*gamma range [1e-2,1e4];
    
    StDb
    
    idl/fgtMapping.idl, fgtStatus.idl, fgtGain.idl, fgtPedestal.idl - new tables for FGT;
    
    idl/fgtElosCutoff.idl - new FGT table added;
    
    idl/TpcAvgCurrent.idl - added TpcAvgCurrent with Tpc channel current average over run;
    
    idl/TpcResponseSimulator.idl - added two more fields for SigmaJitterXI and SigmaJitterXO;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/baseBuilder.cxx, tpxBuilder.cxx - updated;
    
    mtdBuilder.cxx, mtdBuilder.h, tofBuilder.cxx, tofBuilder.h, tpxBuilder.cxx - updated for tof/mtd;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlotSet.cxx, JevpPlotSet.h, RunStatus.cxx, RunStatus.h - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JTMonitor.cxx, JTMonitor.h, JevpServer.cxx, JevpServer.h - updated;
    
    
    
    
  • May 1, 2012 
    
    SL11d library was updated with next code:
    
    StRoot/StBFChain/BigFullChain.h to add year 2009 chain with ry2009d geometry option to reprocess run 2009 data with updated geometry. Library was retagged with
  SL11d_1 tag.
    

    
    
  • July 22, 2011 
    
    new library SL11d tagged as SL11d has been created and built on SL5.3 (32bits & 64bits platforms) and SL4.4 . Library was tested, found problem fixed, released on August 2.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - few important bugs have been fixed; 
    
    - new version of event generator code HERWIG 6.5.20 was added; 
    
    - new schema for SubSectors alignment implemented; 
    
    - new geometry for FSC (Forward Spaghetti Calorimeter) detector added; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx, StHistUtil.h - modified to allow limited graphics file printing ; 
    
    StAssociationMaker
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx - set FtpcHit, IdTruth and QA; 
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StAntiDeuteron.cc, StParticleTable.cc - updated StParticleTable to provide access to anti-nuclei via the "geant" ID, fixes for bug #2157; 
    
    StarMagField 
    
    StarMagField.cxx - modified to comment correction which broke B3DField;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StCloseFileOnTerminate.cxx - modified to use gROOT->CloseFiles(); modified to make Instantiate public;
    
    TRArray.cxx, TRArray.h, TRSymMatrix.cxx, TRSymMatrix.h - added fIsNotOwn; 
    
    StMultiKeyMap.h, StMultiKeyMap.cxx - modified to cleanup ; 
    
    THelixTrack.cxx, THelixTrack.h - modified to set hh & zz errors ; 
    
    St_base
    
    StObject.h, StObject.cxx - modified to do more accurate counter handling; 
    
    StChain
    
    StChain.cxx, StMaker.cxx, StMaker.h, StRTSBaseMaker.cxx - modified to force call 'Finish' with 'SIGTERM' signal obtained from condor_vacate_job after time limit reached; 
    
    StMaker.cxx - fixed definition of geometries y2009d and y2010c, bug #2155; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, StDetectorDbMaker.cxx, St_SurveyC.h - modified to implement new schema for SubSectors alignment; 
    
    StTpcSurveyC.h - new file added for new schema of SubSectors alignment; 
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbDefs.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc - added new domain: FGT; 
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - FSC added; 
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h - modified ; 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.h, StQAMakerBase.cxx - modified to cleanup in destructors; 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StQABookHist.cxx, StQABookHist.h - added time bucket distribution of hits; 
    
    StPmdReadMaker
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx, StPmdCleanConstants.cxx,StPmdCleanConstants.h - year 2012 BadChain entered; 
    
    StIOMaker
    
    StIOMaker.cxx - cleanup ; 
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - removed previous tracks & vertices in StEvent added ; 
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcHitLoader.cxx - implemented use of TPC hits sanity flag; 
    
    Sti
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - fixed bug #2098; 
    
    StiMasterDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to replace Geometry clone by reinitialization; 
    
    
    RTS
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx, daq_fgt.h, fgtPed.cxx, fgtPed.h - modified for pedestal work; 
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxFCF_flags.h - introduced sanity flag for TPC hits; 
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/daq_tpx.cxx - added reset command skip and L1 accept; 
    
    include/ rtsSystems.h - modified to increase GL3 node count ; 
    
    rtsMonitor.h - added more fields to rtsMonDET; 
    
    include/DAQ1000/ddl_lib.hh - added param to write; 
    
    rb.hh - added param to write; 
    
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcTrack.cc, StMcTrack.hh, StMcEvent.hh - FSC added; 
    
    StMcEventMaker
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx, StMcEventMaker.h - FSC added; 
    
    StMiniMcEvent
    
    StMiniMcPair.h - modified to cleanup code; 
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx, StMiniMcMaker.h - modified to fix errors handling; 
    
    StTinyRcTrack.h - mDca00 added; 
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcDb.h - modified to implement new schema for SubSectors alignment: SuperSectror position (defined by inner sub sector) and Outer sector position wrt SuperSectror position; 
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcHitMaker.h, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - set sanity flag for TPC hits; 
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx, StTriggerSimuMaker.h - updated meaning of mMCflag variable: 0=data, 1=simulation, 2=embedding;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx - updated meaning of mMCflag variable: 0=data, 1=simulation, 2=embedding;
    
    StTrsMaker
    
    src/StTrsChargeSegment.cc - modified to unify GEANT PID discrimination to StarClassLibrary, fixes for bug #2157;
    
    
    pams
    
    gen/Herwig6_5_20/herwig6520.F, herwig6520.inc - added new version of HERWIG 6.5.20; 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - defined upgr2012a: 2-disk FGT; reverted to single FGT "upgr2012" geometry;
    
    Upgr23 tag defined with FSC geometry and FMS in open position; 
    
    geometry/fscegeo/fscegeo.g - added new file for FSC (Forward Spaghetti Calorimeter); medium added; 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g, g2t_fsc.F, g2t_fsc.idl - added FSC detector;
    
    sim/idl/g2t_track.idl - added FSC detector;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/ TpcDriftDistOxygen.20110101.000114.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.20110421.000119.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110101.000115.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110421.000119.C, TpcRowQ.20110101.000113.C, TpcRowQ.20110421.000119.C, TpcSecRowB.20110101.000113.root, TpcSecRowB.20110421.000119.root, TpcZDC.20110101.000110.C, TpcZDC.20110421.000000.C, tpcAvCurrent.20110101.000101.C, tpcPressureB.20110101.000109.C, tpcPressureB.20110421.000114.C - added mew files for TPC preliminary corrections for run 2011 pp 500GeV and AuAu 19GeV data; 
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2011.C - modified to step back to 2010.09.10 version; 
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2009.C - modified to update 20090301.000106 => y2009; 
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2010.C - modified to move 20100101.000012 => y2010; 
    
    TpcMultiplicity.C - modified to remove multiplicity dependence ; 
    
    tpcEffectiveGeom.C ,tpcEffectiveGeom.y2001.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2003.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2004.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2005.C - removed files ; 
    
    TpcMultiplicity.y2009.C, TpcMultiplicity.y2010.C, TpcMultiplicity.y2011.C - removed; 
    
    TpcRowQ.C - modified to shift default for all 48 rows; 
    
    ftpc/ftpcSlowSimPars.C - modified to change adcConversion from 1000 to 2100 for better agreement with real data; 
    
    Geometry/tpc/TpcOuterSectorPosition.20000501.000005.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.20070101.000001.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.20070626.154000.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.20070811.000009.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.20090101.000000.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.20090527.160000.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.20091225.000002.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.20100204.140002.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.20101220.000001.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.20000501.000005.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.20070101.000001.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.20070626.154000.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.20070811.000009.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.20090101.000000.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.20090527.160000.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.20091225.000002.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.20100204.140002.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.20100204.140003.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.20101220.000001.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.C - added files for new schema of SubSectors alignment: SuperSectror position (defined by inner sub sector) and Outer sector position wrt SuperSectror position; 
    
    Geometry/tpc/Sector_01 to 
    
    Geometry/tpc/Sector_24 
    
    tpcSectorPosition.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2001.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2003.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2004.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2005.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2006.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2007.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2008.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2009.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2010.C, tpcSectorPosition.y2011.C - removed files due to new schema for SubSectors alignment implemented; 
    
    StDb
    
    idl/fgtMapping.idl, fgtStatus.idl - addde new files for FGT status and mapping; 
    
    
    
    
  • May 27, 2011 
    
    SL11c has been updated with bug fix patches and retagged as SL11c_1.Library was rebuilt on SL5.3 (32bits & 64bits platforms) and SL4.4 
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    BFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - magnetic filed initialization ; 
    
    StBeamBackMaker
    
    StBeamBackMaker.cxx - updated to propagate StTrack::key => Int_t (bug fix #2131); 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc - made corrections to save correct ChargeSum for ftpc clusters; 
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker 
    
    StFtpcTrackToStEvent.cc - updated to propagate StTrack::key => Int_t (bug fix #2131); 
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker
    
    LaserEvent.h - updated to propagate StTrack::key => Int_t (bug fix #2131); 
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuMtdHeader.cxx - added pointer protection for empty MTD data; 
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker
    
    StKinkI.hh, StKinkMuDst.hh, StV0I.hh, StV0MuDst.hh, StXiI.hh, StXiMuDst.hh - updated to propagate StTrack::key => Int_t (bug fix #2131); 
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - updated to propagate StTrack::key => Int_t (bug fix #2131); 
    
    StTofCalibMaker
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx - updated to propagate StTrack::key => Int_t (bug fix #2131); 
    

    
    
  • May 13, 2011 
    
    new library SL11c tagged as SL11c has been created and built on SL5.3 (32bits & 64bits platforms) and SL4.4 platform.
    
    Library was tested and released on May 16.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - new code for MTD detector ; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added options 'NoStrangeMuDst', 'NoDisplay' to remove Strange branch and St_geom_Maker; added option 'noRunco' to suppress runco branch ; introduced P2011a; modified to allow phys_off and hadr_off options to pass to geant maker; added basic MTD chain;
    
    StBFChain.cxx, StBFChain.h - droped old branches; added action for norunco and nohistos options; 
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to restore loading of geant for BTofUtil; 
    
    St_base
    
    StArray.cxx, StArray.h - ls() implemented; 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.cxx - modified to use an appropriate log level for debug messages; 
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities
    
    StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx, StEmbeddingQAUtilities.h, StEmbeddingQAUtilities.cxx - added gamma geantid check; 
    
    StEvent
    
    StMtdCollection.cxx, StMtdCollection.h, StMtdHeader.cxx, StMtdHeader.h, StMtdHit.cxx, StMtdHit.h, StMtdRawHit.cxx, StMtdRawHit.h - initial revision of new MTD code; 
    
    StContainers.cxx, StContainers.h - added containers for MTD; 
    
    StDetectorDefinitions.h, StEnumerations.h, StEvent.cxx, StEvent.h - modified to hold MTD data; 
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventTypes.h - added MTD; 
    
    StTrack.cxx, StTrack.h - modified to make mKey Int_t instead of UShort_t (because no.of tracks might be more that 64k); 
    
    StHit.h, StTpcHit.h - modified to restore hit errors as persistent, added sort to TpcHit; 
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - updated to handle pile-up events; 
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - bug fixed; 
    
    StMtdHitMaker
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx, StMtdHitMaker.h - new code for MTD; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuDstFilterMaker.cxx, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuIOMaker.cxx - modified to use default size of TTree (100 GB) for ROOT >= 5.26.0; 
    
    COMMON/StMuArrays.cxx, StMuArrays.h, StMuDst.cxx, StMuDst.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuDstMaker.h, StMuTypes.hh - modified to add MTD information ; 
    
    COMMON/StMuMtdCollection.cxx, StMuMtdCollection.h, StMuMtdHeader.cxx, StMuMtdHeader.h, StMuMtdHit.cxx, StMuMtdHit.h, StMuMtdRawHit.cxx, StMuMtdRawHit.h - added new files to store MTD data ; 
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified to expand range for SC hists;
    
    StPmdReadMaker
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx - mVmeCond,BadChain info changed for run 2012 data; bug fixed for run 2011 data;
    
    StPmdCleanConstants.cxx, StPmdCleanConstants.h - calibration initialization setup for run 2012 data;
    
    StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdGeom.cxx - year = 2012 inserted for new mapping; bug fixed for run 2011 data;
    
    
    RTS
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - added GMT detector;
    
    l1Algorithm.h - added new file;
    
    iccp2k.h - added future protection commands;
    
    include/SUNRT/clock.h - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx - changed delay;
    
    
    StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to get rid of warning messages;
    
    StiRnD
    
    Hft/ StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPixelHitLoader.cxx - modified to remove warning messages;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - introduced UPGR2012 geometry as y2011 with inner detectors (FGT, SSD) and supports removed; added code to pass configuration of the MTD to the mutdgeo4 module;
    
    definition of upgr2012 geometry modified to include IdsmGeo1 and FgtdGeo3 by default;
    
    geometry/fgtdgeo/ fgtdgeo3.g - added dummy routines for pams/geometry to facilitate integration of AgML;
    
    geometry/mutdgeo/mutdgeo4.g - major revision to the geometry hierarchy, bug fixes, new sensitve MTD volumes implemented;
    
    
    
    
  • April 13 , 2011 
    
    new library SL11b tagged as SL11b has been created and built on SL5.3 (32bits & 62bits platforms) and SL4.4 platform. Library was tested and released on April 15.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - new code for hlt ; 
    
    - few bug fixes and code improvements for embedding;
    
    - added new geometry tags with bug fixes in SVT support cone geometry;
    
    - added anti-nuclei (deuteron, triton, alpha and helium3) to the table;
    
    - modifications for offline QA for run 2011;
    
    - updates of TOF simu and VPD calibration codes;
    
    - added branches in MuDst for MC tracks and vertices;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/starsim/geant/gthion.F -- modified such that the effective charge used in dE/dx generation depends on |Q| rather than Q to prevent Q**(2/3) generating a NaN condition;
    
    gltrac.F -- modified to initialize decay of unstable (hyper) nuclei;
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx, StHistUtil.h - modified to allow for limiting detectors; modified to allow for specification of histogram usage by the required detector sets; implemented default to general histograms for references in absence of trig typed; added TPC hit phi sector labels;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - adjusted MB for Run 11;
    
    StAssociationMaker
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx, StAssociationMaker.h, StTrackPairInfo.cc,StTrackPairInfo.hh - modified;
    
    St_base
    
    StTree.cxx - modified to define keys of 1st file for others; fixed bug for parallel files reading; 
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StParticleTable.cc - added Omega+/- and Xi+/- embedding definitions; 1st attempt at improving the Doxygenization of the particle table; 
    
    added anti-nuclei (deuteron, triton, alpha and helium3) to the table;
    
    StAntiAlpha.cc, StAntiAlpha.hh, StAntiDeuteron.cc, StAntiDeuteron.hh, StAntiHelium3.cc, StAntiHelium3.hh, StAntiTriton.cc, StAntiTriton.hh, StCerenkov.cc, StCerenkov.hh, StGeantino.cc, StGeantino.hh, StHelium3.cc, StHelium3.hh - added new files to include all particles dacays defind in gstar_part.g; added few anti-nuclei in anticipation of future needs; added the geantino for completeness;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - initial versions of 2011 chain; added StTableUtilities library for StiMaker; restored dependence of StiMaker versus StiSvtLib,StiSsdLib,StiRnDLib;
    
    StBFChain.cxx, StBFChain.h, StBFChainOpt.h, StBFChainOpt.cxx - added GetGeometry method; modified to ignore blacklist for embedding;
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added blacklist of detector for St_db_Maker to bypass Db configuration for them; added Tpc, Eemc, Fms to blacklist; modified to separate blacklisting cases when it is required Svt and Ssd geometry only;
    
    BigFullChain.h - added SvtDb and SsdDb for base configurations when the detectors were present in the run;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - added more requirement for blacklisting of a detectors;
    
    StBTofSimMaker 
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx, StBTofSimMaker.h - introduced option to switch writing simulated hits to StEvent, default behavior is set to OFF;
    
    StChain
    
    StChainOpt.h - added GetGeometry method;
    
    StMaker.cxx - added new geometry tags y2008d, y2009d, y2010c implemented for improved model of the SVT support cone as carbon-fiber nomex sandwich;
    
    StIOInterFace.cxx - modified to write automatically branch name in the form 
    Branch;
    
    StDbBroker
    
    StDbBroker.cxx, StDbBroker.h - added an option to blacklist domains;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbManager.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc, StDbManagerImpl.hh - added an option to blacklist domains;
    
    MysqlDb.cc, StDbServiceBroker.cxx - modified to connect error messages converted to more user-frienly format;
    
    MysqlDb.cc, StDbManagerImpl.cc - fixed to blacklist Calibrations only;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx, St_db_Maker.h - blacklist added;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_tpcMaxHitsC.h - added maxBinZeroHits;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, StiChairs.cxx - modified to add chairs for vertexSeed and tpcStatus tables;
    
    St_tpcStatusC.h, St_vertexSeedC.h - added new files;
    
    StHbtMaker
    
    Reader/StHbtAssociationReader.cxx - adjusted to changed made in StStAssociationMaker;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities
    
    StEmbeddingQAUtilities.cxx - bug fixed for e+ and e- ;
    
    StEmbeddingQATrack.h - added missing functions getNSigma...();
    
    StEmbeddingQATrack.cxx - added missing charge check in isNSigmaOk(), and error check for GEANT id;
    
    StEvent
    
    StHltBEmcTowerHit.h, StHltBTofHit.h, StHltDiElectron.h, StHltEvent.h, StHltHeavyFragment.h, StHltHighPt.h, StHltTrack.h, StHltTrackNode.h,
    
    StHltTriggerReasonCapable.h, StHltTriggerReason.h, StHltVpdHit.h, StHltBEmcTowerHit.cxx, StHltBTofHit.cxx, StHltDiElectron.cxx,
    
    StHltEvent.cxx, StHltHeavyFragment.cxx, StHltHighPt.cxx, StHltTrack.cxx, StHltTrackNode.cxx, StHltTriggerReasonCapable.cxx, StHltTriggerReason.cxx, StHltVpdHit.cxx - new code for hlt;
    
    StContainers.cxx, StContainers.h, StEvent.h, StEvent.cxx, StEventScavenger.cxx, StEventScavenger.h, StEventTypes.h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx - added new branch for hlt;
    
    StTriggerId.cxx, StTriggerId.h - extended to 64 bit; switched data member type of mask from uint64_t to ULong64_t ;
    
    StTriggerData2009.cxx - modified: MTD code only for runs after 12003001; fixed bug in vpdEarliestTDCHighThr; 
    
    StTpcHit.cxx, StTpcHit.h - modified to keep ADC values for clusters; 
    
    StTpcRawData.cxx, StTpcRawData.h - modified for pixel data; 
    
    StTrack.cxx, StTrack.h, StVertex.h - added IdTruth information for tracks and vertices; 
    
    StEventMaker 
    
    StEventMaker.cxx - modifyed to be consistent due to mofidication in StTriggerId (32 -> 64 bit);
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHelper.cxx, StEventHelper.h - modified to add remove method;
    
    Stl3Util
    
    ftf/FtfBaseTrack.h, FtfSl3.cxx - introduced compression scheme for large ratios to solve bug #1550;
    
    gl3/gl3Track.h - - introduced compression scheme for large ratios to solve bug #1550;
    
    StGammaMaker
    
    StGammaMaker.h - added mutator to set gain variation in StGammaRawMaker;
    
    StGammaRawMaker.h, StGammaRawMaker.cxx - added functionality to emulate gain variation;
    
    StHltMaker 
    
    HLTFormats.h, StHltMaker.h, StHltMakerLinkDef.h, StHltMaker.cxx - new code for hlt;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcEvent.cc - removed redundant zeroing;
    
    StMcTrack.cc - modified to set mGeantId>=0 && mGeantId<=0; removed redundant zeroing;
    
    StMiniMcEvent
    
    StTinyMcTrack.cxx, StTinyMcTrack.h - modified to set GEANt id 'ushort';
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx, StTinyMcTrack.h - mPdgId added;
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx,StMiniMcEvent.cxx, StMiniMcEvent.h - added impact, phi impact & trigger time;
    
    StTinyMcTrack.h - changed IO version;
    
    StContamPair.h, StMiniMcMaker.cxx - added int mParentParentGeantId;
    
    StContamPair.h - removed redundant mParentGeantId;
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx, StMiniMcMaker.h - IdTruth part rewritten;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuArrays.cxx, StMuArrays.h, StMuDst.cxx, StMuDst.h, StMuDstFilterMaker.cxx, StMuDstFilterMaker.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuDstMaker.h, StMuMomentumShiftMaker.cxx, StMuMomentumShiftMaker.h, StMuPrimaryVertex.cxx, StMuPrimaryVertex.h, StMuTrack.cxx, StMuTrack.h - added branches for MC tracks and vertices, added IdTruth to tracks and vertices, reserved a possiblity to remove Strange MuDst;
    
    StMuMcTrack.h, StMuMcVertex.h - added new files for MC trackes branch;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - modified to replace firsthit position-to-padrow with minimum padrow in topo map;
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h - modified to specify subsystems; modified to allow for specification of histogram usage by the required detector sets; remove some unused EmcCat4 plots;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.h - modified for Pile-up cuts;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - modified for PCT check and dcaGeom only for TPC tracks;
    
    StJetMaker 
    
    StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx - removed manual calculation of number of BTOF hits per primary vertex, get it from MuDst now;
    
    StAnaPars.h, StJetMaker2009.cxx, StJetMaker2009.h, StPythiaFourPMaker.cxx - added support for Run 9 simulations;
    
    StAnaPars.h, StJetMaker2009.cxx, StJetMaker2009.h - added support for StRandomSelector in StJetMaker2009;
    
    vertex/StjPrimaryVertex.h - added support for Run 9 simulations;
    
    mcparticles/StjMC.h, StjMCParticleToStMuTrackFourVec.h - added support for Run 9 simulations;
    
    emulator/StMcTrackEmu.h - added support for Run 9 simulations;
    
    StjeJetEventTreeWriter.cxx - removed manual calculation of number of BTOF hits per primary vertex, get it from MuDst now;
    
    mudst/StjMCMuDst.cxx, StjMCMuDst.h - added support for Run 9 simulations;
    
    
    RTS 
    
    EventTracker/ - FtfBaseTrack.h, FtfSl3.cxx, gl3Track.h - introduced compression scheme for large ratios,to solve bug #1550;
    
    include/rts.h - modified;
    
    RC_Config.h, rtsMonitor.h - modified rtsMonL1Counters;
    
    iinclude/DAQ1000/ddl_lib.hh, rb.hh - added get_free_fifos;
    
    include/DB/conditions/rtsDbConstants.h - updated number of of triggers;
    
    include/DB/RunLog/daqEventTag.h - modified;
    
    src/DAQ_BTOW/daq_btow.cxx - modified ;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxGain.cxx, tpxGain.h, tpxPed.cxx, tpxStat.cxx - modified;
    
    tpxCore.cxx, tpxCore.h, tpxFCF.cxx - updated for misc logging ;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx - modified;
    
    
    StarRoot
    
    TAttr.cxx - removed removing same name attribute;
    
    TTreeIter.cxx - modified to account Case with zero length array;
    
    THelixTrack.cxx - added check for array with 0 size;
    
    StMultiKeyMap.h, StMultiKeyMap.cxx - added GetNInst() for debuging;
    
    Sti
    
    StiNodePars.h - fixed zero curvature: 1e-6==>1e-9;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiMaker.h, StiStEventFiller.cxx - modified to propagate IdTruth to StEvent;
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - modified to enlarge array for possible candidates, add requirement that dominant track should have > 2 good hits;
    
    StiMaker.cxx - added check that the corresponding Db maker has been instantiated before adding the detector; modify to move intialization of detectors in InitRun; remove alloc/free;
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker.cxx - adjusted for changes in StAssociationMaker;
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker 
    
    StKinkController.cxx, StV0Controller.cxx, StXiController.cxx - adjusted to StAssociationMaker;
    
    StTableUtilities 
    
    StG2TrackVertexMap.cxx, StG2TrackVertexMap.h - added new files to eliminate short live particles from track to vertex association;
    
    StTpcHitMaker 
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcHitMaker.h, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.h - set limit on number of hits starting at time bin 0;
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - added ADC to Tpc hit;
    
    StTpcRSMaker 
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - added hack to avoid sqrt(-); fixed betaMin calculations;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, TpcRS.C - replaced step function by interpolation for dN/dx versus beta*gamma ;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TpcRS.C - added extrapolation in region beta*gamma < 0.3;
    
    TpcRS.C - removed hits and ranco for output;
    
    StTreeMaker
    
    StTreeMaker.cxx - fixed bug in parallel reading files;
    
    StVpdCalibMaker
    
    StVpdCalibMaker.cxx, StVpdCalibMaker.h - modified to change MaxBin for ToT arrays from 60 to 128 (in agreement with the IDL definition of vpdTotCorr);
    
    StiUtilities 
    
    StiPullEvent.cxx - fixed numbering;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EM201_2009.cc - added JP0 bit for EM201;
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.h - added more access functions;
    
    L2Emulator/StL2_2009EmulatorMaker.cxx - added L2gamma; changed name f L2JetHigh algo from "jet" to "jetHigh" to get correct parameters from L2 setup files;
    
    StL2TriggerSimu.h - fixed nontrivial constructors ;
    
    StL2_2009EmulatorMaker.cxx - modified to get names of 2009 L2 algos to match names in config file;
    
    StGenericL2Emulator2009.cxx - implemented full vector of L2 triggers; modified to use fakeToken2;
    
    StL2_2009EmulatorMaker.cxx - modified to change header file for L2 offset;
    
    L2Emulator/L2gammaAlgo/L2bemcGamma2009.cxx, L2bemcGamma2009.h, L2eemcGamma2009.cxx, L2eemcGamma2009.h, L2gammaResult2009.h, Makefile.2009 - added L2gamma2009;
    
    L2Emulator/L2algoUtil/L2VirtualAlgo2009.h - Initialize array of pointers to null; fixed call to memset; 
    
    l2Algorithm.h - added newfile to chenge header file for L2 odffsets;
    
    L2VirtualAlgo2009.cxx - initialized mRunNumber to -1;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added y2008d, y2009d, y2010c and updated y2011 geometry tags. These tags now contain an improved model of the SVT support cone, specifically the support rods. Previous geometry assumed solid carbon, now a carbon-fiber nomex sandwich is implemented; introduced UPGR2012 geometry as y2011 with inner detectors (FGT, SSD) and supports removed;
    
    geometry/bbcmgeo/bbcmgeo.g - added "ENDFILL" statements where needed;
    
    geometry/btofgeo/btofgeo2.g, btofgeo3.g, btofgeo4.g, btofgeo5.g, btofgeo6.g, btofgeo7.g - cosmetic changes needed for AgML translation;
    
    geometry/calbgeo/calbgeo.g, calbgeo1.g - added parentheses around expression in IF statements;
    
    geometry/fpdmgeo/fpdmgeo.g, fpdmgeo1.g, fpdmgeo2.g, fpdmgeo3.g - switched from fortran-style to mortran-style continuation lines;
    
    geometry/ftpcgeo/ftpcgeo1.g - removed redundant positioning of FKWI (ignored in AgSTAR);
    
    geometry/ftro/ftrogeo.g - renamed "raddeg" => "myraddeg" to prevent name clash with standard starsim constant;
    
    geometry/ecalgeo/ecalgeo.g - syntax fix: EndFILL added to terminate fill sections;
    
    geometry/quadgeo/quadgeo.g - modified for AgML syntax matching;
    
    geometry/scongeo/scongeo.g - an improved model of the SVT support cone, specifically the support rods is implemented. Previous geometry assumed solid carbon, now a carbon-fiber nomex sandwich is implemented;
    
    geometry/shldgeo/shldgeo.g - modified for AgML syntax matching;
    
    geometry/sisdgeo/sisdgeo.g, sisdgeo1.g, sisdgeo2.g, sisdgeo3.g, sisdgeo4.g, sisdgeo5.g, sisdgeo6.g - modified for AgML syntax matching;
    
    geometry/tpcegeo/tpcegeo3a.g - added new file with significant changes, mainly to remove equivalence statements which are not permitted in AgML;
    
    tpcegeo3.g, tpcegeo3a.g - changes positioning of TBRW volume so that it is positioned as an ONLY volume to remove ambiguity in geant tracking, currently volumes TBRW (Aluminum) and TWAS (Air) overlap;
    
    tpcegeo.g, tpcegeo1.g - added "EndFILL" statements where required;
    
    geometry/wallgeo/wallgeo.g - minor changes to system of units;
    
    geometry/zcalgeo/zcalgeo.g - minor syntax changes;
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - corrected mistakes in the Omega_plus, Omega_minus and XiMinus and XiPlus definitions of particles; removed pdg ID from all embedding versions of particles, as these conflict with pythia simulations;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    VmcGeometry/y2011.h, Geometry.y2008d.C, Geometry.y2009d.C, Geometry.y2010c.C, y2008d.h, y2009d.h, y2010c.h - added new files for improved model of the SVT support cone. Previous geometry assumed solid carbon, now a carbon-fiber nomex sandwich is implemented;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcStatus.C - adde new TPC status table; 
    
    tpcAnodeHVavg.y2011.C, tpcAnodeHV.y2011.C - set default sector anode voltage to 1100 V for year 2010; 
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/tpcStatus.idl - added new TPC status table ;
    
    tpcMaxHits.idl - updated max hits table;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/daqBuilder.cxx, bemcBuilder.cxx, l3Builder.cxx, tofBuilder.cxx, upcBuilder.cxx - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlot.cxx, JevpPlotSet.cxx - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPresenter/EvpMain.cxx, JevpGui.cxx, JevpGui.h, evpPresenterBaseScript.C - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/DisplayDefs.cxx, DisplayDefs.h, JevpServer.cxx, JevpServer.h - updated;
    
    JTMonitor.cxx JTMonitor.h - added new files;
    
    OnlinePlots/HistogramGroups/TOFcheckHistogramGroup.cxx, TOFcheckHistogramGroup.h - TOF check updated; modified seperate to separate real TOF bunchdid errors from missing bunchid errors; missing trays can now be well identified;
    
    MTDtriggerinfoHistogramGroup.cxx - mapping for MTD 1 was corrected according to the changes on the MTD detector, LE and TE are drawn in a compact way;
    
    MTDtriggerinfoHistogramGroup.cxx, MTDtriggerinfoHistogramGroup.h - more unique defined name: ntray -> nMTDtrays;
    
    MTDhitsHistogramGroup.cxx, MTDhitsHistogramGroup.h - modified for MTD; modified to make sure all hists are addressed in reset() and destructor;
    
    
    
    
  • January 27 , 2010 
    
    new library SL11a tagged as SL11a has been created and built on SL5.3 (32bits & 64bits platforms) and SL4.4 platform. Library was tested, found bugs fixed and library was released on February 1.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - implemented RTS code for new detectors: FGT and MTD; 
    
    - implemented default initialization for TOF database table and new module for V0 TOF correction;
    
    - implemented g2t hits for FMS;
    
    - added high-pT charged hadron filter;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities 
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - added Kolmogorov maximum distance as default;
    
    StHistUtil.cxx, StHistUtil.h - modified to allow plain ROOT files with hists, and individual plot generation from 1 file; 
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - switched order of loading DbUtil and tpcDb ;
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofSortRawHit.cxx - implemented default initialization of database table in case dataset is not found ; 
    
    StV0TofCorrection.cxx, StV0TofCorrection.h - new module for V0 TOF Correction; 
    
    StDAQMaker 
    
    StRtsReaderMaker.cxx - modified to use LOG_DEBUG only in maker's Debug modes; 
    
    StDbBroker
    
    StDbWrappedMessenger.cc - fixed pseudo-leaks in c-string and xml-string assignments ; 
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StGlobalCoordinate.cc/hh, StSvtCoordinateTransform.cc, StTpcCoordinate.cxx/h, StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc/hh, StTpcLocalSectorAlignedCoordinate.hh StTpcLocalSectorAlignedDirection.hh - modified TpcDb interfaces and Tpc coordinate transformation ; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbRichScalers.h, St_trigDetSumsC.h - introduced corrected coincidences;
    
    St_trigDetSumsC.h - coincidence correction made public and static;
    
    StTpcHitErrors.h - added new file: place holder for new Tpc hit errors;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_tpcDimensionsC.h, St_tpcElectronicsC.h, St_tpcFieldCageC.h, St_tpcPadPlanesC.h, St_tpcWirePlanesC.h, St_trgTimeOffsetC.h - modified TpcDb interfaces and Tpc coordinate transformation;
    
    St_starClockOnlC.h - modified to add sampling Frequency method;
    
    StDbLib
    
    MysqlDb.cc - enabled automatic reconnect via mysql option; added define guard (mysql version) to enable automatic reconnect in mysql 5.0.44+, excluding mysql 4; 
    
    MysqlDb.cc, StlXmlTree.cxx - fixed pseudo-leaks in c-string and xml-string assignments;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StEemcRaw.cxx, StEemcRaw.h - added event time to EEMC header check;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTpcHit.h - modified to add reference to FCF flag definition; fixed location of FCF_flags include;
    
    StHit.h - changed mFlag type from UChar_t to UShort_t (bug #2058);
    
    StHit.cxx - modified to change mFlag type from UChar_t to UShort_t ;
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx - fixed bug in function nRow and nColumn;
    
    StGammaMaker 
    
    StGammaEventMaker.cxx/h - modified to fill spin/bunch crossing information;
    
    StGammaStrip.cxx - modified to zero data members in constructor ;
    
    StGammaStrip.h - added ADC to public members;
    
    StGammaRawMaker.cxx - modified to fill StGammaStrip::adc and cut on strips within 3 rms of pedestal;
    
    modified to save ADC of BSMDP strips;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.h - increased maximum number of possible seeds; 
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker
    
    LaserEvent.cxx - modified to use sector/padrow in global => local transformation; 
    
    StJetMaker
    
    emulator/StjeDefaultJetTreeWriter.cxx - updated for particle jets; 
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcEvent.hh, StMcTrack.cc, StMcTrack.hh - modified to add FMS data; 
    
    StMcEventMaker
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx, StMcEventMaker.h - modified to add FMS data; 
    
    StMCFilter 
    
    StFmsPi0Filter.cxx - modified to switch RejectEG and RejectGT, so that filter will work for hijing events; 
    
    StHighPtFilter.h StHighPtFilter.cxx - implemented high-pt charged hadron filter; 
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - included corrected coincidence rates in ntuple; 
    
    StRTSClient 
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - modified TpcDb interfaces and Tpc coordinate transformation; 
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - added track id into StiPull ; 
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDb.cxx StTpcDb.h StTpcDbMaker.cxx StTpcDbMaker.h - modified TpcDb interfaces and Tpc coordinate transformation;
    
    StRTpcDimensions.cxx/h, StRTpcElectronics.cxx/h, StRTpcFieldCage.cxx/h, StRTpcPadPlane.cxx/h, StRTpcSlowControlSim.cxx/h, StRTpcWirePlane.cxx/h, StTpcDimensionsI.h, StTpcElectronicsI.h, StTpcFieldCageI.h, StTpcPadPlaneI.h, StTpcSlowControlSimI.h, StTpcWirePlaneI.h - removed files;
    
    StTpcHitMaker 
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx - added FCF_flags include, and exclude any flagged hit from AfterBurner(); 
    
    changed flag type from UChar_t to UShort_t ; 
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - added fix for AuAu7 2010 embdedding; modified to cut hits outside time buckets range; 
    
    StTrsMaker
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx - modified TpcDb interfaces and Tpc coordinate transformation;
    
    include/StTrsChargeSegment.hh - modified TpcDb interfaces and Tpc coordinate transformation; 
    
    src/StTrsChargeSegment.cc - modified TpcDb interfaces and Tpc coordinate transformation; 
    
    StVpdCalibMaker
    
    StVpdCalibMaker.cxx - implemented default initialization of database table in case dataset is not found; 
    
    modified to apply VPD outlier correction in StEvent mode (bug fixed); 
    
    StVpdCalibMaker.cxx/h - modified to allow user to "force" VPD-start or startless mode, regardless of dbase setting; 
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - modified for FMS simulation; 
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    TpcHitUtilities.cxx - modified TpcDb interfaces and Tpc coordinate transformation; 
    
    St_tcl_Maker
    
    StTpcFastSimMaker.cxx - added pile-up; 
    
    
    RTS
    
    EventTracker/ eventTrackerLib.cxx, gl3Event.cxx - modified;
    
    include/daqModes.h - added checkpoint ;
    
    rtsSystems.h - added future dets. Removed HFT_ID; changed RP2 to RPII;
    
    RC_Config.h - upgraded for 64 trigger; modified to distinguish between number of triggers configurable and actually in play;
    
    rtsMonitor.h - upgraded for 64 trigger;
    
    prepareGbPayload.h - upgraded for 64 trigger;
    
    rts.h, tasks.h - updated;
    
    iccp2k.h - added evb summary;
    
    include/RC/RC_MsgDefs.h - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx, daq_fgt.h - added new code for FGT detector ;
    
    fgtPed.cxx, fgtPed.h - added FGT pedestal routines ;
    
    daq_fgt.cxx, daq_fgt.h - modified for FGT pedestal routines ;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx, daqReader.h - added 64 trigger extensions ;
    
    daq_dta.cxx, daq_dta.h - changed char to const char ;
    
    daqReader.cxx daqReader.h - added environment variable EVP_HOSTNAME; added evb summary;
    
    evp.h - implemented new points for proper reader;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxFCF.cxx, tpxFCF.h, tpxPed.cxx, tpxPed.h - added checkpoint ; 
    
    daq_tpx.cxx, tpxCore.cxx, tpxCore.h, tpxGain.cxx, tpxGain.h, tpxStat.cxx, tpxStat.h - added checkpoint ;
    
    src/DAQ_MTD/daq_mtd.cxx,daq_mtd.h - added new codes for MTD detector;
    
    src/SFS/daq_test.C, fs.C, sfs_index.cxx, sfs_index.h - fast read added;
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiVMCToolKit.cxx, StiVMCToolKit.h - added TGeoShape::kGeoEltu shape for SROD ;
    
    StiTpcSeedFinder.cxx - suppressed seed print outs ;
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcHitLoader.cxx - bug fixed related to FCF_flags ;
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiTpcDetectorBuilder.h - modified TpcDb interfaces and Tpc coordinate transformation;
    
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StHelix.hh, StThreeVector.hh, StarClassLibraryLinkDef.hh - modified to avoid warning for gcc 4.5.1 compiler ;
    
    StarRoot
    
    THelixTrack.cxx, THelixTrack.h - inversion of derivative matrix added;
    
    TRandomVector.cxx, TRandomVector.h - added automatic creation non zero correlation;
    
    TMDFParameters.cxx, TMDFParameters.h - added new files to handle multidimensional parameterization;
    
    
    pams
    
    gen/hijing_382/hijev.F - added additional (but optional) line to configuration file to specify whether shadowing should be used or not;
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - modified for FMS simulation; 
    
    g2t_fpd.F, g2t_fpd.idl - added new files; 
    
    sim/idl/g2t_track.idl - modified for FMS g2t hits; 
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/ - first release of new module for online monitoring histos; 
    
    
    • 

   



  
2012

   
STAR SOFTWARE NEWS  December 7, 2012
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The present release assignment:
             SL06g    (SL06g_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 SL4.4, MC production for TUP
             SL07c    (SL07c_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 CuCu 200&62GeV run 2005,TPC+SVT+SSD tracking
             SL07d    (SL07d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV stream data run 2007, TPC tracking
             SL08c    (SL08c_5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV run 2007,TPC+SVT+SSD tracking
             SL08e    (SL08e_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 pp 200GeV & dAu 200GeV, run 2008
             SL08e_embed (SL08e_5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 
             SL08f    (SL08f_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 last version with EVP_READER, MC production
             SL08f_embed (SL08f_4) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00  
             SL09b    (SL09b)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 pp 500GeV W preproduction
             SL09e    (SL09e)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 SL5.3, last library with old pams (tpt)
             SL09g    (SL09g_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2009 pp 500GeV data production
             SL09g_embed (SL09g_2Embed_v7)   ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10c    (SL10c_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2009 pp 200GeV production
             SL10c_embed (SL10c_embed_v3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10d    (SL10d)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10h    (SL10h_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2010 auau 7.7-39GeV production
             SL10h_embed (SL10h_3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10i    (SL10i_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10k    (SL10k)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2010 auau 39-200GeV production
             SL10k_embed (SL10k_embed_v8) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11a    (SL11a)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11b    (SL11b)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11c    (SL11c_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 auau 19.6Gev run 2011 preproduction
             SL11d    (SL11d_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2011 pp 500GeV & auau 19-200GeV production
             SL11d_embed (SL11d_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11e    (SL11e)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a    (SL12a)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a_embed    (SL12a_embed_v1)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12b    (SL12b)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
       old-> SL12c    (SL12c)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 UU 193GeV run 2012 preproduction
       pro-> SL12d    (SL12d)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 UU 193GeV run 2012 production
       new-> SL12e    (SL12e)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 
       dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
      .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00

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Release History


SL12a library

SL12b library

SL12c library

SL12d library

SL12e library




    
    
  • December 3, 2012 
    
    new library SL12e tagged as SL12e has been created and built on SL5.3 (32bits & 64bits platforms) and SL4.4 . Library was tested and released on December 7.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    - first release of event generator framework StarGenerator ;
    
    - added Pepsi event generator for ep collisions;
    
    - added UrQMD v.3.3.1 event generator ;
    
    - added new versions of PYHIA v.8.1.62 and HIJING v.1.383 event generators ;
    
    - code modifications for TPC upgrade, iTpx version;
    
    - RTS DAQ code updated for GMT & IST detectors;
    
    - added RTS DAQ code for PXL ;
    
    - further development of FGT related codes & geometry;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/gcalor/neutron/morini.F - added STAR location for xsneut96.dat;
    
    
    StAnalysisMaker
    
    StAnalysisMaker.cxx, StAnalysisMaker.h - modified to compress print out; added print out for ToF and Emc hits; added PMD to summary print; 
    
    StAnalysisMaker.cxx - added separators for summary;
    
    StarLogger
    
    StLoggerManager.cxx - modified to add color by demand for '_GNUC_'; 
    
    StWsAppender.cxx, StWsAppender.h, StWsLogger.cxx, StWsLogger.h, picojson.h - added new code, initial revision of WebService logger;
    
    StarGenerator
    
    BASE/AgStarReader.cxx, StarGenerator.cxx, StarParticleStack.cxx, StarPrimaryMaker.cxx, AgStarReader.h, StarGenerator.h, StarParticleStack.h, StarPrimaryMaker.h - added new code for event generator framework;
    
    EVENT/StarGenAAEvent.cxx, StarGenEPEvent.cxx, StarGenEvent.cxx, StarGenParticle.cxx, StarGenPPEvent.cxx, StarGenAAEvent.h, StarGenEAEvent.h, StarGenEPEvent.h, StarGenEvent.h, StarGenParticle.h, StarGenPPEvent.h - added new code for event generator framework; 
    
    Herwig6_5_20/Herwig6.cxx, Herwig6.h, SetBeams.F, StarHerwig6.cxx, StarHerwig6.h, StarHerwig6LinkDef.h, address.F, herwig6520.F, herwig6520.inc - HERWIG event generator moved from pams to new framework;
    
    Hijing1_383/address.F, hijing1.383.F, hipyset1.35.F, Hijing.cxx, Hijing.h, StarHijing.cxx, StarHijing.h - added new version v.1.383 of HIJING event generator; 
    
    Kinematics/ StarKinematics.cxx, StarKinematics.h - added simple "particle gun" type event generator. Allows users to:
    
    - add single particles to the event; 
    
    - throw particles flat; 
    
    - throw particles according to pt, eta and phi distribution; 
    
    - multiple sets of particles may be added per event with different kinematic ranges and/or individual particles added to the event;
    
    Pepsi/- added new event generator for ep collisions; 
    
    Pythia6_4_23/ - PYTHIA version v.6.4.23 moved from pams to new event generator framework; 
    
    Pythia8_1_62/ - added new version v.8.1.62 of PYTHIA event generator; 
    
    StarLight/ - starlight event generator moved from pams to new framework;
    
    TEST/StTruthTestMaker.cxx, StTruthTestMaker.h - added new maker for test of ID truth; 
    
    UrQMD3_3_1/ - 1fluid.F, RunFunction.F, StarUrQMD.cxx, StarUrQMD.h, UrQMD.cxx, UrQMD.h, addpart.F, address.F, angdis.F, anndec.F, baryons.patch, bessel.F, blockres.F, boxinc.inc, boxprg.F, cascinit.F, colltab.inc, coload.F, comnorm.inc, comres.inc, coms.inc, comstr.inc, comwid.inc, dectim.F, defs.inc, delpart.F, detbal.F, dwidth.F, dwidth.o, erf.F, error.F, freezeout.inc, getmass.F, getspin.F, hepchg.F, hepcmp.F, hepnam.F, init.F, input.F, inputs.inc, intirefs.txt, iso.F, ityp2pdg.F, itypdata.inc, jdecay2.F, make22.F, newpart.inc, numrec.F, options.inc, outcom.inc, output.F, paulibl.F, proppot.F, pythia6409.F, risctime.F, saveinfo.F, scatter.F, script.py, siglookup.F, string.F, tabinit.F, uhmerge.F, upmerge.F, urqmd.,F whichres.F - initial revision of UrQMD code;
    
    UrQMD3_3_1/eosfiles/chiraleos.dat, chiralmini.dat, chiralsmall.dat, hadgas_eos.dat, hg_eos_mini.dat hg_eos_small.dat - initial revision of UrQMD code;
    
    UrQMD3_3_1/eosfiles/qgpeos/qgpn00.dat, qgpn05.dat, qgpn10.dat, qgpn100.dat, qgpn105.dat, qgpn110.dat, qgpn115.dat, qgpn15.dat, qgpn20.dat, qgpn25.dat, qgpn30.dat, qgpn35.dat, qgpn40.dat, qgpn45.dat, qgpn50.dat, qgpn55.dat qgpn60.dat, qgpn65.dat, qgpn70.dat, qgpn75.dat, qgpn80.dat, qgpn85.dat, qgpn90.dat, qgpn95.dat - initial revision of UrQMD code;
    
    UrQMD3_3_1/unedited_src/1fluid.f, addpart.f, alpharanf.f, angdis.f, anndec.f, bessel.f, blockres.f, boxinc.f, boxprg.f, cascinit.f, colltab.f, coload.f, comnorm.f, comres.f, coms.f, comstr.f, comwid.f, dectim.f, defs.f, delpart.f, detbal.f, dwidth.f, erf.f, error.f, freezeout.f, genranf.f, getmass.f, getspin.f, gnuranf.f, hepchg.f, hepcmp.f, hepnam.f, init.f, input.f, inputs.f, intranf.f, iso.f, ityp2pdg.f, itypdata.f, jdecay2.f, make22.f, newpart.f, numrec.f, options.f, outcom.f, output.f, paulibl.f, proppot.f, pythia6409.f, ri6000ranf.f, risctime.f, saveinfo.f, scatter.f, siglookup.f, string.f, tabinit.f, uhmerge.f, upmerge.f, urqmd.f, whichres.f - initial revision of UrQMD code;
    
    UTIL/StarParticleData.cxx, StarParticleData.h, StarRandom.cxx, StarRandom.h - added new code for event generator framework;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added dependence tpcDB on StEvent; changed fgt option ordering; modified to make 'StAnalysisMaker' the last maker in the chain;
    
    Bfc.h, BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx, StBFChain.h - modified to use Attribute instead of m_Mode; added options: RunG, flux, pythia and PythiaEmbed;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to propagate option 'Wenu'; 
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - added geometries y2011b, y2012b, devT (iTpx upgrade);
    
    StDaqLib
    
    GENERIC/EventReader.cxx - fixed some SSD issue; 
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StDAQReader.cxx, StDAQReader.h, StRtsReaderMaker.cxx, StSCReader.cxx - modified to use Jeff's method "skip_then_get";
    
    StSCReader.cxx, StSCReader.h - added accessor functions for more SC table elements, and set time offset;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbServiceBroker.cxx, StHyperCacheFileLocal.cpp - added unistd.h for gcc 4.7;
    
    StHyperCacheFileLocal.cpp, StHyperCacheFileLocal.h, StHyperUtilFilesystem.cpp - added an option to remove all pre-cached data upon job start;
    
    StHyperLock.cpp, StHyperLock.h - added new files for locking support, required for a cache management facility;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.hh, StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc - made corrections for iTpx (TPC upgrade);
    
    StDbUtilitiesLinkDef.h - modified to correct signature;
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc, StTpcCoordinateTransform.hh - modified to move xFromPad from h- to cxx-file;
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - modified to switch from hardcoded to DB for several values, and fix a bug with east-west-asymmetric 3DGridLeak since r.1.82; modified to store row radii in arrays of doubles;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, StTpcSurveyC.h, St_tpcPadGainT0C.h, St_tpcRDOMasksC.h, St_tpcStatusC.h - modification added for TPC upgrade iTpx; St_tpcPadGainT0BC.h - added new file for iTpx modification;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to retire tpcHitErrors;
    
    St_tpcHitErrorsC.h - removed to retire tpcHitErrors;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_tpcAnodeHVC.h, St_tpcAnodeHVavgC.h - added fixes for upgraded iTpx;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_tpcAnodeHVavgC.h, St_tpcCorrectionC.h - changes related to low down Anode Voltage;
    
    StDetectorDbMakerLinkDef.h, StDetectorDbRichScalers.h - modified to eliminate StDetectorDbRichScalers.h and replace it by typedef;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.h - modification made for iTpx;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - modified to get rid of hardcoded no.of pad rows;
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx - removed queue for whole Calibrations/tpc;
    
    StEvent
    
    StEmcCluster.cxx, StEmcCluster.h, StEmcRawHit.cxx, StEmcRawHit.h - added print out;
    
    StEnumerations.h - added Tpc West Only and East Only bits;
    
    StDetectorName.cxx, StDetectorName.h - added detector names for detector enumerations;
    
    StTrack.h - added handler for Tpc West Only and East Only bits;
    
    StPrimaryVertex.cxx, StPrimaryVertex.h - modified to add no.of Tpc West Only and East Only tracks;
    
    StTpcRawData.cxx - modified not to use empty ADC;
    
    StTpcHit.h - modified to allow more than 64 pad rows;
    
    StEmcPoint.cxx, StEmcPoint.h, StHit.cxx, StPrimaryTrack.cxx - added/modified print out;
    
    StEnumerations.h - added 3 new members to StFgtClusterSeedType;
    
    StEventTypes.h - added includes for Fgt;
    
    StFgtHit.h - major revision, various new methods and member added;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StRedoTracks.cxx - modified to reduce some overhead DB queries by being more specific about needed tables;
    
    StEventHelper.h - modified to remove warning messages;
    
    StEventHelper.cxx - modified to account changes of signature for ShowMembers;
    
    StRedoTracks.cxx - added holder for new StMagUtilities;
    
    StFgtA2CMaker
    
    StFgtA2CMaker.cxx, StFgtA2CMaker.h - modified to split seedTypes3 into raising (kFgtSeedTypes3) and falling (kFgtSeedTypes4); added new seed Type (kFgtSeedTypes5) with 3 timebins in row above 3 sigma; modified to adjust charge uncertainty factor by setPedSigFactor4Charge(); added option to read ped & status from text file, default is reading from DB;
    
    StFgtClusterMaker
    
    StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.cxx, StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.h - updated to fillin NStrip/SeedType/MaxTimebin/EvenOddChargeAsy in StFgtHit;
    
    modified to accept kFgtSeedTypes4 & 5 for clustring ;
    
    modified to set kFgtClusterTooBig instead of kFgtClusterNo into strips when cluster is too big;
    
    added setThreshold2AddStrip() (proposed default 2 ~ 3 from cosmic data);
    
    slightly changed to make trying different weight for getting R/PHI easy; slightly changed phi/even strip logic;
    
    StFgtSimulatorMaker
    
    StFgtSlowSimuMaker.cxx - modified to get fgtDb automatically without setting by hand; default changed to do pedestal (switch_addPeds=1 in constructor); bug fixed in logic flaw when creating timebin distribution causing "flat" hit; bug fix which causes a event to take forever when there is a hit but no signal in a quadrant; bug fixed for cut_2DampCutoff becoming 0 for empty quadrant digitization, causing taking forever to finish; bug fix in exportStripPlane2StEvent() which account for ROOT histo first bin is at index=1 TWICE;
    
    StFgtUtil
    
    StFgtConsts.h - made FgtSlowSimu related fixes for r/phi consistency & speed up ;
    
    geometry/StFgtGeom.cxx - made FgtSlowSimu related fixes for r/phi consistency & speed up;
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker.cxx - modified to supress warning;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcConfMapper.cc, StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx, StFtpcTrackingParams.cc, StFtpcTrackingParams.hh - modified to supress warning;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx, St_geant_Maker.h - added flux histograms; modified to use Attributes intead of m_Mode;
    
    modified for for new generator framework ;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - modified to reduce some overhead DB queries by being more specific about needed tables;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - removed second addition of btofGeom to db maker ;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    StMuDSTMakerLinkDef.h - added new file for MuDst enumerations to dictionary ;
    
    COMMON/StMuArrays.h, StMuPrimaryVertex.cxx, StMuPrimaryVertex.h - modified to use of Tpc West and East Only no. of tracks;
    
    StMuMomentumShiftMaker.cxx - added const to Char_t;
    
    StMuPrimaryTrackCovariance.cxx - fixed return;
    
    StMuArrays.cxx, StMuArrays.h, StMuDst.cxx, StMuDst.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuDstMaker.h, StMuMtdCollection.h - modified to change array stucture of MTD upon request of the TOF group. MTD arrays now on top level, rather than within __NARRAYS__; added structure for FGT; fixed bugs in array offsets for the MTD;
    
    StMuDstMaker.cxx - added protection for empty EMC raw data;
    
    StMuFgtCluster.cxx, StMuFgtCluster.h, StMuFgtStrip.cxx, StMuFgtStrip.h, StMuFgtStripAssociation.h - added for FGT clustering;
    
    StMuMcTrack.cxx - fixed print out, bug #2442;
    
    StMuDst.cxx, StMuDst.h, StMuEmcCollection.cxx, StMuEvent.cxx, StMuFmsCollection.cxx, StMuPmdCollection.cxx, StMuPrimaryVertex.cxx - modified to replace GetEntries() by GetEntriesFast(); fixed print out;
    
    StarRoot
    
    TF1Fitter.h, TF1Fitter.cxx - added simple TF1 fitter;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StKFVertexMaker.cxx, StPhiEtaHitList.cxx, StPhiEtaHitList.h, StiStEventFiller.cxx - modified to use Tpc West Only and East Only tracks;
    
    StTrack2FastDetectorMatcher.cxx - fixed bug #2436 with misplacement of TObjectSet;
    
    StPhiEtaHitList.cxx - fixed CTB eta limits;
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx, StiStEventFiller.h - developed for fillpull;
    
    StiSvt
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSvtHitLoader.cxx, StiSvtHitLoader.h - modified due to removing StiSvtHitLoader.h;
    
    StiSvtLayerLadder.h - removed;
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiTpcHitLoader.cxx - added corrections for iTpx;
    
    StiUtilities
    
    StiPullEvent.h - Errors added;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeDistMaker.cxx, StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - added corrections for iTpx;
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.cxx - modified to reduce some overhead DB queries by being more specific about needed tables;
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx - modified to protect against zero entries, and a more unique entry list name;
    
    StEvtTrigDetSumsMaker.cxx, StEvtTrigDetSumsMaker.h - added new files to introduce StEvtTrigDetSumsMaker;
    
    StSpaceChargeDistMaker.cxx, StSpaceChargeDistMaker.h - modified to include distortion corrections, which must be evenly sampled per event (per hit); 
    
    modified to use TPC dE/dx correction code, and introduce de-smearing; 
    
    removed de-smearing bias in z and treat z more differentially;
    
    StSsdPointMaker
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx - removed check for .histos;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcDb.h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx - added rotation for Half Tpc;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcHitMaker.h, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.h - modification made for iTpx;
    
    StTpcAvClusterMaker.cxx, StTpcAvClusterMaker.h - added new files for TPC upgrade, iTpx;
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - modified to increase no. of pad rows; modified to set the same cuts for online clusters as used for offline data; 
    
    StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - modified not to include cluters with flags FCF_DEAD_EDGE or FCF_ROW_EDGE; added FCF_BROKEN_EDGE flag to reject clusters; added fake track_id >= 10000;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - modified to retire StTpcLocalSectorAlignedCoordinate;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, TpcRS.C - modification made for iTpx, (TPC upgrade); added corrections for iTpx upgrade;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - modified to replace elsif by else and if; fixed missing declaration;
    
    TF1F.cxx - modified to adjust bin center position;
    
    TpcRS.C - modified not to use xgeom for devT configurations;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - added wider Voltage range for accepted clusters (-500V) than used for dEdx calculation;
    
    
    RTS
    
    EventTracker/FtfFinder.cxx - added changes for apple; 
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - removed PMD detector and added PXL; 
    
    fcfClass.hh, myrinet.h, platform.h, rts.h, rtsErrMsg.h - added changes for apple; 
    
    RC_Config.h, cmds.h, iccp.h, rtsSystems.h - updated for L4_SUPPORT; 
    
    daqModes.h - added new file; 
    
    include/UNIX/ThreadsMsgQueue.hh - added changes for apple; 
    
    include/SUNRT/clock.h - added changes for apple; 
    
    include/DAQ1000/mscript.h - added changes for apple; 
    
    include/RC/RC_MsgDefs.h - updated for L4_SUPPORT; 
    
    src/rtsmakefile.def - removed ENABLE_CROSS_COMPILER for non-daqman nodes; 
    
    rtsplusplus.def - added eck in; 
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx, daq_dta_structs.h, msgNQLib.cxx - added changes for apple; 
    
    daq_dta.cxx, daq_dta.h - added meta data pointer; 
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx, daq_fgt.h, fgtPed.cxx - modified to include GMT and IST; changed for extended timebin count; FGT_TB_COU changed; added APV metadata; 
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxCore.cxx - modified for ETTIE; 
    
    src/DAQ_GMT/daq_gmt.cxx, daq_gmt.h - removed files because DAQ_GMT is replaced by the already existing DAQ_FGT;
    
    src/DAQ_ETOW/daq_etow.cxx - modified to fix trg and daq cmd in the data; 
    
    src/DAQ_ESMD/daq_esmd.cxx - modified to fix trg and daq cmd in the data; 
    
    src/DAQ_BTOW/daq_btow.cxx - modified to fix trg and daq cmd in the data; 
    
    src/DAQ_PP2PP/daq_pp2pp.h - added changes for apple; 
    
    src/DAQ_PMD/daq_pmd.h - added changes for apple; 
    
    pmd_reader.cxx - modified do cut off extensive error print outs ; 
    
    src/DAQ_PXL/daq_pxl.cxx, daq_pxl.h - first version of DAQ for PXL; 
    
    src/SFS/sfs_index.cxx, sfs_index_daq.cxx - added changes for apple; 
    
    src/FCF/fcfClass.cxx - added changes for apple; 
    
    src/LOG/rtsLogUnix.c - added changes for apple; 
    
    StRTSClient
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - added fixes for no.of pad rows > 64 ;
    
    
    pams
    
    gen/bpythia/closeDecays.F - added new file;
    
    gen/Herwig6_5_20/ - removed from pams and moved to new StarGenerator framework;
    
    gen/StarLight/ - removed from pams and moved to new StarGenerator framework;
    
    gen/Pythia6_4_23/ - removed from pams and moved to new StarGenerator framework;
    
    sim/flux/agustep.cxx - added new file for flux calculation; 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - fixed format statement for SL4.4; added TOF_MAX configuration option;
    
    geometry/fgtdgeo/fgtdgeo3.g - added px,py,pz to hit declaration for FGT disks ;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/ 
    
    tpcPadGainT0B.20000615.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20010601.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20010701.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20010911.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20010924.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20011205.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20021105.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20030101.000001.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20030513.000001.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20031228.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20040122.120000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20040209.203000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20040416.145000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20041024.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20050111.190700.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20050209.152800.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20050311.153700.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20050412.184300.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20060308.115800.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20060510.150600.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20070330.135100.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20070420.142400.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20070503.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20070524.161901.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20071127.151802.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080101.000002.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080115.093301.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080208.174703.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080218.001712.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080219.094315.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080219.102708.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080222.070008.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080223.182619.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080223.194538.root tpcPadGainT0B.20080224.054959.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080225.203804.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080228.034753.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080228.164558.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080228.235924.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080229.203905.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080301.030910.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080302.102648.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20080302.194942.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20081211.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20081215.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090209.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090304.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090314.203028.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090318.011857.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090327.021535.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090331.022222.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090405.144414.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090409.103638.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090415.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090607.084356.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090611.170234.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090623.133633.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20090629.052714.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20091214.215645.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20091216.000001.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20100212.121258.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20100212.121259.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20110204.182524.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20111210.000100.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20111215.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20111220.000000.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20111220.000100.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20120123.184245.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20120209.142820.root, tpcPadGainT0B.20120308.182506.root, tpcPadGainT0B.C, tpcPadGainT0B.devE.C, tpcPadGainT0B.devT.C, tpcPadGainT0B.y2009.C, tpcPadGainT0B.y2010.C, tpcPadGainT0B.y2011.C - added table extension for iTpx;
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.devT.C, tpcAltroParams.devT.C, tpcAnodeHV.devT.C, TpcdCharge.devT.C, TpcdEdxCor.devT.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.devT.C, tpcDriftVelocity.devT.C, tpcGainCorrection.devT.C, tpcGas.devT.C, tpcGasTemperature.devT.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.devT.C, tpcMethaneIn.devT.C, TpcPadCorrection.devT.C, TpcPhiDirection.devT.C, tpcPressureB.devT.C, TpcResponseSimulator.devT.C, TpcRowQ.devT.C, TpcSecRowB.devT.C, tpcSlewing.devT.C, tpcWaterOut.devT.C, TpcZCorrectionB.devT.C, TpcZDC.devT.C - added default tables for devT R&D geometry;
    
    Geometry/tpc/TpcHalfPosition.C - added new default file; 
    
    RunLog/onl/starClockOnl.y2012.C - added default frequency for run 2012;
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - modified to switch tpcx geometry off by default otherwise two versions of TPC are instantiated simulataneously;
    
    xgeometry.xml - modified to force recompilation to add TOF_MAX configuration option; fixed format statement for SL4.4, force xgeometry recompile; 
    
    FgtdGeo/FgtdGeo3.xml, FgtdGeoV.xml - added px,py,pz to hit declaration for FGT disks ;
    
    StarAgmlLib/Mortran.h, AgStructure.cxx, AgStructure.h - modified to add std:: to ostream;
    
    AgBlock.cxx, AgBlock.h, AgPlacement.cxx, AgPlacement.h, StarAgmlStacker.h, StarTGeoStacker.cxx, StarTGeoStacker.h - added support for volume groups ;
    
    Mortran.h - added virtual destructor to Array_t ;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/tpcPadGainT0B.idl - added new file to replace tpcPadGainT0 => tpcPadGainT0B for iTpx, in order to avoid problems with schema evolution;
    
    TpcSecRowCor.idl, tpcPadPlanes.idl, tpcPadrowT0.idl, tpcPedestal.idl, tpcStatus.idl - modification for TPC upgrade iTpx, up to 50 inner rows and up to 50 outer rows;
    
    Geometry.idl, tpg_detector.idl, tpg_pad_plane.idl - removed files;
    
    tpcHitErrors.idl - removed to retire tpcHitErrors;
    
    fmsLed.idl, fmsLedRef.idl, fmsPi0Mass.idl - added new FMS tables;
    
    fgtAlignment.idl - added fgt alignment table;
    
    
    
    
  • September 5, 2012 
    
    new library SL12d tagged as SL12d has been created and built on SL5.3 (32bits & 64bits platforms) and SL4.4 . Library was tested and released on September 6.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - added StFgtSimulatorMaker code;
    
    - further development and updates of FGT code;
    
    - added DEV14 geometry version for HFT studies;
    
    - added FGT/vFGT upgrade geometry;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been added
    
    
    StFgtSimulatorMaker
    
    StFgtSlowSimuMaker.h, StFgtSlowSimu_histo.cxx, StFgtSlowSimuMaker.cxx, StFgtSlowSimu_response.cxx -code for GT simulation
    
    macros/fgtEve.kumac, mat.kumac, plEveMovie.kumac, plFgtGallery.kumac, plFgt.kumac, ppQCD.kumac, ppWprod.kumac, plFgtSSim.C, plMatEta.C, plMatPhi.C, rdMu2FgtShort.C, rdMu2Print.C, rdSt2print.C, simRad.sh;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/starsim/atmain/agxinit.F, agxinit.cdf, agxuser.age, filtAction.cxx - added KUIP interface to configuration parameters of the filters;
    
    Simulation/gcalor/gcalor/calini.F - modified; 
    
    
    StAssociationMaker
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx - modified to ignore tracks without detectorInfo; 
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added chains pp2012b and P2012b which used geometry y2012a; added 'fmsSim' option for FGT simulation;
    
    added agregate chain fgt turning on fgtDat+fgtClu+fgtAtoC;
    
    StBeamBackMaker
    
    Line.cc, StBeamBackMaker.cxx - added std namespace;
    
    StBichsel
    
    Bichsel.cxx - added std namespace;
    
    St_base
    
    StArray.cxx, StAutoBrowse.cxx, StFileI.h, StFileIter.h, StObject.cxx, StObject.h, StTree.cxx, StarChairDefs.h, Stiostream.h, table_header.h, table_header.inc - added std namespace;
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx, StMaker.h - added y2012a and devT geometry tags; synchronized tag and geometry version for y2006h, bug fix #2374; added DEV14 geometry;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    GENERIC/EventReader.cxx, RecHeaderFormats.hh - added std namespace;
    
    TOF/TOF_Reader.hh - added std namespace;
    
    StDbBroker
    
    DbUse.cxx - added std namespace;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbBuffer.cc, StDbDefaults.cc, StDbManagerImpl.cc, StDbManagerImpl.hh, StDbXmlReader.cc, parseXmlString.cc - added std namespace;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_spaceChargeCorC.cxx - added VPD possibilities;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities
    
    StEmbeddingQAUtilities.cxx - added std namespace;
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    voltageCalib/GainVoltCoeffCalculator.cxx, GainVoltCoeffCalculator.h, LinearFit.h - added std namespace;
    
    StEpcMaker
    
    StPi0Candidate.h - added std namespace;
    
    StEtrFastSimMaker
    
    StEtrFastSimMaker.cxx - added IdTruth ;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTpcSectorHitCollection.h - modified to increment version to account change in max. no. of pad rows;
    
    StDcaGeometry.cxx - updated;
    
    StGlobalTrack.cxx - adjusted format;
    
    StEnumerations.h - modified to increase Track Range 300=>500; added 2 new variables to enum StFgtClusterSeedType;
    
    StFgtHit.h, StFgtPoint.h - fixed bug in define detector();
    
    StTrackDetectorInfo.h, StTrackDetectorInfo.cxx - added other hits;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHitIter.cxx - added FGT hits;
    
    StFgtDbMaker
    
    StFgtDb.h, StFgtDbMaker.cxx, StFgtDbMaker.h - added access to fgtSimuParam table;
    
    StFgtDbMaker.cxx, StFgtDbMaker.h - modified to remove 'virtual' and fix the name;
    
    StFgtDb.cxx - modified for csv format fixed cout for quadrant;
    
    macros/read_fgtSimuParams.C, read_fgt_eloscutoff.C, write_fgtSimuParams.C, write_fgt_eloscutoff.C - added new macros to provide access to fgtSimuParam table;
    
    StFgtA2CMaker
    
    StFgtA2CMaker.cxx, StFgtA2CMaker.h - modified to add flag to allow long pulses; modified to set accept long pulses as default; modified to make maker compatible with running in bfc chain; 
    
    StFgtClusterMaker
    
    StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.cxx - added one sigma strips to clusters; updated cluster algo to find even p clusters;
    
    StFgtClusterMaker.cxx, StFgtClusterMaker.h - Misc reshaped;
    
    StFgtRawMaker
    
    StFgtRawMaker.cxx, StFgtRawMaker.h - modified to remove virtual + add InitRun to get Db point;
    
    StFgtUtil
    
    geometry/StFgtGeom.h, StFgtGeom.cxx - fixed bug in getGlobalPhysicalCoordinate by pnord, computation now done by computeGlobalPhysicalCoordinate; modified to make 'getQuad' compatible with angles between 0 and 2*pi; 
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrack.cc - modified to resolve ambiguity in TMath::Power;
    
    StGridCollector
    
    StGridCollector.cxx - added std namespace;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.h, StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx - added a switch to cut on the ranking of primary vertex;
    
    StHbtMaker
    
    Fit/dFitter3d.cxx - added std namespace;
    
    Infrastructure/StExceptions.hh - added std namespace;
    
    StJetMaker 
    
    tracks/StjTrackCutTdcaPtDependent.h - modified to switched pt2=1.0 GeV/c to pt2=1.5 GeV/c;
    
    Sti
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.h - added std namespace ;
    
    Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx - added FGT as dead material; 
    
    StiMaker
    
    StKFTrack.cxx, StKFTrack.h, StKFVertex.cxx, StKFVertex.h, StKFVerticesCollection.cxx, StKFVerticesCollection.h, StMuDstVtxT.cxx, StMuDstVtxT.h, StPhiEtaHitList.h, StiMaker.cxx - added std namespace;
    
    StiMaker.cxx - modified to check that vertex fitter exist before getting vertex postion; 
    
    StMcEvent 
    
    StMcEmcHitCollection.hh - added std namespace;
    
    StMcEventMaker 
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx - modified;
    
    StMCFilter 
    
    StMCFilter.cxx, StMCFilter.h, loadlibs.kumac - added KUIP interface to configuration parameters of the filters; 
    
    StMCCaloFilter.cxx, StMCCaloFilter.h - added (new files) general "Calorimeter" filter covering both B & EEMC (plus FMS and future calorimeters); 
    
    StMCCaloFilter.cxx - added 'HadronEfract' keyword to list of configurable parameters ; 
    
    StMtdHitMaker
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx, StMtdHitMaker.h - modified to generate StMtdHit objects, apply trigger window, apply INL correction. StMtdHitMaker can now also run as afterburner on MuDSTs; 
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeDistMaker.cxx, StSpaceChargeDistMaker.h - introduced StSpaceChargeDistMaker; 
    
    StEvtVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.h - modified to include BEMC+EEMC+BTOF+CM to detmap; added mean zdc to log output; modified ZDC sum rate -> ZDC coincidence rate; 
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.h - added missing mean ZDC for aggregation; added BeamLine parameter ntuples to output;
    
    StEvtVtxSeedMaker.h, StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.h, StVertexSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.h - added index of vertex within event to ntuple;
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified to expand SC hist ranges; added VPD to ntuple ; 
    
    StPeCMaker
    
    StPeCPair.cxx, StPeCPair.h - added tof information to both tracks;
    
    StPeCTrigger.cxx - added topo and main triggers for different run periods;
    
    StPeCEvent.cxx, StPeCEvent.h, StPeCMaker.cxx, StPeCMaker.h - added flags to include TOF and Vertex branches in tree;
    
    StPeCEnumerations.h - modified to control the number of tracks for UPC selection;
    
    StPeCTrack.cxx, StPeCTrack.h - modified to overload constructor and set method to pass vertex information in StMuEvent;
    
    StPeCEvent.h, StPeCPair.h, StPeCTrigger.h, StPeCMaker.h, StPeCTrack.h, - modified to raise ClassDef from 1 to 2;
    
    
    RTS
    
    EventTracker/gl3Hit.cxx - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx, daqReader.h - added daqReader.h;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE// - updated;
    
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    DRand48Engine.cc, JamesRandom.cc, PhysicalConstants.h, RandEngine.cc, RanecuEngine.cc, RanluxEngine.cc, StLorentzVector.hh, StMatrix.hh, StMemoryInfo.cc, SystemOfUnits.h - - added std namespace;
    
    StParticleTable.cc - modified to add Xi0(1530);
    
    StXiZero1530.cc, StXiZero1530.hh - added new files for Xi0(1530);
    
    StStarLogger
    
    StLoggerManager.cxx - added std namespace;
    
    StarRoot
    
    KFParticleBase.cxx, KFParticleBase.h, TMDFParameters.cxx, TPolynomial.cxx, TRArray.cxx, TRArray.h, TRDiagMatrix.cxx, TRMatrix.cxx, TRMatrix.h, TRSymMatrix.cxx, TRSymMatrix.h - added std namespace;
    
    TTreeIterLinkDef.h - removed ;
    
    THelixTrack.cxx, THelixTrack.h - fixed KFit::Test; method MaxCorr() added;
    
    StSsdUtil
    
    StSsdBarrel.hh - added std namespace;
    
    StTpcCalibrationMaker
    
    StTpcCalibSector.cxx, StTpcCalibSetup.cxx - added std namespace;
    
    StTpcBadChanMaker.cxx, StTpcBadChanMaker.h, StTpcCalibSector.cxx, StTpcCalibSector.h, StTpcCalibSetup.cxx, StTpcCalibSetup.h, StTpcDeadChanMaker.cxx, StTpcDeadChanMaker.h, StTpcFEEGainCalibMaker.cxx, StTpcFEEGainCalibMaker.h - removed;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - fixed bug #2387;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - added LOG_INFO;
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx, StTriggerSimuMaker.h - modified to allow users to specify database to use for trigger definitions and thresholds;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx - modified to allow BEMC trigger simulator to work for year > 2009; StMCfixed fillStTriggerDetector();
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx - added printing of EM201 output bits; 
    
    Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx - fixed fillStTriggerDetector(); 
    
    StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEemcTriggerSimu.h - added logging of EEMC gains from DB; 
    
    StTrsMaker
    
    include/StSimpleMagneticField.hh, StTpcDbGeometry.hh, StTpcSimpleGeometry.hh, StTrsChargeSegment.hh, StTrsDeDx.hh, StTrsSector.hh - added std namespace;
    
    src/StSimpleMagneticField.cc, StTpcSimpleElectronics.cc, StTpcSimpleGeometry.cc, StTrsDeDx.cc, StTrsWireHistogram.cc - added std namespace;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - restored old hack for dN/dx table to fix bug #2347;
    
    StUtilities
    
    StMessTypeList.cxx, StMessage.cxx, StMessageCounter.cxx, StMessageManager.cxx, StMessageStream.h, StMultiH1F.h, StMultiH2F.h - added std namespace;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added y2012a production tag; added DEV14 geometry tag for HFT studies; added VPD and PXST to dev14 geometry; added vfgt to definition of the estar development geometry;
    
    added estar1 and tpciv1 geometry tags;
    
    geometry/fgtdgeo/fgtdgeo3.g - added stub for the vfgt geometry implented in AgML;
    
    geometry/istdgeo/istdgeo0.g - added ISTDGEO0 stub for AgML geometry;
    
    geometry/sisdgeo/sisdgeo7.g - added SISDGEO7 stub for AgML geometry;
    
    geometry/pixlgeo/PxstGeo1.g - added Pixel support tube stub for AgML geometry;
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - added Xi0(1530);
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    AgiGeometry/Geometry.devT.C, devT.h - added devT geometry tag;
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - modified to eliminate dependency on fstream ;
    
    Geometry.cxx, Geometry.h - added DEV14 geometry tag for HFT studies;
    
    Geometry.cxx - added vfgt (module FgtdGeoV) to the eStar development geometry
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - added vfgt (module FgtdGeoV) to the eStar development geometry;
    
    Geometry/FgtdGeo/FgtdGeoV.xml - added 12-disk FGT upgrade geometry;
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgMath.h, AgStructure.h, Mortran.h - added stl namespace;
    
    AgMath.h - modified to remove min/max due to ambguity with std ones;
    
    AgMath.h, Mortran.h, StarTGeoStacker.cxx - removed some unecessary changes to Mortran.h and StarTGeoStacker.cxx;
    
    Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo0.xml - added DEV14 geometry tag for HFT studies;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - added y2012a production tag; added DEV14 geometry tag for HFT studies;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - added y2012a production tag; added DEV14 geometry tag for HFT studies;
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/PixlGeo4.xml, PxstGeo1.xml - added DEV14 geometry for tag for HFT studies; added misalignment variables;
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdGeo7.xml - added DEV14 geometry tag for HFT studies;
    
    Geometry/VpddGeo/VpddGeo2.xml - modified IBSS --> IBST to prevent conflict with sensitve detector in the IST geometry;
    
    GeoTestMaker/StMCConstructGeometry.cxx, StMCSimplePrimaryGenerator.cxx - added stl namespace;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2012a.C - added y2012a production tag;
    
    Geometry/tpc/TpcOuterSectorPosition.devE.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.devT.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.devE.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.devT.C, tpcGlobalPosition.devT.C, tpcPadPlanes.devT.C - added default values for devE and devT;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/StvKonst.C - added new file for tablization of StvConst ;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcAnodeHVavg.dev13.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.devT.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2012.C - added default tpcAnodeHVavg for dev13 and devT geometries;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/fgtSimuParams.idl - added new file for FGT slow simulator;
    
    StvKonst.idl - added new file for tablization of StvConst ;
    
    
    QtRoot
    
    qtgl/qtcoin/src/TCoinShapeBuilder.cxx - added std namespace;
    
    TCoinShapeBuilder.cxx - added stl namespace ;
    
    qtgui/inc/TQtColorSelect.h, TQtColorSelectButton.h, TQtPatternSelect.h - added std namespace;
    
    qtgui/src/TQtColorSelect.cxx, TQtColorSelectButton.cxx, TQtPatternSelect.cxx, TQtPixmapBox.cxx, TQtTabValidator.cxx - added std namespace;
    
    TQtTabValidator.cxx - modified to account change of TTabCom signature in ROOT >= (5.26.0);
    
    
    
    
  • May 30, 2012 
    
    new library SL12c tagged as SL12c has been created and built on SL5.3 (32bits & 64bits platforms) and SL4.4 . Library was tested and released on June 4.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - first library release with FGT code;
    
    - initial revisison of HyperCache support for offline DB;
    
    - modification for vertex finder code;
    
    - production geometry y2012a for run 2012; - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next FGT makers have been added:
    
    
    StFgtA2CMaker
    
    StFgtA2CMaker.cxx, StFgtA2CMaker.h - convert the ADC value to charge and optionally removes strips with status not passing the mask;
    
    StFgtDbMaker
    
    StFgtDb.cxx, StFgtDb.h, StFgtDbMaker.cxx, StFgtDbMaker.h;
    
    StFgtClusterMaker
    
    StFgtClusterMaker.cxx, StFgtClusterMaker.h, StFgtIClusterAlgo.h, StFgtMaxClusterAlgo.cxx, StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.cxx, StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.h, StFgtSimpleClusterAlgo.cxx, StFgtSimpleClusterAlgo.h;
    
    StFgtRawMaker
    
    StFgtRawMaker.cxx, StFgtRawMaker.h;
    
    StFgtUtil
    
    StFgtConsts.h;
    
    geometry/StFgtGeom.cxx, StFgtGeom.h;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StAnalysisMaker
    
    StAnalysisMaker.cxx, StAnalysisMaker.h - modified to reshape printout for primary vertices;
    
    countPrimaryPions.cc, countPrimaryTracks.cc, summarizeEvent.cc - removed;
    
    StarRoot
    
    TRandomVector.cxx - added normalisation before and Renormalisation after addedTRandomVector.cxx;
    
    THelixTrack.cxx, THelixTrack.h - Helix Kalman fitter added;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added detDb to be used in StEvent; added dependence StiLibs versus BTofUtil to fix bug #2356;
    
    StBFChain.cxx, BigFullChain.h - added options to handle StKFVertexMaker code;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to move call of StChain::Init() to the end;
    
    BigFullChain.h - temporary added use xgeometry flag(YF);
    
    Bfc.h - increased size of arrays;
    
    StBichsel
    
    Bichsel.h,dEdxParameterization.cxx, dEdxParameterization.h - modified to switch interpolation to TH1/TH2 from home made version;
    
    StBTofHitMaker
    
    StBTofHitMaker.cxx - modified to fill BTof hit Id;
    
    StBTofMatchMaker
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx, StBTofMatchMaker.h - modified to keep btofGeometry in const area for future use;
    
    StBTofSimMaker
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx - modified to write hits to StEvent, set kBTofId for hits;
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - added y2012a and devT geometry tags;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - added test for unrecognized files; modified to ignore wrong timing for RunLog tables;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StHyperCacheConfig.cpp, StHyperCacheConfig.h, StHyperCacheFactory.cpp, StHyperCacheFactory.h, StHyperCacheFileLocal.cpp, StHyperCacheFileLocal.h, StHyperCacheI.cpp, StHyperCacheI.h, StHyperCacheManager.cpp, StHyperCacheManager.h, StHyperCacheWebservice.cpp, StHyperCacheWebservice.h, StHyperHashMd5.cpp, StHyperHashMd5.h, StHyperHashSha256.cpp, StHyperHashSha256.h, StHyperSingleton.h, StHyperUtilFilesystem.cpp, StHyperUtilFilesystem.h, StHyperUtilGeneric.cpp, StHyperUtilGeneric.h, StHyperUtilPlatform.cpp, StHyperUtilPlatform.h, picojson.h - initial revision of code for HyperCache support ("Local File Cache" and "Web Service Cache" parts);
    
    MysqlDb.cc, MysqlDb.h, StHyperCacheFileLocal.cpp, StHyperCacheManager.cpp, StHyperCacheManager.h - modified for integration of Hyper Cache; HyperCache added to workflow;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc, StTpcCoordinateTransform.hh - removed hardcoded separation between Inner and Outer Sectors;
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - modified to use more realistic geometry model in PredictSpaceCharge;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_tpcPadPlanesC.h - fixed padsPerRow;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_tpcPadPlanesC.h - modified to add new chaires;
    
    St_bemcMapC.h, St_bprsMapC.h, St_bsmdeMapC.h, St_bsmdpMapC.h, St_emcCalibC.h, St_emcGainC.h, St_emcPedC.h, St_emcStatusC.h, St_emcTriggerLUTC.h, St_emcTriggerPedC.h, St_emcTriggerStatusC.h, St_smdCalibC.h, St_smdGainC.h, St_smdPedC.h, St_smdStatusC.h, St_tofGeomAlignC.h, St_tofStatusC.h, St_tofTrayConfigC.h, StiBTofChairs.cxx, StiBTofHitErrorCalculator.h- added new files for more chaires;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.h - modified;
    
    StEvent
    
    StFgtCollection.cxx, StFgtCollection.h, StFgtHitCollection.cxx, StFgtHitCollection.h, StFgtHit.cxx, StFgtHit.h, StFgtPointCollection.cxx, StFgtPointCollection.h, StFgtPoint.cxx, StFgtPoint.h, StFgtStripCollection.cxx, StFgtStripCollection.h, StFgtStrip.cxx, StFgtStrip.h - initial revision of FGT code;
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx, - added FGT hit collection;
    
    StContainers.cxx, StContainers.h, StEnumerations.cxx, StEnumerations.h, StEvent.cxx StEvent.h - modified to add FGT package ;
    
    StTpcRawData.cxx, StTpcRawData.h - removed hardcoded separation between Inner and Outer Sectors;
    
    StTpcRawData.cxx StTpcSectorHitCollection.h - replaced StDigitalPair by its reference;
    
    StBTofHit.cxx, StBTofHit.h, StDcaGeometry.h, StEmcCluster.h, StEnumerations.h, StEventTypes.h, StGlobalTrack.cxx, StGlobalTrack.h, StPrimaryTrack.cxx, StPrimaryTrack.h, StPrimaryVertex.cxx, StPrimaryVertex.h, StVertex.cxx, StVertex.h, StTpcDedxPidAlgorithm.cxx, StTpcSectorHitCollection.h, StTrack.cxx, StTrack.h, StTrackPidTraits.h, StTriggerData.h - added new code to handle tracks matching to fast detector; 
    
    StTrackFitTraits.cxx, StTrackFitTraits.h - added new logic for total numbers of fit points, StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2009.cxx, StTriggerData2009.h, StTriggerData2012.cxx, StTriggerData2012.h - added acc ess function for l2sum;
    
    StDedxPidTraits.cxx, StDedxPidTraits.h - added field for log2;
    
    StEnumerations.h - added tracking for TRD;
    
    StEventCompendiumMaker
    
    StEventCompendiumMaker.cxx, StEventCompendiumMaker.h - modified to adjust to new vertex finder code;
    
    fillEventSummary.cc - removed;
    
    StEventMaker
    
    StEventMaker.cxx - modified to provide hit for StTpcDb about TroggerId;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StuDraw3DEvent.cxx - modified;
    
    StEventHitIter.cxx, StEventHitIter.h - completely rewritten;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx, Vertex3D.cxx, Vertex3D.h - modified to convert many LOG_INFO to LOG_DEBUG to make PPV more silent;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    trackes/StjTrackCutTdcaPtDependent.h - added new file to implemenet pt-dependent 3-D DCA cut;
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - fixed bug #2362 related to global DCA;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcEvent.cc - modified;
    
    StMcTpcSectorHitCollection.hh - modified to increase number of possible row to 100; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuMcTrack.cxx, StMuMcTrack.h, StMuMcVertex.cxx, StMuMcVertex.h, StMuPrimaryTrackCovariance.cxx, StMuPrimaryTrackCovariance.h, StMuPrimaryVertex.cxx, StMuPrimaryVertex.h, 
    
    StMuProbPidTraits.h, StMuTrack.cxx, StMuTrack.h - modified to handel tracks matching to fast detector; 
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiTPCCATrackerInterface.cxx, StiTpcSeedFinder.cxx,StiTpcSeedFinder.h - removed hard coded TPC parameters;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiMaker.h, StiStEventFiller.cxx, StiStEventFiller.h - modified to adjust to new vertex finder code StKFVertexMaker;
    
    MuPrmVtx.C, StAnneling.cxx, StAnneling.h, StKFEvent.cxx, StKFEvent.h, StKFTrack.cxx, StKFTrack.h, StKFVertex.cxx, StKFVertex.h, StKFVertexMaker.cxx, StKFVertexMaker.h, StKFVerticesCollection.cxx, StKFVerticesCollection.h, StMuDstVtxT.cxx, StMuDstVtxT.h, StPhiEtaHitList.cxx, StPhiEtaHitList.h, StTrack2FastDetectorMatcher.cxx, StVertexP.h, StTrack2FastDetectorMatcher.h StVertexT.h - added new codes for vertex finder;
    
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcDb.h - modified to set interpolation for one week only, fixed sign of interpolation, added TriggerId;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcMixerMaker.cxx - modified to remove requirement to have only 2 inputs; fixed bug #2351; 
    
    StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.h - added Tonko's interface for variable no.of pad rows (adjusted to daq_tpx.cxx updates) ;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    TF1F.cxx, TpcRS.C - updated to fix bug #2342;
    
    St_tcl_Maker
    
    StTpcFastSimMaker.cxx - added printout;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, StPrepEmbedMaker.h - added switch to choose between the two kinematic variables: rapidty or pseudo-rapdity;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - modified to reduce pile-up contributions in impact parameter plots ;
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h - modified list of BEMC hists for QA shift; made correction on required detectors for EmcCat4 plots;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - added pointing angle near vertex to improved PredictSpaceCharge
    
    
    RTS
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx,daqReader.h, daq_det.h - added FY12 future-protection bug check ;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/daq_tpx.cxx - added FY12 future-protection bug check ;
    
    src/DAQ_TRG/daq_trg.cxx - fixed to remove WARN about lack of legacy banks;
    
    
    pams
    
    gen/bpythia/apytuser.age - modified to increase size of BEAM and TARG strigs to allow more complicated options in pythia eSTAR simulations ;
    
    gen/starlight/src/ Breakup.inc, D2LParam.inc, Ftable.in, PofB.f, bw.inc, const.inc, decayEvent.f, diffLum_2gamma.f, diffLum_vm.f, flux.f, formf.f, global.inc, hadronbreakup.f, hencken.f, heptup.f, input.f, inputp.inc, jtog.f, ludat1.inc, lujets.inc, momenta.f, newparam.f, nofe.f, nrbw.f, photonbreakup.f, pickw.f, pickwy_vm.f, picky.f, pp.f, pperpdist.f, ptconv.f, pttable.inc, pttablegen.f, radmul.F, range.inc, readDiffLum.f, rws.f, setConst.f, sig.in,c sigma2.f, sigma_A.f, sigmacalc.f, sigmadelta.f, sigmagp.f sigmavm.f sigmavmw.f sigmui.f starlight.f t.f tablecalc.f tables.inc taudecay.f thephi.f thetalep.f threedecay.f, transform.f, twodecay.f, vladimir.f, vmomenta.f, vmpt.f, vmsigmapt.f, writeGSTARtext.f, writeNtuple.f, writeText.f, writejetsetGSTARtext.f, writejetsetNtuple.f writejetsetText.f - removed an old version of starlight event generator;
    
    gen/starlight/src/bin/ jet.dat, starlight.in - removed;
    
    geometry/tpcegeo/tpcxgeo1.g - added stub to handle the tpcxgeo1 symbol;
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added 'devT' geometry tag for TPC upgrade study; added y2012a production tag;
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx, Geometry.h - added "devT" geometry tag for TPC upgrade study;
    
    StarDb 
    
    AgiGeometry/Geometry.devT.C, devT.h - added devT geometry for TPC upgrade;
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.devT.C - added "devT" geometry for TPC upgrade study;
    
    Geometry.devE.C, devE.h - added "devE" geometry version for R&D ;
    
    Geometry.y2012a.C - added y2012a production geometry;
    
    Calibrations/ftpc/ftpcTemps.devE.C - added new file for R&D;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcdXCorrection.devE.C, TpcdXCorrection.y2009.C, TpcdXCorrection.y2010.C, TpcdXCorrection.y2011.C - removed;
    
    tpcGlobalPosition.devE.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.devE.C, tpcAltroParams.devE.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.devE.C, tpcAnodeHV.devE.C, TpcdCharge.devE.C, TpcdEdxCor.devE.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.devE.C, tpcDriftVelocity.devE.C, TpcdXCorrection.devE.C, tpcGainCorrection.devE.C, tpcGas.devE.C, tpcGasTemperature.devE.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.devE.C, tpcMethaneIn.devE.C, TpcPadCorrection.devE.C, tpcPadGainT0.devE.C, TpcPhiDirection.devE.C, tpcPressureB.devE.C, TpcResponseSimulator.devE.C, TpcSecRowB.devE.C, tpcSlewing.devE.C, tpcWaterOut.devE.C, TpcZCorrectionB.devE.C - added new files for "devE" geometry for R&D;
    
    RunLog/onl/starClockOnl.devE.C, tpcRDOMasks.devE.C - added new files for "devE" geometry for R&D;
    
    StDbLib
    
    idl/StHyperUtilFilesystem.cpp - added
    
    to fix MacOS issue with PATH_MAX; 
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/tofBuilder.cxx - blocked display of some stats boxes; fixed VPD triggered-crossing gating ; fixed zdc hardware sum;
    
    tofBuilder.cxx, tofBuilder.h - added labels for bad trays; 
    
    trgBuilder.cxx - fixed zdc hardware sum;
    
    upcBuilder.h, upcBuilder.cxx - modified plots for run 12 U+U;
    
    
    
    
  • April 12, 2012 
    
    new library SL12b tagged as SL12b has been created and built on SL5.3 32bits & 64bits platforms . Library was tested and released on April 18.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - first library release with VMC geometry model;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next codes added for VMC geometry model:
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx, Geometry.h, geometryStats.cc, geometryStats.hh, Helpers.h; 
    
    BbcmGeo/, BtofGeo/, CalbGeo/, CaveGeo/, Compat/, EcalGeo/, EiddGeo/, FgtdGeo/, FpdmGeo/, FsceGeo/, FtpcGeo/, FtroGeo/, IdsmGeo/, MagpGeo/, MutdGeo/, PhmdGeo/, PipeGeo/, PixlGeo/, QuadGeo/, SconGeo/, ShldGeo/, SisdGeo/, SupoGeo/, SvttGeo/, TestGeo/, TpceGeo/, TpcxGeo/, TutrGeo/, UpstGeo/, VpddGeo/, ZcalGeo/ - new modules; 
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgAttribute.cxx/h, AgBlock.cxx/h, AgCreate.cxx/h, AgDetp.cxx/h, AgMaterial.cxx/h, AgMath.cxx/h, AgMedium.cxx/h, AgModule.cxx/h, AgPlacement.cxx/h, AgShape.cxx/h, AgSTAR.cxx/h, AgStructure.cxx/h, AgVolume.cxx/h, Mortran.cxx/h, StarAgmlLibLinkDef.h, StarAgmlStacker.cxx/h, StarTGeoStacker.cxx/h; 
    
    StarGeometry/BbcmGeo.cxx/h, BtofGeo1.cxx/h, BtofGeo2.cxx/h, BtofGeo3.cxx/h, BtofGeo4.cxx/h, BtofGeo5.cxx/h, BtofGeo6.cxx/h, BtofGeo7.cxx/h, CalbGeo1.cxx/h, CalbGeo2.cxx/h, CalbGeo.cxx/h, CaveGeo.cxx/h, EcalGeo6.cxx/h, EcalGeo.cxx/h, EiddGeo.cxx/h, FgtdGeo3.cxx/h,FpdmGeo1.cxx/h, FpdmGeo2.cxx/h, FpdmGeo3.cxx/h, FsceGeo.cxx/h, FtpcGeo1.cxx/h, FtpcGeo.cxx/h, FtroGeo.cxx/h, IdsmGeo1.cxx/h, MagpGeo.cxx/h, MutdGeo2.cxx/h, MutdGeo3.cxx/h, MutdGeo4.cxx/h, MutdGeo.cxx/h, PhmdGeo.cxx /h,PipeGeo00.cxx/h, PipeGeo1.cxx/h, PipeGeo.cxx/h, PixlGeo3.cxx/h, PixlGeo4.cxx/h, QuadGeo.cxx/h, SconGeo.cxx/h, ShapGeo.cxx/h, ShldGeo.cxx/h, SisdGeo1.cxx/h, SisdGeo2.cxx/h, SisdGeo3.cxx/h, SisdGeo4.cxx/h, SisdGeo5.cxx/h, SisdGeo6.cxx/h, SisdGeo.cxx/h, SupoGeo1.cxx/h, SupoGeo.cxx/h, SvttGeo10.cxx/h, SvttGeo11.cxx/h, SvttGeo1.cxx/h, SvttGeo2.cxx/h, SvttGeo3.cxx/h, SvttGeo4.cxx/h, SvttGeo5.cxx/h, SvttGeo6.cxx/h, SvttGeo7.cxx/h, SvttGeo9.cxx/h, SvttGeo.cxx/h, TestGeo1.cxx/h, TpceGeo1.cxx/h, TpceGeo2.cxx/h, TpceGeo3a.cxx/h, TpcxGeo1.cxx/h, TutrGeo1.cxx/h, TutrGeo2.cxx/h, TutrGeo3.cxx/h, TutrGeo4.cxx/h, UpstGeo.cxx/h, VpddGeo1.cxx/h, VpddGeo2.cxx/h, VpddGeo.cxx/h, ZcalGeo.cxx/h, ;
    
    xgeometry/BbcmGeo.age, BtofGeo1.age, tofGeo2.age, BtofGeo3.age, BtofGeo4.age, BtofGeo5.age, BtofGeo6.age, BtofGeo7.age, CalbGeo1.age, CalbGeo2.age, CalbGeo.age, calbpar.age, CaveGeo.age, dummgeo.age, EcalGeo6.age, EcalGeo.age, EiddGeo.age, etsphit.age, ffpdstep.age, FgtdGeo3.age, fgtdgeo.age, fhcmgeo.age, FpdmGeo1.age, FpdmGeo2.age, FpdmGeo3.age, fpdmgeo.age, FsceGeo.age, fstdgeo.age, FtpcGeo1.age, FtpcGeo.age, FtroGeo.age, gembgeo.age, hpdtgeo.age, IdsmGeo1.age, igtdgeo.age, istbego.age, itspgeo.age, MagpGeo.age, MutdGeo2.age, MutdGeo3.age, MutdGeo4.age, MutdGeo.age, PhmdGeo.age, PipeGeo00.age, PipeGeo1.age, PipeGeo.age, PixlGeo3.age, PixlGeo4.age, pixlgeo.age, QuadGeo.age, richgeo.age, SconGeo.age, ShapGeo.age, ShldGeo.age, SisdGeo1.age, SisdGeo2.age, SisdGeo3.age, SisdGeo4.age, SisdGeo5.age, SisdGeo6.age, SisdGeo.age, SupoGeo1.age, SupoGeo.age, SvttGeo10.age, SvttGeo11.age, SvttGeo1.age, SvttGeo2.age, SvttGeo3.age, SvttGeo4.age, SvttGeo5.age, SvttGeo6.age, SvttGeo7.age, SvttGeo9.age, SvttGeo.age, TestGeo1.age, TpceGeo1.age, TpceGeo2.age, TpceGeo3a.age, tpcegeo3.age, tpcegeo.age, TpcxGeo1.age, TutrGeo1.age, TutrGeo2.age, TutrGeo3.age, TutrGeo4.age, UpstGeo.age, VpddGeo1.age, VpddGeo2.age, VpddGeo.age, wallgeo.age, xgeometry.age, ZcalGeo.age; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StAnalysisMaker
    
    StAnalysisMaker.cxx, StAnalysisMaker.h, summarizeEvent.cc - modified to compress output for Event summary;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - removed option TpxRaw from TpcMixer which creates 3-rd instance of it;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - fix bug #2303;
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    geometry/StEmcGeom.cxx - added protection against zero size table;
    
    StEvent
    
    StEtrHit.h, StEtrHit.cxx - added section;
    
    StEtrHitCollection.cxx - assert() instead of memory leak added ;
    
    StJetFinder
    
    StFastJetPars.cxx, StFastJetPars.h, StjFastJet.cxx, StjFastJet.h - added support for fastjet plugins;
    
    StFastJetPars.cxx, StFastJetPars.h - added destructor for StCDFMidPointPlugin;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StJetMaker2009.cxx - modified to add to jet trees event timestamp, position of first and last points on TPC track;
    
    emulator/StMuTrackEmu.h, StjeJetEventTreeWriter.cxx, StjeTrackListToStMuTrackFourVecList.cxx - modified to add to jet trees event timestamp, position of first and last points on TPC track;
    
    mudst/StjEEMCMuDst.cxx - modified to drop EEMC towers with saturated ADC; 
    
    mcparticles/StjMCParticleCutParton.h - implemented better selection criteria for parton jets; 
    
    towers/StjTowerEnergyCorrectionForTracksFraction.cxx - hacked to keep around towers killed by hadronic correction; 
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - modified to include eemcMatch,btofMatch,crossCM in looking for good vertices; 
    
    StMiniMcEvent
    
    StMiniMcEvent.cxx, StMiniMcEvent.h, StMiniMcMaker.cxx, StMiniMcMaker.h - added uncorrected globals tracks ; 
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcBTofHitCollection.hh, StMcCtbHitCollection.hh, StMcEmcHitCollection.hh, StMcEmcModuleHitCollection.hh, StMcFgtHitCollection.hh, StMcFgtLayerHitCollection.hh, StMcFtpcHitCollection.hh, StMcFtpcPlaneHitCollection.hh, StMcIstHitCollection.hh, StMcIstLayerHitCollection.hh, StMcMtdHitCollection.hh, StMcPixelHitCollection.hh, StMcPixelLayerHitCollection.hh, StMcRichHitCollection.hh, StMcSsdLadderHitCollection.hh, StMcSsdWaferHitCollection.hh, StMcSvtBarrelHitCollection.hh, StMcSvtHitCollection.hh, StMcSvtLadderHitCollection.hh, StMcSvtWaferHitCollection.hh, StMcTofHitCollection.hh, StMcTpcHitCollection.hh, StMcTpcPadrowHitCollection.hh, StMcTpcSectorHitCollection.hh, StMcSsdHitCollection.hh - changed private => protected; 
    
    StMcContainers.hh - added Etr hits;
    
    StMcEvent.cc, StMcEvent.hh, StMcEventLinkDef.h, StMcEventTypes.hh, StMcTrack.hh, StMcEtrHit.cc, StMcEtrHitCollection.cc, StMcEtrHit Collection.hh, StMcEtrHit.hh - added Etr;
    
    StMcHitIter.cxx, StMcHitIter.h - added new files; 
    
    StMcEventMaker
    
    StMcEventMaker.h, StMcEventMaker.cxx - Etr added; 
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcMixerMaker.cxx - fixed bug #2299;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - fixed for embedding;
    
    L2Emulator/StL2_2009EmulatorMaker.cxx - added L2upsilon; added L2jet for 2009 pp 500GeV ;
    
    L2Emulator/L2wAlgo/L2wEemc2012.cxx, L2wEemc2012.h - modified to write L2weResult to the L2Result array so we can differentiate random and real accepts; updated plots to have some monitoring;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TpcRS.C - modified to speed up calculation;
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StHelixHelper.h - modified;
    
    
    pams
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - modified to to support reconfiguration of the inner TPAD volumes for inner TPC upgrade studies;
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - modified to switch pipe12 (old beam pipe) to pipev1 (new narrow beam pipe) for dev13 geometry with the HFT; 
    
    geometry/pipegeo/pipegeo1.g - added new file AgML pipe geometry module;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    AgiGeometry/CreateGeometry.h - modified to remove static, errorprone in Cint;
    
    AgMLGeometry/CreateGeometry.h, Geometry.C, Geometry.dev13.C, Geometry.devE.C, Geometry.y2004.C, Geometry.y2004c.C,Geometry.y2004d.C, Geometry.y2005b.C, Geometry.y2005.C, Geometry.y2005c.C, Geometry.y2005d.C, Geometry.y2005e.C, Geometry.y2005f.C, Geometry.y2005g.C, Geometry.y2005h.C, Geometry.y2005i.C, Geometry.y2006a.C, Geometry.y2006b.C, Geometry.y2006.C, Geometry.y2006g.C, Geometry.y2006h.C, Geometry.y2007a.C, Geometry.y2007.C, Geometry.y2007g.C, Geometry.y2007h.C, Geometry.y2008a.C, Geometry.y2008b.C, Geometry.y2008.C, Geometry.y2008c.C, Geometry.y2008d.C, Geometry.y2008e.C, Geometry.y2009a.C, Geometry.y2009b.C, Geometry.y2009.C, Geometry.y2009c.C, Geometry.y2010a.C, Geometry.y2010b.C, Geometry.y2010.C, Geometry.y2010c.C, Geometry.y2011a.C, Geometry.y2011.C, Geometry.y2012.C, loadStarGeometry.Cxx;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C,TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C - modified to speed up TpcRS processing;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2012.C - added new files for year 2012;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C - fixed T0offset from comparison with AuAu 27GeV;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/tofBuilder.cxx - fixed bug in hitpattern and VPD plots due to lack of trigger window for upVPD; 
    
    
    
    
  • March 8, 2012 
    
    new library SL12a tagged as SL12a has been created and built on SL5.3 (32bits & 64bits platforms) and SL4.4 . Library was tested, found bugs fixed and released on March 13.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - few important bugs have been fixed; 
    
    - implemented DbV overide support to use different DbV timestamp for subsystems;
    
    - MTD code modified to adjust for run 2012;
    
    - created MTD hits collection and Browse() method in StMcEvents for MC events;
    
    - added ETR detector in StEvent and geometry;
    
    - added new versions of PYTHIA event generator: PYTHIA 6.2.05 & PYTHIA 6.4.26;
    
    - added new StarLight event generator integrated with starsim framework ;
    
    - added FGT detector in OnLineTool and set new trigger windows for run 2012;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/starsim/atmain/guphad.age, guhadr.age - modified to use ipart%100 for interface with geisha,fluka and gcalor;
    
    Simulation/starsim/agzio/heperead.age - modified to ignore unlnown geant PID ;
    
    Simulation/starsim/atutil/CommonBlocks.cxx, CommonBlocks.h - added new files to implement helper class/functions to store and retrieve address of common blocks by name; 
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx, StHistUtil.h - optimized for AutoQA Browser for QA shift run 2012;
    
    StBFChain
    
    Bfc.h, StBFChain.cxx, StBFChain.h - implemented parsinf of {DBV}SDT}__[] to use for susbsytem timestamp;
    
    BigFullChain.h - fixed bug #2285; added a default chain options P2012a for run 2012; added MC to MuDst; added TpxAvLaser;
    
    St_base
    
    StArray.cxx, StObject.cxx - bug #2281 fixed;
    
    StObject.h - I/O mode flag added;
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofINLCorr.cxx, StBTofINLCorr.h - modified to allow direct access to INL corrections given TDIG-Id;
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - added dev13 geometry; added devE geometry;
    
    StRTSBaseMaker.cxx - move StMaker name logic before StMaker instantiation;
    
    StDbBroker
    
    StDbBroker.cxx, StDbBroker.h - implemented DbV override support to use different timestamp for subsystems;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbConfigNode.cc, StDbConfigNode.hh, StDbConfigNodeImpl.cc, StDbConfigNodeImpl.hh - implemented DbV override support to use different timestamp for subsystems;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx, St_db_Maker.h - implemented DbV override support to use different timestamp for subsystems; error check added
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - modified to catch small/zero primary E field;
    
    St_geant_Maker/Embed/
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.h - fix for ticket #2097;
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - ETR detector added;
    
    St_geom_Maker
    
    StGeomBrowser.cxx, GeomBrowser.cxx - added direct loading TGeo cint file ;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities
    
    StEmbeddingQA.cxx, StEmbeddingQA.h, StEmbeddingQAUtilities.cxx, StEmbeddingQAUtilities.h - functions added to cut on refMult ;
    
    StEvent
    
    StEvent.h - added IsMain() related to I/O;
    
    StEnumerations.h - added KFVertexFinder; modified to set max number of detector's ID = 40;
    
    StMtdHit.cxx - tof() implementaion added;
    
    StMtdCollection.cxx, StMtdCollection.h - Browse() method added;
    
    StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData2009.cxx, StTriggerData2012.cxx, StTriggerData2012.h - fixed bug concerning seg failt when MIX DSM not in run and added new arg to MtdVpdTacDiff();
    
    StEventLinkDef.h - added new pragmas for 2012 trigger structures;
    
    StContainers.h, StContainers.cxx, StDetectorDefinitions.h, StDetectorId.inc, StEnumerations.h, StEvent.h, StEvent.cxx, StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEtrHit.cxx, StEtrHit.h, StEtrHitCollection.cxx, StEtrHitCollection.h - ETR detector added;
    
    StEnumerations.cxx - added new method detectorIdByName;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHelper.cxx, StEventHelper.h - modified;
    
    StEventHitIter.cxx, StEventHitIter.h - added new files to keep ETR hits separately;
    
    StuDraw3DEvent.h, StuDraw3DEvent.cxx - modified to draw StHit by iterator ;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StAnaPars.h, StJetMaker2009.cxx - added support for parton jets;
    
    St_pythia_Maker.cxx - modified to load PYTHIA record from file;
    
    mcparticles/StjMCParticleCutParton.cxx, StjMCParticleCutParton.h - added support for parton jets;
    
    StjMCParticleCutParton.h - modified cut: require parent line number <= MSTU(72) and particle status code != 51 and particle pt > 0.0001 GeV and particle eta between -5 and 5;
    
    mudst/StjMCMuDst.cxx - added support for parton jets;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcMtdHit.cc,StMcMtdHit.hh - added MTD hits ;
    
    StMcBTofHitCollection.cc, StMcBTofHitCollection.hh, StMcCtbHitCollection.cc, StMcCtbHitCollection.hh, StMcEmcModuleHitCollection.cc, StMcEmcModuleHitCollection.hh, StMcEvent.cc, StMcEvent.hh, StMcFgtLayerHitCollection.cc, StMcFgtLayerHitCollection.hh, StMcFtpcPlaneHitCollection.cc, StMcFtpcPlaneHitCollection.hh, StMcHit.hh, StMcIstLayerHitCollection.cc, StMcIstLayerHitCollection.hh , StMcMtdHitCollection.cc, StMcMtdHitCollection.hh, StMcPixelLayerHitCollection.cc, StMcPixelLayerHitCollection.hh, StMcRichHitCollection.cc, StMcRichHitCollection.hh, StMcSsdWaferHitCollection.cc, StMcSsdWaferHitCollection.hh, StMcSvtHit.hh, StMcSvtWaferHitCollection.cc, StMcSvtWaferHitCollection.hh, StMcTofHitCollection.cc, StMcTofHitCollection.hh, StMcTpcHit.hh, StMcTpcPadrowHitCollection.cc, StMcTpcPadrowHitCollection.hh - added method Browse();
    
    StMcEventLinkDef.h - added MTD collection dictionary;
    
    StMcEventMaker
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx - modified to ignore tracks with wrong geant ID; added MTD Creation;
    
    StMtdHitMaker
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx, StMtdHitMaker.h - modified for run 2012; added tdc-channel to global (backleg) strip coordinate mapping; modified to redefine global tdc channel; MTD decoding updated;
    
    StMtdSimMaker
    
    StMtdSimMaker.cxx, StMtdSimMaker.h - rewritten new provisional version;
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.h - corrected no.of possible points for tracking with CA seed finder algorithm; StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinder.h - set limit for number of permutations kMaxEventPerm=10M ;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx - set limit for number of permutations;
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - fixed bug #2251;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx, StTriggerSimuMaker.h - added function to set LD301 registers;
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEmcTriggerSimu.h - added defineTrigger() function;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker 
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - modified to recalculate hit positions from the original cluster;
    
    StTpcRSMaker 
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TpcRS.C - removed YXTProd, added WIREHISTOGRAM and WIREMAP, modified to use particle definition from StarClassLibrary;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, TF1F.h, TF1F.cxx - modified to change defaults: shark measurements: old default => 46.6%, wire histograms => 38.9%, wire map => 12.5 +10.2, pad block => 15% ; added protection for underflow bins;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - removed __DEBUG__ and __ClusterProfile__ from default, reduced arrays and added check for bounds;
    
    StarRoot
    
    TTreeIter.cxx, - modified to check that TTree exists and TFile is not Zombie;
    
    KFParticle.h, KFParticleBase.cxx, KFParticleBase.h - changed type of particles;
    
    KFParticleLinkDef.h - removed;
    
    StCloseFileOnTerminate.cxx - added check that TFile is writable;
    
    THelixTrack.cxx, THelixTrack.h - modified to improve errors;
    
    St_QA_Maker 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.h, StQABookHist.cxx, StQABookHist.h - modified for run 2012; removed FTPC histograms for run 2012;
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h - modifeid to place TPC sector plots in QA Shift;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StQABookHist.cxx, StQABookHist.h, StQAMakerBase.cxx, StQAMakerBase.h - modified to remove TPC XY dist, add TPC RPhi charge:
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - added code for EMC match, set default to required;
    
    
    RTS
    
    include/cmds.h,daqFormats.h - updated trigger formats to version 41;
    
    daqModes.h - cleanup daq_cmd;
    
    cmds.h - cleanup;
    
    prepareGbPayload.h - update for vxworks;
    
    rtsLog.h - changed _FILE_ to _BASE_FILE_;
    
    rtsMonitor.h - added rtsMonSC for the scDeamon.C;
    
    rtsSystems.h - renamed SS2 to final SST;
    
    include/SUNRT/clockClass.h - new file added;
    
    src/ rtsplus.def, rtsplusplus.def - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx - fixed bug with file/directory reading at the end of file;
    
    daq_det.cxx, daq_det.h, daq_dta.cxx - added global event number function ;
    
    src/DAQ_TOF/daq_tof.cxx - modified to remove L2;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/daq_tpx.cxx, tpxGain.h - removed L2;
    
    src/DAQ_BSMD/daq_bsmd.cxx - removed L2;
    
    src/DAQ_BTOW/daq_btow.cxx - removed L2;
    
    src/DAQ_ESMD/daq_esmd.cxx - removed L2;
    
    src/DAQ_ETOW/daq_etow.cxx - removed L2;
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx - fixed to get_l2; changed for 7to5timebin;
    
    trg/include/trgDataDefs.h - updated;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/eiddgeo/eiddgeo.g - added stub for eStar development detector EIDD;
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added devE tag for eStar development;
    
    geometry/fgtdgeo/fgtdgeo3.g - modifeid to incorporate FGT and IDSM into AgSTAR geometry for y2012 run;
    
    gen/StarLight/ - StarLight event generator integrated with starsim framework, added next files:
    
    PythiaStarlight.h, StarLightInterface.F, StarLightInterface.cdf, beam.cpp, beam.h, beambeamsystem.cpp, beambeamsystem.h, bessel.cpp, bessel.h, eventchannel.cpp, eventchannel.h, eventfilewriter.cpp, eventfilewriter.h, filewriter.cpp, filewriter.h, gammaaluminosity.cpp, gammaaluminosity.h, gammaavm.cpp, gammaavm.h, gammagammaleptonpair.cpp, gammagammaleptonpair.h, gammagammasingle.cpp,gammagammasingle.h, hepevt61.inc, inputParameters.cpp, inputParameters.h, inputParser.cpp, inputParser.h, lorentzvector.cpp, lorentzvector.h, nBodyPhaseSpaceGen.cpp, nBodyPhaseSpaceGen.h, narrowResonanceCrossSection.cpp, narrowResonanceCrossSection.h, nucleus.cpp, nucleus.h, photonNucleusCrossSection.cpp, photonNucleusCrossSection.h, psifamily.cpp, psifamily.h, pushTrack.age, randomgenerator.cpp, randomgenerator.h, readinluminosity.cpp, readinluminosity.h, reportingUtils.h, starlight.cpp, starlight.h, starlightconstants.h, starlightlimits.h, starlightparticle.cpp, starlightparticle.h, starlightparticlecodes.cpp, starlightparticlecodes.h, twophotonluminosity.cpp, twophotonluminosity.h, upcevent.cpp,upcevent.h, vector3.cpp, vector3.h, wideResonanceCrossSection.cpp, wideResonanceCrossSection.h; StarLightUser.cc - added interface for the event generator machinery;
    
    gen/Pythia6_2_05/pystar-6.4.22.F, pythia6205.F, pytune.F - added new version of PYTHIA 6.2.05;
    
    gen/Pythia6_4_26/pystar-6.4.22.F, pythia-6.4.26.F - added new version of PYTHIA 6.4.26;
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - modified;
    
    g2t_etr.F, g2t_etr.idl - added new files for ETR detector;
    
    sim/idl/g2t_track.idl - modified;
    
    g2t_etr_hit.idl - added new files for ETR detector;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110503.000003.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110620.000102.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110624.150002.C - removed doubled sigma for dEdx; 
    
    TpcLengthCorrectionB.20110620.150001.C - added new file; 
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.C - modified for TpcRS 2005; 
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C - fixed parameters from TpcRS 2010; 
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C - fixed parameters from TpcRS 2009; 
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C - updated to freeze parameters for y2011 based TpcRS; adjusted T0offset from Run 11 AuAu 27 & 19.6 GeV embedding;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/level.source - added new file; updated for trigger version 0x41;
    
    Jevp/JevpEdit/JevpEdit.java - updated for trigger version 0x41;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/DisplayDefs.cxx, DisplayDefs.h, JevpServer.cxx, JevpServer.h, JTMonitor.cxx - updated;
    
    EvpConstants.h, JevpServer.cxx, JevpServer.h - modified to save root files ;
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/fgtBuilder.cxx, fgtBuilder.h - added fgt detector;
    
    bbcBuilder.cxx/h, bemcBuilder.cxx/h, daqBuilder.cxx/h, eemcBuilder.cxx/h, fgtBuilder.cxx/h, fpdBuilder.cxx/h,
    
    l3Builder.cxx/h, mtdBuilder.cxx/h, ppBuilder.cxx/h, tofBuilder.cxx/h, tpxBuilder.cxx/h, trgBuilder.cxx/h, upcBuilder.cxx/h;
    
    eemcBuilder.cxx, tpxBuilder.cxx, baseBuilder.cxx, baseBuilder.h, LaserReader.cxx - updated;
    
    mtdBuilder.cxx/h - modified to skip triggers if zero; MTD error checking plots added ;
    
    tofBuilder.cxx, tofBuilder.h - set new trigger windows for run 2012;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlotSet.cxx - fixed bug for run #=0;
    
    JevpPlotSet.cxx - updated for trigger version 0x41;
    
    JevpPlot.cxx/h, BuilderStatus.cxx/h, JevpPlotSet.cxx/h - updated ;
    
    PdfFileBuilder.cxx, PdfFileBuilder.h - added new files;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPresenter/EvpMain.cxx, JevpGui.cxx, JevpGui.h, evpPresenterBaseScript.C - modified;
    
    ZoomWidget.cxx, ZoomWidget.h - added new files for zoom;
    
    JevpGui.cxx, JevpGui.h - added zoom;
    
    OnlinePlots/Infrastructure/ EvpUtil.cxx, EvpUtil.h - modified for better variable name (no conflicts) for generic files;
    







Lidia Didenko

   



  
2013

   
STAR SOFTWARE NEWS  December 11, 2013
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The present release assignment:
             SL07c    (SL07c_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 CuCu 200&62GeV run 2005,TPC+SVT+SSD tracking
             SL07d    (SL07d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV stream data run 2007, TPC tracking
             SL08c    (SL08c_5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV run 2007,TPC+SVT+SSD tracking
             SL08e    (SL08e_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 pp 200GeV & dAu 200GeV, run 2008
             SL08e_embed (SL08e_5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 
             SL08f    (SL08f_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 last version with EVP_READER, MC production
             SL08f_embed (SL08f_4) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00  
             SL09e    (SL09e_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 SL5.3, last library with old pams (tpt)
             SL09g    (SL09g_4)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2009 pp 500GeV data production
             SL09g_embed (SL09g_2Embed_v10) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10c    (SL10c_4)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2009 pp 200GeV production
             SL10c_embed (SL10c_embed_v5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10h    (SL10h_5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2010 auau 7.7-39GeV production
             SL10h_embed (SL10h_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10i    (SL10i_4)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10k    (SL10k_4)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2010 auau 39-200GeV production
             SL10k_embed (SL10k_embed_v11) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11b    (SL11b_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11c    (SL11c_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 auau 19.6Gev run 2011 preproduction
             SL11d    (SL11d_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2011 pp 500GeV & auau 19-200GeV production
             SL11d_embed (SL11d_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11e    (SL11e_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a    (SL12a_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a_embed  (SL12a_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12b    (SL12b_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12c    (SL12c_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 UU 193GeV run 2012 preproduction
       old-> SL12d    (SL12d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 UU 193GeV, pp 200GeV run 2012 production
             SL12d_embed (SL12d_embed_v4) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12e    (SL12e_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL13a    (SL13a_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
       pro-> SL13b    (SL13b_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 pp 500GeV run 2012 production
             SL13c    (SL13c_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
       new-> SL13d    (SL13d)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09
       dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09
      .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09

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Release History


SL13a library

SL13b library

SL13c library

SL13d library




    

    
    
  • December 3, 2013 
    
    new library SL13d tagged as SL13d has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 . Library was tested, found problem fixed and library was released on December 11. 
    
    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - first library release on SL6.4 platform;
    
    - new ROOT version 5.34.09;
    
    - eSTAR2 geometry implemented;
    
    - geometry modifications for beam pipe, PXL and IST;
    
    - added new database support for PXL & IST detectors;
    
    - first version of year 2014 geometry;
    
    - updates of new event generator framework;
    
    - new version of PPV vertex finder with StEvent dependency only, could be used both in Sti & Stv tracking;
    
    - new version of QtRoot;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated:
    

    
    asps
    
    Simulation/starsim/atmain/guhadr.age, guphad.age - modified do not segregate He3;
    
    rexe/MAIN_rmain.cxx - fixed number of arguments;
    

    
    StRoot
    
    StarGenerator
    
    BASE/AgStarReader.cxx, AgStarReader.h - added support for user-defined particles;
    
    StarPrimaryMaker.cxx - made fixes to unfiltered event generation; enabled filter to skip events, rather than continue trials until it passes;
    
    AgStarReader.cxx, StarPrimaryMaker.cxx - fixed issue with geant3 particle ID not being propagated into the fTrackingCode member of TParticlePDG; StarParticleData now clones TDatabasePDG;
    
    EVENT/StarGenParticle.h - added correction to StarGenParticle documentation;
    
    StarGenEvent.cxx - made fixes to unfiltered event generation;
    
    Hijing1_383/StarHijing.cxx, hijing1.383.F, hipyset1.35.F - modified to make sure that event generators map to common StarGenerator RNG;
    
    StarHijing.cxx - implemeted fixed taget; fixed isotope of Cu used in beam for Cu running; fixed bug with saving hijing header information;
    
    Pepsi/jetseten.F, lazimu.F, lepto.F, leptox.F, lflav.F, lprikt.F, lqqbev.F, lremh.F, lscale.F, lsci.F, lsmall.F, lwbb.F, lxp.F, lyspli.F, lysspa.F, lzp.F, pollazimu.F, polleptox.F, pollzp.F, pystfu.F - modified to make sure that event generators map to common StarGenerator RNG;
    
    Pythia6_4_23/ StarPythia6.cxx, StarPythia6.h - modified to expose PyStat and PyList calls in StarPythia6;
    
    Pythia6.h, StarPythia6.cxx, StarPythia6.h, address.F - modified to add StarGenStats to the pythia6 event record;
    
    StarPythia6.cxx, pythia-6.4.23.F - modified to make sure that event generators map to common StarGenerator RNG;
    
    UrQMD3_3_1/StarUrQMD.cxx, angdis.F, anndec.F, boxprg.F, cascinit.F, coload.F, dectim.F, dwidth.F, getmass.F, getspin.F, init.F, input.F, iso.F, jdecay2.F, make22.F, pythia6409.F, string.F, uhmerge.F, upmerge.F - modified to maker sure that event generators map to common StarGenerator RNG ;
    
    UTIL/StarParticleData.cxx, StarParticleData.h - added support for user-defined particles;
    
    StarParticleData.cxx - fixed issue with geant3 particle ID not being propagated into the fTrackingCode member of TParticlePDG; StarParticleData now clones TDatabasePDG;
    
    macros/starsim.addparticle.C - added example of a macro for adding a particle;
    
    starsim.filter.C, starsim.pythia8.C - added vertexing;
    
    starsim.hijing.C - modified to maker sure that event generators map to common StarGenerator RNG ;
    
    starsim.filter.C - enabled filter to skip events, rather than continue trials until it passes;
    
    StarRoot
    
    THelixTrack.cxx - added fabs(eigen) + TComplex &x;
    
    KFParticleBase.cxx, KFParticle.cxx, KFParticleBase.h, KFParticle.h, KFVertex.h, KFParticleBase.h - added bookkeeping;
    
    KFParticleBase.h - added renamed method;
    
    StMultiKeyMap.cxx, StMultiKeyMap.h - removed recursion to speedup ;
    
    StDraw3D.cxx - modified angle name;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - modified to move ITTF,UseXgeom out of the B2013_cX options, added bare pp2013;
    
    pp500_production_2012_ReversedFullField_P12ic_st_W_13078060_raw_1360001 StBFChain.cxx - changed StMaker::Finish() => StChain::Finish();
    
    StBFChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added more Database entries, retiered GC;
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - implemented new vertex finder options 'VFPPVEv' & 'VFPPVEvNoBtof' ;
    
    replace Pythia6_4_23 => Pythia6_4_26 ;
    
    StBTofSimMaker
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx - modified to improve log message for inefficiency cuts;
    
    StChain
    
    StChain.cxx - added y2014 firtst cut geometry;
    
    StMaker.cxx - added eStar2 geometry definition; updated timestamp for eStar2 simulation; modified to move GeometryDbAliases into separate h-file;
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - added new file; modified to print hidden maker;
    
    StChallenger
    
    StChallenger.cxx, StChallenger.h - retiered;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    GENERIC/RecHeaderFormats.hh - added missing header;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StHyperCacheFileLocal.cpp, StHyperCacheFileLocal.h - modified for filesystem cache watermarking, configuration support;
    
    StHyperCacheFileLocal.cpp, StHyperCacheFileLocal.h, StHyperUtilFilesystem.cpp, StHyperUtilFilesystem.h - file cache cleanup using watermarking boundaries and FIFO/LRU policies;
    
    StDbDefs.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc - modified for new database support: IST;
    
    MysqlDb.cc - modified to override for mysql user autodetect functionality, needed for SL6.4 platdorm;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - modified to return code for Predict...();
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx, St_db_Maker.h - modified to expand no. of possible databases from 4 to 10;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx - added test for ADC==0; hacked;
    
    StEvent
    
    StPxlHit.h - modified layer() method; changed order of XX,XY,YY;
    
    StVpdTriggerDetector.cxx, StVpdTriggerDetector.h - added ADCmxq(), TDCmxq() and referring data member;
    
    StDcaGeometry.cxx - supressed warning;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - modified for new PPV vertex finder with StEvent dependency only;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - implemented new options 'VFPPVEv' & 'VFPPVEvNoBtof' for new PPV vertex finder;
    
    StiPPVertex/ScintHitList.cxx, ScintHitList.h, StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h - modified for new PPV with StEvent dependency only;
    
    StvPPVertex/BemcHitList.cxx, BemcHitList.h, BtofHitList.cxx, BtofHitList.h, CtbHitList.cxx, CtbHitList.h, EemcHitList.cxx, EemcHitList.h, ScintHitList.cxx, ScintHitList.h, StEventToolkit.cxx, StEventToolkit.h, StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h, TrackData.cxx, TrackData.h, Vertex3D.cxx, Vertex3D.h, VertexData.cxx, VertexData.h - implemented new version of PPV vertex finder for Stv tracking with StEvent dependency only;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx - check for DCA geo added;
    
    StMagF
    
    StMagF.h - cleanup;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcMtdHit.cc - modified to change numberring;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - modified to include protection against zero triggerIdCollection() pointers. This is relevant when using simulated data as input;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.h, StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - added name;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - removed AddHist for uninitialized histogram;
    
    StMtdSimMaker
    
    StMtdSimMaker.cxx, StMtdSimMaker.h - bug fixed; corrected mapping based on GEANT volume_id;
    
    StMtdUtil
    
    StMtdGeometry.h, StMtdGeometry.cxx - updated strip gap dimension from old to current MRPC design; included CVS Id and Log tags;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.h - mID modified from Short_t to Int_t;
    
    StMuDst.cxx, StMuDst.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuMtdHit.h, StMuTrack.cxx, StMuTrack.h - MTD specific updates for MuDst;
    
    StMuMtdPidTraits.cxx, StMuMtdPidTraits.h - added new code for Mtd PidTraits;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StEvtVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.h - introduced time offsets, noclobber toggle, more matched-tracks controls;
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx, StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.h - modified to allow use of multiple PPVF vertices, introduce EmcOrTofMatch, keep track of Predict...() cuts;
    
    StPeCMaker
    
    StPeCMaker.cxx - added 'returnValue' in StEvent input mode;
    
    StPeCTrigger.cxx, StPeCTrigger.h - added arrays to handle bbc and zdc information;
    
    StPxlSimMaker
    
    StPxlFastSim.cxx - adjusted to StMcPxlHit changes to be on local coordinated; no longer transfor from global to local before smearing;
    
    StPreEclMaker
    
    StEmcOldFinder.cxx - modified to replace TTableSorter by TMath::Sort;
    
    StSsdSimulationMaker
    
    St_sls_Maker.cxx - implemented corrections for %d format used for long int;
    
    Sti
    
    StiMasterDetectorBuilder.cxx - created clone of Geometry and left it undeleted; added some LOG_INFO for better tracing; updated to check that TGeoManager exists; modified to check non-NULL gGeoManager before accessing; 
    
    StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.cxx - replaced assert to return false to prevent job crashes due to some wrong hits on track;
    
    Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiStarDetectorBuilder.h - added new beam pipe;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.h - modified to add member mTrigName and function askTrigger() to request trigger definition;
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - added functionality to get2009DsmRegistersFromOnlineDatabase(int) to get trigger definition for run11 and run12 from database based on requested triggers;
    
    StTriggerDefinition.h - changed onbits/offbits type from int to unsigned int;
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - added getpwuid to get user name to access database;
    
    StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EM201_2009.cc - implemented new AJP algorithm for run12 by adding new register R3 in ajpBarrel and ajpEndcap;
    
    TCU.cc - modified to return false for isTrigger and isOnBits if onbits == 0;
    
    TCU.hh - modified to change defineTrigger(const TriggerDefinition& triggerDef) to defineTrigger(TriggerDefinition&triggerDef) TriggerDefinition.hh - added onbits0 and offbits0 and changed onbits/offbits type from int to unsigned int;
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.h - added defineTrigger2012() to manually set up triggers;
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx - added defineTrigger(TriggerDefinition & trigdef, int year) to define trigger based on year and added defineTrigger2012 to manually set up trigger;
    

    
    RTS
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - updated FY13 checkpoint; swapped IST and FGT TCD; added TOKEN_MANAGER; GRP cleanup; defined RPII_GRP; fixed bug in tcd2rts;
    
    RC_Config.h, cmds.h - added TokenManagerChooser; 
    
    iccp2k.h, prepareGbPayload.h, tasks.h, rtsLog.h - updated; 
    
    prepareGbPayload.h - fixed LOG message for vxWorks; 
    
    tasks.h - added token manager;
    
    rtsMonitor.h - modified; fixed IST-related bug in rts2tcd; added clock to TCD monitoring;
    
    include/TPC/trans_table.hh - updated FY13 checkpoint; 
    
    include/TPX/tpx_altro_to_pad.h - updated FY13 checkpoint; 
    
    include/UNIX/simpleQ2.hh - added new file;
    
    include/DAQ1000/rb.hh - added fifo length for emulation; 
    
    include/RORC/rorc_lib.h, added physmemCheck; added fixes for 64bit;
    
    src/rtsplusplus.def - updated; TokenManager added;
    
    src/DAQ_BSMD/daq_bsmd.cxx - updated FY13 checkpoint; 
    
    src/DAQ_BTOW/daq_btow.cxx - removed check for trg_cmd=4;
    
    src/DAQ_ESMD/daq_esmd.cxx - removed check for trg_cmd=4;
    
    src/DAQ_ETOW/daq_etow.cxx - removed check for trg_cmd=4;
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx, fgtPed.cxx - updated FY13 checkpoint; added sector checking; added external tb count to fgtPed; minor logging fix to daq_fgt.cxx;
    
    fgtPed.cxx, fgtPed.h - updated misc IST;
    
    src/DAQ_PXL/daq_pxl.cxx - updated FY13 checkpoint; 
    
    src/DAQ_SST/daq_sst.cxx - added get_l2 ala PXL; 
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxFCF_2D.cxx, tpxFCF_2D.h - updated;
    
    daq_tpx.cxx - minor logging tweaks; 
    
    tpxPed.cxx - updated FY13 checkpoint; added special ped setup;
    
    tpxFCF.cxx - modified; 
    
    src/DAQ_SST/daq_sst.cxx - updated FY13 checkpoint; 
    
    src/LOG/rtsLogUnix.c - updated;
    
    rtsLogServer.C - removed;
    
    src/SFS/sfs_header.C - updated; 
    
    sfs_base.h - added calcfileheader as a convenience; 
    
    sfs_index.cxx - updated; 
    

    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added support to eStar2 model; defined a CONSTRUCT keyword in geometry.g; CONSTRUCT calls a geometry module using comis; if the subroutine is not linked with the program, it will not be called and a warning will be issued; for the case where one or more moduels are missing, a fortran STOP will be issued to prevent invalid geometries from being used;
    
    added improved definitions for y2013a, new beam pipe module and new ist module; 
    
    added case statements to enable y2013a geometries; 
    
    modified to move IDS construction before beam pipe; 
    
    updated with fixes for IDSM / PIPE ; added y2014 first cut geometry;
    
    geometry/istdgeo/istdgeo1.g - added stub for the AgML istdgeo1 module; 
    
    geometry/pipegeo/pipegeo3.g - added stub for the AgML pipegeo3 module; 
    
    geometry/tpcegeo/tpcxgeo1.g - added support to eStar2 model; 
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - added Lambda Xi dibaryon; fixed decay modes; improved properties of lambda xi hyperon; changed lifetime, previous values were the width of the particle in GeV, no in sec; 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - modified to detect tpadconfig from TPCG structure instead of relying on versioning of the TPC; 
    
    g2t_pix.F - modified to store local rather than global quantities w/in the g2t tables; 
    

    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.eStar2.C - added support for eStar2 tag;
    
    CreateGeometry.h - modified to fix bug #2684: previous version of CreateGeometry added include path and loaded a second macro; it appears that ROOT 5.34.09 is having problems unloading this second macro, leading to a crash in loading the TFile. All logic has been moved into CreateGeometry.h to avoid loading of second macro;
    
    Geometry.y2014.C - added first cut of y2014 geometry;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/KalmanTrackFinderParameters.y2013.C - added new file to change mHitWeights from 2111 to 2222 for pixel; 
    
    StvTpcInnerHitErrs.20081215.000000.C, StvTpcOuterHitErrs.20081215.000000.C - hit errors fitted for pp 500GeV year 2009;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcWaterOut.eStar2.C, tpcSlewing.eStar2.C, tpcPressureB.eStar2.C, tpcPadGainT0B.eStar2.C, tpcMethaneIn.eStar2.C, tpcGridLeak.eStar2.C, tpcGasTemperature.eStar2.C, tpcGas.eStar2.C, tpcGainCorrection.eStar2.C, tpcGainCorrection.eStar2.C, tpcDriftVelocity.eStar2.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.eStar2.C, tpcAnodeHV.eStar2.C, tpcAltroParams.eStar2.C, TpcdEdxCor.eStar2.C, TpcdCharge.eStar2.C, TpcZDC.eStar2.C, TpcZCorrectionB.eStar2.C, TpcSecRowB.eStar2.C, TpcRowQ.eStar2.C, TpcResponseSimulator.eStar2.C, TpcPhiDirection.eStar2.C, TpcPadCorrection.eStar2.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.eStar2.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.eStar2.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.eStar2.C, spaceChargeCorR2.eStar2.C - added new eSTAR2 geometry parameters;
    
    TpcCurrentCorrection.20120423.112404.C, TpcdXCorrectionB.20120423.112405.C, TpcdXCorrectionB.20120423.112410.C, tpcGainCorrection.20120423.112401.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20120423.112401.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20120423.112415.C, tpcPressureB.20120423.112403.C, TpcRowQ.20120423.112413.C, TpcSecRowB.20120423.112413.root, TpcZCorrectionB.20120423.112412.C - updated dEdx calibrations for run 2012 UU 193GeV;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2012.C - updated for run 2012;
    
    tpcAnodeHV.y2010.C - modified default anode voltage;
    
    Calibrations/ftpc/ftpcTemps.eStar2.C - added new eSTAR2 geometry parameters;
    
    Geometry/tpc/TpcOuterSectorPosition.eStar2.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.eStar2.C, tpcGlobalPosition.eStar2.C, tpcPadPlanes.eStar2.C - added new eStar2 geometry parameters;
    
    RunLog/onl/tpcRDOMasks.eStar2.C, tpcRDOMasks.y2012.C, tpcRDOMasks.y2013.C - add ideal RDO mask;
    

    
    StarVMC
    
    geant3/TGeant3/TGeant3TGeo.h, TGeant3f77.h - modified to adjust TVirtualMC interface to new ROOT version 5.34.09; 
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - added support for eSTAR2 model; 
    
    Geometry.h, Geometry.cxx - added code to accumulate list of detector modules;
    
    added improved definition for y2013a, new beam PIPE module and new IST module;
    
    modified to switch to latest version of IDSM; added y2014 first cut geometry;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - added support for eSTAR2 model; modified to force rebuilding of xgeometry; 
    
    modified to move IDSM construction before beam pipe;
    
    modified to switch to latest version of IDSM;
    
    updated with fixes for IDSM / PIPE; added y2014 first cut geometry;
    
    Geometry/BbcmGeo/BbcmGeo.xml - modified to place BBCM in cave as a MANY volume, to prevent overlap with new modules ; 
    
    Geometry/IdsmGeo/IdsmGeo1.xml - modified placement of IDSM in CAVE to make it explicit;
    
    IdsmGeo2.xml - added new file for updated IDSM w/ electrostatic shroud, inner radius to accept beam pipe;
    
    updated with fixes for IDSM / PIPE;
    
    Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo1.xml - added improved IST module; 
    
    Geometry/PipeGeo/PipeGeo.xml - modified for better approximation of the beam pipe; 
    
    PipeGeo3.xml - added improved beam pipe with positioning inside of the IDSM; fixed beam pipe "hole" (vaccuum);
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/PxstGeo1.xml - added more accurate description of materials and structures;
    
    PixlGeo5.xml - modified to add PXLW data structure so it can be set from the steering geometry,g and Geometry.cxx;
    
    Geometry/TpcxGeo/TpcxGeo2.xml - added new file to support eSTAR2 model; TpcxGeo2.xml - modified to set default to devTF geometry; 
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C, viewStarGeometry.C - added support for eSTAR2 model; 
    
    StarGeometryDb.C - added a few older geometries; corrections to geometries with mfldgeo called; fake versions of upgrade geometries setup; added y2014 first cut geometry;
    
    StarAgmlLib/StarTGeoStacker.cxx - minor fixes to ensure that gGeoManager has been created; 
    
    StarNoStacker.h, StarNoStacker.cxx - added new files with NULL geometry engine, i.e. one which allows us to go through the steering process w/out generating a geometry; 
    
    StarTGeoStacker.h - few methods made virtual to allow for subclass; added y2014 first cut geometry;
    
    AgPlacement.cxx - modified to fix the bug reported in ticket #2684;
    

    
    StDb
    
    idl/pxlRowColumnStatus.idl, pxlSensorStatus.idl - added calibrations/pxl status tables;
    
    pxlRowColumnStatus.idl - removed four characters to leave comment with number of characters less than 80 becuase stic can not handle longer lines;
    
    eemcTriggerPed.idl - added EEMC trigger pedestal table;
    
    istGain.idl, istPedNoise.idl - added new calibrations tables for IST;
    

    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - updated;
    

    
    QtRoot
    
    - new version;
    

    
    
  • November 19, 2013 
    
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  • June 14, 2013 
    
    all old libraries built on SL5.3 platform have been updated with patched code StRoot/StDbLib/StDbManagerImpl.cc to prevent libraries from crashing when new DB for new detectors is implemented.
    
    Each library has been patched with branch revision and retagged, see list of libraries tages below:
    
    
    
    
    
        
            
    
                
                
    
                
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    SL09e
    
                    		
                
                
    SL09e_dbpatch
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.33.2.1
    
                    		
                
                
    SL09e_1
    
                    		
            
    
            
    
                
                
    SL09g
    
                    		
                
                
    SL09g_dbpatch
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.35.2.1
    
                    		
                
                
    SL09g_3
    
                    		
            
    
            
    
                
                
    SL09g_embed
    
                    		
                
                
    SL11d_dbpatch2
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.38.4.1
    
                    		
                
                
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    SL10c
    
                    		
                
                
    SL09g_dbpatch
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.35.2.1
    
                    		
                
                
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    SL11d_dbpatch2
    
                    		
                
                
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    SL10h
    
                    		
                
                
    SL09g_dbpatch
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.35.2.1
    
                    		
                
                
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    SL10i
    
                    		
                
                
    SL09g_dbpatch
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.35.2.1
    
                    		
                
                
    SL10i_3
    
                    		
            
    
            
    
                
                
    SL10k
    
                    		
                
                
    SL09g_dbpatch
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.35.2.1
    
                    		
                
                
    SL10k_3
    
                    		
            
    
            
    
                
                
    SL10k_embed
    
                    		
                
                
    SL11d_dbpatch2
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.38.4.1
    
                    		
                
                
    SL10k_embed_v10
    
                    		
            
    
            
    
                
                
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    r.1.37.2.1
    
                    		
                
                
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    r.1.37.2.1
    
                    		
                
                
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    SL11d
    
                    		
                
                
    SL11d_dbpatch2
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.38.4.1
    
                    		
                
                
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    SL11d_dbpatch2
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.38.4.1
    
                    		
                
                
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    SL11e
    
                    		
                
                
    SL11d_dbpatch2
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.38.4.1
    
                    		
                
                
    SL11e_1
    
                    		
            
    
            
    
                
                
    SL12a
    
                    		
                
                
    SL11d_dbpatch2
    
                    		
                
                
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    r.1.41.2.1
    
                    		
                
                
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    r.1.41.2.1
    
                    		
                
                
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    SL13a
    
                    		
                
                
    SL12d_dbpatch
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.41.2.1
    
                    		
                
                
    SL13a_2
    
                    		
            
    
            
    
                
                
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    SL12d_dbpatch
    
                    		
                
                
    r.1.41.2.1
    
                    		
                
                
    update on pending
    
                for production to finish
    
                    		
            
    
            
    
    

    
 
    
    
  • June 27, 2013 
    
    SL13c library was updated with next codes: 
    
    StRoot/St_geant_Maker/St_geant_Maker.cxx, r.1.147;
    
    pams/sim/g2t/g2t_mtd.F, r.1.2;
    
    to make MTD geometry changes consistent in geant description.
    
    SL13c library was retaged with tag SL13c_1 and rebuilt on SL5.3 & SL44 platforms.
    

    
    
  • June 4, 2013 
    
    new library SL13c tagged as SL13c has been created and built on SL5.3 (32bits & 64bits platforms) and SL4.4 . Library was tested and released on June 6.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    Library unique ID for source codes is: 15904-iywgCJgYJMIrMsrjPsyRB
    
    for objects : 7700-bFQEMz+CkS+3RU3CtEZRyA
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - first release of StMtdMatchMaker & StMtdUtil codes;
    
    - first release of StPxlSimMaker code;
    
    - added pixel hit collections to StMcEvent maker;
    
    - further development of FGT code;
    
    - first release of event generator filtering framework;
    
    - added PXL event builder to OnlTools;
    
    - retired next packages: St_tpcdaq_Maker, StRTSClient & StMixerMaker;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated:
    

    
    StRoot
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - removed dependancy in StMtdUtil; fixed bug #2497;
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added MTD chain; modified due to retirement of StRTSClient/FCFMaker & St_tpcdaq_Maker codes; adde d option for reading MuDst; added 'KeepFgtHit' option; added options for StPxlSimMaker;
    
    StBichsel
    
    dEdxParameterization.cxx - fixed memory leak ;
    
    StBTofHitMaker
    
    StBTofHitMaker.cxx - bug fixed: corrected handling of the GMT in the upper half of the TOF trays;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EMC/EMC_BarrelReader.cxx - modified due to removing St_tpcdaq_Maker and StRTSClient/FCFMaker;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbDefs.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc - added new domains: PXL, MTD;
    
    StDbServiceBroker.cxx, StDbServiceBroker.h - added feature to call external script when db is not available for XXX seconds; external networked script replaced with direct mail call; modified to send out debug emails only when STAR_DEBUG_DB_RETRIES_ADMINS variable is set; added process id and time difference to email notification;
    
    MysqlDb.cc - implemented simple hook to use database with login/pass when really needed ;
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    PMT-Base-spreadsheet-11-12.xls - added new files;
    
    PMT-Base spreadsheet 11-12.xls - removed due to renaming;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities
    
    StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx - modified to compare mu- and pi- mesons;
    
    StEvent
    
    StFgtHit.h, StFgtPoint.h - added new methods and members for FGT;
    
    StEnumerations.h - modified;
    
    StEventCompendiumMaker
    
    StEventCompendiumMaker.cxx - added check for existing global track;
    
    StFgtClusterMaker
    
    StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.cxx - modified ;
    
    StFgtPointMaker
    
    StFgtPointMaker.cxx, StFgtPointMaker.h, StFgtSimplePointAlgo.cxx - modified to fill in StHit with xyz, error on xyz and detectorId; added option to return kStSkip if max number of disc hit per quad is less than setSkipEvent (default 0);
    
    StFgtSimplePointAlgo.cxx - added same quad check;
    
    StFgtRawMaker
    
    StFgtRawMaker.cxx - added check for maximum allowed timebin; changed return code from fatal to warning if #tb is too high in meta data;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StiPPVertex/BemcHitList.cxx, CtbHitList.cxx, EemcHitList.cxx, ScintHitList.cxx - fixed a few deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*';
    
    StHitFilterMaker
    
    StHitFilterMaker.cxx, StHitFilterMaker.h - modified HitFilter takes a WestEta cut to keep hits in the FGT direction;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StAnaPars.h, StJetMaker2009.cxx - modified to change track pT and tower energy by a certain fraction prior to jet reconstruction;
    
    towers/StjAbstractTower.h, StjTowerEnergyFraction.cxx, StjTowerEnergyFraction.h - added new files to change tower energy by a certain fraction prior to jet reconstruction; 
    
    tracks/StjAbstractTrack.h StjTrackPtFraction.cxx StjTrackPtFraction.h - added new files to change tower energy by a certain fraction prior to jet reconstruction; 
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h, StEventQAMaker.cxx - adjusted for run 2013;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcPxlHit.cc, StMcPxlHit.hh, StMcPxlHitCollection.cc, StMcPxlHitCollection.hh, StMcPxlLadderHitCollection.cc, StMcPxlLadderHitCollection.hh, StMcPxlSectorHitCollection.cc, StMcPxlSectorHitCollection.hh, StMcPxlSensorHitCollection.cc, StMcPxlSensorHitCollection.hh - added new files for PXL;
    
    StMcVertexC.cxx, StMcTrack.hh, StMcTrack.cc, StMcHitIter.cxx, StMcEventTypes.hh, StMcEventLinkDef.h, StMcEvent.hh, StMcEvent.cc, StMcContainers.hh - modifications to include PXL;
    
    StMcPixelLayerHitCollection.hh, StMcPixelLayerHitCollection.cc, StMcPixelHitCollection.hh, StMcPixelHit.hh, StMcPixelHit.cc - removed;
    
    StMcEventMaker
    
    StMcEventMaker.h, StMcEventMaker.cxx - modified for PXL;
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - the only MC pairs added;
    
    StMixerMaker
    
    StMixerMaker.cxx, StMixerMaker.h - retired together with St_tpcdaq_Maker & StRTSClient;
    
    StMtdHitMaker
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx - minor adjustment to fix SL44 compiler warnings;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx, StMtdMatchMaker.h - first release for MTD; bug #2575 fixed (protection against events that have tracks, but no vertex);
    
    StMtdUtil
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx, StMtdGeometry.h - fisrt release for MTD;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - set protection against 0 entry histos for EvalCalib(); 
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx, StPixelFastSimMaker.h - removed;
    
    StPxlSimMaker
    
    StPxlFastSim.cxx, StPxlSimMaker.cxx, StPxlFastSim.h, StPxlISim.h, StPxlSimMaker.h - first release of PXL simulation maker;
    
    StRTSClient
    
    include/includes_for_export.flg, fcfClass.hh, rts.h, rtsSystems.h - removed;
    
    include/TPC/padfinder.h rowlen.h - removed;
    
    FCF/fcfAfterburner.cxx, fcfClass.cxx - removed;
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx, FCFMaker.h, fcfPixel.idl - removed;
    
    St_tpcdaq_Maker 
    
    St_tpcdaq_Maker.cxx, St_tpcdaq_Maker.h - removed;
    
    StTriggerUtilities 
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - modified to remove usage of current online db;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StBemcTriggerSimu.h - modified to implement option to use bemcStatus.txt file;
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StPhi.cc- updated mass and lifetime of the phi to more recent PDG values;
    
    StDiBaryon.hh - removed;
    
    StParticleTable.cc - fixed bug #2574, wrong Omega/Anti-Omega Geant ID;
    
    StarGenerator
    
    BASE/StarPrimaryMaker.cxx, StarPrimaryMaker.h - modified to enable the primary event to be distributed along the beamline, using the beamline constraint obtained from the database;
    
    StarGenerator.h, StarPrimaryMaker.cxx, StarPrimaryMaker.h - modified to make first integration of event filtering;
    
    StarPrimaryMaker.cxx - fixed bug in unfiltered event generation;
    
    Pythia8_1_62/StarPythia8.h - updated documentaion;
    
    EVENT/StarGenEvent.cxx, StarGenEvent.h - updated to support event filter information;
    
    StarGenStats.cxx, StarGenStats.h - added new files to track event generator statistics; fixed bug in unfiltered event generation; 
    
    FILT/StDijetFilter.cxx, StDijetFilter.h, StarFilterMaker.cxx, StarFilterMaker.h - first release of event generator filtering framework;
    
    macros/starsim.herwig6.C, starsim.hijing.C, starsim.kinematics.C, starsim.pythia6.C, starsim.pythia8.C, starsim. starlight.C updated example of default macros for using xgeometry/agml;
    
    StarRoot
    
    TPolinom.cxx - fixed 'delete' to 'delete []' ;
    
    THelixTrack.cxx - updated for more accurate fast track estimation; improved some pre fit analysis; added protection against straight track along X axis; 
    
    THelixTrack.cxx, THelixTrack.h - method TCirleFitter::Show added;
    

    
    Sti
    
    StiHit.h - modified to change private: ==>protected ;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StTrack2FastDetectorMatcher.cxx - initialized mTotEve to zero ;
    
    StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - updated ;
    
    StiRnD
    
    Ist/StiIstHitLoader.cxx - removed dependancy from StPixelFastSimMaker due to maker has been removed;
    

    
    RTS
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - updated ;
    
    include/HLT/HLTFormats.h - updated ;
    
    include/TPC/rowlen.h - added attribute-unused so that code doesn't warn all the time;
    
    tpxGain.h - commented some dev code so it doesn't generate warnings;
    
    include/SUNRT/rtsMother.h, shmLib.h - updated;
    
    src/rtsplusplus.def - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/msgNQLib.cxx, daqReader.cxx - modified;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxCore.cxx - added some logging;
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx, fgtPed.cxx, fgtPed.h - fixed bug in ZS in last APV;
    

    
    macros/embedding
    
    bfcMixer_FullPythia.C, bfcMixer_P07ib.C, bfcMixer_P07ic.C, bfcMixer_TpcOnly.C, bfcMixer_TpcSvt.C, bfcMixer_TpcSvtSsd.C, bfcMixer_TpcSvtSsd2005.C, bfcMixer_Unified.C, bfcMixer_v4.C, bfcMixer_v4_noFTPC.C, bfcMixer_v4_svt.C, bfcMixer_v5.C - updated due to retirement of St_tpcdaq_Maker, StRTSClient and StMixer; bug #2580 fixed;
    

    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added new version of the CAVE as CAVE05; implemented better dimensions, walls, platform,crates; modified y2013x (asymptotic) STAR geometry to use CAVE05;
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - updated mass and lifetime of the phi to more recent PDG values;
    
    tpc/idl/daq100cl.idl, raw_pad.idl, raw_row.idl, raw_sec_m.idl, raw_seq.idl, tcl_tphit.idl, type_shortdata.idl - removed;
    

    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcPadGainT0B.20110204.182524.root - removed;
    
    TpcCurrentCorrection.20120313.140022.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.20120313.140000.C, tpcGainCorrection.20120313.140025.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20120313.140000.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20120313.140025.C, tpcPressureB.20120313.140022.C, TpcRowQ.20120313.140025.C, TpcSecRowB.20120313.140025.root, TpcZCorrectionB.20120313.140026.C, TpcZDC.20120313.140000.C - updated files for run 2012 TPC calibrations;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/ tpcInnerHitError.20100101.000000.C, tpcInnerHitError.C, tpcInnerHitError.y2009c.C, tpcInnerHitError.y2010c.C, tpcInnerHitError.y2011c.C, tpcOuterHitError.20100101.000000.C, tpcOuterHitError.C, tpcOuterHitError.y2009c.C, tpcOuterHitError.y2010c.C, tpcOuterHitError.y2011c.C - added Sti fitted ideal hit errors;
    

    
    StarVMC
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgStructure.cxx - updated to print out the value(s) being set during runtime config;
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - added new version of the CAVE as CAVE05; implemented better dimensions, walls, platform, crates; modified y2013x (asymptotic) STAR geometry to use CAVE05; first cut geometry remains at CAVE04;
    
    Geometry/CaveGeo/CaveGeo.xml - removed logic placing walls and selecting different shape cave+hall;
    
    CaveGeo2.xml - added new version of the CAVE to implement reasonable dimensions for walls, tunnels, shape of the cave (no longer a cylinder!), electronics crates, etc..; added floor to the cave; 
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - updated to force recompilation; 
    
    Geometry/FgtdGeo/FgtdGeo3.xml - updated z-positions of disks for y2013 geometry using y2012 surveyed values; added 1cm offset to account for 1st FGT cooling tube; offset applies to first cut of y2013 geometries; 
    
    Geometry/MagpGeo/MagpGeo.xml - modified to flag MAGP as many due to overlap with MTD;
    
    Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdGeo4.xml - updated to flag volume MIGC (RPC gas) as sensitive;
    
    Geometry/PipeGeo/PipeGeo2.xml - minor correction for pipe geometry; full specification of radlen, abslen density in vacuum;
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/PixlGeo5.xml - modified PXSI volume from MANY to (default) ONLY; updated to instrumented sectors of the pixel detector with minor modifications to the material budget;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - added new version of the CAVE as CAVE05; implemented better dimensions, walls, platform,crates; modified y2013x (asymptotic) STAR geometry to use CAVE05;
    

    
    StDb/idl/
    
    pxlSensorTps.idl - added new table for PXL;
    
    mtdTDIGOnBackleg.idl - added new table for MTD;
    
    StvHitErrs.idl - added new Tpc hit error parametrization;
    
    tpcGas.idl - fixed description of imported channels;
    

    
    QtRoot
    
    qtgui/src/TQtTabValidator.cxx - change RootVers (5,34,4)==> (5,34,3);
    

    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/JevpEditJevpEdit.java - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/daqBuilder.cxx, daqBuilder.h, hltBuilder.cxx, hltphiBuilder.cxx, tpxBuilder.cxx tpxBuilder.h - mofidied to reduce some histo sizes;
    
    l4Builder.cxx - modified;
    
    l4Builder.h, trgBuilder.cxx, trgBuilder.h - updated;
    
    bemcBuilder.cxx - modified to switch on number of entries for bemc histograms;
    
    pxlBuilder.cxx, pxlBuilder.h - added PXL event builder;
    
    pxlBuilder.cxx, pxlBuilder.h - modified to remove PerEvent plots; fixed string comparisons and few other bugs ;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - mofidied to reduce some histo sizes;
    
    JevpServer.h, WritePDFToDB.C - updated;
    

    
    
    
    
  • May 6, 2013 
    
    SL13b library was updated with codes to proceed with dEdx correction for pp 500GeV, run 2012. SL13b library was retagged with tag SL13b_1 and rebuilt on SL5.3 and SL44 platforms.

    
    Next code have been updated:
    

    
    StRoot
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, r.1.37;
    
    St_MDFCorrectionC.h, r.1.1;
    
    St_TpcAvgCurrentC.h, r.1.4;
    
    St_TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.h, 1.1;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, r.1.10;
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, r.1.6;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, 1.79;
    
    StDb/idl/
    
    MDFCorrection.idl; 
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/
    
    TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.C;
    

    
    
  • April 11, 2013 
    
    SL13b library was updated with modification for vertex finder to make it more efficient (presented at the 2012-12-19 S&C meeting by Justin Stevens). The note is here. 
    
    Also library was updated with patches to fix the bug in offline triggerID. 
    
    Updated codes have been retaged with the same tag SL13b. Library was rebuilt on SL5.3 & SL4.4 platforms and tested.

    
    Next codes have been updated;
    

    
    StRoot
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    Minuit/St_VertexCutsC.h, r.1.2; 
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.h, r.1.18; 
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx, r.1.44;
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx, r. 1.600; 
    
    BigFullChain.h, r.1.192; 
    
    StEventMaker
    
    StEventMaker.cxx, r.2.94; 
    
    StDb/idl/VertexCuts.idl, r.1.2 ; 
    

    
    
  • March 20, 2013 
    
    new library SL13b tagged as SL13b has been created and built on SL5.3 (32bits & 64bits platforms) and SL4.4 platforms. Library was tested, found bugs patched and library was released on April 3.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - finalized year 2013 geometry for HFT;
    
    - new StFgtPointMaker added; further development of FGT clustering;
    
    - added MTD pid traits to StEvent;
    
    - added PXL hits to StEvent;
    
    - OnlTools updated for FGT & GMT event builder;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    

    
    StRoot
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - added FMS/FPD histograms for Run 2013+; 
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - added FgtPointMaker on chain; set run 2013 basic chain;
    
    St_base
    
    StArray.cxx - modified to handle killed objects; fixed bug #2553 regarding StTrackDetectorInfo missing in event.root files; 
    
    StChain
    
    StRtsTable.h - added modification for meta data, bug #2452;
    
    StMaker.cxx - defined first cut geometries with and without pixel detector ;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    SC/SC_Reader.cxx, SC_Reader.hh - modified to make available the 'NoKiller' ZDC rates, via unused CTB members of trigDetSums; 
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StRtsReaderMaker.cxx - added modification for meta data, bug #2452;
    
    StSCReader.cxx, StSCReader.h - modified to make available the 'NoKiller' ZDC rates, via unused CTB members of trigDetSums;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.h - modified to add accessor functions for Const_n parameters;
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - fixed bug #2529, and some array copying optimzation via memcopy;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_spaceChargeCorC.cxx - modified to allow 'NoKiller' ZDC rates;
    
    St_starClockOnlC.h, St_tpcElectronicsC.h - replaced -1 => 0 ;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTrackFitTraits.cxx - fixed double counting of fitpoints;
    
    StFgtPoint.cxx - modified charge asymmetry calculation ;
    
    StMtdPidTraits.cxx, StMtdPidTraits.h - added new files (initial revision) for Mtd pid traits;
    
    StEventTypes.h - added StMtdPidTraits ;
    
    StPxlHitCollection.cxx, StPxlHitCollection.h, StPxlHit.cxx, StPxlHit.h, StPxlLadderHitCollection.cxx, StPxlLadderHitCollection. h, StPxlSectorHitCollection.cxx, StPxlSectorHitCollection.h, StPxlSensorHitCollection.cxx, StPxlSensorHitCollection.h - added pixel hits collection to StEvent, initial revision; 
    
    StEvent.cxx, StEvent.h ,StContainers.cxx, StContainers.h, StEventTypes.h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventLinkDef.h - modifi ed to add PXL hits and Containers; 
    
    StPxlHit.cxx - modified to set correct detector ID kPxlId in constructors; 
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHelper.cxx - updated;
    
    StuFixTopoMap.cxx - modified to change StRnDHit to StPxlId in detector==kPxlId if case;
    
    StFgtA2CMaker
    
    StFgtA2CMaker.cxx, StFgtA2CMaker.h - fixed some kStFgtNumTimebins -> dynamic local mMaxTimeBin from StFgtCollection; seed type 3 & 4 changed, and 5 gone; 
    
    StFgtClusterMaker 
    
    StFgtClusterMaker.cxx, StFgtIClusterAlgo.h, StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.cxx, StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.h, StFgtSimpleClusterAlgo.cxx, StFgtSimpleClusterAlgo.h - updated;
    
    StFgtMaxClusterAlgo.cxx, StFgtMaxClusterAlgo.h - updated signature of max cluster algo to conform with interface;
    
    StFgtClusterMaker.cxx, StFgtClusterMaker.h, StFgtIClusterAlgo.h, StFgtMaxClusterAlgo.cxx, StFgtMaxClusterAlgo.h, StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.cxx, StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.h - added n strips before and after cluster;
    
    StFgtClusterMaker.cxx, StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.cxx - added strips on both sides of the cluster;
    
    StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.cxx, StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.h - fixed bug ith ZS data and phi-even strip clustering logic; removed some kStFgtNumTimebins and modified to use dynamic local mMaxTimeBin from StFgtCollection; modified to check seed before overwriting w/ next to cluster flag; 
    
    StFgtPointMaker
    
    StFgtIPointAlgo.h, StFgtPointMaker.cxx, StFgtPointMaker.h, StFgtSimplePointAlgo.cxx, StFgtSimplePointAlgo.h - new FGT maker, initial revision;
    
    StFgtRawMaker
    
    StFgtRawMaker.cxx, StFgtRawMaker.h - added getting timebin from meta data, and also support for zero suppressed data;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackingParams.cc - replaced gufld => agufld;
    
    StiRnD
    
    Hft/StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPixelHitLoader.cxx - set StiRnD for Y2013; 
    
    StiPixelHitLoader.cxx - StPxlHit navigation to retrieve hits;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h, StEventQAMaker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.h, StQABookHist.cxx, StQAMakerBase.cxx, StQAMakerBase.h - added FMS/FPD histograms for Run 2013;
    
    StMtdHitMaker
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx, StMtdHitMaker.h - modified to scale-up handling of more THUBs (fibers), and backlegs for Run 2013+ :
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - added print out the SC and GL correction formulas; modified to improve FindPeak(), particularly fo r sc hists at high lumi, and add StMagUtil:const0,1 to ntuple; added 'NoKiller' ZDC data to ntuple; 
    

    
    RTS
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daq_det.h - moved rts_id to public;
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx - removed some logging;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxCore.cxx - set checkpoint before 36 sectors;
    
    daq_tpx.cxx, daq_tpx.h, tpxCore.cxx, tpxCore.h, tpxFCF.cxx, tpxFCF.h, tpxFCF_D.cxx, tpxFCF_2D.h, tpxFCF_flags.h, tpxGain.cxx,tpxGain.h, tpxPed.cxx, tpxPed.h, tpxStat.cxx, tpxStat.h - fixed bug; set checkpoint with mostly changes for 36 Sector Brokers and FCF2D;
    

    
    StSecondaryVertexMaker
    
    StV0FinderMaker.cxx - removed reference to gufld, which is not used;
    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx - replaced gufld => agufld;
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StParticleTable.cc - added pi0 --> e+e- gamma 100% gid=10007; added K0long --> nu e- pi+ 100% gid=10010; added K0long --> nu e+ pi- 100% gid=10110;
    
    StarRoot
    
    TUnixTime.h, TUnixTime.cxx - changed UInt_t ==> ULong_t;
    
    THelixTrack.h, THelixTrack.cxx - modified;
    
    KFParticleBase.cxx - adjusted format in print out;
    

    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - defined pixel detector in and out geometries; updated to the Y2013 first cut an d asymptotic tags; modified to have pixel support tube remains in place when pixel detector is removed;
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - added pi0 --> e+e-gamma 100% gid=10007; added K0long --> nu e- pi+ 100% gid=10010; added K0long --> nu e+ pi- 100% gid=10110;
    

    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry
    
    Geometry.y2013_1.C, Geometry.y2013_2.C - added y2013_1 (pixel in) and y2013_2 (pixel out) geometries;
    
    Geometry.y2013_1x.C, Geometry.y2013_2x.C - addeed asymptotic geometries to Db;
    
    StarVMC
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgBlock.cxx, AgBlock.h - implemented reference groups in AgML for y2013x;
    
    AgMaterial.cxx - added debug output on missing material during copy;
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx, Geometry.h - implemented reference groups in AgML for y2013x;
    
    Geometry/BtofGeo/BtofGeo8.xml - implemented reference groups in AgML for y2013x;
    
    Geometry/CaveGeo/CaveGeo.xml - implemented reference groups in AgML for y2013x;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - modified to force xgeometry recreation; updated to the Y2013 first cut and asy mptotic tags; modified to have pixel support tube remains in place when pixel detector is removed; 
    
    Geometry/IdsmGeo/IdsmGeo1.xml - implemented reference groups in AgML for y2013x;
    
    Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceGeo3a.xml - implemented reference groups in AgML for y2013x;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - implemented reference groups in AgML for y2013x; defined pixel detector in and out geometries; updated to the Y2013 first cut and asymptotic tags; modified to have pixel support tube remains in place when pixel detector is removed; modified to enable TPC ref sys in first cut geometry y2013;
    

    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/fgtBuilder.cxx - updated mapping; modified to change axis range on visible apv plot; fixed disk indexing error; changed label;
    
    fgtBuilder.cxx, fgtBuilder.h - added FGT adc vs tb and event size plots; modified to change adc vs tb to z log scale;
    
    gmtBuilder.cxx, gmtBuilder.h - updated;
    
    tofBuilder.cxx, vpdBuilder.cxx - modified to update TOF tray trigger windows, and VPD hist names; updated masked trays; 
    
    tofBuilder.cxx - updated trigger windows after TCPU firmware update;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPresenter/JevpGui.cxx - added some logging;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx- added some logging;
    

    
 
    

    
    
  • February 13, 2013 
    
    SL13a library was updated with last minutes code updates listed below to make it ready to proceed with online data for run 2013:
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/gmtBuilder.cxx - changed 2d histo to use 200x200 bins; updated to fix 7 vs 15 timebin error;
    
    mtdBuilder.cxx, mtdBuilder.h - changed for run 2013 MTD;
    
    fgtBuilder.cxx, fgtBuilder.h - changed mapping for run 2013 FGT;
    
    gmtBuilder.cxx, gmtBuilder.h, mtdBuilder.cxx - modified to use new MXQ access methods in updated StEvent/StTriggerData2013;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - change 2d histo to use 200x200 bins;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlotSet.cxx - fixed trigger;
    

    
    StRoot
    
    StEvent/StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2013.cxx, StTriggerData2013.h - added two new methods: mxqAtSlotAddress and mtd3AtAddress;
    
    RTS src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx, daq_fgt.h, fgtPed.cxx, fgtPed.h - added PED & ZS support; added pedestal subtraction for GMT and misc fixes;
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - fixed bug with GMT; modified to increase EVB count;
    
    daqModes.h - added FGT daq_cmd;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/rts_example.C, tpc_rerun.C - added FGT & GMT PED & ZS;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx, daq_det.cxx - modified to make L4 a real detector;
    
    src/DAQ_MTD/daq_mtd.cxx - fixed bug with DEADCODE;
    
    src/DAQ_L4/daq_l4.cxx - modified to make L4 a real detector;
    
    
    StarVMC/Geometry/PixlGeo/DtubGeo1.xml, PixlGeo5.xml, PxstGeo1.xml - added fixes to pixel detector and support structures;
    

    
    SL13a library was retaged with tag SL13a_1, and rebuilt on SL53 and SL44 platforms.
    

    
    
  • February 8, 2013 
    
    new library SL13a tagged as SL13a has been created and built on SL5.3 (32bits & 64bits platforms) and SL4.4 . Library was tested and released on February 11.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - implemented trigger data structure for run 2013 ;
    
    - year 2013 geometry, first revision setup;
    
    - further updates and modifications of FGT and related codes;
    
    - updates of Hft & Ist codes for year 2013 geometry;
    
    - changed global database calls to direct table access for TOF;
    
    - added FMS and GMT event builder to OnlTools;
    
    - added daq_l4 in RTS code;
    
    - few bugs fixed;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated
    

    
    StRoot
    
    StAnalysisMaker
    
    StAnalysisMaker.cxx, StAnalysisMaker.h - added PrintVertex;
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StMemoryInfo.cc, StMemoryInfo.hh - updated for APPLE;
    
    StParticleTable.cc - modified to add the H Dibaryon;
    
    StDiBaryon.hh, StHDibaryon.cc, StHDibaryon.hh - added new files to include H- Dibaryon;
    
    StarGenerator
    
    BASE/StarPrimaryMaker.cxx - set streamer asserts when writing StarParticleData; write list of particles instead;
    
    modified to append particle DB to user information of TTree for bookkeeping;
    
    UTIL/StarParticleData.cxx, StarParticleData.h, StarRandom.cxx, StarRandom.h - set streamer asserts when writing StarParticleData; write list of particles instead; implemented method to set two 16-bit seeds (instead of one 32-bit seed) in StarRandom;
    

    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx, StarMagField.h - modified to proper handle of ROOT and non ROOT versions of StarMagField;
    
    StarRoot
    
    THelixTrack.h, THelixTrack.cxx - updated;
    
    KFParticleBase.h, KFParticleBase.cxx - developed new version of KFParticle;
    
    StBbcSimulationMaker
    
    StBbcSimulationMaker.cxx - added sys/types.h include for APPLE; 
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to disable loading geometry and geomNoField if xgeometry is used; 
    
    BigFullChain.h - modified to derive ROOT version of StarMagField from TVirtualMagField; modified to make no effect on changes of options positions in the chain;
    
    St_base
    
    StMem.cxx - added malloc.h for APPLE; 
    
    StBTofHitMaker
    
    StBTofHitMaker.cxx, StBTofHitMaker.h - modified to correct TDIG-Id swap with UnpackTofRawData() for the GMT/TOF trays (Run 2013+); 
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofDaqMap.cxx, StBTofINLCorr.cxx, StBTofTables.cxx - changed global database calls to direct table access and/or removed depre cated database access code; 
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - added year 2013 geometry tag with date/time 20121215/0 for run 2013; added y2012b geometry tag to properly include the MTD geometry;
    
    StDaqLib 
    
    TRG/trgStructures2013.h - added new trigger structure for Run 2013 with 3 new DSM in MIX DSM crate
    
    StDAQMaker
    
    StEEMCReader.h - added sys/types.h include for APPLE; 
    
    StDbLib
    
    StHyperCacheFileLocal.cpp, StHyperLock.h, StHyperUtilFilesystem.cpp - modified to integrate locking into FileLocal caching adapte r - prerequisite for cache management strategies; 
    
    MysqlDb.cc, StDbTable.cc - added check for HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME flag and for APPLE; 
    
    StDbServiceBroker.cxx - added to support for the interactive attribute for LB; 
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - modified to handle multiple runs by reinitialization at reinstantiation, introduce correct ions modes, enable iterative UndoDistortions; fixed reinitialization for PredictSpaceCharge functions; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    St_tpcOmegaTauC.h - modified for inclusion of distortionCorrectionsMode; 
    
    St_tpcAnodeHVavgC.h - modified to use ROOT types; 
    
    St_spaceChargeCorC.cxx, St_spaceChargeCorC.h - modified to add correction as a string; 
    
    St_tofStatusC.h, StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - added status(Int_t trayId, Int_t moduleId, Int_t cellId); 
    
    St_TpcResponseSimulatorC.h - modified to handle the separatiof Inner and Outer sectors time offset; 
    
    StEEmcDbMaker
    
    StEmcAsciiDbMaker.cxx - added sys/types.h include for APPLE; 
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcTrigSimuMaker.cxx - added sys/types.h include for APPLE; 
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StEEmcPrint.cxx - added sys/types.h include for APPLE; 
    
    StEEmcUtil
    
    St2eemcFeeRawMaker.cxx - added sys/types.h include for APPLE; 
    
    database/macros/upload/src/ EEmcDbIO.C, EEmcDbIO.h, EEmcDbIOsolo.C, Makefile, aa.tcl, dbase.tcl, eemcDb.C, eemcDb.h, eemcDbADCconf.xml, eemcDbBoxconf.xml, eemcDbCWchar.xml, eemcDbFunctions.C, eemcDbHVsys.xml, eemcDbHVtemp.xml, eemcDbPIXcal.xml, eemcDbPIXname.xml, eemcDbPMTcal.xml, eemcDbPMTchar.xml, eemcDbPMTconf.xml, eemcDbPMTname.xml, eemcDbPMTped.xml, eemcDbPMTstat.xml, eemcDbXMLdata.xml, help.tcl, kretDbBlobS.xml, rules.make, setHVsys.C, sxml.tcl - added scripts to upload EEMC tables to DB; 
    
    StEvent
    
    StTriggerData2013.cxx, StTriggerData2013.h - added trigger data structure for run 2013, initial revision; 
    
    StEventLinkDef.h - added trigger data pragmas for run 2013;
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx - added trigger data hints for run 2013; 
    
    StEnumerations.h - changed value of kFgtNumTimeBins; added more bits for track quality matching to EMC;
    
    StFgtStripCollection.h - changed in streamer; 
    
    StFgtPoint.cxx, StFgtPoint.h - added comparison operators; 
    
    StFgtCollection.cxx, StFgtCollection.h - added mNumTimeBins and access functions; 
    
    StPrimaryVertex.cxx - modified to make soft requirement for matching to EMC; 
    
    StDcaGeometry.cxx, StEmcCluster.cxx, StEmcPoint.cxx, StEmcRawHit.cxx, StGlobalTrack.cxx, StPrimaryTrack.cxx, StTrack.cxx, StTrac k.h - updated to improve print out; 
    
    StTriggerData2012.cxx, StTriggerData2009.cxx, StTriggerData2013.cxx - improved code to avoid compiler warning when shifting bits; 
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHitIter.h, StEventHitIter.cxx - added documentation; 
    
    StFgtDbMaker
    
    StFgtDb.cxx, StFgtDb.h, StFgtDbMaker.cxx, StFgtDbMaker.h - modified to add alignment table and getStarXYZ();
    
    StFgtClusterMaker
    
    StFgtClusterMaker.cxx, StFgtClusterMaker.h, StFgtIClusterAlgo.h, StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.cxx, StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.h - modified to merged cluster finder; 
    
    StFgtUtil
    
    StFgtConsts.h - updated number of tb; 
    
    geometry/StFgtGeom.cxx, StFgtGeom.h - added getQuadCenterXYZ;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StppLMVVertexFinder.h - added trigger data hints for run 2013; 
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.h, Vertex3D.h - added sys/types.h include for APPLE; 
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - modified to add handle for setting runG; more careful setting of magnetic field; added attribute hadr_off;
    
    Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx - modified to remove starsim make, which destroys virtual function tables, bug #2487; add missing call to gstar;
    
    StHbtMaker
    
    Base/StHbtCorrFctn.hh - modified to add PairCut for CFs that share same cuts;
    
    CorrFctn/StHbtCorrFctnDirectYlm.cxx, StHbtCorrFctnDirectYlm.h, StHbtDirectYlm.cxx, StHbtDirectYlm.h, StHbtYlm.cx x, StHbtYlm.h - added new files to create utilities for SHD of CF; 
    
    StHbtDirectYlm.cxx, StHbtDirectYlm.h - removed;
    
    Infrastructure/StHbtHisto.hh - uncommented #ifndef ROOT_TH3;
    
    StHltMaker
    
    StHltMaker.cxx - added sys/types.h include for APPLE; 
    

    
    Sti
    
    StiMasterDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to step back and avoid a mess with geometry versions; 
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - added sanity check; StiHit.cxx - modified to increase scale due to large distortions; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - modified to set Bz = 0 for laser tracks; 
    
    StiMasterDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to avoid creation of 2-nd instance of TGeoManager for root4star; 
    
    StiTpcSeedFinder.h - cleaned up unused variables; 
    
    StiTPCCATrackerInterface.cxx - added laser, some hooks for new TPC CA with variable no. of pad rows; 
    
    StiMaker
    
    StKFVertexMaker.cxx, StPhiEtaHitList.cxx, StPhiEtaHitList.h, StTrackFastDetectorMatcher.cxx, StTrack2FastDetectorMatcher.h, StiStEventFiller.cxx - modified for better handle of debugging;
    
    StTrack2FastDetectorMatcher.cxx, StTrack2FastDetectorMatcher.h, StiStEventFiller.cxx - modified to fix TrackData data name clash with StiPPVertexFinder;
    
    StKFVertexMaker.cxx, StiStEventFiller.cxx - modified to correct vertex ranking; 
    
    StiRnD
    
    Hft/StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPixelDetectorBuilder.h,StiPixelHitLoader.cxx - updated for DEV13 geometry; < br> Ist/StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx StiIstHitLoader.cxx - updated for DEV13 geometry; 
    

    
    StJetMaker
    
    StJetMaker2009.cxx - modified to use StjTrackCutRandomAccept class; added mothers and daughters;
    
    emulator/StMcTrackEmu.h - added mothers and daughters;
    
    mcparticles/StjMCParticleToStMuTrackFourVec.h - added mothers and daughters;
    
    mudst/StjTPCMuDst.cxx - fixed magnetic field;
    
    tracks/StjTrackCutRandomAccept.h - added new file to accept randomly only a fraction of TPC tracks to mock-up tracking efficiency;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcIstHit.hh, StMcIstHit.cc, StMcIstHitCollection.hh - updated for Ist development;
    
    StMcPixelHitCollection.hh - updated for pixel development;
    
    StMCFilter
    
    StMCCaloFilter.cxx - added stdio.h;
    
    StMtdHitMaker
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx, StMtdHitMaker.h - fixed bug; introduced explicit tray parameter for TDIG lookup;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuFgtCluster.cxx, StMuFgtCluster.h - modified to merge in updated StMuFgtCluster cla ss format;
    
    StMuMtdCollection.cxx - added sys/types.h include for APPLE; 
    
    StMuArrays.cxx, StMuArrays.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuFgtStrip.cxx, StMuFgtStrip.h - modified to merge in FGT changes allowing for a variable number of timebins to be read out for each strip; 
    
    StMuFgtAdc.h - added new file;
    
    StMuPrimaryVertex.cxx - fixed print out;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx, StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.h - modified to store used calibrations in histogram files; improve chances of fits succeeding; 
    
    StPeCMaker
    
    StPeCEvent.cxx, StPeCEvent.h, StPeCMaker.cxx, StPeCMaker.h - modified to add more flags to choose input or output tracks ;
    
    StPeCTrigger.cxx, StPeCTrigger.h - added ZDC shower max information to output tree and bbc small tubes individual ADC; returned UPC_Main trigger;
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx - updated for DEV13 geometry; remove FGT codes;
    

    
    RTS
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - updated for run 2014;
    
    rts.h - fixed for RTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN;
    
    daqFormats.h - updated for trigger files ;
    
    cmds.h, iccp.h - updated for run 2014;
    
    rtsMonitor.h - updated for l4 system monitoring; 
    
    trgDataDefs_41.h - added new file ; 
    
    src/rtsplusplus.def - modified runControlClass; 
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx, daqReader.h - updated for run 2014; updated reader; 
    
    daqReader.cxx, daq_det.cxx - added daq_l4 for run 2014;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxFCF_2D.cxx, tpxFCF_2D.h - added 2D cluster finder, first revision; 
    
    Makefile, daq_tpx.cxx, daq_tpx.h, tpxCore.cxx, tpxFCF.cxx, tpxFCF.h, tpxGain.h - added new style FCF and FCF2D clustering;
    
    src/DAQ_L4/daq_l4.cxx, daq_l4.h, l4_gl3.h - added DAQ_L4; 
    
    src/SFS/sfs_index.h - updated for reader;
    
    fs_ex.C - updated; 
    
    sfs_header.C - added daq_l4;
    

    
    StStrangeTagsMaker
    
    StStrangeTagsMaker.h - modified to suppress warning; 
    
    StTofCalibMaker
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx - changed global database calls to direct table access and/or removed deprecated database access code;
    
    StTofpMatchMaker
    
    StTofpMatchMaker.cxx - changed global database calls to direct table access and/or removed deprecated database access code;
    
    StTofrMatchMaker
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx - changed global database calls to direct table access and/or removed deprecated database access code; fixed bugs #2456/#2457;
    
    StTofUtil
    
    StTofINLCorr.cxx, StTofrDaqMap.cxx - changed global database calls to direct table access and/or removed deprecated database access code; fixed bugs #2456/#2457; 
    
    StStarLogger
    
    StLoggerManager.cxx - modified to replace GNUC by STAR_LOG4CXX_VERSION for consistency;
    
    St_tcl_Maker
    
    StTpcFastSimMaker.cxx - modified to extend no.of pad rows; modified to move cluters to global coordinatate system; 
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - modified to keep only clusters with flag == 0 or FCF_ONEPAD | FCF_MERGED | FCF_BIG_CHARGE (from Tonko);
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx - modified to simplify loop over clusters; 
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - modified to handle the separation of Inner and Outer sectors time offset; 
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - implemented trigger data structure for run 2013;
    
    StTriggerUtilities 
    
    L2Emulator/L2algoUtil/L2DbConfig.cxx - added sys/types.h include for APPLE; 
    
    L2VirtualAlgo2012.cxx - updated logging; 
    
    Eemc/EEdsm1.h - added include for APPLE;
    
    StVpdCalibMaker 
    
    StVpdCalibMaker.cxx - changed global database calls to direct table access and/or removed deprecated database access code;
    

    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - updated for run 2013 geometry; updated to support year 2013 version of MTD; updated definition of y2013 and y2013x geometry tags; corrected double placement of volume in PixlGeo5; added y2012b geometry tag to properly include the MTD;
    
    updated to support improved magnet model, improved trim coil description; defined y2013x geometry ;
    
    geometry/btofgeo/btofgeo8.g - added AgML stub in pams/geometry;
    
    geometry/mutdgeo/mutdgeo4.g - modified to convert MutdGeo4.xml to AgSTAR format, for compatability with previous geometry releases;
    
    geometry/pipegeo/pipegeo2.g - added AgML stub in pams/geometry;
    
    geometry/pixlgeo/DtubGeo1.g, PixlGeo5.g - added AgML stub in pams/geometry;
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - updated BTOF volume id's to support GMT in y2013;
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - updated to add H- Dibaryon;
    

    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/loadStarGeometry.Cxx - modified to prevent ROOT from deleting existing geometry when geometry is restored from ROOT file; added logic to handle filelist syntax as basename; fixed bug #2463;
    
    Geometry.dev14.C - added dev14 geometry version for reconstruction;
    
    Geometry.y2012b.C - added y2012b geometry tag to properly include the MTD geometry;
    
    Geometry.y2013.C - defined y2013 geometry;
    
    AgiGeometry/Geometry.devTA.C, Geometry.devTB.C, Geometry.devTC.C, Geometry.devTD.C, Geometry.devTE.C, devTA.h, devTB.h, devTC.h, devTD.h, devTE.h - added new files for iTpx geometries upgrade;
    
    Calibrations/ftpc/ftpcCoordTrans.C, ftpcTemps.devT.C - added new files for iTpx upgrade;
    
    Calibrations/rich/spaceChargeCorR2.devT.C - added new file for iTpx upgrade;
    
    Calibrations/tof/tofStatus.C - added default tof status table;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C - set T0offset from Xianglei Zhu from SL10k_embed_Kplus_AuAu62;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.devTA.C, TpcResponseSimulator.devTB.C, TpcResponseSimulator.devTC.C, TpcResponseSimulator.devTD.C, TpcResponseSimulator.devTE.C, TpcResponseSimulator.devTF.C, tpcElectronics.devT.C, tpcGridLeak.devT.C, tpcPadrowT0.C - added new files for iTpx upgrade ; 
    
    TpcRowQ.devT.C - modified for iTpx upgrade; 
    
    tpcPadGainT0.devE.C, tpcPadGainT0.y2009.C, tpcPadGainT0.y2010.C, tpcPadGainT0.y2011.C - removed files; 
    
    tpcAnodeHVavg.y2013.C, tpcAnodeHV.y2012.C, tpcAnodeHV.y2013.C - added default TpcAnode Voltages for y2012 - y2013 ; 
    
    tpcPadGainT0B.y2012.C, tpcPadGainT0B.y2013.C - added new default files;
    
    tpcPadGainT0B.200XXXXX.*.root - put to mysql and removed from AFS; 
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C - corrected T0offset from run 11 AuAu 19.6GeV data; 
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C - set T0offset for run 2009 pp 200GeV data; 
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2012.C - modified to handle of separate Inner and Outer sector time off set;
    
    Geometry/ftpc/ftpcAsicMap.C, ftpcClusterGeom.C,ftpcInnerCathode.C - added default parameters ; 
    
    Geometry/tpc/tpcPadPlanes.devT.C - modified;
    
    tpcPadPlanes.devTA.C, tpcPadPlanes.devTB.C, tpcPadPlanes.devTC.C, tpcPadPlanes.devTD.C, tpcPadPlanes.devTE.C, tpcPadPlanes.devTF.C, tpcPadPlanes.upgr01.C - added new files for iTpx geometry upgrade; 
    
    TpcSuperSectorPosition.devE.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.devT.C - removed files; 
    
    tpcGlobalPosition.y2012.C, tpcGlobalPosition.y2013.C - added default positions; 
    
    TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2001.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2002.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2003.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2004.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2005.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2006.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2007.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2008.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2009.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2010.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2011.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2012.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2013.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.devE.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.devT.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2001.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2002.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2003.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2004.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2005.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2006.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2007.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2008.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2009.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2010.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2011.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2012.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2013.C - added default positions;
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx, Geometry.h - updated for run 2013 geometry; updated to support new year 2013 version of MutdGeo4; updated to support improved magnet model; defined Y2013x geometry tags; correction made to y2013 and y2013x to pickup correct TPC subversion; updated definition of Y2013 and Y2013x geometry tags;
    
    Geometry/BtofGeo/BtofGeo8.xml - added new version of BTOF geometry with GMT detectors; fixed multiple placement of volumes in BTOF/GMT;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - updated for run 2013 geometry; defined y2013x geometry tag; modifed to force recompilation of xgeometry;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C, viewStarGeometry.C - added definitions for the Y2013 geometry;
    
    Geometry/MagpGeo/MagpGeo.xml - updated to support improved magnet model, improved trim coil description;
    
    Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdGeo4.xml - added year 2013 configuration of the MTD, and backwards compatible with previous releases;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - updated to support magnet model, improved trim coil description; defined Y2012x geometry;
    
    Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceGeo3a.xml - defined Y2013x geometry; version 3.1 increases the dead zone in front of the gating grid, and the max TOF range stored in the hit ;
    
    Geometry/PipeGeo/PipeGeo2.xml - added new version of the beam pipe;
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/DtubGeo1.xml, PixlGeo5.xml - added pixel detector for y2013 geometry; corrected double placement of volume in PixlGeo5;
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/tpcOmegaTau.idl - updated table schema;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.idl - modified to handle the separation of Inner and Outer sector time offset;
    

    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/fmsBuilder.h, fmsBuilder.cxx - added fmsBuilder to Jevp;
    
    gmtBuilder.cxx, gmtBuilder.h - added gmtBuilder to Jevp;
    


   



  
2014

   
STAR SOFTWARE NEWS  May 20 2015
---------------------
The present release assignment:
             SL07c    (SL07c_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 CuCu 200&62GeV run 2005,TPC+SVT+SSD tracking
             SL07d    (SL07d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV stream data run 2007, TPC tracking
             SL08c    (SL08c_5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV run 2007,TPC+SVT+SSD tracking
             SL08e    (SL08e_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 pp 200GeV & dAu 200GeV, run 2008
             SL08e_embed (SL08e_5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 
             SL08f_embed (SL08f_4) ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00  
             SL09g    (SL09g_4)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2009 pp 500GeV data production
             SL09g_embed (SL09g_2Embed_v10) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10c    (SL10c_4)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2009 pp 200GeV production
             SL10c_embed (SL10c_embed_v5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10h    (SL10h_5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2010 auau 7.7-39GeV production
             SL10h_embed (SL10h_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10k    (SL10k_4)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2010 auau 39-200GeV production
             SL10k_embed (SL10k_embed_v11) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11b    (SL11b_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11d    (SL11d_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2011 pp 500GeV & auau 19-200GeV production
             SL11d_embed (SL11d_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a    (SL12a_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a_embed  (SL12a_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12d    (SL12d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 UU 193GeV, pp 200GeV run 2012 production
             SL12d_embed (SL12d_embed_v5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL13b    (SL13b_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 pp 500GeV run 2012 production
             SL13c    (SL13c_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL13d    (SL13d)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09
       old-> SL14a    (SL14a_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 pp 500GeV run 2013 production. days 76-126
             SL14b    (SL14b)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09
             SL14c    (SL14c)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09
             SL14d    (SL14d)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 auau 15GeV run 2014 preview production
             SL14e    (SL14e)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 
             SL14f    (SL14f)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 
       pro-> SL14g    (SL14g_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 pp 500GeV run 2013 production, days 129-161
             SL14h    (SL14h_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 
       new-> SL14i    (SL14i_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 
       dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09
      .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09

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Release History


SL14a library

SL14b library

SL14c library

SL14d library

SL14e library

SL14f library

SL14g library

SL14h library

SL14i library




    

    
    
  • April 30, 2015 
    
    SL14i library was updated with next codes needed for embedding production: 
    
    StRoot/StMiniMcMaker/StMiniMcMaker.cxx, r.1.44 - to provide correct dEdx information in MiniMc ;
    
    StRoot/StEmbeddingUtilities/StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx, r.1.35 - to fix wrong particle name;
    
    StRoot/macros/embedding/get_embedding_xml_rcf.pl, get_embedding_xml.pl
    
    StarVMC/Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdGeo4.xml, MutdGeo5.xml - updated hit definition for MTD, to improve timing resolution (update was done on May 20);
    
    Library was retagged as SL14i_2 and rebuilt on SL6.4 and SL5.3 platforms.
    

    
    
  • November 18, 2014 
    
    SL14i library was updated with geometry corrections, bug fixing codes and new implementation for StarGenerator codes. Library was retagged as SL14i_1 and rebuilt on SL6.4 and SL5.3 platforms.
    
    Library was tested and released on November 20. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    DECAY/AgUDecay.cxx, AgUDecay.h, StarDecayManager.cxx, StarDecayManager.h - added new interface between starsim (or VMC) and user-specified decay handlers; 
    
    Pythia8_1_62/StarPythia8Decayer.cxx, StarPythia8Decayer.h - added new implementation of Pythia 8.162 decayer;
    
    StarLight/gammaavm.cpp, randomgenerator.cpp - modified to ensure that generator uses StarRandom;
    
    STEP/AgUStep.cxx, AgUStep.h - modified to save accumulated number of steps in each tracking step;
    
    UTIL/StarParticleData.cxx, StarParticleData.h - added method to retrieve particle by Geant 3 id;
    
    macros/starsim.decayer.C - added example of custom decayer in starsim ;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added options for full IST hits reconstruction;
    
    StMtdQAMaker 
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx - modified to check the validity of the matched MTD hit;
    
    StIstDbMaker 
    
    StIstDbMaker.cxx - replaced 'endl' in STAR Logger messages with 'endm';
    
    StIstDbMaker.cxx, StIstDbMaker.h - modified do not destruct StIstDb object as the ownership is passed to the framework;
    
    coding style clean-up; removed unconstructive comments;
    
    modified to return fatal if database tables are not found;
    
    modified to use flags to indicate DbMaker readiness;
    
    StIstDbMaker.h - updated to set class version to 0 in order to avoid IO dictionary generation by ROOT's CINT;
    
    StPxlDbMaker 
    
    StPxlDbMaker.cxx, StPxlDbMaker.h - modified to use flags to indicate DbMaker readiness;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker 
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - modified to cleanup the matching information when running on StEvent in afterburner mode;
    

    
    Sti 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx, StiNodePars.h, StiTrackNode.cxx - fixed problem with zero magnetic filed, bug #2940;
    

    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdGeo7.xml - added fixes to the SSD geometry; changed SFLM to tube seg; removed one unneeded level; fixed overlaps;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/fpsChannelGeometry.idl, fpsConstant.idl, fpsGain.idl, fpsMap.idl, fpsPosition.idl, fpsSlatId.idl - changed all 'uchars' to 'ushorts' for FPS tables;
    

    
    
  • November 4, 2014 
    
    new library SL14i tagged as SL14i has been created and built on SL6.4 and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 . Library was tested and released on November 6. 
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - improved energy loss calculations in the detector's material;
    
    - implemented methods to calculate weight and volume size of detectors in Sti;
    
    - optimized Sti tracking for HFT;
    
    - first release of StMtdQAMaker for MTD QA analysis;
    
    - first release of StMtdCalibMaker for MTD calibrations;
    
    - updated and improved IST code and geometry;
    
    - PXL & SSD geometry corrected to eliminate overlaps and extrusions; 
    
    - improved Sti description of PXL, SSD & IST volumes;
    
    - few bugs fixed;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    asps 
    
    Simulation/starsim/atmain/agxuser.age - added warning when user invokes GEXE in such a way that inconsistent library may be linked/compiled;
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator
    
    STEP/AgUStep.cxx, AgUStep.h - added material density (dens), atomic mass and number (A&Z) at each tracking step; 
    
    increased default rmin,rmax; added zmax; track is stopped when exiting ROI; added verbose option;
    
    Hijing1_383/ starsim.hijing.pHe3.C - new macro: added He3 to hijing interface;
    
    StarLight/StarLight.cxx - added He3 to StarLight interface;
    
    UrQMD3_3_1/StarUrQMD.cxx - added He3 to UrQMD interface;
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to let SpaceCharge code know about EastOff and WestOff;
    
    BigFullChain.h - added 'MtdCalib' option; removed redundant option dependancies for PXL by taking advantage of chain options; the options depend on each other like this: PxlHit -> PxlCluster -> PxlRaw -> pxlDb -> PxlUtil;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbDefs.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc - added FPS to the database domain list;
    
    Sti
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - fixed old bug related to double counting of density; fixed ELoss bug; dEdX(density) ==> dEdX(density,material); saved calculated ELoss in StiNode for technical analisys; added cosCA = cos() when |cosCA| > 1 ;
    
    fixed bug #2903; x0,x0o,x0Gas initialized to 1e11; fabs(cos()) added to avoid rare negative length;
    
    StiShape.h, StiPlanarShape.h, - comments added;
    
    StiNodePars.h - added methods 'phi()' & 'rxy()'; 'operator=()' added; numerical constants ==> enum;
    
    auxiliary StiELoss class is added, to keep ELoss info for tests;
    
    StiMasterDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiDetectorBuilder.h - removed never used input file in StiXXXDetectorGroup;
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.h - modified to save calculated ELoss in StiNode for technical analisys; added StELoss class to keep ELoss info;
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - fixed old bug double counting of density; fixed ELoss bug: dEdX(density) ==> dEdX(density,material); saved calculated ELoss in StiNode for technical analisys; added print of rxy and direction of track, outside +ve, inside -ve; bug fixed in printing global coordinates; added StELoss class to keep ELoss info;
    
    modified to use new 'cylCross()' method; fixed bug #2903; x0,x0p,x0Gas initialized to 1e11;
    
    for zero field defined minimum non zero field, fixes for bug #2937;
    
    StiMaterial.h, StiDetectorGroup.h, StiGenericDetectorGroup.cxx, StiDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiDetector.h, StiDetector.cxx - modified to make StiElossCalculator created in material;
    
    StiElossCalculator.cxx - temporary added flag to set energy loss =0 for debug;
    
    StiDetector.cxx - deleted detector replaced by 'Factory::free' ; replaced floats in loop to integers to avoid calculation inaccuracy; added sanity check 'originalWeight = nSplit*splitedWeight';
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.h - added method 'del()' for removing old detector; 
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx - removed switch for assert() of clash of detectors;
    
    modified to make StiDetectorAver calls split for all shapes;
    
    eigen2 bug fixed and assert inside added;
    
    StiHit.cxx - updated ;
    
    StiPlacement.cxx - added tolerance in method 'setLayerRadius()' to avoid two objeck with slightly different layer radius to be in different layers; modified to decrease step in 'setLayerRadius' by 10 times; fixed min radius; granularity back to 1/1000;
    
    StiPlacement.h - modified due to implementation of 'setLayerRadius()' moved to StiPlacement.cxx;
    
    StiCylindricalShape.h - added method to calculate volume;
    
    StiDetector.h, StiDetector.cxx - methods 'getVolume()' & 'getWeight()' added; 'insideL()' method added; 
    
    StiPlanarShape.h - modified to make 'getHalfWidth()' & 'getOpeningAngle()' accessible for base class; 'getVolume()' added;
    
    StiPlanarShape.cxx - method 'getVolume()' added;
    
    StiShape.h - methods 'getOpeningAngle()' & 'getOuterRadius()' added;
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - function 'recov()' rewritten and simplified; introduced more accurate selection the correct solution in 'cylCross';
    
    StiTrackNode.h, StiTrackNode.cxx - 'cylCross' rewritten & interface changed; updated to avoid sign() overflow;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - modified to replace check cos>=1 to cos>=.99;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.h - methods 'insideL()' & 'nudge()' added, method 'locate()' rewritten;
    
    StiMaterial.h, StiMaterial.cxx - modified to remove not used 'radLength', made to use X0 instead;
    
    Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.h, StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiStarDetectorGroup.cxx, StiStarDetectorGroup. h - removed never used input file in StiXXXDetectorGroup;
    
    StIstDbMaker 
    
    StIstDb.h - cleaned up;
    
    StIstUtil 
    
    StIstRawHit.cxx, StIstRawHit.h - cleaned up;
    
    StIstCluster.cxx, StIstCluster.h, StIstClusterCollection.cxx, StIstClusterCollection.h, StIstRawHit.cxx, StIstRawHit.h, StIstRawHitCollection.cxx, StIstRawHitCollection.h - added Print() methods to print out properties of StIstCluster and StIstRawHit objects and their respective collections;
    
    StIstRawHit.cxx, StIstRawHit.h - modified to make methods accessing static data member static;
    
    StIstCluster.cxx, StIstCluster.h, StIstClusterCollection.cxx, StIstClusterCollection.h, StIstCollection.cxx, StIstCollection.h, StIstRawHit.cxx, StIstRawHit.h, StIstRawHitCollection.cxx, StIstRawHitCollection.h - all unsgined char was updated to integer type;
    
    StiIst 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.h, StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to make StiElossCalculator created in material;
    
    StiIstDetectorGroup.cxx, StiIstDetectorGroup.h - removed never used input file;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - added delete (del()) of replaced detectors; added print of of size of TGeo and Sti volumes; removed useless assignments;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx - removed never used input file in StiXXXDetectorGroup; fixed StiSsdDetectorGroup ==> StiSstDetectorGroup;
    
    StiPxl 
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.h, StiPxlDetectorGroup.h, StiPxlDetectorGroup.cxx - removed never used input file;
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to make StiElossCalculator created in material;
    
    StiSsd 
    
    StiSstDetectorGroup.cxx, StiSstDetectorGroup.h, StiSstDetectorBuilder.h, StiSsdDetectorGroup.cxx, StiSsdDetectorGroup.h, StiSsdDetectorBuilder.h - removed never used input file;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to make StiElossCalculator created in material;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx - update thickness of STI ladder shape the same size of sensitive silicon;
    
    StiSvt 
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.h, StiSvtDetectorGroup.cxx, StiSvtDetectorGroup.h - removed never used input file;
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to make StiElossCalculator created in material;
    
    StiTpc 
    
    StiTpcDetectorGroup.cxx, StiTpcDetectorGroup.h, StiTpcDetectorBuilder.h - removed never used input file;
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to make StiElossCalculator created in material;
    
    StiRnD/Hft 
    
    StiPixelDetectorBuilder.h, StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPixelDetectorGroup.h, StiPixelDetectorGroup.cxx - removed never used input file;
    
    StiRnD/Ist 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, - modified to make StiElossCalculator created in material;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.h, StiIstDetectorGroup.h, StiIstDetectorGroup.cxx - removed never used input file;
    
    StiUtilities 
    
    StiDebug.cxx, StiDebug.h - added method Count() for technical histograms;
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker 
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker.cxx, laserino.h - activated CORRECT_RAFT_DIRECTION;
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker.cxx - fixed bug in fit logic, bug #2901;
    
    StMtdCalibMaker 
    
    StMtdCalibMaker.cxx, StMtdCalibMaker.h - first revision of calibration code for MTD;
    
    StMtdHitMaker 
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx - modified to read both MC hits and real hits during embedding;
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx, StMtdHitMaker.h - modified to use the constants from StMtdUtil/StMtdConstants.h; applied trigger time window cuts; removed automatic print out hit information to log file when running on muDst;
    
    StMtdQAMaker 
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx, StMtdQAMaker.h - added new maker for MTD QA analysis; added histograms for LocalY, LocalZ, DeltaY, DeltaZ;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker 
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - added assert() statement to abort if the loaded geometry is wrong; removed default geometry tag; 
    
    modified to assign matching information to all the primary tracks;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx, StMtdMatchMaker.h - modified to fill the expected time-of-flight calculated via track extrapolation;
    
    StMtdSimMaker 
    
    StMtdSimMaker.cxx - updated to initialize data members in the default constructor;
    
    StMtdUtil 
    
    StMtdConstants.h - added header file to contain MTD constants; added gMtdNModulesAll;
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx - disabled retrieving table geant2backlegID for year 2012 and before; the default geometry tag is set to yYYYYa ; fliped localY for cells in modules 4 and 5;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.cxx - removed recovery of pt tracks; 
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx, StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.h - added GridLeak-by-sector codes, East/WestOff handling, and some code reformatting;
    
    StPxlDbMaker 
    
    StPxlDb.cxx, StPxlDb.h, StPxlDbMaker.cxx, StPxlDbMaker.h - changeed pxlRowColumnStatus to pxlBadRowColumns to decrease DB szie; modified to collect all debugging print statements into a single Print(); 
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker.cxx, StSsdFastSimMaker.h - modified to remove pointer to StSsdDbMaker; use of StSsdBarrel instead;
    
    StTpcRSMaker 
    
    fixed bug found by gcc 4.8.2 ;
    

    
    RTS 
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - fixed some FPS things; 
    
    RC_Config.h - updated;
    
    include/UNIX/ThreadsMsgQueue.hh - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/fgtPed.cxx - fixed bug which causes the wrong pedestal to be saved during pedestal runs if the channel was dynamically bad;
    
    src/DAQ_PP2PP/daq_pp2pp.cxx - fixed endianess issue for LE data; added some more checks for 2014 run;
    

    
    pams 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - updated y2014 tag w/ MTD y2014 configuration; 
    

    
    StarDb 
    
    Calibrations/tracker/tpcTrackingParameters.20010312.000011.C - added new file which is copy of DefaultTrack ingParameters.20010312.000011.C; 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcEffectiveGeomB.20091215.000000.C, tpcEffectiveGeomB.20101215.000000.C, tpcEffectiveGeom B.20101315.000000.C - added new files to change from db aliases to exact time stamp ;
    
    tpcEffectiveGeomB.y2010.C, tpcEffectiveGeomB.y2011.C, tpcEffectiveGeomB.y2014.C - removed files;
    
    Conditions/trg/trgTimeOffset.20000601.000001.C - added file to increment time stamp by 1 second in order to put in MySQL;
    
    Geometry/tpc/TpcHalfPosition.20021115.000000.C, TpcHalfPosition.20031120.000000.C, TpcHalfPosition.20041030.000000.C, TpcPosition.20021115.000000.C, TpcPosition.20031120.000000.C, TpcPosition.20041030.000000.C - added new files to change from db aliases to exact time stamp ;
    
    TpcHalfPosition.y2003.C, TpcHalfPosition.y2004.C, TpcHalfPosition.y2005.C, TpcPosition.y2003.C, TpcPosition.y2004.C, TpcPosition.y2005.C - removed files;
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/mtdModuleToQTmap.idl, mtdSlewingCorr.idl, mtdT0Offset.idl, mtdTriggerTimeCut.idl - added new files for MTD calibrations and initial tables;
    
    tpcElectronicsB.idl - added new TPC table;
    
    fpsChannelGeometry.idl, fpsConstant.idl, fpsGain.idl, fpsMap.idl, fpsPosition.idl, fpsSlatId.idl - added new FPS tables;
    

    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - updated y2014 tag w/ MTD y2014 configuration; 
    
    updated to force recompile of xgeometry to pickup changes to pixel and pixel support eliminating overlaps and extrusions; updated to eliminate overlaps in SisdGeo7;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - updated y2014 tag w/ MTD y2014 configuration; 
    
    Geometry/IstGeo/IstdGeo1.xml - volumes IBAT, IECW, IECE, ISCM, IBRS, ICFA..C, IRSA,B,L placed with MANY to avoid overlap issues shadowing approx 300g of material;
    
    IBMO mother volume inner radius was set too large at 11.84 cm, this clipped part of the ladder volumes IBAM and may cause material discrepancies;
    
    inner radius of IBMO moved to avoid overlap with PTSM/APTS ;
    
    reorganized IBAM to simplify and reduce overlap issues; verified that daughters of IBAM are placed at the same position, w/in roundoff errors;
    
    IBMO shape changed to PCON to avoid overlap / tighter integration;
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/PixlGeo5.xml - corrected error in pixel geometry which resulted in backing material extruding the ladder mother volume;
    
    PsupGeo.xml - eliminated overlaps and extrusions in pixel support geometry;
    
    PixlGeo6.xml - updated to eliminate overlaps in PixlGeo6;
    
    PixlGeo6.xml, PxstGeo1.xml - removed small overlaps and extrusions ;
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdGeo7.xml - updated to eliminate overlaps;
    
    g2Root/g2Root.F - introduced TpcRefSys;
    

    
    OnlTools Jevp/StJevpBuilders/ppBuilder.cxx - fixed memory leak;
    

    

    

    
    
  • August 7, 2014 
    
    new library SL14h tagged as SL14h_1 has been created and built on SL6.4 and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 . Library was tested and released on August 11. 
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - added new TPC alignment schema and corrections due to new TPC survey;
    
    - added new Pythia versions : Pythia v.8.1.62; v.8.1.86; 
    
    - more modifications to MTD code;
    
    - updated Ist DB method and code;
    
    - added SST code to StSsdDbMaker and StiSsd;
    
    - added MTD plots for offline QA;
    
    - compilation options switched to use the C++11 standard; codes updated;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    BASE/AgStarReader.cxx, StarPrimaryMaker.cxx - fixed type conversion error thrown by c++11 compiler in AgSTAR reader and removed unused variable in primary maker;
    
    Pythia8_1_62/ - added new Pythia version 8.1.62; 
    
    Pythia8_1_86/ - added new Pythia version 8.1.86; 
    
    STEP/AgUStep.cxx, AgUStep.h - updated to save the ROOT/TGeo path in each tracking step. i.e, it saves the volume and copy numbers in the arrays vnums and cnums; rmin and rmax static members added to restrict range where steps are saved ;
    
    AgUStep.cxx - fixed order of arguments in initialization list; removed unused variable; 
    
    StarMagField 
    
    StarMagField.cxx, StarMagField.h - modified for new TPC alignment and added switch between new and old schema;
    
    StarMagField.cxx - added cast for c++11 option; 
    
    St_base 
    
    StarChairDefs.h - added alternative (B) table for new TPC alignment;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BFC.C, Bfc.h, BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added flag for new TPC alignment; removed 'fpd' and 'l0' options;
    
    BigFullChain.h - added option 'CorrX' to switch to new TPC alignment schema; fixed sstDb option;
    
    StDbBroker 
    
    StDbBroker.cxx - fixed templated call to make it compliant with gcc 4.8.2;
    
    StDbLib 
    
    StHyperCacheManager.cpp - fixed templated call to make it compliant with gcc 4.8.2;
    
    St_db_Maker 
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - fixed templated call to make it compliant with gcc 4.8.2;
    
    StDbUtilities 
    
    StDbUtilitiesLinkDef.h, StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h, StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc, StTpcCoordinateTransform.hh - m odified for new TPC alignment model and added switch between new and old schema;
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - fixed old correction with 2D and 3D magnetic field ;
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - added extra cast for CXX11;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    St_tpcDimensionsC.h, St_tpcDriftVelocityC.h, St_tpcEffectiveGeomC.h, St_tpcGlobalPositionC.h, St_trgTimeOffsetC.h - modified for new TPC alignment;
    
    St_tpcTimeBucketCorC.h - added new file to switch between new and old schema of alignment;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to add St_tpcTimeBucketCorC.h;
    
    St_spaceChargeCorC.cxx - modified to add no-killer detectors;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, StTpcSurveyC.h - added alternative (B) table for new TPC alignment;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StMtdPidTraits.cxx, StMtdPidTraits.h - added residuals (dz,dy) between matched track-hit pairs nd access functions;
    
    StEventUtilities 
    
    StuFixTopoMap.cxx - modified to get rid of compiler warning;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker 
    
    StFtpcTrack.cc - fixed for C++11 compliance;
    
    StGammaMaker 
    
    StGammaCandidateMaker.cxx - modified to return TVector3 instead of integer;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx - added cast for c++11 option; 
    
    StIstDbMaker 
    
    StIstDbMaker.cxx, StIstDbMaker.h - updated to improve doxygen documentation; modified to separate IST DB dataset from ISTDb maker
    
    c++ format style improvements; virtual keyword added for destructor; 
    
    added destructor and deallocated the mIstDb; c++ formatting style improved and formatted with astyle -s3 -p -H -A3 -k3 -O -o -y -Y -f ;
    
    updated to primt out mIstDb geometry matrices when Debug2 enabled;
    
    StIstDb.cxx, StIstDb.h - added new files; modified to make class getters const; removed unused header includes; reduced the scope of the using namespace; 
    
    added several simple getters and data members for sub-level geometry matrices obtain; added Print() function which print out all IST geometry matrices; 
    
    StIstDb.cxx - replaced LOG_INFO with LOG_DEBUG to slim the log file; minor updates on the ladder/sensor ID check; 
    
    StIstDb.h, StIstDbMaker.h - modified to set class version to 1 as version 0 has a special meaning in root cint world; 
    
    StIstDb.cxx, StIstDb.h, StIstDbMaker.cxx - updated Print() function to PrintGeoHMatrices(); modified to replace assert statement for gStTpcDb with normal variable check;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx - fixed wrong Xi2 for 5-hits short tracks;
    
    StiDetectorTreeBuilder.cxx - fixed bug #2882 to avoid clash of detectors with the same Rxy & Phi ; hangWhere() parameter added; 
    
    StiHit.cxx - modified to improve hit test;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - updated with c++11 fix;
    
    StiIst 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder.h - updated to switch to the new way of accessing DB information for IST, instead of using the maker we access an object filled by the maker with data from DB;
    
    added extra protection for a valid pointer;
    
    adjusted indentation with astyle -s3 -p -H -A3 -k3 -O -o -y -Y -f;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - updated to reoder variable initialization; updated StIstDb method;
    
    StiPxl 
    
    StiPxlDetectorGroup.h - modified to switch default to non-ideal positioning of PXL volumes (currently this affects active layers only); this change assumes that the user runs StPxlDbMaker to create the dataset with appropriate transformations;
    
    StiSsd 
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder.h, StiSstDetectorGroup.cxx StiSstDetectorGroup.h - adde Sst code to SSD directory;
    
    StiSsdLinkDef.h - adjusted to Sst ;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcHit.cc, StMcTrack.cc - updated to get rid of compiler warning;
    
    StMiniMcMaker 
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - added explicit casts from (double) to (float) to satisfy c++ 11 compiler; 
    
    StMtdMatchMaker 
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - modified to use mMtdGeom->SetLockBField(); initialized trgTime;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx, StMtdMatchMaker.h - updated to set DeltaY and DeltaZ in PidTraits;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - modified to remove dependency on "StarGenerator/StarLight/starlightconstants.h";
    
    StMtdSimMaker 
    
    StMtdSimMaker.cxx, StMtdSimMaker.h - modified to move the initialization of the GEANT-to-Backleg map using the database to InitRun(); added return value for function FastCellResponse();
    
    StMtdUtil 
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx, StMtdGeometry.h - added an option to lock bfield to FF; added protection for reading magnetic field in case of track projection position is (nan,nan,nan);
    
    fixed a minor inconsistency in using the fNExtraCells;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuMtdPidTraits.cxx, StMuMtdPidTraits.h - added changes to StMuMtdPidTraits;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified for new TPC alignment;
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx, StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.h - implemented machinery for sector-by-sector Gaps (GridLeak) measurements;
    
    StPxlDbMaker 
    
    StPxlDb.cxx, StPxlDb.h, StPxlDbMaker.h - updated for minor style changes;
    
    StPxlSimMaker 
    
    StPxlSimMaker.cxx, StPxlSimMaker.h - fixed bug in creating a new StPxlHitCollection; random seed is set to default; DB geometry is set to default;
    
    StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSstDbMaker.cxx, StSstDbMaker.h, StSsdLinkDef.h - updated; set positions of TGeoHMatrix;
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcDb.h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx - modified for new TPC alignment schema and added switch between new and old schema;
    
    StTpcDb.cxx - added alternative (B) table for new TPC alignment schema;
    
    StTpcHitMaker 
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcHitMaker.h, StTpcMixerMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - modified for new TPC alignment schema;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker 
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx, StTpcHitMoverMaker.h - modified for new TPC alignment model and added switch between new and old schema;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx, StTpcHitMoverMaker.h - added cast for c++11 option;
    
    StTpcRSMaker 
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, TpcRS.C - added cast for c++11 option;
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - modified to read in HCAL hits;
    
    St_QA_Maker 
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h, QAhlist_Reco.h, StEventQAMaker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.h, StQABookHist.cxx, StQABookHist.h, StQAMakerBase.cxx, StQAMakerBase.h - added MTD plots for offline QA;
    
    St_tcl_Maker 
    
    StTpcFastSimMaker.cxx, StTpcFastSimMaker.h - added cast for c++11 option;
    

    
    pams 
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - added J/Psi --> mu+mu- 100% branching ratio with geant ID 168;
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_hca.F - modified to enable saving of x,y,z in HCAL g2t hits;
    
    g2t_volume_id.g - updated HCAL geometry and volume IDs (affects y2014b,dev15b);
    
    sim/idl/g2t_emc_hit.idl - modified to extend EMC hit to include hit position ;
    

    
    StarDb 
    
    AgMLGeometry/CreateGeometry.h - fixed bug #2894 which caused overwriting daq file by the cached geometry file;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcTimeBucketCor.C, tpcPadrowT0B.C, tpcEffectiveGeomB.y2012.C, tpcEffectiveGeomB.C, tpcEffectiveGeomB.y2010.C, tpcEffectiveGeomB.y2011.C, tpcEffectiveGeomB.y2014.C, tpcElectronicsB.C - added new file for new TPC alignment schema; 
    
    Conditions/trg/trgTimeOffsetB.20140101.001107.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140210.001107.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140219.001107.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140305.001107.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140311.001107.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140101.000715.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140210.000715.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140219.000715.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140305.000715.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140311.000715.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140101.000115.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140210.000115.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140219.000115.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140220.000115.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140305.000115.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20140311.000115.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20000601.000000.C - added new files for new TPC alignment schema; 
    
    Geometry/tpc/TpcHalfPosition.y2003.C, TpcHalfPosition.y2004.C, TpcHalfPosition.y2005.C, TpcInnerSectorPositionB.C, TpcOuterSectorPositionB.20140101.000631.C, TpcOuterSectorPositionB.C, TpcPosition.C, TpcPosition.y2003.C, TpcPosition.y2004.C, TpcSuperSectorPositionB.20140101.000421.C, TpcSuperSectorPositionB.C, TpcOuterSectorPositionB.20050101.000631.C, TpcOuterSectorPositionB.20050101.001107.C - added new files to proceed with new TPC alignment and updated TPC survey; 
    
    TpcOuterSectorPositionB.20140101.001107.C, TpcSuperSectorPositionB.20120101.000956.C, TpcSuperSectorPositionB.20140101.000956.C, TpcSuperSectorPositionB.20140101.001112.C, TpcPosition.y2005.C - added new files to proceed with new TPC alignment schema and updated TPC survey; 
    
    TpcPosition.C, TpcPosition.y2003.C, TpcPosition.y2004.C - modified for new TPC alignment schema; 
    
    TpcPosition.20140101.000300.C - removed;
    
    StMagF/MagFieldRotation.y2013.C, MagFieldRotation.y2014.C, StarFieldZ.root - added new magnetic filedcorrection; 
    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - modified to force recompilation of xgeometry to pickup y2014b definition;
    
    Geometry/HcalGeo/HcalGeo.xml, HcalGeo1.xml - updated HCAL geometry and volume IDs (affects y2014b,dev15b);
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/ Survey.idl, tpcElectronics.idl - modified, added comments; 
    
    tpcEffectiveGeom.idl, trgTimeOffset.idl - added extra offset for West TPC;
    
    pxlBadRowColumns.idl - added new Pixel table for bad columns; 
    

    

    
    
  • April 30, 2015 
    
    SL14g library was updated with next codes needed for embedding production: 
    
    StRoot/StMiniMcMaker/StMiniMcMaker.cxx, r.1.44 - to provide correct dEdx information in MiniMc ;
    
    StRoot/StEmbeddingUtilities/StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx, r.1.35 - to fix wrong particle name;
    
    StRoot/macros/embedding/get_embedding_xml_rcf.pl, get_embedding_xml.pl
    
    StarVMC/Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdGeo4.xml, MutdGeo5.xml - updated hit definition for MTD, to improve timing resolution;
    
    Library was retagged as SL14g_3 and rebuilt on SL6.4 and SL5.3 platforms.
    

    
    
  • September 5, 2014 
    
    SL14g library has been updated with geometry correction for year 2013 data and MTD code to make it ready for pp 500GeV run 2013 second part production. Library was retagged with tag SL14g_2, rebuilt on SL6.4 and SL5.3 platforms.
    

    
    Next codes have been updated:
    

    
    StRoot
    
    StMtdHitMaker/
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx, r.1.18; StMtdHitMaker.h, r.1.10;
    
    StMtdSimMaker/
    
    StMtdSimMaker.cxx, r.1.9; StMtdSimMaker.h, r.1.8;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker/
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx, r.1.20; StMtdMatchMaker.h, r.1.9;
    
    StMtdUtil/
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx, r.1.7; StMtdGeometry.h, r.1.6;
    
    StMuDSTMaker/COMMON/
    
    StMuMtdPidTraits.h, r.1.4; StMuMtdPidTraits.cxx, r.1.3;
    
    StEvent/StMtdPidTraits.h, r.2.3; StMtdPidTraits.cxx, r.2.3; 
    

    
    StarVMC/Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml, r.1.38; 
    
    StarVMC/Geometry/PixlGeo/PixlGeo5.xml, r.1.9; 
    
    StarVMC/Geometry/PixlGeo/PsupGeo.xml, r.1.7; 
    

    
    
  • July 11, 2014 
    
    new library SL14g tagged as SL14g has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 . Library was tested and released on July 18. 
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - added modifications for PXL & IST Sti geometry code; 
    
    - added Psi(2s)->e+e- decay channel to gstar; 
    
    - made few modifications to MTD code;
    
    - removed flush() destroying IO performance in number of codes ; 
    
    - added zerobias triggers and updated event summary in StPeCMaker code;
    
    - further updates of OnlTools event builder for eemc, tof & ist detectors;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    asps 
    
    Simulation/starsim/geant/gdecay.F - removed restriction for the decay products of a particle with geant ID <= 99 or <= 999 ; 
    
    StRoot 
    
    StAssociationMaker
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx - removed flush(); 
    
    StDaqLib 
    
    FTPC/FTPV1P0_ZS_SR.cxx - removed flush();
    
    GENERIC/EventReader.cxx, RecHeaderFormats.cxx - removed flush();
    
    PMD/PMD_Reader.cxx - removed flush() ;
    
    SVT/SVTV1P0_ZS_SR.cxx - removed flush() ;
    
    TPC/TPCV1P0_ZS_SR.cxx - removed flush() ;
    
    examples/client_svt.cxx - removed flush() ;
    
    StDbLib
    
    MysqlDb.cc - removed DELAYED keyword in the INSERT command in DB API; 
    
    StHyperCacheManager.cpp - added missing const attribute to fix -std=c++0x error;
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker
    
    StFssSectorReader.cc - mandatory removed fflush();
    
    StMCFilter
    
    StGenParticle.cxx - removed cout and flush from StGenParticle; fixed compiler warning in a for loop which was using a non-obvious termination condition;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker 
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx, StMtdMatchMaker.h - fixed an issue of reading SL12d production data; added expTof for MTD pidtraits; 
    
    changed 'dca < 10' to 'dca2Beam_R < 10' ;
    
    modified to use new MTD geometry class created to load geometry volume from GEANT ; choose closest one for multi-tracks which associated with same hit; 
    
    implemented multi-tracks to 1 hit matching algorithm; set neighbour module matching and 3 extra cells as default;
    
    StMtdHitMaker 
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx - modified to process Run 2012 UU muDst where only the muMtdCollection is stored;
    
    StMtdSimMaker 
    
    StMtdSimMaker.cxx, StMtdSimMaker.h - modified to set the timing for MC hits according to time-of-flight and z posistion;
    
    StMtdUtil 
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx, StMtdGeometry.h - created new geometry class for MTD to load geometry volume from GEANT, needed gGeoManager;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuDst.cxx - updated StMuDst::setMtdArray() and reset the MTD header, needed for Run12 UU data where only the muMtdCollection is available; 
    
    StPeCMaker 
    
    StPeCTrigger.cxx - added zerobias trigger; reset trg_... for every event;
    
    StPeCEvent.cxx, StPeCEvent.h - added more variables to event summary;
    
    StPeCMaker.cxx - modified to ignore flag from StPeCEvent and writes all events with a summary;
    
    StPxlSimMaker 
    
    StPxlSimMaker.cxx - PXL DB dataset name has been changed to pxl_db;
    
    StPxlFastSim.cxx, StPxlSimMaker.cxx, StPxlSimMaker.h - updated in accordance with the nee pileup trees stucture; 
    
    modified to revert the changes made for the pikeup adder;
    
    StPxlSimMaker.cxx - Check if StPxlHitCollection exists in StEvent and add simulated hits to it. Otherwise, create a new collection. 
    
    StarClassLibrary 
    
    StPsi2s.cc, StPsi2s.hh - added new files for Psi(2s) -> e+e- decay channel;
    
    StParticleTable.cc, StParticleTypes.hh - modified to add Psi(2s) -> e+e- decay channel;
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    StarLight/StarLight.cxx - removed unused dependency on TDatabasePDG; fixed logic for defining event record; 
    
    StarLight.cxx, StarLight.h - modified to make StarLight setters public;
    
    STEP/AgUStep.cxx, AgUStep.h - added custom AgUStep class, which saves a TTree containing the particle navigation history; specifically, the energy lost in each tracking step is saved for each track; the idTruth of the track is also saved, so that comparisons with track reconstruction software can be performed; by default there is a cut which terminates history at R=50 cm from the beamline;
    
    macros/starsim.stepper.C - added new macro to handle custom AgUStep class;
    
    StarRoot 
    
    TMDFParameters.cxx - removed flush() ;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiDetectorBuilder.h, StiDetector.cxx, StiDetector.h - implemented auto-segmentation of radially oriented volumes;
    
    Sti/Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx - fixed bug in energy loss; 
    
    StiIst 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder.h - modified to add flag for ideal IST geometry;
    
    modified to set the current gGeometry path before extracting any info about current volume position;
    
    StiPxl 
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx - added some more inactive material close to the silicon layers;
    
    set protection not to proceed if DB information is not available:
    
    modified to get rid of redundant char array holding the volume's name; it also helped to have Sti volume names as close to the original TGeo ones as possible;
    
    implemented averaging procedure that can create separate Sti volumes for all volume occupancies in TGeo;
    
    StTriggerUtilities 
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - added conditions to read none-NULL onbits and offbits in database, compatible with early run9 trigger definitions;
    
    L2Emulator/L2gammaAlgo/L2gammaAlgo.cxx - removed flush(); 
    

    
    pams 
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - added Psi(2s) -> e+e- decay channel; added (pnXi-) "dibaryon" and it's antiparticle to gstar_part.g ; required modification of gdecay.F in order to accept arbitrary geant IDs for decay;
    

    
    StDb 
    
    idl/istChipConfig.idl - added new IST table; 
    
    vpdTriggerToTofMap.idl - added new TOF/VPD table ; 
    

    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/istBuilder.cxx - updated vertex selection for IST builder; corrected errors of fit to MIP data;
    
    eemcBuilder.cxx, istBuilder.cxx - updated to stop crashing in cosmic run;
    
    l4Builder.cxx - modified to change the AxisX range of hVertexZ;
    
    tofBuilder.cxx, tofBuilder.h - modified setting of ranges for tofmult hists, it's now set in tofconfig/TOF_HistConfig.txt; 
    
    tofBuilder.h, tofBuilder.cxx - modified to set ranges of tofmult hists in tofconfig/TOF_HistConfig.txt;
    
    JevpServer.cxx - updated;
    

    

    

    
    
  • June 6, 2014 
    
    new library SL14f tagged as SL14f has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 . Library was tested and released on June 7. 
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - added geometry prototype for HCAL (test) for run 2014 and geometry for proposed HCAL upgrade for run 2015; 
    
    - added geometry for proposed FMS preshower upgrade for run 2015; 
    
    - few modifications of MTD codes;
    
    - several bugs fixed; 
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - updated year 2013 geometry options ;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - bug fixed ;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StMtdPidTraits.cxx, StMtdPidTraits.h - added new member mExpTimeOfFlight and referring access methods;
    
    StMtdHitMaker 
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx - added cvs tag;
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx, StMtdHitMaker.h - modified to obtain the Tdig <-> Tray <-> Tdigboard map from the database;
    
    modified to obtain the MTD hits directly from the muDst instead of the hit array; 
    
    added capability to run on muDst in afterburner mode;
    
    automatically swaped backlegs 25 & 26 when running bfc chain; a flag with default value of "kFALSE" is added to control the s wapping in the afterburner mode when running on muDst ;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuDst.cxx, StMuDst.h - modified to add setMtdArray function;
    
    StMuMtdPidTraits.cxx, StMuMtdPidTraits.h - added a new data member (mExpTimeOfFlight) to store the expected time-of-flight obtained from track extrapolation;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified TrackInfo mode;
    
    StPxlRawHitMakerr 
    
    StPxlRawHitMaker.cxx - updated to print error messages for wrong rows / columns and deserialization errors only when debug > 2; 
    
    StarRoot 
    
    THelixTrack.cxx - modified to check XX and YY for non zero error matrix;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - reduced visibility of inactive materials;
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to avoid name truncation;
    

    
    RTS 
    
    include/iccp2k.h - updated;
    
    include/HLT/HLTFormats.h - added MTD;
    
    src/rtsplusplus.def - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx, daqReader.h - updated; implemented flags into daq reader;
    
    src/DAQ_FPS/daq_fps.cxx, daq_fps.h - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_SST/daq_sst.cxx - removed misc;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxCore.cxx, tpxCore.h, tpxPed.cxx - modified; 
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/rts_example.C - implemented flags into daq reader;
    

    
    pams 
    
    geometry/geometrygeometry.g - modified to add support for FMS preshower in dev15a; support for HCAL test iny2014b; support for HCAL proposal in dev15b; 
    
    geometry/hcalgeo/HcalGeo.g - added AgSTAR stub HCAL prototype for run 2014; 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_fpd.F, g2t_volume_id.g - modified for HCAL prototype and FMS preshower support;
    
    g2t_hca.F, g2t_hca.idl - addde new files to provide HCAL prototype support;
    
    sim/idl/g2t_track.idl - modified to provide HCAL and FMS preshower support;
    

    
    StarVMC 
    
    StarAgmlLib/StarAgmlStacker.h, StarAgmlStacker.cxx - modified to expose method to obtain real name from nickname, and made it static; 
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx, Geometry.h - modified to provide support for proposed FMS upgrade for run 2015 (dev15 a); HCAL prototype for run 2014 (y2014b) and HCAL upgrage for run 2015 (dev15b);
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - modified for proposed FMS upgrade (dev15a), propsed HCAL upgrade (dev15b) and HCAL prototype (y2014b);
    
    Geometry/HcalGeo/HcalGeo.xml - new module added for HCAL for run 2014;
    
    HcalGeo1.xml - added new module for proposed HCAL upgrade for run 2015;
    
    Geometry/FpdmGeo/FpdmGeo4.xml - added new module for proposed FMS plus preshower upgrade for run 2015;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - corrected bug which set vpddgeo instead of vpddgeo2 module in y2007;
    
    modified to provide support for proposed FMS upgrade (dev15a), propsed HCAL upgrade (dev15b) and HCAL prototype (y2014b); 
    

    
    StarDb 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2006/ChecksumSet.y2006.root - added y2006 geometry checksum for nightly test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2006h/ChecksumSet.y2006h.root - added y2006h geometry checksum for nightly test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2006g/ChecksumSet.y2006g.root - added y2006g geometry checksum for nightly test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2006c/ChecksumSet.y2006c.root - added y2006c geometry checksum for nightly test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2007g/ChecksumSet.y2007g.root - added y2007g geometry checksum for nightly test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2007h/ChecksumSet.y2007h.root - added y2007h geometry checksum for nightly test; 
    

    
    StDb 
    
    idl/mtdTrayToTdigMap.idl - modified to change data type from char to short; 
    

    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/ 
    
    istBuilder.cxx, istBuilder.h - updated setting for MIP non-ZS and max time bin fraction;
    
    updated fit range for MIP MPV distribution of center sections;
    
    l4Builder.cxx, l4Builder.h - added plots for for dimuon trigger; added MTD plots;
    
    ssdBuilder.cxx, ssdBuilder.h - improved display setting;
    

    

    

    
    
  • May 7, 2014 
    
    new library SL14e tagged as SL14e has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 . Library was tested and released on May 9. 
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - improved PXL & IST geometry implementaion;
    
    - first release of StPxlClusterMaker and StPxlHitMaker codes ;
    
    - few modifications for StMtdMatchMaker code and MTD hits array in MuDst;
    
    - first release of StFmsFastSimulatorMaker code;
    
    - added AgML checksums for different geometres to perform nightly library test;
    
    - several bugs fixed; 
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added 'fmsSim' option; added pxl's options;
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.h - changed default name to fmsDb to match BFC;
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.cxx, StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.h - released of first version for FMS fast simulator;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx - inverted ssd <-> sst now corrected; removed RnD as old approach;
    
    StiPxl 
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPxlHitLoader.cxx - modified to switch to PXL sensitive layer geometry with one Sti volume per ladder centered at z=0; the loop over sensors removed and the indexing of the volumes changed accordingly;
    
    inner loop indentation adjusted;
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx - added two more cylindrical volumes from the pixel support tube mother volume (PSTM)y;
    
    added some material between the PXL layers;
    
    modified to reduce the number of LOG_DEBUG statements to mitigate possible slowdown due to unnecessary conditional checks
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.h - added virtual keyword to methods;
    
    StiPxlDetectorGroup.cxx - modified to append includes with explicitly specified sub-directories for easier reference; added a check to make sure DB transformations exist when user requests a DB-base geometry;
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPxlDetectorBuilder.h, StiPxlDetectorGroup.cxx, StiPxlDetectorGroup.h - added option to StiPixelDetectorBuilder/Group to switch between ideal and DB-based geometries;
    
    StiIst 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to reduce the number of LOG_DEBUG statements to mitigate possible slow down due to unnessary conditional checks; modified to decrease thickness of inactive material tube, and enable sensitive silicon layers;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.h - added virtual keyword to methods;
    
    StIstUtil 
    
    StIstDigiHit.cxx, StIstDigiHit.h - modified to hide static member inherited from StIstHit base class and assign a new value relevant for StIstDigiHit; redefined static operators new and delete "inherited" from the base StIstHit class;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx, StMtdMatchMaker.h - fixed a bug of un-initialized variable nDedxPts in MtdTrack construction function;
    
    reorganized project2Mtd function, made it more readable; saved pathlengths of extrapolated tracks;
    
    added hits <-> track index association in mMuDstIn=true mode;
    
    StMtdSimMaker
    
    StMtdSimMaker.cxx - modified to automatically correct Backleg ID from GEANT hits by using mtdGeant2BacklegIDMap in DB;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuDst.cxx - modified to change mtdArray[muBTofHit] to mtdArrays[muMTDHit] in StMuDst.cxx in function fixMtdTrackIndices; 
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx, StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.h - modified to get TrackInfo mode with pile-up tracks too;
    
    StPeCMaker
    
    StPeCTrigger.h, StPeCTrigger.cxx - added more triggers for run 2014;
    
    StPxlClusterMaker 
    
    StPxlClusterCollection.cxx, StPxlClusterCollection.h, StPxlCluster.cxx, StPxlCluster.h, StPxlClusterMaker.cxx, StPxlClusterMaker.h - added new code for pixel raw hits clustering;
    
    StPxlDbMaker 
    
    StPxlDbMaker.h - changed pxl_db -> pxlDb; 
    
    StPxlHitMaker 
    
    StPxlHitMaker.cxx, StPxlHitMaker.h - maker to add PxlHitCollection of hits in the event to be used in tracking algorithms;the hits are formed from the clusters containing in the event's StPxlClusterCollection;
    
    StPxlRawHitMaker 
    
    StPxlRawHitMaker.cxx - updated to rename PXL DB dataset to avoid conflict with StPxlDbMaker's name;
    

    
    RTS
    
    include/rc.h, rtsLog.h, rtsSystems.h - modified to prepare states. New TRG_TCD_NEW - inptroduced; 
    
    RC_Config.h - updated;
    
    rtsMonitor.h, rtsSystems.h - added stuff for TCD_LX;
    
    src/rtsplusplus.def - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/fgtPed.cxx - updated for checkpoint;
    
    src/DAQ_SST/daq_sst.cxx, daq_sst.h, sstPed.cxx - updated for checkpoint;
    
    src/LOG/Makefile - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/Makefile, tpxPed.cxx - updated for checkpoint;
    
    src/DAQ_TOF/daq_tof.cxx - updated for checkpoint;
    

    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - AgML library info/warn/error messages modified now to use StMessMgr; some user I/O redirected to StMessMgr; 
    
    Geometry/EcalGeo/EcalGeo6.xml - modified to compute p[ositions and lengths of SMD strips in double precision, though still will be returned in single precision; this was implemented to reduce roundoff errors in the results which are introduced by the compiler under different compiler optimizations;
    
    Geometry/macros/loadStarGeometry.C - AgML library info/warn/error messages modified now to use StMessMgr; 
    
    loadStarGeometry.C, viewStarGeometry.C - updated to use standard geometry loader;
    
    StarAgmlChecker/StarAgmlChecker.cxx - introduced a decimal-point shift and truncation for mate rial/mixture paramters, to make checksum algorithm less sensitive to compiler optimization; updated for normalization;
    
    updated to proper handle of negative numbers in decimal normalization;
    
    implemented roundoff scheme; all values which go into the checksum are first normalized, then rounded off to a given precision;
    
    added asserts on assumed data type sizes; added blacklist for volumes in checksum dataset, entire tree beneath specified volumes will be skipped; 
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgStructure.cxx, StarTGeoStacker.cxx- cleanup compiler warning;
    
    AgAttribute.cxx, AgBlock.cxx, AgBlock.h, AgCreate.cxx, AgMaterial.cxx, AgMedium.cxx, AgModule.cxx, AgShape.cxx, AgStructure.cxx, StarNoStacker.h, StarTGeoStacker.cxx - AgML library info/warn/error messages modified now to use StMessMgr;
    
    AgMath.h - updated to compute sin, cos, tan, and exp with highest precision possible in order to minimize introduction of round off error in results;
    

    
    StarDb 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2008a/ChecksumSet.y2008a.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2008b/ChecksumSet.y2008b.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2008c/ChecksumSet.y2008c.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2008d/ChecksumSet.y2008d.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2008e/ChecksumSet.y2008e.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2009/ChecksumSet.y2009.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2009a/ChecksumSet.y2009a.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2009b/ChecksumSet.y2009b.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2009c/ChecksumSet.y2009c.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2009d/ChecksumSet.y2009d.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2010/ChecksumSet.y2010.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2010a/ChecksumSet.y2010a.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2010b/ChecksumSet.y2010b.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2010c/ChecksumSet.y2010c.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2011/ChecksumSet.y2011.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2011a/ChecksumSet.y2011a.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2012/ChecksumSet.y2012.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2012a/ChecksumSet.y2012a.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2012b/ChecksumSet.y2012b.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2013_1/ChecksumSet.y2013_1.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2013_2/ChecksumSet.y2013_2.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2013_1a/ChecksumSet.y2013_1a.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2013_1b/ChecksumSet.y2013_1b.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2013_1c/ChecksumSet.y2013_1c.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2013_2/ChecksumSet.y2013_2.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2013_2a/ChecksumSet.y2013_2a.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2013_2b/ChecksumSet.y2013_2b.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2013_2c/ChecksumSet.y2013_2c.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2014/ChecksumSet.y2014.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test; 
    
    AgMLChecksum/y2014a/ChecksumSet.y2014a.root - added AgML checksums for nightly regression test;
    

    
    StDb 
    
    idl/mtdTdigIdMap.idl, mtdTrayIdMap.idl, mtdTrayToTdigMap.idl, mtdGeant2BacklegIDMap.idl - added new MTD tables to DB
    

    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/
    
    pxlBuilder.cxx, pxlBuilder.h - modified to separate decoder from builder code; several bugs fixed;
    
    pxl_decoder.cxx, pxl_decoder.h - added new files to separate decoder from builder code;
    
    pxlBuilder.cxx, pxlBuilder.h, pxl_decoder.cxx, pxl_decoder.h - updated to use bitset2D for the pixel data container; added additional histogram for Serdes Errors;
    
    l4Builder.cxx - few plots updated;
    
    istBuilder.cxx, istBuilder.h - added hit map for ZS data and fix missing chip trigger alarm issue; set minimum statistics for MIP trigger alarm set-off; updated trigger alarm for IST builder; 
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/
    
    RunStatus.cxx - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/
    
    JevpServer.cxx - updated; 
    

    

    

    
    
  • April 11, 2014 
    
    new library SL14d tagged as SL14d has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 . Library was tested and released on April 14. 
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - released production geometry y2014a for run 2014 data;
    
    - added production chain for run 2014 and options to process data for PXL, IST & SST detectors;
    
    - added new PXL module StPxlRawHitMaker to read pixel raw hits from daq format and create hits collec tion;
    
    - added next new modules for PXL & IST detectors: StiPxl, StiIst, StIstDbMak er, StIstUtil ; 
    
    - added Sti geometry for new detectors PXL, IST, SST (first release) ;
    
    - added IST hits collection and structure to StEvent;
    
    - added new StarAgmlChecker module to produce detector's material plots in (eta,phi)-space;
    
    - several bugs fixed; 
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx, BigFullChain.h - introduced P2014a option with production geometry y2014a; 
    
    added StiPxl, StiIst, PxlIT, IstIT and SstIT options for PXL, IST & SST detectors; 
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - updated to setup y2014a production geometry;
    
    StDAQMaker 
    
    StDAQMaker.cxx - modified to check that TPCReader exists before accessing it;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StEnumerations.h - added IST constants;
    
    StContainers.cxx, StContainers.h, StEvent.cxx, StEvent.h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventLinkDef.h, StEventTypes.h, StPxlHit.h - updated to include IST structure;
    
    StIstHit.h, StIstHit.cxx, StIstHitCollection.cxx, StIstHitCollection.h - added hits collection for IST;
    
    StIstLadderHitCollection.cxx, StIstLadderHitCollection.h, StIstSensorHitCollection.cxx StIstSensorHitCollection.h - added new files to include IST hits and structure;
    
    StEventUtilities 
    
    StEventHitIter.cxx - modified to include IST structure;
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - added code to support reading new MTD active layers;
    
    StPxlDbMaker 
    
    StPxlDb.cxx, StPxlDb.h, StPxlDbMaker.cxx - added single hot pixel masking;
    
    StPxlRawHitMaker 
    
    StPxlRawHitCollection.cxx, StPxlRawHitCollection.h, StPxlRawHitMaker.cxx, StPxlRawHit.h, StPxlRawHit.cxx, StPxlRawHitMa ker.cxx, StPxlRawHitMaker.h - added new PXL maker to read pixel raw hits from daq files and create hit collection;
    
    StPxlRawHitMaker.cxx, StPxlRawHitMaker.h - added Jtag file version print-out and some more warnings for data format errors; 
    
    Sti 
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiDetectorBuilder.h - modified to protect resetting to default tracking parameters, if these parameters have been already set;
    
    StiDetector.cxx StiDetectorBuilder.cxx StiMaterial.cxx, StiPlacement.h, StiPlacement.cxx, StiShape.cxx - updated to inc lude geometry and material for new detectors PXL, IST, SST;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiDetectorVolume.cxx - added PXL, IST & SST detectors;
    
    Sti/Star/
    
    StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiStarDetectorBuilder.h - changed TpcRefSys to TpcRefSys_1 in path; 
    
    StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx - updated to include geometry and material for new detectors PXL, IST & SST; 
    
    StiIst
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder.h, StiIstDetectorGroup.cxx, StiIstDetectorGroup.h, StiIstHitLoader.cxx , StiIstHitLoader.h, StiIstIsActiveFunctor.cxx, StiIstIsActiveFunctor.h - added new code to process IST detector data;
    
    StIstDbMaker
    
    StIstDbMaker.cxx, StIstDbMaker.h - added new code to handle IST offline database;
    
    StIstUtil
    
    StIstClusterCollection.cxx,StIstClusterCollection.h, StIstCluster.cxx, StIstCluster.h, StIstCollection.cxx, StIstCollec tion.h, StIstConsts.h, StIstDigiHit.cxx, StIstDigiHit.h, StIstRawHitCollection.cxx, StIstRawHitCollection.h, StIstRawHit.cxx, St IstRawHit.h - added new code for IST detector;
    
    StiPxl
    
    StiPxlChairs.cxx, StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPxlDetectorBuilder.h, StiPxlDetectorGroup.cxx, StiPxlDetectorGroup.h, S tiPxlHitErrorCalculator.h, StiPxlHitLoader.cxx, StiPxlHitLoader.h, StiPxlIsActiveFunctor.cxx, StiPxlIsActiveFunctor.h, StiPxlTrac kingParameters.h - added new code to process PXL detector data;
    

    
    RTS 
    
    include/cmds.h, iccp.h - updated; 
    
    src/rtsmakefile.def - added REAL_DAQMAN;
    
    src/LOG/rtsLog.C - added few more arguments; 
    
    src/DAQ_SST/sstPed.cxx - added some logging; 
    
    src/DAQ_PXL/daq_pxl.cxx - added some logging;
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx, daq_fgt.h, fgtPed.cxx, fgtPed.h - added canonical pedestal handling;
    

    
    pams 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - updated to setup y2014a production geometry; 
    
    sim/idl/g2t_mtd_hit.idl - modified to save MTD local and gloal coordinates;
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_mtd.F - updated to setup y2014a production geometry; modified to save MTD local and global coordinates;
    

    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - updated to setup production geometry y2014a ;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - updated to setup y2014a production geometry;
    
    Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdGeo5.xml - added new file to setup y2014a production geometry;
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/PsupGeo.xml - renamed structure MTB --> MTBP to conform to starsim standards;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - modified to setup y2014a production geometry for run 2014;
    
    StarAgmlChecker/StarAgmlChecker.cxx, StarAgmlChecker.h - initial revision of code to produce material plots in (eta,phi)-space and volume checksums (md5) which can be used to detect changes in geometry; 
    
    fixed bug which ignores children of assemblies, reduce sensitivity to parameter changes; 
    
    modified to make checksum sensitive to shape type as well as parameters;
    

    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/CreateGeometry.h, Geometry.y2014a.C - updated to release y2014a production geometry;
    

    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/ level.source - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/istBuilder.cxx - minor updates on IST builder to get the real number of time bin; 
    
    bbcBuilder.cxx, trgBuilder.cxx - updated;
    
    istBuilder.cxx, istBuilder.h - added alarm and major updates;
    
    pxlBuilder.cxx, pxlBuilder.h - modified to get proper filling of runlength histos, minor fixes;
    
    tofBuilder.cxx, tofBuilder.h - added TRG TF00X plots;
    
    l4Builder.cxx, l4Builder.h - updated plots for AuAu 200GeV, run 2014; modified to make a new directory in client; 
    
    ssdBuilder.cxx, ssdBuilder.h - fixed few bugs; solved some plots display problem;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - updated;
    

    

    

    
    
  • March 18, 2014 
    
    new library SL14c tagged as SL14c has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits) and SL5 .3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 . Library was tested and released on March 20. 
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - OnlTools - more updates for new detectors: PXL, MTD, IST, SSD;
    
    - added base chain for run 2014 data;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker modified for MTD trackes; 
    
    - updated run 2014 geometry for PXL; 
    
    - defined reference geometry tags for run 2013;
    
    - added new files for DAQ_FPS & DAQ_SST;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator
    
    BASE/StarGenerator.cxx, StarGenerator.h - added Al as a possible target; modified lab frame cod e to respect the blue/yellow beam direction convention defined in StarGenerator;
    
    Hijing1_383/StarHijing.cxx - added Al as a possible target; modified lab frame code to respect the blue/yellow beam direction convention defined in StarGenerator;
    
    macros/starsim.beampipe.C - added example of macro for generating fixed-target Hijing events fro m an arbitrary vertex distribution... in this case, the beam pipe; 
    
    StarRoot
    
    StMultiKeyMap.h, StMultiKeyMap.cxx - fixed bug;
    
    xTCL.cxx xTCL.h - modified to add eigen2 copy of THelix one;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added base chain options for run 2014;
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - defined y2013_1a, _1b, _1c, _2a, _2b, _2c geometry tags; the tags y2013_1c and y2013_2c fre eze the y2013_1x and y2013_2x geometry tags as they exist in SL14a, they are equivalent to the geometries used in y2013 dat a production;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.h - added two gaus fit for Oxygen monitoring histograms;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTrackTopologyMap.cxx, StTrackTopologyMap.h - updated for HFT;
    
    StEventUtilities 
    
    StuFixTopoMap.cxx - updated for HFT;
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker 
    
    LaserEvent.cxx, LaserEvent.h, StLaserAnalysisMaker.cxx - added protection against cycling in fitting; 
    
    added cluster position in Local Sector Coordinate System;
    
    StHistUtil.cxx, StHistUtil.h - adjusted dEdx slope hist range, handled ROOT change for 2D polar plots; 
    
    StMtdHitMaker 
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx - introduced run 2014 map; this mapping allows fastoffline to run while the database implementa tion continues;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker 
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - modified to protect against potentially non-existing primary vertex in StEvent ; corrected primary vertex retrieval in StEvent environment; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuMtdPidTraits.h, StMuTrack.h - modified StMuTrack; added setMtdPidTraits, StMuMtdPidTr aits; removed mtdHit(), MtdHit(), setMtdHit(); 
    
    StMuDst.cxx, StMuMtdHit.cxx, StMuMtdHit.h - modified to get the actual pointer to the MTD matched track with more convenient method;
    
    St_QA_Maker 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - added check on ssd_hits.size();
    
    StPxlSimMaker 
    
    StPxlFastSim.cxx, StPxlFastSim.h, StPxlISim.h, StPxlSimMaker.cxx, StPxlSimMaker.h - modified to implement methods to switch between ideal geometry and DB geometry; the default is ideal;
    
    modified to switch on random seed for StRandom generatos in simulators; 
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - modified to change returning error to warnning;
    
    RTS 
    
    include/iccp2k.h - updated; 
    
    rtsSystems.h - added FPS;
    
    RC_Config.h, prepareGbPayload.h - updated; 
    
    src/rtsplusplus.def - updated; 
    
    rtsmakefile.def - added RTS_HOST_NAME; added RTS_REAL_DAQMAN define; 
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/fgtPed.cxx, fgtPed.h - added bad channels from the files; 
    
    src/DAQ_FPS/daq_fps.cxx, daq_fps.h - added new files for FPS;
    
    added reserved & meta;
    
    src/DAQ_PXL/daq_pxl.cxx - added RTS_HOST_NAME; 
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daq_dta.cxx, daq_dta.h - added RTS_HOST_NAME;
    
    src/DAQ_SST/daq_sst.cxx, daq_sst.h - modified to add pedestal calculation; added RTS_HOST_NAME; added ZS data checker & reader; added pedestal handling;
    
    sstPed.cxx, sstPed.h - added new files for pedestal calculation; added pedestal handling;
    
    src/DAQ_SFS/sfs_index.cxx - fixed retries;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/rts_example.C - added helper functions for IST 7 SST pedestal; added FPS; added meta printouts for FPS;
    

    
    pams 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - modified to replace kOnly --> konly; 
    
    defined y2013_1a, _1b, _1c, _2a, _2b, _2c geometry tags; the tags y2013_1c and y2013_2c freeze the y2013_1x and y 2013_2x geometry tags as they exist in SL14a; they are equivalent to the geometries used in y2013 data production; 
    
    geometry/pixlgeo/PsupGeo.g - added stub for pixel support;
    

    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - modified to make sure that v2 cave geometry creates TPC reference system ; added option for test TpceGeo4 geometry; 
    
    Geometry/CaveGeo/CaveGeo2.xml - modified to make sure that v2 cave geometry creates TPC reference system;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - modified to force recompelation to pickup correct y2014 definiti on; defined y2013_1a, _1b, _1c, _2a, _2b, _2c geometry tags; the tags y2013_1c and y2013_2c freeze the y2013_1x and y2013_2 x geometry tags as they exist in SL14a;
    
    Geometry/FgtdGeo/FgtdGeo3.xml, FgtdGeoV.xml - replaced kOnly --> konly; 
    
    Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo1.xml - replaced kOnly --> konly; 
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/DtubGeo1.xml PsupGeo.xml - replaced kOnly --> konly; 
    
    PixlGeo6.xml - modified to change positions of subvolumes at the single micron level; 
    
    Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceGeo4.xml - added new TpceGeo4 module reorganized the TPC volumes; TPC padro ws moved down into a TPMV (TPAD mother volume); G10 layer and some AL supports moved into the TPMV, allowing to make a clea n separation between the active TPC gas volume and the TPC support wheel. This enables to flag the active gas volume as co mpletely non overlapping; 
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - implemented asymptotic geometries for y2010 to present use th e test TpceGeo4 geometry in AgML (e.g. y2010x). AgSTAR asymptotic geometries are unchanged ;
    
    defined y2013_1a, _1b, _1c, _2a, _2b, _2c geometry tags ;
    
    pixel support was taken OFF in y2013_2* geometries;
    
    modified to ensure that inner detectors show up in all 2013 geometries where needed;
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgBlock.cxx, AgBlock.h, StarTGeoStacker.cxx - modified to change AgBlock and stacker to permit declaration of assembly volumes; 
    
    StarAgmlViewer/StarAgmlChecker.cxx - replaced kOnly --> konly; 
    
    StarAgmlChecker.cxx, StarAgmlChecker.h - added R and Z cuts to enable simple way to plot material budget "in fron t of" detectors;
    
    mkBudgetSet.C - added example macro for plotting material budget in front of the TPC; 
    
    StarAgmlViewer/macros/viewAgml.C - replaced kOnly --> konly; 
    

    
    StarDb 
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2013_1a.C, Geometry.y2013_1b.C, Geometry.y2013_1c.C, Geometry.y2013_2a.C, Geometry.y2013_2b.C, Geometry.y2013_2c.C - added definitions for 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c geometries;
    
    Geometry.y2010x.C - new test geometry added;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcDriftVelocity.20140215.132748.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140215.150916.C, tpcDrif tVelocity.20140216.042002.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140216.103202.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140216.195307.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140 216.224730.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140217.014847.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140217.040929.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140217.084236.C, t pcDriftVelocity.20140217.113342.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140217.142449.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140217.160900.C, tpcDriftVelocity .20140217.203531.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140217.230053.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140218.010413.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140218.03385 6.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140218.063552.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140218.092131.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140218.133013.C, tpcDriftVe locity.20140218.154508.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140218.174945.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140218.224107.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140219 .022051.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140219.074415.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140219.092332.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140219.120531.C, tpcD riftVelocity.20140219.170855.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140219.172943.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140220.053153.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20 140220.120923.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140220.143113.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140220.155822.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140221.035015.C - added new TPC drift velocity files;
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/pxlHotPixels.idl - added new hot pixel table; 
    

    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/l4Builder.cxx, l4Builder.h - added plots for besMonitor, FixedTarget and Fix edTargetMonitor ; added tabs for RunControl; added two more plots for BesGood; added a new table for HLTGood2 trigger and three plots for the FixedTarget and FixedTargetMonitor; modified to store the paras data file in the l4evp; 
    
    tofBuilder.h, tofBuilder.cxx - added VPD mapping and trigger windows for Run 2014; updated TOFmult range and adde d two 1Ds; updated windows and plot ranges for Run14 AuAu 200;
    
    mtdBuilder.cxx, mtdBuilder.h - updated for run 2014; modified to reads tray masks from config file;
    
    pxlBuilder.cxx, pxlBuilder.h - updated for run 2014;
    
    tpxBuilder.cxx, tpxBuilder.h - modified to save lasers for l4;
    
    istBuilder.cxx, istBuilder.h - updated IST mapping table and added a new plot: ladder vs. chip;
    
    ssdBuilder.cxx, ssdBuilder.h - first version added for SSD event builder;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlotSet.cxx - fixed bug with tags;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - updated indexing; fixed bug with tags;
    
    l4HistoMother, jevpHistoMother - added new files;
    
    WritePDFToDB.C - updated;
    

    

    

    
    
  • February 6, 2014 
    
    new library SL14b tagged as SL14b has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 . Library was tested and released on February 7. 
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - added extra HFT dead material to y2013b geometry near east poletip;
    
    - y2014 geometry updated with latest versions for IST & SSD; 
    
    - added HFT support structures;
    
    - first release of new HFT codes: StPxlDbMaker, StPxlUtil ;
    
    - OnlTools modified to add IST event builder;
    
    - several bugs have been fixed;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StAnalysisUtilities 
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - modified to add TPC histogram for monitoring gas contamination;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added Pxl base makers chains;
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StParticleTable.cc - added D_star_plus (minus) --> D0 (bar) pi+ (-) 100% BR;
    
    StarGenerator
    
    BASE/StarPrimaryMaker.cxx - modified to set z-vertex prior to beamline retation;
    
    Hijing1_383/StarHijing.cxx - updated for K0/K0bar; 
    
    macros/starsim.hijing.hypertriton.C - added example of macro for generating a particle (e.g. hypernucleus) and adding it to a minbias hijing event;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StMultiKeyMap.cxx - fixed size of stack increasing ;
    
    StCloseFileOnTerminate.cxx - added (printed) warning when StCloseFileOnTerminate is created;
    
    StPxlDbMaker 
    
    StPxlDb.cxx, StPxlDb.h, StPxlDbMaker.cxx, StPxlDbMaker.h - new code for Pxl DB;
    
    StPxlUtil 
    
    StPxlConstants.h, StThinPlateSpline.cxx, StThinPlateSpline.h - new PXL code;
    
    St_QA_Maker 
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h, StQAMakerBase.cxx, StQAMakerBase.h - added TPC histograms for monitoring gas contamination;
    
    RTS 
    
    include/rtsLog.h - added user specific log level; 
    
    include/SUNRT/ipcQLib.hh - added queue remove function; 
    
    src/rtsmakefile.def - modified to use canononical update.sh;
    
    src/DAQ_BSMD/daq_bsmd.cxx - added hack for RD06;
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/fgtPed.cxx, fgtPed.h - added Misc features for IST; added misc pedestal and timebin hacks;
    
    src/DAQ_SST/daq_sst.cxx - modified to take out some checks;
    
    daq_sst.cxx, daq_sst.h - added SST ADC reader and more checks in get_l ;
    
    src/LOG/rtsLogUnix.c - added handling of U_;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/rts_example.C - fixed RDO count bug for IST example; 
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - modified to fill SpaceCharge info in StRunInfo; 
    
    macros/embedding/bfcMixer_Tpx.C - added chain for run 2012 pp 200GeV to process embedding data;
    

    
    pams 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added y2013b production geometry with extra HFT dead material near eastpoletip; modified y2014 first cut; reverted to CaveGeo for y2014 geometry; 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_ist.F - updated to use local coordinates for IST g2t structures;
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - corrected charge states for two hypernuclei; added D_star_plus (minus) --> D0(bar) pi+ (-) 100% BR;
    

    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx, Geometry.h - added HFT support structures ; 
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - modified to force recompilation of y2013b & y2014; reverted to CaveGeo for y2014 geometry; 
    
    Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo1.xml - updated for latest version of IST; 
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdGeo7.xml - updated for latest version of SSD for HFT;
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/PsupGeo.xml - added support for HFT; removed failed debugging attempt;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - modified to define y2013b production series with extra dead material in new east poletip; defined y2014 geometry first cut;
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgMaterial.cxx - added debugging output; code will now report which module/volume is at fault when an undeclared material has been referenced;
    

    
    StarDb 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2014.C, tpcAltroParams.y2014.C, TpcdCharge.y2014.C, TpcdEdxCor.y2014.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2014.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2014.C, tpcGainCorrection.y201.C, tpcGasTemperature.y2014.C, tpcGas.y2014.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.y2014.C, tpcMethaneIn.y2014.C, TpcPadCorrection.y2014.C, tpcPadGainT0B.y2014.C, TpcPhiDirection.y2014.C, tpcPressureB.y2014.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2014.C, TpcRowQ.y2014.C, TpcSecRowB.y2014.C, tpcSlewing.y2014.C, tpcWaterOut.y2014.C, TpcZCorrectionB.y2014.C - added y2014 calibrations tables for TPC simulation (ideal); 
    
    tpcDriftVelocity.20140131.222231.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140201.000826.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140201.001047.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140201.044318.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140202.010902.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140202.061700.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140202.103224.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140202.144248.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140202.185546.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140202.185646.C,tpcDriftVelocity.20140202.230511.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140203.032113.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140203.074422.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140203.104950.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140203.144647.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140203.210036.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140204.020127.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20140204.060636.C - added drift velocities files for Run 2014 cosmics;
    
    Geometry/tpc/tpcGlobalPosition.y2014.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2014.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2014.C - added y2014 TPC geometry tables for simulation(ideal); 
    
    RunLog/MagFactor.y2011.C, MagFactor.y2012.C, MagFactor.y2013.C, MagFactor.y2014.C - added new files for TPC;
    
    RunLog/onl/tpcRDOMasks.y2014.C - added new file for y2014 TPC simulation (ideal);
    
    starClockOnl.y2013.C, starClockOnl.y2014.C - added new files as default local clock for year 2013 & 2014;
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/pxlControl.idl, istControl.idl, istMapping.idl - added new Geometry_pxl & IST tables;
    
    istControl.idl - added extra column;
    

    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/level.source - modified for IST;
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/istBuilder.cxx, istBuilder.h - added new IST event builder files; 
    
    hltBuilder.h - small modification;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - modified for IST builder;
    

    

    

    
    
  • April 30, 2015 
    
    SL14a library was updated with next codes needed for embedding production: 
    
    StRoot/StMiniMcMaker/StMiniMcMaker.cxx, r.1.44 - to provide correct dEdx information in MiniMc ;
    
    StRoot/StEmbeddingUtilities/StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx, r.1.35 - to fix wrong particle name;
    
    StRoot/macros/embedding/get_embedding_xml_rcf.pl, get_embedding_xml.pl
    
    StarVMC/Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdGeo4.xml, MutdGeo5.xml - updated hit definition for MTD, to improve timing resolution (update was done on May 20);
    
    Library was retagged as SL14a_2 and rebuilt on SL6.4 and SL5.3 platforms.
    

    
    
  • May 21, 2014 
    
    library SL14a has been updated with geometry codes to defined reference geometry tags for run 2013. Library was retagged with tag SL14a_1, rebuilt on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits) and SL5.3 platforms and tested with standard tests suite. 
    

    
    Next codes have been updated:
    

    
    StRoot
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, r.1.201.2.1 ;
    
    Sti/StiDetectorBuilder.cxx, r.2.25; StiDetectorBuilder.h, r.2.20;
    
    Sti/Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx, r.2.26; StiStarDetectorBuilder.h, r.2.7 ;
    

    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g, r. 1.275;
    
    geometry/pixlgeo/PsupGeo.g, r. 1.1 :
    

    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx, r. 1.46 ;
    
    Geometry/Geometry.h, r. 1.16 ;
    
    Geometry/CaveGeo/CaveGeo2.xml, r.1.4 ;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml, r. 1.32; 
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C, r. 1.53 ;
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/PsupGeo.xml, r. 1.4 ;
    
    Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceGeo4.xml, r.1.1 ; 
    

    
    StRoot
    
    StChain/GeometryDbAliases.h, r.1.4 ;
    

    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2013_1b.C, Geometry.y2013_1a.C, Geometry.y2013_2c.C, Geometry.y2013_2b.C, Geometry.y2013_1c.C, Geometry.y2010x.C - all r. 1.1;
    

    
    
  • January 16, 2014 
    
    new library SL14a tagged as SL14a has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 . Library was tested and released on January 21. 
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - implemented event filtering by trigger ID for reconstruction processing; 
    
    - added new schema for dX calculation in dEdX for large distortions in TPC for pp 500GeV, run 2013;
    
    - added new method to calculate nSigma for fitted dE/dx; the values added in MuDst; the default values calculated using truncated mean are saved in MuDst as well;
    
    - StPeCMaker modified to add track extrapolation to TOF for peripheral events;
    
    - StMagUtilities.cxx/h modified to account for GG voltage errors; improved speed of data processing for Space Charge corrections;
    
    - several bugs have been fixed;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated:
    

    
    StRoot
    
    StarGenerator
    
    macros/standalone.pythia6.C, starsim.addparticle.C, starsim.filter.C, starsim.herwig6.C, starsim.hijing.C, starsim.kinematics.C, starsim.pythia6.C, starsim.pythia8.C, starsim.starlight.C - modified to add RNG seed to example macros;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StMultyKeyMap.cxx, StMultyKeyMap.h - added new files; modified to speedup;
    
    KFParticleBase.h - modified to promote fID to Int; increment class version;
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx, StBFChain.h - introduced chain options FiltTrg* for filtering by trigger ID;
    
    St_base
    
    StarChairDefs.h - added MakeChairOptionalInstance2;
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StV0TofCorrection.cxx, StV0TofCorrection.h - fixed memory leak; modified to switch from a custom closest-points-of-approach-finder to the StHelix::pathLengths(); added a public helper function calcM2() to calculate mass^2 after TOF correction;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - modified to account for GG voltage error + shifts in UndoGGVoltErrorDistortion(); improved speed of data processing for Space Charge corrections by reducing calls to DB; avoided unnecessary cartesian/cylindrical coordinate conversions; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StTpcSurveyC.h, St_SurveyC.h - added new rotation matrices for TPC;
    
    St_trigDetSumsC.h - added new instance from StEvent;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - added new set of TPC rotation matrices (B), St_trigDetSumsC::instance constractor from StEvent; modified to move chair under top maker;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker.cxx - modified to keep St_trigDetSumsC in .data; modified to move chair under top maker;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.h - modified to implement new schema for dX calculation for large distortions;
    
    StPidStatus.cxx, StPidStatus.h - new files added to implement new schema for dX calculation for large distortions;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTpcHit.h - added transient data members for upper and lower pad positons;
    
    StProbPidTraits.h, StPidParticleDefinition.h - modified to take out StPidParticleDefinition in a separate h-file;
    
    StTpcDedxPidAlgorithm.cxx - added numberOfSigma() for kLikelihoodFitId method;
    
    StEventMaker
    
    StEventMaker.cxx - copied trigDetSums table to StEvent; added event filtering by trigger ID (offline id) for reconstruction;
    
    modified to move St_trigDetSumsC under the top maker for consistency with StDetectorDbMaker;
    
    StFgtClusterMaker
    
    StFgtSeededClusterAlgo.cxx - modified to remove unnecessary writing histos/objects, bug #2750;
    
    StFgtRawMaker
    
    StFgtRawMaker.cxx - updated for run 2013;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx, StMuTrack.h - added nSigma values calculated for fitted dEdx;
    
    StPeCMaker
    
    StPeCMaker.cxx, StPeCMaker.h - added extrapolation of tracks to TOF, StBTofGeometry and St_geant_Maker; 
    
    StPeCEvent.cxx, StPeCEvent.h - added a set method setTOFgeometry to pass pointer to StBTofGeometry; 
    
    StPeCPair.cxx, StPeCPair.h - added a input argument StBTofGeometry to fill method (StMuDst + StEvent) and x y z coordinates of intercept to TOF cylinder;
    
    StPeCTrigger.cxx, StPeCTrigger.h - added a set method to select a trigger; 
    
    RTS
    
    include/tasks.h, iccp.h, iccp2k.h, rtsSystems.h - updated;
    
    src/rtsplusplus.def - updated;
    
    src/SFS/fs.C, fs_index.cxx, fs_index.h - updated directory sizes
    
    sfs_header.C - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_BSMD/bsmdPed.cxx, bsmdPed.h - modified to add phase scanning support; more info in pedestal runs;
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx, fgtPed.cxx, fgtPed.h - added more logging, pedestal support;
    
    src/DAQ_PP2PP/Makefile - clean target;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxPed.cxx - modified pedestal file comments;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - removed restriction that track_id >= 10000'
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx, StTpcHitMoverMaker.h - modified to add transformations for Upper and Lower tpc hits postions (new dX calculation in dE/dx);
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - modified to use new database node "db04.star.bnl.gov"
    

    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tracker/StvKonst.C - modified tracking volume to 220x220; set max radius before TOF; 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/tpcAnodeHVavg.y2014.C, tpcAnodeHV.y2014.C - added default TPC Anode Voltages for y2014;
    
    TpcLengthCorrectionB.20130305.000000.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.y2012.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.y2013.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20130305.000013.C, TpcCurrentCorrection.20130305.000011.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.20130305.000000.C - added new files for run 2013 TPC calibrations;
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2012.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2013.C - added default ADC corrections;
    
    TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2012.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2013.C - added default correction;
    
    TpcPadCorrection.y2012.C, TpcPadCorrection.y2013.C, TpcPhiDirection.y2012.C, TpcPhiDirection.y2013.C,TpcResponseSimulator.y2013.C, TpcRowQ.20130305.000014.C, TpcRowQ.y2012.C, TpcRowQ.y2013.C, TpcSecRowB.20130305.000014.root, TpcSecRowB.y2012.C, TpcSecRowB.y2013.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20130305.000013.C, TpcZCorrectionB.y2012.C, TpcZCorrectionB.y2013.C, TpcdCharge.20130305.000000.C, TpcdCharge.y2012.C, TpcdCharge.y2013.C, TpcdEdxCor.20130305.000000.C, TpcdEdxCor.y2012.C, TpcdEdxCor.y2013.C, tpcAltroParams.20130305.000000.C, tpcAltroParams.y2012.C, tpcAltroParams.y2013.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20130305.000000.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2012.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2013.C, tpcGainCorrection.20130305.000008.C, tpcGainCorrection.y2012.C, tpcGainCorrection.y2013.C, tpcGas.20130305.000000.C, tpcGas.y2012.C tpcGas.y2013.C, tpcGasTemperature.20130305.000000.C, tpcGasTemperature.y2012.C, tpcGasTemperature.y2013.C, tpcMethaneIn.20130305.000000.C, tpcMethaneIn.y2012.C, tpcMethaneIn.y2013.C, tpcPressureB.20130305.000009.C, tpcPressureB.y2012.C, tpcPressureB.y2013.C, tpcSlewing.20130305.000000.C, tpcSlewing.y2012.C, tpcSlewing.y2013.C, tpcWaterOut.20130305.000000.C, tpcWaterOut.y2012.C, tpcWaterOut.y2013.C - added new files for run 2013 TPC data calibrations;
    
    TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.C - modified;
    
    StarVMC
    
    CaveGeo2.xml - modified for better definition of concrete;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/Survey.idl - added comments;
    
    tpcCorrection.idl - added description;
    
    tpcGlobalPosition.idl - added comments;
    
    trgOfflineFilter.idl - added new file for trigger ID filterring;
    
    
    
    
    Lidia Didenko
    
    
    • 

   



  
2015

   
STAR SOFTWARE NEWS December 10, 2015
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The present release assignment:  
             SL09g    (SL09g_4)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2009 pp 500GeV data production
             SL09g_embed (SL09g_2Embed_v10) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10c    (SL10c_4)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2009 pp 200GeV production
             SL10c_embed (SL10c_embed_v5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10h    (SL10h_5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2010 auau 7.7-39GeV production
             SL10h_embed (SL10h_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10k    (SL10k_4)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2010 auau 39-200GeV production
             SL10k_embed (SL10k_embed_v11) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11b    (SL11b_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 MC & st_W pp 500GeV, run 2009
             SL11d    (SL11d_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 run 2011 pp 500GeV & auau 19-200GeV production
             SL11d_embed (SL11d_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a    (SL12a_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 pp 62GeV year 2006 reproduction
             SL12a_embed  (SL12a_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12d    (SL12d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 UU 193GeV, pp 200GeV run 2012 production
             SL12d_embed (SL12d_embed_v5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL13b    (SL13b_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 pp 500GeV run 2012 production
             SL14a    (SL14a_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 pp 500GeV run 2013 production, days 76-12
             SL14g    (SL14g_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 pp 500GeV run 2013 production, days 129-161
             SL14h    (SL14h_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuHe3 200GeV st_hcal data run 2014 preview production
             SL14i    (SL14i_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 14.6GeV run 2014 production          
             SL15b    (SL15b_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuHe3 & AuAu 200GeV run 2014 preview production  
       old-> SL15c    (SL15c)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 200GeV run 2014 data production with HFT 
             SL15d    (SL15d)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 
       pro-> SL15e    (SL15e)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 200GeV run 2014 st_mtd data production 
             SL15e_embed  (SL15e_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09
             SL15f    (SL15f)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09  
             SL15g    (SL15g)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09  
             SL15h    (SL15h)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL15i    (SL15i)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL15j    (SL15j)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
             SL15k    (SL15k_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 200GeV run 2015 st_fms & st_rp stream data production
       new-> SL15l    (SL15l)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
       dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
      .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30

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Release History


SL15a library

SL15b library

SL15c library

SL15d library

SL15e library

SL15f library

SL15g library

SL15h library

SL15i library

SL15j library

SL15k library

SL15l library




     
    
    
    
  •  December 8, 2015 
    
    new library SL15l  tagged as SL15l has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc  4.8.2 . Library was tested, found bugs fixed, library was released on December 10.
    

    
    Main features:  
    
    - added new version of PYTHIA v. 6.4.28;
    
    - StSstDaqMaker, added pedestal subtraction and CMN suppression algorithm; 
    
    - added new version of trigger structure for run 2016;
    
    - added y2016 base geometry version for run 2016;
    
    - few bugs fixed ;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StarGenerator
    
    macros/starsim.hijing.dalitz.C - added example macro for adding single pi0 dalitz decay to a hijing event;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added Akio correction to bypass instantiation of StTpcDb maker in MakeEvent;
    
    StChain
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - added y2016 geometry initial version for run2016;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    TRG/trgStructures2016.h - added new version of trigger structure for run 2016;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTriggerData2016.cxx, StTriggerData2016.h - added new files for trigger data run 2016;
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventLinkDef.h - added fields for StTriggerData2016;
    
    StFmsDbMaker
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx, StFmsDbMaker.h - modified to add fmsTimeDepCorr for LED gain correction based on event number; 
    
    fixed backward compatbility; fixed logic ;
    
    getCellPosition2015pA.cxx, getCellPosition2015pp.cxx - added missing break statement;
    
    StFmsHitMaker
    
    StFmsHitMaker.cxx - added extra protection against token=0 event;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StFixedVertexFinder.h - added method 'IsFixed()' ;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.h  - added method 'IsFixed()' ;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - added 0,0,0 fixed vertex ;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - updated to remove unnecessary printout of number of FTS hits;
    
    StHbtMaker
    
    CorrFctn/MinvLikeSignCorrFctn_Minv_vs_Phi.cxx, StHbtCorrFctnDirectYlm.cxx - updated for gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    Infrastructure/StHbtParticle.cc - updated for gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    Reader/StHbtAssociationReader.cxx  - updated for gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - removed redundant message: 'GTrack error: mFlag is Negative' ;
    
    StIstClusterMaker
    
    StIstSimpleClusterAlgo.h - added destructor to comply with new compiler ;
    
    StMCFilter
    
    StGenParticle.cxx - removed ROOT dependences on library intended to be loaded into starsim;
    
    StMtdQAMaker
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx - modified to add a new data member: mMaxVtxDz ;
    
    StMtdSimMaker
    
    StMtdSimMaker.cxx - modified to insert the MC MTD hits into the MtdCollection after real hits are reconstructed ;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuFilter.cxx, StMuFilter.h - added changable constants and FTS data;
    
    StMuFilter.h - adjusted to new members;
    
    StSstDaqMaker
    
    StSstDaqMaker.cxx, StSstDaqMaker.h - added pedestal subtraction and CMN suppression algorithm;
    
    StSstUtil
    
    StSstWafer.cc - reverted back the cut on signal strip: using DB entry, not constants; 
    
    StSstBarrel.cc - modified, move cout to LOG_DEBUG; 
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - added new trigger data for run 2016;
    
    
    RTS
    
    include/daqFormats.h - updated for run 2016;
    
    include/SUNRT/clock.h - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx - updated for run 2016;
    
    src/DAQ_TRG/trgReader10.cxx - updated for run 2016;
    
    trg/include/trgDataDefs.h - updated for run 2016; updated to change 'ifdef' to 'ifndef' linux;
    
    trgDataDefs_42.h, trgDataDefs_43.h - added new files for trigger data, run 2016;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added y2016 first geometry version for run 2016;
    
    gen/Pythia6_4_28s/pystar-6.4.22.F, pythia-6.4.28.F - added Pythia version 6.4.28 for starsim;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2016.C - added y2016 first geometry version for run 2016;
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgPlacement.cxx, AgPlacement.h - added support for specifying rotation matrix;
    
    AgParameterList.h, AgTransform.cxx, AgTransform.h - added new files to support for general transformation in AgML (multiple translations / rotations per placement);
    
    AgParameterList.cxx - added parameter list (and block, mother, group, ...) to support AgBlock, AgModule, AgShape;
    
    StarAgmlLib/macros/TestAgTransform.C - support for general transformation in AgML ;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - added y2016 first geometry version for run 2016;
    
    Geometry/FtsdGeo/FtsdGeo.xml - updated active layer thickness to 0.03744cm ;
    
    Geometry/macros/loadStarGeometry.C - added support for general transformation in AgML (multiple translations/rotations per placement);
    
    StarGeometryDb.C - added y2016 first geometry version for run 2016;
    

    
    StDb/idl/TpcAvgPowerSupply.idl - added new MySQL table;
    
    tofTotbCorr.idl, tofZbCorr.idl, vpdTotCorr.idl - added number of used array elements;
    
    tpcDriftVelocity.idl - updated;
    
    
    mgr/Dyson/Export/AgROOT.py, Mortran.py - added support for specifying rotation matrix;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/ssdBuilder.cxx, ssdBuilder.h - updated online plots for Run 2016; changed the binning of onloine plots; fixed jevpplots setting bug, and removed some useless histograms; 
    
    ssdBuilder.cxx - removed global display settings; added OFFSET and keep the y-axis scale in Run 2016 the same as Run 2014 and Run 2015; fixed Y axias scale error;
    

    


    
    
  •   November 7, 2015 
    
    SL15k  library has been updated with FMS & Roman Pot codes to fix the bugs and MuDst structure. Also year 2015 geometry has been updated with corrected MTD geometry (tag y2015b).
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL15k_1  and rebuilt on SL6.4 platform;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:  
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added production chain for run 2015 data with geometry option 'ry2015b';
    
    StChain
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - added y2015b geometry tag with corrected MTD geometry;
    
    StEvent
    
    StFmsCollection.h - added 4 new inline functions;
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.cxx - adjusted debug prints;
    
    StFmsPointMaker
    
    StFmsPointMaker.cxx - fixed small scale differebce for small cells when converting coordinates while mMergeSmallToLarge is on;
    
    fixed overwrting detectorId for some StFmsPoint near large/small gap when top cell in the cluster and the photon are in different detector;
    
    StFmsPointMaker.cxx, StFmsPointMaker.h - added setScaleShowerShape() option for scaling up shower shape function for large cell;
    
    StFmsUtil
    
    StFmsClusterFinder.cxx, StFmsClusterFinder.h, StFmsClusterFitter.cxx, StFmsClusterFitter.h, StFmsEventClusterer.cxx, StFmsEventClusterer.h - increased max number of clusters; fixed bug in valley tower association;
    
    fixed parameters initialization; added new cluster categorization method;
    
    StFmsClusterFitter.cxx, StFmsClusterFitter.h, StFmsEventClusterer.cxx, StFmsEventClusterer.h - added option to scale up shower shape function for large cells;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuRpsCollection.cxx, StMuRpsCollection.h -      fixed StMuRpsCollection double writing StMuRpsTrackPoints; 
    
    fixed the 'StMuRpsTrack::type' from being always undefined, added helpher methods to StMuRpsCollection to return number of Tracks/TrackPoints;
    
    modified StMuRpsCollection to write TrackPoints and Tracks without writing the TrackPoints more than once;
    
    StMuFmsInfo.cxx, StMuFmsInfo.h - added StMuFmsInfo.{h,cxx} as a new branch for storing event-by-event FMS paramters;
    
    StMuArrays.cxx, StMuArrays.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuFmsCollection.cxx, StMuFmsCollection.h, StMuFmsUtil.cxx, StMuTypes.hh - modified to adjust to adding new branch;
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker.cxx, St_pp2pp_Maker.h - corrected a couple of bugs in readSkewParameter to read skew parameters into the mSkew_param[s][ipmt][ipar] correctly; added  Rafal's latest code with multi-track algorithm; modified to use  Bogdan's alignment constants;
    
    minor addition to StRpsHit structure (mPlanesUsed variable added);     corrected bug which resulted in reconstructing too many track-points (and therefore also tracks) for some particular combination of cluster multiplicity;
    
    corrected formula for \theta_{x}, \theta_{y} and \xi to properly account for alignment parameters like e.g. tilt of the beam;
    
    refined calculation of the z coordinate of hits;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added  y2015b production geometry tag to use latest MTD geometry; 
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - added MutdGeo7 module with corrected radii; defined y2015b production geometry tag to use latest MTD geometry;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - added MutdGeo7 module with corrected radii; defined y2015b production geometry tag to use latest MTD geometry; 
    
    Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdGeo7.xml - added MutdGeo7 module with corrected radii; defined y2015b production geometry tag to use latest MTD geometry; 
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - added MutdGeo7 module with corrected radii; defined y2015b production geometry tag to use latest MTD geometry; 
    

    
    StarDb/AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2015b.C - adeded MutdGeo7 module with corrected radii; defined y2015b production geometry tag to use latest MTD geometry; 
    
    StDb/idl/fmsTimeDepCorr.idl - added new FMS table;
    

    
    
  • October 23, 2015 
    
    new library SL15k tagged as SL15k has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested, found bugs fixed, library was released on October 27.
    

    
    Main features: 
    
    - further development of FMS code; initial revision of FMS point pair code;
    
    - StEvent was updated with new files and containers for RPS tracks and points;
    
    - St_pp2pp_Maker code updated to use StRpsTrackPoint and StRpsTrack objects;
    
    - StMinuitVertexFinder modified to use new vertex-finding parameters ZMin, ZMax ;
    
    - implemented initial version of dev2020 geometry tag with Forward Tracking System (prototype);
    
    - few bugs fixed ;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - added dev2020 geometry tag; 
    
    StEvent
    
    StFmsPointPair.cxx, StFmsPointPair.h - initial revision of FMS point pair; added methods x() and y();
    
    StFmsCollection.cxx, StFmsCollection.h - added StFmsPointPair collection; added new member and methods;
    
    StEnumerations.h - added items for StFmsDetectorId enumeration; 
    
    StEventLinkDef.h - added pragma for vector ;
    
    StFmsPoint.cxx, StFmsPoint.h - added comments and modified print out;
    
    StFpsSlat.h - modified to move 7 members out of the schema ;
    
    StRpsTrack.cxx, StRpsTrack.h, StRpsTrackPoint.cxx, StRpsTrackPoint.h - added new files for RPS tracks and points ;
    
    StContainers.cxx, StContainers.h - modified to add RPS tracks and points;
    
    StRpsCluster.cxx, StRpsCluster.h - added mPositionRMS and accessors;
    
    StRpsCollection.cxx, StRpsCollection.h - added containers for tracks and points;
    
    StRpsTrack.cxx, StRpsTrack.h, StRpsTrackPoint.h - modified to change 'const' to 'enums' and related changes;
    
    StHit.cxx, StHit.h, StMtdHit.cxx, StMtdHit.h, StTpcPixel.cxx, StTpcPixel.h, StTrack.h, StVertex.cxx, StVertex.h, StEvent.cxx - changed type of mIdTruth from 'ushort' to 'int' ;
    
    StTrackFitTraits.h - fixed schema evolution;
    
    StFmsDbMaker
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx, StFmsDbMaker.h - added 'getStarXYZfromColumnRow()' to convert from local grid space [cell width unit, not cm];
    
    added protection for fmsGain and fmsGainCorrection when table length get shorter and can be overwritten by old values;
    
    added 'distanceFromEdge()' for fiducial volume cut; added 'readRecParamFromFile()'; 
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.cxx, StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.h - modified to use StEnumeration;
    
    modified setFmsZS(int v) and if ADC < v, drop the hit (default=2); added poisson distribution for FPS, with setFpsNPhotonPerMIP(float v);
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.cxx - set default for mFpsNPhotonPerMIP to 100.0;
    
    StFmsPointMaker
    
    StFmsPointMaker.cxx, StFmsPointMaker.h - modified to move energy sum check for killing LED tail event to whole FMS; make it not dependent on beam energy, so that it runs on simulation as well;
    
    added 3 options to control how reconstruction works: setGlobalRefit(int v=1); setMergeSmallToLarge(int v=1); setTry1PhotonFit(int v=1);
    
    StFmsPointMaker.cxx - fixed small scale difference for small cells when converting coordinates while mMergeSmallToLarge is on ;
    
    StFmsHitMaker
    
    StFmsHitMaker.cxx - changed some LOG_INFO to LOG_DEBUG;
    
    StFmsUtil
    
    StFmsEventClusterer.cxx - added warning if removing cluster with too many towers;
    
    StFmsTowerCluster.cxx, StFmsTowerCluster.h - modified ;
    
    StFmsClusterFinder.cxx, StFmsClusterFinder.h, StFmsClusterFitter.cxx, StFmsClusterFitter.h, StFmsEventClusterer.cxx, StFmsEventClusterer.h, StFmsTower.cxx, StFmsTower.h, StFmsTowerCluster.cxx, StFmsTowerCluster.h - modified to speed up code (~x2) by optimizing minimization fuctions and showershape function; added option to merge small cells to large, so that it finds cluster at border; added option to perform 1 photon fit when 2 photons fit failed; added option to turn on/off global refit; modified to get moment analysis done without ECUTOFF when no tower in cluster exceed ECUTOFF=0.5GeV ;
    
    StFmsClusterFinder.cxx, StFmsClusterFinder.h, StFmsClusterFitter.cxx StFmsClusterFitter.h, StFmsEventClusterer.cxx - modified to increase max number of clusters; fixed bug in valley tower association ;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - updated to make VFPPVev == VFPPV with StEvent input;
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx, StMinuitVertexFinder.h, St_VertexCutsC.h - modified to use new vertex-finding parameters ZMin, ZMax ;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx, StMtdMatchMaker.h - modified to remove filling trees;
    
    StMtdQAMaker
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx, StMtdQAMaker.h - added histogram for global T0 alignment calibration using primary tracks;
    
    added mMaxVtxDz to cut on vz difference between TPC and VPD;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuFmsCollection.h, StMuFmsPoint.h - updated for StMuFmsCollection and StMuFmsPoint; 
    
    StMuRpsTrack.cxx, StMuRpsTrack.h, StMuRpsTrackPoint.cxx, StMuRpsTrackPoint.h - added new files to handle the new pp2pp tracks;
    
    StMuRpsCollection.cxx, StMuRpsCollection.h - updated StMuRpsCollection to copy it from StEvent version;
    
    StPeCMaker
    
    StPeCTrigger.cxx - added 2E trigger;
    
    Sti
    
    StiToolkit.h, StiTrackFinder.h - added virtual dtors to StiToolkit and StiTrackFinder to fix compilation warning;
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - removed Vector3 from cylCross to save cost of ctor/dtor;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - added requirement for Check Plots for TTree file;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - added HCAL preshower to readout in St_geant_Maker;
    
    added hit definition and starsim to root interface for Forward Tracking System;
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker.cxx, St_pp2pp_Maker.h - added 'positionRMS' to each cluster;
    
    changed: Int_t MakeTracks(const StRpsCollection &RpsColl) -> Int_t MakeTracks( StRpsCollection &RpsColl, float blue_beamenergy, float yellow_beamenergy);
    
    created 3 private constant pitch_4svx, pitch_4svx2 and pitch_6svx so that both MakeClusters and MakeTracks can use;
    
    updated to set the xy position for each cluster according to Bogdan's offset scheme/constants and reading LVDT position ;
    
    added Rafal's new code in forming StRpsTrackPoint and StRpsTrack objects; 
    
    added two functions/variables related to reading from database the AcceleratorParameters and PMTSkewConstants;
    
    added 'mconversion_TAC_time' ;
    
    corrected a couple bugs in readSkewParameter to read skew parameters into the mSkew_param[s][ipmt][ipar] correctly;
    
    updated Rafal's latest code with multi-track algorithm;
    
    modified to use Bogdan's alignment constants ;
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker.cxx - modified to use: DB = GetDataBase("Calibrations/pp2pp/pp2ppPMTSkewConstants") instead of 
    
    DB = GetDataBase("Calibrations/pp2pp"); 
    
    
    RTS
    
    src/DAQ_SST/daq_sst.cxx, daq_sst.h - added the CM mode;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - initial revision of dev2020 geometry tag including Forward Tracking System;
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_hca.F, g2t_volume_id.g - g2t updated to readout preshower in HCAL; 
    
    g2t_fts.F, g2t_fts.idl - added new files for Forward Tracking System;
    
    sim/idl/g2t_fts_hit.idl - added new file for Forward Tracking System;
    
    g2t_track.idl - modified to add hit definition and starsim to root interface for Forward Tracking System;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.dev2020.C - added dev2020 geometry tag; 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcLengthCorrectionB.20150131.000008.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20150131.000008.C, tpcPressureB.2 0150131.000002.C TpcRowQ.20150131.000007.C, TpcSecRowB.20150131.000007.root - added the first version of dE/dx calibrations for run 2015 pp 200GeV data;
    
    TpcCurrentCorrection.20150131.000013.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20150131.000016.C, TpcRowQ.20150131.000015.C, TpcSecRowB.20150131.000015.root - added next verison of dE/dx calibrations for run 2015 pp 200GeV data;
    
    Calibrations/tracker/KalmanTrackFinderParameters.y2014.C - updated tracking parameters for run 2014: allowed any 3-layer combination of HFT hits to be classified as an HFT track, otherwise hits are stripped and track is fit as TPC only;
    
    KalmanTrackFinderParameters.y2015.C - updated tracking parameters for run 2015: allowed any 3-layer combination of HFT hits to be classified as an HFT track, otherwise hits are stripped and track is fit as TPC only;
    
    Conditions/trg/trgTimeOffsetB.20150101.000000.C, trgTimeOffsetB.20150609.063000.C - added trigger T0 for run 2015;
    

    
    StDb/idl/VertexCuts.idl - added ZMin, ZMax fields for vertex cut ;
    
    pp2ppPMTSkewConstants.idl, pp2ppAcceleratorParameters.idl - added new Roman Pots tables;
    

    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx, Geometry.h - added initial revision of dev2020 geometry tag including Forward Tracking System;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - added initial revision of dev2020 geometry tag including Forward Tracking System; 
    
    added hit definition and starsim to root interface for Forward Tracking System;
    
    Geometry/HcalGeo/HcalGeo.xml, HcalGeo1.xml - updated for HCAL study geometry; 
    
    Geometry/FtsdGeo/FtsdGeo.xml - added Forward Tracking System prototype geometry;
    
    added hit definition and starsim to root interface for Forward Tracking System;
    
    implemented version 3 for Forward Tracking System: first 4 disks are at same positions as version 1; next two disks evenly spaced;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - added initial revision of dev2020 geometry tag including Forward Tracking System;
    

    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/DisplayDefs.cxx, DisplayDefs.h - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPresenter/JevpGui.cxx - updated;
    

    

    

    
    
  • September 10, 2015 
    
    new library SL15j tagged as SL15j has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits ) and SL5.3 platforms; default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . 
    
    Library was tested, found bugs fixed, library was released on September 1.
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - first release of StFmsPointMaker & StFmsUtil makers to process with FMS data ;
    
    - StEvent & StMuDstMaker updated to process FMS & FPS data;
    
    - few bugs fixed ;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    Hijing1_383/StarHijing.cxx - modified to use an unsigned 'int' in the loop if compiler under optimization;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StMultyKeyMap.cxx - removed unused variables; 
    
    St_base 
    
    StObject.cxx, StObject.h - added specific copy constructor to StObject; this constructor set to zero for bit 1<<22 to fix the bug #3134;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - corrected options for FMS/FPS ;
    
    StEtrFastSimMaker 
    
    StEtrFastSimMaker.h - updated to adjust to gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    StEvent
    
    StFmsPoint.cxx, StFmsPoint.h - major updates for FMS detector;
    
    StFmsCluster.cxx, StFmsCluster.h, StFmsCollection.cxx, StFmsCollection.h - added print out function and operator;
    
    StFpsSlat.cxx, StFpsSlat.h - initial revision of codes for FPS slats;
    
    StContainers.cxx, StContainers.h, StEnumerations.h, StEventTypes.h, StFmsCluster.cxx, StFmsCollection.cxx, StFmsCollection.h, StFmsPoint.cxx, StFmsPoint.h - modified due to adding StFpsSlat and interconnection between slats and points;
    
    StFmsCollection.cxx, StFmsCollection.h, StFmsHit.cxx, StFmsPoint.cxx, StFmsPoint.h - changed in naming of data members;
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker 
    
    StFlowLeeYangZerosMaker.cxx - adjusted to new compiler (::isnan);
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    getCellPosition2015pA.cxx, getCellPosition2015pA.h, getCellPosition2015pp.cxx, getCellPosition2015pp.h - added new files with new functions for un-uniform grid cell positions, switched based on DB fmsPositionModel;
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx, StFmsDbMaker.h - modified to use for un-uniform grid cell positions;
    
    macros/fmsPositionModel_db.C, fms_db_ChannelGeometry_akio.C, fms_db_recpar.C, fpsChannelGeometry_db.C, fpsConstant_db.C, fpsGain_db.C, fpsMap_db.C, fpsPosition_db.C, fpsSlatId_db.C, fpsStatus_db.C, loadlib.C, table_reupload.C - added new macros to write/read DB tables for FPS; 
    
    fms_db_ChannelGeometry.C, fms_db_detectorposition.C, fms_db_fmsgain.C, fms_db_fmsgaincorr.C, fms_db_map.C, fms_db_patchpanelmap.C, fms_db_qtmap.C - modified to read/write DB tables for FPS;
    
    StFmsHitMaker 
    
    StFmsHitMaker.cxx, StFmsHitMaker.h - added SetReadMuDst() to give options for reading back from MuDst, reading hits only and rerun clustering, or reading hit+cluster+point;
    
    StFmsPointMaker 
    
    StFmsPointMaker.cxx, StFmsPointMaker.h - first revision of StFmsPointMaker; added readMuDst() to give options when reading back from mudst; 
    
    StFmsUtil 
    
    StFmsClusterFinder.h, StFmsClusterFitter.h, StFmsConstant.h, StFmsDbConfig.h, StFmsEventClusterer.h, StFmsFittedPhoton.h, StFmsGeometry.h, StFmsTowerCluster.h, StFmsTower.h, StFmsClusterFinder.cxx, StFmsClusterFitter.cxx, StFmsDbConfig.cxx, StFmsEventClusterer.cxx, StFmsGeometry.cxx, StFmsTowerCluster.cxx, StFmsTower.cxx - first revision of StFmsUtil code;
    
    StFmsClusterFinder.h, StFmsClusterFitter.cxx, StFmsClusterFitter.h, StFmsConstant.h, StFmsEventClusterer.cxx, StFmsEventClusterer.h, StFmsTowerCluster.cxx, StFmsTowerCluster.h - modified to uses StFmsDbMaker to get appropriate geometry parameters;
    
    StFmsGeometry.cxx, StFmsGeometry.h - removed StFmsGeometry class, now it will use StFmsDbMaker to get appropriate parameters;
    
    StFpsRawHitMaker 
    
    StFpsRawHitMaker.cxx, StFpsRawHitMaker.h - modified to work with StFmsDbMaker;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - corrected print statement bemc->eemc ; 
    
    Sti 
    
    Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx - updated to avoid call of deprecated function; 
    
    StiIst 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - removed unused local variable; updated doxygen;
    
    StiPxl 
    
    StiPxlHitLoader.cxx - removed unused code's lines;
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx - updated doxygen;
    
    StiSsd 
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx - updated doxygen;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder.h - removed empty destructor;
    
    StJetMaker 
    
    tree/StjTreeIndex.h - changed _major and _minor compile errors; 
    
    StjTreeReader.h - modified to match changes in StjTreeIndex.h; 
    
    StMcQaMaker 
    
    StMcQaMaker.h - updated to adjust to gcc 4.8.2;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuArrays.cxx, StMuArrays.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuDstMaker.h, StMuFmsCollection.cxx, StMuFmsCollection.h, StMuFmsHit.h, StMuFmsUtil.cxx, StMuFmsUtil.h - modified to add FMS detector data; 
    
    StMuFmsCluster.cxx, StMuFmsCluster.h, StMuFmsPoint.cxx, StMuFmsPoint.h - added new files to handle FMS MuDst data;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx - added chi and beamwidth to BLpars ntuple;
    
    StPeCMaker 
    
    StPeCTrigger.cxx - modified to account non trigger events;
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker 
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker.cxx, St_pp2pp_Maker.h - modified to change the orientations, skeleton to read new DB and MakeTracks(...);
    
    StSstDaqMaker 
    
    StSstDaqMaker.h - removed unused and unimplemented class members;
    
    
    RTS 
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - added STRXXX;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/daq_tpx.cxx, daq_tpx.h - added TPX altrobank;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20150520.135123.C, TpcRowQ.20150520.135122.C, TpcSecRowB.20150520.135122.root - added run 2015 dEdx calibrations for FixedTarget2015 dataset;
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2015.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2015.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.y2015.C, TpcPadCorrection.y2015.C, TpcPhiDirection.y2015.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2015.C, TpcRowQ.y2015.C, TpcSecRowB.y2015.C, TpcZCorrectionB.y2015.C, TpcdCharge.y2015.C, TpcdEdxCor.y2015.C, tpcAltroParams.y2015.C, tpcAnodeHV.y2015.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2015.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2015.C, tpcGainCorrection.y2015.C, tpcGas.y2015.C, tpcGasTemperature.y2015.C, tpcMethaneIn.y2015.C, tpcPressureB.20150520.135122.C, tpcPressureB.y2015.C, tpcSlewing.y2015.C, tpcWaterOut.y2015.C - added new files to reset TPC pressure dependence for FixedTarget2015 dataset;
    
    TpcAvCurrent.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20150121.180611.C - removed files;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2014.C - modified;
    
    StDb/idl/fmsPositionModel.idl - added new table (geometry switch) for FMS;
    

    


    
    
  • August 15, 2015 
    
    new library SL15i tagged as SL15i has been created and built on SL6.4 (32 bits & 64bits) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested, found bugs fixed, library was released on August 18.
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - new compiler gcc 4.8.2 and codes modification ;
    
    - added new version of Pythia 6.4.28 ;
    
    - changed the way of initialization of MTD geometry;
    
    - StPeCMaker modified to give more flexibility in writing output for upc events ;
    
    - few bugs fixed ;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    asps 
    
    Simulation/starsim/atmain/agxuser.age - modified to disable building geometry via makefile; 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StAnalysisMaker 
    
    StAnalysisMaker.cxx, StAnalysisMaker.h - added messages (print out) for for Sst, Gmt, pp2pp;
    
    StarClassLibrary 
    
    StHelix.cc - modified to replace isnan -> 'std::isnan' to satisfy C++11 standards ;
    
    phys_constants.h, math_constants.h - added files removed from StHbtMaker;
    
    StParticleTable.cc - updated to propagate PDG id for antideuteron;
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    Pythia6_4_28/Pythia6.cxx, Pythia6.h, Pythia6_4_28LinkDef.h, StarPythia6.cxx, StarPythia6.h, address.F, pythia-6.4.28.F - new version of PYTHIA; 
    
    FILT/StarFilterMaker.cxx - fixed compiler warning;
    
    StarLight/nBodyPhaseSpaceGen.cpp - modified to use 'std::isnan' for gcc 4.8.2; 
    
    UTIL/StarParticleData.cxx - fixed compile warning;
    
    UrQMD3_3_1/StarUrQMD.cxx - fixed compiler warning;
    
    1fluid.F - modified to declare return type for CHEM to match function declaration;
    
    macros/starsim.pythia6.C - macro to run Pythia 6.4.28; 
    
    StStarLogger
    
    StWsLogger.cxx - added unistd.h header where 'geteuid()' and 'gethostname()' are defined to satisfy gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx - removed numbers;
    
    StBTofSimMaker 
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx, StBTofSimMaker.h - modify to initialize static constants outside of class definition to comply with gcc 4.8.2 compiler; 
    
    StBTofUtil 
    
    StBTofHitCollection.h, StBTofRawHitCollection.h - removed size_t ambiguity by adding cstddef; added cstddef C++ header defining size_t type;
    
    StTofCellCollection.h, StTofDataCollection.h, StTofHitCollection.h, StTofRawDataCollection.h, StTofSlatCollection.h - added cstddef C++ header defining size_t type to satisfy gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    StChain 
    
    StMaker.cxx - removed numbers from lsMakers;
    
    StDaqLib 
    
    L3/L3_Reader.hh - added space between literal and identifier to satisfy gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    TRG/code2008.cxx - fixed spacing for gcc 4.8.2; 
    
    StDbLib 
    
    MysqlDb.cc - fixed warning: MYSQL_RES pointer is not supposed to be deleted by client in destructor; 
    
    StDbUtilities 
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - modified to allow call of 'UndoDistortion()' for a (dummy) initialization;
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc - added recalculation of padrow during transformation;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinderParameters.h - modified to expand to 4 regions, added protection for this;
    
    StEventUtilities 
    
    StEventHitIter.cxx, StEventHitIter.h - updated to add StEventHitIter ==> ROOT dictionary;
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker 
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.h - fixed string literal spacing for C++11 compliance ;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker 
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc - modified to replace isnan -> 'std::isnan' to satisfy C++11 standards ;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker 
    
    StFtpcVertex.hh - modified to replace isnan -> 'std::isnan' to satisfy C++11 standards ;
    
    StGammaMaker 
    
    StGammaCandidateMaker.cxx - updated to reuse variable defined in if condition part to satisfy gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    StGammaCandidate.cxx - removed unused chunk of code;
    
    StGammaTrack.cxx, StGammaTreeMaker.cxx - added parenthesis to resolve possible ambiguity in logical expressions for gcc 4.8.2 compiler; 
    
    StIstClusterMaker 
    
    StIstClusterMaker.h - added space before and after "__DATE__" and "__TIME__" to be compiled with gcc 4.8.2;
    
    StIstDbMaker 
    
    StIstDb.cxx, StIstDb.h - corrected style with 'astyle -s3 -p -H -A3 -k3 -O -o -y -Y -f';
    
    StIstHitMaker 
    
    StIstHitMaker.h - added space before and after "__DATE__" and "__TIME__" to be compiled with gcc 4.8.2;
    
    StIstRawHitMaker 
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.h - added space before and after "__DATE__" and "__TIME__" to be compiled with gcc 4.8.2;
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.cxx - corrected style with 'astyle -s3 -p -H -A3 -k3 -O -o -y -Y -f'; removed unused variable;
    
    StIstSimMaker 
    
    StIstFastSimMaker.h - added space before and after "__DATE__" and "__TIME__" to be compiled with gcc 4.8.2;
    
    StIstFastSimMaker.cxx - modified to use by default geometry tables from StIstDb instead of building ideal geometry; added useful debug level messages; minor changes in output messages;
    
    StIstFastSimMaker.cxx, StIstFastSimMaker.h - corrected style with 'astyle -s3 -p -H -A3 -k3 -O -o -y -Y -f';
    
    StIstUtil 
    
    StIstCluster.cxx - corrected style with 'astyle -s3 -p -H -A3 -k3 -O -o -y -Y -f';
    
    Sti 
    
    StiDetectorContainer.h - empty method 'clear()' added ;
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx - methods 'SaveGeometry()' and 'Print()' implemented; in method 'Built()' added saving all the volumes in StiDetectorVolume format; method operator<<(ostream& os, const DetectorMapPair & detMapEntry) implemented ;
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.h - added added methods Print() & SaveGeometry; the last one saves Sti geometry in the form of StiDetectorVolume for visualization;
    
    StiKNNSeedFinder.h, StiKNNSeedFinder.cxx - added interface for KNN seed finder from Stv;
    
    StiKNNSeedFinder.h - added non empty 'clear()';
    
    StiKNNSeedFinder.cxx - added 'Clear()' & 'clear()' methods ;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - cleanup mess of 'reset()' and 'clear()' methods ;
    
    StiMapUtilities.cxx - modified to put back assert for hit usage;
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - removed non used array;
    
    StiTrackFinder.h - added 'FeedBack()' method for debugging only;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - added call to 'FeedBack()';
    
    StiElossCalculator.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - replaced isnan -> 'std::isnan' to resolve ambiguity for isnan in gcc 4.8.2 compiler; also switched to standard c++ header ; 
    
    StiMasterHitLoader.h - added 'this ->' to templated base class method to help gcc 4.8.2 to resolve the dependent name;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx - cleanup mess of 'reset()' and 'clear()' methods ;
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx - added StiKNNSeedFinder ;
    
    StiUtilities 
    
    StiPullEvent.cxx - cleanup;
    
    StMiniMcMaker 
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - added 'std::isnan' to resolve ambiguity for isnan with gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    removed defined but not unused local typedefs;
    
    StMcEvent 
    
    StMcMtdHit.cc - fixed BUG in the code which hid the path length; the line declaring kNCell was terminated with a comma (,) not a semi-colon (;), which means that mPathLength was declared as a local, const static variable, rather than setting the member variable in the class;
    
    StMcEtrHit.cc - fixed bug in StMcEtrHit; was returning an uninitialized variable (iLayer) but the variable ilayer should be returned instead;
    
    StMcHit.cc, StMcPxlSectorHitCollection.cc, StMcTrack.cc - fixed compiler warning;
    
    StMtdEvtFilterMaker 
    
    StMtdEvtFilterMaker.h, StMtdTrackingMaskMaker.h - added space between user-defined and string literals required by gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker 
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx, StMtdMatchMaker.h - added the distance along radius to the calculation of the distance between a MTD hit and a projected track position;
    
    StMtdSimMaker 
    
    StMtdSimMaker.cxx, StMtdSimMaker.h - modified to initialize static constants outside of class definition to comply with gcc 4.8.2 compiler; 
    
    StMtdUtil 
    
    StMtdConstants.h - added the constant difference in radius between adjacent modules; 
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx, StMtdGeometry.h - remove calling a macro in Init() to create geometry, It should be done within the maker that uses this utility class;
    
    added the TGeoManager parameter to the default constructor to force the existance of the geometry when using this utility class ;
    
    modified to simplify the code for getting the pointer to the magnetic field; 
    
    modified to initialize static constants outside of class definition to satisfy gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx - added class scope to static members;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StEvtTrigDetSumsMaker.cxx - modified ;
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified to use an initialization call for StMagUtilities for each event;
    
    StPeCMaker 
    
    StPeCGeant.cxx, StPeCGeant.h - added StMuMcVertex information and calculate invariant mass only for pion pairs;
    
    StPeCMaker.cxx - added choice to skip writting the tree to output file and added summary histograms;
    
    StPeCMaker.h - added flag to suppress tree to output and include summary histograms;
    
    StPeCEvent.cxx, StPeCEvent.h - modified to remove RP container copy to output;
    
    StPeCPair.cxx - modified to stop extrapolation to TOF, now copy information from StMuBTofPidTraits;
    
    StPeCTrigger.cxx - added trigger for pA part of run 15;
    
    doMuEvent_picoFromEmbedding.C - added macro to produce UPC pico dsts from embedding MuDst;
    
    StSecondaryVertexMaker 
    
    StKinkMaker.cxx, StV0FinderMaker.cxx - modified to replace isnan -> 'std::isnan' to satisfy C++11 standards ;
    
    StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSstDbMaker.cxx, StSstDbMaker.h - modified 'getSstDimensions()' to return the table data, not the structure;
    
    StSsdSimulationMaker 
    
    StSsdEmbeddingMaker.cxx, St_sls_Maker.cxx - removed unused local variables ;
    
    StSsdPointMaker 
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx - removed unused local variables;
    
    StSsdUtil 
    
    StSpaListNoise.cc, StSsdBarrel.cc, StSsdWafer.cc, StSstWafer.cc - removed unused local variables ;
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker 
    
    StStrangeMuDstPlayer.cxx, StStrangeMuDstPlayer.h - removed references to topoMapFixer;
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker 
    
    StSvtSignal.cc - added 'std::isnan' to resolve ambiguity for gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    StTpcRSMaker 
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TpcRS.C - cleaned up __PAD_BLOCK__; recalculated no. of real hits in g2t_track n_tpc_hit (exc luding pseudo pad row); added current and accumulated charge in dE/dx correction ;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.h - fixed cvs message;
    
    StUtilities 
    
    StMultiH2F.cxx - fixed minor bug with 'SavePrimitive';
    
    StMessTypeList.h - modified to include stdlib to get size_t;
    

    
    RTS 
    
    EventTracker/FtfGeneral.h - removed local preprocessor macros for min and max; modified to use standard c++ te mplated functions std::min and std::max ;
    
    eventTracker.cxx - removed unused variables ;
    
    gl3Event.cxx - moved variable definition to the place where it is initialized;
    
    include/RC_Config.h - updated; 
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/fgtPed.cxx, fgtPed.h - added some pedestal variables;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx - removed unused variables;
    
    
    pams
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - updated to propagate a PDG id for antideuteron;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdGeo5.xml - modified to improve timing and energy resolution of MTD;
    
    GeoTestMaker/GeoTestMaker.h, StMCConstructGeometry.cxx - fixed __DATE__ ;
    
    StarAgmlChecker/StarAgmlChecker.cxx, StarAgmlChecker.h - removed unused variable; made 'dtor' virtual;
    
    StarAgmlViewer/StarAgmlViewer.cxx- fixed compiler warning; removed unused x ;
    
    StarBASE/StarBASE.h - fixed __DATE__ ;
    
    StarVMCApplication/StarMCHits.cxx - improved const-ness; removed unused structure;
    
    StVMCMaker/TGeoDrawHelper.cxx - modified to switch to double so as not to hide method on base class;
    
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/HitError.idl - added comments; 
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/istBuilder.cxx, istBuilder.h - modify to initialize static constants outside of class definition to satisfy gcc 4.8.2 compiler ; 
    
    StOnlineDisplay/StDataReadModule.h, StEvpReader.h, StSteeringModule.h - added space between user-defined and string literals to satisfy gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    
    gl3Data.cxx - modified to resolve function by explicit call to std::min to satisfy gcc 4.8.2 compiler;
    

    


    
    
  • August 10, 2015 
    
    SL15h library was updated with codes below to provide y2015a production geometry version for run 2015 calibration production. Updated codes have been retagged with the same tag SL15h .
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added bfc options with y2015a production geometry;
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - updated to load y2015a geometry when it is required, not y2015;
    
    StarVMC/Geometry/MutdGeo/ 
    
    MutdGeo5.xml - modified to improve timing and energy resolution of MTD;
    

    
    
  • July 22, 2015 
    
    new library SL15h tagged as SL15h has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits ) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 . Library was tested, found bugs fixed, library was released on July 23.
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - new ROOT 5.34.30 version;
    
    - few codes modifications to adjust to new ROOT version;
    
    - added y2015a production geometry;
    
    - added StiSstHitLoader and QA plots for SST detector;
    
    - removed next makers: StHbtMaker, StFlowMaker, StPidAmpMaker, StFlowAnalysisMaker, StStrangeMuDstMaker because there are no person to support them but needed an updates due to necessary adjustment to new ROOT version ;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - Hbt, Flow and derivative chain options made obsolete because StHbtMaker are not supported by anyone but need update to make it consistent with new ROOT version;
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - added y2015a production geometry, initial release; 
    
    StEEmcUtil 
    
    StEEmcSmd/EEmcSmdGeom.cxx - fixed wrong initialization of TVector3; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    StMuDSTMakerLinkDef.h - commented out pragma;
    
    StMuEvent.h - modified to adjust missing includes from the removed makers;
    
    StiSsd 
    
    StiSstHitLoader.h, StiSstHitLoader.cxx - added SstHitLoader to load SST hits ; straight copy of StiSsdHitLoader;
    
    StiSstDetectorGroup.cx - modified to change call to StiSstHitLoader; 
    
    StSstPointMaker 
    
    StSstPointMaker.h - inserted blank to to satisfy C++11 standards ;
    
    StSstUtil 
    
    StSpaNoise.hh, StSstClusterControl.cxx, StSstClusterList.cc, StSstConfig.hh, StSstDynamicControl.cxx, StSstLadder.cc, StSstPackage.cc, StSstStripList.cc, StSstWafer.cc - updated to include headers with path to submodule;
    
    StSstBarrel.cc, StSstBarrel.hh, StSstWafer.hh - removed obsolete libraries : ssdConfiguration, ssdDimensions, ssdWafersPosition ; fixed static StSstBarrel name;
    
    StSstLadder.cc, StSstBarrel.cc - removed unused variable;
    
    StSstWafer.cc, StSstWafer.hh - removed unused variable; Int_t doLorentzShiftSide moved to void();
    
    St_QA_Maker 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.h, StQABookHist.cxx, StQABookHist.h, StQAMakerBase.cxx, StQAMakerBase.h - modified to copy SSD to SST; HFT histogams now use SST;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - modified to replace isnan => std::isnan to satisfy C++11 standards ;
    
    
    pams 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added y2015a production geometry, initial release; 
    

    
    StarDb 
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2015a.C - added y2015a production geometry, initial release; 
    

    
    StarVMC 
    
    geant3/TGeant3/TGeant3.h, TGeant3TGeo.h - added stubs to TGeant3 (etc...) to handle additional pure virtua l functions added to the base class in latest ROOT; 
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - added y2015a production geometry, initial release; 
    
    Geometry/FpdmGeo/FpdmGeo4.xml - added y2015a production geometry, initial release; 
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - added y2015a production geometry, initial release; 
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - added y2015a production geometry, initial release; 
    

    


    
    
  • June 24, 2015 
    
    new library SL15g tagged as SL15g has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits ) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 .Library was tested with standard test suite, found bugs fixed, and library was released on July 14.
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - first revision of StSstDaqMaker, SST daq reader code;
    
    - first revision of StSstUtil & StSstPointMaker created from SSD code and reshaped to support SST;
    
    - added FTBF version of HCAL setup;
    
    - few bugs fixed ;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StarClassLibrary 
    
    StParticleTable.cc - modified to correct mapping between G3 id and pdg id; the G3 is the key and must be unique;
    
    JPsi (id=168, dimuon channel) added to particle table;
    
    StH0Strangelet.cc, StH0Strangelet.hh - added new files to support H0 dibaryon;
    
    StarGenerator/BASE 
    
    BASE/StarPrimaryMaker.cxx, StarPrimaryMaker.h - minor bug fixed to enable cut on max rapidity of particles; added z-vertex cut, with wide default; 
    
    Hijing1_383/StarHijing.cxx - set default to store full particle record; fixed mother-daughter relationship tracking; assert statement added to verify that mother particle created before daughters; 
    
    modified hijing examples to show proper configuration syntax/work around CINT limitation with respect to returning references; added few configuration common blocks as TTables in generator makers; 
    
    Hijing1_383LinkDef.h - added new file to expose commons to CINT;
    
    Hijing.cxx, Hijing.h, StarHijing.cxx, StarHijing.h - added access to lund compressed particle codes (KC); restored default particle decays mistakenly switched off ;
    
    Pythia6_4_23/Pythia6.h, StarPythia6.cxx - modified hijing examples to show proper configuration syntax/work around CINT limitation with respect to returning references; added few configuration common blocks as TTables in generator makers; 
    
    macros/starsim.hijing.C, starsim.hijing.D0.C, starsim.hijing.hypertriton.C, starsim.hijing.pHe3.C - modified hijing examples to show proper configuration syntax/work around CINT limitation with respect to returning references; added few configuration common blocks as TTables in generator makers; 
    
    starsim.hijing.C - added access to lund compressed particle codes (KC); restored default particle decays mistakenly switched off;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added multiple options to support SST; 
    
    StBFChain.cxx - corrected logic for for blacklisting;
    
    StDbLib 
    
    StDbTable.cc - fixed char type: null-terminator assignment; 
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - added hits for FTBF version of HCAL; 
    
    StMtdSimMaker 
    
    StMtdSimMaker.cxx, StMtdSimMaker.h - added data member mWriteHisto to control the output of histograms;
    
    StBTofSimMaker 
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx - updated to enable MC hits in embedding;
    
    StSstDaqMaker 
    
    StSstDaqMaker.cxx, StSstDaqMaker.h - first revision of SST daq reader code;
    
    StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSstDbMaker.cxx, StSstDbMaker.h - modified to move to SST tables;
    
    StSstPointMaker 
    
    StSstPointMaker.cxx, StSstPointMaker.h - first revision of SstPointMaker code created from SSD code and reshaped;
    
    StSstUtil 
    
    StSpaListNoise.hh, StSpaNoise.hh, StSstBarrel.hh, StSstClusterControl.h, StSstCluster.hh, StSstClusterList.hh, StSstConfig.hh, StSstConsts.h, StSstDynamicControl.h, StSstLadder.hh, StSstPackage.hh, StSstPackageList.hh, StSstPoint.hh, StSstPointList.hh, StSstStrip.hh, StSstStripList.hh, StSstWafer.hh, StSpaListNoise.cc, StSpaNoise.cc, StSstBarrel.cc, StSstCluster.cc, StSstClusterControl.cxx, StSstClusterList.cc, StSstConfig.cc, StSstDynamicControl.cxx, StSstLadder.cc, StSstPackage.cc, StSstPackageList.cc, StSstPoint.cc, StSstPointList.cc, StSstStrip.cc, StSstStripList.cc, StSstWafer.cc - first reversion of SST code created from the SSD code and reshaped;
    

    
    pams 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - enabled secondary tracking (hit association) for PIXEL and FGT ; 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_hca.F - added readout for FTBF version of the HCAL test module; 
    
    added HCAL test configuration;
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - added H0 strangelet (m=2210 MeV) with 100% BR to Sigma- proton ;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - added configuration of HcalGeoF module;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - enabled secondary tracking (hit association) for PIXEL and FGT; 
    
    added HCAL test configuration;
    
    Geometry/HcalGeo/HcalGeoF.xml - added FTBF version of HCAL setup; updated with active material for BBC and Ledg;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - added configuration of HcalGeoF module;
    

    
    StDb 
    
    idl/spaceChargeCor.idl - fixed for comments; 
    

    


    
    
  • May 28, 2015 
    
    new library SL15f tagged as SL15f has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits ) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 .Library was tested and released on May 29.
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - initial revision of SST hits collection and SST interfaces in StEvent;
    
    - added new constructors for setting local hit positions, modified existing constructors in StEvent/StPxlHit ; StPxlHitMaker and StPxlUtil modified accordingly to changes in StEvent;
    
    - added new DB domain for SST detector and final set of SST tables;
    
    - implemented StarGenEventReader code as a root-file event reader which can be used to push previously generated events into the simulation;
    
    - codes cleanup as preparation for c++11 compiling standards, few bugs fixed;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    asps 
    
    rexe/TGeant3/TGiant3.cxx - fixed typo in obscure, unused method; 
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    PhysicalConstants.h - removed warning;
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    BASE/StarPrimaryMaker.cxx, StarPrimaryMaker.h - added LOG_INFO when kinematic cuts are changed from default; 
    
    StarGenerator.cxx, StarGenerator.h - modified to add a root-file event reader, which can be used to push previously generated events into the simulation;
    
    Pythia6_4_23/Pythia6.cxx, Pythia6.h, StarPythia6.h - added access to py1ent and pycomp subroutines, and set access to common blocks through static member functions;
    
    StarGenEventReader/StarGenEventReader.cxx, StarGenEventReader.h - added a root-file event reader, which can be used to push previously generated events into the simulation;
    
    macros/starsim.reader.C - modified to add a root-file event reader, which can be used to push previously generated events into the simulation; 
    
    StarRoot
    
    TRArray.cxx - removed senseless 'if' statement ;
    
    StMultiKeyMap.cxx, StMultyKeyMap.cxx, THelixTrack.cxx, TTreeIter.cxx - fixed syntax noted by CheckCpp;
    
    TRVector.cxx - fixed bug and removed 'Assert' ;
    
    StAssociationMaker
    
    EMC/StEmcAssociationMaker.cxx - updated an error in if-statement syntax;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added 'geant3vmc' option, which loads the VMC library early and suppresses xgeometry ;
    
    St_base
    
    StTree.cxx, StTree.h - slightly modified logic, added braces into logical expressions;
    
    StChain
    
    StRtsTable.cxx - fixed clumsy cast, adjusted to new gcc, bug #3108 ;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbDefs.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc - added new db domain: SST;
    
    StDbModifier.cxx - modified to deallocate memory in destructor of StDbModifier; cleanup;
    
    MysqlDb.cc - redundant pointer check removed; fixed false positive uninitialized use of memory;
    
    StDbSql.cc - modified to assign zero to the pointer after 'delete';
    
    StDbXmlReader.cc - fixed small memory leak;
    
    StDbXmlWriter.cc, StHyperLock.cpp, StHyperLock.h - fixed type issue;
    
    MysqlDb.cc, StDbModifier.cxx - proper 'delete' added before overwrite;
    
    StDbBuffer.h - fixed unused internal pseudotype access considered as array out of bounds access;
    
    StHyperUtilFilesystem.cpp - fixed dangerous use of strncopy;
    
    StHyperCacheManager.cpp - fixed for uninitialized memory warning;
    
    StDbBroker
    
    DbRead.cxx, StDbBroker.cxx - fixed small memory leak and type conversion warnings;
    
    StDbBroker.cxx- modified to avoid memleak by moving check to the entrance of the function;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - fixed bug #3101; removed old commented code;
    
    StEvent
    
    StEventTypes.h - added SST;
    
    StSstHit.cxx, StSstHit.h, StSstHitCollection.cxx, StSstHitCollection.h, StSstLadderHitCollection.cxx, StSstLadderHitCollection.h, StSstWaferHitCollection.cxx, StSstWaferHitCollection.h - initial revision of SST hits collection;
    
    StContainers.cxx, StContainers.h, StDetectorDefinitions.h, StDetectorName.cxx, StDetectorName.h, StEnumerations.h, StEvent.cxx, StEvent.h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventScavenger.h, StTrackFitTraits.cxx, StTrackFitTraits.h, StTrack.cxx, StTrack.h - added hooks and interfaces for SST detector;
    
    StPxlHit.cxx, StPxlHit.h - added new constructors for setting local hit position; made proper initialization of all data member; modified existing constructor, new getter and setter for local hit coordinates;
    
    StSstHit.cxx, StSstHit.h - ahanged 'mADC' from int to unsigned short;
    
    StL3EventSummary.cxx - fixed nonsense if() statement in constructor;
    
    StTrackDetectorInfo.h, StTrackDetectorInfo.cxx - added IST & PXL;
    
    StEnumerations.cxx - modified to make method 'detectorIdByName' more flexible;
    
    StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData2004.cxx - corrected logic in 'if' statement;
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHitIter.cxx - added IST & PXL;
    
    StFgtUtil
    
    geometry/StFgtGeom.cxx - fixed memory leak;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcDisplay.cc - fixed memory leak;
    
    StIstClusterMaker 
    
    StIstSimpleClusterAlgo.cxx - bug #3102 fixed; change type: unsigned char maxTb = -1 to char maxTb = -1 ;
    
    StIstClusterMaker.cxx, StIstClusterMaker.h, StIstIClusterAlgo.h, StIstSimpleClusterAlgo.cxx - modified to set default value of unsigned variables in a more explicit way ;
    
    StIstScanClusterAlgo.cxx, StIstSimpleClusterAlgo.cxx - removed a priori true condition without changing the logic;
    
    StIstSimMaker 
    
    StIstFastSimMaker.h - default of random seed changed to false; 
    
    StIstUtil 
    
    StIstCollection.cxx, StIstCollection.h, StIstConsts.h - modified to change type for the number of time bins for consistency and to avoid explicit type conversions ;
    
    StMcEvent 
    
    StMcPxlHit.hh - changed return uchar ==> int ; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMONStMuEvent.h - fixed class version for added class 'mNHitsHFT'; 
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StEvtVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.h - added z position of VPD vertex; code cleanup in preparation for C++11;
    
    updated to include prompt hits and post-crossing tracks, simplified detmap packing;
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - fixed incorrect memset usage, bug #3093);
    
    StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.h - updated to use HFT hits; modified to make more rapid chi2 convergence; modified make Ntuples attached to files not to be deleted;
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx, StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.h - added more vertex selection criteria: PCT daughters, and VPD Z agreement;
    
    StPxlDbMaker 
    
    StPxlDb.cxx - modified to set name of resulting matrix after copying from a temporary matrix object;
    
    StPxlHitMaker 
    
    StPxlHitMaker.cxx - updated hit's Y coordinate only when hit is identified as coming from real data otherwise do nothing; modified to streamline creation of PXL hits by making use of StPxlUtil/StPxlDigiHit;
    
    StPxlHitMaker.cxx, StPxlHitMaker.h - removed unused members and local variables, these values are set now internaly in the new version of StEvent/StPxlHit ;
    
    StPxlSimMaker 
    
    StPxlFastSim.cxx, StPxlISim.h - modified to switch to using constants from 'StPxlUtil';
    
    StPxlFastSim.cxx - modified to streamline creation of PXL hits by making use of StPxlUtil/StPxlDigiHit;
    
    StPxlUtil 
    
    StPxlConstants.h - modified to defined dimensional constants for PXL sensitive sensor area; modified to move the constants into the namespace and get rid of those defined in the global space;
    
    StPxlDigiHit.cxx, StPxlDigiHit.h - new files created for helper to manipulate local hit position in StPxlHit;
    
    StStarLogger 
    
    MySQLAppender.cxx - fixed bug in macro expansion;
    
    StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSstDbMaker.h - added space around literals to make g++ compiler (4.8.2) happy;
    
    StSsdPointMaker 
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx -possible infinite loop fixed ; fixed memory leak, bug #3105; fixed arrayIndex out of bounds;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - fixed bug #3096 , missing break; 
    
    StiRnD 
    
    Hft/StiPixelDetectorBuilder.h - fixed bug #3094; 
    
    StTreeMaker 
    
    StTreeMaker.cxx - added braces in logical expressions, fixed bug #3095;
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDb.cxx - removed duplicated line;
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - fixed array out of bound; comment out tpcGlobalPosition field dependence;
    
    StUtilities 
    
    StMessageManager.cxx - fixed memory leak: unnecessary char array in FindMessageList() ;
    
    StMultiH1F.cxx - modified to set min/maxima;
    

    
    RTS 
    
    src/DAQ_FPS/daq_fps.h - removed unnecessary structures and defines; 
    
    src/DAQ_PP2PP/daq_pp2pp.cxx - fixed memory leak in pedrms;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxGain.cxx - fixed small fopen leak;
    
    tpxPed.cxx - modified to add more special pedestal test features;
    
    src/SFS/fs_index.cxx - fixed possible memory leak;
    
    sfs_index.cxx - fixed small memory leak;
    

    
    pams 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - corrected configuration error in VPD in y2015/agml/agstar geometry; implemented an extra flag to handle call the right geometry module;
    
    updated to associate hits on secondary tracks to the global track, not the primary track which initiates decay/shower, bug #3092;
    

    
    StarDb 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcLengthCorrectionB.20120515.120002.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20120515.120002.C, TpcRowQ.20120515.120001.C, TpcSecRowB.20120515.120001.root - added preliminary dE/dx calibrations for cuAu 200GeV run 2012; 
    
    Geometry/tpc/tpcGlobalPosition.y2015.C, TpcOuterSectorPosition.y2015.C, TpcSuperSectorPosition.y2015 .C, tpcPadPlanes.devTY.C - added new files for ideal year 2015 geometry;
    

    
    StarVMC 
    
    StarVMCApplication/St_g2t_Chair.cxx - commented out BEMC/EEMC calorimeter hit codes, it was not used in production; 
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - corrected configuration error in VPD in y2015/agml/agstar geometry; implemented an extra flag to handle call the right geometry module; 
    
    updated to associate hits on secondary tracks to the global track, not the primary track which initiates decay/shower, bug #3092;
    
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/sstMaskChip.idl, sstStripCalib.idl, sstWafersPosition.idl - added final set of SST tables; 
    
    fpsStatus.idl - added new FPS status table;
    

    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpPresenter/EvpMain.cxx - modified; 
    
    zdc_smd.h - removed;
    

    


    
    
  • May 4, 2015 
    
    all codes tagged with SL15c tag have been checked out in new area and updated with MTD event filtering codes and related changes necessary to proceed with MTD run 2014 production.
    
    Also some fixes needed to embedding production have been added to the library, see below for list of updates;
    
    New library has been retagged as SL15e and built on SL6.4 (32bits ) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 .Library was tested and released on May 5.
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - further development of MTD code for events filtering ;
    
    - modification to StHelix to change the minimum step size and provide better precision for D0 reconstrution;
    
    - corrected dEdx information in MiniMc needed for embedding;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StarClassLibrary 
    
    StHelix.cc, StHelix.hh - added two default argument to dca of two helices for HFT which gives users the option to change the minStepSize and the search range of 'StHelix::pathLengths(StHelix&)';
    
    StarRoot/
    
    THelixTrack.cxx, THelixTrack.h - modified to change the minimum step size in two helices, number of iterations, now point nearest to two helices calculated iteratively by two strait lines;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added basic chain for pAu run 2015 fastoffline; introduced 'mtdFilt' option for MTD events filtering;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - updated for prepasses before implementations of StTagFilterMaker, changed tags.root => pretags.root;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbServiceBroker.cxx - modified to throttle LB connections activity if 3+ good hosts found;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx, St_db_Maker.h - modified to handle dynamic DB disconnects, keep connection if less than 30 sec passed since last data retrieval;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities 
    
    StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx - fixed wrong particle name in ::getParticleName();
    
    StEvent 
    
    StMtdHeader.cxx, StMtdHeader.h - added data member 'mTpcSectorMask' and 'mShouldHaveRejectEvent';
    
    StMiniMcMaker 
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - the default dEdx method in StMuDSTmaker has been changed from 'kTruncatedMeanId' to 'kLikelihoodFitId'; with 'kTruncatedMeanId' we are using only 70% of available dE/dx measurements and this is reflected in nHitsDedx; with 'kLikelihoodFitId' all available dE/dx measurements will be used;
    
    StMtdEvtFilterMaker 
    
    StMtdTrackingMaskMaker.cxx - added print-out in reconstruction;
    
    StMtdEvtFilterMaker.cxx, StMtdEvtFilterMaker.h - modified to remove dz and pTlead cuts in the filtering by default;
    
    changed the number scheme for 'shouldHaveRejectEvent()';
    
    StMtdHitMaker 
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx - modified to fill the two new data members 'mShouldHaveRejectEvent' and 'mTpcSectorMask' in MTD header for MTD event filtering;
    
    updated to use 'AddData()' to pass the information from event filtering stage;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker 
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx, StMtdMatchMaker.h - added a member function 'cleanUpMtdPidTraits()' to clean up the MTD pidTraits for all global and primary tracks before the matching process. This is needed when running MuDst in afterburner mode;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - fixed the geometry of shifted backleg 8 and 24;
    
    StMtdUtil 
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx, StMtdGeometry.h - fixed the geometry of shifted backleg 8 and 24;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuMtdHeader.cxx, StMuMtdHeader.h - 'StMuMtdHeader.{h,cxx}' modified to add two new data members to 'StMtdHeader' and 'StMuMtdHeader' to save the information from the two-pass reconstruction that will be used for Run14;
    
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/mtdEventFilterCuts.idl, mtdQTSlewingCorr.idl - added new MTD tables;
    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdGeo4.xml - updated hit definition for MTD, to improve timing resolution;
    

    


    
    
  • April 13, 2015 
    
    new library SL15d tagged as SL15d has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits ) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 .Library was tested and released on April 15.
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - initial revision of StFpsRawHitMaker, FPS reader for raw data;
    
    - initial revision of StMtdEvtFilterMaker for filtering of MTD data;
    
    - implemented new PYTHIA 8.1.86 version of Decayer;
    
    - OnlTools: FMS & IST event builder updated for run 2015;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: >br>
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    Pythia8_1_86/ StarPythia8Decayer.h, StarPythia8Decayer.cxx - added first working version of Pythia 8.1.86 Decayer;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added 'fpsDat' option to process with FPS raw data; 
    
    added options 'mtdEvtFilt' & 'mtdTrkMask' to process MTD events filtering; 
    
    moved 'MtdTrackingMask' before TPC, and include MTD dependence on MuDst libs; 
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker 
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx - removed 'delete' which crashed running bfc.C;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StEnumerations.cxx - added new implementation of detectorNameById(StDetectorId id) for automated update of new detector id;
    
    added 'break' when file is found in detectorIdInit();
    
    StFpsRawHitMaker 
    
    StFpsRawHitMaker.cxx, StFpsRawHitMaker.h - added new files to process with FPS raw data;
    
    StMcEvent 
    
    StMcIstLadderHitCollection.cc, StMcIstLadderHitCollection.hh, StMcIstSensorHitCollection.cc, StMcIstSensorHitCollection.hh - added new IST hit collections;
    
    StMtdEvtFilterMaker 
    
    MtdTrackFilterTag.idl, StMtdEvtFilterMaker.h, StMtdTrackingMaskMaker.h, StMtdEvtFilterMaker.cxx, StMtdTrackingMaskMaker.cxx - new maker for filtering MTD data;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker 
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - modified to use the constants defined in 'StMtdConstants' ;
    
    modified to use global coordinates, instead of local ones, to calculate the distances between projected track positions and MTD hits. Using local coordinates causes an unphysical shoulder at large DeltaZ ;
    
    fixed the following bug: if a track can be projected to two adjacent modules, the position in the module with a smaller module number gets dropped before matching. This caused an asymmetry in the local z distribution of matched tracks ;
    
    StMtdQAMaker 
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx - modified to use 'gMtdCellDriftV' from StMtdConstants.h ;
    
    StMtdUtil 
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx, StMtdGeometry.h - modified to use the constants defined in 'StMtdConstants' ;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - updated to make sure there no tracks with PXL or IST hits in calibration ; 
    
    StPeCMaker
    
    StPeCTrigger.cxx - added run 2015 RP triggers; 
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker
    
    StSsdFastSimMaker.cxx - modified to save SSD geant hits in local coordinates : removed the 1st GlobalToLocal transformation and added correction for smearing the proper local coordinates;
    
    Sti
    
    StiHitTest.cxx, StiHitTest.h - added debug class StiHftHits. It creates histogram of selected HFT hits;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - modified to call hftHits before & after refit();
    
    removed non used method 'StiKalmanTrackFinder::extendTracks(double rMin)'; added calls of 'StiHftHits::hftHist';
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrack.h - introduced member 'mCombUsed' to memorize combination of seleceted hits;
    
    added Enum 'keepHit' and 'kGoodHir' instead of using 1 & 2; added new parameter StiTrackNode *near; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx - updated for debuging;
    
    StiHitContainer.cxx, StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.cxx, StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.h - removed redundant printouts;
    
    StiMasterHitLoader.h - added printouts of number hits for all detector hit loaders;
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - modified to take care of singular matrix;
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.h, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - implemented new method 'evaluateChi2Info' to recalculate Xi2 ;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx, StiStEventFiller.h - added print out of number of PXL, IST & SSD hits used in tracking in every event;
    
    added print out of GOOD HFT hits associated with tracks;
    
    StiUtilities
    
    StiDebug.cxx - modified for debuging;
    
    StiIst
    
    StiIstHitLoader.cxx - removed redundant printouts;
    
    StiSsd
    
    StiSsdHitLoader.cxx - removed redundant printouts;
    
    StiTpc
    
    StiTpcHitLoader.cxx - removed redundant printouts;
    
    StiUtilities
    
    StiDebug.cxx, StiDebug.h - modified to make method 'StiDebug::Debug()' not inline to provide right loading order for StiUtilities.so;
    
    added to summary number of histograms per canvas;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - introduced sector masking (only MTD-based) ;
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - modified to move some messages from LOG_INFO to LOG_DEBUG;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    QAhlist_logy.h, StEventQAMaker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.h, StQAMakerBase.cxx, StQAMakerBase.h - introduced Roman Pots histograms;
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h, QAhlist_logx.h, StEventQAMaker.cxx, StQABookHist.cxx, StQABookHist.h - TPC dE/dx changes: Bethe-Bloch => Bichsel, and implemented tighter cuts against pile-up tracks;
    

    
    RTS
    
    src/SFS/sfs_index.cxx - fixed memory leak;
    

    
    pams
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_ssd.F - changed SSD hits to use local coordinates;
    

    
    StarDb 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcCurrentCorrection.20140315.000047.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20140315.000051.C, TpcRowQ.201403 15.000046.C, TpcSecRowB.20140315.000044.root, TpcZCorrectionB.20140315.000045.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.20130412.153000.C, tpcDriftVelocity.201 50121.180611.C, tpcPressureB.20140315.000047.C - added new dEdx calibrations files for Run 2014, AuAu 200GeV;
    

    
    StarVMC 
    
    StarAgmlLib/G3Commons.h - added new file; 
    
    AgBlock.h AgModule.cxx, AgModule.h, StarAgmlLibLinkDef.h, StarAgmlStacker.h - modified to export G3 tracking parameters associated with GSTPAR as tables attached to each AgML block, in order to allow us to configure G3 physics in a VMC application; 
    
    AgModule.cxx - reduced logfile spam; 
    
    Geometry/CaveGeo/CaveGeo3.xml - removed the east/west reference system so that beam pipe is correctly constructed by Sti without modification, bug #3031; 
    
    Geometry/BbcmGeo/ BbcmGeo.xml - modified to export G3 tracking parameters associated with GSTPAR as tables attached to each AgML block, in order to allow us to configure G3 physics in a VMC application ;
    
    Geometry/HcalGeo/ HcalGeo1.xml - modified to export G3 tracking parameters associated with GSTPAR as tables attached to each AgML block, in order to allow us to configure G3 physics in a VMC application ;
    
    Geometry/EcalGeo/ EcalGeo.xml, EcalGeo6.xml - modified to export G3 tracking parameters associated with GSTPAR as tables attached to each AgML block, in order to allow us to configure G3 physics in a VMC application ;
    
    Geometry/FpdmGeo/FpdmGeo1.xml, FpdmGeo2.xml, FpdmGeo.xml, FpdmGeo4.xml - modified to export G3 tracking parameters associated with GSTPAR as tables attached to each AgML block, in order to allow us to configure G3 physics in a VMC application ;
    
    Geometry/FsceGeo/FsceGeo.xml - modified to export G3 tracking parameters associated with GSTPAR as tables attached to each AgML block, in order to allow us to configure G3 physics in a VMC application ;
    
    Geometry/PhmdGeo/PhmdGeo.xml - modified to export G3 tracking parameters associated with GSTPAR as tables attached to each AgML block, in order to allow us to configure G3 physics in a VMC application ;
    
    Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceGeo3a.xml, TpceGeo4.xml - modified to export G3 tracking parameters associated with GSTPAR as tables attached to each AgML block, in order to allow us to configure G3 physics in a VMC application;
    
    Geometry/TpcxGeo/TpcxGeo1.xml, TpcxGeo2.xml - modified to export G3 tracking parameters associated with GSTPAR as tables attached to each AgML block, in order to allow us to configure G3 physics in a VMC application;
    
    Geometry/ZcalGeo/ZcalGeo.xml - modified to export G3 tracking parameters associated with GSTPAR as tables attached to each AgML block, in order to allow us to configure G3 physics in a VMC application ;
    

    
    StDb 
    
    idl/mtdEventFilterCuts.idl - added new table for MTD event filterring; 
    
    sstClusterControl.idl, sstConfiguration.idl, sstDimensions.idl, sstSlsCtrl.idl, sstChipCorrect.idl, sstGainCalibWafer.idl, sstNoise.idl, sstWaferConfiguration.idl- added new SST tables;
    

    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/fmsBuilder.cxx - modified to change weight for FMS critical plots;
    
    PREPOST changed, set basic threshold for matching;
    
    fmsBuilder.cxx, fmsBuilder.h - added FMS critical plots and changed draw options;
    
    istBuilder.cxx - added ist_bad_channels.txt to remove bad chips; added ist_noisy_chips.txt to identify noisy chips and apply higher cut (10*rms) on adc for those chips;
    
    modified to zero out hits < 3 ; modified to mask out zerobias; separated non-zs and zs; 
    
    istBuilder.h - added noisy chip identifier;
    
    trgBuilder.cxx - updated to adjust plots for pp 200GeV run 2015;
    
    ppBuilder.cxx, ppBuilder.h - modified to add the average hits-per-bunch histogram; 
    
    daqBuilder.cxx, istBuilder.cxx - fixed memory leak;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx, JevpServer.h - updated; fixed memory leak;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlot.h, JevpPlotSet.cxx, JevpPlotSet.h - fixed memory leak;
    

    


    
    
  • March 16, 2015 
    
    library SL15c has been updated with codes below by request of HFT group for run 2014 production:
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.cxx, StMuEvent.h - modified to add 4 unsigned shorts to StMuEvent; 
    
    Updated code was retagged with tag SL15c; 
    

    
    
  • March 4, 2015 
    
    new library SL15c tagged as SL15c has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits ) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 .Library was tested and released on March 6.
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - further tunning of Sti tracking with HFT;
    
    - initial revision of StFmsCluster & StFmsPoint in StEvent structure;
    
    - initial revision of new simulation maker for IST StIstSimMaker;
    
    - installed new version of PYTHIA 6.2.22 for forward processes studies;
    
    - added new TPC SC&GL DB table to handle sector-by-sector GridLeak distortions; 
    
    - QA maker updated with initial revision of HFT histograms;
    
    - added FPS & pp2pp pedestal bank to RTS structure;
    
    - added new tables for PP2PP pedestals and roman pot positions, code updated accordingly;
    
    - added FPS plots to OnlTools;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StAnalysisUtilities 
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - modified to provide histogram normalization;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added placeholder for the FMS incoming review; 
    
    setup base chain for run 2015; added option to call on StIstFastSimMaker;
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added options 'NoPxlIT, NoIstIT, NoSstIT' to enable HFT calibration with hits not on track; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - updated for year 2014 dEdx corrections;
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    Pythia6_2_22/Pythia6.cxx, Pythia6.h, Pythia6_2_22LinkDef.h, StarPythia6.cxx, StarPythia6.h, address.F, pystar-6.4.22.F, pythia-6.2.22.F, pytune.F - new version of PYTHIA 6.2.22 for forward studies;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StFmsCluster.cxx, StFmsCluster.h, StFmsPoint.cxx, StFmsPoint.h - initial revision of FMS clusters and points;
    
    StContainers.cxx, StContainers.h, StEnumerations.h, StEventTypes.h, StFmsCollection.cxx, StFmsCollection - modified due adding StFmPoint and StFmsCluster;
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    database/StBemcTables.cxx, StBemcTables.h - updated to include new DB table "bemcTriggerPed4" for BEMC online trigger monitoring for year 2015; 
    
    database/StBemcTablesWriter.cxx - updated to store "bemcTriggerPed4" values in database;
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx, StFmsDbMaker.h - added fps functionalities and interface to fms_rec table; updated for FPS tables to use;
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker 
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.cxx, StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.h - updated for run 2015;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiDetector.cxx, StiDetector.h - inside() added ;
    
    added method insideL() to account discrepancy between alligned hits and not alligned geometry;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx - modified to account more accurate zero magnetic field; removed redundant hit->subTimesUsed();
    
    updated to restore inversion of hh because it is used in multiple places;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinder.h, StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.h, StiTrackFinder.h - removed not used method 'extendTracksToVetrtex(...)' ;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - removed redundant call to StTrack::reserveHits;
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.h, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - new member '_wallx' added; added inside(); 
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - fixed small angle approximation; commented out an assert causing bfc.C crash reported in ticket #3007;
    
    added lines to check that all crossings are outside of the volume;
    
    method 'propagate(StiKalmanTrackNode *,StiDetector *,int dir)' was rewritten, for case cyl propagate(xk...) is not called anymore due to problem with accuracy;
    
    modified to replace all Asserts for sign() with zign() for speedup;
    
    fixed bug #3034 caused 'Assertion failed' and #3048 which caused missing primary tracks in pp collisions;
    
    some outdated asserts and debug lines removed; modified to call recov() in propagateError(): when length is big recov(1) is called, otherwice recov(0);
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.h, StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx, StiTrackNodeHelper.h - rolled back all changes related to nudge problem ;
    
    StiNodePars.h - 'rotate()' added;
    
    updated to define constants related to mag field;mMethod 'nan()' added to check 'NaN' in StiNodePars;rRemoved logic with zero magnetic field in 'ready()' (wrong place); replaced Double_t ==> double ;
    
    StiTrackNode.h - 'StiNodeErrs::rotate' added; methods 'nan()' added for debugging;
    
    modified to call recov(1) in StiKalmanTrackNode::propagateError() when length is bigger than kBigLen;
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - minimal value for angle errors decreased to 1e-5; MaxPars increased; 
    
    redundant call to TCL::trasat(...) removed;
    
    modified to calculate distance in cylCross along track now; this distance was made signed;
    
    'StiNodeErrs::rotate' & 'StiNodePars::rotate' are implemented ;
    
    methods 'nan()' added for debugging; added check sin < 1 ;
    
    changed the cut 0.1 radial ==> 0.01 radian ;
    
    StiTrackNode.h, StiTrackNode.cxx - added method to calculate sign of error matrix zign(), which is more correct than sign();
    
    new implementation of the method : recov() ==> recov(int force=0); force=1 means strong checking, using method sign() which is rather slow; force=0 weak check, used zign() which is fast but not too reliable; 
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.h, StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - member 'mwallx' added; all simple named members renamed (like a ==> mA) ;
    
    rotation in code replaced by call 'StiNodePars::rotate' ;
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - removed redundant 'rotPars.check()'; fixed small angle approximation; modified numbers ==> constants;
    
    method 'StiTrackNodeHelper::pathIn(...)' rewritten to account that for cylinder shape crossing angle is not the same as for planar shape;
    
    modified to call recov(0) or recov(1) in updateNode() and propagateErrs() if length < kBigLen ;
    
    StiHit.cxx, StiHit.h - added reusing hits; method insideL() added to check hit in loading;
    
    StiHitContainer.cxx, StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.cxx - renamed timesUsed() ==> isUsed();
    
    StiMapUtilities.cxx - replaced setTimesUsed() ==> addTimesUsed();
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx - removed redundant inputFile parameter; added comments about treeSearch On/Off; removed BTof ;
    
    StIstClusterMaker 
    
    StIstScanClusterAlgo.cxx - added check for empty container of to-be-merged proto-clusters, fixed bug #3056; This is done to avoid a situation when we run out of column-wise clusters in the current (happens when all clusters are merged and removed from the temporary container) column but the next one still has some cluster left.
    
    StIstDbMaker 
    
    StIstDbMaker.cxx - reverted "Move ToWhiteBoard() to Make". Will implement a different solution to avoid losing istDb from this maker's data container;
    
    changed 'ToWhiteBoard()' to 'ToWhiteConst()' because we don't want to loose the StIstDb object at every call to StMaker::Clear();
    
    StIstDbMaker.cxx, StIstDbMaker.h - created StIstDb object in constructor and pass it to the framework in Init();
    
    StIstSimMaker 
    
    StIstFastSimMaker.cxx, StIstFastSimMaker.h - added new simulation maker for IST;
    
    StiIst 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstHitLoader.cxx - updated to make all info/warn/error messages consistent across StiDetectorBuilder's;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - added a check for valid global object of TGeoManager. The detector builder is required one and cannot proceed if one does not exist;
    
    added check for valid gGeoManager in buildDetectors instead of constructor, fixup for previous commit;
    
    created a copy of sensor transformation matrix using the ideal TGeo geometry in order to have an ability to modify it without disturbing the original TGeo geometry; 
    
    modified position of the original sensor by centering its copy around Z=0; this is achieved by removing the original translation of sensor along the Z axis ;
    
    StiIstHitLoader.cxx - modified to let StiIstHit to be reused 5 times;
    
    StIstRawHitMaker 
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.cxx - modified to allow tracks to share IST and PXL hits by up to 5 times;
    
    StIstUtil 
    
    StIstRawHit.cxx - fixed a bug for the print() to list all time bin's charges and noises;
    
    StiPxl 
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPxlHitLoader.cxx - updated to make all info/warn/error messages consistent across StiDetectorBuilder's;
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx - added a check for valid global object of TGeoManager. The detector builder is required one and cannot proceed if one does not exist;
    
    added check for valid gGeoManager in buildDetectors instead of constructor, fixup for previous commit;
    
    modified to build geo path to PXL sensor by actually using the sensor number;
    
    created a copy of sensor transformation matrix using the ideal TGeo geometry in order to have an ability to modify it without disturbing the original TGeo geometry; 
    
    modified position of the original sensor by centering its copy around Z=0; this is achieved by removing the original translation of sensor along the Z axis ;
    
    StiPxlHitLoader.cxx - modified to allow tracks to share IST and PXL hits by up to 5 times;
    
    StiSsd 
    
    StiSsdHitLoader.cxx - updated to get rid of local variable 'ladder' shadowing the loop's counter having the same name;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx - updated to make all info/warn/error messages consistent across StiDetectorBuilder's;
    
    switched to StiPlacement constructor when positioning active IST sensors;
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx - added a check for valid global object of TGeoManager. The detector builder is required one and cannot proceed if one does not exist;
    
    added check for valid gGeoManager in buildDetectors instead of constructor, fixup for previous commit;
    
    created a copy of sensor transformation matrix using the ideal TGeo geometry in order to have an ability to modify it without disturbing the original TGeo geometry; 
    
    modified position of the original sensor by centering its copy around Z=0; this is achieved by removing the original translation of sensor along the Z axis ;
    
    StiUtilities 
    
    StiDebug.cxx - call to Sumary() removed in Finish() ;
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker 
    
    LanaTrees.C - added new laser drift velocity calculator; modified to check fit status;
    
    modified to force East == West drift velocities for Run XIV, because of bad East part;
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker.cxx - added protection against zero dcaGeometry pointer;
    
    LanaTrees.C, StLaserAnalysisMaker.cxx - adjusted split style for ROOT_VERSION_CODE ;
    
    StMtdQAMaker 
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx, StMtdQAMaker.h - added new histogramms to store the run indices; changed the titles of some histograms for better readability;
    
    StMtdUtil 
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx - fixed an overlook in extracting geometry for 2015 during bfc chain running;
    
    StPeCMaker 
    
    StPeCTrigger.cxx - added trigger information for Roman Pot triggers 2015 pp200GeV;
    
    StPeCMaker.cxx, StPeCMaker.h - added a setter to select writing Roman Pot Collection to output tree;
    
    StPeCEnumerations.h - fixed StPeCnMaxTracks =6;
    
    StPeCEvent.cxx, StPeCEvent.h - added copy of the Roman Pot StMuRpsCollection to output tree;
    
    StPxlSimMaker 
    
    StPxlFastSim.cxx, StPxlFastSim.h - modified for minor refactoring of 'StPxlFastSim::distortHit()' to include a new warning for unphysical hit position;
    
    StPxlFastSim.cxx - modified to set idTruth of StPxlHit to -999 if parentTrack of mcHit does not exist;
    
    StPxlDbMaker 
    
    StPxlDbMaker.cxx, StPxlDbMaker.h - updated to create StPxlDb object in constructor and pass it to the framework via ToWhiteConst() in Init();
    
    StTpcHitMaker 
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx - fixed pad and timebucket sanity units ( were off by x64), bug #3057;
    
    St_QA_Maker 
    
    QAhlist_logy.h, StEventQAMaker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.h, StQABookHist.cxx, StQABookHist.h, StQAMakerBase.cxx, StQAMakerBase.h - updated for initial version of HFT histogram;
    
    StQAMakerBase.cxx - modified to protect from missing data/histograms;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StQAMakerBase.cxx, StQAMakerBase.h - fixed missing run 2014 cases, remove unused 'firstEventClass', re-work normalizations with StHistUtil;
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker 
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker.cxx, St_pp2pp_Maker.h - modified to read the new "Calibrations/pp2pp/pp2ppPedestal160" database ;
    
    modified to keep code backward-compatible so that it works for both 2009 and >=2015 data; also introduced "mVersion" to deal with it; added a check, in case "trace==2" it quits thmodified to use e event;
    
    modified to use the pedestal subtracted bank "adc_ped_sub" and so don't need to subtract pedestals for every ADC;
    
    changed the mapping of VH/UDOI to VH2/UDOI as the relationship of W2U (~WVU) / W2D (~WVD) and the sequencer nos 
    
    have reversed: in 2009, WVD is sequencer 7 and W2U is sequencer 8 whereas in 2015, W2U is sequencer 7 and W2D is sequencer 8 ;
    

    
    RTS 
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - removed RPII ;
    
    src/rtsmakefile.def, rtsplusplus.def - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_FPS/daq_fps.cxx, daq_fps.h - added FPS pedestal bank; 
    
    src/DAQ_PP2PP/daq_pp2pp.cxx, daq_pp2pp.h - added PP2PP PEDRMS; implemented the ped_sub bank;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daq_dta.cxx - fixed bug; 
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/rts_example.C - added PP2PP PEDRMS; added FPS pedestal bank; implemented the ped_sub bank;
    

    
    pams
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_fgt.F - updated to export FgtdGeoV hits to ROOT; 
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tracker/PixelHitError.y2013.C, ist1HitError.20050101.000001.C - updated for hit errors;
    
    KalmanTrackFinderParameters.y2014.C - added new file for Y2014 selection of HFT hits;
    

    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/FgtdGeo/FgtdGeoV.xml - updated length of FGTM based on versioning, so that we may stretch it out for larger eta;
    
    
    StDb
    
    idl/tpcSCGL.idl - added new TPC Space Charge and Grid Leak table to modify the database as suggested to handle sector-by-sector GridLeak distortions; 
    
    pp2ppPedestal160.idl, pp2ppRPpositions.idl - added new tables for PP2PP pedestals and roman pot positions;
    
    bemcTriggerPed4.idl - added new EMC table;
    
    tpcCorrection.idl - updated for year 2014 dEdx carrections;
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/fmsBuilder.cxx - added LED input plots for fmsBuilder; 
    
    fpsBuilder.h, fpsBuilder.cxx - first draft for FPS online plots;
    
    tofBuilder.cxx - fixed mapping for run 2015, added new hist limits, adjusted trigger windows;
    
    ppBuilder.cxx - corrected the mapping and also set SVX_ID 7 => 3 ;
    
    istBuilder.cxx - modified to include a local pedestals file initialization method; moved initialization to startrun() ;
    
    added misconfigured apv mask;
    
    ppBuilder.cxx, ppBuilder.h - modified to use "adc_ped_sub" instead of "adc"; modified the title-offset and margin to avoid titles being obstructed by labels;
    
    vpdBuilder.cxx - fixed earliest channel plots, improved hist binning;
    

    


    
    
  • February 5 - 9, 2015 
    
    library SL15b has been updated with MTD codes fixes to process with MTD calibration during production and codes to fix problem with laser data processing. 
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL15b_1 and rebuilt;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StMtdCalibMaker/StMtdCalibMaker.cxx, r.1.3 ;
    
    StMtdHitMaker/StMtdHitMaker.cxx, r.1.22, StMtdHitMaker.h, r.1.13 ;
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker/StLaserAnalysisMaker.cxx, r.1.22;
    
    Sti/StiNodePars.h, r. 2.12.2.1 ;
    
    Sti/StiKalmanTrack.cxx, r. 2.134.2.1 :
    
    StDb/idl/mtdPositionCorr.idl; 
    
    
    
    
  • January 16, 2015 
    
    new library SL15b tagged as SL15b has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits ) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 .Library was tested, found bugs fixed and library was released on January 26.
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - new IST codes released: StIstRawHitMaker, StIstClusterMaker and StIstHitMaker; 
    
    - few modifications for PXL & IST codes related to ladder position preventing tracks from propagating back to Sti volumes at larger radii;
    
    - several bugs fixed;

    
    Next codes have been updated: 

    
    StRoot 
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - updated with dev2016 geometry setting;
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - updated to support FMS preshower detector in HCAL; 
    
    updated to read out sensitive layer from FgtdGeoV.xml;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiPlacement.cxx, StiPlacement.h - added new constructor with TGeo; 
    
    StiHit.cxx - minor bug fixes;
    
    StiShape.h - added shape type 'kSector' ;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrack.h - added method test() for debug only;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - changed getNormal...() to getLayer...() in search of volumes; double active/nonactive loop added;
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - method locate() simplified;
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - update max correlation to .99999 ; fixed problem with zero magnetic field and embedding primary trackes, bug #2996 & #2981
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - fixed some 2nd order inaccuracy;
    
    StiIst 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to switch to new 'StiPlacement' constructor when positioning sensor halves; 
    
    modified to split sensor layers in two halves;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder.h, StiIstHitLoader.cxx - updated 'getActiveDetector()' to include sensor half when selecting appropriate Sti layer; made corresponding switch in StIstHitLoader;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder.h - removed private 'createPlacement' because we now have an equivalent 'StiPlacement' constructor; updated doxygen documentation;
    
    StiIstHitLoader.cxx - updated to get rid of unused variables;
    
    StIstHitMaker 
    
    StIstHitMaker.cxx, StIstHitMaker.h - new maker added calculates hit global position, and writes IST hits to StIstHitCollection;
    
    StIstRawHitMaker 
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.cxx, StIstRawHitMaker.h - new code added to reads and unpack a DAQ or SFS file; accesses calibration DBs;
    
    marks out bad channels and chips; creates and fills the IST containers;
    
    StIstClusterMaker 
    
    StIstClusterMaker.cxx, StIstClusterMaker.h - new maker added to build clusters from raw IST hits;
    
    StIstIClusterAlgo.cxx, StIstIClusterAlgo.h - added interface for concrete implementations of IST clustering algorithms to creates a cluster collection from a raw hit collection for each IST ladder;
    
    StIstScanClusterAlgo.cxx, StIstScanClusterAlgo.h, StIstSimpleClusterAlgo.cxx, StIstSimpleClusterAlgo.h - new maker added for concrete implementation of a simple algorithm for clustering of the raw hits registered by the 2D IST sensors. The maker does: - reads all raw hits per ladder (six sensors) and groups into vectors;
    
    - does clustering in individual column;
    
    - does clustering in neighboring columns;
    
    - fill hit collections;
    
    StiPxl 
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to switch to new 'StiPlacement' constructor when positioning sensor halves; modified to split sensor layers in two halves;
    
    updated doxygen documentation;
    
    StiSsd 
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder.h - updated doxygen documentation;
    
    StPeCMaker 
    
    StPeCGeant.cxx, StPeCGeant.h,StPeCParticle.cxx, StPeCParticle.h - modified to include information from StMuMcTrack (this is not backward compatible);
    
    StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSstDbMaker.cxx - updated to validate input values to the accessor of individual sensor transformations;
    
    StSstDbMaker.h - added overlooked header include with SST constants;
    

    
    pams 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_hca.F, g2t_volume_id.g - modified to support FMS preshower detector in HCAL; 
    
    
    StarDb 
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.dev2016.C - added new files for dev2016 geometry; 
    
    Geometry/tpc/tpcPadPlanes.devTX.C - added final configuration for iTPC;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/FpdmGeo/FpdmGeo4.xml - modified to increase max elos from 50 GeV to 250 GeV in FMS; 
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdGeo7.xml - modified to put in reverse order of SST ladders and flip sensitive layers about z ;
    

    


    
    
  • January 8, 2015 
    
    new library SL15a tagged as SL15a has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits ) and SL5.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL6.4 is gcc 4.4.7 . Library was tested and released on January 9. 
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - implemented another iteration on the SST geometry in Sti;
    
    - made optimization of IST/PXL/SST geometry in Sti to provide reasonable consensus between speed of processing and tracking quality;
    
    - implemented first cut for year 2015 geometry;
    
    - implemented dev2016 geometry with HCAL & FGT ;
    
    - few modifications in MTD code: added an option to load trigger time window cuts;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StChain
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - updated to define y2015 geometry with 20141215.000000 timestamp; 
    
    Sti 
    
    StiPlacement.cxx, StiPlacement.h - new constructor added, it defines ALL variables of the class, directly, indirectly or by default. If radius is negative, it becames positive with modification of angle +=PI. In normal case user doesn't need to define all other parameters but he still can do it;
    
    set default values for layer radius, layer angle & region voved from 'setNormalRep' to constructor to provide backward compatibility, fixes for bug #2943;
    
    StiDetector.cxx, StiDetector.h - added new 'setter()' method;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.h, StiMaker.cxx - implemented new method 'finishTracks'; In this method: 
    
    - arranged loop over nodes;
    
    - moved node to the center volume along x or r local;
    
    - if StiDebug::mgGlobal >1 created a set of technical histogramms;
    
    StiMaker.cxx - updated for temporary supress of 'inside()';
    
    StAnneling.cxx, StAnneling.h, StKFTrack.cxx, StKFTrack.h, StKFVertex.cxx, StKFVertex.h, StKFVertexMaker.cxx, StKFVertexMaker.h, StKFVerticesCollection.cxx, StKFVerticesCollection.h, StPhiEtaHitList.cxx, StTrack2FastDetectorMatcher.cxx, StiDefaultToolkit.cxx, StiMaker.cxx, StiStEventFiller.cxx - modified to add access to TMVA ranking;
    
    StKFVertexMaker.flow - added new file;
    
    StKFEvent.cxx, StKFEvent.h, StMuDstVtxT.cxx, StMuDstVtxT.h, StVertexP.h, StVertexT.h - removed files;
    
    StiIst 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to use the global tranformation unrolled all the way to the top node instead of local tranformation to the first mother volume;
    
    minor edits for consistency across StXXXDetectorBuilders:
    
    - switched to the same names as in StiPxlDetectorBuilder;
    
    - switched to the natural numbering scheme as in StiPxlDetectorBuilder;
    
    modified to use the center sensor (or the one close to the center) to build the unified sensor layer in Sti;
    
    removed ionization from StiMaterial constructor as it is not used anywhere including energy loss calculations;
    
    refactored gas material definition (For the gas surrounding the detector we use air properties as defined in global geometry manager. If the AIR material is not available we use default hardcoded properties);
    
    modified to switch to StiMaterial constructor that accepts the radiation length as is. The description of the constructor is very poor but there is no need to multiply it by the density;
    
    removed debugging function used for testing of manually modified volumes;
    
    modified to access transformation matrices directly via StIstDb object;
    
    modified to remove useless assignments and redundant variables; removed deprecated calls to dummy methods;
    
    set detector group Id at detector builder level. The detector Id-s for individual Sti detectors are set when the detector is added to the builder;
    
    modified to resize the detector container (std::vector) when new detectors are added;
    
    modified to use the middle sensor on the ladder to extract alignment corrections from DB;
    
    modified to get sensitive IST volumes from the global TGeoManager in a manner similar to PXL and SST detector builders;
    
    renamed a bunch of local variables just to be consistent with the other detector builders;
    
    removed pointless check for valid gas surrounding detectors in this builder;
    
    modified to append new Sti detectors to the end of detector container, and use ladder id to index sector slots;
    
    removed warning for extremely unlikely exception when a new StiDetector is not constructed by Sti detector factory. Such situations need to be treated in a way other than simply issuing a warning;
    
    removed never used variable, forward declarations, and header includes;
    
    made minor stylistic changes for consistency across PXL, IST, and SST detector builders;
    
    modified to define placement for sensitive IST layers in a way consistent with PXL and SSD detector builders;
    
    fixed loop over ladders since we use human friendly numbering starting with 1;
    
    implemented simplified Sti geometry for inactive material in IST;
    
    modified to increase density of manually constructed IST brackets in Sti;
    
    removed output debug messages as they can be easily replaced by a single call to 'StiDetectorBuilder::Print()';
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.h - modified to make 'buildInactiveVolumes()' method inheritable;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder.h - removed definition and addition of "hybrid" material because it is not used anywhere ;
    
    refactored silicon material definition for sensitive layers (Only silicon material is used in construction of sensitive layers. As with the gas we first try to use the material definition in the global geometry manager. If the SILICON material is not available we use default hardcoded properties );
    
    added flag similar to PXL to build ideal geometry for IST and SST. By default (buildIdealGeom = false) the database transformations are used in all StiXxxDetectoGroup-s;
    
    added parameter to choose IST detector builder. This is justified by the requirement of backward compatibility. The user can choose the appropriate option in case there is a need to reconstruct the data using an older detector builder;
    
    removed methods which will not be used by the new builder;
    
    added a couple of helper methods to ease manual construction and placement of inactive volumes;
    
    instead of setting StiDetector parameters in a local private method switched to using new interface provided by StiDetector update (method 'setter()' ), the refactoring took place for both sensitive and inactive volumes;
    
    added an accessor to access active StiDetectors, i.e. volumes which may have hits associated with them;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder.h, StiIstDetectorGroup.cxx, StiIstDetectorGroup.h - minor stylistic changes in comments;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder1.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder1.h - added new files to save current version of StiIstDetectorBuilder in order to by maintain 100% backward compatibility. The user may choose to construct the IST detector with the older version by simply propagating an option to StiIstDetectorGroup. StiIstDetectorBuilder1 inherits from StiIstDetectoBuilder to avoid duplicate code. Removed implementation of inherited methods and other irrelevant declarations;
    
    StiIstHitLoader.cxx, StiIstHitLoader.h - removed useless data members;
    
    StiIstHitLoader.cxx - simplified debug output by reusing existing streamers of StHit class and its daughters; removed excessive print statements;
    
    modified to use the accessor for sensitive Sti detector/volumes;
    
    StiPxl 
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to use the global transformation enrolled all the way to the top node instead of local transformation to the first mother volume;
    
    modified to use the center sensor (or the one close to the center) to build the unified sensor layer in Sti;
    
    removed ionization from StiMaterial constructor as it is not used anywhere including energy loss calculations;
    
    refactored gas material definition (For the gas surrounding the detector we use air properties as defined in global geometry manager. If the AIR material is not available we use default hardcoded properties);
    
    modified to switch to StiMaterial constructor that accepts the radiation length as is. The description of the constructor is very poor but there is no need to multiply it by the density ;
    
    removed deprecated calls to dummy methods;
    
    modified to resize the detector container (std::vector) when new detectors are added;
    
    set detector group ID at detector builder level. The detector ID-s for individual Sti detectors are set when the detector is added to the builder;
    
    modified to use the middle sensor on the ladder to extract alignment corrections from DB;
    
    removed unutilized code;
    
    removed warning for extremely unlikely exception when a new StiDetector is not constructed by Sti detector factory. Such situations need to be treated in a way other than simply issuing a warning;
    
    removed never used variable, forward declarations, and header includes;
    
    made minor stylistic changes for consistency across PXL, IST, and SST detector builders;
    
    attempted to make a clear translation between the natural (sector/ladder/sensor) and Sti numbering schemas;
    
    instead of setting StiDetector parameters in a local private method switched to using new interface provided by StiDetector; the refactoring took place for both sensitive and inactive volumes;
    
    removed output debug messages as they can be easily replaced by a single call to 'StiDetectorBuilder::Print()';
    
    switched to method that converts geo sensor id to Sti layer indices;
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPxlHitLoader.cxx - modified to split PXL sensitive layers in two halves. The change should help to avoid track backward steps in Sti due to ill ordered volumes in r and phi;
    
    modified to avoid setting StiDetector members _key1 and _key2 as they are not really used anywhere;
    
    re-implemented segmentation of PXL sensor to two halves: in the sensor's local coordinate system the first half is for x<0 and the second one is for x>0. The notion of inner and outer halves is not critical and in fact confusing because it depends on the original rotation around the z axis;
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPxlDetectorBuilder.h - removed definition and addition of "hybrid" material because it is not used anywhere;
    
    refactored silicon material definition for sensitive layers (Only silicon material is used in construction of sensitive layers. As with the gas we first try to use the material definition in the global geometry manager. If the SILICON material is not available we use default hardcoded properties );
    
    added a private method to convert natural/geo sensor id to Sti layer indices;
    
    added an accessor to access active StiDetectors, i.e. volumes which may have hits associated with them;
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPxlDetectorBuilder.h, StiPxlDetectorGroup.cxx, StiPxlDetectorGroup.h - minor stylistic changes in comments;
    
    StiPxlHitLoader.cxx - modified to use local x rahter than row number to distribute hits into different half ladders;
    
    simplified debug output by reusing existing streamers of StHit class and its daughters; removed excessive print statements;
    
    StiSsd 
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx - removed ionization from StiMaterial constructor as it is not used anywhere including energy loss calculations;
    
    refactored gas material definition (For the gas surrounding the detector we use air properties as defined in global geometry manager. If the AIR material is not available we use default hardcoded properties);
    
    refactored 'useVMCGeometry()' to build sensitive Sti layers in the same way as in PXL and IST detectors;
    
    created model of SST inactive material using the mother volume;
    
    modified to switch to StiMaterial constructor that accepts the radiation length as is. The description of the constructor is very poor but there is no need to multiply it by the density ;
    
    redefined StiMaterial for the segmented SST mother volume (SFMO) ;
    
    modified to use transformation matrices for sensitive layers from database when non-ideal geometry is requested ;
    
    modified to adjust material properties for the modified SFMO volume. Scaled the density to match the increase in the inner radius (to avoid overlap with sensitive layers);
    
    modified to use different names for SFMO end tube volumes;
    
    modified to avoid using the material averaging routine as the inactive material is entirely constructed by hand;
    
    created 9 tubes (Sti detectors) to describe the material distribution in SST;
    
    increased the inner radius of the central tube by 0.85 cm to avoid overlap with sensitive layers. Scaled the density of this volume accordingly by keeping mass constant;
    
    modified to resize the detector container (std::vector) when new detectors are added;
    
    set detector group Id at detector builder level. The detector Id-s for individual Sti detectors are set when the detector is added to the builder;
    
    modified to append new Sti detectors to the end of detector container, and use ladder id to index sector slots;
    
    modified to use the middle sensor on the ladder to extract alignment corrections from DB;
    
    made minor stylistic changes for consistency across PXL, IST, and SST detector builders;
    
    removed output debug messages as they can be easily replaced by a single call to 'StiDetectorBuilder::Print()';
    
    modified to avoid setting of StiDetector members _key1 and _key2 as they are not really used anywhere;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.h - removed never used variable, forward declarations, and header includes;
    
    changed helper function declaration to static;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder.h - removed definition and addition of "hybrid" material because it is not used anywhere;
    
    refactored silicon material definition for sensitive layers (Only silicon material is used in construction of sensitive layers. As with the gas we first try to use the material definition in the global geometry manager. If the SILICON material is not available we use default hardcoded properties );
    
    added a private method to split the SST mother volume into three tubes;
    
    modified to use object with direct access to database (mSstDb) instead of StSsdBarrel similar to PXL and IST detector builders;
    
    removed deprecated method and calls to dummy methods;
    
    added parameter to choose SST detector builder;
    
    removed method 'segmentSFMOVolume' because the inactive material is now built manually in 'buildInactiveVolumes';
    
    added a private helper function hopefully as a temporary solution before StiDetector is modified;
    
    instead of setting StiDetector parameters in a local private method switched to using new interface provided by StiDetector, the refactoring took place for both sensitive and inactive volumes;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder.h, StiSstDetectorGroup.cxx, StiSstDetectorGroup.h - aded flag similar to PXL to build ideal geometry for IST and SST. By default (buildIdealGeom = false) the database transformations are used in all StiXxxDetectoGroup-s;
    
    minor stylistic changes in comments;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder1.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder1.h - added new files to save current StiSstDetectorBuilder in order to maintain 100% backward compatibility; removed deprecated calls to dummy methods;
    
    modified to make class inherit from StiSstDetectoBuilder and removed implementation of inherited methods and other irrelevant declarations;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.h - modified to make auxiliary methods available in derived classes;
    
    StiUtilities 
    
    StiDebug.h, StiDebug.cxx - cleanup;
    
    StIstDbMaker 
    
    StIstDb.cxx, StIstDb.h - updated for doxygen-style comments;
    
    renamed 'printGeoHMatrices' to customary 'Print' as that what users of ROOT framework normally expected;
    
    added method to access transformation matrix for a given IST ladder/sensor pair;
    
    StIstDb.cxx - modified 'getter()' for sensors transformation matrix to accept ladder and sensor id-s using human friendly numbering starting with 1. The input values outside of possible ranges will return a null pointer;
    
    corrected mapping of ladder/sensor to global aggregate sensor id (The global sensor index (id) used in the 'istSensorOnLadder' DB table spans the range from 1001 to 1144. This bug was reported by Michael Lomnitz and fixed now);
    
    StIstUtil 
    
    StIstClusterCollection.cxx, StIstClusterCollection.h, StIstCollection.h - updated doxygen-style comments;
    
    coding style clean-up; removed unconstructive comments;
    
    StMtdHitMaker 
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx, StMtdHitMaker.h - added an option to load trigger time window cuts from local files for cosmic ray data.This is motivated by the fact that the cuts are different for cosmic ray and collision data;
    
    the time of a MTD hit is calculated as(mLeadingEdgeTime.first+mLeadingEdgeTime.second)/2;
    
    added the scheme to swap backlegs 25 & 26 for the second part of Run13 data when running MuDst in afterburner mode. Note that the scheme is different for the first part of Run13 data. Different schemes can be select using function 'setSwapBacklegInRun13(Int_t swap)';
    
    StMtdQAMaker 
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx, StMtdQAMaker.h - modified to use (leadTimeW+leadTimeE)/2 instead of 'leadTimeW' for MTD hit time;
    
    StMtdSimMaker 
    
    StMtdSimMaker.cxx, StMtdSimMaker.h - modified to use localz and time-of-flight information from GEANT to determine the leading times on east and west sides for MC MTD hits. With this change, the localz of the MC hits can be calculated exactly the same as the regular hits;
    
    StMtdUtil 
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx - modified to reflect change for year 2015 geometry file: MTD modules placed under directory MagRefSys_1;
    
    StPeCMaker 
    
    StPeCPair.cxx, StPeCPair.h - modified to copy the fill functionality of method with both inputs to the one with MuDst input. This gives TOF extrapolation in the pPairs branch;
    
    StPeCEvent.cxx - modified instantiation of 'StPeCPair' when using MuDst input to get TOF extrapolation in the pPairs branch;
    
    StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSstDbMaker.cxx, StSstDbMaker.h - added method to access transformation matrix for a given SST ladder/sensor pair;
    
    modified to use different name to access transformation matrices;
    
    fine tuned the accessor to transformation matrices for IST sensitive layers;
    
    added flag to keep track of this maker status in the standard way. The status flag gets invalidated if there is a problem reading data from DB ;
    
    removed pointless framework methods, consolidated debug log messages;
    
    StSstDbMaker.cxx - initialized mode data member in constructor initialization list; 
    
    added basic check to trigger on invalid DB results and fail the maker if none is returned; 
    
    set the readiness flag in Init instead of 'CalculateWafersPosition' helper function; 
    
    StSsdDbMaker.cxx, StSsdDbMaker.h, StSstDbMaker.cxx, StSstDbMaker.h - fixed styler;
    
    StSsdUtil 
    
    StSstConsts.h - added new header with SST constants similar to what we already have for PXL and IST;
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc - removed commented code; deleted pointless print statement;
    
    StTrsMaker 
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx - in Maker() added SetSeed() call for StTrsRand; Input seed now taken from 'g2t_event::ge_rndm2]';
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - added FMS preshower to data readout;
    
    St_geom_Maker 
    
    GeomBrowser.h, GeomBrowser.cxx, StGeomBrowser.cxx - updated to work with AgML for years 2012+ ;
    

    
    pams 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - dev2016 geometry implemented in starsim; added HCAL to dev2016; 
    
    added FGT to HCAL dev2016 geometry;
    
    corrected version of VPD in 2015;
    
    sim/g2t/geometry/g2t_volume_id.g - updated g2t volume ID for FMS preshower;
    

    
    StarDb 
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2015.C - added year 2015 geometry file to enable y2015 geometry tag in BFC; 
    

    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - updated due to new file VpddGeo3.xml added to modify West beam pipe supports for FMS preshower detector;
    
    implemented y2015 1st cut geometry and dev2016 development geometry; added FGT to HCAL dev2016 geometry;
    
    Geometry/BbcmGeo/BbcmGeo.xml - updated due to new file VpddGeo3.xml added to modify West beam pipe supports for FMS preshower detector for year 2015;
    
    Geometry/CaveGeo/CaveGeo3.xml - added new Cave Geometry file to define alignment groups for subsystem s; 
    
    Geometry/CalbGeo/CalbGeo2.xml - modified to place into appropriate group;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - updated due to new file VpddGeo3.xml added to modify West beam pipe supports for FMS preshower detector for year 2015;
    
    dev2016 geometry implemented in starsim; added HCAL to dev2016 geometry; added FGT to HCAL dev2016 geometry;
    
    Geometry/EcalGeo/EcalGeo6.xml - modified to place into appropriate group;
    
    Geometry/FpdmGeo/FpdmGeo4.xml - modified to place into appropriate group; updated to year 2015 FMS/preshower geometry model;
    
    Geometry/FgtdGeo/FgtdGeoV.xml - added 6-disk forward tracking variant of the FGT / y2016 fwd tracking studies;
    
    Geometry/HcalGeo/HcalGeo.xml, HcalGeo1.xml - updated due to new file VpddGeo3.xml added to modify We st beam pipe supports for FMS preshower detector for year 2015; added FMS preshower to HCAL; 
    
    Geometry/IdsmGeo/IdsmGeo2.xml - set tighter Rmax to fit through inner radius of BBC ;
    
    Geometry/MagpGeo/MagpGeo.xml - modified to place into appropriate group;
    
    reduced outer radius of magnet mother volume to eliminate sub-mm overlap with mtd;
    
    modified to place MAGP with 'ONLY' now, as it doesn't overlap with neighbors;
    
    Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdGeo5.xml - modified to place into appropriate group;
    
    Geometry/UpstGeo/UpstGeo.xml - modified to place into appropriate group;
    
    Geometry/VpddGeo/VpddGeo2.xml - updated to place into appropriate group;
    
    VpddGeo3.xml - added new file to modify West beam pipe supports for FMS preshower detector;
    
    modified to limit mother volume to tube segment; placed as 'ONLY' as it no longer overlaps with support structures;
    
    fixed overlap issue and place east VPD in east ref sys;
    
    Geometry/ZcalGeo/ZcalGeo.xml - updated to place into appropriate group;
    
    reduced radius of mother volume to avoid overlap with shielding;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - updated for West beam pipe supports for FMS preshower detector;
    
    added FGT to HCAL dev2016 geometry;
    
    StarAgmlLib/StarTGeoStacker.cxx - added warning for placing *MANY* volume in volume group (assembly); 
    
    added shape debug option; modified to inspect shape rather than print on debug;
    
    
    StDb
    
    idl/fmsRec.idl - added new FMS constants table;
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/ppBuilder.cxx, ppBuilder.h - added new histograms for run 2015;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx, Makefile - updated for year 2015;
    
    JevpServer.cxx, JevpServer.h - implemented logging for builder crashes;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlotSet.cxx, JevpPlotSet.h - implemented logging for builder crashes;
    
    
    
    
    Lidia Didenko
    
    
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       new-> SL16l (SL16l)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
       dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
      .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30

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Release History



SL16a library

SL16b library

SL16c library

SL16d library

SL16e library

SL16f library

SL16g library

SL16h library

SL16i library

SL16j library

SL16k library

SL16l library




    


    
 
  • 
    December 16, 2016 
    
    new library SL16l  tagged as SL16l has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc  4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and  released on December 19.
    

    
    Main features:  
    

    
    - added detector setups for each version of the FTS detector; 
    
    - added new trigger data structure for run 2017 ; 
    
    - first release of StFmsFpsMaker code for FMS-FPS correation analysis ;
    
    - initial revision  of StExtGeometry in StEvent;
    
    - several bugs fixed; 
    

    
    Next codes have been updated:  
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StDaqLib 
    
    TRG/trgStructures2017.h - added new trigger data structure for run 2017; 
    
    StEvent 
    
    StExtGeometry.cxx, StExtGeometry.h - initial revision of  StExtGeometry;
    
    StTrack.cxx, StTrack.h - added StExtGeometry features;
    
    StTriggerData2016.cxx -  minor updates for trigger 2016;
    
    StTriggerData2017.cxx, StTriggerData2017.h - added new files for trigger data run 2017;
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventLinkDef.h - added hooks for StTriggerData2017;
    
    StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2017.cxx,  StTriggerData2017.h - added new trigger data structure for run 2017;
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx - updated to avoid crash when FPS DB is not there;
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx, StFmsDbMaker.h - added getLorentzVector to take into account beamline angles/offsets for pt calculation;
    
    StFmsFpsMaker 
    
    StFmsFpsMaker.cxx, StFmsFpsMaker.h - first release for FMS-FPS correlation analysis;
    
    StFmsPointMaker 
    
    StFmsPointMaker.cxx - modified to use StFmsDbMaker::getLorentzVector for correct momentum calcuration based on beamline angles/offsets ;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - removed mIsMC flag in order to treat the simulated and real data in the same manner during vertex reconstruction;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - removed dead code; removed outdated ClassImp ROOT macro;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx - removed unused dependences;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - removed assert temporary; removed mIsMC flag in order to treat the simulated and real data in the same manner during vertex reconstruction; 
    
    removed unused '#include "TCanvas.h"';
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h - removed unused dependences; removed pointless assert in StPPVertexFinder; corrected ROOT headers; removed unused local variable;
    
    StvPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - removed mIsMC flag in order to treat the simulated and real data in the same manner during vertex reconstruction;
    
    removed unused '#include "TCanvas.h"'; removed unused local variable;
    
    StSecondaryVertexMaker
    
    StKinkLocalTrack.cc, StKinkMaker.cxx, StV0FinderMaker.cxx, StXiFinderMaker.cxx - removed outdated ClassImp ROOT macro;
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - added v44 for run17/StTriggerData2017;
    
    StZdcVertexMaker
    
    StZdcVertexMaker.cxx - removed outdated ClassImp ROOT macro;
    

    
    RTS 
    
    EventTracker/Makefile - fixed event display; 
    
    include/prepareGbPayload.h, RC_Config.h  - updated; 
    
    RC_Config.h, iccp.h - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx - updated for run 2017;
    
    src/DAQ_RHICF/daq_rhicf.cxx - finalized;
    
    src/DAQ_FPS/daq_fps.cxx - implemented tweeks for FPS;
    
    src/SFS/sfs_index.cxx - updated;
    
    trg/include/trgDataDefs.h - updated for tun 2017;
    

    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/StarGeo.xml - added geometry tags for 3 versions of the FTS based on y2017 rough cut geometry;
    
    updated to keep new (IDSM) suport cone for FTS studies; added FTS Reference 1 and 2;
    
    updated to Increase size of FTS disks representing TGC wheels;
    
    Geometry/BbcmGeo/BbcmConfig.xml - added FTS Reference 1 and 2;
    
    Geometry/EpdmGeo/EpdmConfig.xml, EpdmGeo0.xml - added FTS Reference 1 and 2;
    
    Geometry/FtsdGeo/FtsdConfig.xml, FtsdGeo.xml - added detector setups for each version of the FTS; control flag added for pl
acement in CAVE vs IDSM; added FTS reference 1 and 2; updated reference 1 to contain all 12 disks, to optimize on positions; 
    
    FtsdGeo.xml - updated to keep new (IDSM) suport cone for FTS studies; updated z-position; increased size of FTS disks representing TGC wheel
s;
    
    xgeometry/xgeometry.age - enabled FTS versions 1-3 in starsim; added FTS Reference 1 and 2;
    

    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - removed old detectors;
    

     

    
    
    
  • November 10, 2016 
    
    new library SL16k tagged as SL16k has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on November 14.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - defined year 2017 rough geometry cut;
    
    - EPD detector integrated into framewrork ;
    
    - EvtGen1_06_00 & Tauola1_1_5 event generators updated;
    
    - Sti improved method to reuse hit in tracking with option 'hitReuseOn' ;
    
    - StPicoDstMaker added new vertex selection mode "VpdOrDefault";
    
    - several bugs fixed; 
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    DECAY/AgUDecay.cxx - udated; 
    
    EvtGen1_06_00/StarEvtGenDecayer.cxx - modified to handle default location of configuration files;
    
    EvtGen1_06_00/src/EvtGenBase/ - added missing files
    
    EvtGen1_06_00/src/EvtGenExternal/ - added missing files
    
    EvtGen1_06_00/src/EvtGenModels/ - added missing files
    
    Pythia8_1_86/StarPythia8Decayer.cxx, StarPythia8Decayer.h - updated; 
    
    Pythia6_4_28/StarPythia6.cxx, StarPythia6.h - updated; 
    
    Tauola1_1_5/tauola-fortran/- added missing files and changed .f --> .F ; 
    
    Tauola1_1_5/SANC/s2n_init.F - changed .f --> .F ; 
    
    Tauola1_1_5/src/tauolaFortranInterfaces/tauola_extras.F - changed .f --> .F ;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx, BigFullChain.h - replaced minicern ==> StarMiniCern; Pxl == Pixel ; modified that Sti doesn' load StiCA libraries; 
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - defined y2017 rough cut geometry ;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to make TpcAvgPowerSupply table optional, to keep back compatibility;
    
    updated to make trigL3Expanded, trigL3Expanded, and dsmPrescales optional;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities 
    
    StEmbeddingQA.h, StEmbeddingQA.cxx - added an option to set the maximum pT cut ;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.h - modified to sort class members by their access type; refactoring and readability improvements made;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - moved log print statement out of consructors;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.h, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - added and reworded some doxygen and other comments ;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx StGenericVertexMaker.cxx StGenericVertexMaker.h - initialized data members in class initializer list;
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - updated to use ternary operator to treat overflows; switched to C++11 range loops, removed nuisance counters;
    
    StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx, StMinuitVertexFinder.h - modified to make refactoring and readability improvements;
    
    StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - moved log print statement out of consructors;
    
    StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - added and reworded some doxygen and other comments;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h - modified to convert flag to boolean; switched to C++11 range loops, removed nuisance counters; modified to make refactoring and readability improvements;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx - moved log print statements out of constructors;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h, TrackData.cxx, Vertex3D.cxx, VertexData.h - added and reworded some doxygen and other comments;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx - modified to consolidate into single logical expression;
    
    VertexData.cxx, VertexData.h - added constructor to build vertex with coordinates;
    
    StvPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - moved log print statements out of constructors;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h, TrackData.cxx, Vertex3D.cxx, VertexData.h - added and reworded some doxygen and other comments;
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx - workaround to fix the bugs #3231, #3232, #3232; simplified code in refitL();
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - modified ;
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - updated for more accurate tracking when in refit track sometimes missed the vollume, related to bug #3243 ;
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.h - moved method pathLength ==> .cxx ;
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - method cylCross modified to change the order of solutions; before the first solution was the closest to the current point, now it is also the closest but in direction of tracking; modified so that if track is missing the cylinder, point of the closest approach provided and number of solutions is zero;
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx, StiTrackNodeHelper.h - tracking direction is added and method 'setDir()' ;
    
    StiHitContainer.h, StiHitContainer.cxx - removed method partitionUsedHits();
    
    StiKalmanTrack.h - removed method 'extendToVertex';
    
    StiPlacement.cxx - increased accuracy of digitalization of layer radius;
    
    StiCA
    
    StiCATpcSeedFinder.cxx - fixed bugs #3232, #3233 ;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiMaker.h - CleanGlobalTracks() method added. This method provides cleanen reused hits in the style of CA. The call is triggered by nMaxTimes attribute, which allows reuse hits nMaxTimes times;
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx - modified to read "refmult" and "vx,vy,vz" from moretags.root file if it exists; the minimum number of embedded particles are now set to 5 instead of 1 when number of embeded particles is set to be proportional to refmult;
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - EPD integrated into framework;
    
    StPicoDstMaker 
    
    StPicoDstMaker.cxx - modified to get back to four QT broads configuration for Run17; added position correction to QT; set QT information to 0 for monitor channels and unused channels;
    
    StPicoDstMaker.cxx - modified to use local pointer to validate selected vertex; updated to use year of next RHIC Run 2017 for data taken after October 1, 2016;
    
    StPicoDstMaker.cxx, StPicoDstMaker.h - added new vertex selection mode "VpdOrDefault", in case there is no VPD vertex available or no TPC vertex is close to the VPD one within a window the default vertex (i.e. the first in the list) will be selected. This is particularly important for triggers that do not require VPD coincidence, e.g. BHT2;
    
    StPicoEvent 
    
    StPicoTrack.h - changed StPicoTrack::dca to ::dcaPoint to avoid confusion ;
    
    StPicoMtdTrigger.cxx - modified to get back to four QT broads configuration for Run17; added position correction to QT; set QT information to 0 for monitor channels and unused channels;
    
    StPicoTrack.cxx - modified to interrupt initialization on invalid arguments, this saves one level of indentation for the quite lengthy "else" branch;
    
    StPicoMtdTrigger.cxx - fixed the issue of obtaining the correct running year for runs before Jan 1st ; set year of next RHIC Run 2017 for data taken after October 1, 2016;
    
    
    RTS 
    
    include/RC_Config.h, l1Algorithm.h, rtsSystems.h, cmds.h, iccp.h - updated; 
    
    src/rtsmakefile.def - updated;
    
    
    pams 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_fpd.F - updated for setup to use attenuated values for energy loss; 
    
    g2t_volume_id.g - EPD integrated into framework;
    
    g2t_epd.F, g2t_epd.idl - added new files to integrate EPD into framework;
    
    sim/idl/fpdm_fmcg.idl - added ROOT access to the //DETM/FPDM/FMCG data structure; allows slow simulator to access the attenuation flag, so that it knows whether attenuation was applied in simulation or not;
    
    g2t_epd_hit.idl - added new file to integrate EPD into framework;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    g2Root/Conscript, torotm.cxx - removed; g2Root.F moved to St_geant_Maker;
    
    Geometry/StarGeo.xml - defined year 2017 rough cut geometry; EPD integrated into framework;
    
    Geometry/FpdmGeo/FpdmConfig.xml, FpdmGeo4.xml - updated geometry and configuration to support attenuation of light in FMS pbglass towers;
    
    xgeometry/xgeometry.age - removed early 'return' from y2014-y2015; defined y2017 rough cut geometry; default geometry in loadAgML.kumac changed to y2017; modified to integrate EPD into framework;
    
    pgf77/Conscript, idisp.c - removed;
    
    
    StarDb 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcRowQ.20160618.000211.C, TpcSecRowB.20160618.000211.root - added extra dEdx calibration for run 2016 AuAu 200GeV part 2; 
    
    TpcCurrentCorrectionX.20160512.000203.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20160512.000207.C, TpcRowQ.20160512.000208.C, TpcSecRowB.20160512.000208.root, TpcTanL.20160512.000205.C - added dAu 200GeV dEdx calibrations for run 2016;
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.20160101.000214.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20160207.000216.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20160512.000216.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20160618.000216.C, TpcRowQ.20160207.000215.C, TpcRowQ.20160512.000215.C, TpcRowQ.20160618.000215.C, TpcSecRowB.20160207.000215.root, TpcSecRowB.20160512.000215.root, TpcSecRowB.20160618.000215.root - added 2-nd iteration of dE/dx calibration for run 2016 AuAu 200GeV and dAu 200GeV;
    
    
    
    
    
    
  • September 23, 2016 
    
    new library SL16j tagged as SL16j has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on September 27.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - new geometry version AgML 2.0 released; 
    
    - picoDst code integrated ;
    
    - added alternative TPC PID model used dN/dx - number of primary electrons of ionization;
    
    - added first revision of iTPC DAQ;
    
    - added new Event Generator models: EvtGev 1.06.00, Photos 3.61, Tauola 1.1.15, HepMC 2.06.0 ;
    
    - several bugs fixed; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator/EvtGen1_06_00 - new event generator code;
    
    StarGenerator/Tauola1_1_5 - new event generator code;
    
    StarGenerator/Photos3_61 - new event generator code;
    
    StarGenerator/HepMC2_06_09 - new event generator code;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added initial PicoDst chain options;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StSstSurveyC.h, StiSstChairs.cxx, StiSstHitErrorCalculator.h, StiSstTrackingParameters.h - added new files for SST table;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to add new SST table; added access to extended TpcCurrentCorrectionX table; 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_TpcAvgPowerSupplyC.h, St_tpcAnodeHVC.h, St_tpcAnodeHVavgC.h - modified to add new TPC corrections;
    
    St_TpcAdcCorrectionBC.h, St_TpcCurrentCorrectionC.h, St_TpcEdgeC.h, St_TpcEffectivedXC.h, St_TpcTanLC.h, St_TpcrChargeC.h - added files for new TPC corrections;
    
    St_tpcSecRowBC.h, St_tpcSecRowCC.h, St_tpcSecRowXC.h - removed files;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.h, StdEdxY2MakerLinkDef.h - modified to add new TPC corrections;
    
    dEdxTrackY2.cxx, dEdxTrackY2.h - removed files;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTriggerData2016.cxx - added missing check for validity of mBBC[buffer] ;
    
    StTpcDedxPidAlgorithm.cxx - added new method for TPC PID: dNdx (primary electrons of ionization);
    
    StMcEvent 
    
    StMcTpcHit.hh - added number of primary electrons;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuProbPidTraits.h, StMuProbPidTraits.cxx, StMuTrack.cxx - added new TPC PID data using dNdx method (primary electrons of ionization);
    
    StPicoEvent 
    
    StPicoBEmcPidTraits.cxx, StPicoBEmcPidTraits.h, StPicoBTofHit.cxx, StPicoBTofHit.h, StPicoBTofPidTraits.cxx, StPicoBTofPidTraits.h, StPicoBTowHit.cxx, StPicoBTowHit.h, StPicoEmcTrigger.cxx, StPicoEmcTrigger.h, StPicoEvent.cxx, StPicoEvent.h, StPicoMtdHit.cxx, StPicoMtdHit.h, StPicoMtdPidTraits.cxx, StPicoMtdPidTraits.h, StPicoMtdTrigger.cxx, StPicoMtdTrigger.h, StPicoTrack.cxx, StPicoTrack.h, StPicoUtilities.h - first revesion of new code to produce PicoDst; 
    
    StPicoDstMaker 
    
    StPicoArrays.cxx, StPicoArrays.h, StPicoDst.cxx, StPicoDst.h, StPicoDstMaker.cxx, StPicoDstMaker.h - first revesion of new code to produce PicoDst ;
    
    StTpcRSMaker 
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TpcRS.C - modified to add Heed model and adjust for new StTpcdEdxCorrections;
    
    ArCH4.g, PAI.cxx, PAI.h - removed files;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - fixed bug #3243 and remove redundant checks to spare time;
    
    StiSsd 
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx - switched Ssd => Sst table for HitError Calculation ;
    
    
    RTS 
    
    include/RC_Config.h, rtsSystems.h - added year 2017 detectors systems;
    
    src/DAQ_ITPC/Makefile, itpcCore.cxx, itpcCore.h, itpc_maps.h, itpc_padplane.h, itpc_rowlen.h- added first version for iTPC DAQ; 
    
    src/DAQ_FPS/daq_fps.cxx, daq_fps.h - added redout for FPOST;
    
    src/DAQ_RHICF/Makefile, daq_rhicf.cxx, daq_rhicf.h - first revision of RHICF code;
    
    daq_rhicf.cxx - added skipping of the bankHeader;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/Makefile, rts_example.C - added RHICF;
    
    
    pams 
    
    sim/idl/g2t_tpc_hit.idl - added number of primary electrons in Hit; 
    
    g2t_track.idl - added number of primary electrons in Hit; added number of real TPC hits;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgMLStructure.cxx, AgMLStructure.h - added new files for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    StarAgmlStacker.cxx - modified to apply consistent nicknaming convention between ROOT and AgSTAR geometries; 
    
    GeometryStarGeo.xml dummy.cc - added new files for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry.cxx, Geometry.h, geometryStats.cc, geometryStats.hh - removed files;
    
    Geometry/ZcalGeo/ZcalConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/VpddGeo/VpddConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/UpstGeo/UpstConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/SvttGeo/SvttConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/SupoGeo/SupoConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/SconGeo/SconConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/ShldGeo/ShldConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/QuadGeo/QuadConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/DtubConfig.xml, PixlConfig.xml, PsupConfig.xml, PxstConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/PipeGeo/PipeConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/PhmdGeo/PhmdConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/MagpGeo/MagpConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/IdsmGeo/IdsmConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/HcalGeo/HcalConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/FtpcGeo/FtpcConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/FtroGeo/FtroConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/FtsdGeo/FtsdConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/FgtdGeo/FgtdConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/FpdmGeo/FpdmConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/CaveGeo/CaveConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/EcalGeo/EcalConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/BbcmGeo/BbcmConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/BtofGeo/BtofConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    Geometry/CalbGeo/CalbConfig.xml - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    xgeometry/xgeometry.age - new file for AgML 2.0 first release; 
    
    
    StarDb 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcZDC.20160207.000004.C, TpcZDC.20160618.000004.C - added new files to switch off ZDC correction for run 2016; 
    
    TpcCurrentCorrection.20160207.000033.C, TpcCurrentCorrection.20160618.000033.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.20160207.000004.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.20160618.000004.C, TpcEffectivedX.20160207.000102.C, TpcEffectivedX.20160618.000102.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20160207.000102.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20160618.000102.C, TpcRowQ.20160207.000104.C, TpcRowQ.20160618.000104.C, TpcSecRowB.20160207.000104.root , TpcSecRowB.20160618.000104.root, TpcTanL.20160207.000059.C, TpcTanL.20160618.000059.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20160207.000102.C, TpcdXCorrectionB.20160207.000040.C, TpcdXCorrectionB.20160618.000040.C, tpcPressureB.20160207.000102.C, tpcPressureB.20160618.000102.C - added preliminary dEdx calibrations for auau 200GeV run 201;
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2016.C - modified ;
    
    TpcCurrentCorrection.C - added default correction ;
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2015.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2015.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2016.C, TpcEdge.C, TpcEffectivedX.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.y2015.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.y2016.C, TpcPadCorrection.y2015.C, TpcPadCorrection.y2016.C, TpcPhiDirection.y2015.C, TpcPhiDirection.y2016.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2014.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2015.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2016.C, TpcRowQ.y2015.C, TpcRowQ.y2016.C, TpcSecRowB.y2015.C, TpcSecRowB.y2016.C, TpcSecRowC.C, TpcTanL.C, TpcZCorrectionB.y2015.C, TpcZCorrectionB.y2016.C, TpcdCharge.y2016.C, TpcdEdxCor.y2016.C, TpcrCharge.C, tpcAnodeHV.y2016.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2016.C, tpcDriftVelocity.y2016.C, tpcGas.y2016.C, tpcGasTemperature.y2016.C, tpcMethaneIn.y2015.C, tpcMethaneIn.y2016.C, tpcPressureB.y2015.C, tpcPressureB.y2016.C, tpcSlewing.y2015.C, tpcSlewing.y2016.C, tpcWaterOut.y2015.C, tpcWaterOut.y2016.C - added new files to set/reset default values ;
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2016.C TpcdXCorrectionB.C - modified;
    
    dEdxModel/dEdxModel_Bichsel.root, dEdxModel_Heed.root, dNdx_Heed.root - added new files for Heed model; 
    
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/vpdSimParams.idl - added new TOF table; 
    
    TpcEffectivedX.idl - added table to account effective TPC pad row thickness;
    
    tpcCorrectionX.idl - added extended tpcCorrection;
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - updated; 
    
    Jevp/StJevpViewer/EthClient.h, JevpViewer.cxx, JevpViewer.h, TGTab2.cxx, example.cxx, example.h - - updated; 
    

    

    

    
    
  • September 7, 2016 
    
    new library SL16i tagged as SL16i has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on September 09.
    
    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - code improvement to speed up reconstruction by ~10% ;
    
    - refactoring vertex finding code to help PPV to find the optimal vertex position when a 3D fit to vertex is used;
    
    - several bugs fixed; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - disabled dN/dx fit; 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StFixedVertexFinder.cxx, StFixedVertexFinder.h, StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx, StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx, StppLMVVertexFinder.h - removed unused arguments in UseVertexConstraint();
    
    old UseVertexConstraint() made private virtual and call it from its public replacement in the base class and mark methods as private explicitly; 
    
    removed unused private data member mWeight; eliminated unused private beamline parameters;
    
    modified to use for beamline position equivalent static methods from parent class;
    
    switched to cleaner c++11 range loop syntax; minor c++ refactoring: removed unused counter; c-style array updated to std::array;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx - modified to use conventional weight for seed position; use inverse of sigma^2 as a weight when calculating the weighted average seed position from provided track DCA's;
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx, StMinuitVertexFinder.h - updated;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h, TrackData.cxx - removed unused arguments in UseVertexConstraint();
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx - modified to force the initial seed position to be on the beamline; when fit vertex with the beamline constraint force the initial seed position to be on the beamline;
    
    modified to reduced initial step size in minuit for hopefully faster convergence;
    
    updated to define minuit fit search window using PPV parameters: new definition allows to change the window width together with the track pre-selection;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.cxx - implemented assert when two hit are to close;
    
    RTS 
    
    include/RC_Config.h, rtsSystems.h - updated; 
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  • August 5, 2016 
    
    new library SL16h tagged as SL16h has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on August 8.
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - updated IST/SST geometry with latest changes; 
    
    - implemented y2016a production geometry for run 2016; 
    
    - few bugs and coverity findings fixed ;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StarClassLibrary 
    
    StMCTruth.cxx - commented out dead code, initialized members in ctor; coverity fixes; 
    
    StParticleDefinition.cc - initialized members in ctor; coverity fixes; 
    
    StParticleTable.cc - fixed error in G3ID to PDGid mapping;
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    DECAY/AgUDecay.cxx - corrected indexing error when deselecting particles which are stacked for further processing; 
    
    FILT/StDijetFilter.cxx - fixed coverity findings;
    
    TEST/StTruthTestMaker.cxx - fixed devision by zero;
    
    TPCCATracker
    
    AliHLTTPCCADef.h, AliHLTTPCCAHitArea.cxx, AliHLTTPCCANeighboursCleaner.cxx, AliHLTTPCCANeighboursFinder.h, AliHLTTPCCASliceDataVector.cxx, AliHLTTPCCASliceDataVector.h, AliHLTTPCCATrackParamVector.h, AliHLTTPCCATracker.cxx, AliHLTTPCCATracker.h, AliHLTTPCCATrackletConstructor.cxx, AliHLTTPCCATrackletSelector.cxx, AliHLTTPCCATrackletVector.h, CA.C - removed VALGRIND ;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - implemented chain with run 2016 production geometry y2016a;
    
    StBichsel
    
    bichselG10.C - modified to restore colors;
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofINLCorr.h - updated to increase the max number of TDIG for INL corrections for the recent upload of a new board to the TOF INL Corr DB Table;
    
    StChainGeometryDbAliases.h - added support for y2014c / y2015d / y2016a geometries, taking into account l asted changes in IST and SST;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcBTofHit.cc, StMcTpcHit.hh - initialized members in ctor, coverity fixes;
    
    StMcEventMaker
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx - fixed mess in indexes started from 0 and 1;
    
    StMCFilter
    
    StDijetFilter.cxx - fixed memory leak;
    
    StMtdCalibMaker
    
    StMtdCalibMaker.cxx, StMtdCalibMaker.h - updated to check that calibration parameters are not apply to MC hits;
    
    coverity fixes: check values of backleg, module, cell;
    
    StMtdEvtFilterMaker
    
    StMtdEvtFilterMaker.cxx, StMtdTrackingMaskMaker.cxx - initialized data members, coverity fixes;
    
    StMtdHitMaker
    
    StMtdHitMaker.cxx - fixed coverity findings: check the range of backlegid;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx, StMtdMatchMaker.h - fixed coverity findings: initialization of data members;
    
    added MTD hit IdTruth to avoid applying dy shift for BL 8 and 24 for MC hits;
    
    StMtdUtil
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx, StMtdGeometry.h - added MTD hit IdTruth to avoid applying dy shift for BL 8 and 24 for MC hits;
    
    StMtdQAMaker
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx - fixed coverity findings: initialization of data members;
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx, StMtdQAMaker.h - added histograms for vertex QA, and dTof calibration;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuMtdHeader.cxx, StMuMtdHeader.h, StMuMtdHit.cxx, StMuMtdHit.h, StMuMtdRawHit.cxx, StMuMtdRawHit.h - added variables initialization to ctors initlist realted to updates to StMuMtd* classes to fix coverity reported errors;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StEvtVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StEvtVtxSeedMaker.h, StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.h, StVertexSeedMaker.cxx, StVertexSeedMaker.h - added tDay, tFill to resNtuple, and improved C++11 compliance;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added support for y2014c / y2015d / y2016a geometries, taking into account last changes in IST and SST;
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - added support for y2014c / y2015d / y2016a geometries, taking into account last changes in IST and SST;
    
    Geometry/VpddGeo/VpddGeo2.xml - removed double placement of volume IBSG;
    
    Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo2.xml - added changes to IST geometry to fix issues with overlaps shadowing cooling materials;
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdGeo2.xml, SisdGeo3.xml, SisdGeo4.xml, SisdGeo5.xml, SisdGeo6.xml, SisdGeo7.xml - fixed issue with overlap causing large number of steps through SSD/SST geometries; change does not have impact on phsyically meaningful quantitites, and is made for all geometry tags; 
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - added support for y2014c / y201d / y2016a geometries, taking into account last changes in IST and SST;
    
    Geometry/macros/StarGeometryDb.C - added support for y2014c / y2015d / y2016a geometries, taking into account lasted changes in IST and SST;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2014c.C, Geometry.y2015d.C, Geometry.y201a.C - added support for y2014c / y2015d/ y2016a geometries, taking into account last changes in IST and SST;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcAvgPowerSupply.y2015.C, TpcAvgPowerSupply.y2016.C, TpcAvgPowerSupply.y2017.C - added default power supply parameters; 
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/DisplayDefs.cxx, DisplayDefs.h, PdfFileBuilder.cxx, PdfFileBuilder.h - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPresenter/JevpGui.cxx - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/hltBuilder.cxx, hltphiBuilder.cxx, l4Builder.cxx, tofBuilder.cxx - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx, JevpServer.h, JevpServerMain.cxx - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpViewer/EthClient.cxx, JevpViewer.cxx - updated;
    

    

    

    
    
  • July 8, 2016 
    
    new library SL16g tagged as SL16g has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on July 12.
    
    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - further improvement of Sti/StiCA integration codes, pass-2;
    
    - SST makers were updated to do strip masking;
    
    - few bugs and multiple coverity findings fixed ;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    asps 
    
    Simulation/starsim/atgeant/agdblib.age, agdgetp.age, agdocum.age, agdocume.age - retired unused DB / Zebra interface;
    
    Simulation/starsim/atmain/agxinit.F, agxinit.cdf, dblib.cxx, dbuser.age - retired unused DB / Zebra interface;
    
    Simulation/starsim/deccc/avost.c - coverity fixes;
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    Hijing1_383/StarHijing.cxx - fixed array overrun in temporary particle list (coverity fixes); 
    
    FILT/StDijetFilter.cxx - updated to prevent resource leak (coverity fixes); protected against deferencing the end of the list (coverity fixes); 
    
    StarLight/StarLight.cxx - intialized all memebers; resolved issue with duplicate code branch;
    
    TEST/StTruthTestMaker.cxx, StTruthTestMaker.h - initialized members (coverity fixes);
    
    UTIL/AgStarParticle.cxx - coverity fixes;
    
    UrQMD3_3_1/StarUrQMD.cxx - removed dead code (coverity fixes); 
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to increase list of seed finders from CA to CA Default; 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.h, StBTofCalibMaker.cxx - coverity fixes;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StiPPVertex/Vertex3D.cxx - adopted removal of public StiKalmanTrack::getPoint() in Sti;
    
    Sti
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.h, StiDefaultToolkit.cxx - added 2 seed finders CA & KNN;
    
    StiDetector.h, StiDetector.cxx - removed unused 'getCenterX' method and added 'getDetPlane' method;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.h, StiKalmanTrack.cxx - method 'initialize0' moved here from CA; modified to add additional parameters in method 'reserveHits' : 1=reserve hits and 0=free hits; removed refit with arguments; in method 'approx' has been added aditional parameter: max number of hits to use; non used methods removed;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.h, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - class StiKalmanTrackFinder modified to inheret only from StiTrackFinder; method 'addSeedFinder' added; method 'findAllTracks' removed; member _trackSeedFinder replaced by vector of seed finders _seedFinders; updated for more clear logic of fails handling; modified usage of Zero hit times in seed;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx - removed changing of timesUsed in releaseHits; work around to fix bug #3230 in CA; 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.h - changed rMin 4 ==> 0;
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - removed debug codes;
    
    StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.h - removed unused methods and members;
    
    StiMapUtilities.h, StiMapUtilities.cxx - added struct SetHitUnused;
    
    StiToolkit.h - added CA & KNN seed finders;
    
    StiTrack.h - added initialize0 ;
    
    StiTrackFinder.h - some pure virtual methods replaced by empty ones;
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx, StiTrackNode.h - method 'sign' added to check matrix for negativity;
    
    StiVMCToolKit.cxx - 'PrintShape' improved;
    
    StiLocalTrackMerger.h, StiLocalTrackMerger.cxx - not used class removed;
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.h, StiDefaultToolkit.cxx, - StiTrackMerger removed;
    
    StiLinkDef.h, StiToolkit.h - track mergers removed;
    
    StiTrack.h - not used methods removed;
    
    StiHit.cxx - modified to return asset if too many tracks for one hit;
    
    StiMapUtilities.cxx - changed setTimesUsed to suTimesUsed;
    
    StiCA
    
    StiCATpcSeedFinder.h, StiCATpcSeedFinder.cxx - modified to make StiCATpcSeedFinder inherited now from StiTrackFinder; for StiCATpcSeedFinder assigned name "CASeedFinder"; method 'startEvent' added; method 'findTrack' added which is used for all seed finders; method 'findTpcTracks' replaced by 'findTrack'; auxiliary class StiCALoader added to create CA seed finder via rootcint;
    
    StiCATpcTrackerInterface.h - includes simplified;
    
    StiCATpcTrackerInterface.cxx - removed automatic creation of seed finder;
    
    StiCADefaultToolkit.cxx, StiCADefaultToolkit.h, StiCAKalmanTrack.cxx, StiCAKalmanTrack.h, StiCAKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiCAKalmanTrackFinder.h - removed;
    
    StiCATpcSeedFinder.cxx - mSeeds->pop_back() moved into safe place;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - updated for simplification;
    
    StiMaker.h, StiMaker.cxx - CleanGlobalTracks added; updateToolKit removed;
    
    StiMaker.cxx - include StiCADefaultToolkit.h removed; local function CountHits() added for print only; added seed finders SeedFinderKNN & SeedFinderCA; updated to use flag StiCA with CA seed finder;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuFmsHit.h - fixed the incrementing version number v1->v2 due to change from StObject->TObject;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - updated to set global pointer gGeometry during NEW at line 1776; updated to eliminate result storing if it's not checked; fixed index which may go out of bounds;
    
    Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx - intialized all memebers;
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker 
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker.cxx - initialized members; implemented protection against devision by zero;
    
    StMCFilter 
    
    StGENParticle.cxx, StGenParticle.h - initialized members;
    
    StDijetFilter.cxx - fixed memory leak; implemented protection against end of list;
    
    StSstDaqMaker 
    
    StSstDaqMaker.h, StSstDaqMaker.cxx - sstBadStrips table decoded and activated; coverity fixes: DIVIDE_BY_ZERO, NO_EFFECT, STACK_USE, UNINIT_CTOR ;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    StarAgmlChecker/StarAgmlChecker.h - coverity fixes; 
    
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/sstBadStrips.idl - added new sst table; 
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/JevpBuilder.cxx - updated; 
    
    Jevp/StJevpPresenter/EvpMain.cxx - updated; 
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlot.cxx - updated; 
    
    
    
    
  • June 21, 2016 
    
    new library SL16f tagged as SL16f has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, found bugs fixed and library was released on June 22.
    

    
    Main features: 
    

    
    - first release of library with Sti & StiCA codes integration;
    
    - added TPCCATracker code for CA seed finding :
    
    - added new interface to the AgSTAR PARTICLE definition machinery;
    
    - few bugs and multiple coverity findings fixed ;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StAnalysisUtilities 
    
    StHistUtil.cxx, StHistUtil.h - fixes for coveriry finding: memory leaks, possible null pointer dereferences, over-write character buffers; resolved coverity BUFFER_SIZE_WARNING with careful copy function;
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    DECAY/AgUDecay.cxx, AgUDecay.h - modified to make unknown particle states from external decayer be (1) decayed by the external decayer, or (2) automatically added to geant; 
    
    EVENT/StarGenAAEvent.cxx, StarGenEPEvent.cxx, StarGenPPEvent.cxx, StarGenParticle.cxx - updated for proper initialization of all data members in ctor;
    
    FILT/StarParticleFilter.cxx, StarParticleFilter.h - added new files to generate particle filter;
    
    StarFilterMaker.cxx, StarParticleFilter.h - updated for proper initialization of all data members in ctor;
    
    STEP/AgUStep.cxx - updated for proper initialization of all data members in ctor;
    
    TEST/StTruthTestMaker.cxx - eliminate devision by zero;
    
    UTIL/AgStarParticle.h, AgStarParticle.cxx - added new interface to the AgSTAR PARTICLE definition machinery;
    
    addressOfCommons.F - added new file;
    
    StarParticleData.cxx, StarParticleData.h - modified to allow particles to be declared to both G3 and StarParticleData; modified to push user defined particles to lookup table;
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to use strncpy() eveywhere and check length; coverity fixes;
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - updated to make sure StiCA depends on Sti and TPCCATracker libraries; modified to pass seedfinder option to StiMaker; 
    
    St_base
    
    StMessMgr.cxx - modified to ensure char arrays are sufficiently long ; proper initialization;
    
    StBichsel
    
    StdEdxModel.cxx - fixed memory leak;
    
    dEdxParameterization.cxx - fiexd covarity warning;
    
    bichselG10.C - added option for BzM;
    
    StChain
    
    StChain.cxx - missing init added ;
    
    StDbBroker 
    
    DbUse.cxx, StDbBroker.cxx, StDbBroker.h, dbNodes.cc, DbRead.cxx - fixed coverity findings;
    
    StDbLib 
    
    StHyperCacheFileLocal.cpp, StHyperUtilFilesystem.cpp, StHyperUtilGeneric.cpp, MysqlDb.h, StDbManagerImpl.hh, StDbNode.hh, StDbServer.hh, StDbServiceBroker.h, StDbSql.hh, StDbTableDescriptor.h, StDbXmlReader.h, StlXmlTree.h, dbStruct.hh, StDbConfigNodeImpl.cc, StDbNode.cc, StDbSql.cc, StDbTable.cc, StlXmlTree.cxx, StDbDefaults.cc - updated to fix coverity findings;
    
    StDbManager.cc, StDbModifier.cxx - fixed resource leakage (coverity) ;
    
    StDbXmlReader.cc - fixed buffer size (coverity);
    
    StHyperUtilFilesystem.cpp - updated to make unused return code to be used;
    
    StDbXmlWriter.cc - commented out unused variable in unused code;
    
    StHyperCacheConfig.h - fixed initialization (coverity);
    
    StDbConfigNodeImpl.cc, StDbLogger.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc, StDbServerImpl.cc, StDbSql.cc - fixed the loop (coverity findings);
    
    StDbXmlWriter.cc, StHyperUtilFilesystem.cpp, StHyperUtilGeneric.cpp, StHyperUtilPlatform.cpp - fixed coverity findings;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StFmsCluster.cxx, StFmsPoint.cxx, StFmsPointPair.h, StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2016.cxx, StTriggerData2016.h - coverity findings fixed;
    
    StFilterMaker 
    
    StGammaFilterMaker.cxx - updated to initialize array of pointers (coverity finding);
    
    StEemcGammaFilterMaker.cxx - removed deadcode (coverity) and removed uneccessary printout;
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx, StFmsDbMaker.h - coverity report fixing;
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker 
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.cxx - coverity findings fixed;
    
    StFmsHitMaker 
    
    StFmsHitMaker.cxx - coverity findings fixed;
    
    StFmsPointMaker 
    
    StFmsPointMaker.cxx - coverity report fixed;
    
    StFmsUtil 
    
    StFmsClusterFinder.cxx, StFmsClusterFitter.h, StFmsEventClusterer.cxx, StFmsTower.cxx, StFmsTowerCluster.cxx - coverity report fixes;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiHitContainer.h - updated with coverity fixes;
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx, StiDefaultToolkit.h, StiHit.cxx, StiHitContainer.h, StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrack.h, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinder.h, StiLinkDef.h, StiVMCToolKit.cxx - modified for Sti/StiCA integration and refactoring;
    
    StiTPCCATrackerInterface.cxx, StiTPCCATrackerInterface.h, StiTpcSeedFinder.cxx, StiTpcSeedFinder.h - removed due to Sti/StiCA integration and refactoring;
    
    Base/StiFactory.h -modified for Sti/StiCA integration;
    
    StiCA 
    
    StiCADefaultToolkit.cxx, StiCADefaultToolkit.h, StiCAKalmanTrack.cxx, StiCAKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiCAKalmanTrackFinder.h, StiCAKalmanTrack.h, StiCATpcSeedFinder.cxx, StiCATpcSeedFinder.h, StiCATpcTrackerInterface.cxx, StiCATpcTrackerInterface.h - added new tracking code with CA seed finding;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StKFVertexMaker.cxx, StiMaker.cxx, StiMaker.h, StiMakerLinkDef.h - modified for Sti/StiCA integration and refactoring;
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx, StiDefaultToolkit.h - removed;
    
    StiSsd 
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSsdIsActiveFunctor.cxx, StiSsdIsActiveFunctor.h, StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx - updated for Sti/StiCA integration ;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuFmsCluster.cxx, StMuFmsUtil.cxx - coverity findigs fixed: UNINIT_CTOR on member mEnergy; DEADCODE on check for null pointer; 
    
    StSstUtil 
    
    StSstWafer.hh - modified to change setMatcheds() to void;
    
    StSstWafer.cc - multiple RESOURCE_LEAK fixes for caverity posting;
    
    StSstBarrel.cc, StSstBarrel.hh, StSstWafer.hh, StSstWafer.cc - coverity: PASS_BY_VALUE fixes;
    
    StSstBarrel.cc, StSstStripList.cc, StSstStripList.hh - coverity FORWARD_NULL fixes;
    
    StSstWafer.cc - coverity REVERSE_INULL fixes;
    
    StSstPoint.cc - coverity UNINIT_CTOR fixes;
    
    StiSvt 
    
    StiSvtHitLoader.cxx - updated for Sti/StiCA integration ;
    
    StiUtilities 
    
    StiDebug.cxx, StiPullEvent.h - updated for Sti/StiCA integration;
    
    StUtilities 
    
    StMessage.cxx - coverity fixes;
    
    StMessageManager.cxx - fixed memory leak (coverity findings);
    
    StMessage.h, StMessageCounter.cxx, StMessageCounter.h - updated for better initializations (coverity fixes); 
    
    TPCCATracker 
    
    AliHLTArray.h, AliHLTArrayIO.h, AliHLTTPCCAClusterData.cxx, AliHLTTPCCAClusterData.h, AliHLTTPCCADataCompressor.h, AliHLTTPCCADef.h, AliHLTTPCCAGBHit.cxx, AliHLTTPCCAGBHit.h, AliHLTTPCCAGBTrack.cxx, AliHLTTPCCAGBTracker.cxx, AliHLTTPCCAGBTracker.h, AliHLTTPCCAGBTrack.h, AliHLTTPCCAGrid.cxx, AliHLTTPCCAGrid.h, AliHLTTPCCAHitArea.cxx, AliHLTTPCCAHitArea.h, AliHLTTPCCAHit.h, AliHLTTPCCAHitId.h, AliHLTTPCCAMath.h, AliHLTTPCCAMergedTrack.h, AliHLTTPCCAMerger.cxx, AliHLTTPCCAMerger.h, AliHLTTPCCAMergerOutput.h, AliHLTTPCCANeighboursCleaner.cxx, AliHLTTPCCANeighboursCleaner.h, AliHLTTPCCANeighboursFinder.cxx, AliHLTTPCCANeighboursFinder.h, AliHLTTPCCAOutTrack.cxx, AliHLTTPCCAOutTrack.h, AliHLTTPCCAParam.cxx, AliHLTTPCCAParameters.h, AliHLTTPCCAParam.h, AliHLTTPCCARow.cxx, AliHLTTPCCARow.h, AliHLTTPCCASliceDataVector.cxx, AliHLTTPCCASliceDataVector.h, AliHLTTPCCASliceOutput.cxx, AliHLTTPCCASliceOutput.h, AliHLTTPCCASliceTrack.h, AliHLTTPCCAStartHitId.h, AliHLTTPCCAStartHitsFinder.cxx, AliHLTTPCCAStartHitsFinder.h, AliHLTTPCCATrack.cxx, AliHLTTPCCATracker.cxx, AliHLTTPCCATracker.h, AliHLTTPCCATrack.h, AliHLTTPCCATrackletConstructor.cxx, AliHLTTPCCATrackletConstructor.h, AliHLTTPCCATracklet.h, AliHLTTPCCATrackletSelector.cxx, AliHLTTPCCATrackletSelector.h, AliHLTTPCCATrackletVector.cxx, AliHLTTPCCATrackletVector.h, AliHLTTPCCATrackLinearisation.h, AliHLTTPCCATrackLinearisationVector.h, AliHLTTPCCATrackParam.cxx, AliHLTTPCCATrackParam.h, AliHLTTPCCATrackParamVector.cxx, AliHLTTPCCATrackParamVector.h, BinaryStoreHelper.hCA.C, MemoryAssignmentHelpers.h, Reconstructor.cpp, Reconstructor.h, RootTypesDef.h, St opwatch.h, tsc.h - new code for TPC tracking with CA seed finding;
    
    St_QA_Maker 
    
    StQABookHist.cxx - fixed initializations;
    
    StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSstDbMaker.cxx, StSstDbMaker.h - coverity fixes;
    
    StSstDaqMaker 
    
    StSstDaqMaker.cxx - fixed memory leak, refactored how output file name is formed; got rid of unused local variable; fixed initialization of variables; 
    
    StSstPointMaker 
    
    StSstPointMaker.cxx - fixed coverity findings;
    
    StSstUtil 
    
    StSstClusterList.cc - fixed memory leak in splitCluster() (cpp=check finding);
    
    StSstBarrel.cc, StSstLadder.cc - coverity : CTOR_DTOR_LEAK fixed;
    
    StSstWafer.cc, StSstWafer.hh - coverity : FORWARD_NULL fixed ; modified to simplify method;
    
    StSstStripList.cc - coverity : REVERSE_INULL fixed;
    
    StSstPackage.cc, StSstPointList.cc - coverity : RESOURCE_LEAK fixed in exchange method;
    
    StSstConfig.cc, StSstClusterControl.cxx - coverity: UNINIT_CTOR fixed;
    
    StUtilities 
    
    StMultiH1F.cxx, StMultiH1F.h, StMultiH2F.cxx, StMultiH2F.h - fixed coverity warnings, removed unnecessary ROOT types;
    
    
    
    pams 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - corrected logic error which creates mtd twice in y2015c+; 
    
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgBlock.cxx - updated for proper initialization of all data members in ctor; 
    
    AgMaterial.cxx - updated to print components only for mixtures;
    
    AgMedium.cxx - updated;
    
    AgShape.cxx - initialized all member variables ;
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - correction in BTOF alignment for some geometry tags; corrected mistake in the y2007a SVT geometry tag instantiating wrong geometry module;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - modified to force update;
    
    
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/beamOrbitInfo.idl - added new beam orbit table; 
    
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/recoverEvpDb.pl - added new file;
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/l4Builder.h, l4Builder.cxx - added hBesGoodVrVsVz; 
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - updated;
    
    
    
    
  • May 18, 2016 
    
    new library SL16e tagged as SL16e has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passes it successfully and library was released on May 20.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - added new function to StGenericVertexMaker code to use beamline constraint errors when fit primary vertex with PPV & VFMinuit ;
    
    - finalized codes adjustment necessary to compile library with optimization level 02;
    
    - few bugs and coverity warnings fixed ;
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    asps 
    
    Simulation/starsim/rebank/aslgetba.age - replaced DO loop with vectorized FORALL loop (FORtran 95) to comply with optimization level 2 for library compilation, bug #3202; FORALL enables vectorized array assignment with masking conditions; 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    BASE/StarPrimaryMaker.cxx - removed confusing beamline constraint message when no beamline constraint applied; 
    
    AgStarReader.cxx - fixed initialization;
    
    StarPrimaryMaker.cxx - fixed coverity warning, initialization, compiler warning;
    
    StarLight/beambeamsystem.cpp - fixed array out of bounds by expanding array by 1;
    
    gammagammaleptonpair.cpp, gammagammaleptonpair.h - fixed an unititialized value; fixed array out of bounds by expanding array by 1 ;
    
    gammagammaleptonpair.cpp - added include assert.h;
    
    twophotonluminosity.cpp - updated to get rid of cppcheck warning that index may be < 0 ; assert added;
    
    UTIL/StarParticleData.cxx, StarParticleData.h - added method to set tracking code of a particle definition;
    
    StarParticleData.cxx - fixed coverity warning, hidden argument;
    
    StarRandom.cxx - fixed initialization;
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added 'beamline3D' option to use with new vertex finders;
    
    StBFChain.h - fixed initialization in ctor;
    
    StBFChain.cxx - added missing length check;
    
    StChain
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - corrected mistake;
    
    StMaker.cxx - added dimension check protection;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - fixed coverity warnings, one typo in Radius calculation, updated very minor optimizations;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTpcHit.h - fixed coverity warning; added initialization of mAdd;
    
    StGammaMaker 
    
    StGammaRawMaker.cxx - initialized pointer to zero, since cppcheck doesn't see that it always gets set in next lines;
    
    StJetMaker 
    
    StUEMaker2009.cxx - changed to include StJetMaker2012 instead of StJetMaker2009;
    
    StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx - added StBTofHeader and StEnumerations and set vpd event information;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.h - modified to switch to another but equivalent header file;
    
    implemeted alias for a long type name;
    
    StCtbMatcher.h, StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx - removed unused variables reported by compiler;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - modified to determine fit mode from BFC options and pass to vertex finders supporting this option;
    
    implemented special treatment for vertices satisfying the beamline equation: the denominator is zero when the point is exactly on the beamline, so there will be returned a zero for the chi2 in this case;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h - moved beam equation to base class; moved static container of DCA states to the base class; renamed static variable according to STAR standards;
    
    removed uninformative log messages; introduced option to choose a vertex fitting mode; set default value in the constructor; 
    
    renamed static method s/CalcBeamlineChi2/CalcChi2Beamline/ ;
    
    modified to wrap static member in static method to avoid initialization order fiasco ;
    
    introduced static member methods to calculate chi^2; updated to use CalcChi2DCAs() to calculate chi^2 for track helices represented by their DCA states with respect to a point, use 'CalcChi2DCAsBeamline()' to calculate chi^2 which in addition to 'CalcChi2DCAs()' includes a chi^2 of the point with the beamline;
    
    implemented new static method to calculate vertex seed position from track DCAs;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx, StGenericVertexMaker.h, StppLMVVertexFin der.cxx - cosmitic changes to improve readability and comments;
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx, StMinuitVertexFinder.h - modified to propagate vertex fitting mode to derived classes; removed uninformative log messages; modified to use another chi^2 function with beamline to minimize;
    
    updated to prevent modifications of DCA's with pointers in this vector;
    
    moved beam equation to base class; moved static container of DCA states to the base class;
    
    cosmetic changes to improve readability and comments;
    
    StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - modified to revert condition to get fully equivalent 'if' statement; replaced bool flag (mVertexConstrain) with equivalent new n-fold option that can take more than two values in order to accommodate new vertex fitting modes; modified to select minimization function based on internal option;
    
    renamed static variable according to STAR standards; renamed static method s/CalcBeamlineChi2/CalcChi2Beamline/ ;
    
    wrapped static member in static method to avoid initialization order fiasco;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h -removed uninformative log messages; modified to propagate vertex fitting mode to derived classes;
    
    implemented new method to create track DCA and fill static container; 
    
    improved PPV vertex position by fitting tracks pointing to it;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx - replaced the existing mVertexConstraint flag with equivalent option that can take more than two values in order to accomodate new vertex fitting modes;
    
    modified to use base class seeds in initial vertex position;
    
    replaced bool flag (mVertexConstrain) with equivalent new n-fold option;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx, VertexData.cxx - cosmetics changes to improve readability and comments;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiHitTest.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx, StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx, StiTrackNode.cxx - updated to get rid of warning messages;
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - modified to comply with level 2 library optimization;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StPhiEtaHitList.cxx - updated to get rid of warning messages;
    
    StiUtilities 
    
    StiDebug.cxx - updated to get rid of warning messages;
    
    StMcEvent 
    
    StMcEvent.cc, StMcHit.hh, StMcMtdHit.cc, StMcTofHit.hh, StMcTrack.cc, StMcVertex.cc - fixed coverity warnings;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuDbReader.cxx, StMuDbReader.h - inlined method moved in the header; 
    
    StMuDstFilterMaker.cxx, StMuDstMaker.cxx - updated to get rid of compiler warning by removing set but never used variables; 
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StSpaceChargeDistMaker.cxx - fixed initialize, cast to double for division;
    
    StPxlSimMaker 
    
    StPxlFastSim.cxx, StPxlSimMaker.cxx - minor modifications to improve coding style;
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - fixed bug #3204: removed unused call to geant3->Gfhead, whose only purpose seems to be to cause a corruption of the stack;
    
    St_QA_Maker 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StQABookHist.cxx, StQABookHist.h, StQAMakerBase.cxx - modified to address coverity findings: uninitialized vars, dead code, one PMD error, and one TOF error;
    
    
    RTS 
    
    include/trgQTMasks.h - fixed broken defines at the end; 
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    StarAgmlLib/StarNoStacker.h - updated position which was missing in the no-action stacker, as required by interface; 
    

    

    

    
    
  • May 12, 2016 
    
    SL16d library has been updated with codes below to build optimized library version with optimization level 02. This optimization will help to speed up production ~2 times;
    
    Library was retagged as SL16d_1 and rebuilt on SL6.4 platform.
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    - asps/Simulation/agetof/Conscript 
    
    - asps/Simulation/starsim/Conscript 
    
    - asps/Simulation/starsim/rebank/aslgetba.age
    
    - pams/gen/hijing_382/Conscript 
    
    - Sti/StiTrackNode.cxx
    
    - St_geant_Maker/St_geant_Maker.cxx 
    
    - mgr/Conscript-standard, ConsDefs.pm 
    
    - OnlTools/Jevp/Conscript-standard
    

    
    
  • April 14, 2016 
    
    new library SL16d tagged as SL16d has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite and released on April 18.
    
    
    
Main features: 
    
 
    
    - updated trigger simulator for run 2012 data analysis;
    
    - added cosmic ray option to kinematics event generator;
    
    - Sti updated to comply with compilation for level 2 optimization;
    
    - further development of OnlTools for online monitoring plots;
    
    - few bugs fixed ;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StAnalysisUtilities 
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - updated to implement histogram list by subsystem, single TPC sector reference choice;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added 'hitreuseon' option to reuse TPC hits for track fitting;
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    Kinematics/StarKinematics.cxx, StarKinematics.h - adedd cosmic ray option to kinematics event generator;
    
    Pythia6_4_23/Pythia6_4_23LinkDef.h - modified to expose more common blocks to CINT; 
    
    Pythia6_4_28/Pythia6_4_28LinkDef.h - modified to expose more common blocks to CINT; 
    
    STEP/AgUStep.cxx, AgUStep.h - improved printout and modified to allow to run if no root geometry; 
    
    macros/starsim.cosmics.C - added cosmic ray option to kinematics event generator;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTriggerData2016.cxx, StTriggerData2016.h - method 'bbcVP101()' added;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - minor refactoring, reduced scope of local variables;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h - added static member to keep beamline parameters;
    
    added static method to calculate chi2 for beamline and a point;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - modified to use all available beamline parameters from DB ;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx - prefixed included headers with path to corresponding module;
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - removed pointless remnants; modified to set static variable value at initialization;
    
    StvPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - removed pointless remnants; 
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - modified to convey to C++11 syntax; 
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.h, StiTrackNode.cxx, StiTrackNode.h, StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - fixed compilation problem for library optimization with level 2; array [1] removed;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - fixed compilation problem for library optimization with level 2; array [1] removed;
    
    StPxlSimMaker
    
    StPxlSimMaker.cxx, StPxlSimMaker.h - modified to set choice of geometry mutually exclusive; set flag to control geometry source; fixed a logic bug;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerDefinition.h - removed onbits0/offbits0 to match with what was in the database table;
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx, StTriggerSimuMaker.h, StTriggerSimuResult.cxx, StTriggerSimuResult.h, StVirtualTriggerSimu.h - updated trigger simulator for run12 analysis;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx - updated trigger simulator for run12 analysis;
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx StEmcTriggerSimu.h - updated trigger simulator for run12 analysis ;
    
    StDSMUtilities/TriggerDefinition.hh - updated trigger simulator for run12 analysis;
    
    macros/read_trigger_definitions.C, read_trigger_thresholds.C, write_trigger_definitions.C, write_trigger_thresholds.C - updated for trigger simulator for run12 analysis;
    
    RunTriggerSimu.C - added new macro to run trigger simulator;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    QAhlist_subsystems.h - added new file with list of histograms by subsystem;
    
    
    
    RTS
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx, daqReader.h - fixed trigger IDs;
    
    
    StarDb 
    
    Calibrations/tpcTpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20150131.000051.C - added new files with fixed correction for for I70; 
    
    TpcRowQ.20150609.000102.C, TpcSecRowB.20150609.000102.root - added run 2015 dE/dx calibrations for pAl 200GeV;
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/bemcBuilder.cxx, daqBuilder.cxx, eemcBuilder.cxx, fpdBuilder.cxx, fpsBuilder.cxx - modified;
    
    l4Builder.cxx - updated the Y-axis range for Tof_TrayID_TrgTime and X-axis range for_dEdx;
    
    tofBuilder.cxx - changed trigger windows;
    
    vpdBuilder.h, vpdBuilder.cxx - added new plots for the testing of Plan B algo, added pulser monitoring plots;
    
    modified to make config to read every run, fixed issue show wrong TACS; 
    
    daqBuilder.cxx, tpxBuilder.cxx, JevpBuilder.cxx - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JLatex.h, JevpPlot.cxx, JevpPlot.h, PdfFileBuilder.h - modified;
    
    DisplayDefs.cxx, DisplayDefs.h, JevpPlotSet.cxx, JevpPlotSet.h - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPresenter/EvpMain.cxx, JevpGui.cxx, JevpGui.h, simpleQT.cxx, JevpGui.cxx, JevpScreenWidget.cxx, JevpScreenWidget.h, ReferenceWidget.cxx, ReferenceWidget.h, ZoomWidget.cxx, ZoomWidget.h - updated; 
    
    canvas.cxx, canvas.h, JevpScreenWidget.cxx, JevpScreenWidget.h, RootWidget.cxx, RootWidget.h - added new files;
    
    Jevp/StJevpViewer/TGTab2.cxx, TGTab2.h, example.cxx, example.h, testNative.C, EthClient.cxx, EthClient.h, JevpViewer.cxx, JevpViewer.h, ZoomFrame.cxx, ZoomFrame.h, runViewer.C - added new files;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx, JevpServerMain.h, JevpServer.h, JTMonitor.cxx - updated;
    

    

    

    
    
  • March 3, 2016 
    
    new library SL16c tagged as SL16c has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, found bugs fixed and library was released on March 8.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - StEvent, StEventUtilities modified to fix the function StTrackTopologyMap::hasHitInSstLayer() usage for SST;
    
    - added new code StIstSimMaker for IST slow simulation;
    
    - StIstRawHitMaker updated with latest development;
    
    - fixed bug on row number in StPxlRawHitMaker;
    
    - corrected MTD radii and added y2015c geometry tag;
    
    - OnlTools/Jevp further updates for run 2016 online monitoring plots; 
    
    - few other bugs fixed ;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - changed options 'istRaw' to 'istRawHit'; added 'istSlowSim' option;
    
    added production chain with y2015c geometry (with corrected MTD geometry);
    
    StBFChain.cxx - introduced 'HftHitFilt' option to remove non-HFT hits;
    
    StarRoot
    
    TIdTruUtil.cxx, TIdTruUtil.h - added utility for IdTruth calculation;
    
    St_base
    
    StarChairDefs.h - updated to extend debug;
    
    StChain
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - corrections to MTD radii and y2015c geometry tag added;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - updated to extend debug;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTrackTopologyMap.cxx - modified to make kSsd and kSst equivalent in numberOfHits();
    
    StTrackTopologyMap.h - added method 'hasHitInSstLayer()';
    
    StTrackDetectorInfo.cxx - implemented set of modifications for SST;
    
    StHit.cxx, StHit.h - removed implentation of 'detector()' making class pure abstract;
    
    StBTofHit.h, StEmcCluster.h, StEmcPoint.h, StEnumerations.h, StFgtHit.h, StFtpcHit.h, StIstHit.h, StPxlHit.h, StRichHit.h, StRnDHit.cxx, StSsdHit.h, StSstHit.h, StTofHit.h, StTpcHit.h, StSvtHit.h - implemented method 'detector()' which is now a pure abstract method in StHit; 
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StuFixTopoMap.cxx - modified to use HFT format for SST;
    
    StIstClusterMaker
    
    StIstScanClusterAlgo.cxx - added idTruth for clusters;
    
    StIstRawHitMaker
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.cxx, StIstRawHitMaker.h - averlayed latest code development; added idTruth;
    
    modified to use 'std::array' instead of C-array ;
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.cxx - corrected usage of 'addRawHit()' due to change in StIstUtil; updated mDataType to be by default = 2; 
    
    modified to keep logic the same when filling uncorrected signal;
    
    removed new condition requiring positive charge values which is unclear why it should be;
    
    StIstSimMaker
    
    StIstSlowSimMaker.cxx, StIstSlowSimMaker.h - added new files for IST slow simulation;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx - replaced kSsdId => kSstId;
    
    StiSsd
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx - replaced kSsdId => kSstId;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h - moved include of StEventTypes.h from header of generic class to implementation files of generic and concrete classes, which caused the problem, bug #3194;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - moved include of StEventTypes.h from header of generic class to implementation files of generic and concrete classes, which caused the problem, bug #3194;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuRpsCollection.h - modified to add positionRMSCluster method;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StQABookHist.cxx - expanded track detector ID histograms;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - modified to use kMaxDetectorId ;
    
    StPeCMaker
    
    StPeCTrigger.cxx - implemented initial level of year 2016 UPC triggers;
    
    StPeCEvent.cxx - updated;
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - removed reference to StEventTypes.h which caused problem running chain, bug #3194;
    
    
    RTS
    
    include/HLT/HLTFormats.h - changed MTD hit format;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/daqFileHacker.C - added new file;
    
    
    pams/geometry/geometry/geometry.g - corrections to MTD radii and  y2015c geometry tag added;
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    StarAgmlUtil/AgMLPosition.cxx - modified to include cmath header explicitly;
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx - corrections to MTD radii and y2015c geometry tag added;
    
    Geometry/Compat/xgeometry.xml - corrections to MTD radii and y2015c geometry tag added;
    
    Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdGeo7.xml - corrections to MTD radii added;
    
    
    StarDb/AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2015c.C - added y2015c geometry tag; 
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilder/l4Builder.cxx, l4Builder.h - added diEletron2Twr plot and two more dimuon plots;
    
    istBuilder.cxx, istBuilder.h - added hit occupancy selection to mask out hot chips;
    
    updated to keep monitoring hot chips; moved hitmap of coloumn and row out of hit occupancy cut;
    
    istBuilder.cxx - changed type TH1S to TH1I for maxTB histograms;
    
    mtdBuilder.cxx - added new QT board to QA plots for run 2016 ;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/jevpHistoMother, JevpServer.cxx, l4HistoMother - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/DisplayDefs.cxx, JevpPlotSet.cxx - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPresenter/qtTestBaseScript.C - modified;
    
    simpleQT.cxx, simpleQT.h - added new files;
    
    
    
    
    
    
  • March 28, 2016 
    
    SL16b library has been updated with codes below to proceed with test production for new tracking evaluation. Library was retagged as SL16b_1 and rebuilt on SL6.4;
    
    New STI updates do not modify default behaviour but added the option to enable hit reuse for different tracks fitting;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added 'hitreuseon' option to enable hit reuse for multiple tracking;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiHitContainer.cxx, StiHitContainer.h, StiHitLoader.h - added max number of tracks assigned to one hit;
    
    StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.cxx - updated not to use 1st hit;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiMaker.h - added max number of tracks assigned to one hit;
    
    
    
    
  • February 10, 2016 
    
    new library SL16b tagged as SL16b has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite and released on February 12.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - OnlTools/Jevp further updates for run 2016 online monitoring plots;
    
    - StarVMC/StarAgmlLib - added code to support the new positioning of volumes;
    
    - TriggerData updated for run 2016;
    
    - few bugs fixed ;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/starsim/atlsim.logon.kumac - updated to load AgML util for misalignment support;
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - updated to load StarAgmlUtil library; added print of key on library load;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    TRG/trgStructures2016.h - removed 'union' because ROOT doesn't understand it;
    
    StEvent
    
    StEventLinkDef.h - added several missing pragmas, mostly related to trigger;
    
    StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2016.cxx, StTriggerData2016.h - added functions to access MTD DSM and QT info;
    
    StIstRawHitMaker
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.cxx, StIstRawHitMaker.h - some clean-up in included headers;
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    DRand48Engine.cc, JamesRandom.cc, RandBreitWigner.cc, RandEngine.cc, RandExponential.cc, RandFlat.cc, RandGauss.cc, RandPoisson.cc, RanecuEngine.cc, RanluxEngine.cc, RanluxEngine.cc - removed deprecated storage class specifier 'register' since it serves no purpose;
    
    StarRoot
    
    TH1Helper.cxx - updated to use const modifier to access const object in this local context;
    
    StFmsUtil
    
    StFmsEventClusterer.cxx, StFmsTowerCluster.cxx, StFmsTowerCluster.h - modified for better chi2 handling;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StUEMaker2009.cxx - updated to include a sum Paritcle pT function to StUeEvent and mcVertex are now stored for particle level branches;
    
    StUEMaker2009.cxx, StUEMaker2009.h - updated to change ClassDef versions;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.h - added a mode for printing out TPC hits ;
    
    StSstDaqMaker
    
    StSstDaqMaker.cxx, StSstDaqMaker.h - added some protection to avoid chain crash when there is no available calibration table;
    
    
    RTS
    
    include/HLT/HLTFormats.h - added HLT_MTDQuarkonium;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxPed.cxx, tpxPed.h - fixed the slowness of pedestal initialization;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx - moved JEFF log to NOTE;
    
    
    pams
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - fixed bug 3187: y2016 geometry was not completely setup in geometry.g;
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceGeo1.xml, TpceGeo3a.xml - reshaped FORtran-specfic array initialzation;
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgPosition.cxx, AgPosition.h - added new code to assume responsability for positioning of volumes; 
    
    StarAgmlLibLinkDef.h - modified to adjust to new positioning code;
    
    AgAttribute.cxx, AgAttribute.h, AgCreate.cxx, AgCreate.h, AgMaterial.cxx, AgMaterial.h, AgMedium.cxx, AgMedium.h, AgPlacement.cxx, AgPlacement.h, AgShape.cxx, AgShape.h, StarAgmlLibLinkDef.h, StarAgmlStacker.h, StarTGeoStacker.cxx, StarTGeoStacker.h - modified to accommodate new code for positioning of volumes;
    
    AgTransform.cxx, AgTransform.h, AgParameterList.cxx, AgParameterList.h - removed codes;
    
    StarAgmlUtil/AgMLPosition.h, AgMLPosition.cxx - added fortran interface to AgML positioning code;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2016.C, tpcAltroParams.y2016.C - added new files for ALTRO threshold = 4 correction for run 2016;
    
    StDb/idl/mtdQTSlewingCorrPart2.idl - added extension of the MTD Slewing table for Run 2016;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/baseBuilder.cxx, baseBuilder.h, bbcBuilder.cxx, bbcBuilder.h, bemcBuilder.cxx, bemcBuilder.h, daqBuilder.cxx, daqBuilder.h, eemcBuilder.cxx, eemcBuilder.h, fgtBuilder.cxx, fgtBuilder.h, fmsBuilder.cxx, fmsBuilder.h, fpdBuilder.cxx, fpdBuilder.h, fpsBuilder.cxx, fpsBuilder.h, gmtBuilder.cxx, gmtBuilder.h, hltBuilder.cxx, hltBuilder.h, hltphiBuilder.cxx, hltphiBuilder.h, istBuilder.cxx, istBuilder.h, l3Builder.cxx, l3Builder.h, l4Builder.cxx, l4Builder.h, mtdBuilder.cxx, mtdBuilder.h, ppBuilder.cxx, ppBuilder.h, pxlBuilder.cxx, pxlBuilder.h, ssdBuilder.cxx, ssdBuilder.h, tofBuilder.cxx, tofBuilder.h, tpxBuilder.cxx, tpxBuilder.h, trgBuilder.cxx, trgBuilder.h, upcBuilder.cxx, upcBuilder.h,vpdBuilder.cxx, vpdBuilder.h - modified to accommodate the new JevpBuilder.cxx/h code; 
    
    JevpBuilder.cxx, JevpBuilder.h - added new files;
    
    ssdBuilder.cxx, ssdBuilder.h - modified to reject first channel in each chip, corrected CM failed map, and fixed ped and rms hist display; added JevpBuilder; updated rms hist display settings;
    
    l4Builder.cxx, l4Builder.h - added dimuon plots;
    
    trgBuilder.cxx - update to raise limits for ZDC ADC monitoring in run 2016;
    
    istBuilder.cxx - removed zerobias cut & vertex cut;
    
    ssdBuilder.cxx - fixed rms y-axias scale to 30 ADC;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlotSet.cxx, JevpPlotSet.h - modified accordingly to new JevpBuilder code;
    
    DisplayDefs.cxx, DisplayDefs.h - added new files to move DisplayDefs to isolate shared items into StJevpPlot ;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/DisplayDefs.cxx, DisplayDefs.h - removed files due to moving them to StJevpPlot;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPresenter/JevpGui.h - modified dur to relocation of DisplayDefs code to StJevpPlot;
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  • January 13, 2016 
    
    new library SL16a tagged as SL16a has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standart test suite and released on January 15.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - added new dEdx method;
    
    - DAQ_TPX code updated with new FEE mapping;
    
    - StJetMaker updated with new codes to allow for Region selection of the towers, tracks, and mcparticles;
    
    implemented the off axis cone underlying event analysis;
    
    - added new files to StarAgmlUtil for AgML support library;
    
    - OnlTools/Jevp updated for run 2016 online monitoring plots;
    
    - few bugs fixed ;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/starsim/atgeant/agsrotm.age - modified to regularize PHI angles in specifying the rotation matrix; modified to map theta into [0,180] and phi into [0,360]; added additional check so that we do not cre ate the unit matrix;
    
    Simulation/starsim/atlsim.logon.kumac - changed default geometry to y2015a; load AgML support library;
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - added year 2016 base reco chain;
    
    StBichsel
    
    Bichsel.cxx, Bichsel.h, StBichselLinkDef.h, dEdxParameterization.cxx, dEdxParameterization.h - added new TpcRS dEdx model;
    
    Bichsel.C, Bichsel70.C, BichselA.C, BichselB.C, BichselD.C, BichselMostProbable.C, BichselP.C, StdEdxModel.cxx, StdEdxModel.h, bichdX.C, bichselBG.C, bichselG.C, bichselG10.C, bichseldNdbg.C, bichseldX.C, dEdxModel.C - added new files with TpcRS dEdx model;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, StDetectorDbMaker.cxx, StDetectorDbMaker.h, St_TpcAvgCurrentC.h, St_tpcAnodeHVavgC.h, St_trgTimeOffsetC.h - modified to add more chairs;
    
    StGmtSurveyC.h, StIstSurveyC.h, StPxlSurveyC.h, St_TpcAvgPowerSupplyC.h, St_istChipConfigC.h, St_istControlC.h, St_istGainC.h, St_istMappingC.h, St_istPedNoiseC.h, St_pvpdStrobeDefC.h, St_pxlBadRowColumnsC.h, St_pxlControlC.h, St_pxlHotPixelsC.h, St_pxlRowColumnStatusC.h, St_pxlSensorStatusC.h, St_pxlSensorTpsC.h, St_tofCamacDaqMapC.h, St_tofCorrC.h, St_tofDaqMapC.h, St_tofINLCorrC.h, St_tofINLSCorrC.h, St_tofModuleConfigC.h, St_tofPedestalC.h, St_tofTDIGOnTrayC.h, St_tofTOffsetC.h, St_tofTotbCorrC.h, St_tofTrgWindowC.h, St_tofTzeroC.h, St_tofZbCorrC.h, St_tofr5MaptableC.h, St_vpdDelayC.h, St_vpdTotCorrC.h - added new files with implemnetaion of new chairs;
    
    St_trgTimeOffsetC.h - restored triggerTimeOffset and triggerTimeOffsetWest;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StPidStatus.cxx, StPidStatus.h, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.h - reshaped histograms; added new dEdx method ;
    
    StEvent
    
    StDedxDefinitions.h, StDedxPidTraits.cxx, StDetectorDefinitions.h, StEnumerations.h - added GMT, SST ID and new dE/dx method;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - fixed first hit on primary tracks problem, bug #3166;
    
    StIstRawHitMaker
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.cxx, StIstRawHitMaker.h - modified to switch from std::vector to std::array; 
    
    modified to use double instead of float for all ADC values as there is no reason to use float in these modest local calculations; 
    
    added class method to set hit charges from an std::array and use this new method in StIstRawHitMaker;
    
    added new constructor allowing set charges in time bins;
    
    StIstUtil
    
    StIstRawHit.cxx, StIstRawHit.h, StIstRawHitCollection.cxx, StIstRawHitCollection.h - added class method to set hit charges from std::array and use this new method in StIstRawHitMaker; 
    
    modified to get rid of unnecessary copy constructor and assignment operator; 
    
    modified to use 'std::fill_n' to initialize a C-style array member; 
    
    eliminated channel id param in 'StIstRawHitCollection::addRawHit'; 
    
    added class method to set hit charges from an std::array and use this new method in StIstRawHitMaker;
    
    added new constructor allowing set charges in time bins;
    
    StIstRawHit.cxx, StIstRawHit.h - modified to move definition of templated member function to header;
    
    StJetFinder
    
    StFastJetPars.cxx, StFastJetPars.h, StProtoJet.cxx, StProtoJet.h, StjFastJet.cxx, StjFastJet.h - implemented the off axis cone underlying event analysis;
    
    StFastJetAreaPars.cxx, StFastJetAreaPars.h - added new files to implement the StFastJetAreaPars class; this is needed to include the jet area calculation in the jet trees;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StAnaPars.h, StJetMaker2009.cxx, StJetMaker2009.h - implemented the off axis cone underlying event analysis ;
    
    StJetMaker2012.cxx, StJetMaker2012.h - added new files to implement new StJetMaker2012 class;
    
    StUEMaker2009.cxx, StUEMaker2009.h - added new files to implement StUEMaker2009 class, which is used for the regional UE calculation class;
    
    emulator/StjeTowerEnergyListToStMuTrackFourVecList.cxx - implemented the off axis cone underlying event analysis ;
    
    mcparticles/StjAbstractMCParticleRegion.h, StjMCParticleRegion.cxx, StjMCParticleRegion.h - added new classes which allow for Region selection of the towers, tracks, and mcparticles;
    
    mudst/StjEEMCMuDst.h - implemented the off axis cone underlying event analysis ;
    
    tracks/StjAbstractTrack.h, StjTrackList.h - implemented the off axis cone underlying event analysis ;
    
    StjAbstractTrackRegion.h, StjTrackRegion.cxx, StjTrackRegion.h - added new classes which allow for Region selection of the towers, tracks, and mcparticles;
    
    towers/StjAbstractTowerRegion.h, StjTowerRegion.cxx, StjTowerRegion.h - added the classes which allow for Region selection of the towers, tracks, and mcparticles;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeDistMaker.cxx - updated copy of TpcRS code for dE/dx;
    
    StSstDaqMaker
    
    StSstDaqMaker.cxx, StSstDaqMaker.h - fixed CMN failed chip rejection error;
    
    StFmsUtil
    
    StFmsEventClusterer.cxx - moved some LOG_INFO to LOG_DEBUG;
    
    
    RTS
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxCore.cxx, tpxCore.h, tpx_fee_position.h - added new FEE maps;
    
    tpxCore.cxx, tpxFCF.cxx, tpxFCF.h, tpxFCF_2D.cxx, tpxGain.cxx, tpxPed.cxx, tpxPed.h - modified to adjust to new FEE mapping;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcCurrentCorrection.20150131.000044.C, TpcdXCorrectionB.20150131.000041.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.20150131.000008.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20150131.000030.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20150131.0000 50.C, tpcPressureB.20150131.000002.C, TpcRowQ.20150131.000048.C, TpcRowQ.20150504.200049.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20150131.000046.C, TpcSecRowB.20150131.000048.root, TpcSecRowB.20150504.200049.root - added dE/dx calibrations for run 2015 pp 200GeV and pAu 200GeV data;
    
    dEdxModel/dEdxModel.root - added new TpcRS dEdx model;
    
    P10T.root - modified;
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/BtofGeo/BtofGeo6.xml - modified;
    
    Geometry/IdsmGeo/IdsmGeo1.xml, IdsmGeo2.xml - modified to change translation to an argument of Placement, rather than its own operator; 
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdGeo7.xml - fixed : kOnly ->konly;
    
    StarAgmlUtil/AgParameterList.cxx, AgParameterList.h, AgTransform.cxx, AgTransform.h - added new files for AgML support library; implemented functionality needed to position volumes in both G3 and ROOT geometry models, i.e. handles updating the transformation matrix after each positioning command issued by AgML;
    
    
    StDb/idl/tofTotbCorr.idl, tofZbCorr.idl, vpdTotCorr.idl - removed field with no. of usefull elements; 
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/qtTest - added new file; 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/baseBuilder.cxx, bbcBuilder.cxx - updated for run 2016;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx, JevpServer.h - updated for run 2016;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlotSet.cxx - updated for run 2016;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPresenter/QtTest.cxx, QtTest.h, QtTestGui.cxx, QtTestGui.h, qtTestBaseScript.C - added new files for run 2016;
    
    
    





Lidia Didenko

   



  
2017

   
STAR SOFTWARE NEWS  January 4, 2018
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The present release assignment:  
             SL09g_embed (SL09g_2Embed_v10) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10c_embed (SL10c_embed_v5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10h_embed (SL10h_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10k_embed (SL10k_embed_v11) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11b    (SL11b_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 MC & st_W pp 500GeV, run 2009
             SL11d_embed (SL11d_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a_embed  (SL12a_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12d    (SL12d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 UU 193GeV, pp 200GeV run 2012 production
             SL12d_embed (SL12d_embed_v6) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL13b_embed (SL13b_embed_v1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 
             SL14a    (SL14a_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 pp 500GeV run 2013 production, days 76-12
             SL14g    (SL14g_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 pp 500GeV run 2013 production, days 129-161
             SL14i    (SL14i_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 14.6GeV run 2014 production          
             SL15b    (SL15b_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuHe3 & AuAu 200GeV run 2014 preview production  
             SL15c    (SL15c)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 200GeV run 2014 data production with HFT  
             SL15e_embed  (SL15e_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 
             SL15k    (SL15k_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 200GeV run 2015 st_fms & st_rp stream data production
             SL15l    (SL15l)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pAu 200GeV st_fms run 2015 data production
             SL16a    (SL16a)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL16b    (SL16b_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL16d    (SL16d_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp,pAu,pAl run 2015 production without HFT tracking 
             SL16g (SL16g)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 500GeV run 2013, auau 20GeV run 2014 st_W production   
             SL16j (SL16j)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 auau 200GeV  run 2016 production
             SL16k (SL16k)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 auau 200GeV run 2016 st_hlt production without HFT tracking
             SL17a (SL17a)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
       old-> SL17b (SL17b)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 dAu 200GeV run 2016 preproduction 
             SL17c (SL17c)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
       pro-> SL17d (SL17d)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 dAu 20-200GeV run 2016 production
             SL17e (SL17e)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL17f (SL17f_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 auau 200GeV run 2016 st_upc production;
                                                    pp 200GeV run 2015 st_rp reproduction;
             SL17g (SL17g_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_W production
             SL17h (SL17h)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
       new-> SL17i (SL17i)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3, AuAu 54GeV run 2017 production
       dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
      .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30

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Release History



SL17a library

SL17b library

SL17c library

SL17d library

SL17e library

SL17f library

SL17g library

SL17h library

SL17i library




    
   
    
    
    
  •      November 29, 2017 
    
    new library SL17i  tagged as SL17i has been created and built on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platform;
    
    default compiler on SL7.3 is gcc  4.8.5 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and  released on December 3 .
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - StiIst, StiPxl, StiSsd  codes modified to build geometry path to sensitive elements in a new function ;
    
    - added   K*0(892) in StarClassLibrary and  gstar ;
    
    - in StarVMC/Geometry added TPC global alignment option to TPC placement and 
    
    misalignment option to TPC in y2014x,y2015x,y2016x geometries;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    asps 
    
    rexe/TGeant3/TGiant3.h - modified to expose Gcflag_t to ROOT; 
    
    StRoot 
    
    StDbLib 
    
    StDbServiceBroker.cxx - updated with auto-throttling mechanism for network error notifications; 
    
    StarClassLibrary 
    
    StKStarZero.cc, StKStarZero.hh - added K*0(892) aka pdg 313 to gstar with g3id = 10013 ;
    
    StParticleTable.cc - modified accordingly to accomodate K*0(892) updates;
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    STEP/AgUStep.cxx, AgUStep.h - added 'isvol' flag to stepping tree; 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.cxx, StBTofCalibMaker.h - modified to remove outdated ClassImp macro; removed unnecessary specification of default std::allocator;
    
    StBTofHitMaker 
    
    StBTofHitMaker.cxx, StBTofHitMaker.h - modified to remove outdated ClassImp macro; removed unnecessary specification of default std::allocator ;
    
    StBTofMatchMaker 
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx, StBTofMatchMaker.h - modified to remove outdated ClassImp macro; removed unnecessary specification of default std::allocator ;
    
    StBTofMixerMaker 
    
    StBTofMixerMaker.cxx, StBTofMixerMaker.h - modified to remove outdated ClassImp macro; removed unnecessary specification of default std::allocator ;
    
    StBTofSimMaker 
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx, StBTofSimMaker.h -  modified to remove outdated ClassImp macro; removed unnecessary specification of default std::allocator ;
    
    StDbUtilities 
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - modified to allow 'FullGridLeak' to work on specific sheets via sheet widths;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StFgtPoint.cxx, StFmsPoint.cxx, StFmsPointPair.cxx - cleanup: removed StRoot/ from included header prefix;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - updated to disable dN/dx fit ;
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx, StFmsDbMaker.h - added 'getCorrectedAdc' and fix a memory leak ;
    
    StiIst 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder.h - modified to build geometry path to sensitive elements in a new function ;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - updated to extend search for sensitive volumes in alternative hierarchies;
    
    StiPxl 
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPxlDetectorBuilder.h - modified to build geometry path to sensitive elements in a new function ;
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx - updated to extend search for sensitive volumes in alternative hierarchies ;
    
    StiSsd 
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder.h - modified to build geometry path to sensitive elements in a new function ;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx - updated to extend search for sensitive volumes in alternative hierarchies;
    
    StPxlSimMaker 
    
    StPxlSimMaker.h - modified do not generate ROOT streamer;
    
    StPxlDigmapsSim.cxx - initialized member pointer in constructor;  removed pointless pointer validation;
    
    StSstDaqMaker 
    
    StSstDaqMaker.cxx - corrected path to included header file;
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - enabled Mag.Field depending flavor ;
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - removed unecessary log output;
    
    
    
    RTS 
    
    include/daqFormats.h - updated trigger formats; 
    
    src/rtsplusplus.def - updated;
    
    src/SFS/fs_index.cxx, fs_index.h, sfs_index.cxx;
    
    trg/include/trgDataDefs_44.h, trgDataDefs_45.h - added new files to update trigger structure;
    
    
    
    pams 
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - added K*0(892) aka pdg 313 to gstar with g3id = 10013; 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - updated to have the option to shut the framework up;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgPosition.cxx, AgPosition.h, StarAgmlLibLinkDef.h - added runtime debug switch to AgPosition;  
    
    AgPosition.cxx - updated to have the option to shut the framework up;
    
    Geometry/StarGeo.xml - updated to step back to slightly less accurate IST model for y2016x geometry cooling tubes in ladders will not be seen; 
    
    added misalignment option to TPC in y2014x,y2015x,y2016x geometries; added back y2015d geometry;
    
    Geometry/IdsmGeo/IdsmGeo2a.xml - modified to use new  TPC alignment scheme;
    
    Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo2a.xml - updated to make sure these get initialized to zero;
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/PixlGeo6b.xml - updated to have the option to shut the framework up;
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdGeo7a.xml - updated to have the option to shut the framework up;
    
    Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceConfig.xml, TpceGeo3a.xml - added TPC global alignment option to TPC placement;
    
    xgeometry/xgeometry.age - enabled y2014x geometry;
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  •      October 20, 2017 
    
    new library SL17h  tagged as SL17h has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc  4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and  released on October 24.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - StPicoEvent & StPicoDstMaker modified to include FMS hits in picoDst ;
    
    - added first version of geometry for time-of-flight endcap ;
    
    - added first version of y2018 geometry;
    
    - release first implementation of misalignable geometries model;
    
    - StEvent - added initial revision of Trigger Data structure for run 2018;
    
    - first release of StPxlSimMaker/DIGMAPS : a standalone tool to study digitization of HFT software ;
    
    - codes adjusted for forcoming SL7.3 platform with gcc 4.8.5 compiler ;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    DECAY/AgUDecay.cxx, AgUDecay.h - modified to rework decayer logic such that mother particles appear in event record ; 
    
    Pythia8_1_62/StarPythia8Decayer.cxx - modified to rework decayer logic such that mother particles appear in event record;
    
    Pythia8_1_86/StarPythia8Decayer.cxx - modified to rework decayer logic such that mother particles appear in event record; 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - implemented options for ideal and  misalignable geometries;
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - added y2018 geometry tag for bfc.C ;
    
    added support the y2014x, y2015x, y2016x geometries;
    
    StDaqLib/TRG/trgStructures2018.h - added new files for trigger structure for year 2018; 
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTriggerData2018.cxx, StTriggerData2018.h - added initial revision for year  2018 data;
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventLinkDef.h - modified to handle new StTriggerData2018;
    
    StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData2017.h, StTriggerData2017.cxx - added access fct epdADC() and epdTDC();
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx, StFmsDbMaker.h - modified to add 'BitShiftGain' ;
    
    macros/fmsBitShiftGain_db.C, push_fmsBitShiftGain - added new files for 'BitShiftGain' related updates; 
    
    fms_db_detectorposition.C, fpsPosition_db.C, fpsgeom.txt - modified for 'BitShiftGain' related updates; 
    
    StFmsHitMaker 
    
    StFmsHitMaker.cxx, StFmsHitMaker.h - modified to add 'fmsBitShiftGain'; 
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker 
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.cxx, StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.h - added 'BitShiftGain' ;
    
    StiIst 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to make active sensors may appear at different paths in ideal and misaligable geometry models;
    
    StiPxl 
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to make active sensors may appear at different paths in ideal and misaligable geometry models;
    
    StiSsd 
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to make active sensors may appear at different paths in ideal and misaligable geometry models;
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - updated to integrate ETOF into simulation;
    
    StPicoEvent 
    
    StPicoFmsHit.cxx, StPicoFmsHit.h - added new files to include FMS hits in picoDst;
    
    StPicoDstMaker 
    
    StPicoFmsFiller.cxx, StPicoFmsFiller.h - added new files to fill in FMS branch in picoDst;
    
    StPicoArrays.cxx, StPicoArrays.h, StPicoDst.cxx, StPicoDst.h, StPicoDstMaker.cxx, StPicoDstMaker.h - modified to use StPicoFmsFiller to fill FMS branch in picoDst;
    
    StPxlSimMaker 
    
    StPxlFastSim.h, StPxlSimMaker.cxx - updated to integrate new development of PXL simulation;
    
    StPxlDigmapsSim.cxx, StPxlDigmapsSim.h - added new files for PXL fast/full simulation;
    
    DIGMAPS/digaction.cxx, digaction.h, digadc.cxx, digadc.h, digbeam.cxx, digbeam.h, digcluster.cxx, digcluster.h, digevent.cxx, digevent.h, dighistograms.cxx, dighistograms.h, diginitialize.cxx, diginitialize.h, digmaps.cxx, digmaps.h, digparticle.cxx, digparticle.h, digplane.cxx, digplane.h, digproto.cxx, digproto.h,  digreadoutmap.cxx, digreadoutmap.h, digresult.cxx, digresult.h,  digtransport.cxx, digtransport.h - added new files to study digitization in HFT software;
    
    StTriggerDataMaker 
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - updated for run 2018;
    
    
    
    RTS 
    
    include/fcfClass.hh, myrinet.h, platform.h, rtsSystems.h - updated;  
    
    src/DAQ_ITPC/daq_itpc.cxx, itpcCore.cxx, itpcCore.h, itpc_maps.h - updated ;
    
    src/DAQ_FCS/daq_fcs.cxx, daq_fcs.h - added flags;
    
    src/LOG/Makefile, rtsLog.C - added logging from stdin;
    
    
    
    pams 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_eto.F - added new files to read ETOF to g2t table; 
    
    g2t_volume_id.g - updated to integrate ETOF into simulation;
    
    modified to support alternate paths to pxl, ist, sst active sensors, while maintaining the same absolute volume ID;
    
    g2t_eto.idl - new IDL file for ETOF g2t module;
    
    sim/idl/g2t_track.idl - updated to integrate ETOF into simulation;
    
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgCreate.cxx, AgPosition.cxx, AgPosition.h, StarTGeoStacker.cxx - updated to support volume placement / misal ignment via DB tables; 
    
    StarAgmlUtil/AgMLPosition.cxx, AgMLPosition.h, AgParameterList.h, AgTransform.cxx, AgTransform.h - updated to support volume placement / misalignment via DB tables; 
    
    Geometry/StarGeo.xml - updated to use MUTD16 in y2017a production geometry; 
    
    implemented misaligned geometry tags for year 2014 to year 2016 ;
    
    implemented the y2014x, y2015x, y2016x geometries in xgeometry; switched in the misalignable modules in the 'x' geometries;
    
    Geometry/EtofGeo/EtofConfig.xml, EtofGeo0.xml - first version of time-of-flight endcap; 
    
    updated to integrate  ETOF into simulation ;
    
    Geometry/IdsmGeo/IdsmGeo2a.xml - added new file with misalignable IDS geometry;
    
    IdsmConfig.xml, IdsmGeo2a.xml - implemented the y2014x, y2015x, y2016x geometries in xgeometry; switched in the misalignable modules in the 'x' geometries;
    
    Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo1a.xml, IstdGeo1b.xml, IstdGeo2a.xml - added new files for misalignable IST geometry; 
    
    IstdConfig.xml - modified ;
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/PixlGeo6a.xml, PixlGeo6b.xml - added new files for misalignable PXL geometry;
    
    PixlConfig.xml - modified ;
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdGeo7a.xml - added new file for misalignable SST geometry;
    
    SisdConfig.xml - modified;
    
    StarAgmlLib 
    
    AgPosition.cxx, AgPosition.h - added support for specifying rotation matrix directly;
    
    StarAgmlUtil 
    
    AgMLDb.h, AgMLDb.cxx - added new files to establishes the interface between the AgML placement codes and the database;
    
    xgeometryxgeometry.age -  implemented the y2014x, y2015x, y2016x geometries in xgeometry; switched in the misalignable modules in the 'x' geometries;
    
    
    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2018.C - added y2018 geometry;
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/epdGain.idl - table updates for EPD; 
    
    fmsBitShiftGain.idl - added new FMS table;
    
    
    
    mgr/Dyson/Export/AgROOT.py, Mortran.py - updated to support volume placement / misalignment via DB tables; 
    
    mgr/Dyson/Syntax/SyntaxHandler.py - updated to support volume placement / misalignment via DB tables;
    
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/JevpBuilder.h, fgtBuilder.h, fmsBuilder.h, fpsBuilder.h, hltBuilder.h, hltphiBuilder.h, istBuilder.h, l4Builder.h, ssdBuilder.h - updated to comply with sl73_gcc485 platform;
    
    fcsBuilder.cxx, fcsBuilder.h - added new files;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/PdfFileBuilder.cxx - updated; 
    
    PDFUtil/PdfIndex.cxx - updated;
    
    
    

    
    
  •  October 9, 2017 
    
    SL17g  library has been updated with fixes related to tracks matching to BTOF detector. Library was retagged as SL17g_1 ;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added useBTOFmatchOnly dependence on useBTOF4Vtx, removed VFStoreX dependence on genvtx;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - updated 'useBTOFmatchOnly' option to imply useBTOF;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - updated for proper reporting/usage of 'useBTOFmatchOnly' option, plus LOGGER usage bugs fixed 
    
    StBTofUtil 
    
    StBTofTables.cxx - restored access to TOF status table (Calibrations/tof/tofStatus) ;
    
    
    
    
  •      September 16, 2017 
    
    new library SL17g  tagged as SL17g has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc  4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and  released on September 18.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - StPicoEvent & StPicoDstMaker updated with new codes to integrate BBC/EPD detectors data into picoDst tree;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker updated to recover FMS hits in MuDst using StTriggerData;
    
    - StPxlRawHitMaker modified to append rawHits to StPxlRawHitCollection as needed for embedding;
    
    - added new maker StEpdDbMaker for EPD detector;
    
    - added new tables for EPD nd PXL detectors;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added picoDst dependence for StPass0CalibMaker ;
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx -  implemented 'VFStoreX' option to leave in MuDst more than 5 vertices ;
    
    'pxlSlowSim' option implemented ; added 'epdDb' option; 
    
    StarRoot 
    
    THelixTrack.cxx - fixed to comply with coverity ;
    
    TRandomVector.h, TRandomVector.cxx - added ctr with packed error matrix ;
    
    TAttr.h, TAttr.cxx - changed IAttr() strtol("",0,0) ==> strtol("",0,10) to avoid non decimal representation ; int return values substituet to long to meet future 64bit libraries; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_MDFCorrectionC.h, St_SurveyC.h,  St_pxlSensorTpsC.h - added new chair : St_vpdSimParamsC, added cash for MDF calculations;
    
    St_vpdSimParamsC.h - added new chair : St_vpdSimParamsC ;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StPidStatus.cxx, StPidStatus.h, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, dEdxHist.cxx - modified to adjust to run 2017 pp 500GeV data;
    
    StEpdDbMaker 
    
    StEpdDbMaker.h, StEpdDbMaker.cxx - added new code for EPD detector;
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx, StFmsDbMaker.h - modified to decalare member functions cons; added function 'readGainCorrFromText()' ;
    
    StFmsHitMaker 
    
    StFmsHitMaker.cxx - modified to remove StRoot/ from include path;
    
    StIstSimMaker 
    
    StIstSlowSimMaker.cxx - fixed column and row at sensor edge in function findPad() ;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StiPPVertex/VertexData.cxx - added missing initializations in constructor; 
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx - fixed memory leak of StEmcCollection ;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker 
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - added protection for BL9, installed in 2017 for test, since the geometry file does not include this backleg ;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuFmsCollection.cxx, StMuFmsCollection.h, StMuFmsUtil.cxx, StMuFmsUtil.h - modified to recover FMS hits in MuDst using StTriggerData;  
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx -  introduced modes for aggregation, modified to implement vertex-seed-finding with picoDsts;
    
    StPicoDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StPicoDstVtxSeedMaker.h  - added new files for vertex-seed-finding with picoDsts;
    
    StPicoDstMaker 
    
    StPicoBbcFiller.cxx, StPicoBbcFiller.h, StPicoEpdFiller.cxx, StPicoEpdFiller.h - added new files to integrate BBC/EPD detectors data into picoDst tree;
    
    StPicoArrays.cxx, StPicoArrays.h, StPicoDstMaker.cxx, StPicoDstMaker.h - modified to integrate BBC/EPD detectors data into picoDst tree; updated to comply with STAR coding guidelines;
    
    StPicoDstMaker.cxx, StPicoDstMaker.h - modified to add  time to StPicoEvent; saved time when generating picodst from mudst and recover when reading picodst; 
    
    StPicoEvent 
    
    StPicoBbcTile.cxx, StPicoBbcTile.h, StPicoCommon.cxx, StPicoCommon.h, StPicoEpdTile.cxx, StPicoEpdTile.h - added new files to integrate BBC/EPD detectors data into picoDst tree; updated to comply with STAR coding guidelines;
    
    StPicoEvent.h  - modified to integrate BBC/EPD detectors data into picoDst tree; updated to comply with STAR coding guidelines;
    
    StPicoUtilities.h - modified to define custom_refMult as std::array rather than std::map, it gives a 2-3 factor speed up if the array is used in place of the map; updated to comply with STAR coding guidelines;
    
    StPicoEvent.cxx, StPicoEvent.h - added  time to StPicoEvent; saved time when generating picodst from mudst and recover when reading picodst;
    
    StPicoBEmcPidTraits.cxx, StPicoBTofHit.h, StPicoBTofPidTraits.cxx, StPicoCommon.h, StPicoEmcTrigger.cxx, StPicoMtdHit.h, StPicoMtdPidTraits.cxx, StPicoMtdTrigger.cxx, StPicoTrack.cxx - updated  for facelifting changes;
    
    StPxlClusterMaker 
    
    StPxlClusterCollection.cxx, StPxlClusterCollection.h, StPxlClusterMaker.cxx - updated to ensure idTruth is preserved for MC hits for overlapping scenarios between MC/data and two or more MC hits;
    
    StPxlClusterMaker.cxx - changed std::random_shuffle to std::rand to be consistent with STAR coding ;
    
    StPxlDbMaker 
    
    StPxlDb.cxx, StPxlDb.h, StPxlDbMaker.cxx - added access functions for pxlDigmapsSim table ;
    
    StPxlRawHitMaker 
    
    StPxlRawHitCollection.cxx, StPxlRawHitCollection.h, StPxlRawHitMaker.cxx - modified to append rawHits to StPxlRawHitCollection only if exists - for simu/embedding ;
    
    StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSstDbMaker.cxx - corresponding to DB table changed sstOnTpc = oscOnTpc*sstOnOsc;
    
    StTriggerUtilities 
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - added pointer guard for trigger definition and trigger threshold tables, the pointers can not be null;
    
    
    
    RTS 
    
    trg/include/trgCrateDefs.h - added new file;
    
    trgDataDefs.h, trgConfNum.h - modified; 
    
    RC_Config.h, rtsSystems.h  - changed EPQ > EQ3; FQx > EQx ;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx - updated; 
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/rts_example.C - updated; 
    
    src/DAQ_ITPC/itpcCore.cxx, itpcCore.h - updated;
    
    src/SFS/fs_index.cxx, sfs_index.cxx, sfs_index.h - updated;
    
    
    
    StarDb 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20170101.000016.C, TpcPadCorrectionMDF.20170101.000013.C, TpcResponseSimulator.20151 220.000002.C, TpcRowQ.20170101.000012.C, TpcRowQ.20170622.000012.C, TpcSecRowB.20170101.000012.root, TpcSecRowB.20170622.000012.root, TpcTanL.201 70101.000006.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20170101.000007.C, tpcPressureB.20170101.000004.C - added new files for first iteration of dE/dx calibration for Run 2017;
    
    TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2016.C - modified;
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/pxlDigmapsSim.idl - added new table for PXL; 
    
    epdFEEMap.idl, epdQTMap.idl - added new tables for EPD ;
    
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/tofBuilder.cxx, vpdBuilder.cxx, vpdBuilder.h - removed unused VPD plots and update trigger window for TOF tray 105;  
    
    trgBuilder.cxx - updated;
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  •  January 4, 2018 
    
    SL17f  library has been updated with fixes related to TOF simulation issue, bug #3316, needed to process TOF embedding production. Updated codes have been retagged with the same tag SL17f_1 ;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBTofSimMaker 
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx - updated to correctly incorporates the VPD resolution for events without any VPD info;
    
    updated guard against non-existant 'btofheader' in embedding mode;
    
    StVpdSimMaker 
    
    StVpdSimConfig.h - updated to check for and use an existing St_db_Maker before creating a new one; also changed logic in getVpdResolution - which is used when VpdSimMaker is NOT run;
    
    
    
    
  •  October 3, 2017 
    
    SL17f  library has been updated with fixes related to tracks matching to BTOF detector. Library was retagged as SL17f_1 ;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added useBTOFmatchOnly dependence on useBTOF4Vtx, removed VFStoreX dependence on genvtx;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - updated 'useBTOFmatchOnly' option to imply useBTOF;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - updated for proper reporting/usage of 'useBTOFmatchOnly' option, plus LOGGER usage bugs fixed 
    
    StBTofUtil 
    
    StBTofTables.cxx - restored access to TOF status table (Calibrations/tof/tofStatus) ;
    
    
    
    
  •      June 5, 2017 
    
    new library SL17f  tagged as SL17f has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc  4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and  released on June 8.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - StTriggerData added new methods for bbcBB101(), bbcBB102() and bbcTDC5bit() for run 2017;
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker - further development options to handle primary vertices;
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker updated for picoDst production;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarRoot 
    
    TRandomVector.cxx, TRandomVector.h - cleaned up;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - implemented run 2017 chain for auau  data;
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker 
    
    StBemcData.cxx, StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx, StEmcADCtoEMaker.h - updated for picoDst production;
    
    StEmcRawMaker 
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx - updated for picoDst production;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTriggerData2017.cxx, StTriggerData2017.h - added bbcBB101() and bbcBB102() methods;
    
    StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData2017.cxx, StTriggerData2017.h - added bbcTDC5bit() method ;
    
    StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData.cxx - modified for decoding of QTb data;
    
    StDcaGeometry.cxx, StDcaGeometry.h - cosmetic changes;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx - removed time validity check for trigDetSum table;
    
    StPidStatus.cxx, StPidStatus.h, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - modified;
    
    dEdxHist.cxx, dEdxHist.h - added new files to extract histogram definition in separate file;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - updated options for MuDst mode; modified to store number of unqualified vertices and use only BTOF-matched tracks;
    
    corrected default beamline options for VFMinuit and PPV;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.h, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx, StGenericVertexMaker.h - minor refactoring changes: get rid of a temporary variable; get rid of extra return; zero vertices returned for unqualified event; removed deprecated CalibBeamLine();
    
    variables renamed for readability; removed some not very helpful debug output; updated doxygen, whitespace, resolved ambiguity;
    
    StCtbUtility.h, StFixedVertexFinder.cxx, StFixedVertexFinder.h, StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx, StGenericVertexMaker.h - cosmetic changes; removed log messages from source files; prefixed included headers with paths to respective modules;
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx, StMinuitVertexFinder.h - variables renamed for readability; removed some not very helpful debug output; updated doxygen, whitespace, resolved ambiguity;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h - updated options to store number of unqualified vertices anduse only BTOF-matched tracks; modified to get rid of a temporary variable; get rid of extra return; zero vertices returned for unqualified event; removed deprecated CalibBeamLine(); 
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx - modified to move assert (mToolkit) to test only truly needed; setup fit with single parameter for 1D fit; removed overlooked reference to a debug histogram;
    
    BemcHitList.cxx, BemcHitList.h, BtofHitList.cxx, BtofHitList.h, CtbHitList.cxx, CtbHitList.h, EemcHitList.cxx, EemcHitList.h, ScintHitList.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h, TrackData.cxx, TrackData.h, Vertex3D.cxx, Vertex3D.h, VertexData.cxx, VertexData.h - cosmetic changes; removed log messages from source files; prefixed included headers with paths to respective modules;
    
    BtofHitList.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h, TrackData.h, VertexData.cxx - variables renamed for readability; removed some not very helpful debug output; updated doxygen, whitespace, resolved ambiguity;
    
    StJetMaker 
    
    StJetMaker2012.cxx, StAnaPars.h - added FMS tower to jet maker;
    
    mudst/StjBEMCMuDst.cxx - modified to assign detector by using enumeration StDetectorId defined in StEvent/StEnumerations.h; 
    
    StjFMSMuDst.cxx, StjFMSMuDst.h - added FMS rowser to jet maker;
    
    towers/StjFMS.cxx, StjFMS.h, StjFMSNull.cxx, StjFMSNull.h, StjFMSTree.cxx, StjFMSTree.h - added FMS towser to jet m aker;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuPrimaryVertex.cxx, StMuPrimaryVertex.h - modified to pass pointer properly;
    
    StPicoDstMaker 
    
    StPicoDstMaker.h - modified to synchronize the declaration and defintion of function setVtxMode() such that the old c++ interpreter in ROOT5 does not complain about "Ambiguous overload";
    
    StPreEclMaker 
    
    StPreEclMaker.cxx - commented out unsupported StEmcADCtoEMaker::clearStEventSta();
    
    
    
    macros/mudst/VtxRecoMuDst.C - added new macrob to re-find vertices in MuDst;
    
    
    
    StarDb 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.20141220.000000.C - added new file, calibration for run 2015; 
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.20151220.000001.C - added TpcRS calibration for Run 2016;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2016.C - added default MC version of the correction;
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  • May 8, 2017 
    
    new library SL17e tagged as SL17e has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on May 10.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - OnlTools/Jevp FPS and MTD Builders updated for run 2017; 
    
    - added FTS detector in StEvent structure;
    
    - StGenericVertexMakeradded new vertex fit option "BeamlineNoFit" 
    
    to distinguish between Beamline1D fit for MinuitVF and PPV ;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker modified to change associated vertex when running 
    
    a vertex finder as an afterburner ;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarClassLibrary 
    
    StHelixHelper.cxx - replaced Step() ==> Path() ; 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    BASE/StarPrimaryMaker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet; 
    
    DECAY/AgUDecay.cxx - modified to make sure taus fall through to the decayer, and preserve history in event record; 
    
    StarRoot 
    
    TF1Fitter.cxx - modified to use public accessor to access protected member; 
    
    TF1Fitter.cxx, TF1Fitter.h - added explicit type cast to match TF1 constructor signature in ROOT5 and ROOT6 ;
    
    StarMagField 
    
    StarMagField.cxx, StarMagField.h - added setConstBz; fixed wrong default values;
    
    StChain 
    
    StMaker.h - added GetData() to hide m_DataSet ;
    
    StEpcMaker 
    
    StEpcMaker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StDetectorDefinitions.h, StEnumerations.h, StTrack.h, StTrack.cxx - added FTS detector;
    
    StExtGeometry.h, StExtGeometry.cxx - updated name to add 0;
    
    StRnDHit.h, StRnDHit.cxx - added own error matrix;
    
    StVertex.h - convenience setter for covariance matrix from array of doubles;
    
    Stl3RawReaderMaker 
    
    Stl3RawReaderMaker.cxx - modified to hide m_Debug;
    
    Stl3CounterMaker.cxx - modified to hide m_Debug;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx, VertexFinderOptions.cxx, VertexFinderOptions.h - added new vertex fit option " BeamlineNoFit" to distinguish between Beamline1D fit for MinuitVF and PPV; added helper function to identify fit options requiring beamline; modified to match BFC option "beamline" to "BeamlineNoFit" for PPV; modified to take advantage of new helper function 'requiresBeamline' ;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h - TMinuit moved to base class;
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx, StMinuitVertexFinder.h - TMinuit moved to base class;
    
    StiPPVertex/TrackData.h - added overlooked TrackDataT constructor definition; 
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h - added new vertex fit option 'BeamlineNoFit' to distinguish between 'Beamline1D' fit for MinuitVF and PPV; added helper function to identify fit options requiring beamline; modified to match BFC option "beamline" to "BeamlineNoFit" for PPV; modified to take advantage of new helper function 'requiresBeamline' ;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx - TMinuit moved to base class;
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx, StFmsDbMaker.h - added Sigma and Valley for Fps/Fpost;
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker 
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.cxx, StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.h - added gain scaling when attenuation was on during geant simulation;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    StFtpcMixerMaker 
    
    StFtpcMixerMaker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker 
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    StIstClusterMaker 
    
    StIstScanClusterAlgo.h - added destructor ;
    
    StIstClusterMaker.cxx - fixed crash;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiElossCalculator.h, StiElossCalculator.cxx - standard ctr added and set method;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuPrimaryVertex.cxx, StMuPrimaryVertex.h, StMuTrack.cxx, StMuTrack.h - cosmetics, whitespace adjustments; 
    
    StMuTrack.h - modified to change associated vertex when running a vertex finder as an afterburner;
    
    StMuTrack.cxx - added additional info to print statement;
    
    StMuEvent.cxx, StMuEvent.h - modified to declare getters const;
    
    StMuRpsCollection.h - modified to increment ClassDef in StMuRpsCollection;
    
    StPmdReadMaker 
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    StPmdSimulatorMaker 
    
    StPmdSimulatorMaker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    StSstDaqMaker 
    
    StSstDaqMaker.cxx, StSstDaqMaker.h - replaced Int_t ==> UInt_t to avoid wrong cast; removed GetData(); 
    
    StSstDaqMaker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    StSsdPointMaker - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    StSstPointMaker 
    
    StSstPointMaker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    StSsdSimulationMaker 
    
    StSsdEmbeddingMaker.cxx, St_sls_Maker.cxx, St_spa_Maker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    St_db_Maker 
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    St_ctf_Maker 
    
    St_ctf_Maker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    St_emc_Maker 
    
    St_emc_Maker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    St_geom_Maker 
    
    St_geom_Maker.cxx - cleanup;
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    St_geant_Maker.h - removed 'delete';
    
    St_trg_Maker 
    
    year2003.cxx - modified to hide m_Debug;
    
    St_trg_Maker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/FpdmGeo/FpdmGeo3.xml - enabled attenuation option in y2011 (and other) FMS geometries; 
    
    FpdmGeo4.xml - fixed check on data structure to enable FMS attenuation;
    
    StVMCMaker/StVMCMaker.cxx - modified to hide m_DataSet; 
    
    xgeometry/xgeometry.age - added y2011b case statement;
    
    
    StarDb 
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2011b.C - added missing y2011b support;
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/fpsBuilder.cxx, ppBuilder.cxx - updated; 
    
    mtdBuilder.cxx, mtdBuilder.h - updated to treat BL 9 as a 3-tray system; added a 2D hit map for good hits; added the distribution of hit time;
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  • April 15, 2017 
    
    new library SL17d tagged as SL17d has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on April 18.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - OnlTools/Jevp added new plots for FPOST detector in run 2017; 
    
    - first release of daq code for FCS detector;
    
    - added new DB tables for FPOST detector;
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker updated for vertex reconstruction from MuDst data format ;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarRoot 
    
    TRandomVector.h, TRandomVector.cxx - updated;
    
    StDbUtilities 
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - implemented generic SpaceCharge and GridLeak functions independent of specific modes;
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx - fixed nslat function; updated for run 2017 FMS positions;
    
    getCellPosition2017.cxx, getCellPosition2017.h - added run 2017 FMS positions ;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx - coverity fixes;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - changed primary tracks association for StMuTracks; removed seemingly unnecessary condition; modified not to pass mother track separately, since TrackData knows about its mother track;
    
    TrackData.cxx, TrackData.h - introduced deligating constructor; added specialization for template constructor;
    
    StMtdQAMaker 
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx, StMtdQAMaker.h - removed the function to apply trigger time window cuts since they are applied already during reconstruction; updated to accommodate 8-QT system used in 2016; removed the implementation for StEvent QA since it is not maintained ; vertex selection for cosmic ray updated;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StAddRunInfoMaker.cxx - fixed Checking event->info(); 
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified to use generic GridLeak function; 
    
    Sti 
    
    StiNodePars.h - corrected for zero manetic field;
    
    
    
    RTS 
    
    src/DAQ_FCS/daq_fcs.cxx, daq_fcs.h - added new code for FCS detector;
    
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/fpostGain.idl, fpsGain.idl - added new DB tables for FPOST detector;
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/fpsBuilder.cxx, fpsBuilder.h - added new plots for FPOST ;
    
    ppBuilder.cxx, trgBuilder.cxx - updated ;
    
    fpsBuilder.cxx - updated to move accessing RCC counter before the hit loop; modified not to fill hists for events with no FPS/FPOST data;
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  • March 10, 2017 
    
    new library SL17c tagged as SL17c has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on March 13.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - OnlTools/Jevp updated plots for run 2017; 
    
    - first release of StBTofSimMaker, StBTofMixerMaker, StVpdSimMaker and StVpdCalibMaker makers ;
    
    - added new DB tables for EPD detector;
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker updated with option to reconstruct primary vertex using MuDst format;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    asps 
    
    Simulation/starsim/include/atlsim/agchit.inc - removed extra (and unused) definition of common blocks; 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - implemented base chain for run 2017; reshaped of options for Vpd/BTof Sim + mixer for BTof;
    
    StBTofCalibMaker 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.cxx, StBTofCalibMaker.h - updated;
    
    StBTofMixerMaker 
    
    StBTofMixerMaker.cxx, StBTofMixerMaker.h - added first version of BTofMixer maker;
    
    StBTofSimMaker 
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx, StBTofSimMaker.h - updated after review;
    
    StDbLib 
    
    StDbDefs.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc - added new detector EPD;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h - added bbcVP101;
    
    StFmsPointPair.cxx, StFmsPointPair.h - changed F to D for StLorentzVector;
    
    StTriggerData2017.cxx - changed mtdQtAtCh for run17 mapping;
    
    StiCA 
    
    StiCATpcTrackerInterface.cxx - fixed bug in accounting laser in magnetic fileld calculation;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StCtbUtility.cxx, StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx, StppLMVVertexFinder.h - codes cleanup and improved styling: 
    
    remove commented code for debugging; removed extra validation; removed from nclude header for apple OS; removed pointless assert; modified to use standard portable type name; removed unused header math_constants.h; removed abandoned member function;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.h - updated to enhance proxy data structures for track and vertex;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx, StGenericVertexMaker.h - updated mainly for stylistic improvement; modified DB access code;
    
    VertexFinderOptions.cxx, VertexFinderOptions.h - added new files to select vertec finder options;
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx, StMinuitVertexFinder.h - codes cleanup and improved styling: 
    
    remove commented code for debugging; removed extra validation; removed from nclude header for apple OS; removed pointless assert; modified to use standard portable type name; removed unused header math_constants.h; removed abandoned member function;
    
    StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx, StMinuitVertexFinder.h - refactoring design flaws by getting rid of static members: 
    
    - StMinuitVertexFinder: moved static fit functions to base class; modified to use equivalent base class fit function for Beamline3D fits; get rid of static mWidthScale in favor of equivalent local variables;
    
    - converted functions from static to member + adjustments; introduced self static pointer to vertex finder implementations, this is required by TMinuit relying on static fit functions; 
    
    - StMinuitVertexFinder: Use common fit function type; renamed Chi2AtVertex to virtual CalcChi2DCAs; converted static sDCAs to mDCAs; converted static sBeamline to mBeamline;
    
    StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - set appropriate number of free parameters for TMinuit; deleted TMinuit object;
    
    StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx, StMinuitVertexFinder.h - removed depricated method; the fit type is now set in constructor a long with other appropriate settings; modified DB access code;
    
    StMinuitVertexFinder.h - updated to enhance proxy data structures for track and vertex;
    
    StiPPVertex/EemcHitList.cxx, EemcHitList.h, StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h, Vertex3D.cxx, Vertex3D.h - codes cleanup and improved styling: 
    
    remove commented code for debugging; removed extra validation; removed from nclude header for apple OS; removed pointless assert; modified to use standard portable type name; removed unused header math_constants.h; removed abandoned member function;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h - refactoring design flaws by getting rid of static members; 
    
    updated to enhance PPV with MuDst functionality; modified to create optional BTOF and CTB hit lists;
    
    BemcHitList.h, StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h, TrackData.cxx, TrackData.h, Vertex3D.cxx, VertexData.cxx, VertexData.h - modifid to enhance proxy data structures for track and vertex :
    
    - TrackDataT: implemented new helper for TrackData to manipulate original mother track; added method to calculate chi2 w.r.t. a vertex; added member pointer to DCA geometry; added print() method; added fields with simulation data;
    
    - VertexData: added member to flag triggered vertex;
    
    BemcHitList.cxx, BemcHitList.h, BtofHitList.cxx, BtofHitList.h, EemcHitList.cxx, EemcHitList.h, StPPVertexFinder.cxx,StPPVertexFinder.h - modified DB access code;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker 
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx, StMtdMatchMaker.h - added a new data member mYear to indicate run year; invoke appropriate functions in StMtdGeometry class to calculate local y to make the class backward compatible;
    
    StMtdQAMaker 
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx, StMtdQAMaker.h - added option to select different vertex; added more QA plots for PID variable;
    
    StMtdUtil 
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx, StMtdGeometry.h - added back the old implementation of GetCellLocalYCenter() function to make the class backward compatible;
    
    StVpdCalibMaker 
    
    StVpdCalibMaker.cxx, StVpdCalibMaker.h - updated after review;
    
    StVpdSimMaker 
    
    StVpdSimMaker.cxx, StVpdSimMaker.h, StVpdSimConfig.h - first release of VPD simulation maker;
    
    St_QA_Maker 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StQABookHist.cxx, StQAMakerBase.cxx, StQAMakerBase.h - removed HFT plots for run 2017;
    
    
    
    RTS 
    
    include/RC_Config.h - updated for run 2017; 
    
    src/DAQ_ITPC/Makefile, daq_itpc.cxx, daq_itpc.h, itpcCore.cxx, itpcCore.h - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx, daq_det.cxx, daq_dta.cxx - added iTPC as a pseudo detector for now;
    
    src/DAQ_BSMD/daq_bsmd.cxx - updated;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/Makefile, rts_example.C - added iTPC; fixed RCC counter; fixed FPS metadata;
    
    
    
    StDb
    
    idl/epdFEEMap.idl, epdGain.idl, epdQTMap.idl, epdStatus.idl - added new EPD tables;
    
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/level.source - updated; 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/trgBuilder.cxx, tpxBuilder.cxx - updated; 
    
    mtdBuilder.cxx - changed back to the 4-QT board system;
    
    l4Builder.h, l4Builder.cxx - added DCA plots for BEMC and TOF matched tracks;
    
    Jevp/StJevpData/jmlXml.C - updated; 
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/DisplayDefs.cxx, JevpPlotSet.cxx, PdfFileBuilder.cxx - updated; 
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - updated;
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  • February 14, 2017 
    
    new library SL17b tagged as SL17b has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on February 16.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - OnlTools: added JevpBuilder for EPD;
    
    - added ETOF detector to DAQ structure;
    
    - added DAQ reader files for iTPC;
    
    - StMtdGeometry modified for run 2017 and beyond; 
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker: added vertex seed finding algorithm based on TSpectrum;
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker and related codes updated to adjust dEdx calibrations for dAu20-62GeV ;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, StIstSurveyC.h, StPxlSurveyC.h, StSstSurveyC.h, St_SurveyC.h, StiIstChairs.cxx, St_TpcPadCorrectionMDF.h - added new table to correct dE/dx pad dependence for dAu20-62GeV run 2016, reshaped Survey;
    
    StiIst2HitErrorCalculator.h, StiIst3HitErrorCalculator.h - removed files;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - added new Table to correct dE/dx pad dependence, for dAu20-62 run 2016 calibration;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h - added vertex seed finding based on TSpectrum;
    
    added option (SeedFinder_t) to choose from seed finders algorithms;
    
    stylistic change to achieve somewhat cleaner initialization of the base class by using constructor delegation. The default constructor is still created with unspecified seed finder and vertex fit types;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h - added vertex seed finding based on TSpectrum; 
    
    modified to build likelihood and find vertex candidates in a separate method;
    
    updated to set return status when fitting tracks to vertex;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx - added option (SeedFinder_t) to choose from seed finders algorithms; modified to use SeedFinder_t option to select seed finder;
    
    modified to fit tracks with vertex after all seeds have been found; The way how the coordinates of the seeds updated depends on the fiting mode option specified by the user;
    
    updated to copy found vertices to final container regardless of the fitting mode;
    
    eliminated acces the StEvent as it is passed as argument;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx - examinTrackDca() simplified, it did calculate and create dca node, accuracy is the same, but code is simplified and speeded up;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h - created member HList concurently with finder ;
    
    modified Const parameters which should not be arguments; initialized members in list with reasonable default values;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.h - changed access to private memebers for histograms;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx - cleanup global space by getting rid of preprocessor directives;
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - added option (SeedFinder_t) to choose from seed finders algorithms;
    
    StFmsDbMaker
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx, StFmsDbMaker.h - added FPost detector;
    
    StFpsRawHitMaker
    
    StFpsRawHitMaker.cxx, StFpsRawHitMaker.h - added FPost detector; removed LOG_INFO;
    
    StMtdUtil
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx, StMtdGeometry.h - modified for run 2017 and beyond do not move BL 8&24 along y direction by hand since this is already done in the geometry file;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - adjusted due to modification in StMtdGeometry code;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.h - modified to let users change track type e.g. global/primary/etc..;
    
    StMuDst.cxx, StMuDst.h - updated to copy previously missing values in StMuTrack to StTrack conversion;
    
    Sti
    
    StiHit.cxx, StiHit.h - added methods idTruth() & qaTruth(); in the case of simulation these methods get IdTruth info from related StHit;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.h, StiKalmanTrack.cxx - added method 'removeNode', it removes node from the track; becames important for the case with reuse hits when old DCA node is not more correct and must be removed and new one created;
    
    added method 'getChi2Max()' to calculate maximal bad node, it could be used for filtering with reuse hits ON; 
    
    added method idTruth, it uses idTruth's of hits and calculates dominant contrubutor;
    
    StiMapUtilities.cxx - replaced subTimesUsed() ==> setTimesUsed(0) ;
    
    StiTrack.h - base getChi2Max() added;
    
    StiTreeNode.h StiTreeNode.cxx - added 'remove node' ;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx - in method 'CleanGlobalTracold' old Dca node removed for track with reused hits, new Dca node created after refit;
    
    in method 'FinishTracks' some histo created;
    
    StiUtilities
    
    StiDebug.h, StiDebug.cxx - new Count(char*,char*,double) added;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeDistMaker.cxx, StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - adjusted to structure changes in StTpcdEdxCorrection;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, TpcRS.C - added new Table to correct dE/dx pad dependence for dAu20-62 calibration;
    
    
    RTS
    
    includertsLog.h - fixed some const chars and added standalone LOG;
    
    rtsSystems.h, rtsMonitor.h - added GG structure;
    
    src/LOG/logTest.C, rtsLogUnix.c - fixed some const char;
    
    src/DAQ_ETOF/Makefile, daq_etof.cxx, daq_etof.h - added ETOF detector;
    
    src/DAQ_ITPC/daq_itpc.cxx, daq_itpc.h - added daq reader files for iTPC;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/Makefile, rts_example.C - added ETOF detector; added iTPC reader;
    
    src/SFS/fs.C, fs_index.cxx, fs_index.h, sfs_index.cxx - fixed thread safety;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.dev2019.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2017.C, TpcTanL.C, tpcElectronics.dev2019.C, tpcPressureB.C, TpcEffectivedX.C - added new files ; 
    
    tpcDriftVelocity.y2017.C - added default drift velocity for run 2017;
    
    TpcCurrentCorrectionX.C - added default value;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.devTA.C, TpcResponseSimulator.devTB.C, TpcResponseSimulator.devTC.C, TpcResponseSimulator.devTD.C, TpcResponseSimulator.devTE.C, TpcResponseSimulator.devTF.C - remoevd files;
    
    TpcCurrentCorrectionX.20160521.000305.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.20160618.000314.C, TpcPadCorrectionMDF.20160521.000312.C, TpcPadCorrectionMDF.20160618.000102.C, TpcPadCorrectionMDF.C, TpcRowQ.20160521.000311.C, TpcSecRowB.20160521.000311.root, TpcTanL.20160521.000310.C, TpcZCorrectionB.20160521.000308.C - added tables for dE/dx calibration for dAu20-62GeV run 2016;
    
    Geometry/tpc/
    
    TpcHalfPosition.C, TpcInnerSectorPositionB.C, TpcOuterSectorPositionB.C, TpcPosition.C, TpcSuperSectorPositionB.C - added default TPC alignment files for MC ;
    
    tpcPadPlanes.dev2019.C - added new file for development ;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/HistoDefs.pl - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/epdBuilder.cxx, epdBuilder.h - added JevpBuilder for EPD;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - updated;
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  • January 19, 2017 
    
    new library SL17a tagged as SL17a has been created and built on SL6.4 (32bits & 64bits );
    
    default compiler is gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on January 23.
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - OnlTools updated to support run 2017;
    
    - added new tables and code for FPOST (FPS) detector;
    
    - StTriggerUtilities updated for year 2013 dijet analysis;
    
    - introduced FullGridLeak distortion correction;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    Pythia6_4_28/Pythia6.cxx, Pythia6.h, StarPythia6.h, closeDecays.F - modified to close/open pythia6 decay channels; 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx, BigFullChain.h - introduced FullGridLeak distortion correction;
    
    StDbUtilities 
    
    StMagUtilities.h, StMagUtilities.cxx - introduced FullGridLeak distortion correction; speed tweek to Poisson3DRelaxation;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StEnumerations.h - added FPost (FPS) detector ID and StFpostConstants enumerations;
    
    StJetMaker 
    
    StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx, StJetSkimEventMaker.h - updated for 2013 dijet analysis ;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StCtbUtility.cxx, StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx, StXiFinderMaker.cxx - updated to use pi constant from standard library ;
    
    StFixedVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.h, StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx - stylistic code adjustment: changed public addVertex() to accept references ;
    
    StiPPVertex/BemcHitList.cxx, BtofHitList.cxx, CtbHitList.cxx, EemcHitList.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.cxx - updated to use pi const ant from standard library ;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx, VertexData.cxx, VertexData.h - updated to initialize vertexID in constructor;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h - removed redundant setter; added keyword to virutal methods;
    
    StPPVertexFinder.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.h, TrackData.cxx - stylistic c++ coding adjustments: changed public addVertex() to accept references ; 
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - stylistic c++ coding adjustments;
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - introduced FullGridLeak distortion correction;
    
    StTpcRSMaker 
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, TpcRS.C - fix bug 3268: added missing correction for TpcAvgPowerSupply; added treatment for stopping electons and gammas;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - modifed to make switch to account __STOPPED_ELECTRONS__ ;
    
    StTriggerUtilities 
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx, StTriggerSimuMaker.h - updated for 2013 dijet analysis ;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StBemcTriggerSimu.h - updated for 2013 dijet analysis ;
    
    Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEemcTriggerSimu.h - updated for 2013 dijet analysis ;
    
    StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EM201_2009.cc, DSMLayer_B001_2009.cc, DSMLayer_B001_2009.hh, DSMLayer_B101_2009.cc, DSMLayer_B101_200 9.hh, DSMLayer_E001_2009.cc, DSMLayer_E001_2009.hh, DSMLayer_E101_2009.cc, DSMLayer_E101_2009.hh, DSMLayer_EM201_2009.cc, DSMLayer_EM201_2009.hh TCU.cc, TriggerDefinition.hh - added new files for 2013 dijet analysiss ;
    
    StDSMUtilities/y2013/DSMAlgo_BC101_2013.cc, DSMAlgo_BC101_2013.hh, DSMAlgo_BE001_2013.cc, DSMAlgo_BE001_2013.hh, DSMAlgo_BE0 03_2013.cc, DSMAlgo_BE003_2013.hh, DSMAlgo_BW001_2013.cc, DSMAlgo_BW001_2013.hh, DSMAlgo_BW003_2013.cc, DSMAlgo_BW003_2013.hh, DSMAlgo_EE001_201 3.cc, DSMAlgo_EE001_2013.hh, DSMAlgo_EE002_2013.cc, DSMAlgo_EE002_2013.hh, DSMAlgo_EE101_2013.cc, DSMAlgo_EE101_2013.hh, DSMAlgo_EE102_2013.cc, DSMAlgo_EE102_2013.hh, DSMAlgo_EM201_2013.cc, DSMAlgo_EM201_2013.hh, DSMAlgo_EM201_2013_a.cc, DSMAlgo_EM201_2013_a.hh - added new files for 2013 dijet analysis ;
    
    
    
    RTS 
    
    src/rtsplusplus.def - updated for run 2017;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx - updated for run 2017;
    
    trg/include/trgConfNum.h - updated for run 2017;
    
    
    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2017.C - added year 2017 geometry support;
    
    StDbLib
    
    rules.make - makefile updateed for standalone/online version;
    
    MysqlDb.cc - updated for new compiler;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/fpostChannelGeometry.idl, fpostConstant.idl, fpostGain.idl, fpostMap.idl, fpostPosition.idl, fpostSlatId.idl, fpostStatus.idl - added new FPOST (FPS) tables;
    
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/fmsBuilder.cxx fmsBuilder.h - added hit map to FMS Jevp plots;
    
    l4Builder.h, l4Builder.cxx - updated for parallelize histograms filling with OpenMP;
    
    JevpBuilder.cxx, trgBuilder.h, trgBuilder.cxx, zdc_smd.h - updated for run 2017;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/DisplayDefs.cxx, DisplayDefs.h - updated for run 2017;
    
    Jevp/JevpEdit/JevpEdit.java - updated for run 2017;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx, JevpServer.h - updated for run 2017;
    
    
    

   



  
2018

   
STAR SOFTWARE NEWS  December 14, 2018
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The present release assignment:  
             SL09g_embed (SL09g_2Embed_v10) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10c_embed (SL10c_embed_v5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10h_embed (SL10h_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10k_embed (SL10k_embed_v11) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11d_embed (SL11d_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a_embed  (SL12a_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12d_embed (SL12d_embed_v6) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL13b_embed (SL13b_embed_v1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 
             SL14g    (SL14g_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 pp 500GeV run 2013 production, days 129-161
             SL14i    (SL14i_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 14.6GeV run 2014 production            
             SL15c    (SL15c)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 200GeV run 2014 data production with HFT  
             SL15e_embed  (SL15e_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 
             SL15k    (SL15k_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 200GeV run 2015 st_fms & st_rp stream data production
             SL15l    (SL15l)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pAu 200GeV st_fms run 2015 data production
             SL16d    (SL16d_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp,pAu,pAl run 2015 production without HFT tracking 
             SL16d_embed  (SL16d_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL16g_embed  (SL16g_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30     
             SL16j (SL16j)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 auau 200GeV  run 2016 production
             SL16j_embed  (SL16j_embed_v2) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL16k_embed  (SL16k_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL17d (SL17d)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 dAu 20-200GeV run 2016 production
             SL17d_embed  (SL17d_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
             SL17f (SL17f_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 auau 200GeV run 2016 st_upc production;
                                                    pp 200GeV run 2015 st_rp reproduction;
             SL17g (SL17g_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_W production
             SL17i (SL17i)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3 cucu 200-22 GeV run 2005 reproduction
             SL18a (SL18a)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
       old-> SL18b (SL18b)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_physics production
       pro-> SL18c (SL18c_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_fms, st_mtd production
                                                       AuAu 54GeV run 2017 production
             SL18d (SL18d)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
             SL18e (SL18e)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
             SL18f (SL18f_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_epd production
       new-> SL18h (SL18h)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30        
       dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3
      .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30

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Release History


SL18a library

SL18b library

SL18c library

SL18d library

SL18e library

SL18f library

SL18h library




    

    
    
    
  •  December 14, 2018 
    
    new library SL18h  library tagged as SL18h has been created and built on SL6.4 and SL7.3 .
    


    
    
    
    
    
  •   August 10, 2018 
    
    SL18f  library has been updated with new picoDst code and retagged with tag  SL18f_1 .  Library was rebuilt on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platforms;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated 
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.,h StBFChain.cxx - implemented new options for PicoDst covariance matrix write controls;
    
    StEpdHitMaker 
    
    StEpdHitMaker.cxx - updated Make()to returns kStErr if any of the following are missing/null: StTriggerData, StEpdDbMaker, StEvent ;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StPicoDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx - changed return type in StPicoEvent; 
    
    StPicoDstMaker 
    
    StPicoDstMaker.cxx, StPicoDstMaker.h - modified for new picoDst format;
    
    StPicoUtilities.h - added new file;
    
    StPicoEvent 
    
    StPicoArrays.cxx, StPicoArrays.h, StPicoBEmcPidTraits.cxx, StPicoBEmcPidTraits.h, StPicoBTofHit.cxx, StPicoBTofHit.h, StPicoBTofPidTraits.cxx, StPicoBTofPidTraits.h, StPicoBTowHit.cxx, StPicoBTowHit.h, StPicoBbcHit.cxx, StPicoBbcHit.h, StPicoCommon.cxx, StPicoDst.cxx, StPicoDst.h, StPicoEmcTrigger.cxx, StPicoEmcTrigger.h, StPicoEpdHit.cxx, StPicoEpdHit.h, StPicoEvent.cxx, StPicoEvent.h, StPicoFmsHit.cxx,  StPicoFmsHit.h, StPicoMtdHit.cxx, StPicoMtdHit.h, StPicoMtdPidTraits.cxx, StPicoMtdPidTraits.h, StPicoMtdTrigger.cxx, StPicoMtdTrigger.h, StPicoTrack.cxx, StPicoTrack.h - modified to adjust with new picoDst format;
    
    PhysicalConstants.h, StPicoDstLinkDef.h, StPicoDstReader.cxx, StPicoDstReader.h, StPicoHelix.cxx,  StPicoHelix.h, StPicoMessMgr.h, StPicoPhysicalHelix.cxx, StPicoPhysicalHelix.h, StPicoTrackCovMatrix.cxx,  StPicoTrackCovMatrix.h, SystemOfUnits.h - added new files to produce new picoDst format;
    
    
    
    
  •      July 29, 2018 
    
    new library SL18f  tagged as SL18f has been created and built on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platform;
    
    default compiler on SL7.3 is gcc  4.8.5 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on August 1 .
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - first release of eTOF software;
    
    - further iTPC code integration and updates;
    
    - updated EPD  geometry and event-plane information holder;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StAnalysisUtilities 
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - cosmetic's changes: inverse test conditions to skip loop iterations;
    
    StETofUtil 
    
    StETofGeometry.cxx, StETofGeometry.h, StETofHardwareMap.cxx, StETofHardwareMap.h, StETofMessageFormat.cxx, StETofMessageFormat.h - first revision of eTOF software;
    
    StETofHardwareMap.h, StETofHardwareMap.cxx - updated to compiled in 64bit mode;
    
    StETofDigiMaker 
    
    StETofDigiMaker.cxx, StETofDigiMaker.h - first revision of eTOF code; updated to compile in 64bit mode;
    
    StETofQAMaker 
    
    StETofQAMaker.cxx, StETofQAMaker.h - first revision of eTOF code;
    
    StEpdUtil 
    
    StEpdEpFinder.cxx, StEpdEpFinder.h, StEpdEpInfo.cxx, StEpdEpInfo.h - added event-plane finding chass StEpdEpFinder and event-plane information-holder class StEpdEpInfo;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StETofCollection.h, StETofDigi.h, StETofHeader.h, StETofHit.h, StETofCollection.cxx, StETofDigi.cxx, StETofHeader.cxx, StETofHit.cxx - added new codes for eTOF detector;
    
    StContainers.cxx, StContainers.h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx,  StEventTypes.h - modified to add eTOF detector;
    
    StEvent.cxx, StEvent.h - added eTOF hook;
    
    StETofDigi.h, StETofHit.h - added getter function for the associated hit;
    
    StETofHeader.cxx - updated to compile in 64bit mode;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx - removed unused variables;
    
    StiCA 
    
    StiCATpcTrackerInterface.cxx - removed unused variables;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiMaker.h - cosmitic changes in white space;
    
    StiTpc 
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiTpcDetectorBuilder.h - cosmitic changes in white space;
    
    removed unused variables and functions of questionable value; minor rework of inactive volumes; 
    
    modified to overload ostream operator<< for StiLayer;
    
    added a flag to force split individual Sti TPC layers;
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to make number of Sti TPC layers to be always 12 ;
    
    introduced alias for long identifier: St_tpcPadConfigC& tpcPadCfg = *St_tpcPadConfigC::instance();
    
    modified to change the way how Sti TPC padrow IDs assigned to ordered layers;     StiTpcDetectorBuilder.h - modified to move StiLayer definition out of StiTpcDetectorBuilder;
    
    added a flag to force split individual Sti TPC layers;
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcDbMaker.cxx - removed unused variables;
    
    St_QA_Maker 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - cosmetic's changes: inverse test conditions to skip loop iterations;
    
    
    
    
    RTS 
    
    include/rts.h, iccp.h - updated;
    
    
    pams 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - updated EPD geometry and numbering;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/EtofGeo/EtofConfig.xml - corrected ETOF partial installation configuration; 
    
    EtofGeo0.xml - updated version of the ETOF, correcting sector numbering;
    
    Geometry/EpdmGeo/EpdmGeo0.xml - updated EPD geometry and numbering;
    
    xgeometry/xgeometry.age - updated to make  y2018a geometry available to starsim;
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  •      July 5, 2018 
    
    new library SL18e  tagged as SL18e has been created and built on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platform; default compiler on SL7.3 is gcc  4.8.5 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and  released on July 7.
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - further iTPC code integration and updates;
    
    - implemented new  STGC   detector  in RTS DAQ_READER software ;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarRoot 
    
    TF1Fitter.cxx - modified to use public accessor to access protected member (restorted ); added explicit type cast to match TF1 constru ctor signature in ROOT5 and 6 ;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added the "huge" option, allocating 80M words to the geant bank for simulation;
    
    added TPC Padrow 40 distortion correction ;
    
    updated chain options for year 2018, year 2019 geometry with iTPC ; added placeholder for ETof chains;
    
    StBTofMixerMaker 
    
    StBTofMixerMaker.cxx, StBTofMixerMaker.h - fixed the MixerMakers technique for updating the BTofCollection-previously was not storing MC hits in some embedding cases;
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - updated with year 2019 geometry development;
    
    StDaqLib 
    
    GENERIC/CRC.cxx, RecHeaderFormats.cxx - added missing namespace OLDEVP; 
    
    StDbUtilities 
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - updated  UndoPadRow13Distortion() in order to move #define's inside the function as const Int_t's; 
    
    modified for simpler way to address calculation of data arrays for wrong sign of the voltages;
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - introduced padrow 40 correction for iTPC GridLeak Wall, reduce includes dependencies;
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.hh - added Explicit include for TMath ;
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc -  the number of T0 constants increased from 24 to 48 to accommodate inner iTPC sectors. The sector index is updated according to the requested sector/row;
    
    updated to avoid modifying the input TPC sector ID [1, 24] inside of 'StTpcCoordinateTransform::zFromTB()'. The input sector ID should be passed to 'StTpcDb:riftVelocity(sector)' unmodified;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    St_tpcHighVoltagesC.h - added access to new GridLeak Wall fields;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2018.cxx, StTriggerData2018.h - added functions: epdNHits, vpdADCSum, vpdMeanTimeDifference ;
    
    StEventUtilities 
    
    EveDis.C, StEventHelper.cxx, StEventHelper.h, StRedoTracks.cxx, StuDraw3DEvent.cxx, StuDraw3DEvent.h, StuFixTopoMap.cxx, StuFtpcRefMul t.hh, StuPostScript.cc, StuRefMult.hh - updated for iTPC integration;
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx - fixed not dumping last detector Id to dump file;
    
    StMagF 
    
    StMagFMaker.cxx - updated for iTPC integration;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuFmsUtil.h - modified to move fillFmsHits to public; 
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - updated to include  TSystem.h and  TROOT.h ;
    
    StPicoDstMaker 
    
    StPicoDstMaker.cxx, StPicoDstMaker.h - updated to justify class member with magnetic field ;
    
    StPmdUtil 
    
    StPmdMapUtil.h - fixed typo in header include guards; 
    
    StSvtClusterMaker 
    
    StSvtHitMaker.cxx - updated to include of TROOT.h ;
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDb.h - removed unnecessary dependence on StMagUtilities.h ;
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - introduced padrow 40 correction for iTPC GridLeak Wall, reduce includes dependencies;
    
    StTpcHitMaker 
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx - updated to set TPC row number for legacy TPC DAQ records;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker 
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - added Explicit include for spaceChargeCor;
    
    StTrsMaker 
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx - fixed to make code compiled after iTPC integration;
    
    src/StTpcDbGeometry.cc, StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.cc - fixed to make code compiled after iTPC integration;  
    
    StTrgDatFileReader 
    
    StTrgDatReader.cxx - modified to fix run number problem when running with StFile list  ;
    
    St_QA_Maker 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - modified to use the number of hits associated with the track;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.h, StQABookHist.cxx, StQABookHist.h, StQAMakerBase.cxx, StQAMakerBase.h - introduced EPD QA hosts;
    
    
    RTS 
    
    include/rtsLog.h - added iTPC; 
    
    rtsSystems.h - updated to handle of more than 32 dets; added STGC detector;
    
    RC_Config.h, iccp.h, iccp2k.h, prepareGbPayload.h - updated for STGC detector;
    
    iccp2k.h - updated to avoid unnecessary dependency;
    
    include/HLT/HLTFormats.h - added bField in HLT_EVE ;
    
    src/DAQ_FCS/daq_fcs.cxx, daq_fcs.h - modified;
    
    src/DAQ_TPX/tpxCore.cxx, tpxGain.cxx, tpxGain.h - fixed altro override; 
    
    tpxCore.cxx, tpxCore.h, tpxGain.cxx, tpxPed.cxx - updated tweaks for STGC detector ;
    
    src/DAQ_ITPC/daq_itpc.cxx, daq_itpc.h, itpcFCF.cxx,  itpcFCF.h, itpcInterpreter.cxx - implemented first step of offline cluster finder; bug fixed;
    
    itpcCore.h, itpcCore.cxx - bug fixed; updated;
    
    itpcFCF.cxx - removed internal cuts;
    
    src/SFS/fs_index.cxx - added some logging;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daq_det.cxx, daq_dta_structs.h - small addition;
    
    daqReader.h, daqReader.cxx, daq_det.cxx, daq_det.h - changes for more than 32 dets to add STGC detector;
    
    daqReader.h - updated to avoid unnecessary dependency;
    
    src/DAQ_STGC/Makefile, daq_stgc.cxx, daq_stgc.h, stgcPed.cxx, stgcPed.h - added new STGC detector;
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/StarGeo.xml - added the ShldGeo to the y2018 series of geometries. The shielding in the tunnels is important in simulation to block numerous (100k) low E particles from splashing back into the CAVE when we generate hijing events (with wide open eta cuts), fixes for ticket #3346;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Caibrations/tpc/TtpcSectorT0offset.20080623.000000.C - size increased;
    
    Geometry/tpc/TpcInnerSectorPosition.C - added and deactivated from MySql;
    
    tpcSectorT0offset.20080623.000000.C - increased size 24-48 for iTPC;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/itpcPadGainT0.idl - added new iTPC pad gain t0 table;
    
    tpcHighVoltages.idl - TPC table updated;
    
    iTPCSurvey.idl, tpcRDOMap.idl, tpcRDOT0offset.idl - added new tables for iTPC ;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/l4Builder.cxx, l4Builder.h - added histograms for fixed target;
    
    LaserReader.cxx, tpxBuilder.cxx, tpxBuilder.h - updated;
    
    StOnlineDisplay/StSteeringModule.cxx - updated to include TSystem.h ;
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  • May 8, 2018 
    
    new library SL18d tagged as SL18d (on May 7) has been created and built on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL7.3 is gcc 4.8.5 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on May 10 .
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - first release of iTPC detector integration code;
    
    - picoDst code updated to include EPD info in picoDst format;
    
    - StarGenerator modules updated with changes necessary for HFT embedding production;
    
    - OnlTools eTOF and iTPC codes/plots updated for run 2018 ;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StAnalysisUtilities 
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - initial accomodation for iTPC;
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    DECAY/AgUDecay.cxx, AgUDecay.h - modified not to stack neutrinos for transport;
    
    modified to permit decays only where all final state particles are known to TDatabasePDG; it resolved an issue with different sources of particle information;
    
    EMBED/StarEmbedMaker.cxx, StarEmbedMaker.h - implemeted first working release of an embedding plugin for StarGenerator. This initial release provides capability to set the vertex and error for the fixed vertex finder based on input from the tags.root files;
    
    Pythia8_1_62/StarPythia8.cxx, StarPythia8.h, StarPythia8Decayer.cxx, StarPythia8Decayer.h - modified to resolve the issue with differing definitions in the various particle data tables. If a particle has more mass in pythia8 than in hijing, then when it decays at rest, pythia8 will not be able to decay it. This results in the decayer code going into an infinite loop, trying to decay something that won't decay.
    
    Solution is the following: when a particle is decayed by pythia8 take as given the momentum of the particle, but recalculate the energy of the particle using the mass tabulated by pythia 8;
    
    Pythia8_1_86/StarPythia8Decayer.cxx, StarPythia8Decayer.h - modified to resolve the issue with differing definitions in the various particle data tables. If a particle has more mass in pythia8 than in hijing, then when it decays at rest, pythia8 will not be able to decay it. This results in the decayer code going into an infinite loop, trying to decay something that won't decay.
    
    Solution is the following: when a particle is decayed by pythia8 take as given the momentum of the particle, but recalculate the energy of the particle using the mass tabulated by pythia 8;
    
    UTIL/StarParticleData.cxx - asigned G3 id = 4 to all neutrinos;
    
    Kinematics/StarKinematics.cxx - added support for randomly sampling from a comma- or space-delimited list of particles;
    
    StarKinematics.h - updated documentation to reflect added option of particle list;
    
    StarKinematics.cxx, StarKinematics.h - made optimization: move TVector3 to a member variable, rather than use (expensive) ctor/dtor on every particle ;
    
    StarKinematics.cxx, StarKinematics.h - added option to throw flat in rapidity instead of pseudorapidity;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx - eliminated usage of BTof libraries Geant-related libraries; by default the BTOF geometry is constructed from the TGeo geometry so there is no need to load the libraries referencing Geant code;
    
    introduced iTpcIT option; 
    
    BigFullChain.h - upadted to load Geant-dependent libraries used by older ToF libraries;
    
    updated options for distortion smearing by calibration resolutions;
    
    added new option to deactivate iTpc hits; introduced iTpcIT option;
    
    added P2005c chain option and geometry ry2005g to process cucu 62GeV run 2005 data without SVT & SSD tracking;
    
    StBTofSimMaker 
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx, StBTofSimMaker.h - updated to use cell-by-cell time resolution for FastSim;
    
    StBTofSimResParams.h - new file added to implement usage of cell-by-cell time resolution for FastSim;
    
    StDbUtilities 
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - modified to make distortion smearing by calibration resolutions;
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc, StTpcCoordinateTransform.hh - extended interface to accept TPC sector + use padConfig;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - added access to new tpcCalibResolutions table; modified to use logger for print out;
    
    St_tpcCalibResolutionsC.h - new file created for tpcCalibResolutions table;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - extended interface in St_TpcAvgCurrentC returning channel ID; modified to make ChannelFromRow() accepts TPC sector ID in addition to padrow ID; updated to use updated St_TpcAvgPowerSupplyC::ChannelFromRow(int, int) in StTpcdEdxCorrection;
    
    updated to enable TPC/iTPC switch via St_tpcPadConfig;
    
    St_TpcAvgCurrentC.h, St_TpcAvgPowerSupplyC.h - extended interface in St_TpcAvgCurrentC returning channel ID; modified to make ChannelFromRow() accepts TPC sector ID in addition to padrow ID; updated to use updated St_TpcAvgPowerSupplyC::ChannelFromRow(int, int) in StTpcdEdxCorrection;
    
    St_tpcDimensionsC.h, St_tpcPadGainT0BC.h, St_tpcPadGainT0C.h - updated to enable TPC/iTPC switch via St_tpcPadConfig;
    
    St_tpcPadConfigC.h - added convenience method to identify iTPC padrows;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h - extended interface in St_TpcAvgCurrentC returning channel ID; modified to make ChannelFromRow() accepts TPC sector ID in addition to padrow ID; updated to use updated St_TpcAvgPowerSupplyC::ChannelFromRow(int, int) in StTpcdEdxCorrection;
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - modified to provide access TPC params via St_tpcPadConfig instead of StTpcDb;
    
    StEpdUtil 
    
    StBbcGeom.cxx, StBbcGeom.h, StEpdGeom.h - updated for finishing methods that return overlapping EPD and BBC tile IDs;
    
    StEpdGeom.h - added simple class StEpdEvp which offers BASIC event plane determination using the EPD;
    
    StEpdEvp.h, StEpdEvp.cxx - new files: added simple class StEpdEvp which offers BASIC event plane determination using the EPD;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StMtdHit.h - fixed linker error by removing declared but undefined functions;
    
    StMwcTriggerDetector.cxx - reverted removal of StMwcTriggerDetector constructor which was removed on 2009-11-23 leaving the declaration behind in the corresponding header file. However, this constructor is used in existing StTriggerDetectorCollection();
    
    StEnumerations.h, StDetectorDefinitions.h, StTpcHit.h - introduced kiTpcId ; cosmetics changes;
    
    StTrackTopologyMap.cxx, StTrackTopologyMap.h - iTPC modifications, plus proper use of booleans ;
    
    StEventUtilities 
    
    StuFixTopoMap.cxx - introduced iTPC;
    
    StFmsUtil 
    
    StFmsEventClusterer.cxx - updated to turn off excessive output from StFmsEventClusterer;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker 
    
    StFtpcConfMapper.hh - fixed linker error by removing declared but undefined functions ;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StFixedVertexFinder.cxx, StFixedVertexFinder.h - added option for user to specify the uncertainties on the vertex; useful in embedding jobs in order to get the track association with primary vertex correct;
    
    StIstDbMaker 
    
    StIstDb.cxx, StIstDb.h, StIstDbMaker.cxx - added access to new table istSimPar;
    
    StIstDbMaker.cxx - added print-out information for loaded tables;
    
    StIstSimMaker 
    
    StIstSlowSimMaker.cxx, StIstSlowSimMaker.h -added the single hit efficiency loaded from istSimPar;
    
    StIstSlowSimMaker.cxx - updated to avoid (rare) edge effect, which caused infinite loop; fixed the issue with hits off of the pad; 
    
    Sti 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrack.h - added new method StikalmanTrack::getInnerMostDetHitNode(); should be used in StiCA to replace getInnerMostTPCHitNode(); added legal(...) method to check acception of hit;
    
    modified to replace thrown exceptions with runtime asserts; cosmetic style changes;
    
    StiDetectorContainer.cxx - modified to take into account that Sti detectors are not guaranteed to be arranged consecutively: with the addition of iTPC channels in TPC sector 20 the order in which Sti layers can be arranged by (padrow, sector) is not symmetric anymore ;
    
    StiDetector.cxx - added member value to printed info ;
    
    StiDetector.h - cosmetic changes;
    
    StiDetectorTreeBuilder.cxx, StiHitLoader.h, StiMasterDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiVMCToolKit.cxx - modified to use logger for print out;
    
    StiHitContainer.cxx - cosmetic changes;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx - cosmtic changes; 
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - modified to convert assert to warning: |mJoinPars.hz() - mTargetHz| <= 1e-10 ; The assert was checking the magnetic field in the updated Sti node during the refit. With the addition of iTPC layers some CA provided tracks do not look healthy with nodes coming from unrelated sectors; cosmetic style changes;
    
    Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to use logger for print out;
    
    StiCA 
    
    StiCATpcTrackerInterface.cxx - modified to enable TPC/iTPC switch via St_tpcPadConfig;
    
    added new method StikalmanTrack::getInnerMostDetHitNode() to use it in StiCA to replace getInnerMostTPCHitNode();
    
    modified to skip hits from inactive Sti layers;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiMaker,h - added new option to deactivate iTpc hits; minor cosmetics corrections; 
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - cosmetic style changes;
    
    StiTpc 
    
    StiTpcHitLoader.cxx, StiTpcHitLoader.h - modified to exclude iTPC hits until a switch is implemented ;
    
    modified to reject hits coming from iTPC padrows when requested by user, by default iTPC hits will be used by Sti along with the regular TPC hits; with this modification we provided the functionality to exclude iTPC hits from track reconstruction;
    
    partially reverted rejection of hits coming from iTPC padrows ;
    
    StiTpcHitLoader.cxx - modified to load TPC hits by using new access to Sti detectors; removed iTpc hits guard; some cosmetics code improvements;
    
    StiTpcDetectorGroup.cxx, StiTpcDetectorGroup.h - modified to reject hits coming from iTPC padrows when requested by user;
    
    by default iTPC hits will be used by Sti along with the regular TPC hits; with this modification we provided the functionality to exclude iTPC hits from track reconstruction;
    
    updated to allow activation of iTPC layers in TPC detector builder; by default the iTPC layers are inactive;
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiTpcDetectorBuilder.h - updated to allow activation of iTPC layers in TPC detector builder; by default the iTPC layers are inactive; added private support methods constructTpcPadrowShape() and constructTpcPadrowDetector(); localized variables to function where they are used; build individual Sti shape for every TPC layer; added support functionality to map TPC to Sti sectors and padrows;
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.h - mofified to convert signature to accept StiLayer; activated proper halves of TPC Sti layers;
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to use sti-to-tpc layer map to replace nested loops; convert signature to accept StiLayer; 
    
    modified to use St_tpcPadConfigC in place of St_tpcPadPlanesC, this essential makes the code aware of iTPC sectors;
    
    activated proper halves of TPC Sti layers; sdjusted layer length and position for Sti layers representing halves of TPC;
    
    disabled manually reserving space for StiDetector containers; disabled Sti detectors for iTPC sector/padrows;
    
    StLaserAnalysisMaker 
    
    LaserEvent.cxx - modified to enable TPC/iTPC switch via St_tpcPadConfig ;
    
    StMcEvent 
    
    StMcEmcHitCollection.hh, StMcEvent.hh, StMcHitIter.h, StMcMtdHit.hh, StMcTrack.hh - fixed linker error by removing declared but undefined functions;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.h - fixed linker error by removing declared but undefined functions;
    
    StMtdUtil 
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx - fixed the bug of converting projected localy to cellId;
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - modified to make distortion smearing by calibration resolutions; cosmetic changes;
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcDb.h - modified to enable TPC/iTPC switch via St_tpcPadConfig ;
    
    StTpcHitMaker 
    
    StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx - changed hardware Id for hits originated in iTpc padrow rather than iTpc sector;
    
    updated to use different DAQ readers when reading TPC data: selecting one reader type is not enough in the iTPC era cause the outter and inner sectors may have different formats; 
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker 
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - modified to enable TPC/iTPC switch via St_tpcPadConfig ;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StPicoDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx - changed location of include;
    
    StEvtVtxSeedMaker.cxx, StSpaceChargeDistMaker.cxx - modified to enable TPC/iTPC switch via St_tpcPadConfig;
    
    StPicoDstMaker 
    
    StPicoDstMaker.cxx, StPicoDstMaker.h, StPicoFmsFiller.cxx, StPicoFmsFiller.h - modified that EPD and BBC realized as a functions and moved inside the StPicoDstMaker; StPicoArrays and StPicoDst classes are moved to ../StPicoEvent;
     StPicoArrays.cxx, StPicoArrays.h, StPicoBbcFiller.cxx, StPicoBbcFiller.h, StPicoDst.cxx, StPicoDst.h, StPicoEpdFiller.cxx, StPicoEpdFiller.h - removed;
    
    StPicoEvent 
    
    StPicoBEmcPidTraits.cxx, StPicoBEmcPidTraits.h, StPicoTrack.cxx, StPicoTrack.h - StPicoArrays and StPicoDst classes are moved to ../StPicoEvent ;
    
    modified StPicoBbcTile and StPicoEpdTile that changed to StPicoBbcHit and StPicoEpdHitm, also logic of storing 2 closest towers in StBEmcPidTraits was changed; StPicoMtdTrigger.cxx - modified to change the function used to read QT information for 2017 and beyond;
    
    StPxlDbMaker 
    
    StPxlDb.cxx, StPxlDb.h, StPxlDbMaker.cxx - added access to new table pxlSimPar;
    
    StPxlDbMaker.cxx - added print-out information to check loaded tables;
    
    StPxlSimMaker 
    
    StPxlDigmapsSim.cxx, StPxlDigmapsSim.h - added the single hit efficiency loaded from pxlSimPar table;
    
    StVpdCalibMaker 
    
    StVpdCalibMaker.cxx - updated to reduce excessive output;
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - updated to setup support for 3 planes of Si tracking; modified to get the hit count right for FTS; re-enabled the FTSA (fts "active") volume;
    
    St_QA_Maker 
    
    TpcHitUtilities.cxx - modified to enable TPC/iTPC switch via St_tpcPadConfig ;
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h - updated list for QA;
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h, StEventQAMaker.cxx, StQABookHist.cxx, StQAMakerBase.cxx - updated for iTPC accomodation;
    
    StUtilities 
    
    StMultiH1F.cxx, StMultiH1F.h - updated to override Write() to save sub histograms in StMultiH1F;
    
    
    RTS 
    
    EventTracker/gl3Event.cxx - updated ;
    
    src/DAQ_ITPC/daq_itpc.cxx, itpcFCF.cxx, itpcFCF.h - tweeks to iTPC; bugs fixed;
    
    itpcInterpreter.cxx, itpcInterpreter.h - bugs fixed; added fee_count; 
    
    itpcInterpreter.cxx, itpcInterpreter.h, daq_itpc.cxx - made many changes for version 1;
    
    itpcPed.cxx, itpcPed.h - tweak for pulser run; updated;
    
    src/DAQ_FCS/daq_fcs.cxx, daq_fcs.h - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daq_dta.cxx, daq_dta.h - updated to extend some structures;
    
    
    pams/ sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - added Lambda_c with G3 id of 208;
    
    
    StarDb 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.dev2019.C, tpcDriftVelocity.C, tpcElectronics.dev2019.C, tpcPadGainT0B.20180301.000000.C, tpcSectorT0offset.y2018.C - added new local DB files for iTPC; 
    
    Geometry/ist/istLadderOnIstMisalign.20131210.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20140101.000001.C, ist LadderOnIstMisalign.20141210.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20150101.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20151210.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20160101.000001.C - added misalignment tables for IST dead materials; 
    
    Geometry/pxl/pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20131210.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20140101.000000.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20141210.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20150101.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20151210.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20160101.000001.C - added misalignment tables for PXL dead materials;
    
    Geometry/sst/sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20131210.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20140101.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20141210.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20150101.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20151210.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20160101.000001.C - added misalignment tables for SST dead materials;
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/tpcCalibResolutions.idl - added new TPC table;
    
    tpcSectorT0offset.idl - extended T0 calibration to inner (iTPC) sectors. This is done to accomodate different numbers for inner (new iTPC) and outter TPC sectors;
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/l4Builder.cxx - updated to move some histograms to corresponding trigger protected area;
    
    itpcBuilder.cxx, itpcBuilder.h - modified to include clusters, and latest event; added cluster histograms;
    
    etofBuilder.cxx - added reset on startrun; changed style of etof plots for better visibility, added etof to title; changed maximum range of eTof_nHits plot to 250;
    
    fixed the number of messages to read in & added new hitMap ;
    
    etofBuilder.h, etofBuilder.cxx - added more histograms for monitoring fine and coarse time, correlation eTof vs. bTof and hitmaps per MRPC;
    
    l3Builder.cxx - updated ;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/ 
    
    JevpServer.cxx - updated;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlot.cxx - updated; 
    
    DisplayDefs.cxx, DisplayDefs.h, JLatex.cxx, JLatex.h, JevpPlot.cxx, PdfFileBuilder.cxx - updated for run 2018;
    
    Jevp/JevpEdit/JevpEdit.java - updated;
    
    
    

    
    
  • April 13, 2018 
    
    library SL18c  has been updated with picoDst code, rebuilt and retagged with tag SL18c_1 .
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StPicoEvent
    
    StPicoBEmcPidTraits.h, StPicoBEmcPidTraits.cxx, StPicoTrack.h, StPicoTrack.cxx, StPicoMtdTrigger.cxx; 
    
    StPicoDstMaker
    
    StPicoFmsFiller.h,  StPicoFmsFiller.cxx, StPicoDstMaker.h, StPicoDstMaker.cxx;
    
    StPicoArrays.cxx,  StPicoArrays.h, StPicoBbcFiller.cxx, StPicoBbcFiller.h, StPicoDst.cxx, StPicoDst.h,     StPicoEpdFiller.cxx, StPicoEpdFiller.h   - removed  
    
    
    
    
  • March 15, 2018 
    
    new library SL18c tagged as SL18c has been created and built on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platform;
    
    default compiler on SL7.3 is gcc 4.8.5 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on March 17 .
    
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - first revision of y2018a production geometry for run 2018;
    
    - StFmsPointMaker and StFmsClusterFitter implemented new shower shape with 6 z slices
    
    - StEpdUtil added geometry class for BBC inner tiles;
    
    - OnlTools implemented online plots for eTOF detector;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added basic chain for run 2018;
    
    StBTofMatchMaker 
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx - modified to use TGeo initializer for BTof geometry;
    
    StBTofUtil 
    
    StBTofGeometry.h - removed declared but undefined function; 
    
    StBichsel 
    
    StdEdxModel.h - removed declared but undefined function; 
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - added support for y2018a geometry;
    
    StEpdHitMaker 
    
    StEpdHitMaker.cxx - updated do not make StEpdHit objects if ADC is zero;
    
    StEpdUtil 
    
    StBbcGeom.cxx, StBbcGeom.h - added geometry class for BBC inner tiles; added PMT-to-tile mapping; corrected reverse mapping of PMTs to tiles;
    
    StEpdGeom.cxx, StEpdGeom.h - modified to speedup EPD geometry class;
    
    StBbcGeom.cxx, StBbcGeom.h, StEpdGeom.cxx, StEpdGeom.h - added methods to return a list of BBC tiles that averlap with an EPD tile; 
    
    StEventUtilities 
    
    StEventHelper.h, StEventHitIter.cxx, StEventHitIter.h - removed declared but undefined function; 
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx - removed inline keyword from source file; bug fixed; 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.h - removed declared but undefined function; 
    
    StFmsPointMaker 
    
    StFmsPointMaker.cxx, StFmsPointMaker.h - introduced 2 options, mVertexZ(0) , mShowerShapeWithAngle(1); default for mShowerShapeWithAngle =1 to implement the 6 slice shower shape with wider shower shape; mShowerShapeWithAngle=0 for single slice model; 
    
    added initialization of mObjectCount and mMaxEnergySum;
    
    StFmsUtil 
    
    StFmsClusterFinder.cxx - modified due to implementaion of new 6 slices shower shape;
    
    StFmsClusterFitter.cxx, StFmsClusterFitter.h - different shower shape version is provided; modified to use fixed 1 & 2 photon energy in fitting;
    
    StFmsEventClusterer.cxx, StFmsEventClusterer.h - updated with different shower shape; modified to enable 2nd fit for 2 photon in 1 cluster; 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StiPPVertex/BtofHitList.cxx - updated to use TGeo initializer for BTof geometry; 
    
    StPicoEvent 
    
    StPicoMtdTrigger.cxx - changed minimum QT tac cut for 2017 run;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.h - removed declared but undefined function; 
    
    StTriggerUtilities 
    
    StJanEventMaker/JanEventReader.h - fixed operator!= not defined for ifstream;
    
    
    RTS 
    
    src/DAQ_ETOF/Makefile, daq_etof.cxx - added checkpoint; 
    
    src/DAQ_ITPC/daq_itpc.cxx, itpcInterpreter.cxx, itpcInterpreter.h, itpcPed.h, itpc_rowlen.h - bug fixes; 
    
    itpcFCF.cxx, itpcFCF.h - added new files for FCF ;
    
    daq_itpc.cxx - modified to add FCF;
    
    itpcPed.h, itpc_rowlen.h - bug fixed;
    
    src/DAQ_PP2PP/daq_pp2pp.cxx - bug fixed;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/rts_example.C - added FCF;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/StarGeo.xml - added y2018a geometry tag;
    
    Geometry/BbcmGeo/BbcmGeo.xml - fixed issue with hits declaration; OPTS=C sets a 'calorimeter' hit, which does not track the complete idtruth history of the hit;
    
    Geometry/EpdmGeo/EpdmGeo0.xml - fixed issue with hits declaration; OPTS=C sets a 'calorimeter' hit, which does not track the complete idtruth history of the hit;
    
    
    StarDb 
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2018a.C - added support for for y2018a geometry; 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcAvgCurrent.y2018.C, TpcAvgPowerSupply.y2018.C, TpcAvgPowerSupply.y2019.C, TpcRowQ.y2018.C, TpcSecRowB.y2018.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2018.C, tpcElectronics.y2019.C, tpcPadGainT0B.y2018.C - added calibrations files for iTPC; 
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/istSimPar.idl, pxlSimPar.idl - added new tables;
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/itpcBuilder.cxx - updated to change conditions for hot channels row 28; 
    
    itpcBuilder.h, itpcBuilder.cxx - added plots per event;
    
    tofBuilder.cxx - updated VPD channel map for run18;
    
    etofBuilder.cxx, etofBuilder.h, etofMessageFormat.cxx, etofMessageFormat.h - new files for eTOF online plots; 
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - updated for run 2018;
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  • February 27, 2018 
    
    new library SL18b has been tagged as SL18b and built on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platforms;
    
    default compiler on SL7.3 is gcc 4.8.5, on SL6.4 gcc 4.8.2 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on March 2 .
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    - StEvent updated with EPD hits collection;
    
    - first revision of StEpdHitMaker and StEpdUtil makers;
    
    - added EPD data for StMuDSTMaker format;
    
    - StBTofGeometry implemented new method to construct StBTofGeometry from the TGeo detector description;
    
    - StPicoDstMaker modified to store all BEMC towers: id, ADC and energy;
    
    - added y2019 rough cut geometry ;
    
    - added iTPC geometry and constants for y2018 and y2019 overall geometry;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    Hijing1_383/StarHijing.cxx - Zr96, Ru96 added to menu; modified to allow geant to decay particles by default; 
    
    Pythia8_1_62/StarPythia8.h - added option to read in cmnd file;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added 'epdHit' option;
    
    StBTofUtil 
    
    StBTofGeometry.cxx, StBTofGeometry.cxx - implemented new method to construct StBTofGeometry from the TGeo detector description; updated to form TGeo paths for trays and modules ; 
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - updated to integrate y2019 geometry (full eTOF);
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    St_itpcPadPlanesC.h, St_tpcPadConfigC.h - added new files for iTPC; 
    
    StEpdHitMaker 
    
    StEpdHitMaker.cxx, StEpdHitMaker.h - first revision of EPD hits maker;
    
    StEpdUtil 
    
    StEpdGeom.cxx, StEpdGeom.h - first revision, utility area for EPD; StEpdGeom class provides geometry info for each tile;
    
    implemented inline functions IsWest and IsEast;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StEpdCollection.cxx, StEpdCollection.h, StEpdHit.cxx, StEpdHit.h - added new files for EPD hits collection;
    
    StContainers.cxx, StContainers.h, StEvent.cxx, StEvent.h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventTypes.h - modified for new EPD classes;
    
    StTpcRawData.cxx - updated to include iTPC;
    
    StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2018.cxx, StTriggerData2018.h - updated for run 2018 ;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StTrack2FastDetectorMatcher.cxx - modified to build StBTofGeometry from TGeo geometry when available; 
    
    StIstRawHitMaker 
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.cxx, StIstRawHitMaker.h - updated;
    
    StFmsDbMaker 
    
    StFmsDbMaker.cxx, StFmsDbMaker.h - updated for faster reading DB table;
    
    StFmsHitMaker 
    
    StFmsHitMaker.cxx - modified to clean up DB aceess for run# and event# for daq/StEvent/Mudst file reading;
    
    StMtdQAMaker 
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx, StMtdQAMaker.h - updates for run 2018, more histograms;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    StMuDSTMakerLinkDef.h - added EPD type;
    
    COMMON/StMuArrays.cxx, StMuArrays.h - added EPD type; 
    
    StMuDst.cxx, StMuDst.h - added EPD array;
    
    StMuEpdHitCollection.h, StMuEpdHit.h, StMuEpdUtil.h, StMuEpdHitCollection.cxx StMuEpdHit.cxx StMuEpdUtil.cxx - added new files for EPD MuDst format;
    
    StMuTypes.hh - added EPD type: 
    
    StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuDstMaker.h - added EPD support and fixed long standing bug in SetStatus;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - restored pre-pass settings for old data;
    
    StPeCMaker 
    
    StPeCMaker.cxx - initialized BTOF geometry using proper interface; 
    
    StPicoDstMaker 
    
    StPicoArrays.cxx, StPicoArrays.h, StPicoBbcFiller.cxx, StPicoBbcFiller.h, StPicoDst.cxx, StPicoDst.h, StPicoDstMaker.cxx, StPicoDstMaker.h, StPicoEpdFiller.cxx, StPicoEpdFiller.h, StPicoFmsFiller.cxx, StPicoFmsFiller.h - updated to store all BEMC towers (id, ADC, Energy); BUG fix: in case of the BEMC matched track we store the correct tower indices for the 2 highest and closest towers; the TpcVpdVzDiffCut default value is set to be 6cm; minore style updates; 
    
    StPicoEvent 
    
    StPicoBEmcPidTraits.cxx, StPicoBEmcPidTraits.h, StPicoBTofHit.cxx, StPicoBTofHit.h, StPicoBTofPidTraits.cxx, StPicoBTofPidTraits.h, StPicoBTowHit.cxx, StPicoBTowHit.h, StPicoBbcTile.cxx, StPicoBbcTile.h, StPicoCommon.cxx, StPicoCommon.h, StPicoEmcTrigger.cxx, StPicoEmcTrigger.h, StPicoEpdTile.cxx, StPicoEpdTile.h, StPicoEvent.cxx, StPicoEvent.h, StPicoFmsHit.cxx, StPicoFmsHit.h, StPicoMtdHit.cxx, StPicoMtdHit.h, StPicoMtdPidTraits.cxx, StPicoMtdPidTraits.h, StPicoMtdTrigger.cxx, StPicoMtdTrigger.h, StPicoTrack.cxx, StPicoTrack.h, StPicoUtilities.h - updated style; modified to update classes with copy constructors ;
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker 
    
    St_pp2pp_Maker.cxx - modified for year 2017;
    
    StTofCalibMaker 
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx - removed outdated ClassImp macro; 
    
    StTofHitMaker 
    
    StTofHitMaker.cxx - removed outdated ClassImp macro;
    
    StTofMaker 
    
    StTofMaker.cxx - removed outdated ClassImp macro; 
    
    StTofSimMaker 
    
    StTofSimMaker.cxx - removed outdated ClassImp macro; 
    
    StTofUtil 
    
    StTofrGeometry.cxx, StTofrGeometry.h - removed outdated ClassImp macro; 
    
    StTofpMatchMaker 
    
    StTofpMatchMaker.cxx - removed outdated ClassImp macro; 
    
    StTofrMatchMaker 
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx - removed outdated ClassImp macro;
    
    
    RTS 
    
    include/rtsSystems.h - updated; 
    
    src/DAQ_ITPC/daq_itpc.cxx - fixed bug with sector; 
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/daqFileMerger.C - added new file;
    
    
    pams 
    
    geometry/tpcegeo/tpcegeo5.g - added iTPC geometry; 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - modified to reduce unneeded output; updated g2t volume ID for EPD;
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/StarGeo.xml - corrected MTD geometry description in 2018 first cut and experimental geometries; added y2019 rough cut geometry;
    
    Geometry/EtofGeo/EtofConfig.xml, EtofGeo0.xml - added y2019 rough cut geometry; added full installation option as default connected to y2019; y2018 still uses only one single sector;
    
    EtofGeo0.xml - extended hit scoring in eTOF ;
    
    xgeometry/xgeometry.age - modified to integrate y2019 geometry (full eTOF);
    
    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2019.C - added new file to integrate y2019 geometry (full eTOF);
    
    AgiGeometry/Geometry.y2018.C, Geometry.y2019.C, HALL.y2018.root, HALL.y2019.root, y2018.h, y2019.h - added iTPC branch;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.y2019.C - added new file for iTPC ;
    
    TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.C - modified;
    
    tpcDriftVelocity.20180223.165758.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20180223.170356.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20180223.222119.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20180224.030742.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20180224.163131.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20180224.204912.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20180225.013145.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20180225.050346.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20180225.053037.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20180225.085554.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20180225.131406.C, tpcDriftVelocity.20180225.171556.C - added new calibrations files for run 2018;
    
    Geometry/tpc/itpcPadPlanes.C, tpcPadConfig.C, tpcPadConfig.y2018.C, tpcPadConfig.y2019.C - added iTPC geometry constants;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/fmsBitShiftGainB.idl, fmsGainB.idl, fmsGainCorrectionB.idl - added new non-indexed versions of FMS tables for performance;
    
    itpcPadPlanes.idl, tpcPadConfig.idl - added new files for iTPC;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/l4Builder.h, l4Builder.cxx - added vz and vz_Vpdvz plots;
    
    itpcBuilder.h, itpcBuilder.cxx - updated plots for TPC to iTPC overall ;
    
    trgBuilder.cxx, trgBuilder.h - added QT timing in trgBuilder;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/ JevpServer.cxx - added QT timing in trgBuilder;
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
  • January 18, 2018 
    
    new library SL18a tagged as SL18a has been created and built on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platform;
    
    default compiler on SL7.3 is gcc 4.8.5 . Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on January 23 .
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    
    - implemented y2018x geometry for run 2018 ;
    
    - created final verison of EPD geometry for run 2018;
    
    - FPD geometry updated to integrate FMS postshower; added FMS postshower hits interface to C++ ;
    
    - StarVMC/Geometry all codes modified to move responsibility to set SIMU flag to detector's Config files;
    
    - daq ITPC new codes committed, working revision;
    
    - several bugs fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    asps 
    
    Simulation/starsim/rebank/aslgetba.age, aslsetba.age - modified to make compiler smater after two last upgrades and avoid loops optimization problem inside of the AgSTAR/zebra interface;
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StAssociationMaker 
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx - updated for better counting of MC track common hits;
    
    StarRoot 
    
    TF1Fitter.cxx, StMultyKeyMap.cxx - updated ;
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h - y2018x geometry model defined ;
    
    St_db_Maker 
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - modified to skip wrong file name correction;
    
    StTofUtil 
    
    StTofGeometry.cxx - updated to Get rid of unsupported xdf and outdated ctf tables;
    
    StEpdDbMaker 
    
    StEpdDbMaker.cxx, StEpdDbMaker.h - updated wire 1 ID, postion index(PP) starts from 0 and included tile 0; 
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker 
    
    StFmsFastSimulatorMaker.cxx - updated for FPost ;
    
    StFmsHitMaker 
    
    StFmsHitMaker.cxx, StFmsHitMaker.h - modified to merge timedep gain;
    
    StFmsPointMaker 
    
    StFmsPointMaker.cxx - cosmetic changes: removed StRoot/ from include path because it's already in the default path search;
    
    StFmsUtil 
    
    StFmsClusterFinder.cxx, StFmsClusterFitter.cxx, StFmsConstant.h, StFmsEventClusterer.cxx - cosmetic changes: removed StRoot/ from include path because it's already in the default path search ;
    
    Sti 
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.h, StiDetectorContainer.h, StiFilter.h, StiKalmanTrack.h, StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinder.h, StiKalmanTrackNode.h - removed declared but undefined functions;
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - removed inline attribute to match the declaration; modified to let compiler decide whether to inline or not;
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiDetectorBuilder.h - modified to save Sti geometry (via TVolume) in StiMaker lib rather than Sti;
    
    StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx - modified so that if no input file, provide default name; removed unused std::string; 
    
    StiMaker.h - remove unused std::string; 
    
    StKFVertexMaker.h - added missing include;
    
    StTrack2FastDetectorMatcher.cxx - cosmetics updates: modified do not use common name from std:: as local variable;
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiMaker.h - removed unused std: string;
    
    StiDetectorVolume.cxx, StiDetectorVolume.h - modified to save Sti geometry (via TVolume) in StiMaker lib rather than Sti;
    
    StiUtilities 
    
    StiPullEvent.h - removed declared but undefined functions;
    
    StIstClusterMaker 
    
    StIstClusterMaker.cxx, StIstIClusterAlgo.cxx, StIstIClusterAlgo.h, StIstScanClusterAlgo.cxx, StIstScanClusterAlgo.h, StIstSimpleClusterAlgo.cxx, StIstSimpleClusterAlgo.h - cosmetic changes: removed StRoot/ from include path because it's already in the default path search;
    
    StIstHitMaker 
    
    StIstHitMaker.cxx - cosmetic changes: removed StRoot/ from include path because it's already in the default path search;
    
    StIstRawHitMaker 
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.cxx, StIstRawHitMaker.h - cosmetic changes: removed StRoot/ from include path because it's already in the default path search;
    
    StIstSimMaker 
    
    StIstSlowSimMaker.cxx - cosmetic changes: removed StRoot/ from include path because it's already in the default path search;
    
    StIstUtil 
    
    StIstCluster.cxx, StIstClusterCollection.cxx, StIstRawHit.cxx, StIstRawHitCollection.cxx - cosmetic changes: removed StRoot/ from include path because it's already in the default path search;
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - added FMS postshower hits interface to C++ ; updated sensitive volume names for interface to C++ ;
    
    StMiniMcEvent 
    
    StMiniMcPair.h, StTinyMcTrack.h, StTinyRcTrack.h - modified to move idTruths and keys from short to int;
    
    StMiniMcMaker 
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx, dominatrackInfo.cc - modified to move idTruths and keys from short to int;
    
    StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuFgtCluster.cxx, StMuFgtStrip.cxx, StMuFgtStrip.h - cosmetic changes: removed StRoot/ from include path because it's already in the default path search; 
    
    StTriggerUtilities 
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx - updated to remove explicit reference to a database;
    
    removed direct query to STAR database server in InitRun(int), users need to make sure that the trigger simulator retrieves correct run number ;
    
    
    RTS 
    
    include/rtsMonitor.h, rtsSystems.h - added ITPC_ID; 
    
    src/DAQ_ITPC/daq_itpc.cxx, daq_itpc.h, itpcCore.cxx - updated for ITPC ;
    
    itpcInterpreter.cxx, itpcInterpreter.h, itpcPed.cxx, itpcPed.h - added new files for ITPC; 
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/rts_example.C - updated for ITPC;
    
    src/SFS/sfs_index.cxx - updated for run 2018;
    
    
    pams 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - updated EPD volume id ;
    
    g2t_fpd.F, g2t_volume_id.g - added FMS postshower hits interface to C++ ;
    
    g2t_epd.F - updated sensitive volume names for g2t_epd.F;
    
    
    mgr/Dyson/Export/AgROOT.py - new runtime feature added to AgML;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/StarGeo.xml - retired EPD test tags; implemented EPD in y2018 series geometry model; implemented experimental TPC geometry (radial segmentation of gas, hermetic, support for iTPC) in y2018x; responsability to set SIMU flag moved to Config files; 
    
    Geometry/BbcmGeo/BbcmConfig.xml, BbcmGeo.xml - updated for run 2018: large BBC tiles are removed and the BBC is moved to a new z-position; BBC mother volume thickness is reduced, to avoid overlap with EPD, but radius remains unchanged; 
    
    Geometry/BtofGeo/BtofConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/CalbGeo/CalbConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/CaveGeo/CaveConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    changed cave to the *default* SIMU=2 secondary following flag ;
    
    Geometry/EcalGeo/EcalConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/EpdmGeo/EpdmConfig.xml, EpdmGeo0.xml - updated version of the EPD geometry, more accurate description of the tile geometry, including thin and thick sections of each tile;
    
    EpdmGeo0.xml - updated final version of EPD geometry; corrected dz=0 for tiles in last revision; updated Z position to +/-374cm ; 
    
    Geometry/EtofGeo/EtofConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/FgtdGeo/FgtdConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/FpdmGeo/FpdmConfig.xml, FpdmGeo4.xml - updated to integrate the FMS postshower;
    
    Geometry/FtpcGeo/FtpcConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/FtroGeo/FtroConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/HcalGeo/HcalConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/IdsmGeo/IdsmConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    changed idsm to the *default* SIMU=2 secondary following flag ;
    
    Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/QuadGeo/QuadConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/MagpGeo/MagpConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/PipeGeo/PipeConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    changed pipe to the *default* SIMU=2 secondary following flag ;
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/DtubConfig.xml, PixlConfig.xml, PsupConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/PhmdGeo/PhmdConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/SconGeo/SconConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/ShldGeo/ShldConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/SvttGeo/SvttConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/SupoGeo/SupoConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceConfig.xml, TpceGeo5.xml - added experimental TPC geometry with hermetic segmentation of TPC gas volume;
    
    explicitly set SIMU=2 in test configuration ;
    
    Geometry/VpddGeo/VpddConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/UpstGeo/UpstConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    Geometry/ZcalGeo/ZcalConfig.xml - modified to control SIMU flag (history of track mode) via Config files which should now be consistent with code prior to AgML 2.0 ; 
    
    xgeometry/xgeometry.age - EPD test tags deprecated; y2018x geometry defined ;
    
    modified to defind the volume where secondares are saved prior to executing the modules ;
    
    
    StarDb 
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2018x.C - added y2018x geometry; 
    
    StDb 
    
    idl/tofSimResParams.idl - added new TOF table; 
    
    epdFEEMap.idl, epdGain.idl, epdQTMap.idl, epdStatus.idl - added new EPD tables;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/fcsBuilder.cxx, fcsBuilder.h, JevpBuilder.cxx -updated for run 2018;
    
    
    • 





Lidia Didenko

   



  
2019

   
STAR SOFTWARE NEWS December 05, 2019
---------------------
The present release assignment:  
             SL09g_embed (SL09g_2Embed_v10) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10c_embed (SL10c_embed_v5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10h_embed (SL10h_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10k_embed (SL10k_embed_v11) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11d_embed (SL11d_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a_embed  (SL12a_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12d_embed (SL12d_embed_v6) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL13b_embed (SL13b_embed_v1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 
             SL14g    (SL14g_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 pp 500GeV run 2013 production, days 129-161
             SL14i    (SL14i_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 14.6GeV run 2014 production            
             SL15c    (SL15c)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 200GeV run 2014 data production with HFT  
             SL15e_embed  (SL15e_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 
             SL15l    (SL15l)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pAu 200GeV st_fms run 2015 data production
             SL16d    (SL16d_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp,pAu,pAl run 2015 production without HFT tracking 
             SL16d_embed  (SL16d_embed_v2) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL16g_embed  (SL16g_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30     
             SL16j (SL16j)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 auau 200GeV  run 2016 production
             SL16j_embed  (SL16j_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL16k_embed  (SL16k_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL17d (SL17d)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 dAu 20-200GeV run 2016 production
             SL17d_embed  (SL17d_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
             SL17f (SL17f_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 auau 200GeV run 2016 st_upc production;
                                                    pp 200GeV run 2015 st_rp reproduction;
             SL17g (SL17g_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_W production;
             SL17i (SL17i)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3 cucu 200-22 GeV run 2005 reproduction;
             SL18b (SL18b)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_physics production;
             SL18c (SL18c_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_fms, st_mtd production;
                                                       AuAu 54GeV run 2017 production;
             SL18c_embed (SL18c_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
             SL18f (SL18f_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_epd production;
                                                    AuHe3 200GeV run 2014 st_physics data production;
             SL18h (SL18h)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 500GeV run 2017 st_rp stream data reproduction;
                                                    AuAu 200GeV run 2014 data reproduction with selected trigger ID;
                                                    pp 200GeV run 2015 st_rp stream data reproduction;
                                                    pAu/pAl 200GeV run 2015 st_ssdmb stream data reporuduction; 
             SL19a (SL19a)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
       old-> SL19b (SL19b_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 AuAu 27GeV run 2018 production     
       pro-> SL19c (SL19c)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 cuAu 200GeV run 2012 data reproduction
             SL19d (SL19d)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3
       new-> SL19e (SL19e)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3
       dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3
      .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38

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Release History ..




 SL19a library

 SL19b library

 SL19c library

SL19d library

SL19e library




         
    
    
    
    
  • December 05, 2019
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OnlTools/Jevp/jevpViewer

pass the argument runViewer.C(\"$args\")"

OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/etofBuilder.cxx

fixing MAC address, change sector 19 -> 21

OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/tpcBuilder.cxx

Added comment, //LOG("JEFF", "filling tpx qs")

OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlot.cxx

Added comment //LOG("JEFF", "histo %s: entries %d", myname, curr->histo->GetEntries());

OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx

basedir varible has been change from (char *)"/RTScache/conf/jevp_test to (char *)"/RTScache/conf/jevp

OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpViewer/EthClient.cxx

OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpViewer/EthClient.h

Add some variables in the constructor, added new connected and updateServerTags() method, 

From getTabDisplayNode method into getTabDisplayBranchOrLeaf, getTabDisplayBranch, getTabDisplayLeaf methods  

OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpViewer/JevpViewer.cxx

OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpViewer/JevpViewer.h

Added EthClient *gshifteth, changed input parameters for buildTabs method, JevpViewer, ExitViewer, update, getPlotAtIdx methods have been updated 

OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpViewer/runViewer.C

Passing argument to entryPoint(args) and runViewer(char *args)

StRoot/StBFChain/StBFChain.cxx

StRoot/StBFChain/StBFChain.h

Changes from Akio to support FMS db tag (passed to StFmsDbMake)

StRoot/StBichsel/StBichselLinkDef.h

StRoot/StBichsel/StdEdxModel.cxx

StRoot/StBichsel/StdEdxModel.h

StRoot/StBichsel/bichselG10.C

new dEdxModel for dN/dx, calibration for Run XVIII fixed Target (will not be considerred)

StRoot/StChain/GeometryDbAliases.h

One more adjstement to make it compatible with proposed ranges, y2020a fast offline geometry

StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/StDetectorDbChairs.cxx

StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/St_beamInfoC.h

new dEdxModel for dN/dx, calibration for Run XVIII fixed Target (will not be considerred)

StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/St_tpcBXT0CorrEPDC.h

Changes from Irakli supporting timeBinWidth as argument

StRoot/StFmsDbMaker/StFmsDbMaker.cxx

adding Attr for FmsGainCorrB table flavors

StRoot/StTpcHitMoverMaker/StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx

added timebucket and drift velocity into epd-based T0 correction calculation

StRoot/StarGenerator/macros/starsim.hijing.C

Cleanup and expose the geometry tag to the arguement list.

StRoot/StdEdxY2Maker/StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx

StRoot/StdEdxY2Maker/StTpcdEdxCorrection.h

StRoot/StdEdxY2Maker/StdEdxY2Maker.cxx

StRoot/StdEdxY2Maker/StdEdxY2Maker.h

StRoot/StdEdxY2Maker/dEdxHist.cxx

Use dN/dx for Run >= 19, new dEdxModel for dN/dx, calibration for Run XVIII fixed Target (will not be considerred)

StRoot/macros/calib/Calib_SC_GL.C

Avoid Minuit complaint when asking about a fixed parameter

StRoot/macros/embedding/findfailedxml.sh

added parameters to select specific fset for checking; added a new daq truncation

StRoot/macros/embedding/get_embedding_xml_rcf.pl

updated for bnl_condor_embed policy

StRoot/macros/embedding/submitxml.csh

updated for bnl_condor_embed policy

StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190609.130000.C

StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190609.150000.C

StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190618.100000.C

StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190618.220000.C

StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190629.030000.C

StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190702.140000.C

StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190709.040000.C

StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190709.160000.C

StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.C

StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.y2018.C

StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.y2019.C

added timebucket and drift velocity into epd-based T0 correction calculation

StarDb/dEdxModel/dEdxModel.root

new dEdxModel for dN/dx, calibration for Run XVIII fixed Target (will not be considerred)

StarVMC/Geometry/StarGeo.xml

FMS attenutation in 2015 and 2017 geometries, y2020a fast offline geometry

StarVMC/Geometry/FcsmGeo/HcalGeo1.xml

Remove "C" calorimeter option from hits, so that ID truth is available

StarVMC/Geometry/FpdmGeo/FpdmGeo3.xml

Mismatch in structure definition between the geometry module and the hit scoring.

StarVMC/Geometry/FpdmGeo/FpdmGeo4.xml

changes in write instruction

StarVMC/Geometry/FstmGeo/FstmGeo.xml

Max stepsize is not needed (and caused side effect in Si), so removed. 


Change all placements from MANY to ONLY... there should be very few real


overlapping volumes which we need to deal with.


Exception is the inner and outer wedge.  These overlap each other, and need


to be flagged as such.


However, GenFit appears to have issues with MANY placement.  So we set the


assembly flag on the volume, enabling AgML to create the volumes as an


assembly instead

StarVMC/Geometry/FtsdGeo/FtsdGeo.xml

Top level sTGC and Si tracker volumes switched to kOnly for genfit

StarVMC/Geometry/PipeGeo/PipeGeo.xml

Use MANY only in the presence of the fixed target

StarVMC/Geometry/StgmGeo/StgmGeo1.xml

Reduce z / increase R of mother volume to minimum size needed to contain daughte

StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/AgBlock.cxx

StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/AgBlock.h

StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/StarTGeoStacker.cxx

Implement count for volume branchings

StarVMC/xgeometry/xgeometry.age

y2020 rough cut release / missing forward prototypes

asps/Simulation/starsim/geant/gzebra.F

Remove redundant initialization of ZEBRA. Reduce logging level.

kumacs/sim/README

kumacs/sim/material.kumac

kumacs/sim/run_hijing.kumac

kumacs/sim/run_pythia_minbias.kumac

pams/sim/g2t/g2t_stg.F

remove unnecessary output

pams/sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g

Fix for zfatal bug.  Missing volume id in fast simulator because the  fpdmgeo4 module was not properly detected / configured in g2t_volume_id      

        

    
    
  •  October 12, 2019 
    
    SL19d  library has been updated with next codes: 
    
    StRoot
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - modified to place epdHit before tpcHitMover for new TPC T0 correction;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - added epd-based T0 correction to account for timing shift when collision is displaced from center;
    
    St_tpcBXT0CorrC.h, St_tpcBXT0CorrEPDC.h - added  files for epd-based T0 correction to account for timing shift when collision is displaced from center;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - added epd-based T0 correction to account for timing shift when collision is displaced from center;
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tpc/ tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190609.130000.C, tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190609.150000.C,     tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190618.100000.C, tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190618.220000.C,  tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190629.030000.C,     tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190702.140000.C, tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190709.040000.C, tpcBXT0CorrEPD.20190709.160000.C,     tpcBXT0CorrEPD.C, tpcBXT0CorrEPD.y2016.C, tpcBXT0CorrEPD.y2017.C, tpcBXT0CorrEPD.y2018.C, tpcBXT0CorrEPD.y2019.C -     created entries (CINT files) for epd-based T0 correction;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.20171220.000001.C - added 10% gap correction to lower the outer sector dEdx for Run18 AuAu 27GeV;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.20151220.000003.C - added 20% gap correction between inner and outer sector dEdx;
    
    StDb
    
    idl/tpcBXT0Corr.idl - added new idl file to created entries for epd-based T0 correction;
    
    Updated codes have been retarged with the same tag SL19d and rebuilt;
    
    
     
    
    
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  •      October 5, 2019 
    
    new library SL19d  tagged as SL19d has been created and built on SL7.3 platform;
    
    Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on October 7 .
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    - picoDst  code updated to fill data for eTOF detector;
    
    - FmsCollection/Cluster  updated to make shower shape scaling for all shapes;
    
    - EmbeddingQA  added option for BTOF pid for primary tracks;
    
    - StarVMC/Geometry added flag for year 2018 geometry to use the mixed iTPC/TPC configuration;
    
    - StarVMC/Geometry added forward calorimeter system;
    
    - implemented initial version of the STGC geometry model;
    
    - implemented initial version of the forward silicon tracker FST;
    
    - implemented dev2021 geometry tag with forward upgrade detectors;
    
    - sim/g2t and St_geant_Maker updated to integrate hits for forward tracking and forward calorimeter;
    
    - RTS/src/DAQ_FGT/ code added FST;
    
    - several bugs have been fixed;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    asps
    
    rexe/rexeLinkDef.h  - removed reference to non-existent class TPaveTree ;
    
    Simulation/starsim/atlroot/GtHash.cxx - added missing header for TMath::Hash function;
    
    
    StRoot
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - modified to print StMemStat results in a way consistent with doPs() in StMaker;
    
    modified to move 'doPs' function from StMaker to StMemStat;
    
    St_base
    
    Stsstream.h - introduced a C++(11) alternative to global Form() function in ROOT;
    
    StBTofUtil
    
    StBTofGeometry.cxx - fixed node paths when using TpcRefSys (affects runs before 2013);
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - removed seemingly outdated macro-based branching;
    
    moved 'doPs' function from StMaker to StMemStat;
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - modified to be sure to restore SpaceCharge settings in PredictSpaceCharge();
    
    StEpdUtil
    
    StEpdEpFinder.cxx, StEpdEpFinder.h - updated to make shift corrections for  for every EventType and the phi-weights at the same time;
    
    StEvent
    
    StFmsCollection.cxx, StFmsCollection.h - updated to make FMS shower shape scaling for all shapes;
    
    StTriggerData2019.cxx - corrected blue filled bunch bit, and cleaning up unused spin bits;
    
    StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h ,StTriggerData2019.cxx, StTriggerData2019.h - improved QT board error reports/handling; added EPD access functions;
    
    StETofHeader.h - added non-c++ include defining uint64_t for rootcint;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities
    
    StEmbeddingQA.cxx, StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx, StEmbeddingQATrack.cxx, StEmbeddingQATrack.h, StEmbeddingQAUtilities.cxx  - added option for btof pid for primary real tracks;
    
    StFmsPointMaker
    
    StFmsPointMaker.cxx, StFmsPointMaker.h - modified to make shower shape scaling for all shapes;
    
    StFmsUtil
    
    StFmsClusterFitter.cxx, StFmsClusterFitter.h, StFmsEventClusterer.cxx, StFmsEventClusterer.h - modified to make shower shape scaling for all shapes;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx, St_geant_Maker.h - updated to integrate HITS for forward tracking and forward calorimeter;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StMemStat.cxx, StMemStat.h - added string representation to StMemStat; moved 'doPs' function from StMaker to StMemStat;
    
    added parameter to add custom string to StMemStat output;
    
    added StMemStat:PaveProcStatus() to save extracted values from /proc/status in a text file;
    
    added StMemStat::ReadProcStatus() to parse /proc/status;
    
    StMemStat.cxx - updated to use consistent scale for byte to MB conversion; minor refactoring of StMemStat::AsString();
    
    TIdTruUtil.cxx - updated to handle 0 idTruth ;
    
    StPicoDstMaker
    
    genDst.C, producePicoDst.xml -  added FMS information  to genDst.C; activate the most important branches via SetStatus("BranchName*",1) method by default in genDst.C ;
    
    StPicoDstMaker.cxx, StPicoDstMaker.h - updated for picoDst filling for eTOF detector;
    
    StPicoBEmcPidTraits.h - added missing  header defining std::numeric_limits;
    
    StPicoEvent
    
    StPicoArrays.cxx, StPicoArrays.h, StPicoBEmcPidTraits.cxx, StPicoBEmcPidTraits.h, StPicoBEmcSmdEHit.cxx, StPicoBEmcSmdEHit.h,      StPicoBEmcSmdPHit.cxx, StPicoBEmcSmdPHit.h, StPicoBTofHit.cxx, StPicoBTofHit.h, StPicoBTofPidTraits.cxx, StPicoBTofPidTraits.h,      StPicoBTowHit.cxx, StPicoBTowHit.h, StPicoBbcHit.cxx, StPicoBbcHit.h, StPicoDst.cxx, StPicoDst.h, StPicoDstLinkDef.h,      StPicoDstReader.cxx, StPicoDstReader.h, StPicoEmcTrigger.cxx, StPicoEmcTrigger.h, StPicoEpdHit.cxx, StPicoEpdHit.h,      StPicoEvent.cxx, StPicoEvent.h, StPicoFmsHit.cxx, StPicoFmsHit.h, StPicoHelix.cxx, StPicoMtdHit.cxx, StPicoMtdHit.h,      StPicoMtdPidTraits.cxx, StPicoMtdPidTraits.h, StPicoMtdTrigger.cxx, StPicoMtdTrigger.h, StPicoTrack.cxx,      StPicoTrack.h, StPicoTrackCovMatrix.cxx, StPicoTrackCovMatrix.h - modified to adjust for impementation of picoDst filling for eTOF detector;
    
    modified to move inline function definitions to the class body; updated the Print() methods in order to avoid warnings;
    
    StPicoETofHit.cxx StPicoETofHit.h StPicoETofPidTraits.cxx StPicoETofPidTraits.h picodst_env.sh - added new files to fill picoDst for eTOF detector;
    
    StPicoBTofHit.cxx, StPicoBTofHit.h, StPicoMtdTrigger.h - added missing setId(Int_t, Int_t, Int_t) definition in StPicoBTofHit; added missing shouldHaveRejectEvent() definition in StPicoMtdTrigger ; 
    
    StPicoArrays.cxx - fixed bug of the branch short name: BEmcPidTraits -> EmcPidTraits;
    
    StPicoBEmcPidTraits.h, StPicoBEmcSmdEHit.h, StPicoBEmcSmdPHit.h - included missing header from std C++ numeric limits;
    
    
    RTS
    
    include/rc.h - added new state;
    
    rtsSystems.h - added FST; added new STGC TCD;
    
    include/SUNRT/ipcQLib.hh - added send/receive;
    
    EventTracker/FtfBaseTrack.cxx - updated;
    
    src/rtsplusplus.def - updated;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/daqFileChopper.C, daqFileHacker.C, rts_example.C - updated;
    
    rts_example.C - added FST;
    
    src/DAQ_FGT/daq_fgt.cxx, fgtPed.cxx - added FST;
    
    src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx, daqReader.h - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_ITPC/daq_itpc.cxx, itpcFCF.cxx, itpcFCF.h, itpcInterpreter.cxx - updated for run 2019;
    
    src/DAQ_FCS/daq_fcs.cxx fcs_data_c.cxx fcs_data_c.h - updated for run 2019;
    
    
    pams 
    
    sim/idl/g2t_track.idl - modified to integrate HITS for forward tracking and forward calorimeter; 
    
    g2t_hca_hit.idl - added new file for forward calorimeter;
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - updated to rely on changes to the geometry which flag the mixed iTPC/TPC mode;
    
    g2t_fts.F, g2t_fts.idl, g2t_hca.F, g2t_hca.idl, g2t_volume_id.g - modified to integrate HITS for forward tracking and forward calorimeter;
    
    g2t_stg.F, g2t_stg.idl, g2t_wca.F, g2t_wca.idl - added new files for forward detectors;
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/StarGeo.xml -  added flag for 2018 geometry to use the mixed iTPC/TPC configuration;
    
    updated to define dev2021 geometry tag with forward upgrade detectors;
    
    Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceConfig.xml, TpceGeo3a.xml - added configuration flag to denote the mixed iTPC/TPC configuration for 2018;
    
    Geometry/HcalGeo/HcalGeo0a.xml, HcalGeo0b.xml, HcalGeo0.xml - added new files to depricate HCAL in preparation for FCS integration;
    
    Geometry/HcalGeo/HcalConfig.xml - updated to point to new module files for HCAL detector;
    
    Geometry/FcsmGeo/FcsmConfig.xml, HcalGeo1.xml, PlatGeo1.xml, PresGeo1.xml, WcalGeo1.xml - added new files for forward calorimeter system, comprising "West" EM calorimter, Hadronic Calorimeter, platform and preshower detectors;
    
    Geometry/StgmGeo/StgmConfig.xml, StgmGeo1.xml - implemented initial version of the sTGC geometry model;
    
    Geometry/FstmGeo/FstmConfig.xml, FstmGeo.xml - implemented initial version of the forward silicon tracker;
    
    xgeometry/xgeometry.age - reduced physics set for 32 v 64 bit nightly tests;
    
    modified to allow for detailed control over geant physics flags;
    
    implemented new dev2012 geometry tag;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/tpcBuilder.cxx - fixed error in sector numbering for clusters;
    
    tofBuilder.cxx - modified to change the TOF Trigger Window back to the begining of run19 for 31.2 and 100 GeV test run;
    
    
    
    
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  •      June 19, 2019 
    
    new library SL19c  tagged as SL19c has been created and built on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platform;
    
    Library was tested with standard test suite, passed it successfully and released on June 21 .
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    - updated StETofMatchMaker & StETofCalibMaker codes;
    
    - fixed bug (#3390) related to TPC dE/dx of Run 19 data;
    
    - fixed bug in MuDst with FMS collection in run 2016 data;
    
    - StEpdUtil added sum-of-weights information, for both wheels and rings;
    
    - OnlTools updated for eTOF online histograns for run 2019;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - added sDCA vs. time-in-run;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - modified to fix bug #3390 and adjusted to add St_TpcAdcCorrectionMDF.h;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, St_TpcResponseSimulatorC.h - modified to add extra correction for the 1st pad row; increased range for gain correcton;
    
    St_TpcDriftVelRowCorC.h - added new file to add extra correction for the 1st pad row;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StPidStatus.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - modified to fix bug #3390 and adjusted to addition of St_TpcAdcCorrectionMDF;
    
    StEpdUtil
    
    StEpdEpFinder.cxx, StEpdEpInfo.cxx, StEpdEpInfo.h - added sum-of-weights information, for both wheels and rings, for both raw and phi-weighted;
    
    StEpdEpFinder.cxx -  fixed indexing bug which caused an error in the new SumOfWeights quantity;
    
    StEpdEpInfo.cxx - fixed bug in bounds-checking for sum-of-weights return methods in StEpdEpInfo.cxx;
    
    StETofCalibMaker
    
    StETofCalibMaker.h - added function to set the reference pulser;
    
    StETofCalibMaker.cxx - changed default value for reference pulser;
    
    StETofMatchMaker
    
    StETofMatchMaker.cxx  - modified to match distances as member variables and updated handling for many-tracks-to-one-hit matches;
    
    StETofMatchMaker.cxx, StETofMatchMaker.h  - updated start time for simulation and more histograms added to doQA mode;
    
    StETofMatchMaker.h - changed match distances to become member variables;
    
    StETofUtil
    
    StETofGeometry.h - added support for StPicoHelix;
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuFmsUtil.cxx - modified to solve the issue with FMS data writing in picoDst format;  
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - modified to fix TrackDirection, added extra correction for the 1st pad row; fixed bug #3390; added St_TpcAdcCorrectionMDF;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx - made changes for the trigger simulator to only use 2013 algorithms for that year, not for later years, later years still use 2009 algorithms;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx - made changes for the trigger simulator to only use 2013 algorithms for that year, not for later years, later years still use 2009 algorithms;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.h, StQAMakerBase.cxx, StQAMakerBase.h - added sDCA vs. time-in-run ;
    
    
    RTS
    
    include/HLT/HLTFormats.h - added earliest TACs for BBC/VPD/EPD to trigger data; added bunch id to event;
    
    EventTracker/FtfSl3.cxx, gl3Event.cxx, FtfSl3.h, eventTrackerLib.cxx, gl3Event.cxx, gl3Event.h, gl3Hit.h - updated;
    
    FtfSl3.cxx, FtfSl3.h, gl3Event.cxx, gl3Event.h, gl3Hit.cxx, gl3Hit.h, gl3Track.cxx, l3CoordinateTransformer.cxx, l3CoordinateTransformer.h - added iTPC;
    
    src/DAQ_FCS/daq_fcs.cxx, fcs_data_c.cxx, fcs_data_c.h - added some features; updated to fix the bugs;
    
    src/DAQ_STGC/stgcPed.cxx - updated;
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdGeo7a.xml - modified to enable the sstOnOsc misalignment for the SST geometry model;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Geometry/tpc/TpcHalfPosition.y2019.C, TpcSuperSectorPositionB.y2019.C,iTPCSurvey.y2019.C, itpcPadPlanes.C - added real a nd ideal position for year 2019 TPC/iTPC geometry;
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionMDF.C - added default TpcAdcCorrectionMDF, year 2019 version of TpcResponseSimulator;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2019.C, tpcAltroParams.y2019.C - modified for year 2019 version of TpcResponseSimulator;
    
    
    StDb
    
    idl/tpcCorrection.idl - modified to fix bug #3390;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.idl - added extra correction for the 1st pad row ;
    
    
    OnlTools
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/l4Builder.cxx, l4Builder.h - added bunch id to event; moveed bunch_id to BESGood; added earliest TACs for BBC/VPD/EPD to trigger data; changed binning;
    
    tpcBuilder.cxx, tpcBuilder.h  - added no cluster vs sector; changed cluster y scale; 
    
    LaserReader.cxx, LaserReader.h  - updated;
    
    etofBuilder.cxx - implemented better way to get slope in multiplicity correlation plot; updated to put resetTime label back to green color in the startrun() function;
    
    etofBuilder.h, etofBuilder.cxx - fixed a few histogram axis labels; changed reference pulser; added empty channel count to digi density plot;
    
    Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx - updated;
    
    StOnlineDisplay - all codes removed because they are  unsuported;
    
    
    
    
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  •  May 14, 2019 
    
    SL19b  library has been updated with codes below to allow skipping of bad events in the AuAu27 data (first half):
    
    
    StRoot  
    
    StDetectorDbMaker/St_tpcStatusC.h
    
    StTpcHitMaker/StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, StTpcHitMaker.cxx
    
    
    Library has been retagged with tag SL19b_1 and updated codes rebuilt.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  •      April 24, 2019 
    
    new library SL19b  tagged as SL19b has been created and built on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platform;
    
    Library was tested with standard test suite, found bugs fixed and library was released on April 29 .
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    
    - added TPC codes modification related to dEdx calibrations for run 2018 data production;
    
    - introduced codes for AbortGapCleaning distortion corrections;
    
    - implemented y2019a geometry first production release;
    
    - added Fixed target geometry for year 2019 ;
    
    - implemented full iTPC geometry ; 
    
    - added new version of  PYTHIA 8  (Pythia8_2_35) event generator in StarGenerator; 
    
    - implemented KLUD geometry which allows for the creation of up to 10 effective cylindrical and/or disk volumes aligned along the z-axis;
    
    - QtRoot removed;
    
    - OnlTools: StJevpBuilders & StJevpPlot updated for run 2019;
    
    - fixed #3388 related to StiCA problem across some sector boundaries;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    asps
    
    Simulation/agetof/agetof.def - fixed required for 64 bits starsim: the *differences* between memory addresses; 
    
    Simulation/starsim/atgeant/agdgetp.age, agsbegm.age, agspopb.age, agspopb.age, agspush.age, agsreset.age, axposition.age - updated for 64 bits locf ==>longF agdgetp.age; 
    
    Simulation/starsim/comis/cbis.F, ccopysa.F, ccopysa.F, cscall.F, cscalx.F, cscath.F, cschar.F, csetc.F, csicha.F,csicns.F, csinc1.F, csinccl.F, csincl.F, csinfh.F, csinfn.F, csinit.F, csint1.F, csinta.F, csintx.F, csintz.F, cskcal.F, cspmd0.F, cspmd1.F, cspmd2.F, cspmd3.F, cspmd4.F, cspmd5.F, cspmd6.F, cspmd7.F, cspmd8.F, cspmd9.F, cspmfs.F, cssetc.F, cstran.F, mhdef.F, mhfree.F, mident.F  - added 64 bits version of comis codes;   
    
    Simulation/starsim/comis/comis/comis.inc, csbuf.inc, cscbwl.inc, csdpvs.inc, csfmt.inc, csfres.inc, cshfill.inc, cshlnm.inc, csichv.inc, csinc.inc, cskeys.inc, cskucs.inc, cslun.inc, csopen.inc, cspanm.inc, cspar.inc, cspnts.inc, csrec.inc, cssysd.inc,cstab.inc, cstabps.inc, cstbls.inc, cstvrs.inc, csutil.inc, cswpar.inc, dlfcn.inc, mdloc.inc, mdpool.inc, miword.F, pilot.h - added 64 bits version of comis codes; 
    
    Simulation/starsim/deccc/cscald.c, cscali.c, cscalia.c, cscalr.c, cschar.c, csmytokn.cxx, jumptn.c, jumpxn.c, locf.c - added 64bits version of comis codes; 
    
    cs_hlshl.c - added 64 bits function pointer ==> token ;
    
    idisp.c - fixed 64 bits adresses;
    
    Simulation/starsim/dzdoc/mzpaw.F - 64bits modification: use array in common instead of malloc; 
    
    Simulation/starsim/geant/gzebra.F - modified to increase Zebra to 20M words; 
    
    rexe/TGeant3/gcomad.F  - modified for 64bits: integer*8 for address;
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - modified  QA  hists for run 2019 data; 
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added picoDst BSMD write mode, implemented chain for Chains for 2019 data + etof compended, implemented options for shadowing and AbortGapCleaning distortion correction; 
    
    StBTofSimMaker
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx - modified to move usage of pointer to after instantiation of the pointer ;
    
    StBichsel
    
    StBichselLinkDef.h, StdEdxModel.cxx, StdEdxModel.h, bichdX.C, bichselG.C, bichselG10.C  - modified for run 2018 dEdx calibration ;
    
    StdEdxPull.cxx, StdEdxPull.h - new files added for run 2018 dEdx calibration;
    
    StChain
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h, StChain.cxx - added y2019a geometry first production release; 
    
    StDaqLib
    
    EMC/EMC_BarrelReader.cxx, EMC_SmdReader.cxx - modifications for 64bits: use TTimeStamp for unix time ; 
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbDefs.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc - updated for eTOF DB management; 
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StDbUtilitiesLinkDef.h,  StSvtCoordinateTransform.cc, StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc, StTpcCoordinateTransform.hh - updated to complete  dEdx calibrations for run 2018 data production; added new function 'PredictSpaceCharge()' using real hit radii;
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - updated for for AbortGapCleaning distortion corrections;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbMaker.cxx, StDetectorDbMakerLinkDef.h, StSstSurveyC.h,  StTpcSurveyC.h, St_SurveyC.h, St_itpcPadGainT0C.h, St_TpcAvgCurrentC.h, St_TpcAvgPowerSupplyC.h,  St_TpcResponseSimulatorC.h, St_tpcSlewingC.h, St_tpcDimensionsC.h,  St_tpcPadConfigC.h, St_tpcPadGainT0BC.h, St_tpcPadGainT0C.h, St_tpcRDOMasksC.h, St_tpcRDOMapC.h, St_tpcRDOT0offsetC.h, StiTPCHitErrorCalculator.h, St_tpcTimeDependenceC.h, StiTpcChairs.cxx   - modified to complete dEdx calibrations for run 2018 data production; 
    
    St_iTPCSurveyC.h - removed defined but not implemented functions;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx,  St_tpcSCGLC.h - updated for for AbortGapCleaning distortion corrections;
    
    St_tpcPadConfigC.cxx - removed;
    
    StETofCalibMaker
    
    StETofCalibMaker.cxx, StETofCalibMaker.h - added first version of pulser correction procedure;
    
    StETofHitMaker
    
    StETofHitMaker.h - added cyclic mean calculation function for average hit time;
    
    StETofHitMaker.cxx - added more correlation & average hit time histograms for offline QA;
    
    StETofMatchMaker
    
    StETofMatchMaker.cxx - added more histograms for offline QA;
    
    StEmcUtil
    
    geometry/StEmcGeom.cxx - updated to remove creating and deleting StMaker;
    
    StEvent
    
    StTpcHit.h, StTpcHitCollection.cxx, StTpcHitCollection.h - updated to complete dEdx calibrations for run 2018 data production;
    
    StEventCompendiumMaker
    
    StEventCompendiumMaker.cxx, StEventCompendiumMaker.h - removed redundant definition of mag.field in Event summary; 
    
    StEventUtilities
    
    StuFixTopoMap.cxx - added flexibility for iTpc hits;
    
    StMiniMcEvent
    
    StTinyMcTrack.cxx - OverComplicated print commented out;
    
    StMiniMcMker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - fixed some memory leaks;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - bug fixed: check the existence of vertex when analyzing StEvent ;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.h - improved: extrapolate tracks to the proper primary vertex when available;
    
    StMtdQAMaker
    
    StMtdQAMaker.cxx, StMtdQAMaker.h - added option to apply vertex vr cut ;
    
    StMtdTrigUtil.cxx - added MTD trigger utility class for analyzing MTD trigger information;
    
    StMtdTrigUtil.h  - added function to retrieve QT trigger channel ;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeDistMaker.cxx - enabled TPC/iTPC switch via St_tpcPadConfig;
    
    StRefMultCorr
    
    CentralityMaker.cxx, CentralityMaker.h, StRefMultCorr.cxx, StRefMultCorr.h - new modules for cantrality definition;
    
    StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcDbMaker.cxx - introduced codes for AbortGapCleaning distortion corrections;
    
    StTpcHitMaker
    
    StTpcAvClusterMaker.cxx, StTpcAvClusterMaker.h, StTpcHitMaker.cxx, StTpcHitMaker.h, StTpcHitMakerLinkDef.h, StTpcMixerMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, StTpcRTSHitMaker.h, St_daq_adc_tb.h, St_daq_cld.h, St_daq_sim_adc_tb.h, St_daq_sim_cld.h, St_tpc_cl.h - updated to complete dEdx calibration for run 2018 data production;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - introduced codes for AbortGapCleaning distortion corrections;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TpcRS.C  - reshaped;
    
    StTpcRSMakerLinkDef.h, TF1F.cxx, TF1F.h - updated to complete dEdx calibrations for run 2018 data production;
    
    StTreeMaker
    
    StTreeMaker.cxx - removed assert;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_B001_2009.hh, DSMLayer_B101_2009.hh, DSMLayer_E001_2009.hh, DSMLayer_E101_2009.hh, DSMLayer_EM201_2009.hh, DSMLayer_LD301_2009.hh, TCU_2009.hh, trgUtil_2009.hh - updated; 
    
    StTrsMaker
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx - bug fixed;
    
    St_QA_Maker
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h, QAhlist_subsystems.h, StEventQAMaker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.h, StQABookHist.cxx, StQABookHist.h, StQAMakerBase.cxx, StQAMakerBase.h - updated for run 2019 QA histograms;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - added ATTENTION message;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx, St_geant_Maker.h, navigate.g - Implemented a templated method for creating and filling the g2t hit tables; bug fixed;
    
    Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx - updated primary vertex sigma names; updated vertex errors;
    
    StarGenerator/BASE/AgStarReader.cxx, StarPrimaryMaker.cxx - Fixes particle time-of-flight; 
    
    StarGenerator/Hijing1_383/StarHijing.cxx - fixed mistake in declaration of FORtran/C++ rng interface; 
    
    address.F - modified to use iso_c_binding to establish FORtran/C++ interface; 
    
    hijing1.383.F - modified for better implementation; checked that the candidate string number (N_ST) is not past the last generated particle.; 
    
    StarGenerator/Kinematics/StarKinematics.cxx - fixed bug #3364 related to distance Units in the Simulation Framework, made it mm consistent with the HEPEVT standard used in event generators ; 
    
    StarGenerator/Pythia6_2_22/address.F - modfied to use iso_c_binding for to establish interface to C++; 
    
    StarGenerator/Pythia6_4_23/address.F - modfied to use iso_c_binding for to establish interface to C++; 
    
    StarGenerator/Pythia6_4_28/address.F - modfied to use iso_c_binding for to establish interface to C++; 
    
    StarGenerator/Pythia8_2_35/ - multiple codes updated to install version of PYTHIA 8 event generator;
    
    StarGenerator/UrQMD3_3_1/address.F - modfied to use iso_c_binding for to establish interface to C++;  
    
    StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StPidStatus.cxx, StPidStatus.h, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.h - modified to add PicoTrack for StPidStatus, added protection for range in Phi correction; 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.h, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, StdEdxY2MakerLinkDef.h, dEdxHist.cxx, dEdxHist.h - added dE/dx calibration for run 2018 isobar and AuAu 27GeV data production;
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrack.h, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiVMCToolKit.cxx - fixed JetCorr tracking problem;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx - modified to restore NHitsPossible by swimming through other layers in getAllPointCount() after removing from initalize0();
    
    StiDetectorContainer.cxx, StiDetectorContainer.h - introduced restricted swimming in moveIn() necessary for following reasonable trajectories;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx - fixed bug;
    
    
    RTS
    
    EventTracker/gl3Event.cxx, l3CoordinateTransformer.h - updated;
    
    include/RC_Config.h, cmds.h, daq100Decision.h, daqFormats.h, iccp.h, iccp2k.h, iccpHeader.h, prepareGbPayload.h, rtsMonitor.h, rtsSystems.h - updated for run 2019;
    
    include/DB/RunLog/daqEventTag.h - updated for run 2019;
    
    scr/rtsmakefile.def - updated;
    
    scr/DAQ_FCS/daq_fcs.cxx, daq_fcs.h - updated DAQ for FCS detector;
    
    fcs_data_c.cxx - new files for FCS detector;
    
    scr/DAQ_ITPC/daq_itpc.cxx, daq_itpc.h, itpcFCF.cxx, itpcInterpreter.cxx, itpcInterpreter.h, itpcPed.cxx, itpcPed.h - updated DAQ for iTPC;
    
    scr/DAQ_L4/daq_l4.h - updated;
    
    src/DAQ_STGC/stgcPed.cxx - updated;
    
    scr/DAQ_TPC/daq_tpx.cxx, tpxCore.cxx, tpxCore.h, tpxGain.cxx, tpxPed.cxx - updated;
    
    src/RTS_EXAMPLE/rts_example.C, rts_example.trg.C - updated;
    
    trg/include/RTS_EXAMPLE/trgDataDefs.h, trgDataDefs_46.h - new code for run 2019 trigger data;
    
    
    pams
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_get_kine.F, g2t_volume_id.g - updated;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2019a.C - added year 2019 geometry;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcAdcCorrectionB.r2015.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.r2016.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.r2018.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2015.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2016.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2018.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2018.C.Altro3, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2018.C.Altro4, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2019.C, TpcAvgCurrent.y2019.C - new files;
    
    TpcAvgPowerSupply.y2018.C, TpcAvgPowerSupply.y2019.C, TpcLengthCorrectionMDF.C, TpcResponseSimulator.C, TpcResponseSimulator.dev2019.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2017.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2019.C - modified;
    
    TpcCurrentCorrectionX.20170101.000000.root, TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2018.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2019.C, TpcDriftVelRowCor.20190101.000007.C, TpcDriftVelRowCor.20190101.000400.C, TpcDriftVelRowCor.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.y2018.C, TpcLengthCorrectionB.y2019.C, TpcPadCorrectionMDF.y2016.C, TpcPadCorrectionMDF.y2018.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2005.C, TpcPadCorrectionMDF.y2016.C, TpcPadCorrectionMDF.y2018.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2005.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2018.C - added new files;
    
    TpcRowQ.y2005.C, TpcRowQ.y2006.C, TpcRowQ.y2019.C, TpcSecRowB.C, TpcSecRowB.y2018.C, TpcSecRowC.C - modified;
    
    tpcAltroParams.y2010.C, tpcAltroParams.y2016.C, tpcElectronics.dev2019.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20071101.000000.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20080128.000000.C, tpcSectorT0offset.y2018.C - updated;
    
    TpcSecRowB.y2019.C, TpcSecRowC.y2018.C, TpcSecRowC.y2019.C, TpcTanL.y2018.C, TpcTanL.y2019.C, TpcZCorrectionB.y2018.C, TpcZCorrectionB.y2019.C, TpcdXCorrectionB.r2018.C, TpcdXCorrectionB.y2016.C, itpcPadGainT0.C, itpcPadGainT0.r2018.root, itpcPadGainT0.y2018.C, itpcPadGainT0 .y2019.C, tpcAltroParams.20180426.121919.C, tpcAltroParams.20180426.124701.C, tpcAltroParams.y2019.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2019.C, tpcGas.y2018.C, tpcPadGainT0.y2018.C, tpcPressureB.r2018.C, tpcPressureB.r2019.C, tpcPressureB.y2018.C, tpcRDOMap.C, tpcRDOMap.r2016.C, tpcRDOMap.y2016.C, tpcRDOT0offset.20180312.162439.C, tpcRDOT0offset.C, tpcRDOT0offset.y2019.C   - new files;
    
    tpcSectorT0offset.20190118.000001.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20190118.000003.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20190118.000005.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20190204.200005.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20190205.160005.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20190207.115309.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20190212.121959.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20190214.225622.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20190215.021615.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20190215.224935.C, tpcSectorT0offset.20190223.080000.C, tpcSectorT0offset.y2019.C, tpcTimeDependence.C - new files;
    
    Geometry/tpc/TpcInnerSectorPositionB.y2016.C, iTPCSurvey.CtpcPadPlanes.C - new files;
    
    itpcPadPlanes.C, tpcPadConfig.y2019.C, tpcPadPlanes.dev2019.C - updated;
    
    
    StDb
    
    idl/TpcResponseSimulator.idl, tpcPadPlanes.idl - updated for dE/dx calibration;
    
    idl/ rhicfBarMap.idl, rhicfGain.idl, rhicfPedestal.idl, rhicfPlateRange.idl - new tables for RHICf detector;
    
    etofPulserTotPeak.idl - new eTOF table;
    
    tpcChargeEvent.idl - new table for AbortGapCleaning distortion corrections;
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/StarGeo.xml - added y2019a geometry first production release;
    
    Geometry/CaveGeo/CaveGeo3.xml - updated to make sure correct version of data structure is available;;
    
    Geometry/KludGeo/KludGeo.xml - implemented  KLUD geometry which allows for the creation of up to 10 effective cylindrical and/or disk volumes aligned along the z-axis; 
    
    KludConfig.xml - enabled run-time configuration for this geometry during starsim runs;
    
    Geometry/PipeGeo/PipeConfig.xml, PipeGeo.xml - added Fixed target geometry;
    
    TargConfig.xml - added file to control target geometry; 
    
    TargGeo.xml - added Fixed target geometry;
    
    Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceConfig.xml, TpceGeo5.xml - updated  experimental geometry.  Make some of the "standard" paramters the default;
    
    TpceGeo6.xml - implemented full iTPC geometry ;
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgMLStructure.h - rguement was shadowing a member, resulting in (legion of) warnings;
    
    AgModule.cxx, AgModule.h - removed unused reference to (deprecated) AgStructure class;
    
    Mortran.h, StarTGeoStacker.cxx - fixed coverity defects;
    
    StarAgmlUtil/AgParameterList.h - fixed coverity defects;
    
    
    OnlTools 
    
    Jevp/StJevpBuilders/JevpBuilder.cxx, daqBuilder.cxx, daqBuilder.h, etofBuilder.cxx, etofBuilder.h, etofMessageFormat.cxx, etofMessageFormat.h, l4Builder.cxx, l4Builder.h, trgBuilder.cxx, trgBuilder.h - updated for run 2019;
    
    tpcBuilder.cxx, tpcBuilder.h - new TPC builder files for run 2019;
    
    Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlot.cxx, JevpPlot.h, JevpPlotSet.cxx, JevpPlotSet.h, JevpServer.cxx - updated for run 2019 online QA plots;
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  •  March 11, 2018 
    
    new library SL19a  library tagged as SL19a has been created and built on SL6.4 and SL7.3 .
    
    Library was tested with standard test suite, found bugs fixed and library was released on March 21. 
    
    
     New features of the library:
    
    - eTOF and related codes updated;
    
    - trigger data for run 2019;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated 
    
    StRoot 
    
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - implemented options for eTOF processing;
    
    StDaqLib
    
    TRG/trgStructures2019.h - trigger data for run 2019
    
    StETofCalibMaker
    
    StETofCalibMaker.cxx , StETofCalibMaker.h - new maker for eTOF detector;
    
    StETofDigiMaker 
    
    StETofDigiMaker.cxx, StETofDigiMaker.h - new maker for eTOF detector;
    
    StETofHitMaker
    
    StETofHitMaker.cxx, StETofHitMaker.h - new maker for eTOF detector;
    
    StETofMatchMaker
    
    StETofMatchMaker.cxx, StETofMatchMaker.h - new maker for eTOF detector;
    
    StEpdUtil
    
    StBbcGeom.cxx, StBbcGeom.h,  StEpdEpFinder.cxx, StEpdEpFinder.h, StEpdEpInfo.cxx, StEpdEpInfo.h, 
    
    StEpdEvp.cxx, StEpdEvp.h, StEpdGeom.cxx, StEpdGeom.h - updated for eTOF detector;
    
    StEpdUtilLinkDef.h - new file  for eTOF;
    
    StEvent
    
    StDetectorDefinitions.h, StDetectorName.cxx, StETofDigi.h, StETofHit.cxx, StETofHit.h - updated 
    
    StEnumerations.h, StEvent.cxx, StEvent.h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventLinkDef.h, StEventTypes.h - updated 
    
    StTpcRawData.h, StTrackTopologyMap.cxx, StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h - updated 
    
    StETofPidTraits.cxx , StETofPidTraits.h - new files for eTOF;
    
    StRHICfCollection.cxx, StRHICfCollection.h - new files for eTOF;
    
    StTriggerData2019.cxx,  StTriggerData2019.h - new files for trigger data run 2019; 
    
    StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuETofCollection.cxx, StMuETofCollection.h, StMuETofDigi.cxx, StMuETofDigi.h, StMuETofHeader.cxx, StMuETofHeader.h, StMuETofHit.cxx, StMuETofHit.h, StMuETofPidTraits.cxx, StMuETofPidTraits.h  - new files for eTOF detector;
    
    StMuEvent.cxx, StMuEvent.h, StMuTrack.cxx, StMuTypes.hh - updated; 
    
    StPicoDstMaker
    
    StPicoDstMaker.cxx, StPicoDstMaker.h, StPicoFmsFiller.cxx, StPicoFmsFiller.h, StPicoUtilities.h - updated 
    
    StPicoEvent 
    
    StPicoBEmcSmdEHit.cxx, StPicoBEmcSmdEHit.h, StPicoBEmcSmdPHit.cxx, StPicoBEmcSmdPHit.h - new files for BEmc;
    
    StPicoArrays.cxx, StPicoArrays.h, StPicoBEmcPidTraits.cxx, StPicoBEmcPidTraits.h - updated ;
    
    StPicoBTofHit.cxx, StPicoBTofHit.h, StPicoBTofPidTraits.cxx, StPicoBTofPidTraits.h, StPicoBTowHit.cxx, StPicoBTowHit.h, StPicoBbcHit.cxx, StPicoBbcHit.h, StPicoCommon.h, StPicoDst.cxx, StPicoDst.h, StPicoDstLinkDef.h, StPicoDstReader.cxx, StPicoDstReader.h, StPicoEmcTrigger.cxx, StPicoEmcTrigger.h, StPicoEpdHit.cxx, StPicoEpdHit.h, StPicoEvent.cxx, StPicoEvent.h, StPicoFmsHit.cxx ,StPicoFmsHit.h, StPicoHelix.cxx, StPicoHelix.h, StPicoMtdHit.cxx, StPicoMtdHit.h, StPicoMtdPidTraits.cxx , StPicoMtdPidTraits.h, StPicoMtdTrigger.cxx, StPicoMtdTrigger.h, StPicoPhysicalHelix.cxx, StPicoPhysicalHelix.h, StPicoTrack.cxx, StPicoTrack.h, StPicoTrackCovMatrix.cxx, StPicoTrackCovMatrix.h - updated to improve style;
    
    StTagsMaker
    
    StTagsMaker.cxx - updated;
    
    StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - updated for run 2019; 
    
    
    StDb
    
    idl/etofCalibParam.idl, etofDetResolution.idl,  etofDigiSlewCorr.idl, etofDigiTimeCorr.idl, etofDigiTotCorr.idl, etofElectronicsMap.idl, etofGeomAlign.idl, etofHitParam.idl , etofMatchParam.idl, etofResetTimeCorr.idl, etofSignalVelocity.idl, etofSimEfficiency.idl , etofStatusMap.idl, etofTimingWindow.idl - new tables for eTOF;
    
    
     
    
    
    • 



Lidia Didenko

   



  
2020

   
STAR SOFTWARE NEWS April  20, 2020
---------------------
The present release assignment:  
             SL09g_embed (SL09g_2Embed_v10) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10c_embed (SL10c_embed_v5)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10h_embed (SL10h_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10k_embed (SL10k_embed_v11) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11d_embed (SL11d_embed_v6)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a_embed  (SL12a_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12d_embed (SL12d_embed_v6) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL13b_embed (SL13b_embed_v1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 
             SL14g    (SL14g_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 pp 500GeV run 2013 production, days 129-161
             SL14i    (SL14i_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 14.6GeV run 2014 production            
             SL15c    (SL15c)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 200GeV run 2014 data production with HFT  
             SL15e_embed  (SL15e_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 
             SL16d    (SL16d_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp,pAu,pAl run 2015 production without HFT tracking 
             SL16d_embed  (SL16d_embed_v2) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL16g_embed  (SL16g_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30     
             SL16j (SL16j)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 auau 200GeV  run 2016 production
             SL16j_embed  (SL16j_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL16k_embed  (SL16k_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL17d (SL17d)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 dAu 20-200GeV run 2016 production
             SL17d_embed  (SL17d_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
             SL17f (SL17f_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 auau 200GeV run 2016 st_upc production;
                                                    pp 200GeV run 2015 st_rp reproduction;
             SL17g (SL17g_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_W production;
             SL17i (SL17i)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3 cucu 200-22 GeV run 2005 reproduction;
             SL18b (SL18b)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_physics production;
             SL18c (SL18c_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_fms, st_mtd production;
                                                       AuAu 54GeV run 2017 production;
             SL18c_embed (SL18c_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
             SL18f (SL18f_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_epd production;
                                                    AuHe3 200GeV run 2014 st_physics data production;
             SL18h (SL18h)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 500GeV run 2017 st_rp stream data reproduction;
                                                    AuAu 200GeV run 2014 data reproduction with selected trigger ID;
                                                    pp 200GeV run 2015 st_rp stream data reproduction;
                                                    pAu/pAl 200GeV run 2015 st_ssdmb stream data reporuduction; 
             SL19a (SL19a)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
             SL19b (SL19b_1)     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 AuAu 27GeV run 2018 production     
             SL19c (SL19c)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 cuAu 200GeV run 2012 data reproduction
             SL19d (SL19d)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3
             SL19e (SL19e)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3
       old-> SL20a (SL20a)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3
       pro-> SL20c (SL20c)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3
       new-> SL20d (SL20d)       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3
       starnew -> SL20d
       starpro -> SL20c
       starold -> SL20a 
       dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3
      .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38

-------------------------------------------------
 


Release History ..




SL20a library

SL20c library

SL20d library

 




    
    
  • Oct 16, 2020
    • 



            OnlTools/Jevp/launch

             Removed some of the QT libraries



OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/l4Builder.cxx



 


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/l4Builder.h


Updates to make sl73_gcc485 compile


 


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/tpcBuilder.cxx


Write logs 


 


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/CanvasImageBuilder.cxx


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/CanvasImageBuilder.h


Time parameter has been added to writeRunStatus function 


 


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/ImageWriter.cxx


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/ImageWriter.h


makedir function has been commented and loop function has been updated too for handling new makedir function update


 


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlotSet.cxx


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlotSet.h


Added minEvts variable 


 


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/RunStatus.cxx


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/RunStatus.h


Added time parameter to addEvent function


 


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.h


Added new functions getServerTag and freeServerTags


 


StRoot/RTS/EventTracker/FtfFinder.cxx


StRoot/RTS/EventTracker/FtfSl3.cxx


StRoot/RTS/EventTracker/eventTrackerLib.cxx


StRoot/RTS/EventTracker/gl3Event.cxx


Fixed large event crashes


 


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_FCS/daq_fcs.cxx


Checkpoint from daqst3


 


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_FCS/fcs_data_c.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_FCS/fcs_data_c.h


Some modification for offline/CINT compatibility. Using 6bit/64 instead of 8bit


 


StRoot/RTS/src/RTS_EXAMPLE/daqFileHacker.C


Updated doHack function


StRoot/StBFChain/BigFullChain.h


StRoot/StBFChain/StBFChain.cxx


StRoot/StBFChain/doc/StBFChain.cxx_doc


StRoot/StBFChain/doc/index.html


Add PicoVtxFXT mode


 


StRoot/StBTofCalibMaker/StBTofCalibMaker.cxx


Xin add more pions and add protons for T0s in the FXT mode


 


StRoot/StChain/GeometryDbAliases.h


Add y2018c, y2019b and y2020b geometries with FXT @ 200.7 cm (offline reco measured position)


 


StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/StDetectorDbChairs.cxx


StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/St_beamInfoC.h


StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/St_starMagOnlC.h


StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/St_tpcBXT0CorrEPDC.h


StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/St_tpcRDOMapC.h


StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/St_tpcRDOMasksC.h


Add new chairs, add collision parameters calculation to St_beamInfoC


 


StRoot/StEvent/StTriggerData.cxx


StRoot/StEvent/StTriggerData2019.cxx


Added protection from corrupt Qt board data (Akio)


 


StRoot/StFmsUtil/StFmsClusterFitter.h


Avoid floating point exception (from Yuri)


 


StRoot/StGenericVertexMaker/StGenericVertexFinder.h


Make SetVertexError() part of a generic finder


 


StRoot/StPicoDstMaker/StPicoDstMaker.cxx


StRoot/StPicoDstMaker/StPicoDstMaker.h


Update of the StPicoDstMaker class. Vertex selection option FXT has been added.


With it enabled, the first vertex that was reconstructed in the range from 198 to 202 cm


along z axis can be selected. Needed for the FXT program.


 


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoEpdHit.h


Update of the EPD hit methods


- Method to obtain truncated nMIP is added


- nMIP now handles bad tiles


 


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoTrack.cxx


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoTrack.h


Minor update of StPicoTrack. Method to calculate signed DCA of the track


to primary vertex has been added.







StRoot/StTpcRSMaker/StTpcRSMaker.cxx


Wrong alarm, revert it back


 


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx


uncomment lines regarding load EEMC FEE mask


 


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_BC101_2015.cc


Update with additional registers to be compatible with 2015 pAu run


 


StRoot/StVpdCalibMaker/StVpdCalibMaker.cxx


Removed an old typo in the log messages regarding the corralgo version that the VPD will be using.


 


StRoot/St_geant_Maker/Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx


Fix two errors in FCS preshower hits.


 


StRoot/StarGenerator/Hijing1_383/Hijing.cxx


StRoot/StarGenerator/Hijing1_383/Hijing.h


StRoot/StarGenerator/Hijing1_383/StarHijing.cxx


StRoot/StarGenerator/Hijing1_383/StarHijing.h


Delay initialization of concrete hijing event generator until we generate


the first event.


 


StRoot/StarGenerator/macros/starsim.hijing.C


Call AgExit in batch mode.


StRoot/StarGenerator/macros/starsim.kinematics.C


Remove unnecessary geometry call


StRoot/StarGenerator/macros/starsim.pythia8standalone.C


Document better and provide a control flag


 


StRoot/StarRoot/TRandomVector.cxx


More clear randomization


 


StRoot/StdEdxY2Maker/StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx


StRoot/StdEdxY2Maker/StTpcdEdxCorrection.h


StRoot/StdEdxY2Maker/StdEdxY2Maker.cxx


Add TpcAccumlatedQ with 192 rows


 


StRoot/macros/embedding/subrobot.sh


adapted to RCF


 


StRoot/macros/embedding/cori/farmerQAutil.sh


StRoot/macros/embedding/cori/prepEmbedTaskList.py


StRoot/macros/embedding/cori/r4sTask_embed.templ


StRoot/macros/embedding/cori/starFarmer.templ


StRoot/macros/embedding/cori/starLocalDb.sh


updated by Jeff for mysql57


 


StRoot/macros/mudst/genDst.C


Specify makers to set attributes


 


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.y2018.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.y2016.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.y2017.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.y2018.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.y2019.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.y2020.C


Move to MySQL, clean up


 


StarVMC/Geometry/StarGeo.xml


Add y2018c, y2019b and y2020b geometries with FXT @ 200.7 cm (offline reco measured position)


 


StarVMC/Geometry/PipeGeo/TargConfig.xml


Add y2018c, y2019b and y2020b geometries with FXT @ 200.7 cm (offline reco measured position)


 


StarVMC/Geometry/macros/loadAgML.C


Not sure why I need to resolve this dependency by hand...


 


StarVMC/StarAgmlChecker/StarAgmlChecker.cxx


Iterate over all nodes


 


StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/StarTGeoStacker.cxx


Do not assert on hydrogen


 


StarVMC/minicern/jumptn.c


StarVMC/minicern/jumpxn.c


StarVMC/minicern/locf.c


64b


 


StarVMC/xgeometry/xgeometry.age


Add y2018b geometry tag (add fixed target into geometry).


Enable y2020a geometry tag in xgeometry.


 


asps/Simulation/geant321/gphys/gbreme.F


Protect against divide-by-almost-zero


asps/Simulation/geant321/gphys/gmulof.F


Make safe against accessing ELOW(0)


asps/Simulation/geant321/gphys/grayl.F


Protect against cos(theta)>1 and/or <1


asps/Simulation/geant321/gphys/gvaviv.F


Apply changes found in VMC geant3 (reorder, protect against div-by-0's)


 


asps/Simulation/starsim/comis/csinfn.F


asps/Simulation/starsim/comis/csinit.F


asps/Simulation/starsim/comis/csintx.F


asps/Simulation/starsim/comis/csintz.F


asps/Simulation/starsim/comis/csjcax.F


asps/Simulation/starsim/comis/cskcal.F


asps/Simulation/starsim/comis/cstran.F


asps/Simulation/starsim/comis/mdext.F


Add csguard call


 


asps/Simulation/starsim/comis/comis/comis.inc


asps/Simulation/starsim/comis/comis/cspar.inc


asps/Simulation/starsim/comis/comis/mdpool.inc


add csguard call


 


asps/Simulation/starsim/deccc/locf.c


Move update temporary back


asps/Simulation/starsim/deccc/memget.c


assert added to check 64b consistency


 


asps/rexe/TGeant3/TGiant3.h


Put back old version


 


mgr/CmpSL


Added CreateLinks as additional action


mgr/ConsDefs.pm


compiler bug with sse instructions avoided with code updates under geant321/gphys


 


mgr/Dyson/Export/AgROOT.py


Enable user-defined whitelist for ROOT/TGeo geometry construction


 


pams/sim/gstar/gstar_part.g

	    Fix cut-n-paste error on K0short definition





 

    
    
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       OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/l4Builder.cxx



setNdivisions(505) for hHLTGood2VzT object 


 


 


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/tofBuilder.cxx


double size the bTOF timing window for the 9.2 GeV and other lower energy collisions




OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/DisplayDefs.cxx 


Implemented logging 




OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlotSet.cxx


Avoided using timelog in _startrun, _stoprun and _event function


  


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx


Activate and deactivate the runCanvasImageBuilder flag




OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.h  


Created new char variable, named as imagewritedir


 


StRoot/RTS/include/RC_Config.h


 Change the data type int to UINIT32 of RHIC_Trigger2




StRoot/StBTofCalibMaker/StBTofCalibMaker.cxx


StRoot/StBTofCalibMaker/StBTofCalibMaker.h 


Xin add more pions and add protons for T0s in the FXT mode


 


StRoot/StChain/StChain.cxx


Even more timing/clock info




StRoot/StChain/StMaker.cxx


 Replace TString::Contains() with faster strchr()




StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdEpFinder.cxx


fixed typo/bug in StEpdEpFinder.cxx where wrong eventType was used in phi weighting correction.  This is expected to have minimal impact.  Thanks to Xiaoyu Liu for finding the bug.




 


StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdFastSim/RunSimulator.C


Small addition to the fast simulator instructions




StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdFastSim/StEpdFastSim.cxx 


Fixed small bug in StEpdFastSim where I was declaring the mGeom variable locally in the ctor




 


StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdFastSim/StEpdFastSim.h 


fixed memory leak in event generator and fast simulator




StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdFastSim/StEpdTrivialEventGenerator.cxx


small bug fix that prevented DEV from compiling-- sorry!


 


StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdFastSim/StEpdTrivialEventGenerator.h


fixed memory leak in event generator and fast simulator


 


StRoot/StJetMaker/StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx


fill L2Result when only present in MuDst files


 


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoDstReader.h


Minor modification of StPicoDstReader. Now it can run with both ReadPicoEvent(...)


and readPicoEvent(...) methods.


 


StRoot/StTpcHitMaker/StTpcHitMaker.cxx


Only look for StEvent when needed, e.g. not for raw modes such as in embedding


 


StRoot/StTpcHitMaker/StTpcHitMaker.h 


Reduce time-expenseive calls to GetInputDS(), some coverity cleanup




StRoot/StTpcHitMaker/StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx 


Remove compiler ambiguity on double vs. float in TMath::Min,Max()




StRoot/StTpcHitMaker/StTpcRTSHitMaker.h 


some coverity cleanup




StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StTriggerSimuMaker.h 


Add EMC DSM algorithm for the 2017 pp run




StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx 


Add EMC DSM algorithm for the 2017 pp run




StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx


Add EMC DSM algorithm for the 2017 pp run


 


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.h


Add EMC DSM algorithm for the 2017 pp run


 


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EM201_2015.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EM201_2015.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_B001_2014_B.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_B001_2015.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_B101_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_B101_2013.cc 


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_B101_2014_B.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_B101_2015.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_E001_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_E101_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_E101_2013.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_EM201_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_EM201_2013.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_EM201_2013_A.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_EM201_2014_B.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_EM201_2015.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/StDSM2009Utilities.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/TCU_2009.cc


Add EMC DSM algorithm for the 2017 pp run


 


StRoot/St_geant_Maker/St_geant_Maker.cxx


Fix two errors in FCS preshower hits.


 


StRoot/St_geant_Maker/St_geant_Maker.h


Accumulate and report total energy deposited in all active elements of the detector modules for the job.


 


StRoot/St_geant_Maker/Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx


Enabled fixed random number generator seeds


 


StRoot/StarGenerator/Pythia6_2_22/StarPythia6.h


StRoot/StarGenerator/Pythia6_4_23/StarPythia6.h


StRoot/StarGenerator/Pythia6_4_28/StarPythia6.h


Fixed type in header guard


 


StRoot/StarRoot/StMultyKeyMap.cxx


Cleanup


 


StRoot/StarRoot/THelix3d.cxx


StRoot/StarRoot/THelix3d.h


_added (Generalization of THelixTrack_ for arbitrary direction of mag field)


 


StRoot/StarRoot/THelixTrack.cxx


Out old version back


 


StRoot/StarRoot/TPolinom.cxx


NoWarn


 


StRoot/StarRoot/TRungeKutta.cxx


Included updated TRungeKutta.h header file


 


StRoot/StarRoot/TRungeKutta.h 


Newly added classes TRungeKutta, TRKuttaMag




StRoot/StarRoot/xTCL.cxx 


Suppress eigen2




StRoot/macros/bfc.C


const++


 


StRoot/macros/embedding/cori/r4sTask_embed.templ


added global cons code for a single job


 


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/README.TpcTableToUpdate


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.20171220.000001.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.y2019.C 


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcAltroParams.y2019.C


rename tpcSectorT0offset.20190223.080000.C to tpcSectorT0offset.20190101.000000.C, remove intermidiate tpcSectorT0offset.20190*.C




StarVMC/Geometry/FcsmGeo/FcsmConfig.xml


StarVMC/Geometry/FcsmGeo/PresGeo1.xml


StarVMC/Geometry/FcsmGeo/WcalGeo1.xml


Add runtime option to remove forward EMcal (WCAL) and/or presehower (PRES)


from geometry.  Feature was present on the forward tracking branch


at e.g. WcalGeo ver 1.1.4.5, but lost during integration onto main...


... probably intentional, as this is *not* a feature to be carried into


a production environment.


 


StarVMC/Geometry/FstmGeo/FstmGeo.xml


Fixed invalid component in mixture.


 


StarVMC/Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo1.xml


StarVMC/Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo1a.xml


StarVMC/Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo1b.xml


StarVMC/Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo2.xml


StarVMC/Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo2a.xml


Fix issue with definition of Fluorine element ( Z swapped with A ) in two mixtures used in cooling tubes in the IST.


 


StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/AgModule.cxx


StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/AgModule.h


Extend AgModule with a tracking flag.


 


StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/StarTGeoStacker.cxx


Warn / assert on invalid components of mixtures. Fill AgML extension class.


 


asps/Simulation/starsim/Conscript


Disable optimization in starsim (may backstep)


 


mgr/Conscript-standard


Nodebug for geometry (not even -O1)


 


mgr/MakeGeometry


Info message added


 


mgr/Dyson/Export/AgROOT.py


Do not #include emacs backup files.


 


pams/gen/hijing_382/heptup.F


Added "-seed" option, permitting user to specified a fixed, reproducible


random number seed for reproducibility, or what have you.


 


pams/sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g 


Add FCS preshower volume ID




pams/sim/g2t/g2t_wca.F


increment the right hit pointer on the track


 


pams/sim/idl/g2t_track.idl


 Add W-cal and preshower hit pointers and preshower hit count to track


 


------------------Newly added files---------------


 


pams/sim/g2t/g2t_pre.F


FCS preshower integration


 


pams/sim/g2t/g2t_pre.idl


Small change to forward calo preshower…


 


StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/AgMLExtension.cxx


StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/AgMLExtension.h


Extend TGeoVolume instances with additional information and functionality from AgML.


 


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2018.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/TpcDriftDistOxygen.y2019.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.20161220.000001.C


new Run17 params and Run18 params after separating sector20 from the rest


 


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcPressureB.r2018.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcPressureB.r2019.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcPressureB.y2018.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20190101.000000.C


rename tpcSectorT0offset.20190223.080000.C to tpcSectorT0offset.20190101.000000.C, remove intermediate tpcSectorT0offset.20190*.C


 


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20190118.000001.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20190118.000003.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20190118.000005.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20190204.200005.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20190205.160005.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20190207.115309.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20190212.121959.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20190214.225622.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20190215.021615.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20190215.224935.C


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcSectorT0offset.20190223.080000.C


StRoot/StarGenerator/macros/starsim_nightly_test.C


Nightly test for starsim.


Generates hijing events (with a few extra muons thrown in).  Creates 


histograms for each g2t hit table, and the g2t track and vertex tables.


Fills each histogram with the number of entries in the table scaled by


the number of participating nucleons in the hijing interaction.


 


StRoot/StarRoot/THelixTrack_.cxx


StRoot/StarRoot/THelixTrack_.h


 _added (Generalization of THelixTrack_ for arbitrary direction of mag field)


 


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EE001_2017.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EE001_2017.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EE002_2017.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EE002_2017.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EE101_2017.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EE101_2017.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EE102_2017.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EE102_2017.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EM201_2017.cc 


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EM201_2017.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_E001_2017.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_E001_2017.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_E101_2017.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_E101_2017.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_EM201_2017.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_EM201_2017.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/sum_eemc_http.hh


Add EMC DSM algorithm for the 2017 pp run


 


 


 


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/CanvasImageBuilder.cxx


 Commented makedir function call of writeImageFiles


 


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/CanvasImageBuilder.h


This is the program called by the server which produces canvases and places them in a queue for the ImageWriter thread


 


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/ImageWriter.cxx


Newly added makedir and getpath function. If the path doesn’t exist then create a directory by calling makedir function.




 OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/ImageWriter.h


 Added thrMsgQueue and pthread_mutex_t objects in ImageWritter class






   

 



                 

        



  

 



     mgr/ConsDefs.pm

              Updated based on bug found in gcc 4.8.5. (SSE register problem)



   OnlTools/Jevp/level.source


Update from SL19a to SL19d


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/JevpBuilder.cxx


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/eemcBuilder.cxx


Included rtsSystems.h, added conditional log into void eemcBuilder::event


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/epdBuilder.cxx


update epd plots to have right labels on tac east vs west


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/etofBuilder.cxx


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/etofBuilder.h


added status bit plot per Get4 and a better visualization of pulser time differences


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/etofMessageFormat.cxx


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/etofMessageFormat.h


update for reading in the status bit in pattern messages


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/l4Builder.cxx


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/l4Builder.h


Add ETOF QA plots, empty log message, set display range for HLTGood2VzT, Add beam width with fitting


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/tpcBuilder.cxx


update for 121 bx, Fixed phi calculation for charge distribution. Issue around phi=180 deg Masked out an itpc channel in sector 10 which in on/off hot.


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/trgBuilder.cxx


update for 121 bx


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlot.cxx


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlot.h


Added external_miny in JavpPllot constructor, also added function to set MinY


OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServerMain.cxx


                                                               update for 121 bx

              


StDb/idl/etofCalibParam.idl


etof table update requested by Florian


StRoot/RTS/include/RC_Config.h


Change private to public variables class EvbChooser, newly added struct HLT_UDP_struct structure


StRoot/RTS/include/daqModes.h


As of June 25, we added the streaming feature.  This forces all NORMAL triggers to have bit 0x8 set.  the bit 0x8 unset means streaming trigger!


StRoot/RTS/include/iccp2k.h


Added #define CMD2_STREAMING_TRIGGER 0x11


StRoot/RTS/include/prepareGbPayload.h


If seed is 0 then call srand48 function and log it with JEFF, seed48 = 


StRoot/RTS/include/HLT/HLTFormats.h


Added ETOF Pi


StRoot/RTS/include/SUNRT/clock.h


Updated currtime function of RtsTimer class


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_FCS/fcs_data_c.cxx


Checkpoint from daqst2


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_ITPC/itpcInterpreter.cxx


Change the itpc_fee_map array (// moved #6 to #11; and #3 to #6) 


Added fpga_fee_v_all variable and updated when strncmp(ascii_dta,"V: all",6)==0 and sscanf(ascii_dta,"V: all 0x%X",&id1)==1


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_ITPC/itpcInterpreter.h




Added FPGA versions (u_int fpga_fee_v_all)

              


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_TPX/daq_tpx.cxx


get rid of log message, first two rdo's are ALLWAYS zero, as are all masked rdos


StRoot/RTS/src/RTS_EXAMPLE/daqFileHacker.C


Newly added function void doHack(daqReader *rdr) with initHack() function has been updated


StRoot/StAnalysisMaker/StAnalysisMaker.cxx


Add short tracks toward ETOF, end-of-line needed for nShortTrackForETOF


StRoot/StBFChain/BigFullChain.h


Chains for 2020, Using CorrY and pico defaults for 2020


StRoot/StBTofPool/dbase/macros/tof_reload.C


Initilizd BTOF 2020


StRoot/StBTofPool/dbase/macros/tofsim_reload.C


Initilizd BTOF 2020


StRoot/StBichsel/bichselG10.C


Add ions


StRoot/StChain/GeometryDbAliases.h


                               


Y2011c added into static const DbAlias_t fDbAlias[]

              


StRoot/StETofCalibMaker/StETofCalibMaker.cxx


StRoot/StETofCalibMaker/StETofCalibMaker.h


added new database tables for pulsers, updated pulser handling and trigger time calculation, ignore duplicate digis from stuck firmware, use known pulser time differences inside one Gbtx to recover missing pulser signals, update handling of reset time for new cases in Run20


StRoot/StETofHitMaker/StETofHitMaker.cxx


StRoot/StETofHitMaker/StETofHitMaker.h


StRoot/StETofMatchMaker/StETofMatchMaker.cxx


StRoot/StETofMatchMaker/StETofMatchMaker.h


possibility to use step-wise track extrapolation in changing magnetic field via setting a flag, update to histograms for .hist.root files, added etof-only and hybrid btof-etof start time calculations for on-the-fly corrections, fixing StEvent part of eTOF-only T0 calculation


StRoot/StETofUtil/StETofGeometry.cxx


StRoot/StETofUtil/StETofGeometry.h


added handling of StPicoHelix in extrapolation & step-wise extrapolation in changing magnetic field


StRoot/StEvent/StEnumerations.h


Add short tracks toward ETOF


StRoot/StEvent/StTrack.h


Add short tracks toward ETOF


StRoot/StJetMaker/macros/RunJetFinder2012pro.C


disable bbc option for trigger simulator


StRoot/StMagF/StMagFMaker.cxx


Option to change mag factor added, Buf fix. SAttr(...) always returns non zero pointer


StRoot/StMuDSTMaker/COMMON/StMuFilter.cxx


Add short tracks toward ETOF

              


StRoot/StPicoDstMaker/StPicoDstMaker.cxx


StRoot/StPicoDstMaker/StPicoDstMaker.h


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoBEmcPidTraits.cxx


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoDst.h


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoEvent.h


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoTrack.cxx


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoTrack.h


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoTrackCovMatrix.cxx


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoTrackCovMatrix.h


The update of the StPicoDstMaker and SPicoEvent classes that includes:


 


- Update of the StPicoTrack: BEMC-matched tower index, topology map for iTPC


- Update of the StPicoBEmcPidTraits: ntow algorithm that returns the tower index has been updated. A logical error has been fixed


- Update of StPicoDstMaker:


  a) algorithm of storing StPicoBEmcE(P)Hit has been corrected for the shifts (periodicity in phi when calculating hit distances)


  b) modifications related to StPicoTrack


  c) correction of the eTOF information storage


- Support of TFG codes by adding preprocessor check of the __TFG__VERSION__ variable


 


StRoot/StRefMultCorr/BadRun.h


StRoot/StRefMultCorr/CentralityMaker.cxx


StRoot/StRefMultCorr/CentralityMaker.h


StRoot/StRefMultCorr/Param.h


StRoot/StRefMultCorr/StRefMultCorr.cxx


StRoot/StRefMultCorr/StRefMultCorr.h

gRefmult for Run14 and Run16 adde    

              


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx


removing old run13 dsm algo files


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.h


removing old run13 dsm algo files


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Eemc/EEfeeTP.h


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Eemc/EEfeeTPTree.cxx


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Eemc/EEfeeTPTree.h


removing old run13 dsm algo files


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.h


removing old run13 dsm algo files


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.h


removing old run13 dsm algo files


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_BC101_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EE001_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EE002_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EE101_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EM201_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_B001_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_B001_2009.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_B101_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_B101_2009.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_E001_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_E001_2009.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_E101_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_E101_2009.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_EM201_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_EM201_2009.hh


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_LD301_2009.cc


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/DSMLayer_LD301_2009.hh

              


removing old run13 dsm algo files, updating trigger simulator to accomodate run13 pp, run14 UPC and run15 pp dsm algorithms


             StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/StDSM2009Utilities.hh


removing old run13 dsm algo files


StRoot/StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/sumTriggerPatchChannels.hh


removing old run13 dsm algo files


StRoot/St_QA_Maker/QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h


Add more ETOF histograms


StRoot/St_QA_Maker/StQAMakerBase.cxx


StRoot/St_QA_Maker/StQAMakerBase.h


Introduce iTPC plots


StRoot/St_db_Maker/St_db_Maker.cxx


Cleanup, replace return 1,2,3 by kXDFkind, kCkind, kROOTkind


StRoot/St_geant_Maker/St_geant_Maker.cxx


StRoot/St_geant_Maker/St_geant_Maker.h


Update to forward silicon geometry and associated changes to support.


StRoot/StarGenerator/Kinematics/StarKinematics.cxx


0 ==> 1e-1


StRoot/StarMagField/StarMagField.cxx


Print++, added print statement StarMagField(0,0,0) = …


StRoot/StarRoot/THelixTrack.cxx


BACKWORD to old version


StRoot/StarRoot/TTreeIter.cxx


StRoot/StarRoot/TTreeIter.h


TTreeIter with TChain


StRoot/StdEdxY2Maker/StdEdxY2Maker.cxx


new dEdxModel for dN/dx, calibration for Run XVIII fixed Target


StRoot/StiMaker/StiStEventFiller.cxx


Add short tracks toward ETOF when there, remove toward EEMC when not there

              


StRoot/macros/detectorId.C


Check non existing file


StRoot/macros/embedding/bfcMixer_Hft.C


added options for Run16 dAu200 and dAu62 HFT embedding


StRoot/macros/embedding/bfcMixer_Tpx.C


added options for Run16 dAu39 and dAu20


StRoot/macros/embedding/runEmbeddingSimulation2014.C


StRoot/macros/embedding/runEmbeddingSimulation2016.C


change the default to pythia8 decayer


StRoot/macros/mudst/genDst.C


Include DbV, more like BFC


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.20151220.000003.C


second order fix for cluster timing and dEdx - this eliminates the issue seen in hitmap for the TPC


StarVMC/Geometry/StarGeo.xml


Integrate preshower for FCS


StarVMC/Geometry/BbcmGeo/BbcmConfig.xml


StarVMC/Geometry/CaveGeo/CaveConfig.xml


Restore SL17i values for SIMU flag to these modules, such that conversions are made persistent in the event record in front of the FMS.


StarVMC/Geometry/FcsmGeo/FcsmConfig.xml


StarVMC/Geometry/FcsmGeo/PresGeo1.xml


Integrate preshower for FCS

              


StarVMC/Geometry/FpdmGeo/FpdmConfig.xml


Restore SL17i values for SIMU flag to these modules, such that conversions are made persistent in the event record in front of the FMS.


StarVMC/Geometry/FstmGeo/FstmGeo.xml


Update to forward silicon geometry and associated changes to support.


StarVMC/Geometry/SconGeo/SconConfig.xml


Restore SL17i values for SIMU flag to these modules, such that conversions are made persistent in the event record in front of the FMS.


StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/StarTGeoStacker.cxx


Sanity check will fail on assemblies, as they have no shape (thus no capacity aka volume). This commit properly handles assemblies.


StarVMC/xgeometry/xgeometry.age


Add options for fluka and fluka+mikap


asps/Simulation/starsim/atmain/agxuser.age


Added SIMU flag to options for gprint.


mgr/agmlParser.py


Add profiling option to AgML parser


mgr/Dyson/Export/AgROOT.py


    The incoming version of the FTS geometry takes ~30min to convert from


AgML to the compilable "cxx" files, signifincatly longer than other


geometries.  Conversion to "age" files does not take notiably longer


than other geometries.


     Running the python profiler on AgML identifies the "replacements()"


function as the leading time consumer.  This function performs a


number of text searches using python's regular expression module.


Several regex's are processed on each line of XML code which agml


parses.  The result is a significant slow down as some fairly complicated


regexs must be compiled over and over again.


This commit adds two guard statements, which perform a fast check to


see if the line in question needs to be tested against the expensive


regular expressions.


    To verify that these changes have no impact on the code, I performed


a unix diff on the ".cxx" and ".h" outputs, comparing before and after


this change.  There were zero differences found

              


mgr/Dyson/Syntax/SyntaxHandler.py


Remove print statement added in last commit.


pams/sim/g2t/g2t_fts.F


Changes to forward silicon geometry, and associated volume ID changes.


pams/sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g


Fix g2t_volume_id for forward silicon


 


Newly added files:


StRoot/StarRoot/THelix3d.h 


StRoot/StarRoot/THelixTrack.h 


StRoot/StarRoot/TRungeKutta.cxx 


StRoot/StarRoot/TRungeKutta.h 


BACKWORD


StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdFastSim/RunSimulator.C 


StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdFastSim/StEpdFastSim.cxx 


StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdFastSim/StEpdFastSim.h 


StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdFastSim/StEpdTrivialEventGenerator.cxx 


StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdFastSim/StEpdTrivialEventGenerator.h 


Adding StEpdFastSim area for EPD fast simulation


StDb/idl/etofPulserTimeDiffGbtx.idl 


new ETOF table for Florian


StarDb/AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2020a.C 


y2020a fast offline geometry


StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcBXT0CorrEPD.y2020.C


ideal/empty calib for 2020            

      



  
2021

   
STAR SOFTWARE NEWS APR 9, 2021
---------------------
The present release assignment:  
             SL09g_embed (SL09g_2Embed_v10)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10c_embed (SL10c_embed_v5)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10h_embed (SL10h_embed_v6)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10k_embed (SL10k_embed_v11)   ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11d_embed (SL11d_embed_v6)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a_embed (SL12a_embed_v3)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12d_embed (SL12d_embed_v6)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL13b_embed (SL13b_embed_v1)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00 
             SL14g       (SL14g_3)           ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 pp 500GeV run 2013 production, days 129-161
             SL14i       (SL14i_2)           ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 14.6GeV run 2014 production            
             SL15c       (SL15c)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 AuAu 200GeV run 2014 data production with HFT  
             SL15e_embed (SL15e_embed_v1)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09 
             SL16d       (SL16d_1)           ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp,pAu,pAl run 2015 production without HFT tracking 
             SL16d_embed (SL16d_embed_v2)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL16g_embed (SL16g_embed_v3)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30     
             SL16j       (SL16j)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 auau 200GeV  run 2016 production
             SL16j_embed (SL16j_embed_v3)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL16k_embed (SL16k_embed_v1)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL17d       (SL17d)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 dAu 20-200GeV run 2016 production
             SL17d_embed (SL17d_embed_v3)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
             SL17f       (SL17f_1)           ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 auau 200GeV run 2016 st_upc production;
                                                    pp 200GeV run 2015 st_rp reproduction;
             SL17g       (SL17g_1)           ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_W production;
             SL17i       (SL17i)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3 cucu 200-22 GeV run 2005 reproduction;
             SL18b       (SL18b)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_physics production;
             SL18c       (SL18c_1)           ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_fms, st_mtd production;
                                                       AuAu 54GeV run 2017 production;
             SL18c_embed (SL18c_embed_v1)    ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
             SL18f       (SL18f_1)           ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 510GeV run 2017 st_epd production;
                                                    AuHe3 200GeV run 2014 st_physics data production;
             SL18h       (SL18h)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 pp 500GeV run 2017 st_rp stream data reproduction;
                                                    AuAu 200GeV run 2014 data reproduction with selected trigger ID;
                                                    pp 200GeV run 2015 st_rp stream data reproduction;
                                                    pAu/pAl 200GeV run 2015 st_ssdmb stream data reporuduction; 
             SL19a       (SL19a)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 
             SL19b       (SL19b_1)           ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 AuAu 27GeV run 2018 production     
             SL19c       (SL19c)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 cuAu 200GeV run 2012 data reproduction
             SL19d       (SL19d)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3
             SL19e       (SL19e_1)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3
             SL20a       (SL20a)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3
             SL20c       (SL20c)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3
             SL20d       (SL20d)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3
             SL21a       (SL21a)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3
             SL21b       (SL21b_v2)          ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3
             SL21c       (SL21c_5)           ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3
             SL21d       (SL21d)             ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3       

             old       -> SL20d (SL20d)      ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3
             pro       -> SL21a (SL21a)      ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3
             new       -> SL21b (SL21b)      ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3

             starnew   -> SL21b
             starpro   -> SL21a
             starold   -> SL20d
 
             dev-> DEV                       ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30 SL7.3
             .dev-> .DEV                     ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.38 SL7.3

-------------------------------------------------
 


Release History 






SL21a  

DB Update 

SL21b 

 SL21b_v2 

 SL21c

SL21c_1

SL21c_2

SL21c_3

SL21c_4

SL21c_5

SL21d






    
    
  •   SL21a Feb 2, 2021
    • 





     OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/l4Builder.cxx

     protected OpenMP function calls with macro to make the code without flag -fopenmp




     OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/trgBuilder.cxx

     Commented some of the code

 


     OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlotSet.cxx


     OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpPlot/JevpPlotSet.h

     Added capability of reading multiple files






     OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpServer/JevpServer.cxx

     Commented fms,fps builder 






     StRoot/RTS/include/RC_Config.h

     added float variable 

 


     StRoot/RTS/include/iccp2k.h

     Added structure definition EvbSummary 






     StRoot/RTS/include/prepareGbPayload.h

     Changed the LOG






     StRoot/RTS/include/rc.h

     Added GS_SYNCING for FCS use


      


     StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_FCS/daq_fcs.cxx




     StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_FCS/daq_fcs.h


     StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_FCS/fcs_data_c.cxx


     StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_FCS/fcs_data_c.h

     added case for 0x9810






     StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_ITPC/daq_itpc.cxx

     End of FY19 run




     StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.cxx


     StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_READER/daqReader.h

     Added the code to change the trigger frequency 






     StRoot/RTS/src/RTS_EXAMPLE/Makefile

     Added fcs2019 to tinfo




     StRoot/RTS/src/RTS_EXAMPLE/rts_example.C

     


     StRoot/StBTofCalibMaker/StBTofCalibMaker.cxx


     StRoot/StBTofCalibMaker/StBTofCalibMaker.h

     Introducing meaningful nTofSigma calculations in VPDstartless mode






     StRoot/StBTofPool/dbase/macros/tof_reload.C


     StRoot/StBTofPool/dbase/macros/tofsim_reload.C

     modified for initialise Run21






     StRoot/StBTofSimMaker/StBTofSimMaker.cxx

     relocate StVpdSimConfig.h to StBTofUtil area for shared used between StBTofSimMaker, StVpdSimMaker, and StBTofCalibMaker


     StRoot/StBTofSimMaker/StBTofSimMaker.h

     change path to StVpdSimConfig.h from StVpdSimMaker to StBTofUtil






     StRoot/StChain/GeometryDbAliases.h

     Commit y2021a production geometry






     StRoot/StEvent/StContainers.cxx


     StRoot/StEvent/StContainers.h


     StRoot/StEvent/StDetectorDefinitions.h


     StRoot/StEvent/StEnumerations.h


     StRoot/StEvent/StEvent.cxx


                    


     StRoot/StEvent/StEvent.h


     StRoot/StEvent/StEventClusteringHints.cxx


     StRoot/StEvent/StEventTypes.h

     Updated to add FCS elements (Akio) 


     


     StRoot/StSpinPool/StJetEvent/StJetEvent.h

     update unixTime in StJetEvent to return correct unixTime






     StRoot/StSpinPool/StJetSkimEvent/StJetSkimEvent.h

     update unixTime in StJetSkimEvent to return correct unixTime     


 


     StRoot/StVpdSimMaker/StVpdSimMaker.cxx


     StRoot/StVpdSimMaker/StVpdSimMaker.h

     move StVpdSimConfig.h to StBTofUtil area for shared used between StBTofCalibMaker and StVpdSimMaker




     StRoot/StarClassLibrary/StParticleDefinition.hh


     StRoot/StarClassLibrary/StParticleTable.cc


     StRoot/StarClassLibrary/StParticleTypes.hh




     StRoot/StarClassLibrary/StarPDGEncoding.hh

     Update to gstar_part.g and StarClassLibrary to support simulation of H4 Lambda , He4 Lambda  and He5 Lambda hypernuclei






     StRoot/StarGenerator/FILT/StarParticleFilter.cxx


     StRoot/StarGenerator/FILT/StarParticleFilter.h

     Limit consideration to final state particles, and allow user to specify parent of trigger particle(s).




     StarVMC/Geometry/StarGeo.xml

     Commit y2021a production geometry






     StarVMC/Geometry/FstmGeo/FstmGeo.xml

     Revised disk positions from FV.






                    


     StarVMC/Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceConfig.xml

     Update TPC deadzone based on observed difference in fixed target data




     StarVMC/Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceGeo3a.xml


     StarVMC/Geometry/TpceGeo/TpceGeo6.xml

     Fix inner vs outer deadzone          







     StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/StarTGeoStacker.cxx

     Improve volume/shape sanity check... no need to check shapeless assembly volumes.

 


     StarVMC/xgeometry/xgeometry.age

     Commit y2021a production geometry






     mgr/Conscript-standard

     Add optstar includes for forward tracking.






     pams/sim/g2t/g2t_pre.F


     pams/sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g

     Reduce verbosity






             


     pams/sim/gstar/gstar_part.g

     Remove the STOP, as we may be passed stable nuclei here



     ---Newly added files---



     StRoot/StEvent/StFcsCluster.cxx


     StRoot/StEvent/StFcsCluster.h


     StRoot/StEvent/StFcsCluster.cxx


     StRoot/StEvent/StFcsCluster.h


     StRoot/StEvent/StFcsCollection.cxx


     StRoot/StEvent/StFcsCollection.h


     StRoot/StEvent/StFcsHit.cxx


     StRoot/StEvent/StFcsHit.h


     StRoot/StEvent/StFcsPoint.cxx


     StRoot/StEvent/StFcsPoint.h

     Initial Revision






     StRoot/StBTofUtil/StBTofSimResParams.h


     StRoot/StBTofUtil/StVpdSimConfig.h

     move StBTofSimResParams.h and StVpdSimConfig.h to StBTofUtil area for shared used between StBTofCalibMaker and the SimMakers for BTOF and VPD







     StRoot/StBTofPool/dbase/macros/readtofSimResParams.C

     Include radout/writeout of VPD resolutions.






     OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/fcsBuilder.cxx

     Just change center TB for LED since Tonko shifted by 1RC






     OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/fcsBuilder.h

     added few things for led/physics




     OnlTools/Jevp/StJevpBuilders/fcsMap.h






    
    
  •   DB Update Feb 17, 2021
    • 


            StDbLib/StDbManagerImpl.cc revision 1.38.2.1 for all libraries which are released after year 2013




    
    
  •   SL21b Library, Mar 29, 2021
    • 


             

StRoot/RTS/EventTracker/FtfSl3.cxx


Fixed crash on too many clusters in sector




StRoot/RTS/include/platform.h


Define Unix




StRoot/RTS/include/prepareGbPayload.h


Define vxworks




StRoot/RTS/include/UNIX/ThreadsMsgQueue.hh


Define Unix & Linux




StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_FCS/daq_fcs.cxx


Fixed bug in ZS




StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_FCS/fcs_data_c.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_FCS/fcs_data_c.h


New function load_fc_map and bad_error, error_count variable




StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_ITPC/daq_itpc.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_ITPC/itpcFCF.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_ITPC/itpcFCF.h


Implemented killed FEEs




StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_ITPC/itpcInterpreter.cxx


FY21: bad port #13 on RDO ID 0x))52ED7C moved to #11




StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_STGC/Makefile


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_STGC/daq_stgc.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_STGC/daq_stgc.h


Added VMM handling




StRoot/RTS/src/RTS_EXAMPLE/Makefile


StRoot/RTS/src/RTS_EXAMPLE/rts_example.C


Added STGC VMM decoding




StRoot/RTS/src/RTS_EXAMPLE/tpc_rerun.C


Tweaked so that I can use any gain file




StRoot/StAnalysisUtilities/StHistUtil.cxx


Small adjustment to label size




StRoot/StBFChain/BigFullChain.h


Add StEventUtilities dependence for StTpcHitMover




StRoot/StBFChain/StBFChain.cxx


Add PicoVtxVpdOrDefault


 


StRoot/StBFChain/doc/StBFChain.cxx_doc


StRoot/StBFChain/doc/index.html


Add StEventUtilities dependence for StTpcHitMover


 


StRoot/StChain/GeometryDbAliases.h


Add dev2022 as default in the 2022 timeline


 


StRoot/StDbLib/StDbDefs.hh


adding new db domain: FCS


 


StRoot/StDbLib/StDbManagerImpl.cc


 


StRoot/StDbUtilities/StMagUtilities.cxx


Pass a padrow to alignment codes to determine inner vs outer sector alignment matrix


 


StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/StDetectorDbChairs.cxx


Introduce Event-by-Event T0 corrections


 


StRoot/StETofHitMaker/StETofHitMaker.cxx


Fixed deleting of created hits with StEvent data


 


StRoot/StETofHitMaker/StETofHitMaker.h


Fixed memory leak in StEtofHitMaker.cxx by adding a delete to merged hits


 


StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdUtilLinkDef.h


Added StEpdTrivialEventGenerator and StEpdFastSim to the LinkDef file


 


StRoot/StEpdUtil/StEpdFastSim/StEpdFastSim.cxx


Fixed bugs: 1.sin(theta)->fabs(tan(theta)) when calculating x/yHit. 2.setQTdata(pow(2,30)) when initiating a StPicoEpdHit




StRoot/StEvent/StETofHeader.cxx


StRoot/StEvent/StETofHeader.h


Include the front-end mismatch pattern (Philipp


 


StRoot/StEvent/StEvent.cxx


Added setFcsCollection method (Akio)


 


StRoot/StPicoDstMaker/StPicoDstMaker.cxx


StRoot/StPicoDstMaker/StPicoDstMaker.h


Fix of the missing FXT vertex selection mode due to the version missmatch




StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoArrays.cxx


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoArrays.h


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoBTofPidTraits.cxx


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoBTofPidTraits.h


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoDst.cxx


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoDst.h


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoDstLinkDef.h


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoDstReader.cxx


Update of the StPicoEvent:


- Information of zdcUnAttenuated values, number of primary tracks (FXT mult) added to Event


- Add MC information (vertices and tracks) as the McVertex and McTrack classes


- Add nSigma(e/pi/K/p) for BTofPidTraits


- IdTruth, QATruth and vertex index added to Track




StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoEvent.cxx


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoEvent.h


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoTrack.cxx


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoTrack.h


Add missing classes


 


StRoot/StTpcHitMoverMaker/StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx


Introduce Event-by-Event T0 corrections


 


StRoot/St_QA_Maker/QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h


StRoot/St_QA_Maker/QAhlist_subsystems.h


Get histogram lists up-to-date


 


StRoot/St_QA_Maker/StEventQAMaker.cxx


Trigger ID names only available from year 2001 on


 


StRoot/St_QA_Maker/StQAMakerBase.cxx


Re-work the trigger bits plot to have actual trigger names




StRoot/StdEdxY2Maker/StdEdxY2Maker.cxx


Add TpcAccumlatedQ with 192 rows


 


StRoot/StiCA/StiCATpcSeedFinder.cxx


Add comments to explain recent commits resolving a seg fault with identical hits


StRoot/macros/makePicoDst.C


Add StTpcDb dependency for StEvenntUtilities


 


StRoot/macros/analysis/doEvents.C


StRoot/macros/analysis/find_vertex.C


Remove StTpcDb dependence for StEventUtilities


 


StRoot/macros/embedding/runEmbeddingSimulation2014.C


Sort out mismatch in names and decay modes for the lambda/lambdabar


 


StRoot/macros/graphics/GeomBrowse.C


Remove StTpcDb dependence for StEventUtilities


 


StarVMC/Geometry/StarGeo.xml


dev2022 implements forward calorimter system as planned (no dedicated preshower)


StarVMC/Geometry/StgmGeo/StgmGeo1.xml


New name is required in order for AgML/G4star to pickup isvol=1 flag... probably true for agstar as well


StarVMC/xgeometry/xgeometry.age


And add in the xgeometry interface for dev2022 geometry


 


pams/sim/gstar/gstar_part.g


Remove the STOP, as we may be passed stable nuclei here




====== Newly added files ======




StarDb/Geometry/tpc/TpcSuperSectorPositionB.20190101.000515.C


Add real and ideal position for y2019




StarDb/AgMLGeometry/Geometry.dev2022.C


DB loader for dev2022




StarDb/AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2021a.C


Commit y2021a production geometry




StRoot/macros/embedding/simJetRequest.kumac


macro to simulate the jet production with pythia (for 2015 transverse data)




StRoot/macros/embedding/bfcMixer_Jet.C


bfcMixer for Jet embedding




StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoMcTrack.cxx


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoMcTrack.h


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoMcVertex.cxx


StRoot/StPicoEvent/StPicoMcVertex.h


Add missing classes.




StRoot/StEventUtilities/StEbyET0.cxx


Remove StTpcDb dependence for StEventUtilities


 


StRoot/StEventUtilities/StEbyET0.h


Introduce Event-by-Event T0 corrections




StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/St_EbyET0C.h


Introduce Event-by-Event T0 corrections




StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/Makefile


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/fcs_ecal_epd_mask.h


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/fcs_trg_base.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/fcs_trg_base.h


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/fcs_trg_run.C


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/stage_0_201900.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/stage_0_202101.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/stage_1_201900.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/stage_1_202201.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/stage_2_201900.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/stage_2_202201.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/stage_2_TAMU_202202.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/stage_2_tonko_202101.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/stage_3_201900.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/stage_3_202201.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/stage_3_tonko_202101.cxx




StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/VHDL/stage_0.vhd


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/VHDL/stage_1.vhd


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/VHDL/stage_2.vhd


StRoot/RTS/src/TRG_FCS/VHDL/stage_3.vhd


Adding VHDL from online/RTS/TRG_FCS/VHDL




StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_STGC/stgc_data_c.cxx


StRoot/RTS/src/DAQ_STGC/stgc_data_c.h


Added VMM handling




StDb/idl/EbyET0.idl


new TRG table for Gene


 


StDb/idl/fcsDetectorPosition.idl


StDb/idl/fcsEcalGain.idl


StDb/idl/fcsEcalGainCorr.idl


StDb/idl/fcsHcalGain.idl


StDb/idl/fcsHcalGainCorr.idl


StDb/idl/fcsPresGain.idl


StDb/idl/fcsPresValley.idl


new FCS tables for Akio







    
    
  • SL21b_v2 Library Update
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           StRoot/StTpcHitMoverMaker/StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx

           StRoot/StTpcDb/StTpcDb.cxx            

StRoot/StTpcDb/StTpcDb.h            

StRoot/StTpcDb/StTpcDbLinkDef.h                     

StRoot/StTpcDb/StTpcDbMaker.cxx

StRoot/StBFChain/BigFullChain.h version 1.312




    
    
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Current Release Assignments


STAR SOFTWARE NEWS December 3, 2007
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The present release assignment:
           SL02d    (SL02d)    ROOT_LEVEL 3.02.07 AuAu 200GeV real data production
           SL02e    (SL02e)    ROOT_LEVEL 3.02.07 pp and AuAu 200GeV real data production
           SL03f    (SL03f)    ROOT_LEVEL 3.05.04 ppMinBias 2001/2002 rerun, pp200 Pythia
           SL03h    (SL03h)    ROOT_LEVEL 3.10.01 dAu and pp data reproduction
           SL04d    (SL04d)    ROOT_LEVEL 3.10.01 62 GeV production (continue with SL04e)
           SL04e    (SL04e)    ROOT_LEVEL 3.10.01 AuAu 200 & 62 GeV Hijing production
           SL04f    (SL04f_a)  ROOT_LEVEL 3.10.01 dAu 200GeV reproduction
           SL05a    (SL05a)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.00.04 AuAu200, productionMinBias
           SL05c    (SL05c)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.00.04 AuAu200 production
           SL05d    (SL05d_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.00.04 CuCu 200&62 Gev production
           SL05e    (SL05e)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.00.04 pp200 MC production
           SL05f    (SL05f_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 pp run 2005 production
           SL05h    (SL05h)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 SL 3.0.5
           SL06b    (SL06b_1)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 cucu 200GeV production
           SL06d    (SL06d_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 MC prod for SVT&SSD review
     old-> SL06e    (SL06e)    ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 pp 2006 production
           SL06f    (SL06f_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 4.04.02 MC production for TUP     
           SL06g    (SL06g_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 MC production for TUP, SL4.4
           SL07a    (SL07a_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 MC production, SL4.4
     pro-> SL07b    (SL07b_2)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 CuCu reproduction, SL4.4
           SL07c    (SL07c_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 CuCu reproduction, pp200 pythia,SL4.4
     new-> SL07d    (SL07d_3)  ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 auau 200GeV, run 2007,SL4.4
     dev-> DEV                 ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 SL4.4
    .dev-> .DEV                ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00
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Library release structure and policy

 


Release History




 SL06g library

SL06f library

SL06e library

SL06d library

SL06c library

SL06b library

SL06a library

SL05h library

SL05g library

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SL05e library

SL05d library

SL05c library

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SL02e library 

SL02d library 

SL02c library 

SL02b library 

SL02a library 

SL01l library 

SL01k library 

SL01i library 

SL01j library 

Library releases before 10/01/2001 







    
    
  • 
    
    August 10, 2007 
    
    SL06g library has been updated with codes below to make patches for SL4.4 platform: 
    
    
    - StDbBroker
    
    StDbWrappedMessenger.cc ; 
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbClock.cxx ; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker.cxx; 
    
    - StTpcDb
    
    StRTpcDimensions.cxx/h, StRTpcElectronics.cxx/h, StRTpcFieldCage.cxx/h, StRTpcGlobalPosition.cxx/h,
    
    StRTpcHitErrors.cxxh, StRTpcPadPlane.cxx/h, StRTpcSectorPosition.cxx/h, StRTpcSlowControlSim.cxx/h,
    
    StRTpcWirePlane.cxx/h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx/h, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, St_tpcCorrectionC.cxx; 
    
    - StStarLogger
    
    StLoggerManager.cxx/h; 
    
    - StJetMaker
    
    StJetHist/StJetHistMaker.cxx; 
    
    StFourPMakers/StEmcTpcFourPMaker.h; 
    
    
    SL06g library was rebuild and retagged with tag SL06g_2. 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • 
    
    July 12, 2007 
    
    library SL06g has been updated with codes below to corrected gcc4 compilation needed for transition to SL4.4 platform.
    
    
    - asps/staf
    
    sdd/Conscript; 
    
    - StEmcUtil
    
    voltageCalib/PowerLawFit.h; 
    
    - StEmcUtil
    
    voltageCalib/LinearFit.h; 
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx, r1.10; 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx, r1.27; 
    
    - Sti
    
    Base/StiFactory.h, r2.8; 
    
    StiMasterHitLoader.h, r2.9; 
    
    StiHitLoader.h, r2.7; 
    
    - Stl3Util
    
    base/St_l3_Coordinate_Transformer.cxx, r1.5; 
    
    - StarClassLibrary 
    
    StMultiArray.cxx/h; 
    
    - mgr
    
    CERN_LEVEL.sl44_gcc346;
    
    
    Updated codes have been retagged with tag SL06g_1 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • 
    
    December 22, 2006 
    
    new library SL06g (tagged as SL06g) has been created, tested and released on December 26
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - new ROOT version 5.12.00; 
    
    - new geometries added for tracking upgrade study & development; StRnD codes adjusted
    
    - StiPullEvent has been modified for tracking upgrade study, for detailes look at the email ; 
    
    - first release of QtRoot in STAR library; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx/h - added ShortedManualRing() and protection against B=0 filed; 
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - added geometry tags upgr10 & upgr11; included Upgr12 tag (corrected IGT); 
    
    StMaker.h - replace the class StMessMgr forward declaration with the real declaration and adjust St_TLA_Maker to show how to use logger; 
    
    StDbLib
    
    MysqlDb.cc, StDbManagerImpl.cc/hh - modified; 
    
    ChapiDbHost.cxx/h, ChapiStringUtilities.cxx/h, StDbServiceBroker.cxx/h, StlXmlTree.cxx/h - added new files for db load balancing ; 
    
    StEEmcDbMaker
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx - modified EndCap embedding; 
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcFastmaker.h, StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx/h - modified for Endcap embedding ; 
    
    StEEmcMixerMaker.cxx/h - new files added for Endcap embedding; 
    
    StEEmcRawMaker
    
    StEEmcRawMaker.cxx - modified for Endcap embedding ; 
    
    StEEmcPrint.cxx/h - new files added for Endcap embedding; 
    
    StEmcTriggerMaker
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx/h, StEmcTriggermaker.cxx/h - first update for 2006 BEMC L0; 
    
    StEventDisplayMaker 
    
    StEventDisplayMaker.cxx - adjusted for QtRoot ; 
    
    StiRnD
    
    Hpd/StiHpdDetectorBuilder.cxx - fixed air and silicon variables; fixed the bug related to the starting angle of the first detector; fixed the width;
    
    Ist/StiIstHitLoader.cxx - fixed UPGR09 geometry layer number mismatch bug; fixed problem with UPGR09 comparibility to make it possible to run other configurations; 
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx - added fix for UPGR09 geometry problem with layer numbers mismatch, fixed UPGR09 comparibility to work with all geometry versions;
    
    StPass0CalMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified to better handling zero magnetic field;
    
    StSsdUtil
    
    StSpaListNoise.cc - get back to previous daqCutValue;
    
    StTofSimMaker
    
    StTofSimMaker.cxx - fixed to avoid zero adc values in the denominator;
    
    St_geom_Maker
    
    GeomBrowser.ui,GeomBrowser.ui.h, QExGeoDrawHelper.cxx/h, QExObjectListItem.h, QtGBrowserGeoDrawHelper.h, QtGBrowserInspect.h, QtGBrowserObjectListItem.h, StGeomBrowser.cxx/h, St_geom_MakerLinkDef.h, arrow_left.xpm, arrow_right.xpm, reload.xpm, snapshot.xpm, view3d.xpm, wirebox.xpm - added the the interactive Qt-based version of the st_geom_Maker;
    
    GeomBrowser.ui, GeomBrowser.ui.h - added new method to read inventor file with the GeomBrowse; updated list of standard Geant geometries;
    
    St_TLA_Maker
    
    St_TLA_Maker.cxx - replace the class StMessMgr forward declaration with the real declaration and adjust St_TLA_Maker to show how to use logger; 
    
    
    Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h - operator = added; method getPoint added; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h - info block added and filled for pulls; method getRxy() added; reduce() added for testNode; inf=0 added in default constructor ; 
    
    StiTrackFinder.h - defind default = ON for treeSearch ;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - set if hit candidates number added ; direct dependency from SVT removed;
    
    StiTreeNode.cxx/h - detauch of tail added ;
    
    StiToolkit.h - StiNodeInf factory added ;
    
    StiTrack.cxx/h - operator = added;
    
    StiHitErrorCalculator.cxx - modified;
    
    StiDetectorGroup.h, StiGenericDetectorGroup.cxx/h - implemented the generic detector group for OO polymorphism ;
    
    StiToolkit.h - modified for polymorphic StiDetectorGroup container implemention ;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx/h - noTreeSearch flag added ;
    
    StiDeafultToolkit.cxx/h - StiNodeInf factory added;
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx/h - fillPulls reorganized; filling pull with trackes added;
    
    StiGeomMake.cxx/h - added new code to convert StiDetector to TVolume for EventDisplayMaker ; added StiDetector decorator to make4 correct ROOT ContextMenu and Browse;
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx/h - modified ;
    
    StiDetectorVolume.cxx/h - added;
    
    StiGeomMaker/cxx/h - removed;
    
    StiUtilities
    
    StiPullEvent.cxx/h - added branches mHitsR, nHitCand, iHitCand;
    
    StiPullEvent.cxx/h - trackes added;
    
    StarRoot
    
    StCheckQtEnv.cxx - adjusted ROOT version;
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    istbgeo/istbgeo5.g - added two layers, mid layer at 9.5 cm;
    
    istbgeo/istbgeo4.g - geometry with mid layer only at 9.5 cm;
    
    istbgeo/istbgeo3.g - added code field to the main structure to handle version volume id;
    
    geometry/geometry.g - introduced geometry tags Upgr10 & Upgr11 which utilize source files istbgeo4 and istbgeo5; corrected geometry with tag UPGR12 (for IGT)
    
    geometry/geometry.g - added geometry tag DUMM01 which will be used for material balance effect study;
    
    dumngeo/dumngeo.g - a dummy object added to aid in material balance study;
    
    pams/sim
    
    g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - modified to introduce versioning for the multiple IST configurations;
    
    g2t/g2t_fgt.F, g2t_fst.F, g3t_igt.F, g2t_ist.F - commented out print statement; 
    
    
    StarDb
    
    VmcGeometry/Detectors.upgr10.root, Geometry.upgr10.C, geom.upgr10.root,upgr10.h,upgr10.rz ;
    
    VmcGeometry/Detectors.upgr11.root, Geometry.upgr11.C, geom.upgr11.root,upgr11.h,upgr11.rz ;
    
    
    QtRoot 
    
    first module release in new STAR library; 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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  • 
    
    December 15, 2006 
    
    library SL06f has been updated with codes needed for Uprg06 & Upgr09 geometries.
    
    Library was rebuilt, retagged with tag SL06f_2 and released. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - upgr06 & upgr09 added; 
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx/h - added hit error db loader; modified to gets hit smearing parameters for IST from the database; 
    
    StiRnD
    
    Ist/StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified to get hit errors from the database and make them different for each layer; 
    
    Hpd/StiHpdDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified to get hit errors from the database ;
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    geometry/geometry.g - added UPGR09 geometry tag, re-instate UPGR06 geometry tag; enable a cleaner barrel EMC code in Y2007
    
    geometry/istbgeo3.g - added new IST configuration with only one, outer layer;
    
    fpdmgeo/fpdmgeo3.g - first version of FMS(FPD);
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tracker/hpdHitError.20050101.000000.C - added hpd hit errors files; 
    
    Calibrations/tracker/ist1HitError.20050101.000000.C, ist2HitError.20050101.000000.C h - added two files with IST hit errors; 
    
    VmcGeometry/Detectors.upgr09.root, Geometry.upgr09.C, geom.upgr09.root,upgr09.h;
    
    Detectors.upgr06.root, Geometry.upgr06.C, geom.upgr06.root,upgr06.h;
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • 
    
    Nov 30, 2006 
    
    library SL06f has been updated with codes for Hft, Ist & Hpd hits smearing and bug fixes, rebuilt, retagged with tag SL06f_1 and release on December 1.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - upgr08 added; 
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx/h - added smearing for Hpd and Ist and a switch to turn it on and off;updated with Pixel resolution smearing. 
    
    StiRnD
    
    Hft/StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified to use of pre-existing STAR DB inteface; added call to get tracking parameters from DB; 
    
    Hft/StiPixelDetectorBuilder.h - modified to overload of loadDS to extract tracking parameters;
    
    Hft/StiPixelHitLoader.cxx - added smearing to hit loader;
    
    Ist/StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - changed hit errors to 60 microns for x and 1.9 mm for y; 
    
    Hft/StiPixelHitLoader.cxx - added smearing to hit loader for Hft;
    
    Hpd/StiHpdDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to optimized hit errors;
    
    
    pams/geometry
    
    geometry/geometry.g - updated upgr01 & upgr08 geometry; added Y2007 tag and set it up to include the new FMS(FPD) 
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Calibrations/tracker/hftHitError.upgr01.C, - MC smearing values for the HFT added; 
    
    Calibrations/tracker/hftTrackingParameters.upgr01.C - added Sti tracking parameters for Hft; 
    
    Calibrations/ssd/ssdStripCalib.upgr01.root - Added perfect SSD strip calib file: pedestals=150, rms=4; 
    
    VmcGeometry/upgr01.h - added new version of upgr01; 
    
    VmcGeometry/Detectors.upgr07.root, geom.upgr07.root, upgr07.h - files added for upgr07 geometry; 
    
    Detectors.upgr08.root, Geometry.upgr08.C, geom.upgr08.root, upgr08.h - files added for upgr08 geometry; 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • 
    
    Nov 16, 2006 
    
    new library SL06f has been created, tagged with tag SL06f, build, tested and released on November 21 . 
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - reshaped SSD simulation and reconstruction code; 
    
    - Sti uselees classes droped, codes ajusted; StiRnD implemented for tracking upgrades; 
    
    - geometry for tracking upgrade detectors developed ; 
    
    - new codes for tracking upgrade finalized at some stage (in ITTF framework) and committed; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h - St_spa_Maker and StSsdDaqMaker makers renamed to be consistent with recent changes in SSD code; taken out StiEmc and StiFtpc; 
    
    StBFChain.cxx, BigFullChain.h - FtpcIT option removed, HpdIT option added ; 
    
    StBFChain.cxx, BigFullChain.h - option 'skip1row' added to skip 1-st pad row in TPC; added new SSD chain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - renamed StiPixel to StiRnD, remove svtdEdx and old dEdx; 
    
    StBFChain.cxx - added hasSim definition for FCFMaker; 
    
    - StChain 
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - added new geometry tags: upgr04 and upgr04; added geometry y2005e ; added y2007 geometry tag - timestamp for new run will start at 20061101; 
    
    - StDbUtilities
    
    St_svtRDOstrippedC.cxx/h - added new files; 
    
    - StdEdxMaker
    
    II3padC.cxx, StSvtdEdxMaker.cxx/h, StdEdxMaker.cxx/h, StdEdxMakerLinkDef.h, dEdxPoint.h, dEdxTrack.cxx/h - removed StSvtdEdxMaker and old StdEdxMaker; 
    
    - StEvent
    
    StRnDHit.h - fixed setDouble() interface; 
    
    - StEmcTriggerMaker
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx/h, StEmcTriggerMaker.cxx/h - added 2005 J/Psi trigger; 
    
    - StEmcUtil
    
    projection/StEmcPosition.cxx/h - added support for StMuTrack projections; 
    
    - StEventDisplayMaker
    
    StEventDisplayMaker.cxx/h, StGlobalFilterTest.cxx, St_PolyLine3D.h, TEmcTower.cxx - fixed to make it work under ROOT 4.04 and ROOT 5.12; 
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcDbReader.cc/hh - added definition of mPadPitch ; 
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackingParams.cc - modified to move the reconstruction parameters maxDcaVertex,minNumTracks from code to CodeParams; 
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx/h - comment out ftpc vs. tpc vertex histogram definitions, they are defined and filled in St_QA_Maker ; 
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StCtbUtility.cxx - removed dependencies from droped classes; 
    
    StiPPVertex/CtbHitList.cxx/h, StPPVertexFinder.cxx - removed dependencies from droped classes; 
    
    - StMcEvent
    
    StMcEvent.cc, StMcTrack.cc/hh - added generic access functions for tracking and calorimeter hits ; 
    
    StMcContainers.hh, StMcEvent.cc/hh, StMcEventLinkDef.h, StMcEventTypes.hh, StMcTrack.cc/hh - modified to add HPD hits; 
    
    StMcHpdHit.cc/hh, StMcHpdHitCollection.cc/hh, StMcHpdLayerHitCollection.cc/hh - added new files for HPD hits collection; 
    
    StMcIstHit.cc - modified to update layer(), wafer() and side() methods; 
    
    - StMcEventMaker 
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx - modified to fill the flag for the particles coming from primary vertex ; added HPD hits; 
    
    - StMiniMcMaker 
    
    StMiniEmbed.C - modified to use event branch instead of dst branch; 
    
    - StRTSClient
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - set hasSim definition to SetMode method; 
    
    - StSsdClusterMaker
    
    package has been removed, now it's part of StSsdPointMaker; 
    
    - StSsdEvalMaker
    
    package has been removed; 
    
    - StSsdDaqMaker
    
    StSsdDaqMaker.cxx - modified to replace St_DataSet => TDataSet; 
    
    - StSsdDbMaker
    
    StSsdDbMaker.cxx, StSsdDbWriter.cxx, St_SsdDb_Reader.cc/hh - added sim flag for ssdWafersPosition ; 
    
    StSsdDbMaker.cxx/h - addjusted for the new Ssd reshaped code; 
    
    StSsdDbWriter.cxx/h, St_SsdDb_Reader.cc/hh - codes removed due to reshaping; 
    
    - StSsdPointMaker
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx/h - modified to use id_mctrack for setIdTruth and propagated to the hit; 
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc/hh, StSsdCluster.cc/hh, StSsdClusterControl.cxx/h, StSsdClusterList.cc/hh StSsdDynamicControl.cxx/h, StSsdLadder.cc/hh, StSsdPackage.cc/hh, StSsdPackageList.cc/hh, StSsdPoint.cc/hh, StSsdPointList.cc/hh, StSsdStrip.cc/hh, StSsdStripList.cc/hh, StSsdWafer.cc/hh - removed because methods for all classes (StSsdStrip, StSsdCluster, StSsdPoint) has been moved to StSsdUtil; 
    
    - StSsdSimulationMaker
    
    St_sls_Maker.cxx/h, St_spa_Maker.cxx/h - modified to read the noise and pedestal from ssdStripCalib ; 
    
    StSlsBarrel.cc/hh, StSlsListPoint.cc/hh, StSlsListStrip.cc/hh, StSlsPoint.cc/hh, StSlsStrip.cc/hh, StSlsWafer.cc/hh, StSpaBarrel.cc/hh, StSpaListNoise.cc/hh, StSpaListStrip.cc/hh, StSpaNoise.cc/hh, StSpaStrip.cc/hh, StSpaWafer.cc/hh - removed because methods for all classes (StSsdStrip, StSsdPoint) has been moved to StSsdUtil; 
    
    - StSsdUtil
    
    StSpaListNoise.cc/hh, StSpaNoise.cc/hh, StSsdBarrel.cc/hh, StSsdCluster.cc/hh, StSsdClusterControl.cxx/h, StSsdClusterList.cc/hh, StSsdDynamicControl.cxx/h, StSsdLadder.cc/hh, StSsdPackage.cc/hh, StSsdPackageList.cc/hh, StSsdPoint.cc/hh, StSsdPointList.cc/hh, StSsdStrip.cc/hh, StSsdStripList.cc/hh, StSsdWafer.cc/hh - added to regroup methods for the classes StSsdStrip, StSsdCluster and StSsdPoint; 
    
    StSsdEnumerations.hh, StSsdGeometry.cc/hh, StSsdHybridCollection.cc/hh, StSsdHybridObject.cc/hh, StSsdWaferCollection.cc/hh, StSsdWaferGeometry.cc/hh - codes removed, droped useless classes; 
    
    
    - StTagsMaker
    
    StTagsMaker.cxx - added Check that this chain is BFC one; 
    
    - Sti
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiDetectorGroup.h, StiHit.cxx, StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx, StiLinkDef.h, StiPlacement.cxx/h - removed StiDedxCalculator ; taken out Central represantation;
    
    StiDedxCalculator.cxx/h - removed; 
    
    StiVMCToolKit.h - Ssd added in chain; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - added Hpd hit counts; 
    
    StiDetectorGroup.h, StiDetectorTreeBuilder.cxx, StiHit.h, StiHitContainer.cxx/h, StiHitLoader.h, StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h, StiLinkDef.h, StiMapUtilities.cxx, StiVMCToolKit.cxx - modified to cleanup useless classes; 
    
    AssociationQuality.cxx/h, CombinationIterator.h, StFastLineFitter.cxx/h, StiCircleCalculator.cxx/h, StiCompositeFinder.cxx/h, StiCompositeMaterial.cxx/h StiConicalShape.cxx/h, StiDefaultHitAssociationFilter.cxx/h, StiDefaultHitFilter.cxx/h, StiDefaultMutableTreeNode.cxx/h, StiDiskShape.h StiDrawableTrack.cxx/h, StiHelixCalculator.cxx/h, StiHelixFitter.cxx/h, StiHistograms.cxx/h, StiHitAssociator.h, StiHitError.cxx/h, StiHitToHitMap.cxx/h, StiHitToTrackMap.cxx/h, StiMath.cxx/h, StiStTrackFilter.h, StiTrackAssociation.cxx/h, StiTrackAssociator.h, StiTrackToIntMap.cxx/h, StiTrackToObjMap.cxx/h, StiTrackToTrackMap.cxx/h, StiTrackingPlots.cxx/h - removed codes, droped useless classes; 
    
    - Sti/Base
    
    AssociationFilter.h, EditableAssociationFilter.h HistogramGroup.cxx/h, MessageType.cxx/h, Messenger.cxx/h, MessengerBuf.cxx/h, Vectorized.h, VectorizedFactory.h - removed uselees classes; 
    
    - StiEmc
    
    StiEmcDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiEmcDetectorGroup.cxx/h, StiEmcHitLoader.cxx/h, StiEmcIsActiveFunctor.cxx/h - removed files; 
    
    - StiEvaluator
    
    EfficiencyAnalysis.cxx/h, EfficiencyPlots.cxx/h, Evaluator.cxx/h, ResolutionPlots.cxx/h, StiEvalUtil.h StiEvaluator.cxx/h, StiEvaluatorHistograms.cxx/h - removed; 
    
    - StiFtpc
    
    StiFtpcDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiFtpcDetectorGroup.cxx/h, StiFtpcHitLoader.cxx/h - removed ; 
    
    - StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx - removed Ftpc; 
    
    StiMaker.cxx - added HPD; 
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx, StiMaker.cxx - cleanup dependencies from Sti useless classes; 
    
    - StiPixel
    
    StiIstDetectorGroup.cxx, StiPixelDetectorGroup.cxx - modified to remove StiDedxCalculator; 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiIstHitLoader.cxx - modified to to make perfect hits in IST work for UPGR02 geometry using VMC geometry in HitLoader and DetectorBuilder; 
    
    StiHpdDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiHpdDetectorGroup.cxx/h, StiHpdHitLoader.cxx/h, StiHpdIsActiveFunctor.cxx/h - added new files for HPD; 
    
    IstGeomParams.txt - removed; 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - cleanup dependencies from Sti droped classes; 
    
    - StPixelFastSimMaker
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx - added Hpd fast simulation code ; 
    
    - StiRnD
    
    new code for tracking upgrades ; 
    
    Ist/StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiIstHitLoader.cxx - modified to improve hits; 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - removed reference to droped Sti/Base/Messenger.h class; 
    
    - StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiSsdDetectorGroup.cxx - modified to use Normal represantation, remove StiDedxCalculator; 
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - cleanup dependencies from Sti droped classes ; added handling in case that SVTT mother volume is missing:
    
    - StiSvt 
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiSvtDetectorGroup.cxx, StiSvtHitLoader.cxx/h - modified to use Normal represantation, removed StiDedxCalculator; 
    
    StiIsSvtActiveFunctor.cxx/h, StiSvtLayerLadder.h - added new files; 
    
    StiSvtIsActiveFunctor.cxx/h - removed; 
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx - cleanup dependencies from Sti droped classes ; 
    
    - Sti/Star
    
    StiStarDetectorGroup.cxx - removed StiDedxCalculator ; taken out Central represantation;
    
    StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - cleanup useless classes ; 
    
    - StiTpc
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiTpcDetectorGroup.cxx - modified to use Normal represantation, removed StiDedxCalculator; 
    
    StiTpcDetectorView.h - removed ; 
    
    StiTpcHitLoader.cxx/h - cleanup dependencies from Sti useless classes ; 
    
    
    - St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - added readout of hits for two R&D detectors: GEM and HPD; mode initialization after open input fz-file; 
    
    - St_tcl_Maker
    
    St_tcl_Maker.cxx - modified to fill StEvent directly if it exists; removed direct filling of StEvent; 
    
    
    - pams/geometry
    
    hpdtgeo/hpdtgeo.g - geometry for new pixel detector added; corrected the angular offset; 
    
    added a small safety margin on Rin, used 'ONLY' option to keep hits; 
    
    geometry/geometry.g - new geometry tag UPGR04 added for ongoing detectors development; 
    
    geometry/geometry.g - added steering geometry with tag UPGR05, which includes the HFT (former pixel), HPD, IST and SSD, but no SVT, GEM detectors are also excluded ; geometry tag Y2005E has been created which is an improvement over Y2005D (more precise SSD) bigger SVT shield (to accomodate the SSD) and a full barrel calorimeter; 
    
    added UPGR07 geometry tag; 
    
    switched to a correct version of ISTB in the tag UPGR05; 
    
    added steering for the TUP support structure; 
    
    optionally changed the radius of the FSTD (to better fit with the rest of TUP; 
    
    modified to use a more precise version of SSD code in UPGR05; 
    
    itspgeo/itspgeo.g - added a new crucial subsystem, which is the support structure for the tracking upgrade configurations; 
    
    pixlgeo/pixlgeo3.g - added an updated version of the HFT geometry; 
    
    modified to increase opening angle of the sector; 
    
    modified to decrease the radius of the "active" part of the detector; 
    
    employed the 'ONLY' version to insure we don't lose hits in case there is intersection with other volumes 
    
    istbgeo/istbgeo1.g - added an updated version of the IST geometry; 
    
    istbgeo/istbgeo2.g - replaced the redundant IBMZ volume with a copy of IBMY created with appropriately adjusted parameters; 
    
    added a structure to propagate versioning info to g2t_volume; 
    
    pipegeo/pipegeo.g - removed the pipe and svt shields that are unnecessary in the R&D "upgr0X" geometries; 
    
    igtdgeo/igtdgeo.g - fixed density;
    
    added 'MANY' option to ensure correct material taken into account when working with the new support structure; 
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo4.g - support structure was protruding out of the mother volume; 
    
    Add "ONLY" option, to not lose hits in possible clash with the periphery of the FST; 
    
    fstdgeo/fstdgeo.g - added the 'MANY' option to the positioning (necessary due to overlaps in the upgrade geometries) and made the mother volume visible; 
    
    - pams/sim
    
    idl/g2t_track.idl, g2t_hpd_hit.idl - added idl for HPD detector; 
    
    g2t/g2t_hpd.idl, g2t_hpd.F - modified interface for the HPD; 
    
    g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - added a clause for HPD; implemented a temporary solution for the IST volume numbering, to be used in conjunction with istbgeo2.g;
    
    
    - StarDb
    
    ftpc/ftpcTrackingPars.C - modified to move the reconstruction parameters maxDcaVertex,minNumTracks from code to CodeParams; reduced maxDcaVertex from 100 to 2 to eliminate pileup;
    
    VmcGeometry/Detectors.upgr03.root, Detectors.upgr04.root, Detectors.upgr05.root, Geometry.upgr03.C, Geometry.upgr04.C, Geometry.upgr05.C, geom.upgr03.root, geom.upgr04.root, geom.upgr05.root, upgr03.h, upgr04.h upgr05.h -added new files for upgrade detector geometres: upgr03, upgr04 and upgr05; number of old files modified ; 
    
    VmcGeometry/Detectors.y2005e.root, Geometry.y2005e.C, geom.y2005e.root, y2005e.h, y2005e.rz - added new files for y2005e geometry; 
    
    Calibrations/svt/svtRDOstripped.C, svtRDOstripped.y2005d.C, svtRDOstripped.y2006.C - added default svtRDOstripped; 
    
    tpc/daq/mezz_vs_fee.root, offset_vs_fee.root, pad_vs_fee.root, rdo_vs_fee.root, row_vs_fee.root - removed files; 
    
    RunLog/MagFactor.XXXXXXXX.XXXXXX.C - removed all MagFactors, they were moved to MySQL; 
    
    - StDb/idl
    
    ftpcTrackingPars.idl - modified to move the reconstruction parameters maxDcaVertex,minNumTracks from code to CodeParams; 
    
    svtRDOs.idl, svtRDOstripped.idl - added new files to handle SVT Slow Control parameters;
    
    mezz_vs_fee.idl, offset_vs_fee.idl, pad_vs_fee.idl, rdo_vs_fee.idl, row_vs_fee.idl, tpcPressure.idl - removed files;
    
    
     
    
    
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    Sep 22, 2006 
    
    new library SL06e has been created, tagged with tag SL06e (Sep 6) build, tested, found bugs fixed and librray was released on September 22. 
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - EMC addition info (BPRS hits) saved in MuDST 
    
    - vertex finder PPV tuned for pile-up of 2006 run
    
    - implemented new maker StBeamBackMaker for the beam background tracking 
    
    - short forward tracks pointing to EEMC (with >= 5 fitted points) saved in StiStEventFiller and MuDst
    
    - modifications in StTriggerData and StTriggerDataCollection introduced an additional data member the run number. For detailes looks at the email 
    
    - L2Result included in MuDst
    
    - several codes have been retired 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - StAnalysisMaker
    
    summarizeEvent.cc - added Event Id, correct Ftpc bad hit ; added print out Beam background trackes and short track pointing to EEMC; 
    
    - StBbcSimulationMaker
    
    StBbcSimulationMaker.cxx - replaced Assert => R__ASSERT for ROOT 5.12; 
    
    - StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx/h - modified to allow instantiation multiple StBFChain's with different modes (used in Embedding chain); 
    
    BigFullChain.h - added 'useInTracker' switch from EGR to Sti global tracks in StAssociationMaker; 
    
    added new option for beam background tracking; 
    
    added option useInTracker to switch from EGR to STI track in StAssociationMaker; 
    
    - StBeamBackMaker 
    
    Track.cc/hh, StBeamBackMaker.cxx/h, Line.cc/hh, TopologyMap.cc/hh - imlpemented new code for beam background tracking; 
    
    - St_base
    
    StObject.cxx - replaced Assert==>assert for ROOT 5.12; 
    
    - StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx - replaced Assert => R__ASSERT for ROOT 5.12; 
    
    - StDaqClfMaker
    
    StDaqClfMaker.cxx/h, fcfClass.cxx/hh, padfinder.h, rtsSystems.h - removed; 
    
    - StDbBroker
    
    StDbWrappedMessenger.cc - fixed delete to delete allocated array; 
    
    - StDbLib
    
    MysqlDb.cc - corrected const char / char inconsistancy with the vectors for standalone version ; 
    
    MysqlDb.cc/h, StDbManagerImpl.cc/hh, StDbServerImpl.hh - updated load balancer - removing hard-coded nodes from API to xml; 
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbMaker.cxx - modified ; 
    
    StDetectorDbFTPCVoltageStatus.cxx/h - created new files for FTPC voltage status from database; 
    
    - StEvent
    
    StL0Trigger.cxx - removed runnumbers cut ; 
    
    StDcaGeometry.h - cleaned up ; 
    
    StEnumerations.h - added kHpdId; 
    
    StDetectorDefinitions.h - added kHpdIdentifier; 
    
    StTriggerData2003.cxx/h,tTriggerData2004.cxx/h, StTriggerData2005.cxx/h, StTriggerData.cxx/h - added new data member mRun ; added access method to L2 results;
    
    StTriggerDetectorCollection.cxx/h, StZdcTriggerDetector.cxx/h - removed argument runnumber in constructor; 
    
    - StEventMaker
    
    StTriggerDetectorCollection constructor changed and L2 interface in StTriggerData ; 
    
    - StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx/h - fixed TMatrix to make it typedef as TMatrixT to be consistent with ROOT 5.12; 
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker
    
    cstruc/eemcConstDB.hh - new stat bit added; 
    
    - StEventDisplayMaker
    
    StEventDisplayMaker.cxx - replaced Assert==>assert for ROOT 5.12; 
    
    - StEventDstMaker
    
    StEventDstMaker.cxx - replaced Assert==>assert for ROOT 5.12; 
    
    - StEventUtilities
    
    StuProbabilityPidAlgorithm.h - ROOT5 corrections; 
    
    - StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StMuEEmcSimuMaker.cxx/h - cleanup; 
    
    - StEEmcUtil
    
    EEmcMC/EEmcMCData.cxx - replaced Assert==>assert for ROOT 5.12; 
    
    - StEmcTriggerMaker
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx, StEmcTriggerMaker.cxx - replaced cout statements with logger macros ; 
    
    - StEmcRawMaker
    
    StEmcRawMaker.cxx - modified to clear EmcRawData for event ID%555!=0 to reduce footprint of StEvent, for B+E-EMC; Only events w/ ID%555==0 will be saved in StEvent for monitoring purpose; 
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx - modified to save all preshower hits for 2006 productions; modified don't throw away CAP==127||128 PRS and SMD hits this year
    
    modified to save hits from other CAPs using control table; 
    
    - StFlowMaker
    
    StFlowConstants.cxx/h, StFlowEvent.cxx, StFlowEvent.cxx/h - modififed to calculate v1 for selection=2 with mixed harmonics; 
    
    StFlowCutEvent.cxx, StFlowMaker.cxx - changed the dynamic_cast of GetInputDS("MuDst") to a const cast; 
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker
    
    StFlowLeeYangZerosMaker.cxx/h, doFlowSumAll.C, doFlowSumFirstPass.C, minBias.C, plotCen.C, plotLYZ.C - modififed to calculate v1 for selection=2 with mixed harmonics; 
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - modified to set StDetectorState for Ftpc West/East depending on ftpcVoltageStatus; modified to return with kStWarn if error occurs accessing Calibrations_ftpc/ftpcVoltageStatus; StDetectorState is set only for events with FTPC data;
    
    - StFtpcDriftMapMaker
    
    StFtpcDriftMapMaker.cxx/h - modified to add deltaAr argument to allow user to change gas compostion; 
    
    macros/FtpcDriftMapMaker.C - modified to add deltaAr argument to allow user to change gas compostion; 
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StiPPVertex - BemcHitList.cxx, EemcHitList.cxx, ScintHitList.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.cxx, TrackData.cxx - cleanup for production; 
    
    macros/rdMuDst2print.C, rdSt2print.C - acces to multiple vertices in muDst corrected ; 
    
    - StMiniMcEvent
    
    StTinyMcTrack.h - added parent key data member to StTinyMcTrack; 
    
    StTinyRcTrack.h - added reco key data member to StTinyRcTrack ; 
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - added code to fill in parent key and reco key data members to StMiniMcMaker. Parent key for MC tracks is only filled when track has a valid parent(); 
    
    StMiniEmbed.C StMiniHijing.C - loaded EEmcUtil, needed by StMcEvent; 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuFilter.cxx - modified to accept short tracks pointing to EEMC ; 
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.cxx/h - modified to include L2Result in MuDst ; 
    
    EZTREE/StTriggerDataMother.cxx - modified to pass run number when unpacking triger data; 
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StEvtVtxSeedMaker.cxx/h, StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx/h, StVertexSeedMaker.cxx/h - added more detailed info in ntuple; 
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx/h - fixed averaging procedure ; 
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx - added 2006 pp62 triggers; 
    
    - StarClassLibrary
    
    StHelix.hh - added direction vector at given pathlength; 
    
    - StarRoot
    
    THelixTrack.cxx, TMemStat.cxx, TTreeIter.cxx - replaced Assert => R__ASSERT; 
    
    TMemStat.cxx - replaced Assert==>assert for ROOT 5.12; 
    
    THelixTrack.h - StiEmx() added ; 
    
    TTreeIter.cxx - replaced Assert==>assert for ROOT 5.12; 
    
    TAttr.cxx/h - added new class to keep attributes. Moved from StMaker; 
    
    TNumDeriv.cxx/h - added numeric derivatives; 
    
    - StTreeMaker
    
    StTreeMaker.cxx - replaced Assert==>assert for ROOT 5.12; 
    
    - StUtilities
    
    StMultiH1F.h - additional Rebin() interface implemented for TH1.h vers. 1.79, ROOT 5.13; 
    
    - StTriggerDataMaker
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - added run number to CTB trigger mapping.
    
    
    - Sti
    
    Base/StiFactory.h - throw for too many instances; 
    
    StiHit.cxx - added more strict tests for hit quality; 
    
    StiHitErrorCalculator.h/cxx - removed the mess in xy and z errs; 
    
    StiPlacement.cxx - bug fixed; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - modified to allow single Ssd hit for tracking; 
    
    StiTrackFinderFilter.cxx - reduced minimum no. of fitted point to 5; 
    
    StTrack.h/cxx - added track flag definitions from EGR ; removed checking of StPhysicalHelixD quality for Beam Background tracks 
    
    - StiMaker
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx - set max NHits=2000000; 
    
    StiMaker.cxx/h - modified to return from Make() for too many hits; 
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx/h - move filling of StTrackDetectorInfo into fillTrack; make cut for EEMC pointing track based on StTrackDetectorInfo instead of StTrackFitTraits; 
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx/h - modified to accept short tracks pointing to EEMC; 
    
    - StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - added loading of tracking and hit error parameters from DB; 
    
    - StiPixel 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to grab Ist parameters from $STAR/StRoot/IstGeomParams.txt; hard code in number for IST location in StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx to allow for running production on grid;
    
    StiIstHitLoader.cxx - tweaked StiIstHitLoader to use only 3 hits from IST for tracking; 
    
    
    - pams/geometry
    
    svttgeo/svttgeo7.g - modified to capture the last version of the "Distorted" SVT geometry used in our alignment studies; 
    
    igtdgeo/igtdgeo.g - modified ; 
    
    - pams/sim
    
    idl/g2t_igt_hit.idl - added CVS tags; 
    
    idl/g2t_gem_hit.idl - added standard stub for the GEM barrel detector; 
    
    idl/g2t_track.idl - included the gem barrel detector; 
    
    g2t/g2t_ist.F, g2t_igt.F - added CVS tags; 
    
    g2t/g2t_igt.idl - added CVS tags; 
    
    g2t/g2t_gem.idl - requisite stub for the GEM detector interface; 
    
    g2t/g2t_gem.F - added the hits handler for the gem barrel; 
    
    
    - StDb/idl
    
    ftpcVoltageStatus.idl - added for FTPC Voltage Status; 
    
    
    - StarVMC
    
    StarVMCApplication/StarMCHits.cxx StarVMCApplication.cxx/h - added include for TFile.h and Debug flag ; 
    
    geant3/gdraw - removed number of files; 
    
    geant3/TGeant3/TGeant3.cxx/h, TGeant3TGeo.cxx/h, geant3LinkDef.h - modified; 
    
    geant3/TGeant3/G3Material.cxx/h, G3Medium.cxx/h, G3Node.cxx/h, G3Volume.cxx/h, G3toRoot.cxx/h, THIGZ.cxx/h, TPaveTree.cxx/h, rdummies.F - removed files; 
    
    geant3/gbase/gbhsta.F gfhsta.F gtrig.F - modified; 
    
    
    - Retired codes:
    
    xdf2root;
    
    St_xdfin_Maker.cxx/h ;
    
    pams/sim/gstar/gstar_readxdf.c, gstar_readxdf.idl;
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    July 28 , 2006 
    
    library SL06d has been updated with codes below, retagged with tag SL06d_2 rebuild, tested and released to run ppProductionJPsi dataset; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.cxx - reset the current vertex index to 0 for every event; 
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx/h - removed previous patches to MuDst ; 
    
    - StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.h/cxx - added code to update the ShortedRing tables every time the DB changes; 
    
    - StTpcDb
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx - activated cut on drift distance; 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    July 1 , 2006 
    
    library SL06d has been updated with codes below to fix the problem found during production, retagged with tag SL06d_1 rebuild, tested and released. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - fixed sign of gDCA->impact() ; 
    
    - StDbUtilities 
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx/h - added new PredictSpaceCharge() function so that it includes fit errors in the prediction. It is now capable of including the SSD and SVT hits in the predictor/corrector loop; 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuChainMaker.cxx - minor changes to prevent reading all files during initialisation; 
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx/h - modified 2D dca (DcaD), Z dca (DcaZ) and their cov. matrix as corresponing sigma and correlaton coef. from dcaGeometry to StMuTrack ( this is a quick patches, should be modified later in permanent solution) 
    
    - Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - modified to allow single SSD hit on track; 
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - set minimal errors to accept 1mu errors of simulation vertex; 
    
    - StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified to load tracking and hit error parameters from DB;
    
    - StarRoot
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h - added DcaXY & DcaZ with the errors; cos(dip)**4 added to Dca(...) to account z err in the nearest point ; 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    June 20, 2006 
    
    new library SL06d has been created, tagged with tag SL06d build, tested and released on June 20. 
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - improved primary vertex finding procedure using real track parameters errors (caused by multiple scattering, energy loss etc.) and dca track parameters for primary vertex fit; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - StAssociationMaker 
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx - checking for null StEvent pointer has been lost and moved back; 
    
    - StDaqLib 
    
    TRG/L2gammaResult2006.h, L2jetResults2006.h, L2pedResults2006.h - inline functions implemented in L2*.h ; 
    
    - StDbLib
    
    MysqlDb.cc/h - added basic load balancing; added an extra machine (db01) for analysis between 11pm and 7am; 
    
    - St_db_Maker 
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - modified to set default fMaxEntryTime='now'; 
    
    - StChain
    
    StChain.cxx - Db fields modification for logger usage ; 
    
    - StEvent
    
    StDcaGeometry.cxx/h - initial revision; 
    
    StGlobalTrack.cxx/h - added track-at-DCA geometry; 
    
    - StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHelper.cxx - changed counting of indexes for StMatrix from 1; 
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StFixedVertexFinder.cxx/h - added SetVertexPosition function; 
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - accounting of DCA node added; 
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx/h - modified to use dca track parameters for primary vertex fit; 
    
    - StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - modified;
    
    StMiniMcHelper.cxx/h - added to replace Helper.cxx/h to comply with STAR coding standards; 
    
    Helper.cxx/h - removed;
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx/h - bug fixed: gapd and gapf backwards; 
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker
    
    StV0FinderMaker.cxx - fixed chisq flagging so chisq set for SVT even when sti and v02 flags are used; 
    
    - St_QA_Maker
    
    TpcHitUtilities.cxx/h, TpcMapUtilities.cxx - changed MapKey to MapQAKey to make it unique for QA; 
    
    - StarRoot
    
    TPolinom.cxx/h - new classes TPolinom & TPoliFitter added; 
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h - THelixFitter and error handling added; double Dca(double x,double y,double *dcaErr=0) added; 
    
    
    - Sti
    
    StiHit.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h, StiLinkDef.h, StiToolkit.h StiTrackNode.cxx/h, StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx/h - modified to use dca track parameters for primary vertex fit; 
    
    StiDummyVertexFinder.cxx/h, StiResidualCalculator.cxx/h, StiResiduals.h - removed; 
    
    StiHit.cxx/h - method setError(float*) added; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - supress 1st svt hit solution; 
    
    - StiMaker
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx/h, StiMaker.cxx/h, StiStEventFiller.cxx/h - added dca track parameters; 
    
    StiMaker.cxx - set minimal errors of vertex 1 micron; 
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - FillStHitErr method added and called; 
    
    - StiSvt
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - removed SVT ladder mother volume; 
    
    - StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - removed SSD ladder mother volume; 
    
    
    - StStarLogger
    
    MySQLAppender.cxx - removed DEALYED clause to handle 'Too many Sql connection problem'; increased the default buffer size;
    
    mysql/StarJobs.csh - added shell scipt to access STAR job tracking from the batch; 
    
    mysql/NetLogger.xml - removed DEALYED clause to handle 'Too many Sql connection problem'; increased the default buffer size; 
    
    
    - pams/geometry
    
    geometry/geometry.g - removed the PIX1 tag; added the SISD_OFF flag that facilitates creation of test geometries in which both the SVT and the SSD are taken out; 
    
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations
    
    tracker/ssdHitError.20050101.000021.C, svtHitError.20050101.000006.C - added to set hit resolution: Svt 80 mkm (both drift and anode), Ssd 30 mkm (X) and 700 mkm (Z) for calibrated data; 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    May 19, 2006 
    
    new library SL06c has been created, tagged with tag SL06c on May 18, build, tested and released on May 19. 
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - library containes last code fixes and updates as well as final tunning of tracking parameters and corrections to process with TPC+SVT+SSD reconstruction; 
    
    - modification for L2 and expansion for L3 triggers;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - StAnalysisMaker 
    
    summarizeEvent.cc - reshaped the logger job tracking Db tables and add a few LOQ_QA message to record it with the Job tracking Db;
    
    fixed the MySQLAppender problem (logger related) and re-shape the trakDb messages;
    
    - St_base 
    
    StTree.cxx - modified that AccessPathName calls a rootd auth with xrootd syntax; fixed the side effect for non-root non-rootd local files
    
    - StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx - added VFFV and regrouped options; added VFMCE for extractng vertex from McEvent;
    
    added options SpcChgCalG, VtxSeedCalG for data 2006 calibrations;
    
    added proper dependence to EEFS for consistency;
    
    added options KeepTpcHit and KeepSvtHit for StHitFilterMaker to keep TPC(SVT) hits in event.root ;
    
    - StChain 
    
    StMaker.cxx - modified for UPGR03 geometry;
    
    StChain.cxx - reshaped the logger job tracking Db tables and add a few LOQ_QA message to record it with the Job tracking Db;
    
    fixed the MySQLAppender problem (logger related) and re-shape the trakDb messages;
    
    - StDbLib 
    
    MysqlDb.cc - added assert for no db connection;
    
    - StDbUtilities 
    
    StSvtCoordinateTransform.cc - modified to handle SVT drift velocity hack corrections; added missing implementation for setParamPointers; 
    
    St_svtCorrectionC.cxx/h - added to handle SVT drift velocity hack corrections; added condition that Npar < 0 means dead hybrid; 
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbTriggerID.cxx/h - added in access to L3Expanded and dsmPrescales; added in a new interface to get the total prescale applied to trigger ids;
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StEnumerations.h - added StL2TriggerResultType; added enum;
    
    StTriggerData2005.cxx/h - modified to handle L2 results data;
    
    StTriggerId.h - extended mMaxTriggerIds to 42;
    
    StTriggerData.h - added isL2Triggered();
    
    StTriggerIdCollection.cxx/h - added L3 trigger expansion;
    
    - StEventMaker 
    
    StEventMaker.cxx - added L3 expansion ;
    
    - StEstMaker 
    
    StEstTracking.cxx - added protection if mProjOut.hit[k] is not set;
    
    - StFlowMaker 
    
    StFlowMaker.cxx - fixed memory leak;
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx - replace gufld() with mBfield = event->runInfo()->magneticField(); blocked the fake second primary vertex;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx/h - modified to adjust for the new code of fixed position vertex finder ; modified for McEvent vertex implementation;
    
    StFixedVertexFinder.cxx/h - new files added as initial version of fixed position vertex finder and option in maker to switch it on; modified for McEvent vertex implementation; changed VertexId to new enum; 
    
    StCtbUtility.cxx, StGenericVertexFinder.cxx, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx, StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx - added switches to logger; 
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx/h - added protection against event->emcCollection()==0; added switches to logger; 
    
    StiPPVertex/BemcHitList.cxx, CtbHitList.cxx, EemcHitList.cxx, StPPVertexFinder.cxx - added switches to logger; 
    
    - StHitFilterMaker 
    
    StHitFilterMaker.cxx - modified to use options KeepTpcHit and KeepSvtHit to keep TPC(SVT) hits in event.root ; 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON 
    
    StMuTriggerIdCollection.cxx/h - modified to add extra L3 information ; 
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx - added 2006 triggers; added ppProductionTrans trigger for year 2006 data;
    
    - StSsdPointMaker 
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc - added local coordinate to StEvent; 
    
    - StSsdClusterMaker 
    
    StScmBarrel.cc, StSsdPackage.hh, StSsdWafer.hh - modified to add local coordinates; 
    
    StSsdPoint.cc/hh, StSsdPointList.cc/hh - removed ; 
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker 
    
    StSvtAnalysedHybridClusters.hh, StSvtHitMaker.cxx - modified to fillin StSvtHits directly into StEvent, added local coordinates, modified to handle drift velocity hack corrections; 
    
    - StStarLogger 
    
    MySQLAppender.cxx/h - fixed the MySQLAppender problem and re-shape the trakDb messages; reshaped job tracking; added extra proptection against of the broken connections; 
    
    mysql/CreateJobTable.sql - reshaped job tracking; 
    
    mysql/ShowSomething.sql 
    
    
    - pams/geometry 
    
    igtdgeo/igtdgeo.g - first revision of of the forward GEM disks; 
    
    geometry/geometry.g - new R&D tag, UPGR03, implemeted to properly manage the configuration of an alternative tracking upgrade project; 
    
    
    - StStarLogger/mysql 
    
    CreateJobTable.sql, NetLogger.xml, RecreatedJobTable.sql - reshaped the logger job tracking Db tables and add a few LOQ_QA message to record it with the Job tracking Db;
    
    
    - StarDb/Geometry 
    
    svt/LadderOnShell.C, ShellOnGlobal.C, WaferOnLadder.C, LadderOnSurvey.C - modified ;
    
    svt/LadderOnShell.20050101.000043.C - added z-shifts from data ;
    
    svt/ShellOnGlobal.20050101.000042.C - added for final alignment with using last 4 mm of drift distance (2.5-2.9 cm) ;
    
    svt/LadderOnShell.20050101.000063.C,LadderOnShell.20050101.000065.C, svtWafersPosition.20050101.000100.C - added final geometry for SVT review;
    
    ssd/SsdLaddersOnSectors.C, SsdWafersOnLadders.C - modified;
    
    ssd/SsdLaddersOnSectors.20050101.000047.C, SsdSectorsOnGlobal.20050101.000041.C - added final (as 04/30/06) position ;
    
    ssd/SsdLaddersOnSectors.20050101.000055.C, ssdWafersPosition.20050101.000055.C - added fibal geometry for SSD for review ;
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations 
    
    svt/svtDriftCorrection.C - added hack for drift velocity correction ;
    
    svt/Hybrids.h, svtDriftCorrection.20050101.000049.C - added;
    
    svt/svtDriftCorrection.20050101.000101.C - final SVT drift corrections;
    
    tracker/ssdHitError.20050101.000021.C, svtHitError.20050101.000006.C - set hit resolution: Svt 80 mkm (both drift and anode), Ssd 30 mkm (X) and 700 mkm (Z) for calibrated data;
    
    - StDb 
    
    idl/dsmPrescales.idl, trigL3Expanded.idl - implemented new tables for l3expanded trigger mapping ;
    
    idl/svtCorrection.idl - added structure of svt corrections;
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 27, 2007 
    
    SL06b has been updated with MC fixed vertex finder code and related codes to process with embedding production.
    
    Library was retagged with SL06b_1 tag. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    - StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx/h, BigFullChain.h;
    
    - StEvent
    
    StEnumerations.h ;
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx;
    
    StFixedVertexFinder.cxx/h ;
    
    - StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx ;
    
    
     
    
    
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    May 5, 2006 
    
    new library SL06b has been created, tagged with tag SL06b on May 1, build, tested and released on May 5. 
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - first release of tracking code (in ITTF framework) which refits primary tracks with vertex and uses Smoother method 
    
    mathematical model of Kalman was redeveloped, to take into account information (values/errors) from the previous iteration which was critical for refit method. 
    
    Standard Kalman algorithm does not allow to do it and as result refit in standard Kalman isn't possible
    
    More detailes regarding new Kalman algorithm and code development could be found in the the email 
    
    - first release of muliple vertices finding code for heavy ion collisions with pile-up affect based on Minuit fitting
    
    The algorithm details and evaluation plots can be found on the Web page
    
    - new code for R&D IST detector introduced and released (StiPixel & StPixelFastSimulator); 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - St_base 
    
    StTree.cxx - modified to allow rootd:://file 
    
    - StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx, BigFullChain.h - new StiMaker interface added; scaler based calibration option added;
    
    added flags PixelIT (and IstIT) to activate IST detector; added pixFastSim key for StPixelFastSimMaker;
    
    removed dependence in StiUtilities, added 2006 chains;
    
    switched to VFPPVnoCTB (was VFPPLMV5 as a start);
    
    added new options 'fdbg' and 'flaser' for FTPC calibration maker;
    
    added options for StiPulls, ForceGeometry, to run for ToF in TPC simulation; remove sfs option as redundant (srs), more options for McAna ;
    
    - StChain 
    
    StChain.cxx - added tracking information from the STAR chain related to Logger work;
    
    - StDaqLib 
    
    EMC/Makefile - added for compiling StEmcDecoder as a standalone .so library;
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx/h - added JetPatch decoding;
    
    TRG/L2gammaResult2006.h, L2jetResults2006.h, L2pedResults2006.h - added L2 Result Structs;
    
    - StDAQMaker 
    
    StDAQMaker.cxx - redundant delete removed 
    
    - StDbLib 
    
    MysqlDb.cc/hh - memory leak fixed 
    
    - StChain 
    
    StMaker.h/cxx - PrintAttr() method added
    
    - St_db_Maker 
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - test for memory curruption added
    
    decrease level of aliases 2==>1 to avoid name clashes ; 
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StZdcTriggerDetector.cxx - fixed important bug in constructor. mAdc[3] and mAdc[7] were wrong; 
    
    StEnumerations.h - changed kMaxId -> kMaxDetectorId; added StPrimaryVertexOrder;
    
    StEvent.cxx/h - added new RnD detectors collection; modified addPrimaryVertex(); new 2nd arg: StPrimaryVertexOrder; 
    
    StHit.h - modified mId short ==> int; made detector() virtual method ; 
    
    StHits.cxx - changed order of initializer in constructor;
    
    StSvtHit.cxx/h - added data member and methods to deal with local positions ; 
    
    StSsdHit.cxx/h - added data member and methods to deal with local positions ; 
    
    StRnDHitCollection.cxx/h, StRnDHit.cxx - hit collection for R&D of new detectors added; 
    
    StContainers.cxx/h, StDetectorDefinitions.h, StEnumerations.h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx - added new R&D detector containers; 
    
    StEventLinkDef.h - added operator for StRnDHit for new R&D detectors; 
    
    StEventTypes.h - added R&D hits and collection; 
    
    StEnumerations.h - added ppvNoCtbVertexFinder to clarify analysis; added StL2AlgorithmId enumeration; 
    
    StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2005.cxx, StTriggerData2005.h - added interface to L2 results; 
    
    StTriggerData2003.cxx, StTriggerData2004.cxx, StTriggerData2005.cxx - fixed bug in zdcUnAttenuated; 
    
    - StEventMaker 
    
    StEventMaker.cxx - simplified logic if StEvent already exists 
    
    - StEventUtilities 
    
    StEventHelper.cxx/h - iterators StHitIter & StSvtHitIter added; new methodes added to StEvent helper classes;
    
    - StEmcUtil 
    
    database/StEmcDbHandler.cxx/h - added setMaxEntryTime and setFlavor methods;
    
    - StEpcMaker 
    
    StEpcConstants.h, StPointCollection.cxx - bug fixed which crashed chain;
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx/h - CTB matching ON/OFF switch activated by m_Mode 0x8 or 0x10; vertex enum extension depending on CTB usage - hack in the moment; BTOW calibration changed for 2006+ from maxt eT of ~27 --> 60 GeV;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx/h - added member for debuglevel; mVertexOrderMethod added; 
    
    Minuit/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - updated for multiple vertex finding and rank calculation for identifying the triggered vertex;mVertexOrderMethod added; 
    
    added protection for bemcDet==0; initialized variable mRequireCTB;
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx/h - modified to use ppvNoCtbVertexFinder; mVertexOrderMethod added; 
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker 
    
    StFlowLeeYangZerosMaker.cxx/h - first version of the LeeYangZerosMaker implemented;
    
    plotLYZ.C - added macro for plotting LeeYangZeros graphs;
    
    StFlowLeeYangZerosMaker.cxx/h - modified to write out the Generating Functions after the first pass;
    
    doFlowSumFirstPass.C - macro added to sum the Generating Functions between the two passes;
    
    doFlowSumAll.C, doFlowSumAll.csh - macro and shell script added to sum the outputs of the second pass;
    
    - StFlowMaker 
    
    StFlowMaker.cxx/h - modified new TFile ==> TFile::Open; modified for MuDst; stopped using eventSummary();
    
    StFlowConstants.cxx/h - made additions needed for the StFlowLeeYangZerosMaker;
    
    StFlowCutEvent.cxx/h - made additions needed for MuDst;
    
    - StFtpcCalibMaker 
    
    StFtpcCalibMaker.cxx/h, StFtpcLaser.cc/hh, StFtpcLaserCalib.cc/hh, StFtpcLaserTrafo.cc/hh - added new calibration maker for FTPC;
    
    macros - new macros added for FTPC calibration maker;
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - all database initialization moved to InitRun; modified to save microsecondsPerTimebin and temperature/pressure corrections in DEBUGFILE run tree; 
    
    StFtpcDbReader.cc/hh, StFtpcParamReader.cc/hh - added constructor for StFtpcCalibMaker ;
    
    StFtpcClusterDebug.hh - modified to save microsecondsPerTimebin, deltatapW/E in Run tree ;
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc/hh, StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx, StFtpcClustersStructures.hh - cluster struct definitions moved to StFtpcClustersStructures.hh; DEBUGFILE created with bfc option 'fdbg';
    
    - StFtpcSlowSimMaker 
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker.cxx - all database initialization moved to InitRun;
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker 
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx - made changes necessary for DoT0Calib;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON 
    
    StMuDst.cxx, StMuDstFilterMaker.cxx, StMuTrack.h - modified to no longer rely on track keys for matching global and primary tracks
    
    StMuDstFilterMaker.cxx - introduced check before copying primary vertex for backwards compatibility 
    
    macros/exampleMuDstFilter.C - added filter->Finish() to ensure writing of output file;
    
    StMuPrimaryVertex.h/cxx - added members and getters for mean-dip and chisquared value;
    
    StMuDstMaker.cxx/h - added overloaded version for StIOInterface::GetFile() to return name of current input or output file;
    
    - StRTSClient/FCFMaker 
    
    FCFMaker.cxx - fixed case when no hit coming from g2t_tpc_hit table in simu mode;
    
    - StStarLogger 
    
    MySQLAppender.cxx - add the DELAYED MySql queery option;
    
    mysql/NetLogger.xml - add the DELAYED MySql queery option;
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx/h - modified, EndCrashFix; added calibration mode;
    
    - StPixelFastSimMaker 
    
    StPixelFastSimMaker.cxx/h - new code for Ist fast simulation added; removed streaming of each Pixel hit; set proper Detector Id;
    
    - StPmdReadMaker 
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx/h - modified EndCrashFix; 
    
    - StPmdClusterMaker 
    
    StPmdClusterMaker.cxx - fill StEvent; mod-1 fixed for CPV;
    
    - StPmdReadMaker 
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx - remove deletion of pmdCollection, it is deleted in Clear();
    
    - StarClassLibrary 
    
    StLorentzVector.hh, StMatrix.hh, StThreeVector.hh, StarClassLibraryLinkDef.hh - addes missing methods to Cint dictionary; 
    
    - StarRoot 
    
    StarRootLinkDef.h - classes related to TAssign commented out;
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h - class TCircle to handle circles added; TCircle linear case improved; modified to do TCircle::Fit with errors; accuracy fixed; 
    
    - StTagsMaker 
    
    StTagsMaker.cxx - modified to remove new TClass(name.Data(),1,StEvtHddr.h,StEvtHddr.h), needed to cleans up all ROOT internal pointer;
    
    - St_QA_Maker 
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h - modified for FTPC: PtrkGood and PtrkPsi hists out, GtrkPadTime in;
    
    - StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx - set simu flag for tpcISTimeOffsets and tpcOSTimeOffsets tables ;
    
    - StSvtSelfMaker 
    
    StSelfEvent.cxx/h, StSvtSelfMaker.cxx/h, StVertexKFit.cxx/h - Svt self alignment maker added;
    
    - StTrsMaker 
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx - modified to merge 3 random generator to 1; 
    
    src/StTrsChargeSegment.cc, StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsWireHistogram.cc - modified to merge 3 random generator to 1; 
    
    include/StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.hh - modified to merge 3 random generator to 1; 
    
    include/StTrsRandom.hh - added; 
    
    
    - Sti 
    
    StiCompositeFinder.cxx - findTrack(double rMin=0) argument added 
    
    StiDebug.cxx/.h - moved to StiUtilities
    
    StiKTNIterator.h/cxx - global mgEnd moved from .h into .cxx 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h - new refit implemented; modified to require track id must < 2*16; modified to account errors; Interface to getGlobalDca changed; StiOldRefit env added; modifications allow primary tracks to loose few nodes; StiConfidence flag added; 
    
    corrected zero field min curvature - 1/1km; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h - findTrack,extendSeeds,extendTracks arguments to rMin added; made default rMin=0; Redundant refit() call removed; DMAX3d increased 3=>4; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx/h - modified to requer more than 3 nodes at the end of fit();
    
    StiKalmanTrackFitterParameters.h/cxx - _maxChi2Vtx member added 
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h - assert replaced by print; dependency from StiKalmanTrackNode removed; getGlobalHitErrors added; 
    
    StiTrackFinderFilter.cxx - Z limit 205 removed;
    
    StiHit.cxx - assert replaced by print; modification related to rotation;
    
    StiMapUtilities.cxx - - assert replaced by print
    
    StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.cxx/h - rMin added; min radius 60cm removed;
    
    StiMapUtilities.cxx - modified to mark only fitted hits as used 
    
    StiToolkit.cxx/h - constructor added and modified to fill _instance automatically 
    
    StiTrack.h - changed private ==> protected; interface to getGlobalDca changed;
    
    StiTrack.cxx - mId increment moved to StiKalamanTrack::reset()
    
    StiTrackContainer.cxx - sort by number of fit points added
    
    StiTrackFinder.h - rMin and combinatoric flag off/on added
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx/h - classes StiNodePars,StiNode2Pars,StiNodeErrs,StiNodeMtx added; Z limit 205 removed; class StiHitErrs moved in; curv ==> pt changed; corrected zero field min curvature - 1/1km; 
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx/h - modified for refit; Chi2 evaluation improved; assert removed; curv ==> pt changed; StiOldJoinPrim env added;
    
    Two error factors added; primary tracks fitting logic refined;
    
    StiHitErrorCalculator.cxx/h - StiDebug.h moved into; dependency from StiKalmanTrackNode removed; 
    
    StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.cxx/h - make default rMin=0; seed fit replaced by StiKalmanTrack::approx;
    
    StiResidualCalculator.cxx - dependency from StiKalmanTrackNode removed; 
    
    StiTrackingPlots.cxx - getGlobalDca ==> getDca changed; 
    
    - StiMaker
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx - last traces of StiMaker and associated maker removed
    
    StiMaker.cxx/h - control is changed using StMaker::SetAttr; sub makerFunctionality added; IST code added; added kHftId and kIstId for StiDetector groups;
    
    option useFakeVertex added;
    
    StiMakerLinkDef.h - removed traces of StiMakerParameters;
    
    StiStEventFiller.h - StiAux* mAux added;
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - bug fixed, use vertex instead of first hit in refit; changed setGlobalDca==>setDca; changed kMaxId -> kMaxDetecto rId; 
    
    - StiPixel
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiIstDetectorGroup.cxx/h, StiIstHitLoader.cxx/h, StiIstIsActiveFunctor.cxx/h - added new codes for IST detector ; 
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstHitLoader.cxx, StiPixelHitLoader.cxx - Tweaked to handle hit propagation via StRnDHitCollection;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - added fixes for the E-loss calculator and for the setKey methods;
    
    StiPixelHitLoader.cxx - removed streaming of all read pixel hits; 
    
    StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx - added calls to StiDetector::setKey(key,val); 
    
    IstGeomParams.txt - added geometry parameters for IST; 
    
    StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx - set Detector Id to kHftId, corrected Ist*pars -> Pixel*pars; 
    
    - StiUtilities
    
    StiDebug.h/cxx - StiDebug moved into from Sti; 
    
    
    - pams/geometry
    
    tpcegeo/tpcegeo2.g - fixed an error in the in the array initialization part;
    
    geometry/geometry.g - introduced the baseline year 2006 geometry;
    
    created UPGR01 and UPGR02 geometries which are basically year 2006 + SSD+HFT and year 2006+IST+HFT.
    
    Note that NONE of engineering detail is available in either case, and less so for the integration structural elements.
    
    added steering for the muon trigger system, "mutd"; 
    
    specified a complete barrel calorimeter for Y2006; 
    
    added steering for the corrected SSD (sisdgeo3); 
    
    added steering for a small modifications in the SVT shield in Y2006 ; 
    
    cavegeo/cavegeo.g - modified to expand the radius of the "CAVE" to accomodate teh mupn trigger system; 
    
    quadgeo/quadgeo.g - updates for the quad model; 
    
    svttgeo/svttgeo5.g - improved the "no svt" version of the SVT geometry; 
    
    svttgeo/svttgeo6.g - added new version of the shielding geometry which only differs by the outer radius of 31.8 ; 
    
    shldgeo/shldgeo.g - small changes in the beam shield geometry; 
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo3.g - improved version for year 2005 geometry; 
    
    mutdgeo/mutdgeo.g - first version for an existing prototype of the Muon trigger system; added necessary elements to get same sensitive volumes as in TOFp trays;
    
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations 
    
    tracker/KalmanTrackFinderParameters.20010311.000000.C - modified to change maxChi2Vertex 30 ==> 900
    
    tracker/KalmanTrackFitterParameters.20010312.000002.C - maxChi2(10==>30),maxChi2Vtx=100 added
    
    tracker/svtHitError.20010312.000010.C - set 200 microns
    
    - StarDb/Geometry/ssd 
    
    ssdWafersPosition.20050101.000000.C, ssdWafersPosition.20050101.000001.C, ssdWafersPosition.20050101.000002.C - added new files; 
    
    ssdWafersPosition.20041202.000000.C, ssdWafersPosition.20041202.000001.C, ssdWafersPosition.20041202.000002.C - removed files;
    
    timestamp moved from 20041202 to 20050101 for ssdWafersPosition tables in order to comply with Svt and simulation ;
    
    - StDb/idl 
    
    KalmanTrackFitterParameters.idl - maxChi2Vtx member added
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    February 27, 2006 
    
    new library SL06a has been created, tagged with tag SL06a, build, tested and released on March 1. 
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    library was build on the base of SL05h library which was checked out in the new area, updated with important bug fixes for EMC, SSD & FTPC codes and adjusted StJetMaker to provide stable environment for analysis work.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - StDbBroker 
    
    StDbBroker.cxx - modified to grab rowsize from St_db_maker and passing it on to StDbTableDescriptor 
    
    StDbWrappedMessenger.cc - made message length dynamic
    
    DbUse.cxx - cleaned up
    
    - StDaqLib 
    
    EMC/EMC_BarrelReader.cxx, EMC_Reader.cxx, EMC_SmdReader.cxx, - modified; 
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx/h - modified to fixed tower map bug; 
    
    EMC/TowerBug2004.txt, TowerBug2005.txt, TowerBug2006.txt - new files added ; 
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker 
    
    StBemcData.cxx/h, StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx/h - modified to fix tower map bug and astyle run; 
    
    - StEmcCalibrationMaker 
    
    StEmcCalibMaker.cxx,StEmcEqualMaker.cxx,StEmcMipMaker.cxx 
    
    - StEmcSimulatorMaker 
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx - small modification in the way the calibration spread/offset is created; 
    
    - StEmcRawMaker 
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx/h, StEemcRaw.cxx/h StEmcRawMaker.cxx/h - modified to fix tower map bug and astyle run; 
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StSsdHit.cxx - modified to fix decoding of hardware info
    
    - StFtpcDriftMapMaker 
    
    macros/FtpcDriftMapMaker.C - macro to run StFtpcDriftMapMakerZ
    
    StFtpcDriftMapMaker.cxx - modified to exit if error occurs while constructing StFtpcDbReader
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker 
    
    StFtpcDbReader.hh/cc - simplified StFtpcDbReader; modified the way if no RHIC clock frequency value available, set mMicrosecondsPerTimebin to dimensionsTable->sizeOfTimebin for DbV options earlier than 20051021 otherwise use electronicsTable->uSecondsPerTimebin as the default value for mMicrosecondsPerTimebin 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - modified to check if StFtpcDbRead not constructed exit with kStWarn; modified to calculate mMicrosecondsPerTimebin from RHIC clock frequency for each event;
    
    - StFtpcSlowSimMaker 
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker.cxx - modified to check if StFtpcDbRead not constructed exit with kStWarn; modified to calculate mMicrosecondsPerTimebin from RHIC clock frequency for each event;
    
    - StSsdClusterMaker 
    
    StScmBarrel.cc/hh, StScmPoint.cc/hh, StScmWafer.cc - modified to properly encode Cluster Size and Mean strip into the hardware information for the SSDHit;
    
    StScmWafer.cc, St_scf_Maker.cxx, St_scm_Maker.cxx - modified to DeclareNtuple only if m_Mode != 0; 
    
    - StSsdDaqMaker 
    
    StSsdDaqMaker.cxx - small modification 
    
    - StSsdEvalMaker 
    
    St_sce_Maker.cxx - protections versus division by 0 added; 
    
    - StSsdPointMaker 
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx - modified to read ssdStripCalib table from the mysql db; ReadStrip method updated;
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc - ReadNoiseFromTable method modified to ignore rows with id=0; improved hw position encoding in writePointToContainer matching the new decoding in StEvent
    
    - StSsdUtil 
    
    StSsdEnumerations.hh - Mack/Upack helper class added
    
    
    - StJetMaker 
    
    StFourPMakers/StBET4pMaker.cxx/h - modified to handle tower swap in StBemcTables
    
    macros/RunJetFinder2.C - modified to handle tower swap in StBemcTables
    
    StJetSimuUtil/macros/RunJetSimuFinder.C - modified to handle tower swap in StBemcTables
    
    
    - StarDb/Geometry 
    
    ssd/SsdBarrelOnGlobal.C, ssdWafersPosition.20041202.000000.C, SsdLaddersOnSectors.C, SsdSectorsOnBarrel.C, SsdWafersOnGlobal.C, SsdWafersOnLadders.C - added for alignment work and Ssd wafer position
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    January 25, 2006 
    
    library SL05h has been updated with the next codes to proceed with pp200 pythia MC production with ITTF + PPV codes:
    
    - StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - changed order of loading of EMC code;
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx - small fixes for MC events;
    
    StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - fixed noninitialized variable;
    
    Updated codes have been retagged with SL05h tag.
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    December 9, 2005 
    
    new library SL05h has been tagged on Dec 6 with tag SL05h, build, tested and released on December 9. 
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    Linux was upgraded with SL 3.0.5 version and codes were adjusted; 
    
    first release of production version of SSD reconstuction code (for simultion and raw data) integrated to ITTF software. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - asps/Simulation/starsim 
    
    atgeant/agdocba.age - modified to increase the size of the ASCII budder "NN" from 20 to 40 to void overflow 
    
    
    - StAssociationMaker 
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx/h, StMcParameterDB.cxx/h, StTrackPairInfo.cc/hh - Ssd added to Associator, added IdTruth options for Svt and Ssd 
    
    - StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h - modified to move ssd makers before Sti
    
    - StChain 
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - add more Simu time stamps reflecting new SVT; 
    
    - StDaqClfMaker 
    
    StDaqClfMaker.cxx - standard StEvent handling
    
    - StDbLib 
    
    StDbSql.cc - bug fixed
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StL0Trigger.cxx/h - run number range updated for run5
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.h/cxx, StFtpcDbReader.hh - modified to calculate microsecondsPerTimebin from RHIC ClockFrequency; if RHIC ClockFrequency = 0, use default value from database
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc - deleted pradius,pdeflection before error exits to avoid memory leaks 
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker 
    
    StFtpcTrackToStEvent.cc/hh - bug fixed for incorrect setting of track keys
    
    - StFtpcSlowSimMaker 
    
    StFtpcSlowSimReadout.cc - removed +twopi in call to WhichPad when calculating pad_min; bug fixed
    
    - StFpdMaker 
    
    StFpdMaker.cxx - created StEvent added to data
    
    - StMcAnalysisMaker 
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker.cxx/h - added NTuple for svt and ssd hits
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON 
    
    StMuDstMaker.cxx - fixed initialisation problem of mCurrentFile, leading to potential segvio when creating MuDst
    
    - StPmdDiscriminatorMaker 
    
    StPmdDiscriminatorMaker.cxx - fixed bug caused crash due to mismatch in length of pmdclust and phmdclust 
    
    - StSsdClusterMaker 
    
    St_scm_Maker.cxx/h - fixed bug
    
    StScfBarrel.cc/hh, StScfCluster.cc/hh, StScmBarrel.cc/hh, St_scf_Maker.cxx/h, St_scm_Maker.cxx/h - modified to use id_mctrack for setIdTruth
    
    - StSsdSimulationMaker 
    
    StSpaBarrel.cc/hh, StSpaStrip.cc/hh, St_spa_Maker.cxx - modified to use id_mctrack for setIdTruth
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker 
    
    StSvtAnalysedHybridClusters.cc - modified to use IdTruth instead of id_mchit
    
    - StSvtSimulationMaker 
    
    StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx - changes for improving PASA shift added; make PASA shift 200 microns 
    
    - StarRoot 
    
    TMemStat.cxx - invoking PS removed, /proc/... is used instead 
    
    - St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx/h - modified to set DateTime from fz-file if it was not set before; added default kinematics if there is no input files; 
    
    
    - Sti 
    
    StiVMCToolKit.h - SsdInChain set as Default
    
    
    - pams/geometry 
    
    phmdgeo/phmdgeo.g - reorganized the code in order to make it VMC compatible
    
    svttgeo/svttgeo6.g - added updated version with the more precise "butterfly" shape of the actual sensitive area; change orientation of the non-sensitive trapezoids by 90 to account for the way the wafer is positioned in the assembly
    
    geometry/geometry.g - added logic for calling the latest svttgeo6; added Y2003C, Y2004D and Y2005D to take advantage of this new SVT geometry file; added same to DEV2005 for development purposes; added a few parameters to the "low_em" setting to better simulate soft EM processes;
    
    - pams/gen 
    
    herwig/hwigpr.f, plot.kumac - modified to read random seeds form the input file; renamed the common block variables; rewritten teh encoding
    
    herwig/herwig.tcsh - added script that generates an input file for herwig, with random seeds
    
    herwig/herwig.in - added random seeds; 
    
    herwig/herwig6507.f - changed names of kinematic variables to a more readable form
    
    - pams/global 
    
    dst/dst_point_filler.F - transport IdTruth info from scs_spt to dst_point
    
    - pams/sim 
    
    gstar/gstar_input.g - modified following the changed packaging of data on the Herwig site; modified handling of the event header data harvesting more info from the herwig ntuple;
    
    g2t/g2t_ssd.F - modified
    
    - pams/svt 
    
    idl/scf_cluster.idl, spa_strip.idl - modified to use id_mctrack
    
    sce/ - removed all SSD codes
    
    sls/ - removed all SSD codes
    
    scm/ - removed all SSD codes
    
    spa/ - removed all SSD codes
    
    scf/ - removed all SSD codes
    
    
    - StDb/idl 
    
    ftpcElectronics.idl - added uSecondsPerTimebin
    
    pmdSMCalib.idl, pmdCalibSummary.idl - added new pmd calibrations tables 
    
    - StarDb/svt 
    
    ssd/geom.C - added wafer global positions for simulations 
    
    ssd/ssdWafersPosition.C - realistic wafer global positions added 
    
    - StarDb/VmcGeometry 
    
    modified number of files; removed fz files; new files added: Detectors.y2003c.root, Detectors.y2004d.root, Detectors.y2005d.root, geom.y2003c.root, geom.y2004d.root, geom.y2005d.root, y2003c.h, y2004d.h, y2005d.h 
    
    Geometry.y2003c.C, Geometry.y2004d.C, Geometry.y2005d.C - added new geometry files
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    October 14, 2005 
    
    new library SL05g has been build, tested and released on October 18. 
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    first release of the library with Virtual Monte Carlo simulation code
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - asps 
    
    Simulation/agetof/Conscript - modified;
    
    Simulation/starsim/Conscript - modified to add FPP flag for non pgi version;
    
    Simulation/starsim/comis/csallo.c - changed CERNLIB_QX_SC ==> CERNLIB_QXNO_SC;
    
    Simulation/geant321/erdecks/gdedxcalc.F, mytrack.g - moved to erdecks, ertrak.F - modified to force loading of mytrack, gdedxcalc;
    
    staf/sdd/Conscript - modified for SL4;
    
    rexe/MAIN_rmain.cxx - remove extra 
    
    - StAnalysisMaker 
    
    summarizeEvent.cc - added information about ftpc tracks, adjust hit.flag cut to >3 
    
    - StAssociationMaker 
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx - modified for persistent StMcEvent
    
    EMC/StEmcAssociationMaker.cxx - modified for persistent StMcEvent
    
    - StBFChain 
    
    BFC.h, BFC2.h, StBFChain.cxx/h - modified; BFC.C, BFC2.C, BigFullChain.h - added new files to implement chain with VMC; merged BFC.h and BFC2.h into BigFullChain.h
    
    StBFChain.cxx - activated Ssd for IT
    
    StBFChain.cxx/h - modified to use simulation time stamps and geometries from list defined in StMaker.cxx
    
    BigFullChain.h - added StMcEvent in/out option (minimc.root file) 
    
    - StBichsel 
    
    Bichsel.cxx, dEdxParameterization.cxx - cleanup 
    
    - StChain 
    
    StChain.cxx/h, StMaker.cxx/h - switched from fBits to fStatus for StMaker control bits
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - added all used simulation time stamps and geometries
    
    - StDbUtilities 
    
    StSvtCoordinateTransform.cc - cleanup
    
    - StEEmcSimulatorMaker 
    
    StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx/h - tower peds now added if option is set
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StEmcPoint.h - class version increased by 1;
    
    - StEmcTriggerMaker 
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx/h, StEmcTriggerMaker.cxx/h - new version to include a realistic reconstruction of the BEMC trigger from the raw or simulated data;
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker 
    
    cstructs/eemcConstDB.hh - added copyCat fail bit
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker 
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker.cxx, plot.C, plotCen.C - changed plot style 
    
    - StDbBroker 
    
    StDbBroker.h - replace UInt_t to Int_t for m_runNumber to avoid problem with undefined run number 
    
    - StDbLib 
    
    StDbTable.cc,StDbModifier.cxx, StDbTable.h, StDbTableDescriptor.cc/h,StTableDescriptorI.h - updated to correct padding issue for pacted tables
    
    - StdEdxMaker 
    
    StSvtdEdxMaker.cxx - protection of 1/0 added
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbMakerLinkDef.h, PACKAGE - added new files, dictionaries 
    
    - St_db_Maker 
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - switched from fBits to fStatus for StMaker control bits; account replacing of UInt_t by Int_t for m_runNumber; added protection for validity date < 19950101 
    
    - St_dst_Maker 
    
    St_dst_Maker.cxx - protection against division by 0 added 
    
    - St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx/h - modified for VMC; added set date/time from fz-file; 
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - modified to check if theFinder exists
    
    StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - more strict cut for failed vertex added 
    
    StiPPVertex/StPPVertexFinder.cxx/h, VertexData.cxx - modified declaration
    
    - StMagF 
    
    StMagFMaker.cxx/h - modified to switch to StarMagField
    
    PACKAGE - added 
    
    - StMcEvent 
    
    modified a number of files to make StMcEvent persistent
    
    - StMcAnalysisMaker 
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker.cxx - changed access to StMcEvent to use GetDataSet to be consistent with persistent StMcEvent
    
    - StMcEventMaker 
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx/h - modified to be consistent with persistent StMcEvent
    
    - StMiniMcMaker 
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - modified to be consistent with persistent StMcEvent
    
    - StMixerMaker 
    
    StMixerMaker.cxx/h - IdTruth added 
    
    removed files: StMixerEmbedding.cc/hh, StMixerFastDigitalSignalGenerator.cc/hh 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON 
    
    StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuChainMaker.cxx - TChain modified to automatically skip of corrupted files
    
    - StSsdPointMaker 
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx/h - added a method to the point maker to check which ssdStripCalib is picked up
    
    - StTpcEvalMaker 
    
    StTpcEvalMaker.cxx - modified to be consistent with persistent StMcEvent
    
    - StTrsMaker 
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx/h - bug fixed, IdTruth added
    
    include/StTrsAnalogSignal.hh StTrsAnalogSignalGenerator.hh StTrsDigitalSector.hh StTrsDigitalSignalGenerator.hh StTrsFastDigitalSignalGenerator.hh StTrsOldDigitalSignalGenerator.hh StTrsRawDataEvent.hh StTrsSector.hh StTrsZeroSuppressedReader.hh - bug fixed, IdTruth added 
    
    src/StTrsAnalogSignal.cc, StTrsDetectorReader.cc, StTrsDigitalSector.cc, StTrsFastDigitalSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsOldDigitalSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsSector.cc, StTrsZeroSuppressedReader.cc - bug fixed, IdTruth added 
    
    StTrsSector.cc - adjust to ICC 
    
    - StRichPIDMaker 
    
    StRichPIDMaker.cxx - modified to be consistent with persistent StMcEvent
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker 
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker.cxx - new method for StMcEvent access added 
    
    - St_QA_Maker 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - new method for StMcEvent access added 
    
    - St_tpcdaq_Maker 
    
    St_tpcdaq_Maker.cxx/h - IdTruth added 
    
    - StarClassLibrary 
    
    StMCTruth.h - method size() added
    
    StLorentzVector.cc/hh,StMatrix.cc/hh,StParticleDefinition.hh, StParticleTable.hh, StThreeVector.cc/hh,StarClassLibraryLinkDef.hh - modified to make StLorentzVector persistent
    
    StHelix.cc - pathLength to plane now finds nearest approach to intersection regardless of # of loops
    
    - StarMagField 
    
    StarMagField.cxx - modified to adjust agufld function to comis, fixed B[0] = B[1] = 0 at r = 0 
    
    - StarRoot 
    
    TRArray.cxx/h, TRMatrix.h, TRSymMatrix.h, TRVector.h - changed operator () to be == [] 
    
    
    - Sti 
    
    StiLinkDef.h, PACKAGE - added dictionary
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.h - added protection for Zero field
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx - checking of centerOrientation added
    
    StiHit.cxx/h, StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.cxx/h - removed StiHit error scale
    
    StiMasterDetectorBuilder.cxx - added clone of VMC geometry before averaging
    
    StiVMCToolKit.cxx - adjusted for extended volume name
    
    StiCompositeLeafIterator.h, StiDedxCalculator.h - cleanup
    
    - StiMaker 
    
    PACKAGE, StiMakerLinkDef.h - added dictionary
    
    StiMaker.cxx/h - modified to be consistent with persistent StMcEvent
    
    MiniChain.cxx/h - removed
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx - cleanup
    
    
    - pams/geometry 
    
    shldgeo/shldgeo.g - shielding geometry, Separated magnets into a separate branch, quadgeo;
    
    cavegeo/cavegeo.g - modified for shielding study;
    
    geometry/geometry.g - modified for shielding studies, added separate config variables for the Quad section, added options 'SVTT_OFF' & SVTT_ON' to switch SVT detector off/on simulation;
    
    create a key that enables the user to lower the electromagnetic processes GEANT cut to 10 keV, from the KUMAC script without the need to recompile;
    
    quadgeo/quadgeo.g - new code for the description of the upstream beam magnets;
    
    svttgeo/svttgeo5.g - a new, stripped down version of the SVT that only includes the support cones but no central barrel, needed for the detector development and material balance studies
    
    phmdgeo/phmdgeo.g - modified to reorganize the code in order to make it VMC compatible
    
    - pams/sim 
    
    gstar/gstar_input.g - adjusted foe event characterization info from Herwig
    
    - pams/global 
    
    egr/gdedxcalc.F mytrack.g - removed;
    
    helix.F - modified to use subroutine resetNlevel instead direct access to common block;
    
    - pams/gen 
    
    herwig/heptup.f, herwig.in, herwig6507.f, herwig6507.inc, herwig6507_tupl.mk, hwigpr.f - added new event generator;
    
    
    - StarVMC 
    
    new VMC code, containes next modules: StarVMCApplication,StVMCMaker, StVmcTools, g2Root, geant3,minicern,pgf77;
    
    
    - StarDb/svt/ssd 
    
    ssdStripCalib.root - default table with the latest format 
    
    - StarDb/VmcGeometry 
    
    modified number of files, added new files to add new geometries and expand volume name with generic one
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 23, 2007 
    
    library SL05f has been updated with next codes, retagged with tag SL05f_3 and used to run embedding production with MC fixed vertex. 
    
    
    - StAssociationMaker 
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx
    
    - StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx, Bfc.idl, BFC2.h;
    
    - StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx/h, StiDefaultToolkit.cxx;
    
    - StJetMaker 
    
    StJetHist/StJetHistMaker.cxx/h;
    
    StPythia/StPythiaFourPMaker.cxx;
    
    StJetSimuUtil/StJetSimuWeightMaker.cxx ;
    
    - StMcAnalysisMaker 
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker.cxx;
    
    - StMcEvent 
    
    - StMcEventMaker 
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx/h ;
    
    - StMiniMcMaker 
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx;
    
    - St_QA_Maker 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx ;
    
    - StRichPIDMaker 
    
    StRichPIDMaker.cxx;
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker 
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker.cxx;
    
    - StTpcEvalMaker 
    
    StTpcEvalMaker.cxx;
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 9, 2007 
    
    library SL05f has been updated with codes below and retagged with tag SL05f_2. Update are needed to process with embedding production with MC fixed vertex. 
    
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StFixedVertexFinder.cxx/h;
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StEnumerations.h;
    
    - StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx, Bfc.idl, BFC2.h;
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    August 25, 2005 
    
    library SL05f has been updated with next codes: 
    
    
    - StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx,StMuPrimaryVertex.h/cxx,StMuIOMaker.cxx,StMuEvent.cxx/h,StMuDstMaker.cxx,StMuDst.cxx/h,StMuTypes.hh,StMuTrack.h - further updates for multiple vertices
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StEnumerations.h - kMaxId == max number of detectors+1 modified
    
    - StEmcUtil/projection 
    
    StEmcPosition.cxx/h - added projection based on StPhysicalHelixD 
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker 
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx/h - modified to allow to mask fibers based on event content
    
    - StEmcRawMaker 
    
    StEemcRaw.cxx - modified to drop only crates which are off instead of the whole event
    
    - StPeCMaker 
    
    StPeCEvent.cxx - TClone to TObj fixes
    
    - StJetMaker 
    
    StJets.cxx - TClonesArray to TObjArray safe change
    
    StFourPMakers/StBET4pMaker.cxx - TClonesArray to TObjArray
    
    - StFlowMaker 
    
    StFlowMaker.h - changes to be in compliance with recent changes in the MuDsts
    
    - StHbtMaker 
    
    Infrastructure/StHbtEvent.cc
    
    - StEventUtilities 
    
    StuRefMult.hh, StuFtpcRefMult.hh - changes related to multiple vertices MuDst modifications 
    
    - StSsdPointMaker 
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc,StSsdPointMaker.h/cxx
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker 
    
    StKinkMaker.h/cxx - Crop() function introduce to flag the kinks with parents that share same daughter 
    
    
    - Sti 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h - getAllPointCount(...) added
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx/h - static mgFlag and isFitted() added
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - modified to remove track improving during fit to vertex
    
    StiMapUtilities.cxx - removed reusing bad hits
    
    - StiMaker 
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx/h - PoinCount cleanup
    
    
    - StDb/idl 
    
    spaceChargeCor.idl, ssdStripCalib.idl
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations 
    
    tracker/kinkTrackingParameters.20011201.000100.C,kinkTrackingParameters.20050324.150000.C - kink tracking parameters
    
    
    Updated code codes have been retagged as SL05f_1
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    August 18, 2005 
    
    new library SL05f has been build, tested and released on August 18. Library has tag SL05f_1 .
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - new ROOT version 4.04.02, supposed to provide proper schema evolution and allow to use templated versions of StThreeVector, StMatrix, StHelix and StPhysicalHelix; 
    
    - code modifications to adjust to the new ROOT version; 
    
    - new multiple primary vertices finder code implemented to process events with pile up effect; 
    
    - further improvement of ITTF code, multiple primary vertices support added; 
    
    - MuDst structure reshaped to provide support for multiple primary vertices; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - asps/Simulation/starsim
    
    Conscript, deccc/idisp.c - added flag WithoutPGI to get free_ and malloc_ without PGI; 
    
    atmain/gdebug.age - removed; 
    
    - StAnalysisMaker 
    
    summarizeEvent.cc - added summary of quality & protection for absence of svtHitCollection, agjusted for multiple primary vertices; 
    
    - StAssociationMaker 
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx - modified to associate geant tracks id with hits ; 
    
    - StBFChain 
    
    BFC2.h, StBFChain.cxx - modified to add VFPPV option - multiple primary vertices finder code switching; 
    
    - StDbUtilities 
    
    StDbUtilitiesLinkDef.h, StGlobalCoordinate.hh, StSectorAligner.h, StSvtCoordinateTransform.cc, StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc/hh - modified to add TpcCoordinate transformation classes to dictionary and to use templated StThreeVector; 
    
    PACKAGE - added ; 
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StEnumerations.h - added StVertexFinderId enum; 
    
    StEmcPoint.cxx/h - removed clash with IdTruth; 
    
    StHit.cxx/h - modified;
    
    StSvtHit.cxx/h - cleanup; 
    
    StTrack.cxx, StTrackDetectorInfo.cxx, StTrackGeometry.h - StThreeVectorD.hh includes added ; 
    
    - StEventUtilities 
    
    StEventHelper.cxx/h - modified use templated version of StPhysicalHelixD; modified to associate geant tracks id with hits ; 
    
    - StdEdxMaker 
    
    StdEdxMaker.h - modified use templated version of StThreeVectorD; 
    
    PACKAGE - added ; 
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx/h, StdEdxY2MakerLinkDef.h - modified; 
    
    PACKAGE, dEdxTrackY2.cxx - added; 
    
    dEdxTrack.cxx/h - removed ; 
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker 
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx/h - added corruption check flag ; 
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker 
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx/h - updated for embedding; 
    
    - StEEmcSimulatorMaker 
    
    StEEmcFastMaker.cxx/h - updated for embedding; 
    
    - StEEmcUtil 
    
    EEmcGeom/EEmcGeomSimple.h - more get methods; 
    
    - StFlowMaker 
    
    StFlowMaker.h, StFlowPicoEvent.cxx - modified to use templated version of StThreeVectorF and StPhysicalHelixD; 
    
    PACKAGE - added; 
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker 
    
    StFtpcTrackToStEvent.hh, StFtpcTrackingParams.hh - modified to use templated version of StThreeVectorF and StPhysicalHelixD; 
    
    PACKAGE - added; 
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StiPPVertex - new multiple primary vertex finder code; 
    
    BemcHitList.cxx/h, CtbHitList.cxx/h, EemcHitList.cxx/h, ScintHitList.cxx/h, StPPVertexFinder.cxx/h, TrackData.cxx/h, VertexData.cxx/h - new files added for multiple primary vertex finding; 
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx/h, StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx/h, StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx/h - modified for multiple primary vertices support; 
    
    - StMiniMcMaker 
    
    StMiniMcMaker.h - modified to use templated StThreeVectorF; 
    
    - StMcAnalysisMaker 
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker.cxx - multiple primary vertices support; 
    
    - StMcEvent 
    
    StMcContainers.hh, StMcEvent.cc/hh, StMcEventTypes.hh, StMcTrack.cc/hh - modified to provide support for IGT detector; 
    
    StMcIgtHit.cc/hh, StMcIgtHitCollection.cc/hh, StMcIgtLayerHitCollection.cc/hh - added to provide support for IGT detector; 
    
    StMcPixelHitCollection.cc - removed old ifdef, now all classes are persistent; 
    
    StMcHitComparisons.hh - modified to replace StThreeVector.hh -> StThreeVectorF.hh; 
    
    StMcCtbHit.hh, StMcFgtHit.hh, StMcFstHit.hh, StMcFtpcHit.hh, StMcHitComparisons.hh, StMcIstHit.hh, StMcPixelHit.hh, StMcRichHit.hh, StMcSsdHit.hh, StMcTofHit.hh, StMcTpcHit.hh - removed forward declaration of StThreeVectorF, use #include, and only in StMcHit base class; 
    
    StMcFgtHit.cc/hh,StMcFstHit.cc/hh,StMcIgtHit.hh, StMcIstHit.cc/hh - default constructor modified, including base class StMcHit constructor; 
    
    - StMcEventMaker 
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx/h - added code for filling of IGT classes ; 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON 
    
    StMuDst.h, StMuTrack.h - modified to use template version of StPhysicalHelixD ; 
    
    StMuPrimaryVertex.cxx/h - new files added to support multiple primary vertices; 
    
    StMuTrack.cxx/h, StMuArrays.cxx/h, StMuDst.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx/h - modified to calculate tracks DCA with respect to the first vertex in the list (highest rank), but another vertex number can be specified; 
    
    StMuTrack.cxx - changed dca calculation: no longer scan period of helix to get DCA; 
    
    - StMiniMcMaker 
    
    dominatrackInfo.cc - multiple primary vertices support; 
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker 
    
    StXiFinderMaker.cxx - modified; 
    
    - StRTSClient 
    
    FCF/fcfAfterburner.cxx - modified to associate geant tracks id with hits ; 
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - modified to associate geant tracks id with hits ; 
    
    - StSsdDaqMaker 
    
    StSsdDaqMaker.cxx/h - modified to fill pedestal histos ; 
    
    - StSsdClusterMaker 
    
    StScfBarrel.cc/hh, StScfCluster.cc/hh, StScfListCluster.cc/hh, StScfWafer.cc/hh, StSsdBarrel.cc/hh, StSsdWafer.cc St_scf_Maker.cxx/h, St_scm_Maker.cxx/h,St_ssd_Maker.cxx - modified ; 
    
    - StSsdPointMaker 
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc, StSsdPointMaker.cxx - makeSsdPedestalHistograms() method eliminated, modified to prevent crashes if ssdStripCalib is missing; 
    
    - StSsdDbMaker 
    
    St_SsdDb_Reader.cc - information from the ssdDimensions table added; 
    
    - StarMagField 
    
    StarMagField.h, StarMagFieldLinkDef.h, StarMagField.cxx - the version of STAR magnetic field extracted from StDbUtilities/StMagUtilities to be used in Simulation and Reconstruction instead of agufld; 
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker 
    
    StXiMuDst.hh - modified to use templated StPhysicalHelixD; changed class version to avoid ROOT bug; 
    
    - StarClassLibrary 
    
    StHelix.cc/hh, StHelixD.hh, StLorentzVector.hh, StLorentzVectorD.hh, StLorentzVectorF.hh, StMatrix.hh, StMatrixD.hh, StMatrixF.hh, StPhysicalHelix.cc/hh, StPhysicalHelixD.hh, StThreeVector.hh, StThreeVectorD.hh, StThreeVectorF.hh, StarClassLibraryLinkDef.hh - modified to agjust to new ROOT version; 
    
    StLorentzVector.cc, StMatrix.cc, StThreeVector.cc - new files added; 
    
    StHelixD.cc, StLorentzVectorD.cc, StLorentzVectorF.cc, StMatrixD.cc, StMatrixF.cc, StPhysicalHelixD.cc, StThreeVectorD.cc, StThreeVectorF.cc - removed files; 
    
    StMCTruth.cxx/h - added to associate geant tracks id with hits; 
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker 
    
    StKinkMaker.h - modified to use templated StPhysicalHelixD; 
    
    - StSvtClassLibrary 
    
    StSvtGeometry.cc, StSvtHybridData.cc/hh, StSvtHybridPixelsD.cc/hh - modified to associate geant tracks id with hits ; 
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker 
    
    StSvtAnalysedHybridClusters.cc/hh, StSvtAnalysis.cc/hh, StSvtClusterAnalysisMaker.cxx, StSvtClusterFinder.cc/hh, StSvtHitMaker.cxx - modified to associate geant tracks id with hits ; 
    
    StSvtClusterAnalysisMaker.cxx, StSvtClusterMaker.cxx/h - clear of collection added ; 
    
    - StSvtDaqMaker 
    
    StSvtHybridDaqData.cc - modified; 
    
    - StSvtSimulationMaker 
    
    StSvtElectronCloud.cc/hh, StSvtGeantHits.cc/hh, StSvtOnlineSeqAdjSimMaker.cxx StSvtSignal.cc/hh, StSvtSimulation.cc/hh, StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx/hh - modified to associate geant tracks id with hits ; 
    
    - StSvtSeqAdjMaker 
    
    StSvtSeqAdjMaker.cxx/h - modified; 
    
    - StTableUtilities 
    
    StTrackChair.h, St_dst_trackC.h - modified to use templated StHelixD; 
    
    - StTofUtil 
    
    tofPathLength.cc/hh modified to use templated StThreeVector; 
    
    StTofrGeometry.h - modified to use templated StThreeVector; hide typedefs IntVec, DoubleVec, PointVec and methods HelixCrossCellIds,HelixCross, projTrayVector from CINT; 
    
    StTofGeometry.h - modified to use templated StThreeVector and StPhysicalHelix; 
    
    - StTofpMatchMaker 
    
    StTofpMatchMaker.h - modified to use templated StThreeVectorD; 
    
    - StTofrMatchMaker 
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.h - modified to use template StThreeVectorD; 
    
    - StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcDbLinkDef.h, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx/h, - replace dEdx_t=>dEdxY2_t; 
    
    - StTrsMaker 
    
    StTrsMaker.cxx/h, StTrsDigitalSector.hh, StTrsZeroSuppressedReader.cc/hh, StTrsDigitalSector.cc, StTrsFastDigitalSignalGenerator.cc,StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.cc - bug fixed; 
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx/h, StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx - modifications for pp, run2005, trigger ID & inheritance ; 
    
    StEvtVtxSeedMaker.cxx/h, StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx/h - added new files to use StEvent for beamline constraint; 
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.h - modified to use templated StPhysicalHelixD; 
    
    
    - Sti 
    
    StiDummyVertexFinder.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h, StiStarVertexFinder.cxx/h, StiTrackFinder.cxx/h, StiTreeNode.cxx/h, StiVertexFinder.cxx/h - multiple primary vertices support; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - modified; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - new logic for for muliple vertices implemented; 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h - removeLastNode() added; 
    
    StiMcTrack.cxx/h, StiTrack.h - const added, refit added; 
    
    StiStarVertexFinder.cxx - set small but non zero errors for primary hits; 
    
    StiTrack.cxx - set track id < 32K ; 
    
    StiTrackContainer.cxx/h - sort() added; 
    
    StiTrackNode.h - getDet() renamed to getDeterm(); 
    
    StiToolkit.h - IdTruth changes; 
    
    Base/Factory.cxx/h - added global memory counter; 
    
    - StiMaker 
    
    StiMaker.cxx - multiple primary vertices support, make 'clearmem' as default; 
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx/h - multiple primary vertices support; 
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx/h - changes related to association of geant tracks id with hits; 
    
    - StiSsd 
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - DetectorBuilder updated with the correct methods from StSsdUtil; 
    
    - StiSvt 
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSvtHitLoader.cxx - cleanup; 
    
    
    - St_db_Maker 
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - SetFlavor/fDbBroker bug fixed; 
    
    StKinkMaker.h - modified to use templated StPhysicalHelixD; 
    
    StValiSet.cxx/h - added new files; 
    
    - St_dst_Maker.cxx 
    
    StMatchMaker.cxx, St_dst_Maker.cxx - setup stuff for flagging hits used in fit of tracks; 
    
    St_dst_Maker.cxx - array replaced by TArray ; 
    
    - St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - included the newly developed Inner GEM tracker; 
    
    - St_QA_Maker 
    
    TpcHitUtilities.h -modified to use templated StThreeVectorD; 
    
    
    - pams/geometry 
    
    gembgeo/gembgeo.g - added GEM barrel tracker code; 
    
    tpcegeo/tpcegeo.g, tpcegeo1.g - a diagnostics about the TPC gas density added; 
    
    pipegeo/pipegeo.g - added a thinner version of the already customized pipe for the pixel detector; 
    
    geometry/geometry.g - updates for pixel detector geometry; added config variables and steering for the GEM barrel tracker;
    
    pixlgeo/pixlgeo2.g - added new version of the pixel detector geometry; 
    
    - pams/sim 
    
    idl/g2t_track.idl - new IGT hits included for the inner GEM based tracker; 
    
    idl/g2t_igt_hit.idl - added to declare IGT (inner GEM based tracker) hits; 
    
    g2t/g2t_igt.idl - added IGT hits for the GEM barrel; 
    
    g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - GEM barrel tracker added; 
    
    g2t/g2t_igt.F - IGT hits for the GEM barrel added; 
    
    
    - StarDb 
    
    VmcGeometry - updated for recent geometry changes according to St_geant_Maker; 
    
    VmcGeometry/Detectors.ist1.root, Detectors.y2003a.root, Detectors.y2003b.root, Detectors.y2003x.root, Detectors.y2004.root, Detectors.y2004a.root, Detectors.y2004b.root, Detectors.y2004c.root, Detectors.y2004x.root, Detectors.y2004y.root, Detectors.y2005b.root, Detectors.y2005x.root, Detectors.year2000.root, Detectors.year2001.root, Detectors.year2002.root, Detectors.year2003.root, geom.ist1.root, geom.y2003a.root, geom.y2003b.root, geom.y2003x.root, geom.y2004.root, geom.y2004a.root, geom.y2004b.root, geom.y2004c.root, geom.y2004x.root, geom.y2004y.root, geom.y2005b.root, geom.y2005x.root, geom.year2000.root, geom.year2001.root, geom.year2002.root, geom.year2003.root, ist1.h, ist1.rz, y2003a.rz, y2003b.rz, y2003x.rz, y2004.rz, y2004a.rz, y2004b.rz, y2004c.rz, y2004x.rz, y2004y.h, y2004y.rz, y2005b.rz, y2005x.rz, year2000.rz, year2001.rz, year2002.rz, year2003.rz - added new files which includes modification from Maxim, added ist1 and y2004y geometries, added original rz-files, modified to change Tpc gas density; 
    
    VmcGeometry - updated number of files for recent geometry changes according to St_geant_Maker; 
    
    Geometry.ist1.C, Geometry.y2004y.C, Geometry.y2005.C, Geometry.y2005c.C, y2005.h, y2005.rz, y2005c.h, y2005c.rz, Detectors.y2005.root, geom.y2005.root - added new files; 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    June 10, 2005, 
    
    new library SL05e has been build, tested and released on June 20. Library has tag SL05e .
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - further development of ITTF code: new hit errors were fitted and implemented; hit pools modified to RMS=1 and made not depended on Z,DIP and Psi; Chi2 average made = 1, Prob(Chi2) made flat ; 
    
    - SSD code complete, ready for test production; 
    
    - new BEMC cluster finder and point maker code; 
    
    - geometry for year 2005 complete, year 2004 improved; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx - added Y2004y and RY2004y options
    
    - StDbUtilities 
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx/h - added 3DGridLeak Distortion Correction and Utilities to support it
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - updated for the new version of TMatrix
    
    - StEEmcUtil 
    
    EEmcMC/StEEmcMCEnum.h - first revision of code for MC data
    
    EEmcMC/EEmcMCData.cxx/h - modified for for embedding, GEANT unpacker was split on 2 parts
    
    - StEEmcSimulatorMaker 
    
    StEEmcFastMaker.cxx/h - modified 
    
    StEEmcSimulatorMaker.h/cxx - removed 
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker 
    
    StBemcData.cxx, StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx - added calibrationType Reset for old productions 
    
    - StEmcMixerMaker 
    
    StEmcMixerMaker.cxx - small bug fixed when mixing SMD hits
    
    - StEmcRawMaker 
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx - bug fixed
    
    - StEventUtilities 
    
    TwistPatch.cxx/h - added new files for Twist correction 
    
    - StMcEvent 
    
    StMcEvent.cc/hh, StMcTrack.cc/hh - updated for EEMC, added eprs, esmdu, esdmv hits 
    
    - StMcEventMaker 
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx/h - updated of EEMC filling for eprs, esmdu and esmdv hits
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON 
    
    StMuDstFilterMaker.cxx/h - added some new features suggested by Alex Suiade: Emc data now supported (for SL04k and later MuDst), 
    
    flags added to switch Eemc and Bemc copying seperately (setDoBemc and setDoEemc)
    
    global tracks are checked seperately; they were only copied if the corresponding primary fullfills the filter() criteria, now they are also copied if only the global track fullfills the criteria 
    
    StMuDstFilterMaker.cxx - modified to discard the whole event if StMuEvent does not pass the cut
    
    StMuDst.cxx - bug fixed in StMuDst::fixTrackIndices(), now using the TClonesArray that are passed to the function, instead of the ones in StMuDst
    
    StMuEmcTowerData.cxx/h - added copy constructor and clear fucntions for use in StMuDstFilterMaker
    
    StMuEmcHit.cxx/h - changed argument type of copy cosntructor used in StMuDstFilterMaker
    
    - StEpcMaker 
    
    StEpcConstants.h, StEpcCut.cxx/h, StEpcMaker.cxx/h, StPi0Candidate.cxx/h, StPointCollection.cxx/h - new Point maker code implemented
    
    - StPreEclMaker 
    
    StClusterDisplay.cxx/h, StEmcPreCluster.cxx/h, StEmcPreClusterCollection.cxx/h, StPreEclMaker.cxx/h - modified for new cluster finder framework
    
    EmcClusterAlgorithm.h, StEmcOldFinder.cxx/h, StEmcVirtualFinder.cxx/h - new files added for new cluster finder framework
    
    - StSsdClusterMaker 
    
    StScfBarrel.cc/hh, StScfWafer.cc/hh, St_scf_Maker.cxx/h, St_scm_Maker.cxx/h, - modified to save SSD hits into StEvent
    
    - StSsdDaqMaker 
    
    StSsdDaqMaker.cxx - condition if (pedestal>0) replaced by if (pedestal>=0)
    
    - StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSsdDbMaker.cxx - moved configuration Init()==>InitRun() 
    
    - StSsdPointMaker 
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx/h - modified to initrun and improve DB connection; added methods to fill the Tuple, added a histo for the pedestal and new name of the class : SsdPoint
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx/h, StEvtVtxSeedMaker.cxx/h,StMuDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx/h - introduction of new code to use MuDst for beamline constraint
    
    
    - Sti 
    
    StiDetectorGroup.h, StiDebug.cxx, StiMapUtilities.cxx, StiMaterial.cxx - cleaned up
    
    StiHitErrorCalculator.cxx - Max & min errors changed to 1e-4,1
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h - method refitL added
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h - chi2 selection sub branch of nodes modified
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h - technical reorganization done
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx/h - static method mult5 added 
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx/h - new code added 
    
    Base/Factory.h, StiFactory.h - fast delete added 
    
    Base/StiDefaultToolkit.cxx - modified to use fast delete
    
    Base/Named.cxx/h, Parameter.cxx/h - modified 
    
    - pams/geometry 
    
    geometry/geometry.g - included the updated TPC backplane into the tag Y2004C along with FTRO ; improved geometry for year 2004 simulation run, tag Y2004Y implemented, Y2003X updated
    
    btofgeo/btofgeo2.g, btofgeo3.g, btofgeo4.g - modified: removed unneeded Dens=0.282 statements from honeycomb Material definitions
    
    btofgeo/btofgeo4.g - updated geometry for run 2005
    
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations/tracker 
    
    svtHitError.20010312.000010.C - added 200microns SVT errors
    
    svtTrackingParameters.20010312.000010.C, tpcTrackingParameters.20010312.000010.C - modified to change maxChi2=20
    
    tpcOuterHitError.20010312.000010.C, tpcInnerHitError.20010312.000010.C - added new fitted errors
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    May 16, 2005, 
    
    new library SL05d has been build, tested and released on May 17. Library was tagged with SL05d_1 tag ( but has intermediate release tag SL05d too )
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    - first release of TOF reco codes; 
    
    - calibration adjustments codes updated for CuCu production; 
    
    - SSD simulation code developed, ready to run reconstruction; 
    
    - GEANT simultaion code for FGT detector added ; 
    
    - further development of ITTF code: geometry updates, modified TPC hit error parametrization, some modification of SVT code; 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - StAssociationMaker 
    
    EMC/StEmcAssociationMaker.cxx/h - method to print McTracks information was added
    
    - StAnalysisUtilities 
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - reodering of some FTPC code on user ranges in radial hists 
    
    - StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx - re-enabled SSD & ssdIT options
    
    StBFChain.cxx - enabled useCDV and useLDV options to use T0 or laser calibrations
    
    - StDaqLib 
    
    TOF/TOF_Reader.cxx/hh - updated for year 2005 new data format, previous interfaces are separated out for convenience
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - more checking 
    
    - StBichsel 
    
    Bichsel.cxx/h, dEdxParameterization.cxx/h - added modified GetMostProbableZM,GetAverageZM and GetI70M to account saturation for low b*g for nSigma calculations 
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker 
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx - fixed overwriting of masks
    
    - StEmcSimulatorMaker 
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx - set correct StEmcRawHit::calibrationType() for simulated hits
    
    - StEEmcUtil 
    
    EEmcGeom/EEmcGeomSimple.cxx - modified 
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StContainers.cxx/h, StEventTypes.h, StTofCollection.cxx/h, StTofData.cxx/h, StTofRawData.cxx/h - TOF classes for run 2005 implemented,
    
    modification to take care of new TOF daq and electronics
    
    - StMcEvent 
    
    StMcIstHit.hh, StMcFstHit.cc/hh - added loading of hits for IST & FST detectors
    
    StMcIstHit.cc/hh, StMcIstHitCollection.cc/hh, StMcIstLayerHitCollection.cc/hh, StMcPixelHitCollection.hh - added persistency: ClassImp, ClassDef and inheritance from StObject
    
    StMcFgtHit.cc/hh, StMcFgtHitCollection.cc/hh,StMcFgtLayerHitCollection.cc/hh, StMcFstHit.cc/hh, StMcFstHitCollection.cc/hh, StMcFstLayerHitCollection.cc/hh - new files for Fgt and Fst detectors
    
    StMcContainers.hh, StMcEvent.cc/hh, StMcEventTypes.hh, StMcTrack.cc/hh - modification to accomodate changes related to Fgt and Fst detectors
    
    - StMcEventMaker 
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx/h - modifications to build the Fgt and Fst classes from the g2t tables; added loading of SSD hits from g2t_ssd_hit table
    
    - StMuDSTMaker 
    
    COMMON/StMuArrays.cxx/h, StMuDstMaker.cxx/h, StMuTofUtil.cxx StMuDst.cxx/h - updated for run year 2005 TOF data format
    
    COMMON/StMuMomentumShiftMaker.cxx - changed scheme for mOutDir 
    
    - StSsdDaqMaker 
    
    StSsdDaqMaker.cxx/h - new files, removed dependancy between StSsdDaqMaker and StSsdDbMaker
    
    ssdLadderMap.h - new file 
    
    StSsdDaqMaker.cxx - hardware offset corrected for specific ladders
    
    - StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSsdDbMaker.cxx/h, StSsdDbWriter.cxx, St_SsdDb_Reader.cc/hh - new StSsdDbMaker rewritten without DirectDataBase Access
    
    - StSsdClusterMaker 
    
    St_scf_Maker.cxx/h, St_scm_Maker.cxx/h, St_ssd_Maker.cxx/h - modified to read ssd/geom and no more writeScfCtrlHistograms and writeScmCtrlHistograms methods
    
    - StSsdSimulationMaker 
    
    StSlsBarrel.cc/h, StSlsListPoint.cc/hh, StSlsListStrip.cc/hh, StSlsPoint.cc/hh, StSlsStrip.cc/hh, StSlsWafer.cc/hh, StSpaBarrel.cc/hh,
    
    StSpaListNoise.cc/hh, StSpaListStrip.cc/hh, StSpaNoise.cc/hh, StSpaStrip.cc/hh, StSpaWafer.cc/hh, St_sls_Maker.cxx/hh, St_spa_Maker.cxx/hh - new revision
    
    - StSsdEvalMaker 
    
    StSceBarrel.cc/hh, StSceWafer.cc/hh - new readPointFromTable method added to load g2t_ssd_hit table, modified to use tg2t_ssd_hit table, doEvalCluster and doEvalSpt modified
    
    St_sce_Maker.cxx/h - new readPointFromTable method added to load g2t_ssd_hit table, modified to use g2t_ssd_hit table, read ssd/geom and no more writeScmHistograms methods; showScfStats and showScmStats added in the Finish
    
    - StSsdPointMaker 
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc/hh, StSsdPointMaker.cxx - physics and pedestal data processing separated
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc, StSsdCluster.cc/hh, StSsdPointMaker.cxx/h, StSsdWafer.cc - added new methodes makeScfCtrlHistograms, makeScmCtrlHistograms and Clusternoise 
    
    - StTofUtil 
    
    StTofrDaqMap.cxx/h - updated for year 2005 run new data format 
    
    StTofRawDataCollection.cxx/h - first release for new data format in StEvent for year 2005 run
    
    StSortTofRawData.cxx/h - first release of interface to sort out TofRawData array for year 2005 run 
    
    - StTofMaker 
    
    StTofMaker.cxx/h - updated for year 2005 run 
    
    - StTofrMatchMaker 
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx/h - modified for year 2005 run 
    
    - StTofpMatchMaker 
    
    StTofpMatchMaker.cxx/h - modified for year 2005 run 
    
    - StTofCalibMaker 
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx/h - updated for year 2005 run 
    
    - StTofSimMaker 
    
    StTofSimMaker.cxx - modification corresponding changes in StTofData structure for year 2005 run 
    
    - StarRoot 
    
    S THack.cxx - method LineToD added
    
    StarRootLinkDef.h - dictionary for THack added 
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h - GetDCA added 
    
    - StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx/h, St_tpcCorrectionC.cxx - modified, added cut opttion (npar >= 100), activated Edge correction 
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker 
    
    StTpcT0Maker.cxx - switches between TCL and FCF using m_Mode added 
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx/h - modifications for SpaceCharge study
    
    
    - Sti 
    
    StiCompositeTreeNode.h, StiDetector.cxx/h, - dummy reset() added
    
    StiHitErrorCalculator.cxx - TPC size increased 200==>210 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h - refit tuned 
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h - special treat of SVT added
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - dL/dCurv more accurate
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.h - error factor added 
    
    StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.h, StiTrackFinder.h - signature changed
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx/h - static function sinX added 
    
    StiTreeNode.cxx - bug fixed 
    
    Base/Factory.h - reorganisation: method free added 
    
    Base/StiFactory.h - new Factory implementation 
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx/h, StiElossCalculator.cxx/h, StiShape.cxx/h, StiVMCToolKit.cxx - fixed problem with unassigned variable
    
    StiVMCToolKit.cxx - added protection (and asserts) for mixed materials
    
    - StiFtpc 
    
    StiFtpcHitLoader.cxx/h - removed LoadMcHits
    
    - StiMaker 
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx - new Factory implementation 
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - temprary hack, saved residuals 
    
    - StiSsd 
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - removed Ssd from IT chain before new interface with SsdDbMaker will be fixed 
    
    - StiTpc 
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - fixed problem with unassigned variable in StiTpcDetectorBuilder
    
    
    - St_geant_Maker 
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - two new variables implemented to place SVT and SSD hits separately in different tables,
    
    added Hit description extractor (AgstHits)
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - added an interface for reading the FGT (GEM) hits
    
    - St_QA_Maker 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - fixed problem of not using estPrimary tracks 
    
    - StHbtMaker/CorrFctn 
    
    QoslCMSCorrFctnRPkT.cxx/h - added correlation function class for RP-dependent analysis with multiple (hardwired!) kT bins 
    
    
    - pams/geometry 
    
    istbgeo/istbgeo.g - solved problems with the modules/ladders not ending up on the proper radius after they were tilted and shifted
    
    fgtdgeo/fgtdgeo.g - added hit description to the FGT detector, chnaged FGAR hit definition and FGSC fitsteh convention 
    
    geometry/geometry.g - added development tag DEV2005
    
    - pams/sim 
    
    g2t/g2t_fgt.F, g2t_fgt.idl - new file added to process the FGT (GEM) hits for R&D 
    
    g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - volume enumeration added for FGT (GEM) detector
    
    idl/g2t_fgt_hit.idl - added interface for the FGT detector
    
    idl/g2t_track.idl - modifications needed for the FGT (GEM) detector
    
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations 
    
    tracker/svtTrackingParameters.20010312.000010.C, tpcTrackingParameters.20010312.000010.C - increased Chi2 and search window
    
    - StDb/idl 
    
    tpcCorrection.idl - added cut option (npar >= 100)
    
    - StarDb/VmcGeometry 
    
    Geometry.year2000.C, Geometry.year2001.C, Geometry.year2002.C, Geometry.year2003.C, 
    
    Geometry.y2003a.C, Geometry.y2003b.C, Geometry.y2003x.C,
    
    Geometry.y2004.C, Geometry.y2004a.C, Geometry.y2004b.C, Geometry.y2004c.C, Geometry.y2004x.C, 
    
    Geometry.y2005b.C, Geometry.y2005x.C, Geometry.year2000.C, Geometry.year2001.C, Geometry.year2002.C, Geometry.year2003.C 
    
    - modified geometry files to set 'not IsOwner' for gGeoManager for ITTF code
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 21, 2005, 
    
    library SL05b has been updated with 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker/StFtpcDbReader.cc 
    
    code to handle FTPC East gain table properly
    
    Library was retagged as SL05c and renamed to SL05c 
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 11, 2005, 
    
    library SL05b has been updated with next codes to set proper geometry tag needed for embedding:
    
    StBFChain
    
    - StBFChain.cxx 
    
    StChain
    
    - StMaker.cxx
    
    
    pams/geometry 
    
    geometry/geometry.g
    
    ftpcgeo/ftpcgeo1.g
    
    fgtdgeo/fgtdgeo.g
    
    
    Updated codes have been retagged as SL05b_2
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 1, 2005, 
    
    new library SL05b has been build, tested and released. Library was tagged with SL05b_1
    
    
    Main features: 
    
    futher improvement of Sti tracking and vertexing: 
    
    - track errors correctly filled in StEvent;
    
    - combinatorial search is implemented, as a result more SVT hits accepted, number of primaries increased about 2% 
    
    important bug in StTpcDbMaker has been fixed which caused that wrong 'Twist' correction values for TPC were picked from the db
    
    and global sector position for simulation was wrong (only SL05a library was effected); 
    
    few corrections have been done for year 2005 geometry
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    - StEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEmcPmtSimulator.cxx/h, StEmcSimpleSimulator.cxx/h, StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx/h, StEmcVirtualSimulator.cxx/h, StPmtSignal.cxx/h - fixed problem with chain
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcGasUtilities.cc/h - calculate the average temperature correctly for year 2005+ runs when only one set of temperature readings is available
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx/h - made changes for using body + extra temperatures starting with y2005
    
    - StFtpcSlowSimMaker
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker.cxx/h - made changes to use body + extra temperature readings starting with y2005, necessary for embedding
    
    - StEmcUtil
    
    database/StEmcDbHandler.cxx/h - added new class to to handle Emc database tables
    
    - StIOMaker
    
    StIOMaker.cxx - FileSet deleted in Finish by request GridCollector
    
    - StSsdPointMaker
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx, StSsdBarrel.hh/cc, StSsdLadder.hh/cc - positionSize argument added to the initLadders method, 
    
    StSsdPointMaker.cxx/h - PrintClusterSummary and PrintPointSummary methods added 
    
    StSsdStrip.hh, StSsdStrip.cc, StSsdStripList.cc, StSsdBarrel.cc - mPedestal member added to the StSsdStrip object. Constructor modified accordingly 
    
    StSsdCluster.hh/cc, StSsdPointList.hh/cc, StSsdPoint.hh/cc, StSsdPackageList.hh/cc, StSsdPackage.cc/hh, StSsdDynamicControl.h/cxx - missing CVS header added 
    
    StSsdBarrel.cc/hh - readNoiseFromTable methods modified to transmit the pedestal, hardware position information fully implemented,new member mActiveLadders added 
    
    StSsdWafer.cc/hh, StSsdStripList.hh/cc - setPedestalSigmaStrip method added, setSigmaStrip removed
    
    StSsdPoint.hh/cc - new members mIdClusterP and mIdClusterN and associated methods added, modified to take HighCut value taken from the db
    
    StSsdWafer.cc - setMatcheds method modified to transmit the cluster Ids to the point
    
    - Sti
    
    StiKTNIterator.h - reorganization of node container
    
    StiHit.cxx - tolerance increased to 2 cm 
    
    StiHitTest.h/cxx - hit test algorithm added, 
    
    StiDetector.h - init to zero added, 
    
    StiHitErrorCalculator.cxx/h - modified 
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h - refit() method added, reorganization of node container made, getMaxPointCount() fixed;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h - find method reorganised for future combinatoric, combinatorics added, 
    
    StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx - modified not to use 1st node for refit 
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h -assert in rotate fixed, derivatives and their test fixed to eta==Psi model, reorganization of node container made, asserts replaced to prints
    
    StiResidualCalculator.cxx 
    
    StiDefaultMutableTreeNode.cxx/h 
    
    StiTrack.h - obsolete non used methods; 
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx/h - StiContino removed from node, reorganization of node container; 
    
    StiSvtHitLoader.cxx - one more test for hits added; 
    
    - StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - 
    
    - StiTpc
    
    StiTpcHitLoader.cxx - one more test for hits added 
    
    - StarClassLibrary
    
    StLorentzVector.hh, StLorentzVectorD.hh, StLorentzVectorF.hh, StThreeVector.hh, StThreeVectorD.hh, StThreeVectorF.hh - defence FPE added
    
    - StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcDbMaker.cxx - bug fixed with flavor handling 
    
    - St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - added code for reading hits from IST and FST tables
    
    
    - StJetMaker
    
    StJetReader.cxx/h, StJets.cxx - updated to add PythiaAssociator, corrected EMC simulation path
    
    StFourPMakers/StBET4pMaker.cxx/h - updated to add PythiaAssociator, corrected EMC simulation path
    
    StJetSimuUtil/IoManager.cxx/h, StPythiaAssociator.cxx/h - updated to add PythiaAssociator, corrected EMC simulation path
    
    StEmcHitMakers - removed 
    
    StTrackMatchers - removed 
    
    StJetHist/StJetHistMaker.cxx/h - first revision of StJetHistMaker 
    
    - StHbtMaker/CorrFctn
    
    FracMergRowvsQinv.h/cxx - added 2D correlation function Qinv vs. Fraction of merged hits 
    
    
    - pams/sim
    
    g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - added the numbering for the IST and FST detectors
    
    g2t/g2t_fst.F, g2t_fst.idl - added FST detector
    
    idl/g2t_track.idl, g2t_fst_hit.idl - added FST detector
    
    - pams/geometry
    
    ftpcgeo/ftpcgeo1.g - corrected gas in FTPC, Ar+C02 mix in the chamber
    
    svttgeo/svttgeo4.g - corrected bug in the definition of the electronics and IC
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo2.g - created a new version of the structure SFPA to reflect the correct ladder positions
    
    geometry/geometry.g - CorrNum variable turned out to be unwieldy, for y2005b geometry SVT elelctronics mother volume length bug fixed, Ar+C02 gas mix added in the FTPC, SSD ladder radius corected
    
    
     
    
    
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    March 2, 2005, 
    
    library SL05a has been updated with next code:
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx - tracking was fixed, changed to standard TWO CYCLE TRACKING insteard of laser
    
    Code has been retagged with SL05a tag 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    February 17, 2005, 
    
    library SL05a has been updated with next codes to process AuAu200 production with Grid Leak corrections:
    
    
    - StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - Remove SSD from chain dur to it crash reco jobs, L0/EMC precedence change, added QUtils for QA dependencies resolution;
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbTpcOmegaTau.cxx, StDetectorDbTpcOmegaTau.h - access TPC OmegaTau from database added 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker.cxx - added GridLeak and OmegaTau calls
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker 
    
    EEmcDbItem.cxx, EEmcDbItem.h, StEEmcDbMaker.cxx - few more access methods added, made sigPed visible in EEmcDbItem
    
    - StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx, defines.h - crate Id check put back
    
    StEemcRaw.cxx StEemcRaw.h - accomodate MAPMT firmware change in 2005
    
    - StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h - changed for SpaceCharge / Leak corrections;
    
    - StUtilities
    
    StMessageManager.cxx - fixed bug (used pointer before assignment) 
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx - modified to fill StEvent info on SpaceCharge 
    
    - StDb/idl
    
    tpcOmegaTau.idl - added table for tpcOmegaTau DB located before in StarDb/Calibrations/tpc
    
    emcTriggerLUT.idl added table for bemc triggers 
    
    Updated codes were retagged with tag SL05a
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    January 28, 2005, 
    
    new library SL05a has been created, tagged as SL05a
    
    Library containes essential ITTF code development and updates related to Grid Leak correction problem for year 2004 AuAu200 data.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - added OGridLeak option, reshaped B/E-EMC options, added chain for year 2005 run 
    
    - StDaqLib
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx/h - PSD map fixed. 2004 data is still being produced with wrong map 
    
    EMC/EMC_Reader.hh, EMC_SmdReader.cxx/h - modified to allow 12 fibers in the SMD for the y2005 psd data
    
    - StDbLib
    
    StDbManagerImpl.cc - reseted precedence for connecting to db. From Low to High: star,home,envVar
    
    - StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - changed InnerOuterRatio (pad size ratio) from 1.3 to 0.5 
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbGridLeak.cxx/h - GridLeak interface to DB implemented
    
    - StEmcCalibrationMaker
    
    StEmcCalibMaker.cxx/h, StEmcEqualMaker.cxx, StEmcMipMaker.cxx, StEmcPedestalMaker.cxx - small modifications
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx/h - more get-method development
    
    - StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StMuEEmcSimuReMaker.cxx/h - EEMC slow simulator added 
    
    SlowSimUtil.cxx/h, StEEmcSlowMaker.cxx/h - added new files
    
    macros/runEEmcSlowMaker.C - new macro added 
    
    - StEEmcUtil
    
    EEdsm/EEmapTP.h
    
    - StEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx - more modifications
    
    - StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx/h, defines.h - moved StBemcTables to StEmcUtil, corrected for y2005 PSD data banks
    
    StBemcTables.cxx/h - removed files
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx/h - created a new method to correct for the PSD map problem
    
    StEemcRaw.cxx - small modification of logic
    
    - StEmcUtil
    
    database/StBemcTables.cxx/h - moved StBemcTables to StEmcUtil/database, added interface to trigger tables in offline DB
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker
    
    StFlowCumulantMaker.cxx/h, calculateCumulant.C - modified v1{3} code
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker.h/cxx - added full Psi weight for ZDC, SMD and fixed few bugs
    
    submitSchedulerJobs.pl, runSchedulerJobsExample.config, combineMiddleSchedulerResults.pl, combineFinalSchedulerResults.pl, finishSchedulerJobs.pl - template to scheduler jobs on cumulant analysis added 
    
    myProjectProfile.C - a tool to project TProfile added, useful when derive vPt or vEta from v2D 
    
    - StFlowMaker
    
    StFlowEvent.cxx/h, StFlowConstants.h - modified v1{3} code
    
    StFlowConstants.cxx/h, StFlowEvent.cxx/h, StFlowMaker.cxx/h - added full Psi weight for ZDC, SMD and fixed few bugs
    
    StFlowMaker.cxx - added checking for corrupted MuDst and picoDst files
    
    StFlowMaker.cxx/h - modified to read run-by-run beam shifts and SMD pedestal
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcGasUtilities.cc - updated to use all 6 ftpc west body temperature readings for 2005 run
    
    - StMcEventMaker 
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx - protection against deleting twice added 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker
    
    EZTREE/EztEmcRawData.cxx/h - updated for for corruption checking
    
    - Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx - modified to use alpha instead of getRefAngle while extending to vertex
    
    StiTrackingPlots.cxx/h - added point of closest approach to vertex (pca) histos
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h - added cut for -ve cosCA
    
    RadLengthPlots.cxx, StiHitErrorCalculator.cxx, StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h, StiResidualCalculator.cxx, StiTrackingPlots.cxx - implemented new parameter model
    
    RadLengthPlots.cxx, StiHitToTrackMap.cxx, StiLocalTrackMerger.cxx, StiTrackAssociation.h, StiTrackContainer.cxx/h, StiTrackToObjMap.cxx, StiTrackToTrackMap.cxx, StiTrackingPlots.cxx/h, StiResidualCalculator.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - changed track container to vector
    
    examples/CombinationIterator_ex.cxx, StiCompositeLeafIterator_ex.cxx, StiEvaluableTrack_ex.cxx - files removed
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h - initial errors tuned
    
    - StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiStEventFiller.cxx - several bugs fixed, parameters protection added 
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiStEventFiller.cxx - changed track container to vector
    
    - StiGui
    
    EventDisplay.cxx,PrintMenuGroup.cxx - track container iterators changed to vector::iterator 
    
    - StPmdReadMaker
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx - updated to read 2005 data
    
    - StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdGeom.cxx/h, StPmdMapUtil.cxx/h - status problem fixed for chain, new map for 2005 data
    
    - St_QA_Maker 
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx StQABookHist.cxx/h - updated histos for PMD
    
    - St_trg_Maker
    
    St_trg_Maker.cxx - added decoding 2005=2004
    
    
    - pams/geometry
    
    fstdgeo/fstdgeo.g - first revision and substantial reorganization than, better AlN description; added the water manifold (duct). Corrected a small error in the size of AlN plate; 
    
    removed active and passive layers, corrected nesting of the water duct volume;
    
    istbgeo/istbgeo.g - first revision, large addition than, segmented silicon, AlN, chtips, new volume names;
    
    geometry/geometry.g - updated the experimental IST1 tag to better refelct the needs of the new tracking group; took out the FTPC, put in the Pixel and SSD, and made provisions for the latter to work w/o the SVT volumes; corrected SSD geometry in y2005x. 
    
    mfldgeo/mfldgeo.g - agufld was made as function
    
    fpdmgeo/fpdmgeo1.g - removed an annoying print statement 
    
    pixlgeo/pixlgeo1.g - small corrections
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo.g, sisdgeo1.g, sisdgeo2.g - updates for case when SVT is missing form the configuration
    
    - pams/sim
    
    gstar/gstar_part.g - sigma(1385) family has been added to the particle list
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StDb/idl
    
    ftpcTemps.idl - FTPC extra temperatures added
    
    emcTriggerPed.idl - trigger pedestal for BEMC added
    
    emcTriggerStatus.idl - broke towerStatus into multidimentional array [30][160] to better represent hardware
    
    tpcFieldCageShort.idl - added missing resistance
    
    tpcGridLeak.idl - added table for GridLeak calibration
    
    - StarDb/VmcGeometry
    
    Geometry.y2003a.root, Geometry.y2003b.root, Geometry.y2003x.root, Geometry.y2004.root, Geometry.y2004a.root, Geometry.y2004b.root,Geometry.y2004x.root, Geometry.y2005x.root, Geometry.year2000.root, Geometry.year2001.root,Geometry.year2002.root, Geometry.year2003.root - added new files, VMC geometries converted from fz-files.
    
    
     
    
    
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    January 05, 2005, 
    
    library SL04k has been updated with next codes:
    
    - Sti 
    
    Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx - restored previous revision
    
    - St_QA_Maker 
    
    St_QA_Maker.cxx, StEventQAMaker.cxx/h, QAH.cxx/h, StQAMakerBase.cxx/h, StQABookHist.cxx/h, QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h - updated QA histos for run 5 for PMD, primary tracks, FPD, QAShift lists
    
    - StAnalysisUtilities 
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - updated QA hist utilities for run 5, PMD, primary tracks, FPD, QAShift lists
    
    All library has been retagged with tag SL04k_3.
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    December 14 - 16, 2004, 
    
    library SL04k has been updated with next codes:
    
    - StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - for TPT based reco added svt_daq,svtD to base chain B2004 (so will be shorter)
    
    extended with VFppLMV5 to make symetric in feature comapring to Sti
    
    for ALL 2004 chains (Sti or TPT) --> eemcD is an obsolete option, eemcDY2 will do both EMC
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx - fixed 2 cuts in ppLMV4 for the TPT version
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx/h, StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx - added initaition of StGenericVertexFinder variables, replace mDumMaker by StMaker::GetChain() method
    
    - StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx - added initialisation of eta, phi and pt affects events without main vertex
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StBemcData.cxx - added event corrupt flag based on header check 
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx, controlADCtoE.idl - added new flags to controlAdcToE table 
    
    - StEmcRawMaker
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx/h - added histograms for status tables creation 
    
    - St_dst_Maker
    
    StVertexMaker.cxx, ppLMV4.cxx - modifications to implement the ppLMV-5 cuts to ppLMV4
    
    - StarRoot
    
    TMemStat.cxx - specified path to ps
    
    - Sti
    
    Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx - new energy loss calculation implemented 
    
    StiDetector.h, StiElossCalculator.cxx/h - new energy loss calculation implemented
    
    StiHitErrorCalculator.cxx/h - bug fixed
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h - number of bugs fixed, 
    
    StiTrackingPlots.cxx/h - new histo implemented
    
    - StiTpc
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx - new energy loss calculation implemented
    
    - StiSvt
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx - new energy loss calculation implemented 
    
    - StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - new energy loss calculation implemented 
    
    - StiPixel
    
    StiPixelDetectorBuilder.cxx - new energy loss calculation implemented 
    
    
    SL04k library was retagged as SL04k_2 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    December 1-2, 2004, 
    
    library SL04k has been updated with next codes:
    
    - StDaqLib 
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx - uninitilaized arrays set to default values
    
    - StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuCut.cxx/h - initialized arrays
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.cxx/h - added errors on primary vertex
    
    - St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - loss of one GtHash object per call fixed
    
    - StTagsMaker
    
    StTagsMaker.cxx - small memory leak fixed 
    
    - Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h - test for -ve and too big track length added
    
    StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx, StiTrack.h - minor changes>
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - set ionization potential for Ar in eloss calculateion instead 5, z propagation fixed
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - pipe propagation fixed
    
    StiDetector.cxx/h - added useful indexing tools
    
    StiTrackingPlots.cxx/h - revamped the plotting package, svt modified
    
    StiHit.cxx - rotation of cov. matrix fixed
    
    - StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - working version
    
    - StiSvt
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx - hybrid back
    
    - StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - removed throw and replaced with continue; chi2[1] set to incremental chi2 at inner most hit or vertex;
    
    modified to fill the fitTraits.chi2[1] data member for primaries only, it holds node->getChi2() from the innerMostHitNode, which will be the vertex for primaries
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations/tracker
    
    KalmanTrackFitterParameters.20010312.000002.C
    
    svtHitError.20010312.000002.C
    
    svtTrackingParameters.20010312.000002.C
    
    tpcInnerHitError.20010312.000002.C
    
    tpcOuterHitError.20010312.000002.C 
    
    tpcTrackingParameters.20010312.000002.C - Claude's tune parameters for TPC & SVT added
    
    
    Updated codes were retagged as SL04k_1 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    November 24, 2004, 
    
    library SL04k has been updated with next code:
    
    asps/Simulation/starsim/atmain/dblib.cxx - bug fixed
    
    asps/Simulation/starsim/Conscript - added compilation of old redhat 7.2 platforms 
    
    Updated codes has been retagged as SL04k_a 
    
    
     
    
    
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    November 18, 2004, 
    
    library SL04k has been updated with next codes and retagged as SL04k:
    
    
    - StAssociationMaker/EMC 
    
    StEmcAssociationMaker.cxx/h - modified to fill multimaps directly 
    
    - StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - introduced SsdIT options and turn StiSsd ON from Sti option, SSD geometry activated, year 2005 geometry updated
    
    - StDAQMaker
    
    StDAQReader.cxx - added thereIsTriggerData() check and logic for return kStErr
    
    StEEMCReader.cxx/h - added isEemcBankIn
    
    StTRGReader.h - updated for year 2005 run
    
    - StDaqLib
    
    EEMC/EEMC_Reader.cxx/hh - implemented isEemcBankIn
    
    EVP/emcReader.cxx/h - removed etow ch
    
    TRG/trgStructures2005.h, code2005.cxx - updated for year 2005 run
    
    TRG/TRG_Reader.cxx/hh - added logic for bad trigger data header + change print-out format
    
    GENERIC/DetectorReader.cxx - changed message format
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx - bug fixed
    
    - StEmcRawMaker 
    
    StBemcRaw.cxx - non initialization of some variables were fixed 
    
    StEemcRaw.cxx - unit var initialized 
    
    - StEstMaker
    
    Infrastructure/StEstBranch.cc/hh - initialization fixed
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StTriggerData2003.cxx, StTriggerData2004.cxx, StTriggerData2005.cxx/h - checkes for valid pre/post samples added
    
    - StEventDisplayMaker
    
    StEventControlPanel.cxx, StEventDisplayMaker.cxx/h, StGlobalFilterTest.cxx - bug fixed
    
    - StEventUtilities 
    
    StEventHelper.cxx - test for the same StEvent pointer removed
    
    - StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuArrays.cxx/h, StMuDst.cxx/h, StMuDstMaker.cxx/h - added stuff to support ezTree mode of MuDstMaker
    
    StMuDst.cxx/h - arg name must not be repeated
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.cxx/h - added call to StMuDst::set() for V0-event-pointers in read()
    
    COMMON/StMuEmcUtil.cxx - fixed crate counters for Emc status flag copying ( [1-30] instead of [0-29] )
    
    EZTREE/EztEmcRawData.cxx/h, EztEventHeader.cxx/h, EztTrigBlob.cxx/h, StMuEzTree.cxx/h - initial revision of ezTree classes for EEmc raw data to process Fastoffline of fast-detector data during run 2005 
    
    - StarClassLibrary
    
    StThreeVectorD.hh, StThreeVectorF.hh - check for x,y =0 added
    
    - StarRoot
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h - set default arg for THelixTrack::Print()
    
    - Sti
    
    StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx - added call to nudge in fit function
    
    - StTriggerDataMaker 
    
    StTriggerDataMaker.cxx - updated for year 2005 run
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    November 11, 2004, 
    
    library SL04k has been updated with bug fixes and further development of ITTF code. Library has been retagged.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    - Sti
    
    StiDetectorContainer.cxx/h, StiDetectorTreeBuilder.cxx, StiHit.cxx, StiHitContainer.cxx, StiKalmanTrack.cxx, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h, StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.cxx, StiMasterDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPlacement.h, StiTrackingPlots.cxx;
    
    Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx; 
    
    next modifications have been made:
    
    
      
        
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      changed the StiPlacement class to hold keys to both the radial and angle placement.
      
        Propagated the use of those keys in StiSvt StiTpc StiSsd and all relevant Sti classes.
      
        
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      changed the StiKalmanTrackFinder::find(StiTrack*) function's algorithm for the navigation of
      
        the detector volumes. The new code uses an iterator to visit all relevant volumes.
      
        The code is now more robust and compact as well as much easier to read and maintain.
      
        
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    • 
        
      changed the chi2 calculation in StiKalmanTrack::getChi2 and propagated the effects of this change 
      
        in both StiTrackingPlots and StiStEventFiller classes.
      
        
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    StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - added functions for extrapolation, updates of track parameters 
    
    StiTrackingPlots.cxx/h - added diagnostic plots
    
    - StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - fixed of the chi2 calculation
    
    - StiSvt
    
    StiSvtDetectorBuilder.cxx - added/fixed placement keys - disabled hybrids
    
    - StiTpc
    
    StiTpcDetectorBuilder.cxx - added/fixed placement keys, added fine tune of pad row placements based on db
    
    - StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx - added/fixed placement keys, provisionally put a return in the 1st line of the builder
    
    
     
    
    
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    October 28, 2004, 
    
    library SL04k has been created on .sl302_gcc323 and .rh80_gcc32 platforms, tested and released November 3.
    
    
    Main features of the library:
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker code has been completely reshaped, the new improvements are:
    
    
      
        
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      Code is much smaller and easier to read 
      
        
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      It now reads DAQ files, StEvent and MuDstFiles 
      
        
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      No need for StMuDst2StEventMaker (but this still works) 
      
        
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      StEmcCollection that is created is plugged into muDST so the user can read the emcCollection directly from muDST (use the method StMuDst::emcCollection()) 
      
        
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      Crate status are properly filled in StEvent and StMuDst 
      
        
      • 
        
    • 
        
      Maker does not decide if event is corrupted or not, it just zeroes the corrupted crates. It is up to the user to check the crateStatus in StEvent (StMuDst) and make a decision 
      
        
      • 
        
    • 
        
      StEmcADCtoEMaker now depends on StEmcRawMaker 
      
        
      • 
    
    
    
    - new maker StEmcRawMaker has been created to replace former StEmcADCtoEMaker in production. It reads only DAQ structures and write output in StEvent
    
    - StMuDSTMaker has been reshaped. The main functional changes concern the Emc and Pmd data structures.
    
    
      
        
    • 
        
      for EMC flags were added to signal corruption of crate headers 
      
        
      • 
        
    • 
        
      points and clusters are no longer copied from StEvent, because they are recalculated during analysis anyway 
      
        
      • 
        
    • 
        
      for Pmd the possibility to store hits (single-channel information) was added 
      
        
      • 
        
    • 
        
      some changes to the internal logic has been made which will allow to read some Emc (and Pmd) branches more selectively 
      
        
      • 
        
    • 
        
      fixed the problem with StMuIOMaker (there was no emc collection) 
      
        
      • 
    
    
    
    - Significant improvement for ITTF code has been made related to ratio of good/bad global tracks 
    
    
      
        
    • 
        
      Sti: StiKalmanTrack.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx/h, StiKalmanTrackFitter.cxx, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx/h, StiTrackFinderFilter.cxx/h, StiLocalTrackMerger.cxx, StiPlacement.cxx - various changes to improve track quality 
      
        
      • 
        
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      Star/StiStarDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to make pipe longer 
      
        
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      StiMaker: StiStEventFiller.cxx/h - changes related to track quality improvement 
      
        
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    Other changes in the codes not related to the above modifications:
    
    - StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - changed emcDY2 to a new meaning (runs StEmcRawMaker instead of StEmcADCtoEMaker), added emcAtoE option to run StEmcADCtoEMaker 
    
    - StDbUtilities 
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx/h - added GetSpaceChargeMode() function
    
    - StEvent
    
    StDetectorId.h - enum StarMaxSize added
    
    StTrackDetectorInfo.cxx, StTrackGeometry.cxx - error check improved
    
    - StEventUtilities
    
    StEventHelper.cxx/h - new model of track graphic implementation
    
    - StEmcCalibrationMaker
    
    StEmcCalibrationMaker.cxx - adjusted to new StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    - StEmcMixerMaker
    
    macros/doEmcEmbedEvent.C - updated dependencies for new StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    - StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcFastMaker.cxx - added emcCollection if not exist
    
    StMuEEmcSimuMaker.h, StMuEEmcSimuReMaker.cxx - muEmcColl fixed
    
    - StarClassLibrary
    
    StHelixD.cc/hh, StThreeVectorD.cc/hh, StThreeVectorF.cc/hh - improved, check for x,y=0 added 
    
    - StarRoot
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h - bug fixed
    
    
    - pams/geometry
    
    geometry/geometry.g - moved filling of GDAT to the end of code, in this case main Zebra bank is properly populated
    
    Y2004B geometry changed to activate the sisdgeo1
    
    Y2005X geometry is created which is same as Y2004B but with the full barrel calorimeter 
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo1.g - improved structure of the code by replacing hardcoded numbers with variables which encapsulate formulas
    
    radius of the mother volume has been changed to conform with the shield of the SVT
    
    
     
    
    
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    October 15, 2004, 
    
    library SL04j has been updated with bug fixes and retagged as SL04j_b.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - asps/Simulation/starsim
    
    Conscript, comis - fixed for Scientific Linux
    
    - StAnalysisUtilities
    
    StHistUtil.cxx - FTPC radial histos updated
    
    - StDaqLib
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx - bug fixed
    
    EMC/EMC_BarrelReader.cxx - modified do not zero corrupted crates
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx/h - pad vs. time histograms moved to St_QA_Maker
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx/h - pad vs. time histograms moved to St_QA_Maker
    
    StFtpcTrackToStEvent.cc/hh - new functionality introduced to comply with the new (=correct) definition of trackReferenceCount
    
    - StarRoot
    
    THelixTrack.cxx/h - inversion of direction added
    
    THack.h - default argument for PadRefresh added
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx/h - bug fixes 
    
    - StEventDisplayMaker
    
    StGlobalFilterABC.cxx/h, StGlobalFilterTest.cxx/h - added global filters
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - turned off SpaceChargeQdZ and CompareWithToF
    
    - StEEmcUtil
    
    EEfeeRaw/EEfeeRawEvent.cxx - one more header change for miniDaq added
    
    - StHbtMaker
    
    Reader/StHbtMuDstMakerReader.cxx, StHbtMuDstReader.cxx - bug fixed to properly hadle mReaderStatus to make frontLoadedEventCut work
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker.cxx - kStEOF returns added to terminate chain
    
    - StarClassLibrary
    
    StHbook.cc, StHbook.hh removed files to break dependence of StarClassLibrary on packlib
    
    - StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - bug fixed: flag%100 -> flag/100; updated to comply with StTrackDetectorInfo changes
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx - changed hit factory allocation
    
    
     
    
    
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    October 14, 2004, 
    
    all farm nodes were upgraded with Scientific Linux 3.0.2. 
    
    SL04h, SL04i, SL04j libraries have been rebuild with native SL3 compiler, libraries are supported on .sl302_gcc323 and .rh80_gcc32 platforms 
    
    SL03h, SL04b, SL04c, SL04d, SL04e, SL04f are set in backward compatbility mode with RH8.0
    
    
     
    
    
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    September 20, 2004, 
    
    new library SL04j has been created and tagged as SL04j_a.
    
    
    More memory leak cleanup in the codes: 
    
    StDbUtilities/StSvtCoordinateTransform.cc/hh 
    
    StSecondaryVertexMaker/StKinkLocalTrack.cc/hh, StKinkMaker.cxx/hh, StV0FinderMaker.cxx
    
    StEventUtilities/StuProbabilityPidAlgorithm.cxx
    
    StPmdUtil/StPmdGeom.cxx
    
    StTofMaker/StTofMaker.cxx
    
    StdEdxMaker/StdEdxMaker.cxx
    
    StEEmcDbMaker/StEEmcDbMaker.cxx
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    - StEvent
    
    StDedxPidTraits.h - small optimization of alignement
    
    - StMcEvent 
    
    added new files: StMcIstHit.cc/hh, StMcIstHitCollection.cc/hh, StMcIstLayerHitCollection.cc/hh, tMcSsdHit.cc/hh, StMcSsdHitCollection.cc/hh, StMcSsdLayerHitCollection.cc/hh
    
    modified codes StMcContainers.hh, StMcEvent.cc/hh, StMcPixelHit.cc/hh, StMcTrack.cc/hh to support Ist, SSD and changes to Pixel
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcGasUtilities.cc - corrected error in averageTemperatureEast
    
    - StiMaker 
    
    MiniChain.cxx - changes related to SSD DB 
    
    - StiSsd 
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSsdHitLoader.cxx - changes related to SSD DB
    
    - StTofCalibMaker
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx - correct the nsigma in StTofPidTraits 
    
    
    - pams/geometry
    
    geometry/geometry.g - added geometry tag Y2004B which includes the most recent enhancements such as the FTPC readout cage
    
    PIX1 - added geometry tag based on the request from the pixel group; the inner layer of SVT has been removed such that it can coexist with the innder pixel based tracker
    
    svttgeo/svttgeo3.g - added a parameter to specify the innermost layer index thus providing the possibility to selectively remove inner layers
    
    - pams/sim
    
    idl/g2t_track.idl - addition for the SSD detector
    
    g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - modified; g2t_ssd.F, g2t_ssd.idl - new material added to support SSD 
    
    
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    September 11, 2004, 
    
    SL04i has been updated with memory leak and bug fixes, memory usage reduction and minor modifications of codes. Library has been retagged as SL04i_a.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated with memory leak fixes and optimisation: 
    
    Sti/StiKalmanTrack.cxx
    
    StiMaker/StiStEventFiller.cxx
    
    StEmcCalibrationMaker/ StEmcMipMaker.cxx
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker/StFtpcTrackToStEvent.cc, StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx, StFtpcConfMapper.cc, StFtpcTracker.cc/hh 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker/StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx/h
    
    StGenericVertexMaker/StMinuitVertexFinder.cxx 
    
    
    New updates:
    
    - asps/Simulation/starsim/atmain
    
    pyrpyth.F - added new file 
    
    rndm.age - proper interface with Pythia random number generation.
    
    - StAssociationMaker
    
    EMC/StEmcAssociationMaker.cxx/h - modified to create and delete matrixes on the fly 
    
    - StChain
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - new methods SetAttr, IAttr,DAttr and SAttr added 
    
    - StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - take StZdcVertexMaker from TpcChain and move it after StEventMaker
    
    option 'clearmem' implemented to cleanup the memory alocation
    
    modified constructor for embedding macro support
    
    ppLMV5, .histos attribute and NoHistos options added 
    
    - StDaqLib/GENERIC
    
    EventReader.cxx - more protection against corrupted DAQ data added 
    
    - StDAQMaker 
    
    StDAQReader.cxx - more protection against corrupted DAQ data added 
    
    - StDbUtilities 
    
    StSvtCoordinateTransform.cc - changed abs to fabs
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - put Manual space charge back to 0.0 in order to enable DB
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StTrack.cxx - added +1 to the number of possible points when primary track
    
    StTrackFitTraits.cxx/h - added +1 to the number of fit points when bool flag is set
    
    StHit.h - added access function hardwarePosition()
    
    - StEventMaker 
    
    StEventMaker.cxx - set vertex-used-in-fit flag for primary tracks
    
    StEventMaker.cxx, StRootEventManager.cc - replaced StEvent Hit containers if there are entries in the corrensponding tables
    
    - StEEmcDataMaker
    
    StEEmcDataMaker.cxx - modified to create histos only if attribute is ON, added TH1F pointer protection everywhere
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx - modified to wrapp histograms in mFillHisto / histos attribute check
    
    - StEmcUtil 
    
    geometry/StEmcGeom.cxx/h - modified>
    
    - StEmcMixerMaker 
    
    StEmcMixerMaker.cxx , doEmcEmbedEvent.C - modified
    
    - StEmcTriggerMaker
    
    StEmcTriggerMaker.cxx - modified to check histos attribute first, otherwise, skip it
    
    - StEEmcUtil
    
    EEfeeRaw/EEfeeRawEvent.cxx/h, EEstarTrig.cxx - more methods implemented, remove questionable spin bits interpetation
    
    - StEpcMaker
    
    StEpcMaker.cxx - modified to create histo arrays only if histos attribute is set, changed histograms
    
    - StPreEclMaker
    
    StPreEclMaker.cxx/h - changed histograms
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker 
    
    StFtpcTrackToStEvent.cc - modified to comply with the change of definition of nFitPoints in the fitTraits of StTrack
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx - modified to use the IAttr(".histos") to control histogramming
    
    StFtpcPoint.cc - corrected bit allocation error for FTPC HardwarePosition
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc, StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - modified to use the IAttr(".histos") to control histogramming
    
    - StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuDst.cxx - bug fixed in createStTrack & mods for vertex flag in fitTraits
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx/h - added 1 to possible points for primary tracks, like in StEvent
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker.cxx - several changes to comply with latest changes of MuDsts and StEvent: nHits, nFitPoints, nMaxPoints
    
    - StFlowMaker
    
    StFlowCutTrack.cxx, StFlowMaker.cxx, StFlowSelection.cxx, StFlowTrack.h - several changes to comply with latest changes of MuDsts and StEvent: nHits, nFitPoints, nMaxPoints
    
    - StHitFilterMaker
    
    StHitFilterMaker.cxx - modified to keep Tpc hits for tracks with Tof Pid Traits
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx - outerGeometry()->helix() used by ppLMV for extrapolation to CTB
    
    StCtbUtility.cxx, StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx - Z-vertex range increased to +/- 150 cm 
    
    StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx/h - ppLMV5/4 switch added
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx/h, StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx/h - modified code to Implement Init() and SetMode() and allow passing a switch to chose the vertex finder from within the same code implementation 
    
    - StPmdClusterMaker
    
    StPmdClusterMaker.cxx/h - option 'OptHist' added to switch histos
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker
    
    StV0FinderMaker.cxx/h - modified to use resize() for vectors, improved vector size management
    
    StV0FinderMaker.cxx - slightly modified parameters of vector memory control 
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker
    
    StStrangeControllerBase.cxx, StStrangeMuDstMaker.cxx - replaced Delete to THack:ClearClone
    
    - StSsdDbMaker
    
    New functions for SSD database reading added
    
    - StSsdPointMaker
    
    Number of codes updated to read SSD databases
    
    - Sti/Base
    
    HistogramGroup.cxx/h - added method to retrieve histogram by name
    
    - StiMaker 
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - when filling fit traits for primary tracks, set the new flag mPrimaryVertexUsedInFit
    
    - StiTpc 
    
    StiTpcHitLoader.cxx - added a test for null tpcHitCollection
    
    - StTagsMaker 
    
    StTagsMaker.cxx/h - replaced St_DataSet ==> TDataSet
    
    - StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - modified to move hits if tpc hit containers exists in StEvent, othewise update tpchit table
    
    - StTofMaker
    
    StTofMaker.cxx - more protection against corrupted DAQ data added 
    
    - StTpcDb 
    
    StRTpcPadPlane.cxx/h, StRTpcSectorPosition.h - improved speed by keeping own copy of table row
    
    StRTpcT0.cxx - reduced redundant function calls to improve speed
    
    - StZdcVertexMaker
    
    StZdcVertexMaker.cxx - added protection for missing StTriggerData 
    
    - St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx/h - timers added for MySQL and maker itself
    
    - macros/examples
    
    bfcMixer.C - extended with doITTF to allow embedding with ITTF
    
    LeakFinder.C, ojtable.C - example of macros for memory Leak search added
    
    - StRTSClient
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx/h - reduced memory footprint
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StDb/idl
    
    emcTriggerStatus.idl - trigger Status for bemc added 
    
    
     
    
    
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    August 13, 2004, 
    
    new library SL04i has been tagged (Aug 12), built, tested and released
    
    New updates:
    
    - asps/agi/gst
    
    removed Gstar code, abjusted for root4star using starsim 
    
    - StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - added TOFr, TOFp mathing code and TOFCalib as default for P2004 chain; added SvtEmbed to chain;
    
    added option MakeEvent to create StEvent at the very beginning;
    
    added StSvtDbMaker set for simulation;
    
    - StBichsel
    
    Bichsel.cxx/h, dEdxParameterization.cxx - modified 
    
    StBichselLinkDef.h - added 
    
    - StDaqLib/EMC 
    
    StEmcDecoder.cxx/h - added trigger coordinates conversion 
    
    - StDbLib 
    
    StDbDefs.hh StDbManagerImpl.cc - added ZDC domain 
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx/h - modified to adjust to the new numberOfFitPoints definiton 
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StTrackDetectorInfo.cxx/h, StTrackFitTraits.cxx/h, StTrack.cxx/h - changed to handle of numberOfFitPoints(), numberOfPossiblePoints(), numberOfPoints() correctely to allow ITTF more flexibility
    
    - StEmcTriggerMaker
    
    StBemcTrigger.cxx/h, StEmcTriggerMaker.cxx/h - update to properly calculate the trigger data from raw data
    
    - StEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEmcSimulatorMaker.cxx/h - moved global variables to private members and made small modifications to run in embedding mode
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc - moved initialization or westHits and eastHits outside of loop over ftpc
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackToStEvent.cc, StFtpcTrack.hh - the number of points and number of possible points is set by giving the appropriate detectorId; new (inline) function was added to StFtpcTrack, which returns the detectorId; modified to fill the FitTraits correctly
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx/h - removed unused histograms
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx/h, StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx/h - developed vertex finding code for pp data with pile-up effect
    
    - Stl3RawReaderMaker
    
    Stl3RawReaderMaker.cxx - added tpc detector id when setting the number of points since StEvent can now store the number of points for different detectors
    
    - StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx/h, StMuDst.cxx - added support for fitted and possible points in different detectors, for ITTF
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx - extended support for fitspoints in Svt and Tpc to work for old files, added topologyMap check for nHitsFit(StDetectorId) and nHitsPoss(StDetectorId) to better handle existing MuDst
    
    EMC - all codes moved to the absolete because current EMC data are writing to COMMON MuDst
    
    COMMON/StMuTofUtil.cxx - fixed for track-point matching
    
    - St_geant_Maker.cxx
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx - propagation of additional info related to simulation conditions in Pythia events
    
    - StSpectraTagMaker
    
    dEdx_formula.cc - replace old BetheBloch by Bichsel
    
    - Star2Root
    
    Star2Root library eliminated, St_PolyLine3D moved to StEventDisplayMaker
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker
    
    StV0FinderMaker.cxx/h - modified 
    
    - StEventDisplayMaker 
    
    St_PolyLine3D moved to StEventDisplayMaker
    
    - StTofrMatchMaker 
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx - quality cut applied
    
    - StTofCalibMaker
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx - missing nSigmaXX in tofHit implemented
    
    - StTpcDb
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx/h - added Reset for dEdx_t and SpaceCharge correction
    
    - StRTSClient
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx.h - added for recent changes in StEvent
    
    
    - Sti
    
    Base/VectorizedFactory.h - added a clear function to the class to enable a flush of the allocated memory at the end of an event
    
    StiKalmanTrack.h - added getMaxPoints(int detectorId), where detectorId corresponds to the StDetectorId value
    
    - StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx, MiniChain.cxx - minor modifications
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - fixed the assignment of the first point for primaries. Now the logic for both globals and primaries is that the first element of the stHits() vector can actually be casted to an StHit; modified to call getMaxPointCount
    
    StiDefaultToolkit.cxx - doubled StiKalmanTrackNode factory allocation to avoid crashed in production
    
    
    - pams/sim
    
    g2t - new format for the common block due to Pythia work, requested additional info related to simulation conditions to be placed in header
    
    idl/g2t_pythia.idl - propagation of Pythia event characterization data
    
    - pams/global
    
    idl/dst_point.idl - added cluster id 
    
    dst/dst_point_filler.F - added cluster id 
    
    gen/apythia - Pythia library moved to proper area
    
    
    - StEEmcPool
    
    EEmcAnalysisMaker, StEEmcPi0Maker - users development
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations/tpc 
    
    TpcSecRowB.20040404.000000.root - modified for pp run 2004, put to MySql later and removed from this directory 
    
    - StarDb/dEdxModel 
    
    added PaiT.root file 
    
    
     
    
    
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    August 4, 2004, 
    
    new library SL04h has been tagged, built, tested and released. This is an intermediate release to process AuAu200, run 2004 test production with ITTF chain; 
    
    New updates:
    
    - StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx - added missing CtbMatchVtx; options added for E-E Space charge corrections;
    
    added VFppLMV and VFMinuit options;
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx/h, StdEdxY2MakerLinkDef.h, dEdxTrack.h - patches for dAu production; add clean up for all TPC Pid traits (coming from ITTF) ;
    
    - StBichsel
    
    Bichsel.h, dEdxParameterization.cxx/h - modified to add more access function, switch from Ar to P10 tables as default
    
    - StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - added Event by Event SpaceCharge correction capabilities;
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx/h - add switches to P10 tables;
    
    - StEvent
    
    StTriggerData2003.cxx/h - added missing access function for ZDC
    
    StFpdTriggerDetector.cxx/h - initial revision
    
    StTriggerDetectorCollection.cxx/h - Fpd as trigger detector added
    
    StBbcTriggerDetector.cxx/h, StEmcTriggerDetector.cxx/h, StL0Trigger.cxx/h, StTriggerData.cxx/h, StTriggerData2003.cxx/h, StTriggerData2004.cxx/h - 
    
    modified triggers data 
    
    StRunInfo.cxx/h - added SVT drift velocity scaler
    
    StTofPidTraits.cxx/h - new class member introduced for TOF data 
    
    Number of codes modified to removed all clone() declerations and definitions. Use StObject::clone() only 
    
    StCtbTriggerDetector.cxx - updated to fix CTB response 
    
    StProbPidTraits.cxx/h - added GetChi2Prob method
    
    - StEventMaker
    
    StEventMaker.cxx - fill SVT drift velocity scaler into StRunInfo; update of trigger part
    
    - StEEmcUtil 
    
    EEmcSmdGeom.h - added placeholder method getIntersection(Int_t,Float_t,Float_t)
    
    EEfeeRaw/EEfeeRawEvent.cxx/h, EEmcEventHeader.cxx - BTOW data are not masked out any more but headres are checked as for EEMC
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcDbReader.cxx/hh - modified to get adjustAverageWest/East from Calibrations_ftpc/ftpcGas
    
    StFtpcGasUtilities.cc/hh - modified to use use adjustAverageWest/East from database always output temperature calculation information 
    
    since this is a critical value for the FTPC 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - include runNumber in call to StFtpcGasUtilities
    
    - StFtpcSlowSimMaker
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker.cxx - add run number to averageTemperatureWest/East calling sequence
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx/h - first revision of ppLMV ported to ITTF code 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker
    
    COMMON/StMuEvent.cxx/h - added FPD and EMC trigger information 
    
    COMMON/StMuIOMaker.cxx/h - new developments of Wei-Ming Zhang 
    
    COMMON/StMuArrays.h, StMuDst.h - added access methods for Strangeness Monte-Carlo arrays
    
    COMMON/StMuDstFilterMaker.h - added includes for some Strange Mudst classes to rpovide base class for Strange Mudst filter
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker.cxx/h - introduction of SpaceCharge correction Event-by-Event 
    
    StVertexSeedMaker.cxx - modified to add pp trigger info for run 2004 to process beam line constraint calibrations
    
    - StPmdReadMaker 
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx - fixed numbering convention to start from 0 when filling StEvent
    
    - StPmdClusterMaker
    
    StPmdClusterMaker.cxx - fixed numbering convention to start from 0 when filling StEvent; number of modifications
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker
    
    StKinkMaker.cxx - removed kinks with more than one daughter 
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker.cxx/h - modified to handle missing Event branch info condition
    
    - StStrangeTagsMaker
    
    StStrangeTagsMaker.cxx - filling of Xibar, Omega(bar), NKink and MaxPtKink tags added
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker
    
    StSvtHitMaker.cxx/h - modified to save SVT drift velocity scaler to StEvent 
    
    - StSsdDbMaker
    
    StSsdDbMaker.cxx/h, St_SsdDb_Reader.cc/hh, StSsdConfig.cc/hh, StSsdGeometry.cc/hh, StSsdHybridCollection.cc/hh, StSsdWaferCollection.cc/hh, StSsdBarrel.cc/hh, StSsdClusterControl.cxx/h , StSsdDynamicControl.cxx/h, StSsdLadder.cc/hh, StSsdWafer.cc/hh, StSsdPointMaker.cxx/h - modified to use of new database structures related to SSD Configuration 
    
    StSsdDbWriter.cxx/h - first version of a writer for SSD databases
    
    StSsdStrip.cc/hh, StSsdStripList.cc - minor changes
    
    - StSvtSimulationMaker
    
    StSvtEmbeddingMaker.cxx/h, StSvtOnlineSeqAdjSimMaker.cxx/h, StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx/h - modified
    
    - StTofCalibMaker
    
    StTofCalibMaker.cxx/h - first revision
    
    introduced two new tables in dbase: tofAdcRange & tofResolution
    
    update on writing StTofPidTraits
    
    Tofp Slewing function changed in AuAu200 GeV Run IV, include those runs with eastern PVPD dead
    
    - StTofrMatchMaker
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx - continuing update for the DAQ array in Run IV
    
    - StRTSClient
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - moved pixel anotation to FCFMaker from saveRes(); added support for StEvent
    
    FCF/fcfClass.cxx - moved pixel anotation to FCFMaker from saveRes() 
    
    FCFMaker/fcfPixel.idl - moved from FCF 
    
    include/fcfClass.hh - switch off FCF_ANNOTATE_CLUSTERS as default 
    
    
    - StiSsd
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx/h - modified to use of new database table definitions related to SSD configuration
    
    
    - pams/geometry
    
    btofgeo/btofgeo2.g - modified to replaced zero-dimension volumes with explicit dimensions
    
    vpddgeo/vpddgeo.g - modified
    
    vpddgeo/vpddgeo1.g - added new version
    
    btofgeo/btofgeo3.g - modified
    
    mittgeo/mittgeo.g - new tracker geometry
    
    istbgeo/istbgeo.g - a properly configured version of the outer pixel barrel detector with 3 layers
    
    pixlgeo/pixlgeo1.g - changes the outer radius of the mother volume to a more reasonable value
    
    geometry/geometry.g - modified for ISTB detectors 
    
    - pams/sim/idl 
    
    g2t_ist_hit.idl - added hit structure for the IST detector 
    
    g2t_track.idl - added for IST detector 
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations/tpc
    
    number of files modified to replace 'index' by 'idx' following Mike's correction to tpcCorrection.idl
    
    finally all files moved to MySql tables
    
    tpcMethaneIn.20031120.000000.C - added to remove dependence from Methane, added to MySql
    
    TpcdXCorrection.20031120.000000.C - added for dx corrections, moved to MySql
    
    TpcAdcCorrection.20031120.000000.C - added full ADC correction, moved to MySql
    
    TpcZCorrection.20031120.000000.C - added z correction for each row, moved to MySql 
    
    - StarDb/dEdxModel
    
    BichselT.root, P10T.root, dNdE_Bichsel.root - modified
    
    - StDb/idl
    
    tofAdcRange.idl tofResolution.idl - added TOF calibration tables
    
    ftpcGas.idl - added adjustment to average body temperatures calculated from 3 instead of 6 thermistor readings for FTPC West and FTPC East
    
    zdcsmdPed.idl - added pedestals for ZDCSMDs
    
    zdcsmdBeamCntr.idl - added BeamCenter for ZDCSMDs
    
    
     
    
    
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    July 1, 2004, 
    
    new library SL04g has been tagged (June 28), built and tested. SL04g has been released on July 1 
    
    New updates:
    
    - ROOT version 4.00.04
    
    - asps/Simulation/starsim
    
    deccc/ctype.c - added option to work with RH 9.0 with CERNLIB built with RH 8;
    
    Conscript - added option to work with RH 9.0 with CERNLIB built with RH 8;
    
    deccc/memget.c, cs_hlshl.c, avost.c, readlink.c, setenv.c - cleanup, removed unused veriables;
    
    - StAssociationMaker
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx - checkes added for chiSquared values for the V0's when using/not using Est tracks ;
    
    - StAnalysisUtilities
    
    St_TableNtuple.cxx/h - removed - StBichsel
    
    Bichsel.h, GetdEdxResolution.cxx - modified for new tpcCorrection format;
    
    - StDbUtilities
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc/hh, StTpcLocalCoordinate.hh, StTpcLocalDirection.hh, StTpcLocalSectorAlignedCoordinate.hh, StTpcLocalSectorAlignedDirection.hh, StTpcLocalSectorCoordinate.hh, StTpcLocalSectorDirection.hh - modified;
    
    StTpcCoordinate.cxx/h - added;
    
    StTpcLocalCoordinate.cc, StTpcLocalSectorAlignedCoordinate.cc, StTpcLocalSectorAlignedDirection.cc, StTpcLocalDirection.cc, StTpcLocalSectorCoordinate.cc, StTpcLocalSectorDirection.cc - removed ;
    
    modifications have been done to add (sector,row) for Tpc Coordinate/Direction transformations; change sign of t0zoffset correction (to be synch. with fcf);
    
    StSvtCoordinateTransform.cc/hh - added fuctions to allow event-by-event scaling of the drfit velocity;
    
    - StdEdxMaker
    
    StSvtdEdxMaker.cxx - improved dedx calculation by only looking at those hits that go over more than 1 anode;
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx/h, StdEdxY2MakerLinkDef.h, dEdxTrack.h - modified to add account for alignment;
    
    dEdxPoint.h - removed;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx - added protection for old mode setting;
    
    - StEEmcUtil
    
    EEmcGeom/EEmcGeomSimple.cxx/h - added a small exception class, phi angles adjusted to [0,2pi] interval in accordace to TVecror3 convention, replaced Jan's implementation of direction2tower method with a resurrected getTower (formerly getHit) method ;
    
    EEmcSmdMap/EEmcSmdMap.cxx/h - modified;
    
    EEmcSmdMap/EEmcSmd2SmdMapItem.cxx/h - added strip2strip mapping;
    
    EEfeeRaw/EEfeeDataBlock.cxx, EEfeeRawEvent.cxx/h - updates of data block headers check, more detailed monitoring of data corruption ;
    
    EEfeeRaw/EEstarTrig.cxx - modified for more detailed monitoring of data corruption;
    
    EEfeeRaw/BsmdRawData.cxx, BsmdRawData.h - new codes to add BSMD to ezTree;
    
    StEEmcSmd/EEmcSmdGeom.cxx - fixed memory leak;
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx - initialized StFtpcSoftwareMonitor*ftpcMon;
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc/h - replaced obsolete DEBUGFILE code with code to write out a root file for cluster/laser analysis;
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.h/cxx modified to add code to write out a root file for calibration;
    
    - StEEmcSimulatorMaker
    
    StEEmcFastMaker.cxx/h, StMuEEmcSimuMaker.cxx/h - modified to provide methods to get sampling fraction, gains;
    
    StMuEEmcSimuReMaker.cxx/h - added, takes a muDst as input, and uses the database maker to "massage" the ADC response, to better simulate the calorimeter as installed;
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx/h - modified to add setPreferredFlavor method backwards compatibility;
    
    - St_QA_Maker
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - adjusted to removed tpc & ftpc software monitors;
    
    - StEvent
    
    StTofCell.h - added implementation of zHit() ;
    
    StTriggerData2003.cxx, StTriggerData2004.cxx - added ZDC info to dump();
    
    - StEmcCalibrationMaker
    
    StEmcCalibrationMaker.cxx, StEmcPedestalMaker.cxx - obsolete stream replaced;
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker.cxx, StFlowPhiWgtMaker.cxx/h - picoDst format changed to hold ZDC SMD information, trigger cut modified to comply with TriggerCollections, centrality definition for 62 GeV data introduced;
    
    - StFlowMaker
    
    StFlowCutEvent.cxx, StFlowEvent.cxx, StFlowMaker.cxx/h, StFlowPicoEvent.cxx/h - picoDst format changed to hold ZDC SMD information, trigger cut modified to comply with TriggerCollections, centrality definition for 62 GeV data introduced;
    
    - StFtpcSlowSimMaker 
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker.cxx - replaced StarDb/ftpc/fdepars/fdepar with StarDb/ftpc/ftpcdEdxPars;
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx/h, StFtpcTrackingParams.cc/hh - replaced StarDb/ftpc/fdepars/fdepar with StarDb/ftpc/ftpcdEdxPars;
    
    - StMagF
    
    .includes_for_export.flg - added
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker
    
    StSvtHitMaker.cxx/h - fine tuning of drift velocity using laser spots, added number of anodes count to res[0] variable for use in dedx calculation;
    
    - StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - added (sector,row) for Tpc Coordinate/Direction transformations;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.h - access functions for StMagUtilities pointer added;
    
    - StTofUtil 
    
    StTofGeometry.cxx/h - added function projTrayVector(..) to increase the matching speed, head file "StHelixD.hh" included;
    
    - StTofpMatchMaker 
    
    StTofpMatchMaker.cxx/h - improved matching: checking before projecting track, improved the speed by an order of magnitude, rename the defition of int vector;
    
    - StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDbLinkDef.h, StTpcDbMaker.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx/h, St_tpcGainC.cxx/h, St_tpcPadResponseC.cxx/h, St_tpcPedestalC.cxx/h - modified;
    
    St_tpcCorrectionC.cxx/h - added more chairs for TPC Db parameters;
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx/h, St_tpcCorrectionC.cxx - modified to add MethaneIn, GasTemperature, tpcWaterOut corrections;
    
    - StPmdClusterMaker
    
    StPmdClustering.h/cxx, StPmdClusterMaker.cxx/h, StPmdAbsClustering.cxx/h - improved clustering algorithm;
    
    StConstants.hh - declaration of global constants used in StPmdClustering;
    
    - StPmdSimulatorMaker
    
    StPmdSimulatorMaker.cxx - numbering of det0 and det1 interchanged;
    
    - StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdDetector.cxx - zeroing in ctr added ;
    
    StPmdCluster.h - sigmaL, sigmaS introduced;
    
    StPmdMapUtil.cxx/h - new files added ;
    
    - StRTSClient
    
    FCF/fcfClass.cxx, fcfPixel.idl - new ANNOTATION scheme added;
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - new ANNOTATION scheme added;
    
    include/fcfClass.hh - new ANNOTATION scheme added;
    
    - St_tcl_Maker
    
    St_tcl_Maker.cxx - modified to add (sector,row) for TpcCoordinate transformations;
    
    - St_tpt_Maker
    
    St_tpt_Maker.cxx - modified to add (sector,row) for TpcCoordinate transformations;
    
    
    - StEEmcPool
    
    TTM/EEmcTTMMaker.cxx/h - new code;
    
    StBlankStEventMaker - new maker;
    
    StEzSmdCal - new code added ;
    
    - StEStructPool
    
    EventGenerators/StEStructPythia.cxx - moved some variable declarations inside comment, added simple trigger selection;
    
    EventMaker - updated to expand centrality class;
    
    AnalysisMaker - added new output;
    
    Correlations - new cut-binning implementation and modified pair-cuts;
    
    
    - pams
    
    ftpc/idl/fde_fdepar.idl - removed due to replacement by StDb/idl/ftpcdEdxPars.idl;
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g - make LASERINO charged;
    
    sim/gstar/gstar.idl - removed;
    
    global/dst/dst_point_unpack.F/idl - removed reference to fcl_fppoint;
    
    geometry/pixlgeo/pixlgeo1.g - added new configuration of pixel-based inner tracker required by R&D work ;
    
    geometry/mittgeo/mittgeo.g - first (dummy) version of the MIT tracker, dubbed MITT, based on pixel ladders;
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g - added description of two new detectors: inner Pixel and dubbed MITT;
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StDb/idl:
    
    ftpcdEdxPars.idl - added to replace pams/ftpc/fde_fdepar.idl;
    
    tpcCorrection.idl - add index, nrows and offset as data memmebrs;
    
    svtDriftCurve.idl - corrected vector to accept 10 elements;
    
    - StarDb:
    
    ftpc/ftpcdEdxPars.C - added to replace StarDb/ftpc/fdepars/fdepar.C;
    
    ftpc/fdepars/fdepar.C - removed due to replacement by ftpc/ftpcdEdxPars.C;
    
    Calibrations/tpc - number of files modified for dEdx calibrations for AuAu200, run2004: TpcAdcCorrection.20031120.000000.C, TpcDriftDistOxygen.20031120.000000.C, TpcLengthCorrection.20031120.000000.C, TpcSecRowB.20031120.000000.root, TpcZCorrection.20031120.000000.C, tpcPressureB.20031120.000000.C;
    
    new files added for AuAu200, run2004: TpcdEdxCor.20031120.000000.C, TpcdXCorrection.20031120.000000.C, tpcGasTemperature.C, tpcMethaneIn.20031120.000000.C, tpcMethaneIn.C, tpcWaterOut.C;
    
    
     
    
    
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    July 21, 27, 2004, 
    
    SL04f library was patched with the next codes:
    
    - StEvent
    
    StTriggerData2003.cxx, StTriggerData2003.h, StTriggerData2004.cxx, StCtbTriggerDetector.cxx, StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2004.h - to fix bug in CTB vertex matching code;
    
    - StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx/h
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StppLMVVertexFinder.h,StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx - new vertex finder code for pp data;
    
    Codes have been retagged as SL04f_b
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • 
    
    July 7, 2004, 
    
    SL04f library was patched with the next codes:
    
    - StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx/h 
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx/h, StdEdxY2MakerLinkDef.h
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker
    
    StKinkMaker.cxx/h
    
    Codes have been retagged as SL04f_b
    
    - StEvent 
    
    StTriggerData2003.cxx/h, StTriggerData2004.cxx (tagged as SL04g) 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • 
    
    June 14, 2004, 
    
    SL04f library was updated with next codes:
    
    - StBFChain.cxx - implemented ITTF options for dAu and pp data 
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker
    
    - St_dst_Maker:
    
    StKinkLocalTrack.cc, StKinkLocalTrack.hh, StKinkMaker.cxx, StKinkMaker.h
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    - StEventCompendiumMaker
    
    - St_QA_Maker/StEventQAMaker.cxx
    
    - macros/bfc.C
    
    Library was retagged as SL04f_a 
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    May 20, 2004, 
    
    new library SL04f has been tagged (on May 18), built and tested. SL04f has been released on May 20 
    
    New updates:
    
    - StBFChain:
    
    StBFChain.cxx - FTPC option modified to adapt recent changes in FTPC code;
    
    - StdEdxMaker:
    
    StSvtdEdxMaker.cxx - added protection for Zero field data;
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker:
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx/h - splited bad hit into categories, set fcf as default;
    
    - StDAQMaker:
    
    StPMDReader.cxx - bug fixed;
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker:
    
    eemcConstDB.hh - added more stat flags;
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx - modified for 62GeV AuAU production ;
    
    StEEmcDbIndexItem1.cxx/h - removed;
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx - byStrip[] is now initialized when reading database from a file;
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx/h - fixed to process many runs;
    
    - StEEmcSimulatorMaker:
    
    StMuEEmcSimuMaker.cxx/h - new maker to override the ADC values stored in Monte Carlo MuDsts with values calculated from gains in an instance of the StEEmcDbMaker ;
    
    - StEEmcUtil:
    
    EEmcSmdMap/EEmcSmdMap.h - more methods added;
    
    - StEEmcPool:
    
    more development for number of codes, including StMuEEmcClusterMaker;
    
    - StEvent:
    
    StEventLinkDef.h - added enum StDetectorId, StRichHitFlag and StPwg to dictionary;
    
    StFtpcHit.cxx/h - added constructor based on StFtpcPoint;
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker:
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker.cxx/h - added modifications for ZDC-SMD;
    
    - StFlowMaker:
    
    StFlowConstants.cxx/h, StFlowMaker.cxx/h, StFlowEvent.cxx/h,StFlowCutEvent.cxx - added modifications for ZDC-SMD;
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker:
    
    StFtpcPoint.cc/hh - const added to GedtDetectorId() and GetHardwarePosition(), creation of StEvent/StFtpcHit removed. This is done in a new constructor of StFtpcit itself;
    
    StFtpcTrackToStEvent.cc/hh - dE/dx calculation taken out, fill of TopologyMap added;
    
    StFtpcTracker.cc - deletion of track array added again, since it doesn't go into a DataSet anymore;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx/h - modified to write tracks to StEvent directly, primary vertex is red from StEvent, fillin MonSoftDst table here;
    
    - StTofUtil:
    
    StTofrGeometry.cxx/h - introduced data members to save the Tray and Sensor geometries in the initialization;
    
    optimized the HelixCrossCellIds() function to save CPU time;
    
    introduced a new function projTrayVector();
    
    updated the ClassDef number 1->2 ;
    
    - StTofrMatchMaker:
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx/h - changed according to the update of StTofrGeometry, save CPU time by 100 times;
    
    - St_dst_Maker:
    
    removed ftpc code from St_dst_maker, FTPC hits and tracks are written now in StEvent;
    
    StMatchMaker.cxx, StPrimaryMaker.cxx - fixed bug to process Zero field data, added protection for Zero field data ;
    
    - StRTSClient:
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - fixed small bug with cl_id and data dump in saveClusters;
    
    moved initialializations from init() to constructor;
    
    modified to turn on zero-truncation, but leave 5cm overlap;
    
    - StStarLogger:
    
    first release of StarLogger( new messenger);
    
    - pams:
    
    sim/g2t/g2r_get.F, genhit.h - account changed for CPP Path for geant321;
    
    ftpc/idl/fcl_fppoint.idl, fpt_fptrack.idl - removed;
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StarDb:
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcLengthCorrection.20030106.000000.C - adjusted scale for fcf and tcl for dAu, fcf is default;
    
    
     
    
    
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    May 5, 2004, 
    
    new library SL04e has been tagged (on Apr 30), built and tested. SL04e has been released on May 5 
    
    New features: track finding and fitting method enumerations changed.
    
    New updates:
    
    - St_base:
    
    added files StMessMgr.cxx/h - moved StMessMgr class from StUtilities for logger;
    
    - StBFChain:
    
    StBFChain.cxx - option y2004x added;
    
    - StDaqLib:
    
    EVP/emcReader.cxx, evpSupport.cxx - new code added which accomodates different flavors of emcp;
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker:
    
    number of files modified to replace the STAR messanger reference with the abstract interface pointer, modification for logger;
    
    - StChain:
    
    StEvtHddr.cxx/h - production time changed in GMT noe;
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - added extra data-member and method for the coming STAR logger;
    
    - StDAQMaker:
    
    StDAQMaker.cxx - modified to use GetEvtHddr();
    
    - StEvent:
    
    StFtpcHit.cxx/h - added additional data member and access methods to hold the position in pad and time units including their std deviation. Constructors updated;
    
    StZdcTriggerDetector.cxx - SMD problem fixed;
    
    StTpcPixel.cxx/h - modified;
    
    new files added StDedxDefinitions.h, StDedxMethod.h, StDetectorDefinitions.h, StDetectorId.h/inc, StTrackDefinitions.h, StTrackMethod.h/inc, StVertexDefinitions.h, StVertexId.h/inc - move enumerations from pams/global/inc => StEvent;
    
    modified files StEnumerations.h, StTrackDefinitions.h, StTrackMethod.inc to add track finding method Id definition;
    
    - StEventMaker:
    
    StEventMaker.cxx - fixed bug in creating StTriggerDetectorCollection;
    
    - StEventUtilities:
    
    StuProbabilityPidAlgorithm.cxx/h - added isPIDTableRead();
    
    StuFtpcRefMult.hh - removed dAu minbias trigger cut;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker:
    
    COMMON/StMuEmcUtil.cxx, StMuEmcCollection.cxx/h - endcap indexing modified;
    
    COMMON/StMuTrack.cxx - initialization modified, changed initialization of mNSigma;
    
    COMMON/StMuIOMaker.cxx/h, StMuDstMaker.cxx/h, StMuDst.cxx/h, StMuArrays.cxx/h- after tof create event fixed;
    
    COMMON/StMuDst.cxx, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuIOMaker.cxx/h, StMuPmdUtil.cxx - modified to include TOF data with new schema;
    
    COMMON/StMuDst2StEventMaker.cxx - modified to use GetEvtHddr();
    
    COMMON/StMuDstMaker.cxx - fillHddr() added to fill time stamp;
    
    COMMON/StMuIOMaker.cxx/h - big reorganization of code, now StMuIOMkaer inherits from StMuDstMaker;
    
    COMMON/StMuPmdCollection.cxx/h - declaration of StMuPmdCluster added ;
    
    COMMON/StMuArrays.cxx/h, StMuDstMaker.cxx/h - simplification made ;
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker:
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx/h - svaeHistograms method added;
    
    small modification for embedding added;
    
    - StEmcMixerMaker:
    
    StEmcMixerMaker.cxx/h - modification for new scheme of saving raw data into StEvent;
    
    - StEEmcDataMaker:
    
    StEEmcDataMaker.cxx - new EEMC hit indexing, new DB access;
    
    StEEmcFastMaker.cxx, StEEmcDbMaker.cxx - modified;
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker:
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx/h - more access methods added, DB cleanup ;
    
    StEEmcDbIndexItem1.cxx/h - DB cleanup and some updates;
    
    - StEEmcUtil:
    
    St2eemcFeeRawMaker.cxx, EEname2Index.cxx - DB cleanup & update ;
    
    EEfeeDataBlock.cxx, EEfeeRawEvent.cxx - header checking added;
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker:
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx/h - added QA hitograms to keep track on bad hits and nSigma cuts ;
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker:
    
    comment out delete StFtpcTrackingParams::Instance() in FinishRun as a temorary bug fix which crashed MC reco if run number has been changed ;
    
    - StHitFilterMaker:
    
    StHitFilterMaker.cxx/h - make Hitfilter take out those SVT hits not on tracks defined in the constructor;
    
    - StFlowMaker:
    
    StFlowMaker.cxx - make changes to support getting PID on fly for picodst and MuDst;
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker:
    
    added new files StFtpcTrackToStEvent.cc/hh - initial revision to write StFtpcTracks directly to StEvent;
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker:
    
    StFtpcGasUtilities.cc - removed double code in averageTemperatureEast;
    
    - StPmdReadMaker:
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx - chain 45,46 interchanged (in hardware) issue fixed;
    
    - StRTSClient:
    
    FCF/fcfAfterburner.cxx, fcfClass.cxx - added back-annotation and misc. cleanup;
    
    include/fcfClass.hh - added back-annotation and misc. cleanup;
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx/h - added back-annotation and misc. cleanup;
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker:
    
    StV0FinderMaker.cxx - removed cut on v0 being before hit;
    
    - StarRoot:
    
    TTreeIter.cxx/h - modified to allow non splitted objects;
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker:
    
    StStrangeMuDstPlayer.cxx - corrected StMessMgr header file to reflect the new interface for logger;
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker:
    
    StSvtAnalysis.cc - added flag as bad hits with 1 anode and peak less than 11;
    
    StSvtClusterMaker - fixed bug that causes default drift vel. to be used instead of value from database;
    
    - StTofpNtupleMaker:
    
    StTofpNtupleMaker.cxx - added some missing updates for year4, added AdcLoRes in ntuple;
    
    - StTofrNtupleMaker:
    
    StTofrCellData.h StTofrNtupleMaker.cxx/h - added AdcLoRes in the ntuple;
    
    - StTofUtil:
    
    modified StTofGeometry.cxx to fix a bug on the mis-matching by the opposite direction tracks;
    
    - StTreeMaker:
    
    StTreeMaker.cxx - GetEvtHddr() implemented;
    
    - StUtilities:
    
    removed files StMessMgr.cxx/h, modified StMessageManager.cxx/h to change the interface for logger;
    
    - St_QA_Maker:
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h StEventQAMaker.cxx StQABookHist.cxx/h modified to add signedDCA (Impact) plots for globals;
    
    
    - pams/geometry:
    
    geometry/geometry.g - geometry Y2004x introduced which is same as Y2004 but with full Barrel Calorimeter, updated for PMD code;
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo1.g - new version by the SSD geometry;
    
    phmdgeo/phmdgeo.g - introduced a proper version flag used to reinstate the standard GEANT cuts in the GSTPAR calls, when version set to 2;
    
    - pams/global:
    
    inc - number of files moved to StEvent to modify enumerations;
    
    egr/egr_impactcl.F, egr_primfit.F - modified,;
    
    egr_fitter.F, egr_impactcl.F, egr_load_globtrk.F modified to make consitent track Fitting/Finding method with description;
    
    ev0 - removed ev0_am3.F v0_reconstruct3.F;
    
    idl - removed dst_pixel.idl;
    
    evr/evr_am.F - modified to make consitent track Fitting/Finding method with description;
    
    - pams/svt:
    
    srs/srs_am.F - get errors correct in direct_gs function;
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StDb/idl - clusterControl.idl, ssdBarrelPosition.idl, ssdConfiguration.idl, ssdDimensions.idl, ssdLaddersPosition.idl, ssdSectorsPosition.idl, ssdStripCalib.idl, ssdWafersPosition.idl - added new files with ssd tables;
    
    pmdPed.idl - added pmd pedestal table;
    
    - StarDb/svt/srspars - srs_direct.C modified to change SVT smearing to 80 microns;
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 8, 2004, 
    
    new library SL04d has been tagged, built and tested. 
    
    New updates:
    
    - StAssociationMaker: 
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx/h - added switch to control Association based on IdTruth or on Distance; added debug2 output to print out all hits in a padrow, both reco and MC, along with the IdTruth, quality (StHit) and the parentTrack()->key() (StMcHit) as well as the hit coordiantes;
    
    StMcParameterDB.cxx - changed default value of the z cut to 5 mm;
    
    - StBFChain: 
    
    StBFChain.cxx - adjusted PMD options, Kink2 will switch -kink;
    
    GenericVertex changed to StGenericVertexMaker when looking for the beamLine option;
    
    added option for CTB matching for StGenericVertexMaker;
    
    added option "MiniMcMk" for creating minimc file in ITTF chain;
    
    added option "MiniMcEven" for loading the StMiniMcEvent library;
    
    added code to set the flag to use the Sti tracks in the AssociationMaker when the "ITTF" option is turned on;
    
    changed the order of the "McAss" and "McAna" options so that they appear later in the ITTF chain, these options should run after StEvent has been created, StMcEvent has been loaded, and after StEvent has been filled with hits, tracks, V0s, Xis and Kinks;
    
    added TOF/PMD data to MuDst;
    
    added "NoRepeat" chain option;
    
    implemented new "LaserCal" option based on FCF(daq100 clustring), previous one left as "LaseCal0";
    
    P2004 switched to a new correction bundle Corr3 using OBmap2D;
    
    added OSpaceZ2 in P2004;
    
    - StDaqLib:
    
    EMC/EMC_BarrelReader.cxx/h, EMC_SmdReader.cxx - added raw data to decoded data banks;
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker:
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx/h, StBemcData.cxx - PSD is added to the maker;
    
    - StDbUtilities:
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx/h - updated Omega Tau parameters to Run IV values;
    
    increased speed of space charge calculation with new Relaxation Algorithm; 
    
    modified to build 3D space charge capabilities;
    
    updated Space charge R2 to use new DB call built by Gene;
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker:
    
    StDetectorDbSpaceCharge.cxx/h - modified to use separate tables for uniform and R2, update SpaceChargeR2; 
    
    number of files modified to use STAR message manager;
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker:
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx modified to expand time till 6/1/2004, relax cut of drift distance;
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker:
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx/h, StBemcData.cxx - modified to fill raw data structure in StEvent, added feature to print maps;
    
    ghost pedestal removal procedure implemented;
    
    - StEmcCalibrationMaker:
    
    StEmcPedestalMaker.cxx/h - added load pedestal method;
    
    - StEEmcDataMaker:
    
    StEEmcDataMaker.cxx - store raw EEMC data, store EEMC hits in StEvent & MuDst;
    
    EEmcDbCrate.cxx/h, EEmcDbItem.cxx/h, tEEmcDbMaker.cxx/h modified towards full access to DB;
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker:
    
    cstructs/eemcConstDB.hh - added EEMCSTAT_HOTSTR for marking hot strips;
    
    EEmcDbCrate.cxx/h, StEEmcDbMaker.cxx - storage of EEMC raw data modified;
    
    - StEEmcUtil:
    
    EEfeeRaw/EEfeeDataBlock.cxx/h, EEfeeRawEvent.h, RootWrapper.cxx - modified ;
    
    EEmcSmdMap/EEmcSmdMap.cxx/h - added methods and data structures to map towers onto SMD strips;
    
    - StEvent:
    
    StL3EventSummary.cxx - check pointer to L3_SUMD in constructor;
    
    StEmcRawData.cxx/h - first revision to write EMC raw data in StEvent class ;
    
    StEmcCollection.cxx/h - added StEmcRawData to collection;
    
    StHit.cxx/h - added method to set mFitFlag;
    
    StZdcTriggerDetector.cxx/h - added ZDC SMD support;
    
    StTriggerData2004.cxx - proper mapping added;
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker:
    
    StFtpcClusterFinder.cc/h - new data members for pad and time position, pad and time sigma filled;
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker:
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx/h - moved destruction of the instance of StFtpcTrackingParams from Finish() to FinishRun();
    
    StFtpcConfMapPoint.cc/h, StFtpcPoint.cc/h - new data members for pad and time position, pad and time sigma added, reference to StFtpcHit added;
    
    StFtpcVertex.cc/hh - new constructor which takes input data from StVertex added;
    
    - Stl3RawReaderMaker:
    
    Stl3RawReaderMaker.cxx - added quality check of raw data quality to prevent inconsistent information in StL3EventSummary, bug fixed;
    
    - StRTSClient:
    
    FCFMaker - added output to FCFMaker if FCF_DEBUG_OUTPUT is defined;
    
    FCF/fcfClass.cxx - added output to FCFMaker if FCF_DEBUG_OUTPUT is defined;
    
    - StMiniMcMaker:
    
    modifications for running ITTF chain in bfc.C:
    
    changed to use StiIOInterface,
    
    cleaned up Init(), InitRun() to handle the changing file names,
    
    initialized a lot of variables and pointers in constructor,
    
    deleted some pointers in Finish, removed the mDebug data member;
    
    StMiniMcPair.h, StTinyMcTrack.h modified to add info to evaluate idTruth information ;
    
    added key to StTinyMcTrack.h, added dominatrack, common hits to dominatrack and average hit quality to StMiniMcPair.h;
    
    dominatrackInfo.cc - added new function to find the dominatrack, the number of hits belonging to the dominatrack and the average hit quality of those hits;
    
    - StMixerMaker:
    
    StMixerMaker.cxx/h - SetSequenceMerging added (matches TPCReader and tpcdaq_Maker methods) to allow run embedding for daq100 clustering;
    
    - StMcAnalysisMaker:
    
    StMcAnalysisMaker.cxx - added information about the matching into the track Ntuple: dominatrack, nHitsIdTruth, n MC hits for the dominatrack, n Fit points for the reconstructed track, n Points (from StDetectorInfo), "quality" = average hit quality of the reco hits belonging to the dominatrack;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker:
    
    COMMON/StMuArrays.cxx/h, StMuDst.cxx/h, StMuDstMaker.cxx/h, StMuIOMaker.cxx/h - modified to implement MuDst for PMD and TOF data;
    
    COMMON/StMuTofHitCollection.cxx/h, StMuTofHit.cxx/h, StMuTofUtil.cxx/h - new files added to handle TOF data;
    
    COMMON/StMuPmdCluster.cxx/h, StMuPmdCollection.cxx/h, StMuPmdUtil.cxx/h - new files added to handle PMD data;
    
    - StGenericVertexMaker:
    
    StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - code modified to look for StGenericVertexMaker instead of GenericVertex;
    
    StGenericVertexFinder.cxx/h, tMinuitVertexFinder.cxx/h, StGenericVertexMaker.cxx - modified to fix identification of bad seeds, use better flagging and message manager;
    
    - StPmdClusterMaker:
    
    StPmdClustering.cxx/h, StPmdClusterMaker.cxx/h - refclust changed to have correct sigma/ncell;
    
    - StPmdReadMaker:
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx/h modified for first production;
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker:
    
    StKinkMaker.cxx/h - changed logic in acceptTrack();
    
    StV0FinderMaker.cxx/h, StXiFinderMaker.cxx/h - flag to TPT tracks changed;
    
    StV0FinderMaker.cxx - changed default options to : do not use SVT ;
    
    - StSvtDbMaker:
    
    StSvtDbMaker.cxx - fixes made to allow to call INitRun twice as happens in MC data sometimes;
    
    StSvtDbReader.hh, St_SvtDb_Reader.cc, StSvtDbMaker.cxx/h - modified to get daq parameters;
    
    - StSvtClassLibrary:
    
    StSvtDaq.hh - added functions to Daq code;
    
    - StSvtSimulationMaker:
    
    StSvtEmbeddingMaker.cxx/h, StSvtGeantHits.cc/h, StSvtOnlineSeqAdjSimMaker.cxx/h, StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx/h - removed asserts from code so it doesn't crash if doesnt get parameters, just quits with kStErr;
    
    - StSvtSeqAdjMaker:
    
    StSvtSeqAdjMaker.cxx - fixed to stop valgrind complaing;
    
    - StTofSimMaker:
    
    StTofSimMaker.cxx - modified to use m_Mode as a switch for the output histograms;
    
    - StTofrMatchMaker:
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx - bug fixed related to the hit position stored in TofCell;
    
    - StUtilities:
    
    StMessage.cxx/h, StMessageManager.h, StMessMgr.h - modified to add protected Ignore/AllowRepeats() for friend StBFChain class;
    
    - St_QA_Maker:
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - fixed filling of eventClass=1 null vertex hist ;
    
    - macros:
    
    examples/StAssociator.C - added switch to control the id or distance association;
    
    bfcMixer.C - added doFCF for FCF embedding mode;
    
    
    - pams/geometry:
    
    geometry/geometry.g - added proper VPD versioning, added version control for the FPD, via the variable FpdmConfig ;
    
    fpdmgeo/ffpdstep.g - added new file to adjust to a new source for the FPD geometry, some code reorganization;
    
    fpdmgeo.g - modified to reflect code reorganization;
    
    fpdmgeo1.g - new code added to reflect the most current configuration;
    
    phmdgeo/phmdgeo.g - updated to complete year 2004 geometry vpddgeo/vpddgeo.g - completed for year 2004 geometry;
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations/tracker - added new files to replace default values in the ITTF code;
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations/tpc - modified file pcZCorrection.20030106.000000.C to relax cut of drift distance;
    
    the first version of dE/dx calibration for AuAu 62 GeV added;
    
    - StarDb/global/vertices - added new files (with cuts): ev0par2.20040325.023200.C, exipar.20040325.023200.C for AuAu 62GeV production;
    
    cut set modified for 62GeV production;
    
    
     
    
    
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    March 22, 2004, 
    
    new library SL04c has been tagged on March 19, built and tested. 
    
    New updates:
    
    - asps/Simulation, asps/rexe 
    
    created new interface to simulation based on starsim and root4star framework;
    
    staf framework was eliminated;
    
    - StDaqLib
    
    EVP/emcReader.cxx - fixed bug and zero-suppression logic; modified due to relocation of rts.h;
    
    EVP/ssdReader.cxxx - added pedestal and noise capability to the SSD reader ;
    
    EEMC/EEMC_Reader.cxx/h - new EEMC daq reader implemented;
    
    GENERIC/EventReader.cxx - modified due to relocation of rts.h ;
    
    SVT/SVTV1P0.Banks.cxx/hh - modified due to relocation of rts.h ;
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx/h - preShower decoder included ;
    
    SSD/SSD_Reader.cxx - added pedestal and noise capability to the SSD reader;
    
    TPC/TPCV2P0.cxx/h, TPCV2P0_ZS_SR.cxx - replaced MERGE_SEQUENCES with a StDAQMaker chain parameter;
    
    - StDAQMaker
    
    StEEMCReader.cxx/h - new Eemc daq reader implemented ;
    
    StDAQMaker.cxx/h - removed MergeSequences/DoNotMergeSequences implementation ;
    
    replaced MERGE_SEQUENCES with a StDAQMaker chain parameter;
    
    StTPCReader.cxx/h - implemented SetSequenceMerging();
    
    - StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx/h - switches to starsim framework added;
    
    sequence mrging handling added through tpcdaq_Maker / fcf option;
    
    updated geometry definitions;
    
    tofr/tofp match options added, Kink naming clash resolved, added modifications for ITTF ;
    
    commented out EbyeScaTags;
    
    added option OBmap2D, mask;
    
    - StDbUtilities
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx/h - changed Shorted Ring Algorithm over to Wieman's Bessel Function solution;
    
    added new (faster) BField shape distortion routine, improved space charge calculation ;
    
    added TPC transformations for direction, aligned sectors, protection ;
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbFTPCGas.cxx/h - body 5/6 temperature for FTPC West added;
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker
    
    EEmcDbItem.cxx - modified to synchronize;
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx/h, EEmcDbCrate.cxx/h - implemented new EEMC data decoder;
    
    - StEEmcDataMaker
    
    new EEMC daq reader implemented;
    
    - StEEmcUtil
    
    EEfeeRaw/EEdims.h - maxPhi bins added;
    
    - StEstMaker
    
    StEstMaker.cxx - fixed memory leak;
    
    - StFlowMaker
    
    StFlowEvent.cxx/h - added random subs analysis method;
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker
    
    StFlowAnalysisMaker.cxx - added random subs analysis method;
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker
    
    StFtpcGasUtilities.cc - activated reading and usage of additional body temperatures;
    
    - StPmdUtil
    
    StPmdGeom.cxx/h, StPmdDBUtil.h - board status based mapping added;
    
    board status based files added XXX_BoardDetail.txt;
    
    - StPmdReadMaker
    
    StPmdReadMaker.cxx - corrected fillStEvent argument orders;
    
    modified for for PMD run configuration ;
    
    - StLaserEventMaker
    
    the minimum number of valid tracks for a good drift velocity calculation was lowered to 450 if both east and west lasers are up and 225 if one of them is down;
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker
    
    StTpcT0Maker.cxx - modified to call StPreVertexMaker and StVertexMaker, to avoid seg. violation as primary vertex was not in table;
    
    - StRTSClient
    
    FCFMaker/FCFMaker.cxx - added TrackIDs in FCF and cleaned the includes,support for simulations in FCFMaker added ;
    
    FCF/fcfAfterburner.cxx, fcfClass.cxx - added TrackIDs in FCF and cleaned the includes, support for simulations FCFMaker added;
    
    include/fcfClass.hh, fcfAfterburner.hh - added TrackIDs in FCF and cleaned the includes, support for simulations in FCFMaker added;
    
    - StSsdDbMaker
    
    first revision of SsdDbMaker and St_SsdDb_Reader;
    
    - StSsdPointMaker
    
    first revision of Ssd code;
    
    macro-definition of MAXIDMCHIT = 5 for propagating MC info done in StSsdStrip.hh and available for cluster and wafer classes;
    
    MAXIDMCHIT switched to SSD_MAXIDMCHIT;
    
    - StSsdUtil
    
    first revision of SSD Util;
    
    - StSvtDaqMaker
    
    StSvtDaqMaker.cxx - bug fixed in GetDaqReader;
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker
    
    StSvtClusterAnalysisMaker.cxx/h, StSvtHitMaker.cxx/h - modified to remove from global scope variables used in debug mode which caused erratic behaviour;
    
    - StSvtSeqAdjMaker
    
    StSvtSeqAdjMaker.cxx/h - modified to remove from global scope variables used in debug mode which caused erratic behaviour, initialise some variables that valgrind was complaining about;
    
    - St_trg_Maker
    
    St_trg_Maker.cxx - added pedestal and noise capability to the SSD reader;
    
    - StTpcDb
    
    StTpcDb.cxx - updated triggerTimeOffset() due to a change in L0 TriggerActionWd ;
    
    StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx/h, added utitlity for dE/dx calibration;
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker
    
    StKinkMaker.cxx/h - set parent track, reduced redundancy;
    
    - StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    increased mask for new kFast2DMap in StMagUtilities;
    
    - St_dst_Maker
    
    StKinkMaker.cxx/h - naming clash resolved by changing name;
    
    StFtpcGlobalMaker.cxx - added description of ftpc cluster finding flags;
    
    - St_geant_Maker
    
    switched to starsim framework;
    
    - St_tpcdaq_Maker
    
    implemented SetSequenceMerging() ;
    
    - St_QA_Maker
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h - added primary vertex finding efficiency plot for event classes;
    
    StEventQAMaker.cxx - updated triggerIDs for Jeff Landgraf's scheme;
    
    - StTofpMatchMaker
    
    StTofpMatchMaker.cxx/h - modified to remove assert(), added member mYear4, use m_Mode to control the output root file;
    
    - StTofrMatchMaker
    
    StTofrMatchMaker.cxx/h - first release, Tofr matching between fired cells and TPC tracks;
    
    - StTofUtil
    
    tofPathLength.cc/hh - added tofPathLength(StThreeVectorD*, StThreeVectorF*, double);
    
    StTofrGeometry.cxx/h - removed InitDaqMap() since a StTofrDaqMap is introduced;
    
    StTofrDaqMap.cxx/h - first release, implemented mapping between daq channel numbers, adc(tdc) channel numbers and cell numbers;
    
    - StTofPool
    
    StTofpMcAnalysisMaker - first revision;
    
    StTofrNtupleMaker - first revision;
    
    - StEStructPool
    
    Correlations/StEStructPairCuts.h;
    
    Fluctuations/StEStructFluctuations.h,StEStructSigmas.cxx/h ;
    
    AnalysisMaker/StEStructMCReader.cxx;
    
    
    - pams/geometry:
    
    btofgeo/btofgeo2.g - finalized y2004 geometry for tof;
    
    vpddgeo/vpddgeo.g - some version of y2004 geometry;
    
    idl/btof_btog.idl - agjusted for y2004 tof geometry;
    
    - pams/global:
    
    dst/fill_dst_event_summary.cc - patches made;
    
    - pams/sim:
    
    g2t codes - modified for starsim;
    
    g2t/g2t_volume_id.g - TOFp/TOFr modifications for y2004;
    
    gstar/gstar_readxdf.c - modified for starsim;
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StarDb 
    
    dEdxModel - added files dNdE_Bichsel.root, dNdx_Bichsel.root with hitograms for dN/dE and dN/dx from H.Bichsel;
    
    - StDb/idl 
    
    LocalTrackSeedFinder.idl - modified;
    
    number of Tpc related .idl duplicate files deleted;
    
    
     
    
    
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    February 18, 2004, 
    
    new library SL04b has been tagged, built and tested. Library was released on February 25.
    
    New updates:
    
    
    - asps/Simulation/geant321:
    
    erdecks - moved STAR version of erdecks codes from rexe to geant321 ;
    
    
    - StAnalysisUtilities:
    
    extended histos for AuAu run 2004, new SVT histos added ;
    
    StHistUtil.cxx modified to separate MinBias histos;
    
    - StAssociationMaker:
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx/h - added method useEstTracks() for association of estGlobals;
    
    - StBFChain:
    
    StBFChain.cxx/h modified to imply -tcl to fcf;
    
    added loading of libGeom.so required by St_geant_Maker;
    
    modified options layout to accomodate for Xi2,V02 and their new dependence in symbols MuDstMaker library;
    
    - StDAQMaker:
    
    StDAQReader.cxx modified to pass ZeroToken events, added counter for ZeroToken events, modified for EEMC and event pool, modified to provide access SSD data in makers;
    
    added new codes StSSDReader.cxx/h to provide access SSD data in makers;
    
    - StDaqLib:
    
    TPC/TPCV2P0_ZS_SR.cxx - added MERGE_SEQUENCES define;
    
    EVP/daqFormats.h, emcReader.cxx, emcReader.h, evpSupport.h, rtsLog.h,rtsSystems.h - modified for EEMC and event pool;
    
    added rts.h;
    
    new files added evpSupport.cxx, rtsLogUnix.cxx, ssdReader.cxx, ssdReader.h to provide access SSD data in makers;
    
    daqFormats.h, emcReader.cxx/h,,rtsLog.h, rtsSystems.h modified to provide access SSD data in makers;
    
    EMC/StEmcDecoder.cxx - SMD map changed, initial methods for Pre Shower decoding added;
    
    EEMC/EEMC_Reader.cxx/h - modified for EEMC and event pool;
    
    GENERIC/DetectorReader.cxx, EventReader.cxx/h - provide access SSD data in makers;
    
    SSD/SSD_Reader.cxx/h - provide access SSD data in makers;
    
    - StDbLib:
    
    StDbDefs.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc - added bbc and tracker domains ;
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker:
    
    added assert for GetNRows() of Calibration tables, separate name space with StdEdxMaker for fcn and Landau ;
    
    - StEvent:
    
    StTofHit.cxx/h, StTofSlat.h, StTofCell.cxx/h - changed $LINK to StLink mechanism and added new member ;
    
    StTriggerData.cxx/h, StTriggerData2003.cxx/h, StTriggerData2004.cxx/h modified to use enumeration StBeamDirector for east/west, added member for ZDC vertex;
    
    StBbcTriggerDetector.cxx/h, StCtbTriggerDetector.cxx/h, StEmcTriggerDetector.cxx/h, StTriggerDetectorCollection.cxx/h, StZdcTriggerDetector.cxx/h - added new constructor to load data from StTriggerData;
    
    StEmcPoint.cxx - added code to the constructor;
    
    - StEventMaker:
    
    StEventMaker.cxx modified to load StTriggerDetectorCollection using StTriggerData for runs 2003 and later. For 2001 and 2002 stick to TrgDet table;
    
    - StEventUtilities:
    
    StuFtpcRefMult.hh - updated and fixed multiplicity cuts ;
    
    - StEmcCalibrationMaker:
    
    removed number of old and replaced codes;
    
    added new files: StEmcCalibMaker.cxx/h, StEmcCalibrationMaker.cxx/h, StEmcEqualMaker.cxx/h, tEmcMipMaker.cxx/h, StEmcPedestalMaker.cxx/h;
    
    - StEEmcUtil/StEEmcSmd:
    
    The StEEmcSmdGeom class was split into two classes. All StRoot-independent codes have been moved to new code EEmcSmdGeom.
    
    TVector3 replaces StThreeVectorD in all function calls in EEmcSmdGeom. StThreeVectorD wrappers are provided in StEEmcSmdGeom, for integration into Star framework, added StEEmcSmdGeom::instance();
    
    - StEstMaker
    
    StEstInit.cxx StEstMaker.cxx StEstTracker.cxx modified to avoid crash for missing SVT events by quiting earlier, fixed size array removed;
    
    - StEmcUtil/voltageCalib:
    
    VoltCalibrator.cxx, hvGainCoeff.dat - small modifications ;
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker:
    
    StFtpcGasUtilities.cc modified for run 2004;
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx/h, StFtpcFastSimu.cc/hh removed intermediate tables;
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker:
    
    number of codes modified to remove intermediate tables;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker.cxx - protection against missing FTPC DAQ data added;
    
    - StHbtMaker:
    
    CorrFctn/NonId3DCorrFctn.cxx - properly initialized variables in NonId3DCorrFctn;
    
    ThCorrFctn/FsiWeightLednicky2.F - fixed characters disallowed by g77;
    
    - StPeCMaker:
    
    StPeCEnumerations.h, StPeCEvent.cxx/h, StPeCLumiEntry.cxx, StPeCLumiMaker.h StPeCMaker.cxx/h, StPeCPair.cxx/h, StPeCTrack.cxx/h, StPeCTrigger.cxx/h - modified to correct eta cut for tracks, charge sorting, added counting of FTPC and TPC primary tracks and bbc information, fixed bug in check of un-analylized MC events;
    
    - StRTSClient:
    
    fcfClass.cxx, FCFMaker.cxx modified to do log conversion inside cluster finder, to make deconvolution consistent with online Merge sequences, in case not merged by DaqLib;
    
    FCFMaker.cxx, fcfAfterburner.cxx increased size of broken arrays;
    
    - StMcAnalysisMaker:
    
    extended rc and mc hits histograms looping over tpc and svt hits;
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker:
    
    StKinkMuDst - added keys (IDs) for Kink parent and daughter, updated ClassDef version for added data members;
    
    - StSvtCalibMaker:
    
    added StSvtBadAnodesMaker.cxx/h, map.h - first version of bad anode maker;
    
    - StSvtDaqMaker:
    
    StSvtDaqMaker.cxx/h - few corrections to pedestal reading made and added getDaqReader method ;
    
    - StSvtDbMaker:
    
    StSvtDbMaker, StSvtDbReader, StSvtDbWriter, St_SvtDb_Reader - added rms and daq parameters reading;
    
    - StSvtClassLibrary:
    
    added StSvtDaq.cc/hh - daq parameters object ;
    
    - StSvtQAMaker:
    
    new code for inserting SVT online monitor;
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker:
    
    StXiFinderMaker.cxx modified to to run on muDsts as well, added sign of dcaXiDaughters, slightly moved cuts;
    
    StV0FinderMaker.cxx modified to use default options for SVT and ITTF+TPT;
    
    - St_dst_Maker:
    
    StFtpcGlobalMaker.cxx/h, StFtpcPrimaryMaker.cxx intermediate tables to store FTPC hits and tracks removed. Now the TObjArray's of hits and tracks are passed directly to StFtpcGlobalMaker.cxx and StFtpcPrimaryMaker.cxx where they are (still) copied into the dst tables; protection against missing FTPC DAQ data added;
    
    - St_geant_Maker:
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx/h modified - first revision of Ag2Geom;
    
    - St_QA_Maker:
    
    modified histos for AuAu run 2004, new SVT histos added;
    
    QAhlist_EventQA_qa_shift.h, StQAMakerBase.cxx modified to separate MinBias histos by triggerIDs: general histograms, minbias event histos, central event histos, high tower event histos;
    
    - St_trg_Maker:
    
    St_trg_Maker.cxx, year2003.cxx - provide access SSD data in makers ;
    
    
    pams/geometry:
    
    - geometry/geometry.g - disabled the long since obsoleted version of TOF, should be rewritten;
    
    latest corrections in the SVT geometry have been applied RETROACTIVELY to year2001 geometry tag, This breaks compatibility of the simulated SVT data between earlier simulation runs and the ones to follow;
    
    - calbgeo/calbgeo1.g - small correction to new barrel, logic improvements;
    
    - sisdgeo/sisdgeo.g - positioned the laddre mother volume with the 'many' option to guard ourselves against the quite possible overlap;
    
    - btofgeo/btofgeo1.g - disabled the old configuration;
    
    - btofgeo/btofgeo2.g - modified for run4 MRPC positioning inside TOFr-prime ;
    
    - svttgeo/svttgeo2.g - assigned the 150um to the radial offset in the wafer position;
    
    pams/global/evr:
    
    evr_am.F modified for g77 compiler;
    
    pams/tpc/tpt:
    
    - tpt_merge_line.F, tpt_fit_track.F modified for g77 compiler;
    
    pams/svt,sgr,stk,srs
    
    replaced huge static arrays to dynamical ones to reduce memory usage ;
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StDb/idl: 
    
    HitError.idl, KalmanTrackFinderParameters.idl,TrackingParameters.idl - added idls for new Calibrations_tracker db;
    
    tofCamacDaqMap.idl, tofConfig.idl, tofModuleConfig.idl,tofPedestal.idl, tofSimPars.idl, tofTrayConfig.idl, tofTzero.idl - updated idls for for Calibrations_tof;
    
    added new TpcCorrection.idl - universal correction struct;
    
    spaceChargeCor.idl - added new column detector ;
    
    
     
    
    
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    January 25, 2004, 
    
    new library SL04a has been created
    
    New updates:
    
    
    - asps/Simulation (starsim, gcalor, geant321) :
    
    a new project developed, code name "starsim", which will replace gstar/staf executable. Better code organization, 'cons' based built of simulation library.
    
    
    - StAssociationMaker:
    
    changed the code to make it backward compatible ;
    
    - StBFChain:
    
    added fixes to combine Trs and fcf (asic threshould + bad pad elimination) ;
    
    added PMD and P2004 start up chain;
    
    OShortR option/correction added;
    
    modified option for SSD, removed from SVTChain;
    
    all options shaped to take advantage of StEvent direct fill;
    
    fixed FCF recent dependency in DAQMaker/DAQLib, introduced DAQ100 Cluster reading, added TpcHitMover support, modified logic for oncl and onlraw;
    
    - St_db_Maker:
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx - new timestamps implemented;
    
    Safe destructor of TDataSet like object used;
    
    - StDaqLib/TRG:
    
    trgStructures2004.h - new trigger structure for 2004 run;
    
    modified TRG_Reader.cxx/hh, added code2004.cxx for the 2004 trigger data format, disabled all trigger sanity check;
    
    - StDaqLib/EVP:
    
    emcReader.cxx/h - updated for EEMC 2004 support;
    
    - StDaqLib/EMC:
    
    StEmcDecoder.cxx - map changed for 2004 run (towers and SMD);
    
    - StDaqLib/EEMC:
    
    EEMC_Reader.cxx/h - updated for EEMC 2004 support;
    
    - StDaqLib/TOF:
    
    TOF_Reader.cxx/hh - changed for run 2004 (pVPD+TOFp+TOFr'); addtional TOFr' ADCs and TDCs put in, added TOTs of TOFr' in, combined in TDCs;
    
    - StDAQMaker:
    
    StPMDReader.cxx modified ;
    
    StTRGReader.cxx/h - updated for run 2004;
    
    StEEMCReader.cxx/h - updated for EEMC 2004 support;
    
    added friend class for FCF(daq100 code) in StTPCReader.h;
    
    - StDbUtilities:
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx - added new routine to handle a shorted ring on the East end of the TPC, also new routine to help redo the space charge calculations;
    
    added code for extra resistor outside TPC to help remedy short;
    
    - StEvent:
    
    first revision of StTriggerData2004.cxx/h - trigger data for run ;
    
    StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventLinkDef.h, StTriggerData.h modified to handle StTriggerData2004;
    
    StTpcHit.cxx, StHit.cxx/h modified to add Truth and Quality information from simulation, related to new starsim project;
    
    StRunInfo.cxx/h - added RHIC scaler methods (BBC);
    
    StTriggerData2004.cxx/h - methods to retrieve ZDC data added;
    
    - StEventMaker:
    
    fill new member of StRunInfo (RHIC scaler);
    
    - St_dst_Maker:
    
    StFtpcGlobalMaker.cxx, StFtpcPrimaryMaker.cxx modified to activate Markus' code to fill values at outermost point on ftpc tracks;
    
    - StMcEvent:
    
    added inheritance from StObject;
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker:
    
    upgraded for year 2004 configuration;
    
    StBemcData.cxx - updated for Y2004 data in the east side;
    
    - StEEmcDbMaker:
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx/h, EEmcDbItem.cxx/h - developed towards run 2004, saved ped in DB format;
    
    eemcDbPMTcal.hh, eemcDbPMTconf.hh, eemcDbPMTname.hh, eemcDbPIXcal.hh, eemcDbPIXname.hh - extending DB arrays;
    
    EEmcDbItem.cxx - added MAPMT pixel names;
    
    StEEmcDbMaker.cxx/h - added methods for accessing preshower, postshower and SMD info;
    
    - StEEmcUtil
    
    EEfeeRaw - developed for run 2004, new implementaion for miniDaq ;
    
    EEmcSmdMap - first implementaion of mapping between SMD strips and towers;
    
    StEEmcSmd - member function added to return a vector pointing to the intersection of two strips;
    
    - Stl3RawReaderMaker
    
    fixed the bug which crashed the chain if there were no l3 data;
    
    - StMixerMaker
    
    StMixerMaker.cxx/h - added (GEANT) track Id information in Trs; propagated it via St_tpcdaq_Maker; account interface changed in StTrsZeroSuppressedReaded ;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker:
    
    THack::DeleteClonesArray added for deleting, to avoid ROOT bad features ;
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker :
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker.cxx - delete controllers added in dtr, included events with no primary vertex;
    
    - StSvtSimulationMaker:
    
    further improvements of codes StSvtElectronCloud.cc/hh, StSvtHybridSimData.cc, StSvtSignal.cc/hh, StSvtSimulation.cc/hh, StSvtSimulationMaker.cxx to get simulator looking like reality ;
    
    new code added StSvtOnlineSeqAdjSimMaker.cc/hh to simulate teh online daq response;
    
    StSvtEmbeddingMaker.cxx/h - new version of embedding maker ;
    
    removed StSvtHybridSimData.cc/hh;
    
    final new version of SVT simulator accomplished;
    
    - StSvtCalibMaker:
    
    StSvtPedMaker.cxx/h modified to go with embedding;
    
    - StSvtSeqAdjMaker :
    
    StSvtSeqAdjMaker.cxx modified to remove gain calibration files and common mode moise subtraction;
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker:
    
    StV0FinderMaker.cxx, StXiFinderMaker.cxx - Bfield + consistency int/short;
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker:
    
    added files StFtpcGasUtilities.cc/h to move pressure and gas corrections from StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx to StFtpcGasUtilities;
    
    replaced all instances of StFtpcReducedPoint and StFtpcPoint with StFtpcConfMapPoint;
    
    - StFtpcSlowSimMaker:
    
    StFtpcSlowSimMaker.cxx modified to use StFtpcGasUtilities to obtain current pressure and FTPC gas temperature;
    
    - StFlowMaker:
    
    modified to read from PicoDST;
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker:
    
    implementation of v1{EP1,EP2}. This method is set to be the default for v1 now;
    
    - StMcEvent:
    
    included Endcap EMC hit collection in StMcEvent and Endcap hit vector in StMcTrack;
    
    made changes to check the volume id of FTPC hits, new volume id's run from 1000 to 2906 (they include the sectors);
    
    - StMcEventMaker:
    
    Endcap EMC collections introduced into StMcEvent, read the corresponding g2t table for the hits, decode the volume Id and add it to the proper containers in StMcEvent and StMcTrack;
    
    - StPmdReadMaker:
    
    first revision of Pmd data reader;
    
    - StPmdClusterMaker:
    
    StPmdClusterMaker.cxx - PmdReader access included ;
    
    - StPmdUtil:
    
    StPmdGeom.cxx - ADC2EDEP added; StPmdDBUtil - first revision;
    
    - StPmdCalibrationMaker:
    
    first version of StPmdCalibConstMaker;
    
    - StPmdSimulatorMaker:
    
    StPmdSimulatorMaker - calibration constant values updated ;
    
    - StRTSClient(daq100 code)
    
    FCFMaker - daq100 clustering code developed, first production release;
    
    FCF - daq100 clustering code developed, first production release;
    
    - StTpcDb :
    
    added St_tpcGainC.cxx/h, St_tpcPedestalC.cxx/h for pedestal and tpcGain;
    
    - StTpcHitMoverMaker:
    
    first version of the TpcHitMoverMaker which purpose is to take care of the corrections (StMagUtilities) previously made in TPT. This is needed for ITTF integration;
    
    - StTofMaker:
    
    changed for run 2004 - 'pVPD+TOFp+TOFr', additional TOFr' ADC and TDC channels put in, added TOTs of TOFr' in;
    
    - StTofpMatchMaker:
    
    StTofpMatchMaker.cxx modified to change default TDC and ADC ranges;
    
    - StTriggerDataMaker:
    
    StTriggerDataMaker - updated data for run 2004;
    
    - StTrsMaker:
    
    StTrsWireHistogram.cc modified to fix the problem that mIoSectorSpacing has never been defined and this causes that Inner Sector has randomly been ejected;
    
    added (GEANT) track Id information in Trs code;
    
    - St_tpcdaq_Maker:
    
    added (GEANT) track Id information in Trs code, propagated it via St_tpcdaq_Maker;
    
    added receiver board and mezzanine to daq100cl output table, changed encoding of rb_mz;
    
    - St_trg_Maker :
    
    year2003.cxx - disabled all trigger sanity checks;
    
    - St_QA_Maker:
    
    preparations for run 2004, added some svt plots;
    
    
    - St_base:
    
    moved StString from St_base to StDbLib;
    
    - StChain:
    
    StMaker.cxx/h - safe destructor of TDataSet like object added;
    
    - StarClassLibrary:
    
    added new utility class StMath;
    
    - StarRoot:
    
    THack.cxx/h - THack class added to hack ROOT;
    
    
    - pams/geometry - developed towards 2004 geometry:
    
    year2001 SVT correction was done retroactively, radial displacement 150 um instead of 250um, now year2001 tag isn't backward compatible; 
    
    pixel detector geometry updated;
    
    geometry/geometry.g - created facility to modify the TPC gas density programmatically;
    
    changed the SSD config number in y2004 to "2": 10 ladders, the "1" being one ladder installed previosuly and "3" being the complete 20 ladder configuration;
    
    changed the correction number scheme for new code, svttgeo3; 
    
    barrel EMC and SSD updated for the year 2004 run with current geometry; 
    
    the configuration variable for the beam pipe introduced; 
    
    tpcegeo/tpcegeo.g - programmatically switch to a new version of the P10 gas density. This way, we maintain backward compatibility;
    
    svttgeo/svttgeo2.g modified to accomodate the pixel detector hence the beampipe support AND the inner radius of the SVT mother both need to be shrunk;
    
    svttgeo/svttgeo3.g - Silicon Strip Detector has been completely removed from here and is now residing in sisdgeo.g;
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo.g - first functional version of Silicon Strip Geometry separated from the previous code in the SVT;
    
    pipegeo/pipegeo.g - added the aluminum pipe config as a separate entry, as opposed to setting parameters directly from geometry.g, added a version with a slim central pipe section, so futher the studies related to the pixel detector;
    
    - pams/sim/g2t:
    
    g2t_volume_id.g - added the pixel detector volume encoding; 
    
    - pams/gen:
    
    removed old mevsim, venus, pythia versions ; 
    
    - pams/tpc/idl:
    
    daq100cl.idl - added receiver board and mezzanine to daq100cl output table, changed encoding of rb_mz; 
    
    - pams/tpc:
    
    added IdTruth information to the number of codes related to new 'starsim' project ; 
    
    - pams/svt/srs:
    
    srs_am.F - changed default resolution to 150 microns in all directions; 
    
    
     
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StDb/idl: 
    
    modified files: eemcDbADCconf.idl eemcDbPMTcal.idl eemcDbPMTconf.idl - extension of EEMC calibration;
    
    added: eemcDbPIXcal.idl, eemcDbPIXname.idl - extension of EEMC calibration;
    
    tofCamacDaqMap.idl - CAMAC daq map for TOF detectors;
    
    tofConfig.idl, tofModuleConfig.idl, tofTrayConfig.idl - MRPC-TOF (TOFr et al.) configuration files;
    
    tofSimPars.idl - MRPC TOF calibration parameters file ;
    
    tofrCaliPars.idl - TOFr calibration parameters (year3,4)file ;
    
    tofPedestal.idl, tofTzero.idl, tofCorrection.idl - MROC TOF calibration parameters;
    
    ftpcGasOut.idl - added bodyheat 5 and 6;
    
    bemcHwpedestal.idl, bemcKill.idl, bemcPosition.idl, slsCtrl.idl, svtDaq.idl, svtRms.idl, tpcFieldCageShort.idl - added new idls for new tables for Calibrations_l2, Calibrations_svt, Geomerty_ssd;
    
    HitError.idl, KalmanTrackFinderParameters.idl, KalmanTrackFitterParameters.idl, LocalTrackSeedFinder.idl, TpcAdcCorrection.idl, TpcDriftDistOxygen.idl, TpcLengthCorrection.idl, TpcMultiplicity.idl, TpcdEdxCor.idl, TpcdXCorrection.idl, TrackingParameters.idl, tpcPressureB.idl, LocalTrackSeedFinder.idl, bemcKill.idl - ITTF parameter tables descriptions;
    
    - StarDb/global/vertices: 
    
    ev0par2.20031201.000000.C, exipar.20031201.000000.C - added preliminary AuAu cuts for run 2004;
    
    - StarDb/ITTF: 
    
    KalmanTrackFinderParameters.C, KalmanTrackFitterParameters.C,SvtTrackingParameters.C, TpcHitError.C, TpcTrackingParameters.C, LocalTrackSeedFinder.C - first revision of ITTF parameter tables;
    
    
     
    
    
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    December 8, 2003, 
    
    library SL03h has been updated with the next codes
    
    - StEvent: StHelixModel.cxx, StTrack.cxx,StTrackNode.cxx;
    
    - StEventMaker: StEventMaker.cxx
    
    - StEventUtilities: StuFtpcRefMult.hh 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON: StMuDstFilterMaker.cxx, StMuDstFilterMaker.h, StMuDstMaker.cxx, StMuEmcCollection.cxx, leak fixed 
    
    - StarRoot: TDirIter.cxx, THack.cxx, THack.h
    
    - StarClassLibrary: StMath.cc, StMath.hh
    
    - St_QA_Maker: StEventQAMaker.cxx, St_QA_Maker.cxx
    
    Library has been retagged. 
    
    
     
    
    
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    November 14, 2003, 
    
    new library SL03h has been released. Library was built on redhat72 and redhat80
    
    New updates:
    
    - ROOT version 3.10.01
    
    - all codes have been adjusted to redhat8.0 platform with gcc3.2 compiler, memory leasks in the number of codes were fixed;
    
    more specific updates:
    
    - StDbBroker:
    
    removed all strstream objects in favor of stringstream+string directly in StDbBroker.cxx and StDbWrappedMessenger.cc
    
    - StDbLib:
    
    got rid of all ostrstream objects; replaced with ostringstream+string; modified rules.make and added file stdb_streams.h for standalone compilation,initialized mhasBinaryQuery flag in MysqlDb.cc ;
    
    fixed leak of timeValues array in StDbSql.cc;
    
    - StDaqLib/TRG:
    
    code2003.cxx - new sanity check for 2003;
    
    - StDaqLib/TPC:
    
    protection against empty TPCSEQD banks added;
    
    - StAssociationMaker/EMC
    
    StEmcAssociationMaker.cxx/h modified;
    
    - StBFChain:
    
    added FCF option, y2003x option, l3onl in 2003 chains, added SetCorrection and GetCorrection for DAQ100 chains. This is autimatically set to 0 with "fcf" option and to 0x7 (111) otherwise;
    
    - StEvent:
    
    StTpcDedxPidAlgorithm.cxx - switch from primary to global track momentum for Nsigma calculations, replaced BetheBloch::Sirrf by m_Bichsel->GetI70 for nSigma calculations (StContainers.h) ;
    
    StTrack.cxx, StTrack.h added setKey() method;
    
    - StEventUtilities:
    
    BetheBlochCalibrator.C - updated default parameters;
    
    - StBichsel:
    
    added parameterization for P10; removed ToF correction, account dE/dx parameterization instead of dE for I70;
    
    added GetdEdxResolution.cxx for calculation of relative error in dE/dx for runs II and III;
    
    - St_dst_Maker
    
    modified StPrimaryMaker.cxx, StVertexMaker.cxx to write out the TPC only vertex as a calibration vertex if est vertex found, some modification for meaning of the EST mode;
    
    StKinkMaker.cxx - TObjArray::SetOwner() added;
    
    - EEmc code developed:
    
    StEEmcUtil/StEEmcSmd - replaced hardwired SMD geometry file, StEEmcSmdGeom improved and reorganized;
    
    StEEmcUtil/EEmcGeom, removed Stiostream/iostream from the source code, updated for updated for the new StEEmcSmdGeom
    
    StEEmcUtil/EEfeeRaw, remove Stiostream/iostream from the source code
    
    StEEmcPool created, added Conscript;
    
    StEEmcPool/muDst - added example of access to EEMC data+DB+geom from muDst, updated for the new StEEmcSmdGeom;
    
    StEEmcPool/LCP - added files: StMuLcp2TreeMaker.cxx StMuLcp2TreeMaker.h for extraction of LCP from muDst;
    
    StEEmcDbMaker - access to DB table implemented, flavor option added,cstructs/eemcConstDB.hh - redefinition of stat bits, added eemcDbXMLdata.hh- XML data;
    
    StEEmcDataMaker - new adc--> energy formula, still no absolute gain;
    
    - StdEdxY2Maker:
    
    moved stuff from FinishRun to InitRun, added Y2003 calibrations, added fix for run II fiducial volume cut;
    
    - StMcEvent:
    
    number of codes modified and added- addition of Tof classes and Pixel classes. Modified track, event, and container code to reflect this, fix bug in StMcVertex and in clearing of some hit collections;
    
    - StMcEventMaker:
    
    StMcEventMaker.cxx/h - filling of Tof and Pixel classes;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker:
    
    StEmcCollection and StMuEmcCollection developed, memory leak fixed;
    
    StStrangeMuDstMaker: modified files StXiI.hh StXiMc.hh StXiMuDst.cc StXiMuDst.hh to calculate Xi momenta at/near primary vertex;
    
    COMMON, modified StMuDst2StEventMaker.cxx to pass proper maker name;
    
    first revision of StMuIOMaker.cxx and StMuIOMaker.h;
    
    macros: first revision of exampleStMuIOMaker.C;
    
    StMuDst.cxx StMuDst2StEventMaker.cxx StMuEmcUtil.cxx - updated for EMC data;
    
    StMuDst.cxx - added filling of the topology map in the createStTrack function, added filling of track id to createStTrack() function;
    
    StMuDstMaker.cxx - TClones::Clear added into StMuDstMaker::clear to avoid empty ebjects writing;
    
    StMuProbPidTraits.cxx/h, StMuTrack.cxx - added error on dEdx measurements;
    
    StMuProbPidTraits.h - incrmented ClassDef version numbber;
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker:
    
    StEmcADCtoEMaker.cxx : small modification in the histogram binning, patched to fix the problem with SMD-phi pedestals saved on database ;
    
    modification in the way StEmcADCtoEMaker handles the database requests, added the option of reading muDst events directly (need to use StEmcPreDbMaker in order to set the correct timestamp for database);
    
    removed SMD capacitors 124 and 125 from data for dAu and pp Y2003 runs only, timestamp flagged so it will work only for this data;
    
    removed muDST option from StEmcADCtoEMaker;
    
    new methods added in order to select either energy of pedestal cut for the SMD hits;
    
    - StEmcMixerMaker: 
    
    small modifications;
    
    - StEmcSimulatorMaker: 
    
    changed searching order for Geant hits;
    
    - StPreEclMaker: 
    
    StEmcPreClusterCollection.cxx, StPreEclMaker.cxx have been changed to allow for clustering using hits with calibrationType < 128;
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker: 
    
    initialized mNumMainVertexTracks in StFtpcConfMapper.cc;
    
    StFtpcTrackingParams.cc modified to use gufld to determine magnetic field factor;
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker: 
    
    StFtpcClusterMaker.cxx/h - removed temporary fix to prevent segmentation violation which occurred when more than one run per job;
    
    StFtpcFastSimu.cc - calculate azimuthal angle phi in FTPC local coordinate system;
    
    StFtpcGeantReader.cc/h modified to create member functions to extract ftpc plane and sector number from the GEANT volume id;
    
    - StFtpcSlowSimMaker: 
    
    StFtpcSlowSimulator.cc modified to use StFtpcGeantReader member function to extract FTPC plane number from GEANT volumeID;
    
    - StFtpcDriftMapMaker: 
    
    remove obsolete version of StFtpcMagboltz2, changes related to StMagUtilities constructer ;
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker: 
    
    modified files StXiI.hh StXiMc.hh StXiMuDst.cc/hh to calculate Xi momenta at/near primary vertex;
    
    StKinkBase.hh, StV0Mc.hh, StV0MuDst.hh, StXiMc.hh,StXiMuDst.hh - changed the order of inheritance and increased version numbers;
    
    - SSD detector related code: 
    
    developed significantly, number of new codes added in StSsdPointMaker;
    
    StSsdClusterMaker;
    
    StSsdEvalMaker;
    
    StSsdSimulationMaker;
    
    - StTofUtil: 
    
    StTofCellCollection.cxx, StTofCellCollection.h - first release, used by TOF MatchMakers;
    
    StTofrGeometry.cxx StTofrGeometry.h - first release, refer to tofPathLength.hh for function definitions;
    
    tofPathLength.hh - first release, function definitions in seperate header file;
    
    codes: StTofDataCollection.cxx/h, StTofSlatCollection.cxx/h, StTofHitCollection.cxx/h moved from StTofMaker to StTofUtil;
    
    - StTofpMatchMaker: 
    
    first release of StTofpMatchMaker.cxx/h;
    
    dBase updates: removed initLocalDb option, introduced dBase parameters for strobe event definitions, event counters and one pointer;
    
    - StTofpNtupleMaker: 
    
    StTofpMatchData.h, StTofpNtupleMaker.cxx, StTofpNtupleMaker.h, StTofpSlatData.h - first release;
    
    - StTofSimMaker: 
    
    zeroed pointers in constructor, StTofSimMaker.cxx -changed location of header files for the local collections;
    
    - StTofMaker: 
    
    zeroed geometry pointer;
    
    - StTrsMaker/src/StTrsZeroSuppressedReader.cc: 
    
    fixed bug in StTrsZeroSuppressedReader.cc intruced during gcc 3.2 updates;
    
    - StRTSClient: 
    
    FCFMaker modified, changed name of the class from DaqClf to RTSClientFCF, added the t extents cuts to fcfClass.cxx, skiped row 13;
    
    - Pmd code :
    
    StPmdClustering.cxx- Dipak's changes on centroid;
    
    StPmdUtil - CluX, CluY added;
    
    StPmdSimulatorMaker - Dipak's changes;
    
    - St_tpcdaq_Maker:
    
    chain control of NOISE_ELIM GAIN_CORRECTION ASIC_THRESHOLDS added;
    
    - St_base:
    
    StTree.cxx - recognition of .MuDst.root added, in StFileI.h, StTree.cxx/h StFile::AddFile(file,remove) option added;
    
    - StChain:
    
    StMkDeb.cxx/h - simple debugging class added ;
    
    - StIOMaker:
    
    zero fileset is added to clear the logic;
    
    - StarClassLibrary :
    
    StHelix.cc, StHelixD.cc,helixTest.C - protection agains overfloat added into pathLength(StThreeVector,StThreeVector) ;
    
    - StarRoot:
    
    TH1Helper class added ;
    
    - StUtilities:
    
    changed option storage in StMessage.cxx/h, added some new cout-like functions and friend functions in Messager ;
    
    initialize and test ostrstream buffer sizes;
    
    - St_geant_Maker:
    
    St_geant_Maker.h - added a declaration a a pointer to the structure geom_gdat, needed for the propagation the GEANT run data geometry tag and field scale, added the handling of the gdat structure, for now being written into runco file;
    
    - St_trg_Maker:
    
    bug in duplicated.code has been fixed and file was replaced with St_trg_duplicated.code;
    
    - pams/geometry:
    
    pixlgeo.g -a more functional version with one sixth of all ladders properly populated, added more tunning parameters for more precise geometry definition, introduced the mother volume for each ladder which contains both passive and active silicon layers, introduced mother volume for sectors ,(groups of 4 wafers)adjusted the sector opening angle, finished the changes needed to organize the detector into 6 symmetrical sectors, added the sensitivity and hits definition to the wafers' active layers;
    
    phmdgeo.g - Dipak's new version implemeneted, CUTGAM and CUTELE values are introduced in the sensitive medium, proper mixture of Ar+CO2(70:30) has been introduced;
    
    svttgeo1.g, r.1.1 - number of corrections to the silicon geometry: geometrical position of the silicon wafer,subsequent chick-ins includes the missing G10 PCB's and revised warter manifolds; 
    
    svttgeo2.g, r.1.1 - seriously updated version of the SVT geometry;
    
    r.1.2 - modified the copper cable bundle geometry to allow for the inclusion, of the water feeds. Changed the strut material from Be to Carbon;
    
    geometry.g - keep the newer version of the FTPC support pieces and add a call the new SVTT module, which will include a number of corrections, implemented y2003a and y2003b geometry, swap the tags y2003(b,c) to arrange them chronologically for better mneumonics, introduced variable for steering of the Silicon Strip detector code, renamed Y2003C tag into Y2004;
    
    changed the semantics of the variable Geom, store the complete geometry tag in the variable Geom,Change the subroutine "geometry" into a "module" which process instruments it to access and manipulate ZEBRA banks as structures, introduced the bank GDAT, as a sub-bank of GEOM, which for now contains the field scale and the tag;
    
    added file geom_gdat.idl - the automatically generated IDL describing the GDAT sub-bank of the GEOM bank, for the purpose of the Root interface, moved to different location later to reduce cross dependencies;
    
    - pams/sim/g2t:
    
    g2t_volume_id.g - the numbering scheme of the FTPC volumes has been changed and the component variables renamed for better readibility, the cryptic variable ibublic was renamed to iWheel;
    
    - asps/agi/gst/agsim:
    
    memget.c modified to make the function memgetf much less cryptic in terms of variable names and comments, introduced proper error checking whereby both ERRNO and the pointer form malloc are checked for validity;
    
    agsim.g - better handling of the pointer returned by the function MEMGETF;
    
    - asps/rexe:
    
    Conscript - force usage of g77 instead of PGI for RH systems to avoid crash in grndmq ;
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StDb/idl - pVPD configuration settings and strobe event definitions;
    
    - StDb/idl/eemcDbPMTstat.idl - EEMC upgrade 1;
    
    - StDb/idl/tpcPedestal.idl - added TPC pedestal table description;
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations/tpc - add one row for I60 in file TpcLengthCorrection.20010701.120000.C;
    
    added tables for Y2003 dE/dx calibrations ;
    
    TpcLengthCorrection.20030106.000000.C add new correction after accounting dE/dx nonlinearity ;
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations/emc/y3bsmde - pedestals added;
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations/emc/y3bsmdp - pedestals added;
    
    - StarDb/dEdxModel - added parameterization for P10, replaced dE parameterization by dE/dx one for I70;
    
    - ftpc calibrations have been worked out and put on DB, added tables:
    
    under Conditions_ftpc table ftpcHDLCTemps;
    
    under Calibrations_ftpc table ftpcGasOut;
    
    - EMC calibrations corrected;
    
    - new tower calibrations added;
    
    
     
    
    
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    August 25, 2003, 
    
    new library SL03f has been updated with next codes to fix bugs:
    
    - St_dst_Maker - ;
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker - get sign AND magnitude of mag field correctly for Xi and V0 finder ;
    
    
     
    
    
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    August 6, 2003, 
    
    new library SL03f has been created and released August 7
    
    New updates:
    
    - StBFChain: added V02 and Xi2 finding options, added svt V0s option, SVT Hit filtering implemented, svtMatchVtx option added so EST could be used for vertexing;
    
    - StEvent: added StSPtrVecCalibrationVertex to I/O list, StTofSlat - revised version: new but not inheriting from StHit as before, StL0Trigger - fix for spin bits added; 
    
    - StHitFilterMaker: set options to delete TPC and SVT hit if Zert >30. If ZVert<30cm save all good svt hits and TPC hits on tracks; 
    
    - StFlowMaker: added etha cuts for event plane selection separated for FTPC east and west, PtWgtSaturation parameter introduced, get rid of beam gas events events with one empty FTPC or one empty half of the TPC are removed; 
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker: PtWgtSaturation parameter introduced, fixed for EtaSym plots implemented; 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON: multiplicities for FTPC added, updated to include EEMC data in MuDst, updates for EMC data; 
    
    - StJetFinder: StTpcFourPMaker.cxx -changed mass calculation to calculate probability weighted mass average, StEmcTpcFourPMaker.cxx modified to use probability weighted mass calculation, subtracts track emc deposited energy from nearest first EMC energies until track emc deposited energy is used up or too away;
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker: StXiFinderMaker.cxx modified to take Bfield calculated in V0Finder;
    
    - StSvtClassLibrary: StSvtHybridPixelsD - added duble class for hybrid pixels for slow simulator;
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker: changed errors to 300 microns;
    
    - StSvtSeqAdjMaker: fixed pedestal offset to be 20 not 10 change variables to int from floats to avoid casting problems,changes to run slow simulator added;
    
    - StSvtSimulationMaker: new revision to improve simulation code;
    
    - StTofSimMaker: added upper adc and tdc limits, geometry initialization moved to InitRun();
    
    - StPidAmpMaker: changed fit range;
    
    - St_dst_Maker: StVertexMaker.cxx, MatchedTrk.cxx - set up codes to find vertex using SVT matched tracks if that mode is selected;
    
    
    - pams/sim/idl: g2t_event.idl - added the number of rejected events, needed to properly handle normalization in the rare signal Monte Carlo studies; g2t_pix_hit.idl - added structure for the pixel detector;
    
    - pams/sim/g2t: g2t_get_event.F - updated format of the event header, including rejected events scaler, mheadrd.g - updated the event header Zebra bank; g2t_pix.F - added structure for the pixel detector; 
    
    - pams/sim/gstar: gstar_input.g - added the rejected events scaler;
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StarDb/global/vertices: added parameter files with legitimate values for SVT+TPC during pp running;
    
    - StarDb/emc/simulator: modified for no database request to make possible to run full barrel EMC in MC data;
    
    
     
    
    
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    July 18 2003, 
    
    new library SL03e has been created
    
    New updates:
    
    - new ROOT version 3.05.04
    
    - StEvent: major revision of ToF classes, initial revision of StTofCell, restored plural for data members in StTofCollection, removed dependcies on DAQ lib in header file in StL3AlgorithmInfo;
    
    - StAssociationMaker: modified no longer use find_if for FTPC to solve a bug for y<0, initialize tpcHitDistance and svtHitDistance to avoid a warning, modified to make z cut depends on z_mc, parameterization made in the parameter DB with a linearly increasing rms, symmetric in +/- z;
    
    - StBFChain: RY2003X, C2003X, Y2003X option added;
    
    - StChain/StMaker.cxx: modified to call InitRun even if no run at all,
    
    - StDaqLib/FPD: added method to remove unprintef chars;
    
    - StDaqLib/GENERIC: added method to remove unprintef chars;
    
    - St_db_Maker: implemented y2003x = 20021115 geometry as for year2003 to run J/Psi HIJING simulation ;
    
    - StDbUtilities/StMagUtilities.cxx: added new function called FixSpaceChargeDistortion( ), it can be used to convert the old (Uniform) space charge corrections to the new (1/R**2) space charge corrections. This correction can be applied to individual track momenta on the microDSTs and it does not require a re-production of the data to get the 1/R**2 spacecharge corrections;
    
    - StEEmcUtil/EEfeeRaw: new additions, added a toplevel makefile, add trigger data to ezTree, rewritten implementation of EEmcL3Tracks using TClonesArray, implemented a common Makefile and mklinkdef.pl, added dE/dx info, added spin bits in EEstarTrig, added getNumberOfTracks method in EEmcL3Tracks.h,add file destriptor to print() method in EEstarTrig, added L3 track flag to EEmcHelix, added track length and number of points in EEmcL3Tracks, added check if trigID in EEstarTrig, added run number to the header EEmcEventHeader.h, updated root version number in EEmcEventHeader.h EEstarTrig.h;
    
    - StEmcUtil/filters: removed redundant persitency ClassDef(,0) in StEmcFilter.h;
    
    - StEEmcUtil: implemented a common Makefile and mklinkdef.pl, added install target to the Makefile;
    
    - StEEmcUtil/StEEmcSmd: added geometry methods for StiEEmc;
    
    - StEpcMaker: added setPrint() method; 
    
    - StEventUtilities: StuProbabilityPidAlgorithm updated for dAu PIDtable;
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker: modified to get v4 and v6 with respect to the 2nd harmonic event plane;
    
    - StFlowMaker: made event plane cuts now only odd and even, instead of different for each harmonic;
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker: modified to get min,max gas temperature and pressure limits from database instead of from parameters, removed inner cathode and cluster geometry parameters from ftpcClusterPars, modified to get inner cathode and cluster geometry parameters from database, made changes due to renaming table ftpcClusterGeometry to ftpcClusterGeom, added cathode offset information to constructor for SlowSimulator, modified not to re-flavor FTPC drift maps if already flavored to avoid creating memory leak which could occur if flavor changes within one *.fz file (only for MC data) ; 
    
    - StFtpcMixerMaker: modified to use the same StFtpcDbReader constructor as used by Sti/StFtpcDetectorBuilder; 
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker: changed for dAu calibrations, added check for simulated hits before rotation commented out when rotation of hits has been implemented in StFtpcSlowSimMaker, pointer to geant taken out;
    
    - StFtpcSlowSimMaker: added rotation of hits from global GEANT coordinates into local FTPC coordinates, this uses an instance of StFtpcTrackingParams, added database access for cathode offset information and functionality for cathode offset simulation; 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON/StMuEmcUtil.cxx: bug fixed in angle calculation; 
    
    - StarClassLibrary: removed redundant dependency in BetheBloch.h, StarClassLibraryLinkDef.hh, removed ClassImp in BeteBloch, changed local variable name in pathLenght in StHelix.cc & StHelixD.cc ;
    
    - StPreEclMaker: added setPrint() method; 
    
    - StJetFinder: modified StJetOutputMaker, eliminated JetEvent, added initProbabilities to StProjectedTrack class, fixed indexes; 
    
    - St_tpcdaq_Maker fixed not to skip event if there are no TPC hits and process with other detectors;
    
    - StPmdClusterMaker: increased lev1, lev2 dimension from 20 to 50; 
    
    - StPmdDiscriminatorMaker: several changes to include NN; 
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker: added ppFPDw-slow; 
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker: encoded of FTPC mults, changed virtual functions, Updated ClassDef version for altered inheritance in StKinkMc.hh StKinkMuDst.hh StXiMc.hh, missing DcaService added; 
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker: StV0FinderMaker.cxx and StXiFinderMaker.cxx modified to use SVT tracks, fixed bool calculations, added exits when bad params, reshaped; 
    
    - StTofUtil/StTofGeometry.h : changed all InitXXX() methods from private to public; 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON/macros: added StEventReadTest.C - a small macro that doesn't do anything but reading StEvent; 
    
    - StEbyeDSTMaker: added macros for pt fluctuation analysis (AsciiOut.C DeltaSigma.C EbENtuple.C GammaPlots.C Gammas.C); 
    
    - StSpinMaker: added trigger id mask; 
    
    - StRrsMaker: changed gain for charged particle: 2. -> 5; 
    
    - StHbtMaker/ThCorrFctn: added new FSI weight calculator from R. Lednickuy for calculation of proton-antiproton and lambda-lambda correlations; 
    
    - fixed bug related to triggerData2003, next makers have been updated: St_base, StDaqLib/GENERIC, StDAQMaker, St_db_Maker, StTriggerDataMaker, StDaqLib/TRG, StEvent, Stl3Util/gl3, Stl3Util/foreign/TRG, StEventMaker,StStrangeMuDstMaker, t_trg_Maker, StSpinMaker;
    
    - test for nonexistance of XXXReader added to the next makers: StFpdMaker, StMixerMaker, StEEmcSimulatorMaker, St_tpcdaq_Maker, StRawTpcQaMaker, StEEmcDataMaker, StEEmcDbMaker, StFtpcSlowSimMaker, StTpcCalibrationMaker, StFtpcMixerMaker, StSvtCalibMaker, StTofMaker, StFtpcClusterMaker;
    
    - macros/analysis/doFlowEvents.C: event plane cuts made now only odd and even, instead of different for each harmonic; 
    
    - macros/StMuDstMaker.C: added Lee's changes for the new V0Finder; 
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StDb/idl: ftpcClusterPars.idl - parameters moved to offline database, moved min,max pressure and gas temperature to Calibrations_ftpc/ftpcGas in database, remove inner cathode and cluster geometry parameters from ftpcClusterPars, 
    
    - StDb/idl: ftpcGas.idl - added max,min pressure and temperature limits for ftpc gas to database, changed the order of the new fields to match database
    
    - StDb/idl: ftpcClusterGeometry.idl - added run dependent values used by StFtpcClusterMaker to database, replaced with ftpcClusterGeom.idl to make the name shorter, 
    
    - StDb/idl: ftpcInnerCathode.idl - added inner cathode offsets to offline database,
    
    - StarDb/ftpc: removed inner cathode and cluster geometry parameters from ftpcClusterPars, corrected row size, 
    
    
     
    
    
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    June 17, 2003, 
    
    library SL03d has been updated with codes
    
    - StEvent: StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2003.cxx, StTriggerData2003.h
    
    to provide proper reading trigger data
    
    Library has been rebuilt, updated codes retagged and released as NEW 
    
    
     
    
    
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    May 23, 2003, 
    
    new library SL03d has been created
    
    New features: several bugs and memory leak have been fixed,
    
    next codes were updated:
    
    - StBFChain, added modification for clear DAQCTB embedding, re-propagated l3 changes from repaired file 
    
    - StEventUtilities, StuProbabilityPidAlgorithm.cxx modified to destroy myBandBGFcn in destructor;
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker, added level_0 prescal, FTPC voltages, IntegratedTriggerID, all trigger info integrated to one database table;
    
    StDetectorDbTpcRDOMasks, added error message to standard out if no table is found in the database;
    
    - StMcEvent, added data members from modified g2t_event table: event generator final state tracks, N binary collisions, N wounded nucleons East and West, N jets;
    
    - StMiniMcEvent: added data members for svt and ftpc fit points and hits for StTinyRcTrack ; added methods to calculate px, py, and p from the available pt, phi and pz, for global and primary momenta and also for monte carlo momentum;
    
    added members so that curvature and tan(lambda) pull plots can be made,curvature and tan(lambda) are now stored, the 5 diagonal elements of the error matrix are also stored; the last two, for ittf tracks, are the error on curvature and error on tan(lambda), this is done from both the global and the primary tracks;
    
    - StMiniMcMaker, modified to use primary tracks for the fit points in all cases, not the global tracks; implemented selection of West or East Ftpc based on eta>1.8 or eta<1.8;
    
    modified to replace now whatever it finds between the first and last '.', not just geant.root, in the creation of the output file name; 
    
    curvature, tan(lambda) and Covariance matrix diagonal elements are now stored in rcTrack, for both primary and global tracks; 
    
    - StTrsMaker, modified to allow user to adjust normalFactor; 
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker: StFtpcDbReader added a new only with FTPC dimensions and geometry for ITTF,improved for cathode offset corretions;
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker: introduced cuts for vertex estimation (globDca < 1 cm, multiplicity >= 200), Include rotation around y-axis for FTPC east and west; 
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker, bug fixed; 
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker, added Copy() function to player, fixed ControllerBase to handle common MuDst names;
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker, StXiFinderMaker.cxx use brand new StHelixModel::setMomentum to solve memory leaks, setting new enum's;
    
    - StarClassLibrary: StThreeVectorF.hh, StarClassLibraryLinkDef.hh, functions for CINT added;
    
    - StPmdSimulatorMaker, StEvent added;
    
    - StPmdClusterMaker, StEvent added, CPV clustering added;
    
    - StPmdUtil, mapping added;
    
    - St_dst_Maker: CtbResponse.cxx modified for embedding with CTB;
    
    - St_geant_Maker, fixed the incompatibilities gradually accumulated in the part that reads and propagates the event header info, fill the header based on the parsed event record;
    
    - StFlowMaker, default PID is changed from none to NA, SetDedxPtsPart() added;
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker, added StFlowPhiWgtMaker.cxx StFlowPhiWgtMaker.h;
    
    - StLaserEventMaker, tpc oriented has been turned off;
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker, added ppFPD slow triggers;
    
    - StJetFinder, number of modifications;
    
    - StSpinMaker, number of modifications, fixed problem with jet value accessor functions;
    
    - macros/examples/bfcMixer.C;
    
    - pams/gen/hijing_382, hijing, fixed resonance istat code from 11 to 2,improved HEPTUP;
    
    - pams/geometry/phmdgeo, slight comsmetic changes to the original PHMD code;
    
    - pams/geometry/geometry updated to make Photon Multiplicity Detector part of the GEANT geometry version "y2003a" with proper versioning of its position;
    
    - pams/sim/g2t: 
    
    g2t_get_event.F, introduced new data elements in teh event record - number of wounded nucleaons etc, changed interface to the mheadrd sub 
    
    mheadrd.g, modified to reading extra event-specific data elements from the Zebra MPAR structure; 
    
    g2t_event.idl, extra data added in the event record, such as binary collisions etc;
    
    g2t_volume_id, fixed the error diagnostics, about the inconsistent geometry in endcap ECAL;
    
    - pams/sim/gstar: gstar_input.g, has been upgraded to propagate event record data such as the number of binary collisions etc.
    
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StarDb/ftpc/ftpcClusterPars.C, improvements for cathode offset corretions;
    
    - StarDb/ftpc/ftpcSlowSimPars.C, changed value shaper time to match dAu data; 
    
    - StDb/idl: added triggerInfo.idl, L0TriggerInfo.idl, ftpcVoltage.idl; 
    
    - StDb/idl: pmdUMDimensions.idl modified to change BoardStatus char array length from 9 to 16 for simpler padding;
    
    - StDb/idl: ftpcClusterPars.idl, temporarily store inner cathode correction factors in pars;
    
    - StDb/idl: ftpcDimensions.idl, added x-coord of installation point;
    
    - StDb/idl: ftpcCoordTrans.idl, added observedVertexOffsetX;
    
    - final calibration settings for FTPC AuAu 200GeV/c;
    
    
    For ITTF code releases and tagging look at ITTF code releases Web page
    
    
     
    
    
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    May 6, 2003, 
    
    new library SL03c has been created for pp 200GeV production
    
    New features:
    
    - StarClassLibrary: StLorentzVector - corrected problem in boost
    
    - EEMC code developed: improvements for track/tower matching, added tower->tube mapping, StEEmcSmd code,
    
    modification for EEMC daq reader, 'continous' eta & phi bins added, a lot of minor modifications and bug fixing, first release for production
    
    - StDaqLib full support for EEMC reader,
    
    - StDAQMaker full upport for EEMC daq reader, modify so the chain can run when there is no TPC data
    
    - St_trg_Maker full upport for EEMC, modify so the chain can run when there is no TPC data
    
    - StTriggerDataMaker implemented to propagated trigger info in StEvent,
    
    - StEvent modified to add TriggerData, 
    
    - StEventMaker - added protection for cases where StDetectorDbTriggerID and StTrigSummary couldn't be obtained,
    
    - SVT code modified to implement t0 object and to read t0 from DB, changes for changes for gain calibration file 
    
    - StdEdxMaker: StSvtdEdxMaker modified to get SVtGeom in initRun.
    
    - StBFChain - production option for pp 200GeV implemented, 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON - StAddRunInfoMaker created to add StRunInfo for the only year1 Au+Au 130GeV data,
    
    StTriggerIdCollection added to createStEvent function in StMuDst.cxx, 
    
    added StMuDstFilterMaker to be able to filter MuDst.root files,
    
    added StMuDst into TDataSet to make it possible to pick up for StEventDisplayMaker,
    
    modified for the new scheduler implementation, fixed bug, now dEdx data propagated in MuDst
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker - included corrections for inner cathode offset and move some parameter to database,
    
    - TOF code - updated and extended StructSlatHit, introduced tofSlatHitVector and Iterator,
    
    generalize (2+1)-D slat model from 3 layers to n layers, introduced TOF path length calculation,
    
    - StMcEvent - added member mSubProcessId which is used for Pythia events,
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker modified to use data with TOF triggers,
    
    - StPeCMaker - correcting problem with bField,
    
    - St_QA_Maker - added pp 2003 trigger info, BBC/ZDC trigger histos 
    
    - StEmcCalibrationMaker - new QA tools added,
    
    - StMixerMaker - fixed the 8->10 bit bug, now the mixer mixes in 10 bit and then converts 10->8 bit,
    
    - StJetFinder - modified to data from both TPC and EMC,
    
    - StSecondaryVertexMaker - first revision of V0 and Xi vertex finder,
    
    - Sti related codes (ITTF codes) - developed, ready for test production, 
    
    - pams/sim/g2t - added zebra bank reader to allow for optional subprocess id information to be propagated,
    
    g2t_get_event.F modified to allow to read optional Zebra banks into root table,
    
    Warnning messages removed from big number of codes
    
    Database-wise updates: 
    
    - StDbLib - added a fast multi-row write model specifically needed by the daqEventTag writer,
    
    - StarDb/ftpc/ftpcClusterPars.C - included corrections for inner cathode offset, 
    
    - StDb/idl/ftpcClusterPars.idl - included offset of inner cathode and some new clusterfinding paramter,
    
    - StDb/idl/eemcDbPMTname.idl - added for tower->tube mapping
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 11, 2003, 
    
    library SL03b has been updated with 
    
    - StDaqLib/TRG/code2003.cxx
    
    to fix the bug caused crash in processing UPCCombined events
    
    - StTpcDb/StTpcDbMaker.cxx
    
    - StTrsMaker/StTrsMaker.cxx
    
    to fix the bug and process mulitple run numbers in the same file for MC production
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
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    March 7, 2003, 
    
    new library SL03b has been created
    
    New features:
    
    - FTPC code and database have been updated to handle correctly with year 2001 offline database
    
    - EEMC code further development 
    
    - StBFChain updated with new dAu MC chain
    
    Library will be used for FTPC year 2001 data production and dAu MC data production
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 8, 2003, 
    
    library SL03a has been updated with 
    
    - StDaqLib/TRG/code2003.cxx
    
    to fix the bug caused crash in processing UPCCombined events
    
    
     
    
    
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    February 28, 2003, 
    
    library SL03a has been updated with St_QA_Maker and StAnalysisUtilities to add new trigger schema
    
    
     
    
    
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    February 20, 2003, 
    
    new library SL03a has been created and released. Library will be used for dAu 200 GeV/c production 
    
    New features:
    
    - EMC MuDst integrated in common MuDst files 
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker modified 
    
    - StEvent new triggerID added 
    
    - TOF reader updated to read TOF year 2003 data
    
    - DAQ reader updated to adjust daq format
    
    - SVT clustering, vertex finder and DB handling updated
    
    - FTPC code updated, clustering, tracking, slow simulator, developed offline database
    
    - StEMCCalibrationMaker modified for online calibrations and monitoring
    
    - EEMC developed, simulation part added to nightly test
    
    - StFTPCMixerMaker and StEMCMixerMaker implemented for embedding
    
    - StdEdxMaker reshaped
    
    - StBFChain implemented new chain options
    
    - St_QA_Maker added new histos for FTPC, changes for new trigger schema
    
    - StHitFilterMaker allowes to keep hits associated with tracks
    
    
     
    
    
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    December 2, 2002, 
    
    SL02i library has been updated with the next codes to update geometry and fix bugs: 
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker,
    
    - St_dst_Maker/StFtpcGlobalMaker.cxx,StFtpcPrimaryMaker.cxx, 
    
    - StBFChain; 
    
    - St_geant_Maker; 
    
    - St_db_Maker; 
    
    - StDaqClfMaker; 
    
    - pams/geometry: bbcmgeo, btofgeo, ecalgeo, fpdmgeo, geometry, vpddgeo;
    
    - pams/sim/g2t : g2t_esm.F, g2t_volume_id.g;
    
    - pams/sim/gphysdata ;
    
    - StarDb/emc/simulator/Simulator.C;
    
    SL02i library has been retagged and rebuilt 
    
    
     
    
    
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    November 18, 2002, 
    
    SL02i library has been updated with the next codes due to request of FTPC group: 
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker,
    
    - St_dst_Maker/StFtpcGlobalMaker.cxx,StFtpcPrimaryMaker.cxx, 
    
    - StDb/idl/ftpcDimensions.idl, 
    
    SL02i library has been retagged and rebuilt 
    
    
     
    
    
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    November 15, 2002, 
    
    SL02i library has been updated with bug fix code: 
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker 
    
    
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    October 17, 2002 new SL02i library has been created.
    
    SL02h library has been updated with the next codes: 
    
    - Sti, StiMaker, StiGui, StiEvaluator, further development;
    
    - StAssociationMaker, changed encoded method for IT tracks to 263 ( was 32770 before);
    
    - StBFChain, 'OSpaceZ2' option added and made hardwired values use enum() list from StMagUtilities,
    
    'onlcl' and 'onlraw' options added to read TPC online clusters (DAQ100) and/or TPC raw information;
    
    - added 'bbcSim' option for BBC simulation;
    
    - StBbcSimulationMaker, new package created for BBC simulation;
    
    - StEvent, bug fixed in StBbcTriggerDetector and StFpdCollection, modifications for RUN 2003 added in StBbcTriggerDetector;
    
    - StFpdMaker, modified along with StEvent modifications for 2003 RUN;
    
    - StDAQMaker, small modifications from Alex, added support for decoding DAQ100 data and writing it into table;
    
    - StDaqLib/EMC, small modifications of reader and decoder;
    
    - StDaqLib/GENERIC/EventReader, added support for decoding DAQ100 data and writing it into a table;
    
    - StDaqLib/TPC, added support for decoding DAQ100 data and writing it into table;
    
    - StDaqClfMaker, filled the deconvolution flag to help dedx;
    
    - StDbUtilities/StSvtCoordinateTransform, t0 changed from 12 tp 9 as calculated from pp real data;
    
    - StDbUtilities/StMagUtiltities, added new option for 1/R**2 space charge density distribution,
    
    set default space charge density to zero, time dependent values come from DB;
    
    - StEmcSimulatorMaker, modified not to have DB for EMC before 24-09-2001;
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker, modified to use new internal data format;
    
    - StEstMaker, fixed min radius cut to large value;
    
    - StFptcClusterMaker, replaced large statically dimensioned arrays with dynamically dimensioned arrays;
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker, modified to get FTPC geometry and dimensions from database,bug fixed, QA histograms corrected;
    
    - StFtpcSlowSimMaker, include ftpcAmpSlope,ftpcAmpOffset and ftpcTimeOffset in Database access,
    
    permits usage of gain factors and time offset in the simulator,Charge scaling taken out ;
    
    - StSvtSeqAdjMaker, added code to do Juns gain calibration, changed building of file name,
    
    modification to make sure initRunworks when no svt data present, correct code to allow for the ordering init and initRun;
    
    - St_dst_Maker, better handling of full or corrupted tables;
    
    - St_geant_Maker, added code to read out BBC GSTAR tables needed for StBbcSimulationMaker,
    
    - St_tpcdaq_Maker, changed to accomodate for DAQ100 cluster reading or raw hits reading, added support for decoding DAQ100 data and writing it into table;
    
    - St_QA_Maker, rmoved limit on maximum number of histograms that can be copied;
    
    - StAnalysisUtilities, removed limit on maximum number of histograms that can be copied;
    
    - StHbtMakerReader, new reader, new 3D correlation function QinvQualAvSep;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON, updated to make the muDst from simultaion, maxFiles updated,
    
    added cut on track encoded method for ITTF, fixed bug in createStEevent() function, now you can delete the StEvent, setting all unused subFilters explicitly to NULL; 
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/EMC, a pointer check added; 
    
    - pams/geometry/bbcmgeo, changes BPOOL hits to 'calorimeter',
    
    important chenges: BBC East is now rotated around the vertical axis, rather than mirror-reflected as in the previous version,
    
    TOF information is added to hits;
    
    - pams/tpc, Daq100 cluster table added - first version;
    
    - pams/geometry/tpcegeo, corrected argon density;
    
    - pams/geometry/mfldgeo, bug fixed in node number, better granularity;
    
    - pams/geometry/phmdgeo, geometry after row-col wise blocks;
    
    - pams/g2t, added volume ID for BBC elements, new code to support BBC response simulation;
    
    Database-wise: 
    
    - StarDb/ftpc/ftpcClusterPars.C, ftpcTrackingPars.C; 
    
    - StDb/ftpc/ftpcCoordTrans.idl, ftpcDimensions.idl, ftpcTrackingPars.idl;
    
    
    Library was retagged as SL02i and rebuilt;
    
    
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    September 19, 2002, 
    
    SL02h library has been updated with Sti, StiGui, StiMaker, StiEvaluator makers 
    
    and pams/global/inc/StTrackMethod.h, StTrackDefinitions.h to run test production with ITTF 
    
    Library has been retagged and rebuilt
    
    
     
    
    
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    September 14, 2002, 
    
    SL02h library has been updated with StEmcSimulatorMaker to fix time stamp problem in MC production.
    
    Library has been retagged and rebuilt
    
    
     
    
    
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    August 26, 2002, 
    
    DEV library has been tagged as SL02h,checked out in new area and rebuilt. 
    
    SL02h has been tested and released on Aug 28. Library will be used for test production with DAQ100 clustering
    
      Next codes have been updated:
    
    - StBFChain, removed Flow from tags, PMD chain implementation, option to run DAQ100 clustering;
    
    - StDaqClfMaker, installed new version of fcfClass ;
    
    - StEmcCalibrationMaker, gain calculated from ped-subtracted mean above 30 ADC counts;
    
    - StEmcUtill, fixed memory leak, 
    
    - StEventUtilities: StuPostScript, added drawing of hits;
    
    - StEmcTriggerMaker, correction made to follow format for chain insertion without arguments;
    
    - StMiniMcMaker, changed to deal with seq. faults in the file name handling;
    
    - StarClassLibrary: StHelix related codes - minor speed improvements, StThreeVector related codes - added pseudoProduct
    
    - StSpinMaker, test fortran pi0 reconstruction program,bug fixes, minor updates;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker, additional member functions added by Helen'e request;
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker, small corrections for kinks to be kept,handling events without primary vertex,
    
    better cTau calculations, introduction of DcaService, fixes to StV0Controller; 
    
    - St_QA_Maker, some FTPC histogram changes;
    
    - Sti, StiMaker, StiMaker/macros;
    
    - pams/gen/starlight, corrections to gamma-gamma cross section.
    
    - pams/geometry/bbcmgeo, geometry for STAR Beam-Beam Counter, changed to use symmetrical BBCM instead of seperate BBCW and BBCE;
    
    
     
    
    
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    August 05, 2002, SL02g has been updated with FTPC code fixes
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker 
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker 
    
    - St_dst_Maker : StFtpcGlobalMaker.cxx, StFtpcPrimaryMaker.cxx 
    
    Database-wise: 
    
    update of t0 for FTPC
    
    
     
    
    
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    June 17, 2002, 
    
    DEV library has been tagged as SL02g,checked out in new area and rebuilt. 
    
    SL02g has been tested and released on June 28.
    
      Next codes have been updated:
    
    - StBFChain, changed making the database overwritting (sdt tag implemented);
    
    - St_db_Maker, added warning if start=end for date and time for a table;
    
    - StEventUtilities, changed tray and slat to UInt_t; 
    
    - StEmcSimulatorMaker, changed the way of searching of GEANT data, added option with DB(pedestal ans calibration coefficients; 
    
    - StEmcUtil, fixed getTrackId method and added flag in constructor to initialize towers with a given status; 
    
    modifications on projTrack() method added;
    
    options to project tracks forwards and backwards has been included in projTrack() method;
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker, added new 2-dimenisional hitfinding algorithm;
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker, transformation of local FTPC coordinates in global coordinates introduced, after tracking local coordinates are transformed to global;
    
    added flag to keep track in which coordinate system the point position is measured; 
    
    new value for rotation angle of FTPC east after temperature offset was corrected ;
    
    - St_geant_Maker, fix wrong geant time;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON, changed the number of hits cut, so that also FTPC tracks are written out;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON/macros/dbMaker.C, a simple macro to create a database (a file) holding filenames and the corresponding number of event per file;
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker, better handling of improperly closed files, some decay modes added, 
    
    better organization of enumeration, additional security against zombies in StEvent vectors added,
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker, added SvtHits and a hit collection if StEvent already exists - prepartation for ittf;
    
    - St_QA_Maker, some changes to FTPC chisq histos added;
    
    - StMiniMcEvent,StMiniMcMaker, created to run MiniDst;
    
    - StFlowMaker checked out with tag SL02f to avoid crashes for MC events;
    
    Database-wise: 
    
    - StarDb/emc/simulator, added option with DB(pedestal ans calibration coefficients;
    
    - StarDb/ftpc/ftpcClusterPars.C updated;
    
    
     
    
    
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    May 24, 2002, 
    
    New library SL02f has been created. DEV library has been tagged as SL02f,checked out in new area and rebuilt. 
    
    SL02f has been tested and moved to 'new ' on May 27.
    
      Next codes have been updated:
    
    - StAssociationMaker, changed to incorporate association of tracks from Sti 
    
    - StAnalysisMaker, doxygen basic doc added
    
    - StDbLib/MysqlDb.cc, rules.make, changed non-dbname in arguement of mysql_real_connect from 0 to NULL, Updated rules.make for local mysql installation on Linux 
    
    - St_base/StTree.cxx , bug fixed in UpdateFile 
    
    - StChargeStepMaker, fixes for ROOT/3.02.07
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker, fixes for ROOT/3.02.07
    
    - StRichSpectraMaker, revision of index of refraction and ray tracing have been done
    
    - StEmcUtil, method to get em Et on EMC from GEANT has been included,
    
    default values of minimum total energy on EMC barrel and minimum energy on tower has been modified
    
    - StDbUtilities, correct t0 for pp running in svt, correct radius of 2nd barrel so all hits pass now SVT shifted
    
    - StEvent, implementation of the SVT 2 tables scheme
    
    - StEventMaker, implementation of the SVT 2 tables scheme
    
    - StEmcADCtoEMaker, bugs fixed to recalibrate EMC after production
    
    - StEmcCalibrationMaker, fixes for ROOT/3.02.07
    
    - StFtpcSlowSimMaker, fixes for ROOT/3.02.07
    
    - StFlowAnalysisMaker, modified to speed up cumulant, added correction to minBias.C for bins with one count,changed label on MultHist histogram
    
    - StFlowMaker, moved centrality cuts into StFlowConstants
    
    - Stl3RawReaderMaker, fixes for ROOT/3.02.07, switch reco/embedding mode (m_Mode=0/1).Embedding mode skips L3 biased events,reco mode fills StEvent as before
    
    - St_dst_Maker, some changes for SVT, modified not to save SVT hit info on events when SVT not there, modified to send in different group of tables for the TPC and EST refit so flagging of hits is correct
    
    - StSvtDaqMaker, corrected hybrid swapping, modified not to swap ladders 15 and 16 for pp sort this out properly later
    
    - StSvtSeqAdjMaker, added reading bad anodes from DB
    
    - StSvtClassLibrary, corrected hybrid swapping
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker, added pass bad anode information into cluster fitter, fixed memory leak, added T0 jitter stuff, added reading bad anodes from DB
    
    - StSvtDbMaker, added bad anode list reading 
    
    - StEstMaker, made EST works with shifted SVT geom, change search radii to 1cm 
    
    - StdEdxMaker, SVT dedx improvements, fills dedx table directly, suppressed output
    
    - StRrsMaker, changed gain to 2
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker, fixes for ROOT/3.02.07
    
    - StSpinMaker, bug fixed 
    
    - StTreeMaker, modified message displayed on exit
    
    - St_db_Maker, small modification adding more debugging of what it's doing
    
    - St_mwc_Maker
    
    - St_trg_Maker, bug fixed
    
    - StppSpin, fixes for ROOT/3.02.07
    
    - StHbtMaker
    
    - St_TLA_Maker, Reshaped comments for doxygen
    
    - pams/global/egr/egr_fitter.F, changes for SVT
    
    - pams/global/svm/svm_efficiency.c, minor correction 
    
    - pmas/gen/mevsim, fixed bug in eta primary decay
    
    - macros/analysis: StMuDstMaker.C
    
    
     
    
    
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    May 22, 2002, 
    
    SL02e library has been updated with codes:
    
    - StBFChain, new dynamic stamp sdtXXXXXXXX implemented to run MC production
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON, StStrangeCuts added
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/EMC, fixed bug and small modifications to recreate micro DST 
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker, fixed problem with file names for branches
    
    - macros/analysis/listStrangeCuts.C, fixed bug with branch status and changed cuts split level
    
    Codes have been retagged
    
    SL02e library has been moved to PRO 
    
    
     
    
    
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    May 14, 2002, 
    
    SL02e library has been updated with code:
    
    - StStrangeMuDstMaker to fix a bug and write V0 to MuDst
    
    Code has been retagged
    
    
     
    
    
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    May 6, 2002, 
    
    SL02e library has been updated with codes:
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON 
    
    Codes have been retagged
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 29, 2002, 
    
    SL02e, SL02d, SL02c libraries have been updated with next codes:
    
    - StTrsMaker/StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.cc, StTrsChargeSegment.cc, added he3,he4,deuterons
    
    Codes have been retagged
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 23, 2002, 
    
    SL02e library has been updated with the next codes:
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker: bug fixed in ftpc tracking
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker: cleanup related to StFtpcTrackMaker changes 
    
    - StUtilities: new offset abilities implemented 
    
    - StAnalysisUtilities: addition of BBC/FPD histos 
    
    - St_QA_Maker: addition of BBC/FPD histos 
    
    - StUtilities: new offset abilities implemented 
    
    Codes have been retagged
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 19, 2002, 
    
    SL02e library has been updated with the code:
    
    - StEventUtilities to fix the bug in StuProbabilityPidAlgorithm which caused crashes in production 
    
    Code has been retagged
    
    
     
    
    
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    April 7, 2002, 
    
    April 7 DEV library has been tagged as SL02e. New library SL02e was built,tested updated with bug fixes and released on April 9
    
      New features essential for production: 
    
    Code-wise implementation:
    
    - StBFChain: Changes made for Common MuDST (with Strangeness), adjusted to run in production
    
    - StEvent/StTpcDedxPidAlgorithm.cxx fixed bug in theBetheBloch and for multiple instantiation
    
    - StEmcUtil: modification on getTrackId()
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker: modified to exit with warning if primary vertex calculation return nan
    
    - St_dst_Maker: ppLMV4.cxx,MatchedTrk.cxx, correct ppLMV for 0 filed, fixed bug causing crashes (pointer <-> array range) 
    
    - StSsdSimulationMaker: doxygen documentation, cleaning
    
    - StSsdClusterMaker:small memory leak fixed;
    
    - StSsdEvalMaker:memory leak fixed, doxygen documentation
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker: finally got phase correction correct
    
    - StTrgMaker: bugs fixed
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON: improved filter options,updates for running in the production 
    
    - StPidAmpMaker: modified function to fit e+/- amp.
    
    - StRrsMaker: pedestal noise, convolution and difference in MIP/gamma
    
    - St_QA_Maker: last point residuals now use outerGeometry() for helix parameters
    
    - macros:StAssociator.C, added gSystem->Load("StDetectorDbMaker")
    
    - pams/geometry/tpcegeo/tpcegeo.g: material in the central membrane changed to copper
    
    Database-wise: 
    
    - StDb/servers/ dbServers_bnl.xml: added xml file for new bnl mirrors 
    
    - Vertex seed calibrations data for pp put in DB
    
    
     
    
    
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    March 22-23, 2002, 
    
    SL02d library has been updated with next codes:
    
    - StBFChain: added agregate correction option Corr1/Corr2 . Introduced ppOpt (no makers)and reshaped VtxSeedCal accordingly.
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker: plugged memory leaks 
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker/StVertexSeedMaker: bug fix 
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker: fixed memory leak, invert cluster pad number in FTPC East,
    
    convert cluster cartestian coordinates for FTPC west into STAR global coordinate system 
    
    - StDbLib: MysqlDbcc, MysqlDb.h #-of-retries on server connect increased to 7 with timeout period doubled per re try starting at 1 sec.
    
    Needed for maintainable multiple mirror servers using dns for round-robin load balancing
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/EMC: fixed memory leak
    
    - macros/bfc.C 
    
    Library was rebuilt and retagged
    
    
     
    
    
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    March 20, 2002, 
    
    SL02d library has been updated with next codes:
    
    - StPass0CalibMaker/StVertexSeedMaker to handle vertex constrain for pp 
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker: fixed bug caused memory leak
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker: temporary fixed bug caused memory leak and new vertex finder params for pp 
    
    - StdEdxMaker: expanded time interval in calibration histograms
    
    - StEmcUtil: fixed StEmcFilter::accept(Int_t), modified method StEmcPosition::getNextTowerId(...),
    
    included method StEmcFilter::getNextId(...)
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/EMC;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/RICHTOF;
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON;
    
    - StDb/idl/vertexSeed.idl modified for vertex constrain in pp
    
    Library was rebuilt and retagged
    
    Database-wise: 
    
    - dE/dx calibrations for pp put in DB 
    
    
     
    
    
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    March 19, 2002, 
    
    March 15 DEV library has been tagged as SL02d. New library SL02d was built,tested updated with bug fixes and released on March 19
    
      New features essential for production: 
    
    Code-wise implementation:
    
    - StChain,St_geant_Maker,StBFChain, StdEdxMaker, StMixerMaker, bfcMixer.C have been updated to fix embedding problem
    
    - StEvent: fixed bug in StTrackTopologyMap.cxx 
    
    - StDaqLib/FTPC: FTPV1P0_ZS_SR.cxx modify to return false if no FTPADCD bank or no FTPADCX bank found for requested sector
    
    - StTrgMaker: filter out tracks which begin beyond the MWC. Removed dead weight from trigCtb.C
    
    - StEmcUtil: fixed bug on accept() method for towers and new method added 
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker: adjusted eta segments for x,y positions of vertex, modified to avoid tracking if vertex position is outside of the inner radius of the Ftpc
    
    - StSvtCalibMaker: laser spot positions recorded
    
    - StFlowMaker: added new centralities
    
    - St_QA_Maker: fixed bug with placement of trigger hists
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/COMMON updated
    
    - StMuDSTMaker/RICHTOF: modified logic when bad RICH event,removed of RICH collection and pid traits when not wanted
    
    - StDbLib/StDbModifier.cxx : added variable length table defautls for simplifying writes of l3 counters to db
    
    - pams/gen/mevsim : fixed pi0 decay bug
    
    Database-wise: 
    
    - l3counters files have been put in DB
    
    - EMC calibrations for pp data 
    
    
     
    
    
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    March 8, 2002, 
    
    SL02c library has been patched with
    
    - StEvent/StV0Vertex to fix V0Vertex problem 
    
    - Stl3RawReaderMaker to fix L3Counter pass
    
    - StBFChain related problems fixed,ZDCvtx option added, MuDSTChain, EMCmDST options added to process MuDST
    
    - ROOT: TStreamerInfo.cxx fixed bug related to V0Vertex problem
    
    - StFtpcClusterFinder
    
    Library still is having a problem with bfcMixer, StIOMaker::GetFile(), trigger word in QA plots 
    
    
     
    
    
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    March 3, 2002, 
    
    March 1 DEV library has been tagged as SL02c. New library SL02c was built,tested and released on March 3
    
      New features essential for production: 
    
    Code-wise implementation:
    
    - new ROOT version 3.02.07 has been installed
    
    - StBFChain: timestamp 'y2001n' has been added to pickup right svt geant geometry for year2001 which has been changed in Spectember 5th 2001 
    
    - St_db_Maker: added new timestamp 'y2001n' for svt geometry of year2001 
    
    - StChain, StIOMaker: new method for maker communication is developed and installed "NotifyMe" 
    
    - StEvent: added enum for l3 track finder, updated fittingMethod(): L3 added
    
    - StMuDSTMaker: new code to create MuDst has been implemented
    
    - StFtpcClusterMaker modified to get cluster unfolding paramteres from ftpcClusterPars; added histograms to monitor cluster finding 
    
    - StFtpcTrackMaker: added additional histograms to monitor cluster finding
    
    - Stl3RawReaderMaker: added globalTrack->setEncodedMethod() to mark tracks as l3 tracks in StEvent
    
    - StSvtDaqMaker: move GetDataSet(StDAQReader) from Init() to Make()
    
    - pams/global/inc: added kL3TpcId to StDetectorDefinitions.h, StDetectorId.h 
    
    Database-wise: 
    
    - StDb/idl: move cluster unfolding parameters ftpcClusterPars.idl from code to StarDb/ftpc/ftpcClusterPars.C
    
    
     
    
    
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    February 21, 2002, 
    
    DEV library has been tagged as SL02b. New library SL02b was built,tested,updated with bug fixes and released on February 25
    
      New features essential for production: 
    
    Code-wise implementation:
    
    - StEvent: added (in StRunInfo) member to hold BBC coincidence rate, StL0Trigger modified to change signature of bunchCrossingId7bit(),added beam info
    
    added information to StRichSpectra for uDST purposes, added EMC trigger
    
    - StEventMaker: fill parts of StRunInfo from StDetectorDbBeamInfo
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker: added codes for Space charge calculations,for TPC Voltages for use in ExB Corrections, added beam info
    
    - St_tpt_Maker: modified mask (extended options),instantiation of MagUtilities() uses db
    
    - StMagUtilities: modified for field cage and space charge corrections, modified to get CathodeV and GG from DB, changed defaults and instantiation argument order
    
    - StBFChain: added options for FieldCage and SpaceCharge corrections and svtDb, adjusted P2001, P2001a, pp2001a options
    
    - StEmcTriggerMaker: trigger data histograms added, gets info from StEvent
    
    - StdEdxMaker: removed access to St_tpcBadPad
    
    - FTPC: StFtpcClusterMaker modified to get temperature difference from data base, separate radial chargestep histograms were created for Ftpc west and east
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker modified to use primary vertex for tracking if it's available, otherwise use preVertex 
    
    - St_dst_Maker: modified StFtpcGlobalMaker to redo unconstrained fit for FTPC global tracks with primary vertex
    
    & write out all FTPC hits, not just those on tracks
    
    modified StV0Maker.cxx and StXiMaker.cxx to use database for cut parameters
    
    separation of primary vertex and track finding has been done, now StVertexMaker does the primary-vertex-finding and should be called before StPrimaryMaker which does the primary-track-finding
    
    set vertex id to vertex table entry row in lmv.cc and ppLMV4.cxx 
    
    set #global tracks = 30 for switch over from EVR to LMV
    
    - StRchMaker: Remove picket fence pixels cluster finding once and for all
    
    - StSvtCoordinateTransform updated to use proper database 
    
    - StSvtClusterMaker: modified StSvtHitMaker to get data from SVT database with StSvtDbMaker, Add SetFileNames function
    
    - StSvtDbMaker: improved interface to SVT DB
    
    - StDbLib: changed limit on flavor tag and made default retrieving more readable
    
    - StTofUtil: changed default tdc calibration factor
    
    - StTpcDb: move all database access to the InitRun part of the tpc Makers to provide flexibility in changing flavor of database
    
    separated geometrical tpc rotation from field twist
    
    - StTrsMaker: move Init code to InitRun
    
    - St_tpcdaq_Maker: turned off noise_elim, moved calibration access from Init() to InitRun()
    
    RDO mask implemented - St_trg_Maker: EMC unpacker rewritten, added code to switch between pre and post-Dec 1 2001 setups 
    
    - Stl3RawReaderMaker: added first version of Stl3CounterMaker
    
    - StPidAmpMaker: new version reinstalled 
    
    - StRichSpectraMaker added information for uDST purposes
    
    - StarClassLibrary: added methods to calculate signed DCA
    
    - St_QA_Maker: added FTPC histograms
    
    - StDb/idl: added table & saturation rate for space charge corrections
    
    new structure for field cage parameters,
    
    tpc high voltages needed for ExB,
    
    added difference in FTPC gas temperature between FTPC West and East
    
    implemented new calibration tables for the svt
    
    added table to hold beam info
    
    - pams/global/dst: modified fill_ftpc_dst to incorporate in StFtpcGlobalMaker
    
    - pams/tpc/tpt: account for missing RDO in tracking. Allow tracks to swim across dead RDO during first stage tracking
    
    Database-wise: 
    
    - StarDb/global/vertices: added cut parameters for V0 and Xi finding in pp data
    
    - StarDb/tpc/daq: corrected map tables
    
    - StarDb/Calibrations/tpc: all files have been put to MySql DB 
    
    - new tag for reconstruction DB implemented 'DbV20020226'
    
    - space charge distortion and inner field cage correction implemented
    
    - twist parameters on a per-field-setting basis
    
    
     
    
    
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    January 22, 2002, 
    
    DEV library has been tagged as SL02a. New library SL02a was built,tested and released January 24
    
      New features essential for production: 
    
    Code-wise implementation:
    
    - first release of pp chain for real data production, includes beamLine option;
    
    - FPD chain has been implemented and released; 
    
    - ftpc: added gas temperature difference between west and east FTPC to DB; 
    
    made ftpcGas database table used in FTPC cluster maker; 
    
    - svt: added t0 correction in hit, added cut of summed charge >15 for allowed hits,fixed memory leak; 
    
    added drift velocity calculation;
    
    - StDetectorDbMaker implemented to hold DB detector information,currently:
    
    classes for RichScalers and RichVoltageStatus;
    
    tpc RDO masks; 
    
    FTPC's gas properties; 
    
    magnet information; 
    
    RICH Clock information; 
    
    - StTrsMaker: transverse diffusion coefficient is set correctly (bug fixed)
    
    - StTpcT0Maker replaced by StPass0CalibMaker which includes StTpcT0Maker and StVertexSeedMaker to process calibrations for pp data
    
    - StDb/idl: added vertexSeed table needed to process drift-velocity calibrations for pp data,
    
    table to hold ftpcGasOut values and FTPC temperature/pressure calculations 
    
    Database-wise: 
    
    ASIC parameter set to 1420 for year 2001 data;
    
    tpd drift velocity calibrations based on laser data put in DB to process pp data 
    
    tpcGain correction for pp data 
    
    
     
    
    
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    December 13, 2001, 
    
    SL01l library was created November 16 and after some iterations released December 13 to process AuAu 200GeV real data, (production P01gl)
    
      New features essential for production: 
    
    Code-wise implementation:
    
    - L3 summary added in StEvent 
    
    - St_trg_Maker updated for unpacking EMC data 
    
    - first release of EMC code for production 
    
    - working version of SVT code, StSvtDbMaker implemented to handle SVT database
    
    Database-wise: 
    
    - first dE/dx calibrations for year 2001 data placed in DB 
    
    - tpcTimeGain calibrations files moved from AFS area to DB 
    
    - Complete pass at TPC drift velocities for year 2001 real data, put in DB and should be used in reconstruction with tag DbV1211 
    
    - ASIC parameter has been set to 1420 for year 2001 data January 18 
    
    Production-wise: 
    
    - first production run with EMC in chain
    
    - first production run with tpcTimeGain calibrations for year 2001 
    
    - production run with ExB shape correction, padrow 13 field correction, clock correction, twist correction
    
    - padrow 13 has been taken off for tracking 
    
    
     
    
    
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    November 15, 2001, 
    
    DEV library was tagged as SL01k and released to process AuAu 200GeV real data, (production P01gk)
    
      New features essential for production: 
    
    Code-wise implementation:
    
    - Developed L3 code to be ready for year 2001 data production 
    
    - Developed TOF code to be ready for year 2001 data production 
    
    - Developed StEvent part related to L3 and TOF codes 
    
    - StDbUtilities/StMagUtilities modified to get most of its values from the database, rather than hard-coded.
    
    - has all codes related to SIM tag implementation and can be used for MC production and embedding
    
    Database-wise: 
    
    - First pass at 2001 Gain corrections, located in the AFS area in StarDb/Calibrations/tpc 
    
    - Local t0 for year 2001 data adjusted, no adjustment for t0 correction for runs taken on days before 232 
    
    - First pass at TPC drift velocities for year 2001 real data put in DB and should be used in reconstruction with tag DbV1107 for run numbers taken on days 232-308 
    
    - Twist value (affects angle of TPC in magnet, twist ExB correction) adjusted to match best value for 1/2 field 2000 
    
    Production-wise: 
    
    - Production run with ExB shape correction, padrow 13 field correction, clock correction, twist correction
    
    - padrow 13 has been taken off for tracking 
    
    
     
    
    
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    November 9, 2001, new SL01j library has been created.
    
      SL01i library has been updated with next codes:
    
    - StTpcDb/StTpcDbMaker.cxx: SIM tag implementation codes allow to handle database correction 
    
    which needed for real data and should not be used for simulation data,
    
    Invert order of distortion correction and local->global transformation
    
    - StDbUtilities/StMagUtilties: use DB
    
    - St_tpt_Maker/St_tpt_Maker.cxx: invert order of distortion correction and local->global transformation
    
    - pams/tpc/tcl/tph.F: invert order of distortion correction and local->global transformation
    
    Library has been retagged as SL01j 
    
    and should be used to process MC AuAu 130GeV HIJING production for year 2000 geometry 
    
    (HIJING production P01hi) and embedding data 
    
    SL01j has been updated on November 16 with bug fixes for StTrsMaker and StRrsMaker
    
    
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    October 26, 2001, 
    
    DEV library was tagged as SL01i and released on October 29 to reprocess year 2000 AuAu 130Gev data (production P01hi) 
    
      New features essential for production: 
    
    new ROOT version 3.02.00 
    
    Code-wise implementation:
    
    - Sector alignment based on zero field data 100 < vertZ < 200, straight-up tracks 
    
    - Transformation into global coordinates 
    
    - RICH position moved to handle global coordinates 
    
    Database-wise:
    
    - Inner/outer z offset adjusted to remove residual step between inner and outer sectors in z
    
    - Gain and local t0 corrections revisited 
    
    - tpc drift velocities calibrations recreated and put in DB, should be used in reconstruction with tag DbV1007
    
    - Gain for padrow 13 set to 0 to remove this padrow 
    
    Production-wise:
    
    - Production run with ExB shape correction, Padrow 13 field correction, Clock correction. 
    
    - Padrow 13 was taking off for tracking, No twist correction on in this production. 
    
    - Vertex offset has been taken out.
    
    
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  • October 29, 2014 
    
    branch StiHFT_1b of DEV library has been created under EVAL library name.
    

    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    

    
    StRoot 
    
    StarRoot
    
    THelixTrack.cxx, THelixTrack.h - rewritten version of THelixTrack. Main algorithm was not changed, changed only selection of coordinate system. Old approach, based on few points was not stable enough. New approach is based on construction of 2d matrix of and calculation of eigen vectors. New coordinate system is based on these vectors. It is more stable because not a few points are used but all of them. Performance should not be changed;
    
    Sti
    
    StiCompositeTreeNode.h - removed not used definition; 
    
    StiDetector.h - added 'insideL()' mode and 'inside()' for the global space point;
    
    StiDetector.cxx - in method 'insideL()' suppressed all checks, apart from X or Rxy; in method insideL() also added check for environment variable "insideAssert", if it is not defined 'insideL()' always returns 1 to avoid asserts in production;
    
    added mode 'StiDetector::insideL(const double xl[3],int mode=0)';
    
    added new method 'StiDetector::inside(..)' to check global points;
    
    changed the mode in inside(s) means now 1 + 2 + 4 == chackX(or R) + checkY(or Phi) + checkZ ;
    
    StiDetector.cxx, StiDetector.h - method 'setProperty()' added;
    
    method 'getCenterX()' added. It returns some X value of shape in local coordinate. When, after refit, track is missing detector, we still keep this node. Now point of node is dca point to (centerx,0) and parameters with errors are calculated in this point;
    
    modified to rename inside(...) to insideG( ) to show that arguments are global;
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.h - added new method AverageVolume. It uses TGeo volumes for averaging. The old method uses TGeoPhysical volumes;
    
    method AveMate added to calculate average material; method MakeAverageVolume replaced the old one, to keep the same user interface;
    
    updated to account 'MANY' & 'SENSitive';
    
    made methods 'void AverageVolume(TGeoPhysicalNode *nodeP)' and 'int AverageVolume(const char *fullPath)' not virtual anymore;
    
    added method 'int Diff(const char *path, const StiDetector *sVolu)', t compares the TGeoVolume with StiDetector and returns 0 if everything is correct;
    
    method AveMateR added which does the same as AveMate but using random points; correct all "MULTY" accounted properly; for method 'diff()' added mode '0=AveMate' ;
    
    changed inside (..,mode) mode=1+2+3 check X+Y+Z;
    
    set cpp flag to keep ofl average temporary;
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.cxx - added seed comments; replaced printf to Error() and Warning(); fixed bug in evaluation of si zes of averaged volumes; added Error messages in case 'MANY' and 'sensetive' ;
    
    modified to move down check for determinant==1; assert for 'Geant Weight == StiWeight' temporary removed;
    
    method 'Diff' was added, it checks for random space points which belongs to TGeoVolume;
    
    added test for reflection, reflection is legal in Geant but was not accounted in Sti volume averaging, fixed;
    
    eigen values normalized per number of points (8);
    
    method AveMateR added which does the same as AveMate but using random points; correct all "MULTY" accounted properly; for method 'diff()' added mode '0=AveMate' ;
    
    modified to check inside all boundaries;
    
    modified to rename inside() ==> inside();
    
    StiDetectorBuilder.h, StiDetectorBuilder.cxx - added new method to save graphic structure of Sti geometry into file to draw it afterwards ;
    
    StiDetectorContainer.cxx - removed TPC oriented check, which does not allow usage of non Tpc hits in Seed finders, now all hits could be used in Seed finders; replaced assert with warning;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - made in layer loop getNormalRadius() ==> getLayerRadius(); modified to use only normalRadius for ordering; two loops now used to search volumes;
    
    - 1st one searching only active volumes; 
    
    - 2nd one searching non active volumes, when 1st loop was useless; 
    
    This is activated ONLY when environment variable "activeNonActiveLoop"=1; 
    
    Assert added to check that Rxy>=Rnormal (related to bug #2915); 
    
    'nudge(hit)' added after hit setting to move node to hit;
    
    modified to change getNormalRefAngle ==> getLayerAngle in find();
    
    modified to change OpenAngle ==> OpenAngle/2 in find();
     
    modified to change kEnded  ==> kFailed; 
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - assert added for tubes Rxy == Rnormal (bug #2915); added check for Hz, Hz==>fabs(Hz) to account negative Hz; added check for cos>1 ;
    
    modify to distinguish planar and cylindrical shapes in 'Propagate to volume' (fixed bug #2915); method 'nudge()' was rewritten, for complicated cases THelixTrack used. Check for kFarFromBeam put back (was removed by mistake);
    
    modified to use linear approximation in 'nudge()' if shift < 0.01 curvature;
    
    method propagate(double xk, ...) rewritten to account cases which was omitted in previous version as non important; 
    
    removed over complicated and not used logics of "edges" :
    
    - kEdgePhiPlus, kEdgeZminus, kEdgePhiMinus, kEdgeZplus, 
    
    - kMissPhiPlus, kMissZminus, kMissPhiMinus, kMissZplus, 
    
    and use instead only: 
    
    kFailed = -3, kTooFar = -2, kEnded = -1, kHit = 0 
    
    best solution saved into mygP and myFP, and only at the end the best is into mgP and mFPcopied;
    
    modified to decrease strongness of assert. 1e-4 ==> 1e-3;
    
    bug fixed sind ==> sind/cosd ;
    
    modified to replace assert(fabs(mFP._sinCA)<1e-3) -> assert(fabs(mFP._sinCA)<1e-2); it is related to changes in mag field for curvature about 10cm; 
    
    modified to split cylindrical shape into two: full cylinder & sector of cylinder. Full cylinder could be rotated many times, sector can not. Very detailed setting of _state removed, kept only valid or not. 'mMtx' is used only for error propagation, not error rotation. For error rotation used StiNodeErrs::rotate; In StiKalmanTrackNode::isDca() check for detector == 0 added. All inline rotations moved into methods rotate(...) ;
    
    replaced kFarFromBeam 10 ==> 2 ;
    
    modified to implement the same rotation for kCylindric & kSector. Angles StiKalmanTrackNode:alpha and StiPlacement::alpha are not the same now;
    
    replaced 'locate()' ==> 'inside()';
    
    method insifeG(...) added;
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.h - new insides's added; inside(mode) used xyz of node; inside(x,y,mode) used x,y only; inside(x[3],mode) used external x,y,z but locale to this node;
    
    renamed 'inside()' methods to use 'inside()' & 'inside()';
    
    StiKalmanTrackNode.h, StiKalmanTrackNode.cxx - new method ['isPrimary()' added; new member '_wallx' added; 
    
    StiLocalTrackSeedFinder.cxx - assert removed, it was related to tpc hits that can not be closer in x than 1e-3, added instead 'if (dr<1e-4) return false';
    
    StiHits.cxx - modified to make larger tolerance (>= 1mm) for hits out of volume boundary;
    
    StiMaterial.cxx - added ionization=1946;
    
    StiPlacement.cxx - cleanup;
    
    removed defaults in setNormRep, moved to constructor;
    
    StiTrackNode.cxx - introduced more accurate selection of correct solution in 'cylCross';
    
    asserts with 'sign()' of error matrix commented out;
    
    method 'cylCross()' rewritten again to account more cases;
    
    'recov()' method modified;
    
    added loop while(err matrix non positive), decrease correlations;
    
    modified to decrease maximum correlation from 0.99 ==> 0.999 ;
    
    StiTrackNode.h, StiTrackNode.cxx - StiNodeErrs::rotate() added;
    
    StiVMCToolKit.h, StiVMCToolKit.cxx - added new method 'LoopOverVolumes' which is based on TGeo (not TGeoPhysical ); old one is kept, but due to different signature, is not called'
    
    updated to account 'MANY' & 'SENSITIVE';
    
    StiCylindricalShape.h - cleanup;
    
    introduced two cylindrical shapes: kCylindrical for full cylinder and kSector for cylindrical sector;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.cxx - in method 'refitL()' added additional loop to test nodes for inside/outside; for debugging call of 'nudge()' added to move node position onto detector plane, if failed node defined as invalid;
    
    in method 'refitL()' check for inside() lead to stop tracking which was wrong, now it was fixed and if track after refit missed the volume tracking was not stop;
    
    removed any influence of 'nudge()' to refit;
    
    removed 'getNearBeam()' method and use 'dcaNode()' instead;
    
    'Assert' for accuracy decreased from 1e-6 to 1e-4; if inner node not found, return with error; 'Assert' added when found Xi2 > maxXi2 after refit;
    
    test for vertex replaced by test for detector;
    
    StiKalmanTrack.h - removed 'getNearBeam()' method;
    
    StiKalmanTrackFinder.cxx - assert inside() added instead of previous tube check;
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx - fixed bug caused by that energy loss was not defined in the case of Vacuum;
    
    added account of tube shape in propagation;
    
    modified propagatePars to use zero path if track missed volume after refit;
    
    bug fixed sind ==> sind/cosd ;
    
    method 'StiTrackNodeHelper::propagatePars' splitted into old one 'propagateParsA()' and new one 'propagateParsB()' temporary. New method rotates only cylindrical shape, not sector one, as it was before;
    
    added test for 'isPrimary()' ;
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.h - renamed all the class variables adding 'm' at the beginning to avoid misinterpreting;
    
    StiTrackNodeHelper.cxx,  StiTrackNodeHelper.h - introduced '_wallx';
    
    modified to use averaged curvature  for THelixTrack;
    
    made both kCylindric & kSector rotated now;
    
    mX1 recalculated because detector was slightly rotated;
    
    StiNodePars.h - method 'double &phi() == eta()' added ;
    
    StiNodePars::rotate() added;
    
    StiShape.h, StiShape.cxx - replaced StiCylindrical ==> StiCylindrical & StiSector;
    
    StiUtilities
    
    StiDebug.h, StiDebug.cxx - save histograms method added;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiMaker.cxx - modified to remove redundant inputFile;
    
    modified to make only TPC as default;
    
    StiMaker.cxx, StiMaker.h - added new method 'finishTracks(int gloPri)' :
    
    - loop over nodes;
    
    - moved node to the center volume along x or r local;
    
    - if StiDebug::mgGlobal >1 create a set of technical histograms;
    
    save histograms method added for debug ;
    
    StiIst
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to use the global transformation unrolled all the way to the top node instead of local transformation to the first mother volume;
    
    modified to switch to the same names as in StiPxlDetectorBuilder;
    
    switched to natural numbering scheme as in StiPxlDetectorBuilder;
    
    modified to use the center sensor (or the one close to the center) to build the unified sensor layer in Sti;
    
    removed ionization from StiMaterial constructor as it is not used anywhere including energy loss calculations;
    
    refactored gas material definition (For the gas surrounding the detector we use air properties as defined in global geometry manager. If the AIR material is not available we use default hardcoded properties);
    
    modified to switch to StiMaterial constructor that accepts the radiation length as is. The desctription of the constructor is very poor but there is no need to multiply it by the density;
    
    removed debugging function used for testing of manually modified volumes;
    
    modified to access transformation matrices directly via StIstDb object;
    
    removed deprecated calls to dummy methods;
    
    set detector group ID at detector builder level. The detector ID-s for individual Sti detectors are set when the detector is added to the builder;
    
    modified to resize the detector container (std::vector) when new detectors are added;
    
    modified to use the middle sensor on the ladder to extract alignment corrections from DB ;
    
    modified to get sensitive IST volumes from the global TGeoManager in a manner similar to PXL and SST detector builders;
    
    removed pointless check for valid gas surrounding detectors in this builder. The gas is set right in this class anyway;
    
    renamed a bunch of local variables just to be consistent with the other detector builders;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder.h - removed definition and addition of "hybrid" material because it is not used anywhere ;
    
    refactored silicon material definition for sensitive layers.Only silicon material is used in construction of sensitive layers. As with the gas we first try to use the material definition in the global geometry manager. If the SILICON material is not available default hardcoded properties are used;
    
    added flag similar to PXL to build ideal geometry for IST and SST. By default (buildIdealGeom = false) the database transformations are used in all StiXxxDetectoGroup-s;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder.h, StiIstDetectorGroup.cxx, StiIstDetectorGroup.h - minor stylistic changes in comments; removed unused and irrelevant included headers; got rid of std namespace; 
    
    implemented simplified Sti geometry for inactive material in IST;
    
    added a couple of helper methods to ease manual construction and placement of inactive volumes;
    
    made buildInactiveVolumes() method inheritable; changed helper function declaration to static;
    
    fixed loop over ladders; 
    
    defined placement for sensitive IST layers in a way consistent with PXL and SSD detector builders;
    
    removed never used variable, forward declarations, and header includes;
    
    removed warning for extremely unlikely exception when a new StiDetector is not constructed by Sti detector factory. Such situations need to be treated in a way other than simply issuing a warning;
    
    removed methods which will not be used by the new builder;
    
    appended new Sti detectors to the end of detector container, and use ladder id to index sector slots;
    
    added parameter to choose IST detector builder. This is justified by the requirement of backward compatibility. The user can choose the appropriate option in case there is a need to reconstruct the data using an older detector builder;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder1.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder1.h - added new files to save current version of StiIstDetectorBuilder in order to maintain 100% backward compatibility. The user may choose to construct the IST detector with the older version by simply propagating an option to StiIstDetectorGroup. StiIstDetectorBuilder1 inherits from StiIstDetectoBuilder to avoid duplicate code. Removed implementation of inherited methods and other irrelevant declarations;
    
    StiIstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiIstDetectorBuilder.h, StiIstHitLoader.cxx, StiIstHitLoader.h - updated with commits made to main CVS on Jan 06 : 
    
    - added an accessor to access active StiDetectors, i.e. volumes which may have hits associated with them; modified to make use of the accessor for sensitive Sti detector/volumes;
    
    - simplified debug output by reusing existing streamers of StHit class and its daughters;
    
    - cleaned up forward declarations to include only the used classes; removed useless data members; 
    
    - removed output debug messages as they can be easily replaced by a single call to StiDetectorBuilder::Print();
    
    - instead of setting StiDetector parameters in a local private method switched to using new interface provided by StiDetector; the refactoring took place for both sensitive and inactive volumes;
    
    - increased density of manually constructed IST brackets in Sti; the effective bracket density have to be muliplied by the number of ladders;
    
    StIstDbMaker
    
    StIstDbMaker.cxx - replace endl -> endm in STAR Logger messages;
    
    StIstDb.cxx, StIstDb.h, StIstDbMaker.cxx, StIstDbMaker.h - modified getter for sensors transormation matrix to accept ladder and sensor id-s using human friendly numbering starting with 1. The input values outside of possible ranges will return a null pointer;
    
    added flags to indicate DbMaker readiness; return fatal if database tables are not found;
    
    added method to access transformation matrix for a given IST ladder/sensor pair; set class version to 0 in order to avoid IO dictionary generation by ROOT's CINT. STAR makers are not persistent;
    
    clean-up coding style;
    
    StIstDb.cxx - corrected mapping of ladder/sensor to global aggregate sensor id. The global sensor index (id) used in the istSensorOnLadder DB table spans the range from 1001 to 1144 ;
    
    StIstUtil
    
    StIstClusterCollection.cxx, StIstClusterCollection.h, StIstCollection.h - modified to reflect changes in StIstDbMaker;
    
    StiPxl
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx - modified to use the global transformation unrolled all the way to the top node instead of local transformation to the first mother volume;
    
    modified to use the center sensor (or the one close to the center) to build the unified sensor layer in Sti;
    
    removed ionization from StiMaterial constructor as it is not used anywhere including energy loss calculations;
    
    refactored gas material definition (For the gas surrounding the detector we use air properties as defined in global geometry manager. If the AIR material is not available we use default hardcoded properties);
    
    modified to switch to StiMaterial constructor that accepts the radiation length as is. The desctription of the constructor is very poor but there is no need to multiply it by the density ;
    
    removed deprecated calls to dummy methods;
    
    set detector group ID at detector builder level. The detector ID-s for individual Sti detectors are set when the detector is added to the builder;
    
    modified to resize the detector container (std::vector) when new detectors are added;
    
    modified to use the middle sensor on the ladder to extract alignment corrections from DB ;
    
    removed unutilized code;
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPxlHitLoader.cxx - modified to split PXL sensitive layers in two halves. The change should help to avoid track backward steps in Sti due to ill ordered volumes in r and phi;
    
    StiPxlHitLoader.cxx - modified to use local x rahter than row number to distribute hits into different half ladders;
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPxlDetectorBuilder.h - removed definition and addition of "hybrid" material because it is not used anywhere;
    
    refactored silicon material definition for sensitive layers (Only silicon material is used in construction of sensitive layers. As with the gas we first try to use the material definition in the global geometry manager. If the SILICON material is not available default hardcoded properties are used);
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPxlDetectorBuilder.h, StiPxlDetectorGroup.cxx, StiPxlDetectorGroup.h - minor stylistic changes in comments; removed unused and irrelevant included headers; got rid of std namespace; 
    
    StiPxlDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiPxlDetectorBuilder.h, StiPxlHitLoader.cxx StiPxlHitLoader.h - updated with commits made to main CVS on Jan 06 : 
    
    - attempted to make a clear translation between the natural (sector/ladder/sensor) and Sti numbering schemas;
    
    - added an accessor to access active StiDetectors, i.e. volumes which may have hits associated with them; modified to make use of the accessor for sensitive Sti detector/volumes
    
    - simplified debug output by reusing existing streamers of StHit class and its daughters;
    
    - switched to method that converts geo sensor id to Sti layer indices;
    
    - added a private method to convert natural/geo sensor id to Sti layer indices; 
    
    - cleaned up forward declarations to include only the used classes; removed useless data members; 
    
    - removed output debug messages as they can be easily replaced by a single call to StiDetectorBuilder::Print();
    
    - instead of setting StiDetector parameters in a local private method switched to using new interface provided by StiDetector; the refactoring took place for both sensitive and inactive volumes;
    
    - re-implemented segmentation of PXL sensor to two halves. In the sensor's local coordinate system the first half is for x<0 and the second one is for x> . The notion of inner and outter halves is not critical and in fact confusing because it depends on the original rotation around the z axis. - modified to avoid setting StiDetector members _key1 and _key2 as they are not really used anywhere;
    
    StiSsd
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx - removed ionization from StiMaterial constructor as it is not used anywhere including energy loss calculations;
    
    refactored gas material definition (For the gas surrounding the detector we use air properties as defined in global geometry manager. If the AIR material is not available we use default hardcoded properties);
    
    refactored useVMCGeometry() to build sensitive Sti layers in the same way as in PXL and IST detectors;
    
    created model of SST inactive material using the mother volume;
    
    modified to switch to StiMaterial constructor that accepts the radiation length as is. The desctription of the constructor is very poor but there is no need to multiply it by the density ;
    
    redefined StiMaterial for the segmented SST mother volume (SFMO) ;
    
    modified to use transformation matrices for sensitive layers from database when non-ideal geometry is requested ;
    
    modified to adjust material properties for the modified SFMO volume. Scaled the density to match the increase in the inner radius (to avoid overlap with sensitive layers);
    
    modified to use different names for SFMO end tube volumes;
    
    modified to avoid using of material averaging routine as the inactive material is entirely constructed by hand;
    
    created 9 tubes (Sti detectors) to describe the material distribution in SST;
    
    modified to increase the inner radius of the central tube by 0.85 cm to avoid overlap with sensitive layers; scaled the density of this volume accordingly by keeping mass constant;
    
    set detector group ID at detector builder level; the detector ID-s for individual Sti detectors are set when the detector is added to the builder;
    
    modified to resize the detector container (std::vector) when new detectors are added;
    
    modified to append new Sti detectors to the end of detector container, and use ladder id to index sector slots ;
    
    modified to use the middle sensor on the ladder to extract alignment corrections from DB;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.h - modified to make auxilary methods available in derived classes ;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder.h - removed definition and addition of "hybrid" material because it is not used anywhere;
    
    refactored silicon material definition for sensitive layers (Only silicon material is used in construction of sensitive layers. As with the gas we first try to use the material definition in the global geometry manager. If the SILICON material is not available we use default hardcoded properties );
    
    added a private method to split the SST mother volume into three tubes;
    
    modified to use object with direct access to database (mSstDb) instead of StSsdBarrel similar to PXL and IST detector builders;
    
    removed deprecated method;
    
    removed method 'segmentSFMOVolume()' because the inactive material is now built manually in 'buildInactiveVolumes()';
    
    added a private helper function hopefully as a temporary solution before StiDetector is modified;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder1.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder1.h - saved current StiSstDetectorBuilder in order to by maintain 100% backward compatibility;
    
    modified to make class inherit from StiSstDetectoBuilder and removed implementation of inherited methods and other irrelevant declarations;
    
    StiSsdDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder1.cxx - removed deprecated calls to dummy methods;
    
    StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder.h, StiSstDetectorGroup.cxx, StiSstDetectorGroup.h - aded flag similar to PXL to build ideal geometry for IST and SST. By default (buildIdealGeom = false) the database transformations are used in all StiXxxDetectoGroup-s;
    
    minor stylistic changes in comments; removed unused and irrelevant included headers; got rid of std namespace;
    
    StiSstDetectorGroup.cxx, StiSstDetectorGroup.h - added parameter to choose SST detector builder;
    
    StiSsdHitLoader.h, StiSstDetectorBuilder.cxx, StiSstDetectorBuilder.h - updated with commits made to main CVS on Jan 06 : 
    
    - removed output debug messages as they can be easily replaced by a single call to StiDetectorBuilder::Print();
    
    - instead of setting StiDetector parameters in a local private method switched to using new interface provided by StiDetector; the refactoring took place for both sensitive and inactive volumes;
    
    - modified to avoid setting StiDetector members _key1 and _key2 as they are not really used anywhere;
    
    StiUtilities 
    
    StiDebug.h, StiDebug.cxx - for method 'tally' TObjArray replaced by 'std::map';
    
    StSsdDbMaker 
    
    StSstDbMaker.cxx - modified to use different name to access transformation matrices. Perhaps R is the right name to use instead of WL;
    
    StSstDbMaker.cxx, StSstDbMaker.h - added method to access transformation matrix for a given SST ladder/sensor pair;
    
    StSsdUtil 
    
    StSstConsts.h - added new header with SST constants similar to what we already have for PXL and IST;
    
     
    
    
    StarVMC
    
    Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdGeo1.xml - made changes to IST geometry to simplify placement of daughter volumes, remove MANY, eliminate overlaps between IBMO and other volumes under IDSM; 
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/PixlGeo6.xml, PxstGeo1.xml - made changes to pixel and supports to eliminate minor overlaps;
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdGeo7.xml - made fixes to the SSD geometry; changed SFLM to tube seg, removed one unneeded level, fixed overlaps;
    
    
    
    
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        Embedding libraries documentation
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             SL08e_embed (SL08e_5)        ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00 
             SL08f_embed (SL08f_4)        ROOT_LEVEL 5.12.00  
             SL09g_embed (SL09g_2Embed_v10)ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10c_embed (SL10c_embed_v5) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10h_embed (SL10h_embed_v6) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL10k_embed (SL10k_embed_v11)ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL11d_embed (SL11d_embed_v7) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12a_embed (SL12a_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL12d_embed (SL12d_embed_v6) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL13b_embed (SL13b_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.22.00
             SL15e_embed (SL15e_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.09
             SL16d_embed (SL16d_embed_v2) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30     
             SL16g_embed (SL16g_embed_v3) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL16j_embed (SL16j_embed_v4) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL16k_embed (SL16k_embed_v1) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL17d_embed (SL17d_embed_v4) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30
             SL18c_embed (SL18c_embed_v2) ROOT_LEVEL 5.34.30

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SL09g_embed library

SL10k_embed library

SL10h_embed library

SL10c_embed library

SL11d_embed library

SL12a_embed library

SL12d_embed library

SL13b_embed library

SL15e_embed library

SL16d_embed library

SL16g_embed library

SL16j_embed library

SL16k_embed library

SL17d_embed library

SL18c_embed library


 


      
    
  • November 12, 2018 
    
    embedding library SL18c_embed has been created by checking out all codes with tag SL18c_1 and updated with necessary codes needed to proceed with embedding production. Accomplished library was re-tagged as SL18c_embed_v1 and rebuilt on SL7.3
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain/BigFullChain.h, r. 1.287; StBFChain.cxx, r.1.649.4.1; 
    
    StDbUtilities/StMagUtilities.h, r.1.62; StMagUtilities.cxx, r.1.111.2.1 ;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker/St_tpcCalibResolutionsC.h, r.1.1; StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, r. 1.51.4.1;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker/StFixedVertexFinder.cxx, r.1.8; StFixedVertexFinder.h, r.1.7;
    
    StPass0CalibMaker/StPicoDstVtxSeedMaker.cxx r.1.2 ;
    
    StBTofMixerMaker/StBTofMixerMaker.cxx, r.1.3; StBTofMixerMaker.h, r.1.3;
    
    StBTofSimMaker/StBTofSimMaker.h, r.1.9; StBTofSimMaker.cxx, r.1.15; StBTofSimResParams.h, r.1.1;
    
    StTpcDb/StTpcDbMaker.cxx, r. 1.68;
    
    StTpcRSMaker/StTpcRSMaker.h, r.1.2.2.1;  StTpcRSMaker.cxx, r.1.77.2.1; 
    
    St_geant_Maker/St_geant_Maker.cxx, r.1.16.2.1 ;
    
    
    StDb
    
    idl/tpcCalibResolutions.idl, r. 1.1;
    
    
    
    
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  • July 29, 2019 
    
    embedding library SL16d_embed  has been patched with code 
    
    StRoot/StarGenerator/BASE/StarPrimaryMaker.cxx, r.1.19 
    
    mgr/cons, r. 1.113 
    
    Library was retaged with tag SL16d_embed_v2  and rebuilt on SL7.3 platform.
    
    
     
    
    
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  • April 16, 2018 
    
    embedding library SL16d_embed has been created by checking out all codes with tag SL16d_1 and updated with necessary codes needed to proceed with embedding production. Accomplished library was retaged as SL16d_embed_v1 and rebuilt on SL7.3 and SL6.4 platforms with compilers gcc 4.8.5 and 4.8.2.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StAssociationMaker 
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx; 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx ; 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.cxx, StBTofCalibMaker.h; 
    
    StBTofMixerMaker 
    
    StBTofMixerMaker.cxx, StBTofMixerMaker.h ; 
    
    StBTofSimMaker 
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx, StBTofSimMaker.h, StBTofSimResParams.h ; 
    
    StBichsel 
    
    StdEdxModel.cxx, dEdxParameterization.cxx; 
    
    StChain 
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h ; 
    
    StDbUtilities 
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx;
    
    StIstSurveyC.h, StPxlSurveyC.h, StSstSurveyC.h, St_SurveyC.h; 
    
    St_TpcAdcCorrectionBC.h, St_TpcAvgPowerSupplyC.h; 
    
    St_TpcCurrentCorrectionC.h, St_TpcEdgeC.h, St_TpcEffectivedXC.h; 
    
    St_TpcTanLC.h, St_TpcrChargeC.h; 
    
    St_tpcAnodeHVC.h, St_tpcAnodeHVavgC.h; 
    
    St_tpcCalibResolutionsC.h, St_vpdSimParamsC.h; 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StPidStatus.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, StdEdxY2Maker.h, StdEdxY2MakerLinkDef.h, dEdxTrackY2.cxx, dEdxTrackY2.h; 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StFixedVertexFinder.cxx, StFixedVertexFinder.h; 
    
    StIstDbMaker 
    
    StIstDb.cxx, StIstDb.h, StIstDbMaker.cxx; 
    
    StIstRawHitMaker 
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.cxx, StIstRawHitMaker.h; 
    
    StIstSimMaker 
    
    StIstSlowSimMaker.cxx , StIstSlowSimMaker.h ; 
    
    StMiniMcEvent 
    
    StMiniMcPair.h, StTinyMcTrack.h, StTinyRcTrack.h; 
    
    StMiniMcMaker 
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx, dominatrackInfo.cc; 
    
    StPxlClusterMaker 
    
    StPxlClusterCollection.cxx, StPxlClusterCollection.h, StPxlClusterMaker.cxx; 
    
    StPxlDbMaker 
    
    StPxlDb.cxx, StPxlDb.h, StPxlDbMaker.cxx; 
    
    StPxlRawHitMaker 
    
    StPxlRawHitCollection.cxx, StPxlRawHitCollection.h; 
    
    StPxlSimMaker 
    
    StPxlDigmapsSim.cxx, StPxlDigmapsSim.h, StPxlFastSim.h, StPxlSimMaker.cxx, StPxlSimMaker.h; 
    
    DIGMAPS/digaction.cxx, digaction.h, digadc.cxx, digadc.h, digbeam.cxx, digbeam.h, digcluster.cxx, digcluster.h, digevent.cxx, digevent.h, dighistograms.cxx, dighistograms.h, diginitialize.cxx, diginitialize.h, digmaps.cxx, digmaps.h, digparticle.cxx, digparticle.h, digplane.cxx, digplane.h, digproto.cxx, digproto.h, digreadoutmap.cxx, digreadoutmap.h, digresult.cxx, digresult.h, digtransport.cxx, digtransport.h; 
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx; 
    
    StTpcRSMaker 
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h; 
    
    StVpdCalibMaker 
    
    StVpdCalibMaker.cxx, StVpdCalibMaker.h; 
    
    StVpdSimMaker 
    
    StVpdSimConfig.h, StVpdSimMaker.cxx, StVpdSimMaker.h; 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    BASE/AgStarReader.cxx, StarPrimaryMaker.cxx; 
    
    DECAY/AgUDecay.cxx, AgUDecay.h; 
    
    EMBED/StarEmbedMaker.cxx, StarEmbedMaker.h, 
    
    EVENT/StarGenAAEvent.cxx, StarGenEPEvent.cxx, StarGenPPEvent.cxx, StarGenParticle.cxx; 
    
    EvtGen1_06_00/all files ;
    
    FILT/StDijetFilter.cxx, StarFilterMaker.cxx; 
    
    HepMC2_06_09/all files ;
    
    Hijing1_383/StarHijing.cxx; 
    
    Kinematics/StarKinematics.cxx, StarKinematics.h; 
    
    Photos3_61/all files ;
    
    Pythia6_4_28/Pythia6.cxx, Pythia6.h, StarPythia6.cxx, StarPythia.h, closeDecays.F; 
    
    Pythia8_1_62/StarPythia8.cxx, StarPythia8.h, StarPythiaDecayer.cxx, StarPythia8Decayer.h; 
    
    Pythia8_1_86/StarPythia8Decayer.cxx, StarPythia8Decayer.h; 
    
    STEP/AgUStep.cxx, AgUStep.h; 
    
    StarLight/StarLight.cxx, beambeamsystem.cpp, gammagammaleptonpair.cpp, gammagammaleptonpair.h, twophotonluminosity.cpp; 
    
    TEST/StTruthTestMaker.cxx, StTruthTestMaker.h; 
    
    Tauola1_1_5/all files; 
    
    UTIL/AgStarParticle.cxx, AgStarParticle.h, StarParticleData.cxx, StarParticleData.h, StarRandom.cxx, addressOfCommons.F; 
    
    UrQMD3_3_1/StarUrQMD.cxx;
    
    
    pams 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g;
    
    
    StarVMC 
    
    Geometry/Geometry.cxx, Geometry.h, geometryStats.cc, geometryStats.hh, StarGeo.xml,dummy.cc; 
    
    multiple codes and files have been updated including: 
    
    Geometry/IstdGeo/IstdConfig.xml, IstdGeo1a.xml, IstdGeo1b.xml, IstdGeo2.xml, IstdGeo2a.xml; 
    
    Geometry/PixlGeo/DtubConfig.xml, PixlConfig.xml,PixlGeoa.xml, PixlGeo6b.xml,PsupConfig.xml,PxstConfig.xml;
    
    Geometry/SisdGeo/SisdConfig.xml, SisdGeo2.xml, SisdGeo3.xml, SisdGeo4.xml, SisdGeo5.xml, SisdGeo6.xml,SisdGeo7.xml, SisdGeo7a.xml; 
    
    StarAgmlLib/AgBlock.cxx, AgCreate.cxx, AgMLStructure.cxx, AgMLStructure.h, AgMaterial.cxx, AgMedium.cxx, AgPosition.cxx, AgPosition.h, AgShape.cxx, StarAgmlLibLinkDef.h, StarAgmlStacker.cxx, StarNoStacker.h, StarTGeoStacker.cxx; 
    
    StarAgmlUtil/AgMLDb.cxx, AgMLDb.h, AgMLPosition.cxx, AgMLPosition.h, AgParameterList.h, AgTransform.cxx, AgTransform.h;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Geometry/ist/istLadderOnIstMisalign.20131210.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20140101.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20141210.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20150101.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20151210.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20160101.000001.C ;
    
    Geometry/pxl/pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20131210.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20140101.000000.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20141210.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20150101.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20151210.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20160101.000001.C;
    
    Geometry/sst/sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20131210.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20140101.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20141210.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20150101.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20151210.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20160101.000001.C; 
    
    AgMLGeometry/Geometry.devT.C, Geometry.y2011b.C, Geometry.y2014c.C, Geometry.y2015d.C, Geometry.y2016a.C, Geometry.y2017.C, Geometry.y2017a.C, Geometry.y2018.C, Geometry.y2018a.C, Geometry.y2018x.C, Geometry.y2019.C ;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.20141220.00000.C, TpcResponseSimulator.20151220.000002.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2014.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2015.C;
    
    
    StDb/idl/StvKonst.idl, TpcEffectivedX.idl, beamOrbitInfo.idl, epdFEEMap.idl, epdGain.idl, epdQTMap.idl, epdStatus.idl, fmsBitShiftGain.idl, fmsBitShiftGain.idl, fmsGainB.idl, fmsGainCorrectionB.idl, fpostChannelGeometry.idl, fpostConstant.idl, fpostGain.idl, fpostMap.idl, fpostPed.idl, fpostPosition.idl, fpostSlatId.idl, fpostStatus.idl, fpsGain.idl, fpsPed.idl, istSimPar.idl, itpcPadPlanes.idl, pxlDigmapsSim.idl, pxlSimPar.idl, sstBadStrips.idl, tofSimResParams.idl, tpcCalibResolutions.idl, tpcCorrection.idl, tpcPadConfig.idl, vpdSimParams.idl;
    
    
    mgr/Conscript-standard;
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • July 29, 2019 
    
    embedding library SL17d_embed has been patched with     StRoot/StarGenerator/BASE/StarPrimaryMaker.cxx, r.1.19 
    
    Existing tag SL17d_embed_v3   has been moved to new revision.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • June 9, 2019 
    
    embedding library SL17d_embed has been updated with codes below to process with HFT simulations and embedding. 
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL17d_embed_v3  and rebuilt;
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StIstRawHitMaker
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.cxx, r.1.50, StIstRawHitMaker.h, r.1.26 ;
    
    StPxlRawHitMaker
    
    StPxlRawHitCollection.cxx, r.1.4, StPxlRawHitCollection.h, r.1.5, StPxlRawHitMaker.cxx, r.1.12;
    
    StPxlSimMaker
    
    StPxlFastSim.h, r.1.8, StPxlSimMaker.cxx, r.1.13, StPxlSimMaker.h, r.1.11; 
    
    DIGMAPS/digcluster.h, r.1.2, digcluster.cxx, r.1.2, digmaps.h, r.1.2, digmaps.cxx, r.1.2, digreadoutmap.h, r.1.2, digreadoutmap.cxx r.1.2, digaction.cxx, r.1.2, digevent.cxx, 1.2, digparticle.cxx, r.1.3, digresult.cxx, r.1.2, digaction.h, r.1.2, digevent.h, r.1.2, digparticle.h, r.1.2, digresult.h, r.1.2, digadc.cxx, r.1.2, digadc.h, r.1.2, dighistograms.cxx, r.1.2, dighistograms.h, r.1.2, digplane.cxx, r.1.2, digtransport.cxx, r.1.2, digtransport.h, r.1.2, digplane.h, r.1.2, digbeam.cxx, r.1.2, digbeam.h, r.1.2, diginitialize.cxx, r.1.2, diginitialize.h, r.1.2, digproto.cxx, r.1.2, digproto.h, r.1.2;
    
    
    StIstSimMaker
    
    StIstSlowSimMaker.cxx, r.1.6,  StIstSlowSimMaker.h, r.1,2, 
    
    StPxlDbMaker
    
    StPxlDb.cxx, r.1.11, StPxlDb.h, r.1.11, StPxlDbMaker.cxx, r.1.21;
    
    StIstDbMaker
    
    StIstDb.cxx, r.1.15, StIstDb.h, r.1.13, StIstDbMaker.cxx, r.1.21;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Geometry/pxl/
    
    pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20131210.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20140101.000000.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20141210.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20150101.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20151210.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20160101.000001.C;
    
    Geometry/ist/
    
    istLadderOnIstMisalign.20131210.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20140101.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20141210.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20150101.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20151210.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20160101.000001.C;
    
    Geometry/sst/
    
    sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20131210.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20140101.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20141210.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20150101.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20151210.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20160101.000001.C;
    
    
    mgrConscript-standard, r.1.267; cons, r.1.113;
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • May 15, 2019 
    
    embedding library SL17d_embed has been updated with codes below to update the BTOF simulator; to provide TPC distortion smearing in the simulations; to fix bug #RT3369 in TpcRS; to set errors on vertex positions; updated for HFT simulations. 
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL17d_embed_v2  and rebuilt;
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StBFChain/BigFullChain.h r.1.287; StBFChain.cxx vers. 1.649.4.1; 
    
    StBTofMixerMaker/StBTofMixerMaker.cxx, r.1.3; StBTofMixerMaker.h, r.1.3;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker/St_tpcCalibResolutionsC.h, r.1.1; St_vpdSimParamsC.h, r.1.1; StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, r.1.51.4.1; St_MDFCorrectionC.h, r.1.2; St_SurveyC.h, r.1.5 ; 
    
    StDbUtilities/StMagUtilities.h, r.1.62 ; StMagUtilities.cxx, r.1.111.2.1; 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker/StFixedVertexFinder.cxx, r.1.8; StFixedVertexFinder.h, r.1.7; 
    
    StTpcRSMaker/StTpcRSMaker.h, r.1.28.6.1; StTpcRSMaker.cxx, r.1.75.4.1 
    
    macros/embedding/bfcMixer_Tpx.C, r.1.52;
    
    
    StDb/idl/istSimPar.idl, r.1.1 ; pxlDigmapsSim.idl, r.1.2; pxlSimPar.idl, r.1.1; tpcCalibResolutions.idl, r.1.1;
    
    
    StarDb/AgMLGeometry/Geometry.y2018a.C, r.1.1; Geometry.y2019a.C, r.1.1;
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • March 2, 2018 
    
    embedding library SL17d_embed has been checked out with tag SL17d and updated with necessary codes needed to proceed with embedding production. Accomplished library was retagged as SL17d_embed_v1 and rebuilt on SL6.4 with gcc 4.8.2. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StAssociationMaker
    
    StAssociationMaker.cxx, r.1.62 ;
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, r.1.87.2.1 ;
    
    StMiniMcMaker;
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx, r.1.49 ; dominatrackInfo.cc, r.1.4; 
    
    StMiniMcEvent
    
    StTinyRcTrack.h, r.1.11; StTinyMcTrack.h, r.1.14; StMiniMcPair.h, r.1.6; 
    
    macros/embedding/;
    
    bfcMixer_Tpx.C, r.1.47; 
    
    StBTofSimMaker
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx, r.1.14 ; StBTofSimMaker.h, r.1.8 ;
    
    StVpdSimMaker
    
    StVpdSimConfig.h, r.1.3 ;
    
    StBTofMixerMaker 
    
    StBTofMixerMaker.cxx, r.1.2; StBTofMixerMaker.h, r.1.2; 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker
    
    StBTofCalibMaker.cxx, r.1.17; StBTofCalibMaker.h, r.1.11 ;
    
    StDb/idl/tofSimResParams.idl
    
    StChain
    
    GeometryDbAliases.h, r.1.21;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    AgMLGeometry/ - several new Geometry.y201*.C files added;
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.20151220.000002.C r.1.1 ;
    
    
    StarVMC;
    
    Geometry/ - multiple files;
    
    StarAgmlUtil/ - multiple files;
    
    StarAgmlLib/ - multiple files;
    
    xgeometry/xgeometry.age;
    
    StarGeometry/multiple files;
    
    mgr/Dyson/
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • January 30, 2017 
    
    embedding library SL16k_embed has been checked out with tag SL16k and updated with necessary codes needed to proceed with embedding production. Accomplished library was retagged as SL16k_embed_v1 and rebuilt on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platforms. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, r. 1.73.2.1; 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StPidStatus.cxx, r. 1.2.6.1; StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, r. 1.86.4.1; 
    
    StAssociationMaker/StAssociationMaker.cxx, r.1.62
    
    StChain/GeometryDbAliases.h, r. 1.21
    
    StMiniMcMaker/StMiniMcMaker.cxx r. 1.49
    
    StMiniMcEvent/StTinyRcTrack.h, r. 1.11 ; StTinyMcTrack.h, r. 1.14; StMiniMcPair.h, r. 1.6 ;
    
    StMiniMcEvent/StTinyMcTrack.h, r. 1.14; 
    
    StMiniMcEvent/StMiniMcPair.h, r. 1.6; 
    
    StBTofSimMaker/ 
    
    StVpdSimMaker/ 
    
    StBTofMixerMaker/ 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker/ 
    
    StVpdCalibMaker/
    
    
    macros/embedding/bfcMixer_Tpx.C, r. 1.47;
    
    
    StarVMC/Geometry/ 
    
    StarVMC/StarAgmlUtil/ 
    
    StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/ 
    
    StarVMC/StarGeometry/ 
    
    StarVMC/xgeometry 
    
    
    StarDb/AgMLGeometry 
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.20151220.000002.C r.1.1
    
    
    StDb/idl/tofSimResParams.idl
    
    
    mgr/Dyson/
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • July 29, 2019 
    
    embedding library SL16j_embed  has been patched with code 
    
    StRoot/StarGenerator/BASE/StarPrimaryMaker.cxx, r.1.19 
    
    mgr/cons, r. 1.113 
    
    Library was retaged with tag SL16j_embed_v3  and rebuilt on SL7.3 platform.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • May 2, 2018 
    
    embedding library SL16j_embed has been updated with codes needed for run 2016 HFT embedding production, retagged with tag SL16j_embed_v2 and rebuilt on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platforms;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StBFChain 
    
    BigFullChain.h, StBFChain.cxx ; 
    
    StBTofSimMaker 
    
    StBTofSimMaker.cxx, StBTofSimMaker.h, StBTofSimResParams.h ; 
    
    StDbUtilities 
    
    StMagUtilities.cxx, StMagUtilities.h; 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx;
    
    StIstSurveyC.h, StPxlSurveyC.h, StSstSurveyC.h, St_SurveyC.h; 
    
    St_tpcSecRowBC.h, St_tpcSecRowCC.h, St_tpcSecRowXC.h, St_vpdSimParamsC.h; 
    
    St_tpcCalibResolutionsC.h ; 
    
    StGenericVertexMaker 
    
    StFixedVertexFinder.cxx, StFixedVertexFinder.h; 
    
    StIstDbMaker 
    
    StIstDb.cxx, StIstDb.h, StIstDbMaker.cxx; 
    
    StIstRawHitMaker 
    
    StIstRawHitMaker.cxx, StIstRawHitMaker.h; 
    
    StIstSimMaker 
    
    StIstSlowSimMaker.cxx , StIstSlowSimMaker.h ; 
    
    StPxlClusterMaker 
    
    StPxlClusterCollection.cxx, StPxlClusterCollection.h, StPxlClusterMaker.cxx; 
    
    StPxlDbMaker 
    
    StPxlDb.cxx, StPxlDb.h, StPxlDbMaker.cxx; 
    
    StPxlRawHitMaker 
    
    StPxlRawHitCollection.cxx, StPxlRawHitCollection.h; 
    
    StPxlSimMaker 
    
    StPxlDigmapsSim.cxx, StPxlDigmapsSim.h, StPxlFastSim.h, StPxlSimMaker.cxx, StPxlSimMaker.h; 
    
    DIGMAPS/digaction.cxx, digaction.h, digadc.cxx, digadc.h, digbeam.cxx, digbeam.h, digcluster.cxx, digcluster.h, digevent.cxx, digevent.h, dighistograms.cxx, dighistograms.h, diginitialize.cxx, diginitialize.h, digmaps.cxx, digmaps.h, digparticle.cxx, digparticle.h, digplane.cxx, digplane.h, digproto.cxx, digproto.h, digreadoutmap.cxx, digreadoutmap.h, digresult.cxx, digresult.h, digtransport.cxx, digtransport.h; 
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDbMaker.cxx; 
    
    StarGenerator 
    
    BASE/StarPrimaryMaker.cxx; 
    
    DECAY/AgUDecay.cxx, AgUDecay.h; 
    
    EMBED/StarEmbedMaker.cxx, StarEmbedMaker.h, 
    
    EvtGen1_06_00/all files ;
    
    Hijing1_383/StarHijing.cxx; 
    
    Kinematics/StarKinematics.cxx, StarKinematics.h; 
    
    Pythia6_4_28/Pythia6.cxx, Pythia6.h, StarPythia6.cxx, StarPythia6.h, closeDecays.F; 
    
    Pythia8_1_62/StarPythia8.cxx, StarPythia8.h, StarPythia8Decayer.cxx, StarPythia8Decayer.h; 
    
    Pythia8_1_86/StarPythia8Decayer.cxx, StarPythia8Decayer.h; 
    
    STEP/AgUStep.cxx, AgUStep.h; 
    
    Tauola1_1_5/ - multiple files; 
    
    UTIL/StarParticleData.cxx;
    
    
    pams 
    
    sim/g2t/g2t_volume_id.g;
    
    
    StarDb
    
    Geometry/ist/istLadderOnIstMisalign.20131210.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20140101.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20141210.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20150101.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20151210.000001.C, istLadderOnIstMisalign.20160101.000001.C ;
    
    Geometry/pxl/pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20131210.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20140101.000000.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20141210.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20150101.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20151210.000001.C, pxlLadderOnSectorMisalign.20160101.000001.C;
    
    Geometry/sst/sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20131210.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20140101.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20141210.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20150101.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20151210.000001.C, sstLadderOnSstMisalign.20160101.000001.C;
    
    
    StDb/idl/istSimPar.idl, pxlDigmapsSim.idl, pxlSimPar.idl, tpcCalibResolutions.idl ;
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • February 2, 2018 
    
    embedding library SL16j_embed has been checked out with tag SL16j and updated with necessary codes needed to proceed with embedding production. Accomplished library was retagged as SL16j_embed_v1 and rebuilt on SL6.4 and SL7.3 platforms. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, r. 1.73.2.1; 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker 
    
    StPidStatus.cxx, r. 1.2.6.1; StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, r. 1.86.4.1; 
    
    StAssociationMaker/StAssociationMaker.cxx, r.1.62
    
    StChain/GeometryDbAliases.h, r. 1.21
    
    StMiniMcMaker/StMiniMcMaker.cxx r. 1.49
    
    StMiniMcEvent/StTinyRcTrack.h, r. 1.11 ; StTinyMcTrack.h, r. 1.14; StMiniMcPair.h, r. 1.6 ;
    
    StMiniMcEvent/StTinyMcTrack.h, r. 1.14; 
    
    StMiniMcEvent/StMiniMcPair.h, r. 1.6; 
    
    StBTofSimMaker/ 
    
    StVpdSimMaker/ 
    
    StBTofMixerMaker/ 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker/ 
    
    StVpdCalibMaker/
    
    
    macros/embedding/bfcMixer_Tpx.C, r. 1.47;
    
    
    StarVMC/Geometry/ 
    
    StarVMC/StarAgmlUtil/ 
    
    StarVMC/StarAgmlLib/ 
    
    StarVMC/StarGeometry/ 
    
    StarVMC/xgeometry 
    
    
    StarDb/AgMLGeometry 
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.20151220.000002.C r.1.1
    
    
    StDb/idl/tofSimResParams.idl
    
    
    mgr/Dyson/
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • July 27, 2018 
    
    embedding library SL16g_embed has been updated with Trigger codes needed for SPIN embedding. Accomplished library was re-tagged as SL16g_embed_v3 and rebuilt.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StBFChain
    
    BigFullChain.h, r. 1.253.2.1;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx, StTriggerSimuMaker.h - revisions with tag SL18e;
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEmcTriggerSimu.h - revisions with tag SL18e;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StBemcTriggerSimu.h - revisions with tag SL18e;
    
    Eemc/StEemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEemcTriggerSimu.h - revisions with tag SL18e;
    
    StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/ - all codes with tag SL18e;
    
    StTriggerUtilities/StDSMUtilities/y2013/ - all codes with tag SL18e;
    
    StMCFilter
    
    StMCFilter.cxx, StMCFilter.h - revisions with tag SL18e;
    
    StSpinPool
    
    StTriggerFilterMaker/StTriggerFilterMaker.cxx, StTriggerFilterMaker.h - revisions with tag SL18e;
    
    StJetSkimEvent/StJetSkimEvent.cxx, StJetSkimEvent.h - revisions with tag SL18e;
    
    StPythiaEvent.h, StPythiaEvent.cxx - revisions with tag SL13b_embed_v1; 
    
    StNNPDFAsymMaker/ - all codes with tag SL13b_embed_v1; 
    
    StBfcTriggerFilterMaker/StBfcTriggerFilterMaker.cxx, r.1.5.14.1; StBfcTriggerFilterMaker.h, r.1.5.12.1 ;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx, r. 1.27.4.1;  StJetSkimEventMaker.h, r. 1.8.10.1;
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • June 05, 2018 
    
    embedding library SL16g_embed has been updated with codes needed to proceed with embedding production for st_W stream data in auau 200GeV run 2014. Accomplished library was retagged as SL16g_embed_v2 and rebuilt.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StAssociationMaker/StAssociationMaker.cxx 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker/StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, r.1.49.6.1; St_TpcEdgeC.h, r.1.1;       St_TpcEdgeC.h, r.1.1; St_TpcAdcCorrectionBC.h, r.1.1; St_TpcrChargeC.h, r.1.1; St_TpcCurrentCorrectionC.h, r.1.1; St_TpcTanLC.h, r.1.1; St_TpcEffectivedXC.h, r.1.1; St_tpcAnodeHVC.h, r.1.5; St_tpcAnodeHVavgC.h, r.1.6; 
    
    StBTofCalibMaker/StBTofCalibMaker.cxx, r.1.17; StBTofCalibMaker.h, r.1.11;
    
    StBTofMixerMaker/StBTofMixerMaker.cxx, r.1.2; StBTofMixerMaker.cxx, r.1.2;
    
    StBTofSimMaker/ StBTofSimResParams.h, r.1.1 ;StBTofSimMaker.cxx, r.1.15; StBTofSimMaker.h, r.1.9 ;
    
    StMiniMcMaker/StMiniMcMaker.cxx, r.1.49; 
    
    StMiniMcMaker/dominatrackInfo.cc, r.1.4; 
    
    StMiniMcEvent/StTinyRcTrack.h, r.1.11; StTinyMcTrack.h, r.1.14; StMiniMcPair.h, r.1.6; 
    
    StdEdxY2Maker/StPidStatus.cxx, r.1.2.6.1; StdEdxY2Maker.cxx, r.1.86.4.1; StdEdxY2Maker.h, r.1.31; StTpcdEdxCorrection.h, r.1.8; StTpcdEdxCorrection.cxx, r.1.14; StdEdxY2MakerLinkDef.h, r.1.8 ;
    
    dEdxTrackY2.h, dEdxTrackY2.cxx - removed;
    
    StTpcRSMaker/StTpcRSMaker.cxx, r.1.73.2.1, StTpcRSMaker.h, r.1.28;
    
    StVpdCalibMaker/StVpdCalibMaker.cxx, r. 1.14; StVpdCalibMaker.h, r.1.8;
    
    StVpdSimMaker/StVpdSimMaker.cxx, r.1.2; StVpdSimMaker.cxx, r.1.1; StVpdSimConfig.h, r.1.3; 
    
    macros/embedding/bfcMixer_Tpx.C, r.1.52;
    
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.y2014.C ;
    
    StDb/idl/tofSimResParamd.idl; 
    
    StDb/idl/vpdSimParams.idl ;
    
    StDb/idl/TpcEffectivedX.idl, r.1.1;
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • June 21, 2017 
    
    embedding library SL16g_embed has been checked out with tag SL16g and updated with necessary codes needed to proceed with embedding production for st_W stream data in auau 200GeV run 2014 and pp 500GeV run 2013 collisions. Accomplished library was retagged as SL16g_embed_v1 and rebuilt.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StarGenerator
    
    All codes in the next directories updated by June 20 : 
    
    BASE/
    
    DECAY/
    
    EVENT/
    
    FILT/
    
    macros/
    
    Pythia8_1_62/
    
    Pythia8_1_86/
    
    STEP/
    
    
    mgr/Conscript-standard, r.1.263 ;
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • July 24, 2015 
    
    embedding library SL15e_embed has been checked out with tag SL15e and updated with necessary codes needed to proceed with embedding for P15ic & P15ie real data production (fixed bugs #3121 & #3123). Accomplished library was retagged as SL15e_embed_v1 and built on SL6.4 & SL5.3 platforms. Library was tested and released on July 26.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StDbUtilities
    
    StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc - added recalculation of pad row during transformation;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TpcRS.C - recalculated no. of real hits in g2t_track n_tpc_hit; added current and accumulated charge in dE/dx correction;
    
    StMtdUtil
    
    StMtdGeometry.cxx, StMtdGeometry.h - removed calling a macro in Init() to create geometry; it should be done within the maker that uses this utility class;
    
    added the TGeoManager parameter to the default constructor to force the existance of the geometry when using this utility class;
    
    modified to simplify the code for getting the pointer to the magnetic field;
    
    StMtdMatchMaker
    
    StMtdMatchMaker.cxx - created geometry in InitRun(), which is needed to use StMtdGeometry class;
    
    StarVMC/Geometry/MutdGeo/MutdGeo5.xml - improved timing and energy resolution for MTD;
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • April 27 , 2016 
    
    embedding library SL13b_embed tagged as SL13b_embed_v1 has been created to resolved the problem (posted in ticket #3186) of using subsystem-specific DbV timestamp caused by using of old Mysql version compiled with old libraries. Current SL64 upgrade has latest MySql version and old DB libraries can not process subsystem related DbV timestamp.
    
    Also added new trigger filtering and simulation codes and updated JetMaker, JetFinder & SpinPool necessary to proceed with run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production. Library was compiled with gcc version 4.4 and codes have been adjusted accordingly;
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    asps/Simulation/starsim/Conscript - adjustd to gcc 4.4; 
    
    asps/Simulation/agetof/Conscript - adjustd to gcc 4.4;
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StarGenerator/BASE/AgStarReader.cxx - patched for gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StDaqLib/GENERIC/RecHeaderFormats.hh - patched for gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker/StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - patched for 4.4 compiler;
    
    StJetFinder
    
    StFastJetPars.cxx, StFastJetPars.h, StProtoJet.cxx, StProtoJet.h, StjFastJet.cxx StjFastJet.h - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production with off-cone axis underlying-event;
    
    StFastJetAreaPars.h, StFastJetAreaPars.cxx - added new codes for fastjet calculation;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StAnaPars.h, StBET4pMaker.h, StJetMaker.h, StJetMaker2009.cxx, StJetMaker2009.h, StJetScratch.h, StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx, StJetSkimEventMaker.h, StjBEMCTowerMaker.h, StjMCParticleMaker.h, StjTPCTrackMaker.h - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production with off-cone axis underlying-event calculation;
    
    StJetMaker2012.cxx, StJetMaker2012.h - added new files for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production with off-axis cone underlying event calculation;
    
    StUEMaker2009.cxx, StUEMaker2009.h - added new files;
    
    StBET4pMaker.h, StJetMaker.h, StJetScratch.h, StJetSkimEventMaker.h, StjBEMCTowerMaker.h, StjMCParticleMaker.h, StjTPCTrackMaker.h - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production with off-cone axis underlying-event calculation;
    
    emulator/StjeTowerEnergyListToStMuTrackFourVecList.cxx - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production with off-cone axis underlying-event calculation;
    
    macros/StjBEMCTowerEnergyListMaker.C, StjMCAsymMaker.C, StjMCKinMaker.C, StjMCParticleListMaker.C, StjMuDstFileNameMaker.C, StjSimuBBCMaker.C, StjSpinMaker.C, StjTPCTrackListMaker.C, StjTrigger2005DataMaker.C, StjTrigger2005DataMaker2.C, StjTrigger2005MCMaker.C, StjTrigger2005MCMaker2.C, StjTrigger2006DataMaker.C, StjTrigger2006MCMaker.C, StjVertexMaker.C, StjWestBEMCTowerEnergyListMaker.C - updated;
    
    mcparticles/
    
    StjAbstractMCParticleRegion.h, StjMCParticleRegion.cxx - updated for underlying event calculation;
    
    StjMCParticleRegion.h - new files added;
    
    mudst/StjEEMCMuDst.h - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production with off-cone axis underlying-event calculation;
    
    towers/StjTowerEnergyFraction.cxx, StjTowerEnergyFraction.h, StjTowerRegion.cxx, StjTowerRegion.h - added new code for underlying event calculation;
    
    StjAbstractTower.h, StjAbstractTowerRegion.h - added new code for underlying event calculation;
    
    tracks/StjTrackList.h - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production with off-cone axis underlying-event calculation;
    
    StjAbstractTrack.h, StjAbstractTrackRegion.h,StjTrackPtFraction.cxx, StjTrackPtFraction.h, StjTrackRegion.cxx, StjTrackRegion.h - added new codes for underlying event calculation;
    
    tree/StjTreeIndex.h, StjTreeReader.cxx, StjTreeReader.h - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production with off-cone axis underlying-event calculation;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrack.cc - patched for gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx - patched for gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - patched for gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx- patched for gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - patched for gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - patched for gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - patched for gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    St_tcl_Maker
    
    StTpcFastSimMaker.cxx - patched for gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StTriggerUtilities
    
    StTriggerDefinition.h, StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx, StTriggerSimuMaker.h, StTriggerSimuResult.cxx, StTriggerSimuResult.h, StVirtualTriggerSimu.h - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production;
    
    Bemc/
    
    StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StBemcTriggerSimu.h - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production;
    
    StDSMUtilities/
    
    DSMAlgo_EM201_2009.cc, TCU.cc, TCU.hh, TriggerDefinition.hh - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production;
    
    Emc/
    
    StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEmcTriggerSimu.h - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production;
    
    L2Emulator/L2gammaAlgo/L2gammaAlgo.cxx - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production;
    
    macros/read_trigger_definitions.C, read_trigger_thresholds.C, write_trigger_definitions.C, write_trigger _thresholds.C - updated for run 2012 pp 500GeV embedding production;
    
    
    pams/gen/hijing_382/Conscript - adjustd to gcc 4.4;
    
    
    StSpinPool - many codes modified and new added for analysis;
    
    
    QtRoot 
    
    all codes have been imported from HEAD (qt 4.8) to update QtRoot for SL13b branch;
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • May 24 , 2016 
    
    embedding library SL12d_embed has been updated with codes below to resolved the problem (posted in tick et #3186) of using subsystem-specific DbV timestamp caused by using of old Mysql version compiled with old libraries. Current SL64 upgrade has latest MySql version and old DB libraries can not process subsystem related DbV timestamp.
    
    Also updated JetMaker, JetFinder & SpinPool necessary to proceed with run 2012 embedding production. Library was compiled with gcc version 4.4 and codes have been adjusted accordingly;
    
    Library was retaged with tag SL12d_embed_v6 
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    asps/Simulation/starsim/Conscript - adjustd to gcc 4.4; 
    
    asps/Simulation/agetof/Conscript - adjustd to gcc 4.4;
    
    
    StDaqLib/GENERIC/RecHeaderFormats.hh - patched for gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StDbLib
    
    Makefile, MysqlDb.cc, StDbBuffer.h, StDbDefs.hh, StDbManagerImpl.cc, StDbModifier.cxx, StDbServiceBroker.cxx, StDbServiceBroker.h, StDbSql.cc, StDbTable.cc, StDbXmlReader.cc, StDbXmlWriter.cc, StHyperCacheFileLocal.cpp, StHyperCacheFileLocal.h, StHyperCacheManager.cpp, StHyperUtilFilesystem.cpp, StHyperUtilFilesystem.h, StHyperLock.h - updated for gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx - patched for 4.4 compiler;
    
    StiMaker
    
    StiStEventFiller.cxx - - patched for 4.4 compiler;
    
    StJetFinder
    
    StFastJetPars.cxx, StFastJetPars.h, StProtoJet.cxx, StProtoJet.h, StjFastJet.cxx StjFastJet.h, StFastJetAreaPars.h - updated for run 2012 embedding production with off-cone axis underlying-event;
    
    StJetMaker
    
    StAnaPars.h, StBET4pMaker.h, StJetMaker.h, StJetMaker2009.cxx, StJetMaker2009.h, StJetScratch.h, StJetSkimEventMaker.cxx, StJetSkimEventMaker.h, StjBEMCTowerMaker.h, StjMCParticleMaker.h, StjTPCTrackMaker.h - updated to comply with gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    emulator/StMcTrackEmu.h, StjeTowerEnergyListToStMuTrackFourVecList.cxx - updated for run 2012 embedding production;
    
    macros/RunJetFinder2009emb.C, StjBEMCTowerEnergyListMaker.C, StjMCAsymMaker.C, StjMCKinMaker.C, StjMCParticleListMaker.C, StjMuDstFileNameMaker.C, StjSimuBBCMaker.C, StjSpinMaker.C, StjTPCTrackListMaker.C, StjTrigger2005DataMaker.C, StjTrigger2005DataMaker2.C, StjTrigger2005MCMaker.C, StjTrigger2005MCMaker2.C, StjTrigger2006DataMaker.C, StjTrigger2006MCMaker.C, StjVertexMaker.C, StjWestBEMCTowerEnergyListMaker.C - updated;
    
    mcparticles/
    
    StjMCParticleToStMuTrackFourVec.h - updated;
    
    StjMCParticleRegion.cxx, StjMCParticleRegion.h, StjAbstractMCParticleRegion.h - added new files to proceed with run 2012 embedding production;
    
    mudst/StjEEMCMuDst.h, StjTPCMuDst.cxx - updated for run 2012 embedding production;
    
    towers/StjTowerRegion.cxx, StjTowerRegion.h, StjAbstractTower.h, StjAbstractTowerRegion.h, StjTowerEnergyFraction.cxx, StjTowerEnergyFraction.h - added new files to proceed with run 2012 embedding production;
    
    tracks/StjTrackList.h - updated for run 2012 embedding production ;
    
    StjAbstractTrackRegion.h, StjAbstractTrack.h, StjTrackCutRandomAccept.h, StjTrackRegion.cxx, StjTrackRegion.h, StjTrackPtFraction.h, StjTrackPtFraction.cxx - added new files to proceed with run 2012 embedding production;
    
    tree/StjTreeIndex.h, StjTreeReader.cxx, StjTreeReader.h - updated for run 2012 embedding production;
    
    StGenericVertexMaker
    
    StppLMVVertexFinder.cxx - patched for 4.4 compiler;
    
    StFtpcTrackMaker
    
    StFtpcTrack.cc - patched for 4.4 compiler;
    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx - - updated to comply with gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx - patched for 4.4 compiler;
    
    StMuDSTMaker/COMMON/StMuMomentumShiftMaker.cxx - updated to comply with gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker
    
    StTpcHitMoverMaker.cxx - updated to comply with gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StTpcRSMaker 
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx - updated to comply with gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    StTriggerUtilities 
    
    StTriggerDefinition.h, StTriggerSimuMaker.cxx, StTriggerSimuMaker.h, StTriggerSimuResult.cxx, StTriggerSimuResult.h, StVirtualTriggerSimu.h - updated for run 2012 embedding production ;
    
    Bemc/StBemcTriggerSimu.cxx, StBemcTriggerSimu.h - updated for run 2012 embedding production ; 
    
    StDSMUtilities/DSMAlgo_EM201_2009.cc, TCU.cc, TCU.hh, TriggerDefinition.hh - updated for run 2012 embedding production ; 
    
    Emc/StEmcTriggerSimu.cxx, StEmcTriggerSimu.h - updated for run 2012 embedding production ; 
    
    Eemc/EEdsm1.h - updated for run 2012 embedding production ;
    
    L2Emulator/L2algoUtil/L2DbConfig.cxx, L2VirtualAlgo2012.cxx - updated for run 2012 embedding production;
    
    L2Emulator/L2gammaAlgo/L2gammaAlgo.cxx - updated for run 2012 embedding production; 
    
    macros/read_trigger_definitions.C, read_trigger_thresholds.C, write_trigger_definitions.C, write_trigger _thresholds.C - updated for run 2012 embedding production ;
    
    St_tcl_Makerr 
    
    StTpcFastSimMaker.cxx - updated to comply with gcc 4.4 compiler;
    
    
    pams/gen/hijing_382/Conscript - adjustd to gcc 4.4;
    
    
    StarVMC/g2Root/Conscript - adjustd to gcc 4.4;
    
    
    StSpinPool - many codes modified and new added for analysis;
    
    
    QtRoot 
    
    all codes have been imported from HEAD (qt 4.8) to update QtRoot for SL12d_embed branch;
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • January 29 , 2014 
    
    embedding library SL12d_embed has been updated with next codes:
    
    StRoot/StarClassLibrary/StParticleTable.cc, r.1.21 to add D*(+)(-) --> D0 (bar) pi+ (-) 100% BR;
    
    pams/sim/gstar/gstar_part.g, r. 1.45 to add D*(+)(-) --> D0 (bar) pi+ (-) 100% BR;
    
    StRoot/macros/embedding/bfcMixer_Tpx.C ;
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL12d_embed_v5 ;
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • April 8 , 2013 
    
    embedding library SL12d_embed has been updated with codes listed below to fix bugs #2437, #2497 & #2549. 
    
    Library was rebuilt and retagged with tag SL12d_embed_v2 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StBFChain/BigFullChain.h, r.1.191;
    
    StTpcHitMaker/StTpcHitMaker.cxx r.1.45, StTpcHitMaker.h, r.1.15, StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, r.1.36, StTpcRTSHitMaker.h, r.1.11;
    
    StarClassLibrary/StParticleTable.cc r.1.19;
    
    pams/sim/gstar/gstar_part.g, r.1.38;
    
    StarDb/AgMLGeometry/loadStarGeometry.Cxx, r.1.4;
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • December 20 , 2012 
    
    new embedding library SL12d_embed has been created to fix bugs #2378 & #2437 for embedding production. 
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, r.1.33; StDetectorDbMakerLinkDef.h, r.1.2; StDetectorDbRichScalers.h, r.1.14; St_tpcAnodeHVC.h r.1.4; St_tpcAnodeHVavgC.h, r.1.3; StTpcSurveyC.h, r.1.2; St_tpcCorrectionC.h, r.1.2; St_tpcPadGainT0C.h r.1.4; St_tpcPadGainT0BC.h, r.1.1; St_tpcRDOMasksC.h r.1.6; St_tpcStatusC.h, r.1.2; St_trigDetSumsC.h, r.1.9. 
    
    St_tpcHitErrorsC.h - removed;
    
    StRoot/StTpcRSMaker/StTpcRSMaker.cxx, r.1.66;
    
    StRoot/StDbUtilities/StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc, r.1.39; StTpcCoordinateTransform.hh, r.1.21;
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcPadGainT0B.*.root; tpcPadGainT0B.*.C;
    
    StDb/idl/tpcPadGainT0B.idl, r.1.1 ;
    
    Library has been retagged with tag SL12d_embed_v1
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • June 07 , 2012 
    
    embedding library SL12a_embed has been checked out with tag SL12a and updated with necessary code s needed to proceed with embedding for P12ia real data production. Accomplished library was retagged as SL12a_embed_v1 and built on SL5.3. Library was tested and released on June 11.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker/ 
    
    St_tpcPadPlanesC.h, r.1.6;
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, r.1.29;
    
    St_tofTrayConfigC.h, St_tofStatusC.h, St_tofGeomAlignC.h, St_smdStatusC.h, St_smdPedC.h, St_smdGainC.h, St_smdCalibC.h, StiBTofHitErrorCalculator.h, StiBTofChairs.cxx, St_emcTriggerStatusC.h, St_emcTriggerPedC.h, St_emcTriggerLUTC.h, St_emcStatusC.h, St_emcPedC.h, St_emcGainC.h, St_emcCalibC.h, St_bsmdpMapC.h, St_bsmdeMapC.h, St_bprsMapC.h, St_bemcMapC.h; all r.1.1 ;
    
    StMiniMcMaker/ 
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx, r.1.41; StMiniMcMaker.h, r.1.19;
    
    StMiniMcEvent/
    
    StMiniMcEvent.h, r.1.9; StMiniMcEvent.cxx, r.1.9 
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, r.1.8; StPrepEmbedMaker.h, r.1.8;
    
    StTpcRSMaker/
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, r.1.60 to fix bug #2347;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.h, r.1.25;
    
    TF1F.cxx, r.1.5 to fix bug #2342;
    
    TpcRS.C, r.1.31;
    
    macros/embedding/bfcMixer_tpcOnly.C, r.1.4;
    
    bfcMixer_Tpx.C, r.1.34;
    
    StarDb 
    
    Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.C, r.1.12; TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C, r.1.11; TpcResponseSimulator.y2010. C, r.1.12; TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C, r.1.8; TpcResponseSimulator.y2012.C, r.1.1;
    
    dEdxModel/dNdE_Bichsel.root;
    
    Library was retagged as SL12a_embed_v1 and rebuilt.
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • June 26, 2014 
    
    SL11d_embed library has been updated with next codes to add Psi(2s) -> e+e- decay channel and make updates consistent with codes in SL11d_embed library;
    
    
    StRoot
    
    StarClassLibrary/StPsi2s.cc, r.1.1; StPsi2s.hh, r.1.1;
    
    StParticleTable.cc, r.1.22, StParticleTypes.hh, r.1.3;
    
    StHDibaryon.cc, r.1.2, StHDibaryon.hh, r.1.1 ;
    
    StXiZero1530.cc, r.1.1, StXiZero1530.hh, r.1.1 ;
    
    pams 
    
    sim/gstar/gstar_part.g, r.1.46;
    
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL11d_embed_v7 and rebuilt.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • June 18, 2014 
    
    SL11d_embed library has been updated with next codes to add Hypertriton 3-body channel decay and to fix bug reported in ticket #2869;
    
    
    StRoot
    
    St_geant_Maker/Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, r.1.10;
    
    StarClassLibrary/StarPDGEncoding.hh, r.1.3;
    
    StParticleTable.cc, r.1.15; StAntiHyperTriton.hh, r.1.1; StAntiHyperTriton.cc, r.1.1;
    
    pams sim/gstar/gstar_part.g, r.1.33;
    
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL11d_embed_v7 and rebuilt.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • January 23, 2012 
    
    SL11d_embed library has been updated with next codes to fix bugs #2378 & #2437
    
    
    StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, r.1.33; StDetectorDbMakerLinkDef.h, r.1.2; StDetectorDbRichScalers.h, r.1.14; St_spaceChargeCorC.cxx, r.1.3; St_tpcAnodeHVC.h r.1.4; St_tpcAnodeHVavgC.h, r.1.3; StTpcSurveyC.h, r.1.2; St_tpcCorrectionC.h, r.1.2; St_tpcPadGainT0C.h r.1.4; St_tpcPadGainT0BC.h, r.1.1; St_tpcRDOMasksC.h r.1.6; St_tpcStatusC.h, r.1.2; St_trigDetSumsC.h, r.1.9 ;
    
    St_tpcHitErrorsC.h - removed; 
    
    St_tofTrayConfigC.h,r.1.1; St_tofStatusC.h,r.1.1; St_tofGeomAlignC.h,r.1.1; St_smdStatusC.h,r.1.1; St_smdPedC.h,r.1.1; St_smdGainC.h,r.1.1;St_smdCalibC.h,r.1.1; StiBTofHitErrorCalculator.h,r.1.1; StiBTofChairs.cxx,r.1.1; St_emcTriggerStatusC.h,r.1.1; St_emcTriggerPedC.h, r.1.1;St_emcTriggerLUTC.h,r.1.1; St_emcStatusC.h,r.1.1; St_emcPedC.h,r.1.1; St_emcGainC.h,r.1.1; St_emcCalibC.h,r.1.1; St_bsmdpMapC.h,r.1.1; St_bsmdeMapC.h,r.1.1; St_bprsMapC.h,r.1.1; St_bemcMapC.h, r.1.1;
    
    StRoot/StTpcHitMaker/StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, r.1.36; StTpcRTSHitMaker.h, r.1.11; StTpcHitMaker.cxx,r.1.45; StTpcHitMaker.h, r.1.15; 
    
    StRoot/StTpcRSMaker/StTpcRSMaker.cxx, r.1.66; StTpcRSMaker.h, r.1.25, TpcRS.C, r.1.31;
    
    StRoot/StDbUtilities/StTpcCoordinateTransform.cc, r.1.39; StTpcCoordinateTransform.hh, r.1.21;
    
    StRoot/St_geant_Maker/Embed/
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, r.1.8; StPrepEmbedMaker.h, r.1.8;
    
    StRoot/macros/embedding/bfcMixer_Tpx.C
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/tpcPadGainT0B.*.root; tpcPadGainT0B.*.C;
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2011.C, r.1.6; TpcAvgCurrent.C, r.1.1; TpcCurrentCorrection.C, r.1.1; TpcResponseSimulator.C, r.1.12; TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C, r.1.11; TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C, r.1.13; TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C, r.1.8; 
    
    StarDb/dEdxModel/dNdE_Bichsel.root, r.1.3; dNdx_Bichsel.root, r.1.2;
    
    StDb/idl/TpcAvgCurrent.idl, r.1.2; 
    
    Libray was retagged as SL11d_embed_v4 and rebuilt.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • July 3, 2012 
    
    SL11d_embed library has been updated with next codes to proceed with run 2009 embedding production for reproduced pp 200GeV run 2009 data. 
    
    StRoot/StBFChain/BigFullChain.h, r.1.168; 
    
    pams/gen/Pythia6_4_26 , 
    
    pams/geometry/pixlgeo/PixlGeo4.g, r.1.1, PxstGeo1.g, r.1.1; 
    
    Libray was retagged as SL11d_embed_v3 and rebuilt.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • May 25, 2012 
    
    SL11d_embed library has been updated with patches for codes 
    
    StRoot/StMiniMcMaker/StMiniMcMaker.cxx, r.1.41; StMiniMcMaker.h, r.1.19;
    
    StRoot/StMiniMcEvent/StMiniMcEvent.h, r.1.9; StMiniMcEvent.cxx, r.1.9 
    
    StRoot/St_geant_Maker/EmbedStPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, r.1.7; StPrepEmbedMaker.h, r.1.7;
    
    StRoot/StTpcHitMaker/StTpcMixerMaker.cxx, r.1.3 to fix bug #2351.
    
    StRoot/StTpcRSMaker/TF1F.cxx, r.1.5 to fix bug #2342.
    
    StRoot/macors/embedding/bfcMixer_tpx.C, r. 1.34;
    
    Libray was retagged as SL11d_embed_v2 and rebuilt.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • March 20 , 2012 
    
    embedding library SL11d_embed has been checked out with tag SL11d and updated with necessary codes needed to proceed with embedding for P11id real data production. Accomplished library was retagged as SL11d_embed_v1 and built on SL5.3. Library was tested and released on March 23.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain 
    
    Bfc.h, r.1.2;
    
    BFC.C, r.1.4;
    
    BigFullChain.h, r.1.165;
    
    StBFChain.cxx, r.1.592;
    
    StBFChain.h, 1.50;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    St_TpcResponseSimulatorC.h, r.1.4 ;
    
    StDbBroker 
    
    StDbBroker.cxx, r.1.58;
    
    StDbBroker.h, r.1.32;
    
    StDbLib 
    
    StDbConfigNode.cc, r.1.29;
    
    StDbConfigNode.hh, r.1.17;
    
    StDbConfigNodeImpl.cc, r.1.9;
    
    StDbConfigNodeImpl.hh, r.1.2;
    
    St_db_Maker 
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx, r.1.129;
    
    St_db_Maker.h, r.1.42 ;
    
    StChain 
    
    StMaker.cxx; r. 1.245;
    
    StTpcRSMaker 
    
    Altro.cxx, r.1.4;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, r.1.57;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.h, r.1.23;
    
    TF1F.cxx, r.1.4;
    
    TF1F.h, r.1.5;
    
    TpcRS.C, 1.28 ;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities 
    
    StEmbeddingQA.cxx, r.1.22;
    
    StEmbeddingQA.h, r.1.11;
    
    StEmbeddingQAUtilities.cxx, r.1.16;
    
    StEmbeddingQAUtilities.h, 1.12;
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.h, r.1.5; 
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, r.1.5 ;
    
    macros/embedding 
    
    bfcMixer_DaqFzd.C, r. 1.2;
    
    bfcMixer_Ftpc.C, r. 1.2;
    
    bfcMixer_Tpx.C, r.1.31;
    
    bfcMixer_TpxAuAu11.C, r.1.4;
    
    bfcMixer_TpxAuAu200.C, r.1.2;
    
    bfcMixer_TpxAuAu39.C, r.1.3;
    
    bfcMixer_TpxAuAu7.C, r.1.3 ;
    
    doEmbeddingQAMaker.C, r.1.8;
    
    get_embedding_xml.pl, r.1.18;
    
    get_embedding_xml_PtHard.sh, r.1.2;
    
    get_random_seed, r.1.1;
    
    pythiaTuneA_template.kumac, r.1.3;
    
    starlight.kumac, r.1.2;
    
    submit_PtHard.sh, r.1.2;
    
    
    pams 
    
    geometry/geometry/geometry.g; r.1.239 ;
    
    
    StarDb/VmcGeometry 
    
    Geometry.y2011a.C; 
    
    y2011a.h ; 
    
    StDb/idl/ TpcResponseSimulator.idl, r.1.4;
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc 
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.C, r.1.11 
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C, r.1.10
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C, r.1.11
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C, r.1.6
    
    mgr Conscript-standard, r.1.225
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • April 4, 2013 
    
    embedding library SL10k_embed has been updated with next codes: 
    
    StRoot/StarClassLibrary/StParticleTable.cc, r.1.19; StHDibaryon.hh, r.1.1; StHDibaryon.cc, r.1.2;
    
    pams/sim/gstar/gstar_part.g, r.1.38 to fix bug #2549;
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL10k_embed_v9.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • January 2, 2013 
    
    embedding library SL10k_embed has been updated with next codes: 
    
    StRoot/StTpcHitMaker/StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, r.1.22.2.1 to fix bug #2437;
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C, r.1.13 to fix bug #2378;
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL10k_embed_v8.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • November 21 , 2012 
    
    embedding library SL10k_embed has been updated with next codes: 
    
    StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, r.1.33; StDetectorDbMakerLinkDef.h, r.1.2; StDetectorDbRichScalers.h, r.1.14; St_spaceChargeCorC.cxx, r.1.3; St_tpcAnodeHVC.h r.1.4; St_tpcAnodeHVavgC.h, r.1.3; StTpcSurveyC.h, r.1.2; St_tpcCorrectionC.h, r.1.2; St_tpcPadGainT0C.h r.1.4; St_tpcPadGainT0BC.h, r.1.1; St_tpcRDOMasksC.h r.1.6; St_tpcStatusC.h, r.1.2; St_trigDetSumsC.h, r.1.9. 
    
    St_tpcHitErrorsC.h - removed;
    
    StRoot/St_geant_Maker/Embed/
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, r.1.8; StPrepEmbedMaker.h, r.1.8;
    
    StRoot/macros/embedding/bfcMixer_Tpx.C
    
    StDb/idl/
    
    tpcPadGainT0B.idl, r.1.1; 
    
    to fix bug #2378. Updated codes were retagged with tag SL10k_embed_v8. Library was rebuilt on SL5.3.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • November 13 , 2012 
    
    embedding library SL10k_embed has been updated with code: 
    
    StRoot/StStTpcRSMaker/StTpcRSMaker.cxx, r. 1.60.2.1 (branch revision to 1.60)
    
    to fix bug #2378. Updated library was retagged as SL10k_embed_v8 and rebuilt on SL5.3.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • June 14 , 2012 
    
    embedding library SL10k_embed has been updated with code below to fix bug #2347. Updated library was retagged as SL10k_embed_v7 and rebuilt on SL5.3.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, StDetectorDbMaker.cxx, StDetectorDbRichScalers.h, StTpcHitErrors.h, StTpcHitErrors.h, StTpcSurveyC.h,St_SurveyC.h, St_TpcAvgCurrentC.h, St_bemcMapC.h, St_bprsMapC.h, St_bsmdeMapC.h, St_bsmdpMapC.h, St_emcCalibC.h, St_emcGainC.h, St_emcPedC.h, St_emcStatusC.h, St_emcTriggerLUTC.h, St_emcTriggerPedC.h, St_emcTriggerStatusC.h, St_smdCalibC.h, St_smdGainC.h, St_smdPedC.h, St_smdStatusC.h, St_starClockOnlC.h,St_tpcDimensionsC.h, St_tpcElectronicsC.h, St_tpcFieldCageC.h, St_tpcMaxHitsC.h, St_tpcPadPlanesC.h, St_tpcStatusC.h, St_tpcWirePlanesC.h, St_trgTimeOffsetC.h, St_trigDetSumsC.h, St_vertexSeedC.h, StiBTofChairs.cxx, StiBTofHitErrorCalculator.h, StiChairs.cxx ;
    
    StTpcRSMaker 
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TpcRS.C; 
    
    StarRoot 
    
    KFParticle.h, KFParticleBase.cxx, KFParticleBase.h, KFParticleLinkDef.h, StBiTree.cxx, StCloseFileOnTerminate.cxx, StCloseFileOnTerminate.h, StDraw3D.cxx, StDraw3D.h, StMultiKeyMap.cxx, StMultiKeyMap.h, StarRootLinkDef.h, TAttr.cxx, THelixTrack.cxx, THelixTrack.h, TMDFParameters.cxx, TMDFParameters.h, TRArray.cxx, TRArray.h, TRSymMatrix.cxx, TRSymMatrix.h, TRandomVector.cxx, TRandomVector.h, TTreeIter.cxx, thmu.C; 
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc 
    
    TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2009.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2010.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y201.C, TpcAvgCurrent.C, TpcCurrentCorrection.C, TpcMultiplicity.C, TpcMultiplicity.y2009.C, TpcMultiplicity.y2010.C, TpcMultiplicity.y2011.C, TpcResponseSimulator.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2012.C, TpcRowQ.C, TpcdXCorrection.y2009.C, TpcdXCorrection.y2010.C, TpcdXCorrection.y2011.C, tpcAnodeHV.y2011.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2011.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2001.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2003.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2004.C, tpcEffectiveGeom.y2005.C, tpcStatus.C; 
    
    StarDb/dEdxModel/dNdE_Bichsel.root
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • May 30, 2012 
    
    SL10k_embed library has been updated with next codes to fix bug #2347 
    
    StRoot/StTpcRSMaker/
    
    StTpcRSMaker.cxx, r.1.57;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.h, r.1.23;
    
    TF1F.cxx, r.1.5;
    
    TF1F.h, r.1.5; 
    
    TpcRS.C, r.1.28; 
    
    StRoot/StDetectorDbMaker/
    
    St_TpcResponseSimulatorC.h, r.1.4;
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc TpcResponseSimulator.C, r.1.11;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C, r.1.10;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C, r.1.11;
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C, r.1.6;
    
    StDb/idl/TpcResponseSimulator.idl, r.1.4;
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL10k_embed_v6 and rebuilt.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • May 23, 2012 
    
    SL10k_embed library has been updated with patches for code 
    
    StRoot/StTpcHitMaker/StTpcMixerMaker.cxx, r.1.3 to fix bug #2351.
    
    Libray was retagged as SL10k_embed_v5 and rebuilt.
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • March 26, 2012 
    
    SL10k_embed library has been updated with patches for codes related to DbV timestamp override features to use different timestamp for detector's subsystems. 
    
    Libray was retagged as SL10k_embed_v4 and rebuilt.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx, r.1.570.2.2 (branch revision) 
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.h, r.1.42; 
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx, r.1.129; 
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbConfigNode.cc, r.1.29;
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • December 27 , 2011 
    
    embedding library SL10k_embed has been checked out with tag SL10k and updated with neccessary codes needed to proceed with embedding for P10ik real data production. Accomplished library was retagged as SL10k_embed_v3 and built on SL5.3 platform. Library was tested and released on December 29.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    asps/Simulation/starsim 
    
    geant/gthion.F, gltrac.F; 
    
    include/commons/agckine.inc;
    
    include/atlsim/agckine.inc;
    
    atmain/agxinit.F,agxinit.cdf,agxuser.age;
    
    agzio/agsvert.age;
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarClassLibrary
    
    StAntiAlpha.cc,StAntiAlpha.hh;
    
    StAntiDeuteron.hh,StAntiDeuteron.cc;
    
    StAntiHelium3.hh,StAntiHelium3.cc;
    
    StAntiHyperTriton.hh,StAntiHyperTriton.cc;
    
    StAntiTriton.hh,StAntiTriton.cc;
    
    StCerenkov.hh,StCerenkov.cc;
    
    StGeantino.hh,StGeantino.cc;
    
    StHelium3.hh,StHelium3.cc;
    
    StHelix.hh;
    
    StParticleTable.cc;
    
    StThreeVector.hh;
    
    StarClassLibraryLinkDef.hh;
    
    StarPDGEncoding.hh;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx, r.1.570.2.1;
    
    StBFChain.h; r.1.46.2.1 ;
    
    StDbBroker
    
    StDbBroker.cxx,StDbBroker.h;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbConfigNode.hh,StDbConfigNode.cc;
    
    StDbConfigNodeImpl.hh,StDbConfigNodeImpl.cc;
    
    StDbManager.hh;
    
    StDbManagerImpl.hh,StDbManagerImpl.cc;
    
    StDbDefs.hh;
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx/hh;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities
    
    StEmbeddingQA.h,StEmbeddingQA.cxx;
    
    StEmbeddingQADraw.h,StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx;
    
    StEmbeddingQATrack.h,StEmbeddingQATrack.cxx;
    
    StEmbeddingQAUtilities.h, StEmbeddingQAUtilities.cxx;
    
    StEmcRawMaker
    
    StEemcRaw.cxx,StEemcRaw.h;
    
    StMcEvent
    
    StMcEvent.cc;
    
    StMcTrack.cc;
    
    St_geant_Maker/Embed
    
    StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, StPrepEmbedMaker.h;
    
    StMiniMcEvent
    
    StContamPair.h;
    
    StMiniMcEvent.h, StMiniMcEvent.h.cxx;
    
    StMiniMcPair.h;
    
    StTinyMcTrack.h, StTinyMcTrack.cxx;
    
    StTinyRcTrack.h;
    
    StMiniMcMaker
    
    StMiniMcMaker.cxx;
    
    StTpcRSMaker
    
    Altro.cxx;
    
    StTpcRSMaker.h, StTpcRSMaker.cxx;
    
    TpcRS.C;
    
    pams/gen/StarLight
    
    pams/geometry
    
    bbcmgeo/bbcmgeo.g;
    
    btofgeo/btofgeo2.g, btofgeo3.g, btofgeo4.g, btofgeo5.g, btofgeo6.g, btofgeo7.g;
    
    calbgeo/calbgeo.g, calbgeo1.g;
    
    ecalgeo/ecalgeo.g;
    
    fgtdgeo/fgtdgeo3.g;
    
    fpdmgeo/fpdmgeo.g, fpdmgeo1.g, fpdmgeo2.g, fpdmgeo3.g;
    
    ftpcgeo/ftpcgeo1.g;
    
    ftro/ftrogeo.g;
    
    geometry/geometry.g;
    
    mutdgeo/gmutdgeo4.g;
    
    pixlgeo/PixlGeo4.g;
    
    quadgeo/quadgeo.g;
    
    scongeo/scongeo.g;
    
    shldgeo/shldgeo.g;
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo.g;
    
    sisdgeo/sisdgeo1.g, sisdgeo2.g, sisdgeo3.g, sisdgeo4.g, sisdgeo5.g, sisdgeo6.g;
    
    tpcegeo/tpcegeo.g, tpcegeo1.g, tpcegeo3.g,tpcegeo3a.g ;
    
    wallgeo/wallgeo.g;
    
    zcalgeo/zcalgeo.g;
    
    fscegeo/fscegeo.g;
    
    pams/sim/gstar gstar_part.g,gstar_input.g ;
    
    StarDb/VmcGeometry/
    
    Geometry.y2005i.C, Geometry.y2008d.C, Geometry.y2008e.C, Geometry.y2010c.C, Geometry.y2009d.C, Geometry.y2011.C;
    
    y2005i.h, y2008d.h, y2008e.h, y2009d.h, y2010c.h, y2011.h;
    
    StarDb/dEdxModel/ dNdx_Bichsel.root;
    
    
    All updated codes have been tagged with tag SL10kembed.
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • April 2 , 2013 
    
    embedding library SL10h_embed has been updated with codes listed below to fix bugs #2378 & #2437 and resolve embedding requests. Library was retagged with tag SL10h_embed_v4 and built on SL5.3 platform. Library was tested and released on April 8.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StTpcHitMaker/StTpcRTSHitMaker.cxx, r. 1.25.2.1; StTpcMixerMaker.cxx, r. 1.3; 
    
    StChain/StMaker.cxx, r.1.244; 
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities/StEmbeddingQA.cxx, r.1.22; StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx, r.1.34; StEmbeddingQADraw.h, r.1.16; StEmbeddingQA.h, r.1.11; StEmbeddingQATrack.cxx, r.1.18; StEmbeddingQATrack.h , r.1.12; StEmbeddingQAUtilities.cxx, r.1.17; StEmbeddingQAUtilities.h, r.1.12;
    
    macros/embedding/ - latest revision from CVS.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: with tag SL10k_embed_v8:
    
    
    StTpcRSMaker/StTpcRSMaker.cxx, StTpcRSMaker.h, TF1F.cxx, Altro.cxx, TpcRS.C, TF1F.h;
    
    St_geant_Maker/Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, StPrepEmbedMaker.h - latest by Apr 2. 2013;
    
    StMiniMcEvent/StTinyRcTrack.cxx, StTinyMcTrack.h, StTinyMcTrack.cxx, StMiniMcPair.h, StMiniMcEvent.h, StMiniMcEvent.cxx, StContamPair.h;
    
    StMiniMcMaker/StMiniMcMaker.h, StMiniMcMaker.cxx;
    
    StMcEvent/StMcEvent.cc, StMcEvent.hh, StMcTrack.cc;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker/StDetectorDbChairs.cxx, StDetectorDbMaker.cxx, StDetectorDbMakerLinkDef.h, StDetectorDbRichScalers.h, StTpcHitErrors.h, StTpcSurveyC.h, St_SurveyC.h, St_TpcAvgCurrentC.h, St_TpcResponseSimulatorC.h, St_bemcMapC.h, St_bprsMapC.h, St_bsmdeMapC.h, St_bsmdpMapC.h, St_emcCalibC.h, St_emcGainC.h, St_emcPedC.h, St_emcStatusC.h, St_emcTriggerLUTC.h, St_emcTriggerPedC.h, St_emcTriggerStatusC.h, St_smdCalibC.h, St_smdGainC.h, St_smdPedC.h, St_smdStatusC.h, St_spaceChargeCorC.cxx, St_starClockOnlC.h, St_tofGeomAlignC.h, St_tofStatusC.h, St_tofTrayConfigC.h, St_tpcAnodeHVC.h, St_tpcAnodeHVavgC.h, St_tpcCorrectionC.h, St_tpcDimensionsC.h, St_tpcElectronicsC.h, St_tpcFieldCageC.h, St_tpcMaxHitsC.h, St_tpcPadGainT0BC.h, St_tpcPadGainT0C.h, St_tpcPadPlanesC.h, St_tpcRDOMasksC.h, St_tpcStatusC.h, St_tpcWirePlanesC.h, St_trgTimeOffsetC.h, St_trigDetSumsC.h, St_vertexSeedC.h;
    
    StEvent/StDcaGeometry.cxx, StDedxPidTraits.cxx, StDedxPidTraits.h, StEvent.cxx, StEvent.h, StEventClusteringHints.cxx, StEventScavenger.cxx, StEventScavenger.h, StEventTypes.h, StTpcDedxPidAlgorithm.cxx, StTpcDedxPidAlgorithm.h, StTpcHit.h, StTrack.cxx ,StTrack.h, StTriggerData.cxx, StTriggerData.h, StTriggerData2009.cxx, StTriggerData2009.h;
    
    asps/Simulation/starsim/
    
    atgeant/agrot.F;
    
    atmain/agdummy.age; dblib.cxx;
    
    geant/gltrac.F, gpdcay.F, gthion.F;
    
    asps/Simulation/geant321/gcons;
    
    pams/geometry/ - all CVS updates by date April 02, 2013;
    
    pams/sim/gstar/gstar_input.g, r.1.44; gstar_part.g, r.1.38; gstar_part.kumac, r.1.2 
    
    StarDb/dEdxModel/dNdE_Bichsel.root, dNdx_Bichsel.root; 
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc/TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2010.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2009.C, TpcAdcCorrectionB.y2011.C, TpcCurrentCorrection.C, TpcMultiplicity.C, TpcResponseSimulator.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2010.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2011.C, TpcResponseSimulator.y2012.C, TpcRowQ.C, tpcAnodeHV.y2011.C, tpcAnodeHVavg.y2011.C, tpcStatus.C;
    
    StDb/idl/StvHitErrs.idl, TpcAvgCurrent.idl, TpcResponseSimulator.idl, tpcMaxHits.idl, tpcPadGainT0B.idl, tpcStatus.idl, triggerDefinition.idl, triggerThreshold.idl;
    
    StarDb/VmcGeometry/Geometry.y2005i.C, Geometry.y2008d.C, Geometry.y2008e.C, Geometry.y2010c.C, Geometry.y2009d.C, Geometry.y2011.C, y2005i.h, y2008d.h, y2008e.h, y2009d.h, y2010c.h, y2011.h;
    
    
    StRoot/StChain/StMaker.cxx, r.1.244; 
    
    StRoot/macros/embedding/ - latest revisions from CVS.
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • May 23, 2012 
    
    SL10c_embed library has been updated with patches for code StRoot/StTpcHitMaker/StTpcMixerMaker.cxx, r.1.3 to fix bug #2351.
    
    Libray was retagged as SL10c_embed_v3 and rebuilt.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • March 22, 2012 
    
    SL10c_embed library has been updated with patches for codes related to DbV timestamp override features to use different timestamp for detector's subsystems. 
    
    Libray was retagged as SL10c_embed_v2 and rebuilt.
    
    
    Next codes have been updated:
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.cxx, r.1.570.2.2 (branch revision) 
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.h, r.1.42; 
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx, r.1.129; 
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbConfigNode.cc, r.1.29;
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • December 27 , 2011 
    
    embedding library SL10c has been checked out with tag SL10c_2Embedding and updated with necessary codes needed to proceed with embedding for P10ic real data production. Accomplished library was retagged as SL10c_embed_v1 and built on SL5.3 platform. Library was tested and released on December 30.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Library was updated with all codes listed above and tagged with SL10kembed tag.
    
    
    More codes have been propagated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarClassLibrary 
    
    StHyperTriton.cc, StHyperTriton.hh;
    
    StBFChain 
    
    StBFChain.cxx, r.1.570.2.1;
    
    StBFChain.h; r.1.46.2.1 ;
    
    StChain 
    
    StChain.cxx;
    
    StMaker.h;
    
    StRTSBaseMaker.cxx;
    
    StRTSBaseMaker.h;
    
    StarMagField 
    
    StarMagField.cxx;
    
    StEvent 
    
    StTrack.cxx, StTrack.h;
    
    StMiniMcMaker 
    
    StMiniMcMaker.h;
    
    StRTSClient/FCFMaker 
    
    FCFMaker.cxx ;
    
    StTpcDb 
    
    StTpcDb.cxx, StTpcDb.h ;
    
    St_geant_Maker 
    
    Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, StPrepEmbedMaker.h;
    
    mgr 
    
    Conscript-standard, tagged with BSL10c_embed;
    
    
    All updated codes have been tagged with SL10cEmbed tag;
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • December 5, 2013 
    
    SL09g_embed library has been updated with next codes: 
    
    StRoot 
    
    StarClassLibrary/StParticleTable.cc, StHyperTriton.hh, StHyperTriton.cc, StAntiDeuteron.hh, StAntiDeuteron.cc, StAntiTriton.hh, StAntiTriton.cc, StAntiAlpha.hh, StAntiAlpha.cc, StAntiHelium3.hh, StAntiHelium3.cc, StAntiHyperTriton.hh, StAntiHyperTriton.cc, StHDibaryon.hh, StHDibaryon.cc, StarPDGEncoding.hh; 
    
    pams/sim/gstar/gstar_part.g;
    
    to define eta dalitz decay requested for embedding production.
    
    Library was retagged with tag SL09g_2Embed_v10 
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • September 29, 2012 
    
    SL09g_embed library has been updated with patches for code 
    
    StRoot/StChain/StMaker.cxx, r.1.244 to fix bug #2419.
    
    StRoot/macros/embedding/bfcMixer_Tpx.C, r.1.35 to fix bug #2419.
    
    Libray was retagged as SL09g_2Embed_v7 and rebuilt.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • May 23, 2012 
    
    SL09g_embed library has been updated with patches for code 
    
    StRoot/StTpcHitMaker/StTpcMixerMaker.cxx, r.1.3 to fix bug #2351.
    
    Libray was retagged as SL09g_2Embed_v6 and rebuilt.
    
    
     
    
    
    • 
    
  • April 09 , 2012 
    
    SL09g_embed embedding library has been updated with codes below, retagged with tag SL09g_2Embed_v5 and rebuilt on SL5.3 platform. Library was tested and released on April 10.
    
    gcc version 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)
    
    
    Next codes have been updated: 
    
    
    StRoot 
    
    StBFChain
    
    StBFChain.h, r.1.46.2.1;
    
    StBFChain.cxx, r.1.554.2.1;
    
    StBTofMatchMaker 
    
    StBTofMatchMaker.cxx, r.1.5;
    
    StEmbeddingUtilities 
    
    StEmbeddingQA.cxx, r.1.22;
    
    StEmbeddingQADraw.cxx, r.1.33;
    
    StEmbeddingQADraw.h, r.1.16;
    
    StEmbeddingQA.h,r.1.11;
    
    StEmbeddingQATrack.cxx, r.1.18;
    
    StEmbeddingQATrack.h,r.1.12;
    
    StEmbeddingQAUtilities.cxx, r.1.16;
    
    StEmbeddingQAUtilities.h,r.12;
    
    StDbBroker
    
    StDbBroker.cxx, r.1.58;
    
    StDbBroker.h, r.1.32;
    
    StDbLib
    
    StDbManagerImpl.hh, r.1.8; 
    
    StDbManagerImpl.cc,r.1.38; 
    
    StDbManager.hh,1.24; 
    
    StDbConfigNodeImpl.hh,r.1.2;
    
    StDbConfigNodeImpl.cc,r.1.9;
    
    StDbConfigNode.hh,r.1.17;
    
    StDbConfigNode.cc, r.1.29
    
    St_db_Maker
    
    St_db_Maker.cxx, r.1.129;
    
    St_db_Maker.h, r.1.42;
    
    StDetectorDbMaker 
    
    St_TpcResponseSimulatorC.h, r.1.4;
    
    St_geant_Maker
    
    St_geant_Maker.cxx,r.1.135;
    
    St_geant_Maker.h, r.1.50;
    
    Embed/StPrepEmbedMaker.cxx, r.1.5; StPrepEmbedMaker.h, r.1.5;
    
    StarMagField
    
    StarMagField.cxx, r.1.17;
    
    StTpcHitMaker 
    
    StTpcMixerMaker.cxx,r.1.2;
    
    macros/embedding
    
    drawEmbeddingQA.C,r.1.11; doEmbeddingQAMaker.C,r.1.8; bfcMixer_v4_svt.C,r.1.2; bfcMixer_v4_noFTPC.C,r.1.5; bfcMixer_v4.C,r.1.10; bfcMixer_Unified.C,r.1.5; bfcMixer_Tpx.C,r.1.32; bfcMixer_TpcSvtSsd.C,r.1.14; bfcMixer_TpcSvtSsd2005.C,r.1.3; bfcMixer_TpcSvt.C,r.1.5; bfcMixer_TpcOnly.C,r.1.3; bfcMixer_P07ic.C,r.1.3; bfcMixer_P07ib.C,r.1.7 bfcMixer_DaqFzd.C, r.1.2;
    
    
    StDb/idl
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.idl, r.1.4;
    
    StarDb/Calibrations/tpc
    
    TpcResponseSimulator.y2009.C, r.1.8;
    
    
    mgr/
    
    Conscript-standard, r.1.203.2.1;
    
    
    • 





Lidia Didenko

   





  
Library release structure and policy

   
Introduction


The below policy is a revised document from the initial policy instated in STAR at the beginning of its software development phase in February 2000. 


Four canonical versions of the STAR software are provided at any given time. Those are dev, new, pro, and old. These canonical versions evolve in time i.e. it is understood that the content of (for example) new today is not fixed and likely to be different within some time frame (and following the above release policy and procedure). Two additional areas are described for completeness but are NOT canonical in the sens that their usage and meaning may evolve without prior warning nor discussion. Purpose and policy for each version is described below.


The official STAR software releases are otherwise named SLXXY where XX is a year number and Y is a letter from a to z. Those releases are fixed (and should not be changed or patched unless exceptional circumstances not described in this policy - patch should be in those cases rare and under a strict control and validation procedure).


There are no other official areas than the one mentioned herein. Please, consult the table below for additional information.


Notes, primary and secondary environment




The supported STAR software platforms, October 2017:


    
    
  • Primary 	Environment: Scientific Linux 7.3 using gcc 4.8.5 version supporting 32 bits (mandatory for code developers  ; compilation in optimized and 	non-optimized). Goal is to enable 64 bits under this OS.
    • 
    
  • Secondary 	Environment: Scientific  Linux 6.4 using gcc version 4.8.2/32 bits; we assume no necessary support for 64 bits and only the non-optimized version will be assembled.
    • 
    
  • As before, switching to the 64 bits environment is achieved by using the command '% setup 64bits' and similarly, '% setup 32bits'  - however, the 64bits environment is still not expected to work  properly (Geant3 based simulation will not work, ROOT based analysis  will).
    • 





Previous support from summer 2015:


    
    
  • Primary 	Environment: Scientific  Linux 6.4 using gcc version 4.8.2/32 bits	(mandatory for code developers  ; compilation in optimized and 	non-optimized
    
    
    • 
    
  • Secondary 	Environment: Linux RedHat 5.3 using gcc  4.8.2 - unification of compiler should make integration easier.
    • 



Past support before 2015:




    
    
  • Primary 	Environment: Scientific Linux 6.4 using gcc  version 4.4.7/32 bits	(mandatory for code developers ; compilation in  optimized and 	non-optimized)
    • 
    
  • Secondary 	Environment: Linux RedHat 5.3 using gcc  4.3.2 (recommended for code developers ; compilation requirement reduced 	to non-optimized mode)
    • 





The supported STAR software platform as per 2009/2011 were:


    
    
  • Primary 	Environment: Scientific Linux 5.3 using gcc version 4.3.2/32 bits	(mandatory for code developers ; compilation in optimized and 	non-optimized)
    • 
    
  • Secondary 	Environment: Linux RedHat 4.4 using gcc  3.4.6 (recommended for code developers ; compilation requirement reduced 	to non-optimized mode)
    • 
    
  • Other OS/Compiler used     
    
      
        
    • Scientific Linux 5.3, gcc 4.3.2/64 bits mode - please, use the command '% setup 64bits' to switch to this environment and try compiling. As per April 20th 2011, the count-down for making this alternate compilation one of the primary environment had begun. Policy effective due date: July 20th.
      • 
        
    • Scientific Linux 5.3, gcc 4.5.1/32 bits may be used at a later time to leverage advanced C++ features (SIMD, Threads)
      • 
    
    
    
    • 





While multi-platform and/or multi-compiler impose a constraint on the developer, the procedure ensures portability and easier evolution to later version of the compiler. Time given in the library definitions section are in EST time, i.e. they correspond to the Tier0 (BNL) site local times.

 


Library definitions


Note: Infrastructure developers are mandated to work from private areas and not directly from a deployed canonical version (unless otherwise mentioned). However, full testing of a given engineered solution, ready to be deployed, may require a full library re-compilation. Whenever needed, this shall not occur without approval, advanced notice and Email announcement by the software librarian.





     	     
    
        

            
            
Version 

            		
            
            
 			.dev and adev

            		
        

        

            
            
Usage and scope 

            		
            
            
Leading edge development versions, for core 			software developers only

            		
        

        

            
            
Guarantees 

            		
            
            
While we appreciate feedback, there are 			absolutely no functional guarantees (compilation or runtime) for 			those areas. If you chose to work with this area, it is at your 			own risk.

            		
        

        

            
            
Description 

            		
            
            
Changes to code by the core software group do not go directly 			into dev, but into one of 			.dev or adev 			within the following restrictions/scope:

            1. For 			infrastructure changes (such as ROOT version changes and 			evaluation, new features, interface changes and developments etc 			...) .dev is used which NO 			ONE outside the core infrastructure group should be using. .dev 			is a main area of work used by the core infrastructure team and 			manipulation of code in this area do not require approval from the 			Software librarian.

            2. If a patch deployment and testing 			to dev (and as described 			in the next section) OR a minor adjustment not requiring 			compilation and test are needed, adev 			may be used for its testing and evaluation. In all case, the 			operation must be completed before 11 PM every day. The tight 			relationship between adev 			and dev is described 			above. Changes are restricted to either the Software Librarian, 			the Infrastructure leader or higher authority.

            		
        

        

            
            
Patching Policy 

            		
            
            
N/A in .dev

            Must be 			complete by 11 PM for adev

            		
        

        

            
            
Release Policy 

            		
            
            
For adev, code must 			compile on the primary and secondary platforms.

            
At the end of the first and third week of each 			month (on Thursdays and whenever applicable), major changes to 			.dev may be checked in CVS 			and consequently propagate into dev 			by the next day. These commits should be made only after 			successful testing of .dev . 			The new dev environment is 			tested against code developers activities for the following week 			allowing for subtle adjustments not initially envisioned.

            		
        

    






     	     
    
        

            
            
Version 

            		
            
            
dev

            		
        

        

            
            
Usage and scope 

            		
            
            
Version containing the latest 			developments of code modules in the repository.

            		
        

        

            
            
Guarantees 

            		
            
            
This environment was released upon 			successful compilation of approved code on the main supported 			production platform and compiler in both optimized and 			non-optimized. There are no compilation guarantees for other 			compiler/platforms.

            		
        

        

            
            
Description 

            		
            
            
Although code is this area are likely to be buggy (or at least, 			not fully tested), they contain the latest algorithms and 			structures being worked on by the user and sub-system developers.

            
Submission of code to the 			repository is frequent 			(daily). An effort to exclude 			major technical problems must be made by developers, but it is 			understood that behavior of code can not be all guaranteed. 			However, all code checked in by developers should be tested for 			basic operation prior to check-in in CVS that is,

            1. 			Compiling and running using the dev 			library and the mandatory supported platform and/or supported 			compilers

            2. Basic test conducted by the developers for 			assuring the code actually runs

            3. QA histograms are 			affected in the correct way or developer test suite shows 			satisfactory result and/or improvement. 

            
Note: 

            Since 2002, dev 			is also used during data acquisition periods for regular and 			automated snapshot productions called FastOffline 			productions. While the same quality assurance procedure applies 			(must compile prior to check-in, must check if it runs), and 			emphasis is made to preserve sanity of this area at all cost. 			Especially, committing to CVS code/libraries not previously 			checked for compilation will lead to its removal from daily 			compilation as well as from any chain related to that code and 			used in the FastOffline 			production. Removed code/libraries will not be put back into 			operation (compilation and production) until code is demonstrated 			to be compilable and stable that is, passing the basic quality 			assurance requirement as stated above.

            
The following schedule is used for updates to dev: 			it is updated automatically by the AutoBuild 			script starting from the adev 			area and the procedure will start daily at 11 PM. This procedure 			do not send any Email notice automatically. It will however 			execute the following steps:

            1. Every day at 11 PM, 			AutoBuild updates all code 			currently available in dev 			with its (newer) counterpart available in the CVS repository and 			as committed during the day. There is NO automatic check out of 			new code, code trees or libraries: they are added on a per request 			basis upon which they are susceptible to all quality and policies 			requirements previously stated. 

            2. The AutoBuild 			procedure attempts to compile in non-optimized and optimized mode 			respectively under the primary environment 			conditions. This operation is transparent to the users of dev. 			

            3. Shall the compilation succeed, dev 			is “released” that is, the area become automatically 			visible to the users. Note that this does not warrant a working 			library as checks are the responsibility of the developers.

            4. 			Other supported platform and/or compilers compilation are made 			after a successful primary environment based 			release which, in turn, implies a 24 hours behind update on the 			secondary environment (and other platforms). 			Secondary environment functional operation are 			required.

            
Functionality tests of dev 			are made every night by running a small number of events (~ 50) 			through the most common full production chains and detector 			geometries on the primary environment. Several 			data output format will be provided (supported data-summary-tape 			format, histograms, Micro-DST and/or other supported formats, ...) 			for both real and simulated data and span over a range of data 			source (centrality, species, etc ...). Such provision may be based 			on the result of the nightly tests, test suite made at Tier0 and 			Tier1 sites as achievable. Those tests are targeted toward 			eliminating gross errors, possible remaining crashes, obvious 			memory leaks etc ...

            		
        

        

            
            
Patching Policy 

            		
            
            
Bugs will be reported by the QA or Software Librarian to the 			software code/ component/ sub-system responsible person. The given 			component should be fixed within a week as well as within 			development guidelines specified above.

            		
        

        

            
            
Release Policy 

            		
            
            
On the second and forth week of each month (on 			Thursdays and whenever applicable), dev 			is tested with a larger (and more complete) test suite over the 			week-end. The test suite would remain the same apart from the 			statistics (at least 200/500 events). Basic test should be 			successfully run on the secondary platform. 			Shall all tests perform according to expectations, the content of 			dev is a candidate for 			propagation and re-build of new. 			Thus, under normal circumstances, dev 			is moved to new on a 			bi-weekly basis.

            
Note that there are no mention of tagging at this stage 			although it may be more practical to use this mechanism for code 			propagation.

            
The migration of dev to 			new should be discussed at 			the Software and Computing meeting on Wednesday and requires 			positive approval from the Software Librarian and the QA/QC team 			(validation tests must pass).

            
Shall it be approved, the migration may proceed the following 			day.

            		
        

    






     	     
    
        

            
            
Version 

            		
            
            
new

            		
        

        

            
            
Usage and scope 

            		
            
            
A relatively stable (weeks 			old) version for full 			integration testing, detailed QA, and public use by people needing 			a near leading edge version of the code.

            		
        

        

            
            
Guarantees 

            		
            
            
Code compiles on at least two platforms 			and/or compiler versions and has passed basic nightly tests QA 			criteria.

            		
        

        

            
            
Description 

            		
            
            
A new version is released to allow further tests in a 			relatively stable and QA-ed environment. More developed QA 			procedures may include a desired set of on-going user analysis and 			sample productions.

            		
        

        

            
            
Patching Policy 

            		
            
            
Identified bugs and engineering of a solution addressing a 			given problem may be using the new 			environment for stability purposes. In such case:

            (a) 			relevant test must be successful in new 			

            (b) the solution MUST also be evaluated in the dev 			environment prior to commits into CVS

            		
        

        

            
            
Release Policy 

            		
            
            
Within the next two weeks period (as driven by the migration 			dev to new), 			this area may (or may not) be migrated to pro 			as follow:

            1. If all quality checks on all supported 			platforms and compilers are passed successfully and no major 			problems are reported by users (analysis, developers), and after 			discussion and prior announcement, it will be released as the pro 			version. Hence, following the migration of dev, 			this migration from new to 			pro may occur as 			frequently as once every two weeks.

            2. If a data 			production has been announced, a base sample as described by the 			QA 			procedure will be made in new. 			Shall the time period for PWG approval be passed without major 			functional problems encountered, new 			may become pro without 			further modifications.

            3. If a data production and 			migration to pro is 			envisioned, embedding runs must be tried in that version, 			necessary macro fully operational.

            
Shall the tests not be successful or satisfactory (unexpected 			results from QA), either a patch will be engineered or the new 			version will be replaced at the next scheduled migration of dev 			to new. Therefore, new 			changes on a more rapid cycle than the pro 			version, so any given new 			version may or may not make it to pro.

            
A version that is not migrated to pro 			will be kept for a short period of time (of the order of a week) 			to allow people to migrate away from it on their own schedule. 			During this period it can be used via % starver <em>version</em> 			command, e.g. % starver SL04a.

            
If the bug fixes are successful an official tag is generated 			for the release. If not, a tag does not have to be generated until 			the next dev to new 			release, as long as this will happen within the next two weeks. If 			production have been run from the release, it must be tagged for 			reproducibility.

            		
        

    






     	     
    
        

            
            
Version 

            		
            
            
pro

            		
        

        

            
            
Usage and scope 

            		
            
            
The current production version

            		
        

        

            
            
Guarantees 

            		
            
            
All components of the software are tagged 			and frozen for a production release, so that the release uniquely 			defines a stable, reproducible configuration.

            		
        

        

            
            
Description 

            		
            
            
This level is a tagged and QA-ed version of the software 			library. It is used by production. The pro 			version is created from the latest new 			version at the time of the release.

            		
        

        

            
            
Patching Policy 

            		
            
            
Whenever production has started, the only changes to a pro 			release will be to fix important bugs that impair functionality 			supposed to work in the release. Such fixes will be announced, 			discussed, documented immediately and scheduled with advance 			notice. Such fixes must be exceptional (and typically related to a 			critical component such as IO) as Physics content must identified 			prior to this stage. Should a grave Physics issue be identified, a 			new pro version should be 			released from new (see 			next paragraph).

            
A new migration from new 			to pro is preferable to a 			retag of pro. However, 			shall the CVS retag be necessary (such case may arise if new 			contains code functionally incompatible with pro), 			the corrected versions will be identified by adding "_n" 			to the version number (e.g. SL04a_1 			for the first corrected version). “n” 			will be an incremental number depending on the previous patch 			level. The tags and sub-sequent related tags will be clearly 			documented. All code (functional and patched) will be re-tagged 			with the XXX_n level tag, 			thus, leading to a consistent bulk CVS tagged library version. A 			patch made in pro must be 			applied to the dev and new 			versions (same compatible patch or modified for the more recent 			environment to correct the targeted problem). All corrections to 			pro 			version should also be applied to the current dev,new 			versions in an appropriate way.

            
Modifications 			will never be made to a production release to add new 			functionality, change base code (ROOT or base classes) or fix 			functionality not yet operational when the release was made. If 			users want to have access to new functionality that has arrived 			since the release, they either need to use a newer version (new, 			dev) or wait for a new pro 			release containing the functionality.

            
Shall the procedure for QA procedure mention for the release of 			new be 			used for the migration new 			to pro, production cycle 			should not be restarted but a new later release of pro 			scheduled. Production would then resume from the new release, 			created following the same new 			to pro release policy.

            		
        

        

            
            
Release Policy 

            		
            
            
When a pro version is 			retired, becomes the old 			version.

            		
        

        

            
            
Proposed change

            		
            
            
“any change to the production code should be reflected in the library tag”

            		
        

    






     	     
    
        

            
            
Version 

            		
            
            
old

            		
        

        

            
            
Usage and scope 

            		
            
            
The previous successful production 			release. 

            		
        

        

            
            
Guarantees 

            		
            
            
All quality checks mandated by pro.

            		
        

        

            
            
Description 

            		
            
            
Previous old versions can be retrieved by the CVS tag. Old 			versions are not supported any longer (there are no bug fixes 			applied) but are preserved and retrievable by the software 			librarian.

            
Production level sub-system code or core software 			infrastructure developments should NOT be done with any old 			version of the library

            		
        

        

            
            
Patching Policy 

            		
            
            
Patches are NOT allowed at this 			level

            		
        

        

            
            
Release Policy 

            		
            
            
There are no existing canonical 			releases beyond that level

            		
        

    





 




 
   



  
OS Upgrade

   
This page will provide information on caveats after specific OS upgrades. Please, refer to this information of you encounter problem as described.

   

  
Scientific Linux 4.4 from 3.0.5

   


Natively compiled libraries

Under Scientific Linux 44, the following library versions (and greater) are natively compiled: SL06g, SL07a, SL07b, SL07c, ... etc ... You can safely compile your code and work with those libraries.



Information for site administrators: In order to provide native support, the following tag had to be released 


 SL06g -> SL06g_2
 SL07a -> SL07a_3
 SL07b -> SL07b_2
 SL07c -> SL07c_2


Please, update your libraries rec-compile your libraries before and after the upgrade for consistency.




Non natively compiled libraries

There are however no guarantees that a mix of non-natively compiled libraries and natively compiled private code would work. Hence, the instructions below may work for some users but in no case represents a confirmation of full functionality. Especially, if you encounter a symbol mangling issue (symbols not being found in STAR libraries), it would likely be an indication of an incompatibility.




 Library SL05e < version <= SL06f 

Are supported via backward compatibility links to Scientific Linux 3.0.5 natively compiled libraries. 



Information for users/all: the following issues are known:


    
    
  • The compiler may spit the following warning while compiling
    
    
    error: extra `;'
    
    This problem appears due to the use of the -pedantic option in our compilation options. Unfortunately, not all the pedantic issues were caught and SL44 compiler is stricter in that regard.
    
    To circumvent this problem, either fix your user code or use the following recipe - the example is given for STAR Library SL05c (please adapt for other libraries) ; this needs to be done only once
    
    
    cvs co -rSL05c mgr/
    sed "s/-pedantic //" mgr/ConsDefs.pm >mgr/ConsDefs.pm.new
    mv -f mgr/ConsDefs.pm.new mgr/ConsDefs.pm
    
    compile as usual ...     
    • 



 Library SL05f < versions <= SL05e 

Are supported via backward compatibility link through Scientific Linux 3.0.2 .




Library versions <= SL04f 

Are supported via backward compatibility links through RedHat 8.0 .




Instructions for administrators

SL4.4 out of the box may not work for the STAR typical environment and usage. The following issues were identified and need attention:



 Kernel parameters adjustments



The following lines need to be added to /etc/sysctl.conf


vm.dirty_ratio = 10
vm.lower_zone_protection = 150 
vm.dirty_writeback_centisecs = 500

Default for the last parameter is 500 but left in for consistency as we may need to adjust later. You can always test the changes under a running kernel conditions by instead modifying the equivalent /proc/sys/vm files but the settings would likely be lost at the next reboot unless you set them in sysctl.conf.




echo 150 >/proc/sys/vm/lower_zone_protection  
echo 10  >/proc/sys/vm/dirty_ratio
echo 500 >/proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs

ROOT 5.12.00 and ROOT4STAR adjustments



    
    
  1. For creating backward compatibility links in the STAR libraries
    
      
        
    • get a recent copy of the mgr/CreateLinks script (tag SL07d or newer)
      • 
        
    • go to the STAR library versions between L <= SL06f
      • 
        
    • execute the CreateLinks scripts with argument "init"
      • 
    
    
    Note: do NOT do this in a native library i.e. in any STAR libraries L >- SL06g     
    2. 
    
  2. Issue with log4cxx and incompatible libstdc++
    
    An incompatibility between libstdc++ versions was found when running root4star linked under older Scientific Linux (gcc) versions under SL4.4: root4star (backward compatible compiled) loads libstdc++.so.5 and log4cxx (native) loading libstdc++.so.6 . To avoid the issue, the work around is to ensure a copy of an older version of liblog4cxx  exists in all backward compatible STAR libraries supporting the logger: this include SL05f < L <= SL06f. The recipe follows
    
    
      
        
    • Keep a copy of log4cxx from Scientific Linux 3.0.5 on your system before the upgrade. This is located in $OPTSTAR.
      
        
      • 
        
    • For each STAR Library L mentioned above, copy your saved liblog4cxx.so in $STAR/.$STAR_HOST_SYS/lib/ and $STAR/.$STAR_HOST_SYS/LIB/
      
        
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    3. 
    
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    4. 

   



  
Scientific Linux 5.3 from 4.4

   
Configuration and RPM list


General configuration


Distribution 


% cat /etc/redhat-release
Scientific Linux SL release 5.3 (Boron)



Default compiler version


ATTENTION: The STAR software stack will NOT compile and/or link properly with the default SL5.3 gcc version (it has problems interpreting FORtran codes hence linking will fail in  a few places and running may crash unexpectedly). You MUST upgrade and make 4.3.2 or greater the minimal version number.


% gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.3.2 20081007 (Red Hat 4.3.2-7)



To make gcc 4.3.2 the default, you could use the following quick helper script (you do not want to execute this twice)


 #!/bin/sh

##### comp_switch.sh #################################

#

# Make GCC 4.3 the default system compiler

# Written by Chris Hollowell @ RACF

#



# gcc

mv /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/gcc41

mv /usr/bin/gcov /usr/bin/gcov41

mv /usr/bin/x86_64-redhat-linux-gcc /usr/bin/x86_64-redhat-linux-gcc41

ln -sfn /usr/bin/gcc43 /usr/bin/gcc

ln -sfn /usr/bin/gcov43 /usr/bin/gcov

ln -sfn /usr/bin/x86_64-redhat-linux6E-gcc43 /usr/bin/x86_64-redhat-linux-gcc



# g++

mv /usr/bin/c++ /usr/bin/c++41

mv /usr/bin/g++ /usr/bin/g++41

mv /usr/bin/x86_64-redhat-linux-c++ /usr/bin/x86_64-redhat-linux-c++41

mv /usr/bin/x86_64-redhat-linux-g++ /usr/bin/x86_64-redhat-linux-g++41

ln -sfn /usr/bin/g++43 /usr/bin/c++

ln -sfn /usr/bin/g++43 /usr/bin/g++

ln -sfn /usr/bin/x86_64-redhat-linux6E-g++43 /usr/bin/x86_64-redhat-linux-c++

ln -sfn /usr/bin/x86_64-redhat-linux6E-g++43 /usr/bin/x86_64-redhat-linux-g++



# gfortran

mv /usr/bin/gfortran /usr/bin/gfortran41

ln -sfn /usr/bin/gfortran43 /usr/bin/gfortran

 




AFS sysname


See Setting up your computing environment for more information related to the sysname.


 


RPM list


A reminder that some of those RPMs may have been created at BNL. See Additional software components "System Wide RPMs" for more information.


kernel-headers-2.6.18-164.6.1.el5
compat-libf2c-34-3.4.6-4
sl-release-notes-5.3-1
chkconfig-1.3.30.1-2
atk-1.12.2-1.fc6
libtermcap-2.0.8-46.1
readline-5.1-1.1
gawk-3.1.5-14.el5
elfutils-libelf-0.137-3.el5
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-9.el5
libart_lgpl-2.3.17-4
slang-2.0.6-4.el5
libgpg-error-1.4-2
lcms-1.18-0.1.beta1.el5_3.2
libgfortran-4.1.2-44.el5
gzip-1.3.5-10.el5
libusb-0.1.12-5.1
dmidecode-2.7-1.28.2.el5
perl-Digest-SHA1-2.11-1.2.1
iputils-20020927-45.el5
libFS-1.0.0-3.1
numactl-0.9.8-7.el5
acl-2.2.39-3.el5
mgetty-1.1.33-9.fc6
rcs-5.7-30.1
compat-glibc-2.3.4-2.26
dos2unix-3.1-27.2.el5
libattr-2.4.32-1.1
sqlite-3.3.6-2
keyutils-libs-1.2-1.el5
libmng-1.0.9-5.1
gmp-4.1.4-10.el5
libgfortran43-4.3.2-7.el5
beecrypt-4.1.2-10.1.1
compat-readline43-4.3-3
libXrender-0.9.1-3.1
libjpeg-devel-6b-37
redhat-menus-6.7.8-3.el5
libXres-1.0.1-3.1
libIDL-devel-0.8.7-1.fc6
sqlite-devel-3.3.6-2
compat-gcc-34-3.4.6-4
perl-libwww-perl-5.805-1.1.1
anacron-2.3-45.el5
readline-devel-5.1-1.1
freetype-devel-2.2.1-21.el5_3
gmp-devel-4.1.4-10.el5
audiofile-devel-0.2.6-5
gamin-devel-0.1.7-8.el5
perl-DateManip-5.44-1.2.1
keyutils-libs-devel-1.2-1.el5
db4-devel-4.3.29-9.fc6
libX11-1.0.3-9.el5
libXfixes-4.0.1-2.1
libXTrap-1.0.0-3.1
libXfontcache-1.0.2-3.1
compat-gcc-34-c++-3.4.6-4
fontconfig-2.4.1-7.el5
openldap-2.3.43-3.el5
alsa-lib-1.0.17-1.el5
libselinux-devel-1.33.4-5.1.el5
mesa-libGLU-6.5.1-7.7.el5
libgssapi-0.10-2
mx-2.0.6-2.2.2
python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1
libselinux-utils-1.33.4-5.1.el5
python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5
mtools-3.9.10-2.fc6
glibc-utils-2.5-34
wget-1.10.2-7.el5
xorg-x11-apps-7.1-4.0.1.el5
libtool-1.5.22-6.1
ntp-4.2.2p1-9.el5_3.2
libXft-2.1.10-1.1
gail-1.9.2-1.fc6
pam-0.99.6.2-4.el5
redhat-artwork-5.0.9-1.SL.2
screen-4.0.3-1.el5
xorg-x11-proto-devel-7.1-9.fc6
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-20.el5
openssl-devel-0.9.8e-7.el5
portmap-4.0-65.2.2.1
libXcursor-devel-1.1.7-1.1
pycairo-devel-1.2.0-1.1
emacs-common-21.4-20.el5
openssh-server-4.3p2-29.el5
quota-3.13-1.2.5.el5
pygtk2-devel-2.10.1-12.el5
tk-devel-8.4.13-5.el5_1.1
mesa-libGLU-devel-6.5.1-7.7.el5
libXi-devel-1.0.1-3.1
libXcursor-devel-1.1.7-1.1
libXfont-devel-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1
dbus-glib-0.73-8.el5
mesa-libGLU-6.5.1-7.7.el5
sendmail-8.13.8-2.el5
bind-utils-9.3.4-10.P1.el5
pam_krb5-2.2.14-10
systemtap-runtime-0.7.2-3.el5_3
Xaw3d-devel-1.5E-10.1
openldap-devel-2.3.43-3.el5
dbus-libs-1.1.2-12.el5
dbus-python-0.70-7.el5
avahi-qt3-0.6.16-1.el5_2.1
rpm-build-4.4.2.3-9.el5
redhat-lsb-3.1-12.3.EL
pm-utils-0.99.3-10.el5
gimp-print-4.2.7-22.2.el5
xorg-x11-fonts-truetype-7.1-2.1.el5
hal-0.5.8.1-38.el5
ImageMagick-6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
openafs-kernel-1.4.10-2.6.18_164.6.1.el5_1.1
xemacs-21.4.22-1
tcsh-6.16.00-1
filesystem-2.4.0-2
desktop-backgrounds-basic-2.0-37
pygobject2-doc-2.12.1-5.el5
emacs-leim-21.4-20.el5
libstdc++-4.1.2-44.el5
libjpeg-6b-37
libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.7
libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.7
sqlite-3.3.6-2
tcl-8.4.13-3.fc6
tcp_wrappers-7.6-40.6.el5
gmp-4.1.4-10.el5
procps-3.2.7-11.1.el5
glib2-devel-2.12.3-4.el5_3.1
make-3.81-3.el5
lapack-3.0-37.el5
indent-2.2.9-14.fc6
bc-1.06-21
hesiod-3.1.0-8
crash-4.0-7.2.3.el5_3.1
ethtool-6-2.el5
libvolume_id-095-14.20.el5_3
bison-2.3-2.1
ftp-0.17-35.el5
dev86-0.16.17-2.2
ctags-5.6-1.1
hdparm-6.6-2
compat-readline43-4.3-3
elfutils-libelf-0.137-3.el5
nspr-4.7.3-2.el5
blas-3.0-37.el5
libidn-0.6.5-1.1
libXfont-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1
audit-libs-1.7.7-6.el5
valgrind-3.2.1-6.el5
libtermcap-2.0.8-46.1
libXext-1.0.1-2.1
libXrandr-1.1.1-3.1
libXau-devel-1.0.1-3.1
libXcomposite-0.3-5.1
libfontenc-devel-1.0.2-2.2.el5
libattr-devel-2.4.32-1.1
glibc-headers-2.5-34
libxkbfile-1.0.3-3.1
gcc43-c++-4.3.2-7.el5
perl-libxml-perl-0.08-1.2.1
libXp-devel-1.0.0-8.1.el5
xorg-x11-xtrans-devel-1.0.1-1.1.fc6
blas-devel-3.0-37.el5
libtool-ltdl-devel-1.5.22-6.1
ncurses-devel-5.5-24.20060715
bzip2-devel-1.0.3-4.el5_2
libcap-devel-1.10-26
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-9.el5
libXi-1.0.1-3.1
libXinerama-1.0.1-2.1
libXcomposite-0.3-5.1
gcc-4.1.2-44.el5
shadow-utils-4.0.17-14.el5
krb5-libs-1.6.1-31.el5_3.3
mysql-5.0.45-7.el5
libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.7
ghostscript-fonts-5.50-13.1.1
pygobject2-2.12.1-5.el5
nfs-utils-lib-1.0.8-7.2.z2
python-numeric-23.7-2.2.2
postgresql-libs-8.1.11-1.el5_1.1
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-20.el5
elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5
xterm-215-8.el5
compat-openldap-2.3.43_2.2.29-3.el5
tcpdump-3.9.4-14.el5
ksh-20080202-2.el5
automake17-1.7.9-7
kernel-devel-2.6.18-164.6.1.el5
GConf2-2.14.0-9.el5
pygtk2-2.10.1-12.el5
gtk2-engines-2.8.0-3.el5
gd-2.0.33-9.4.el5_1.1
vim-X11-7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
pam-0.99.6.2-4.el5
openldap-2.3.43-3.el5
mesa-libGL-devel-6.5.1-7.7.el5
which-2.16-7
libXext-devel-1.0.1-2.1
kbd-1.12-21.el5
yp-tools-2.9-0.1
authconfig-5.3.21-5.el5
mc-4.6.1a-35.el5
libXv-devel-1.0.1-4.1
libSM-devel-1.0.1-3.1
mysql-devel-5.0.45-7.el5
libXTrap-devel-1.0.0-3.1
libXfixes-devel-4.0.1-2.1
libXtst-devel-1.0.1-3.1
gail-1.9.2-1.fc6
apr-util-1.2.7-7.el5_3.1
libuser-0.54.7-2.el5.5
libXmu-devel-1.0.2-5
gail-devel-1.9.2-1.fc6
mesa-libGLU-devel-6.5.1-7.7.el5
gd-devel-2.0.33-9.4.el5_1.1
policycoreutils-1.33.12-14.2.el5
cups-1.3.7-8.el5_3.6
kdbg-2.0.2-1.2.1
selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-203.el5
libbonoboui-2.16.0-1.fc6
xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4
xorg-x11-fonts-misc-7.1-2.1.el5
libgnomeprintui22-2.12.1-6
librsvg2-2.16.1-1.el5
openafs-1.4.10-1.1.1
pgi64-workstation-8.0-4
AdobeReader_enu-9.1.0-1
setup-2.5.58-4.el5
gnome-mime-data-2.4.2-3.1
termcap-5.5-1.20060701.1
glibc-common-2.5-34
yum-conf-53-1.SL
man-pages-2.39-12.el5
mailcap-2.1.23-1.fc6
zlib-1.2.3-3
zlib-1.2.3-3
pkgconfig-0.21-2.el5
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_3.2
libart_lgpl-2.3.17-4
info-4.8-14.el5
libsepol-1.15.2-1.el5
expat-1.95.8-8.2.1
freetype-2.2.1-21.el5_3
cyrus-sasl-lib-2.1.22-4
libattr-2.4.32-1.1
atk-1.12.2-1.fc6
popt-1.10.2.3-9.el5
desktop-file-utils-0.10-7
ncurses-5.5-24.20060715
audiofile-0.2.6-5
m4-1.4.5-3.el5.1
bzip2-1.0.3-4.el5_2
libfontenc-1.0.2-2.2.el5
perl-5.8.8-18.el5
aspell-0.60.3-7.1
shared-mime-info-0.19-5.el5
file-4.17-15
blas-3.0-37.el5
gdb-6.8-27.el5
ed-0.2-39.el5_2
time-1.7-27.2.2
grep-2.5.1-54.2.el5
libogg-1.1.3-3.el5
pax-3.4-1.2.2
iptables-ipv6-1.3.5-4.el5
perl-Compress-Zlib-1.42-1.fc6
groff-1.18.1.1-11.1
libdaemon-0.10-5.el5
checkpolicy-1.33.1-4.el5
libdrm-2.0.2-1.1
iptstate-1.4-1.1.2.2
psutils-1.17-26.1
ltrace-0.5-13.45svn.el5
cyrus-sasl-plain-2.1.22-4
telnet-0.17-39.el5
gperf-3.0.1-7.2.2
swig-1.3.29-2.el5
rdist-6.1.5-44
ncompress-4.2.4-47
strace-4.5.18-2.el5_3.3
flex-2.5.4a-41.fc6
zip-2.31-2.el5
libXau-1.0.1-3.1
libgcrypt-1.2.4-1.el5
db4-4.3.29-9.fc6
tcl-8.4.13-3.fc6
ORBit2-2.14.3-5.el5
libgfortran-4.1.2-44.el5
nss-3.12.2.0-4.el5
libcroco-0.6.1-2.1
libdaemon-0.10-5.el5
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1
libogg-1.1.3-3.el5
slang-2.0.6-4.el5
elfutils-libs-0.137-3.el5
cyrus-sasl-plain-2.1.22-4
libgomp-4.3.2-7.el5
compat-glibc-2.3.4-2.26
tcp_wrappers-7.6-40.6.el5
libXt-1.0.2-3.1.fc6
libXpm-3.5.5-3
libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5
libXfixes-4.0.1-2.1
atk-devel-1.12.2-1.fc6
libXxf86vm-1.0.1-3.1
gtk+-1.2.10-56.el5
libXxf86dga-1.0.1-3.1
tcl-devel-8.4.13-3.fc6
libidn-devel-0.6.5-1.1
nspr-devel-4.7.3-2.el5
libtermcap-devel-2.0.8-46.1
glibc-devel-2.5-34
libXxf86misc-1.0.1-3.1
perl-HTML-Tagset-3.10-2.1.1
libstdc++43-devel-4.3.2-7.el5
compat-gcc-34-g77-3.4.6-4
openmotif22-2.2.3-18
grub-0.97-13.2
nss-devel-3.12.2.0-4.el5
libmng-devel-1.0.9-5.1
xorg-x11-xtrans-devel-1.0.1-1.1.fc6
libtool-ltdl-devel-1.5.22-6.1
gamin-devel-0.1.7-8.el5
blas-devel-3.0-37.el5
db4-devel-4.3.29-9.fc6
pstack-1.2-7.2.2
atk-devel-1.12.2-1.fc6
automake15-1.5-16
ncurses-devel-5.5-24.20060715
glib-devel-1.2.10-20.el5
audiofile-devel-0.2.6-5
libtiff-devel-3.8.2-7.el5_2.2
libstdc++43-devel-4.3.2-7.el5
libjpeg-devel-6b-37
libXrender-0.9.1-3.1
libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5
libXcursor-1.1.7-1.1
libXxf86vm-1.0.1-3.1
libXres-1.0.1-3.1
libXv-1.0.1-4.1
tix-8.4.0-11.fc6
gcc-c++-4.1.2-44.el5
giflib-devel-4.1.3-7.1.el5_3.1
findutils-4.2.27-5.el5
libXft-2.1.10-1.1
openssl-0.9.8e-7.el5
module-init-tools-3.3-0.pre3.1.42.el5
kpartx-0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
mesa-libGL-6.5.1-7.7.el5
hicolor-icon-theme-0.9-2.1
newt-0.52.2-12.el5
autoconf-2.59-12
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
neon-0.25.5-10.el5
openmotif-2.3.1-2.el5
vim-minimal-7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
openjade-1.3.2-27
libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.7
m2crypto-0.16-6.el5.3
fipscheck-1.0.3-1.el5
logrotate-3.7.4-9
hwdata-0.213.11-1.el5
python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-5.el5
docbook-dtds-1.0-30.1
subversion-1.4.2-4.el5
gnupg-1.4.5-14
perl-DBD-MySQL-3.0007-2.el5
autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.102
rhpl-0.194.1-1
libpcap-0.9.4-14.el5
parted-1.8.1-23.el5
audit-1.7.7-6.el5
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
perl-IO-Socket-SSL-1.01-1.fc6
libbonobo-devel-2.16.0-1.fc6
bitmap-fonts-0.3-5.1.1
cairo-1.2.4-5.el5
gtk2-2.10.4-20.el5
gnome-keyring-0.6.0-1.fc6
pycairo-1.2.0-1.1
scrollkeeper-0.3.14-9.el5
at-3.1.8-82.fc6
libwnck-2.16.0-4.fc6
arts-1.5.4-1
libutempter-1.1.4-4.el5
cvs-1.11.22-5.el5
GConf2-devel-2.14.0-9.el5
rpm-libs-4.4.2.3-9.el5
util-linux-2.13-0.50.el5
openssl-0.9.8e-7.el5
GConf2-2.14.0-9.el5
libXfixes-devel-4.0.1-2.1
passwd-0.73-1
mcstrans-0.2.11-3.el5
libICE-devel-1.0.1-2.1
libX11-devel-1.0.3-9.el5
libXft-devel-2.1.10-1.1
ypbind-1.19-11.el5
device-mapper-event-1.02.28-2.el5
sysstat-7.0.2-3.el5
libXt-devel-1.0.2-3.1.fc6
setuptool-1.19.2-1
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.47.el5
krb5-workstation-1.6.1-31.el5_3.3
yum-autoupdate-1-1.SL
libXv-devel-1.0.1-4.1
tk-devel-8.4.13-5.el5_1.1
libX11-devel-1.0.3-9.el5
xinetd-2.3.14-10.el5
libXcomposite-devel-0.3-5.1
pam-devel-0.99.6.2-4.el5
libXrandr-devel-1.1.1-3.1
libXTrap-devel-1.0.0-3.1
libXdmcp-devel-1.0.1-2.1
libXres-devel-1.0.1-3.1
libXfontcache-devel-1.0.2-3.1
libXpm-devel-3.5.5-3
libgnomecanvas-2.14.0-4.1
cryptsetup-luks-1.0.3-4.el5
fipscheck-1.0.3-1.el5
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5
subversion-1.4.2-4.el5
cyrus-sasl-md5-2.1.22-4
openssl097a-0.9.7a-9.el5_2.1
kernel-2.6.18-164.6.1.el5
openmotif-devel-2.3.1-2.el5
libgnomecanvas-devel-2.14.0-4.1
libXaw-devel-1.0.2-8.1
curl-devel-7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.4
mesa-libGL-devel-6.5.1-7.7.el5
libXmu-devel-1.0.2-5
dbus-1.1.2-12.el5
man-1.6d-1.1
avahi-0.6.16-1.el5_2.1
libgnomecups-0.2.2-8
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Special instructions


General


A blog page with compiler and specificities of sharing 32 and 64 bits architecture on the same node was created and accessible at You do not have access to view this node.


Instructions for administrators 


You must save a copy of libmysqlclient.so.14 from an SL44 system and copy it under your SL5 distribution. This is due to the fact that SL5 libmysql is of version 15.0.0 but our older code hard linked to verison 14.0.0 . Hence, if you want support for your old libraries, you must preserve a copy of libmysql.


Similarly, you will need to make a copy of liblog4cxx.so.9 .


Both could be copied in $OPTSTAR/lib/ under the 32 bits deployment.


 


Supported STAR libraries


Native support


Backward compatible libraries


 


 
   



  
Scientific Linux 6.2 from 5.3

   
Configuration and RPM list


General configuration


Distribution 


% cat /etc/redhat-release
Scientific Linux SL release 6.1 (Carbon)



Default compiler version


The default compiler coming with SL6 was installed.


% gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.4.6 20110731 (Red Hat 4.4.6-3)



Other revisions are in /opt/gcc at BNL and this location is supported by the STAR login's 'setup' script. Note that an alternative to set another compiler location is supported via an environment variable named USE_GCC_DIR. See documentation Setting up your computing environment for more information.


The secondary compiler choice is gcc 4.6.3 .


AFS sysname


See Setting up your computing environment for more information related to the sysname. The sysname can be determined by the command


% fs sysname



On sites where the sysname is set to other values than what STAR/RHIC cell expects, please note that you can always set alternate sysname for your systems by using the folowing command (from a privileged account and at boot time):


 % fs sysname -newsys ppc_darwin_80 -newsys foo


The above adds two new sysname to the existsing system's default. This example is provided by the AFS manpages as well as at the bottom of our Setting up your computing environment page.


Special instructions


General


A blog page with compiler and specificities of sharing 32 and 64 bits  architecture on the same node was created and accessible at You do not have access to view this node. This page was used since the SL5 32/64 bits transition.


New in SL6 - SIMD


Support for SIMD instructions may appear under SL6 (the large amount of currebt issues still make this a "if" as wide support for our sites will be rendered more difficult). Please note this page: SIMD instruction sets. SIMD instructions support will NOT guarantee ABI compatibility across hardware. THe STAR_HOST_SYS environment variable may be alterred accordingly. 


ATTENTION: the introduction of SIMD instructions will also create a secondary issue: compiler bugs related to SIMD instructions are numerous. We hope for this situation to settle as SIMD instruction support matures. Therefore, only strictly approved compilers will be allowed in STAR. Any other minor/major version than the "approved" one cannot be supported. A table of acceptable gcc versions will be maintained on this page (compatibility links will not be created as they used to).


Instructions for administrators 


(TBC)


You must save a copy of libmysqlclient.so.14 from an SL44 system and copy it under your SL5 distribution. This is due to the fact that SL5 libmysql is of version 15.0.0 but our older code hard linked to verison 14.0.0 . Hence, if you want support for your old libraries, you must preserve a copy of libmysql.


Similarly, you will need to make a copy of liblog4cxx.so.9 .


Both could be copied in $OPTSTAR/lib/ under the 32 bits deployment.


Supported STAR libraries


Native support


Backward compatible libraries


 


RPM list


 


 
   



  
Scientific Linux 6.4 from 6.2

   
Configuration and RPM list


General configuration


Distribution 


% cat /etc/redhat-release
Scientific Linux release 6.4 (Carbon)



Default compiler version


The default compiler coming with SL6 was installed.


% gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.8.2 20140120 (Red Hat 4.8.2-15)



Our gcc compiler was backward and forward compatible with gcc 4.4.6 by using the devtoolset (repackaged). 



Other revisions are in /opt/gcc at BNL and this location is supported by the STAR login's 'setup' script. Note that an alternative to set another compiler location is supported via an environment variable named USE_GCC_DIR. See documentation Setting up your computing environment for more information.


The secondary compiler choice is gcc 4.6.3 and we also supported 4.4.7 for an even smoother support.




sysname




The AFS canonical sysname for SL6 is x8664_sl6.


List of RPMs




The final list of RPMs is attached to this post as a text file for historical purposes (as well as helping setting up new systems).

 
   



  
Scientific Linux 7.3 from 6.2

   
Configuration and RPM list


General configuration


Distribution 


% cat /etc/redhat-release
Scientific Linux release 7.3 (Nitrogen)



Default compiler version


The default compiler coming with SL6 was installed.


% gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-11)





Other revisions are in /opt/gcc at BNL and this location is supported by the STAR login's 'setup' script. Note that an alternative to set another compiler location is supported via an environment variable named USE_GCC_DIR. See documentation Setting up your computing environment for more information.


The secondary compiler choice is gcc 4.8.2 (so we connect smoothly with the past 4.8.2/SL6.5 and 4.6.3/SL6.2 library releases) and we also have 4.4.7 so we can go backward as far as SL11).


Specific to our environment


sysname


The AFS fs sysname for those systems is a canonical x8664_sl7.


STAR_HOST_SYS


Since the transition begins at SL7.3, gcc 4.8.5, the new base for STAR software is sl73_gcc485 and sl73_x8664_gcc485 for the 32 and 64 bits versions respectively. 

Possible support for variation of SL version / gcc version combinations (each greater than the base) would go through those directories. Possible supports of SL7.x x < 3 and/or gcc versions lower than 4.8.5 would have to be made toward the sl64_gcc482 and sl64_x8664_gcc482 paths instead (in those cases, please fix the AFS sysname to be the one indicated as used for SL6).

 


Noticeable changes from 6.2


    
    
  • In the newer perl "." is not included as part of @INC
    • 
    
  • SL7 has no f77 / g77 - users need to be aware of that (or a soft-link for g77 to gfortran created to facilitate the transition)
    • 
    
  • While in previous SL6, we had repackaged libfl (as support for 32/64 was missing) but in SL7, the support is back so there will be NO need to install the BNL RPM (in other words, install SL7 flex packages for both 32 and 64 bits and this will work)
    • 



List of RPMs



The final list of RPMs is attached to this post as a text file for  historical purposes (as well as helping setting up new systems).   





  
STAR coding and naming standards

   
STAR coding standards


    
    
  1. C++ programming 	Guidelines
    2. 
    
  2. C++ coding style 	guidelines
    3. 
    
  3. General STAR rules (FORtran and C coding style, STAR specific requirements)
    4. 
    
  4. File extensions
    5. 



STAR StRoot/ makers naming standards


    
    
  1. The directory 	structure under StRoot tree
    2. 
    
  2. Trees and 	implicit/hidden rules
    3. 
    
  3. Current patterned exceptions
    4. 





STAR coding standards


Fortran and C coding style manual


postscript


STAR Specific requirements


The C++ coding guide should be consulted for the general standards and allowed/discouraged features in the SRA environment. In addition, the following information are provided




    
    
  • Hard-coded numbers 	within the code must be avoided for portability and 	maintainability reasons. The use of constants (const) 	is a valid solution. For values which are likely to change with 	time, a database approach should be considered. Refer to the 	database Web page 	area for more information.  	 	
    • 
    
  • For printing messages in the STAR framework use the 	StMessage message manager 	package documented here. 	For all messages from a given portion of code, use a unique string, 	like:  	 	
         { LOG_XXX << &quotStZdcVertexMaker::Init():  in ZdcVertexMaker did not find ZdcCalPars." << endm; }    
    
    
    where XXX is either        
    
    
      
        
    • DEBUG
      • 
        
    • INFO
      • 
        
    • WARN
      • 
        
    • ERROR
      • 
        
    • FATAL
      • 
        
    • QA
      • 
    
    
    
    Then, you can filter in/out the wanted / unwanted messages using the logger filter mechanism.     The Logger documentation is available here 	and its use is encouraged.
    
    
    • 
    
  • To exit your code on an error condition in the STAR 	framework, return one of the STAR return codes (an enum) 	from your Maker:
    
    enum EReturnCodes{
  kStOK=0,  // OK
  kStOk=0,  // OK
  kStWarn,  // Warning, something wrong but work can be continued
  kStEOF,  // End Of File
  kStErr,  // Error, drop this and go to the next event
  kStFatal      // Fatal error, processing impossible
};
    
    
    Outside Makers in your application code AND for testing or debugging 	conditions that should never happen and indicate disaster 	if they do, we recommend the use of assert() 	(it aborts the program if the assertion is false). Don't use exit(). 	For info on assert() see the 	man page ('man assert').
    
    assert() should not be used in official code (apart from rare cases). Generally speaking, it is BAD practice to just abort the 	program and should be avoided. Better to message an error and 	propagate up a fatal error flag. Unless your Maker is a fundamental 	and base maker (DAQ detecting a corruption, db finding an unlikely 	condition which should really never happen, IO maker not able to 	stream, ...) the use of assert() 	is prohibited as a single detector sub-system error shall not lead 	to an entire chain abort. The use of clear messages with level FATAL 	is emphasized.
    
    
    • 
    
  • See also Class and method naming good advice
    • 



File Extensions


    
    
  • 
    
    C++ header 	files containing ROOT related code must have the extension 	.h, the referring source files must 	have the extension .cxx. This rule is 	imposed on us by ROOT.
    
    
    • 
    
  • 
    
    Plain C++ header files, 	i.e. those without ROOT related code have the extension .hh, 	the source files the extension .cc. 	Only header files which contains definitions usable in C and 	C++ may have the extension .h. This is 	a convention commonly used in HEP (e.g. CLHEP, Geant4).
    
    
    • 









STAR StRoot makers naming standards


This document attempts to explain


    
    
  • 
    
    the code 	directory structure and layout in STAR
    
    
    • 
    
  • 
    
    the rules and 	assumptions triggered in the make system (cons) solely on the basis 	of the name choice
    
    
    • 
    
  • 
    
    the existing exceptions to the 	rules
    
    
    • 



Naming convention in green are user discouraged (proliferation prevention) and such request should be accompanied with a strong reasoning. Items in magenta are obsolete forms (and code) which will disappear and rendered obsolete in a near future. Anything appearing in red should be forgotten immediately as they are forbidden (and were introduced due to unfortunate momentary laps of reason, power surge or extreme special transitional needs). 



Why a naming convention ?? 

Naming convention keeps consistency between code and packages written by many users. Not only it enables users to have a feel for what-does-what but also, it allows managers to define basic default set of compilation rules depending sometimes naming convention. Naming conventions in general are fundamental to all large projects and although N users will surely have N best-solution, the rules should be enforced as much as possible.


The directory structure under StRoot tree


The StRoot/ tree Is of the following form





     		 		     
    
        

            
            
StRoot/ 

            		
            
            
XXX/

            		
            
            
ONLY base class should be freely named. 				Example: StarClassLibrary, 				StarRoot, Star2Root

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
StXXX/

            		
            
            
A directory tree which will contain a 				base class many makers will use and derive from.

            In this 				category, XXX can be 				anything. For example, StChain, 				StEvent, StEventUtilities

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
St_XXX_Maker/

            		
            
            
XXX 				not being a detector sub-system but a set of character with 				underscores:

            
the code is FORtran derived. XXX is a 				sub-system in a general sens (not necessarily a 				detector-sub-system)

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
StXXXMaker/ 

            		
            
            
A tree for a Maker, that is, code compiled in this tree will 				be assembled as one self-sufficient package. A maker is a 				particular class deriving from StMaker. 				Its purpose is to run from within a chain (StChain) 				of makers and perform a specific task.

            
In this category, sub-name convention are as follow

            * 				StXXXDbMaker a maker 				containing the database calls for the sub-system XXX 				(+)

            * StXXXSimulationMaker 				or StXXXSimulatorMaker a 				simulation maker for the subsystem XXX 				

            * StXXXCalibMaker 				or StXXXCalibrationMaker 				a calibration maker for the sub-system XXX 				

            * StXXXMixerMaker 				a data/simulation mixer code for he sub-system XX 				

            * StXXXDisplayMaker 				a self-explained named Graphical tool (+)

            * 				StXXTagMaker a maker 				collecting tags for the sub-system or analysis XX

            
while XXX is in 				principle a detector sub-system identification (3 to 4 letters 				uniquely designating the sub-system), it 				may also be anything but a detector sub-system 				(StAssociationMaker, 				StMiniMcMaker, StDbMaker) 				or of the form XX=analysis or 				physics study.

            		
        

        

             
            
            
StXXXRaw*/

            		
            
            
Any directory with named with the word Raw will make our make system include the necessary path for the Run-Time-System DAQ reader files automatically. This convention is additive to any other description and convention herein.

            
Example: StEmcRawMaker is a "maker" 9as described above) and a code base using the DAQ reader and so would be the expectation for Stl3RawReaderMaker or StFgtRawMaker.

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
StXXXUtil/

            StXXXUtilities/ 				

            		
            
            
Code compiled in a Util 				or Utilities tree should 				be code which do not perform any action (nor a maker) but 				constitute by itself a set of utility classes and functions. 				Other classes may depend on a Utility library. 

            * 				XXXUtil : XXX 				IS a sub-system detector.

            * XXXUtilities 				: XXX IS NOT a detector 				sub-system (this is reserved)

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
StXXXPool/ 

            		
            
            
This tree will contain a set of sub-directories chosen by the 				user, each sub-directory maybe a self-contained project with no 				relation with anything else. Each sub-directory will therefore 				lead to the creation of a separate library. The naming convention 				for the library creation is as follow :

            * If the 				subdirectory is named like StYYY, 				the library will inherit the same name. Beware of potential name 				clash in this case

            * If the subdirectory has an 				arbitrary name YYY, the 				final library name will be have the name StXXXPoolYYY 				.

            The Pool category has some special compilation internal 				rules: if it does not compile, it may be removed from compilation 				entirely. As such, codes appearing in Pool directory trees cannot be part of a production maker dependency. A typical usage for this structure is to provide a Pool (or collection) of lose codes not used in production (utility tools for sub-systems, analysis codes or utilities).

            XXX can be 				easer a Physics Work Group acronym or a detector sub-system 				acronym.

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
StXXXClient/

            		
            
            
This tree will behave like the Pool trees in terms of library 				naming creation (separate libraries will be created, one per 				compilable sub-directory). 

            XXX 				can be anything relevant for a sub-system. Client directories 				MUST compile (unlike the pools) and may be part of a dependency of a data processing chain. Its general goal is to provide a different tree structure for a set of code providing a "service" widely used across makers. For example, the Run Time System (RTS) have a Client tree containing DAQ related reading codes.

            		
        

    





 


Trees and implicit/hidden rules





     		 		 		     
    
        

            
            
StRoot/

            StRoot/

            		
            
            
StXXX./ 

            (./)

            		
            
            
README 

            		
            
            
A basic documentation in plain text (not mandatory). If 				exists, the software guide will display the information contained 				in this file.

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
 

            		
            
            
doc/ 				

            		
            
            
A directory containing more elaborate documentation, either in 				html or in LaTeX. Note that if a file named index.html 				exists, the software guide will link to it

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
 

            		
            
            
local/ 				

            		
            
            
A subdirectory containing stand-alone Makefiles for the 				package and/or standalone configuration files

            

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
 

            		
            
            
examples/ 				

            		
            
            
A directory having a collection of code using the Maker or 				utility package of interest (case incensitive)

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
 

            		
            
            
macros/ 				

            		
            
            
A directory containing root macros example making use of the 				maker

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
 

            		
            
            
kumac/ 				

            		
            
            
This is an obsolete directory name (from staf time) but still 				considered by the make system. It may also appears in the pams/ 				tree structure.

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
 

            		
            
            
test/

            		
            
            
This directory may contain test programs (executables should in principle not appear in our standard but be assembled)

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
 

            		
            
            
html/

            		
            
            
A directory possibly containing cross-linked information for 				Web purposes. However, note that the documentation is, since 				2002, auto-generated via the doxygen 				documentation system (see the sofi page for more information).

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
 

            		
            
            
images/

            

            		
            
            
A directory containing images such as bitmap, pixmaps or other images used by your program but NOT assembled by any part of the build process. XPM files necessary for Qt for example should not be placed in this directory as explicit rules exists in 'cons' to handle those (but cons will ignore the xpm placed in images/).

            		
        

        

             
             
            wrk/ 

            run/		
             
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
 

            		
            
            
include/

            		
            
            
A directory containing a set of common include files

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
 

            		
            
            
Any 				other name 

            		
            
            
Will be searched for code one level down only. 

            All 				compiled code will be assembled in one library named after to 				StXXX... 

            Each 				sub-directory will be compiled separately that is, each must 				contain code using explicit include path as the only default 				search paths for includes will be the one described by CPPPATH 				and its own directory. 1

            Include 				statement can ALWAYS refer to the relative path after the 				StRoot/portion as the 				StRoot/ path is a default 				in CPPPATH.

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
StXXXPool/

            StXXXClient/ 				

            (./)

            		
            
            
doc/ 				

            local/ 

            examples/ 

            macros/ 

            kumac/ 

                             test/ 				

            html/

            images/

            wrk/ 

            run/

                             include/ 				

            		
            
            
As noted above (i.e. the content of those directories will 				be skipped by the make system)

            		
        

        

            
            
 

            		
            
            
 

            		
            
            
Any 				other name 

            		
            
            
The presence of every sub-directory will create a different 				dynamic library. Note that this is NOT the case with the other 				name format (all compiled code would go in a unique library 				name)

            The convention is as follow:

            * If the name 				starts with 'St', for 				example 'StZZZ', a 				library StZZZ.so will be 				created containing every compiled code available in StZZZ 				directory 2

            * 				if the name does NOT start with 'St', 				for example 'WWW', a 				library StXXXPoolWWW.so 				will be created containing all compile code available in WWW 				directory

            		
        

    





 


Current patterned exceptions.



    

    

         		 		         
        
            

                
                
 

                		
                
                
StEventDisplay.* 				

                		
                
                
Directories within this pattern will be compiled using the 				extra include path pointed by the environment variable QTDIR. 				The moc program will run on any include containing the Q_OBJECT 				directive, -DR__QT define 				is added to CXXFLAGS.

                		
            

            

                
                
 

                		
                
                
StDbLib

                StDbBroker 				

                		
                
                
Those are special. Compilation will consider MySQL 				includes and the created dynamic library will be linked against 				MySQL

                		
            

            

                
                
 

                		
                
                
St.*Db.* 

                		
                
                
Any directory following this pattern will use the MySQL 				include as an extra include path for the CPPPATH 				directive

                		
            

            

                
                
 

                		
                
                
StTrsMaker

                StRTSClient 				

                		
                
                
Are two exceptions of kind (b) 				[see footnote 1] 				and uses its own include/ 				directory as a general extraneous include path. 

                		
            

            

                
                
 

                		
                
                
StHbtMaker 				

                		
                
                
For this maker, a pre-defined list of 				sub-directories is being added to the (CPPPATH) 				

                		
            

            

                
                
 

                		
                
                
StAssociationMaker

                StMuDSTMaker

                .*EmcUtil

                StEEmcPool

                StTofPool

                StRichPool

                Sti.* 				

                		
                
                
This form will include in the CPPPATH 				every sub-directories found one level below. Only macros/, 				examples/ 				and doc/ 				are excluded withing this form noted in (a). For 				the Pool 				directory, the extraneous rule mentioned here is additive to the 				one of Pool directories.

                		
            

        
    

    








Direct comments to the STARSOFT list.








 	1However, 	if there is a need for StRoot/StXXX 	sub-directories compilation to include every available sub-paths 	(other than the exceptions noted above) (a) as a list of default 	path in a compiler option or if you want a 	default include/ directory 	(b) to be always added in a default include path compiler option 	statement, you may request this feature to be enabled. To do 	that, send an Email to STARSOFT 	.  	 






2In 	this form, the sub-directory MUST be self-sufficient i.e. all code 	and include (apart from the default paths) must be in the 	sub-directory StZZZ




 
   

  
Class and method naming good advice

   
Ottinger's Rules for Variable and Class Naming




When a new developer joins a project which is already in progress, there is a steep learning curve. If the new developer already knows the methodology and programming language, some of this is reduced. If the new developer already knows the problem domain fairly well, this also shortens the ramp-up time.



There is often a great deal of artificial curve which is added to a project by decree or by accident.



The goal of this rule set is to help avoid creating one type of artifical learning curve, that of decyphering or memorizing strange names.



The rules were developed in group discussions, largely by examining poor names and dissecting them to determine the cause of their 'badness'.






    
    
  1.    Use Pronouncable names:
    
    If you can't pronounce it, you can't discuss it without sounding like an idiot. "Well, over here on the bee cee arr three cee enn tee we have a pee ess zee kew int, see?" 
    
    I company I know has genymdhms (generated date, year, month day, hour, minute and second) so they walked around saying "gen why emm dee aich emm ess".  I have an annoying habit of pronouncing everything as-written, so I started saying "gen-yah-mudda-hims". It later was being called this by a host of designers and analysts, and we still sounded silly. But we were in on the joke, so it was fun. 
    
    Don't do that. It would have been so much better if it had been called 'timestamp' or something.
    
    
    
    
    2. 
    
  2. Avoid Encodings:
    
    Encoded names require decyphering. This is true for hungarian and other 'type-encoded' or otherwise encoded variable names. Besides, encoded names are seldom pronouncable (#1). 
    
    When you worked in name-length-challenged programs, you probably violated this rule with impunity and regret. Fortran forced it by basing type on the first letter, making the first letter a 'code' for the type. Hungarian has taken this to a whole new level.
    
    We've all seen bizarre encoded naming standards for files, producing (real name) cccoproi.sc and SRD2T3. This is an artificially-created naming standard in the modern world of long filenames, though it had it's time.
    
    Of course, you can get used to anything, but why create an artificial learning curve for new hires? Avoid this if you  can avoid it.
    
    
    
    
    3. 
    
  3. Don't be too cute:
    
    If the names are too clever, they will be memorable only to people who share your sense of humor and remember the joke.
    
    
    
    
    4. 
    
  4. Most meanings have multiple words. Pick ONE:
    
    Pick one word and stick with it. For instance, it's confusing to have 'fetch', 'retrieve' and 'get' as members of the same class. 
    
    How do you choose?
    
    Likewise,  it's confusing to have a 'controller' and a 'manager' and a 'driver' in the same process.
    
    The names are synonyms, making you thing the variables are the same, but there are several with mechanically different names, which leads you to think that they're not the same.  You don't know what's different, or whether there is a difference. 
    
    Instead of using different words, use words which describe different the different use or aspects of things (be specific). 
    
    
    
    
    5. 
    
  5. Most words have multiple meanings: 
    
    Don't use the same word for two purposes, if you can at all avoid it. 
    
    Remember that it's not polite at all to have the same name in two scopes. 
    
    
    
    
    6. 
    
  6. Nouns and Verb Phrases
    
    Classes and objects should have noun or noun phrase names.
    
    There are some methods (commonly called "accessors") which calculate and/or return a value. These can and probably should have noun names.  This way accessing a person's first name can read like:
    
    
    string x = person.name();
    
    Other methods (sometimes called "manipulators", but not so commonly anymore) cause something to happen. These should have verb or  verb-phrase names. This way, changing a name would read like:
    
    
    fred.changeNameTo("mike") 
    
    
    7. 
    
  7. Use Solution Domain Names:
    
    Use CS terms, algorithm names, pattern names, math terms, etc ...
    
    
    
    Yeah, it's a bit heretical, but you don't want your developers having to run back and forth to the customer asking what every
    
    name means *if* they already know the concept by a different name.
    
    
    
    We're talking about code here, so you're more likely to have your code maintained by a CS major or informed programmer than by a domain expert with no programming background. End users of a system very seldom read the code, but the maintainers have to.
    
    
     
    
    
    8. 
    
  8. Also Use Problem Domain Names:
    
    When there is no 'programmer-ese' for what you're doing, use the name from the problem domain. At least the programmer who maintains your code *can* ask his boss what it means. In analysis, this becomes the superior rule over "Use Solution Domain Names", because the end-user is the target audience. 
    
    
     
    
    
    9. 
    
  9. Avoid Mental Mapping:
    
    Readers shouldn't have to mentally translate your names into other names they already know.
    
     
    
    
    10. 
    
  10. Nothing is intuitive:
    
    Sadly, and in contradiction to the above, all names require some mental mapping, since this is the nature of language. 
    
    If you use a term which might not be known to your audience, you must map it to the concept you'd like it to represent. 
    
    
    
    For this reason, most important names should be in a glossary or should be explained in comments at least.
    
     
    
    
    11. 
    
  11. Avoid Disinformation:
    
    Avoid words which already mean something else. For example, "hp", "aix", and "sco" would be horrible variable names because 
    
    they are the names of Unix platforms or variants. Even if you are coding a hypotenuse and hp looks like a good abbreviation,it violates too many rules and also is disinformative.
    
    
    
    Likewise don't refer to a grouping of accounts as an AccountList unless it's actually a list. A list means something to CS people. It denotes a certain type of data structure. If the container isn't a list, you've disinformed the programmer who has to maintain your code.  AccountGroup or BunchOfAccounts would have been better.
    
     
    
    
    12. 
    
  12. Names are only Meaningful in Context:
    
    There are few names which are meaningful in and of themselves. Most, however are not. Instead, you need to place names in 
    
    context for your reader by enclosing them in classes, well-named functions, or comments. 
    
    
    
    The term 'tree' needs some disambiguation, for example if the application is a forestry application. You may have syntax trees, red-black or b-trees, and also elms, oaks, and pines.  The word 'tree' is a good word, and is not to be avoided, but it must be
    
    placed in context every place it is used.
    
     
    
    
    13. 
    
  13. Don't add Artificial Context
    
    In an imaginary application called 'Gas Station Deluxe', it is a bad idea to prefix every class with 'GSD' if there is a chance that the class might later be used in 'Inventory Manager' (at which time the prefix becomes meaningless).
    
    
    
    Likewise, say you invented a 'Mailing Address' class in GSD's accounting module, and you named it AccountAddress.
    
    Later, you need a mailing address for your customers. Do you use 'AccountAddress'?  
    
    
    
    In both these cases, the naming reveals an earlier short-sightedness regarding reuse. It shows that there was a failing at the design level to look for common classes across an application.
    
    
    
    The names 'accountAddress' and 'customerAddress' are fine names for instances of the class.
    
     
    
    
    14. 
    
  14. No Disambiguation without Differentiation
    
    The first part of this is to avoid "noise words" in your variable names.
    
    
    
    Imagine that you have a Product class. If you have another called ProductInfo or ProductData, you have failed to make the names different.  Info and Data are like "stuff": basically meaningless. Likewise, using the words Class or Object in an OO system is so much noise.  
    
    
    
    In short, sometimes people disambiguate for the compiler without differentiating for the reader.
    
    
    
    MoneyAmount is no better than 'money'. CustomerInfo is no better than Customer.
    
    The word 'variable' should never appear in a variable name.
    
    The word 'table' should never appear in a table name.
    
    How is NameString better than Name? Would a Name ever be a floating point number?  Probably not. If so, it breaks an earlier rule about disinformation.
    
    There is an application I know of where this is illustrated. I've changed the name of the thing we're getting to protect the guilty:
    
    
     
    
    
             getSomething();
    
    
             getSomethings();
    
    
             getSomethingInfo();
    
    

    
    The second tells you there are many of these things. The first lets you know you'll get one, but which? The third tells you nothing more than the first, but the compiler (and hopefully the author) can tell them apart. You are going to have to work harder.
    
    If you have a name used twice, you must disambiguate in such a way that the reader knows what the different versions offer her, instead of merely that they're different.
    
    
    
    
    15. 



      The hardest thing about choosing good names is that it requires good descriptive skills and a shared cultural background. This is a teaching issue, rather than a technical, business, or management issue. As a result many people in this field don't do it very well.


   





  
Software Peer review

   
General Information


Before adding a new code to the CVS repository, any Maker and or code needs to be peer reviewed. Please, consult the STAR coding and naming standards pages before even starting to design a new maker or code. This document will help you shape, through basic guidelines, your code structure and layout.


Code peer review is a process by which members of the collaboration, code developers themselves, are asked to review your code as per its fitness to be included in the standard STAR framework. We hope this process will bring to developers of maker useful inputs as per the reuse of existing classes, the integration of the code within a chain, its interaction with our IO model etc ... 


The task of the reviewers


The basic peer review should address the following issues :


    
    
  1. General coding style and standard 	Naming convention
    
      
        
    • Naming convention must be followed
      • 
        
    • Classes must have destructor / constructor
      • 
        
    • Access to data members must be through access methods
      • 
        
    • Global variables usage (should be avoided, suggestions if used)
      • 
        
    • Constants, variables, method should have self-explanatory names
      • 
        
    • ...
      • 
    
    
    There are more guidelines in the STAR coding and naming standards document the reviewers should consider. Reviewers should send their recommendations and specific advices if standards are broken.
    2. 
    
  2. The code layout i.e. The directory 	structure (is the documentation in the proper doc/ 	directory, the macros in the macros/ directory 	etc ...)
    3. 
    
  3. The presence of documentation and 	if it was sufficient to understand what the intent of code was. Complete lack of documentation should be considered as a show stopper for the review.
    4. 
    
  4. Code general suggestions and comments :
    
      
        
    • issues related to re-use of existing base classes
      • 
        
    • merging with existing or similar sub-systems developed classes etc ...).
      • 
        
    • Hardwired constants and suggestions (for example, a database approach for calibration constants, if applicable, is a good suggestion).
      • 
        
    • In case of simulation makers, the reviewers should pay particular attention to the GEANT geometry and how it relates to the reconstruction code and, for a sub-system in 		development mode, the geometry flexibility.
      • 
    
    
    
    5. 
    
  5. Is the algorithm sound, any missing parts / improvements suggestions, approaches the developer should try or consider in future.
    6. 
    
  6. General comments on readiness of the code to be inserted.
    7. 
    
  7. The almost last and one of the mandatory requirements is for the code 	to compile (hum ... it should be never knows ...) and this, on at 	least the preferred platform (a code will NOT be added if it fails 	this basic requirement) but preferably the two supported platforms.
    8. 
    
  8. Finally, can you run the code (always good to compile but if it crashes, it is not ready)? Does it seem to provide meaningful results within the provided example and/or instructions?
    9. 



There are at least two peer reviewers per new code. The peer reviewers should agree that the code is important, should be included in the set of makers, is ready for deployment and, if there are more work to be done, should clearly state what is required in their views for the code to be functional. Suggestions for future improvements must be clearly stated and a road map for implementation offered to the developer . The reviewers should also explicitly sign-off on the code. 


As a last note, a peer review is advisory to the STAR Software & Computing leader. In case of disagreement, a summary and ruling will be sent to the person reviewed (and reviewers) indicating the changes to be made. After a peer review is closed, a notice will be sent to starsoft so all (core team as well as other coordinators) are informed of the new incoming code.


Preparing your code for a peer review


You should first make sure that your code will pass the above criteria. Your code must be available to the reviewers from a public space. Please, check protection (g+r in NFS space) or acl (star rl in AFS).


When you feel ready to have your code reviewed, send an Email to STAR Software & Computing leader requiring a review process to take place along with a quick description of your maker / code and the status of your code (still in development mode, final version, why you would like to have it included to the official repository, etc ...). Avoid development code at all cost unless clear justifications.


For a meaningful review, please provide instructions (macro or chain) on how to run your code with all arguments specified (least work for the reviewers, should work as instructed). Possibly, how to verify the results are correct in case your code deals with Physics-ready structures is an asset. At minimum, we require the code compiles & run and that reviewers understand its purpose and documentation is adequate.


Members of the collaboration will be asked to take on this task within a day or two. Comments, answers and action items must be sent and communicated via Emails to all members of the peer review committee (they will appear in the initial Email starting the review process). After all reviewers have sent their contributions, you will be informed of the the critical items to be taken care off and an expected / suggested time frame for the insertion of the new code in our library. 


Past peer reviews



     			 			 			     
    
        

            Makers
            Developer / Contact
            Reviewers
            Date/Status
        

    
    
        

            StPmdClusterMaker

            StPmdDiscriminatorMaker

            StPmdSimulatorMaker

            StPmdUtil 								
            Subhasis 						Chattopadyay 
            Alexandre 						P. Suaide

            Akio Ogawa 		
            August 2002
        

        

            StJetFinder 
            Mike 						Miller 
            David 						Hardtke

            Victor Perevoztchikov

            Gene Van Buren 		
            August 2002 

            StPythiaEvent requested but not 

            created 						/ delayed.		
        

        

            StBbcSimulationMaker 
            Mikhail 						Kopytine 
            Janet 						Seyboth

            Subhasis Chattopadyay 		
            September 2002 

            Several suggestions made as per the 						database interface.		
        

        

            StMinuitVertexMaker 
            David 						Hardtke 
            Lee 						Barnby

            Zhangbhu Xu 		
            Closed (not summarized)
        

        

            StBichsel

            StdEdxY2Maker 		
            Yuri 						Fisyak 
            Jeff 						Porter

            Fabrice Retiere 		
            Closed with action items + testing 						needed
        

        

            StSecondaryVertexMaker 
            Julien 						Faivre 
            Spyridon 						Margetis

            Gene Van Buren 		
            Closed 						(not summarized) 
        

        

            StEmcMixerMaker

            Addition 						to StAssociationMaker 		
            Alex 						P. Suaide

            Marcia Maria de Moura 		
            Patricia 						Fachini

            Maxim Potekhin 		
            January 21st 2003
        

        

            StEEmcUtil

            StEEmcDbMaker

            StEEmcCalibrationMaker

            StEEmcSimulatorMaker 								
            Jan 						Balewski 
            Alex 						P. Suaide

            Herb Ward 		
            January 27th 2003

            Hardwired 						values should be removed and replaced by a database approach. 		
        

        

            StHitFilterMaker 
            James 						Dunlop 
            Jerome 						Lauret 
            February 6th 2003

            Argument passing to 						constructor should be changed (the hack violates code 						standards)

            Work on extraneous filters plug-and-play		
        

        

            StFtpcMixerMaker 
            Frank 						Simon 
            Frank 						Geurts

            Jerome Lauret 		
            February 14th 2003

            Issues were all addressed 						(global variables, documentation etc ...)		
        

        

            StTriggerDataMaker 
            Akio 						Ogawa

            Mirko Planinic 		
            Jerome 						Lauret

            Thomas Ullrich 		
            June 2003

            Initially added in the library, review missed a 						lack of destructor in reading mode (relying on the StEvent 						model too much). Was fixed by Victor in June and stabilized.		
        

        

            StTofpMatchMaker

            StTofpNtupleMaker 								
            Frank 						Geurts 
            Thorsten 						Kolleger

            Boris Hippolyte 		
            August 7th 2003

            StTofpNtupleMaker 						recognized to be an analysis maker moved to StTofPool.

            Opened 						issue : some variables need to be moved in a database.		
        

        

            StSsdClusterMaker

            StSsdEvalMaker

            StSsdSimulationMaker

            StSsdPointMaker 								
            Christelle 						Roy
            Frank 						Laue

            Yuri Fisyak 		
            March 12th 2004

            Closed (one reviewer not 						responding). Some code will need re-evaluation later. 						StSsdPointMaker mostly 						addressed and ready. One concern about dimension used in 						multiple codes (not defined as const or other method)		
        

        

            StPmdReadMaker

            StPmdCalibConstMaker 								
            Subhasis Chattopadyay 
            Frank 						Simon

            Piotr Zolnierczuk 		
            Closed 						(not summarized) 
        

        

            StKinkMaker
            Camelia Mironov
            Jason 						C Web

            Claude Pruneau		
            March 2nd 2004

            Code lacks internal 						documentation (doxygen).

            There 						is an issue with the Bfield 						calculation (recalculated for every event).

            Code to be 						merged in StSecondaryVertexMaker 						library.		
        

        

            StTofrMatchMaker
            Xin Dong
            Thomas 						Ullrich

            Thomas Dietel		
            March 8th 2004

            Rather large histograms enabled 						by default (no external control)

            Many assert() commented to 						remove.

            Documentation needed.		
        

        

            StStarLogger
            Valeri Fine
            Dmitry 						Arkhipkin

            Gene Van Buren		
            May 14th 2004 

            Done 						Nov 2004 with agreement that non-implemented methods (and 						unused) will be cleaned + doc needed, The configuration file 						would need to be relocated as well.		
        

        

            StTofCalibMaker
            Xin Dong
            Marcelo 						Munhoz

            Javier Castillo		
            June 8th 2004

            All requested changes applied.		
        

        

            StEventCompendiumMaker
            Manuel Calderon
            Jerome 						Lauret

            Yuri Fisyak		
            June 9th 2004

            No action items for this maker. 						The code was found to be concise and clear.		
        

        

            StSvtEmbeddingMaker
            Petr Chaloupka
            Mike 						Miller

            Camelia Mironov		
            June 16th 2004

            Chain options to be added		
        

        

            StHeavyTagMaker
            Manuel Calderon
            Jerome 						Lauret
            July 28th 2004

            Fast-lane reviewed		
        

        

            StSsdDaqMaker 
            Christelle Roy 
            Jeff 						Landgraf

            Marcelo Munhoz 

            Jerome Lauret 		
            October 2004 – Closed March 2005.

            Remaining 						hardwired values to consolidate, message severity all “high” 						to revisit.		
        

        

            StSpinDbMaker
            Jan 						Balewski
            Marcia 						Maria de Moura

            Michal Daugherty		
            September 2005 – Requester 						abandoned the review although well on the way. Code not added 						to CVS.
        

        

            Rich 						Scalers 
            Eric 						Hjort
            Gene 						Van Buren

            Jerome Lauret		
            December 2006

            Internal review 						

            THIS REVIEW WAS STILL OPENED - DEAD

            		
        

        

            StTpcTracker 						
            Pibero 						Kisa Djawotho

            (Jan Balewski) 		
            Jerome 						Lauret 
            November 2005 – Beam background 						track scavenger. Discussed in a separate meeting and S&C 						meeting on the 17th. Decision was to provide hooks 						in ITTF for this. 
        

        

            StFtpcCalibMaker 						
            Janet 						Seyboth 
            Renee 						Fatemi

            Jason Webb 		
            January 2006 – 						Closed in April with the following minor remaining issues:

            Use 						of CassDef() not necessary for this class 

            Over-use of 						comparison to 0 in if statement could be written as if (a) and 						if(!a). 		
        

        

            StIstHit
            Mike Miller
            Yuri 						Fisyak

            Jerome Lauret		
            January 2006

            Internal review. Only one comment about the 						use of messenger. Class at the end supported both HFT and IST.		
        

        

            StIstSim
            Willie 						Leight
            Maxim 						Potekhin

            Adam Kocoloski

            

            Valeri Fine		
            February 2006 – Forgot and 						re-visited May 2006

            Some contentions and divergence of 						opinion on this. Would require a resolve and summary. This did not procceed forward.

            		
        

        

            StTpcBeamBackMaker
            Pibero Kisa
            Victor 						Perevoztchikov

            Yuri Fisyak		
            Fast lane on Agust 8th 2006

            Closed August 16th		
        

        

            StEmcMixerMaker
            Jan Balewski

            Adam 						Kocoloski		
            Victor 						Perevoztchikov

            Jonathan Bouchet		
            Opened March 12th 2007 

            Done April 13th 						but closed July 12th.		
        

        

            StSsdFastSimMaker
            Jonathan 						Bouchet
            Helen 						Caines

            Anthony Timmins		
            Requested June 27th 						2007

            Done August 8th 2007 – no remaining 						issues.		
        

        

            StTriggerUtilities
            Akio Ogawa

            Renee Fatemi		
            Jerome 						Lauret
            Requested June 27th 2007 - done August 23rd. This suite of utilities was declared useful and moved under Renee Fatemi's responsibilities. It will be a "user" utility and hence, compilation and maintenance will follow this category. This did not need a formal peer review (not used in production).
        

        

            StLaserAnalysisMaker
            Yuri Fisyak
            Gene V. Buren

            Richard Witt		
            Requested Dec 3rd 2007 (used prior but not pushed to review). Closed on December 20th 2007.
        

        

            StTofHitMaker
            Xin Dong
            Yuri Fisyak

            Renee Fatemi		
            Requested February 26th 2008. Was previously named StTofEventMaker. Closed on March 11th 2008.
        

        

            StTpcHitMaker
            Yuri Fisyak
            Akio Ogawa

            Jerome Lauret		
            Requested March 13th 2008. This review was closed on May 27th 2008. Reviewer asked for explaination of what this is for (so not all clear) and this is the equivalent for TPX of St_tpcdaq_Maker and FCFMaker.

            The documentation is missing.		
        

        

            StBTofUtil 

            StBTofHitMaker 		
            Xin Dong
            Matt. Walker

            Valeri Fine

            Renee Fatemi		
            Requested January 15th 2009. 

            Closed on January 31st 2009 after a two pass comment / correction only. 

            The remaining action items includes documentation (doxygen minimal documentation + follow-up longer documentation being worked on by a student as an action item of the TOF software review) and a reshape of the RTS includes (not within the purview of the TOF sub-system).		
        

        

            StMCFilter
            Victor Perevoztchikov
            Michael Betancourt

            Frank Geurts		
            Initiated April 10th 2009, started 13th. 

            Review was closed on June 18th with documentation action item.

            		
        

        

            StBTofMatchMaker

            StBTofCalibMaker             		
            Frank Geurts
            Pibero Djawotho

            Rashmi Raniwala

             		
            (re)initiated April15th 2009 [was previously requested by Xin Dong in February]. Started April 20th.

            

            StBTofMatchMaker done on June 22nd.

            StBTofCalibMaker done on September 22nd.		
        

        

            St_pp2pp_Maker
            Kin Yip
            Valeri Fine

            Thomas Ullrich

            Jerome Lauret

            		
            Started on October 7th 2009, closed December 12th 2009.
        

        

            StTpcRSMaker
            Yuri Fisyak for the TPC sub-system
            Pibero Djawotho

            Jan Balewski		
            Initiated October 14th 2009. Closed November 5th 2009.

            Action items includes study of the code performance (now a factor of 12 to 13 slower than TRS) and cleaning for hard-coded constants.		
        

        

            StFmsDbMaker
            Akio Ogawa
            Matthew Walker

            Dmitry Arkhipkin		
            Initiated October 14th 2009. Closed October 27th 2009. 

            Action item include revisiting the documentation especially the doxygen self-documenting information.		
        

        

            StVpdCalibMaker
            Frank Geurts
            Gene V. Buren

            Oleksandr Grebenyuk		
            Requested October 27th, started 28th.

            Closed November 9th 2009.		
        

        

            StBTofSimMaker
            Frank Geurts

            (Dylan Thein)		
            Akio Ogawa

            Gerrit V. Nieuwenhuizen		
            
            
Requested October 27th, started 28th. Closed December 9th 2009. 

            Action items (doc, enum versus define and cretaion of StEvent StMcEvent)

            		
        

        

            StEmbeddingQAMaker
            Hiroshi Masui for the embedding team
            Andrew Rose

            Anthony Timmins

            		
            Requested September 15th, delayed start until November 3rd (priority scheduling). Closed December 23rd 2009.

            Renamed StEmbeddingUtilities.		
        

        

            StFmsHitMaker
            Akio Ogawa

            (Jingguo Ma)		
            Jerome Lauret

            Thomas Ullrich		
            Rushed review on December 23rd 2009, closed February 2nd 2010.

            doxygen documentation to attend.		
        

        

            StFilterMaker
            Michael Betancourt

            Alice Bridgeman		
            Victor Perevoztchikov

            Pibero Djawotho		
            Started on March 4th 2010, closed March 22nd 2010.
        

        

            StTriggerUtilities

             		
            Renee Fatemi

            Pibero Djawotho		
            Dmitry Arkhipkin

            Jan Balewski

            		
            Review started 2010/06/29 - main purpose: the code initially advertized as not for production is now included in spin PWG simulation request workflow via StTriggerSimuMaker.

            POC: Renee fatemi

            [This code moved forward but did exhibit issues such as direct access to DB that need to be periodically assessed]

            

            		
        

        

            StEEmcSlowMaker
            
            
Oleksandr Grebenyuk

            Justin Stevens

            		
            Jason Webb

            Andrew Gordon		
            Started on June 29th 2010, closed August 2nd 2010.
        

        

            StHltMaker
            Liang Xue for the HLT
            Mike Betancourt

            Thomas Ullrich

            Anthony Timmins		
            Discussion initiated 2010/10/29 but code goals were more than unclear (track addition expanded storage). 

            Re-started officially 2011/01/10 after documentation was provided StHltEventis part of StEvent. 

            Closed 2011/01/28.		
        

        

            StMtdHitMaker
            Frank Geurts
            Joseph Seele

            Justin Stevens		
            
            
Review requested 2011/02/23. Reviewer could not attend before after the STAR analysis meeting. Started on 2011/03/28, closed 2011/04/21.

            		
        

        

            StFgtRawMaker

            StFgtA2CMaker

            StFgtClusterMaker

            StFgtUtil

            StFgtDbMaker		
            Anselm Vossen
            Justin Stevens

            Thomas Burton		
            Asked 2012/01/08 (but was on V-days). Picked back on the 25th. Review started on the 27th. 

            Closed on 2012/03/23 but found that the StEvent structures were not passed to Thomas as initially recommended - all StEvent related reviews were done then and completed on 04/16. On 04/27, reviewers agreed with final changes.

            Constants to check again 		
        

        

            StFgtSimulator
            Anselm Vossen

            (Jan Balewski)		
            Jason Webb

            Jonathan Bouchet		
            Asked 2012/04/01, reviewers ready the same day but instructions not ready. Started 2012/05/09.

            Review closed on 2012/06/06. No remaining actions items.		
        

        

            P&P event generator framework - code TBC
            Jason Webb for the S&C simulation R&D effort
            Ming Shao

            Yuri Fisyak

            Thomas Burton		
            Started July 12th 2012, closed 2012/11/02 for the reviewer's purposes but integration issues settled 2012/11/28 after agreement (pending OK, this is done). 

            Documentation may need a revisit.		
        

        

            StMtdMatchMaker
            Frank Geurts
            Jason Webb

            Alice Ohlson		
            Requested 2012/09/24, reviewers search began later (2012/11/20), stated 2012/12/03, review done 03/07 and officially closed 03/21. No action item pending.
        

        

            StFgtPointMaker
            Anselm Vossen
            Jason Webb

            Mustafa Mustafa		
            Requested  2013/01/16 - reviewers set on the 28th. Review done on 2013/03/04 and closed 03/13. 

            Minor fix needed (constructor issue, new of a unused class + histogram booking issue)		
        

        

            StPxlSimMaker
            Spyridon Margetis

            (Mustafa Mustafa)

             		
            Anselm Vossen

            Dmitry Arkhipkin

            Helen Caines		
            Requested 2013/03/26 - reviewers set and review started 2013/04/02. Review closed 2013/05/03 and code put in place - last verification / confirmation asked (final feedback on 05/21).

            

             		
        

        

            StMtdSimMaker
            Frank Geurts
            Mustafa Mustafa

            Jason Webb		
            Requested 2013/08/22 but no "howto" provided. Reminded on 2013/10/01. Reviewers ready in 2013/10/09 but ... (??)

            Status: Pending the "how to test"		
        

        

            Pxl review asked - but too many makers at once
            Spyridon Margetis

            (Hao Qiu)		
             
            Initial request CC was not seen (CC to list auto-sorted). Seen 2013/10/07

                                      7 makers at once is not manageable (14+ reviewers to find). Suggested a split - we have a go on 2013/11/04 and the 5 entries below the FmsSimulationMaker represents this.

            		
        

        

            StFmsSimulationMaker
            Thomas Burton

            (Mriganka Mouli Mondal)		
            Jason Webb

            Kevin Adkins

             		
            Requested 2013/10/10. Was reminded on 2013/10/30 and started 2013/11/05. This review stopped in 2013/11 and had to be restarted due to availability in 2014/02/24. Review confirmed closed on 2014/04/22 and integrated on 2014/05/06.
        

        

            StPxlDbMaker, StPxlConstant
            Spyridon Margetis             (Hao Qiu)
            Dmitry Arkhipkin

            Akio Ogawa

             		
            PXL Part 1 - new opening 2013/11/04 - started 2013/11/07, closed 2014/01/13. Code deployed in "dev" on the 28th (cvs

            merging was needed)		
        

        

            StPxlRawHit, StPxlRawHitCollection, StPxlRawHitMaker
            Jason Webb

            Jeff Landgraf

             		
            PXL Part 2 - new opening 2013/11/04 - started 2013/11/07. This review was closed on 2014/01/10.
        

        

            StPxlCluster, StPxlClusterCollection, StPxlClusterMaker 
            Dmitry Arkhipkin

            Dmitri Smirnov		
            PXL Part 3 - new opening 2013/11/04 - started 2014/01/10.

            All comments addressed by 2014/03/18? Confirmed 2014/04/15. 

            Added to dev on 2014/05/06.		
        

        

            StPxlHitMaker
            Dmitri Smirnov 

            Victor Perevozchikov		
            PXL Part 4 - new opening 2013/11/04 - started 2014/01/10. 

            This review was closed on 2014/02/08. 

            Added to dev with previous code was actually done on 2014/05/06 (this was was definitly lagging behind)		
        

        

            StPxlQAMaker

            StPxlMonMaker

            		
            Dmitri Smirnov

            Gene V. Buren		
            PXL Part 5 - new opening 2013/11/04 - started 2014/01/29 

            Code submited for review was judged by the submitter as "below standard" - offered to move forward and provide internal help. Review aborted.

            		
        

        

            StIstDbMaker StIstUtil
            Spyridon Margetis (Yaping Wang)
            Dmitri Smirnov

            Dmitry Arkhipkin		
            IST Part 1 - code submitted 2013/12/12 - intended opening 2014/01/16 (but no Email sent). Sent on the 29th. We had then two versions of the DbMaker. Review essentially done on 2014/03/25, closed and integrated 201404/10

            It was re-opened once more (as the interface changed for the 3rd time). New wave 2014/07/29. 

            Closed again on 2014/08/08.		
        

        

            StIstRawHitMaker StIstRawHit StIstClusterMaker StIstCluster
            Dmitri Smirnov

            Victor Perevozchikov		
            IST Part 2 -   code submitted for review on 2013/12/12- chain based on a test SFS file (pending DAQ). DAQ file available on 2014/01/18. 

            Asked we resume this on 2014/01/29 (Dmitri only) but was second priority as the geometry took a turn for the "not better" ... 

            New try on 2014/08/19.

            Suggested to close on 2014/09/23 (explicit sign-off given but more changes appeared, confusing the state of matter).

            Code moved into dev on 2015/01/13.		
        

        

            StIstHitMaker StIstHit
            Dmitri Smirnov

            Jerome Lauret		
            IST Part 3 -  code submitted 2013/12/12 - assignement was made with one reviewer only and on the back-burner.

            Reminded on 2014/10/06 by Xin, not concluded.

            Inquiry from Yaping 2015/01/09 re-energized this. Second reviewer self-assigned. Review closed 2015/01/22.		
        

        

            StIstFastSimMaker
            Dmitri Smirnov

            Jason Webb		
            IST Part 4 -  code submitted 2013/12/12 - many pieces missing did not allow to evaluate/review this whenever submitted. 

                         Review opened 2015/01/22 and closed 2015/02/25.

            		
        

        

            StIstQAMaker StIstCalibrationMaker
            Dmitri Smirnov

            Gene V. Buren		
            IST Part 5 - code submitted 2013/12/12

                         Review did not proceed - code was not  considered essential.

            		
        

        

            StMtdQAMaker
            Rongrong Ma (Bingchu Huang)
            Hao Qiu

            Mustafa Mustasfa		
            Proposed for review on 2014/03/12

            Review opened on 2014/07/29. Reviewer sign-off on 09/03 (doxygen ready headers asked to be added). Proposed integration and closure date 09/15, code fix on 19th was too close to the Friday cutt-off.

            Closed 2014/09/23.		
        

        

            StSstDAQMaker
            Spirydon Margetis (Long Zhou)
            Hongwei Ke

            Jeff Landgraf

             		
            Proposed for review on 2014/04/04

            Review opened on 2014/08/06 - we did not yet close the loop on this one but review should be done ...

            Reviewers thanked and noted closed on 2015/06/10. Noted in public list 2015/08/18 only.

            		
        

        

            StMtdCalibMaker
            Rongrong Ma
            Gene V. Buren

            Kevin Adkins		
            Proposed for review on 2014/06/20

            Review opened 2014/08/07 - closed 2014/09/25.

            		
        

        

            StFmsPointMaker
            Thomas Burton

            (Yuxi Pan)		
            Rongrong Ma

            Jonathan Bouchet		
            Proposed for review on 2014/08/04

            Review opened on 2014/09/12. Reviewer sign-off on 2015/01/13, structure not in StEvent (requested before closing). Non-official closing on 2015/02/25 (requested to verify and make sure all compiles after StEvent data struct modifs).

            Integration check revealed an issue - C++11 construct used does not allow compiling under SL5.3. gcc 4.3.2 (informed 2015/03/09).

            Added to dev on 2015/08/28 after both 5.3 and 6.4 gcc 4.8.2 forward compatible compilers were made available (and showed to work).

            Closed 2015/08/18.

            		
        

        

             StFpsRawHitMaker
             Yuxi Pan

            (Akio Ogawa)		
            Mustafa Mustafa

            Dmitri Smirnov

             		
            Proposed for review o 2015/01/15 (confirmed by Yuxi on 01/20). Reviewers assigned 2015/02/25. Opened 2015/03/09

            Closed 2015/03/20 and code in dev on 2015/03/23.		
        

        

             StMtdEvtFilterMaker
             Rongrong Ma
            Jerome Lauret

            Gene V. Buren

             		
            Proposed 2015/02/26, reviewers assigned 2015/03/09 - assignement changed 2015/03/11 (V-days) and review started.

            Closed 2015/04/06.		
        

        

             StDataFilterMaker
            Gene V. Buren for the MTD team
            Jerome Lauret

            Victor Perevozchikov		
            Proposed 2015/04/24, opened 2015/04/27, closed 2015/05/01
        

        

            code below are reviewed using the 2015 / C++STAR  coding standard
        

        

             StIstRawMaker
            Spirydon Margetis

            (Bingchu Huang)		
            Dmitri Smirnov

            Victor Perevozchikov

             		
            Discussed 2015/11/19, general code change looked into by D.Smirnov before deciding if a review is appropriate.

            Re-factoring of the approach - decision is to do an internal review  (2015/12/04) 

            Review opened 2015/12/07, done 2015/12/31 and code deployed in CVS. Closed review officially on 2016/02/17.		
        

        

            StIstSlowSimulator
            Spirydon Margetis

            (Bingchu Huang)		
            Jason Webb

            Kolja Kauder

             		
            See comment above. This code needs to be reviewed as novel (though snapped into the same Sim directory). Decision 2015/12/04.

            Review opened 2015/12/07, done 2016/01/05 and officially closed on 2016/02/17.		
        

        

            StFmsFpsMaker
            Olge Eysser

            (Akio Ogawa)		
            Rongrong Ma

            Daniel Brandenburg		
            Requested 2016/01/26 (no special priority). Resumed search after Akio was available.  Reviewers aligned 2016/02/25 but opened 2016/03/11 after Daniel back from WWND. Review sign-off 2016/06/09 but Akio not available. Reminded 2016/11/16. 

            Integrated 2016/11/22 and closed 2016/11/30.		
        

        

            StPicoDST

              		
            Mustafa Mustafa

            (PWG)		
            Kolja Kauder

            Dmitri Smirnov		
            Requested 2016/08/11 - Opened 08/22.

            Closed / not announced (will do after adjustments pending).		
        

        

            Mike Lisa, Prashanth Shanmuganathan (sub-system / PWG combined request)
            Dmitri Smirnov, Dmitry Arkhipkin
            EPD/BBC integration. Review opened 2017/07/26.

            Overall believed to be fine but pending EpdDbMaker (review closed 09/14, reminded reviewers of the pico part to resume review conclusion). 09/19, ping again for the Db connection.

            		
        

        

            Peifeng Liu (PWG)

            Shengli Huang		
            Dmitri Smirnov, ...
            (pending testing from Peifeng / second reviewer not yet assigned) - Shengli reviewed the changes on 08/08, modifs should be all ready. Considered closed.
        

        

            Daniel Nemes (PWG)
            Jason Webb, 

            Jerome Lauret

            Dmitri Smirnov		
            Opened 2017/07/26. Code and comments seem implemented 2017/08/30, reminded reviewers on 09/13. Some code modifs suggested but clearly, this is not yet complete (09/19 + Grigory added).

            		
        

        

            EvtGen
             
             
             
        

        

            StVpdSimMaker

            StBTofMixerMaker		
            Daniel Brandenburg

            (Nickolas Luttrell)		
            Jason Webb

            Jinlong Zhang		
            Requested 2016/11/02 - Opened 11/16 - some delays around hollidays, relaunched 01/18 and 02/23, reviewers sign-off on 02/23. Integration issue fixed on 2017/03/02 + Closed.
        

        

            StEmcADCtoEMaker
            Jinlong Zhang
            Akio Ogawa

            Victor Perevozchikov		
            This code has not been updated for a while. The coordinator is asking for a review to help bring it to spec.

            Requested 2017/04/24, opened 2017/05/11.

            Closed 2017/06/02.		
        

        

            StEpdDbMaker
            Prashanth Shanmuganathan
            Dmitry Arkhipkin

            Jerome Lauret		
            Brought informally on 2017/08/25 but related to this comment. EpdDbMaker first pass review considered mostly done 2017/08/30 - sent OK to proceed 09/13 (code changes noted and handled by reviewers). Closed 09/14.
        

        

            StPxlSimMaker
            Xin Dong

             		
            Jason Webb

            Victor Perevozchikov

             		
            Brought forward 2017/09/05. Review opened 09/13 (integration issues resolved before using branch). Merging happened 2017/10/19 along with an AgML commit. This is considered closed now.
        

        

            StEpdMaker
            Mike Lisa (Prashanth Shanmuganathan)
            Jason Webb

            Hongwei Ke

             		
            Brought 2017/10/28 - code/repo in offline/users/lisa could be moved as-is after review. Not immediately critical but Mike requested focus time (when the review starts, focus) due to teaching schedule ...

            Started 2017/12/19 - Closed 2018/02/21 (no issues found, some documentation suggestions attended)

            		
        

        

            StETofDigiMaker StETofUtil StETofQAMaker
            Florian Seck
            Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli

            Jerome Lauret		
            Brought forward 2018/05/12, not started until after QM.

            Opened 2018/06/11, re-opened 2018/06/21 (re-assignment of peer reviewer). 

            Review closed 2018/07/18 but some 64 bits compilation issues ("no known conversion for argument") delayed final commmit done on 07/25.		
        

        

            KF Particle Finder
            Maksym Zyzak

            (Ivan Kisel)		
            Daniel Brandenburg

            Dmitri Smirnov

             		
            Review was discussed 2018/01/24 (after a discussion S&C had with Maksym and Iouri Vassiliev during a visit). Also discussed, 

            
            
/star/u/mzyzak/Review/StRoot

                                      has little to do with what is under StRoot/. 

            

            2018/02/06, code from Maksym verified by Guannan (compilation and compatibility with "dev"). Discussion went toward cov matrix info in picoDST (planned new analysis format). picoDST format settled around mid 2018/08. 

            

            Review re-launched 2018/09/17 (missed it, away) and noted 2018/10/01. Reviewers contacted 10/01, accepted 10/04. Started 10/05. First wave of comment son 10/10, second on 10/24. No new version provided.

            Discussed with Maksym 2018/12/11 (was busy with CBM, GSI closing during holidays, need more time). Informed reviewers 2018/12/12 of possible delays.

            Reminder sent 2019/01/10. Resumed by Maksym 02/01 and we seemed to converge 02/19. 

            Licensing issue discussed 2019/02/21 (pending).

            Licensing announced to be resolved 2020/02/11. Searching for integration candidates.

            

            		
        

        

            
            
KFParticlePerformance StKFParticleAnalysisMaker

            		
            Maksym Zyzak

            (Ivan Kisel)		
             
            Brought up 2018/02 for the first time. Depend on previous review + Analysis Maker not complete.

            
            
KFParticlePerformance - code to collect histograms and run MC analysis; StKFParticleAnalysisMaker - maker and interface to the code [still need to add TMVA]

            		
        

        

            StRHICfDbMaker 

            StRHICfRawHitMaker		
            Minho Kim

            (Akio Ogawa)		
            Dmitry Arkhipkin

            Florian Seck

             		
            Review discussed or a while (new sub-system) but officially requested on 2018/12/03

            Data model (StEvent) handled on 2018/12/11

            Reviewer assembled during the analysis meeting 2018/12/13 and started.

            Reviewers sent feedback (last on 2018/12/18). No responses. Reminder sent 2019/01/10. 

            		
        

        

            
            
StETofCalibMaker

            
StETofHitMaker

            
StETofMatchMaker

            
 

            		
            Florian Seck
            Gene van Buren,

            Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli		
            Review requested 2018/11/20 - delayed due to holidays. Opened 2019/01/11. 

            Review ended 2019/02/15 with StEvent structure implemented and MuDST class asked to be added. Sign-off 2019/02/15 and closed 02/22.		
        

        

            
            
StETofSimMaker

            		
            Florian Seck
            Jason Webb,

            Jerome Lauret

            Xianglei Zhu		
            Review requested 2018/11/20. Focused on previous series (data needed). Opened 2019/04/24 (small adjustments made prior).

             		
        

        

            
            
StFwdTrackMaker

            StFstSimMaker

            StFttSimMaker

            
 

            		
            James Brandenburg
            Dmitri Smirnov,

            Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli		
            Review requested 2020/09/03, Opened 2020/09/08

            Review closed 2020/11/23. Two external packages (GenFit, KiTrack) installed under /opt/star.		
        

        

            
            
StFcsDbMaker

            StFcsFastSimulationMaker

            		
            Akio Ogawa
            Dmitry Arkhipkin, Jason Webb
            Review requested 2021/02/10,

            Review closed 2021/03/17.		
        

        

            
            
StFcsRawHitMaker

            StFcsWaveformFitMaker

            StFcsClusterMaker

            StFcsPointMaker

            		
            Akio Ogawa
            Hongwei Ke, Oleg Eyser
            Review requested 2021/02/10,

            Review closed 2021/03/17.		
        

        

            
            
STAR code main repository moved from CVS to Git on 5/31/2021

            		
             
             
            https://github.com/star-bnl/star-sw

            https://github.com/star-bnl/star-mcgen		
        

        

            
            
StFttRawHitMaker

            		
            Daniel Brandenburg 
            Hongwei Ke, Jeff Landgraf
            PR (#209, including StEvent containers) submitted on 2021/02/10,

            merged into main on 2021/11/29.		
        

        

            
            
StFstDbMaker

            StFstRawHitMaker

            		
            Daniel Brandenburg 

            (Xu Sun)		
            Dmitry Arkhipkin, Hongwei Ke
            PR (#266) submitted on 2021/12/20, review closed on 2022/01/18, PR merged into main on 2022/01/25

            StEvent containers (PR#265) reviewed by Thomas and Jason		
        

        

            
            
StFstClusterMaker

            StFstHitMaker

            StFstUtil

            		
            Daniel Brandenburg 

            (Xu Sun)		
            Flemming Videbaek, Grigory Nigmatkulov
            PR (#266) submitted on 2021/12/20, review closed on 2022/01/18, PR merged into main on 2022/01/25

            StEvent containers (PR#265) reviewed by Thomas and Jason		
        

        

            
            
StFttDbMaker

            		
            Daniel Brandenburg
            Dmitry Arkhipkin	
            PR (#287) submitted on 2022/01/26. Originally used the local tables. New DB tables then requested and created. DbMaker updated accordingly. The review is closed and the PR is merged on 2022/03/21.
        

        

            
            
StFttClusterMaker

            StFttPointMaker

            StFttHitCalibMaker

            		
            Daniel Brandenburg
            Akio Ogawa, Grigory Nigmatkulov
            PR (#287) submitted on 2022/01/26. approved on 01/31. merged on 2022/03/21.
        

        

            
            
StFstQAMaker

            StFstCalibrationMaker

            		
            Daniel Brandenburg 

            (Xu Sun)		
            Gene van Buren
            PR (#282) originally submitted on 2022/01/17 (combined with PR#266). closed on 2022/02/14, PR merged into main on 2022/02/15
        

        

            
            
StFwdTrackMaker

            StFcsTrackMatchMaker

            		
            Daniel Brandenburg
            Zilong Chang, Victor Perevozchikov
            PR (#398) originally submitted on 2022/09/13 (combined with PR#396 and 397). Review finished 2022/10/21. Later on PR was superseded by PR (#492) with new StFwdTrack model in StEvent. PR merged into main on 2023/04/19.
        

        

            
            
StRHICfDbMaker

            StRHICfRawHitMaker

            		
             Seunghwan Lee
            Dmitry Arkhipkin, Jeff Landgraf 
            PR (#460) originally submitted on 2022/12/08. Updated PR (#511). Review finished and PR merged into main on 2023/03/31.
        

    



 
   





  
Storage

   
The pages in this section will related to storage and contain statistics, testings and other useful information (some historical).


 

   

  
Disk usage statistics 2008

   
An access pattern usage statistics was gather in 2008 to estimate the %tage of files no accessed for more than 60 (2 months) days and 160 days (5.5 months) respectively. This estimate was done on BlueArc storage and their BlueArc data migration tool (we acquired an evaluation which only allowed to sort those estimates).


This page is only a snapshot of the disk space. For an up-to-date usage profile and usage scope, please consult the Resource Monitoring tools under Software Infrastructure.


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            filesystem
            rule
            data in f/s
            amount migrated
            files migrated
            Percent Migrated
            rule
            amount migrated
            files migrated
            Percent Migrated
        

        

            User disk
        

        

            
            
/star/u

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
731.13 GB

            		
            
            
493.88 GB

            		
            
            
4195712

            		
            
            
67.55%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
226.22 MB

            		
            
            
1670

            		
            
            
30.94%

            		
        

        

            User space (PWG, scratch) [back]
        

        

            
            
/star/data01

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
756.88 GB

            		
            
            
117.04 MB

            		
            
            
2303

            		
            
            
0.01%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
17.53 MB

            		
            
            
1785

            		
            
            
0.00%

            		
        

        

            
            
/star/data02

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
772.28 GB

            		
            
            
47.31 GB

            		
            
            
53222

            		
            
            
6.13%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
0

            		
            
            
0

            		
            
            
0.00%

            		
        

        

            
            
/star/data05

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
2.12 TB

            		
            
            
499.59 GB

            		
            
            
441531

            		
            
            
23.00%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
2.52MB

            		
            
            
80

            		
            
            
0.00%

            		
        

        

            General space for projects [back]
        

        

            
            
/star/data03

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
854.42 GB

            		
            
            
713.03 GB

            		
            
            
1535

            		
            
            
83.45%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
0.00 Bytes

            		
            
            
0

            		
            
            
0.00%

            		
        

        

            
            
/star/data04

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
702.38 GB

            		
            
            
372.76 GB

            		
            
            
67170

            		
            
            
53.07%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
0.00 Bytes

            		
            
            
0

            		
            
            
0.00%

            		
        

        

            
            
/star/data06

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
609.42 GB

            		
            
            
560.95 GB

            		
            
            
105179

            		
            
            
92.05%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
254.42 GB

            		
            
            
21256

            		
            
            
41.75%

            		
        

        

            
            
/star/data07

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
731.17 GB

            		
            
            
544.22 GB

            		
            
            
558413

            		
            
            
74.43%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
505.89 GB

            		
            
            
457460

            		
            
            
69.19%

            		
        

        

            
            
/star/data08

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
989.15 GB

            		
            
            
815.23GB

            		
            
            
1205452

            		
            
            
82.42%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
0

            		
            
            
0

            		
            
            
0.00%

            		
        

        

            
            
/star/rcf

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
873.58 GB

            		
            
            
369.68 GB

            		
            
            
41730

            		
            
            
42.32%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
152.46 GB

            		
            
            
123261

            		
            
            
17.41%

            		
        

        

            
            
/star/simu

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
235.25 GB

            		
            
            
225.87 GB

            		
            
            
33617

            		
            
            
95.75%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
225.80 GB

            		
            
            
33321

            		
            
            
95.75%

            		
        

        

            Data was gathered during FastOffline time (0% expected)
        

        

            
            
/star/data09

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
613.75 GB

            		
            
            
30.19 MB

            		
            
            
10

            		
            
            
0.00%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
25.80 MB

            		
            
            
5

            		
            
            
0.00%

            		
        

        

            
            
/star/data10

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
483.96 GB

            		
            
            
28.92 MB

            		
            
            
272

            		
            
            
0.00%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
0.00 Bytes

            		
            
            
1

            		
            
            
0.00%

            		
        

        

            Institution's disks [back]
        

        

            
            
institutions/bnl

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
3.39 TB

            		
            
            
2.08 TB

            		
            
            
3490235

            		
            
            
61.36%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
1.40 TB

            		
            
            
3082800

            		
            
            
41.30%

            		
        

        

            
            
institutions/lbl

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
9.60 TB

            		
            
            
5.19 TB

            		
            
            
3765404

            		
            
            
54.00%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
2.93 TB

            		
            
            
3130797

            		
            
            
30.52%

            		
        

        

            
            
institutions/mit

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
894.69 GB

            		
            
            
510.66 GB

            		
            
            
78058

            		
            
            
57.01%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
303.60 GB

            		
            
            
67989

            		
            
            
33.93%

            		
        

        

            
            
institutions/ucla

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
1.44 TB

            		
            
            
911.61 GB

            		
            
            
2770202

            		
            
            
61.82%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
761.95 GB

            		
            
            
2439251

            		
            
            
51.61%

            		
        

        

            
            
institutions/iucf

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
785.49 GB

            		
            
            
185.14 GB

            		
            
            
99491

            		
            
            
23.57%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
26.44 GB

            		
            
            
36131

            		
            
            
3.37%

            		
        

        

            
            
institutions/vecc

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
731.06 GB

            		
            
            
401.20 GB

            		
            
            
258056

            		
            
            
54.88%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
270.28 GB

            		
            
            
55105

            		
            
            
36.94%

            		
        

        

            
            
institutions/ksu

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
647.62 GB

            		
            
            
197.30 GB

            		
            
            
87715

            		
            
            
30.47%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
83.99 GB

            		
            
            
76374

            		
            
            
12.97%

            		
        

        

            
            
institutions/emn

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
881.67 GB

            		
            
            
80.91 GB

            		
            
            
37272

            		
            
            
9.18%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
36.51 GB

            		
            
            
9139

            		
            
            
4.14%

            		
        

        

            
            
institutions/uta

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
407.68 GB

            		
            
            
351.52 GB

            		
            
            
20807

            		
            
            
86.22%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
195.66 GB

            		
            
            
13628

            		
            
            
47.99%

            		
        

        

            Production space [back]
        

        

            
            
/star/data12

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
685.57 GB

            		
            
            
175.32 GB

            		
            
            
13967

            		
            
            
25.57%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
121.34 GB

            		
            
            
10674

            		
            
            
17.70%

            		
        

        

            
            
/star/data13

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
1.64 TB

            		
            
            
388.72 GB

            		
            
            
20160

            		
            
            
23.15%

            		
            
            
>160days

            		
            
            
307.55 GB

            		
            
            
17507

            		
            
            
18.31%

            		
        

        

            
            
/star/data14

            		
            
            
>60 days

            		
            
            
794.53 GB

            		
            
            
231.98 GB

            		
            
            
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IO performance page

   
Tests
 
  • BlueArc 2 Titan heads, fiber channel mounted over NFS on a farm of Linux 2.4.21-32.0.1.ELsmp #1 SMP

  • stargrid03 to data10 Linux stargrid03.rcf.bnl.gov 2.4.20-30.8.legacysmp #1 SMP Fri Feb 20 17:13:00 PST 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux to a reserved NFS mounted volume. 
     
  • PANASAS file system mounted on a Linux rplay15.rcf.bnl.gov 2.4.20-19.8smp #1 SMP Wed Apr 14 10:50:14 EDT 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux.
         Consult Panasas web site for more information about their products. This was tested in May 2004 (driver available)
  • PANASAS file system mounted on a Linux rplay21 2.4.20-19.8smp #1 SMP Mon Dec 29 16:49:59 EST 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux.
         Consult Panasas web site for more information about their products. This was tested on Dec 30st 2003 (driver version not available).
  • IDE RAID (SunOS rmine608 5.8 Generic_108528-22 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-4)
  • SCSI vs IDE comparison. 
       SCSI are 36 GB 10 rpm (QUANTUM ATLAS_V_36_SCA).
       IDE disks are 40GB 5400 rpm (QUANTUM FIREBALLlct20 40)
      on the same dual Pentum III processor machine, 1 GB of RAM, running  linux 7.2, kernel 2.4.9-31smp (done on Dec 13 2002) 
     
  • Linux Client -> IBM Server tests.      comments are in the page (done on Jan 7th 2002)
  • MTI performances  (done on Nov 17 2001)
  • LSI performances (before it died)  (done on Nov 6th 2001)  
      Notes : all keeping in mind that the 8KByte (2^3) tests may   not represent the best scanning region ...  
    • Both vendor have very poor write performance, maximum read/write seems   to be around 16/47 MB/sec. This result is supported by IOzone.
    • Individual IO tests shows similar MTI/LSI results, the LSI seems   slightly better (the IO profile is flatter, ther are only little performance   degradations depending on file size and/or block size).
    • The MTI tests contains serveral Ioperf tables made under different   conditions in order to get a detail on the 'best performance' ridge.
   
 
Basics
This page will contain results for different IO performance made on the RCF hardware. The performances tests are based on 2 programs
  • IOzone : The benchmark generates and  measures a variety of file operations. Iozone has been ported to many  machines and runs under many operating systems. We used this program to  get a quick estimate of the IO profile. I used the -a flag (  automatic mode, full) but reported only a few of the results I found  relevant i.e.  
    • Left side : the Write operations
    • Right side: the Read operations
    • From top to bottom : Buffered IO, Random IO, un-buffered IO.
       Note that the 'buffered' IO also benchmark the OS hability to flush  data in/out of cache as well as the C function implementation (asynchronous  or not). On each plot, x and y axes are in log2 base kbyte, the   initial gap up to 2^2 kBytes (4 kBytes) represents the minimal startup   value ; the sqare hole at large file size is an artifact of this program.  
     
  •   Ioperf is a program I have written myself after great frustrations  I had looking at the Bonnie results (Bonnie reports IO performances  far higher than what the card can do, even in unbuffered mode, so it   is wrong !!). In any cases,   
    • buffered C-IO (fwrite, fread) are made BUT ensuring    that all IO are flushed when the test is done (sync). This was chosen    as to be a representative of typical IO usage. However, the read operations   may still be affected by buffering in case of NFS transactions    between client and server. We recommend to test performances on the   local machine.
    • Character per character IO tests are displayed as a worst-case-scenario   base line.
    • random seeks tests are made over the entire file size. This tests   the device ability to locate and access data at any place on the   partition. Those values also give you an idea of what to expect as   fragmentation occurs.
    • Each result is tabulated by real time, CPU time (or maximum   performance) and %tage efficiency. Note that the ratio (or percentage)   may be affected by the system's load. However, all tests were done in   no-load mode so the  Realtime/CPUtime is in our case a good measure   of the system's response.
    • Ioperf does/creates a 400000 KB file for its test. That's 18.6 on the   IOZone file size axis, a region where IOZone does not provide any results.   One has to visually extrapolate ...
 
   

  
Disk IO testing, comparative study 2008

   
Two test nodes, named eastwood and newman, are configured for testing in summer 2008. 
Testing is performed under Scientific Linux 5.1 unless otherwise stated.
See also You do not have access to view this node.
Hardware
The basic hardware specs common to both nodes:
Manufacturer:  Penguin Computing
Model: Relion 230
Dual Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.06GHz, w/ Hyper-threading
2 GB RAM, PC2100
6 IDE disks, 200GB each, all Western Digital "Caviar" series, model numbers starting with WD2000JB (there are some variations in the sub-model numbers, but I could find no documentation as to the distinctions amongst them).  Manufactured in late 2003 or early 2004.
The disks are on two controllers:
--onboard, Intel Corporation 82801CA Ultra ATA Storage Controller with 2 channels
  1. hda (primary master)
  2. hdc (secondary master)
  3. hdd (CD-ROM, secondary slave)
--PCI card, Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20268 (Ultra100 TX2)
  1. hde (primary master)
  2. hdf (primary slave)
  3. hdg (secondary master)
  4. hdh (secondary slave)
 
There are some RAID configurations that would not make much sense, such as combining a master and slave from the same channel into an array, beacuse of the inherent limitation of IDE/ATA that the master and slave on a single channel cannot be accessed simultaneously. 
Initial testing configuration is as follows:
On eastwood, no RAID is configured, and all drives are independent (other than the IDE master/slave connection).  The drives are configured as follows:
  • hda is part of a Logical Volume Group and hosts the OS on ext3
  • hdc -- ext2
  • hde -- ext2
  • hdf -- ext2
  • hdg -- ext3
  • hdh -- ext3
On newman two software RAID arrays are confrigured in addition to the system disk:
  • hda is part of a Logical Volume Group and hosts the OS on ext3
  • hdc, hde and hdg (all IDE masters) are part of a RAID5 (striped with distributed parity) array, with 256KB stripe size, ext3
  • hdf and hdh (both IDE slaves) are part of a RAID0 (striped, no parity) array, with 256KB stripe size, ext3
 
   

  
Additional test possibilities

   
Here are some additional tests that have occured to me, in no particular order:


 


    

  • Swap hdc and hdg for instance to see if the poorer performance of eastwood's hdc follows the drive, or sticks with the controller.
    • 



 


    

  • Try adding an additional PCI-X IDE controller.  Then the two current slaves could become masters and possibly all be accessible simultaeously, allowing 4 disks in RAID0 or RAID5 while avoiding the Intel controller, which may be inferior.
    • 



 


    

  • Try the "-e" option with IOzone to try to force disk access and reduce memory caching.  A good test set is hdh and raid0.  (These are done -- results to be posted)
    • 



 


    

  • Try IOzone with 1/2 or even 1/4 of the RAM (1GB or 512MB).  (tests with 1 GB RAM are done -- results to be posted)
    • 



 


    

  • Vary the RAID0 stripe size?
    • 



 


    

  • Vary the ext2/ext3 block size.
    • 



 


    

  • Try different ext3 journalling modes (journal (the default), ordered and writeback).
    • 



 


    

  • Filesystems other than ext2/3 (Reiser, JFS, XFS, ?).  Support from Redhat for any filesystem other than ext2/3 is essentially non-existent, so any foray down this path will take some extra effort.
    • 



 


    

  • Try running through database benchmarking with multiple clients ("super parallel" access), in the manner of Mike DePhillips's testing of STAR offline database servers.
    • 



 


    

  • Multi-threaded/multi-process testing, possibly with IOzone.
    • 



 


    

  • IOzone has tests for mmap and POSIX async I/O.  I don't know if either of these is relevant to any STAR uses.
    • 



 


    

  • Try different I/O elevators (see for instance http://www.redhat.com/magazine/008jun05/features/schedulers/ )
    • 



 


    

  • IOperf - stalled on timing issues.
    • 



 

   



  
IOperf

   
Now trying tests with IOperf 
 
 
( http://nucwww.chem.sunysb.edu/htbin/software_list.cgi?package=ioperf )
 
THIS PAGE DOES NOT CONTAIN MEANINGFUL NUMERICAL RESULTS YET!!!  THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE IOPERF NUMBERS TO BE RESOLVED (as described below).  Once resolved, this page will likely be completely rewritten.
 
The original IOperf code would not compile:
 
[root@dh34 ioperf]# make 
 cc -lm -o Ioperf ioperf.c 
 ioperf.c: In function 'main': 
 ioperf.c:133: error: 'CLK_TCK' undeclared (first use in this function) 
 ioperf.c:133: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once 
 ioperf.c:133: error: for each function it appears in.) 
 ioperf.c: In function 'get_timer': 
 ioperf.c:477: error: 'CLK_TCK' undeclared (first use in this function) 
 make: *** [Ioperf] Error 1 
 
 Comments in /usr/include/time.h and /usr/include/bits/time.h lead me to  think that "CLK_TCK" is just an obsolete name for CLOCKS_PER_SEC, though  this struck me odd, because ioperf code is also using CLOCKS_PER_SEC for  CLK_SCALE. 
 
 I modified ioperf.h, changing 
 
 # define SCALE    CLK_TCK 
 
 to 
 
 # define SCALE    CLOCKS_PER_SEC 
 
 and it compiled, but there is clearly a problem with the real timing scale factor (perhaps simply off by 1 million?). 
 
So for now, these "real time" results are obviously not realistic numbers, BUT, they are would probably be correct in relative (ratio) terms -- twice as fast is twice as fast.  The CPU % is meaningless for the same reason.
 
Another limitation (and more important for our purposes) in the "stock" ioperf appears to be a 2GB file size limit.  To get around this, I added "-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"  to the CFLAGS line in the makefile.  I was able to write a 39GB file after this, but there is an overflow at some point in one or more variables, because the printed filesize was  -1989672960 in the standard output.  (Even at 8GB, the file size overflow appears).  While the html output has a different filesize that the standard output, it too appears to be incorrect above a certain point.  For instance, look at the third example below, in which the file size should be 8GB, but is instead only ~4GB.
 
 
 
With these two oddities (wrong real times and file sizes), I don't see much point in generating a lot of results at this time.
 
 
 
JUNE 27 update.  With some wanton changes of int, long int and size_t to 'long long int' in declarations and casting of the ioperf code, I was able to get correct file sizes everywhere (?) for a test with 8GB file size.  This still leaves the timing issue unresolved, so the actual rates are still not meaningful, I don't think, but now perhaps the results will at least be able to be contrasted amongst the different filesystems for relative differences.
 
 
 
On to some results:
 
Ioperf -l 5 -s 100 -n 100000 -html -w -m eastwood-hda:
 
              
                           Block IO             Character             Random         
         
             fwrite             fread             putc             getc             seek         
         
             Machine             KB             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU         
         
             eastwood-hda             400000             372786579.68             141342.76             263746.51             2325581395.35             232558.14             1000000.00             275292498.28             40444.89             680660.70             507614213.20             50697.08             1001269.04             23418764.99             2341.88             1000000.00         
         
             eastwood-hda             400000             376470588.24             141843.97             265428.39             2325581395.35             233236.15             997093.02             273130761.35             40120.36             680777.51             507292327.20             50664.98             1001268.23             23418764.99             2344.69             998800.96         
         
             eastwood-hda             400000             377477194.09             142180.09             265503.81             2325581395.35             233009.71             998062.02             273473108.48             40053.40             682775.59             502512562.81             50209.21             1000845.49             23344123.51             2336.27             999200.64         
         
             eastwood-hda             400000             377982518.31             142348.75             265541.52             2325581395.35             232558.14             1000000.00             273224043.72             40000.00             683062.62             500469189.87             50031.27             1000325.09             23320895.52             2332.09             999995.72         
         
             eastwood-hda             400000             377073906.49             142450.14             264720.80             2322880371.66             232558.14             998843.93             273410799.73             39952.06             684352.77             499625281.04             49975.01             999763.80             23306980.91             2329.59             1000472.76         
      
 
 
 
Ioperf -l 5 -s 100 -n 100000 -html -w -m newman-hda:
 
              
                           Block IO             Character             Random         
         
             fwrite             fread             putc             getc             seek         
         
             Machine             KB             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU         
         
             newman-hda             400000             349650349.65             140350.88             249125.87             2325581395.35             232558.14             1000000.00             268456375.84             41025.64             654362.42             506970849.18             50697.08             1000000.00             23141291.47             2308.66             1002369.67         
         
             newman-hda             400000             351185250.22             141843.97             247578.81             2325581395.35             232558.14             1000000.00             263504611.33             40962.62             643481.34             506970849.18             50729.23             999366.29             23086583.92             2305.93             1001184.83         
         
             newman-hda             400000             355977454.76             141843.97             251054.37             2330097087.38             233009.71             1000000.00             259852750.11             41025.64             633791.60             507185122.57             50718.51             1000000.54             23086583.92             2308.66             1000001.87         
         
             newman-hda             400000             353904003.54             142095.91             249160.34             2325581395.35             232558.14             1000000.00             261865793.78             41025.64             638715.02             507292327.20             50729.23             1000000.40             23086583.92             2307.29             1000592.42         
         
             newman-hda             400000             354421407.05             142146.41             249417.40             2322880371.66             232288.04             1000000.00             263608804.53             41017.23             643131.80             507356671.74             50748.54             999746.51             23097504.73             2307.57             1000947.87         
      
 
 
 
(All this shows is that the two machines perform almost identically, as expected,since they are the same hardware.)
 
Ioperf -l 5 -s 100 -n 2000000 -html -w -m eastwood-hda
 
 
 
              
                           Block IO             Character             Random         
         
             fwrite             fread             putc             getc             seek         
         
             Machine             KB             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU             KB/sec Real             KB/sec CPU             %CPU         
         
             eastwood-hda             3805696             185888536.12             64921.46             286328.33             193546050.96             103697.44             186644.97             177961000.70             19129.87             930278.23             195073863.35             23687.89             823517.35             11054431.89             1105.44             1000000.00         
         
             eastwood-hda             3805696             82291879.40             29158.53             282278.70             86875854.88             46547.99             186637.18             80702092.49             8594.50             939085.77             87483051.72             10636.85             822453.78             11054431.89             1105.31             1000118.98         
         
             eastwood-hda             3805696             48867732.72             17233.71             283610.19             51358024.69             27474.19             186932.21             47592167.71             5070.20             938725.47             51647935.60             6283.02             822025.09             11033428.33             1103.21             1000118.75         
         
             eastwood-hda             3805696             32029118.79             11267.06             284316.11             33571635.68             17943.67             187094.82             31230001.18             3316.26             941804.92             33758817.36             4104.79             822425.98             11039327.51             1103.87             1000059.31         
         
             eastwood-hda             3805696             21913097.65             7686.38             285134.41             22880094.31             12236.46             186983.55             21257190.34             2260.60             940410.63             23025180.52             2798.51             822765.06             11040245.73             1103.97             1000047.45         
      
 
 No explanation why the Block IO and character results decreased so dramatically with each iteration...  (FWIW, according to the ioperf man page, each iteration is an average of the current result with all previous results, so it would seem that the first iteration was much faster than subsequent iterations for some reason...)  This may be a side effect of the incorrect filesize, since there is an overflowed variable going into the calculations.
 
 
 
June 27 update: at least the file sizes are now as expected with an 8GB file after some changes to make variables long long ints:
 
 
 
 
   Block IO Character Random 
 
 fwrite fread putc  getc seek 
 
 MachineKB KB/sec RealKB/sec CPU%CPUKB/sec RealKB/sec CPU%CPUKB/sec RealKB/sec CPU%CPUKB/sec RealKB/sec CPU%CPUKB/sec RealKB/sec CPU%CPU
  
newman-hda8000000  389863547.76123057.99316812.87 516295579.22171710.67300677.64 367073506.4739414.69931311.37 409563303.1349200.49832437.41 171026707.5317102.671000000.00  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   



  
IOzone tests

  
Aug 14 update - I am running tests on new hardware with much (?) better hardware than was used in the tests below.  I will probably put the results in a different location (search for R610 in drupal?)


 


First, a note -- There is some duplication in testing, because I reran all the original tests (which did not include small file operations on large files) using full coverage in the second test round.   For what it's worth, I have not seen any surprises in this region. 


Attached Excel files include test results for the test filesystems, using the IOzone's default test suite with files up to 4GB.  All test results are plotted in the attached files, however there is no attempt to make the vertical scales them identical, so be sure to check the vertical scales before making any comparisons!  I may attempt to add a plotting routine that will find the maximum within all test results (eg, maximum of all Writer tests, maximum of all Reader tests, etc.) and plot all the individual test results with the same maximum (ie. all Writer graphs would have the same vertical scale and coloring), so the graphs can be directly compared without having to look at the vertical scaling, but this is a bit more work.


Typical commands are:


    
    
  • /opt/iozone/bin/iozone -Ra -g 4G -b eastwood-hda-iozone-4G.xls
    • 
    
  • /opt/iozone/bin/iozone -Raz -g 4G -b eastwood-hda-iozone-full-4G.xls
    • 
    
  • /opt/iozone/bin/iozone -Raz -g 4G -e -b eastwood-hda-with_flush-iozone-full-4G.xls
    • 



 


The meanings of the file name components:


"eastwood" or "newman" are the hostanmes


"hdX" or "raidX" are the device names.  hda, hdg, hdh, raid0 and raid5 have ext3 filesystems, while hdc, hde and hdf have ext2.


"full" in the file name indicates test coverage throughout the test range.  If "full" isn't in the file name, then the region of small operations on large file sizes was not tested.


"with_flush" indicates -e was used.


"4G" means the maximum file size tested.


"1GBRAM" means the system's RAM was reduced from 2GB to 1GB during the test.  (NB -- these tests are underway as I write this.)


 


I have tried to make performance comparisons one by one between various filesystems and I'll describe some findings of the individual comparisons, followed by some summary thoughts.  <Need to update this section more carefully>


Comparing ext3 with ext2:


eg, eastwood's hda (ext3/system disk) vs eastwood's hdc (ext2) or


eastwood's hde (ext2) vs eastwood's hdg (ext3) or


eastwood's hdf (ext2) vs eastwood's hdh (ext3):


 


Read performance is essentially indistinguishable, with a few anomolous variations here and there.


Writing to ext2 is almost universally faster than writing to ext3, which is to be expected because of the overhead to keep the journal on ext3.  Somewhat surprising to me, in writing small files (in which most or all of the work is done in memory and flushed to disk later), ext2 writes could be 1.5-2.5 times faster than ext3 writes.  As the file size gets larger (exceeding the system's available RAM for caching/buffering), ext2's writing advantage diminishes to only about ~15-25% for random writes and further down to about 10% for linear writes.  Writing a bunch of small chunks to a large file is less efficient, especially when a journal is involved, than writing the same data in fewer large chunks  When issuing a lot of write commands, ext2 will gain more over ext3.


 


Comparing Master to Slave on a single IDE channel:


eg. eastwood's hde (a "master" with ext2) vs eastwood's hdf (a "slave" with ext2) or


eastwood's hdg ("master"/ext3) vs eastwood's hdh ("slave"/ext3):


hde vs hdf is essentially indistinguishable in all tests.  This is as expected -- the "master" and "slave" designations are not really meaningful terms anymore (and in fact, the terms are no longer used in recent ATA specifications).  hdg has a slight (~5%) edge over hdh in most disk-bound operations -- I'm going to dismiss this as insignificant for the time being.


 


Comparing eastwood to newman:


 eg. eastwood's hda vs newman's hda:


 Since the machines are identical (or very, very nearly so), little or no variation is expected, but it doesn't seem to have worked out that way... For the large file sizes (disk-bound operations), write performances are indistinguishable (if anything, eastwood has a slight edge), but for some reason reads on newman were consistently faster than on eastwood, by 20-25% (maxing out at ~55MB/sec compared to ~45MB/sec).  I don't have any explanation for this.  In fact, on eastwood, writing was faster than reading in comparable tests!  This is certainly a surprising result...


Comparing Controller to Controller on eastwood:


eg., eastwood's hda (Intel 82801CA controller onboard) vs. eastwood's hdg (Promise Technology PDC20268 PCI card) or


eastwood's hdc (Intel 82801CA controller onboard) vs eastwood's hde (Promise Technology PDC20268 PCI card) :


(caveats about this comparison -- hda is a system disk (/), so may have some slight contention with system operations during the test, and the disks on the two different controllers are not exactly the same models -- the major model numbers are all the same, but the minor revision numbers are different.  I couldn't find any documentation about the differences between the minor versions.)


The disks on the Promise Controller are consistently faster than those on the Intel controller.  Typical performance comparison is 40-50MB/sec on the Intel controller vs 60-70 MB/sec on the Promise controller.  To investigate if this is a controller difference, or a difference in the minor disk versions, I could swap some disks around and see if the performance stays with the Controller, or follows the disk around.  If you read this and would like to see this tried, let me know, otherwise I won't give it a high priority. :-)


 


Comparing single disk to RAID0 (with two disks):


eg., eastwood's hdh vs newman's raid0 (Why cross machines instead of comparing newman-hda to newman-raid0?  Because as we saw on eastwood (above), the drives on the Intel controller are consistently slower than the drives on the Promise controller.  The RAID0 array on newman consists of two drives on the Promise controller, so it seems better to compare it to eastwood drives on the Promise controller, rather than a drive on the Intel controller on newman.)


The RAID0 array is 50-100% faster in almost all cases, pretty much as one would expect, when both disks are able to be issued commands simultaneously.  The overhead of software RAID in this case appears negligible.  Where the advantage is least is when the RAIDed disks are not necessarily accessible simultaneously, because subsequent accesses may be on a single drive.  An extreme example of this appears to be in the stride-read results using small accesses, where the single disk is actually faster.  (Stride reading is reading a chunk of size X, seeking ahead Y bytes, reading X bytes, seeking Y bytes again and repeating.)  For certain values of X and Y (and depending on the RAID stripe size), reads may all occur on the same disk, negating the RAID0 advantage (or perhaps even giving the single disk the edge, may be the case for a couple of these test results, though the ouperformance of the single disk in these two cases is beyond any explanation I can come up with.  The IOzone documentation does not explain the relation ship between the "chunk size" variable and X and Y.


 


Comparing RAID5 (with three disks) to the rest:


The RAID5 array on newman includes disks on both controllers (specifically hdc on the Intel controller and hde and hdg on the Promise controller) and is also a mixture of minor disk versions, so there's no other filesystem to compare it to that is "fair".  The hdc drive (or Intel controller) might be "crippling" it, or at least acting as a bottleneck.   Compared to eastwood's hdg, the overall performance is relatively close, with the RAID5 array generally having an edge on reading, but falling behind in writing.  I'm unwilling to try to draw any conclusions from these RAID5 test results, and I doubt there is any configuration of disks possible with this particular hardware to form a "good" RAID5 array.  Ideally we should have three (or more) SCSI or SATA drives on a fast PCI (-X, -E, whatever) bus, which is the sort of thing we'd have with any recent server hardware. 


 


Can we do anything else with IOzone and this hardware?


We can look a bit at the effect(s) of parallel/multi-threaded applications on performance.  I have run some tests with multiple threads accessing the disk, which is likely frequently the case with STAR offline database servers.  Some analysis will follow shortly...


 


 
  



  
Simple tests -- hdparm and dd

   
Starting with the basics, hdparm:


Five samples of the following:


On eastwood:


    

  • hdparm -t -T /dev/hd{a,c,e,f,g,h}1
    • 

  • hdparm -t -T /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 (/ on hda)
    • 



On newman:


    

  • hdparm -t -T /dev/md{0,1}
    • 

  • hdparm -t -T /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 (/ on hda)
    • 



 





 
Timing cached reads (MB/s)
Timing buffered disk reads (MB/s)

 




eastwood - LV on hda
1162.59 +/- 3.84
54.39 +/- 0.42

 




eastwood - hda1
1167.32 +/- 2.31
54.55 +/- 0.21
 




eastwood - hdc1
1168.34 +/- 4.75
35.95 +/- 0.68
 




eastwood - hdc1 ***
 1027.43 +/- 4.89
42.65 +/- 0.39



*** -- for this test, I moved this disk to the Promise controller in position hde1 to see if it would improve.


While there appears to be improvement in this test, the IOzone results show no improvement.  Even with this "improved" hdparm result, it is clear this disk really is inferior for some reason.






eastwood - hde1
1167.39 +/- 3.41
57.5 +/- 0.04
 




eastwood - hdf1
1167.72 +/- 2.03
59.34 +/- 0.26
 




eastwood - hdg1
1166.46 +/- 2.63
57.27 +/- 0.09
 




eastwood - hdh1
1166.20 +/- 3.59
54.36 +/- 0.10
 




newman - LV on hda
1180.26 +/- 10.32
51.70 +/- 1.51
 




newman - md0 (RAID5)
1211.01 +/- 43.51
66.67 +/- 0.30
 




newman - md1 (RAID0)
1197.65 +/- 15.77
113.67 +/- 0.45
 





 


Items of note:


 


    

  • The Logical Volumes on the two nodes (hda in both cases) are essentially identical (as expected). 
    • 

  • hdc on eastwood is significantly slower for some reason (not expected).  If this holds out in other tests and is true on newman, it will skew the RAID tests, since hdc is used in the RAID5 array on newman.  (I originally hypothesized that this was a feature/flaw of the onboard Intel controller, since the masters and slaves on the Promise controller are indistinguishable, but after further testing (dd, IOzone and some hardware swapping), I have concluded that this disk (and likely all the model "-00FUA0" are simply not up to par with the "-00GVA0" models.))
    • 

  • Other than hdc, the individual disks on eastwood all perform within a few percent of each other.
    • 

  • ext2 and ext3 are essentially identical (as expected for reading)
    • 

  • The RAID arrays on newman are noticably faster than individual disks (as expected for reading stripes in parallel).  The RAID5 array is not nearly as fast though as the RAID0 array.  This could be the "hdc" effect, in which case results are not really apples-to-apples comparisons.
    • 



 


 


On to dd:


Here are the test commands, using 1GB write/read and then 10GB write/read:


time dd if=/dev/zero of=/$drive/test.zero bs=1024 count=1000000


time dd of=/dev/zero if=/$drive/test.zero bs=1024 count=1000000


time dd if=/dev/zero of=/$drive/test.zero bs=1024 count=10000000


time dd of=/dev/zero if=/$drive/test.zero bs=1024 count=10000000


 


This sequence was run once on eastwood and five times on newman.  (hda on eastwood was tested twice (by accident, but with surprisingly different results in the 10GB tests)).  This is essentially an idealized test, the results of which are unlikely to be matched in a production system -- during this test there should be little or no rotational or seek latency (because the disks are mostly empty and the reading and writing proceeds sequentially, rather than randomly, plus there should be no contention from multiple processes.)


 





DRIVE
OPERATION
REAL (s)
USER
SYS
dd TIME
dd RATE (MB/s)





eastwood - hda
1GB write
9.848
0.436
7.947
9.84596
104




eastwood - hda
1GB read
2.426
0.401
2.026
2.42409
422




eastwood - hda
10GB write
287.458
5.170
88.529
286.89
35.7




eastwood - hda
10GB read
289.671
3.647
24.788
289.328
35.4




eastwood - hda
1GB write
12.032
0.512
8.462
11.0798
92.4




eastwood - hda
1GB read
2.734
0.402
2.333
2.73233
375




eastwood - hda
10GB write
203.015
5.146
89.103
202.397
50.6




eastwood - hda
10GB read
192.057
4.195
24.033
191.866
53.4




eastwood - hdc
1GB write
6.242
0.386
4.273
6.22181
165




eastwood - hdc
1GB read
2.695
0.434
2.262
2.69342
380




eastwood - hdc
10GB write
232.640
3.874
44.764
232.588
44




eastwood - hdc
10GB read
253.590
3.583
26.264
253.474
40.4




eastwood - hdc (moved to Promise controller)***
1GB write
4.594±0.011
0.4582±0.009
4.136±0.015
4.592±0.011
223±0.7




eastwood - hdc (moved to Promise controller)***
1GB read
2.604±0.010
0.4512±0.015
2.154±0.015
2.602±0.010
393.4±1.5




eastwood - hdc (moved to Promise controller)***
10GB write
231.193±0.923
4.3206±0.095
45.051±0.144
231.146±0.907
44.28±0.16




eastwood - hdc (moved to Promise controller)***
10GB read
222.119±0.458
3.758±0.048
26.514±0.724
222.074±0.451
46.14±0.09




eastwood - hde
1GB write
5.920
0.377
4.295
5.86033
175




eastwood - hde
1GB read
2.680
0.415
2.266
2.67825
382




eastwood - hde
10GB write
185.871
4.072
44.518
185.808
55.1




eastwood - hde
10GB read
192.924
3.648
25.640
192.841
53.1




eastwood - hdf
1GB write
5.864
0.395
4.293
5.8289
176




eastwood - hdf
1GB read
2.691
0.401
2.290
2.68856
381




eastwood - hdf
10GB write
174.073
3.899
44.818
174.004
58.8




eastwood - hdf
10GB read
282.014
3.847
27.576
281.878
36.3




eastwood - hdg
1GB write
11.149
0.489
8.396
11.1013
92.2




eastwood - hdg
1GB read
2.721
0.440
2.281
2.71868
377




eastwood - hdg
10GB write
181.620
5.316
87.690
181.573
56.4




eastwood - hdg
10GB read
183.700
3.880
24.359
183.613
55.8




eastwood - hdh
1GB write
10.714
0.536
8.175
10.6598
96.1




eastwood - hdh
1GB read
2.710
0.427
2.284
2.7075
378




eastwood - hdh
10GB write
190.202
5.180
87.511
190.156
53.9




eastwood - hdh
10GB write
194.078
4.013
24.908
194.012
52.8




newman - hda
1GB write
10.670±1.308
0.504±0.026
8.242±0.065
10.628±1.281
97.6 ±12.99




newman - hda
1GB read
3.582±1.222
0.440±0.012
2.281±0.041
2.720±0.043
376.6 ±6.0




newman - hda
10GB write
269.355±5.300
5.173±0.131
88.529±0.373
268.738±5.294
38.1 ±0.7




newman - hda
10GB read
211.516±4.548
4.331±0.263
24.237±0.281
211.124±1.035
48.5 ±1.0




newman - raid0
1GB write
10.012±0.459
0.525±0.029
8.605±0.128
9.972±0.453
102.9 ±4.6




newman - raid0
1GB read
2.764±0.029
0.426±0.020
2.338±0.043
2.762±0.029
370.8 ±3.7




newman - raid0
10GB write
123.691±3.427
5.130±0.378
86.677±0.700
123.636±3.427
82.9 ± 2.4




newman - raid0
10GB read
88.485±1.196
3.969±0.198
25.252±0.263
88.415±1.180
115.8 ±1.5




newman - raid5
1GB write
9.701±0.158
0.535±0.010
8.923±0.070
9.693±0.156
105.6 ±1.7




newman - raid5
1GB read
2.974±0.103
0.439±0.029
2.535±0.115
2.971±0.104
345.0 ±12.2




newman - raid5
10GB write
205.112±2.087
5.692±0.106
100.492±0.552
205.090±2.068
49.9 ±0.5




newman - raid5
10GB read
156.661±0.334
4.528±0.343
38.091±1.381
156.623±0.347
65.4 ±0.2





 


Observations:


    

  • 1GB reads are likely dominated by file caching in RAM, since the file had just been written.  1GB writes may be faster than disk I/O because some of the writes may have only been buffered in RAM rather than actually written to disk at the end of the dd command.
    • 

  • We see again that hdc is not able to perform as well as the drives on the Promise Controller (hde and up).  Based on the results and the IOzone results after switching it to the Promise controller, the conclusion is that this drive is not up to par.  An open question is whether this applies to all the "-00FUA0" model drives or just this one.  
    • 

  • The discrepancy between the first two hda tests on eastwood is disturbing, and may be worth further testing.
    • 

  • Eastwood's hdf (ext2) 10GB read is surprisingly low.  Perhaps this whole test suite should be run several more times to average out possible aberations.  
    • 

  • From these results and the hdparm, it appears uncontested single drives max out at about 55-60 MB/sec for both reads and writes, while RAID0 is roughly twice as fast.  The RAID5 results are not encouraging, but this may be affected by the presence of hdc in the array.
    • 



 

   



  
Summary thoughts

   
Some conclusions and general suggestions, some based on the data, some on general principles:


1.  RAID0 can significantly improve performance over a single drive, if it isn't bottlenecked by some other limitation of the hardware.  Of course, for X drives in the array, it is X times more likely to suffer a failure than a single drive.  From the test results so far, not much can be said about RAID5.  On principle however, RAID5 should outperform bare drives and be a bit worse than RAID0.  Like RAID0, it should improve as more drives are added (within reason).


2.  The limitations of P-ATA/IDE drives and controllers are something to watch out for when planning drive layouts.  (Fortunately, IDE is
obsolete at this point, so this is unlikely to be a factor in future purchases.)


3.  Those filesystems that will be accessed the most should be put on disks in such a way as to allow simultaneous access if at all possible.
  In the case of STAR database servers, /tmp (or wherever temp space is directed to), swap space and the database files (and if possible, system
files) should all be on individual drives (and in the case of IDE drives, on separate channels).  (Of course, if servers are having to go
into swap space at all, then performance is already suffering, and more RAM would probably help more than anything else.)


4.  For the STAR database server slaves, if they are using tmp space (whether /tmp or redirected somewhere else), then as is the case with using swap space, more RAM would likely help, but to gain a bit in writing to the temp space, make it ext2 rather than ext3, whether RAIDed or not.  Presumably it matters not if the filesystem gets corrupted during a crash -- at worst, just reformat it.  It is after all, only temp space...


 

   









  
Tools

   
A few tools and middleware and deployed on our nodes for monitoring, sanity or integraty checking purposes. We will describe here the basic setup of some of those with hope it will ease installation on your end.


 

   

  
Ganglia monitoring system

   
Introduction
 
Ganglia is a resource information gathering tools and a monitoring system in general. Ganglia was designed to be scalable but there are a few tips and tricks you may want to know and/or follow for a smooth deployment on your cluster. This page is meant to provide such help. Ganglia packages are available from http://ganglia.sourceforge.net/.
 
Note first that the BNL install of this tool is based on version 3.5.0 and so are the instructions below. It is likely you will find a copy of the package in the form of a Gzip TAR archive in the /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/common/ tree (search for -name 'ganglia*')where miscellaneous packages are placed for setting up our environment.
 
Components - basics
 
         
  • First of all, grab the package from source force. The packages comes in three parts
         
               
    • A monitor core component which include client only (gmond) and collector(gmetad).
      •          
    • rrdtools 		- this needs to be installed ONLY on the node on which you will deploy the Ganglia 		collector gmetad. 
               Note that 		gmetad will be build only 		if a version of the rrdtools 		is installed on the system. There is NO need to start multiple 		collectors. The decision of if a gmetad 		has to be deployed or not is only a logical structure decision. For example, grouping all of your compute nodes together (one gmetad 		running on a chosen node) could be one choice, all of your generic servers together 		(db and other service/servers including your Web-Server) could be another choice. At the end, if this 		information has to be useful, you have to create that logical 		separation right away. Especially, the Compute nodes should be 		together and this group should NOT include processors and/or nodes 		where no user jobs will run. If your farm is logically separated in 		sub-cluster or resources allocated to different groups, I would 		suggest to create as many categories as necessary to re-create this 		logical sub-division of CPU resources.
      •          
    • Ganglia Web front-end - this is ONLY needed on the web 		front-end. Usually, there would be one such deployment per cluster 		(but you may also deploy on many nodes to create redundancies).
      •      
    •      
  • Each package is very straight forward and unless otherwise specified, use the usual software build/install procedure
         
    % ./configure
% make
% make install
         I won't say 	anything here ... You chose to install the packages wherever you see 	fit for your cluster providing you take notes of a few aspects of 	changing the default location for installs.     
     
    •  
 
Some installation details
 
 
Collector / gmetad & rrdtools
 
         
  • I would first install the Ganglia 	collector(s). It was noted already how to decide where a collector 	needs to be deployed. At BNL, we have a few; one of them is running 	on the web server where the web front-end is deployed, creating a 	"server" category (see below) and one running on a 	dedicated node collecting information about the Analysis and 	Reconstruction farm. To install gmetad, 	do this
         
               
    • Install first rrdtools 		on all nodes which will do the data collection.
               This should not be more that  our Web server in the current offline STAR deployment. 
               Note from the 3.5.0: unlike the previous version of ganglia, version 3.x+ adds a dependency in libart. 
               The installation could be confusing as default locations are assumed and the recommendation is to do the following:
               
      % ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-tcl
              ^_ because ganglia will be a pain otherwise
                            ^_ because we don't care of tcl
                                           ^_ pain <=> because libart installed in /usr/local by default but ganglia 
                                                       will look into /usr (bummer!)

      •          
    • Install the core monitor package. 		Note that gmetad program is 		installed during the 'make install' process.
      •          
    • Create a round-robin database 		(rrd) file or rrds 		file.
               I used a pseudo-device for the RRD database. This greatly 		improve Ganglia's efficiency as the IO is made at OS level to a 		single file which in terns, do not make the machine to slow down 		under intensive IO (it may).
               
                     
      • The file was created using
                     
        % dd if/dev/zero of=/home/var/ganglia/rrds.img bs=1024 count=262144

                     (count is proportional to the size you need ; this is for a 256 MB file which is plenty)             
        % mke2fs -F /home/var/ganglia/rrds.img
% mkdir /var/lib/ganglia/rrds
% chown -R nobody /var/lib/ganglia/rrds
        •              
      • The mount in fstab 			looks like
                     
        /home/var/ganglia/rrds.img /var/lib/ganglia/rrds auto looop 0 0 
        •          
      •          
    • Install the start up files. On Linux, it goes something like this
               
      % cp ./gmetad/gmetad /etc/rc.d/init.d/gmetad
% chkconfig --add  gmetad
% chkconfig --list gmetad
gmetad   0:off   1:off  2:on  3:on  4:on  5:on  6:off

      •          
    • Copy the default configuration 		file
               
      % cp gmetad.conf /etc/
      •          
    • Adjust your gmetad.conf 		according to your need. Little needs to be done so, don't be too 		inventive as a start and leave most of the values as default. A few 		things you MUST change or check
               
                     
      • trusted_host 			should be 127.0.0.1 if you 			install the collector on a node also running the web front-end. 			Note that because this is configurable, you do not necessarily 			need to have gmetad 			running on the Web server. It can be a totally dedicated node for 			monitoring purposes only. Trusted host would have to be set to the 			host IP which will however connect to the gmetad 			service for pulling the information out and displaying them on the 			web pages. trusted_host is also used to allow other gmetad 			to get the information (chain or proxy like structure). This 			allows for a tree structure and aggregation of information.
        •              
      • rrd_rootdir. 			According to our example, this should be /var/lib/ganglia/rrds
        •              
      • data_source: 			it has to have a name your CPU will be grouped under. At BNL, we 			have
                     data_source 			"STAR_RCF_Servers" 60 localhost
                     data_source "STAR 			CAS Linux Cluster" 60 ganglia.rcf.bnl.gov:8651
                     There 			can be as many data_source as "groups" to be displayed 			on your page. There are all of the format $IP{:$PORT } (port is 			optional) ; the syntax localhost 			indicates to gmetad that 			it has to grab the information from a local service i.e. a gmond 			process running locally. The second syntax is a reference to a 			remote ganglia collector. In this case, the name "STAR CAS 			Linux Cluster" has little importance and will be ignored. 			That connection alone in fact could lead to displaying several 			groups by itself.
        •              
      • grid_name: 			a name you want to give to your groups. At BNL, we set this to 			"STAR Computing Resources" for the total aggregate of 			information.
                     To see how this configuration 		lead to an actual real structure, consult our BNL 		Ganglia pages. It will become more obvious.
                      
        •          
      •      
    •  
 
Web front-end
 
         
  • Now, deploy the web front-end on your web-server Just unpack 	the package and move the entire tree to a place were it can be 	accessed on your web server. For example
         
    % mv we /var/www/html/Ganglia-3.0.5
% cd /var/www/html/
% rm -f Ganglia && ln -s Ganglia-3.0.5 ./Ganglia
         You should have this in place but it won't show anything until you 	get gmetad started and 	collecting. Before that, some adjustments need to be done. Note that for an update of the Web front-end, only the web directory need installing (so don't get over-zeleous replacing everything for a minor version correction).
    •      
  • In the web front-end directory, you will find a file named 	php.conf . If you have 	installed the RRD tools elsewhere than the default location, you may 	want to modify it. The value should be something like this for a 	/usr/local 	installation
         define("RRDTOOL","/usr/local/bin/rrdtool");
    •      
  • You will have to make a few 	modifications to your PHP installation in case of a large cluster. 	This is done in /etc/php.ini. 	Two settings need adjustments
         memory_limit 	= 16M
         post_max_size = 16M
         You should this only if the 	pages do not display or give an error about memory. The default 	values are 8 MB of memory which is little for a 400 nodes+ cluster.
    •      
  • You can now start gmetad
         
    % /etc/rc.d/init.d/gmetad start
         Obviously, it won't be exciting until you actually deploy the monitoring daemon gmond.
          
    •  
 
Client / gmond
 
         
  • You are now ready to deploy gmond 	(and start it) on all the nodes in your cluster as defined by your 	logical groupings. You have to install the monitor core component 	but NOT the rrdtools. When 	installed, do the following
         
               
    • Usual install
               
      % ./configure
% make
% make install

      •          
    • Copy the startup file and add the service (Linux example)
               
      % cp ./gmond/gmond.init /etc/rc.d/init.d/gmond
% chkconfig --add gmond
% chkconfig --list gmond
gmond 0:off 	1:off  2:on  3:on  4:on  5:on  6:off

      •          
    • Copy the configuration file
               
              % cp ./gmond/gmond.conf /etc/
               Note that what I did is to 		create one gmond.conf (one 		common configuration per group is what you need, they should be 		different across groups) and then, pulled the appropriate 		configuration file on all the nodes. A few things to check in this 		configuration file         
       
               
                     
      • The block named cluster defines some parameters associated to the logical groupin you will be using
                     The field name MUST be set 			uniquely per group of nodes. For example
                     name 			= "STAR_RCF_Servers"
                     
                     The field owner 			seems to have no effect. Do not worry too much about it although we DO set it at BNL as
                     owner = "RHIC/STAR"
        •              
      • The next blocks of importance are udp_send_channel and udp_recv_channel
                     mcast_join         			is VERY important. mcast_join 			will tell Ganglia how to broadcast the information on the 			network. At BNL, I suggested the use a non-ambiguous yet unique set of number allowing to differentiate research groups or sub-groups within the department (so we would not sen information to each other). While this was in the old times of lose firewall/routing settings, the rule is good to keep and the convention I 			proposed was to use 239.2.$SUBNET.00 to those who are using Ganglia. 
                     For the 88 STAR subnet, this would equate to
                     mcast_join = 			"239.2.88.00"
                     
                     In udp_recv_channel, also use 
                     bind = "239.2.88.00"
                     
                             In those two blocks, ttl 			is another important parameter and should NOT be greater than 1 if your collectors and all 			your nodes are on the same network and/or behind the same router. 			TTL is decreased at each router boundary. If you increase this 			value, you will create useless network traffic (to flood the network if routers/switches do not drop BCAST).
                     ttl = "1"
                      
        •          
      •          
    • In principle, you are done and 		ready to start
               
      % /etc/rc.d/init.d/gmond start
      •      
    •      
  • Immediately after starting gmond, 	and providing you do have gmetad 	running, you should see the node appear on your web page. Note that 	all gmond collect 	information from each others (via multicast). The one running on 	your Web-server (if you have one) makes no difference. This explains 	our data_source entry to localhost.
    •  
 
Other Notes
 
         
  • Note again the syntax for 	data_source: you may specify several (redundant) gmond 	$IP:$PORT references for a 	given group.
          
    •      
  • After you have gmond installed, you should be able to telnet to the gmond port (% telnet localhost 8649) and get a dump of the matrix. If the matrix comes empty but you have a header and preamble, likely multi-casting is not functional. You can then try unicast by having the following lines in gmond.conf  :
     
    ....

udp_send_channel {
  host = localhost
  port = 8649
}

/* You can specify as many udp_recv_channels as you like as well. */
udp_recv_channel {
  port = 8649    
}

         Then try to telnet again. If this time you get the matrix, you could be certain multi-casting      is blocked on your node (revert to multi-cast setup and use the next tip).     
          
    •      
  • If you are running a host firewall such as ipables, you will need to add lines like the below to your configuration to make sure the BCAST pass through     
    -A INPUT -p udp -m udp -d 239.2.88.0 --dport 8649 -j ACCEPT
         -A INPUT -p igmp -j ACCEPT
    •      
  • gmetric: 	you may add new matrices (customized) using the gmetric 	program. This could be useful to monitor extraneous features not 	covered by gmond. When you 	add or remove a matrix, you need to add it consistently to all 	nodes. Removing a matrix (or stopping it) on a few nodes DOES NOT 	make the graph associated to it disappear. In fact, you will have to 	go into the rrd database and physically remove the structure 	pertinent to a new matrix to have it gone from your web front-end 	regardless of if you have removed every instance of gmetric. 	Also, you will need to do that on ALL nodes having a copy of the 	data in their own rrd database. Shall a matrix appear even for a 	minute, a plot will appear and this manual removal will be needed.
          
    •      
  • Note that if you change the 	polling interval or any vital time bin information in gmond/gmetad, 	you will lose ALL historical data unless you take special care while 	doing so. At BNL, we changed the polling interval from 20 seconds to 	one minute to reduce network traffic and cope with CISCO deficient 	treatment of multi-cast requests. We then used ganglia-rrd-modify.pl 	script to modify the historical data without losing it.
         
    % ganglia-rrd-modify.pl -v -H 180 -r /path/to/rrds/dir
         Note 	that the value 180 is 2-3 times the update interval. You have to do 	this operation in the following order     
     
         
               
    • Start from the "slave" 		or mirror server first
               
                     
      • Adjust the polling value in the 			configuration file (data_source)
        •              
      • stop gmetad
        •              
      • execute the convert script
        •              
      • restart gmetad
        •          
      •          
    • Only when all slaves or mirror of a collector are done shall 		you go up in the tree of gmetad 		dependencies
      •      
    •  
 
Content of  ganglia-rrd-modify.pl
 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#
# Simple script to read ganglia's rrds and modify some of their configuration values.
#  - Uses the tune and resize commands.
#
# Written by:  Jason A. Smith <smithj4 {at} bnl.gov>
#

# Modules to use:
use RRDs;  # Round Robin Database perl module (shared version) - from rrdtool package.
use RRDp;  # Round Robin Database perl module (piped version) - from rrdtool package.
use Cwd;
use Data::Dumper;
use File::Basename;
use Getopt::Long;
use strict;

# Get the process name from the script file:
my $process_name = basename $0;

# Define some useful variables:
my $rrd_dir = '/var/lib/ganglia/rrds';
my $heartbeat = 0;
my $grow = 0;
my $shrink = 0;
my $verbose = 0;
my $debug = 0;
my $num_files = 0;

# Get the command line options:
&print_usage if $#ARGV < 0;
$Getopt::Long::ignorecase = 0;  # Need this because I have two short options, same letter, different case.
GetOptions('r|rrds=s'      => \$rrd_dir,
           'H|heartbeat=i' => \$heartbeat,
	   'g|grow=i'      => \$grow,
	   's|shrink=i'    => \$shrink,
	   'v|verbose'     => \$verbose,
           'd|debug'       => \$debug,
           'h|help'        => \&print_usage,
          ) or &print_usage;

# Recursively loop over ganglia's rrd directory, reading all directory and rrd files:
my $start = time;
chdir("/tmp");  # Let the rrdtool child process work in /tmp.
my $pid = RRDp::start "/usr/bin/rrdtool";
chdir("$rrd_dir") or die "$process_name: Error: Directory doesn't exist: $rrd_dir";
&process_dir($rrd_dir);
my $time = time - $start;  $time = 1 if $time == 0;
my ($usertime, $systemtime, $realtime) =  ($RRDp::user, $RRDp::sys, $RRDp::real);
my $status = RRDp::end;

# Print final stats:
warn sprintf "\n$process_name: Processed %d rrd files in %d seconds (%.1f f/p)\n\n", $num_files, $time, $num_files/$time;

# Exit:
exit $status;

# Function to read all directory entries, testing them for files & directories and processing them accordingly:
sub process_dir {
  my ($dir) = @_;
  
  my $cwd = getcwd;
  warn "$process_name: Reading directory: $cwd ....\n";
  foreach my $entry (glob("*")) {
    if (-d $entry) {
      chdir("$entry");
      &process_dir($entry);
      chdir("..");
    } elsif (-f $entry) {
      &process_rrd("$cwd/$entry");
    }
  }
}

# Function to process a given rrd file:
sub process_rrd {
  my ($file) = @_;
  
  # Who owns the file (if resizing the file then I have to move the file & change the ownership back):
  my ($uid, $gid) = (stat($file))[4,5];
  
  # Read the rrd header and other useful information:
  warn "$process_name: Reading rrd file: $file\n" if $debug;
  my $info = RRDs::info($file);
  my $error = RRDs::error;
  warn "ERROR while reading $file: $error" if $error;
  print "$file: ", Data::Dumper->Dump([$info], ['Info']) if $debug;
  my $num_rra = 0;  # Maximum index number of the RRAs.
  foreach my $key (keys %$info) {
    if ($key =~ /rra\[(\d+)\]/) {
      $num_rra = $1 if $1 > $num_rra;
    }
  }
  my ($start, $step, $names, $data) = RRDs::fetch($file, 'AVERAGE');
  $error = RRDs::error;
  warn "ERROR while reading $file: $error" if $error;
  if ($debug) {
    print "Start:       ", scalar localtime($start), " ($start)\n";
    print "Step size:   $step seconds\n";
    print "DS names:    ", join (", ", @$names)."\n";
    print "Data points: ", $#$data + 1, "\n";
  }
  
  # Set the heartbeat if asked to:
  if ($heartbeat) {
    foreach my $n (@$names) {
      warn "$process_name: Updating heartbeat for DS: $file:$n to $heartbeat\n" if $verbose;
      RRDs::tune($file, "--heartbeat=$n:$heartbeat");
      $error = RRDs::error;
      warn "ERROR while trying to tune $file:$n - $error" if $error;
    }
  }
  
  # Resize the rrds if asked to (have to use the pipe module - resize doesn't exist in the shared version):
  if ($grow or $shrink) {
    my $action = $grow ? 'GROW' : 'SHRINK';
    my $amount = $grow ? $grow : $shrink;
    foreach my $n (0..$num_rra) {
      my $cmd = "resize \"$file\" $n $action $amount";
      warn sprintf "$process_name: %sING: %s:RRA[%d] by %d rows.\n", $action, $file, $n, $amount if $verbose;
      RRDp::cmd($cmd);
      my $answer = RRDp::read;  # Returns nothing.
      warn "$process_name: Renaming: /tmp/resize.rrd --> $file\n" if $verbose;
      system("mv /tmp/resize.rrd $file");
      chown $uid, $gid, $file if $uid or $gid;
    }
  }
  $num_files++;
}

# Print usage function:
sub print_usage {
  print STDERR <<EndOfUsage;

Usage: $process_name [-Options]

 Options:
  -r|--rrds dir		Location of rrds to read (Default: $rrd_dir).
  -H|--heartbeat #	Set heartbeat interval to # (Default: unchanged).
  -g|--grow #		Add # rows to all RRAs in rrds (Default: unchanged).
  -s|--shrink #		Remove # rows from all RRAs in rrds (Default: unchanged).
  -v|--verbose		Enable verbose mode (explicitly print all actions).
  -d|--debug		Enable debug mode (more detailed messages written).
  -h|--help		Print this help message.

Simple script to read ganglia's rrds and modify some of their configuration
values.

EndOfUsage
  
  exit 0;
}

#
# End file.
#
   





  
Video Conferencing

   

Video TeleConferencing (VTC) Service


BNL uses BlueJean video conferencing for now.


However, STAR also uses the eZuce SRN (aka SeeVogh Research Network or SRN) as one of its video conferencing system. The information below pertain to eZuce (for BlueJean VTC, please consult the ITD pages).


Our research community STAR became part of the SeeVogh Research Network, managed by Evogh, Inc. in 2013, transitioning from EVO.  The eZuce SeeVogh Research Network community subscription and authorization model was changed.


For our community, an authorization key is needed for a user to join the SRN "STAR community". The user will be prompted for this key when subscribing to the community via the SeeVogh Client. 


The "key" is the older STAR protected password (not the current one as tSeeVogh seem to not accept special characters). You should NOT provide that key to a non-STAR member (obviously) and as usual, do NOT propagate it through Emails or widely distributed mailing lists - it should remain a local / internal to each group: if you do not know the "STAR protected password" in other words, ask your local colleagues.


Please note that the authorization is only for new users i.e. (a) new to STAR and/or a user creating a new account with aim to join the eZuce SRN STAR community or (b) existing users who wants to join our STAR/SRN community (many old EVO users were created under the "universe" community). If you were already registered as part of the EVO/STAR community, there is no action needed. 


Note that joining the STAR/SRN community means having the right to book a meeting on behalf of STAR (hence, STAR and BNL will receive the bill at the end).


    

  • If you are NOT a member of the STAR collaboration, you should NOT join the STAR/SRN community and/or should NOT book a meeting under the "STAR community".
    • 

  • If you are a member of the STAR collaboration, you should also NOT ask your colleagues at large to subscribe to the  STAR/SRN community (a check will be done on a regular basis and STAR/SRN  members not part of the STAR collaboration will be removed to banned).
    
     
    • 

  • If you are invited to participate to a STAR meeting, do not belong to the STAR community but another community (you do have a SeeVogh account), you will always be able to join a STAR public meeting 
    • 

  • If you are invited to participate to a STAR meeting or want to create a SeeVogh meeting and have non-STAR members join but those individuals do NOT have a SeeVogh account please note the following: a meeting could be booked with "Guest Access" (see illustration below - note the check box) and this will allow you to have up to 5 guest users with no previous EVO/SRN  registration joining the meeting (an EMail will be sent upon meeting creation with three links - an EVO one, an SRN one and a link for your 5 guests)
    
     
    • 

    

    


    

    




The Point of Contact and administrator for the STAR SeeVogh community is J. Lauret (jlauret [at] bnl.gov).




Factors influencing VTC call quality


To achieve best conference quality, please make sure to follow the below rule of thumbs:


    

  • Special room designed for VTC are your first choice for a video-conference call. They are usually equipped with high end audio and video devices, have wall designed to absorb echoes, mics with echo cancellation etc ... If you do have such a room at your institution, please use it.
    • 

  • The second best set of equipments and choice for your conference is a phone unit directly hardwired into telephone lines or a computer connected to the Internet via a cable. Converge toward such a room at your institution if you have one.
    
     
    • 

  • If possible, avoid using cell phones and cordless phones as they often pick up  static and background noise.
    • 

  • Make sure your connection is good before joining - a bad connection can sometimes be the cause of background static.  If  this happens, hang up and dial in again until you get a clear line. Be aware that for VTC over IP, the local networking quality of service is a key factor to call clarity - avoid VTC if you are aware of major network infrastructure reshapes and long maintenance periods.
    • 

  • By default, please consider to MUTE
    • 

  • Please be mindful of your environmental conditions: Barking dogs, loud discussions, call to board the airplane or while driving with traffic and miscellaneous noises ... and even the relatives asking you if you did buy milk ... all of those are greatly disturbing a VTC call and the problem is emphasized as it occurs again and again with a few participants. There's no better way to guard against the  issues of background noise than to be sure to hold your conferences in a  quiet environment.
    • 

  • Correlative: if you just join from a laptop or desktop computer, please do use headsets (and mute). Keyboard typing noise, background noise and even feedback oops (Larsen effects) are frequent when minimal precautions are not taken to isolate input and output.
    • 

  • DO NOT use multiple audio points from the same room (if a fixed computer or phone bridge is used for example, do not open a laptop mic or audio). Multiple audio/mic points are certain to create feedback loops.
    
     
    • 

  • Turn off the ringer of a multi-line phone or any other phone in the room.
    • 

  • Do not put your phone on hold if you have on-hold music or  advertisements.  Your on-hold music will play for conference  Participants making conversation impossible in your absence.
    • 

  • Turn off your call waiting or its beeping will disrupt the conference and may be confused with joining/leaving.
    • 




   



  
Web Access

   
STAR web organization at BNL


    
    
  • The STAR home page URL is 	http://www.star.bnl.gov/ 	. All pages from the root directory is strictly reserved to the 	webmaster. Several user contents are into sub-trees explained below.
    • 
    
  • http://www.star.bnl.gov/STAR/ will (since 2007) redirect you into the Drupal Content Management System (CMS) for STAR. This page is in STAR's Drupal CMS and the base URL should appear as http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/. Note that both www.star and drupal.star are equivalent for the path STAR/.
    
    
      
        
    • Drupal attachments menu are no visible by the public (however, the document may be accessible to those having the direct link)
      • 
        
    • Comments added to the Drupal site are not visible by non-authenticated users
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • URLs of form 	http://www.star.bnl.gov/public/* or http://www.star.bnl.gov/protected/* map respectively to the physical locations	
    
    Those areas are reserved for PWG related documents and information. The space is limited so, do not use it as an archival space.
    
    
      
        
    • /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/doc_public/www/*
      • 
        
    • /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/doc_protected/www/*
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • The STAR computing home page URL is http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/comp/
    • 
    
  • ANY path containing the word "protected" will see the Web server ask for the protected pasword. 
    
    ATTENTON: the word as a parameter of a cgi does NOT trigger requiring a password
    
      
        
    • See for example https://www.star.bnl.gov/~jeromel/test/protected/
      
        
      
        
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • When writing HTML, relative URLs (i.e. without http://hostname) of the form 	'comp/xxx/yyy.html' (computing web) or 'public/comp/xxx/yyy.html' (general web) should be used such that mirroring of the web on other servers will work.
    
      
        
    • Example of URL and location for a typical web directory, SOFI:
      
        URL: http://www.star.bnl.gov/public/comp/train/ 		
      
        Physical location: /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/doc_public/www/comp/train/
      
        
      • 
    
    
    
    • 
    
  • ACLs control access to AFS 	web areas. If you need (or think you might ever need) write access 	to a web area, just ask. See ACL info link below.
    • 
    
  • There are STAR 	logos and other images in the images 	directory.
    • 



Personal Webpages and CGI access


Each STAR users should have a personal web area on the RHIC/STAR cluster, starting from the physical location and directory /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/users/$YOURUSERNAME/WWW . Since 2007 onward, you should NOT have administrative ACLs on this area. However, the area MUST have the following ACLs set for the Web server account tto be able to access your files:


    
    
  • The top directory /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/users/$YOURUSERNAME should have "rl" ACL for starweb
    • 
    
  • The Web startup directory /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/users/$YOURUSERNAME/WWW should also have the "rl" ACL for starweb
    • 
    
  • Nothing else is needed
    • 
    
  • Note that the rule related to path containing the word "protected" also applies to private area
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Important Note / precision


    
    
  • /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/users/$YOURUSERNAME/WWW should itself be readable by starweb account as showed in the previous bullet.
    • 
    
  • the starweb account is NOT part of the "STAR" group. Explicit ACL to "rl" need to be set as instructed.
    • 
    
  • ATTENTION: 
    
      
        
    • Although you should no longer have privileges to do so, you should NEVER set or reset the starweb account ACLs to values different than "rl" as instructed. Setting / resetting ACL for the special account system:anyuser has DIRE consequences and will be considered PROHIBITED. 
      • 
        
    • You should especially NEVER grant write access by those account to ANY area without prior notice and explicit approval.
      • 
        
    • Several areas are protected with "protected password" for a reason (including our code repository, the path with the word /protected/, etc ...). DO NOT attempt to circumvent those protections without consulting with Infrastructure Leader. Circumventing may include replication of the content and providing it to a public space. Doing so may expose collaboration only information to a wide audience.
      
        
      
        
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Your personal pages will be accessible as  http://www.star.bnl.gov/~yourusername/.  If not, please send a note to starsofi Hypernews confirming and specifying you have followed the instructions above. In some instances, old ACLs get cached on the Web server side and your page may not be displayable before a service restart (AFS) is issued. For more information on setting ACLs in AFS, please consult the Guide to AFS and ACLs page.


Running CGIs


Running CGIs on the STAR Web servers need to follow the below guidance and regulations:


    
    
  • By default, all CGIs will (and MUST) be protected of access using the "protected" password or other (stronger) method of authentication.
    • 
    
  • Any deviation  and need for public access requires a review of the CGI by experts.  
    
    
      
        
    • The de-facto assumption will always be that CGIs must be protected - if a review cannot happen, the default assumption will be in effect.
      • 
        
    • CGIs with read-only access and of general (outside STAR) interest are candidates for an exemption.
      • 
        
    • CGIs having write access to files or database (hence subject to injection attacks) require special attention. You should always consider the question "can I write this CGI differently". For example:
        
        
            
      • pre-generation of results (write) from a different account than starweb could be used as an example of privilege separation.
        • 
            
      • two stage (two accounts) database access could be used to write and read
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      • ...
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    • After a review, a frozen version of the CGI will be put in place
      • 
        
    • The area or database the CGI writes to should be documented.
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    •  File access: ANY area in AFS having write access ACL for starweb but un-documented will see the ACLs removed (for both starweb and the administrator of the area) without prior notice.
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  • STAR provides standard CGIs for general use
    
      
        
    • Use them
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    • DO not make and use private copies - send your changes and improvements to the developers if needed
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  • Virtually hosted site should comply with the guidance and rules described herein.
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More information


More information is available below providing you are authenticated.

 


 
   

  
Accessing the World Wide Web from inside BNL

   
BNL Wireless or internal network are proxied network. Proxy is used to


    
    
  • "hide" your client IP from the remote host
    • 
    
  • Provide load balancing and caching (hot donloads are cached on the proxy)
    • 
    
  • As a side effect, it also allows Cyber-security to perform activity monitoring of the traffic
    • 



Information explaining how to set a Web proxy for about all possible utilities and tools is available on The Information and Technology division (ITD) web server page Web Proxy configuration instructions. Instructions for other proxies (FTP, RealPlayer streaming,...) are also available.


Command line tools typically respect the value of http_proxy. The  information for such manual proxy can be found as the IP provided here. As an example on how to set http_proxy,you will need to issue a command such as


setenv http_proxy http://192.168.1.130:3128/  # internal

OR

setenv http_proxy http://192.168.1.140:3128/  # external


to have it all set. Note that on this page, by "outside BNL" one means outside the internal network (hence the Wireless).


 
   



  
Available CGIs

   
AutoIndex


AutoIndex provides the ability to have a directory structure automatically set with a nice browsing interface. There is no need to install this package in STAR. See You do not have access to view this node for more information.


Counters


In cgi-bin, We have a modified version of Frederic TYNDIUK's version of the Basic Graphical Counter. To set it up, just add  lines similar to the below in your html page


<IMG SRC="/cgi-bin/counter.cgi?counter=test&digit=2">

<IMG SRC="/cgi-bin/counter.cgi?counter=test&digit=1">

<IMG SRC="/cgi-bin/counter.cgi?counter=test&digit=0&w">



The result would be:  	    	   	       

This did set a three digits counter named test. Use a name appropriate for your page and be aware that changing names would make the counter reset to 0. Also, be careful to use only one &w as the counter needs to be incremented only once on the lowest digit.


counter.cgi accepts the following parameters





    
        

            
            
Parameter name

            		
            
            
Value

            		
            
            
Effect

            		
        

    
    
        

            
            
counter

            		
            
            
Any (string)

            		
            
            
Used to separate counters in classes. In the example above, 					all pages referencing counter=test if accessed, would  share the 					same 'test' counter.

            		
        

        

            
            
digit

            		
            
            
(int)

            		
            
            
The digit to display.

            		
        

        

            
            
w

            		
            
            
 

            		
            
            
This parameter do not need a value. Its effect is to 					increment the counter and it needs to appear only once per page (in short, use an arbitrary name relevant to your page).

            		
        

    





 
   



  
Cookies

   
This is note is for STAR users only. External visitors of our Web pages do not need to accept cookies. 



However, in order for several STAR-users tools to work (Hypernews, Drupal, RT, etc...), you MUST set your client to accept cookies from sites www.star.bnl.gov and drupal.star.bnl.gov (or the full domain {star.}bnl.gov). To do this, here are a few recipes:

   









  
Machine Learning

   


Introduction/purpose


The Machine Learning focus group will span over PWG, hardware and computing activities that aim at developing and delivering machine learning techniques for STAR. As computational related, the pages starts under the S&C Drupal 


Our main goal and is to see analysis techniques using ML to be presented and shared, discussed and improved as well as lesson learn and findings from analyzers passed from one to another for a mutually beneficial outcome.  ML techniques are especially hard to optimize and your shared experience would be an asset to others. Similarly, we hope to see the development of GANs and other techniques that may propel the Physics capabilities of STAR (speed of GANs over standard simulator would be a huge step forward for STAR).


Jerome Lauret - S&C Leader 2018





First ML@STAR Workshop - March 7th 2019 

https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/comp/mlfg/mlstar-workshop-march-7th-2019-900-am 


 

ML Tools and Tutorials : 


Tools - 


    

  1. Scikit-Learn - http://scikit-learn.org/stable/  
    
    Easiest to start and play around with - comes standard and integrates with your existing python installation
    2. 

  2. Keras - https://keras.io/ 
    
    State of the art libraries and functions with predefined networks and relatively easy to implement examples
    3. 

  3. Tensorflow - https://www.tensorflow.org/ 
    
    Google product and most often used as the backend for keras libraries to run on. You can also have tensorflow specific code as you follow up from the example
    4. 

  4. Theano - http://deeplearning.net/software/theano/ 
    
    Also a backend for keras. main difference w/ tensorflow are in how images are defined (x, y, pixel-w) vs (pixel-w, x, y). its being less used now
    5. 

  5. Cuda toolkit - https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit 
    
    A bit of an advanced toolkit for more serious developers. fully contained set of libraries in c++ code, takes advantage of gpu optimization
    6. 

  6. PyTorch - https://pytorch.org/ 
    
    front end with native python setup similar to Keras
    7. 

  7. Mxnet - https://mxnet.apache.org/ 
    
    more of a backend alternative to tensorflow
    8. 



Tutorials -


    

  1. Building your first network : https://machinelearningmastery.com/tutorial-first-neural-network-python-keras/ Im very fond of this website! it is one of the best in explaining the details and proving hands on examples for you to learn and play. 
    2. 

  2. Learning from data - https://work.caltech.edu/telecourse 
    3. 

  3. Stanford classes about CNNs and vision http://cs231n.stanford.edu/
    4. 

  4. Another class about vision and object recognition  https://www.di.ens.fr/willow/teaching/recvis17/
    5. 

  5. CMU course on deep learning http://deeplearning.cs.cmu.edu/
    6. 



Podcasts -




    

  1. Our own Nick Elsey has a podcast about this exact topic. How did AI algorithms come about, what they are   https://www.thecurious.space/podcast/ 
    2. 

  2. 

    There is also the NVIDIA podcast about AI which is quite good. https://blogs.nvidia.com/ai-podcast/
    

        
    3. 





 


 




Textbooks - 




1. PRML by Bishop 


2. Machine Learning: A probabilistic perspective by Murphy


3. Convex Optimization by Boyd et. al.


4. Deep Learning by Goodfellow et. al.




Useful Seminars/Workshops/Conferences : 


    

  1. Machine Learning For Jets (ML4Jets) FNAL Nov 14-16th 2018
    
    https://indico.cern.ch/event/745718/ There is vidyo option for those interested to follow remotely (no registration fee!)
    
    
    2. 

  2. Machine Learning Seminar  EIC Center in Jefferson Lab Nov 6th 2018 - 11am EST 
    
    https://www.eiccenter.org/content/machine-learning-seminar  and Blue Jeans 373678588
    3. 

  3. 2nd IML Workshop @ CERN April 2018 
    
    https://indico.cern.ch/event/668017/timetable/#20180409.detailed
    
    This is part of the Inter Experimental LHC Machine Learning Working Group (IML)     CERN  
    
    https://iml.web.cern.ch/meetings They host many excellent seminars and workshops. We will follow it and repost the ones of interest here
    4. 

  4. Machine Learning for Jet Physics (ML4Jets) LBL Dec 2017 
    
    https://indico.physics.lbl.gov/indico/event/546/  Mostly jet oriented applications
    5. 

  5. Data Science @ HEP FNAL May 2017 
    
    https://indico.fnal.gov/event/13497/  Excellent set of slides and tutorials over a range of topics 
    
    
    6. 

  6. Data Science @ LHC CERN 2015 
    
    https://indico.cern.ch/event/395374/timetable/?view=standard#20151109.detailed  - useful slides and tutorials
    7. 



 

For any questions/comments/suggestions please contact 

Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli (raghavke@wayne.edu) & Daniel Brandenburg (jdb12@rice.edu)



   

  
ML@STAR Workshop - March 7th 2019 9:00 am 

   
March 7th 2019 



 

10:00 - 10:15                - Raghav and Daniel - News and Updates slides 


10:00 - 10:30 [20+10]   - George Halal (Lehigh) - Tagging Heavy Flavor Jets @ RHIC slides 



10:30 - 11:00[ 20+10]   - Georgy Ponimatkin (NPI, Czech Academy of Sciences) - slides 



11:00 - 11:30 [20+10]   - Nick Elsey (Wayne State) - slides 


11:30 - 12:00 [20+10]   - Te-Chuan Huang (National Cheng Kung University) - slides 


Meeting URL

https://bluejeans.com/710170152


Meeting ID

710 170 152


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Cancelled talk - 

 [9:15 - 10:00   [30+15]   - Abid Malik (BNL, CSI) ML Expertise and Capabilities @ Brookhaven] - cancelled today 

   





  
Offline Software

      

  
Embedding

   
Welcome to the STAR Embedding Pages!



Embedding data are generally used in STAR experiments for detector acceptance & reconstruction efficiency study. In general, the efficiency depends on running conditions, particle types, particle kinematics, and offline software versions. In principle, each physics analysis will need to formulate its own embedding requests by providing all the above relevant information. In STAR Collaboration, the embedding team is assigned to process those embedding requests and provide these embedding data, you can find out how the embedding team works in the Embedding structure page. 



Over the past years, lots of embedding requests from different PWG's have been processed by the embedding team, please find the list in STAR Simulations Requests interface. If you want to look at some of these data, but do not know where these data are stored, please go to this page. If you can not find similar embedding request, you need to formulate your own embedding request for your particular study, please go to this page for more information about how to formulate an embedding request.



Please subscribe to the embedding mailing list if you are interested with embedding discussion: Starembd-l@lists.bnl.gov

And please join our weekly embedding meeting : https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/node/65992
   

  
Finding existing embedding data

   

Embedding data were produced for each embedding request in the STAR Simulations Request page.

Normally, they will be stored in RCF NFS disks for a while for end users to do their analysis. 

However, NFS disk space is very limited, and we have new requests constantly, the data will be finally moved 

from disks to HPSS for permanent storage on tape, but they can be restaged to disk for analysis later.


In order to find the existing embedding either on disks or in HPSS. Please follow the procedures below:


1) Find the request ID of a particular request that you are interested in, in the STAR Simulations Request page.

    You can use the "Search" box at the top right of this page. Once you find the entry, look at the 'Request History' tab for more information, usually the original NFS data directory (when the data was first produced) can be found there.


2) Currently, the RCF NFS disks for embedding data are /star/data105, /star/embed and /star/data18. 

    For the data directories of each request, please logon to RCF, look at '/star/data105', '/star/embed' or '/star/data18' to see whether the following directories exist:


/star/data105/embedding/${Trigger set name}/${Embeded Particle}_${fSet}_${RequestID}/

/star/embed/embedding/${Trigger set name}/${Embeded Particle}_${fSet}_${RequestID}/

/star/data18/embedding/${Trigger set name}/${Embeded Particle}_${fSet}_${RequestID}/



3) If they exist, you can further check whether all the ${fSet} from 'fSet min' to 'fSet max' are there. If all exist, 

    you can start to use it. If none of them are there or only some fraction of 'fSet' are there, write to the embedding list

    and ask the Emebedding Coordinator to restage it to there from HPSS.


4) If you can not find the embedding data in this directory, the data must be in HPSS. Unfortunately, there is not a full list of data stored in HPSS yet. (For some data produced at RCF, Lidia maintains the list of embedding samples produced at RCF.) Please write to the embedding list, provide the request ID, Particle Name, file type (minimc.root, MuDst.root or event/geant.root), and ask the Embedding Coordinator to restage the data to NFS disk for you.




   



  
Operations (OBSOLETE)

   
The full list of STAR embedding requests (Since August, 2010):

 http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/starsimrequest

The operation status of each request can be viewed in its page and history.


The information below (and in sub-pages) are only valid to OLD STAR embedding requests.


Request status


- Currently pending requests


- Old Requests summary (circa Nov 2006)


New requests


 


 

   

  
Current Requests

   
Current Requests were either submitted using the cgi web interface before it had to be removed (September 2007) or via email to the embedding-hn hypernews list.


As such there is not a single source of information. The excel spreadsheet here is a summary of the known requests as of August 2008 (also pdf printout for those without access to excel). The co-ordinator should keep this updated.


Heavy flavour have also kept an up to date page with their extensive list of requests. See here.


[The spreadsheet was part of a presentation (ppt|pdf) in August 2008 on the state of embedding at the end of my tenure as EC - Lee Barnby]

   



  
New Requests

   
In the near future we hope to have a dedicated drupal module available for entering embedding (and simulation) requests. This will have fields for all the required information and a work flow which will indicate the progress of the request. At the time of writing (August 2008) this is not available. A workable interim solution is to make requests using this page by selecting the 'Add Child Page' link. One should then write a page with the information for the request. Follow-up by members of the embedding team and requestors canthen use the 'Comment' facility on that page.


The following is required


    

  • pt range
    • 

  • pt distribution (flat, exponential)
    • 

  • rapidity
    • 

  • ...
    • 

  • (to be completed)
    • 



 

   



  
Old Requests

   
Overview
 
 

 This page is intended to provide details of embedding jobs currently in production. 
              
             ID             Date             Description             Status             Events             Notes         
         
             1121704015              Mon Jul 18 12:26:55 2005             J/Psi Au+Au             Open                           pgw Heavy         
         
             1127679226              Fri Sep 16 20:34:17 2005             Photon embedding for 62 GeV AuAu data for conversion analysis             Open                           pgw High Pt         
         
             1126917257              Sun Sep 25 16:13:46 2005             AMPT full chain             Open                           pgw EbyE         
         
             1130984157              Wed Nov 2 21:15:57 2005             pizero embedding in d+Au for EMCAL             Open                           pgw HighPt         
         
             1138743134              Tue Jan 31 16:32:14 2006             dE/dx RUN4 @ high pT             Done                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1139866250              Mon Feb 13 16:30:50 2006             Muon embedding RUN4             Test Sample                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1139868572              Mon Feb 13 17:09:32 2006             pi+/-, kaon+/-, proton/pbar embedding to RUN5 Cu+Cu 62 GeV data             open                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1144865002              Wed Apr 12 14:03:22 2006             Lambda embedding for spectra (proton feeddown)             Open                           pgw Strangeness         
         
             1146151888              Thu Apr 27 11:31:28 2006             pi,K,p 200 GeV Cu+Cu             Open                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1146152319              Thu Apr 27 11:38:39 2006             K* for 62 GeV Cu+Cu             Open                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1146673520              Wed May 3 12:25:20 2006             K* for 200 GeV Cu+Cu             Done                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1148574792              Thu May 25 12:33:12 2006             Anti-alpha in 200 GeV AuAu             Closed                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1148586109              Thu May 25 15:41:49 2006             He3 in 200GeV AuAu             Test Sample                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1148586313              Thu May 25 15:45:13 2006             Deuteron in 200GeV AuAu             Done                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1154003633              Thu Jul 27 08:33:53 2006             J/Psi embedding for pp2006             Open                           pgw Heavy         
         
             1154003721              Thu Jul 27 08:35:21 2006             Upsilon embedding for pp2006             Open                           pgw Heavy         
         
             1154003879              Thu Jul 27 08:37:59 2006             electron embedding for Cu+Cu 2005             Test Sample                           pgw Heavy         
         
             1154003931             Thu Jul 27 08:38:51 2006             pi0 embedding for Cu+Cu 2005 for heavy flavor group             open                           pgw Heavy         
         
             1154003958             Thu Jul 27 08:39:18 2006             gamma embedding for Cu+Cu 2005 for heavy flavor group             open                           pgw Heavy         
         
             1154004033             Thu Jul 27 08:40:33 2006             electron embedding for p+p 2005 for heavy flavor group (e-h correlations)             Test Sample                           pgw Heavy         
         
             1154004074             Thu Jul 27 08:41:14 2006             pi0 embedding for p+p 2005 for heavy flavor group (e-h correlations)             Test Sample                           pgw Heavy         
         
             1154626301             Thu Aug 3 13:31:41 2006             AntiXi Cu+Cu (P06ib)             Done                           pgw Strangeness         
         
             1154626418             Thu Aug 3 13:33:38 2006             Xi Au+Au (P05ic)             Done                           pgw Strangeness         
         
             1154626430             Thu Aug 3 13:33:50 2006             Omega Au+Au (P05ic)             Done                           pgw Strangeness         
         
             1156254135             Tue Aug 22 09:42:15 2006             Phi in pp for spin-alignment             open                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1163565625             Tue Nov 14 23:40:25 2006             muon CuCu 200 GeV             open                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1163627909             Wed Nov 15 16:58:29 2006             muon CuCu 62 GeV             open                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1163628205             Wed Nov 15 17:03:25 2006             phi CuCu 200 GeV             Test Sample                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1163628539             Wed Nov 15 17:08:59 2006             K* pp 200 GeV (year 2005)             Open                           pgw Spectra         
         
             1163628764             Wed Nov 15 17:12:44 2006             phi pp 200 GeV (year 2005)             Open                           pgw Spectra         
      
 
   


  
runs for request 1154003879

   min-bias run list from Anders.




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Submit a new embedding request

   
Before submitting a new request, a double-check in the simulation request page is recommended, to see whether there are existing requests/data can be used. If not exist, one need to submit a new request. Please first read the 'Appendix A' in the embedding structure page for the rules to follow.

If the details of the embedding request has been thoroughly discussed within the PWG and hence approved by the PWG conveners. Please the PWG convener add a new request in the simulation request page and input all of the details there.


There are some key information that must be provided for each embedding request. (If you can not find some of the following items in the form, simply input it in the 'Simulation request description' box.)


Detailed information of the real data sample (to be embedded into).




    

  • Trigger sets name. for example, "AuAu_200_production_mid_2014", a full list of STAR real data trigger sets can be found in the data summary page.
    • 

  • file type. for example, "st_physics", "st_ht", "st_hlt", "st_mtd", "st_ssdmb". Please note that ONLY those "st_*_adc" files can be used for embedding production. Due to limitation of disk space, we usually sample 100K events (~200-500 daq files, depending on trigger and other event cuts), and this set of daq files will be embedded multiple times to reach the desired full statistics (say 1M).
    • 

  • Production tag. for example, "P15ic"
    • 

  • Run range with list of bad runs, or a list of good runs. for example, "15076101-15167014"
    • 

  • trigger IDs of the events to be embedded. for example, HT1 "450201, 450211"
    • 

  • 

    vertex cut, and vertex selection method. for example, "|Vertex_z|<30cm", "Vr<2cm", "vertex is constrained by VPD vertex, |Vz-Vz_{VPD}|<3cm", "PicoVtxMode:PicoVtxVpdOrDefault, TpcVpdVzDiffCut:6" or "default highest ranked TPC vertex".
    

    • 

  • Other possible event cuts, for example, cut on refmult or grefmult, "refmult>250"
    • 

  • Each request can only have ONE type of dataset described above.
    • 



Details for simulation and reconstruction.


    

  • Particle type and decay mode (for unstable particle). for example, "Jpsi to di-muon"
    • 

  • pT range of input particle and the distribution. for example, "0-20GeV/c, flat", or "0-20GeV/c exponential"
    • 

  • pseudo rapidity or rapidity range (the distribution is flat), for example, "pseudo-rapidity eta, -1 to 1", or "rapidity, y, -1 to 1". Please do make clear it is "PSEUDO" rapidly or rapidity, as they are quite different quantities.
    • 

  • Number of MC particles per event. Usually "5% of refmult or grefmult" is recommended, one can also assign a fixed number, for example "5 particle per event" for pp collisions.
    • 

  • For event generator embedding request, like Pythia/HIJING/StarLight in zero-bias events, please provide the generator version at least. For example, "Pythia 8.1.62". The PWG embedding helper or PA's are fully responsible to tune-up the parameters for the generator in such embedding requests.
    • 

  • One can add special requirement for production chain in 'BFC tags' box, for example turn off IFT tracking in Sti.
    • 

  • Please indicate whether EMC or BTOF simulator is needed.
    • 



Finally, please think carefully about the number of events! The computing resources (i.e. the CPU cores and storage) are limited ! 




It is acceptable to modify the details of the request afterwards, although it will be of great help if all above detailed information can be provided when a new request is submitted, in order to avoid the time waste in communications. If this is inevitable, please notify the Embedding Coordinator immediately if the details of a request is modified, especially when the request is opened.






   



  
Weekly embedding meeting (Tuesday 9am BNL time)

   
 

We start weekly embedding meeting at Tuesday 9am US eastern time, to discuss all embedding related topics.  

The Zoom link can be found in below:


Topic: STAR weekly embedding meeting

Time: Tuesday 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)


Join ZoomGov Meeting

https://bnl.zoomgov.com/j/1606384145?pwd=cFZrSGtqVXZ2a3ZNQkd1WTQvU1o0UT09


 Meeting ID: 160 638 4145

 Passcode: 597036


Meetings in 2024:

   













    

  • Meeting August 6, 2024
    • 

  • Recording: https://bnl.zoomgov.com/rec/share/Tio6ajxy1IaSYTw4l6-H5RiqYAASXg0OBHcpClAgyH-MwqTcTAmg17MP4cMfr296.8s9Sjr89YoNlZUuD
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           Passcode: C*K#.$2U

          Agenda:1) Status and planning of embedding production 

























   2) planning of parallel production with deputies



*********************************Meeting in 2023***************************



Agenda: 1) Status of embedding (11.5 GeV full sample produced, start 17.3GeV testing after rcf is back )


              2) embedding production planning 

 







Agenda: 

1)  Embedding status and feedback- Xianglei  (9.2GeV sample produced, 11.5 GeV starts retuning )

2）Reproduction request of run 12 pp 200 GeV embedding  -Youqi





1) General introduction,   Qinghua

2) Embedding status & planning, Xianglei

3) Any other topics

 

   



  
Work Planned (OBSOLETE)

   Based on:


    
    
  • An initial meeting held during QM06 (Chair: J.Lauret, L. Barnby, O, Baranikova, A. Rose)
    • 
    
  • Email exchange and notes from the meeting (From: J. Lauret, Date: 11/20/2006 22:36, Subject: Summary of our embedding meeting)
    • 
    
  • Further EMails from L. Barnby in embedding-hn (Date: 1/18/2007 15:12, Thread ID 84)
    • 


the following task list has been defined.





    
        

            ID
            
            
Task

            		
            % Complete
            Duration
            Start
            Finish
            Assigned people
        

        

            1
            
            
General QA consolidation

            		
            28%
            109 days?
            Thu 11/16/06
            Tue 4/17/07
             
        

        

            2
             
             
             
             
             
             
        

        

            3
            
            
Documentation

            		
            25%
            37 days
            Mon 12/18/06
            Tue 2/6/07
             
        

        

            4
            
            
Port old QA documentation to Drupal, define hierarchy

            		
            50%
            4 wks
            Mon 12/18/06
            Fri 1/12/07
            Cristina Suarez[10%]
        

        

            5
            
            
Add general documentation descriptive of the embedding purpose

            		
            0%
            2 days
            Mon 1/15/07
            Tue 1/16/07
            Lee Barnby[10%],Andrew Rose[10%]
        

        

            6
            
            
Add documentation as per the embedding procedure, diverse embedding

            		
            0%
            2 days
            Mon 1/15/07
            Tue 1/16/07
            Lee Barnby[10%],Andrew Rose[10%]
        

        

            7
            
            
Import PDSF documentation into Drupal

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 1/17/07
            Tue 1/23/07
            Andrew Rose[10%]
        

        

            8
            
            
Review and adjust documentation

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 1/24/07
            Tue 1/30/07
            Olga Barranikova[10%],Andrew Rose[5%],Lee Barnby[5%]
        

        

            9
            
            
Deliver documentation to collaboration for comments

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 1/31/07
            Tue 2/6/07
            STAR Collaboration[10%]
        

        

            10
            
            
Drop all old documentation, adjust link (redirect)

            		
            0%
            1 day
            Wed 1/31/07
            Wed 1/31/07
            Andrew Rose[15%],Jerome Lauret[15%]
        

        

            11
             
             
             
             
             
             
        

        

            12
            
            
Line of authority, base conventions

            		
            84%
            52 days
            Thu 11/16/06
            Fri 1/26/07
             
        

        

            13
            
            
Meeting with key personnel

            		
            100%
            1 day
            Thu 11/16/06
            Thu 11/16/06
            Jerome Lauret[10%],Olga Barranikova[10%],Andrew Rose[10%],Lee Barnby[10%]
        

        

            14
            
            
Define responsibilities and scope of diverse individual in the embedding team

            		
            100%
            1 mon
            Mon 12/4/06
            Fri 12/29/06
            Jerome Lauret[15%],Olga Barranikova[6%]
        

        

            15
            
            
Define file name convention, document final proposal

            		
            50%
            2 wks
            Mon 1/15/07
            Fri 1/26/07
            Jerome Lauret[6%],Lee Barnby[6%],Lidia Didenko[6%],Andrew Rose[6%]
        

        

            16
             
             
             
             
             
             
        

        

            17
            
            
Collaborative work

            		
            45%
            60 days
            Mon 1/22/07
            Fri 4/13/07
             
        

        

            18
            
            
General Cataloguing issues

            		
            0%
            9 days
            Mon 1/29/07
            Thu 2/8/07
             
        

        

            19
            
            
Test Catalog registration, adjust as necessary

            		
            0%
            4 days
            Mon 1/29/07
            Thu 2/1/07
            Lidia Didenko[20%],Jerome Lauret[20%]
        

        

            20
            
            
Extend Spider/Indexer to include embedding registration

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Fri 2/2/07
            Thu 2/8/07
            Jerome Lauret[10%]
        

        

            21
            
            
Bug tracking, mailing lists and other tools

            		
            69%
            60 days
            Mon 1/22/07
            Fri 4/13/07
             
        

        

            22
            
            
Re-enable embedding list, establish focus comunication at PWG level and user level

            		
            75%
            3 mons
            Mon 1/22/07
            Fri 4/13/07
            Jerome Lauret[10%]
        

        

            23
            
            
Establish embedding RT system queue

            		
            0%
            1 day
            Tue 1/23/07
            Tue 1/23/07
            Jerome Lauret[5%]
        

        

            24
            
            
Exercise embedding RT queue, adjust requirement

            		
            0%
            4 days
            Wed 1/24/07
            Mon 1/29/07
            Andrew Rose[10%]
        

        

            25
            
            
Establish data transfer scheme to a BNL disk pool

            		
            0%
            22 days
            Mon 1/22/07
            Tue 2/20/07
             
        

        

            26
            
            
Define requirements, general problems and issues

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Mon 1/22/07
            Fri 1/26/07
             
        

        

            27
            
            
Add data pool mechanism at BNL, transfer with any method

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Mon 1/29/07
            Fri 2/2/07
             
        

        

            28
            
            
Establish security schem, HPSS auto-synching

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Mon 2/5/07
            Fri 2/9/07
             
        

        

            29
            
            
Test on one or more sites (non-PDSF)

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Mon 2/12/07
            Fri 2/16/07
             
        

        

            30
            
            
Integrate to all participating sites

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Mon 2/12/07
            Fri 2/16/07
             
        

        

            31
            
            
Document data transfer schemeand procedure

            		
            0%
            2 days
            Mon 2/19/07
            Tue 2/20/07
             
        

        

            32
             
             
             
             
             
             
        

        

            33
            
            
CVS check-in and cleanup

            		
            4%
            17 days?
            Mon 1/22/07
            Tue 2/13/07
             
        

        

            34
            
            
Initial setup, existing framework

            		
            0%
            17 days
            Mon 1/22/07
            Tue 2/13/07
             
        

        

            35
            
            
Define proper CVS location for perl, libs, macros

            		
            0%
            1 day
            Mon 1/22/07
            Mon 1/22/07
            Jerome Lauret[10%],Andrew Rose[10%],Lee Barnby[10%]
        

        

            36
            
            
Add existing QA macros to CVS

            		
            0%
            1 day
            Tue 1/23/07
            Tue 1/23/07
            Andrew Rose[20%]
        

        

            37
            
            
Checkout and test on +1 site (non-PDSF), adjust as necessary

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 1/24/07
            Tue 1/30/07
            Lee Barnby[10%]
        

        

            38
            
            
Bootstrap on +1 site / remove ALL site specifics references

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 1/31/07
            Tue 2/6/07
            Cristina Suarez[10%]
        

        

            39
            
            
Commit to CVS, verify new scripts on all sites, final adjustments

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 2/7/07
            Tue 2/13/07
            Cristina Suarez[10%],Andrew Rose[10%],Lee Barnby[10%]
        

        

            40
            
            
QA and nightly tests

            		
            17%
            7 days?
            Mon 1/22/07
            Tue 1/30/07
             
        

        

            41
            
            
Establish a QA area in CVS

            		
            100%
            1 day?
            Mon 1/22/07
            Mon 1/22/07
             
        

        

            42
            
            
Check existing QA suite

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 1/24/07
            Tue 1/30/07
             
        

        

            43
             
             
             
             
             
             
        

        

            44
            
            
Development

            		
            0%
            62 days
            Mon 1/22/07
            Tue 4/17/07
             
        

        

            45
            
            
General QA consolidation

            		
            0%
            10 days
            Wed 1/31/07
            Tue 2/13/07
             
        

        

            46
            
            
Gather feedback from PWG, add QA tests relevant to Physics topics

            		
            0%
            2 wks
            Wed 1/31/07
            Tue 2/13/07
             
        

        

            47
            
            
Establish nightly test framework at BNL for embedding

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 1/31/07
            Tue 2/6/07
             
        

        

            48
            
            
General improvements

            		
            0%
            35 days
            Mon 1/22/07
            Fri 3/9/07
             
        

        

            49
            
            
Requirements study for an embedding request interface

            		
            0%
            2 wks
            Mon 1/29/07
            Fri 2/9/07
            Andrew Rose[10%],Jerome Lauret[10%]
        

        

            50
            
            
Develop new embedding request form compatible with Drupal module

            		
            0%
            4 wks
            Mon 2/12/07
            Fri 3/9/07
            Andrew Rose[10%]
        

        

            51
            
            
Test new interface, import old tasks (historical purposes)

            		
            0%
            5 days
            Mon 1/22/07
            Fri 1/26/07
            Andrew Rose[10%],Cristina Suarez[10%]
        

        

            52
            
            
Distributed Computing

            		
            0%
            20 days
            Wed 2/14/07
            Tue 3/13/07
             
        

        

            53
            
            
Use SUMS framework to submit embedding, establish first XML

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 2/14/07
            Tue 2/20/07
            Lee Barnby[10%]
        

        

            54
            
            
Test on one site

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 2/21/07
            Tue 2/27/07
            Lee Barnby[10%]
        

        

            55
            
            
Test on all sites, adjust as necessary

            		
            0%
            2 wks
            Wed 2/28/07
            Tue 3/13/07
            Cristina Suarez[10%],Andrew Rose[10%],Lee Barnby[10%]
        

        

            56
            
            
Gridfication

            		
            0%
            25 days
            Wed 3/14/07
            Tue 4/17/07
             
        

        

            57
            
            
Test XML using Grid policy (one site)

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 3/14/07
            Tue 3/20/07
             
        

        

            58
            
            
Establish test of data transfer method, GSI enabled HPSS access possible

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 3/21/07
            Tue 3/27/07
             
        

        

            59
            
            
Regression and stress test on one site

            		
            0%
            1 wk
            Wed 3/28/07
            Tue 4/3/07
             
        

        

            60
            
            
Test on +1 site, infrastructure consolidation

            		
            0%
            2 wks
            Wed 4/4/07
            Tue 4/17/07
             
        

        

            61
             
             
             
             
             
             
        

        

            62
            
            
Embedding operation

            		
            25%
            261 days?
            Mon 1/1/07
            Mon 12/31/07
             
        

        

            63
            
            
PDSF support

            		
            50%
            261 days?
            Mon 1/1/07
            Mon 12/31/07
            Andrew Rose[10%]
        

        

            64
            
            
BHAM support

            		
            10%
            261 days?
            Mon 1/1/07
            Mon 12/31/07
            Lee Barnby[10%]
        

        

            65
            
            
UIC Support including QA

            		
            15%
            261 days?
            Mon 1/1/07
            Mon 12/31/07
            Olga Barranikova[5%],Cristina Suarez[10%]
        

    



   

  
Chain check, momentum issues

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Olga versus Victor plots - Are they consistent?






  Olga Eloss proximity
      
Eloss proximity from Olga

  		
  
    Olga Eloss idtruth
    
Eloss idtruth from Olga

  		




  
  Victor's primaries P diff
  
Victor's P diff (proximity)

  		
  
 Victor's idtruth P diff
  
Victor's P diff (idtruth)

  		






idtruth versus proximity






  
    Victor proximity
    
Victor's proximity plot

  		
  
    Victor idtruth
    
Victor's idtruth

  		




   



  
bfcMixer.C Reshape

   b>Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2007

Time: 12:21:45

Topic: Embedding Reshape



18 April 2007 12:21:56




Talked to Yuri on Monday (16th)





He would like 3 things worked on.




1. Integration of MC generation part into bfcMixer.C


Basically all kumac commands can be done in macro using gstar.


These would become part of "chain one"


Also need to read in a tag or MuDst file to find vertex to use for generating particles.


Can probably see how this works from bfc.C itself as bfc.C(1) creates particles and runs them through reconstruction.


- actually I could not it is inside bfc.C or StBFChain because it is part of St_geant_Maker





2. Change Hit Mover so that it does not move hits derived from MC info (based on ID truth %age)




3. [I forgot what 3 was!]




Rough sketch of chain modifications for #1




Current bfcMixer


(StChain)Chain


(StBFChain)daqChain<--daq file





(StBFChain simChain<--fz file




                                <---.dat file with vertex positions        




                        MixerMaker




(StBFChain)recoChain








New bfcMixer



(StChain)Chain


(


StBFChain)daqChain<--daq file




                (StBFChain)simChain    


                |


                Geant-?-SetGeantMaker<--tags file



                


                MixerMaker




(StBFChain)recoChain




Break down into sub-tasks.


a) Run bfcMixer.C on a daq file with an associated fz and data file (to check that it works!)


b) Ignore fz file and generate MC particle (any!) on the fly


c) reading from tags file generate MC particles at desired vertex & with desired mult.



d) tidy up specify parameter interface (p distn, geant ID etc.)


   





  
Embedding Procedures

   
Overview







This document lists the procedures used for requesting embedding, running embedding jobs, and retrieving data. Please note that some steps require privileged accounts.




   

  
Embedding Documentation

   
Overview





The purpose of embedding is to provide physicists with a known; Monte Carlo tracks, where the kinematics and particle type is known exactly, are introduced into the realistic environment seen in the analysis - a real data event. How reconstruction preforms on these "standard candle" tracks provides a baseline which can be used to correct for acceptance and effciency effects in various analyses.



In STAR, embedding is achieved with a set of software tools - Monte Carlo simulation software, as well as the tools for real data event reconstruction - accessed through a suite of scripts. These documents attempt to provide an introduction to the scripts and their use, but the STAR collaborator is referred to the separate web pages maintained for Simulations and Reconstruction for deeper questions of the processes involved in those respective tasks.



Please note, the general procedure for embedding is:

    
    
  • The Physics Working Group Convenor submits an embedding request. The request will be assigned a request number and priority by the Analysis Coordinator, see this page for more information.
    • 
    
  • The Embedding Coordinator will coordinate the distribution of embedding requests. Users who wish to run their own embedding are encouraged to do so - but it must be verified with the Embedding Coordinator.
    • 
    
  • The Embedding Coordinator is responsible for the QA of all embedding requests. When the Embedding Coordinator has verified that the test sample produced is acceptable, full production is authorized.
    • 





   

  
Obsolete documentations

      

  
Embedding Production Setup

   This page describes how to set up embedding production. This procedure needs to be followed for any set of daq files/production version that requires embedding. Since this typically involves hacking the reconstruction chain, it is not advised that the typical STAR PA attempt this step. Please coordinate with a local embedding coordinator, and the overal Embedding coordinator (Olga).


Note: The documentation here is very terse; it will be enriched as the documentation as a whole is iterated on. Patience is appreciated.





Get daq files from RCF.





Grab a set of daq files from RCF which cover the lifetime of the run, the luminosity range experienced, and the conditions for the production.







Rerun standard production but without corrections.





bfc.C macros are located under ~starofl/bfc. Edit the submit.[Production] script to point to the daq files loaded (as above).






Put tags files on disk.





The results of the previous jobs will be .tags.root files located on HPSS. Retrieve the files, set a pointer for the tags files in the Production-specific directory under ~starofl/embedding.









Now you're ready to start production.

   



  
Embedding Setup Off-site

   
Introduction
The purpose of this document is to describe step-by-step the setting up of embedding infrastructure on a remote site i.e. not at it's current home which is PDSF. It is based on the experience of setting up embedding at Birmingham's NP cluster (Bham). I will try to maintain a distinction between steps which are necessary in general and those which were specific to porting things to Bham. It should also be a useful guide for those wanting to run embedding at PDSF and needing to copy the relevant files into a suitable directory structure.

Pre-requisites
Before trying to set up embedding on a remote site you should have:
  • a working local installation of the STAR library in which you are interested (or be satisified with your AFS-based library performance).
  • a working mirror of the star database (or be satisfied with your connection to the BNL hosted db).
If these two things are working correctly you will be able to process a daq file with the usual bfc.C macro. Check that you can do this and do not proceed further if this is not the case as you will be wasting your time. You can find the correct bfc.C options to use with a particular daq file and software release combination here.

Collect scripts
The scripts are currently housed at PDSF in the 'starofl' account area. At the time of writing (and the time at which I set up embedding in Bham) they are not archived in CVS. The suggested way to collect them is to copy them into a directory in your own PDSF home account then tar and export it for installation on your local cluster. The top directory for embedding is /u/starofl/embedding . Under this directory there are several subdirectories of interest.
  • Those named after each production, e.g. P06ib which contain mixer macro and perl scripts
  • Common which contains further subdirectories lists and csh and a submission perl script
  • GSTAR which contains the kumac for running the simulation
Therefore you need to create a replica of this directory tree. From your home directory e.g. /u/user do
mkdir embedding
cd embedding
mkdir Common
mkdir Common/lists
mkdir Common/csh
mkdir GSTAR
mkdir P06ib
mkdir P06ib/setup

Now it needs populating with the relevant files. In the following /u/user/embedding as an example of your new embedding directory in your user home directory.

cd /u/user/embedding
cp /u/starofl/embedding/getVerticesFromTags_v4.C .
cp -R /u/starofl/embedding/P06ib/EmbeddingLib_v4_noFTPC/ P06ib/
cp /u/starofl/embedding/P06ib/Embedding_sge_noFTPC.pl P06ib/
cp /u/starofl/embedding/P06ib/bfcMixer_v4_noFTPC.C P06ib/
cp /u/starofl/embedding/P06ib/submit.starofl.pl P06ib/submit.user.pl
cp /u/starofl/embedding/P06ib/setup/Piminus_101_spectra.setup P06ib/setup/
cp /u/starofl/embedding/GSTAR/phasespace_P06ib_revfullfield.kumac GSTAR/
cp /u/starofl/embedding/GSTAR/phasespace_P06ib_fullfield.kumac GSTAR/
cp /u/starofl/embedding/Common/submit_sge.pl Common/


You now have all the files need to run embedding. There are further links to make but as you are going to export them to your own cluster you need to make the links afterwards.
Alternatively you can run embedding on PDSF from your home directory. There are a number of change to make first though because the various perl scripts have some paths relating to the starofl account inside them.
For those planning to export to a remote site you should tar and/or scp the data. I would recommend tar so that you can have the original package preserved in case something goes wrong. E.g.
tar -cvf embedding.tar embedding/
scp embedding.tar remoteuser@mycluster.blah.blah:/home/remoteuser

Obviously this step is unnecessary if you intend to run from your PDSF account although you may still want to create a tar file so that you can undo any changes which are wrong.
Login to your remote cluster and extract the archive. E.g
cd /home/remoteuser
tar -xvf embedding.tar

Script changes
The most obvious thing you will find are a number of places inside the perl scripts where the path or location for other scripts appears in the code. These must be changed accordingly.
P06ib/Embedding_sge_noFTPC.pl


    

  1.  changes to e.g.
     
    2. 

  2.  changes to e.g.
    3. 

  3.  changes to e.g.
    4. 

  4.  changes to e.g.
    5. 



P06ib/EmbeddingLib_v4_noFTPC/Process_object.pm


    

  1.  changes to e.g.
     
    2. 

  2.  changes to e.g.
     

    This is because the location of tcsh was different and probably will be for you too.
    3. 




Common/submit_sge.pl


    

  1.  changes to e.g.
     

    
Change relates to parsing the name of the directory with daq files in to extract the 'data vault' and 'magnetic field' which form part of job name and are used by Embedding_sge_noFTPC.pl (This may not make much sense right now and needs the detailed docs on each component. It is actually just a way to pass a file list with the same basename as the job). In the original script the path to the data is something like /dante3/starprod/daq/2005/cuProductionMinBias/FullField whereas on Bham cluster it is  /star/data1/daq/2005/cuProductionMinBias/FullField and thus the pattern match in perl has to change in order to extract the same information. If you have a choice then choose your directory names with care!
    2. 

  2.  changes to e.g.
    


    
Change relates to the line printing the job submission shell script that this perl script writes and submits. The first line had to be changed such that it can correctly be identified as a sh script. I am not sure how original can ever have worked?
    3. 

  3.  changes to e.g.

    This line prints part of the job submission script where the options for the job are specified. In SGE the job options can be in the file and not just on the command line. The extra options for Bham relate to our SGE setup. The -q option provides the name of the queue to use, otherwise it uses the default which I did not want in this case. The other extra options are to make the environment and working diretory correct as they were not the default for us. This is very specific to each cluster. If your cluster does not have SGE then I imagine extensive changes to the part writing the job submission script would be necessary. The scripts use the ability of SGE to have job arrays of similar jobs so you would have to emulate that somehow.
    4. 



No significant changes required for:

    

  • getVerticesFromTags_v4.C - none
    • 

  • GSTAR/phasespace_P06ib_fullfield.kumac, GSTAR/phasespace_P06ib_fullfield.kumac - actually there are changes but they only relate to redefining particle decay modes for (anti-)Ξ and (anti-)Ω to go 100% to charged modes of interest. This is only relevant for strangeness group
    • 

  • P06ib/bfcMixer_v4_noFTPC.C - checked carefully that chain3->SetFlags line actually sets the same flags since Andrew and I had to change the same flags e.g. add GeantOut option after I made orginal copy
    • 

  • P06ib/EmbeddingLib_v4_noFTPC/Chain_object.pm - none 
    • 

  • P06ib/EmbeddingLib_v4_noFTPC/EmbeddingUtilities.pm - there are lines where you may have to add the run numbers of the daq files which you are using so that they are recognised as either full field or reversed full field. In this example (Cu+Cu embedding in P06ib) the lines begin 
     and 
    . This is also something that Andrew and I both changed after I made the original copy.
    • 

  • P06ib/submit.user.pl - changes here relate to setup that you want to run and not to the cluster or directory you are using i.e. which setup file to use, what daq directories to use and any pattern match on the file names (usually for testing purposes to avoid filling the cluster with useless jobs) although you probably want to change the 
     line!
    • 

  •  P06ib/setup/Piminus_101_spectra.setup - any changes here relate to the simulation parameters of the job that you want to do and not to the cluster or directory you are using
    • 




Create links

A number of links are required. For example in the /u/starofl/embedding/P06ib there are the following links:

    

  • daq_dir_2005_cuPMBFF -> /dante3/starprod/daq/2005/cuProductionMinBias/FullField
    • 

  • daq_dir_2005_cuPMBRFF -> /dante3/starprod/daq/2005/cuProductionMinBias/ReversedFullField
    • 

  • daq_dir_2005_cuPMBHTFF -> /eliza5/starprod/daq/2005/cucuProductionHT/FullField/
    • 

  • daq_dir_2005_cuPMBHTRFF -> /eliza5/starprod/daq/2005/cucuProductionHT/ReversedFullField
    • tags_dir_cu_2005 -> /dante3/starprod/tags/P06ib/2005

  • tags_dir_cuHT_2005 -> /eliza5/starprod/embedding/tags/P06ib
    • 

  • data -> /eliza12/starprod/embedding/data
    • 

  • lists ->../Common/lists
    • 

  • csh-> ../Common/csh
    • 

  • LOG-> ../Common/LOG
    • 


You will therefore need similar links to where you store your daq files (and associated tags files) and where you want the output data to go.



That is it! Some things will probably need to be adapted to your circumstances but it should give you a good idea of what to do



Author: Lee Barnby, University of Birmingham (using starembed account)



Modified: A. Rose, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (using starembed account)

   

  
Modified Birmingham Files

   Upload of modified embedding infrastructure files used on Birmingham NP cluster for Cu+Cu for (anti-)Λ and K0S embedding request.   





  
Production Management

   1) Usually embedding jobs are run in "HPSS" mode so the files end up in HPSS (via FTP). To transfer them from HPSS to disk copy the perl script ~starofl/hjort/getEmbed.pl and modify as needed. This script does at least two things that are not possible with, e.g., a command line hsi command: it only gets the files needed (usually the .geant and .event files) and it changes the permissions after the transfers. Note that if you do the transfers shortly after running the jobs the files will probably still be on the HPSS disk cache and transfers will be much fast than getting the files from tapes.



2) To clean up old embedding files make your own copy of ~starofl/hjort/embedAge.pl and use as needed. Note that $accThresh determines the maximum access time in days of files that will not be deleted.


   



  
Running Embedding

   This page describes how to run embedding jobs once the daq files and tags files are in place (see other page about embedding production setup).




Basics:


Embedding code is located in production specific directories: ~starofl/embedding/P0xxx. The basic job submission template is typically called submit.starofl.pl in that directory.


Jobs are usually run by user starofl but personal accounts with group starprod membership will work, too (but test first as the group starprod write permissions typically are not in place by default).

The script to submit a set of jobs is submit.[user].pl. The script should be modified to submit an embedding set from the the configuration file 

~starofl/embedding/[Production]/setup/[Particle]_[set]_[ID].setup
where
[Particle] is the particle type submitted (Piminus for GEANTID=9, as set inside file)
[set] is the file set submitted (more on this later)
[ID] is the embedding request number






Test procedure:

The best way to test a particular job configuration is to run a single job in "DISK" mode (by selecting a specific daq file in your submission). In this mode all of the intermediate files, scripts, logs, etc., are saved on disk. The location will be under the "data" link in the working directory. You can then go and figure out which script failed, hack as necessary and and try to make things work...





Details:

   







  
Notes

   
Overview






The document is intended as a forum for embedding group members to share information and notes.   

  
LPP group (Dubna) activities

   This page is intended to provide embedding progress for soft-photon
study conducted by PPL (Dubna, JINR) group in Russia.


    Requested embedding is based on request ID # 1103209240 and modified to:
    

  •  provide larger statistics for reco efficiency calculation
    • 

  •  extend acceptance parameters
    • 












   

  
AuAu200 photon embedding details

   
     Request details:
    

  • Dataset and production: AuAu200, P05ic
    • 

  • Embedded particles and multiplicity: 1000 Photons per event, total 500 kEvents
    • 

  • zVertex = +-30
    • 

  • Pt: 0.020 - 0.160 GeV
    • 

  • eta: +-1.2 
    • 

  • full geant reconstruction
    • 



    Embedding Files on Disk at PDSF:
    

  •  Photon_201...215_spectra: /eliza5/starprod/embedding/P05ic/
    • 

  •  Photon_301...315_spectra: /eliza5/starprod/embedding/P05ic/
    • 

  •  Photon_401...415_spectra: /eliza7/starprod/embedding/P05ic/
    • 

  •  Photon_501...504_spectra: /eliza5/starprod/embedding/P05ic/
    • 

  •  Photon_505...515_spectra: /eliza7/starprod/embedding/P05ic/
    • 

  •  Photon_601...615_spectra: /eliza7/starprod/embedding/P05ic/
    • 

  •  Photon_701...715_spectra: /eliza12/starprod/embedding/P05ic/
    • 

  •  Photon_802...811,817,818_spectra: /eliza12/starprod/embedding/P05ic/
    • 



    Running Jobs status:
    
jobs QA and checking if this statistic is enough


   



  
dAu photon embedding details

   
     Request details:

  • Dataset and production: dAu200, P04if
    • 

  • Embedded particles and multiplicity: 1000 Photons per event, total 500 kEvents
    • 

  • zVertex = +-50
    • 

  • Pt: 0.020 - 0.160 GeV
    • 

  • eta: +-1.2 
    • 

  • full geant reconstruction
    • 





    Running Jobs status:
have not been started yet

   










  
QA Status (OBSOLETE)

   The full list of STAR embedding requests (Since August, 2010):

http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/starsimrequest

The QA status of each request can be viewed in its history.



The information below are only valid for OLD embedding requests.



This document is intended to provide all the information available for each production, starting for the last or current production.


   

  
P06ib

      

  
QA Plots Phi(Feb 2009)

   
QA P06ib (Phi->K +K)
 
This is the QA for P06ib (Phi- > KK). reconstruction on Global Tracks (Kaons)
1. dEdx
Reconstruction on Kaon Daugthers. Plot shows MOntecarlo tracks and Ghost Tracsks.

  

 
2. DCA Distributions
An original 3D histogram had been created  and filled with pT, Eta and DCA as the 3 coordinates. Projection on PtBins and EtaBins had been made to create this "matrix" of plots. (MonteCarlo and MuDst) (MuDst taken from pdsf > /eliza12/starprod/reco/cuProductionMinBias/ReversedFullField/P06ib/2005/022/st_physics_adc_6022048_raw*.MuDst.root)
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 

 
3. NFit Distributions
Similarly An Original 3D Histogram had been created with Pt, Eta and Nfit as coordinates. Respective projections had been made  in the same pT  and Eta Bins as the DCa distributions. (MonteCarlo and MuDst)
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();

 
 
4. Delta Vertex
 
The following are the Delta Vertex ( Vertex Reconstructed - Vertex Embedded) plot for the 3 diiferent coordinates (x, y and z) (Cuts of vz =30 cm , NFitCut= 25 are applied)
 
5. Z Vertex and X vs Y vertex
 

 
 
 
6. Global Variables : Phi and  Rapidity
 
 
7. Pt
 Embedded Phi meson with flat pt (black)and Reconstructed Kaon Daugther (red).
8. Randomness Plots 
The following plots, are to check the randomness of the input Monte Carlo (MC) tracks.
 
 
   



  
QA plots Rho (February 16 2009)

   
QA P06ib (Rho->pi+pi)
 
This is the QA for P06ib (Rho- > pi+pi). reconstruction on Global Tracks (pions)
1. dEdx
 Reconstruction on Pion Daugthers.

  
 
2. DCA Distributions
An original 3D histogram had been created  and filled with pT, Eta and DCA as the 3 coordinates. Projection on PtBins and EtaBins had been made to create this "matrix" of plots.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 

2b. Compared with MuDst
 
3. NFit Distributions
Similarly An Original 3D Histogram had been created with Pt, Eta and Nfit as coordinates. Respective projections had been made  in the same pT  and Eta Bins as the DCa distributions.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();

  
3b. Reconstructed compared with MuDsts
 
 
4. Delta Vertex
 
The following are the Delta Vertex ( Vertex Reconstructed - Vertex Embedded) plot for the 3 diiferent coordinates (x, y and z) (Cuts of vz =30 cm , NFitCut= 25 are applied)
 
5. Z Vertex and X vs Y vertex
 
 
 
 
6. Global Variables : Phi and  Rapidity
 
 
7. Pt
 Embedded Rho meson with flat pt (black)and Recosntructed Pion (red).
8. Randomness Plots 
The following plots, are to check the randomness of the input Monte Carlo (MC) tracks.
 
 
   



  
QA plots Rho (October 21 2008)

   
Some QA plots for Rho:


MiniDst  files are at PDSF under the path /eliza13/starprod/embedding/p06ib/MiniDst/rho_101/*.minimc.root


MuDst files are at PDSF under /eliza13/starprod/embedding/P06ib/MuDst/10*/*.MuDst.root  Reconstruction had been done on PionPlus.


DCA and Nfit Distributions had been scaled by the Integral in different pt ranges

   



  
QAPlots_D0

   
Some QA Plots for D0 located under the path :


/eliza12/starprod/embedding/P06ib/D0_001_1216876386/*


/eliza12/starprod/embedding/P06ib/D0_002_1216876386/ -> Directory empty


Global pairs are used as reconstructed tracks. SOme quality tractst plotiing level were : 


Vz Cut 30 cm ; 


NfitCut : 25, 


Ncommonhits : 10 ;


maxDca :1 cm ;  Assuming D0- >pi + pi

   





  
P05id

   
P05id Cu+Cu Embedding

Hit level check-up : At the Hit level the results look in good agreement.
    


  •  Missing/Dead Areas (PiMinus): The next graphs show dead sectors  for embeded data and real data as well.
    • 


    Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_hitsXYeast_p2.gif
    Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_hitsXYwest_p2.gif
     
    


  •  Missing/Dead Areas (PiPlus)
    • 


    Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_hitsXYeast_p2.gif
    Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_hitsXYwest_p2.gif
     

    




  •  Track Residuals PiMinus

    • Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_longResMean_dipAng_H_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_longResMean_dipAng_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_longResMean_z_H_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_longResMean_z_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_longRes_dipAng_H_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_longRes_dipAng_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_longRes_z_H_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_longRes_z_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_transRes_crosAng_H_p2.gif
    Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_transRes_crosAng_p2.gif 
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_transRes_z_H_p2.gif
    Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiMinus_transRes_z_p2.gif 

    
  


  • Track Residuals PiPlus

    •  Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_longResMean_dipAng_H_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_longResMean_dipAng_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_longResMean_z_H_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_longResMean_z_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_longRes_dipAng_H_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_longRes_dipAng_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_longRes_z_H_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_longRes_z_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_transRes_crosAng_H_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_transRes_crosAng_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_transRes_z_H_p2.gif
     Hits-P05id_200cucu-PiPlus_transRes_z_p2.gif
    




    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    




    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    


    
  
    



  • dEdx Comparisons

    • The following are results  of dEdx calibration from embedding  for Pi Minus. Graphs 1 and 2 are Dedx vs Momentum  grapsh where Green dots are the MonteCarlo Tracks reconstructed from Embedding and  Black dots  are Data. In Graph Number 2, dots are Data and solid  lines show  Bichsel parametrisation with a factor of 1/2 offset. In the Last Graph a  projection on dEdx axis is done and a MIP of 1.26 and 1.18 are shown.

    



    Dedx-P05id_cucu-dedx_emb_data_rec_piminus.gif 

    Dedx-P05id_cucu-dedx_piminus.gif
     
     Dedx-P05id_cucu-dedx_fit.gif 
    
  
    

   



  
P08ic -Jpsi(Test)

   
QA P08ic J/Psi -> ee+
This is the QA for P08id (jPsi - > ee). Reconstructin on Global Tracks and just Electrons (Positrons).
 
1. dEdx 
 

 
2. DCA Distributions
An original 3D histogram had been created  and filled with pT, Eta and DCA as the 3 coordinates. Projection on PtBins and EtaBins had been made to create this "matrix" of plots.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 
 
3. NFit Distributions
Similarly An Original 3D Histogram had been created with Pt, Eta and Nfit as coordinates. Respective projections had been made  in the same pT  and Eta Bins as the DCa distributions.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();

 
 
4. Delta Vertex
The following are the Delta Vertex ( Vertex Reconstructed - Vertex Embedded) plot for the 3 diiferent coordinates (x, y and z)
 
5. Z Vertex and X vs Y vertex
 
 
 
 
6. Global Variables : Phi and  Rapidity
 
 
7. Pt
 Embedded J/Psi with flat pt (black)and Recosntructed Electrons (red).
8. Randomness Plots 
The following plots, are to check the randomness of the input Monte Carlo (MC) tracks.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   



  
P08id (AXi -> RecoPiPlus)

   
AXi-> Lamba + Pion +  ->P + Pion - + Pion +
(03 08 2009)
 
1. Dedx
 
 
 
2.Dca
 
An original 3D histogram had been created  and filled with pT, Eta and DCA as the 3 coordinates. Projection on PtBins and EtaBins had been made to create this "matrix" of plots.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 
3. Nfit
Similarly An Original 3D Histogram had been created with Pt, Eta and Nfit as coordinates. Respective projections had been made  in the same pT  and Eta Bins as the DCa distributions.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 
 
4. Delta Vertex
 
5. Z Vertex and X vs Y vertex
 
 
6. Global Variables : Phi and  Rapidity
 
 
 
7. pt
 
 
 
8. Randomness
 
 
 
   



  
P08id (Omega -> RecoPiMinus)

   
Omega-> Lamba + K -  ->  P + Pion - + K -
(03 08 2009)
 
1. Dedx
  
Reconstruction on pion Minus and Proton  Daugthers. 2 different plots are shown just for the sake of completenees.... Reconsructing on Kaon had very few statistics
 
Reco PionMinusReco Proton
 
 
 
 
2.Dca
 
An original 3D histogram had been created  and filled with pT, Eta and DCA as the 3 coordinates. Projection on PtBins and EtaBins had been made to create this "matrix" of plots.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 
*.Reconstructing on Pion 
 
 
 *. Reconstructing on Proton
 
 
3. Nfit
Similarly An Original 3D Histogram had been created with Pt, Eta and Nfit as coordinates. Respective projections had been made  in the same pT  and Eta Bins as the DCa distributions.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
*. Reconstructing Pion
 
 
 
*. Reconstructing Proton
 
 
4. Delta Vertex 
 
 When reconstructed in Pion Minus and Proton it turns out to have the same ditreibutions so I just  posted one of them

 
5. Z Vertex and X vs Y vertex
 
 
 
6. Global Variables : Phi and  Rapidity
 
Reco PionReco Kaon
 
 
 
 
7. pt

 
 
8. Randomness
 
 
 
   



  
P08id (phi ->KK) (March 05 2009)

   
 
QA Phi->KK (March 05 2009)
 
1. Dedx
 Reconstruction on Kaon Daugthers. 2 different plots are shown just for the sake of completenees....
 
 
2.Dca
 
An original 3D histogram had been created  and filled with pT, Eta and DCA as the 3 coordinates. Projection on PtBins and EtaBins had been made to create this "matrix" of plots.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 
 
3. Nfit
Similarly An Original 3D Histogram had been created with Pt, Eta and Nfit as coordinates. Respective projections had been made  in the same pT  and Eta Bins as the DCa distributions.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 
4. Delta Vertex
 
5. Z Vertex and X vs Y vertex
 
 
6. Global Variables : Phi and  Rapidity
 
 
 
 
7. pt
 

8. Randomness
 
 
 
   



  
P08id (phi ->KK)

   
QA P08id (Phi->KK)
 
This is the QA for P08id (phi - > KK). econstructin on Global Tracks and just Kaons. Macro from Xianglei used (I found the QA macro very  familiar). scale factor of 1.38 applied.
1. dEdx
 Reconstruction on Kaon Daugthers. 2 different plots are shown just to see how Montecarlo looks on top of the Ghost Tracks
 
 
2. DCA Distributions
An original 3D histogram had been created  and filled with pT, Eta and DCA as the 3 coordinates. Projection on PtBins and EtaBins had been made to create this "matrix" of plots.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 
 
3. NFit Distributions
Similarly An Original 3D Histogram had been created with Pt, Eta and Nfit as coordinates. Respective projections had been made  in the same pT  and Eta Bins as the DCa distributions.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 
 
4. Delta Vertex
The following are the Delta Vertex ( Vertex Reconstructed - Vertex Embedded) plot for the 3 diiferent coordinates (x, y and z)
 
5. Z Vertex and X vs Y vertex
 
 
 
6. Global Variables : Phi and  Rapidity
 
7. Pt
 Embedded Phi meson with flat pt (black)and Recosntructed Kaons (red).
8. Randomness Plots 
The following plots, are to check the randomness of the input Monte Carlo (MC) tracks.
 
 
 
 
   



  
P08id(ALambda -> P, Pion)

   
 
QA ALambda->P, pi (03 08 2009)
 
1. Dedx
 Reconstruction on Proton and Pion Daugthers. 2 different plots are shown just for the sake of completenees....
 
Reco ProtonReco Pion
 
 
 
2.Dca
 
An original 3D histogram had been created  and filled with pT, Eta and DCA as the 3 coordinates. Projection on PtBins and EtaBins had been made to create this "matrix" of plots.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 
*.Reconstructing on Proton 
 
 *. Reconstructing on Pion
 
3. Nfit
Similarly An Original 3D Histogram had been created with Pt, Eta and Nfit as coordinates. Respective projections had been made  in the same pT  and Eta Bins as the DCa distributions.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
*. Reconstructing Proton
 
 
*. Reconstructing Pion
 
4. Delta Vertex 
 
 When reconstructed in Proton and pions it turns out to have the same ditreibutions so I just  posted one of them
 
5. Z Vertex and X vs Y vertex
 
 
 
6. Global Variables : Phi and  Rapidity
 
Reco ProtonReco Pion
 
 
7. pt

 
 
8. Randomness
 
 
 
 
 
   



  
P08id(Xi -> Reco(PiMinus)

   
 Xi-> Lamba + Pion -  ->P + Pion - + Pion -
(03 08 2009)
 
1. Dedx
 Reconstruction on PI Minus
 
2.Dca
 
An original 3D histogram had been created  and filled with pT, Eta and DCA as the 3 coordinates. Projection on PtBins and EtaBins had been made to create this "matrix" of plots.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 
 
 
3. Nfit
Similarly An Original 3D Histogram had been created with Pt, Eta and Nfit as coordinates. Respective projections had been made  in the same pT  and Eta Bins as the DCa distributions.
Pt Bin array  used : { 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0} (moves down) and
Eta Bin array : {0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0} (moves to the right)
For the Error bars, i used the option hist->Sumw2();
 
 
4. Delta Vertex
5. Z Vertex and X vs Y vertex
 
 
 
 
6. Global Variables : Phi and  Rapidity
 
 
 
7. pt
 
 
8. Randomness
 
 
 
 
 
   



  
Phi->KK(Mar 12)

   
 




Please find the QA plots here


http://www.star.bnl.gov/protected/lfspectra/xpzhang/talks/phikkembedQA.pdf


 


The data looks good.


Reconstructed phi meson has small rapidity dependence.




 

   



  
Yuri_Test_PionMinus_032009

   
QA PionMinus
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   



  
P04if

   
    
Hit level check-up:


  •  Missing/Dead Areas (PiMinus): The next graphs show dead sectors for embeded data and real data as well.
    • 


    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_hitsXYeast_p2.gif

    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_hitsXYwest_p2.gif
    



  •  Missing/Dead Areas (PiPlus)
    • 


    Hits-P04if-PiPlus_hitsXYeast_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiPlus_hitsXYwest_p2.gif
     

    



  •  Track Residuals PiMinus

    • 


    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_longResMean_dipAng_H_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_longResMean_dipAng_p2.gif 
    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_longResMean_z_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_longResMean_z_H_p2.gif 
    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_longRes_dipAng_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_longRes_dipAng_H_p2.gif 
    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_longRes_z_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_longRes_z_H_p2.gif 
    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_transRes_crosAng_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_transRes_crosAng_H_p2.gif 
    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_transRes_z_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiMinus_transRes_z_H_p2.gif 
    
  
    



    
  
  
    

    



    
  
  
    

    



    
  
  
    

    


    
  
  
    

    


    
  
  
    

    


    
  
  
    

    



    

    


  •  Track Residuals PiPlus



    • Hits-P04if-PiPlus_longResMean_dipAng_H_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiPlus_longResMean_dipAng_p2.gif
     Hits-P04if-PiPlus_longResMean_z_H_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiPlus_longResMean_z_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiPlus_longRes_dipAng_H_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiPlus_longRes_dipAng_p2.gif 
    Hits-P04if-PiPlus_longRes_z_H_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiPlus_longRes_z_p2.gif 
    Hits-P04if-PiPlus_transRes_crosAng_H_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiPlus_transRes_crosAng_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiPlus_transRes_z_H_p2.gif
    Hits-P04if-PiPlus_transRes_z_p2.gif 
    
  
    
  
       
    

    
  
    Previous results - May 2002
    
   


    This document is intended to provide all the information available for previous productions such that results for Quality Control studies and Productions Cross checks. Part of quality control studies include identification of missing/dead detector areas, distance of closest approach distributions (dca), and fit points distributions(Nfit). As part of production cross checks, some results in centrality dependance and efficiency are shown


    
   
    
  
    Quality Control
    
   
    

  • dEdx Comparisons
    • 

    


    These are dedx vs P graphs. All of them show reasonable agreement with data.(Done on May 2002)

    


    Dedx-dedxPiPlus.gif
     
     
    Dedx-dedxKMinus.gif 
    Dedx-dedxProton.gif
     
     Pi Minus
    		 K Minus
    		Proton 
     Dedx-dedxPiMinus.gif
     Dedx-dedxKPlus.gif
    Dedx-dedxPbar.gif 
     Pi Plus
    		 K Plus
    		 P Bar
    




    
  
  

    


    
  
  
    


    
  





  • Dca Distributions

    • PI PLUS.  In the following dca distributions some discrepancy is shown.  Due to secondaries?
     Dca-PiPlusDca_100pt200.gif
    Dca-PiPlusDca_200pt300.gif
     
    Dca-PiPlusDca_300pt400.gif
     
     Peripheral 0.1 GeV/c < pT < 0.2 Gev/c 
    		 MinBias 0.2 GeV/c < pT < 0.3 Gev/c 
    		 Central 0.3 GeV/c <pT <  0.4 GeV/c 


    PI MINUS. Some discrepancy is shown.  Due to secondaries?
     Dca-PiMinusDca_100pt200.gif
     Dca-PiMinusDca_200pt300.gif
    Dca-PiMinusDca_300pt400.gif
     
      Peripheral 0.1 GeV/c < pT < 0.2 Gev/c   MinBias 0.2 GeV/c < pT < 0.3 Gev/c   Central 0.3 GeV/c <pT <  0.4 GeV/c

    

K PLUS.  In the following dca distributions Good agreement with data is shown.
     Dca-KPlusDca_100pt200.gif
    Dca-KPlusDca_200pt300.gif
     
    Dca-KPlusDca_300pt400.gif
     
     Peripheral 0.1 GeV/c < pT < 0.2 Gev/c 
    		 MinBias 0.2 GeV/c < pT < 0.3 Gev/c 
    		 Central 0.3 GeV/c <pT <  0.4 GeV/c 

    



K MINUS. In the following dca distributions Good agreement with data is shown.

    

     Dca-KMinusDca_100pt200.gif
     Dca-KMinusDca_200pt300.gif
    Dca-KMinusDca_300pt400.gif
     
      Peripheral 0.1 GeV/c < pT < 0.2 Gev/c   MinBias 0.2 GeV/c < pT < 0.3 Gev/c   Central 0.3 GeV/c <pT <  0.4 GeV/c

    



    
  
    
  

    


    

    



PROTON. The real data Dca distribution is wider, especially at low
pT -> Most likely due to secondary tracks in the sample. A tail from background
protons dominating distribution at low pt can be clearly seen. Expected
deviation from the primary MC tracks.

    

     Dca-ProtonDca_200pt300.gif
     Dca-ProtonDca_500pt600.gif
    Dca-ProtonDca_700pt800.gif
     
      Peripheral 0.2 GeV/c < pT < 0.3 Gev/c   MinBias 0.5 GeV/c < pT < 0.6 Gev/c   Central 0.7 GeV/c <pT <  0.8 GeV/c
    


    
  
    
  

    


    

      Pbar. The real data Dca distribution is wider, especially at low
pT -> Most likely due to secondary tracks in the sample. 

    

     Dca-PbarDca_200pt300.gif
     Dca-PbarDca_300pt400.gif
    Dca-PbarDca_500pt600.gif
     
      Peripheral 0.2 GeV/c < pT < 0.3 Gev/c   MinBias 0.3 eV/c < pT < 0.4 Gev/c   Central   0.5 GeV/c <pT <  0.6 GeV/c
    


    


    
  
    
  

    



  • Number of Fitted Points

    • 


    PI PLUS.  Good agreement with data is shown.
    


    NFit-PiPlusNfit_100pt200.gif
  
      NFit-PiPlusNfit_200pt300.gif
  
     
      NFit-PiPlusNfit_300pt400.gif
  
     
     Peripheral 0.1 GeV/c < pT < 0.2 Gev/c 
    		 MinBias 0.2 GeV/c < pT < 0.3 Gev/c 
    		 Central 0.3 GeV/c <pT <  0.4 GeV/c 
    
  
    
  
    


    PI MINUS.  Good agreement with data is shown.

    NFit-PiMinusNfit_100pt200.gif
    
  
      NFit-PiMinusNfit_200pt300.gif
      NFit-PiMinusNfit_300pt400.gif
     Peripheral 0.1 GeV/c < pT < 0.2 Gev/c  Peripheral 0.2 GeV/c < pT < 0.3 Gev/c  Peripheral 0.3 GeV/c < pT < 0.4 Gev/c 

    


    

    K PLUS.  Good agreement with data is shown.
    


    NFit-KPlusNfit_100pt200.gif
  
      NFit-KPlusNfit_200pt300.gif
  
     
      NFit-KPlusNfit_300pt400.gif
  
     
     Peripheral 0.1 GeV/c < pT < 0.2 Gev/c 
    		 MinBias 0.2 GeV/c < pT < 0.3 Gev/c 
    		 Central 0.3 GeV/c <pT <  0.4 GeV/c 
    

    

    
  
    
      

    

    

    K MINUS.  Good agreement with data is shown.
    


    NFit-KMinusNfit_100pt200.gif
    
  
      NFit-KMinusNfit_200pt300.gif
      NFit-KMinusNfit_300pt400.gif
     Peripheral 0.1 GeV/c < pT < 0.2 Gev/c  Peripheral 0.2 GeV/c < pT < 0.3 Gev/c  Peripheral 0.3 GeV/c < pT < 0.4 Gev/c
    




    PROTON.  Good agreement with data is shown.
    


    NFit-ProtonNfit_200pt300.gif
    
  
      NFit-ProtonNfit_300pt400.gif
      NFit-ProtonNfit_500pt600.gif
  
     Peripheral 0.2 GeV/c < pT < 0.3 Gev/c  Peripheral 0.3 GeV/c < pT < 0.4 Gev/c Peripheral 0.5 GeV/c < pT < 0.6 Gev/c

    Pbar.  Good agreement with data is shown.
    


      NFit-PbarNfit_200pt300.gif
  
    
  
      NFit-PbarNfit_300pt400.gif
  
      NFit-PbarNfit_500pt600.gif
  
     Peripheral 0.2 GeV/c < pT < 0.3 Gev/c  Peripheral 0.3 GeV/c < pT < 0.4 Gev/c Peripheral 0.5 GeV/c < pT < 0.6 Gev/c
       
    

    
  
    Productions Cross Checks
    
   
    



  • Centrality Dependance

    •  Compare-PiMKMPbar8.gif Compare-PiMKMPbar7.gif Compare-PiMKMPbar6.gif Compare-PiMKMPbar5.gif
     5% central
    		5 % - 10% 10% - 20%  20 % - 30 % 
     Compare-PiMKMPbar4.gif Compare-PiMKMPbar3.gif Compare-PiMKMPbar2.gifCompare-PiMKMPbar1.gif 
     30% -  40% 40% - 50% 50% - 60% 60% - 80%

    
  
    



    
  
    




    
  
    
  

    




  •  Reverse Full Field vs Full Field : No asymetry observed


    		•  MinBiasCentral 
     Pi Minus
    		 Compare-PiM_FF-REV0.gifCompare-PiM_FF-REV8.gif 
     
    		 Min Bias
    		 Central
     K Minus
    		   Compare-KM_FF-REV0.gif
     Compare-KM_FF-REV8.gif
  
      MinBias Central
     Pbar   Compare-Pbar_FF-REV0.gif
    Compare-Pbar_FF-REV8.gif 
  
    
  
    
  
  
    

    


    
  
  
    

    


    
  
    
  
    

    


    
  
    
  
    

    



  • Charge Asymmetry : No asymetry observed for Pi Minus and  K Minus. For Pbar more data are needed  



    		•  MinBiasCentral 
     Pi Minus
    		   Compare-PiP-PiM0.gif
    Compare-PiP-PiM8.gif 
  
     
    		 Min Bias
    		 Central
     K Minus
    		   Compare-KP-KM0.gif
     Compare-KP-KM8.gif
  
      MinBias Central
     Pbar   Compare-P-Pb0.gif
    Compare-Pbar_FF-REV8.gif
     
  
    
  
    
  
  
    

    


  
  
    

    


  
    
  
    

    




    


    
  
    
  
    
  
       
    

    

    

    

    
  
    Reconstruction
    
      
    
  
    Field Issues
    
   This is meant to be a central location for finding reconstruction-related items which have some field dependences.

    


    


    AuAu200 (2005)

    

proton-Lambda HBT


    

h+/h- ratio (odd pt shape, but same between fields)


    

Track and V0 reconstruction (general agreement between fields?)


    AuAu200 (2003)

    

Xi decay analyses - use of a
greater decay length cut seemed to alleviate the differences seen in Xi+/Xi- ratio


    
   
    

    
  
    Reconstruction Code QA
    
   
     Cross reference to Reconstruction Code QA
    
   
    

    
  
    STAR Reconstruction Software
    
    
     	
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     	 	          Hypernews forums: Tracking/Fitting  	    Event Vertex/Primaries  	    Subscribe 	      Y. Fisyak,     S. Margetis,     C. Pruneau 	
                 
     
      
    SVT Alignment and June 2006 review
      Summary pages
       
    SVT+SSD Alignment, Run VII (2007)
      Alignment
      
    Software for Tracking Upgrade (Challenge week 01/17/06-01/24/06)
      Agenda   
    Result of Kolmogorov's tests for QA histograms for different versions of STAR codes
     
             
    1. with dev (August 13, 2005),
    2. with dev (August 27,2005),
    3. with new (SL05f, August 27,2005).
    4. with new (SL05f, August 27,2005).
    5. with dev (August 27,2005, before update bfc) and dev (September 1, 2005).
    6. with dev2 without and with pgf.
     
    New STAR magnetic field
     
     When and what dEdx Prediction for P10 has to be used
     
    Reconstruction plans
     
    Usage of Truth information in reconstruction.
     
    STAR track flags.
     
    ITTF
         integration week January 2004      
    p-p software workshop at BNL 2001/11/19
     Final Agenda and Talks .   Minutes from the meeting are here.     
    Integrated Tracking Task Force (ITTF)
         The official web cite maintained by Claude Pruneau is here .
         See also the STAR Kalman filter documentation created by Claude Pruneau.     
    LBL Tracking review report
     				 Available in MS-WORD and PDF format.  Some talks given are linked here. 				
    Kalman in BABAR
     				 A note on Kalman is here in .ps format.  				
    Kalman in ATLAS
     				 Igor Gavrilenko's presentation for 5/22/00 in power point format, ATLAS internal note with xKalman description.  				
    Spiros talk on video meeting about it on June/2/2000 is here in power point format.
    Kalman in STAR
     				A preliminary writeup of the Kalman implementation in STAR in use during 2001.  				
    Flagging scheme for tracks failing Kalman fitter (Al Saulys)
    Current Work on Tracking/Fitting Tools
     				 The group is currently looking into some of the options for improving  the global tracking and fitting. These options include an implementation  of GEANE as a universal track propagation engine, providing an interface between  tracking and geometry/material info, and using Kalman filtering techniques to  obtain the best estimation of track parameters.  				
     
    Kalman Tracking/Fitting Tools
     				Kalman literature (Spiros Margetis)   				
    Kalman Fitter Evaluation page-I  (Al Saulys)
    Kalman Fitter Evaluation page-II (Lee Barnby)
    Kalman Fitter for V0 search (Al Saulys)  
     
       
    

    

    
  
    Simulation
    
   
    Welcome to the Simulation Pages! 
    

    Please note that most of the material posted before October 2006 is located at the older web site which we'll keep for reference, for the time being. See sections below for most recent additions and information.
    

    For making a new simulation production request, please consult the STAR Simulations Requests interface.
    

     
    

     
       
    
  
    Adding a New Detector to STAR
    
   
    The STAR Geometry Model
    

    

    The STAR Geometry is implented in geant 3, which provides the geometry description to STAR's Monte Carlo application, starsim.   The geant3 model is
    

    implemented using the Advanced Geometry Interface for GSTAR language.   AGI provides a flexible and robust framework in which detector
    

    geometries can be quickly implemented.  STAR is currently migrating from the AGI language to a related framework called AgML.  AgML stands for
    

    "Another Geometry Modelling Language."  It is based on XML, and is the preferred language in which new geomtries should be implemented.   AgML
    

    provides backwards compatability with the AGI language, in order to continue supporting the starsim application as we transition to a new STAR virtual
    

    Monte Carlo application. 
    

    
Geometry Definition
    

    Users wishing to develop and integrate new detector models into the STAR framework will be intersted in the following links:
    


    Tracking Interface (Stv)
    

    
Exporting detector hits
    

      
    
    1. Implement a hit class based on StEvent/StHit
      2. 
    
    2. Implement a hit collection
      3. 
    
    3. Implement an iterator over your hit collection based on StEventUtilities/StHitIter
      4. 
    
    4. Add your hit iterator to the StEventUtitlies/StEventHitIter
      
     
      5. 

    

     
    

    Implementing a custom seed finder
    

    
ID Truth
    

    
ID truth is an ID which enables us to determine which simulated particle was principally responsible for the creation of a hit in a detector, and eventually the physics objects (clusters, points, tracks) which are formed from them.  The StHit class has a member function which takes two arguements:
    

      
    
    • idTru -- the primary key of the simulated particle, i.e. "track_p" in the g2t hit structure
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    • qaTru -- the quality of the truth value, defined as the dominant contributor to the hit, cluster, point or track.
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Implementation of ID truth begins in the slow simulator.  Here, every hit which is created should have an ID truth value assigned.  
    

    
When hits are built up into clusters, the clustering algorithm should set the idtruth value for the cluster based on the dominant contributor of the hits which make up the cluster.
    

    
When clusters are associated into space points, the point finding algorithm should set the idtruth value for the point.  In the event that two clusters are combined with two different idTruth values, you should set idTruth = 0.


    
Interface to Starsim
    

    
The interface between starsim and reconstruction is briefly outlined here
    

      
    
    • You do not have access to view this node 
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    Information about geometries used in production and which geometries to use in simulations may be found in the following links:
    

      
    
    • Existing Geometry Tags used in Production
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    • The STAR Geometry in simulation & reconstruction contains useful information on the detector  configurations associated with a unique geometry tag.  Production  geometry tags state the year for which the tag is valid, and a letter  indicating the revision level of the geometry.  For example, "y2009c"  indicates the third revision of the 2009 configuration of the  STAR detector.  Users wishing to run starsim in their private areas are  encouraged to use the most recent revision for the year in which they  want to compare to data.
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    Comparisons between the original AgSTAR model and the new AgML model of the detector may be found here:
    

      
    
    • Comparisons between AgML vs AgSTAR Comparison  demonstrate  the level of equivalence between AgML and the original   AgSTAR geometries.
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    • Comparisons between You do not have access to view this node HITS, for simple simulations run in starsim.
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    AgML Project Overview and Readiness for 2012
    

    


    

    
HOWTO Use Geometries defined in AgML in STARSIM
    
AgML geometries are available for use in simulation using the "eval" libraries. 
    
$ starver eval
    
The geometries themselves are available in a special library, which is setup for backwards compatability with starsim.  To use the geometries you load the "xgeometry.so" library in a starsim session, either interactively or in a macro:
    
starsim> detp geom y2012
    

    starsim> gexe $STAR_LIB/xgeometry.so
    
starsim> gclos all
    
 
    
HOWTO Use Geometries defined in AgML in the Big Full Chain
    
AgML geometries may also be used in reconstruction.  To access them, the "agml" flag should be provided in the chain being run:
    
e.g
    
 
    
root [0] .L bfc.C
    
root [1] bfc(nevents,"y2012 agml ...", inputFile);
    

     
    

    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geometry in Preparation: y2012
    
            
    Major changes:
    
            
    1. Support cone, ftpc, ssd, pmd removed.
    
            
    2. Inner Detector Support Module (IDSM) added                                                                  
    
            
    3. Forward GEM Tracker (FGTD) added
    
            
     
    
            
    Use of AgML geometries within starsim:
    
            
     
    
            
    $ starver eval
    
            
    $ starsim
    
            
    starsim> detp geom y2012
    
            
    starsim> gexe $STAR_LIB/xgeometry.so
    
            
    starsim> gclos all
    
            
     
    
            
    Use of AgML geometries within the big full chain:
    
            
    $ root4star
    
            
    root [0] .L bfc.C
    
            
    root [1] bfc(0,"y2012 agml ...",inputFile);
    
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    Current (10/24/2011) configuration of the IDSM with FGT inside --
    
            
    
                		
            
        
    
        

    

     
    

     
    

    

    Page maintained by Jason Webb <jwebb@bnl.gov>
    

     
       
    
  
    AgML Example: The Beam Beam Counters
    
   
    

      
    
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      <Module name="BbcmGeo" comment=" is the Beam Beam Counter Modules GEOmetry "  >
      
    
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        The Module tag declares an AgML module.  The name should consist of a four
      
    
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        e.g. BbcmGeo, EcalGeo6, TpceGeo3a, etc...
      
    
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        <Created date="15 march 2002"   />
      
    
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        <Author  name="Yiqun Wang"      />
      
    
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        <Content>BBCM,BBCA,THXM,SHXT,BPOL,CLAD</Content>
      
    
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      <Volume name="THXM" comment="is on Triple HeXagonal Module"  >
      
    
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        <Shape type="tube" dz="hexg_thick/2" rmin="0" rmax="hexg_irad*2.0/sin(pi/3.0)"  />
      
    
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          rsing=hexg_irad/sin(pi/3.0)
      
    
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          <Create block="SHXT"  />
      
    
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          <Placement y="rsing*sin(thesing)" x="rsing*cos(thesing)" z="0" block="SHXT" in="THXM"  >
      
    
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        <Attribute for="SHXT" seen="1" colo="6"  />
      
    
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        <Shape type="PGON" phi1="0" rmn="{0,0}" rmx="{hexg_irad,hexg_irad}" nz="2" npdiv="6" dphi="360" zi="{-hexg_thick/2,hexg_thick/2}"  />
      
    
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        actr = hexg_irad-hexg_clad
      
    
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      <Volume name="CLAD" comment="is one CLADding of BPOL active region"  >
      
    
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        <Shape type="PGON" phi1="0" rmn="{actr,actr}" rmx="{hexg_irad,hexg_irad}" nz="2" npdiv="6" dphi="360" zi="{-hexg_thick/2,hexg_thick/2}"  />
      
    
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      <!--                      === V o l u m e  B P O L ===                      -->
      
    
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             force the creation of a new medium, which we change with parameters
      
    
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             below. -->
      
    
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        <Attribute for="BPOL" seen="1" colo="4"  />
      
    
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        <Shape type="PGON" phi1="0" rmn="{0,0}" rmx="{actr,actr}" nz="2" npdiv="6" dphi="360" zi="{-hexg_thick/2,hexg_thick/2}"  />
      
    
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        <Par name="CUTGAM" value="0.00008"  />
      
    
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        <Par name="CUTELE" value="0.001"  />
      
    
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        <Par name="BCUTE"  value="0.0001"  />
      
    
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        <Par name="CUTNEU" value="0.001"  />
      
    
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        <Par name="CUTHAD" value="0.001"  />
      
    
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        <Par name="CUTMUO" value="0.001"  />
      
    
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        <Par name="BIRK1"  value="1.000"  />
      
    
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        <Par name="BIRK3"  value="9.6E-6"  />
      
    
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        <Instrument block="BPOL">
      
    
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          <Hit meas="tof"  nbits="16" opts="C" min="0" max="1.0E-6" />
      
    
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          <Hit meas="birk" nbits="0"  opts="C" min="0" max="10"     />
      
    
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             for this volume, and how the information should be packed. -->
      
    
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    AgML Tutorials
    
   
    Getting started developing geometries for the STAR experiment with AgML.
    

    Setting up your local environment
    

    You need to checkout several directories and complie in this order:

    

    $ cvs co StarVMC/Geometry
$ cvs co StarVMC/StarGeometry
$ cvs co StarVMC/xgeometry
$ cvs co pams/geometry
$ cons +StarVMC/Geometry
$ cons

    


    
This will take a while to compile, during which time you can get a cup of coffee, or do your laundry, etc...
    

    
If you only want to visualize the STAR detector, you can checkout:
    

    $ cvs co StarVMC/Geometry/macros
    

    Once this is done you can visualize STAR geometries using the viewStarGeometry.C macro in AgML 1, and the loadAgML.C macro in AgML 2.0.
    

    $ root.exe
root [0] .L StarVMC/Geometry/macros/viewStarGeometry.C root [1] nocache=true root [2] viewall=true root [3] viewStarGeometry("y2012") 
root [0] .L StarVMC/Geometry/macros/loadAgML.C
root [1] loadAgML("y2016")
root [2] TGeoVolume *cave = gGeoManager->FindVolumeFast("CAVE");
root [3] cave -> Draw("ogl");              // ogl uses open GL viewer



    

    Tutorial #1 -- Creating and Placing Volumes
    

    Start by firing up your favorite text editor... preferably something which does syntax highlighting and checking on XML documents.  Edit the first tutorial geometries located in StarVMC/Geometry/TutrGeo ...
    

    $ emacs StarVMC/Geometry/TutrGeo/TutrGeo1.xml

    

    This module illustrates how to create a new detector module, how to create and place a simple volume, and how to create and place multiple copies of that volume.  Next, we need to attach this module to a geometry model in order to visualize it.  Geometry models (or "tags") are defined in the StarGeo.xml file.  
    
 
    

    $ emacs StarVMC/Geometry/StarGeo.xml

    

    There is a simple geometry, which only defines the CAVE.  It's the first geometry tag called "black hole".  You can add your detector here...
    
 
    

    xxx
    


    
$ root.exe
    

    root [0] .L StarVMC/Geometry/macros/viewStarGeometry.C root [1] nocache=true root [2] viewStarGeometry("test","TutrGeo1");

    

    The "test" geometry tag is a very simple geometry, implementing only the wide angle hall and the cave.  All detectors, beam pipes, magnets, etc... have been removed.  The second arguement to viewStarGeometry specifies which geometry module(s) are to be built and added to the test geometry.  In this case we add only TutrGeo1.  (A comma-separated list of geometry modules could be provided, if more than one geometry module was to be built).
    

    Now you can try modifying TutrGeo1.  Feel free to add as many boxes in as many positions as you would like.  Once you have done this, recompile in two steps
    

    $ cons +StarVMC/Geometry
$ cons

    

    Tutorial #2 -- A few simple shapes, rotations and reflections
    

    The second tutorial geometry is in StarVMC/Geometry/TutrGeo/TutrGeo2.xml.  Again, view it using viewStarGeometry.C
    

    $ root.exe
root [0] .L viewStarGeometry.C
root [1] nocache=true
root [2] viewStarGeometry("test","TutrGeo2")

    

    What does the nocache=true statement do?  It instructs viewStarGeometry.C to recreate the geometry, rather than load it from a root file created the last time you ran the geometry.  By default, if the macro finds a file name "test.root", it will load the geometry from that file to save time.  You don't want this since you know that you've changed the geometry. 
    

    The second tutorial illustrates a couple more simple shapes:  cones and tubes.  It also illustrates how to create reflections.  Play around with the code a bit, recompile in the normal manner, then try viewing the geometry again.
    

    Tutorial #3 -- Variables and Structures
    

    
    
        
    
            
            
    AgML provides variables and structures.  The third tutorial is in StarVMC/Geometry/TutrGeo/TutrGeo3.xml.  Open this up in a text editor and let's look at it.   We define three variables: boxDX, boxDY and boxDZ to hold the dimensions of the box we want to create.  AgML is case-insensitve, so you can write this as boxdx, BoxDY and BOXDZ if you so choose.  In general, choose what looks best and helps you keep track of the code you're writing.
    
            
    Next check out the volume "ABOX".  Note how the shape's dx, dy and dz arguements now reference the variables boxDX, boxDY and boxDZ.  This allows us to create multiple versions of the volume ABOX.  Let's view the geometry and see.
    
            
    $ root.exe
root [0] .L StarVMC/Geometry/macros/viewStarGeometry.C
root [1] nocache=true
root [2] viewStarGeometry("test","TutrGeo3")

    
            
    Launch a new TBrowser and open the "test" geometry.  Double click test --> Master Volume --> CAVE --> TUTR.  You now see all of the concrete volumes which have been created by ROOT.  It should look like what you see at the right.  We have "ABOX", but we also have ABO1 and ABO2.  This demonstrates the an important concept in AgML.  Each <Volume ...> block actually defines a volume "factory".  It allows you to create multiple versions of a volume, each differing by the shape of the volume.  When the shape is changed, a new volume is created with a nickname, where the last letter in the volume name is replaced by [1 2 3 ... 0 a b c ... z] (then the second to last letter, then the third...). 
    
            
    Structures provide an alternate means to define variables.  In order to populate the members of a structure with values, you use the Fill statement.  Multiple fill statements for a given structure may be defined, providing multiple sets of values.  In order to select a given set of values, the <Use ...> operator is invoked.  In TutrGeo3, we create and place 5 different tubes, using the data stored in the Fill statements.
    
            
    However, you might notice in the browser that there are only two concrete instances of the tube being created.  What is going on here?  This is another feature of AgML.  When the shape is changed, AgML will look for another concrete volume with exactly the same shape.  If it finds it, it will use that volume.  If it doesn't, then a new volume is created.
    
            
    There's alot going on in this tutorial, so play around a bit with it. 
    
                		
            
            
    
                		
        
    
        

    

     
    

    Tutorial #4 -- Some more shapes
    

     
       
    

    
  
    AgML vs AgSTAR Comparison
    
   
     Abstract: We compare the AgML and AgSTAR descriptions of recent revisions of the STAR Y2005 through Y2011 geometry models.  We are specifically interested in the suitability of the AgML model for tracking.  We therefore plot the material contained in the TPC vs pseudorapidity for (a) all detectors, (b) the time projection chamber, and (c) the sensitive volumes of the time projection chamber.  We also plot (d) the material found in front of the TPC active volumes. 
    


    

    Issues with PhmdGeo.xml
      
                
    • 
                
      Two cases where the AgSTAR parser truncates a line in the phmdgeo.g file.  These should be fixed, but need to verify.
      
                
      • 
            
    
    
        
    
            
    
            
    Decription of the Plots
    
            
    Below you will find four columns of plots, for the highest revision of each geometry from y2005 to the present.  The columns from left-to-right show comparisons of the material budget for STAR and its daughter volumes, the material budgets for the TPC and it's immediate daughter volumes, the material budgets for the active volumes in the TPC, and the material in front of the active volume of the TPC.  In the context of tracking, the right-most column is the most important.
    
            
    Each column contains three plots.  The top plot shows the material budget in the AgML model.  The middle plot, the material budget in the AgSTAR model.  The bottom plot shows the difference divided by the AgSTAR model.  The y-axis on the difference plot extends between -2.5% and +2.5%.
    
            
     --------------------------------
    
            

    
            Attached you will find much more comprehensive set of plots, contained in a TAR file.  PDF's for every subsystem in each of the following geometry tags are provided.  They show the material budget comparing AgML to AgSTAR for every volume in the subsystem.  They also show a difference plot, equal to the difference divided by the average.  There is a color-coding scheme.  The volume will be coded green if the largest difference is below 1%, red if it exceeds 1% over an extended range.  Yellow indicates a missing (mis-named) volume in one or the other geometry, and orange indicates a 1% difference over a small area (likely the result of roundoff error in alignments of the geometries).
    
            
    
            
     
    
            
     
    
            
    STAR Y2011 Geometry Tag
    
            
    Issues with TpceGeo3a.xml
    
            
      
                
    • 
                
      TPA1 (tpc inner padrow) differences caused by overlap between TPA1 and a thin layer of G10 in the TPC. 
      
                
      • 
                
    • 
                
      The padrow overlap is in the "prompt hits" region.  We do not (yet) use prompt hits in tracking.
      
                
      • 
            
    
            
    Issues with PhmdGeo.xml
    
            
      
                
    • 
                
      Two cases where the AgSTAR parser truncates a line in the phmdgeo.g file.  These should be fixed, but need to verify.
      
                
      • 
            
    
            
    		
        
    
        
    
            (a) Material in STAR Detector and daughters
            (b) Material in TPC and daughters
            (c) Material in TPC active volumes
            (d) Material in front of TPC active volumes
        
    
        
    
            
            
            
            
        
    
        
    
            
    
            
    STAR Y2010c Geometry Tag
    
            
    Issues with TpceGeo3a.xml
    
            
      
                
    • 
                
      TPA1 (tpc inner padrow) differences caused by overlap between TPA1 and a thin layer of G10 in the TPC. 
      
                
      • 
                
    • 
                
      The padrow overlap is in the "prompt hits" region.  We do not (yet) use prompt hits in tracking.
      
                
      • 
            
    
            
    Issues with PhmdGeo.xml
    
            
      
                
    • 
                
      Two cases where the AgSTAR parser truncates a line in the phmdgeo.g file.  These should be fixed, but need to verify.
      
                
      • 
            
    
            
    
            
     
    
            

    
            
    		
        
    
        
    
            (a) Material in STAR Detector and daughters
            (b) Material in TPC and daughters
            (c) Material in TPC active volumes
            (d) Material in front of TPC active volumes
        
    
        
    
            
            
            
            
        
    
        
    
            
    
            
    STAR Y2009c Geometry Tag
    
            
    Issues with TpceGeo3a.xml
    
            
      
                
    • 
                
      TPA1 (tpc inner padrow) differences caused by overlap between TPA1 and a thin layer of G10 in the TPC. 
      
                
      • 
                
    • 
                
      The padrow overlap is in the "prompt hits" region.  We do not (yet) use prompt hits in tracking.
      
                
      • 
            
    
            
    Issues with PhmdGeo.xml
    
            
      
                
    • 
                
      Two cases where the AgSTAR parser truncates a line in the phmdgeo.g file.  These should be fixed, but need to verify.
      
                
      • 
            
    
            
    		
        
    
        
    
            (a) Material in STAR Detector and daughters
            (b) Material in TPC and daughters
            (c) Material in TPC active volumes
            (d) Material in front of TPC active volumes
        
    
        
    
            
            
            
            
        
    
        
    
            
    
            
    STAR Y2008e Geometry Tag
    
            
    Global Issues
    
            
      
                
    • Upstream areas not included in AgML steering routine.
      • 
            
    
            
    Issues with TpceGeo3a.xml
    
            
      
                
    • 
                
      TPA1 (tpc inner padrow) differences caused by overlap between TPA1 and a thin layer of G10 in the TPC. 
      
                
      • 
                
    • 
                
      The padrow overlap is in the "prompt hits" region.  We do not (yet) use prompt hits in tracking.
      
                
      • 
            
    
            
    Issues with PhmdGeo.xml
    
            
      
                
    • 
                
      Two cases where the AgSTAR parser truncates a line in the phmdgeo.g file.  These should be fixed, but need to verify.
      
                
      • 
            
    
            
    		
        
    
        
    
            (a) Material in STAR Detector and daughters
            (b) Material in TPC and daughters
            (c) Material in TPC active volumes
            (d) Material in front of TPC active volumes
        
    
        
    
            
            
            
            
        
    
        
    
            
    
            
    STAR Y2007h Geometry Tag
    
            
    Global Issues
    
            
      
                
    • Upstream areas not included in AgML steering routine.
      • 
            
    
            
    Issues with TpceGeo3a.xml
    
            
      
                
    • 
                
      TPA1 (tpc inner padrow) differences caused by overlap between TPA1 and a thin layer of G10 in the TPC. 
      
                
      • 
                
    • 
                
      The padrow overlap is in the "prompt hits" region.  We do not (yet) use prompt hits in tracking.
      
                
      • 
            
    
            
    Issues with PhmdGeo.xml
    
            
      
                
    • 
                
      Two cases where the AgSTAR parser truncates a line in the phmdgeo.g file.  These should be fixed, but need to verify.
      
                
      • 
            
    
            
    Issues with SVT.
    
            
    		
        
    
        
    
            (a) Material in STAR Detector and daughters
            (b) Material in TPC and daughters
            (c) Material in TPC active volumes
            (d) Material in front of TPC active volumes
        
    
        
    
            
            
            
            
        
    
        
    
            
    
            
    STAR Y2006g Geometry Tag
    
            
    Global Issues
    
            
      
                
    • Upstream areas not included in AgML steering routine.
      • 
            
    
            
    Note: TpceGeo2.xml does not suffer from the overlap issue in TpceGeo3a.xml
    
            
    		
            
            
        
    
        
    
            (a) Material in STAR Detector and daughters
            (b) Material in TPC and daughters
            (c) Material in TPC active volumes
            (d) Material in front of TPC active volumes
        
    
        
    
            
            
            
            
        
    
        
    
            
    
            
    STAR Y2005i Geometry Tag
    
            
    Global Issues
    
            
      
                
    • Upstream areas not included in AgML steering routine.
      • 
            
    
            
    Issues with TpceGeo3a.xml
    
            
      
                
    • 
                
      TPA1 (tpc inner padrow) differences caused by overlap between TPA1 and a thin layer of G10 in the TPC. 
      
                
      • 
                
    • 
                
      The padrow overlap is in the "prompt hits" region.  We do not (yet) use prompt hits in tracking.
      
                
      • 
            
    
            
    Issues with PhmdGeo.xml
    
            
      
                
    • 
                
      Two cases where the AgSTAR parser truncates a line in the phmdgeo.g file.  These should be fixed, but need to verify.
      
                
      • 
            
    
            
     
    
            
    		
        
    
        
    
            (a) Material in STAR Detector and daughters
            (b) Material in TPC and daughters
            (c) Material in TPC active volumes
            (d) Material in front of TPC active volumes
        
    
        
    
            
            
            
            
        
    
        

    

       
    

    
  
    AgML vs AgSTAR tracking comparison
    
   
    Attached is a comparison of track reconstruction using the Sti tracker, with AgI and AgML geometries as input.
    
   
    

    
  
    List of Default AgML Materials
    
   
    List of default AgML materials and mixtures.  To get a complete list of all materials defined in a geometry, execute AgMaterial::List() in ROOT, once the geometry has been created.
    

    [-]             Hydrogen:  a=     1.01 z=        1 dens=    0.071 radl=      865 absl=      790 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]            Deuterium:  a=     2.01 z=        1 dens=    0.162 radl=      757 absl=      342 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]               Helium:  a=        4 z=        2 dens=    0.125 radl=      755 absl=      478 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]              Lithium:  a=     6.94 z=        3 dens=    0.534 radl=      155 absl=      121 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]            Berillium:  a=     9.01 z=        4 dens=    1.848 radl=     35.3 absl=     36.7 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]               Carbon:  a=    12.01 z=        6 dens=    2.265 radl=     18.8 absl=     49.9 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]             Nitrogen:  a=    14.01 z=        7 dens=    0.808 radl=     44.5 absl=     99.4 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]                 Neon:  a=    20.18 z=       10 dens=    1.207 radl=       24 absl=     74.9 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]            Aluminium:  a=    26.98 z=       13 dens=      2.7 radl=      8.9 absl=     37.2 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]                 Iron:  a=    55.85 z=       26 dens=     7.87 radl=     1.76 absl=     17.1 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]               Copper:  a=    63.54 z=       29 dens=     8.96 radl=     1.43 absl=     14.8 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]             Tungsten:  a=   183.85 z=       74 dens=     19.3 radl=     0.35 absl=     10.3 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]                 Lead:  a=   207.19 z=       82 dens=    11.35 radl=     0.56 absl=     18.5 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]              Uranium:  a=   238.03 z=       92 dens=    18.95 radl=     0.32 absl=       12 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]                  Air:  a=    14.61 z=      7.3 dens= 0.001205 radl=    30400 absl=    67500 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]               Vacuum:  a=    14.61 z=      7.3 dens=    1e-06 radl= 3.04e+07 absl= 6.75e+07 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]              Silicon:  a=    28.09 z=       14 dens=     2.33 radl=     9.36 absl=     45.5 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]            Argon_gas:  a=    39.95 z=       18 dens=    0.002 radl=    11800 absl=    70700 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]         Nitrogen_gas:  a=    14.01 z=        7 dens=    0.001 radl=    32600 absl=    75400 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]           Oxygen_gas:  a=       16 z=        8 dens=    0.001 radl=    23900 absl=    67500 isvol= <unset>  nelem=        1
[-]           Polystyren:  a=   11.153 z=    5.615 dens=    1.032 radl= <unset>  absl= <unset>  isvol= <unset>  nelem=        2
                                                                                           A           Z         W
                                                                                    C   12.000      6.000     0.923
                                                                                    H    1.000      1.000     0.077
[-]         Polyethylene:  a=   10.427 z=    5.285 dens=     0.93 radl= <unset>  absl= <unset>  isvol= <unset>  nelem=        2
                                                                                           A           Z         W
                                                                                    C   12.000      6.000     0.857
                                                                                    H    1.000      1.000     0.143
[-]                Mylar:  a=    12.87 z=    6.456 dens=     1.39 radl= <unset>  absl= <unset>  isvol= <unset>  nelem=        3
                                                                                           A           Z         W
                                                                                    C   12.000      6.000     0.625
                                                                                    H    1.000      1.000     0.042
                                                                                    O   16.000      8.000     0.333


       
    

    
  
    Production Geometry Tags
    
   
    This page was merged with STAR Geometry in simulation & reconstruction and maintained by STAR's librarian.
    

     
    

     
       
    

    
  
    Attic
    
   
    Retired Simulation Pages kept here.
    
   
    
  
    Action Items
    
   
    Immediate action items:
    

      

    •  Y2008 tag

        

      • find out about the status of the FTPC (can't locate the relevant e-mail now)
        • 

      • find out about the status of PMD in 2008 (open/closed)
        • 

      • ask Akio about possible updates of the FMS code, get the final version
        • 

      • based on Dave's records, add a small amount of material to the beampipe
        • 

      • review the tech drawings from Bill and Will and others and start coding the support structure
        • 

      • extract information from TOF people about the likely configuration
        • 

      • when ready, produce the material profile plots for Y2008 in slices in Z
        • 

      

      • 

    • TUP tags

        

      • work with Jim Thomas, Gerrit and primarily Spiros on the definition of geometry for the next TUP wave
        • 

      • coordinate with Spiros, Jim and Yuri a possible repass of the trecent TUP MC data without the IST
        • 

      

      • 

    • Older tags

        

      • check the more recent correction to the SVT code (carbon instead of Be used in the water channels)
        • 

      • provide code for the correction for 3 layers of mylar on the beampipe as referred to above in Y2008
        • 

      • check with Dave about the dimensions of the water channels (likely incorrect in GEANT)
        • 

      • determine which years we will choose to retrofit with improved SVT (ask STAR members)
        • 

      

      • 

    • MTD

        

      • Establish a new UPGRXX tag for the MTD simulation
        • 

      • supervise and help Lijuan in extending the filed map
        • 

      • provide facility for reading a separate map in starsim and root4star (with Yuri)
        • 

      

      • 

    • Misc

        

      • collect feedback on possible simulation plans for the fall'07
        • 

      • revisit the codes for event pre-selection ("hooks")
        • 

      • revisit the event mixing scripts
        • 

      

      • 

    • Development

        

      • create a schema to store MC run catalog data with a view to automate job definition (Michael has promised help)
        • 

      

      • 

    

     
    
   
    

    
  
    Beampipe support geometry and other news
    
   
    Documentation for the beampipe support geometry description development
    

    After the completion of the 2007 run, the SVT and the SSD were removed from the STAR detector along with there utility lines. The support structure for the beampipe remained, however.
    

    The following drawings describe the structure of the beampipe support as it exists in the late 2007 and probably throughout 2008
    

    http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/BEAMPIPE-SUPPORT.pdf
    

    

    http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/WESTSIDE-1.pdf
    

    

    http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/WESTSIDE-2.pdf
    

    

    http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/WESTSIDE-3.pdf
    

    

    http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/WESTSIDE-4.pdf
    

    

    http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/q060da105b.pdf
    

    

    http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/system/files/q060da106.pdf
    

     
    

     
    

    

    

    

    

    Further corrections to the SVT geometry model
    

     
    

    In the course of recent discussion of the beampipe support and shield material, Dave Lynn has found that even though according to the plans, the material of the cooling water channels in the SVT was specified as Be, in reality carbon composite material was used for that purpose. Below, there are materil vs pseudorapidity plots for the "old" and "new" codes
    

     
    

    

     
    

    

     
    

    It can be seen that the difference is of the order of 0.4% rad. length on top of the existing (roughly) 6%. This is enough grounds for cutting a new version of the geometry and will shall create a geometry tag Y2007A which will reflect such change.
    

     
    
   
    

    
  
    Datasets
    
   
    Here we present information about our datasets.
    
   
    
  
    2005
    
         
    
        
     
          Description
           
            
    Dataset name
    
              		
           
            
    Statistics, thousands
    
              		
           
            
    Status
    
              		
           
            
    Moved to HPSS
    
              		
           
            
    Comment
    
              		
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1259
    
              		
           
            
    225
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
             7Gev<Pt<9Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1258
    
              		
           
            
    248
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
             5Gev<Pt<7Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1257
    
              		
           
            
    367
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
             4Gev<Pt<5Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1256
    
              		
           
            
    424
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
             3Gev<Pt<4Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1255
    
              		
           
            
    407
    
              		
           
            
    Finished 
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
             2Gev<Pt<3Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1254
    
              		
           
            
    225
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
             35Gev<Pt<100Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1253
    
              		
           
            
    263
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
             25Gev<Pt<35Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1252
    
              		
           
            
    263
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
             15Gev<Pt<25Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1251
    
              		
           
            
    225
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
             11Gev<Pt<15Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1250
    
              		
           
            
    300
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
             9Gev<Pt<11Gev
        
    
        
     
          Hijing 1.382 AuAu 200 GeV minbias, 0< 
            b < 20fm
           
            
    rcf1249
    
              		
           
            
    24
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          Tracking,new SVT geo, diamond: 60, +-30cm, Y2005D
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1248
    
              		
           
            
    15
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
           35Gev<Pt<45Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1247
    
              		
           
            
    25
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
           25Gev<Pt<35Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1246
    
              		
           
            
    50
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
           15Gev<Pt<25Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1245
    
              		
           
            
    100
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
           11Gev<Pt<15Gev
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1244
    
              		
           
            
    200
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
             9Gev<Pt<11Gev
        
    
        
     
          CuCu 62.4 Gev, Y2005C
           
            
    rcf1243
    
              		
           
            
    5
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    No
    
              		
          same as 1242+ keep Low Energy Tracks
        
    
        
     
          CuCu 62.4 Gev, Y2005C
           
            
    rcf1242
    
              		
           
            
    5
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    No
    
              		
          SVT tracking test, 10 keV e/m process cut 
            (cf. rcf1237)
        
    
        
     
           
            
    10 J/Psi, Y2005X, SVT out
    
              		
           
            
    rcf1241
    
              		
           
            
    30
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    No
    
              		
           
            
    Study of the SVT material 
              effect
    
              		
        
    
        
     
           
            
    10 J/Psi, Y2005X, SVT in
    
              		
           
            
    rcf1240
    
              		
           
            
    30
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    No
    
              		
           
            
    Study of the SVT material 
              effect
    
              		
        
    
        
     
           
            
    100 pi0, Y2005X, SVT out
    
              		
           
            
    rcf1239
    
              		
           
            
    18
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    No
    
              		
           
            
    Study of the SVT material 
              effect
    
              		
        
    
        
     
           
            
    100 pi0, Y2005X, SVT in
    
              		
           
            
    rcf1238
    
              		
           
            
    20
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    No
    
              		
           
            
    Study of the SVT material 
              effect
    
              		
        
    
        
     
          CuCu 62.4 Gev, Y2005C
           
            
    rcf1237
    
              		
           
            
    5
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    No
    
              		
          SVT tracking test, pilot run
        
    
        
     
          Herwig 6.507, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1236
    
              		
           
            
    8
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    No
    
              		
          Test run for initial 
            comparison with Pythia, 5Gev<Pt<7Gev
        
    
        
     
          Pythia, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1235
    
              		
           
            
    100
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    No
    
              		
          MSEL=2, min bias
        
    
        
     
          Pythia, Y2004Y
    
                		
           
            
    rcf1234
    
              		
           
            
    90
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    No
    
              		
          MSEL=0,CKIN(3)=0,MSUB=91,92,93,94,95
        
    
        
     
          Pythia, Y2004Y, sp.2
    
            (CDF tune A)    		
           
            
    rcf1233
    
              		
           
            
    308
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          4<Pt<5, MSEL=1, GHEISHA
        
    
        
     
          Pythia, Y2004Y, sp.2
    
            (CDF tune A)    		
           
            
    rcf1232
    
              		
           
            
    400
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          3<Pt<4, MSEL=1, GHEISHA
        
    
        
     
          Pythia, Y2004Y, sp.2
    
            (CDF tune A)    		
           
            
    rcf1231
    
              		
           
            
    504
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          2<Pt<3, MSEL=1, GHEISHA
        
    
        
     
          Pythia, Y2004Y, sp.2
    
            (CDF tune A)    		
           
            
    rcf1230
    
              		
           
            
    104
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          35<Pt, MSEL=1, GHEISHA
        
    
        
     
          Pythia, Y2004Y, sp.2
    
            (CDF tune A)    		
           
            
    rcf1229
    
              		
           
            
    208
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          25<Pt<35, MSEL=1, GHEISHA
        
    
        
     
          Pythia, Y2004Y, sp.2
    
            (CDF tune A)    		
           
            
    rcf1228
    
              		
           
            
    216
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          15<Pt<25, MSEL=1, GHEISHA
        
    
        
     
          Pythia, Y2004Y, sp.2
    
            (CDF tune A)    		
           
            
    rcf1227
    
              		
           
            
    216
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          11<Pt<15, MSEL=1, GHEISHA
        
    
        
     
          Pythia, Y2004Y, sp.2
    
            (CDF tune A)    		
           
            
    rcf1226
    
              		
           
            
    216
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          9<Pt<11, MSEL=1, GHEISHA
        
    
        
     
          Pythia, Y2004Y, sp.2
    
            (CDF tune A)    		
           
            
    rcf1225
    
              		
           
            
    216
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          7<Pt<9, MSEL=1, GHEISHA
        
    
        
     
          Pythia, Y2004Y, sp.2
    
            (CDF tune A)    		
           
            
    rcf1224
    
              		
           
            
    216
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          5<Pt<7, MSEL=1, GHEISHA
        
    
        
     
          Pythia special tune2
    
            Y2004Y, GCALOR    		
           
            
    rcf1223
    
              		
           
            
    100
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
           
            
    4<Pt<5, GCALOR
    
              		
        
    
        
     
          Pythia special tune2
    
            Y2004Y, GHEISHA    		
           
            
    rcf1222
    
              		
           
            
    100
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
           
            
    4<Pt<5, GHEISHA
    
              		
        
    
        
     
          Pythia special run 3
    
            Y2004C     		
           
            
    rcf1221
    
              		
           
            
    100
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          ENER 200.0, MSEL 2, MSTP (51)=7,
    
            MSTP (81)=1, MSTP (82)=1, PARP (82)=1.9,
    
            PARP (83)=0.5, PARP (84)=0.2,
    
            PARP (85)=0.33, PARP (86)=0.66,
    
            PARP (89)=1000, PARP (90)=0.16,
    
            PARP (91)=1.0, PARP (67)=1.0    		
        
    
        
     
          Pythia special run 2
    
            Y2004C
    
            (CDF tune A)    		
           
            
    rcf1220
    
              		
           
            
    100
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
           
            
    ENER 200.0, MSEL 2, MSTP (51)=7,
    
              MSTP (81)=1, MSTP (82)=4, PARP (82)=2.0,
    
              PARP (83)=0.5, PARP (84)=0.4,
    
              PARP (85)=0.9, PARP (86)=0.95,
    
              PARP (89)=1800, PARP (90)=0.25,
    
              PARP (91)=1.0, PARP (67)=4.0
    
              		
        
    
        
     
          Pythia special run 1
    
            Y2004C     		
           
            
    rcf1219
    
              		
           
            
    100
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          ENER 200.0, MSEL 2, MSTP (51)=7,
    
            MSTP (81)=1, MSTP (82)=1, PARP (82)=1.9, PARP (83)=0.5, PARP (84)=0.2,
    
            PARP (85)=0.33, PARP (86)=0.66,
    
            PARP (89)=1000, PARP (90)=0.16,
    
            PARP (91)=1.5, PARP (67)=1.0    		
        
    
        
     
          Hijing 1.382 AuAu 200 GeV central
    
            0< b < 3fm    		
           
            
    rcf1218
    
              		
           
            
    50
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          Statistics enhancement of rcf1209 with
    
            a smaller diamond: 60, +-30cm, Y2004a    		
        
    
        
     
          Hijing 1.382 CuCu 200 GeV minbias
    
            0< b < 14 fm    		
           
            
    rcf1216
    
              		
           
            
    52
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
           
            
    Geometry: Y2005x
    
              		
        
    
        
     
          Hijing 1.382 AuAu 200 GeV minbias
    
            0< b < 20 fm    		
           
            
    rcf1215
    
              		
           
            
    100
    
              		
           
            
    Finished
    
              		
           
            
    Yes
    
              		
          Geometry: Y2004a, Special D decays
        
    
      
    
   
    

    
  
    2006
    
   
     
    Description
    Dataset name
    Statistics, thousands
    Status
    Moved to HPSS
    Comment
    AuAu 200 GeV central
    rcf1289
    1
    Finished
    No
    		upgr06: Hijing, D0 and superposition
    AuAu 200 GeV central
    rcf1288
    0.8
    Finished
    No
    		upgr11: Hijing, D0 and superposition
    AuAu 200 GeV min bias
    rcf1287
    5
    Finished
    No
    		upgr11: Hijing, D0 and superposition
    AuAu 200 GeV central
    rcf1286
    1
    Finished
    No
    		upgr10: Hijing, D0 and superposition
    AuAu 200 GeV min bias
    rcf1285
    6
    Finished
    No
    		upgr10: Hijing, D0 and superposition
    AuAu 200 GeV central
    rcf1284
    1
    Finished
    No
    		upgr09: Hijing, D0 and superposition
    AuAu 200 Gev min bias
    rcf1283
    6
    Finished
    No
    		upgr09: Hijing, D0 and superposition
    AuAu 200 GeV min bias
    rcf1282
    38
    Finished
    No
    		upgr06: Hijing, D0 and superposition
    AuAu 200 GeV min bias
    rcf1281
    38
    Finished
    Yes
    		upgr08: Hijing, D0 and superposition
    AuAu 200 GeV min bias
    rcf1280
    38
    Finished
    Yes
    		upgr01: Hijing, D0 and superposition
    AuAu 200 GeV min bias
    rcf1279
    38
    Finished
    Yes
    		upgr07: Hijing, D0 and superposition
    Extension of 1276: D0 superposition
    rcf1278
    5
    Finished
    No
    		upgr07: Z cut=+-300cm
    AuAu 200 GeV min bias
    rcf1277
    5 
    Finished
    No
    		upgr05: Z cut=+-300cm
    AuAu 200 GeV min bias
    rcf1276
    35 
    Finished
    No
    upgr05: Hijing, D0 and superposition
    Pythia 200 GeV + HF
    rcf1275
    23*4
    Finished
    No
    		J/Psi and Upsilon(1S,2S,3S) mix for embedding
    AuAu 200 GeV min bias
    rcf1274
    10
    Finished
    No
    		upgr02 geo tag, |eta|<1.5 (tracking upgrade request)
    Pythia 200 GeV
    rcf1273
    600
    Finished
    Yes
    		Pt <2 (Completing the rcf1224-1233 series)
    CuCu 200 GeV min bias+D0 mix
    rcf1272
    50+2*50*8
    Finished
    Yes
    		Combinatorial boost of rcf1261, sigma: 60, +-30
    Pythia 200 GeV
    rcf1233
    300
    Finished
    Yes
    		4< Pt <5 (rcf1233 extension)
    Pythia 200 GeV
    pds1232
    200
    Finished
    Yes
    		3< Pt <4 (rcf1232 clone)
    Pythia 200 GeV
    pds1231
    240
    Finished
    Yes
    		2< Pt <3 (rcf1231 clone)
    Pythia 200 GeV
    rcf1229
    200
    Finished
    Yes
    		25< Pt <35 (rcf1229 extension)
    Pythia 200 GeV
    rcf1228
    200
    Finished
    Yes
    		15< Pt <25 (rcf1228 extension)
    Pythia 200 GeV
    rcf1227
    208
    Finished
    Yes
    		11< Pt <15 (rcf1227 extension)
    Pythia 200 GeV
    rcf1226
    200
    Finished
    Yes
    		9< Pt <11 (rcf1226 extension)
    Pythia 200 GeV
    rcf1225
    200
    Finished
    Yes
    		7< Pt <9 (rcf1225 extension)
    Pythia 200 GeV
    rcf1224
    212
    Finished
    Yes
    		5< Pt <7 (rcf1224 extension)
    Pythia 200 GeV Y2004Y CDF_A
    rcf1271
    120
    Finished
    Yes
    		55< Pt <65
    Pythia 200 GeV Y2004A CDF_A
    rcf1270
    120
    Finished
    Yes
    		45< Pt <55
    CuCu 200 GeV min bias
    rcf1266
    10
    Finished
    Yes
    		SVT study: clams and two ladders
    CuCu 200 GeV min bias
    rcf1265
    10
    Finished
    Yes
    		SVT study: clams displaced
    CuCu 200 GeV min bias
    rcf1264
    10
    Finished
    Yes
    		SVT study: rotation of the barrel
    CuCu 62.4 GeV min bias+D0 mix
    rcf1262
    50*3
    Finished
    Yes
    		3 subsets: Hijing, single D0, and the mix
    CuCu 200 GeV min bias+D0 mix
    rcf1261
    50*3
    Finished
    No
    		3 subsets: Hijing, single D0, and the mix
    1 J/Psi over 200GeV minbias AuAu
    rcf1260
    10
    Finished
    No
    J/Psi mixed with 200GeV AuAu Hijing Y2004Y 60/35 vertex
       
    

    
  
    2007
    
   Unless stated otherwise, all pp collisions are modeled with Pythia, and all AA collisions with Hijing. Statistics is listed in thousands of events. Multiplication factor in some of the records refelcts the fact that event mixing was done for a few types of particles, on the same base of original event files.

    

    
    
        
    
            Name
            System/Energy
            Statistics
            Status
            HPSS
            Comment
            Site
        
    
        
    
            rcf1290
            AuAu200 0<b<3fm, Zcut=5cm
            32*5
            Done
            Yes
            Hijing+D0+Lac2+D0_mix+Lac2_mix
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1291
            pp200/UPGR07/Zcut=10cm
            10
            Done
            Yes
            ISUB = 11, 12, 13, 28, 53, 68
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1292
            pp500/UPGR07/Zcut=10cm
            10
            Done
            Yes
            ISUB = 11, 12, 13, 28, 53, 68
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1293
            pp200/UPGR07/Zcut=30cm
            205
            Done
            Yes
            ISUB = 11, 12, 13, 28, 53, 68
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1294
            pp500/UPGR07/Zcut=30cm
            10
            Done
            Yes
            ISUB = 11, 12, 13, 28, 53, 68
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1295
            AuAu200 0<b<20fm, Zcut=30cm
            20
            Done
            Yes
            QA run for the Y2007 tag
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1296
            AuAu200 0<b<3fm, Zcut=10cm
            100*5
            Done
            Yes
            Hijing,B0,B+,B0_mix,B+_mix, Y2007
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1297
            AuAu200 0<b<20fm, Zcut=300cm
            40
            Done
            Yes
            Pile-up simulation in the TUP studies, UPGR13
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1298
            AuAu200 0<b<3fm, Zcut=15cm
            100*5
            Done
            Part
            Hijing,D0,Lac2,D0_mix,Lac2_mix, UPGR13
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1299
            pp200/Y2005/Zcut=50cm
            800
            Done
            Yes
            Pythia, photon mix, pi0 mix
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1300
            pp200/UPGR13/Zcut=15cm
            100
            Done
            No
            Pythia, MSEL=4 (charm)
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1301
            pp200/UPGR13/Zcut=300cm
            84
            Done
            No
            Pythia, MSEL=1, wide vertex
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1302
            pp200 Y2006C
            120
            Done
            No
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(45,55)GeV
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1303
            pp200 Y2006C
            120
            Done
            No
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(35,45)GeV
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1304
            pp200 Y2006C
            120
            Done
            No
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(55,65)GeV
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1296
            Upsilon S1,S2,S3 + Hijing
            15*3
            Done
            No
            Muon Telescope Detector, ext.of 1296
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1306
            pp200 Y2006C
            400
            Done
            Yes
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(25,35)GeV
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1307
            pp200 Y2006C
            400
            Done
            Yes
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(15,25)GeV
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1308
            pp200 Y2006C
            420
            Done
            Yes
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(11,15)GeV
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1309
            pp200 Y2006C
            420
            Done
            Yes
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(9,11)GeV
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1310
            pp200 Y2006C
            420
            Done
            Yes
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(7,9)GeV
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1311
            pp200 Y2006C
            400
            Done
            Yes
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(5,7)GeV
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1312
            pp200 Y2004Y
            544
            Done
            No
            Di-jet CKIN(3,4,7,8,27,28)=7,9,0.0,1.0,-0.4,0.4
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1313
            pp200 Y2004Y
            760
            Done
            No
            Di-jet CKIN(3,4,7,8,27,28)=9,11,-0.4,1.4,-0.5,0.6
            rcas
        
    
        
    
            rcf1314
            pp200 Y2004Y
            112
            Done
            No
            Di-jet CKIN(3,4,7,8,27,28)=11,15,-0.2,1.2,-0.6,-0.3
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1315
            pp200 Y2004Y
            396
            Done
            No
            Di-jet CKIN(3,4,7,8,27,28)=11,15,-0.5,1.5,-0.3,0.4
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1316
            pp200 Y2004Y
            132
            Done
            No
            Di-jet CKIN(3,4,7,8,27,28)=11,15,0.0,1.0,0.4,0.7
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1317
            pp200 Y2006C
            600
            Done
            Yes
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(4,5)GeV
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1318
            pp200 Y2006C
            690
            Done
            Yes
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(3,4)GeV
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1319
            pp200 Y2006C
            690
            Done
            Yes
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Minbias
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1320
            pp62.4 Y2006C
            400
            Done
            No
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(4,5)GeV
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1321
            pp62.4 Y2006C
            250
            Done
            No
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(3,4)GeV
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1322
            pp62.4 Y2006C
            220
            Done
            No
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(5,7)GeV
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1323
            pp62.4 Y2006C
            220
            Done
            No
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(7,9)GeV
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1324
            pp62.4 Y2006C
            220
            Done
            No
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(9,11)GeV
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1325
            pp62.4 Y2006C
            220
            Done
            No
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(11,15)GeV
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1326
            pp62.4 Y2006C
            200
            Running
            No
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(15,25)GeV
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1327
            pp62.4 Y2006C
            200
            Running
            No
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(25,35)GeV
            Grid
        
    
        
    
            rcf1328
            pp62.4 Y2006C
            50
            Running
            No
            Pythia for Spin PWG, Pt(35,45)GeV
            Grid
        
    
        

    

       
    

    
  
    2009
    
   
     
    
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Name  
 SystemEnergy 
    		
 Range  
Statistics 
 Comment 
    		

    

    
 rcf9001
 pp200, y2007g
03_04gev
 690k
 Jet Study AuAu200(PP200) JLC PWG

    

    
 rcf9002
 
04_05gev
 686k
 

    

    
 rcf9003
 
05_07gev
 398k
 

    

    
 rcf9004
 
07_09gev
 420k
 

    

    
 rcf9005
 
09_11gev
 412k
 

    

    
 rcf9006
 
11_15gev
 420k
 

    

    
 rcf9007
 
15_25gev
 397k
 

    

    
 rcf9008
 
25_35gev
 400k
 

    

    
 rcf9009
 
35_45gev
 120k
 

    

    
 rcf9010
 
45_55gev
 118k
 

    

    
 rcf9011
 
55_65gev
 120k
 

    

    
 
 
 
 
 

    

    

     
    

    

    
  Name
  SystemEnergy
 Range
 Statistics  
     Comment

    

    
 rcf9021
pp200,y2008      
 03_04 GeV
 690k 
Jet Study AuD200(PP200) JLC PWG

    

    
 rcf9022
 
 04_05 GeV
 686k
 

    

    
 rcf9023
 
 05_07 GeV
 398k
 

    

    
 rcf9024
 
 07_09 GeV
 420k
 

    

    
 rcf9025
 
 09_11 GeV
 412k
 

    

    
 rcf9026
 
 11_15 GeV
 420k
 

    

    
 rcf9027
 
 15_25 GeV
 397k
 

    

    
 rcf9028
 
 25_35 GeV
 400k
 

    

    
 rcf9029
 
 35_45 GeV
 120k
 

    

    
 rcf9030
 
 45_55 GeV
 118k
 

    

    
 rcf9031
 
 55_99 GeV
 120k
 

    

    

     
    

    

    
 Name
 SystemEnergy  
 Range  
 Statistics  
    Comment   

    

    
 rcf9041   
 PP500, Y2009
 03_04gev
 500k
Spin Study PP500 Spin group(Matt,Jim,Jan) 2.3M evts

    

    
 rcf9042 
 
04_05gev
 500k
 

    

    
 rcf9043
 
05_07gev
 300k
 

    

    
 rcf9044
 
07_09gev
 250k
 

    

    
 rcf9045
 
09_11gev
 200k
 

    

    
 rcf9046
 
11_15gev
 100k
 

    

    
 rcf9047
 
15_25gev
 100k
 

    

    
 rcf9048
 
25_35gev
 100k
 

    

    
 rcf9049
 
35_45gev
 100k
 

    

    
 rcf9050
 
45_55gev
   25k
 

    

    
 rcf9051
 
55_99gev
   25k
 

    

    
 
 
 
 
 

    

    
 rcf9061
 CuCu200,y2005h
 B0_14
 200k
CuCu200 radiation length budget, Y.Fisyak, KyungEon Choi.

    

    
 rcf9062
AuAu200, y2007h
 B0_14
 150k
AuAu200 radiation length budget  Y.Fisyak ,KyungEon Choi

    

    

     
    
   
    

    

    
  
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     This page documents the options in geometry.g which define each of the production tags.
    
   
    

    
  
    Geometry Tag Options II
    
   
    The attached spreadsheets document the production tags in STARSIM on 11/30/2009.  At that time the y2006h and y2010 tags were in development and not ready for production.
    
   
    

    
  
    Material Balance Histograms
    
   
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    Y2008a  
    
   
     y2008a full and TPC only material histograms
    

     
    
   
    
  
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    STAR Geometry Page
    
      
    

    
  
    R&D Tags
    
   
    The R&D conducted for the inner tracking upgrade required that a few specialized geometry tags be created. For a complete set of geometry tags, please visit the STAR Geometry in simulation & reconstruction page. The below serves as additional documentation and details.
    

    Taxonomy:
    

      
    
    • 
    
      SSD: Silicon strip detector
      
    
      • 
    
    • 
    
      IST: Inner Silicon Tracker
      
    
      • 
    
    • 
    
      HFT: Heavy Flavor Tracker
      
    
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    • 
    
      IGT: Inner GEM Tracker
      
    
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      HPD: Hybrid Pixel Detector
      
    
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    The TPC is present in all configuration listed below and the SVT is in none.
    

    
    
        
    
            
            
       Tag    
    
                		
             SSD
            IST
            HFT
            IGT
            HPD
            Contact Person 
            Comment
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR01
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
             
            
            
     
    
                		
             
             
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR02
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
             
            
            
     
    
                		
             
             
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR03
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
             
             
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR04
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
             
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
     Sevil
    
                		
            retired
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR05
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
     Everybody
    
                		
            retired
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR06
    
                		
            
            
     +
    
                		
             
            
            
    +
    
                		
             
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
     Sevil
    
                		
            retired
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR07
    
                		
            
            
     +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    Maxim
    
                		
             
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR08
    
                		
             
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    Maxim
    
                		
             
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR09
    
                		
             
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
             
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    Gerrit
    
                		
            retired  Outer IST layer only
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR10
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
             
             
            
            
    Gerrit
    
                		
            Inner IST@9.5cm
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR11
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
             
            
            
    Gerrit
    
                		
            IST @9.5&@17.0
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR12
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    Ross Corliss
    
                		
            retired  UPGR05*diff.igt.radii
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR13
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
            
            
    +
    
                		
             
            
            
    Gerrit
    
                		
            UPGR07*(new 6 disk FGT)*corrected SSD*(no West Cone)
        
    
        
    
            UPGR14
             +
             
             +
             +
             
             Gerrit
             UPGR13 - IST
             
        
    
        
    
            UPGR15
            +
            +
            +
             
             
            Gerrit
             Simple Geometry for testing, Single IST@14cm, hermetic/polygon Pixel/IST geometry. Only inner beam pipe 0.5mm Be. Pixel 300um Si, IST 1236umSi
             
        
    
        
    
            UPGR20
             +
             
             
             
             
            Lijuan 
             Y2007 + one TOF
             
        
    
        
    
            UPGR21 
             +
             
             
             
             
            Lijuan 
             UPGR20 + full TOF
             
        
    
        

    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

     
    

    Eta coverage of the SSD and HFT at different vertex spreads:
    

    
    
        
    
            
            
    Z cut, cm
    
                		
            eta SSD
            eta HFT
        
    
        
    
            
            
    5
    
                		
            
            
    1.63 
    
                		
            
            
    2.00
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    10
    
                		
            
            
    1.72
    
                		
            
            
    2.10
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    20
    
                		
            
            
    1.87
    
                		
            
            
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    30
    
                		
            
            
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    Material balance studies for the upgrade: presented below are the usual radiation length plots (as a function of rapidity).
    

     
    

    Full UPGR05:
    

     
    

    

     
    

    Forward region: the FST and the IGT ONLY:
    

     
    

    

     
    

    Below, we plot the material for each individual detector, excluding the forward region to reduce ambiguity.
    

     
    

    SSD:
    

     
    

    

     
    

    IST:
    

     
    

    

     
    

    HPD:
    

     
    

    

     
    

    HFT:
    

     
    

       
    

    

    

    
  
    Event Filtering
    
   
    The attached PDF describes event filtering in the STAR framework.
    
   
    

    
  
    Event Generators
    
   Event Generator Framework
    

 Example macros for running event generators + starsim in ROOT: 
    

    $ cvs co StRoot/StarGenerator/macros
    

      
    
    • starsim.pythia6.C
      • 
    
    • starsim.pythia8.C
      • 
    
    • starsim.hijing.C
      • 
    
    • starsim.herwig.C
      • 
    
    • starsim.pepsi.C
      • 
    
    • starsim.starlight.C
      • 
    
    • starsim.kinematics.C
      • 

    
To run an example macro and generate 100 events:
    

    $ ln -s StRoot/StarGenerator/macros/starsim.pythia8.C starsim.C
$ root4star -q -b starsim.C\(100\)

    
This will generate two files.  A standard "fzd" file, which can be reconstructed using the big "full" chain (bfc.C).  And a root file, containing a TTree expressing the event record for the generated events.
    

    
The new Event Record
    

    
The event-wise and particle-wise information from event generators is saved in a ROOT/TTree.  The TTree can be read in in sync with the MuDst when you perform your analysis.  The ID truth values in the reconstructed tracks in the MuDst can be compared to the primary key of the tracks in the event record to identify generator tracks which were reconstructed by the tracker.
    

    
The event record can be browsed using the standard ROOT ttree viewer.  Example for pythia 8:
    

    root [0] TFile::Open("pythia8.starsim.root")
root [1] genevents->StartViewer()
root [2] genevents->Draw("mMass","mStatus>0")

    
The event record contains both particle-wise and event-wise information.  For the definitions of different quantities, see the documentation provided in the StarGenEvent links above.
    

    

    

       
    
  
    Adding a new Generator
    
   Event generators are responsible for creating the final state particles which are fed out to GEANT for simulation.  They can be as simple as particle guns, shooting individual particles along well defined trajectories, or complex hydrodynamical models of heavy-ion collisions.  Regardless of the complexities of the underlying physical model, the job of an event generator in the STAR framework is to add particles to an event record.  In this document we will describe the steps needed to add a new event generator to the STAR framework.  The document will be divided into three sections: (1)  An overview, presenting the general steps which are required; (2) A FORtran-specific HOWTO, providing guidance specific to the problem of interfacing FORtran with a C++ application; and (3) A document describing the STAR event record.
    

    
Contents:
    
1.0 Integrating Event Generators
    
2.0 Integrating FORtran Event Generators
    
3.0 The STAR Event Record
    

    


    
1.0 Integrating Event Generators
    

    
The STAR Event Generator Framework implements several C++ classes which  facilitate the integration of FORtran and C++ event generators with the  STAR simulation code.  The code is available in the CVS repository and  can be checked out as

    $ cvs co StRoot/StarGenerator
    
After checking out the generator area you will note that the code is  organized into several directories, containing both CORE packages and  concrete event generators.  Specifically:
    

    
StarGenerator/BASE  -- contains the classes implementing the STAR interface to event generators
    
StarGenerator/EVENT -- contains the classes implementing the STAR event record
    
StarGenerator/UTIL  -- contains random number generator base class and particle data
    
StarGenerator/TEST  -- contains test makers used for validating the event generators
    

    
The concrete event generators (at the time this document was assembled) include
    

    
StarGenerator/Hijing1_383
    
StarGenerator/Pepsi
    
StarGenerator/Pythia6_4_23
    
StarGenerator/Pythia8_1_62
    

    
1.1 Compiling your Generator
    

    
Your first task in integrating a new event generator is to create a  directory for it under StarGenerator, and get your code to compile.    You should select a name for your directory which includes the name and version  of your event generator.  It should also be CamelCased...   MyGenerator1_2_3, for example.  (Do not select a name which is ALL CAPS,  as this has a special meaning for compilation).  Once you have your  directory, you can begin moving your source files into the build area.   In general, we would like to minimize the number of edits to the source  code to make it compile.  But you may find that you need to reorganize  the directory structure of your code to get it to compile under cons.   (For certain, if your FORtran source ends in ".f" you will need to  rename the file to ".F", and if your C++ files end in ".cpp" or ".cc",  you may need to rename to ".cxx".)
    

    
1.2 Creating your Interface
    

    
Ok.  So the code compiles.  Now we need to interface the event generation machinery with the STAR framework.  This entails several things.  First, we need to expose the configuration of the event generator so that the end user can generate the desired event sample.  We must then initialize the concrete event generator at the start of the run, and then exercise the event generation machinery on each and every event.  Finally, we need to loop over all of the particles which were created by the event generator and push them onto the event record so that they are persistent (i.e. the full event can be analyzed at a later date) and so that the particles are made available to the Monte Carlo application for simulation.
    

    
The base class for all event generator interfaces is  StarGenerator.  
    

    
Taking a quick look at the code, we see that there are several "standard" methods defined for configuring an event generator:
    

These methods have been defined in order to establish a common interface amongst all event generators in STAR.  These methods set variables defined within the class, from which you will initialize your concrete event generator.
    
You may need to implement additional methods in order to expose the configuration of your event generator.  You should, of course, do this.
    

    
The two methods which StarGenerator requires you to implement are Init() and Generate().  These methods will respectively be called at the start of each run, and during each event.
    

    
Init() is responsible for initializing the event generator.  In this method, you should pass any of the configuration information on to your concrete event generator.  This may be through calls to subroutines in your event generator, or by setting values in common blocks.  However this is done, this is the place to do it.
    

    
Generate() will be called on every single event during the run.   This is where you should exercise the generation machinery of your event generator.  Every event generator handles this differently, so you will need to consult your manual to figure out the details. 
    

    
Once Generate() has been called, you are ready to fill the event record.  The event record consists of two parts: (1) the particle record, and (2) the event-wise information describing the physical interaction being simulated.  At a minimum, you will need to fill the particle-wise information.  For more details, see The STAR Event Record  below.
    

    

    
2.0 Integrating FORtran Event Generators
    

    
Interfacing a FORtran event generator with ROOT involves (three) steps:
    

    
1. Interface the event generator's common blocks (at least the ones which we need to use) to C++
    
2. Map those common blocks onto C++ structures
    
3. Expose the C++ structures representing the common blocks to ROOT so that users may modify / access their contents
    

    
Let's look at the pythia event generator for a concrete example.  
    

    
If you examine the code in StRoot/StarGenerator/Pythia6_4_23/ there is a FORtran file named address.F.  Open that up in your favorite editor and have a look... You'll see several functions defined.  The first one is address_of_pyjets.  In it we declare the PYJETS common block, essentially just cutting and pasting the delcaration from the pythia source code in the same directory. 
       We use the intrinsic function LOC to return the address (i.e. pointer) to the first variable in the common block.  We have just created a FORtran function which returns a pointer to the data stored in this common block.  The remaining functions in address.F simply expose the remaining common blocks in pythia which we want access to.  By calling this function on the C++ side, we will obtain a pointer to the memory address where the common block resides. 
    

    
Next we need to describe the memory layout to C++.  This is done in the file Pythia6.h.  Each common block setup in address.F has a corresponding structure defined in this header file.  So, let's take a look at the setup for the PyJets common block:
    

    

      
    

    

    
First, notice the first line where we call the c-preprocessor macro "F77_NAME".  This line handles, in a portable way, the different conventions between FORtran and C++ compilers, when linking together object codes.  
    

    
Next, let's discuss "memory layout".  In this section of the code we map the FORtran memory onto a C-structure.   Every variable in the common block should be declared in the same order in the C struct as it was declared in FORtran, and with the corresponding C data type.  These are:

    INTEGER          --> Int_t
REAL             --> Float_t
REAL *4          --> Float_t 
REAL *8          --> Double_t 
DOUBLE PRECISION --> Double_t
    
You probably noticed that there are two differences with the way we have declared the arrays.  First, the arrays all were declared with an "_" in front of their name.  This was a choice on my part, which I will explain in a moment.  The important thing to notice right now is that the indicies on the arrays are reversed, compared to their declarion in FORtran.  "INTEGER K(4000,5)" in FORtran becomes "Int_t _k[5][4000]" in C++.  The reason for this is that C++ and FORtran represent arrays differently in memory.  It is important to keep these differences in mind when mapping the memory of a FORtran common block --
    

    
1) The indices in the arrays will always be reversed between FORtran and C --   A(10,20,30) in FORtran becomes A[30][20][10] in C.
    
2) FORtran indices (by default) start from 1, C++ (always) from 0 --  i.e. B(1) in FORtran would be B[0] in C.
    
3) FORtran indices may start from any value.  An array declared as D(-10:10) would be declared in C as D[21], and D(-10) in FORtran is D[0] in C.
    

    
What about the underscore?
    

    
We need to make some design choices at this point.  Specifically, how do we expose the common blocks to the end user?  Do we want the end user to deal with the differences in C++ and FORtran, or do we want to provide a mechanism by which the FORtran behavior (i.e. count from 1, preserve the order of indices) can be emulated.
    

    
My preference is to do the latter -- provide the end user functions which emulate the behavior of the FORtran arrays, because these arrays are what is documented in the event generator's manual.   This will minimize the likelyhood that the end user will make mistakes in configuring t he event generator.
    

    

    
So we have created a c-struct which describes how the common block's memory is laid out, and we have defined a function in the FORtran library which returns the location of the memory address of the common block.  Now we need to expose that function to C++.  To do that, we need to declare a prototype of the function.  There are two things we need to do.
    

    
First, we need to define the name of the subroutine in a portable way.  This is done using a macro defined in #include "StarCallf77.h" --
    

    
#define address_of_pyjets F77_NAME( address_of_pyjets, ADDRESS_OF_PYJETS )
    

    
Next we need to declare to C++ that address_of_pyjets can be found in an external library, and will return a pointer to the PyJets_t structure
    

    
extern "C" PyJets_t *address_of_pyjets();
    

    
Now we are almost done.  We need to add a function in our generator class which returns a pointer (or reference) to the common blocks, and we need to add PyJets_t to the ROOT dictionary... In MyGeneratorLinkDef.h, add the line
    

    
#pragma link C++ struct PyJets_t+;
    

    
Finally, you need to expose the FORtran subroutines to C++.  Again, take a look at the code in Pythia6.h and Pythia6.cxx.  In the header we declare wrapper functions around the FORtran subroutines, and in the implementation file we expose the FORtran subroutines to C++.
    

    
Our first step is declaring the prototypes of the subroutines and implementing the C++ infterface.  Consider the SUBROUTINE PYINIT in pythia, which  initializes the event generator.  In FORtran it is declared as
    

    
      SUBROUTINE PYINIT(FRAME,BEAM,TARGET,WIN)
    
      IMPLICIT DOUBLE PRECISION(A-H, O-Z)
    
      IMPLICIT INTEGER(I-N)
    
...
    
      CHARACTER*(*) FRAME,BEAM,TARGET
    

    

    
So the variables FRAME, BEAM and TARGET are declared as character variables, and WIN is implicitly a double precision variable.
    

    
There are several webpages which show how to interface fortran and c++, e.g. http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialMixingFortranAndC.html
    

    
It is really a system-dependent thing.  We're keeping it simple and only supporting Linux.  
    

    
#define pyinit F77_NAME(pyinit,PYINIT) /* pythia initialization */
    
extern "C" void   type_of_call  pyinit( const char *frame, 
    
                                        const char *beam, 
    
                                        const char *targ, 
    
                                        double *ener, 
    
                                        int nframe, 
    
                                        int nbeam, 
    
                                        int ntarg );
    

    
So there's three character varaibles declared: frame, beam and targ.  These correspond to the character variables on the FORtran side.  Also there's a double precision variable ener... this is WIN.   But then there are three integer variables nframe, nbeam  and ntarg.  FORtran expects to get the size of the character variables when the subroutine is called, and it gets them after the last arguements in the list.
    

    
Again, we would like to hide this from the end user... so I like to define wrapper functions such as 
    

    
#include <string>
    

    
void PyInit( string frame, string blue, string yellow, double energy )
    
{ 
    
   pyinit( frame.c_str(), blue.c_str(), yellow.c_str(), &energy, 
    
           frame.size(), 
    
           blue.size(), 
    
           yellow.size() ); 
    
}
    

    

    
3.0 The STAR Event Record
    
       
    

    
  
    List of Event Generators
    
   
    Event generators currently integrated into starsim using the root4star framework (11/29/12):
    

      

    • Pythia 6.4.23
      • 

    • Pythia 8.1.62
      • 

    • Hijing 1.383
      • 

    • Herwig 6.5.20
      • 

    • StarLight
      • 

    • Pepsi
      • 

    

    To run, checkout StRoot/StarGenerator/macros and modify the appropriate example ROOT macro for your purposes.
    

    Event generators currently implemented in the starsim framework (11/29/12):
    

      

    • Hijing 1.381
      • 

    • Hijing 1.382
      • 

    • Pythia 6.2.05
      • 

    • Pythia 6.2.20
      • 

    • Pythia 6.4.10
      • 

    • Pythia 6.4.22
      • 

    • Pythia 6.4.26
      • 

    • StarLight (fortran)
      • 

    
   
    

    
  
    The STAR Event Record
    
      
    

    

    
  
    Geometry Tags
    
   
    

    
Geometry Tag y2000
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo   SvttGeo   tpcegeo
    
  BtofGeo2   CalbGeo   ZcalGeo   MagpGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2001
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo  SvttGeo1   tpcegeo
    
   FtpcGeo  SupoGeo1  BtofGeo2   VpddGeo   CalbGeo
    
   richgeo   EcalGeo   ZcalGeo   MagpGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2002
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo   SvttGeo   tpcegeo
    
   FtpcGeo   SupoGeo  BtofGeo2   VpddGeo   CalbGeo
    
   richgeo   BbcmGeo   fpdmgeo   ZcalGeo   MagpGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2003
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo   SvttGeo   tpcegeo
    
   FtpcGeo   SupoGeo  BtofGeo2   VpddGeo   CalbGeo
    
   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo   fpdmgeo   ZcalGeo   MagpGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2003x
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo  SvttGeo2   tpcegeo
    
   FtpcGeo  SupoGeo1  BtofGeo2   VpddGeo   CalbGeo
    
   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo   fpdmgeo   ZcalGeo   MagpGeo
    
   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2004a
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo  SvttGeo3   tpcegeo
    
   FtpcGeo  SupoGeo1  BtofGeo2   VpddGeo  CalbGeo1
    
   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo1   ZcalGeo   MagpGeo
    
   SisdGeo   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2004c
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo  SvttGeo4  TpceGeo1
    
   FtpcGeo  SupoGeo1  BtofGeo2   VpddGeo  CalbGeo1
    
   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo1   ZcalGeo   MagpGeo
    
  SisdGeo1   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2004y
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo  SvttGeo4  TpceGeo1
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo2   VpddGeo
    
   CalbGeo   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo1   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo2   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2005
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo  SvttGeo3   tpcegeo
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo2   VpddGeo
    
  CalbGeo1   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo1   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo2   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2005b
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo  SvttGeo4  TpceGeo1
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo2   VpddGeo
    
  CalbGeo1   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo1   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo2   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2005f
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo  SvttGeo6  TpceGeo1
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo4   VpddGeo
    
  CalbGeo2   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo1   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo6   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2005g
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo SvttGeo11  TpceGeo1
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo4   VpddGeo
    
  CalbGeo2   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo1   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo6   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2005h
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo SvttGeo11  tpcegeo3
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo4   VpddGeo
    
  CalbGeo2   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo1   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo6   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2005i
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo SvttGeo11  tpcegeo3
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo4   VpddGeo
    
  CalbGeo2  EcalGeo6   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo1   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo6   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2006
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo  SvttGeo6  TpceGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo4   VpddGeo
    
  CalbGeo1   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo1   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo3   MutdGeo   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2006c
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo  SvttGeo6  TpceGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo4   VpddGeo
    
  CalbGeo2   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo2   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo6   MutdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2006g
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo SvttGeo11  TpceGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo4   VpddGeo
    
  CalbGeo2   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo2   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo6   MutdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2006h
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo SvttGeo11  tpcegeo3
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo4   VpddGeo
    
  CalbGeo2  EcalGeo6   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo2   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo6   MutdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2007
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo  SvttGeo6  TpceGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo5  VpddGeo2
    
  CalbGeo2   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo3   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo6   MutdGeo   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2007g
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo SvttGeo11  TpceGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo5  VpddGeo2
    
  CalbGeo2   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo3   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo6   MutdGeo   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2007h
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo SvttGeo11  tpcegeo3
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo5  VpddGeo2
    
  CalbGeo2   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo3   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  SisdGeo6   MutdGeo   PhmdGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2008
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo  TpceGeo2  FtpcGeo1
    
  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo6  VpddGeo2  CalbGeo2
    
   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo3   ZcalGeo   MagpGeo
    
  MutdGeo3
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2008a
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo   SconGeo  TpceGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo6  VpddGeo2
    
  CalbGeo2   EcalGeo   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo3   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  MutdGeo3
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2008b
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo   SconGeo  tpcegeo3
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo6  VpddGeo2
    
  CalbGeo2  EcalGeo6   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo3   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  MutdGeo3
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2008c
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo   SconGeo  tpcegeo3
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  CalbGeo2  EcalGeo6   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo3   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  MutdGeo3
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2008d
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo   SconGeo  tpcegeo3
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  CalbGeo2  EcalGeo6   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo3   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  MutdGeo3
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2008e
    
   CaveGeo   PipeGeo   UpstGeo   SconGeo  tpcegeo3
    
  FtpcGeo1  SupoGeo1   FtroGeo  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  CalbGeo2  EcalGeo6   BbcmGeo  FpdmGeo3   ZcalGeo
    
   MagpGeo  MutdGeo3
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2009
    
   EcalGeo   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo6  VpddGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1   FtroGeo  MutdGeo3 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2
    
   SconGeo   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo   MagpGeo
    
   BbcmGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2009a
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo6  VpddGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1   FtroGeo  MutdGeo3 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2
    
   SconGeo   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo   MagpGeo
    
   BbcmGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2009b
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo6  VpddGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1   FtroGeo  MutdGeo3 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2
    
   SconGeo   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo   MagpGeo
    
   BbcmGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2009c
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1   FtroGeo  MutdGeo3 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2
    
   SconGeo   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo   MagpGeo
    
   BbcmGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2009d
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1   FtroGeo  MutdGeo3 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2
    
   SconGeo   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo   MagpGeo
    
   BbcmGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2010
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo6  VpddGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1   FtroGeo  MutdGeo3 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2
    
   SconGeo   PhmdGeo   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo
    
   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2010a
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo6  VpddGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1   FtroGeo  MutdGeo3 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2
    
   SconGeo   PhmdGeo   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo
    
   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2010b
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1   FtroGeo  MutdGeo3 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2
    
   SconGeo   PhmdGeo   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo
    
   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2010c
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1   FtroGeo  MutdGeo3 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2
    
   SconGeo   PhmdGeo   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo
    
   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2011
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1   FtroGeo  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2
    
   SconGeo   PhmdGeo   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo
    
   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2011a
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  FtpcGeo1   FtroGeo  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2
    
   SconGeo   PhmdGeo   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo
    
   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2012
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo
    
   CaveGeo   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo  FgtdGeo3  IdsmGeo1
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2012a
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo
    
   CaveGeo   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo  FgtdGeo3  IdsmGeo1
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2012b
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo
    
   CaveGeo   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo  FgtdGeo3  IdsmGeo1
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2013
    
  EcalGeo6  PipeGeo2  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo8  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo
    
   CaveGeo   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo  FgtdGeo3  IdsmGeo1
    
  PixlGeo5  PxstGeo1  DtubGeo1
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2013_1
    
  EcalGeo6  PipeGeo2  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo8  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo
    
   CaveGeo   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo  FgtdGeo3  IdsmGeo1
    
  PixlGeo5  PxstGeo1  DtubGeo1
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2013_2
    
  EcalGeo6  PipeGeo2  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo8  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo
    
   CaveGeo   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo  FgtdGeo3  IdsmGeo1
    
  PxstGeo1
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2013_1x
    
  EcalGeo6  PipeGeo2  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo8  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo
    
  CaveGeo2   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo  FgtdGeo3  IdsmGeo1
    
  PixlGeo5  PxstGeo1  DtubGeo1
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2013x
    
  EcalGeo6  PipeGeo2  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo8  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo
    
  CaveGeo2   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo  FgtdGeo3  IdsmGeo1
    
  PixlGeo5  PxstGeo1  DtubGeo1
    

    

    
Geometry Tag y2013_2x
    
  EcalGeo6  PipeGeo2  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo8  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo
    
  CaveGeo2   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo  FgtdGeo3  IdsmGeo1
    
  PxstGeo1
    

    

    
Geometry Tag dev14
    
  EcalGeo6  PipeGeo1  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2   CaveGeo   BbcmGeo
    
  SisdGeo7  FgtdGeo3  IdsmGeo1  PixlGeo4  IstdGeo0
    
  PxstGeo1
    

    

    
Geometry Tag complete
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4 TpceGeo3a  CalbGeo2   PhmdGeo   UpstGeo
    
   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo  FgtdGeo3
    
  IdsmGeo1
    

    

    
Geometry Tag devT
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4  CalbGeo2   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo
    
   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo  FgtdGeo3  IdsmGeo1   FsceGeo
    
   EiddGeo  TpcxGeo1
    

    

    
Geometry Tag eStar2
    
  EcalGeo6   PipeGeo  FpdmGeo3  BtofGeo7  VpddGeo2
    
  MutdGeo4  CalbGeo2   UpstGeo   ZcalGeo   CaveGeo
    
   MagpGeo   BbcmGeo  FgtdGeoV  IdsmGeo1   FsceGeo
    
   EiddGeo  TpcxGeo2
    

       
    

    
  
    Material Budget Y2013
    
   
    
Material budget in the Y2013 (X) geometry.  The top left plots number of radiation lengths encounted by a straight track at the given eta, phi.  The top right (bottom left) compares the ROOT and STARSIM geometries generated by AgML plotted vs phi (eta).  These are averaged over the other variable.  ROOT geometry in black, STARSIM in red.  The bottom right shows the difference in ROOT - STARSIM geometries vs phi and eta.  Less than 0.01 radiation lengths difference found integrated over the entire cave.  
    

    

    Attached are material budget plots and differences for major subsystems.  Each PDF contains the material budget plots displaying number of radiation lengths averaged over all phi for the ROOT (left) and STARSIM (right) geometries created by AgML. The material difference plot is as described above.
    
   
    

    
  
    Miscellaneous production scripts
    
   
    This page has been created with the purpose to systematize the various scripts currently used in the Monte Carlo production and testing. The contents will be updated as needed, however the codes are presumed to be correct and working at any given time.
    
   
    
  
    Jobs catalog
    
   
    When running on rcas, we typically use a legacy csh script named "alljobs". It parses the job configuration file named "catalog" and dispatches a single job on the target node, which can be an interactive node if run interactively, or a batch node if submitted to a queue. The alljobs script expects to see the following directory structure: a writeable directory with the name of the dataset being produced, and directly under it, a writeable "log" directory, in which it would deposit the so-called token files, which serve two purposes:
    

      
    
    • help in sequential numbering of the output files 
      • 
    
    • in case of multiple input files (such as Hijing event files) allow to map N files to M jobs, thus managing the workload 
      • 

    

    The catalog file is effectively a table, in white-space separated format. Each line begins with the dataset name which is a three-letter acronym of the site name (and thus either rcf or pds) followed by a 4-digit serial number of the set. The alljobs script expects to find a directory named identically to the dataset, under the "job directory", which in the current version of the script is hardcoded as /star/simu/simu/gstardata. This, of course, can be improved or changed.
    

    The last field in each entry is used to construct the so-called tag, which plays an important role: it effectively defined the location of the Monte Carlo data in the HPSS, when the data is sunk there (this is done by a separate script). In addition, it also defines keys for the entries in the FileCatalog (reconstructed data). The alljobs script creates a file of zero length, with a name which is a period-separated catenation of the word "tag" and the contents of the last column in the line.
    

    Here are the contents of the catalog file as it existed from the late 1990-s to the end of 2006
    

    rcf0101 auau200/nexus/default/central            evgen.*.nt   auau200.nexus.default.b0_3.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0105 auau200/nexus/default/minbias            evgen.*.nt   auau200.nexus.default.minbias.year_1h.hadronic_on
    pds0101 auau200/vni/default/central              evgen.*.nt   auau200.vni.default.b0_3.year_1h.hadronic_on
    pds0102 auau200/vni/default/central              evgen.*.nt   auau200.vni.default.b0_3.year_1h.hadronic_on
    pds0103 auau200/vni/default/central              evgen.*.nt   auau200.vni.default.b0_3.year_1h.hadronic_on
    pds0104 auau200/vni/default/central              evgen.*.nt   auau200.vni.default.b0_3.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0096 auau200/vni/default/central              evgen.*.nt   auau200.vni.default.b0_3.year_1h.hadronic_on

    pds0105 auau200/mevsim/vanilla_trigger/central   evgen.*.nt   auau200.mevsim.vanilla.trigger.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0097 auau200/mevsim/vanilla_resonance/central evgen.*.nt   auau200.mevsim.vanilla.resonance.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0098 auau200/mevsim/vanilla_trigger/central   evgen.*.nt   auau200.mevsim.vanilla.trigger.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0095 auau200/mevsim/vanilla_flow/central      evgen.*.nt   auau200.mevsim.vanilla.flow.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0099 auau200/mevsim/vanilla_fluct/central     evgen.*.nt   auau200.mevsim.vanilla.fluct.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0102 auau200/mevsim/vanilla/central           evgen.*.nt   auau200.mevsim.vanilla.central.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0103 auau200/mevsim/vanilla/central           evgen.*.nt   auau200.mevsim.vanilla.central.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0104 auau200/mevsim/vanilla_flow/central      evgen.*.nt   auau200.mevsim.vanilla.flow.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0100 auau200/mevsim/cascade/central           evgen.*.nt   auau200.mevsim.cascade.central.year_1h.hadronic_on

    rcf0106 auau200/hbt/default/peripheral           evgen.*.nt   auau200.hbt.default.peripheral.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0107 auau200/hbt/default/midperipheral        evgen.*.nt   auau200.hbt.default.midperipheral.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0108 auau200/hbt/default/middle               evgen.*.nt   auau200.hbt.default.middle.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0109 auau200/hbt/default/midcentral           evgen.*.nt   auau200.hbt.default.midcentral.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0110 auau200/hbt/default/central              evgen.*.nt   auau200.hbt.default.central.year_1h.hadronic_on
        
    rcf0111 none                                    hijing.*.xdf  auau200.hijing.b0_3_jetq_on.jet05.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0112 none                                    hijing.*.xdf  auau200.hijing.b0_3_jetq_off.jet05.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0113 none                                    hijing.*.xdf  auau200.hijing.b8_15_jetq_on.jet05.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0114 none                                    hijing.*.xdf  auau200.hijing.b8_15_jetq_off.jet05.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0115 none                                    hijing.*.xdf  auau200.hijing.b0_3_jetq_on.jet05.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0116 none                                    hijing.*.xdf  auau200.hijing.b0_3_jetq_off.jet05.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0117 none                                    hijing.*.xdf  auau200.hijing.b8_15_jetq_on.jet05.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0118 none                                    hijing.*.xdf  auau200.hijing.b8_15_jetq_off.jet05.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0119 none                                    hijing.*.xdf  pau200_hijing_b0_7_jet15_year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0120 none                                    hijing.*.xdf  pau200_hijing_b0_7_gam15_year_1h_hadronic_on

    rcf0121 pec/dtunuc                               dtu*.xdr     auau200.dtunuc.two_photon.none.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0122 pec/starlight                  starlight_vmeson_*.t   auau200.starlight.vmeson.none.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0123 pec/starlight                  starlight_2gamma_*.nt  auau200.starlight.2gamma.none.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0124 pec/hemicosm                             events.txt   auau200.hemicosm.default.none.year_1h.hadronic_on

    rcf0125 pec/dtunuc                               dtu*.xdr     auau200.dtunuc.two_photon.halffield.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0126 pec/starlight                  starlight_vmeson_*.t   auau200.starlight.vmeson.halffield.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0127 pec/starlight                  starlight_2gamma_*.t   auau200.starlight.2gamma.halffield.year_1h.hadronic_on

    rcf0131 pec/beamgas                            venus.h.*.nt   auau200.hijing.beamgas.hydrogen.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0132 pec/beamgas                            venus.n.*.nt   auau200.hijing.beamgas.nitrogen.year_1h.hadronic_on

    rcf0139 none                                     hijev.inp    auau128.hijing.b0_12.halffield.year_1e.hadronic_on
    rcf0140 none                                     hijev.inp    auau128.hijing.b0_3.halffield.year_1e.hadronic_on

    rcf0141 auau200/strongcp/broken/eb_400_90        evgen.*.nt   auau200.strongcp.broken.eb-400_90.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0142 auau200/strongcp/broken/eb_400_00        evgen.*.nt   auau200.strongcp.broken.eb-400_00.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0143 auau200/strongcp/broken/lr_eb_400_90     evgen.*.nt   auau200.strongcp.broken.lr_eb_400_90.year_1h.hadronic_on

    rcf0145 none                                  hijev.inp    auau130.hijing.b0_3.jet05.year_1h.halffield.hadronic_on
    rcf0146 none                                  hijev.inp    auau130.hijing.b0_15.default.year_1h.halffield.hadronic_on
    rcf0147 none                                  hijev.inp    auau130.hijing.b0_3.default.year_1e.halffield.hadronic_on
    rcf0148 none                                  hijev.inp    auau130.hijing.b3_6.default.year_1e.halffield.hadronic_on

    rcf0151 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_flow/central      evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla_flow.central.year_1e.hadronic_on
    rcf0152 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_trigger/central   evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla_trigger.central.year_1e.hadronic_on
    rcf0153 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_dynamic/central   evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla_dynamic.central.year_1e.hadronic_on
    rcf0154 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_omega/central     evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla_omega.central.year_1e.hadronic_on
    rcf0155 auau130/mevsim/vanilla/central           evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla.central.year_1e.hadronic_on
    rcf0156 auau130/nexus/default/central            evgen.*.nt   auau130.nexus.default.b0_3.year_1e.hadronic_on

    rcf0159 rqmd                                auau_b0-14.*.cwn  auau200.rqmd.default.b0_14.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0160 rqmd                                auau_b0-15.*.cwn  auau200.rqmd.default.b0_15.year_1h.hadronic_on

    rcf0161 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_flow/central      evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla_flow.central.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0162 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_trigger/central   evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla_trigger.central.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0163 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_dynamic/central   evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla_dynamic.central.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0164 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_omega/central     evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla_omega.central.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0165 auau130/mevsim/vanilla/central           evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla.central.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0166 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_resonance/central evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla_resonance.central.year_1h.hadronic_on 
    pds0167 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_cocktail/central  evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla_cocktail.central.year_1h.hadronic_on 
    rcf0168 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_flow/mbias        evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla_flow.minbias.year_1h.hadronic_on
    rcf0169 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_flowb/central     evgen.*.nt   auau130.mevsim.vanilla_flowb.central.year_1h.hadronic_on

    rcf0171 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_lambda_antilambda/central evgen.*.nt auau130.mevsim.vanilla_both_lambda.central.year_1h.hadronic_on 
    rcf0172 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_lambda/central            evgen.*.nt auau130.mevsim.vanilla_lambda.central.year_1h.hadronic_on 
    rcf0173 auau130/mevsim/vanilla_antilambda/central        evgen.*.nt auau130.mevsim.vanilla_antilambda.central.year_1h.hadronic_on 

    rcf0181 auau200/mevsim/mdc4/central               evgen.*.nt  auau200.mevsim.mdc4_cocktail.central.year2001.hadronic_on
    pds0182 auau200/mevsim/mdc4/central               evgen.*.nt  auau200.mevsim.mdc4_cocktail.central.year2001.hadronic_on

    rcf0183 none                                     hijev.inp  auau200.hijing.b0_20.standard.year2001.hadronic_on
    rcf0184 none                                     hijev.inp  auau200.hijing.b0_3.standard.year2001.hadronic_on

    rcf0190 auau200/mevsim/mdc4_electrons   evgen.*.nt  auau200.mevsim.mdc4_electrons.year2001.hadronic_on

    rcf0191 none                                     hijev.inp  auau200.hijing.b0_20.inverse.year2001.hadronic_on
    rcf0192 none                                     hijev.inp  auau200.hijing.b0_3.inverse.year2001.hadronic_on
    rcf0193 none                                     hijev.inp  dau200.hijing.b0_20.standard.year_2a.hadronic_on

    # Maxim has arrived:
    # the following two runs had the 1 6 setting for the hard scattering and energy
    rcf0194 none                                     hijev.inp  dau200.hijing.b0_20.jet06.year2003.hadronic_on
    pds0195 none                                     hijev.inp  dau200.hijing.b0_20.jet06.year2003.hadronic_on
    # this one had 1 3
    rcf0196 none                                     hijev.inp  dau200.hijing.b0_20.jet03.year2003.hadronic_on
    # standard 0 2 setting
    rcf0197 none                                     hijev.inp  dau200.hijing.b0_20.jet02.year2003.hadronic_on
    # new numbering
    rcf1197 none					 hijev.inp  dau200.hijing.b0_20.minbias.year2003.hadronic_on
    rcf1198 dau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias          evgen.*.nt dau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.year2003.gheisha_on
    # dedicated wide Z run
    rcf1199 dau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias          evgen.*.nt dau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias_wideZ.year2003.hadronic_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1200 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_203.default.minbias.year2003.hadronic_on
    # Heavy flavor embedding with full calorimeter
    rcf1201 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.y2003x.gheisha_on
    # Pythia hi Pt>5
    rcf1202 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_203.default.pt5.year2003.gheisha_on
    # Mevsim fitted to 200GeV AuAu
    rcf1203 auau200/mevsim/v2/central_6              evgen.*.nt auau200.mevsim.v2.b0_6.year_1e.gheisha_on
    # Mevsim fitted to 200GeV AuAu, different geo
    rcf1204 auau200/mevsim/v2/central_6              evgen.*.nt auau200.mevsim.v2.b0_6.year2001.gheisha_on
    # Pythia hi Pt>15
    rcf1205 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_203.default.pt15.year2003.gheisha_on
    # Starsim maiden voyage, with y2004, 62.4 GeV
    rcf1206 auau62/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias          evgen.*.nt auau62.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.y2004.gheisha_on
    # 62.4 GeV central
    rcf1207 auau62/hijing_382/b0_3/central           evgen.*.nt auau62.hijing_382.b0_3.central.y2004a.gheisha_on
    pds1207 auau62/hijing_382/b0_3/central           evgen.*.nt auau62.hijing_382.b0_3.central.y2004a.gheisha_on
    # 200 GeV minbias
    rcf1208 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.y2004a.gheisha_on
    # 200 GeV central
    rcf1209 auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central          evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_3.central.y2004a.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1210 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_203.default.minbias.y2004a.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Spin group
    rcf1211 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_203.default.minbias.y2004x.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Spin group
    pds1212 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_203.default.pt3.y2004x.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Spin group
    rcf1213 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.default.pt7.y2004x.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Spin group
    pds1214 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_203.default.pt15.y2004x.gheisha_on
    # 200 GeV minbias special D decays
    rcf1215 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.speciald.y2004a.gheisha_on
    # 200 GeV minbias copper
    rcf1216 cucu200/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias         evgen.*.nt cucu200.hijing_382.b0_14.minbias.y2005x.gheisha_on
    # 200 GeV minbias copper test
    rcf1217 cucu200/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias         evgen.*.nt cucu200.hijing_382.b0_14.minbias.y2004a.gheisha_on
    # 200 GeV central reprise of 1209, smaller diamond
    rcf1218 auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central          evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_3.central.y2004a.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 1
    rcf1219 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_203.default.special1.y2004c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A)
    rcf1220 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_203.default.special2.y2004c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 3
    rcf1221 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_203.default.special3.y2004c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 4<Pt<5 Gheisha
    rcf1222 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_203.default.special2.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 4<Pt<5 GCALOR
    rcf1223 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_203.default.special2.y2004y.gcalor_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 5-7 GeV   6/28/05
    rcf1224 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.5_7gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 7-9 GeV   6/28/05
    rcf1225 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.7_9gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 9-11 GeV  6/28/05
    rcf1226 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.9_11gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 11-15 GeV 6/28/05
    rcf1227 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.11_15gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 15-25 GeV 6/29/05
    rcf1228 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.15_25gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 25-35 GeV 6/29/05
    rcf1229 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.25_35gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A)  > 35 GeV 6/29/05
    rcf1230 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.above_35gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 2-3 GeV   6/29/05
    rcf1231 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.2_3gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 3-4 GeV   6/30/05
    rcf1232 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.3_4gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 4-5 GeV   6/30/05
    rcf1233 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.4_5gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special    6/30/05
    rcf1234 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.low_energy.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia min bias   9/06/05
    rcf1235 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.min_bias.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 5-7 GeV    9/07/05
    rcf1236 pp200/herwig6507/pt_5_7                  evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.5_7gev.special1.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # 62.4 GeV minbias copper
    rcf1237 cucu62/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias          evgen.*.nt cucu62.hijing_382.b0_14.minbias.y2005c.gheisha_on
    # 100 pi0 per event SVT in
    rcf1238 none                                  run1238.kumac pi0.100per_event.200mev_15gev.svtt_on.y2005x.gheisha_on
    # 100 pi0 per event SVT out
    rcf1239 none                                  run1239.kumac pi0.100per_event.200mev_15gev.svtt_off.y2005x.gheisha_on
    # 10 J/psi per event SVT in
    rcf1240 none                                  run1240.kumac jpsi.10per_event.500mev_3gev.svtt_on.y2005x.gheisha_on
    # 10 J/psi per event SVT out
    rcf1241 none                                  run1241.kumac jpsi.10per_event.500mev_3gev.svtt_off.y2005x.gheisha_on
    # 62.4 GeV minbias copper low EM cut
    rcf1242 cucu62/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias          evgen.*.nt cucu62.hijing_382.b0_14.low_em.y2005c.gheisha_on
    # 62.4 GeV minbias copper low EM and keep tracks
    rcf1243 cucu62/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias          evgen.*.nt cucu62.hijing_382.b0_14.low_em_keep.y2005c.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 9-11 GeV    10/13/05
    rcf1244 pp200/herwig6507/pt_9_11                 evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.9_11gev.special1.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 11-15 GeV   10/13/05
    rcf1245 pp200/herwig6507/pt_11_15                evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.11_15gev.special1.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 15-25 GeV   10/13/05
    rcf1246 pp200/herwig6507/pt_15_25                evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.15_25gev.special1.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 25-35 GeV   10/13/05
    rcf1247 pp200/herwig6507/pt_25_35                evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.25_35gev.special1.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 35-45 GeV   10/13/05
    rcf1248 pp200/herwig6507/pt_35_45                evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.35_45gev.special1.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # 200 GeV minbias
    rcf1249 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.y2005d.gheisha_on
    #
    # New Herwig Wave
    #
    # Herwig 9-11 GeV  new header 12/14/05
    rcf1250 pp200/herwig6507/pt_9_11                 evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.9_11gev.special3.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 11-15 GeV  new header 11/10/05
    rcf1251 pp200/herwig6507/pt_11_15                evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.11_15gev.special3.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 15-25 GeV  new header 12/19/05
    rcf1252 pp200/herwig6507/pt_15_25                evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.15_25gev.special3.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 25-35 GeV  new header 12/19/05
    rcf1253 pp200/herwig6507/pt_25_35                evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.25_35gev.special3.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 35-100 GeV  new header 12/19/05
    rcf1254 pp200/herwig6507/pt_35_100               evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.35_100gev.special3.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 2-3 GeV  new header 12/14/05
    rcf1255 pp200/herwig6507/pt_2_3                  evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.2_3gev.special3.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 3-4 GeV  new header 12/14/05
    rcf1256 pp200/herwig6507/pt_3_4                  evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.3_4gev.special3.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 4-5 GeV  new header 12/21/05
    rcf1257 pp200/herwig6507/pt_4_5                  evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.4_5gev.special3.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 5-7 GeV  new header 12/21/05
    rcf1258 pp200/herwig6507/pt_5_7                  evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.5_7gev.special3.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Herwig 7-9 GeV  new header 12/21/05
    rcf1259 pp200/herwig6507/pt_7_9                  evgen.*.nt pp200.herwig6507.7_9gev.special3.y2004y.gheisha_on
    #
    # Heavy flavor embedding with full calorimeter
    rcf1260 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # 200 GeV minbias copper
    rcf1261 cucu200/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias         evgen.*.nt cucu200.hijing_382.b0_14.minbias.y2006.gheisha_on
    # 62.4 GeV minbias copper
    rcf1262 cucu62/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias          evgen.*.nt cucu62.hijing_382.b0_14.minbias.y2006.gheisha_on
    #
    #

    # Specialized tracking studies
    #
    # 62.4 GeV minbias copper low EM and keep tracks
    rcf1263 cucu62/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias          evgen.*.nt cucu62.hijing_382.b0_14.low_em_keep.y2005d.gheisha_on
    # Same as prev, distortion
    rcf1264 cucu62/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias          evgen.*.nt cucu62.hijing_382.b0_14.distort.y2005d.gheisha_on
    # Same as prev, distortion with clams
    rcf1265 cucu62/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias          evgen.*.nt cucu62.hijing_382.b0_14.clamdist.y2005d.gheisha_on
    # Same as prev, clams and two ladders offset
    rcf1266 cucu62/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias          evgen.*.nt cucu62.hijing_382.b0_14.clamlad.y2005d.gheisha_on
    # Individual ladder offsets
    rcf1267 cucu62/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias          evgen.*.nt cucu62.hijing_382.b0_14.indilad.dev2005.gheisha_on
    # Global ladder tilts
    rcf1268 cucu62/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias          evgen.*.nt cucu62.hijing_382.b0_14.ladtilt.dev2005.gheisha_on
    # Individual ladder tilts
    rcf1269 cucu62/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias          evgen.*.nt cucu62.hijing_382.b0_14.indtilt.dev2005.gheisha_on
    #
    #
    # Spin PWG requests:
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 45-55 GeV 5/09/06
    rcf1270 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.45_55gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 55-65 GeV 5/10/06
    rcf1271 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.55_65gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    #
    rcf1272 cucu200/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias         evgen.*.nt cucu200.hijing_382.b0_14.D0minbias.y2006.gheisha_on
    #
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 0-2 GeV   7/20/06
    rcf1273 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.0_2gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # UPGR02 eta+-1.5
    rcf1274 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.upgr02.gheisha_on
    #
    # Pythia min bias   7/27/06
    rcf1275 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.minbias.cdf_a.y2006.gheisha_on
    #
    # UPGR05
    rcf1276 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.upgr05.gheisha_on
    #
    # UPGR05 wide diamond (60,300)
    rcf1277 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.wide.upgr05.gheisha_on
    # UPGR07 wide diamond (60,300)
    rcf1278 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.wide.upgr07.gheisha_on
    # UPGR07
    rcf1279 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.upgr07.gheisha_on
    # UPGR01
    rcf1280 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.upgr01.gheisha_on
    # UPGR08
    rcf1281 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.upgr08.gheisha_on
    # UPGR06
    rcf1282 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.upgr06.gheisha_on
    # UPGR09
    rcf1283 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.upgr09.gheisha_on
    # UPGR09 central
    rcf1284 auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central          evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_3.central.upgr09.gheisha_on
    # UPGR10
    rcf1285 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.upgr10.gheisha_on
    # UPGR10 central
    rcf1286 auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central          evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_3.central.upgr10.gheisha_on
    # UPGR11
    rcf1287 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.upgr11.gheisha_on
    # UPGR11 central
    rcf1288 auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central          evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_3.central.upgr11.gheisha_on
    # UPGR06 central
    rcf1289 auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central          evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_3.central.upgr06.gheisha_on
    # UPGR07
    rcf1290 auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central          evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_3.central.upgr07.gheisha_on
    

    Here is the actual version of the file used in the 2007 runs: 
    

                                                                            e   w  en  b  jq   geom
    # UPGR07 01/17/2007 ISUB = 11, 12, 13, 28, 53, 68
    rcf1291 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.special.diamond10.upgr07.gheisha_on
    # UPGR07 01/17/2007 ISUB = 11, 12, 13, 28, 53, 68
    rcf1292 none                                     pyth.dat   pp500.pythia6_205.special.diamond10.upgr07.gheisha_on
    # UPGR07 01/17/2007 ISUB = 11, 12, 13, 28, 53, 68
    rcf1293 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.special.diamond30.upgr07.gheisha_on
    # UPGR07 01/17/2007 ISUB = 11, 12, 13, 28, 53, 68
    rcf1294 none                                     pyth.dat   pp500.pythia6_205.special.diamond30.upgr07.gheisha_on
    # Min bias gold, pilot run for 2007
    rcf1295 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.y2007.gheisha_on
    # Central auau200 + B-mixing Central auau200 + Upsilon (S1,S2,S3) mixing
    rcf1296 auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central          evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_3.central.y2007.gheisha_on
    # Minbias for TUP (wide vertex)
    rcf1297 auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias         evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_20.minbias.upgr13.gheisha_on
    #
    #
    # Central auau200 + D0-mixing, UPGR13
    rcf1298 auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central          evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_3.central.upgr13.gheisha_on
    # Min bias Pythia
    rcf1299 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.minbias.cdf_a.y2005.gheisha_on
    # Pythia, UPGR13
    rcf1300 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.charm.cdf_a.upgr13.gheisha_on
    # Pythia wide diamond
    rcf1301 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.minbias.wide.upgr13.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1302 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.45_55gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1303 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.35_45gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1304 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.55_65gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Placeholder    XXXXXXXXXXX
    rcf1305 auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central          evgen.*.nt auau200.hijing_382.b0_3.central.y2007.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1306 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.25_35gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1307 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.15_25gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1308 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.11_15gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1309 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.9_11gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1310 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.7_9gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1311 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.5_7gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia CKIN(3)=7, CKIN(4)=9,  CKIN(7)=0.0,  CKIN(8)=1.0, CKIN(27)=-0.4, CKIN(28)=0.4
    rcf1312 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.7_9gev.bin1.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia CKIN(3)=9, CKIN(4)=11, CKIN(7)=-0.4, CKIN(8)=1.4, CKIN(27)=-0.5, CKIN(28)=0.6
    rcf1313 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.9_11gev.bin2.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia CKIN(3)=11, CKIN(4)=15, CKIN(7)=-0.2, CKIN(8)=1.2, CKIN(27)=-0.6, CKIN(28)=-0.3
    rcf1314 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.11_15gev.bin3.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia CKIN(3)=11, CKIN(4)=15, CKIN(7)=-0.5, CKIN(8)=1.5, CKIN(27)=-0.3, CKIN(28)=0.4
    rcf1315 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.11_15gev.bin4.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia CKIN(3)=11, CKIN(4)=15, CKIN(7)=0.0, CKIN(8)=1.0, CKIN(27)=0.4, CKIN(28)=0.7
    rcf1316 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.11_15gev.bin5.y2004y.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1317 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.4_5gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1318 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.3_4gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1319 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_410.minbias.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1320 none                                     pyth.dat   pp62.pythia6_410.4_5gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1321 none                                     pyth.dat   pp62.pythia6_410.3_4gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1322 none                                     pyth.dat   pp62.pythia6_410.5_7gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1323 none                                     pyth.dat   pp62.pythia6_410.7_9gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1324 none                                     pyth.dat   pp62.pythia6_410.9_11gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia
    rcf1325 none                                     pyth.dat   pp62.pythia6_410.11_15gev.cdf_a.y2006c.gheisha_on
    # Pythia Special 2 (CDF A) 2-3 GeV   6/29/05
    pds1231 none                                     pyth.dat   pp200.pythia6_205.2_3gev.cdf_a.y2004y.gheisha_on
    

    When submitting jobs on the Grid, most of the functionality in alljobs is redundant. The simplified scripts can be found in the "Grid-Friendly" section of this site.
       
    

    
  
    Merger/filtering script
    
   Typically, a Starsim run will result in an output which is a file, or a series of files with names like gstar.1.fz, gstar.2.fz  etc. Regardless of whether we run locally or on the Grid, there is a small chance that the file(s) will be truncated. To guard against the possibility of feeding up incorrect data to the reconstruction stage, and/or performing a split or merger of a few file, a KUMAC script has been developed. It will, among other things, discard incomplete events, and produce serially numbered files with names like rcf1319_01_100evts.fzd, which contains the name of the dataset, the serial number of the file (distinct from the numbering of the input files), and the number of events contained therein, all of which is helpful in setting up or debugging the production. It has recently been simplified (although still not easily readable), and wrapped into a utility shell script, which does preparation work as well as cleanup. The resulting script, named "filter.tcsh", takes a single argument which is assumed to be the name of the dataset (and which is then used in naming the output files).
    


    #! /usr/local/bin/tcsh -f
    #
    # remove the old list of files
    if( -e process.list ) then
        rm process.list
    endif
    #
    if( -e filter.kumac ) then
        rm filter.kumac
    endif
    ls gstar.*.fz | sed -e 's/[gstar.|.fz]//g' | sort -n >  process.list
    #
    # clean the trash bin before the next run, re-create
    rm -fr trash
    mkdir trash
    echo `du --block-size=1000K -s | cut -f1` MB in the current directory
    echo `df --block-size=1000K . | tail -1 | sed -e 's/\ *[0-9]*\ *[0-9]*\ *//' | sed -e 's/\ .*//g'` MB available on disk
    cat<<EOF>>filter.kumac
    macro filter name
     input='gstar'
     mess Start with filenames [input].*.fz, converting to [name]
     ag/version batch
     option  stat
     option  date
     option  nbox
     filecase keep
     pwd =\$shell('pwd');
     nfiles=\$shell('cat process.list | wc -l | sed -e "s/[\ ]*//g"');

     message Starting to process [nfiles]
    * trace on
     ve/cr runs([nfiles]) I
     ve/read runs process.list
     ve/pri runs

     if (\$Len([name]).eq.0) then
       message cannot define current directory in [pwd]
       exit
     endif
     namz=[name]
     out =\$env('OUTDIR')
     if ([out].ne.'') then
        namz = [out]/[name]/[name]
     endif

     lenb = 1000
     message reading
     ve/cr    id(3)  I
    * ve/read  id     N
     message reading complete
     nt=[nfiles]                    | total number of files to process
     n1=runs(1)                     | first input file 
     n2=runs([nfiles])              | last input file
     mm  = 0                        | number of output files
     nn  = 0                        | number of processed files
     cnt = 0                        | total number of events in this job
     cno = 0                        | number of events when output has been opened
     nev = 0                        | number of events in this output
     ii  = 0                        | input active flag
     io  = 0                        | output active flag
     len0= 1200                     | minimum output file len
     len1= [len0]+200               | average output file len - stop at end-of-file
     len2= [len1]+200               | maximum output file len - stop always
     ni  = [n1]                     | first input file
     no  = 0                        | skip up to this file
     nd  = [n1]                     | file to delete
     ntrig = 10
    * 
     if (\$fexist(nn).gt.0) then
       ve/read id nn
       na=id(1); message [na] input files already done
       no=id(2); message first input files up to gstar.[no]
       mm=id(3); message first output files up to [name].[mm]
       mm=[mm]-1;
     endif
    * 
     hist = [name].his
     if (\$fexist([hist]).gt.0) then
       shell mv [hist] old.his
    *  call HRGET(0,\$quote([hist]),' ')
     endif
     ghist [hist]
     cdir  //pawc
     mdir  cont
     if (\$fexist(old.his).gt.0) then
       call HRGET(0,\$quote(old.his),' ')
     endif
     
     gfile p gstar.[n1].fz
     mode  control prin 1 hist 0                 | simu 2
      gexec ../.lib/control.sl
      gexec ../.lib/index.sl

    message loaded libs
     
     title=merging runs [n1]-[n2] in [name]
     fort/file 66 [name].ps;  meta 66 -111
     next;  dcut cave x .1 10 10 .03 .03
     Set DMOD 1; Igset TXFP -60; Igset CHHE .35 
     ITX 5 19.5  \$quote([title])
     ITX .5  .1  \$quote([pwd])
    * 
    *       do ni  = [ni],[n2]
     frst=1       
     ag/version interactive
     do iev=1,1000000000000
    *   new input file ?
        if ([ii].eq.0) then
          do nfoo=[frst],[nfiles]
            ni = runs([nfoo])

            file = [input].[ni].fz
            filz = [input].[ni].fz.gz
            hist = [input].[ni].his
            message processing index [nfoo] out of [nfiles]
            ve/print runs([nfoo])
    *
            if (\$fexist([file]).gt.0) then
            message loop with [file]
              gfile p  [file]
                if (\$iquest(1).eq.0) then
                  ii = 1
                  nn = [nn]+1
                  if (\$fexist([hist]).gt.0) then
                    if (\$hexist(-1).eq.0) then
                      call HRGET(0,\$quote([hist]),' ')
                    else
                      call HRGET(0,\$quote([hist]),'A')
                    endif
                  endif
                  call  indmes(\$quote([file]))
                  goto  nextf
    * iquest:
               endif
    * fexist:
            endif
          enddo
          goto nexto
        endif
        
    nextf:
    *   new output file ?
        if ([io].eq.0) then
          mm = [mm]+1
          if ([mm].lt.10) then
            output=[namz]_0[mm]
          else
            output=[namz]_[mm]
          endif
          io  = 1
          cno = [cnt]
          gfile o [output].fzt
          iname = [name]_[mm].fzt
          call  indmes(\$quote([iname]))
        endif
        
    * processing next event
        call rzcdir('//SLUGRZ',' ')
        trig [ntrig]
        evt =  \$iquest(99)

        if (\$iquest(1).ne.0) then
          ni = [ni]+1
          frst=[frst]+1
          ii = 0
        endif
        if ([ii].eq.0) goto nexto
    * get output file length in MB:
        cmd = ls -s [output].fzt
        len = \$word(\$shell([cmd]))
        len = [len]/[lenb]
    *   mess wrquest len=[len] ii=[ii] evt=[evt]
        if ([len].lt.[len0])                 goto nextev
        if ([len].lt.[len1] .and. [ii].gt.0) goto nextev 
        if ([len].lt.[len2] .and. [ii].gt.0 .and. [evt].eq.0) goto nextev 
    * output file done
    nexto:
        cnt = \$iquest(100)
        if ([cnt]<0) then
          cnt = 0
        endif
        nev = [cnt]-[cno]
        io  = 0
    *
        if ([nev].gt.0) then
          if ([nev].lt.199999) then
    *      terminate last event, clear memory
            call  guout
            call  gtrigc
            gfile o
    * rename temp file into the final one:
            cmv = mv [output].fzt [output]_[nev]evts.fzd
            i   = \$shell([cmv])
          endif
        endif
        message files inp = [ni] out = [mm] cnt = [cnt] done
    * 
        if ([ii].eq.0) then
          nj = [ni] - 1             | this file was finished, ni is NEXT to read
          mj = [mm] + 1             | this is next to start write after the BP
          message  writing breakpoint [nn] [ni] [mj]
          ve/inp   id [nn] [ni] [mj]
          ve/write id  nn  i6
          ntrig = 10
    ************************************
    * moving files to TRASH
          while ([nd].lt.[ni]) do
            filed = [input].[nd].fz
            alrun = *.[nd].*
            if (\$fexist([filed]).gt.0) then
               shell mv [alrun] trash/ 
            endif
            nd = [nd] + 1
          endwhile
    ************************************
        else
          ntrig = [ntrig] + 1
        endif
        if ([ni].gt.[n2]) goto alldone
    nextev:
     enddo
     
    * control histogram
    alldone:
    if ([nn].eq.[nt]) then
    shell touch filter.done   
    endif   
     cdir //pawc
     tit = files [n1] - [n2] in set [name] 
     title_global \$quote([tit])
     next; size 20.5 26; zone 2 4; 
     hi/pl 11;  hi/pl 12;  hi/pl 13;  hi/pl 14
     if (\$hexist(1).gt.1) then
       n/pl 1.ntrack; n/pl 1.Nvertx; n/pl 1.NtpcHit; n/pl 1.Ntr10
     endif
     swn  111 0 20 0 20;  selnt 111
     ITX  2.0  0.1  \$quote([pwd])
     close 66; meta 0
     physi
     exit  
     return
    EOF
    echo ------------------------------------------------------------------
    echo Activating starsim for dataset $1
    $STAR_BIN/starsim -w 1 -g 40 -b ./filter.kumac $1
    # cleanup
    rm ZEBRA.O process.list nn index paw.metafile *.his *.ps filter.done filter.kumac
    
   
    

    

    
  
    Running STARSIM within root4star
    
   New event generators are now being implemented in a C++ framework, enabling us to run simulations within the standard STAR, ROOT-based production chain.  Running these generators requires us to migrate away from the familiar starsim interface and begin running simulations in root4star.  Several example macros have been implemented, showing how to run various event generators and how to produce samples of specific particles.  This HOWTO guide illustrates one of these examples.
    

    
First, obtain the example macro by checking it out from cvs:
    

    $ cvs co StRoot/StarGenerator/macros
$ cp StRoot/StarGenerator/macros/starsim.kinematics.C .
    
Running the macro is straightforward.  To generate 100 events, simply do...

    $ root4star
root [0] .L starsim.kinematics.C
root [1] int nevents = 100
root [2] starsim(nevents)

    
This will create an "fzd" file, which can be analyzed with the bfc.C macro as you normally would.
    

    
If you're happy with 9 muons per event, thrown with a funky pT and eta distribution, run with the 20012 geometry... then you can use the macro as is.  Otherwise, you'll want to modify things to suit your needs.   Open the macro in your favorite editor (i.e. emacs or vi).  In the "starsim" function, somewhere around line 108, you should see the following lines:
    

      geometry("y2012");
  command("gkine -4 0");
  command("gfile o pythia6.starsim.fzd");
    


    
If you're familiar with the starsim interface, you probably recognize the arguements to the command function.  These are KUIP commands used to steer the starsim application.   You can use the gfile command to set the name of the output file, for example.  The "gkine -4 0" command tells starsim how it should get the particles from the event generator (this shouldn't be changed.)  Finally, the geometry function defined in the macro allows you to set the geometry tag you wish to simulate.  It is the equivalent of the "DETP geom" command in starsim.  So you may also pass magnetic field, switch on/off hadronic interactions, etc.  Any command which can be executed in starsim can be executed using the "command" function.  This enables full control of the physical model, the ability to print out hits, materials, etc... and setup p
    

    
Let's take a quick look at the "KINE" event generator and how to configure it.  StarKinematics is a special event generator, allowing us to inject particles into the simulation on an event-by-event basis during a simulation run.  The "trig" function in this macro loops over a requested number of events, and pushes particles.  Let's take a look a this function.
    
 
    

    void trig( Int_t n=1 )
{
  for ( Int_t i=0; i<n; i++ ) {

    // Clear the chain from the previous event
    chain->Clear();

    // Generate 1 muon in the FGT range
    kinematics->Kine( 1, "mu-", 10.0, 50.0, 1.0, 2.0 );

    // Generate 4 muons flat in pT and eta 
    kinematics->Kine(4, "mu+", 0., 5., -0.8, +0.8 );

    // Generate 4 muons according to a PT and ETA distribution
    kinematics->Dist(4, "mu-", ptDist, etaDist );

    // Generate the event
    chain->Make();

    // Print the event
    primary->event()->Print();
  }
}
    

    The "kinematics" is a pointer to a StarKinematics object. There are three functions of interest to us:
    

      
    
    • Kine -- Throws N particles of specified type flat in pT, eta and phi
      • 
    
    • Dist -- Throws N particles of specified type according to a pT and eta distribution (and optionally phi distribution) defined in a TF1.
      • 
    
    • AddParticle -- Creates a new particles and returns a pointer to it.  You're responsible for setting the identity and kinematics (px, py, pz, etc...) of the particle.
      • 

    
In the example macro, we generate a single muon thrown flat in pT from 10 to 50 GeV, and 1 < eta < 2.  We add to that 4 muons thrown flat 0 < pT < 5 GeV  and |eta|<0.8.  And 4 more muons according to pT and eta distributions defined elsewhere in the code.  After calling "Make" on the big full chain, we print out the resulting event.
    

    
Example event record --
    

    [   0|   0|  -1] id=         0    Rootino stat=-201 p=(   0.000,   0.000,   0.000,   0.000;  510.000) v=(  0.0000,  0.0000,   0.000) [0 0] [0 0]
    [   1|   1|   1] id=        13        mu- stat=01 p=(  36.421,  -7.940,  53.950,  65.576;    0.106) v=(  0.0181, -0.0905,  26.381) [0 0] [0 0]
    [   2|   2|   2] id=       -13        mu+ stat=01 p=(  -2.836,   3.258,   0.225,   4.326;    0.106) v=(  0.0181, -0.0905,  26.381) [0 0] [0 0]
    [   3|   3|   3] id=       -13        mu+ stat=01 p=(  -1.159,  -4.437,  -2.044,   5.022;    0.106) v=(  0.0181, -0.0905,  26.381) [0 0] [0 0]
    [   4|   4|   4] id=       -13        mu+ stat=01 p=(  -0.091,   1.695,  -0.131,   1.706;    0.106) v=(  0.0181, -0.0905,  26.381) [0 0] [0 0]
    [   5|   5|   5] id=       -13        mu+ stat=01 p=(   1.844,  -0.444,   0.345,   1.931;    0.106) v=(  0.0181, -0.0905,  26.381) [0 0] [0 0]
    [   6|   6|   6] id=        13        mu- stat=01 p=(   4.228,  -4.467,  -3.474,   7.065;    0.106) v=(  0.0181, -0.0905,  26.381) [0 0] [0 0]
    [   7|   7|   7] id=        13        mu- stat=01 p=(  -0.432,  -0.657,   0.611,   1.002;    0.106) v=(  0.0181, -0.0905,  26.381) [0 0] [0 0]
    [   8|   8|   8] id=        13        mu- stat=01 p=(  -0.633,  -0.295,  -0.017,   0.706;    0.106) v=(  0.0181, -0.0905,  26.381) [0 0] [0 0]
    [   9|   9|   9] id=        13        mu- stat=01 p=(   2.767,   0.517,   1.126,   3.034;    0.106) v=(  0.0181, -0.0905,  26.381) [0 0] [0 0]
    

    The printout above illustrates the STAR event record.  Each row denotes a particle in the simulation.  The 0th entry (and any entry with a status code -201) is used to carry summary information about the configuration of the event generator.  Multiple event generators can be run in the same simulation, and a Rootino is introduced into the event record to summarize their configuration.  The three columns at the left hold the primary event id, the generator event id, and the idtruth id.  The next column shows the PDG id of the particle, followed by the particle's name.  The particle's staus code is next, followed by the 4-momentum and mass, and the particle's start vertex.  Finally, the last four columns denote the primary ids of the 1st and last mother particle and the 1st and last daughter particle.
    

    
The STAR event record is saved in a ROOT file at the end of the simulation run, allowing you to read back both particle-wise and event-wise information stored from the event generator and compare with reconstructed events.  Here, the idtruth    ID of the particle is useful, as it allows you to compare reconstructed tracks and hits with the particle which generated them.
       
    


    
  
    Simulation HOWTOS
    
   
    STARSIM is the legacy simulation package in STAR, implemented in FORtran, MORtran and utilizing GEANT3 as the concrete MC package.    For documentation on how to run simulations using STARSIM, see
    


    The simulation group is evolving the framework towards using Virtual Monte Carlo.  As a first step, we have implemented a new event generator framework which will be compatible with the future VMC application.  The new framework allows us to run jobs within root4star.  In order to run simulations in the new framework, see
    

      

    • Running STARSIM within root4star
      • 

    
   
    

    
  
    StMc package
    
   
    ,,,
    
   
    

    
  
    The STAR Simulation Framework
    
   
    Outline
    

      
    
    1. Introduction
      2. 
    
    2. Quick Start
      3. 
    
    3. Primary Event Generation
      4. 
    
    4. Geometry Description
      5. 
    
    5. Particle Transport and Detector Simulation
      6. 
    
    6. Digitization / Slow Simulation
      7. 
    
    7. The Truth about Event Records
      8. 
    
    8. Reconstruction
      9. 

    

    Introduction
    

    
STAR's simulation infrastructure is built around the GEANT 3 simulation package.  It is implemented in FORtran, augmented by the MORtran-based AgSTAR preprocessor language, with a ROOT and C++ interface which allows it to be integrated with our standard "big full chain" software.  The legacy documentation pages describe how to run starsim as a standalone application.  The purpose of this document is to describe how to run simulations using the modern C++ interface, and to serve as a starting point for extending the simulation infrastructure with additional geometry modules, event generators, and slow simulators.
    

    
This document assumes familiarity with:
    

      
    
    1. C++
      2. 
    
    2. ROOT
      3. 
    
    3. The STAR Framework
      4. 

    

    Quick Start
    

      
    
    1. Your First Simulation Job
      2. 
    
    2. Reconstructing the Events
      3. 
    
    3. idTruth and qaTruth
      4. 
    
    4. Taking it Further
      5. 

    
Running your analysis code over Monte Carlo data samples is generally a three step process.  First you'll need to generate your Monte Carlo events by running the simulation package.  Then you'll pass these events through the reconstruction software to convert MC hits to "real" ones, then perform track reconstruction, matching to TOF/MTD/etc... and creating calorimeter hits.  Finally you will want to run your analysis code on the output, possibly even looking at the Monte Carlo Truth tables in order to better understand the efficiency, purity and resolution of your reconstruction codes.
    

    

    A. Your First Simulation Job
    

    
We're going to start with a simple example:  starsim.kinematics.C.  This is an example macro which runs under root4star, and generates a sample of muons and neutral pions.  Start by checking the code out from CVS. 
    

    $ cvs co StRoot/StarGenerator/macros/starsim.kinematics.C                 # check out the macro
$ ln -s StRoot/StarGenerator/macros/starsim.kinematics.C starsim.C        # create a link named starsim.C
$ root4star starsim.C                                                     # run the code using STAR's version of ROOT

    
You're going to see alot of output here, but in the end you'll have two output files:  starsim.kinematics.root and starsim.kinematics.fzd
    

    $ ls
starsim.kinematics.fzd
starsim.kinematics.root
starsim.C
StRoot/
    

    These two files are the so called "zebra" file (.fzd), containing the Monte Carlo hits, geometry and other associated event information, and the event generator record (.root), containing a ROOT TTree which saves all of the particles generated by the primary event generator. 
    

    B. Reconstructing the Events
    


    
Once we have the output files, it's time to run them through the reconstruction chain.  STAR's reconstruction code is steered using the "big full chain" macro bfc.C.  For most jobs you'll want to provide BFC three arguements:  the number of events to produce, the set of chain options to run, and an input file.  For more complicated tasks you're encouraged to ask questions on the STAR software list.
    

    Below you'll find an example macro which runs the big full chain.  We're going to run a limited set of STAR software to begin with.  Start by looking at line 12.  This is where the big full chain is called.  As I noted above, it takes three arguements.  The first is the number of events to process... coincidentally, 10 is the number of events which starsim.kinematics.C produces by default.  Then it takes two strings as input.  The first is the set of chain options we want to run.  It's a long list, so I've broken things down across several lines.  
    

    
Line 5 specifies the geometry tag to use.  Generally the format is the letter "r" followed by a valid STAR Geometry in simulation & reconstruction.
    
Line 6 specifies the geometry model to use.  Generally you need to specify both "agml" and "UseXGeom" here.  (More on this later).  BTW, did you notice that capitalization is ignored?  
    
Line 7 tells the big full chain that the input will be a zebra file.  This is our standard for now.
    
Line 8 sets up the TPC simulator.  We perform our digitization of the geant hits in the reconstruction chain.  This is where the TPC hits are converted to ADC values used as input to the reconstruction codes.
    
Line 9 sets up the track finding and reconstruction codes.  We're using "sti" and "ittf" here.
    
Line 10 most STAR analyses use the micro DST.  This flag creates it.
    
Line 11 the "fzd" file contains an event record, which associates MC hits with generated tracks.  This will allow us to (much later) associate the reconstructed tracks with the true Monte Carlo particles from which they came.
    

    $ emacs runBfc.C                    # Feel free to use your favorite editor instead of emacs
0001 | void runBfc() {
0002 |   gROOT->LoadMacro("bfc.C");                  // Load in BFC macro
0003 |   TString _file = "kinematics.starsim.fzd";   // This is our input file
0004 |   TString _chain;                             // We'll build this up
0005 |   _chain += "ry2012a ";                       // Start by specifying the geometry tag (note the trailing space...)
0006 |   _chain += "AgML USExgeom ";                 // Tells BFC which geometry package to use.  When in doubt, use agml.
0007 |   _chain += "fzin ";                          // Tells BFC that we'll be reading in a zebra file.
0008 |   _chain += "TpcFastSim ";                    // Runs TPC fast simulation
0009 |   _chain += "sti ittf ";                      // Runs track finding and reconstruction using the "sti" tracker
0010 |   _chain += "cmudst ";                        // Creates the MuDst file for output
0011 |   _chain += "geantout ";                      // Saves the "geant.root" file
0012 |   bfc(10, _chain, _file );                    // Runs the simulation chain
0013 | }
ctrl-x ctrl-s ctrl-x ctrl-q          # i.e. save and quit
$ root4star runBfc.C                 # run the reconstruction job
$ ls -l
...


    

    If all has gone well, you now have several files in your directory including the MuDst which you'll use in your analysis.
    

    $ ls -1 *.root
kinematics.geant.root
kinematics.hist.root
kinematics.MuDst.root
kinematics.runco.root
kinematics.starsim.root

    


    
C. idTruth and qaTruth
    

    
During the first phase of the simulation job we had full access to the state of the simulated particles at every step as they propagated through the STAR detector.  As particles propagate through active layers, the simulation package can register "hits" in those sensitive layers.  These hits tell us how much energy was deposited, in which layer and at what location.  They also save the association between the particle which deposited the energy and the resulting hit.  This association is saved as the "idTruth" of the hit.  It corresponds to the unique id (primary key) assigned to the particle by the simulation package.  This idTruth value is exceedingly useful, as it allows us to compare important information between reconstructed objects and the particles which are responsible for them.
    

    
Global and Primary tracks contain two truth variables:  idTruth and qaTruth.  idTruth tells us which Monte Carlo track was the dominant contributor (i.e. provided the most TPC hits) on the track, while qaTruth tells us the percentage of hits which thath particle provided.  With idTruth you can lookup the corresponding Monte Carlo track in the StMuMcTrack branch of the MuDst.  In the event that idTruth is zero, no MC particle was responsible for hits on the track.  
    
With the MC track, you can compare the thrown and reconstructed kinematics of the track (pT, eta, phi, etc...).
    

    
Primary vertex also contains an idTruth, which can be used to access the Monte Carlo vertex which it corresponds to in the StMuMcVertex branch of the MuDst.
    

    
D. Taking it further
    

    
In starsim.kinematics.C we use the StarKinematics event generator, which allows you to push particles onto the simulation stack on an event-by-event basis.  You can throw them flat in phase space, or sample them from a pT and eta distribution.  These methods are illustrated in the macro, which throws muons and pions in the simulation.  You can modify this to suit your needs, throwing whatever particles you want according to your own distribtions.  The list of available particles can be obtained from StarParticleData.
    
 
    

    $ root4star starsim.C\(0\)
root [0] StarParticleData &data = StarParticleData::instance();
root [1] data.GetParticles().Print()

    

    Additionally, you can define your own particles.  See starsim.addparticle.C.
    

    

    
Primary Event Generation
    

    Geometry Definition
    

    Running the Simulation
    

    
Event Reconstruction
    

    The Truth about Event Records
       
    

    
  
    StMc package
    
   
       StMc package create StMcEvent structure and fills it by Monte-Carlo information. Then  create StMiniMcEvent structure
    
which contains both, MonteCarlo & Reconstruction information. Then provide matching MonteCarlo & Reconstruction info.
    
It allows user to estimate quality of reconstruction and reconstruction efficiency for different physical processes.
    
Actually, StMcEvent is redundunt, and exists by historical reasons.
    
StMc consists of:
    

      

    • StMcEvent - structure with MonteCarlo(Simu) information;
      • 

    • StMiniMcEvent - structure with both Simu & Reco info;
      • 

    • StMcEventMaker - maker creates and fill StMcEvent Simu info;
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    Attic
    
   
    Archive of old Simulation pages.
    
   
    
  
    Event Generators, event mixing
    
      
    
  
    B0/B+ simulation and event mixing
    
   
    Decays
    

      

    • 

      weight 28% : B0-> D- + (e+) + (nu)
      

      • 

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      weight 72% : B0-> D*(2010) + e + nu
      

      • 

        

      • 

        D*(2010) -> (D0) + (pi+) b.r.69% 
        

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      • 

        D*(2010) -> (D+) + (pi0) b.r.31% neglect D*->gamma
        

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    • 

      weight 25% : B+ -> (D0bar) + (e+) + nu
      

      • 

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      weight 75% : B+ -> D*bar(2007) + (e+) + nu
      

      • 

        

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        D*(2007) -> D0+ (pi0) b.r.62%
        

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        D*(2007) -> D0+ (gamma) b.r.38% 
        

        • 

      

    
   
    

    
  
    Hijing
    
   
    To use Hijing for simulation purposes, one must first run Hijing proper and generate event files, then feed these data to starsim to complete the GEANT part.
    

    The Hijing event generator codes and makefile can be found in the STAR code repository at the following location:$STAR/pams/gen/hijing_382. Once built, the executable is named hijjet.x. The input file is called hijev.inp and should be modified as per user's needs. When the executable is run multiple times in same directory, a series of files will be produced with names like evgen.XXX.nt, where XXX is an integer. The format of the file is PAW Ntuple. The starsim application is equipped to read that format as explained below. If a large number of events are needed, a request should be made to the STAR simulation leader or any member of the S&C.
    

    Listed below is the KUMAC macro that can be used to run your own GEANT simulation with pre-fabricated Hijing events . Unlike the Pythia simulation, events aren't generated on the fly but are read from an external file instead. Look at the comments embedded in the code. Additional notes: 
    

      
    
    • don't forget to seed the random number generator if you'll be doing a series of runs 
      • 
    
    • make sure you specify the correct geometry tag 
      • 
    
    • specify a different output file for each run 
      • 
    
    • the location of the input file (current directory) and the name (evgen.1.nt) are given as an example 
      • 
    
    • you can browse the directory /star/simu/evgen to look at what input Hijing files are already available 
      • 
    
    • the number of triggers on the bottom of the macro can be set to anything, just remember that the resulting files can be large and unwieldy if that number is too large. As a rule of thumb, we usually don't go over 500 events per file in production for min-bias AuAu, and 100 event for central gold 
      • 

    

    gfile o my_hijing_file.fz
detp geom y2006
make geometry
gclose all
* define a beam with 100um transverse sigma and 60cm sigma in Z
vsig  0.01  60.0
* introduce a cut on eta to avoid having to handle massive showers caused by spectators
gkine -1 0 0 100 -6.3 6.3 0 6.3 -30.0 30.0
gexec  $STAR_LIB/gstar.so
us/inp hijing evgen.1.nt
* seed the random generator
rndm 13 17
* trigger - change to trigger the desired number of times
trig 10

       
    

    
  
    Pythia
    
   
    Introduction
    
There are two ways, which are slightly different, to run the Pythia event generator in the context of the Starsim application. In the original (old) design, the dynamic library apythia.so served both as an adapter and a container for the standard Pythia library that would typically come with a CERNLIB distribution. The problem with this approach is of course that Pythia in itself is not a static piece of software and receives periodic updates. It is difficult or impossible, therefore, to modify the apythia.so component without affecting, in one way or another, various analyses as the consistency of the code is broken at some point.
    
It possible, however, to refactor the Pythia adaptor in such a way that the Pythia library proper can be loaded separately. This gives the user the ability to choose a specific version of the Pythia code to be run in their simulation. Different users, therefore, can use different versions of Pythia concurrently in Starsim, which is in everybody's interest. The thus modified wrapper was given the mneumonic name bpythia.so (it should be easy to memorize since "b"-pythia follows "a"-pythia). We have also decided the freeze the Pythia version linked into apythia.so at 6.205, and select subsequent versions bpythia.so as explained on the bottom of this page.
    

In the following, we present both the "old way" of running Pythia (i.e. tied to a specific version) and the new one (whereby the version can be requested dynamically at run time).
    


    Using Pythia 6.205
    
Listed below is the KUMAC macro that can be used to run your own Pythia simulation, specifically utilizing version 6.205 of the Pythia code and without the ability to switch. This would be fine for most STAR applications at the time of this writing (mid-2007). Please pay attention to the comments embedded in the code.
Additional notes:

      

    • the script below explicitely refers to apythia.so which contains Pythia 6.205
      • 

    • don't forget to seed the random number generator if you'll be doing a series of runs
      • 

    • make sure you specify the correct geometry tag
      • 

    • specify a different output file for each run
      • 

    • pay attention to the physics parameters used in the simulation; you will need to consult the Pythia manual for meaning fo those
      • 

    • the number of triggers on the bottom of the macro can be set to anything, just remember that the resulting files can be large and unwieldy if that number is too large. As a rule of thumb, we usually don't go over 5k event per file in production
      • 

    


    gfile o my_pythia_file.fz
detp geom y2006
make geometry
gclose all
* define a beam with 100um transverse sigma and 60cm sigma in Z
vsig  0.01  60.0
* Cut on eta (+-6.3) to avoid having to handle massive showers caused by the spectators
* Cut on vertex Z (+-30 cm)
gkine -1 0 0 100 -6.3 6.3 0 6.29 -30.0 30.0
* load pythia
gexec $STAR_LIB/apythia.so
* specify parameters
ENER 200.0     ! Collision energy
MSEL 1         ! Collision type
MSUB (11)=1    ! Subprocess choice
MSUB (12)=1
MSUB (13)=1
MSUB (28)=1
MSUB (53)=1
MSUB (68)=1
*
* Make the following stable:
*
MDCY (102,1)=0  ! PI0 111
MDCY (106,1)=0  ! PI+ 211
*
MDCY (109,1)=0  ! ETA 221
*
MDCY (116,1)=0  ! K+ 321
*
MDCY (112,1)=0  ! K_SHORT 310
MDCY (105,1)=0  ! K_LONG 130
*
*
MDCY (164,1)=0  ! LAMBDA0 3122
*
MDCY (167,1)=0  ! SIGMA0 3212
MDCY (162,1)=0  ! SIGMA- 3112
MDCY (169,1)=0  ! SIGMA+ 3222
MDCY (172,1)=0  ! Xi- 3312
MDCY (174,1)=0  ! Xi0 3322
MDCY (176,1)=0  ! OMEGA- 3334
* seed the random generator
rndm 13 19
* trigger - change to trigger the desired number of times
trig 10

    

    Specifying the Pythia version dynamically
    
In addition to the "frozen" version 6.205 which can be used as explained above, there is currently one more version that can be loaded, namely 6.410. Going forward, more versions will be added to the code base and to the collection of STAR libraries, as needed.
    
In order to use version 6.410, the user needs to simply replace the following line in the above script

    gexec $STAR_LIB/apythia.so

    
With:

    gexec $STAR_LIB/libpythia_6410.so
gexec $STAR_LIB/bpythia.so

    

   
    

    
  
    The Magnetic Monopole in STAR
    
   
    Introduction
    

    It is possible to simulate the production and propagation of the magnetic monopoles in the STAR experiment, using a few modification in the code base of GEANT 3.21, and in particular in our GEANT-derived application, the starsim. Our work is based on a few papers, including: 
    

The flow of the GEANT code execution is illustrated by the following diagrams from the above publication:

     
    

    

     
    

     
    

     
    

    First Results
    
As as demonstration of principle, we present here a few Starsim event display pictures. First, we propagate 12 magnetic monopoles of varying momenta, in the STAR detector:

     
    

    

     
    

    Now, let's take a look at a minimum bias gold-gold event that contains a pair of magnetic monopoles:
    

     
    

    

     
    

    Salient features can already be seen in these graphics: large dE/dx losses and characteristic limit on the maximum radius of the recorded monopole track (this is due to the fact that the trajectory of the mm is not helix-like, but rather parabole-like). Now, lets take a look at the phi distribution of the hits, for central and peripheral gold-gold events containing monopoles: 
    

     
    

    

     
    

    

     
    

    Again, the rather intuitive feature (large peaks in phi due to a very large dE/dx produced by the monopoles) is obviously borne out in the simulation.
    

     
    

    This is work in progress and this page is subjec to updates. 
       
    

    

    
  
    Grid-friendly Starsim production scripts
    
   Since the production activity of STAR is migrating to, and eventually will end up running mostly in the Grid environment, this necessitates modification (which often means simplification) of the production scripts we use when running on a local or another "traditional" Unix farm facility. Here is an example of the script we have successfully used to run a Pythia simulation on the Grid (utilizing the Fermilab facility), as well as the SunGrid, with cosmetic modifications.
    
A few things worth noting:

      

    • The bulk of the script has to do with establishing the Pythia settings which are often required in the simulations requested by the Spin PWG; the starsim proper part is located on top is is uncomplicated; it invloves dynamic loading of the necessary libraries, setting up the beam interaction diamond parameters ets
      • 

    • The script needs the contents of the tarball (listed on the bottom of the page) located in its working directory; this "payload" contains the Starsim executable as well as a few shared libraries and accessory scripts necessary for its function. To be able to run on the Grid, therefore, on needs to
        

      • Transfer the tarball and make provisions for extraction of the files
        • 

      • Transfer the script below and configure it for submission with a unique serial number (any integer, really)

      


      • 

    • The script takes only one argument, which is the serial number of the run. The rest of the run parameters are encoded in its body, which minimizes the chances of human error when submitting a large number of scripts, potentially for many different datasets
      • 

    • The random number generator is seeded with the serial run number and with the Unix process ID of the script on the target machine, which for all intents and purposes guarantees the uniqueness of a sequence in each run
      • 

    

    #!/usr/bin/ksh
    echo commencing the simulation
    export STAR=.
    echo STAR=$STAR
    #
    run=$1
    geom=Y2006C
    ntrig=2000
    diamond=60
    z=120
    #  >> run.$run.log 2>&1
    node=`uname -n`
    echo run:$run geom:$geom ntrig:$ntrig diamond:$diamond z:$z node:$node pid:$$
    ./starsim -w 0 -g 40 -c trace on .<<EOF
    trace on
    RUNG  $run     1   $$
    RNDM  $$    $run
    gfile o gstar.$run.fz
    detp  geom $geom
    vsig  0.01  $diamond
    gexec  $STAR/geometry.so
    gexec  $STAR/libpythia_6410.so
    gexec  $STAR/bpythia.so
    gclose all
    gkine -1 0 0 100 -6.3  6.3 0 6.28318 -$z $z
    ENER 200.0
    MSEL 1
    CKIN 3=4.0 
    CKIN 4=5.0 
    MSTP (51)=7
    MSTP (81)=1
    MSTP (82)=4
    PARP (82)=2.0
    PARP (83)=0.5
    PARP (84)=0.4
    PARP (85)=0.9
    PARP (86)=0.95
    PARP (89)=1800
    PARP (90)=0.25
    PARP (91)=1.0
    PARP (67)=4.0
    MDCY (102,1)=0  ! PI0 111
    MDCY (106,1)=0  ! PI+ 211
    MDCY (109,1)=0  ! ETA 221
    MDCY (116,1)=0  ! K+ 321
    MDCY (112,1)=0  ! K_SHORT 310
    MDCY (105,1)=0  ! K_LONG 130
    MDCY (164,1)=0  ! LAMBDA0 3122
    MDCY (167,1)=0  ! SIGMA0 3212
    MDCY (162,1)=0  ! SIGMA- 3112
    MDCY (169,1)=0  ! SIGMA+ 3222
    MDCY (172,1)=0  ! Xi- 3312
    MDCY (174,1)=0  ! Xi0 3322
    MDCY (176,1)=0  ! OMEGA- 3334
    trig $ntrig
    exit
    EOF
    

    
The contents of the "payload" tarfile:

    143575 2007-05-31 18:02:47 agetof
     65743 2007-05-31 18:02:39 agetof.def
     44591 2007-05-31 19:05:34 bpythia.so
    5595692 2007-05-31 18:03:10 geometry.so
     183148 2007-05-31 18:03:15 gstar.so
    4170153 2007-05-31 19:05:27 libpythia_6410.so
          0 2007-05-31 18:00:06 StarDb/
          0 2007-05-31 18:00:59 StarDb/StMagF/
      51229 2007-05-31 18:00:57 StarDb/StMagF/bfield_full_negative_2D.dat
    2775652 2007-05-31 18:00:57 StarDb/StMagF/bfield_full_negative_3D.dat
      51227 2007-05-31 18:00:57 StarDb/StMagF/bfield_full_positive_2D.dat
    2775650 2007-05-31 18:00:58 StarDb/StMagF/bfield_full_positive_3D.dat
      51227 2007-05-31 18:00:58 StarDb/StMagF/bfield_half_positive_2D.dat
    2775650 2007-05-31 18:00:58 StarDb/StMagF/bfield_half_positive_3D.dat
    1530566 2007-05-31 18:00:59 StarDb/StMagF/boundary_13_efield.dat
      51231 2007-05-31 18:00:59 StarDb/StMagF/const_full_positive_2D.dat
    1585050 2007-05-31 18:00:59 StarDb/StMagF/endcap_efield.dat
    1530393 2007-05-31 18:00:59 StarDb/StMagF/membrane_efield.dat
    15663993 2007-05-31 18:03:31 starsim
       36600 2007-05-31 18:03:37 starsim.bank
        1848 2007-05-31 18:03:42 starsim.logon.kumac
       21551 2007-05-31 18:03:48 starsim.makefile
    

   
    

    
  
    Production overview
    
   
    As of spring of 2007, the Monte Carlo production is being run on three different platforms:
    

      

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      the rcas farm
      

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      Open Science Grid
      

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      SunGrid
      

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    Miscellaneous scripts
    
   a   
    

    

    
  
    VMC
    
      
    
  
    VMC C++ Classes
    
   
    StarVMC/StarVMCApplication: 
    

      

    • StMCHitDescriptor
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    • StarMCHits 
      • 

        

      • Step
        • 

      

    • StarMCSimplePrimaryGenerator
      • 

    

     
    

    Example of setting the input file: StBFChain::ProcessLine ((StVMCMaker *) 0xaeab6f0)->SetInputFile("/star/simu/simu/gstardata/evgenRoot/evgen.3.root");
    

    In general, StBFChain sets various attributes of the makers.
    

     
    

    New chain options must be added in BigFullChain.h
    
   
    

    

    

    

    

    
  
    Production
    
   
    Real data production summary, browsers and documentation
    


    FastOffline production information and browsers
    


    Current production jobs status and monitoring plots
    


    DEV software library status, nightly test and validation
    


    NEW software library releases test and validation
    


    New tracker library status, tests and validation
    


    Monitoring of Production Jobs and Facilities, tools and plots
    


    Grid Production Monitoring Tools
    


    Embedding production
    


    Simulation production
    


    Old real data productions status tables and plots
    


    Old GRID production data browser
    


    Trigger information pages
    
   
    
  
    Fast Offline
    
   
    Fast Offline documentation
    


    Fast Offline tools and related
    


     
    

    

    Layout and how it (generally) works
    

    Disk space and path name
    

    First, FastOffline results are on
    

      
    
    • /star/data09/
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    • /star/data10/
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    • /star/data11/
      • 
    
    • /star/data12/
      • 

    

    Note first as a reminder, production paths follows a convention
    

    /star/dataXX/$TriggerSetupName/$FieldString/$production/$Year/$DayInYear 
    

    and that starting from 2006 data, an additional path $RunNumber is appended before the file names. This was added to avoid having large directories (and therefore, slow directory look ups) on heavy loaded file system.
    

    All log files goes to /star/rcf/prodlog/dev/log/daq. FastOffline runs out of the dev library which is associated to a production tag dev. Running from dev has its inconvenience (code must run) but this allows for code developers to see the result of their changes (hopefully improvements and bug correction) the next day as dev is released using the AutoBuild framework (see the Library release structure and policy  for more information as well as the code sanity pages and the AutoBuild last release report).
    

    Conditions for jobs to start
    

    FastOffline works by sampling the data as follows:
    

      
    
    • The system goes from the newest to the oldest run as they appear in HPSS and the online db. Several notes are in order
    
        
        
      • ANY runs marked bad by the Shift crew or RTS will NOT be picked nor processed by FastOffline.
        
          
            
        • Note: Runs marked questionable by the ShiftLeader or of unknown status could be picked by FastOffline if the other conditions below are met. Keep in mind that if the ShiftLeader marks the runs as bad late in the shift, FastOffline may have already processed the file at an earlier time when the status appeared to allow processing.
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        • 
        
      • The file must have a minimum of MINEVT events to be sent for processing
        
          
            
        • Note: The rational behind this cut-off was in the early days that too many "tests" were taken with valid names but would all end-up to contain about 100 events or so. This number was set to 200 from 2006 onward.
          • 
        
        
        
        • 
        
      • The files MUST be present in HPSS for FastOffline to pick a run.
        
          
            
        • Note: If the online to offline migration of data is not possible or not done, the system will not be able to process any data.
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        • 
        
      • ANY network interrupt will not allow for FastOffline to update its database (this is rare and inconsequential and mentioned for the sake of completeness)  [this has not happened since 2011]
        • 
        
      • ANY problems with the online db, 		mainly the database known as RunLog, will make FastOffline stop as well. As soon as the RunLog “sanity” is restored, FastOffline would resume as normal including periodic bootstrapping logic of all records which may have appeared during the downtime [database consolidation has made this category of problems go away]                  
        
          
            
        • Note: “sanity” includes slow downs due to db overload (anyone performing intense operations with the RunLog would kill or affect negatively FastOffline so, be attentive if you receive a request from the database leader in regards of usage). In other words, RunLog is a fundamental part of operational sanity of this system.
          • 
        
        
        
        • 
        
      • FastOffline relies on tables which are aggregated and migrated for sole use of FastOffline. This allows greatre scalability. However, if the migration daemons stop, FastOffline willl cease getting the vital information ite needs and hence ... stop as well.
        
          
            
        • Note: most tables needed by FastOffline are monitored here. 
          
             
          • 
        
        
        
        • 
    
      
    
      • 
    
    • The system uses a finite number of nodes on the reconstruction farm. This number is adjustable within the limit of the farm size and the ongoing scheduled productions. It is also limited to the amount of disk space available for the system to work. 
      
    Note that FastOffline bypass (see definition in the next bullet) processes all events in a given file when a file is selected which means that the average processing time depends on the type of collision, trigger mix etc ... The number of events to be processed is otherwise adjustable and set by the NUMEVT variable. From 2006 to 2009, this was set to 200 events per file to increase sampling.
      • 

    

    Modes
    

      
    
    • FastOffline implements several specialized algorithm and treatments:
    
        
        
      • There are three basic treatments: regular mode, bypass and calibration.
        
          
            
        • The three treatment are NOT sharing the same queues in the reconstruction farm.
          • 
            
        • Any mode can be adjusted separately in terms of the resource taken.
          • 
            
        • Although the queue are separate, the reconstruction farm software checks the farm sanity as a whole. Any jobs not moving in a queue will stall the system entirely to avoid the job “vacuum effect”. Especially, HPSS sanity can greatly influence the system's ability to perform or a burst of job will lead to a pause.
          • 
            
        • Last, when the disk space available for FastOffline is beyond 95% occupancy, no more jobs submission may occur.
          • 
        
        
        
        • 
        
      • Calibration tasks have the highest priority over ALL FastOffline 		processes and are ALWAYS processed first to ensure calibration readiness when processing the real data.
        • 
        
      • Bypass is the ability to ask the system to bypass automatic processing and deal with specific runs processing (within any arbitrary chains) immediately and with high priority.
        • 
        
      • Data pre-processing is third in the priority order. There is only one pre-processing available to date. It was introduced in 2005 and known as “ezTree production”.         
        
          
            
        • This pre-processing pass shares the same queue than the regular mode
          • 
            
        • Pre-processing passes are possible as it is fast and would not jeopardize the regular data production ; too many or too long jobs would prevent regular jobs from ever running (when the slots are filled, that is it)
          • 
            
        • Those passes may be set using their own chain options
          • 
            
        • This pre-processing stage was limited to a specific trigger setup name.
          • 
        
        
        
        • 
        
      • The regular mode comprise any other data processing tasks. 
        
        Within this broad category, the resources were divided as follow up to 2007 (all numbers are adjustable). 
        
        In 2008 onward, this queue division was disabled (mostly due to the appearance of too many streams).
        
          
            
        • 70% of the available slots will be used for express stream (if any exists). Note that express stream are defined as file type:
          
            express, jpsi, upsilon, muon 			and gamma
          • 
            
        • 30% for zerobias 			in all other cases
          • 
            
        • The remainder for any other 			physics runs
          • 
        
        
        
        • 
        
      • FastOffline 		also allows for different chains for different species. Within this 		restriction, the following applies for
        
          
            
        • Files named pedestal 			are permanently skipped
          • 
            
        • Trigger setups (names or trigger set) equal to pedestal or pulser will be permanently skipped
          • 
            
        • Run numbers which does not have a trigger setup name or a set of triggers associated to them will be temporarily skipped until the system is able to auto-adjust 			(update) its information
          • 
            
        • In regular mode, trigger setups named test or tune (2010 addition) are skipped. If you need FastOffline to process those, do not name them test nor tune. It is expected that individual test triggers included in production trigger setups are not funneled into the previously mentioned file streams processed by FastOffline.
          • 
            
        • Runs not containing TPC or TPX data are skipped in calibration and regular mode at the exception of the pre-processing passes (like ezTree etc ...)
          • 
        
        
        
        • 
    
      
    
      • 
    
    • FastOfflinekeeps on disk a 15 days (adjustable) worth production sample.
    
        
        
      • Files older than 15 days are automatically deleted from disk leaving space for newer ones.
        • 
        
      • Results should be on retrievable from HPSS (starting from 2005, it is the default to save a copy)
        • 
    
      
    
      • 

    


    
All of the above numbers are adjustable so this pseudo-policy may change any time. Note that ANY additional selections such as selections on the number of events in a file (minimum), the beam energy, the magnet field type, the collision or the trigger setup name may be used to sub-select a sample of files to be used in a pre-processing pass or otherwise new algorithm.
    

    

    The gory details
    

    You don't need to read this unless you are planning to help with production or understand how the system works ... It is simple. One needs to read perl only. But if you have read until here, it probably means you ant to know so here we go ...
    

    2005 selection for ezTree
    

    For example, ezTree processing in 2005 included
    

      
    
        
        
      • ppProductionMinBias trigger setup name only
        • 
        
      • Files NOT already processed by the regular FastOffline processing
        • 
    
      

    

    This leads to a selection TrgSetup=='ppProductionMinBias' AND Status==0. The value of Status and meaning is as follow:
    

      
    
        
        
      • 0: the file is “new”
        • 
        
      • 1: the file was submitted to the queue
        • 
        
      • 2: the file has been processed. All went OK
        • 
        
      • 3: the file has been processed AND has been QA-ed (note: the QA system sets this value)
        • 
        
      • 4: the file was skipped
        • 
        
      • 5: the file was submitted for calibration. This value will be overwritten by regular processing.
        • 
        
      • 
        
        666: ... the jobs have died, disappeared or otherwise indicating a problem.
        
        
        • 
    
      

    

    Ideally, you need to select ONLY on Status in (2,3). They are indicators of success (the rest being for internal bookkeeping only). Currently, the extended statuses for pre-processing are not updated to a value beyond 1. We can but one would need to know what to search for and parse from the logs to define success (it is not a framework limitation per say but any “decision” on OK or not implies a piece of code one has to write to validate the processing). Therefore, a safe assumption for selection pre-processed files from FastOffline is to check for Status in (2,3) AND XStatus$ID > 0 (where $ID is the ID assigned to you for your pre-processing pass i.e. 1 for ezTree, etc ...) and check for the presence of the expected output on disk.
    

    Scripts layout
    

    All scripts for FastOffline are located in $STAR_SCRIPTS or $STAR_CGI depending on usage. FastOffline heavily rely on
    

      
    
    • The presence of the RunLog database on onldb.star.bnl.gov
      • 
    
    • The copy of daqFileTag table into that database (initial thanks to Jeff Porter for this copy which simplifies SQL queries)
      • 
    
    • The presence of the tables daqSummary, beamInfo, magField in that same database.
      • 
    
    • The field name in each of those tables.
      • 
    
    • Any of the first section caveats and/or requirements
      • 

    

    Everything is concentrated in one unique perl module named RunDAQ.pm. Scripts developed around are merely using methods available via this module so, one change in the module, all changes (including one mistake = all broken).
    

    DAQFill.pl
    

    Invoked in a cronjob via the DAQFill.csh, the sole purpose of this script is to read the online database and build a condensed summary information related to new records as they come (table DAQInfo. The perl script SHOULD NOT be invoked from the crontab since it works in an infinite loop mode of period 60 seconds.
    
At every cycle, only new records are updated. However, the current scheme meant to save precious time also causes to lose file sequences (this is a synchronization online/offline issue, nothing to do with FastOffline itself). Therefore, this script currently has an update mode where all records are scanned and missed ones are merged with the old ones.
    
There are currently 3 modes of operation for the csh wrapper :
    

      
    
    • ./DAQFill.csh Clean : 	kills all running jobs. The purpose of this mode is to clean hanged 	processes not listed by a ps -ef has it happens whenever 	AFS experience a hick-up. This mode is executed twice a day. This 	has not been really necessary since 2004 but kept for those rare events which tends to happen whenever no-one is looking ...
      • 
    
    • ./DAQFill.csh Update: Update mode scans all records in the online database since the last check and inserts in Fast-offline database any records it does not already have. This mode is run twice a day, just after the Clean 	mode. This mode starts the perl script with the first parameter=0 (which means no loop) without checking for the presence of another process. Logically, it should be placed after the Clean.
      • 
    
    • ./DAQFill.csh Run : This is executed once every 10 minutes. However, the wrapper detaches the DAQFill.pl script only if does not find another process with the same name. The script is invoked with parameter=1, a loop mode of time specified by the second argument of the wrapper (and second of the perl script as well). The default time is one scan every 60 seconds. The crontabs currently specifies 300 seconds. It makes no sens to make this time parameter greater than the laps time between 2 wrapper execution.
      
    This mode updates the records based on the last entry. Last entry involves the run number only (that's why we may lose records as whenever we query for a run, some of the file sequence may not be ready but our internal counters moves forward).
      • 

    

    All cron-jobs are currently running under starreco and on rcas6003. Note that the csh wrapper MUST be running on a Linux box or a box where the auwx options of the ps command are available.
    

    JobSubmit.pl
    

    This script takes care of submitting job description files to the CRS queue system. It MUST therefore run under the following conditions
    

      
    
    • On one of the rcsuser 	nodes
      • 
    
    • The crs_status.pl and crs_submit.pl script MUST function (hopefully, this is true).
      • 

    

    The current cronjobs are running under starreco on rcrsuser4. 
    
There are 2 useful lines in this crontab :
    

      
    
    • ./JobSubmit.pl dev -1 /star/data09/reco : tells fastOffline use dev as the library version, -1 (i.e. all) events found in a given file,with all output going to /star/data09/reco as a base path. Base-path means that a structure will be created from that point.
      • 
    
    • Note that the syntax allows for disk spanning. Disk spanning can be specified by using a syntax 	similar to 
      
    ./JobSubmit.pl 	dev -1 /star/data+09-11/reco : this will be submitted as-is (only disk space will be checked), the disk spanning resolution will be delegated to the reconstruction wrapper 	code bfcca. In our example, any disk from /star/data09 to /star/data11 (that is any number XX in [09,11] for /star/dataXX) will be used.
      • 
    
    • ./JobSubmit.pl dev -1 1 : this special syntax specifies that the queue should be scanned for terminated jobs and the jobfiles moved into the archive directory.
      • 
    
    • ./JobSubmit.pl 	dev -1 C/star/data09/reco . This line processes calibration passes. All priorities are set internally to the JobSubmit.pl script.
      • 
    
    • ./JobSubmit.pl dev -1 	Z/star/data09/reco . This line is used for the special processing bypass (ezTree for example). All settings are internal to JobSubmit.pl . Especially, 	the trigger setupname to be used for this pass is a restrictive parameter.
      • 
    
    • ./JobSubmit.pl dev -1 X/star/data13/Magellan:balewski . Mode "X" was introduced in 2011 data taking to pipe a portion of the data to a different disk. In this case, part of the data was moved to /star/data13/Magellan and the ownership changed as indicated. This out-sourcing mode as been used in a seldom manner.
      • 

    

    Some syntax options while invoking this script :
    

      
    
    • You DO NOT have to know the number of jobs it can submit. There are NO CHANGES necessary. The only assumption is that FastOffline will be running om some queues of the crs nodes. The script 	will figure out what that means ...
      • 
    
    • The default assumed chain is assumed is declared by collision in an associative array named DCHAIN (default chain). This be overridden by specifying the next argument of the command line calling (i.e. argument 4).
      • 
    
    • There is provision for a 5th argument = collision tag which purpose is to exclude any collision tag different than the specified one. The default implemented values 	are AuAu and PPPP. Note that if the collider changes the collisions tag, we are doomed 	(or need to declare extraneous chains to treat those).
      • 
    
    • There are 2 mode of submission 	even in what we named the regular mode
    
        
        
      • by default, the submission will go from top (last run entered in the database) to bottom (first run entered in the database). During periods when we have nothing new, the submission will proceed in submitting EVERYTHING it finds. In heavy acquisition mode, this script will function as expected (sampling the data as it comes), however, at the end of the year of acquisition and/or in between active times, it will also proceed in processing the rest of the runs.
        • 
        
      • This may be unwanted (especially at the end of the run, FastOffline not being a replacement for production). The second mode can therefore be switch on. This is achieved by specifying a restoration path preceded by a ^ character (a-la perl, this symbol means "anchor with start of"). This can be switched at crontab level of course. In this mode of submission, only the latest files will be returned by the RunDAQ.pm 		modules and the submission system will NOT run a job already run again. FastOffline will therefore not crawl down from latest to earliest runs.
        • 
    
      
    
      • 

    

    FastOffCheck.pl
    

    This script is still in development mode. It is meant to be executed regularly from a cronjob. Its purpose is to scan archive directory for finished jobs, compare the list with what is available in the target/destination directory and mark the entries in the DAQInfo table as processed. This is used for hand-shaking with QA (and let them know what is done or not). Possible arguments are the library version then the target directory to scan. Note that the standard directory structure is assumed. This script must be executed from a node which has access to both /star/u/starreco and the target directory. It is currently running under starreco on rcas6003.
    

    RunDAQ.pm
    

    RunDAQ.pm is the perl module at the heart of FastOffline processing. This module does about everything by providing other scripts (DAQFill.pl , JobSubmit.pl ) function interface.
    

    Function interfaces
    

    All functions are documented in the module itself. Documentation is maintained in the code header and will not be replicated here. Click here to get more information.
    

    How can I make a selection using RunDAQ.pm
    

    In principle, you do not need to know SQL to use the module. Many selections are handled through defining a perl associative array of conditions with values and operator and pass it as-is to the methods accepting such argument and all queries will be generated for you.
    

      
    
    • For example, setting $Cond{“Status”} = 0 implies a constraints where the db field Status will need to be equal to zero for the records to be selected. 
      • 
    
    • When a value is assigned, you may use operators such as > (greater than), < (lesser than), or ! (not equal). For example, $Cond{“TrgSetup”} = “!12” would be mean anything but 12.
      • 
    
    • The | (logical or) may also be used to select several values like 12|14|17.
      • 
    
    • Bitwise operation are also handled automatically within a syntax using the : character. For example, :2 means that from the selected field, the second bit has to be true. 	Maybe a problem to some extent, bitwise operations and selection has to be on specific values only (multiple bits selection is not yet implemented). Also, it is done on numerical values ... but the fields using bitwise coding are fields which may potentially carry lots of possible values (like detector setup or trigger setup). Functions exists to convert string to numbers however so, this is 	not a problem (the multiple selection is perhaps). If needed, please send me an Email requesting the extension.
      • 
    
    • 
    
      Round offs are taken care off internally by conversion routines. You can specify for example an approximate beam energy as displayed by the FastOffline browser. This allows for consistency of treatment of the precision.
      
    
      • 

    

    Table structures, initializing a new year
    

    Tables exists in the operation database and are:
    

      
    
    • DAQInfo - the main table containing all information about files, run, number of events and status of the FastOffline processing (field Status). Note that Status are given by rdaq_status_string which may take as valueone of the following
      
    
        
        
      • 0: 000 : unknown
        • 
        
      • 1: 001 : Submitted
        • 
        
      • 2: 010 : Processed
        • 
        
      • 3: 011 : QADone   
        • 
        
      • 4: 100 : Skipped 
        • 
        
      • 5         : SCalib (used for calibration)
        • 
        
      • 6         : FCalib (used for Fast calibration)
        • 
        
      • 111     : Marked bad
        • 
        
      • 666     : Died
        • 
    
      
    Ideally, those codes are internal or for external use (QA) and may be changed. Especially, the mask model     has not been followed for statuses > 3 (calibration may set bits later on the upper range).
      • 
    
    • Other tables are dictionary tables allowing for fast list building and indirect search. They are self maintained by the system and should not be tempered with unless you really (really) know what you are doing. They are: 
      
    
        
        
      • FOChains             - this will hold a historical list of chains used in the process
        • 
        
      • FODetectorTypes - this will hold all detectors found and build masks
        • 
        
      • FOFileType           - will hold the kind of files i.e. physics, pedestal, etc ...
        • 
        
      • FOLocations         - this table will tell you where the files are processed
        • 
        
      • FOMessages        - this table will hold all internal to the system's messages broadcast via rdaq_set_message.
        • 
        
      • FOruns                 - list of run numbers for the year
        • 
        
      • FOTriggerBits       - list of individual triggers contained ina run. Masks will be build from this information.
        • 
        
      • FOTriggerSetup    - list of run configuration trigger setup
        • 
        
      • DAQInfo               - this table wil contain a copy of all information from the RunLog
        • 
    
      
    
      • 

    

     
    

    bfcca
    

    Because the CRS queue system is only a job-description based system, an extraneous script needs to be used in order to handle the running pass of root4star. There are many bfcXXX scripts around and we tried to make this one as general as possible. 
    
The help was moved here: bfcca.
    

     
    

     
       
    

    
  
    MC Production for tracking upgrade
    
    

    
    
        
    
            Datasamples and Production Summary for Tracking Upgrades 
        
    
        
    
            
        
    
        

    


    

    

    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geometry tag/
    
            dataset
    
                		
            
            
    Detectors for tracking upgrades
    
                		
            
            
    Library version and tag
    
                		
            
            
    Production 
    
            conditions
    
                		
            
            
    Number of events
    
                		
            
            
    Location
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR05
    
            hijing/minbias
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+HFT+IST+HPD
    
                		
            
            
    SL06f(SL06f)
    
                		
            
            
    NO hits smearing for HFT,IST,HPD 
    
                		
            
            
    36K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/upgr05/gheisha_on/p06if
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR05
    
            hijing/minbias
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+HFT+IST+HPD
    
                		
            
            
    SL06f(SL06f_1)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for HFT,IST & HPD 
    
                		
            
            
    36K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/upgr05/gheisha_on/p06if_1
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR07
    
            hijing/minbias
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+HFT+IST
    
                		
            
            
    SL06f (SL06f_1)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for HFT & IST 
    
                		
            
            
    36K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/upgr07/gheisha_on/p06if
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR07
    
            hijing/central
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+HFT+IST
    
                		
            
            
    SL06g(SL06g)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for HFT & IST 
    
                		
            
            
    19K x 5
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_03/central/upgr07/gheisha_on/p06ig
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR07
    
            pp200/pythia
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+HFT+IST
    
                		
            
            
    SL06g(SL06g)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for HFT & IST 
    
                		
            
            
    200K
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/pp200/pythia6_205/special/diamond30/upgr07/gheisha_on/p06ig
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR08
    
            hijing/minbias
    
                		
            
            
    HFT+IST+HPD
    
                		
            
            
    SL06f (SL06f_1)
    
                		
            
            
    hits smearing for HFT, IST & HPD 
    
                		
            
            
    36K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/upgr08/gheisha_on/p06if
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR01
    
            hijing/minbias
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+HFT
    
                		
            
            
    SL06f (SL06f_1)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for HFT 
    
                		
            
            
    36K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/upgr01/gheisha_on/p06if
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR06
    
            hijing/minbias
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+HFT+HPD
    
                		
            
            
    SL06g (SL06g)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for HFT, HPD
    
                		
            
            
    5K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/upgr06/gheisha_on/p06ig
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR06
    
            hijing/central
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+HFT+HPD
    
                		
            
            
    SL06g (SL06g)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for HFT, HPD
    
                		
            
            
    1K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central/upgr06/gheisha_on/p06ig
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR09
    
            hijing/minbias
    
                		
            
            
    IST+HFT+HPD
    
            Outer IST layer only
    
                		
            
            
    SL06g (SL06g)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for IST, HFT & HPD
    
                		
            
            
    5K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/upgr09/gheisha_on/p06ig
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR09
    
            hijing/central
    
                		
            
            
    IST+HFT+HPD
    
            Outer IST layer only
    
                		
            
            
    SL06g (SL06g)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for IST, HFT & HPD
    
                		
            
            
    1K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central/upgr09/gheisha_on/p06ig
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR10
    
            hijing/minbias
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+IST+HFT
    
            Inner IST layer 9.5cm
    
                		
            
            
    SL06g (SL06g)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for IST, HFT
    
                		
            
            
    5K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/upgr10/gheisha_on/p06ig
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR10
    
            hijing/central
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+IST+HFT
    
            Inner IST layer 9.5cm
    
                		
            
            
    SL06g (SL06g)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for IST, HFT
    
                		
            
            
    0.8K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central/upgr10/gheisha_on/p06ig
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR11
    
            hijing/minbias
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+IST+HFT
    
            IST layers 9.5@17.0 cm
    
                		
            
            
    SL06g (SL06g)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for IST, HFT
    
                		
            
            
    5K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/upgr11/gheisha_on/p06ig
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR11
    
            hijing/central
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+IST+HFT
    
            IST layers 9.5@17.0 cm
    
                		
            
            
    SL06g (SL06g)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for IST, HFT
    
                		
            
            
    1K x 3
    
                		
            
            
    on HPSS only
    
            
    /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central/upgr11/gheisha_on/p06ig
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR13
    
            hijing/central
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+IST+HFT
    
            IST layers 9.5@17.0 cm,
    
            corrected geometry;
    
            new 6 disk FGT;
    
            corrected SSD (no West Cone)
    
                		
            
            
    SL07a (SL07a_1)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for IST, HFT
    
                		
            
            
    79K
    
                		
            
            
    /star/data42/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central/upgr13/gheisha_on/p07ia
    
            
    /star/data46/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central/upgr13/gheisha_on/p07ia
    
            
    /star/data47/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central/upgr13/gheisha_on/p07ia
    
            
    /star/data48/reco/auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central/upgr13/gheisha_on/p07ia
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    UPGR13
    
            pp200 pythia with D0 mesons
    
                		
            
            
    SSD+IST+HFT
    
            IST layers 9.5@17.0 cm,
    
            corrected geometry;
    
            new 6 disk FGT;
    
            corrected SSD (no West Cone)
    
                		
            
            
    SL07a (SL07a_1)
    
                		
            
            
    perfect SSD and
    
            hits smearing for IST, HFT
    
                		
            
            
    150K
    
                		
            
            
    /star/data40/reco/pp200/pythia6_205/charm/cdf_a/upgr13/gheisha_on/p07ia 
    
                		
        
    
        

    

    


    

    

    Each dataset containes 3 sets of files with extensions 
    

    

      
    
    • *evts.*.root - pure auau 200 GeV hijing events; 
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    • *evts_37.*.root - D0 mesons; 
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    • *evts_37_mix.*.root - auau 200GeV hijing events with embedded D0 mesons. 
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    • *evts_207.*.root - lambda+_c; 
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    • *evts_207_mix.*.root - auau 200GeV hijing events with embedded lambda+_c. 
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    Below is notation for the detectors:
    

      
    
      
    
    • SSD - Silicon strip detector 
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    • IST - Inner Silicon Tracker 
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    • HFT - Heavy Flavor Tracker 
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    • HPD - Hybrid Pixel Detector 
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    For more information regarding detector's geometry look at the Drupal page 
    

       
    

    
  
    Monte Carlo production datasets
    
    

    
    
        
    
            
              
        
    
        
    
            
        
    
        
    
            
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                                           Monte Carlo Production Datasets 
    

    

    pp 200GeV, PYTHIA v. 6.410, di-jet simulation setting, year 2004y geometry production 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/7_9gev/bin1/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1312) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_410/9_11gev/bin2/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1313) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_410/11_15gev/bin3/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1314) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_410/11_15gev/bin4/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1315) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_410/11_15gev/bin5/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1316) 
      
    
      
    for 'bin' setting check Drupal page 
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    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P07ic, run with library SL07c 
      
    reconstruction chain has been run through tpc (trs), ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC (full barrel), EEMC; ITTF chain with vertex finder option 'VFPPV', no sdt timestamp was used for TPC RDO mask; 
      
    Production was done on PDSF using GRID infrastructure. 
      
    
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    pp 200GeV, PYTHIA v. 6.410, year 2006c geometry production 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc, svt, ssd, ftpc, TOF, pVPD, ftpc, EMC full barrel, ECAL (two caps), bbc, pmd, fpd, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/3_4gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1318) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_410/4_5gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1317) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/5_7gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1311) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/7_9gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1310) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_410/9_11gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1309) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_410/11_15gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1308) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_410/15_25gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1307) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_410/25_35gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1306) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_410/35_45gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1303) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_410/45_55gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1302) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_410/55_65gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1304) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/minbias/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1319) 
      
    
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P07ic, run with library SL07c 
      
    reconstruction chain has been run through tpc (trs), ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC (full barrel), EEMC; ITTF chain with vertex finder option 'VFPPV' was used and sdt timestamp = sdt20050727; 
      
    Production was done on PDSF using GRID infrastructure . 
      
    
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    pp 62GeV, PYTHIA v. 6.410, year 2006c geometry production 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc, svt, ssd, ftpc, TOF, pVPD, ftpc, EMC full barrel, ECAL (two caps), bbc, pmd, fpd, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field
    

    Datasets
    

    

    

      
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/3_4gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1318) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/4_5gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1317) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/5_7gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1311) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/7_9gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1310) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/9_11gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1309) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/11_15gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1308) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/15_25gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1307) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/25_35gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1306) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/35_45gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1303) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/45_55gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1302) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/55_65gev/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1304) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_410/minbias/cdf_a/y2006c/gheisha_on - (rcf1319) 
      
    
      • 

    

    


    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P07ic, run with library SL07c 
      
    reconstruction chain has been run through tpc (trs), ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC (full barrel), EEMC; ITTF chain with vertex finder option 'VFPPV' was used and sdt timestamp = sdt20050727; 
      
    Production was done on PDSF using GRID infrastructure . 
      
    
      • 

    

    

    

    AuAu 200GeV, HIJING, central events production with year 2007 geometry  
    

    Next datasets have been produced: 
    

    - HIJING + embedded B0 mesons;
    
- HIJING + embedded B+ mesons; 
    
- HIJING + embedded Upsilons(1S, 2S, 3S) ; 
    

    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc, svt, ssd, ftpc, updated tof, new upVPD, EMC full barrel, ECAL (two caps), bbc, fpd/fms, pmd, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central/y2007/gheisha_on - (rcf1296) 
      
    
      files rcf1296*evts.MuDst.root - hijing, no embedded data; 
      
    files rcf1296*70_mix.MuDst.root - hijing with embedded B0 mesons; 
      
    files rcf1296*72_mix.MuDst.root - hijing with embedded B+ mesons; 
      
    files rcf1296*70.MuDst.root - sinle B0 mesons; 
      
    files rcf1296*72.MuDst.root - single B+ mesons; 
      
    
      
    
      files rcf1296*164_mix.MuDst.root - hijing with embedded Upsilons (S1); 
      
    files rcf1296*165_mix.MuDst.root - hijing with embedded Upsilons (S2); 
      
    files rcf1296*166_mix.MuDst.root - hijing with embedded Upsilons (S3); 
      
    
      
    
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P07ia, run with library SL07a 
      
    reconstruction chains have been run through tpc (trs), svt(srs), ssd, ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC (full barrel), EEMC; ITTF chain was used with TPC+SVT+SSD tracking; 
      
    datasets with embedded Upsilons have been run tpc (trs), bbc, tof, EMC (full barrel), EEMC; ITTF TPC tracking only. 
      
    
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    pp 200GeV, PYTHIA v.6.205, year 2006 geometry production 
    

    Five datasets have been produced: pp200 PYTHIA, pp200 PYTHIA + embedded J/Psi, Upsilons (1S,2S,3S) ; 
    
GEANT simulation run through tpc (trs), svt (3 layers, more material), ssd, ctb(tof: two trays TOFp, TOFr), pVPD, ftpc, EMC full barrel, ECAL (two caps), bbc, fpd, pmd, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/Upsminbias/cdf_a/y2006/gheisha_on - (rcf1275) 
      
    
      files rcf1275*evts.MuDst.root - pythia, no embedded data; 
      
    files rcf1275*160.mix.MuDst.root - pythia with embedded J/Psi; 
      
    files rcf1275*161.mix.MuDst.root - pythia with embedded Upsilons (S1) ; 
      
    files rcf1275*162.mix.MuDst.root - pythia with embedded Upsilons (S2) ; 
      
    files rcf1275*163.mix.MuDst.root - pythia with embedded Upsilons (S3) ; 
      
    
      
    
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    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P06id, run with library SL06d 
      
    reconstruction chain has been run through tpc (trs), ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC (full barrel), EEMC, chain: ITTF 
      
    
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    cucu 200GeV, HIJING, year 2006 geometry production 
    

    Two datasets have been produced: HIJING and HIJING + embedded D0; 
    
GEANT simulation run through tpc (trs), svt (3 layers, more material), ssd, ctb(tof: two trays TOFp, TOFr), pVPD, ftpc, EMC full barrel, ECAL (two caps), bbc, fpd, pmd, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field 
    

    Datasets   
    

      
    
    • cucu200/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias/y2006/gheisha_on - (rcf1261) 
      • 

    

                files rcf1261*evts.MuDst.root - hijing, no embedded data; 
    
            files rcf1261*37_mix.MuDst.root - hijing with embedded D0 mesons; 
    
            files rcf1261*37.MuDst.root - single D0 mesons; 
    

    

      
    
    • cucu200/hijing_382/b0_14/D0minbias/y2006/gheisha_on - (rcf1272)
      
          
    
      files rcf1272*37_mix.MuDst.root - hijing with embedded D0 mesons; 
      
    files rcf1272*37.MuDst.root - single D0 mesons; 
      
    
      
    
      • 

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P06id, run with library SL06d 
      
    two reconstruction chains have been run:
      
    - run through tpc (trs), ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC (full barrel), EEMC, chain: ITTF 
      
    - run through tpc (trs), svt(srs), ssd, ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC (full barrel), EEMC, chain: ITTF with SVT & SSD tracking 
      
    
      • 

    

    

    

    cucu 62GeV, HIJING, year 2006 geometry production 
    

    Two datasets have been produced: HIJING and HIJING + embedded D0; 
    
GEANT simulation run through tpc (trs), svt (3 layers, more material), ssd, ctb(tof: two trays TOFp, TOFr), pVPD, ftpc, EMC full barrel, ECAL (two caps), bbc, fpd, pmd, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • cucu62/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias/y2006/gheisha_on - (rcf1262)
      
    
      files rcf1262*evts.MuDst.root - hijing, no embedded data; 
      
    files rcf1262*37_mix.MuDst.root - hijing with embedded D0 mesons ; 
      
    files rcf1262*37.MuDst.root - single D0 mesons; 
      
    
      
    
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P06ic, run with library SL06c 
      
    two reconstruction chains have been run:
      
    - run through tpc (trs), ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC (full barrel), EEMC, chain: ITTF 
      
    - run through tpc (trs), svt(srs), ssd, ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC (full barrel), EEMC, chain: ITTF with SVT & SSD tracking 
      
    
      • 

    

    

    

    Single pi0 & J/psi simulation with year 2005x geometry 
    

    using phase space generator to study SVT material effect on e+e- properties and J/psi measurement. 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc (trs), svt (3 layers, more material) on/off, ftpc, EMC full barrel, ECAL (two caps), bbc, tof, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • 100pi0/gkine/200mev_15gev/svtt_on/y2005x/gheisha_on - (rcf1238) 
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    • 100pi0/gkine/200mev_15gev/svtt_off/y2005x/gheisha_on - (rcf1239) 
      • 
    
    • 10jpsi/gkine/500mev_3gev/svtt_on/y2005x/gheisha_on - (rcf1240) 
      • 
    
    • 10jpsi/gkine/500mev_3gev/svtt_off/y2005x/gheisha_on - (rcf1241) 
      • 

    
Description of those datasets could be found on the simulation Web page ('Simulation plan' on the left frame) 
    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05if, run with library SL05f 
      
    reconstruction run through tpc (trs), svt(fast simulator) + est (on/off), ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC, EEMC, chain: TPT + EST 
      
    
      • 

    

    


    

    

    cucu 200GeV, HIJING, year 2005x geometry production 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc (trs), svt (3 layers, more material), ssd, ctb(tof: two trays TOFp, TOFr), pVPD, ftpc, EMC full barrel, ECAL (two caps), bbc, fpd, pmd, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • cucu200/hijing_382/b0_14/minbias/y2005x/gheisha_on - (rcf1216) 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05ib, run with library SL05b 
      
    reconstruction run through tpc (trs), svt(fast simulator) + est, ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC, EEMC, chain: TPT + EST 
      
    
      • 

    

    

    

    pp 200GeV, HERWIG v.6507, year 2004y geometry 
    

    with improved event header and interface with starsim, setting description could be found on the simulation Web page ('Data' on the left panel) 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/2_3gev/special3/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1255) 
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    • pp200/herwig6507/3_4gev/special3/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1256) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/4_5gev/special3/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1257) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/5_7gev/special3/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1258) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/7_9gev/special3/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1259) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/9_11gev/special3/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1250) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/11_15gev/special3/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1251) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/15_25gev/special3/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1252) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/25_35gev/special3/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1253) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/35_100gev/special3/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1254) 
      • 

    

    

     
    

    pp 200GeV, HERWIG v.6507, year 2004y geometry 
    

    with special setting which could be found on the simulation Web page ('Simulation plan' on the left frame) 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/5_7gev/special1/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1236) 
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    • pp200/herwig6507/9_11gev/special1/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1244) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/11_15gev/special1/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1245) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/15_25gev/special1/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1246) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/25_35gev/special1/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1247) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/herwig6507/35_45gev/special1/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1248) 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05ie, run with library SL05e 
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC, EEMC. TPT tracking + EGR vertex finder has been used in reconstruction;
      
    TPC RDO mask for run 2004 was used with timestamp sdt20040427 
      
    
      
    
      • 

    

    

    pp 200GeV, PYTHIA v.6.205 and v.6.203, year 2004c/2004y geometry 
    

    with special pythia setting which could be found on the simulation Web page ('Simulation plan' on the left frame)
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • pp200/pythia6_203/default/special2/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1222, test production) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_203/default/special2/y2004y/gcalor_on - (rcf1223, test production) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_205/0_2gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1273) 
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    • pp200/pythia6_205/2_3gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1231) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/3_4gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1232) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/4_5gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1233) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/5_7gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1224) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/7_9gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1225) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/9_11gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1226) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/11_15gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1227) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/15_25gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1228) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/25_35gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1229) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/above_35gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1230) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/low_energy/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1234) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/min_bias/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1235) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/45_55gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1270) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/55_65gev/cdf_a/y2004y/gheisha_on - (rcf1271) 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05ie, run with library SL05e 
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC, EEMC. TPT tracking + EGR vertex finder has been used in reconstruction;
      
    TPC RDO mask for run 2004 was used with timestamp sdt20040427 
      
    
      • 
    
    • P05ih, run with library SL05h 
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC, EEMC. ITTF tracking + PPV vertex finder has been used in reconstruction and TPC RDO + EMC tower mask with timestamp sdt20050727 for run 2005;
      
    dataset rcf1273 has been run only in P05ih production by request ;
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    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • pp200/pythia6_203/default/special1/y2004c/gheisha_on - (rcf1219) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_203/default/special2/y2004c/gheisha_on - (rcf1220) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_203/default/special3/y2004c/gheisha_on - (rcf1221)  
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05id, run with library SL05d 
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC, EEMC. TPT tracking + EGR vertex finder has been used in reconstruction
      
    
      • 

    

    

    pp 200GeV, PYTHIA, v.6.203, year 2004a/2004x geometry, minbias and high Pt trigger datasets 
    

    year 2004a geometry includes GEANT simulation running through tpc, svt (3 layers), ctb(tof: two trays TOFp, TOFr), pVPD, ftpc, EMC 3/4 of full barrel, ECAL (west cap), bbc, fpd, pmd, GHEISHA was used for simulation of hadronic interactions, positive full field 
    

    year 2004x geometry includes GEANT simulation running through tpc, svt (3 layers), ctb(tof: two trays TOFp, TOFr), pVPD, ftpc, EMC full barrel, ECAL (two caps), bbc, fpd, pmd, GHEISHA, positive full field 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • pp200/pythia6_203/default/minbias/y2004a/gheisha_on - (rcf1210) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_203/default/minbias/y2004x/gheisha_on - (rcf1211) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_203/default/pt15/y2004x/gheisha_on - ( pt > 15 GeV/c) - (rcf1214, pds1214) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_205/default/pt7/y2004x/gheisha_on - ( pt > 7 GeV/c) - (rcf1213) 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_203/default/pt3/y2004x/gheisha_on - ( pt > 3 GeV/c) - (rcf1212, pds1212) 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P04ij, run with library SL04j 
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, svt(fast simulator), ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC, EEMC, PMD, ITTF chain has been used
      
      
      • 

    

    

    auau 200GeV, HIJING, year 2004 geometry production 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc, svt (3 layers), ctb(tof: two trays TOFp, TOFr), pVPD, ftpc, EMC 3/4 of full barrel, ECAL (west cap), bbc, fpd, pmd, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/y2004a/gheisha_on - (rcf1208) 
      • 
    
    • auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/central/y2004a/gheisha_on - (rcf1209) 
      • 
    
    • auau200/hijing_382/b0_3/diamond60-30/y2004a/gheisha_on - (rcf1218) 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P04ie, run with library SL04e 
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, svt(fast simulator) + est, ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC, EEMC, PMD, chain: TPT + EST 
      
    
      • 
    
    • P04ij, run with library SL04j
      
    ITTF chain + all of the above detectors have been processed, small statistics, ~2000 minbias events
      
    
      • 

    

    

    auau 62GeV, HIJING, year 2004 geometry production 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc, svt (3 layers), ctb(tof: two trays TOFp, TOFr), pVPD, ftpc, EMC 3/4 of full barrel, ECAL (west cap), bbc, fpd, pmd, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • auau62/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/y2004/gheisha_on - (rcf1206) 
      • 
    
    • auau62/hijing_382/b0_3/central/y2004a/gheisha_on - (rcf1207, pds1207) 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

reconstruction run through tpc, svt(fast simulator) + est, ftpc(slow simulator), bbc, tof, EMC, EEMC, PMD. 
    

    

    pp 200GeV, PYTHIA v.6.203, with high pt trigger, year 2003 geometry production 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc, svt (3 layers), ctb(tof), ftpc, EMC half barrel, ECAL (one third of one cap, west cap), bbc, fpd, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • pp200/pythia6_203/default/pt5/year2003/gheisha_on 
      • 
    
    • pp200/pythia6_203/default/pt15/year2003/gheisha_on 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

reconstruction run through tpc, svt(fast simulator) + est, ftpc(slow simulator), half barrel EMC, tof, bbc, EEMC in year2003 geometry, used beam line constrain for LMV finding  
    

    auau 200 GeV/c, mevsim flow simulation, central (b0_6) year_1e geometry production 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc, ctb, rich, CaloPath, SVT ladder, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field
    

    Dataset
    

    

      
    
    • auau200/mevsim/v2/b0_6/year_1e/gheisha_on 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

reconstruction run through tpc and rich 
    

    

    auau 200 GeV/c mevsim flow simulation, central (b0_6) year2001 geometry production 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc, ctb(tof), ftpc, rich, CaloPath, svt, fpd detectors; in this geometry tof tray on the east side in front of rich, barrel emc contains 24 modules (quarter), fpd as part of ecal, GHEISHA was used in simulation, positive full field
    

    Dataset
    

    

      
    
    • auau200/mevsim/v2/b0_6/year2001/gheisha_on 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

reconstruction run through tpc, rich, ftpc, calo path 
    

    

    auau 200GeV, HIJING, year 2003x geometry production 
    

    with embedded J/Psi and Upsilons simulated with PITHIA, GHEISHA was used in GEANT simulation
    
GEANT simulation run through tpc, svt (3 layers, improved geometry), ctb(tof), ftpc, EMC full barrel, ECAL two caps, bbc, fpd detectors and positive full field 
    

    Dataset
    

    

      
    
    • auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/y2003x/gheisha_on, 
      • 
    
    • files rcf1201*evts.fzd - hijing v.1.382, no embedded data 
      • 
    
    • files rcf1201*160_mix.fz - hijing v.1.382 with embedded J/psi 
      • 
    
    • files rcf1201*161_mix.fz - hijing v.1.382 with embedded Upsilons 
      • 
    
    • files rcf1201*24_mix.fz - hijing v.1.382 with embedded Omega 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P03ih, run with library SL03h , datasets:
    
        
        
      • auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/y2003x/gheisha_on/trs_ih - hijing v.1.382, no embedded data; 
        • 
        
      • auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/y2003x/gheisha_on/trs_ihj - single J/psi particles; 
        • 
        
      • auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/y2003x/gheisha_on/trs_ihu - single Upsilon particles; 
        • 
        
      • auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/y2003x/gheisha_on/trs.mix_ihj - hijing v.1.382 with embedded J/psi 
        • 
        
      • auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/y2003x/gheisha_on/trs.mix_ihu - hijing v.1.382 with embedded Upsilons 
        • 
    
      
    
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, bbc, EMC full barrel, ECAL two caps; 
      • 
    
    • P04ia production run with SL04a library dataset:
    
        
        
      • auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/y2003x/gheisha_on/trs.mix_om.ia - hijing v.1.382 with embedded Omega 
        
        HIJING with embedded Omega run in addition through SVT and used new V0 and Xi vertex finding code and new SVT fast simulator (srs). problem found in production with SVT code and dataset has been rerun
        
        
        • 
    
      
    
      • 
    
    • P04ie production run with SL04e library, fixed SVT simulation code:
    
        
        
      • auau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/y2003x/gheisha_on/trs.mix_om.ie - hijing v.1.382 with embedded Omega 
        • 
    
      
    
      • 

    

    

    dAu 200GeV, HIJING, year 2003 geometry production 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc, svt (3 layers), ctb(tof), ftpc, EMC half barrel, ECAL (one third of one cap, west cap), bbc, fpd detectors and positive full field 
    

    Datasets
    

    

      
    
    • dau200/hijing/b0_20/minbias/year2003/hadronic_on --- hijing v. 1.35, GEANT was running with GCALOR 
      • 
    
    • dau200/hijing/b0_20/jet02/year2003/hadronic_on --- hijing v. 1.35, minbias, GEANT with GCALOR, jet trigger Pt>2 GeV/c 
      • 
    
    • dau200/hijing/b0_20/jet03/year2003/hadronic_on --- hijing v. 1.35, minbias, GEANT with GCALOR, jet trigger Pt>3 GeV/c 
      • 
    
    • dau200/hijing/b0_20/jet06/year2003/hadronic_on --- hijing v. 1.35, minbias, GEANT with GCALOR, jet trigger Pt>6 GeV/c 
      • 
    
    • dau200/hijing_381/b0_20/minbias_wideZ/year2003/hadronic_on --- hijing v. 1.381, Z vertex distribution 80 cm 
      • 
    
    • dau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/year2003/gheisha_on --- hijing v. 1.382, GEANT was running with GHEISHA 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P03ii, run with library SL02i , dataset:
    
        
        
      • dau200/hijing/b0_20/minbias/year2003/hadronic_on 
        • 
    
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, svt(slow simulator), ftpc(slow simulator), half barrel EMC, tof, bbc in year2003 geometry, used beam line constrain for LMV finding 
      • 
    
    • P03id, run with library SL03d , dataset:
    
        
        
      • dau200/hijing_382/b0_20/minbias/year2003/gheisha_on 
        • 
    
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, svt(slow simulator) + est, ftpc(slow simulator), half barrel EMC, tof, bbc, EEMC in year2003 geometry, used beam line constrain for LMV finding 
      • 

    

    

    pp 200GeV, PYTHIA v.6.203, year 2003 geometry production 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc, svt (3 layers), ctb(tof), ftpc, EMC half barrel, ECAL (one third of one cap, west cap), bbc, fpd detectors and positive full field 
    

    Datasets
    

    

      
    
    • pp200/pythia_6.203/default/minbias/year2003/hadronic_on --- pythia v. 6.203, GEANT run with GCALOR 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P03ic, run with library SL03c ,
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, svt(slow simulator), ftpc(slow simulator), half barrel EMC, tof, bbc in year2003 geometry, used beam line constrain for LMV finding 
      • 

    

    

    AuAu 200GeV, HIJING v. 1.35, year 2001 geometry production 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc, ctb(tof), ftpc, rich, CaloPath, svt, fpd detectors; in this geometry tof tray on the east side in front of rich, barrel emc contains 24 modules (quarter), fpd as part of ecal and GCALOR 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • auau200/hijing/b0_20/standard/year2001/hadronic_on - minbias, full field; 
      • 
    
    • auau200/hijing/b0_3/standard/year2001/hadronic_on - central, full field; 
      • 
    
    • auau200/hijing/b0_20/inverse/year2001/hadronic_on - minbias, reversed full field; 
      • 
    
    • auau200/hijing/b0_3/inverse/year2001/hadronic_on - central, reversed full field; 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P01gk, run with library SL01k , first auau200 hijing production with geometry year2001
      
    dataset:
    
        
        
      • auau200/hijing/b0_20/standard/year2001/hadronic_on 
        • 
    
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, rich, year2001 geometry 
      • 
    
    • P01gl, run with library SL01l , first release of EMC code for year2001 geometry and MC production 
      
    datasets:
    
        
        
      • auau200/hijing/b0_20/standard/year2001/hadronic_on 
        • 
        
      • auau200/hijing/b0_3/standard/year2001/hadronic_on 
        • 
    
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, rich, calo path, year2001 geometry 
      • 
    
    • P02gb, run with library SL02b ,
      
    important features: db access for tpc reshaped, StTpcDb, StTrsMaker modified 
      
    this is small test production before real year 2001 AuAu 200 GeV data taken
      
    dataset:
    
        
        
      • auau200/hijing/b0_20/standard/year2001/hadronic_on 
        • 
    
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, rich, calo path, y2001 geometry 
      • 
    
    • P02ge, run with library SL02e 
      
    to make it consistent with real AuAu 200GeV data production, fixed bug in StTrsChargeSegment.cc and StTrsParameterizedAnalogSignalGenerator.cc, added he3,he4,deuterons in simulation 
      
    datasets:
    
        
        
      • auau200/hijing/b0_20/standard/year2001/hadronic_on 
        • 
        
      • auau200/hijing/b0_3/standard/year2001/hadronic_on 
        • 
    
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, rich, calo path, y2001 geometry 
      • 
    
    • P02gg, large scale production, run with library SL02g
      
    datasets:
    
        
        
      • auau200/hijing/b0_20/inverse/year2001/hadronic_on 
        • 
        
      • auau200/hijing/b0_3/inverse/year2001/hadronic_on 
        • 
    
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, rich, calo path,(y2001n geometry, updated, material in central membrane changed to copper), implemented simutag to handle offline database correctly, implemented dynamic stamp for RDO mask to make MC data consistent with the experimental data 
      • 
    
    • P02gh2, run with library SL02h 
      
    datasets:
    
        
        
      • auau200/hijing/b0_20/inverse/year2001/hadronic_on 
        • 
        
      • auau200/hijing/b0_3/inverse/year2001/hadronic_on 
        • 
    
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, rich, svt, calo path, (y2001n geometry,updated, material in central membrane changed to copper), used dynamic stamp for RDO mask experimental data, small production for ITTF test 
      • 
    
    • P03ih, run with library SL03h 
      
    dataset:
    
        
        
      • auau200/hijing/b0_20/inverse/year2001/hadronic_on 
        • 
    
      
    reconstruction run through tpc, rich, ftpc, calo path, y2001n geometry, small production (25K events) for FTPC group 
      • 

    

    

    pp 200GeV, PYTHIA, year 2001 geometry production 
    

    GEANT simulation run through tpc, ctb(tof), ftpc, rich, CaloPath, svt, fpd detectors; in this geometry tof tray on the east side in front of rich, barrel emc contains 24 modules (quarter), fpd as part of ecal, positive full field and GCALOR 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • pp200/pythia/default/minbias/year2001/hadronic_on 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P02gh2, run with library SL02h reconstruction run through tpc, rich, svt, ftpc, calo path, small production for ITTF test.
      
    
      • 
    
    • MDC4, run with library SL01d reconstruction run through tpc, rich, svt, mwc 
      
    
      • 

    

    AuAu 130GeV, HIJING v. 1.35, year 2000 production 
    

    geometry 'year_1e' GEANT simulation run through tpc, ctb, rich, CaloPath, SVT ladder, positive half field and GCALOR 
    
geometry 'year_1h' GEANT simulation includes FTPC 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • auau130/hijing/b0_15/year_1h/halffield/hadronic_on - minbias, half field 
      • 
    
    • auau130/hijing/b0_3/year_1e/halffield/hadronic_on - central,half field 
      • 
    
    • auau130/hijing/b3_6/year_1e/halffield/hadronic_on - midcentral,half field 
      • 
    
    • auau130/hijing/b0_3_jet05/year_1h/halffield/hadronic_on - central with jet trigger Pt > 5 GeV/c, half field 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P00hi, run with library SL00i datasets:
    
        
        
      • auau130/hijing/b0_15/year_1h/halffield/hadronic_on 
        • 
        
      • auau130/hijing/b0_3/year_1e/halffield/hadronic_on 
        • 
        
      • auau130/hijing/b3_6/year_1e/halffield/hadronic_on 
        • 
        
      • auau130/hijing/b0_3_jet05/year_1h/halffield/hadronic_on 
        • 
    
      
    reconstruction run through tpc and rich
      
    
      • 
    
    • P01hi, run with library SL01j , SIM tag has been implemented which allowes to handle database correction needed for real data and should not be used for simulation data dataset:
    
        
        
      • auau130/hijing/b0_3/year_1e/halffield/hadronic_on 
        • 
    
      
    reconstruction run through tpc and rich
      
    
      • 

    

    

     
    

    AuAu 200GeV, VNI events year 2000 production 
    

    geometry 'year_1h', GEANT simulation run through tpc, ctb, rich, CaloPath, SVT ladder, FTPC 
    

    Datasets 
    

    

      
    
    • auau200/vni/default/b0_3/year_1h/hadronic_on - central, positive full field 
      • 
    
    • auau200/vni/default/b0_3/year_1h1/hadronic_on - central, positive full field 
      • 

    

    Production Series 
    

    P03ih, run with library SL03h, reconstruction run through tpc (trs) for EbyE PWG
    

    

    

    More datasets could be found in FileCatalog related to MDC and site PWG simultaion requests.

     
    

     
    

    

    Lidia Didenko
    

    



   
    

    
  
    Production Status Update for run 2007/2008
    
   
    Run 2008 auau 9GeV data production
    

    Trigger sets: lowEnergy2008 & bbcvpd; number of events; date of completion; production series
    

      
    
    • st_physics - 187K events; July 10, 2008; P08ic
      • 

    

    Run 2008 pp 200GeV data production
    

    pp 200GeV, trigger sets: ppProduction2008, ppProduction2008-2; number of events; date of completion; production series
    

      
    
    • st_toftpx - 73M events; Aug 4, 2008; P08ic; redone in P08ie with improved Space charge correction and vertex finder;
      • 
    
    • st_mtd - 0.62M events; Aug 4, 2008; P08ic; redone in P08ie with improved Space charge correction and vertex finder;
      • 
    
    • st_fmsslow - 16.4M events; Aug 4, 2008; P08ic; redone in P08ie with improved vertex finding;
      • 
    
    • st_fmsfast - 154M events completed by Feb 10, 2009; P08ie
      • 
    
    • st_physics - 27.6M events; Nov 30, 2008; P08ie
      • 
    
    • Total = 272M events
      • 

    

    pp 200GeV, trigger sets: pp2pp; 1M events, completed Feb 18, P08ie
    

    Run 2008 dAu 200GeV data production
    

    dAu 200GeV, trigger set: production_dAu2008; number of events; date of completion; production series
    

      
    
    • st_upsilon - 1.26M events; July 29, 2008; P08ic; rerun in P08ie with improved Space charge correction;
      • 
    
    • st_mtd - 1.66M events; July 29, 2008; P08ic; rerun in P08ie with improved Space charge correction;
      • 
    
    • st_upc - 245K events; Dec 31, 2008; P08ie
      • 
    
    • st_fast - 30M events completed by Nov 30 2008; 1072M completed Feb 3, 2009;P08ie 
      • 
    
    • st_physics - 99.0M events; Oct 6, 2008; P08ic; rerun in P08ie with improved Space charge correction;
      • 
    
    • Total = 1174M events
      • 

    

    Trigger sets: production_PMD2008; number of events; date of completion; production series
    

      
    
    • st_physics - 5.9M events; Nov 17, 2008; P08ie; rerun in P08if with fixed StPmdReadMaker, Dec 19, 2008;
      • 
    
    • st_fast - 36M events; completed by Feb 10, 2009; P08if;
      • 

    

    Trigger sets: production_mb2008; number of events; date of completion; production series
    

      
    
    • st_physics - 18.2M events; Dec 24, 2008; P08ie
      • 
    
    • st_fast - 15.7M events; Feb 15; P08ie;
      • 

    

    Trigger sets: EmcCheck; number of events; date of completion; production series
    

      
    
    • st_physics - 21.6M events; Feb 12, 2009; P08ie
      • 

    

    Run 2007 AuAu 200GeV production
    

    Trigger sets; number of events; date of completion; production series
    

      
    
    • 2007LowLuminosity - 670K events; Aug 8, 2008; P08ic
      • 
    
    • 2007ProductionMinBias
    
        
        
      • st_physics - 62M events; Dec 18, 2008; P08ic
        • 
    
      
    
      • 
    
    • 2007Production2
    
        
        
      • st_gamma - 1.1M; Oct 31, 2007; P07id
        • 
        
      • st_mtd - 446K; Oct 23, 2007; P07id
        • 
        
      • st_upc - 1.9M; Mar 21, 2008; P08ib
        • 
        
      • st_upsilon - 5.0M; Oct 20, 2008,P07id; rerun in P08ic with y2007g geometry, Aug 29, 2008;
        • 
        
      • st_btag - 1.5M; Sep 6, 2008; P08ic
        • 
        
      • st_physics - 18M; Oct 15, 2008; P08ic
        • 
        
      • Total = 27.9M events
        • 
    
      
    
      • 

    

     
       
    

    
  
    Production Status for run 2010
    
   

    

    
 
       
    

    
  
    Production path name convention
    
   
    Production path for real data
    

    Production path for real data inherites some parts from raw data pathes and has edditional information related to trigger set, magnatic field and production series. Conventional name is:
    

    /TOP_DIRECTORY/reco/trigger_set/magnetic_field/production_series/year_of_run/day_of_data_taken 
    
and added ../run_number subdirectory for year 2006 and next years. 
    

    Trirger set name is defined by trigger group in the online data taken.
    

    Examples of real data production path:
    

    

      
    
    • /home/starreco/reco/cuProductionMinBias/ReversedFullField/P05id/2005/060
      • 
    
    • /home/starreco/reco/2007ProductionMinBias/FullField/P08ic/2007/104/8104044
      • 

    

    

    Here:
    
-cuProductionMinBias and 2007ProductionMinBias are the names of trigger sets, description could be found on the pages:
    

    trigger set for run year 2005 
    
tigger set for run year 2007 
    
-P05id and P08ic - reconstruction production series
    
-060 and 104 - days of data taken
    
-8104044 - run number 
    

     
    

    Production path for simulation data
    

    Name of path for MC data should contain fundamental definition of parameters set used for simulation and be standardized for automated cataloging.
    
MC path includes 7 subdirectories, each of them definds certain parameters and simulation options:
    

    /TOP_DIRECTORY/reco/collision/event_generator_and_version/parameters/magnetic_field_or_parameters/year_of_geometry/hadronic.int_code/production_series 
    

    Examples of MC data path:
    

    

      
    
    • /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_1.382/b0_3/fullfield/year2004/gheisha_on/p05ie 
      • 
    
    • /home/starreco/reco/auau200/hijing_1.382/b0_20/halffield/year2004/gcalor_on/p05ie 
      • 
    
    • /home/starreco/reco/pp200/pythia_6.205/default/fullfield/year2004/gheisha_on/p05ie 
      • 
    
    • /home/starreco/reco/pp200/pythia6_410/11_15gev/cdf_a/y2007g/gheisha_on/p08ie 
      • 

    

    

    The meaning of notation is:
    

    - auau200 - auau collisions with energy = 200GeV;
    
- pp200 - pp collisions with energy = 200GeV;
    
- hijing_1.382 - hijing event generator, version 1.382 was used for simulation;
    
- pythia_6.205 - pythia event generator, version 6.205 was used for simulation;
    
- b0_3 - impact parameter b is in the range 0-3 fm;
    
- 11_15gev - pt trigger interval;
    
- fullfield (halffield) - full or half magnetic field was used in simultaion;
    
- year2004 (y2007g) - geometry version used for simultaion;
    
- gheisha_on(gcalor_on) - GHEISHA or GCALOR code was used for simulation of hadronic interactions;
    
- p05ie - production series;
    

    In the subdirectory "/parameters/" any parameters could be specified, other subdirectories should be defined according to conventional name.
    

    For GEANT simulation files subdirectory "production_series" should be replaced by name "gstardata";
    

     
    

    Production path name for embedding data
    

    Name of path for embedding production follow name of path for real data production (some part) plus have information about embedded particle name and ID of embedding request. The path name has next structure:
    
TOP_DIRECTORY/embedding/trigger_set_name/particle_NNN_requestID/production.library/year/day 
    
and added ../run_number subdirectory for year 2006 and next years. 
    
 
    

    Example of embedding data path:
    

    

      
    
    • /home/starreco/embedding/cuProductionMinBias/Omega_703_1179173304/P06ib.SL06b/2005/050
      • 

    

    

    Here: 
    
- cuProductionMinBias is trigger set name; 
    
- Omega_703_1179173304 name of embedded particle (Omega) and request ID; 
    
- P06ib.SL06b real data production series and library version used for embedding production; 
    
- 2005 is year of real data taken; 
    
- 050 is day of data taken; 
    

    

    Lidia Didenko
       
    

    
  
    Real Data productions
    
   
    

     
    

    Real Data Productions
    


    

    

    

    AuAu 200GeV, run 2007, trigger data production; files: st_gamma, st_mtd, st_upsilon, st_upc; 
    

    next deterctors are on: tpc, svt, ssd, tof, ftpc, pmd, emc, eemc, bsmd, esmd; set of detectors varies with run numbers. 
    
corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, sectors alignment fot TPC, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction, EbyE space charge and Grid Leak 3D corrections. 
    

    Production Series 
    

    


    


    

    

     
    

    pp 200GeV, run 2006, production with ITTF code 
    

    next detectors are on: tpc, svt, emc, eemc, ftpc, fpd, bsmd, esmd. Set of detectors varies with run numbers. 
    
corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, sectors alignment, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction, beamline constraint, space charge and Grid Leak 3D corrections. 
    

    Trigger sets
    

    

      
    
    • ppProductionTrans; 
      • 
    
    • ppProductionTransNoEMC; 
      • 
    
    • ppProductionTransFPDonly; 
      • 
    
    • ppProductionLong; 
      • 
    
    • ppProductionLongNoEmc; 
      • 
    
    • ppProductionJPsi; 
      • 
    
    • pp2006MinBias; 
      • 
    
    • ppProduction; 
      • 
    
    • barrelBackground; 
      • 
    
    • ppEmcCheck; 
      • 
    
    • ppEmcBackgroundCheck; 
      • 
    
    • muonminbias; 
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set description could be found in Trigger 2006 Web page 
    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P06ie run with library SL06e 
      
    no SVT in reconstruction, vertex finder PPV (tuned for run 2006 data) for piled-up events with 'no CTB' was used. 
      
    Fully calibrated. 
      
    
      • 

    

    

     
    

    pp 62GeV, run 2006, production with ITTF code 
    

    Corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, sectors alignment, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction, beamline constraint. NO space charge and Grid Leak corrections. 
    

    Trigger sets
    

    

      
    
    • ppProduction62; 
      • 
    
    • ppProductionMB62; 
      • 
    
    • barrelBackground62; 
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set description could be found in Trigger 2006 Web page 
    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P06ie run with library SL06e 
      
    no SVT in reconstruction, vertex finder PPV (tuned for run 2006 data) for piled-up events with 'no CTB' was used. 
      
    Fully calibrated. 
      
    
      • 

    

    


    

    

    pp 200GeV, run 2006, J/Psi trigged files; production with ITTF code (preliminary production)
    

    next detectors are on: tpc, svt, emc, eemc, ftpc, fpd, bsmd, esmd but set of detectors varies with run numbers. 
    
corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, sectors alignment, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction, beamline constraint, space charge and Grid Leak 3D corrections. 
    

    Trigger sets
    

    

      
    
    • ppProductionJPsi; 
      • 
    
    • ppProductionTrans, st_jpsi files; 
      • 
    
    • ppProductionLong, st_jpsi files; 
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set description could be found in Trigger 2006 Web page 
    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P06id run with library SL06d (tagged as SL06d_2) 
      
    no SVT in reconstruction, vertex finder PPV for piled-up events with 'no CTB' was used. 
      
    Production was used as first round, test production because calibrations weren't complete at that time for run 2006: 
      
    EMC isn't fully calibrated; PPV vertex finder wasn't tuned for pileup effect for run 2006; beamline constraint didn't include space charge and Grid Leak 3D corrections, not accurate. 
      
    
      • 

    


    

    

    pp 200GeV & 400GeV run 2005, production with ITTF code without SVT reconstruction
    

    next deterctors are on: tpc, svt, tof, emc, ftpc, ssd, eemc, bsmd, esmd but set of detectors varies with run numbers. 
    
corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, sectors alignment, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction, beamline constraint, space charge and Grid Leak 3D corrections. 
    

    Trigger sets
    

    

      
    
    • ppProductionMinBias 
      • 
    
    • ppProduction 
      • 
    
    • ppTransProductionMinBias 
      • 
    
    • ppTransProduction 
      • 
    
    • ppEmcBackgroundCheck 
      • 
    
    • ppEmcCheck 
      • 
    
    • Jpsi 
      • 
    
    • pp400Production 
      • 
    
    • pp400MinBias 
      • 
    
    • eemc_led 
      • 
    
    • ppVHM 
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set description could be found in Trigger 2005 Web page 
    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05if, run with library SL05f 
      
    no SVT & SSD in reconstruction, multyple vertices finding code (due to pileup in the events), CTB vertex matching 
      
    
      • 

    

    

    CuCu 22GeV run 2005, production with TPT+EST codes
    

    next deterctors are on: tpc, svt, tof, emc, ftpc, pmd, ssd, eemc, bsmd, esmd but set of detectors varies with run numbers. 
    
corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, sectors alignment, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction, space charge and Grid Leak 3D corrections. 
    

    Trigger set
    

    

      
    
    • cu22ProductionMinBias 
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set description could be found in Trigger 2005 page 
    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05if, run with library SL05f 
      
    no SSD in reconstruction, TOF processing includes only raw data.
      
    
      • 

    

    

    CuCu 62GeV run 2005, production with TPT+EST codes
    

    next deterctors are on: tpc, svt, tof, emc, ftpc, pmd, ssd, eemc, bsmd, esmd but set of detectors varies with run numbers. 
    
corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, sectors alignment, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction, EbyE space charge and Grid Leak corrections. 
    

    Trigger set
    

    

      
    
    • cu62productionMinBias 
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set description could be found in Trigger 2005 page 
    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05id, run with library SL05d 
      
    no SSD in reconstruction, TOF processing includes only raw data.
      
    
      • 
    
    • P07ib, run with library SL07b and ITTF code with TPC+SVT+SSD tracking for run numbers with complete tracking detectors set; production was running with TPC tracking (TPC+SVT or TPC+SSD tracking) if both detectors SVT & SSD or one of them were not present; 
      
    
      • 

    

    

    CuCu 200GeV run 2005
    

    next deterctors are on: tpc, svt, tof, emc, ftpc, pmd, ssd, eemc, bsmd, esmd but set of detectors varies with run numbers. 
    
corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, sectors alignment, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction, EbyE space charge and Grid Leak corrections. 
    

    Trigger set
    

    

      
    
    • cuProductionMinBias 
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set description could be found in Trigger 2005 page 
    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05id, run with library SL05d 
      
    no SSD in reconstruction, TOF processing includes only raw data;
      
    selected run numbers with lowest luminosity processed with TPT+EST codes. 
      
    
      • 
    
    • P06ib, run with library SL06b and ITTF code; 
      
    no SVT & SSD in reconstruction, TOF processing includes only raw data;
      
    Production used multiple vertices finder code which handle pile-up events at high luminosity; EMC track matching was used for vertex ranking; 
      
    BEMC was fully commisioned for run numbers >= 6031103 and for lower run numbers there could be some uncertaincy with BEMC gain and overall performance. Analysis posted on the page show that vertex finding algorithm works well even with partially working BEMC.
      
    The remaining contamination of pile-up vertices could be cut off using rank of best vertex, rank >-3 ;
      
    run numbers without EMC detector in WERE NOT processed in this production.
      
    
      • 
    
    • P07ib, run with library SL07b and ITTF code with TPC+SVT+SSD tracking for run numbers with complete tracking detectors set; production was running with TPC tracking only (TPC+SVT or TPC+SSD tracking) if both detectors SVT & SSD or one of them were not present;
      
    Production has problem due to bug in EMC & SSD codes caused memory overwriting in some events; production will be droped;
      
    
      • 
    
    • P07ic, run with library SL07c and ITTF code with TPC+SVT+SSD tracking for run numbers with complete tracking detectors set; production was running with TPC tracking only (TPC+SVT or TPC+SSD tracking) if both detectors SVT & SSD or one of them were not present; bug in EMC & SSD codes caused memory overwriting has been fixed.
      
    
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set
    

    

      
    
    • cuProductionHighTower 
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set description could be found in Trigger 2005 page 
    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P06ib, run with library SL06b and ITTF code; 
      
    no SVT & SSD in reconstruction, TOF processing includes only raw data;
      
    Production used multiple vertices finder code which handle pile-up events at high luminosity; EMC track matching was used for vertex ranking; 
      
    run numbers >= 6031103 have been processed which have good EMC calibrations;
      
    run numbers without EMC detector in WERE NOT processed in this production.
      
    
      • 
    
    • P07ib, run with library SL07b and ITTF code with TPC+SVT+SSD tracking for run numbers with complete tracking detectors set; production was running with TPC tracking only (TPC+SVT or TPC+SSD tracking) if both detectors SVT & SSD or one of them were not present; 
      
    Production has problem due to bug in EMC & SSD codes caused memory overwriting in some events; production will be droped;
      
    
      • 
    
    • P07ic, run with library SL07c and ITTF code with TPC+SVT+SSD tracking for run numbers with complete tracking detectors set; production was running with TPC tracking only (TPC+SVT or TPC+SSD tracking) if both detectors SVT & SSD or one of them were not present; bug in EMC & SSD codes caused memory overwriting has been fixed.
      
    
      • 

    

    

    

    AuAu 200GeV, run 2004, production with TPT+EST codes
    

    next deterctors are on: tpc, svt, tof, emc, ftpc, pmd, eemc, bsmd, esmd but set of detectors varies with run numbers. 
    
corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, sectors alignment, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction, EbyE space charge and Grid Leak corrections. 
    
Run numbers from the range 5069085 - 5072056 have been excluded from the production due to corrupted SVT & FTPC raw data and calibration problem.
    
Run numbers below 5042040 for productionMid/High/Low have 'minbias' trigger ID 15007 which isn't really 'minbias' but has 50% of central cut.
    
DO NOT USE trigger ID = 15007 for run numbers < 5042040 
    

    Trigger set
    

    

      
    
    • productionMid 
      • 
    
    • productionHigh 
      • 
    
    • productionLow 
      • 
    
    • productionHalfHigh 
      • 
    
    • productionHalfLow 
      • 
    
    • productionCentral 
      • 
    
    • productionMinBias 
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set description could be found in Trigger 2004 page 
    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05ic, run with library SL05c 
      
    East FTPC gain table has been fixed. 
      
    
      • 
    
    • P05ib, run with library SL05b (run only for productionMid, small datasample, production is complementary to P05ic) 
      
    DB scale factor for magnetic field and StTpcDbMaker bug were fixed, East FTPC data have offset due to wrong gain table, not recommended to use for FTPC data.
      
    
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set
    

    

      
    
    • productionMinBias ( run numbers > 5023098 ) 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05ia, run with library SL05a 
      
    due to bug in StTpcDbMaker Twist correction for high Pt tracks isn't set properly; Ftpc (West) tracking is set correctely in files produced after March 2. 
      • 

    

    

    AuAu 200GeV, express stream data, run 2004, production with TPT+EST codes
    

     
    

    Corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, sectors alignment, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction, EbyE space charge. Data are dubled in st_physics files. 
    

    Trigger sets
    

    

      
    
    • productionHigh 
      • 
    
    • productionMid 
      • 
    
    • productionLow 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05ib, run with library SL05b 
      
    with Grid Leak corrections 
      
    
      • 
    
    • P04ik, run with library SL04ik 
      
    no Grid Leak corrections, not recomended to use for analysis. REMOVED from local, NFS area and FileCatalog 
      
    
      • 

    

    

    AuAu 200GeV, run 2004, production with TPT+EST codes.
    

    next deterctors are on: tpc, svt, tof, emc, ftpc, pmd, eemc, bsmd, esmd but set of detectors varies with run numbers. 
    
corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, sectors alignment, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction, EbyE space charge corrections, no Grid leak correctons, magnetic field scale factor slightly isn't correct for HalfField data but MuDst data were rerun and replaced with momentum shift corrections corresponding to the right value of magnetic field. Not recomended to use for analysis. 
    

    Next trigger sets are processed:
    

    

      
    
    • productionHalfLow 
      • 
    
    • productionHigh 
      • 
    
    • productionHalfHigh 
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set description could be found in Trigger 2004 page 
    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P04ik, run with library SL04k ; REMOVED from local, NFS area and FileCatalog 
      • 

    

    

     
    

    pp 200GeV, run 2004 productions (st_physics, st_fast, st_zerobias files) 
    

    next deterctors are on: tpc, svt, tof, emc, ftpc, pmd, eemc, bsmd, esmd but set of detectors varies with run numbers. 
    
corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, Space Charge R2 correction, sectors alignment, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction. 
    

    Next trigger sets have been processed:
    

    

      
    
    • productionPP 
      • 
    
    • productionPPnoBarrel 
      • 
    
    • productionPPnoEndcap 
      • 
    
    • ppMinBias 
      • 
    
    • pp (no in P04ij production) 
      • 

    

    

    Trigger set description could be found in Trigger 2004 page 
    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P04ij production with ITTF chain, selected run numbers, run with library SL04j 
      • 
    
    • P04ik production with TPT+EST chain, run with library SL04k 
      • 

    

    

     
    

    AuAu 62 GeV, production62GeV trigger set, year 2004 production
    

    next deterctors are on tpc, svt, tof, emc, ftpc, pmd, ssd, eemc, bsmd, esmd 
    
description of detector's geometry and status for run 2004 you can find here;
    
corrections included in the reconstruction: Shorted Ring correction, Space Charge R2 correction, sectors alignment, ExB correction, ExB 2D shape correction, ExB twist correction, clock correction, padRow 13 distortion, Field Cage correction. 
    

    

    Trigger set description could be found in Trigger 2004 page 
    

      
    
    • production62GeV 
      • 

    


    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P05ic, run with library SL05c , fixed FTPC Est gain table, GridLeak corrections turned on; selected run numbers with limited statistics for FTPC group request. 
      • 
    
    • P04id, run with library SL04d 
      • 
    
    • P04ie, run with library SL04e - complementary to P04id; no GridLeak corrections in these last two productions; FTPC Est gain table is not correct. 
      • 

    

    

     
    

    pp 200 GeV ppLongRamp trigger set, year 2003 production
    

    fpd, emc, eemc (1/3th of one cap) detector on, same run numbers have ftpc on 
    

    

      
    
    • ppLongRamp 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    


    

     
    

    pp 200 GeV ppTune trigger set, year 2003 production
    

    only fpd detector on 
    

    

      
    
    • ppTune 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    


    

     
    

    pp 200 GeV year 2003 production
    

    tpc, svt, fpd, ftpc, half of barrel EMC, EEMC (1/3th of one cap), one TRAY of TOF detectors processed in reconstruction, next corrections included: sector alignment, ExB, ExB shape,twist correction, clock correction, padrow 13th field correction (padrow 13th was taking off for tracking), field Cage correction, St_tpcdaq_Maker has been fixed in this library not to skip events if there are no tpc hits found, all other detectors processed if there are no TPC on, spin bits included in StEvent 
    

    Trigger set, description could be found in Star Trigger for Run 2003 document
    

    

      
    
    • ppMinBias 
      • 
    
    • ppTrans-1 
      • 
    
    • ppLong-1 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P03ie, run with library SL03e ; REMOVED from local, NFS area and FileCatalog 
      • 
    
    • P03ih, run with library SL03h , 
      
    has corrected ftpc, EMC and dEdx calibrations, new V0 and Xi vertex finding code 
      • 

    

    

     
    

    pp 200 GeV year 2003 production
    

    tpc, svt, fpd, ftpc, half of barrel EMC, EEMC (1/3th of one cap), one TRAY of TOF detectors processed in reconstruction, next corrections included: sector alignment, ExB, ExB shape,twist correction, clock correction, padrow 13th field correction (padrow 13th was taking off for tracking), field Cage correction, only events which have tpc hits were reconstructed 
    

    Trigger set, description could be found in Star Trigger for Run 2003 document
    

    

      
    
    • ppFPDTOFu 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P03id, run with library SL03d , only events with found TPC hits have been processed; REMOVED from local, NFS area and FileCatalog 
      • 
    
    • P03ie, run with library SL03e , all events have been processed through reconstruction; REMOVED from local, NFS area and FileCatalog 
      • 
    
    • P03ih run with library SL03h , has corrected ftpc, EMC and dEdx calibrations (some problem with dEdx), new V0 and Xi vertex finding code 
      • 

    

    

     
    

    DeuteronAu 200 GeV year 2003 production
    

    tpc, ftpc, fpd detectors processed in reconstruction, next corrections included: sector alignment, ExB, ExB shape,twist correction, clock correction, padrow 13th field correction (padrow 13th was taking off for tracking), field Cage correction 
    

    Trigger set, description could be found in Star Trigger for Run 2003 document
    

    

      
    
    • dAuFPD 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P03id, run with library SL03d ; REMOVED from local, NFS area and FileCatalog 
      • 
    
    • P03ig, run with library SL03g , has corrected ftpc calibrations; REMOVED from local, NFS area and FileCatalog 
      • 
    
    • P03ih run with library SL03h , has corrected ftpc, EMC and dEdx calibrations (some problem with dEdx), new V0 and Xi vertex finding code 
      • 

    

    

     
    

    DeuteronAu 200 GeV year 2003 production
    

    tpc, ftpc, svt, fpd, half of barrel EMC, one TRAY of TOF detectors processed in reconstruction, next corrections included: sector alignment, ExB, ExB shape,twist correction, clock correction, padrow 13th field correction (padrow 13th was taking off for tracking), field Cage correction 
    

    Trigger set, description could be found in Star Trigger for Run 2003 document
    

    

      
    
    • dAuMinBias 
      • 
    
    • dAuCombined 
      • 
    
    • UPCCombined 
      • 
    
    • dAuTOF 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P03ia, run with library SL03a EMC calibrations aren't correct; 
      • 
    
    • P03ih, run with library SL03h 
      
    has corrected ftpc, EMC and dEdx calibrations (some problem with dEdx), new V0 and Xi vertex finding code; REMOVED from local, NFS area and FileCatalog except for dAuMinBias 
      • 
    
    • P04if, run with library SL04f 
      
    more correction on ftpc, EMC and dEdx calibrations. 
      • 

    

    

     
    

    Proton-Proton 200 GeV year 2001-2002 production
    

    tpc, ftpc, fpd, rich, quarter of barrel EMC detectors processed in reconstruction, svt hits are written, next corrections included: sector alignment, ExB, ExB shape,twist correction, clock correction, padrow 13th field correction (padrow 13th was taking off for tracking), field Cage correction 
    

    Trigger set, description could be found in Star Trigger for Run 2001 document
    

    

      
    
    • ppMinBias 
      • 
    
    • FPDXmas 
      • 
    
    • FPDtbEMCproduction 
      • 
    
    • FPDEMCproduction 
      • 
    
    • fpdTrigger 
      • 
    
    • fpdTopBottom 
      • 
    
    • bbcTrigger 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P02ge, run with library SL02e (see above for production description) 
      • 
    
    • P03gi, ppMinBias events run with library SL02i, selected run numbers processed with track reconstruction using SVT (EST code), test production; 
      
    REMOVED from local, NFS area and FileCatalog; 
      • 
    
    • P03if, ppMinBias events run with library SL03f, requested by SVT group. Revised SVT calibrations, EST tracking, some problem with dEdx corrections. 
      • 

    

    

     
    

    AuAu 200 GeV year 2001 production 
    

    tpc, rich, ftpc, quarter of barrel EMC detectors processed in reconstruction, next corrections inluded: sector alignment, ExB, ExB shape,twist correction, clock correction, padrow 13th field correction (padrow 13th was taking off for tracking), field Cage correction, space charge correction 
    

    Trigger sets, description could be found in Star Trigger for Run 2001 document 
    

    

      
    
    • ProductionMinBias 
      • 
    
    • MinBiasVertex 
      • 
    
    • productionCentral 
      • 
    
    • productionCentral600 
      • 
    
    • productionCentral1200 
      • 
    
    • topology 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P02gc,run with library SL02c 
      • 
    
    • P02gd,run with library SL02d , few bugs in the codes have been fixed, the most important fixes related to embedding, dEdx and MuDst codes. 
      • 
    
    • P02ge,run with library SL02e , V0 integrated in common MuDst,ftpc and svt codes developed, QA histos added, ppLMV for pp run updated, calibrations for pp run processed and put in DB. 
      • 

    

    

    All production series add each other and should be used in analysis for complete statistics. MuDst files from P02gc, P02gd and earler P02ge productions have been reproduced with SL02e library to fix V0 MuDst,so all MuDst files have the same structure
    

     
    

    AuAu 20 GeV year 2001 production (Half Field data) 
    

    tpc, ftpc, quarter of EMC detectors processed in reconstruction
    

    Trigger set
    

    

      
    
    • minBias22GeVZDC 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    


    

     
    

    AuAu 130 GeV year 2000 production 
    

    tpc and rich detectors processed in reconstruction 
    

    Trigger sets
    

    

      
    
    • minbias 
      • 
    
    • central 
      • 

    

    

    Production Series 
    

    

      
    
    • P00hi,run with library SL00i - first and the most complete production, processed all run numbers in parallel with datataking, tpc driftvelocity calibrations produced on-fly with T0 method, production includes bad run numbers, no proper corrections; 
      • 
    
    • P00hm, run with library SL00m , new features: improved vertex and V0 finding codes, modified RICH code, added ExB and 10th padraw corrections, several bug fixed; 
      • 
    
    • P01he, run with library SL01e, bad dE/dx for globals, bad distortion corrections; 
      • 
    
    • P01hi, run with library SL01i, most complete corrections: sector alignment implemented, inner/outer z offset adjusted to remove residual step between inner and outer sector, gain and local t0 corrections revisited,tpc driftvelocity calibrations recreated and put in DB, ExB shape corrections, padrow 13th field correction (padrow 13th was taking off for tracking), clock correction, no vertex offset has been used. 
      • 

    

    

    All other real data productions found in FileCatalog are test or side productions by special requests, they are recorded but should not be used for physics analysis

    

    Lidia Didenko
    

    

   
    
  
    Datasets marked bad or unavailable
    
   
    This page will list datasets we have marked as bad or unavailable with the reasons listed below.
       
    

    
  
    Removed Real Data productions
    
   
    Removed Real Data Productions
    

    After the discussions with PWG the following productions/triggersets have been removed from local, NFS, HPSS (only test productions) area and FileCatalog, for reference look at the Jamie's email.
    

    Test productions
    

      
    
    • P01gk - MinBiasVertex (year 2001 run), ProductionMinBias (year 2001 run), productionCentral (year 2001 run);
      • 
    
    • P01gl - MinBiasVertex(year 2001 run), ProductionMinBias (year 2001 run), productionCentral (year 2001 run);
      • 
    
    • P02ga - FPDtbEMCproduction (year_2003 run), ppMinBias(run year 2001/2002);
      • 
    
    • P02gb - productionCentral (year 2001), ProductionMinBias (year 2001);
      • 
    
    • P02gi1 - productionCentral (year 2001), ProductionMinBias (year 2001);
      • 
    
    • P02gi2 - productionCentral(year 2001), ProductionMinBias (year 2001) ;
      • 
    
    • P02gf - ppMinBias (year 2001/2002);
      • 
    
    • P02gh1 - FPDtbEMCproduction (year_2003 run), ppMinBias (year 2001/2002), ProductionMinBias (year 2001), productionCentral (year 2001);
      • 
    
    • P02gh2 - FPDtbEMCproduction (year_2003 run), ppMinBias (year 2001/2002), ProductionMinBias (year 2001), productionCentral (year 2001) ;
      • 
    
    • P03gi - ppMinBias (year 2001/2002);
      • 

    

     
    

    Standard productions
    

      
    
    • P03ia - dAuFPD, ppLong-1 ( year 2003 run);
      • 
    
    • P03id - dAuFPD, ppFPDTOFu, ppMinBias, ppTrans-1 (year 2003 run), ProductionMinBias (year 2001 run) ;
      • 
    
    • P03ie - dAuMinBias, ppFPDTOFu, ppLong-1, ppMinBias, ppTrans-1 (year 2003 run), productionCentral (year 2001 run);
      • 
    
    • P03if - dAuCombined, dAuTOF, UPCCombined (year 2003 run);
      • 
    
    • P03ig - dAuFPD (year 2003 run) ;
      • 
    
    • P03ih - dAuCombined, dAuTOF, UPCCombined (year 2003 run);
      • 
    
    • P04ik - productionHalfHigh (year 2004 run), productionHigh (year 2004 run);
      • 
    
    • P04ik - productionMid, productionLow, productionMinBias (year 2004 run, express stream data );
      • 

    


    

    

    

    Lidia Didenko
       
    

    

    
  
    STAR Geometry in simulation & reconstruction
    
   
    STAR First Cut and Production Geometries
    

    Follow the link below to find the list of geometries implemented for a given year / RHIC run.  In general, the most recent version of the geometry (highest letter) should be used for simulations.   The availability of the geomtries in a given library (geometry.so or xgeometry.so) is indicated in the table.  NOTE:  xgeometry.so is preferred for all production geometries since 2006.  We do not support geometries after 2011 in the old geometry.so library.
    

    
The geometry naming scheme is as follows:
    

    
Geometry tags take the form Y<year><revision> or Y<year>_<configuration><revision> where <year> is  the 4-digit year, <revision> is a single letter denoting a  different approximation of the detector in a given year, and <configuration> denotes a distinct reconfiguration of the detector.  e.g. HFT installed or out.
    

      
    
    • First cut geometry tags (e.g. y2010, y2011, etc... ) are the first approximation to the STAR detector, suitable for online production.  Minor changes which should not affect tracking may occur during the run.
      • 

    

      
    
    • Production geometry tags (e.g. y2010a, y2010b, ... y2013_1a, y2013_2a, etc...) are denoted by a trailing letter appended to the first cut tag.  Once established, these geometries will be frozen in the DEV library, forming a reference for the production which used them.  In general, the latest geometry tag will be the best approximation of the STAR detector.
      • 

    

      
    
    • Asymptotic geometry tags (e.g. y2004y,  y2010x, y2013_1x, y2013_2x, etc...) are tags with a trailing "X" or "Y" in their name.  These are TEST geometries, whose definition in DEV may change without notice, and should not be used in data production, simulation, embedding or offline analysis.
      • 

    

    

    
    
        
    
             
             
            starsim
            Big Full Chain
        
    
        
    
             
             
            
            
    geometry.so
    
                		
            xgeometry.so
            AgiGeometry
            AgmlGeometry
        
    
        
    
            1
            y2001 geometries
            x
            x
            x
            x
        
    
        
    
            2
            y2002 geometries
            x
            x
            x
            x
        
    
        
    
            3
            y2003 geometries
            x
            x
            x
            x
        
    
        
    
            4
            y2004 geometries
            x
            x
            x
            x
        
    
        
    
            5
            y2005 geometries
            x
            x
            x
            x
        
    
        
    
            6
            y2006 geometries
            x
            x
            x
            x
        
    
        
    
            7
            y2007 geometries
            x
            x
            x
            x
        
    
        
    
            8
            y2008 geometries
            x
            x
            x
            x
        
    
        
    
            9
            y2009 geometries
            x
            x
            x
            x
        
    
        
    
            10
            y2010 geometries
            x
            x
            x
            x
        
    
        
    
            11
            y2011 geometries
            x
            x
            x
            x
        
    
        
    
            12
            y2012 geometries
             
            x
             
            x
        
    
        
    
            13
            y2013 geometries
             
            x
             
            x
        
    
        
    
            14
            y2014 geometries
             
            x
             
            x
        
    
        
    
            15
            y2015 geometries
             
            x
             
            x
        
    
        
    
            16
            y2016 geometries
             
            x
             
            x
        
    
        
    
            17
            y2017 geometries
             
            x
             
            x
        
    
        
    
            18
            y2018 geometries
             
            x
             
            x
        
    
        
    
            19
            y2019 geometries
    
                		
             
            x
             
            x
        
    
        
    
            20
            y2020 geometries
             
            x
             
            x
        
    
        

    

    

     
    

    


    year_1
    

    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain options (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco options (real) 
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    year_1a
    
                		
            
            
    approximation to year1
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, CTB, FTPC
    
                		
            
            
    SD97
    
            SD98
    
            Y1a
    
            ES99
    
            ER99
    
            DC99
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    Sd97
    
            sd98
    
            year_1a
    
            es99
    
            er99
    
            dc99
    
                		
            
            
    19970101 T000000
    
            19980101 T000000
    
            19990101 T000000
    
            19990615 T000000
    
            19990616 T120000
    
            19991206 T080000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    year_1b
    
                		
            
            
    better year1
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, CTB, FTPC, caloPatch, RICH, no SVT
    
                		
            
            
    Y1b
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    year_1b
    
                		
            
            
    19990501 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    (no info)
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    year_1c
    
                		
            
            
    19991001 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    year_1s 
    
                		
            
            
    started in summer 
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, CONE, Al pipe 
    
                		
            
            
    Y1s 
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    year_1s
    
                		
            
            
    0 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    (no info)
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    year_1d
    
                		
            
            
    19991101 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    year_1e
    
                		
            
            
    even better year1
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, CTB,RICH, caloPatch, SVTLadder
    
                		
            
            
    Y1e
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    year_1e
    
                		
            
            
    19991201 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    year_1h
    
                		
            
            
    complete year1
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, CTB,FTPC,RICH, caloPatch, SVTLadder
    
                		
            
            
    Y1h
    
                		
            
            
    RY1h
    
                		
            
            
    year_1h
    
                		
            
            
    20000614 T175430
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    year2000
    
                		
            
            
    actual 2000
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, CTB, RICH, caloPatch, SVTLadder, ZDC
    
                		
            
            
    Y2000
    
                		
            
            
    RY2000
    
            RY2000a
    
                		
            
            
    year_1h
    
                		
            
            
    20000614 T175430
    
                		
        
    
        

    

    year_2
    

    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco options (real) 
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    year_2a
    
                		
            
            
    old asymptotic STAR geometry
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, FTPC, CTB(TOF), SVT(4 layers),full CALO, *two* EMC
    
                		
            
            
    Y2a
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    year_2a
    
                		
            
            
    20010610 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    year_2b
    
                		
            
            
    2001 geometry, first guess
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, CTB(TOF), FTPC, RICH, CaloPatch, SVT
    
                		
            
            
    Y2b
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    year_2b
    
                		
            
            
    20010501 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    year2001
    
                		
            
            
    actual 2001
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, CTB(TOF), FTPC, RICH, EMC, SVT, FPD, ZDC, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2001
    
            Y2001n
    
                		
            
            
    RY2001
    
                		
            
            
    year_2b
    
            year2001
    
                		
            
            
    20010501 T000000
    
            20010615 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        

    

    New TOF tray, TOFp, on the east side in front of RICH; 
    
EMC - Barrel Calorimeter contains 24 modules; 
    
PMD - Forward Pion Detector as part of ECAL;
    


    
year_3
    

    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco options (real) 
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    year2003
    
                		
            
            
    Actual 2003
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, CTB(TOF), FTPC, EMC, ECAL, BBC, ZDC, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2003
    
                		
            
            
    RY2003
    
                		
            
            
    year2003
    
                		
            
            
    20021115 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2003a
    
                		
            
            
    Year2003 geometry with corrected barrel EMC and SVT layer radii
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, CTB(TOF), FTPC, EMC, ECAL, BBC, ZDC, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2003a
    
                		
            
            
    RY2003a
    
                		
            
            
    y2003a
    
                		
            
            
    20021115 T000000 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2003b
    
                		
            
            
    y2003a geometry with the extra material in the SVT
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, CTB(TOF), FTPC, EMC, ECAL, BBC, ZDC, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2003b
    
                		
            
            
    RY2003b
    
                		
            
            
    y2003b
    
                		
            
            
    20021115 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2003x 
    
                		
            
            
    used for AuAu 200 GeV/c HIJING with embedded J/Psi and Upsilon simulations (year 4 study)
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, FPD, pVPD, PMD, ECAL, EMC(full)
    
                		
            
            
    Y2003X
    
                		
            
            
    RY2003X
    
                		
            
            
    y2003x
    
                		
            
            
    20021115 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        

    


    
TPC : standard 
    
SVT : 3 layers 
    
EMC : half barrel 
    
ECAL: one third of one cap, west cap 
    
TOF: two trays, TOFp & TOFr, on the east side; TOFp tray in East Barrel at the position 32, covers about 1 unit of pseudo rapidity and ~1/60th of the azimuth; TOFr tray in East Barrel at the position 23, the first full-scale MRPC prototype, covers in total ~30-40% of a unit of pseudo rapidity and ~1/60th of the azimuth;
    
pVPD: at the Z positions -564.4388 (East volume) and +563.4069 (West volume), radiator is quartz;
    
PMD: Photon Multiplicity Detector consists of two sensitive planes of hexagonal gas detector cellsi, one layer represents Charge Particle Veto (CPV) plane and other Pre-shower plane. Cells are arranged in 12 super modules consisting of varying number of Unit modules each of 24 x 24 cells. Layers of Lead and support Iron plate is sandwiched between two sensitive layers. PMD front face is placed at a distance of 539cm from center of TPC.
    

    year2003x is the same as year2003 but with full barrel EMC and two caps ECAL
    

    year_4
    

    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco options (real) 
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2004
    
                		
            
            
    Initial Year 2004
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, EMC, ECAL, PMD, BBC, ZDC, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2004
    
                		
            
            
    RY2004
    
                		
            
            
    y2004
    
                		
            
            
    20031120 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2004a 
    
                		
            
            
    Year 2004 with some GEANT setting tuned for PMD detector to speed up simulation
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, EMC(3/4 barrel), ECAL, PMD, BBC, ZDC, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2004a
    
                		
            
            
    RY2004a
    
                		
            
            
    y2004a
    
                		
            
            
    20031120 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2004x 
    
                		
            
            
    Year 2004 geometry but with full barrel EMC and two caps ECAL
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, EMC(full barrel), ECAL, PMD, BBC, ZDC, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2004x
    
                		
            
            
    RY2004x
    
                		
            
            
    y2004x
    
                		
            
            
    20031120 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2004b 
    
                		
            
            
    Year 2004a and reviewed SSD 
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, EMC(3/4 barrel), ECAL, PMD, BBC, ZDC, FPD, pVPD 
    
                		
            
            
    Y2004b 
    
                		
            
            
    RY2004b 
    
                		
            
            
    y2004b 
    
                		
            
            
    20031120 T000000 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2004c 
    
                		
            
            
    Year 2004b geometry plus final SSD, FTPC readouts and gas corrections
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, EMC(3/4 barrel), ECAL, PMD, BBC, ZDC, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2004c
    
                		
            
            
    RY2004c
    
                		
            
            
    y2004c
    
                		
            
            
    20031125 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2004y 
    
                		
            
            
    Year 2004y based on the full barrel configuration of Y2004x but with geometry improvements described in y2005b, containes the correction for the structure of the TPC backplane, adding on average 20% radiation length worth of material; and the SVT copper cables mass
    
             
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, EMC(full barrel), ECAL, PMD, BBC, ZDC, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2004y
    
                		
            
            
    RY2004y
    
                		
            
            
    y2004y
    
                		
            
            
    20031120 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2004d 
    
                		
            
            
    Year 2004c geometry updates plus updated SVT wafer geometry
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, EMC(3/4 barrel), ECAL, PMD, BBC, ZDC, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2004d
    
                		
            
            
    RY2004d
    
                		
            
            
    y2004d
    
                		
            
            
    20031125 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        

    


    
TPC : standard 
    
SVT : 3 layers 
    
EMC : 3/4 of full barrel 
    
ECAL: west cap
    
TOF: two trays, TOFp (at new location) & TOFr', on the east side; 
    
TOFp tray in East Barrel at the position 33, covers about 1 unit of pseudo rapidity and ~1/60th of the azimuth;
    
TOFr' tray in East Barrel at the position 23, new construction, the 2nd generation prototype, covers in total ~30-40% of a unit of pseudo rapidity and ~1/60th of the azimuth; 
    
pVPD: at the Z positions -574.5688 (East volume) and +573.5669 (West volume), radiator changed from quartz to plastic;
    
SSD: Silicon Strip detector contains two groups of 5 ladders ( 10 ladders in total), which centered at 6 and 12 o'clock if looking at the cross section of the detector. The tilts and angles of ladders are year-specific and described in sisdgeo.g 
    
PMD: Photon Multiplicity Detector consists of two sensitive planes of hexagonal gas detector cell si, one layer represents Charge Particle Veto (CPV) plane and other pre-shower plane. Cells are arranged in 12 super-modules consisting of varying number of Unit modules each of 24 x 24 cells. Layers of Lead and support Iron plate is sandwiched between two sensitive layers. PMD front face is placed at a distance of 539cm from center of TPC.
    

    year_5
    

    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco options (real) 
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2005
    
                		
            
            
    Initial Year 2005
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(3/4 barrel), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2005
    
                		
            
            
    RY2005
    
                		
            
            
    y2005
    
                		
            
            
    20041030 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2005x 
    
                		
            
            
    Year 2005 geometry but with full barrel EMC and West endcap
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC( full barrel), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2005x
    
                		
            
            
    RY2005x
    
                		
            
            
    y2005x
    
                		
            
            
    20041030 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2005b 
    
                		
            
            
    Year 2005 geometry with SVT hybrid chip definition corrected;
    
            TPC backplane material added;
    
            FTPC gas changed to 50%At+50%CO2;
    
            position of 4 ladders corrected in SSD.
    
             
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(3/4 barrel), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2005b
    
                		
            
            
    RY2005b
    
                		
            
            
    y2005b
    
                		
            
            
    20041101 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2005c 
    
                		
            
            
    Year 2005 geometry with SVT hybrid chip definition corrected;
    
            TPC backplane material added;
    
            FTPC gas changed to 50%At+50%CO2;
    
            position of 4 ladders corrected in SSD;
    
            new BTOF code
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(3/4 barrel), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2005c
    
                		
            
            
    RY2005c
    
                		
            
            
    y2005c
    
                		
            
            
    20041201 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2005d 
    
                		
            
            
    Year 2005c geometry plus new SVT geometry
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(3/4 barrel), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2005d
    
                		
            
            
    RY2005d
    
                		
            
            
    y2005d
    
                		
            
            
    20041201 T000001
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2005e
            
            
    Y2005D, but with full barrel EMC and new SSD code
    
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            Y2005e
            RY2005e
            y2005e
             
            
    20041201 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2005f
            Y2005E, dead area in SSD
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            Y2005f
            RY2005f
            y2005f
            
            
    20041201 T000003
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2005g
            y2005f geometry + SVT dead material
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            Y2005g
            RY2005g
            y2005g
            
            
    20041201 T000003
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2005h
            y2005g+tpc2009
             
            y2005h
            ry2005h
            y2005h
            20041201,5
        
    
        
    
            y2005i
            y2005h+suppport material
             
            y2005i
            ry2005i
            y2005i
            20041201,5
        
    
        

    

    All detectors in year 2005 have the same geometry as for year 2004 except for: 
    
SVT - support cone: cable material added 
    
SSD - more material added, 20 ladders 
    
FTPC - readout cage added
    

    year_6
    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco options (real) 
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2006
    
                		
            
            
    y2005d+improved TPC backplane
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2006
    
                		
            
            
    RY2006
    
                		
            
            
    y2006
    
                		
            
            
    20051201 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2006a 
    
                		
            
            
    y2006 geometry but new FPD
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD (new), pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2006a
    
                		
            
            
    RY2006a
    
                		
            
            
    y2006a
    
                		
            
            
    20051201 T000001
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2006b
    
                		
            y2006a geometry + dead area in SSD + new FPD+SSD5/CALB2
            
            
    same as above but streamlined barrel EMC
    
                		
            Y2006b
            RY2006b
            y2006b
            
            
    20051201 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2006b
    
                		
            y2006a geometry + dead area in SSD
            
            
    same as above but streamlined barrel EMC
    
                		
            Y2006b
            RY2006b
            y2006b
            
            
    20051201 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2006c
    
                		
            y2006 geometry + new FPD+SSD5/CALB2+noPMD
            
            
    same as above but streamlined barrel EMC
    
                		
            Y2006c
            RY2006c
            y2006c
            
            
    20051201 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2006g
    
                		
            y2006c geometry + SVT dead material
            
            
    same as above but streamlined barrel EMC
    
                		
            Y2006g
            RY2006g
            y2006g
            
            
    20051201 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2006h
    
                		
            y2006g geometry with added missing TPC material (TPCE04 model) plus some fixes (see below) and fixed ECAL geometry, version 6.1 ( see note at y2009a geometry)
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(streamlined barrel), ECAL (West endcap, version 6.1), PMD, FPD (new), pVPD
    
                		
            Y2006h
            RY2006h
            y2006h
            
            
    20051201 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        

    

    Fixes to TPC geometry:
    
- fixed several small extrusion / overlap issues
    
- fixed issue where gas volume overlapped TPC endcap, causing material to disappear
    
 
    

    year_7
    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco options (real) 
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2007
    
                		
            
            
    y2007+new FPD/FMS code, revised TOF
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD/FMS, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2007
    
                		
            
            
    RY2007
    
                		
            
            
    y2007
    
                		
            
            
    20061105 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2007a
    
                		
            y2007 geometry + the material of the water channels changed to carbon
            
            
    same as above
    
                		
            Y2007a
            RY2007a
            y2007a
            
            
    20061105 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2007g
    
                		
            y2007a geometry + SVT dead material
            
            
    same as above
    
                		
            Y2007g
            RY2007g
            y2007g
            
            
    20061105 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2007h
            y2007g +tpc2009
             
            y2007h
            ry2007h
            y2007h
            20061105,5
        
    
        

    

    year_8
    

     
    

    NOTE: y2008e geometry is the first geometry to have the correct EMC tracking cuts in 2008.  Calorimeter sampling fraction will be incorrect for earlier geometries (using current BEMC/EEMC slow simulators).
    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco options (real) 
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2008
    
                		
            
            
    base geometry for y2008: SVT/SSD out, cone in separate SCON
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, TOF, FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD/FMS, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2008
    
                		
            
            
    RY2008
    
                		
            
            
    y2008
    
                		
            
            
    20071101 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2008a
    
                		
            
            
    Y2008 geometry + fixes(SCON added, BTOF full)
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, TOF, FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD/FMS, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2008a
    
                		
            
            
    RY2008a
    
                		
            
            
    y2008a
    
                		
            
            
    20071101 T000001
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2008b
            Y2008a geometry + fixes (new ECAL model + new cuts in E/BEMC).
            
            
    TPC, TOF, FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD/FMS, pVPD
    
                		
            y2008b
            RY2008b
            y2008b
            
            
    20071101 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2008c
            Y2008b geometry + fixes (reduced TPC envelope, BTOF sensitive volumes)
            TPC, TOF, FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD/FMS, pVPD
            y2008c
            RY2008c
            y2008c
            
            
    20071101 T000003
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2008d
            y2008c geometry with carbon-nomex sandwhich rods in support cone
            TPC, TOF, FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD/FMS, pVPD
            y2008d
            RY2008d
            y2008d
            
            
    20071101 T000004
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2008e
            y2008d geometry with correct EMC tracking cuts in calorimeters.
            TPC, TOF, FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD/FMS, pVPD
            y2008e
            RY2008e
            y2008e
            
            
    20071101 T000005
    
                		
        
    
        

    

    year_9
    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco options (real) 
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2009
    
                		
            
            
    base geometry for y2009
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, TOF, FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap), PMD, FPD/FMS
    
                		
            
            
    Y2009
    
                		
            
            
    RY2009
    
                		
            
            
    y2009
    
                		
            
            
    20081215 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2009a
    
                		
            
            
    base geometry for y2009 with fixed ECAL & TPC geometry
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, TOF, FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap, version 6.1), PMD, FPD/FMS
    
                		
            
            
    Y2009a
    
                		
            
            
    RY2009a
    
                		
            
            
    y2009a
    
                		
            
            
    20081215 T000001
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2009b
            Identical to y2009a, except transport cuts raised in ECAL.
            TPC, TOF, FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap, version 6.1), PMD, FPD/FMS
            Y2009b
            RY2009b
            y2009b
            
            
    20081215 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2009c
            y2009a plus fixes (reduced TPC envelope, BTOF sensitive volumes)
            TPC, TOF, FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap, version 6.1), PMD, FPD/FMS
            Y2009c
            RY2009c
            y2009c
            
            
    20081215 T000003
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2009d
            y2009c geometry with carbon-nomex sandwhich rods in support cone
            TPC, TOF, FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap, version 6.1), PMD, FPD/FMS
            Y2009d
            RY2009d
            y2009d
            
            
    20081215 T000004
    
                		
        
    
        
    
        
    
        

    

    Fixes to ECAL geometry:
    
- fixed several material / medium relationship problems
    
- fixed issue where SMD strips extruded their mother volumes
    
- expanded the SMD gap from 34mm to 36mm as built
    
- added SMD spacer layers
    
- added material to front and back of SMD strips
    
- defined and used PbAlloy and Steel mixtures, to better match material in calorimeter
    
- thickness of preshower layers reduced to 4.75mm as built
    
 
    

    Fixes to TPC geometry:
    
- fixed several small extrusion / overlap issues
    
- fixed issue where gas volume overlapped TPC endcap, causing material to disappear
    
 
    

     
    

    year_10
    

    Notice:
    

      
    
    • Simulation data timeline was set to begin @ 20091210 (values are expected to be from [20091210,20091214[) . Please, be sure to have this correct / corrected.
      • 
    
    • Real data timeline starts @ 20091214 - initialization values for Year10 real data must be at later time than this date.
      • 

    

     
    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco options (real) 
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2010
    
                		
            
            
    base geometry for y2010 (y2009a+full TOF)
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, TOF (full), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap, version 6.1), PMD, FPD/FMS, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2010
    
                		
            
            
    RY2010
    
                		
            
            
    y2010
    
                		
            
            
    20091214 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2010a
    
                		
            
            
    base geometry for y2010 (dependancy on y2009a removed)
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, TOF (full), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap, version 6.1), PMD, FPD/FMS, pVPD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2010a
    
                		
            
            
    RY2010a
    
                		
            
            
    y2010a
    
                		
            
            
    20091214 T000001
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2010b
            y2010a with fixes (reduced TPC envelope, BTOF sensitive volumes)
            TPC, TOF (full), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap, version 6.1), PMD, FPD/FMS, pVPD
            y2010b
            RY2010b
            y2010b
            
            
    20091214 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2010c
            y2010b geometry with carbon-nomex sandwhich rods in support cone
            TPC, TOF (full), FTPC, BBC, ZDC, EMC(full barrel - streamlined), ECAL (West endcap, version 6.1), PMD, FPD/FMS, pVPD
            y2010c
            RY2010c
            y2010c
            20091214 T000003
        
    
        
    
        
    
        

    

     
    

    year_11
    

    Notice:
    

      
    
    • Simulation data timeline is proposed to begin @ 20101210. Values for the initialiation of the Year 11 timeline (simulation values) are expected to appear in the time range [20101210,20101215[
      • 
    
    • Real data timeline is proposed to start from 20101220. Initialization values for the RealData timeline are expected to appear at a date > 20101220.
      • 

    

     
    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco options (real) 
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2011
    
                		
            
            
    base geometry for y2011
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, TOF (full), FTPC, BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            FPD (latest v.), pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD (prototype), PMD
    
                		
            
            
    Y2011
    
                		
            
            
    RY2011
    
                		
            
            
    y2011
    
                		
            
            
    20101215 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2011a
            
            
    first y2011 production geometry (consistent with y2011 in SL11c and SL11d libraries)
    
                		
            TPC, TOF (full), FTPC, BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            FPD (latest v.), pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD (prototype), PMD    		
            Y2011
            RY2011
            y2011
            
            
    20101215 T000001
    
                		
        
    
        

    

     
    

    year_12
    

     
    

    Notice - available in starsim using library xgeometry.so.
    

      
    
    • Simulation data timeline is proposed to begin @ 20111210. Values  for the initialiation of the Year 11 timeline (simulation values) are  expected to appear in the time range [20111210,20101215[
      • 
    
    • Real data timeline is proposed to start from 20111220.  Initialization values for the RealData timeline are expected to appear  at a date > 20111220.
      • 

    

    NOTE: From y2012 on, FTPC, PHMD, and SCON (aka SVT support cone) are removed.
    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco options (real) 
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2012
    
                		
            
            
    base geometry for y2012
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, TOF (full), BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            FPD (latest v.), pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD (prototype),FGT(1 full + 5 half disks), IDSM
    
                		
            
            
    Y2012
    
                		
            
            
    RY2012
    
                		
            
            
    y2012
    
                		
            
            
    20111215 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2012a
    
                		
            First production geometry
            
            
    TPC, TOF (full), BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            FPD (latest v.), pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD (prototype),FGT(1 full + 5 half disks), IDSM
    
                		
            
            
    Y2012a
    
                		
            
            
    RY2012a
    
                		
            
            
    y2012a
    
                		
            
            
    20111215 T000001
    
                		
        
    
        

    

     
    

     year_13
    

    
 
    

    
    
        
    
            Geant 
    
            Geometry    		
            Comment
            Geant Configuration
            Reco Chain Option 
    
            (simu)    		
            Reco Options
    
            (real)    		
            DB Maker
    
            Flag    		
            Timestamp
        
    
        
    
            y2013
            base geometry for 2013
            TPC, TOF (full), BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            FPD (latest v.), pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD (prototype),FGT(full), IDSM,
    
            PXST, HFT (...)    		
             y2013
             ry2013
             y2013
            20121215 T0000000
        
    
        
    
             y2013_1
             base geometry for 2013
             TPC, TOF (full), BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            FPD (latest v.), pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD (prototype),FGT(full), IDSM,
    
            PXST, HFT (...)    		
            y2013_1
            ry2013_1
             y2013_1
             20121215 T0000001
        
    
        
    
            y2013_2
            baseline geometry for 2013
            As above with pixel detector removed
            y2013_2
            ry2013_2
            y2013_2
            20121215 T0001001
        
    
        
    
            y2013_1a
    
            y2013_2a    		
            First production candidate.
    
            (1a w/ pixel.  2a without)    		
            New cave (with walls, hole, and 
    
            crates).  New beampipe.    		
            y2013_1a
    
            y2013_2a    		
             
            y2013_1a
    
            y2013_2a    		
            20121215 T0000002
    
            20121215 T0001002    		
        
    
        
    
            y2013_1b
    
            y2013_2b    		
            Second production candidate
    
            (1b w/ pixel.  2b without)    		
            Adds pixel support structures.
            y2013_1b
    
            y2013_2b    		
             
            y2013_1b
    
            y2013_2b    		
            20121215 T0000003
    
            20121215 T0001003    		
        
    
        
    
            y2013_1c
    
            y2013_2c    		
            Actual production geometries for
    
            y2013.  Geometry is equal to the
    
            asymptotic geometries y2013_1x
    
            and y2013_2x as they were
    
            defined in SL14a.
    
            
    
            These are the reference geometries
    
            for production P14ia [*].
    
            
    
            (1c w/ pixel.  2c without)    		
            Uses version 3.1 of the TPC, which
    
            increases the dead region in the gas
    
            volume.  (Difference w/ b important
    
            only for simulation).    		
            y2013_1c
    
            y2013_2c    		
             
            y2013_1c
    
            y2013_2c    		
            20121215 T0000004
    
            20121215 T0001004    		
        
    
        

    

    [*] The P14ia dataset was produced using the asymptotic y2013_2x geometry.  The y2013_1c and y2013_2c geometries are the stable reference geometries, identical to the "x" versions of the geometries in SL14a.
    

    


    
Year 2014
    

    

    
    
        
    
            Geant 
    
            Geometry    		
            Comment
            Geant Configuration
            Reco Chain Option 
    
            (simu)    		
            Reco Options
    
            (real)    		
            DB Maker
    
            Flag    		
            Timestamp
        
    
        
    
            y2014
            base geometry for 2014
            TPC, TOF (full), BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD (prototype), IDSM,
    
            PXST, PXL, SSD, IST
    
            
    
            Removed: FMS/FPD, FGT    		
             y2014
             ry2014
             y2014
            20131215 T0000000
        
    
        
    
            y2014a
            Initial production geometry 
    
            for 2014    		
            TPC, TOF (full), BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD (v5), IDSM,
    
            PXST, PXL, SSD, IST
    
            
    
            Removed: FMS/FPD, FGT    		
             y2014a
             ry2014a
             y2014a
            20131215 T0000001
        
    
        
    
            y2014b
            Production geometry w/ HCAL
            Added HCAL prototype
            y2014b
            ry2014b
            y2014b
            0131215 T0000002
        
    
        
    
            y2014c
            Production geometry
            No HCAL.  IST updated to solve
    
            overlap issue    		
            y2014c
            ry2014c
            y2014c
            0131215 T0000003
        
    
        

    

     
    

     
    

    Year 2015
    

    

    
    
        
    
            Geant 
    
            Geometry    		
            Comment
            Geant Configuration
            Reco Chain Option 
    
            (simu)    		
            Reco Options
    
            (real)    		
            DB Maker
    
            Flag    		
            Timestamp
        
    
        
    
            y2015
            base geometry for 2015
            TPC, TOF (full), BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD, IDSM,
    
            PXST, PXL, SSD, IST
    
            
    
            FMS + FMS preshower    		
             y2015
             ry2015
             y2015
            20141215 T0000000
        
    
        
    
            y2015a
            first production geometry
            TPC, TOF (full), BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD, IDSM,
    
            PXST, PXL, SSD, IST
    
            
    
            FMS + FMS preshower    		
            y2015a
            ry2015a
            y2015a
            20141215 T0000001
        
    
        
    
            y2015b
            corrections to MTD radii
            TPC, TOF (full), BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD, IDSM,
    
            PXST, PXL, SSD, IST
    
            
    
            FMS + FMS preshower    		
            y2015b
            ry2015b
            y2015b
            20141215 T0000002
        
    
        
    
            y2015c
            corrections to MTD radii
            As above
            y2015c
            ry2015c
            y2015c
            20141215 T0000003
        
    
        
    
            y2015d
            production geometry
            As above, IST fixes overlap
    
            issue with cooling tubes (only
    
            relevant for simu).
    
                 		
            y2015d
            ry2015d
            y2015d
            20141215 T0000003
        
    
        

    


    

    

    Year 2016
    

    

    
    
        
    
            Geant 
    
            Geometry    		
            Comment
            Geant Configuration
            Reco Chain Option 
    
            (simu)    		
            Reco Options
    
            (real)    		
            DB Maker
    
            Flag    		
            Timestamp
        
    
        
    
            y2016
            base geometry for 2016
            TPC, TOF (full), BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD, IDSM,
    
            PXST, PXL, SSD, IST
    
            
    
            FMS + FMS preshower    		
             y2016
             ry2016
             y2016
            20151215 T0000000
        
    
        
    
            y2016a
            production geometry
            As above.  IST geometry updated
    
            to fix overlap issues.    		
            y2016a
            ry2016a
            y2-16a
            20151215 T0000001
        
    
        

    

    Year 2017
    

    

    
    
        
    
            Geant 
    
            Geometry    		
            Comment
            Geant Configuration
            Reco Chain Option 
    
            (simu)    		
            Reco Options
    
            (real)    		
            DB Maker
    
            Flag    		
            Timestamp
        
    
        
    
            y2017
            base geometry for 2017
            TPC, TOF (full), BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            pVPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD, SCON
    
            
    
            FMS + FMS preshower    		
             y2017
             ry2017
             y2017
            20161215 T0000000
        
    
        
    
            y2017a
            production geometry 2017
            TPC, TOF (full), BBC, ZDC,
    
            EMC(full barrel- streamlined),
    
            ECAL (West endcap, r. 6.1),
    
            VPD (latest v.),
    
            MTD, SCON
    
            
    
            FMS + FMS preshower    		
            y2017a
            ry2017a
            y2017a
            20161215 T0000001
        
    
        

    

     
    

    y2018
    

    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2018
    
                		
            
            
    2018 first approximation
    
                		
            
            
    TPC
    
            bTOF
    
            eTOF
    
            BBC (inner only)
    
            EPD
    
            BEMC, EEMC, VPD, MTD, SCON
    
             
    
                		
            
            
     y2018
    
                		
            
            
     ry2018
    
                		
            
            
     y2018
    
                		
            
            
    20171215 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2018a
            y2018a physics production version A
            TPC bTOF eTOF BBC (inner only) EPD BEMC, EEMC, VPD, MTD, SCON
    
            
    
            iTPC not planned for physics production, and not included in this model.    		
             y2018a
             ry2018a
             y2018a
             
            
    20171215 T000003
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2018b
            y2018b physics production version B
            TPC bTOF eTOF BBC (inner only) EPD BEMC, EEMC, VPD, MTD, SCON, FXT
            y2018b
            ry2018b
            y2018b
            
            
    20171215 T000004
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2018c
            y2018c physics and embedding, FXT @ measured position
            TPC bTOF eTOF BBC (inner only) EPD BEMC, EEMC, VPD, MTD, SCON, FXT
            y2018c
            ry2018c
            y2018c
            
            
    20171215 T000005
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2018x
            2018 experimental
            Above + experimental TPC geometry mdel
            y2018x
            ry2018x
            y2018x
            
            
    20171215 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        

    

    

     
    

    y2019
    

    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2019
    
                		
            
            
    2019 first approximation
    
                		
            
            
    TPC
    
            bTOF
    
            eTOF
    
            BBC (inner only)
    
            EPD
    
            BEMC, EEMC, VPD, MTD, SCON
    
            
    
            iTPC upgrade
    
             
    
                		
            
            
     y2019
    
                		
            
            
     ry2019
    
                		
            
            
     y2019
    
                		
            
            
    20181215 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2019a
            
    
            
    
            y2019a physics production version A    		
            TPC bTOF eTOF BBC (inner only) EPD BEMC, EEMC, VPD, MTD, SCON, iTPC upgrade
             y2019a
             ry2019a
             y2019a
             
    
            
    20181215 T000001
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2019b
            y2019b physics and embedding production (FXT @ measured position)
            TPC bTOF eTOF BBC (inner only) EPD BEMC, EEMC, VPD, MTD, SCON, iTPC upgrade
            y2019b
            ry2019b
            y2019b
            
            
    20181215 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        

    


    

    

    y2020
    

    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
    Reco Chain option (simu) 
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    y2020
    
                		
            
            
    2020 first approximation
    
                		
            
            
    TPC
    
            bTOF
    
            eTOF
    
            BBC (inner only)
    
            EPD
    
            BEMC, EEMC, VPD, MTD, SCON
    
            
    
            iTPC
    
             
    
                		
            
            
     y2020
    
                		
            
            
     ry2020
    
                		
            
            
     y2020
    
                		
            
            
    20191215 T000000
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2020a
            
    
            
    
            y2020a physics production version A    		
            TPC bTOF eTOF BBC (inner only) EPD BEMC, EEMC, VPD, MTD, SCON, iTPC upgrade
             y2020a
             ry2020a
             y2020a
             
    
            
    20191215 T000001
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            y2020b
            y2020b physics and embedding production FXT @ correct position
            TPC bTOF eTOF BBC (inner only) EPD BEMC, EEMC, VPD, MTD, SCON, iTPC upgrade
            y2020b
            ry2020b
            y2020b
            
            
    20191215 T000002
    
                		
        
    
        

    


    

    

    


    
Asymptotic (development)
    

    

    
    
    
        
    
            
            
    Geant Geometry 
    
                		
            
            
    Comment 
    
                		
            
            
    Geant Configuration 
    
                		
            
            
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    Db Maker flag 
    
                		
            
            
    Time Stamp 
    
                		
        
    
        
    
            
            
    complete
    
                		
            
            
    new (currently frozen) complete STAR geometry
    
                		
            
            
    TPC, SVT, SSD, CTB(TOF), FTPC, EMC, ECAL, PMD, BBC, ZDC, FPD, PIXL, VPD
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
     
    
                		
            
            
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Jason Webb, Lidia Didenko, Victor Perevoztchikov & Jérôme Lauret
    

     
       
    

    
  
    bfcca
    
   
    This document describes the arguments for bfcca located in $STAR_SCRIPTS, a production script interface to the CRS reconstruction software and bfc.C. Please, refer to this page for the syntax of a job description ; this document will assume you are accustom to the syntax and will only describe the features implemented in bfcca itself.
    

    bfcca is a script interface which handles running a chain, running a calibration pass and/or a chain and moving data to its final location. It includes features such as writ ting to local disk during run, log file compression, displaying information about the node the job runs on etc ... and will later be extended with automatic insertion of information in a FileCatalog.
    


     
    

    Module requirements
    

    This perl wrapper requires a few perl module, most of which are installed by default unless specified otherwise in the below list. If anything goes wrong with loading a module, please, check that you are using the proper perl version and have the modules installed.
    

    use File::Basename;
use File::Copy;
use Sys::Hostname;
use Digest::MD5;
    

    Digest:MD5;                             this one is to be checked and is not installed by default ...
    

    General options
    

    The arguments of this script are as follows:
    

      
    
    1. int An option-mask 	
      
    The mask has the following meaning
    
      
        
            
      
                
                
      bit
      
                      		
                
                
      Component
      
                      		
                
                
      Meaning
      
                      		
            
      
            
      
                
                
      1
      
                      		
                
                
      IO mode
      
                      		
                
                
      0 regular IO (immediate/un-buffered)
      
                1 delayed STD IO (+1)
      
                      		
            
      
            
      
                2
                Tag file copy 
                0 No copy
      
                1 Copy file to /star/data20/tags (+2)      		
            
      
            
      
                
                
      3
      
                      		
                
                
      Code Optimization
      
                      		
                
                
      0 non-optimized
      
                1 optimized (+4)
      
                      		
            
      
            
      
                
                
      4-5
      
                      		
                
                
      Compression
      
                      		
                
                
      00 uncompressed STDOUT/STDERR
      
                01 compressed STDOUT (+8)
      
                10 				compressed STDERR (+16)
      
                      		
            
      
            
      
                6-7
                Copy files to DD
      
                (XRootD)      		
                
      
                00 Not going to copy any file to DD
      
                01 only picodst file will be copied to DD (+32)
      
                10 only mudst file will be copied to DD (+64)
      
                11 both, picodst and mudst files will be copied to DD (+96)
      
                       		
            
      
            
      
                8
                32-bit vs. 64-bit
                
      
                0 32-bit
      
                1 64-bit (+128)
      
                       		
            
      
              
    
      
    Since this variable is a bitmask, you need to sum the options altogether. For example, if you want to chose delayed IO mode (+1) along with running in optimized mode (+4) and have the output compressed for both STDOUT (+8) and STDERR (+16), your final option is therefore 0+1+4+8+16=29.
      
     
      2. 
    
    2. string a libVersion
      
    Can be one of dev, new, pro, old or any version understood by the starver command (for example, SL01l or 01l are both valid. There is a second syntax for the library version using some special values :
    
        
        
      1. cal. This pseudo-version will make the script to use what is compiled in the test-calibration area /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/packages/cal 		in conjunction with the dev area.
        2. 
        
      2. An extension and a more general syntax for this mode is the use of Version-cal . This syntax allows to use the cal area in conjunction with ANY library Version. However, the Version in this case MUST be 		a fully specified library version. For example, SL02b-cal is valid but new-cal is NOT valid.
        
         
        3. 
    
      
    
      3. 
    
    3. string a destination 	path A path where the produced output stream have to be moved. Note the following side effects :
    
      
        
            
      
                outputstreamtype
                outputdir
                destination
                Effect
            
      
            
      
                UNIX
                . i.e. local directory
                .
                Output streams will will be ignored and lost
            
      
            
      
                UNIX
                .
                PATH
                Output streams will be created on local disk and then moved to 				the final destination $PATH
            
      
            
      
                HPSS
                HPSSPATH
                . or ./
                The choice of a local directory for $PATH will lead to ignore moving the outputstream. The files will be saved in HPSS only.
            
      
            
      
                HPSS
                HPSSPATH
                PATH
                Output streams will be copied to HPSS in $HPSSPATH, in $HPSSPATH the base string /home/starreco will be substituted by $PATH. This means that $PATH only needs to specify a disk name (such as /star/data18). The directory thereafter /home/starreco will be preserved as-is on disk
            
      
              
    
      
    
      
    The PATH syntax may be specified as a range. A range specification has one restriction: it has to 	follow the following syntax (which may happen at any place in the 	specified string): 	ANY(character)+"+"+#number+”-”+#number+ANY(character). For 	example, the following path specifies ranges
      
    /star/data+14-15 : Any disk between /star/data14 to /star/data15 will be picked
      
    /star/data+23-27/reco : the number may appear anywhere and the final path will be any of /star/dataXX/reco where XX 	stands for a number between 23 and 27.
      
    The algorithm is a random 	picking of a disk with occupancy below 98%. If this threshold criteria is not met, the disk with the largest available space is chosen. Note that the destination choice is made only at the end of the processing.
      
     
      4. 
    
    4. A number of event description. This input takes 2 form :
      
    (1) int the number-of-events to run 0 or -1 both have the meaning of all events i.e. bfcca will internally set the number of events as being large so the chain will cover all events recorded in a daq file. 
      
    (2) int1-int2 (i.e. With a dash in between) will tell bfcca to run bfc.C from event int1 to event int2.
      
     
      5. 
    
    5. string the chain-option(s)
      
    a list of chain options ...
      6. 

    

    Later, we needed to extend this wrapper with some 	special features so the input (5) has been reshaped to accept 	special characters triggering special treatments. In those cases, all of the other options are shifted. It is better explained in the examples below but for now, let's review the possibilities in the 	next table:
    

    
    

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
        
            
    
                Special Character
                Mode
                Expected arguments
            
    
            
        
            
    
                 /
                Alternate script mode
                The next argument after "/" will be a script to run 					instead of bfc.C, all subsequent 					arguments will be passed to that script as is. Note : string 					arguments will passed stringified. You should NOT add quotes 					around strings. Short example:
    
                25,dev,/star/data05,-1,/,StMuDstMaker.C,0,1,1000, st_physics_2270049_raw_0088.event.root
    
                The disadvantage of this mode is that you have to pass the arguments 			known a-priori (which breaks the philosophy of a job description)    		
            
    
            
    
                +
                Alternate script mode with periodic input
                The next argument after the "+" will be an input 					periodicity or modulo. What it will do is call the script with 					all of the other argument but the last which will be 				replaced by the input given as per the job description. In other 				words, it will loop on all inputs and call the script separately 				for each call. The periodicity is used to take one input every 					'period'.
    
                For example, if your chain needs to only read and 					scan over an event.root file BUT 					requires the presence of a tags.root file, 					the periodicity you would use is 2 .    		
            
    
            
    
                @
                Alternate script with fixed generic output filename.
                In this mode, arguments before the "@" are passed 					as expected and must be specified as usual . 
    
                After "@", the expected arguments are the name of a script to run instead of bfc.C following by an argument which will be used as the very last argument of your script. Typically, this could be a an output filename which will be passed as the last argument to the script. 
    
                An example is given in the below example list 					...    		
            
    
            
    
                ~
                Addiitonal setup scripts may be run.
                This mode is intended for passing additional setup commands to bfc before running the jobs. All arguments until the next "~" will be considered as setup options. In addition, arguments will have any "-" replaced by space. The chain options will resume normally afterward. An example is provided below.
            
    
            
    
    
    
    
    

    
    
    

    

    Examples :
    

      
    
    • 1,dev,/star/data13/reco/dev/2001/11,-1,P2001a
      
    The option-mask is 1 i.e. the first bit is at 1 that is the standard 	outputs will be used in delayed mode (the output will appear only 	after the job ends).
      
    The libVersion is dev which means 	that we will be running from stardev
      
    The destination is 	a fully specified path. Without looking at the full job description, 	difficult to see whatit will do. In this job, the outputdir 	were chosen to be . which means that first, the files will 	be produced on the reconstruction farm local disk and only after, 	moved to the exact location 	/star/data13/reco/dev/2001/11
      
    number-of-events is -1 so 	all events from inputfile will be processed
      
    The chain-option is PP2001
      
    
      
    
      • 
    
    • 1,eval,/star/data13/reco/dev/2011/XX,-1,~,gcc-4.51,~,P2011
      
          This example is indentical to the previous one in nature except that the "~" mode is used. Before executing the chain P2011 and switching to the eval area, the command "setup gcc 4.51" will be executed, changing the compiler version and envrionment to be used. Please, be sure to verify which setup command exists in STAR.
      
    
      
    
      • 
    
    • 5,SL01k,/star/data18,-1,ry2001,DbV1107,in,tpc_daq,tpc,rich,l3onl,Physics, Kalman,AlignSectors,Cdst,tags,Tree,evout,ExB,OBmap,OClock,OPr13,OTwist
      
    The option-mask is 5, that is 1+4. 1 is delayed IO as before, +4 is ton 	run the code in optimised mode
      
    The libVersion is SL01k 	so the code will run from the SL01k library version
      
    The 	destination is here a disk path /star/data18. In this job, 	the outputdir where specified as HPSS file (i.e. 	outputstreamtype were HPSS) so the path specified by 	outputdir will be substituted. For example, an HPSS path 	such as 	/home/starreco/reco/productionCentral/ReversedHalfField/P01gk/2001/308 	will lead to store the file on local disk as wel in the (in our 	example) 	/star/data18/reco/productionCentral/ReversedHalfField/P01gk/2001/308
      
    number-of-events is -1 ; as in the preceeding example, all available events will be 	processed. There several chain-options chosen here. All will be passed as-is to bfc.C.
      
     
      • 
    
    • 5,SL01k,.,-1,p2001
      
    Comparing 	to the preceeding example, there are 2 changes : 
      
    The destination 	path is chosen as being a local path .. When this jobs 	ends, storage to HPSS will be done but there will be NO copy of the 	outputstream anywhere.
      
    In addition, a reduced chain p2001 is chosen.
      • 
    
    • 
    
      25,dev,/star/data05,-1,+,2,StMuDstMaker.C,0,1,1000,-
      
          The option-mask is set to 25 which is 16+8+1 i.e. both standard input  and output will be compressed and all IO to those files will be made in  delayed mode. Then, the final disk destination is chosen to be /star/data05 . 
      
    The mode used is "+" indicating a periodicity mode. Periodicity applies to the input you have selected for the job description and is specified on the next argument. However, the script to be run is the next argument and in this case, StMuDstMaker.C . This script will be called with arguments 0,1,1000 and the last argument "-" will be replaced by each input file modulo, 2 in our case. This means that only one inut every two will be passed to the selected script and replace the the last argument "-". This mode may be used if your script requires only one file as input but requires the presence of other files (this is common in STAR as the IOMaker assumes and checks for the presence of other files based on the chain options used and the extensions).
      
    
      
    
      • 
    
    • 25,dev,/star/data05/,2001-3000,@,bfc.C,GenericOutName.root,dAuMDC,tofsim,beamLine
      
    The first part of the options is as in the previous example. 
      
    Inspecting the options further, we use the special flag "@" which is documentedin the above 	table as being the alternate script mode with fixed generic output filename. However, the next argument is bfc.C (still) in this exmaple (nothing prevents us from running bfc.C as alternate script). The next argument is GenericOutName.root. This argument will be passed to bfc.C as the last argument. The chain is befing dAuMDC,tofsim,beamLine used otherwise. In other words, what will be run is
      
             bfc.C(2001,3000,"dAuMDC,tofsim,beamLine",$INPUTFILE,"GenericOutName.root")
      
          This could be used to (for example), run over a large input file and split the reconstructions in sequence of events. In our example, we run on events 2001 to 3000 and select the output filename (no automated generation of output filename).
      
    
      • 

    

    Notes:
    

      
    
    • Delayed IO mode should be always used. This avoid useless NFS traffic during running. In this mode, 	both log and error file appears created in stdoutdir and 	stderrdir directories respectively. However, the real 	content will be visible only after a job ends. Before this happens, the job is NFS problems insensitive (see above for more information).
      • 
    
    • If the output streams are of the UNIX type, a local directory syntax should be used for the same reason of avoiding NFS traffic during run time. 
      • 
    
    • The copy of a file to its final destination only occurs at the end of a job. Several things here one needs to know : first, the directory tree is automatically created ; there is NO NEED to pre-create the directory tree. Second, if an NFS 	problem occurs before the job ends, bfcca will not be able to see the directory of the file final destination. bfcca will retry the copy every 2 minutes for a total of 24 hours after 	which, it will give up and display an Error message.
      • 
    
    • In case of a copy to a 100% full disk, bfcca will currently fail to copy the file and WILL NOT retry. Later, we will modify the script to include a detection 	of this condition.
      • 
    
    • Compression is done using gzip. Currently, only compression of the standard output is supported. This will be extended to the standard error as well later. Note that if the gzip 	does not exists on the machine where the job is running, bfcca 	will revert to un-compressed IO mode.
      • 

    

    Setting up an alternate DB server or loadBalancer
    

    

    In principle, the presence of $HOME/dbServers.xml would make our software pick this file as database configuration file. However, on the CRS nodes, the $HOME directory of the starreco is not its regular home-directory. bfcca will however respect this mechanism by using the STDB_SERVERS environment variable and setting it to the appropriate value.
    

    In addition, note that bfcca if provided with an input file of type UNIX with a name matching /Loadbalancer/, this file will be ignored to first order except that the environment variable DB_SERVER_LOCAL_CONFIG will be over-written with the file name as value. For more information on this variable, consult Configuration File. When this mechanism is enabled, the use of $HOME/dbServers.xml as a possibility is by-passed.
    

    Example:
    

    inputstreamtype[1]=UNIX 
inputdir[1]=/afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/packages/conf 
inputfile[1]=dbLoadBalancerLocalConfig_nightly.xml
    

    This example would indicate to bfcca to ignore this input to first order (it will not be passed to the executable) and consider the file dbLoadBalancerLocalConfig_nightly.xml located in /afs/rhic.bnl.gov/star/packages/conf as an alternate configuration file for running.
    <br />
    

    Calibration pass or calibration directory usage
    

    In addition, bfcca has the ability of running a calibration pass before a run pass or create a calibration directory on the farm local disk (or via a soft-link to an NFS area). Note that a single calibration pass alone may be accomplished by using the regular options and the appropriate chain-option(s). The mechanism is described as follow :
    

    If one of the inputdir of type UNIX contains the string StarDb, this input is ignored and the inputfile is parsed. Several cases are then possible, in all cases, the file specified by inputfile MUST exists (remember that a staging is done for all input streams and, in the case of UNIX staging, the file presence is required).
    

      
    
    • Any value : the inputfile is ignored and a directory ./StarDb is created as a soft-link to inputdir in the local directory where the job 	will be running. Therefore, the full chain (the only yhing which will be running in this case) will be using the calibration files located in $inputdir/StarDb if any.
      • 
    
    • A value prefixed by Pre (example : PreTpcT0)
      
    The content of the inputfile is read. A calibration pass will run PRIOR from running the chain. This pre-pass will use the chain as EXACTLY specified in the 	inputfile. The later specified chain-option(s) specified by 	executableargs will be used for the regular chain. A local directory ./StarDb will also be created using a soft-link.
      • 
    
    • A value prefixed by One (example : OneSpaceCharge)
      
    This is almost the same than the previous case but the ./StarDb directory will be created locally to the node where the job will run (no soft-link involved here). The result of the calibration pass will be lost as the job description require that the file to be saved are known by name at submission time. This is typically used for a pass requiring a seed.
      • 
    
    • A value prefixed by Opt (example : OptTpcT0)
      
    As 	before, the content of inputfile will be used for the 	calibration options AND a local directory ./StarDb will be created. However, the chain-option(s) will be completely ignored and ONLY a calibration pass will be run.
      
    This mode can be replaced by a single dedicated pass using the appropriate chain-option(s) and ignoring the output streams.
      • 

    

    Example:
    

    inputstreamtype[1]=UNIX
inputdir[1]=/star/data13/reco/StarDb
inputfile[1]=PreTpcT0

    

    In this example, inputfile is pre-fixed by Pre so a pre-calibration pass is requested. A local directory ./StarDb will be created and remain for the duration of the run (calibration and real-chain execution), the content of the file /star/data13/reco/StarDb/PreTpcT0 used as the calibration options. In the above example, the content was simply in TpcT0 RY2001 so the calibration pass would use those options.
    

    Note: 
    

    In the above example, the CRS node needs to see the file /star/data13/reco/StarDb/PreTpcT0 for the staging to be a success. The job may fail in case of NFS problems. This IS NOT a misfeature but an advantage since it would be hazardous to have the job move along in case of NFS problems (jobs would inconsistently be running a calibration pass or not).
    

    Displayed information and messages
    

    bfcca displays some informative messages about the job before and after a chain is executed. The header of each log file will contain a tabulated summary information showing the chain options you have asked, the requested output streams name (initial and as it should be at the end) as well as information about the node, CPU speed, directory where the job is running, node it is running on etc ...
    

    After the header, the messages are of the form 
    

    bfcca:: Severity: message  
    

    where Severity can be on of Info, Warning or Error. Messages related to copying files are for example of Severity=Info, missing files (chain did not produce what was declared in the job description) are of the kind Severity=Warning while any failure (directory creation, file cleaning etc ...) are considered Error. Note that on Severity=Error are displayed in the error file (STDERR) while others are displayed in the log file (STDOUT).
       
    

    
  
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    Run 2009 pp 500GeV data production
    

    Last update on 2010-06-21
    

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            production2009_500Gev_b
            121.9K
            P09ig
            2009-12-30
        
    
        
    
            production2009_500Gev_c
            1.3M
            P09ig
            2009-12-30
        
    
        
    
            production2009_500GeV_carl
            13.2K
            P09ig
            2009-12-30
        
    
        
    
            teest2009_carl_b
            18.4K
            P09ig
            2009-12-30
        
    
        
    
            test2009_carl
            18.9K
            P09ig
            2009-12-30
        
    
        
    
            test2009_carl_hi_thr
            5.9K
            P09ig
            2009-12-30
        
    
        
    
            testtier0325
            1.3K
            P09ig
            2009-12-30
        
    
        
    
            Total = 1.56M events
        
    
        

    

    st_physics stream data
    

    
    
        
    
            Trigger set
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            production2009_500GeV
            6.6M
            P09ig
            2010-01-18
        
    
        
    
            production2009_500Gev_25
            67.2K
            P09ig
            2010-01-18
        
    
        
    
            production2009_500Gev_b
            296.5K
            P09ig
            2010-01-18
        
    
        
    
            production2009_500Gev_c
            60.2M
            P09ig
            2010-01-18
        
    
        
    
            production2009_500GeV_carl
            698.2K
            P09ig
            2010-01-18
        
    
        
    
            Total = 67.8M events 
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    st_zerobias stream data
    

    
    
        
    
            Trigger set
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            production2009_500Gev_c/b
            246K
            P09ig
            2010-06-20
        
    
        

    

    Run 2009 pp 200GeV data production
    

    Last update on 2010-06-14
    

    st_mtd stream data
    

    
    
        
    
            Trigger set
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Single,
    
            production2009_200Gev_nocal
    
            production2009_200Gev_noendcap
    
            tof_production2009_single    		
            2.38M 
    
            12K
    
            29K
    
            6K    		
            P10ic
    
            P10ic
    
            P10ic
    
            P10ic    		
            2010-03-15
        
    
        
    
            Total = 2.38M events 
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    st_upsilon stream data
    

    
    
        
    
            Trigger set
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Single
            1.16M
            P10ic
            2010-03-15
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Hi
            191K
            P10ic
            2010-03-15
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_noendcap
            27K
            P10ic
            2010-03-15
        
    
        
    
            Total = 1.38M events 
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    st_hlt stream data
    

    
    
        
    
            Trigger set
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Single
            1.38M
            P10ic
            2010-03-17
        
    
        
    
            Total = 1.38M events 
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    st_gamma stream data
    

    
    
        
    
            Trigger set
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Single
            13.3M
            P10ic
            2010-03-28
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Hi
            2.6M
            P10ic
            2010-03-28
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_noendcap
            214K
            P10ic
            2010-03-28
        
    
        
    
            Total = 16.1M events 
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    st_zerobias stream data
    

    
    
        
    
            Trigger set
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Single
            2.09M
            P10ic
            2010-06-07
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Hi
            243K
            P10ic
            2010-06-09
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Lo
            65K
            P10ic
            2010-06-12
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_noendcap/nocal
            65K
            P10ic
            2010-06-07
        
    
        
    
            commission2009_200Gev_Hi/Lo
            26K
            P10ic
            2010-05-30
        
    
        
    
            Total = 2.5M
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    st_minbias stream data
    

    
    
        
    
            Trigger set
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            pp2pp_Production2009
            13.3M
            P10ic
            2010-03-20
        
    
        
    
            pp2pp_VPDMB
            11.7M
            P10ic
            2010-03-20
        
    
        
    
            pp2ppStrawMan
            18K
            P10ic
            2010-03-20
        
    
        
    
            Total = 25M events 
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    st_physics data
    

    
    
        
    
            Trigger set
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Single
            468M
            P10ic
            2010-05-03
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Hi
            65M
            P10ic
            2010-04-28
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Lo
            32M
            P10ic
            2010-04-20
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_nocal
            6.3M
            P10ic
            2010-04-17
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_noendcap
            5.7M
            P10ic
            2010-04-27
        
    
        
    
            low_luminosity2009
            4.8M
            P10ic
            2010-04-26
        
    
        
    
            tof_production2009_single
            68K
            P10ic
            2010-03-30
        
    
        
    
            tof_prepost_himult
            230K
            P10ic
            2010-04-02
        
    
        
    
            Total = 582M events 
             
             
             
        
    
        
    
            zdc_polarimetry
            370M
            P10ic
            2010-06-14
        
    
        
    
            productionZDCpolarimetry
            1.0M
            P10ic
            2010-05-17
        
    
        
    
            vpd_minbias
            1.56M
            P10ic
            2010-05-14
        
    
        
    
            commission2009_200Gev_Hi
            3.8M
            P10ic
            2010-05-26
        
    
        
    
            commission2009_200Gev_Lo
            2.1M
            P10ic
            2010-05-26
        
    
        

    

    st_fmsfast data
    

    
    
        
    
            Trigger set
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Single
            251M
            P10ic
            2010-05-08
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Hi
            45.4M
            P10ic
            2010-05-08
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_Lo
            220K
            P10ic
            2010-05-08
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_nocal
            2.9M
            P10ic
            2010-05-08
        
    
        
    
            production2009_200Gev_noendcap
            5.5M
            P10ic
            2010-05-08
        
    
        
    
            tof_production2009_single
            80K
            P10ic
            2010-04-01
        
    
        
    
            commission2009_200Gev_Hi/Lo
            902K
            P10ic
            2010-04-01
        
    
        
    
            Total = 306M events 
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    pp2pp st_physics data
    

    
    
        
    
            pp2pp_Production2009
            58.2M
            P10ic
            2010-03-19
        
    
        
    
            pp2ppStrawMan
            98K
            P10ic
            2010-03-21
        
    
        
    
            pp2pp_VPDMB
            1.5K
            P10ic
            2010-03-19
        
    
        
    
            Total = 58M events 
             
             
             
        
    
        

       
    

    
  
    production-status-update-run-2010
    
   
    Run 2010 AuAu 7.7GeV - 200GeV data production
    

    Last update on 2011-06-13
    

    Trigget set: AuAu200_production
    

    
    
        
    
            Stream data
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            st_hlt
            16.0M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-06-18
        
    
        
    
            Total 16M
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    Trigger set: AuAu62_production
    

    
    
        
    
            Stream data
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            st_hlt
            4.4M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-06-20
        
    
        
    
            Total 4.4M
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    Trigger set: AuAu39_production ( 30M events request + all st_ht & st_upc )
    

    
    
        
    
            Stream data
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            st_physics
            22.0M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-20
        
    
        
    
            st_hlt
            105K
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-17
        
    
        
    
            st_ht
            13.6M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-20
        
    
        
    
            st_mtd
            85K
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-17
        
    
        
    
            st_monitor
            194K
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-17
        
    
        
    
            st_pmdftp
            6.2M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-19
        
    
        
    
            st_zerobias
            42K
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-17
        
    
        
    
            st_upc
            390K
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-19
        
    
        
    
            Total 42.5M
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    Trigger set: AuAu7_production
    

    
    
        
    
            Stream data
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            st_physics
            99.4M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-10
        
    
        
    
            st_hlt
            4.6M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-09
        
    
        
    
            st_ht
            2.9M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-09
        
    
        
    
            st_mtd
            868K
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-09
        
    
        
    
            st_monitor
            14.7M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-09
        
    
        
    
            st_pmdftp
            188K
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-01
        
    
        
    
            st_zerobias
            1.3M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-07
        
    
        
    
            Total 124.0M
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    Trigger set: AuAu11_production
    

    
    
        
    
            Stream data
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            st_physics
            55.4M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-10
        
    
        
    
            st_hlt
            7.4M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-08
        
    
        
    
            st_mtd
            400K
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-08
        
    
        
    
            st_monitor
            3.0M
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-08
        
    
        
    
            st_zerobias
            429K
            P10ih
            Done on 2010-09-08
        
    
        
    
            Total 67M
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    Trigger set: AuAu200_production P10ij reproduction in P10ik is ongoing
    

    
    
        
    
            Stream data
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            st_physics
            118.3M
            P10ij
            2010-12-20
        
    
        
    
            st_ht
            19.1M
            P10ij
            removed
        
    
        
    
            st_gamma
            1.2M
            P10ij
            2010-12-20
        
    
        
    
            st_upc
            14M
            P10ij
            2010-12-20
        
    
        
    
            st_pmdftp
            5.2M
            P10ij
            2010-12-20
        
    
        
    
            Total 143M
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    Trigger set: AuAu200_production with fixed BSMDe mapping, complete dataset
    

    
    
        
    
            Stream data
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            st_physics
            699M
            P10ik
            2011-06-12
        
    
        
    
            st_ht
            59.5M
            P10ik
            2011-02-08
        
    
        
    
            st_gamma
            5.2M
            P10ik
            2011-05-31
        
    
        
    
            st_upc
            38.2M
            P10ik
            2011-06-08
        
    
        
    
            st_mtd
            14.7M
            P10ik
            2011-04-03
        
    
        
    
            st_atomcules
            16.7M
            P10ik
            2011-04-03
        
    
        
    
            st_hlt
            16M
            P10ik
            2011-03-06
        
    
        
    
            st_pmdftp
            5.3M
            P10ik
            2011-05-16
        
    
        
    
            st_upsilon
            167K
            P10ik
            2011-03-07
        
    
        
    
            st_zerobias
            2.0M
            P10ik
            2011-06-07
        
    
        
    
            Total 857M
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    Trigger set: AuAu39_production, remaining + P10ih rerun.
    

    
    
        
    
            Stream data
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            st_physics
            257M
            P10ik
            2011-04-11
        
    
        
    
            st_hlt
            1.4M
            P10ik
            2011-04-11
        
    
        
    
            st_ht
            13.6M
            P10ik
            2011-04-11
        
    
        
    
            st_upc
            376K
            P10ik
            2011-04-11
        
    
        
    
            st_mtd
            1.4M
            P10ik
            2011-04-11
        
    
        
    
            st_monitor
            6.6M
            P10ih
            2011-04-11
        
    
        
    
            st_pmdftp
            23.3M
            P10ik
            2011-04-11
        
    
        
    
            st_zerobias
            522K
            P10ik
            2011-04-11
        
    
        
    
            Total 304M
             
             
             
        
    
        

    

    Trigger set: AuAu62_production
    

    
    
        
    
            Stream data
            number of events
            production series
            date of completion
        
    
        
    
            st_physics
            190M
            P10ik
            2011-04-28
        
    
        
    
            st_hlt
            4.4M
            P10ik
            2011-04-26
        
    
        
    
            st_ht
            33.1M
            P10ik
            2011-04-28
        
    
        
    
            st_atomcules
            1.3M
            P10ik
            2011-04-27
        
    
        
    
            st_monitor
            25M
            P10ik
            2011-04-28
        
    
        
    
            st_mtd
            3.3M
            P10ik
            2011-04-26
        
    
        
    
            st_upc
            3.2M
            P10ik
            2011-04-26
        
    
        
    
            st_pmdftp
            3.2M
            P10ik
            2011-04-28
        
    
        
    
            st_zerobias
            628K
            P10ik
            2011-04-26
        
    
        
    
            Total 264M
             
             
             
        
    
        

    


    

    
 
       
    

    

    
  
    Test tree
    
   
    Those pages will be used for testing adjustements of privileges. The test users will be
    

      

    • 'guest' - generic authenticated user
      • 

    • 'jlauret' - authenticated user (no special priv)
      • 

    • 'jeromel' - authenticated user lead
      • 

    

    Several kind of pages are created below. Please, test them all.
    

    
Starting from this page, this is a public child page but it is unpublished by design (so it does not clutter the S&C pages navigation).
    

    
Note    : to add children page, re-enable publish and add a new page then disable again.
    

     
    
   
    
  
    Test 1 - A standard page, no ACL, no OG
    
   
    
This is a test with no special settings.
    
   
    

    
  
    Test 3 - Public page, OG set to something our test user (non lead) does not belong to
    
   
    
This is a public page, OG is set of "Software and Computing" and our test user "jlauret" does not belong to that OG. User 'jeromel' is a user lead and should be tested as well.
    
   
    

    
  
    Test 5 - OG page, test user does not belong to the OG but ACL set
    
   
    
Same as You do not have access to view this node but this page will belong to an OG. This is to test how ACL and OG interact. Ideally, ACLs should take over the OG setting.
    

    

    
ATTENTION: Since OG and ACL are both complex modules superseding the standard Drupal's normal access privileges, setting both OG and ACL may have some unpredictable effects. For example, this page is seen by Anonymous (as the access is granted via the OG access control) and the lack of ACL for Anonymous is ignored. A standard page with ACL alone (like in You do not have access to view this node) would however be invisible to Anonymous users as he ACL module would be "alone" to take over the standard access permissions.