Software Procedures

The following  is a quick "How To" for some software tools used in NLD detector simulation.

How To:

• control VC++ project using SourceSafe 5.0 Source Control:
  • start VSS 5.0
    • add source, header and library files to VSS 5.0 database (exclude VC++ .dsw and .dsp)
  • start VC++ 5.0
    • right click on files to be modified, to change Read/Write privilages for VC++
  • before checking controled files back in, save workspace/project, thereby updating (local) .dsw and .dsp files

Features: VC++ keeps track of all controlled files and will not allow compilation or modification of a source or it's dependencies.  All files relavent to the modified file must be checked out.     

• generate material data using the PC application: ipeg.exe
  • create an input file (*.inp) specifying material type, energy cutoffs and functional operation (see User Manual)
  • start ipeg.exe from a DOS console and submit input file as prompted
  • view the generated files *.lst and *.peg for verification of proper execution (*.peg is a *.mat file in GISMO).

Features: The list of elements after the material NAMELIST is column sensitive: a new element every fourth column and nothing less.  Error code 16 appears to correspond to a syntax error, where other errors, such as casting, are a little more informative.

• create a .tar.gz file of entire LCD (Gismo) tree
  • cd  $NLDROOT (There should exist a file called lcd-w.tar-exclude listing files/directories to exclude from the archive.)
  • tar cvfX /tmp/lcd-working.tar lcd-w.tar-exclude lcd-working
  • gzip -c lcd-working.tar > lcd-working.tar.gz

Chad Colgur Last updated: 01/13/04 12:37