LAD Software Setup

LAD software instructions

General information

Modules available on cdaql machines

Modulefiles are at /capps/modulefiles

• root (default 6.24.08)
• Podd analyzer
• epics
• hcana
• panguin

To check the modules that are already loaded:

> module list

To load a module or use a different version:

> module purge
> module use /capps/modulefiles
> module load <module name/version>

Git repos

• Setup a github.com account
• Fork a git repo from https://github.com/JeffersonLab/hcana
• Fork a git repo from https://github.com/JeffersonLab/LADlib
• Fork a git repo from https://github.com/JeffersonLab/lad_replay

For Shift crew

When login to cdaq machines, the latest tagged version of hcana is loaded by default.

Login into cdaql1 through the gateway

> ssh cdaq@cdaql1

To use the standard replay setup for LAD

> go_analysis_lad

For users/developers

Work space on cdaq machines

• if you do not have a directory and want to do independent analysis
• Create a directory /home/cdaq/lad-2024/users/<username>
• cd /home/cdaq/lad-2024/users/<username>

Setting up personal software directories

• Setup cmake and ROOT WILL CHANGE ON alma9
  • module use /apps/modulefiles/
  • module load cmake
  • source /apps/root/PRO/bin/thisroot.csh
• Setup hcana
  • git clone https://github.com/GithubUserName/hcana
  • cd hcana
  • git remote add --track develop upstream https://github.com/JeffersonLab/hcana
  • git submodule init
  • git submodule update
  • cd ..
  • cmake -B hcana-build -S hcana -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=hcana-install
  • cmake --build hcana-build -j12
  • cmake --install hcana-build/
  • setenv PATH /home/cdaq/Dirname/nps-2024/hcana-install/bin:$PATH
  • If one needs to recompile after making changes in hcana/src
    • cd hcana-build
    • make install
• Setup LADlib
  • git clone https://github.com/GithubUserName/LADlib
  • cd LADlib
  • git remote add --track main upstream https://github.com/JeffersonLab/LADlib
  • cd ..
  • cmake -B LADlib-build -S LADlib -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=hcana-install
  • cmake --build LADlib-build/
  • cmake --install LADlib-build/
  • If one needs to recompile after making changes in LADlib/src
    • cd LADlib-build
    • make install
  • setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /home/cdaq/lad-2024/software/hcana-install/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
• Setup lad_replay
  • git clone https://github.com/GithubUserName/lad_replay
  • cd lad_replay
  • git remote add --track main upstream https://github.com/JeffersonLab/lad_replay
  • mkdir /net/cdaq/cdaql3data/cdaq/"name"/ROOTfiles
  • ln -sf /net/cdaq/cdaql3data/cdaq/"name"/ROOTfiles ROOTfiles
  • mkdir /net/cdaq/cdaql3data/cdaq/"name"/REPORT_OUTPUT
  • ln -sf /net/cdaq/cdaql1data/cdaq/"name"/REPORT_OUTPUT
  • ln -sf /cache/mss/hallc/c-lad/raw cache
  • ln -sf /net/cdaq/cdaql4data/coda/data/raw raw
  • If not setup already and will have to done for every new login
    • setenv PATH /home/cdaq/Dirname/nps-2023/hcana-install/bin:$PATH
    • setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /home/cdaq/Dirname/nps-2023/hcana-install/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
    • source /apps/root/PRO/bin/thisroot.csh
  • Replay scripts are under the SCRIPTS