CLHEP

CLHEP version 1.9.3.1 has been compiled and is available to LINUX desktop users over NFS.

Using CLHEP

CLHEP is currently installed for 32 bit sl4 desktops.

Setting up environmental variables

Check your default shell by typing

echo $SHELL

If your default shell is /bin/bash then append

if [ -z $CLHEP_DIR ]; then
  CLHEP_DIR=/data/ppe01/sl4x/i386/clhep/1.9.3.1
  export CLHEP_DIR

  if [ -z "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" ]; then
    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CLHEP_DIR/lib
    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
  else
    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$CLHEP_DIR/lib
    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
  fi
fi

If your default shell is /bin/tcsh then append

if ( ! $?CLHEP_DIR ) then
  setenv CLHEP_DIR /data/ppe01/sl4x/i386/clhep/1.9.3.1

  if ( ! $?LD_LIBRARY_PATH ) then
    setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $CLHEP_DIR/lib
  else
    setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:$CLHEP_DIR/lib
  fi
fi

Building executables against CLHEP

Compile C++ source code via statements of the form:

g++ -I$(CLHEP_DIR)/include -c file.cc

Link resulting objects by using a statement of the form:

g++ -L$(CLHEP_DIR)/lib -lCLHEP -o exename

-- AndrewPickford - 13 Feb 2009