Old Software Release Information

Documents and Information for STAR Software Library Releases before 10/01/2001

Release history:

May 22, 2001
DEV library was tagged as SL01e and released as NEW
SL01e will be used for reproduction of year 1 real data
New features of SL01e:
global/egr - corrected iflag for primary tracks
StRichPIDMaker modified to write into StEvent high pt hits
St_QA_Maker added new histograms for QA shifts
StDbUtilities/StMagUtilities updated XTWIST and YTWIST parameters
geometry/mfldgeo.g, geometry.g added Steve's field map and field find tuning
StMagF/StMagFMaker modified to merge geant and real data production magnetic field usage
StEvent removed all usage of dst_summary_param
StEventMaker removed loadinf of event summary params
StFtpcDriftMapMaker modified to use Jim Thomas StMagUtilities
StMcEvent, StMcEventMaker added modifications to StEmcHitCollection for printing
EMC information of the event
StdE/dxMaker moved scale to 2.4 Kev/cm for MIP from tsspar to StdE/dxMaker
Minor changes and bug fixes to StDaqLib, St_l3Clufi_Maker, StEmcCalibrationMaker,
StSvtSimultaionMaker,StEmcSimulatorMaker, St_tpcdaq_Maker
May 05, 2001
Updates of SL01d with bug fixes for Ftpc tracking and
SVT slow simulator
Updated packages:
StFtpcTrackMaker,
St_dst_Maker/StFtpcPrimaryMaker.cxx,
StSvtClusterMaker,
StSvtSeqAdjMaker,
StSvtClassLibrary,
StBFChain
May 01, 2001
Updates of SL01d with bug fixes
The purpose is to fix crashes in running
pp events with pile-up for MDC4,
to fix tracking problem in FTPC,
to add QA histograms for EMC.
Below is a list of updated codes:
StBFChain/StBFChain.cxx
St_dst_Maker/StMatchMaker.cxx ,StPrimaryMaker.cxx
pams/global/egr/egr_primfit.F
pams/global/evr/evr_am.F
St_tpt_Maker/St_tpt_Maker.cxx
StEmcUtil/StEmcGeom.cxx, StEmcGeom.h
St_srs_Maker/St_srs_Maker.cxx
St_QA_Maker
macros/analysis/bfcread_dst_EventQA_outhistfile.C
macros/analysis/bfcread_dst_EventQAhist.C
macros/analysis/bfcread_dst_QA_outhistfile.C
macros/analysis/bfcread_dst_QAhist.C
April 26, 2001
DEV library was tagged as SL01d and released as NEW
SL01d has been created to run MDC4 production
New features in SL01d:
new ROOT version 3.00.06;
adjusted codes for new ROOT version;
updated EMC code for MDC4;
updated StppSpin code to run pp with pile-up for MDC4;
updated StSvtSimulationMaker, StSvtClusterMaker;
added Tof classes in StEvent;
made correction to hit filter in StRichPIBMaker;
modified EVR to make possible to switch to vertex offset;
StTpcT0Maker added z vertex contraint - default to +- 40cm;
added StDAQLib/SVT;
StEstMaker modified which reduced number of V0;
fixed Ftpc problem in optimized library version;
updated StBFChain to set up MDC4 chain;
updated St_QA_maker for MDC4;
April 09, 2001
Updates of SL01b with codes:
geometry/richgeo/richgeo.g
geometry/ecalgeo/ecalgeo.g
geometry/geometry/geometry.g
Updated codes have been retagged as SL01b
April 05, 2001
Release SL01b -> NEW
New features in SL01b:
electric field distortion implemented;
padRow13 correction;
twist correction;
clock correction;
central membrane boundary correction;
improved primary vertex fitter;
tpt hit errors added;
code StTpcHitFilterMaker added to do tracking using selected by Z hits;
TRS has been fixed to get right driftvelocity;
gain correction;
dE/dx code added;
new StEstMaker implemented to replace fortran code of the External Silicon Tracker with C++ code.
StEstMaker tries to associate SVT/SSD hits to the reconstructed TPC tracks;
new SVT simulation code;
3D DCA calculation for Xi decay daughters implemented;
removed hardwired SVT hit errors;
updated bit map for SVT;
Kalman fitter for SVT developed;
modified RICH software;
modified FTPC code to get calibration from MySql DB;
developed EMC code;
StEvent classes have been developed for EMC, TOF and PSD;
implemeted year2001 geometry in GSTAR software, phmdgeo added,
richgeo modified to take variable rich position from DB
added StppSpin maker;
bug fixes in the number of codes.
April 02, 2001
Updates of NEW( SL00m) to fix a bug in TRS driftvelocity
Updated codes:
StTrsMaker
St_db_Maker.cxx
StBFChain.cxx, revision 1.183
bfcMixer.C
All codes have been retagged as SL00m
December 4,2000
Release SL00m -> NEW
New features in SL00m:
modified RICH codes;
modified pams/global/ev0,evr;
fixed bug in StRoot/StDaqLib/TPC to handle corrupted daq events;
new StSpectraTagMaker has been created;
pams/tpc/tpt, tcl and StRoot/StTpcDb updated to change variables float->double;
StarDb/StMagF was updated and StDbUtilities/StMagUtilities added for ExB correction;
10th padraw corrected in DB;
SL00m is updated SL00k
New version SL00m is being used for reproduction real data
Former NEW SL00k has been left alone
November 11 ,2000
Release DEV tagged as SL00k -> NEW
New library has modified RICH software, ExB correction, new V0 cut,
bug fixes and modifications for a number of makers, ROOT version 2.25.03
September 5 ,2000
Release DEV tagged as SL00i -> NEW and PRO
This release has codes for on-fly T0 calibrations to run real data production.
TPC hits removed from *event.root branch to reduce size of production outputs.
August 19,2000
Release DEV tagged as SL00g -> NEW
This is bug fixed release to run real data production.
August 10,2000
Release DEV tagged as SL00f -> NEW
This version has new Root 2.25.01, first release of TRS code. Implemented: tpt errors, new schema for on-fly calibrations;updated ev0 code, bug fixes for user's makers.
July 12,2000
Release DEV tagged as SL00e -> NEW
This is bug fixed release. The purpose is to create new PRO for upcoming production
June 29,2000
Release DEV tagged as SL00d_2 -> NEW
This release has some bug fixing and has purpose to split current PRO and NEW
June 27,2000
Release NEW (SL00d_1) -> PRO
This is new production version of library with new ROOT and I/O schema evolution
June 23,2000
Release DEV tagged as SL00d_1 -> NEW
This is bug fixing release
June 16,2000
bug fixes to NEW (SL00d)
June 14,2000
Release DEV tagged as SL00d -> NEW
New features in this release: new version of ROOT 2.24.05,I/O schema evolution, bug fixes in reco codes
June 10, 2000
- new Root 2.24.05 now in DEV
June 7,2000
Release DEV tagged as SL00c_3 -> NEW
New features in this release: modified user's makers and macros, bug fixes in reco codes
May 31,2000
Release DEV tagged as SL00c_2 -> NEW
This is mostly bug fix release; new table "bfc status" has been added
May 30,2000
Bug fix patches to NEW were made for StUtilities retagged as SL00c_1
May 19,2000
Release DEV tagged as SL00c_1 -> NEW
- NEW has ROOT version 2.24.04
- new version of trg table
May 15,2000
DEV updated with .dev
- new Root 2.24.04 now in DEV
May 2,2000
Bug fix patches to NEW were made for St_dst_Maker retagged as SL00c
April 27,2000
Release of DEV tagged as SL00c -> NEW
- new version of ROOT 2.24.02 now in NEW
- all code updates to CVS as of 24Apr00 are in
April 15,2000
Release of .dev to DEV
- new version of ROOT 2.24.02
March 25,2000
Bug fix patches to NEW have been made and retagged as SL00b_3
March 15,2000
Bug fix patches to NEW have been made and retagged as SL00b_3
March 14, 2000
Release of DEV tagged as SL00b_3 -> NEW
NEW is developed PRO
March 9,2000
Bug fix patches to NEW,PRO have been made and retagged as SL00b_2
March 6,2000
Bug fix patches to NEW have been retagged as SL00b_2
NEW has been released as PRO
Feb. 25, 2000
Release of DEV (tagged SL00b_2) -> NEW
- 3 platforms built: .i386_redhat51, .i386_redhat61, .sun4x_56_CC5
- dst_rch_pixel table now on DST
Feb. 22, 2000
- fix made (Valeri) so that DEV is now backwards compatible (problem was due to change in g2t_rch_hit table on Feb. 8)
Feb. 11, 2000
.DEV moved to DEV (given label DEV00)
- now have ROOT 2.23.12, table libraries split, use CC5 compiler on solaris
Feb. 9, 2000
fix made to NEW for St_QA_Maker and retagged as SL00b_1
Feb. 8, 2000
Release DEV tagged as SL00b_1 -> NEW
- added new tables for L1 and L2 trigger to DST
- g2t_rch_hit table (which is on DST) was modified, currently DEV is not backwards compatible
Feb. 4, 2000
PRO updated and tagged SL00a_3
- to include fixes for bug #432 (St_tcl_Maker.cxx) and bug #438 (StAnalysisMaker/countPrimaryPions.cc)
Feb. 2, 2000
Release DEV (tagged SL00b on Feb. 1) -> NEW
- new ROOT 2.23.11; staf & root4star divorced
- ROOT version 2.23.11 installed, StTagsMaker added
- includes fixes for bug #432 (St_tcl_Maker.cxx) and bug #438 (StAnalysisMaker/countPrimaryPions.cc)
Feb. 2, 2000
Release NEW (tagged SL00a_2) -> PRO
- this release was from the NEW version made Jan. 22 and also included:
- the 2 fixes made Jan. 26 & 27
Feb. 2, 2000
Release PRO (tagged SL99f) -> OLD
Jan. 27, 2000
fix made to NEW for StV0Maker (bug #429)
Jan. 26, 2000
fix made to NEW for global/egr (bug #428)
Release "dev" -> "new"(SL00a_2) , January 22, 2000
Release "dev" -> "new"(SL00a_1) , January 13, 2000
Jan. 5, 2000
New dst table definitions 1C checked out in DEV
(NOT backwards compatible!)
Jan. 5, 2000
New version of StEvent checked out in DEV
(backwards compatible?)
Release "dev"(SL99j) -> "new"(SL00a) , January 3, 2000
(NOT backwards compatible! - dst table definitions 1B)
Dec. 23, 1999
New dst table definitions 1B checked out in DEV
(NOT backwards compatible!)
Release "dev"(SL99j) -> "new" , December 21, 1999
(NOT backwards compatible! - dst table definitions 1A)
Release ".dev"(SL99j) -> "dev" , December 1, 1999
(NOT backwards compatible! - dst table definitions 1A)
Release ".dev"(SL99i) -> "dev", November 22, 1999
Updates "dev"(SL99i) with changes in ".dev" (SL99j), November 15, 1999
Release "dev"(SL99h) tagged as SL99g_7 -> "new" (SL99g_7), November 3, 1999
Release "dev"(SL99h) tagged as SL99g_6 -> "new" (SL99g), October 27, 1999
Release "dev"(SL99h) tagged as SL99g_5 -> "new" (SL99g), October 20, 1999
Release "dev"(SL99h) tagged as SL99g_4 -> "new" (SL99g), October 1, 1999
Release "dev"(SL99h) tagged as SL99g_2 -> "new" (SL99g), September 21, 1999
Release "new"(SL99f tagged as SL99f_7) -> "pro", "dev"(SL99g) -> "new", September 9, 1999
Release "dev"(SL99g) -> "new" tagged as SL99f_7, September 1, 1999
Release "dev"(SL99g) -> "new" tagged as SL99f_6, August 25, 1999
Release "dev"(SL99g) -> "new" tagged as SL99f_5, August 17, 1999
Release "dev"(SL99g) -> "new" tagged as SL99f_4, August 10, 1999
Release "dev"(SL99f) -> "new" tagged as SL99f_3 , July 20, 1999
Release "new"(SL99e) -> "pro" , June 18, 1999
Release "dev" -> "new" (SL99e) tagged as SL99e, June 15, 1999
Release "dev"(SL99e) -> "new" (SL99d) tagged as SL99d_1 on May 31, 1999
Release "dev" -> "new" (SL99d) tagged as SL99d on May 11, 1999
Release "dev" -> "new" (SL99c) tagged as SL99c_1 on Apr 21, 1999
Release "dev" -> "new" (SL99c) tagged as SL99c on Mar 22, 1999
Release "dev" -> "pro" (SL99b) tagged as SL99b on Mar 4, 1999
Release "dev" -> "pro" (SL99a) tagged as SL99a_2 on Feb 28, 1999
Release "dev" -> "pro" (SL99a) tagged as SL99a_1 on Feb 27, 1999
Release "dev" -> "pro" (SL99a) tagged as SL99a on Feb 21, 1999
Release "dev" -> "new" (SL98l) tagged as SL98l_1 on Feb 1, 1999
Release "dev" -> "new" with tag SL98k on Dec. 16, 1998
Release "dev" -> "pro" (tag SL98j_1) and "pro" -> "old" - Dec. 9, 1998
Release "dev" -> "new" with tag SL98j Nov. 30, 1998
Release "dev" -> "new " with tag SL98i_1, Oct. 20, 1998
Release "dev" -> "new,pro " with tag SL98h_1, Sep 28, 1998
Release "new" -> "pro" with tag SL98g_2, Sep 16, 1998
Release "dev" -> "new" with tag SL98g_2, Sep 15, 1998
Release "dev" -> "new" with tag SL98g_1, Sep 13, 1998
Release "dev" -> "new" with tag SL98g, Sep 3, 1998
Release "dev" -> "new" with tag SL98f_2, Aug 25-27, 1998
Release "dev" -> "new" with tag SL98f_1, Aug 17, 1998
Release SL98f -> "new", Aug 11, 1998
Removed versions SL98a and "frozen", Jul 27, 1998
Release SL98e -> "pro", Jul 22, 1998
Migration SL98d -> "new", Jul 17, 1998
Release of SL98d, Jul 14, 1998
Release "dev" -> "new" (SL98c), Jun 23, 1998

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