Offline Software Release:
dev (98l) -> new (98k); Dec. 16, 1998

... Yuri,Lidia,Kathy

(K. Turner - Dec. 17, 1998 at ~ 14:00)

Dec. 16, 1998 (night) ==>

• "dev" (SL98l) version of STAR library moved to "new" (SL98k)

The recommended version to use is "pro" (SL98j).

The main purpose of this release is to have the fixes to code for running on VENUS events in new.

PAM code - code changed to following areas. To get a description of the change you should use the CVS email archive and or the CVS browser to find the comments entered.

• pams/ftpc/
  • idl --> ffs_fspar.idl
  • fcl --> fcl.c
  • ffs --> ffs_gen_padres.F
• pams/geometry/
  • mfldgeo
  • cavegeo
  • geometry
  • btofgeo
• pams/global/
  • idl/evr*.idl
  • egr -> track_propagator.c
  • exi -> exiam.idl,exiam.F,xi_reconstruct.F
  • tkf -> tkf.c
  • svm -> svm_am.F
• pams/l3/
  • ftf/ftfTpc.cc
• pams/svt/
  • stk -> fixes for events with only few tracks & for Venus events
  • sgr -> saa
• pams/tpc/
  • idl -> tfs_bmpar.idl,tfs_fspar.idl,tpt_res.idl
  • tss -> tss.F, tss.idl
  • tid -> tde_new.F
  • tfs -> *.F cleanup

PAM kumacs - following areas had changes to kumacs:

• pams/global/kumac
  • ev0join kumacs removed
  • dst_chk_tabl fixed
  • dst_wr_ntup removed
  • create_tables_global - fixed
  • init_dst - fixed for rowcounts
  • *evr* - fixed for changes to code
• pams/svt/kumac
  • fixed for venus events
  • fixed rowcounts
  • now stk needs ste run first
  • pams/tpc/kumac
    • tfs_run - fix for change to code
    • tss_run - cleanup

  Default parameter files remade for following pams:

  • pams/ftpc -> fcl_pars.xdf, ffs_pars.xdf
  • pams/global -> dstpars.xdf, evrpars.xdf
  • pams/tpc -> tfs_pars.xdf

  KUMACS

  • kumacs/chain - changes to BFC kumacs
    1. BFC.kumac - output hijing file name
    2. BFC_UTIL.kumac - new chain variables
       
       • egout - to write out hijing event generator file that can then have gstar run on it.
    3. BFC_UTIL.kumac - changes
       
       • ev0j - removed
       • fzin - protect from nonexistant input file
    4. call_bfc*.kumac examples:
       - current list of all examples is given in   $STAR/kumacs/chain/README
       

  • kumacs/dst
    1. current list of all examples is given in $STAR/kumacs/dst/README

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  Kathy Turner