k4-project-template

This repository can be a starting point and template for projects using the Key4HEP software stack.

Dependencies

• ROOT

• PODIO

• Gaudi

• k4FWCore

Installation

source /cvmfs/sw.hsf.org/key4hep/setup.sh
mkdir build install
cd build;
cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install
make install

Execute Examples

Make sure that ../install/lib and ../install/python are in LD_LIBRARY_PATH and PYTHONPATH respectively, by doing:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/../install/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export PYTHONPATH=$PWD/../install/python:$PYTHONPATH

and then run the examples like this:

k4run ../k4ProjectTemplate/options/createHelloWorld.py
k4run ../k4ProjectTemplate/options/createExampleEventData.py

References:

These could perhaps be usefule for newcomers.

1. lhcb-98-064 COMP
2. Hello World in the Gaudi Framework