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How do I build SLIC and the packages it depends on from scratch?
What runtime dependencies does SLIC have?
Running SLIC
Does SLIC have any runtime dependencies?
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How do I run a macro containing UI commands?
You can put Geant4 UI commands into one or more macro files that slic can execute. This is done with the "-m" switch. There can be any number of these switches given to slic at the commandline. For instance, this command will execute the two macros init.mac and run.mac.
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slic -m init.mac -m run.mac
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The macros are executed in the order given at the command-line.
How do I run in interactive mode?
SLIC can be started in interactive mode using the "-n" option.
This command will start Geant4 in PreInit mode where the geometry is not loaded.
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slic -n
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Other commands may also be executed before the interactive mode starts.
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slic -g myGeom.lcdd -n
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What is a typical command to run SLIC in batch mode?
The following command illustrates some of the options that could be used in a typical batch run.
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slic -g myGeom.lcdd \ # geometry file
-i events.stdhep \ # StdHep input file
-p lcio/ \ # path for LCIO output file
-o output.slcio \ # name of LCIO output file
-x \ # delete existing LCIO file
-r 1234 \ # seed the random engine
-s 100 \ # number of events to skip
-r 1000 # number of events to run
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How can I check on the progress of my SLIC job(s)?
In bash, direct all output to a file, as follows.
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slic &> job.log &
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Now use the tail command to look at the output file as the job progresses.
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tail -f job.log
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The BeginEvent and EndEvent markers are best indicators of the job's progress.
How do I run SLIC on a batch system such as LSF?
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