This covers basic use of hps-java, without compiling or building anything.

System requirements: Java 1.7

Downloading the release

Browse the Maven repository at http://lcsim.org/maven2/org/lcsim/hps-java/ and go to the last non-snapshot version (e.g. http://lcsim.org/maven2/org/lcsim/hps-java/1.6/). Download the file ending with "-bin.jar" (e.g. http://lcsim.org/maven2/org/lcsim/hps-java/1.6/hps-java-1.6-bin.jar).

Using your own steering file

All instructions given here assume you're using the steering files included with the release. If you write your own, you can point hps-java to it by omitting the "-r" and using the file path of your .lcsim file:

java -jar hps-java.jar -i recon.slcio my_steering_files/MyAnalysis.lcsim -DoutputFile=analysis_plots