Code

Building code

• git
• scons
• Satellite Releases - building only the part of the code base you need
• Base releases and test releases.

References and How-to's

• Mu2e Geometry: The Big Picture
  • Notes on the geometry files
• Using random numbers:
  • Basic Instructions
  • Complete Instructions

• Magnetic Field Maps.
• Conditions Data
• products and modules
  • Which names need to match each other.
  • The Mantra for making data products.
  • listing products and printing their contents
• What are Services?
  • Services distributed with the framework.
  • Deprecated art services
• About handles.
• Filter Modules.
• Inter-Product References: art::Ptr, art::PtrVector, art::Assns
• cet::map_vector: a new class template
• Exceptions: Mu2e policy, CMS guide to managing exceptions.

Standards and Practices

• Editors: Emacs, vim; policy of not using tab characters.
• CMS code references: Home Offline WorkBook SW Guide
• Units and Coordinate Systems

Tutorials

• Testing the ROOT display
• Testing the Geant4 based event display
• Notes on dynamic libraries
• The First Step: the art workbook
• Running G4 within art: The first examples.
• Mu2e maintained FAQs: C++ FAQ, Unix/Linux FAQ, ROOT FAQ, Geant4 Notes

External Packages

• UPS/UPD as used by Mu2e
• Setting up ROOT by itself
• Mu2e code
• art
• CMS Framework
• Root (v5.28)
• Geant4 DOxygen(v9.4.p01)
• Geant4 LXR
• CLHEP(v.2.2.0.4)
• HepPDT
• fhicl-cpp
• cetlib
• Message Facility
• cpp0x
• BTrk
• LXR browsers for many Fermilab projects
• The art redmine wiki, art-users archive
• Other external software used by Mu2e with links to documentation.