Slice-Tesbord FELIX-based Readout Software Installation
Updated Jan 31, 2023

ATLAS-TDAQ-SOFTWARE:
https://gitlab.cern.ch/atlas-tdaq-felix/software
Python interface
https://gitlab.cern.ch/BNL-ATLAS/larphase2/feb2/libflx-lpgbt
Slice-testboard GUI
https://gitlab.cern.ch/dawillia/slice-testboard

Installing ATLAS-TDAQ-SOFTWARE:
https://atlas-project-felix.web.cern.ch/atlas-project-felix/user/dist/software/cvmfs/

1) get cvmfs LCG installation locally, use version 97:
wget https://atlas-project-felix.web.cern.ch/atlas-project-felix/user/dist/software/cvmfs/cvmfs-felix-97-5-x86_64-centos7-gcc8-opt.tar.gz
–unpack and set appropriate LOCAL environment variables:
export LCG_BASE=<path to local copy of LCG>/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg
export TDAQ_BASE=<path to local copy of LCG>/cvmfs/atlas.cern.ch/repo/sw/tdaq

2) install atlas-tdaq-software
-clone atlas-tdaq-software package
git clone https://gitlab.cern.ch/atlas-tdaq-felix/software.git
cd software
-check out specific test setup version, NOT HEAD:
git checkout b89561bdc621c6e8a4dd2c4dcaf265fcec812b9c
./clone_all.sh https
-go into each specific subdirectory and modify to use test setup versions, listed in: “listOfGitBranches.txt”, listOfGitBranches_external.txt
-follow installation instructions from here https://gitlab.cern.ch/atlas-tdaq-felix/software/-/tree/b89561bdc621c6e8a4dd2c4dcaf265fcec812b9c
-use x86_64-centos7-gcc8-opt in cmake_config command
-should compile without errors, might be some warnings

3) install libFlx-lpGBT software
-clone  libFlx-lpGBT  package
git clone https://gitlab.cern.ch/BNL-ATLAS/larphase2/feb2/libflx-lpgbt.git
-checkout test stand version:
e63511293265020eba016b306ebb27ccf57dab3b
-follow installation instructions here:
https://gitlab.cern.ch/BNL-ATLAS/larphase2/feb2/libflx-lpgbt/-/tree/e63511293265020eba016b306ebb27ccf57dab3b
-note environment variables need to be setup before running GUI

4) install GUI software
-follow installation instructions here:
https://gitlab.cern.ch/dawillia/slice-testboard
-can use master branch HEAD, it is stable