TF GEANT4.11

System requirements

Installing on Ubuntu 24

sudo apt-get install build-essential

install OpenGL

sudo apt install libglu1-mesa-dev

sudo apt install libglut-dev

sudo apt install libxpm-dev

sudo apt install libxmu-dev

sudo apt search libexpat1-dev

maybe

sudo apt install libcurl4-openssl-dev

sudo apt-get install libmotif-dev

resources

https://geant4-userdoc.web.cern.ch/UsersGuides/InstallationGuide/html/installguide.html#buildandinstall

Step -by- Step commands

mkdir geant4.11

cd geant4.11

using git to get version 4.11.2

git clone https://github.com/Geant4/geant4.git

cd geant4

git checkout v11.2.2

mkdir build

cd build

You need data file for the physics interaction processes

cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/data/src/GEANT4/4.11/geant4-install /data/src/GEANT4/4.11/geant4

cmake -DGEANT4_INSTALL_DATA=ON .

edit CMakeCache.txt and make sure OpenGL is ON

GEANT4_USE_OPENGL_X11:BOOL=ON

or put it on the command line

cmake -DGEANT4_INSTALL_DATA=ON -DGEANT4_USE_OPENGL_X11:BOOL=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/data/src/GEANT4/4.11/geant4-install /data/src/GEANT4/4.11/geant4

make -j8

make install

cd ../geant4-install/

source bin/geant4.sh

examples

You can test your installation by compiling and running the example programs

first try to compile example/basic/B2 located in the directory where you build everything

source geant4-install/bin/geant4.csh

cd geant4/examples/basic/B2/B2a

cmake .

make -f Makefile

./exampleB2a

creating a copy of an example

cd

mkdir HW

cd HW

cp -r geant4.10.02.p02/examples/basic/B2/B2a/* ./

rm CMakeCache.txt

cmake .

make -f Makefile

./exampleB2a

Commands used for version 4.9.5

Download the source code to a subdirectory.

I stored it in /Users/tforest/src/GEANT4/geant4.9.5/geant4.9.5.p01

Then I created a build subdirectory

mkdir /Users/tforest/src/GEANT4/geant4.9.5/geant4.9.5-build

From inside the build directory I execute the cmake command using a switch to download the data files and install visulatization

cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/Users/tforest/src/GEANT4/geant4.9.5/geant4.9.5-install -DGEANT4_USE_OPENGL_X11=ON GEANT4_INSTALL_DATA=ON /Users/tforest/src/GEANT4/geant4.9.5/geant4.9.5.p01

cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/Users/tforest/src/GEANT4/geant4.9.5/geant4.9.5-install -DGEANT4_USE_XM=ON GEANT4_INSTALL_DATA=ON /Users/tforest/src/GEASNT4/geant4.9.5/geant4.9.5.p01

Then I install if teh make was succcessfull

make install

Build example N02

To build an example you need to create a build subdirectory under the subdirectory of teh example source code.

 cmake -DGeant4_DIR=/Users/tforest/src/GEANT4/geant4.9.5/geant4.9.5-install ../

make

TSG

TOOLSSG_OFFSCREEN (TSG_OFFSCREEN, TSG_FILE, TSG)
Default graphics system is: TSG_OFFSCREEN (based on build flags).
Default window size hint is: 600x600-0+0 (based on G4VisManager initialisation).
Note: Parameters specified on the command line will override these defaults.
     Use "vis/open" without parameters to get these defaults.