Fix alcareco 74x

[shervin86]

Porting of PR 8306 to CMSSW_7_4_X
Need it asap for alcareco production for low PU runs

[cmsbuild]

A new Pull Request was created by @shervin86 for CMSSW_7_4_X.

Fix alcareco 74x

It involves the following packages:

Calibration/EcalAlCaRecoProducers
Calibration/EcalCalibAlgos
Configuration/AlCa
Configuration/EventContent
Configuration/PyReleaseValidation
Configuration/StandardSequences

@diguida, @boudoul, @franzoni, @cerminar, @cmsbuild, @srimanob, @nclopezo, @mmusich, @davidlange6 can you please review it and eventually sign? Thanks.
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[mmusich]

@cmsbuild please test
@shervin86 please put in the description this is the backport in 7.4.X of #8306

[cmsbuild]

The tests are being triggered in jenkins.

[cmsbuild]

+1
Tested at: 79b9228
https://cmssdt.cern.ch/SDT/jenkins-artifacts/pull-request-integration/PR-9085/10/summary.html

[shervin86]

Test approved, pending signatures

[mmusich]

@shervin86 do you plan to PR also the new commits (shervin86@a3d96c2, shervin86@358166e, shervin86@5bb55ac ) in 7.5.X?

[shervin86]

yes

[diguida]

+1
Back port of the following PR:
#8306
#9256
#9284
#9298
To be moved to 75X too:

• removing try...catch blocks as requested in Electron stream plugin fix #9256 (comment) shervin86@358166e
• consumes interface migration for AlCaElectronsTest shervin86@a3d96c2
• changes in the AlCaReco event content: shervin86@5bb55ac

[shervin86]

I will do the PRs tomorrow
Can pdmv and orp sign?

[shervin86]

still pending signatures, please merge it

[davidlange6]

yelling in git won't help much - but as discussed in the ORP, I evaluated how safe this was to backport skipping the usual procedure. I don't see issues so will merge it