v18.8.3

Breaking Changes

• No Breaking Changes

Changes

• Code

  • Remove gMC and use the static TVirualMC::GetMC() method instead
  • Fix seg fault from FairRootManager::GetObject
  • Implement 3D box in FairBoxGenerator which allows to generate particles randomly within a 3D box.

• Templates

  • Refactor templates
    • Reduce number of templates
    • Add proper argument parsing
    • Use bash arrays for cmake parameters
    • Use modern cmake -S/-B and --build syntax
    • Replace backticks with $() syntax
  • Fix testing
    • Use correct copy command
    • Install script with proper permissions
    • Properly pass CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT on macosx

• Examples

  • Add correct dependencies of external targets. Build examples only if all needed dependencies are available.
  • Move FairConstField from Tutorial3 to common/passive such that it becomes usable also for other examples.
  • Pixel
    • Fix looping over available branches from file

• Tests

  • Execute tests only if all needed external dependencies are available

• Build system

  • Remove hard coded external dependencies
    • Make trackbase build possible without Geant3
  • Export FairRoot_CMAKE_MODULES_DIR
  • Adopt all CMake policies up to 3.30
  • Properly pass CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT to rootcint
  • Update find_package2 and use find_package2_implicit_dependencies()
  • Setup Dependency-Exporting
  • Add CMake pkg backports from v19_patches branch
  • Replace exec_program by execute_process

• CI

  • Update Mac CI nodes
  • Enable writable tmpfs after Apptainer update

Full Changelog: v18.8.2...v18.8.3