Supported Platforms

SLAC Geant4 Tutorial 2009
SLAC - Kavli Auditorium
November 2nd-6th, 2009

Supported and Tested Platforms

Official platforms:

Linux, gcc-3.4.6 (SLC4), gcc-4.2.1 (SLC5).
Tested on 32 and 64 bit architectures (Intel or AMD) with Scientific Linux CERN 4 (SLC4) (based on RedHat Linux Enterprise 4) and Scientific Linux CERN 5 (SLC5) (based on RedHat Linux Enterprise 5). Geant4 has also been successfully compiled on other RedHat versions as well as Debian and Suse.
MacOSX 10.5, gcc-4.0.1
Windows/XP and CygWin Tools with: Visual C++ 9.0 (Visual Studio 2008)

More verified configurations:

Linux, gcc-4.3.2
Linux, Intel-icc 11.0

Platforms configured but neither tested nor supported:

AIX 4.3.2, xlC 6.0
DEC V4.0, cxx C++ V6.1-027
HP 10.20, aCC C++ B3910B A.01.23
SGI V6.5.5, CC 7.2.1
SUN Solaris 5.8, C++ CC-5.5.

CLHEP

Geant4 requires the installation of CLHEP, release 2.0.4.2. The installation of CLHEP-2.0.4.2 is mandatory for consistency in the definition of masses and widths of particles. Earlier versions of CLHEP may link, but they will not give correct results.

Disk Space

The full installation of Geant4, data files and related libraries require at least 500 MB of disk space. For Windows OS with VisualC++, 1 GB is the minimum.

Alternative

If your laptop does not satisfy the above mentioned requirements, you can still take the tutorial with your laptop remotely connecting to a Geant4-capable machine at your home institute. Please note that SLAC will not provide any computing resourse rather than wireless network for tutorial participants.