Cmake Guide

#Introduction The move to cmake was made for a number of reasons. First, it provides us with a harmonized build platform since PixieSuite2 also uses cmake. Second, we are able to perform more robust checks for prerequisites before the compilation of the program begins. Finally, The files that are used to build are significantly simpler to understand and read. There are more files related to building the software, but the information density is much lower.

Note: These instructions only apply to version 4 or newer of the software.

#Building You should create a directory in which you can build the software. This can be named anything that you choose. The software can then be built by the following series of commands.

cd build-dir/
cmake .. 

If cmake is successful you will see a series of messages similar to this. However, if cmake fails it will tell you of the missing any packages. You should install them and run cmake again.

####Defaults The default installation directory is /path/to/pixie_scan. By default the USE_ROOT, USE_NEWREADOUT, USE_GSL flags are enabled. A majority of users now use these for their analysis. You can find the a comprehensive list of CMake flags here.