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Availability

To get a copy of this guide you currently can

  • photocopy this one if it is a paper copy
  • print the postscript version from the web ( /BFROOT/doc/Computing/NewUser/bug.ps )
  • email N.I.Geddes@rl.ac.uk and ask for the LATEX (not recommended) or postscript files
  • Browse the copies (postscript or html) on the web at :
    /BFROOT/doc/www/Computing.html
  • Check out the current latest draft from cvs: cvs co BUG
Warning
At least in its early life, this guide will probably change frequently. Details of many topics are doubtless already out of date when you read this. This document is meant to be a GUIDE. When master references are mentioned (e.g. web pages) then you should check these. Hopefully changes will be extensions rather than modifications, but in all cases we will attempt to list these here:

Changes from version 0.60

  • Add warning about imminent death !
  • Update Remedy links and gotchas.
  • Add a little bt more information for SRT gmakes.
  • Update/remove information about rwend files.

Changes from version 0.50

  • Add hints for making rwend files
  • Add definitions of Bear, Beast and .rwend to beta Chapter
  • Replace GNATS instructions with those for Remedy problem tracking system
  • Update packages directory structure recommendations.
  • Add some info. on cvs diff.
  • Update Cast of Characters
  • Add more warnings about moving CVS files between directories.
  • Add warnings about moving CVS files between directories.
  • Minor updates to procedures for new users.
  • Update information on remote imports/overrides/builds
  • Update coordinator list

Changes from version 0.40

  • Add information for updating test releases (updrel)
  • Add lots more C++ coding and design guidelines
  • New chapter on the Framework (not complete)
  • Add information on Hepix Scripts.
  • Added information on creating new packages.
  • Updated pointers for SRT documentation.
  • Added info. on building releases at remote sites.
  • Updated Beta information.
  • Add GNATs information.
  • Add information about SITECON mailing list
  • Add index entries for login scripts.
  • Minor typographical fixes.

Changes from version 0.30

  • Correct some book references.
  • New (draft) chapter on Beta package for physics analysis.
  • New chapter about setting up B A B A R software at remote sites.
  • Assumes AFS has arrived (perhaps a month too early ?).
  • Add appendices on AFS and Particle Codes (PDG and GEANT).
  • Updated information about BFMAIL.
  • Several minor tex/spelling/grammar fixes.

Changes from version 0.20

  • Include more infomation about cvs update -A.
  • Add warnings about copying CVS maintained files.

Changes from version 0.0

Exercise for the reader.
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Neil I. Geddes
1998-11-18