mcdoc

[Kristian Nielsen]

Hi Emmanuel,

Thanks for the comments. They were as always very useful, and I have
implemented all of them now (if you find something missing, please let
me know).

Your generic monitor is very interesting, and I am sure that it will
prove very useful. I am really hoping that you will write some
documentation in the same style as all the official components in the
McStas manual, so that I can include it in the next official
release. You do not have to use LaTeX, I will convert it for you from
whatever format you prefer to use.

I have also implemented a method for sharing our component libraries. We
need to set up a special directory on a web server at each institute
participating (currently only Risø and ILL). This directory contains
ONLY the source code for the components to be shared (ie. my directory
contains the official components, your directory contains the rest). I
have written a small shell script,

    http://neutron.risoe.dk/mcstas/support/farhi/builddocs.sh

This script automatically downloads the component source codes from each
web server into common subdirectories. It then downloads the newest
mcdoc program from the Risø server and re-builds all the documentation.

On mica, I have set up a demonstration in the /home/cs/nielsen/mcdoc/
directory. The command

    ./builddocs.sh

will download all components and build the web pages. Because of the
firewall, it is necessary to first execute

    setenv http_proxy proxy.ill.fr:8888

What you need to do is to set up a directory on your web server and keep
it updated with the newest source codes for the components you want to
share. Then we can both use the builddocs.sh script to create a single
component page with all components that are automatically kept
synchronized. What do you think?

Finally, with regard to the mcgui crash on SGI. From yours and Ron's
emails, I got the impression that this problem was solved with the new
Perl installation, is this correct?

 - Kristian.

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Kristian Nielsen        kristian.nielsen at risoe.dk
Risø National Laboratory
Condensed Matter Physics and Chemistry Department
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