1.7 is recommended in general because 1.6 is insecure and no longer supported by Oracle, but there's nothing in hps-java/lcsim that requires 1.7. And some people are still stuck with 1.6 on centrally managed systems. So 1.7 is not required. On Thu, 5 Sep 2013, Hansson Adrian, Per Ola wrote: > I thought java 1.7 is the recommended version. > > On Sep 5, 2013, at 10:45 AM, Sho Uemura wrote: > >> You should be able to use Java 1.6 now. (In theory you always could, but >> there was one stale package that was screwing that up.) >> >> Pushing this thread back to the list so it goes in the archives. >> >> >> On Thu, 5 Sep 2013, Kyle McCarty wrote: >> >>> This seems to work (at least until I get another version error, but I'll >>> have to get the server admin to fix that one). Thanks for your help! Once I >>> get an up-to-date Java version, I will attempt my analysis again and see if >>> I can get it going now. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Sho Uemura <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>>> Note: If you're running on background HPSTrackingDefaults.lcsim may not >>>> really do what you want; there's no trigger so many of your events won't >>>> have tracks. You really want to do readout and reconstruction separately if >>>> you're doing any sort of actual analysis. But it should run, which I think >>>> is all you care about at the moment. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, 5 Sep 2013, Sho Uemura wrote: >>>> >>>> The process is simulation -> readout -> reconstruction -> analysis. SLIC >>>>> does the simulation, so you need to do readout and reconstruction. >>>>> HPSTrackingDefaults.lcsim (see bottom of the linked page) should do both. >>>>> >>>>> https://confluence.slac.**stanford.edu/display/hpsg/** >>>>> Running+Reconstruction<https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/hpsg/Running+Reconstruction> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, 5 Sep 2013, Kyle McCarty wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The input LCIO file is a file I generated from the data file >>>>>> "egs_0.0025x0_450na_100kb_1.**stdhep" which I believe is background >>>>>> data. I >>>>>> created it using >>>>>> >>>>>> ./slic -g >>>>>> /net/home/mccaky/hps/hps-**detectors/detectors/HPS-** >>>>>> Proposal2014-v4-6pt6/HPS-**Proposal2014-v4-6pt6.lcdd >>>>>> -i /net/taro/data/HPS/StdHep/6.**6GeV/beam/egs_0.0025x0_450na_** >>>>>> 100kb_1.stdhep >>>>>> -x -o hpsTest -r 10000 >>>>>> >>>>>> Of course, this is just simulating the data, I suppose, and not >>>>>> reconstructing it, hence the error. What should I use to reconstruct the >>>>>> data for further analysis? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Sho Uemura <[log in to unmask]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The third error - what's the input LCIO file? That steering file will >>>>>>> only >>>>>>> work with reconstruction output. The error is complaining that the >>>>>>> MatchedTracks (reconstructed tracks) collection doesn't exist. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, 5 Sep 2013, Sho Uemura wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The first error is my fault - the Confluence page example was missing >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> runNumber variable. Fixed. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The second error refers to your Java version. If you get Java 1.7 you >>>>>>>> should be fine. In theory 1.6 is supposed to work but there are some >>>>>>>> packages that are stuck at the wrong version. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, 5 Sep 2013, Kyle McCarty wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks for the quick reply. The "-r" was indeed the reason for the >>>>>>>> error >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>> was getting. I was trying to link to external files. I have attempted >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> run the commands now without the "-r" and no longer get the >>>>>>>>> MalformedURLException, but I now get different errors. Using the >>>>>>>>> sample >>>>>>>>> commands page ( >>>>>>>>> https://confluence.slac.**stan**ford.edu/display/hpsg/**<http://stanford.edu/display/hpsg/**> >>>>>>>>> Running+Readout+Simulation<htt**ps://confluence.slac.stanford.** >>>>>>>>> edu/display/hpsg/Running+**Readout+Simulation<https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/hpsg/Running+Readout+Simulation> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ) >>>>>>>>> again to avoid any mistakes in my steering files, I ran: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> java -jar >>>>>>>>> /net/home/mccaky/hps/hps-java/****target/hps-java-1.7-** >>>>>>>>> SNAPSHOT-**bin.jar >>>>>>>>> /net/home/mccaky/hps/hps-java/****target/classes/org/lcsim/**hps/** >>>>>>>>> steering/readout/****TestRunReadoutToLcio.lcsim >>>>>>>>> -i filtered.slcio -DoutputFile=readout >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> which gave the error >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Variable not >>>>>>>>> defined: runNumber >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.****substituteVariables(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:609) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.****substituteVariables(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:622) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.****substituteVariables(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:622) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.****substituteVariables(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:622) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.****substituteVariables(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:568) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.setup(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:514) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.setup(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:492) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.setup(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:450) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.****parseCommandLineOptions(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:322) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.main(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:168) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> java -jar >>>>>>>>> /net/home/mccaky/hps/hps-java/****target/hps-java-1.7-** >>>>>>>>> SNAPSHOT-**bin.jar >>>>>>>>> /net/home/mccaky/hps/hps-java/****target/classes/org/lcsim/**hps/** >>>>>>>>> steering/readout/****HPS2014ReadoutToLcio.lcsim >>>>>>>>> -i hpsTest.slcio -DoutputFile=readout >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> which gives the error >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> java.lang.****UnsupportedClassVersionError: org/jlab/coda/jevio/**** >>>>>>>>> EvioException >>>>>>>>> : >>>>>>>>> Unsupported major.minor version 51.0 >>>>>>>>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.****defineClass1(Native Method) >>>>>>>>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.****defineClass(ClassLoader.java:*** >>>>>>>>> *634) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> java.security.****SecureClassLoader.defineClass(**** >>>>>>>>> SecureClassLoader.java:142) >>>>>>>>> at java.net.URLClassLoader.****defineClass(URLClassLoader.** >>>>>>>>> java:277) >>>>>>>>> at java.net.URLClassLoader.****access$000(URLClassLoader.**** >>>>>>>>> java:73) >>>>>>>>> at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(****URLClassLoader.java:212) >>>>>>>>> at java.security.****AccessController.doPrivileged(****Native >>>>>>>>> Method) >>>>>>>>> at java.net.URLClassLoader.****findClass(URLClassLoader.java:* >>>>>>>>> ***205) >>>>>>>>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.****loadClass(ClassLoader.java:**** >>>>>>>>> 321) >>>>>>>>> at sun.misc.Launcher$****AppClassLoader.loadClass(** >>>>>>>>> Launcher.java:294) >>>>>>>>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.****loadClass(ClassLoader.java:**** >>>>>>>>> 266) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.lcsim.hps.evio.****TestRunTriggeredReconToLcio.****startOfData(** >>>>>>>>> TestRunTriggeredReconToLcio.****java:82) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.util.Driver.****startOfData(Driver.java:172) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.util.DriverAdapter.*** >>>>>>>>> *start(DriverAdapter.java:92) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.freehep.record.loop.****AbstractLoopListener.process(**** >>>>>>>>> AbstractLoopListener.java:22) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.freehep.record.loop.****DefaultRecordLoop.****fireLoopEvents(** >>>>>>>>> DefaultRecordLoop.java:125) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.freehep.record.loop.****DefaultRecordLoop.execute(** >>>>>>>>> DefaultRecordLoop.java:561) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.util.loop.LCSimLoop.****loop(LCSimLoop.java:153) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.run(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:393) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.main(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:169) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Finally, I also tried the command >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> java -jar >>>>>>>>> /net/home/mccaky/hps/hps-java/****target/hps-java-1.7-** >>>>>>>>> SNAPSHOT-**bin.jar >>>>>>>>> /net/home/mccaky/hps/hps-java/****target/classes/org/lcsim/**hps/** >>>>>>>>> steering/analysis/****StarterAnalysis.lcsim >>>>>>>>> -i hpsTest.slcio -DoutputFile=readout >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> which starts to run, unlike the others which crash immediately, but it >>>>>>>>> crashes as soon as Event 0 is printed with the error >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> java.lang.****IllegalArgumentException: Unknown event component >>>>>>>>> MatchedTracks >>>>>>>>> at hep.physics.event.BaseEvent.****get(BaseEvent.java:48) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.event.base.****BaseLCSimEvent.get(** >>>>>>>>> BaseLCSimEvent.java:105) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.lcsim.hps.examples.****StarterAnalysisDriver.****processTracks(** >>>>>>>>> StarterAnalysisDriver.java:87) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.lcsim.hps.examples.****StarterAnalysisDriver.process(**** >>>>>>>>> StarterAnalysisDriver.java:45) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.util.Driver.****doProcess(Driver.java:273) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.util.Driver.****processChildren(Driver.java:**** >>>>>>>>> 284) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.util.Driver.process(****Driver.java:198) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.lcsim.util.DriverAdapter.****recordSupplied(DriverAdapter.** >>>>>>>>> **java:74) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.freehep.record.loop.****DefaultRecordLoop.****consumeRecord(** >>>>>>>>> DefaultRecordLoop.java:832) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.freehep.record.loop.****DefaultRecordLoop.loop(** >>>>>>>>> DefaultRecordLoop.java:668) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> org.freehep.record.loop.****DefaultRecordLoop.execute(** >>>>>>>>> DefaultRecordLoop.java:566) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.util.loop.LCSimLoop.****loop(LCSimLoop.java:153) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.run(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:393) >>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.job.****JobControlManager.main(** >>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:169) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I assume that I am still doing something incorrectly, but now the >>>>>>>>> errors >>>>>>>>> seem to be all different. Any ideas? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Kyle >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Sho Uemura <[log in to unmask]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This error means hps-java can't find your steering file. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> If you use the -r option, the steering file path is a Java resource >>>>>>>>>> path - >>>>>>>>>> it refers to a file you compiled into the jar. But if you're >>>>>>>>>> modifying >>>>>>>>>> steering files, it's better to not use "-r" so you don't have to >>>>>>>>>> rebuild >>>>>>>>>> every time you change your steering file - I think that's what you >>>>>>>>>> wanted >>>>>>>>>> here. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> So use the same command, but drop the "-r". >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 5 Sep 2013, Kyle McCarty wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I am trying to run hps-java and am getting some errors. >>>>>>>>>>> Specifically, >>>>>>>>>>> I am >>>>>>>>>>> receiving a "java.net.******MalformedURLException" error when I >>>>>>>>>>> try to >>>>>>>>>>> run a >>>>>>>>>>> steering file through the software. As an example, I tried running >>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>> sample commands on the website to make sure that it wasn't something >>>>>>>>>>> weird >>>>>>>>>>> in my steering file. I ran the command >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> java -jar >>>>>>>>>>> /net/home/mccaky/hps/hps-java/******target/hps-java-1.7-**** >>>>>>>>>>> SNAPSHOT-**bin.jar >>>>>>>>>>> -r >>>>>>>>>>> /net/home/mccaky/hps/hps-java/******target/classes/org/lcsim/*** >>>>>>>>>>> *hps/** >>>>>>>>>>> steering/readout/******TestRunReadoutToLcio.lcsim >>>>>>>>>>> -i filtered.slcio -DoutputFile=readout >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> This crashed giving the error message >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: >>>>>>>>>>> java.net.MalformedURLException >>>>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.job.******JobControlManager.setup(** >>>>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:488) >>>>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.job.******JobControlManager.setup(** >>>>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:461) >>>>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>>>> org.lcsim.job.******JobControlManager.****** >>>>>>>>>>> parseCommandLineOptions(** >>>>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:315) >>>>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.job.******JobControlManager.main(** >>>>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:168) >>>>>>>>>>> Caused by: java.net.MalformedURLException >>>>>>>>>>> at java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:******617) >>>>>>>>>>> at java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:******480) >>>>>>>>>>> at java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:******429) >>>>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>>>> org.apache.xerces.impl.******XMLEntityManager.**** >>>>>>>>>>> setupCurrentEntity(Unknown >>>>>>>>>>> Source) >>>>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>>>> org.apache.xerces.impl.******XMLVersionDetector.**** >>>>>>>>>>> determineDocVersion(Unknown >>>>>>>>>>> Source) >>>>>>>>>>> at org.apache.xerces.parsers.****** >>>>>>>>>>> XML11Configuration.parse(**** >>>>>>>>>>> Unknown >>>>>>>>>>> Source) >>>>>>>>>>> at org.apache.xerces.parsers.****** >>>>>>>>>>> XML11Configuration.parse(**** >>>>>>>>>>> Unknown >>>>>>>>>>> Source) >>>>>>>>>>> at org.apache.xerces.parsers.******XMLParser.parse(Unknown >>>>>>>>>>> Source) >>>>>>>>>>> at org.apache.xerces.parsers.****** >>>>>>>>>>> AbstractSAXParser.parse(**** >>>>>>>>>>> Unknown >>>>>>>>>>> Source) >>>>>>>>>>> at org.apache.xerces.jaxp.****** >>>>>>>>>>> SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.** >>>>>>>>>>> parse(Unknown >>>>>>>>>>> Source) >>>>>>>>>>> at org.jdom.input.SAXBuilder.****** >>>>>>>>>>> build(SAXBuilder.java:453) >>>>>>>>>>> at org.jdom.input.SAXBuilder.****** >>>>>>>>>>> build(SAXBuilder.java:770) >>>>>>>>>>> at org.lcsim.job.******JobControlManager.setup(** >>>>>>>>>>> JobControlManager.java:486) >>>>>>>>>>> ... 3 more >>>>>>>>>>> Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException >>>>>>>>>>> at java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:******522) >>>>>>>>>>> ... 15 more >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Note that "filtered.slcio" is in the directory which I ran the >>>>>>>>>>> command >>>>>>>>>>> from, and the preceding command >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> java -cp /net/home/mccaky/hps/hps-java/******target/hps-java-1.7-** >>>>>>>>>>> SNAPSHOT-** >>>>>>>>>>> bin.jar >>>>>>>>>>> org.lcsim.hps.users.meeg.******FilterMCBunches hpsTest.slcio >>>>>>>>>>> filtered.slcio >>>>>>>>>>> -e250 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> works perfectly. My version of the software was compiled last week, >>>>>>>>>>> so >>>>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>>>> should be very up-to-date. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Since I got this same message any time I tried to put a steering >>>>>>>>>>> file >>>>>>>>>>> in, >>>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>>> assume that I am just doing something dumb and giving hps-java bad >>>>>>>>>>> information. Can you point me to where my mistake is? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Kyle McCarty >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >> ######################################################################## >> Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list >> >> To unsubscribe from the HPS-SOFTWARE list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=HPS-SOFTWARE&A=1 > > ######################################################################## > Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list > > To unsubscribe from the HPS-SOFTWARE list, click the following link: > https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=HPS-SOFTWARE&A=1 > ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the HPS-SOFTWARE list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=HPS-SOFTWARE&A=1