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December 8th, 2009: Running the development version of McStas
For the daring, the McStas development code is available for installation through our SVN repository. Please consult this page for further instructions.
December 8th, 2009: McStas 1.12a on Ubuntu 9.10
People running Ubuntu versions prior to 9.10 and McStas installed from the mcstas-1.12a.deb debian package are adviced NOT TO UPGRADE Ubuntu, as PGPLOT/Fortran related package dependencies can not easily be resolved.
If you upgrade anyway or install from scratch on Ubuntu 9.10, the easiest way of getting McStas 1.12a working is:
- Install certain Ubuntu packages by
- apt-get install gcc gfortran pdl pgplot5 libpgplot-perl perl-tk make
- (optionally also mpich2 libmpich2-dev)
- Run sudo dpkg-reconfigure dash, say "no" to installing dash as /bin/sh
- Get the mcstas-1.12a-src.tar.gz package via this link
- Unpack, build and install by
- tar xzf mcstas-1.12a-src.tar.gz
- cd mcstas-1.12a
- ./configure
- make
- sudo make install
Alternatively, wait 1-2 months and McStas 2.0 should be ready.
September 24th, 2009: McStas 1.12a on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Unfortunately, a couple of work-arounds are needed to install McStas on the new version of Mac OS. When following the instructions in README.TXT on the dmg image:
- Use http://tmp.mcstas.org/Tk-804.028_501.tar.gz instead of the Tk package on the dmg
- After unpacking mcstas-1.12a-src.tar.gz, replace MacInstall.command in the resulting folder by this one
August 29th, 2009: PSI official McStas partner
We are happy to announce that PSI is now an official McStas partner site, and that Uwe Filges has joined the developer team. The McStas team has been working closely together with Uwe for several years, e.g. in the MCNSI network.
August 21st, 2009: Code repository changes.
As we want to share code with our "sister project" in X-ray scattering, McXtrace, a new common infrastructure is beeing built up. In the future, the McStas and McXtrace code repository, bug tracking etc. will be hosted under the McCode domain. Consequently, some links and website features can be expected broken - and fixed - in the near future.
May 18th, 2009: McStas related slides / posters from ICNS
We have gathered talk and poster material from ICNS 2009 in a special conference page. Work by the McStas team and close connections have been added.
If you feel like contributing your own talk/poster, please send a pdf to Peter Willendrup
We would also like thank those of the ICNS attendees that were in our workshop or came by our posters for interesting discussions.
April 14th, 2009: Positions open in McXtrace project
As you may have read earlier, the danish McStas partners and ESRF started the parallel McXtrace X-ray simulation project on january 1st. One position at Risø DTU has been filled already, but we are seeking more people for the project.
Please consult the McXtrace project page and the list of vacancies at University of Copenhagen.
April 8th, 2009: McStas 1.12a + Ubuntu 8.10 Live-DVD
An updated version of our "boot'n'run" Ubuntu dvd with preinstalled McStas 1.12 has been uploaded - grab it from the dedicated download page.
April 8th, 2009: Minor bug in McStas 1.12a (not to be updated)
It seems that one of the example instruments (prisma2.instr) can not be compiled with McStas 1.12 and the newest version of gcc, 4.3.2. Using the older, stable gcc 3.4 works just fine.
April 2nd/3rd, 2009: McStas 1.12a released
The long awaited update release, McStas 1.12a is finally available, grab it from the download page.
The changes since last stable release (1.12) are available here.
McStas 1.12a is essentially a bugfix release, and the last release in the 1.x series. McStas 2.0 will be released late 2009 / early 2010 and will introduce new features that will likely break ceartain backward compatibility, hence we move from the 1.x series.
April 1st, 2009: McStas satellite event during ICNS 2009
The McStas team are happy to announce that a McStas event has been arranged in connection with ICNS 2009 in Knoxville, TN.
The event will take place
May 3rd 2009, 9:00 AM - 12 NOON, room 300 c/d, Knoxville convention centre.
- possibly a supplementary hands-on session for new users will take place during the afternoon.
For more information and registration for the event, see the event page.
February 21st, 2009: Other news
As you have probably noticed, the update release McStas 1.12a has been delayed quite a bit... Don't worry, it is still coming. Estimated release date is in early april - where we will also inform you about what to expect in the next release, McStas 2.0.
February 21st, 2009: Parallel X-ray effort: McXtrace
Since january 1st, the Danish part of the McStas team is involved in a similar X-ray simulation effort - McXtrace. The first public speaches on this new effort will take place at SMEXOS at the ESRF Feburary 24th-25th.
The two softwares will be independent, but to a large extent based on the same technology. We are also planning to have common developer workshops and as much interaction as possible to enable synergy and exchange of ideas.
Previous news items: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003,2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998.
