The OPAL Discussion Forum

[David Bruhwiler <bruhwiler AT radiasoft.net>]

On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 2:47 AM Simon Friederich <sifriede AT uni-mainz.de> wrote:

P.S.:
I also want to thank Achim Gsell for updating the "Compile-OPAL" wiki
entry. The new remarks helped me compiling OPAL 2.4. much quicker!
However there is one thing I'd suggest, if you're also targeting a
"not-so-advanced-linux-user"-group (some beginners don't get to use OPAL
because they are not able to compile it properly I think):
A quick step-by-step tutorial using Ubuntu (as it is one of the mostly
used distributions). If I'm not mistaken one can then skip some of the
toolchain modules by using e.g.  "sudo apt-get install build-essential".
This tutorial should set variables like "${SRC_DIR}" directly (like:
export SRC_DIR=/home/myusername/opal_src;and maybe skip optional aspects
like AMG, trilionos, etc. if you think they are not essential to run OPAL).

Dear Simon,

I also don't like the thought of accelerator designers being prevented from using OPAL, because of compilation issues.

During any such frustrating period, it's possible to use OPAL in a linux environment via RadiaSoft's free Jupyter server, where it is already installed --

https://www.radiasoft.net/jupyter-server/

You can also use OPAL with a browser-based GUI via the Sirepo scientific gateway --

https://www.sirepo.com

Just click the "Supported Codes" dropdown menu to select the accelerator code you need.

Best,

David

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