+ /**
+ * Set the run description.
+ * The run description is set globally for all components. Each component
+ * is initialized from the global run description after creation and before
+ * call of AliHLTComponent::Init().
+ *
+ * @param desc run descriptor, currently only the run no member is used
+ * @param runType originally, run type was supposed to be a number and part
+ * of the run descriptor. But it was defined as string later
+ */
+ int SetRunDescription(const AliHLTRunDesc* desc, const char* runType);
+