1 2007-08-17 version HLT-v0-7 tagged
2 - corresponds to AliRoot v4-06-Rev-00
3 - calibration framework
4 - TPC calibration components
5 - see below for further changes
7 2007-07-27 Calibration Processor and TPC calibration components (Jochen)
8 - calibration processor base class added
9 - TPC pulser and pedestal calibration components adapted
12 - analysis framework handles SOR and EOR events, GetRunNo/Type
13 added to AliHLTComponent
16 - extended high-level component interface in order to allow header
17 buffer before TObjects
18 - ROOT memory file added
19 - ROOT file streamer added
20 - workaround for ROOT garbage collection causing crashes when
21 cleaning up input objects
23 2007-05-09 version HLT-v0-6 tagged
25 BASE libHLTbase version 3.1.0
26 - High level component interface implemeted
27 - framework for AliRoot reconstruction added
28 - HLT logging converted to AliLog, AliLog trap added in order to
29 be able to redirect messages written to AliLog
30 - module agents for HLT libraries imlemented
31 - all utility components now moved from HLTbase to AliHLTUtil
32 TPC libAliHLTTPC version 3.1.1
33 - DigitReaderPacked revived
34 - merger added to slice tracker
35 - improvements on the ESD conversion
37 - first version of components using offline reconstruction added
41 - memory leaks corrected
42 - AliLog support moved to libAliHLTUtil in order to keep
43 - libHLTbase free of AliRoot dependencies
44 - dynamic loading of AliLog support
45 - AliHLTFileWriter moved to libAliHLTUtil
46 - workaround for ROOT bug: in order to avoid crashes when unloading
47 dynamic libraries via gSystem, the libraries are not unloaded
48 further investigation necessary
49 2007-04-17 HLT sample applications
50 - publisher for AliLoader trees added
51 - sample analysis chain added tp sample lib
52 - tutorial and documentation
53 - benchmark functionality added to AliHLTSystem
54 2007-03-14 aliroot integration
55 - AliHLTSystem interface methods to AliHLTReconstructor implemeted
56 - AliHLTModuleAgent introduced for each HLT module, sample
57 agent added to libAliHLTSample
58 - AliHLTOfflineInterface base classes added
59 - AliHLTFilePublisher, AliHLTRootFileWriter/Publisher moved to
60 libAliHLTUtil (AliHLTFileWriter will follow when dep. to PHOS are
62 2007-03-09 logging system
63 - adapted to AliRoot logging system, messages printed out via AliRoot
65 - AliRoot logging methods can be used in the same way as in AliRoot
66 - HLT TPC logging methods fixed to be redirected to the common logging
68 - handling of configurations corrected in order to cope with the
69 Root CINT garbage collection.
70 - TPCLib stand-alone build system changed in order to use AliRoot package
72 2007-03-01 changes by Gaute (TPC)
73 - added InterMerger to SliceTrackerComponent, can be switched off by
74 component argument 'disable-merger'
75 - new data type 'TRACKS' defined for TPC describing tracks in global
77 - GlobalMergerComponent has TRACKS/TPC as output data type
78 - new component argument to ClusterFinderComponent: timebins <n> specifies
79 the number of timebins to overcome the discrepancy between simulated
81 - TPCEsdWriter adapted to new TRACKS/TPC data type
83 - high-level component interface added
84 - libHLTbase version 2:0:0
86 2007-02-20 version HLT-v0-5 tagged
89 - Cellular Automaton tracker added to TPC Lib
90 - TPC OnlineDisplay updated to the latest version of the CERN HLT cluster
91 libAliHLTTPCDisplay version for the AliHLTGUI v 1.5.2
92 - TPC ESD writer component finalized
94 - improvements in AliHLTFilePublisher/Writer
95 - minor fix in component handler to pipe log messages during registration
96 of standard components into right log channel
97 - the ProcessEvent method is now a method of the component base class,
98 the actual processing method to implement is DoProcessing
99 - new standard component AliHLTRootFileWriterComponent added
100 - TPCLib: AliHLTTPCEsdWriterComponent added, conversion of AliHLTTPCTrack
101 to AliTPCtrack implemented (not finished)
102 - small fixes in stand-alone build system (libAliHLTPHOS.pkg, *LinkDef.h)
105 - AliHLTFileWriter added, handling of standard components in libHLT
106 added to ComponentHandler
107 - several fixes in the HLT offline framework
109 - changes according to coding conventions and documentation
110 - AliHLTTPCDigitReaderRaw: HAVE_TPC_MAPPING dependent implementation
111 fixed in order to make class definition independent
112 - helper functions for data structure handling added
113 - libHLTbase.pkg and libAliHLTSample.pkg included to the stand-alone
115 - AliHLTFilePublisher added
116 - target to create the stand-alone sample library package added
117 2006-12-28 changes according to coding conventions
118 - special characters in function names have been removed in the
119 internal usage, the C interface still uses them in order to preserve
120 backward compatibility
121 2006-12-18 commit from Jochen
122 - TPCDisplay library version 2
123 - library version for the AliHLTGUI v 1.5
124 - argument scan of the AliHLTTPCDigitReaderRaw cleaned up
126 - use_newio switch removed, always on
127 - AliHLTTPC and AliHLTTPCClustFinderNew removed from compilation of
130 - integration of libHLTbase into AliRoot prepared
131 - SampleLib as stand-alone package
132 - library development tutorial
133 2006-11-30 intermediate version
134 - setup scripts for running environment added
135 - bugfix in configure which caused the check for PubSub components
136 to fail on some architectures
137 - ComponentHandler takes ROOT dynamic library loader as fallback if
138 dlopen is not available
139 - minor changes to avoid effC++ and other warnings
140 - work on the Task chain processing
142 - configure adapted to the new directory structure of the HOMER module in
145 - AliHLTTPCPad: occupancy calculation added
146 - AliHLTTPCClusterFinder bugfix in order to avoid empty cluster data structure and
148 - AliHLTTPCClusterFinder adapted to use occupancy level for suppression of
150 - AliHLTTPCClusterFinderComponent: new parameter 'occupancy-limit' which is effective
151 when pp-run option is set
152 - AliHLTTPCDigitReaderRaw
153 2 more rawreader modes ( 4, 5) are added by Timm.
154 In Simulated data the RCU trailer word seems to have 2 32 bit words ( but its not
156 -> mode 4: 2 32 bit words, sorted
157 -> mode 5: 2 32 bit words, unsorted
158 - AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent bugfix variable initialisation (by Timm?)
159 - AliHLTTPCTransform changed N TimeBins to 1024 according to raw TPC data
160 added automatic calculation of timebin width out of N TimeBins
161 - OnlineDisplay: intermediate version
163 - range, all, and one TimeBin selectable
164 - Front view shows maximum, average, and sum of selected timebins
165 - zerosupression of raw data added to PadRow, Pad, Front, 3D
166 2006-10-12 added the PHOS library to the package
167 2006-10-05 extensions in AliHLTTPCDisplay
168 - handling of new include directory structure of the HOMER header files
169 - default geometry file introduced
170 - library compile time and property functions added
171 - geometry file alice.geom added to distribution; to be installed in
172 <prefix>/share/alice-hlt
174 - TPC digit reader classes fetch row range from AliHLTTPCTransform
175 - code from TPC commissioning version merged
176 - DigitReaderRaw added with different read modes (sorted/unsorted;
177 several data specifications to adapt to the real data)
178 - DigitReaderPacked capable of sorting incoming data
179 - straight line fit implemented in Conformal Mapping Fit
180 - TPCDisplay library added
181 - the library needs the HOMER package, which is part of the PubSub
182 Framework, currently there is a circular dependency which will
183 be removed or handled better
184 - bugfix HLTComponentHandler::CreateComponent: result handling after DoInit
185 - bugfix ClusterFinder: index check for arrays of fixed size
186 - base line calculation and zero suppression implemented into
187 Cluster Finder: new argument 'adc-threshold' for ClusterFinderComponent
188 - Makefiles of the old build scheme have been removed
189 2006-08-23 version HLT-v0-3
190 - check for AliRoot features/libs/files and corresponding conditional
192 - made package capable of handling the splitted RawData (changed in
193 AliRoot version v4-04-Rev-07
194 - libHLTBase linked to ROOT libraries, TPCLib linked to ROOT and AliRoot
195 libraries -> avoid addlibrary options for wrapper subscriber
196 - made package indepentend of src
197 added BASE/AliHLTStdIncludes.h which should take the job of
198 including std headers
199 - removed eff C++ warnings in BASE
200 - TPCref library off by default
201 - TPCLib version interface no 2
202 - started to sort header includes in TPCLib
203 - added version announcement to base library
205 2006-08-17 Jochen's TPCLib source code from Jan 2006 (not a joke) merged
206 - bugfix in AliHLTTPCConfMapper (caused low tracking efficiency)
207 - Online Display development
208 - Note: the AliHLTTPCDisplay Interface has been changed -> AliHLTGUI
212 2005-09-07 Files imported from src comp and kalman into new TPCLib
213 a short history of files ...
214 AliHLTTPCBenchmark.cxx AliHLTBenchmark.cxx,v 1.10 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp
215 AliHLTTPCBenchmark.h AliHLTBenchmark.h,v 1.6 2004/06/26 11:39:40 loizides
216 AliHLTTPCClusterFinder.cxx original AliHLTClustFinderNew.cxx
217 AliHLTTPCClusterFinder.h original AliHLTClustFinderNew.h
218 AliHLTTPCClustFinderNew.cxx AliHLTClustFinderNew.cxx,v 1.29 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp
219 AliHLTTPCClustFinderNew.h AliHLTClustFinderNew.h,v 1.13 2004/06/18 10:55:26 loizides Exp
220 AliHLTTPCConfMapFit.cxx AliHLTConfMapFit.cxx,v 1.14 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp
221 AliHLTTPCConfMapFit.h AliHLTConfMapFit.h,v 1.5 2004/07/05 09:03:11 loizides Exp
222 AliHLTTPCConfMapper.cxx AliHLTConfMapper.cxx,v 1.26 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
223 AliHLTTPCConfMapper.h AliHLTConfMapper.h,v 1.11 2004/07/05 09:03:11 loizides Exp $
224 AliHLTTPCConfMapPoint.cxx AliHLTConfMapPoint.cxx,v 1.10 2005/06/23 17:46:55 hristov Exp $
225 AliHLTTPCConfMapPoint.h AliHLTConfMapPoint.h,v 1.8 2005/06/23 17:46:55 hristov Exp $
226 AliHLTTPCConfMapTrack.cxx AliHLTConfMapTrack.cxx,v 1.16 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
227 AliHLTTPCConfMapTrack.h AliHLTConfMapTrack.h,v 1.4 2004/06/16 11:25:06 loizides Exp $
228 AliHLTTPC.cxx AliLevel3.cxx,v 1.42 2004/06/11 16:06:33 loizides Exp $
230 AliHLTTPCDigitData.h AliHLTDigitData.h,v 1.5 2004/05/12 11:51:27 loizides Exp $
231 AliHLTTPCDisplay.cxx AliHLTDisplay.cxx,v 1.26 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
233 AliHLTTPCDisplay.h AliHLTDisplay.h,v 1.14 2004/06/30 08:30:14 loizides Exp $
235 AliHLTTPCFileHandler.cxx AliHLTFileHandler.cxx,v 1.49 2005/06/23 17:46:55 hristov Exp $
236 AliHLTTPCFileHandler.h AliHLTFileHandler.h,v 1.19 2004/06/11 16:06:33 loizides Exp $
237 AliHLTTPCFitter.cxx AliHLTFitter.cxx,v 1.14 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
238 AliHLTTPCFitter.h AliHLTFitter.h,v 1.7 2004/07/05 09:02:18 loizides Exp $
239 AliHLTTPCGlobalMerger.cxx AliHLTGlobalMerger.cxx,v 1.13 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
240 AliHLTTPCGlobalMerger.h AliHLTGlobalMerger.h,v 1.6 2004/02/02 15:00:34 loizides Exp $
241 AliHLTTPC.h AliLevel3.h,v 1.24 2004/06/11 16:06:33 loizides
242 Added AliHLTDigitReaderUnpacked
243 AliHLTTPCInterMerger.cxx AliHLTInterMerger.cxx,v 1.8 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
244 AliHLTTPCInterMerger.h AliHLTInterMerger.h,v 1.4 2004/02/02 15:00:34 loizides Exp $
245 AliHLTTPCLog.cxx AliHLTLog.cxx,v 1.1 2004/05/14 09:37:22 loizides Exp $
246 AliHLTTPCLogging.h AliHLTLogging.h,v 1.11 2004/10/09 11:28:31 loizides Exp $
247 AliHLTTPCLog.h AliHLTLog.h,v 1.2 2004/06/11 16:06:33 loizides Exp $
248 AliHLTTPCMemHandler.cxx AliHLTMemHandler.cxx,v 1.52 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
249 AliHLTTPCMemHandler.h AliHLTMemHandler.h,v 1.30 2004/10/06 08:51:20 cvetan Exp $
250 AliHLTTPCMerger.cxx AliHLTMerger.cxx,v 1.16 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
251 AliHLTTPCMerger.h AliHLTMerger.h,v 1.8 2004/06/11 16:06:33 loizides Exp $
252 AliHLTTPCRootTypes.h AliHLTRootTypes.h,v 1.12 2004/06/15 14:02:38 loizides Exp $
253 AliHLTTPCSpacePointData.h AliHLTSpacePointData.h,v1.4 2003/07/27 21:02:09 loizides Exp $
255 AliHLTTPCStandardIncludes.h AliHLTStandardIncludes.h,v 1.5 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
256 AliHLTTPCTrackArray.cxx AliHLTTrackArray.cxx,v 1.21 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
257 AliHLTTPCTrackArray.h AliHLTTrackArray.h,v 1.7 2004/06/11 16:06:33 loizides Exp $
258 AliHLTTPCTrack.cxx AliHLTTrack.cxx,v 1.322005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
259 AliHLTTPCTrack.h AliHLTTrack.h,v 1.18 2005/03/31 04:48:58 cvetan Exp $
260 AliHLTTPCTrackMerger.cxx AliHLTTrackMerger.cxx,v 1.12 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
261 AliHLTTPCTrackMerger.h AliHLTTrackMerger.h,v 1.6 2005/04/19 04:29:01 cvetan Exp $
262 AliHLTTPCTrackSegmentData.h AliHLTTrackSegmentData.h,v 1.7 2005/03/31 04:48:59 cvetan Exp $
263 AliHLTTPCTransform.cxx AliHLTTransform.cxx,v 1.53 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
264 AliHLTTPCTransform.h AliHLTTransform.h,v 1.37 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
265 AliHLTTPCVertexArray.cxx AliHLTVertexArray.cxx,v 1.7 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
266 AliHLTTPCVertexArray.h AliHLTVertexArray.h,v 1.4 2004/06/11 16:06:33 loizides Exp $
267 AliHLTTPCVertex.cxx AliHLTVertex.cxx,v 1.5 2004/07/02 11:41:18 loizides Exp $
268 AliHLTTPCVertexData.h AliHLTVertexData.h,v 1.2 2003/07/27 21:02:09 loizides Exp $
269 AliHLTTPCVertexFinder.cxx AliHLTVertexFinder.cxx,v 1.9 2005/06/14 10:55:21 cvetan Exp $
270 AliHLTTPCVertexFinder.h AliHLTVertexFinder.h,v 1.7 2004/06/18 10:55:26 loizides Exp $
271 AliHLTTPCVertex.h AliHLTVertex.h,v 1.4 2004/07/02 11:41:18 loizides Exp $
272 AliHLTTPCDataCompressorHelper.cxx From comp: AliHLTDataCompressorHelper.cxx,v 1.5 2004/06/15 10:26:57 hristov Exp $
273 AliHLTTPCDataCompressorHelper.h From comp: AliHLTDataCompressorHelper.h,v 1.4 2004/06/15 10:26:57 hristov Exp $
274 AliHLTTPCModels.h From comp: AliHLTModels.h,v 1.11 2004/05/17 16:37:19 hristov Exp $
275 AliHLTTPCModelTrack.h From comp: AliHLTModelTrack.h,v 1.13 2004/06/15 10:26:57 hristov Exp $
276 AliHLTTPCModelTrack.cxx From comp: AliHLTModelTrack.cxx,v 1.18 2005/02/14 11:50:11 hristov Exp $
277 AliHLTTPCRawDataFormat.h from online Pub/Sub framework
278 AliHLTTPCClusterDataFormat.h from online Pub/Sub framework
279 AliHLTTPCTrackletDataFormat.h from online Pub/Sub framework
280 AliHLTTPCDefinitions.cxx from online Pub/Sub framework
281 AliHLTTPCDefinitions.h from online Pub/Sub framework