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index ab3b12d63202df961efd0844313c27e0b671dd44..d55584e6a132e0c5b60f311542a7391cf511e6a4 100644 (file)
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "TError.h"
 #include "TROOT.h"
 #include "TSystem.h"
+#include "TInterpreter.h"
 #include "TFile.h"
 #include "TFileCollection.h"
 #include "TChain.h"
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien()
                   fNproofWorkers(0),
                   fNproofWorkersPerSlave(0),
                   fProofReset(0),
+                  fNMCevents(0),
+                  fNMCjobs(0),
                   fRunNumbers(),
                   fExecutable(),
                   fExecutableCommand(),
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien()
                   fValidationScript(),
                   fAdditionalRootLibs(),
                   fAdditionalLibs(),
+                  fGeneratorLibs(),
                   fSplitMode(),
                   fAPIVersion(),
                   fROOTVersion(),
@@ -139,9 +143,11 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien()
                   fModules(0),
                   fProofParam(),
                   fDropToShell(true),
+                  fMCLoop(false),
                   fGridJobIDs(""),
                   fGridStages(""),
-                  fFriendLibs("")
+                  fFriendLibs(""),
+                  fTreeName()
 {
 // Dummy ctor.
    SetDefaults();
@@ -171,6 +177,8 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const char *name)
                   fNproofWorkers(0),
                   fNproofWorkersPerSlave(0),
                   fProofReset(0),
+                  fNMCevents(0),
+                  fNMCjobs(0),
                   fRunNumbers(),
                   fExecutable(),
                   fExecutableCommand(),
@@ -181,6 +189,7 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const char *name)
                   fValidationScript(),
                   fAdditionalRootLibs(),
                   fAdditionalLibs(),
+                  fGeneratorLibs(),
                   fSplitMode(),
                   fAPIVersion(),
                   fROOTVersion(),
@@ -216,9 +225,11 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const char *name)
                   fModules(0),
                   fProofParam(),
                   fDropToShell(true),
+                  fMCLoop(false),
                   fGridJobIDs(""),
                   fGridStages(""),
-                  fFriendLibs("")
+                  fFriendLibs(""),
+                  fTreeName()
 {
 // Default ctor.
    SetDefaults();
@@ -248,6 +259,8 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
                   fNproofWorkers(other.fNproofWorkers),
                   fNproofWorkersPerSlave(other.fNproofWorkersPerSlave),
                   fProofReset(other.fProofReset),
+                  fNMCevents(other.fNMCevents),
+                  fNMCjobs(other.fNMCjobs),
                   fRunNumbers(other.fRunNumbers),
                   fExecutable(other.fExecutable),
                   fExecutableCommand(other.fExecutableCommand),
@@ -258,6 +271,7 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
                   fValidationScript(other.fValidationScript),
                   fAdditionalRootLibs(other.fAdditionalRootLibs),
                   fAdditionalLibs(other.fAdditionalLibs),
+                  fGeneratorLibs(other.fGeneratorLibs),
                   fSplitMode(other.fSplitMode),
                   fAPIVersion(other.fAPIVersion),
                   fROOTVersion(other.fROOTVersion),
@@ -293,9 +307,11 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
                   fModules(0),
                   fProofParam(),
                   fDropToShell(other.fDropToShell),
+                  fMCLoop(other.fMCLoop),
                   fGridJobIDs(other.fGridJobIDs),
                   fGridStages(other.fGridStages),
-                  fFriendLibs(other.fFriendLibs)
+                  fFriendLibs(other.fFriendLibs),
+                  fTreeName(other.fTreeName)
 {
 // Copy ctor.
    fGridJDL = (TGridJDL*)gROOT->ProcessLine("new TAlienJDL()");
@@ -367,6 +383,8 @@ AliAnalysisAlien &AliAnalysisAlien::operator=(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
       fNproofWorkers           = other.fNproofWorkers;
       fNproofWorkersPerSlave   = other.fNproofWorkersPerSlave;
       fProofReset              = other.fProofReset;
+      fNMCevents               = other.fNMCevents;
+      fNMCjobs                 = other.fNMCjobs;
       fRunNumbers              = other.fRunNumbers;
       fExecutable              = other.fExecutable;
       fExecutableCommand       = other.fExecutableCommand;
@@ -377,6 +395,7 @@ AliAnalysisAlien &AliAnalysisAlien::operator=(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
       fValidationScript        = other.fValidationScript;
       fAdditionalRootLibs      = other.fAdditionalRootLibs;
       fAdditionalLibs          = other.fAdditionalLibs;
+      fGeneratorLibs           = other.fGeneratorLibs;
       fSplitMode               = other.fSplitMode;
       fAPIVersion              = other.fAPIVersion;
       fROOTVersion             = other.fROOTVersion;
@@ -408,9 +427,11 @@ AliAnalysisAlien &AliAnalysisAlien::operator=(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
       fProofProcessOpt         = other.fProofProcessOpt;
       fMergeDirName            = other.fMergeDirName;
       fDropToShell             = other.fDropToShell;
+      fMCLoop                  = other.fMCLoop;
       fGridJobIDs              = other.fGridJobIDs;
       fGridStages              = other.fGridStages;
       fFriendLibs              = other.fFriendLibs;
+      fTreeName                = other.fTreeName;
       if (other.fInputFiles) {
          fInputFiles = new TObjArray();
          TIter next(other.fInputFiles);
@@ -532,9 +553,13 @@ AliAnalysisManager *AliAnalysisAlien::CreateAnalysisManager(const char *name, co
 {
 // Create the analysis manager and optionally execute the macro in filename.
    AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager();
-   if (mgr) return mgr;
+   if (mgr) {
+      mgr->SetMCLoop(fMCLoop);
+      return mgr;
+   }   
    mgr = new AliAnalysisManager(name);
    mgr->SetGridHandler((AliAnalysisGrid*)this);
+   mgr->SetMCLoop(fMCLoop);
    if (strlen(filename)) {
       TString line = gSystem->ExpandPathName(filename);
       line.Prepend(".x ");
@@ -745,6 +770,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::LoadFriendLibs() const
       for (Int_t ilib=0; ilib<list->GetEntriesFast(); ilib++) {
          lib = list->At(ilib)->GetName();
          lib.ReplaceAll(".so","");
+         lib.ReplaceAll(".dylib","");
          lib.ReplaceAll(" ","");
          if (lib.BeginsWith("lib")) lib.Remove(0, 3);
          lib.Prepend("lib");
@@ -1202,6 +1228,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
    // Compose the 'find' command arguments
    TString format;
    TString command;
+   TString delimiter = pattern;
+   delimiter.Strip();
+   if (delimiter.Contains(" ")) delimiter = "";
+   else delimiter = " ";
    TString options = "-x collection ";
    if (TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest)) options += Form("-l %d ", fNtestFiles);
    else options += Form("-l %d ", gMaxEntries);  // Protection for the find command
@@ -1221,10 +1251,11 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
       if (!DirectoryExists(path)) {
          Error("CreateDataset", "Path to data directory %s not valid",fGridDataDir.Data());
          return kFALSE;
-      }   
+      } 
 //      CdWork();
       if (TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest)) file = "wn.xml";
       else file = Form("%s.xml", gSystem->BaseName(path));
+      // cholm - Identical loop - should be put in common function for code simplification
       while (1) {
          ncount = 0;
          stage++;
@@ -1232,7 +1263,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
             command = "find ";
             command += Form("%s -o %d ",options.Data(), nstart);
             command += path;
-            command += " ";
+            command += delimiter;
             command += pattern;
             command += conditions;
             printf("command: %s\n", command.Data());
@@ -1265,7 +1296,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
             cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"__tmp%d__%s\", 1000000);",stage,file.Data()));
             if (!cbase) cbase = cadd;
             else {
-               cbase->Add(cadd);
+             // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+             // cbase->Add(cadd);
+             // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+             gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
                delete cadd;
             }   
             nstart += ncount;
@@ -1273,7 +1307,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
             if (cbase) {
                cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"__tmp%d__%s\", 1000000);",stage,file.Data()));
                printf("... please wait - TAlienCollection::Add() scales badly...\n");
-               cbase->Add(cadd);
+             // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+             // cbase->Add(cadd);
+             // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+             gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
                delete cadd;
                cbase->ExportXML(Form("file://%s", file.Data()),kFALSE,kFALSE, file, "Merged entries for a run");
                delete cbase; cbase = 0;               
@@ -1308,11 +1345,12 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
       while ((os=(TObjString*)next())) {
          nstart = 0;
          stage = 0;
-         path = Form("%s/%s", fGridDataDir.Data(), os->GetString().Data());
+         path = Form("%s/%s", fGridDataDir.Data(), os->GetString().Data());
          if (!DirectoryExists(path)) continue;
 //         CdWork();
          if (TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest)) file = "wn.xml";
          else file = Form("%s.xml", os->GetString().Data());
+        // cholm - Identical loop - should be put in common function for code simplification
          // If local collection file does not exist, create it via 'find' command.
          while (1) {
             ncount = 0;
@@ -1321,6 +1359,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
                command = "find ";
                command +=  Form("%s -o %d ",options.Data(), nstart);
                command += path;
+               command += delimiter;
                command += pattern;
                command += conditions;
                TGridResult *res = gGrid->Command(command);
@@ -1359,7 +1398,11 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
                cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"__tmp%d__%s\", 1000000);",stage,file.Data()));
                if (!cbase) cbase = cadd;
                else {
-                  cbase->Add(cadd);
+                 // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+                 // cbase->Add(cadd);
+                 // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+                 gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
+
                   delete cadd;
                }   
                nstart += ncount;
@@ -1367,7 +1410,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
                if (cbase && fNrunsPerMaster<2) {
                   cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"__tmp%d__%s\", 1000000);",stage,file.Data()));
                   printf("... please wait - TAlienCollection::Add() scales badly...\n");
-                  cbase->Add(cadd);
+                 // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+                 // cbase->Add(cadd);
+                 // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+                 gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
                   delete cadd;
                   cbase->ExportXML(Form("file://%s", file.Data()),kFALSE,kFALSE, file, "Merged entries for a run");
                   delete cbase; cbase = 0;               
@@ -1404,7 +1450,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
             } else {
                cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"%s\", 1000000);",file.Data()));
                printf("   Merging collection <%s> into masterjob input...\n", file.Data());
-               cbase->Add(cadd);
+              // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+              // cbase->Add(cadd);
+              // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+              gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
                delete cadd;
             }
             if ((nruns%fNrunsPerMaster)!=0 && os!=arr->Last()) {
@@ -1436,7 +1485,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
    } else {
       // Process a full run range.
       for (Int_t irun=fRunRange[0]; irun<=fRunRange[1]; irun++) {
-         format = Form("%%s/%s ", fRunPrefix.Data());
+         format = Form("%%s/%s", fRunPrefix.Data());
          nstart = 0;
          stage = 0;
          path = Form(format.Data(), fGridDataDir.Data(), irun);
@@ -1452,6 +1501,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
                continue;
             }   
          }
+        // cholm - Identical loop - should be put in common function for code simplification
          // If local collection file does not exist, create it via 'find' command.
          while (1) {
             ncount = 0;
@@ -1460,6 +1510,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
                command = "find ";
                command +=  Form("%s -o %d ",options.Data(), nstart);
                command += path;
+               command += delimiter;
                command += pattern;
                command += conditions;
                TGridResult *res = gGrid->Command(command);
@@ -1497,7 +1548,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
                cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"__tmp%d__%s\", 1000000);",stage,file.Data()));
                if (!cbase) cbase = cadd;
                else {
-                  cbase->Add(cadd);
+                // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+                // cbase->Add(cadd);
+                // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+                gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
                   delete cadd;
                }   
                nstart += ncount;
@@ -1505,7 +1559,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
                if (cbase && fNrunsPerMaster<2) {
                   cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"__tmp%d__%s\", 1000000);",stage,file.Data()));
                   printf("... please wait - TAlienCollection::Add() scales badly...\n");
-                  cbase->Add(cadd);
+                // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+                // cbase->Add(cadd);
+                // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+                gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
                   delete cadd;
                   cbase->ExportXML(Form("file://%s", file.Data()),kFALSE,kFALSE, file, "Merged entries for a run");
                   delete cbase; cbase = 0;               
@@ -1546,7 +1603,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
                cbase = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"%s\", 1000000);",file.Data()));
             } else {
                cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"%s\", 1000000);",file.Data()));
-               cbase->Add(cadd);
+              // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+              // cbase->Add(cadd);
+              // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+              gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
                delete cadd;
             }
             format = Form("%%s_%s.xml", fRunPrefix.Data());
@@ -1609,7 +1669,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
    workdir += fGridWorkingDir;
    if (generate) {
       TObjString *os;
-      if (!fInputFiles) {
+      if (!fInputFiles && !fMCLoop) {
          Error("CreateJDL()", "Define some input files for your analysis.");
          error = kTRUE;
       }
@@ -1645,13 +1705,16 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
       if (!fUser.IsNull()) {
          fGridJDL->SetValue("User", Form("\"%s\"", fUser.Data()));
          fMergingJDL->SetValue("User", Form("\"%s\"", fUser.Data()));
-      }   
-      fGridJDL->SetExecutable(fExecutable, "This is the startup script");
-      TString mergeExec = fExecutable;
+      }
+      TString executable = fExecutable;
+      if (!executable.BeginsWith("/")) 
+         executable.Prepend(Form("%s/", workdir.Data()));
+      fGridJDL->SetExecutable(executable, "This is the startup script");
+      TString mergeExec = executable;
       mergeExec.ReplaceAll(".sh", "_merge.sh");
       fMergingJDL->SetExecutable(mergeExec, "This is the startup script");
       mergeExec.ReplaceAll(".sh", ".C");
-      fMergingJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s/%s", workdir.Data(),mergeExec.Data()), "List of input files to be uploaded to workers");
+      fMergingJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s", mergeExec.Data()), "List of input files to be uploaded to workers");
       if (!fArguments.IsNull())
          fGridJDL->SetArguments(fArguments, "Arguments for the executable command");
       if (IsOneStageMerging()) fMergingJDL->SetArguments(fGridOutputDir);
@@ -1669,7 +1732,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
          fGridJDL->SetValue("MaxInitFailed", Form("\"%d\"",fMaxInitFailed));
          fGridJDL->SetDescription("MaxInitFailed", "Maximum number of first failing jobs to abort the master job");
       }   
-      if (fSplitMaxInputFileNumber > 0) {
+      if (fSplitMaxInputFileNumber > 0 && !fMCLoop) {
          fGridJDL->SetValue("SplitMaxInputFileNumber", Form("\"%d\"", fSplitMaxInputFileNumber));
          fGridJDL->SetDescription("SplitMaxInputFileNumber", "Maximum number of input files to be processed per subjob");
       }
@@ -1708,8 +1771,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
          }   
          delete arr;   
       }   
-      fGridJDL->SetInputDataListFormat(fInputFormat, "Format of input data");
-      fGridJDL->SetInputDataList("wn.xml", "Collection name to be processed on each worker node");
+      if (!fMCLoop) {
+         fGridJDL->SetInputDataListFormat(fInputFormat, "Format of input data");
+         fGridJDL->SetInputDataList("wn.xml", "Collection name to be processed on each worker node");
+      }   
       fMergingJDL->SetInputDataListFormat(fInputFormat, "Format of input data");
       fMergingJDL->SetInputDataList("wn.xml", "Collection name to be processed on each worker node");
       fGridJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s/%s", workdir.Data(), fAnalysisMacro.Data()), "List of input files to be uploaded to workers");
@@ -1721,7 +1786,8 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
          arr = fAdditionalLibs.Tokenize(" ");
          TIter next(arr);
          while ((os=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (os->GetString().Contains(".so")) continue;
+            if (os->GetString().Contains(".so") ||
+                os->GetString().Contains(".dylib")) continue;
             fGridJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s/%s", workdir.Data(), os->GetString().Data()));
             fMergingJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s/%s", workdir.Data(), os->GetString().Data()));
          }   
@@ -1763,7 +1829,9 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
          if (TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kDefaultOutputs)) {
             outputArchive = "log_archive.zip:std*@disk=1 ";
             // Add normal output files, extra files + terminate files
-            TString files = GetListOfFiles("outextter");
+            TString files;
+            if (IsMergeAOD()) files = GetListOfFiles("outaodextter");
+            else files = GetListOfFiles("outextter");
             // Do not register files in fRegisterExcludes
             if (!fRegisterExcludes.IsNull()) {
                arr = fRegisterExcludes.Tokenize(" ");
@@ -1884,7 +1952,8 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
          TObjString *os;
          TIter next(arr);
          while ((os=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (os->GetString().Contains(".so")) continue;
+            if (os->GetString().Contains(".so") ||
+                os->GetString().Contains(".dylib")) continue;
             Info("CreateJDL", "\n#####   Copying dependency: <%s> to your alien workspace", os->GetString().Data());
             if (FileExists(os->GetString())) gGrid->Rm(os->GetString());
 //            TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",os->GetString().Data()), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(), os->GetString().Data()));
@@ -1916,7 +1985,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::WriteJDL(Bool_t copy)
 // Writes one or more JDL's corresponding to findex. If findex is negative,
 // all run numbers are considered in one go (jdl). For non-negative indices
 // they correspond to the indices in the array fInputFiles.
-   if (!fInputFiles) return kFALSE;
+   if (!fInputFiles && !fMCLoop) return kFALSE;
    TObject *os;
    TString workdir;
    if (!fProductionMode && !fGridWorkingDir.BeginsWith("/alice")) workdir = gGrid->GetHomeDirectory();
@@ -1949,7 +2018,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::WriteJDL(Bool_t copy)
             fGridJDL->SetOutputDirectory(Form("#alienfulldir#/../%s",fOutputSingle.Data()), "Output directory");
          else {
             fGridJDL->SetOutputDirectory(Form("%s/#alien_counter_03i#", fGridOutputDir.Data()), "Output directory");
-            fMergingJDL->SetOutputDirectory(fGridOutputDir);         
+//            fMergingJDL->SetOutputDirectory(fGridOutputDir);         
          }   
       } else {
          // One jdl to be submitted with 2 input parameters: data collection name and output dir prefix
@@ -2162,30 +2231,31 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::FileExists(const char *lfn)
 Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::DirectoryExists(const char *dirname)
 {
 // Returns true if directory exists. Can be also a path.
+// Since there is not API in TAlien, we use the Cd trick:
    if (!gGrid) return kFALSE;
-   // Check if dirname is a path
-   TString dirstripped = dirname;
-   dirstripped = dirstripped.Strip();
-   dirstripped = dirstripped.Strip(TString::kTrailing, '/');
-   TString dir = gSystem->BaseName(dirstripped);
-   dir += "/";
-   TString path = gSystem->DirName(dirstripped);
-   TGridResult *res = gGrid->Ls(path, "-F");
-   if (!res) return kFALSE;
-   TIter next(res);
-   TMap *map;
-   TObject *obj;
-   while ((map=dynamic_cast<TMap*>(next()))) {
-      obj = map->GetValue("name");
-      if (!obj) break;
-      if (dir == obj->GetName()) {
-         delete res;
-         return kTRUE;
-      }
+   // Backup current path
+   TString cpath = gGrid->Pwd();
+   TString command = "cd ";
+   TString sdir(dirname);
+   sdir.ReplaceAll("alien://", "");
+   command += sdir;
+   TGridResult *res = gGrid->Command(command);
+   if (!res) {
+      gGrid->Cd(cpath);
+      return kFALSE;
+   }   
+   TMap *map = (TMap*)res->At(0);
+   if (!map) {
+      gGrid->Cd(cpath);
+      delete res;
+      return kFALSE;
    }
+   TString sval = map->GetValue("__result__")->GetName();
+   Bool_t retval = (Bool_t)sval.Atoi();
+   gGrid->Cd(cpath);
    delete res;
-   return kFALSE;
-}      
+   return retval;
+}   
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 void AliAnalysisAlien::CheckDataType(const char *lfn, Bool_t &isCollection, Bool_t &isXml, Bool_t &useTags)
@@ -2304,8 +2374,21 @@ TChain *AliAnalysisAlien::GetChainForTestMode(const char *treeName) const
    TString streeName(treeName);
    if (IsUseMCchain()) streeName = "TE";
    TChain *chain = new TChain(streeName);
-   TChain *chainFriend = 0;
-   if (!fFriendChainName.IsNull()) chainFriend = new TChain(streeName);       
+   TList *friends = new TList();
+   TChain *cfriend = 0;
+   if (!fFriendChainName.IsNull()) {
+      TObjArray *list = fFriendChainName.Tokenize(" ");
+      TIter next(list);
+      TObjString *str;
+      while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
+         cfriend = new TChain(streeName, str->GetName());
+         friends->Add(cfriend);
+         chain->AddFriend(cfriend);
+      }
+      delete list;
+   } 
+   TString bpath;
+   TIter nextfriend(friends);
    while (in.good())
    {
       in >> line;
@@ -2319,16 +2402,22 @@ TChain *AliAnalysisAlien::GetChainForTestMode(const char *treeName) const
          if (!fFriendChainName.IsNull()) {
             if (esdFile.Index("#") > -1)
                esdFile.Remove(esdFile.Index("#"));
-            esdFile = gSystem->DirName(esdFile);
-            esdFile += "/" + fFriendChainName;
-            file = TFile::Open(esdFile);
-            if (file && !file->IsZombie()) {
-               file->Close();
-               chainFriend->Add(esdFile);
-            } else {
-               Fatal("GetChainForTestMode", "Cannot open friend file: %s", esdFile.Data());
-               return 0;
-            }   
+            bpath = gSystem->DirName(esdFile);
+            bpath += "/";
+            TString fileFriend;
+            nextfriend.Reset();
+            while ((cfriend=(TChain*)nextfriend())) {
+               fileFriend = bpath;
+               fileFriend += cfriend->GetTitle();
+               file = TFile::Open(fileFriend);
+               if (file && !file->IsZombie()) {
+                  file->Close();
+                  cfriend->Add(fileFriend);
+               } else {
+                  Fatal("GetChainForTestMode", "Cannot open friend file: %s", fileFriend.Data());
+                  return 0;
+               } 
+            }     
          }
       } else {
          Error("GetChainforTestMode", "Skipping un-openable file: %s", esdFile.Data());
@@ -2338,11 +2427,10 @@ TChain *AliAnalysisAlien::GetChainForTestMode(const char *treeName) const
    if (!chain->GetListOfFiles()->GetEntries()) {
        Error("GetChainForTestMode", "No file from %s could be opened", fFileForTestMode.Data());
        delete chain;
-       delete chainFriend;
+       friends->Delete();
+       delete friends;
        return NULL;
    }
-//    chain->ls();
-   if (!fFriendChainName.IsNull()) chain->AddFriend(chainFriend);
    return chain;
 }    
 
@@ -2410,7 +2498,39 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::IsSingleOutput() const
 // Check if single-ouput option is on.
    return (!fOutputSingle.IsNull());
 }
-   
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+Long64_t AliAnalysisAlien::RunMacroAndExtractLibs(const char* macro, const char *args, TString &libs)
+{
+// Tries to run the specified macro and return the libraries that it loads.
+   TString expname;
+   if (strlen(macro)) expname = gSystem->ExpandPathName(macro);
+   if (expname.IsNull() || gSystem->AccessPathName(expname)) {
+      ::Error("RunMacroAndExtractLibs","Cannot find macro %s in current directory", macro);
+      return -1;
+   }   
+   TString oldlibs = gSystem->GetLibraries();
+   TMacro m(expname);
+   Int_t error = 0;
+   Long64_t retval = m.Exec(args, &error);
+   if (error != TInterpreter::kNoError)
+   {
+      ::Error("RunMacroAndExtractLibs", "Macro interpretation %s failed", macro);
+      return -1;
+   }
+   libs = gSystem->GetLibraries();
+   libs.ReplaceAll(oldlibs, "");
+   libs.Strip(TString::kLeading);
+   TObjArray *libTokens = libs.Tokenize(" ");
+   libs = "";
+   for (Int_t i=0; i<libTokens->GetEntries(); i++) {
+     if (!libs.IsNull()) libs += " ";
+     libs += gSystem->BaseName(libTokens->At(i)->GetName());
+   }
+   delete libTokens;
+   return retval;
+}   
+      
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 void AliAnalysisAlien::Print(Option_t *) const
 {
@@ -2461,7 +2581,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::Print(Option_t *) const
             \n*****       To disable, use: plugin->SetOverwriteMode(kFALSE);\n");
    }
    printf("=   Copy files to grid: __________________________ %s\n", (IsUseCopy())?"YES":"NO");
-   printf("=   Check if files can be copied to grid: ________ %s\n", (IsCheckCopy())?"YES":"NO");
+   printf("=   Check if files can be copied to grid: ________ %s\n", (IsCheckCopy())?"YES":"NO:Print");
    printf("=   Production mode:______________________________ %d\n", fProductionMode);
    printf("=   Version of API requested: ____________________ %s\n", fAPIVersion.Data());
    printf("=   Version of ROOT requested: ___________________ %s\n", fROOTVersion.Data());
@@ -2470,8 +2590,17 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::Print(Option_t *) const
    printf("=   User running the plugin: _____________________ %s\n", fUser.Data());
    printf("=   Grid workdir relative to user $HOME: _________ %s\n", fGridWorkingDir.Data());
    printf("=   Grid output directory relative to workdir: ___ %s\n", fGridOutputDir.Data());
-   printf("=   Data base directory path requested: __________ %s\n", fGridDataDir.Data());
-   printf("=   Data search pattern: _________________________ %s\n", fDataPattern.Data());
+   TString basedatadir = fGridDataDir;
+   TString pattern = fDataPattern;
+   pattern.Strip();
+   Int_t ind = pattern.Index(" ");
+   if (ind>=0) {
+      basedatadir += "/%run%/";
+      basedatadir += pattern(0, ind);
+      pattern = pattern(ind+1, pattern.Length());
+   }   
+   printf("=   Data base directory path requested: __________ %s\n", basedatadir.Data());
+   printf("=   Data search pattern: _________________________ %s\n", pattern.Data());
    printf("=   Input data format: ___________________________ %s\n", fInputFormat.Data());
    if (fRunNumbers.Length()) 
    printf("=   Run numbers to be processed: _________________ %s\n", fRunNumbers.Data());
@@ -2587,9 +2716,18 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::SetFriendChainName(const char *name, const char *libnames
    // Set file name for the chain of friends and optionally additional libs to be loaded.
    // Libs should be separated by blancs.
    fFriendChainName = name;
+   fFriendChainName.ReplaceAll(",", " ");
+   fFriendChainName.Strip();
+   fFriendChainName.ReplaceAll("  ", " ");
+   
    fFriendLibs = libnames;
-   if (!fFriendLibs.Contains(".so")) {
-      Fatal("SetFriendChainName()", "You should provide explicit library names (with extension)");
+   if (fFriendLibs.Length()) {
+     if(!fFriendLibs.Contains(".so") && 
+        !fFriendLibs.Contains(".dylib"))
+       Fatal("SetFriendChainName()", "You should provide explicit library names (with extension)");
+     fFriendLibs.ReplaceAll(",", " ");
+     fFriendLibs.Strip();
+     fFriendLibs.ReplaceAll("  ", " ");
    }
 }
 
@@ -3131,13 +3269,6 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::SetOutputArchive(const char *list)
    fOutputArchive = list;
 }
 
-//______________________________________________________________________________
-void AliAnalysisAlien::SetPreferedSE(const char */*se*/)
-{
-// Setting a prefered output SE is not allowed anymore.
-   Warning("SetPreferedSE", "Setting a preferential SE is not allowed anymore via the plugin. Use SetNumberOfReplicas() and SetDefaultOutputs()");
-}
-
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 void AliAnalysisAlien::SetProofParameter(const char *pname, const char *value)
 {
@@ -3271,7 +3402,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
          TString extraLibs;
          Bool_t parMode = kFALSE;
          if (!alirootMode.IsNull()) extraLibs = "ANALYSIS:OADB:ANALYSISalice";
-         // Parse the extra libs for .so
+         // Parse the extra libs for .so or .dylib
          if (fAdditionalLibs.Length()) {
             TString additionalLibs = fAdditionalLibs;
             additionalLibs.Strip();
@@ -3282,7 +3413,8 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
             TIter next(list);
             TObjString *str;
             while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
-               if (str->GetString().Contains(".so")) {
+               if (str->GetString().Contains(".so") ||
+                   str->GetString().Contains(".dylib") ) {
                   if (parMode) {
                      Warning("StartAnalysis", "Plugin does not support loading libs after par files in PROOF mode. Library %s and following will not load on workers", str->GetName());
                      break;
@@ -3290,6 +3422,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
                   TString stmp = str->GetName();
                   if (stmp.BeginsWith("lib")) stmp.Remove(0,3);
                   stmp.ReplaceAll(".so","");
+                  stmp.ReplaceAll(".dylib","");
                   if (!extraLibs.IsNull()) extraLibs += ":";
                   extraLibs += stmp;
                   continue;
@@ -3369,7 +3502,8 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
             if (list) delete list; 
          }
       } else {
-         if (fAdditionalLibs.Contains(".so") && !testMode) {
+         if ((fAdditionalLibs.Contains(".so") || fAdditionalLibs.Contains(".dylib")) && 
+             !testMode) {
             Error("StartAnalysis", "You request additional libs to be loaded but did not enabled any AliRoot mode. Please refer to: \
                    \n http://aaf.cern.ch/node/83 and use a parameter for SetAliRootMode()");
             return kFALSE;       
@@ -3595,10 +3729,12 @@ const char *AliAnalysisAlien::GetListOfFiles(const char *type)
       return files.Data();
    }
    if (mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()) {
-      aodfiles = mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()->GetOutputFileName();
-      TString extraaod = mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()->GetExtraOutputs();
-      if (!extraaod.IsNull()) {
-         aodfiles += ",";
+      aodfiles = "";
+      if (mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()->GetFillAOD())
+         aodfiles = mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()->GetOutputFileName();
+      TString extraaod = mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()->GetExtraOutputs(kTRUE);
+      if (!extraaod.IsNull() && mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()->GetFillExtension()) {
+         if (!aodfiles.IsNull()) aodfiles += ",";
          aodfiles += extraaod;
       }
    }
@@ -3616,11 +3752,11 @@ const char *AliAnalysisAlien::GetListOfFiles(const char *type)
       if (!(strcmp(filename, "default"))) continue;
       if (outputfiles.Contains(filename)) continue;
       if (aodfiles.Contains(filename))    continue;
-      if (!outputfiles.IsNull()) outputfiles += ",";
+      if (!outputfiles.IsNull() && strlen(filename)) outputfiles += ",";
       outputfiles += filename;
    }
    if (stype.Contains("out")) {
-      if (!files.IsNull()) files += ",";
+      if (!files.IsNull() && !outputfiles.IsNull()) files += ",";
       files += outputfiles;
       if (stype == "out") return files.Data();
    }   
@@ -3642,7 +3778,7 @@ const char *AliAnalysisAlien::GetListOfFiles(const char *type)
       }
       delete fextra;
       if (stype.Contains("ext")) {
-         if (!files.IsNull()) files += ",";
+         if (!files.IsNull() && !sextra.IsNull()) files += ",";
          files += sextra;
       }
    }   
@@ -3915,16 +4051,21 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
       TString func = fAnalysisMacro;
       TString type = "ESD";
       TString comment = "// Analysis using ";
-      if (IsUseMCchain()) {
-         type = "MC";
-         comment += "MC";
-      } else {   
-         if (TObject::TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseESD)) comment += "ESD";
-         if (TObject::TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseAOD)) {
-            type = "AOD";
-            comment += "AOD";
-         }   
-      }
+      if (fMCLoop) {
+         type = "MCGEN";
+         comment += "MCGEN";
+      } else {
+         if (IsUseMCchain()) {
+            type = "MC";
+            comment += "MC";
+         } else {   
+            if (TObject::TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseESD)) comment += "ESD";
+            if (TObject::TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseAOD)) {
+               type = "AOD";
+               comment += "AOD";
+            }   
+         }
+      }   
       if (type!="AOD" && fFriendChainName!="") {
          Error("WriteAnalysisMacro", "Friend chain can be attached only to AOD");
          return;
@@ -3966,7 +4107,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
          TIter next(list);
          TObjString *str;
          while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so"))
+            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so") || str->GetString().Contains(".dylib"))
             out << "   gSystem->Load(\"" << str->GetString().Data() << "\");" << endl;
          }
          if (list) delete list;
@@ -4055,6 +4196,16 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
       if (fIncludePath.Length()) out << "   gSystem->AddIncludePath(\"" << fIncludePath.Data() << "\");" << endl;
       out << "   gROOT->ProcessLine(\".include $ALICE_ROOT/include\");" << endl;
       out << "   printf(\"Include path: %s\\n\", gSystem->GetIncludePath());" << endl << endl;
+      if (fMCLoop && !fGeneratorLibs.IsNull()) {
+         out << "// MC generator libraries" << endl;
+         TObjArray *list = fGeneratorLibs.Tokenize(" ");
+         TIter next(list);
+         TObjString *str;
+         while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
+            out << "   gSystem->Load(\"" << str->GetName() << "\");" << endl;
+         }
+         delete list;
+      }
       if (fAdditionalLibs.Length()) {
          out << "// Add aditional AliRoot libraries" << endl;
          TString additionalLibs = fAdditionalLibs;
@@ -4066,12 +4217,12 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
          TIter next(list);
          TObjString *str;
          while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so"))
+            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so") || str->GetString().Contains(".dylib"))
                out << "   gSystem->Load(\"" << str->GetString().Data() << "\");" << endl;
             if (str->GetString().Contains(".par"))
                out << "   if (!" << setupPar << "(\"" << str->GetString() << "\")) return;" << endl;
          }
-         if (list) delete list;
+         delete list;
       }
       out << endl;
       out << "// analysis source to be compiled at runtime (if any)" << endl;
@@ -4113,9 +4264,11 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
             out << "   plugin->SetFileForTestMode(\"" << fFileForTestMode << "\");" << endl;
          out << "   plugin->SetNtestFiles(" << fNtestFiles << ");" << endl;
          if (!fFriendChainName.IsNull()) 
-            out << "   plugin->SetFriendChainName(\"" << fFriendChainName << "\");" << endl;
+            out << "   plugin->SetFriendChainName(\"" << fFriendChainName << "\",\"" << fFriendLibs << "\");" << endl;
          if (IsUseMCchain())
             out << "   plugin->SetUseMCchain();" << endl;
+         if (fMCLoop)
+            out << "   plugin->SetMCLoop(kTRUE);" << endl;  
          out << "   mgr->SetGridHandler(plugin);" << endl;
          if (AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()) {
             out << "   mgr->SetDebugLevel(" << AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()->GetDebugLevel() << ");" << endl;
@@ -4137,15 +4290,25 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
          }
       }   
       if (!IsLocalTest()) {
-         out << "   TChain *chain = CreateChain(\"wn.xml\", anatype);" << endl << endl;   
-         out << "   mgr->StartAnalysis(\"localfile\", chain);" << endl;
+         if (fMCLoop) {
+            out << "   mgr->SetCacheSize(0);" << endl;
+            out << "   mgr->EventLoop(" << fNMCevents << ");" << endl;
+         } else {   
+            out << "   TChain *chain = CreateChain(\"wn.xml\", anatype);" << endl << endl;   
+            out << "   mgr->StartAnalysis(\"localfile\", chain);" << endl;
+         }   
       } else {
-         out << "   mgr->StartAnalysis(\"localfile\");" << endl;
+         if (fMCLoop) {
+            out << "   mgr->SetCacheSize(0);" << endl;
+            out << "   mgr->EventLoop(" << fNMCevents << ");" << endl;         
+         } else {
+            out << "   mgr->StartAnalysis(\"localfile\");" << endl;
+         }   
       }   
       out << "   timer.Stop();" << endl;
       out << "   timer.Print();" << endl;
       out << "}" << endl << endl;
-      if (!IsLocalTest()) {
+      if (!IsLocalTest() && !fMCLoop) {
          out <<"//________________________________________________________________________________" << endl;
          out << "TChain* CreateChain(const char *xmlfile, const char *type=\"ESD\")" << endl;
          out << "{" << endl;
@@ -4155,9 +4318,13 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
          if (IsUseMCchain()) {
             out << "   TString treename = \"TE\";" << endl;
          } else {   
-            out << "   TString treename = type;" << endl;
-            out << "   treename.ToLower();" << endl;
-            out << "   treename += \"Tree\";" << endl;
+            if (!fTreeName.IsNull()) {
+               out << "   TString treename = \"" << fTreeName << "\";" << endl;
+            } else {   
+               out << "   TString treename = type;" << endl;
+               out << "   treename.ToLower();" << endl;
+               out << "   treename += \"Tree\";" << endl;
+            }   
          }   
          out << "   printf(\"***************************************\\n\");" << endl;
          out << "   printf(\"    Getting chain of trees %s\\n\", treename.Data());" << endl;
@@ -4169,8 +4336,20 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
          out << "   }" << endl;
          out << "   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager();" << endl;
          out << "   TChain *chain = new TChain(treename);" << endl;
-         if(fFriendChainName!="") {
-            out << "   TChain *chainFriend = new TChain(treename);" << endl;
+         if(!fFriendChainName.IsNull()) {
+            out << "   TList *friends = new TList();" << endl;
+            out << "   TIter nextfriend(friends);" << endl;
+            out << "   TChain *cfriend = 0;" << endl;
+            TObjArray *list = fFriendChainName.Tokenize(" ");
+            TIter next(list);
+            TObjString *str;
+            while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
+               out << "   cfriend = new TChain(treename, \"" << str->GetName() << "\");" << endl;
+               out << "   friends->Add(cfriend);" << endl;
+               out << "   chain->AddFriend(cfriend);" << endl;
+            }
+            delete list;   
+//            out << "   TChain *chainFriend = new TChain(treename);" << endl;
          }
          out << "   coll->Reset();" << endl;
          out << "   while (coll->Next()) {" << endl;
@@ -4184,19 +4363,24 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
          out << "         }" << endl;
          out << "      }" << endl;
          out << "      chain->Add(filename);" << endl;
-         if(fFriendChainName!="") {
-            out << "      TString fileFriend=coll->GetTURL(\"\");" << endl;
-            out << "      if (fileFriend.Index(\"#\") > -1) fileFriend.Remove(fileFriend.Index(\"#\"));" << endl;
-            out << "      fileFriend = gSystem->DirName(fileFriend);" << endl;
-            out << "      fileFriend += \"/\";" << endl;
-            out << "      fileFriend += \"" << fFriendChainName << "\";";
-            out << "      TFile *file = TFile::Open(fileFriend);" << endl;
-            out << "      if (file) {" << endl;
-            out << "         file->Close();" << endl;
-            out << "         chainFriend->Add(fileFriend.Data());" << endl;
-            out << "      } else {" << endl;
-            out << "         ::Fatal(\"CreateChain\", \"Cannot open friend file: %s\", fileFriend.Data());" << endl;
-            out << "         return 0;" << endl;
+         if(!fFriendChainName.IsNull()) {
+            out << "      TString bpath=coll->GetTURL(\"\");" << endl;
+            out << "      if (bpath.Index(\"#\") > -1) bpath.Remove(bpath.Index(\"#\"));" << endl;
+            out << "      bpath = gSystem->DirName(bpath);" << endl;
+            out << "      bpath += \"/\";" << endl;
+            out << "      TString fileFriend;" << endl;
+            out << "      nextfriend.Reset();" << endl;
+            out << "      while ((cfriend=(TChain*)nextfriend())) {" << endl;
+            out << "         fileFriend = bpath;" << endl;
+            out << "         fileFriend += cfriend->GetTitle();" << endl;
+            out << "         TFile *file = TFile::Open(fileFriend);" << endl;
+            out << "         if (file) {" << endl;
+            out << "            file->Close();" << endl;
+            out << "            cfriend->Add(fileFriend.Data());" << endl;
+            out << "         } else {" << endl;
+            out << "            ::Fatal(\"CreateChain\", \"Cannot open friend file: %s\", fileFriend.Data());" << endl;
+            out << "            return 0;" << endl;
+            out << "         }" << endl;
             out << "      }" << endl;
          }
          out << "   }" << endl;
@@ -4204,9 +4388,6 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
          out << "      ::Error(\"CreateChain\", \"No tree found from collection %s\", xmlfile);" << endl;
          out << "      return NULL;" << endl;
          out << "   }" << endl;
-         if(fFriendChainName!="") {
-            out << "   chain->AddFriend(chainFriend);" << endl;
-         }
          out << "   return chain;" << endl;
          out << "}" << endl << endl;
       }   
@@ -4320,7 +4501,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
          TIter next(list);
          TObjString *str;
          while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so"))
+            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so") || str->GetString().Contains(".dylib"))
             out << "   gSystem->Load(\"" << str->GetString().Data() << "\");" << endl;
          }
          if (list) delete list;
@@ -4410,6 +4591,16 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
       if (fIncludePath.Length()) out << "   gSystem->AddIncludePath(\"" << fIncludePath.Data() << "\");" << endl;
       out << "   gROOT->ProcessLine(\".include $ALICE_ROOT/include\");" << endl;
       out << "   printf(\"Include path: %s\\n\", gSystem->GetIncludePath());" << endl << endl;
+      if (fMCLoop && !fGeneratorLibs.IsNull()) {
+         out << "// MC generator libraries" << endl;
+         TObjArray *list = fGeneratorLibs.Tokenize(" ");
+         TIter next(list);
+         TObjString *str;
+         while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
+            out << "   gSystem->Load(\"" << str->GetName() << "\");" << endl;
+         }
+         delete list;
+      }
       if (fAdditionalLibs.Length()) {
          out << "// Add aditional AliRoot libraries" << endl;
          TString additionalLibs = fAdditionalLibs;
@@ -4421,7 +4612,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
          TIter next(list);
          TObjString *str;
          while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so"))
+            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so") || str->GetString().Contains(".dylib"))
                out << "   gSystem->Load(\"" << str->GetString().Data() << "\");" << endl;
          }
          if (list) delete list;
@@ -4457,7 +4648,10 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
       out << "// Set temporary compilation directory to current one" << endl;
       out << "   gSystem->SetBuildDir(gSystem->pwd(), kTRUE);" << endl << endl;   
       out << "   TString outputDir = dir;" << endl;  
-      out << "   TString outputFiles = \"" << GetListOfFiles("out") << "\";" << endl;
+      if (IsMergeAOD())
+         out << "   TString outputFiles = \"" << GetListOfFiles("outaod") << "\";" << endl;
+      else   
+         out << "   TString outputFiles = \"" << GetListOfFiles("out") << "\";" << endl;
       out << "   TString mergeExcludes = \"" << fMergeExcludes << " " << fRegisterExcludes << "\";" << endl;
       out << "   TObjArray *list = outputFiles.Tokenize(\",\");" << endl;
       out << "   TIter *iter = new TIter(list);" << endl;
@@ -4473,9 +4667,9 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
       out << "      return;" << endl;
       out << "   }" << endl;
       if (IsLocalTest()) {
-         out << "   printf(\"===================================\n\");" << endl;      
+         out << "   printf(\"===================================\\n\");" << endl;      
          out << "   printf(\"Testing merging...\\n\");" << endl;
-         out << "   printf(\"===================================\n\");" << endl;
+         out << "   printf(\"===================================\\n\");" << endl;
       }        
       out << "   while((str=(TObjString*)iter->Next())) {" << endl;
       out << "      outputFile = str->GetString();" << endl;
@@ -4504,9 +4698,9 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
       out << "   out.close();" << endl;
       out << "   // read the analysis manager from file" << endl;
       if (IsLocalTest()) {
-         out << "   printf(\"===================================\n\");" << endl;      
+         out << "   printf(\"===================================\\n\");" << endl;      
          out << "   printf(\"Testing Terminate()...\\n\");" << endl;
-         out << "   printf(\"===================================\n\");" << endl;      
+         out << "   printf(\"===================================\\n\");" << endl;      
       } else {   
          out << "   if (!outputDir.Contains(\"Stage\")) return;" << endl;
       }   
@@ -4685,13 +4879,10 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteExecutable()
    if (copy) {
       CdWork();
       TString workdir = gGrid->GetHomeDirectory();
-      TString bindir = Form("%s/bin", workdir.Data());
-      if (!DirectoryExists(bindir)) gGrid->Mkdir(bindir,"-p");
       workdir += fGridWorkingDir;
-      TString executable = Form("%s/bin/%s", gGrid->GetHomeDirectory(), fExecutable.Data());
+      TString executable = TString::Format("%s/%s", workdir.Data(), fExecutable.Data());
       if (FileExists(executable)) gGrid->Rm(executable);
       Info("WriteExecutable", "\n#####   Copying executable file <%s> to your AliEn bin directory", fExecutable.Data());
-//      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",fExecutable.Data()), Form("alien://%s", executable.Data()));
       if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteExecutable",fExecutable.Data(), 
           executable.Data())) Fatal("","Terminating");
    } 
@@ -4762,15 +4953,12 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergeExecutable()
    if (copy) {
       CdWork();
       TString workdir = gGrid->GetHomeDirectory();
-      TString bindir = Form("%s/bin", workdir.Data());
-      if (!DirectoryExists(bindir)) gGrid->Mkdir(bindir,"-p");
       workdir += fGridWorkingDir;
-      TString executable = Form("%s/bin/%s", gGrid->GetHomeDirectory(), mergeExec.Data());
+      TString executable = TString::Format("%s/%s", workdir.Data(), mergeExec.Data());
       if (FileExists(executable)) gGrid->Rm(executable);
       Info("WriteMergeExecutable", "\n#####   Copying executable file <%s> to your AliEn bin directory", mergeExec.Data());
-//      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",mergeExec.Data()), Form("alien://%s", executable.Data()));
-      if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteMergeExecutable",
-          mergeExec.Data(), executable.Data())) Fatal("","Terminating");
+      if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteMergeExecutable",mergeExec.Data(), 
+          executable.Data())) Fatal("","Terminating");
    } 
 }
 
@@ -4870,7 +5058,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteValidationScript(Bool_t merge)
       out << "parArch=`grep -Ei \"Cannot Build the PAR Archive\" stderr`" << endl;
       out << "segViol=`grep -Ei \"Segmentation violation\" stderr`" << endl;
       out << "segFault=`grep -Ei \"Segmentation fault\" stderr`" << endl;
-      out << "glibcErr=`grep -Ei \"*** glibc detected ***\" stderr`" << endl;
+      out << "glibcErr=`grep -Ei '\\*\\*\\* glibc detected \\*\\*\\*' stderr`" << endl;
       out << "" << endl;
 
       out << "if [ \"$parArch\" != \"\" ] ; then" << endl;
@@ -4905,7 +5093,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteValidationScript(Bool_t merge)
 
       TString outputFiles = fOutputFiles;
       if (merge && !fTerminateFiles.IsNull()) {
-         outputFiles += ",";
+         if (!outputFiles.IsNull()) outputFiles += ",";
          outputFiles += fTerminateFiles;
       }
       TObjArray *arr = outputFiles.Tokenize(",");