Geant4 Installation Guide
Geant4 Installation Guide
For setting up Geant4 in your computing environment
Geant4 Collaboration
Version: geant4 9.4
17 December, 2010
Table of Contents
1. Installation Introduction
1.1. Supported Computers and Operating Systems
1.2. Required Software
1.3. Visualization Software
1.4. Software for Analysis and Histogramming
2. Installation Procedures
2.1. Using the
Configure
Script for installation
2.2. Configuring the Environment to Use Geant4
2.3. Installing Geant4 Manually
2.3.1. Required Environment Variables
2.3.2. Optional Environment Variables
2.4. Integrating Geant4 into a Generic Framework
3. Tips for Installing on Windows
3.1. Windows with the Cygwin Toolset and Microsoft Visual C++
3.2. Building Kernel Libraries DLLs
4. Using CMake to Build and Install Geant4
4.1. Prerequisite Software
4.2. Building and Installing Geant4 with CMake
4.2.1. Running CMake
4.2.2. Enabling Optional Components
4.2.3. Building Geant4 from CMake Generated Buildscripts
4.3. Using Geant4
4.4. Known Issues
