| forpy | SixTrack | |
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| 2 | 4 | |
| 203 | 40 | |
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| 10.0 | 0.0 | |
| almost 4 years ago | about 2 years ago | |
| Fortran | Fortran | |
| GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only | GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only |
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Runtime communication Fortran <-> Python
I've done this in the past, i.e. https://github.com/SixTrack/SixTrack/blob/master/source/bdex.f90
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Why do some people define one, two etc as parameters?
Indeed - today you can define an integer parameter to set the kind and literal precision in a consistent way. See e.g. https://github.com/SixTrack/SixTrack/blob/master/source/core_tools.f90
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What’s the jankiest piece of tech you’ve seen a company depend on?
RHIC/CERN seems like the perfect storm of incredibly intelligent and motivated people, coupled with time pressures and a lack of software development knowledge. Add in the fact that their "business" logic requires a PhD, and you've got an extremely limited subset of software developers who even could work on the code.
Most places, you'd figure people just wouldn't be smart enough to Rube Goldberg their way into a functional program. But someone who does high energy physics as their primary job is assuredly capable of torture a compiler as thoroughly as they want.
F.ex. look at the issues: https://github.com/SixTrack/SixTrack/issues
> remove gamma_e from calculation of kick by elens. the gamma_e factor comes from moving from the electron frame to the lab frame. It is actually compensated by the lorentz transformation applied to the electron current density
You know you're in for fun when the docs start with "SixTrack is wonderful, but it is bloody complicated." https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/LHCAtHome/SixTrackDoc
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Compiling / warpping fortran code into a .exe or other executable on windows?
Example of a pretty complex (lots of flags and libraries) multiplatform CMake setup for Fortan and C/C++: https://github.com/SixTrack/SixTrack/
What are some alternatives?
f90wrap - F90 to Python interface generator with derived type support
open-watcom-v2 - Open Watcom V2.0 - Source code repository, Wiki, Latest Binary build, Archived builds including all installers for download.