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--- hepsim:dev_truth [2017/03/22 11:22]
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+++ hepsim:dev_truth [2017/09/24 22:35]
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 HepSim is optimized to keep truth-level in the "archive" format called [[https://atlaswww.hep.anl.gov/asc/promc/|ProMC]]. It allows to keep data in a compact form optimized for data streaming over the network, together with logfiles which will help to identify the MC settings.
 ====== Using Pythia8======
-ProMC files can be created directly by Pythia8. Look at the example "examples/main46.ccmain46.cc" inside the Pythi8 distribution. To compile it,
+Generally, you do not need to install Pythia8 to create ProMC files. You can run Pythia8 using the HepSim singularity container. This topic is described in [[hepsim:dev_singularity|HepSim singularity container]] section.  Below we give the description how to use Pythia8 if you do not want to use HepSim docker container.
+ProMC files can be created directly by Pythia8. Look at the example "examples/main46.cc" inside the Pythi8 distribution. To compile it,
 please  install [[https://atlaswww.hep.anl.gov/asc/wikidoc/doku.php?id=asc:promc:installation|ProMC package]] first, before running configuration script
 of Pythia8. If the environmental variable "PROMC" was set, then you can compile "main46.cc" example.