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{{Infobox software | {{Infobox software | ||
| name = CERN Program Library | | name = CERN Program Library | ||
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| latest_release_version = {{Start date and age|2023.08.14}} | | latest_release_version = {{Start date and age|2023.08.14}} | ||
| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2023|08|14}} | | latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2023|08|14}} | ||
| operating_system = Cross-platform | | operating_system = [[Cross-platform]] | ||
| genre = [[Software:List of numerical analysis software|Technical computing]] | | genre = [[Software:List of numerical analysis software|Technical computing]] | ||
| license = [[Software:GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License]], except for GEANT | | license = [[Software:GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License]], except for GEANT | ||
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Development and support for CERNLIB was discontinued in 2003.<ref name="cern2014"/> Libraries were still available "as is" "for ever" from [https://web.archive.org/web/20060520110912/http://cernlib.web.cern.ch/cernlib/version.html the CERNLIB web site] but with no new code, no user support and no port to [[Engineering:IA-64|IA-64]]. | Development and support for CERNLIB was discontinued in 2003.<ref name="cern2014"/> Libraries were still available "as is" "for ever" from [https://web.archive.org/web/20060520110912/http://cernlib.web.cern.ch/cernlib/version.html the CERNLIB web site] but with no new code, no user support and no port to [[Engineering:IA-64|IA-64]]. | ||
The code was revitalized in 2022,<ref name ="CERNLIB status"> | The code was revitalized in 2022,<ref name ="CERNLIB status">{{cite arXiv | eprint=2303.07506 | last1=Schwickerath | first1=Ulrich | last2=Verbytskyi | first2=Andrii | title=CERNLIB status | date=2023 | class=physics.comp-ph }}</ref> multiple patches were added and as of 2023 the code can be compiled on multiple architectures either with its native build system [[Software:Imake|imake]] or with the [[Software:CMake|CMake]]. | ||
The revitalized version is based on the CERNLIB release 2006. | The revitalized version is based on the CERNLIB release 2006. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* , CERN Program Library | *{{Official website|cern.ch/cernlib}}, CERN Program Library | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cern Program Library}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Cern Program Library}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:40, 9 February 2026
| Developer(s) | CERN |
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| Stable release | 2023.08.14
/ August 14, 2023 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Technical computing |
| License | GNU General Public License, except for GEANT |
| Website | cern |
The CERN Program Library (CERNLIB) is a collection of general purpose software libraries and program modules for scientific computing, developed at the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN.[1] The application area of the library focuses on physics research, in particular high energy physics, involving general mathematics, data analysis, detectors simulation, data-handling, numerical analysis, and others, applicable to a wide range of scientific problems. Many modules are written in the FORTRAN 77 language.
The major fields covered by the libraries contained therein were:
- Elementary particle data
- Graphics and plotting
- Histograming
- I/O and structured data storage
- Numerical analysis
- Statistics and data analysis
- Detector simulation and Hadronic event generation
Lower-level parts of the CERN Program Library were most prominently used by the data analysis software Physics Analysis Workstation (PAW) and the detector simulation framework GEANT, both of which are also part of the CERN Program Library.
CERN Program Library used the year as its version, with not explicitly denoted minor revisions within a year. Besides legacy software dependency, for newer applications written in C++, CERNLIB is superseded by ROOT.
Status
Development and support for CERNLIB was discontinued in 2003.[1] Libraries were still available "as is" "for ever" from the CERNLIB web site but with no new code, no user support and no port to IA-64.
The code was revitalized in 2022,[2] multiple patches were added and as of 2023 the code can be compiled on multiple architectures either with its native build system imake or with the CMake. The revitalized version is based on the CERNLIB release 2006.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cern Program Library". European Organization for Nuclear Research. 2014-10-10. https://cernlib.web.cern.ch/cernlib/.
- ↑ Schwickerath, Ulrich; Verbytskyi, Andrii (2023). "CERNLIB status". arXiv:2303.07506 [physics.comp-ph].
External links
- Official website, CERN Program Library
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