External software packages are taken from external sources to EP/SFT. They are recompiled, if possible and necessary, on all SFT provided platforms. External software packages are provided for many different areas such as
- General tools (debugging, testing)
- Graphics
- Mathematical Libraries
- Databases
- Scripting Languages and modules
- Grid middleware
- Compilers
- Data Analysis
- Simulation
- Generators
An exhaustive list of all provided packages and the supported platforms is available at http://lcginfo.cern.ch.
For a introduction to the LCG software stack, please visit our Introduction for end users.
Support
If you experience any issues while using our software stack, please don't hesitate to raise a JIRA issue or write an email to the SPI team