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Hi dear all,

I am using UBUNTU 18.04 LTS where i am trying to download G4 by using command line

wget -r https://geant4-data.web.cern.ch/geant4-data/releases/geant4.10.04.p02.tar.gz

Output message:

–2021-07-03 14:13:47-- https://geant4-data.web.cern.ch/geant4-data/releases/geant4.10.04.p02.tar.gz
Resolving geant4-data.web.cern.ch (geant4-data.web.cern.ch)… 188.185.87.216, 188.185.90.87, 137.138.31.235, …
Connecting to geant4-data.web.cern.ch (geant4-data.web.cern.ch)|188.185.87.216|:443… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 34344696 (33M) [application/x-gzip]
geant4-data.web.cern.ch/geant4-data/releases: No such file or directory
geant4-data.web.cern.ch/geant4-data/releases/geant4.10.04.p02.tar.gz: No such file or directory

Cannot write to ‘geant4-data.web.cern.ch/geant4-data/releases/geant4.10.04.p02.tar.gz’ (Success).

Same link works when downloaded on Window.

Any Suggestion please …

Regards,
Shoaib

2

I would skip the -r flag, you want to download a single file and not some directory (recursively)…

3

I tried both with same result

wget https://geant4-data.web.cern.ch/geant4-data/releases/geant4.10.04.p02.tar.gz
–2021-07-03 16:56:42-- https://geant4-data.web.cern.ch/geant4-data/releases/geant4.10.04.p02.tar.gz
Resolving geant4-data.web.cern.ch (geant4-data.web.cern.ch)… 137.138.31.235, 188.185.90.87, 188.185.87.216, …
Connecting to geant4-data.web.cern.ch (geant4-data.web.cern.ch)|137.138.31.235|:443… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 34344696 (33M) [application/x-gzip]
geant4.10.04.p02.tar.gz: Permission denied

Cannot write to ‘geant4.10.04.p02.tar.gz’ (Success).

4

are you sure you have write permission in the current folder?
if so, my next move would be to give „curl“ a chance

5

Thanks, it was directory permission issue — resolved

I am following the page for installation
https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/Main/G4Training

Now CMAKE issue
make -j
Scanning dependencies of target G4NDL
Scanning dependencies of target PhotonEvaporation
Scanning dependencies of target G4PII
CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: /opt/applications/geant4/geant4.10.04.p02-build/CMakeFiles/PhotonEvaporation.dir/depend.make.tmpCMake Error: Cannot open file for write: /opt/applications/geant4/geant4.10.04.p02-build/CMakeFiles/G4PII.dir/depend.make.tmp

CMake Error: : System Error: Permission denied
CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: /opt/applications/geant4/geant4.10.04.p02-build/CMakeFiles/G4NDL.dir/depend.make.tmpCMake Error: : System Error: Permission denied

CMake Error: : System Error: Permission deniedScanning dependencies of target G4ABLA

CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: /opt/applications/geant4/geant4.10.04.p02-build/CMakeFiles/G4ABLA.dir/depend.make.tmpCMakeFiles/G4PII.dir/build.make:140: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4PII.dir/depend’ failed

make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4PII.dir/depend] Error 2
CMake Error: : System Error: Permission deniedCMakeFiles/Makefile2:390: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4PII.dir/all’ failed

CMakeFiles/PhotonEvaporation.dir/build.make:140: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/PhotonEvaporation.dir/depend’ failed
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4PII.dir/all] Error 2
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/PhotonEvaporation.dir/depend] Error 2
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs…
Scanning dependencies of target G4NEUTRONXS
CMakeFiles/G4NDL.dir/build.make:140: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4NDL.dir/depend’ failed
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:67: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/PhotonEvaporation.dir/all’ failed
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4NDL.dir/depend] Error 2
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/PhotonEvaporation.dir/all] Error 2
CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: /opt/applications/geant4/geant4.10.04.p02-build/CMakeFiles/G4NEUTRONXS.dir/depend.make.tmp
CMake Error: : System Error: Permission deniedCMakeFiles/Makefile2:141: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4NDL.dir/all’ failed

make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4NDL.dir/all] Error 2
CMakeFiles/G4ABLA.dir/build.make:140: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4ABLA.dir/depend’ failed
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4ABLA.dir/depend] Error 2
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:104: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4ABLA.dir/all’ failed
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4ABLA.dir/all] Error 2
CMakeFiles/G4NEUTRONXS.dir/build.make:140: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4NEUTRONXS.dir/depend’ failed
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4NEUTRONXS.dir/depend] Error 2
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:316: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4NEUTRONXS.dir/all’ failed
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4NEUTRONXS.dir/all] Error 2
Scanning dependencies of target RadioactiveDecay
CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: /opt/applications/geant4/geant4.10.04.p02-build/CMakeFiles/RadioactiveDecay.dir/depend.make.tmp
CMake Error: : System Error: Permission denied
CMakeFiles/RadioactiveDecay.dir/build.make:140: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/RadioactiveDecay.dir/depend’ failed
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/RadioactiveDecay.dir/depend] Error 2
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:279: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/RadioactiveDecay.dir/all’ failed
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/RadioactiveDecay.dir/all] Error 2
Scanning dependencies of target RealSurface
CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: /opt/applications/geant4/geant4.10.04.p02-build/CMakeFiles/RealSurface.dir/depend.make.tmp
CMake Error: : System Error: Permission denied
CMakeFiles/RealSurface.dir/build.make:140: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/RealSurface.dir/depend’ failed
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/RealSurface.dir/depend] Error 2
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:427: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/RealSurface.dir/all’ failed
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/RealSurface.dir/all] Error 2
Scanning dependencies of target G4SAIDDATA
CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: /opt/applications/geant4/geant4.10.04.p02-build/CMakeFiles/G4SAIDDATA.dir/depend.make.tmp
CMake Error: : System Error: Permission denied
CMakeFiles/G4SAIDDATA.dir/build.make:140: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4SAIDDATA.dir/depend’ failed
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4SAIDDATA.dir/depend] Error 2
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:353: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4SAIDDATA.dir/all’ failed
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4SAIDDATA.dir/all] Error 2
Scanning dependencies of target G4zlib
CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: /opt/applications/geant4/geant4.10.04.p02-build/source/externals/zlib/CMakeFiles/G4zlib.dir/depend.make.tmp
CMake Error: : System Error: Permission denied
source/externals/zlib/CMakeFiles/G4zlib.dir/build.make:489: recipe for target ‘source/externals/zlib/CMakeFiles/G4zlib.dir/depend’ failed
make[2]: *** [source/externals/zlib/CMakeFiles/G4zlib.dir/depend] Error 2
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:1179: recipe for target ‘source/externals/zlib/CMakeFiles/G4zlib.dir/all’ failed
make[1]: *** [source/externals/zlib/CMakeFiles/G4zlib.dir/all] Error 2
Scanning dependencies of target G4EMLOW
CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: /opt/applications/geant4/geant4.10.04.p02-build/CMakeFiles/G4EMLOW.dir/depend.make.tmp
CMake Error: : System Error: Permission denied
CMakeFiles/G4EMLOW.dir/build.make:140: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4EMLOW.dir/depend’ failed
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4EMLOW.dir/depend] Error 2
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:210: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4EMLOW.dir/all’ failed
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4EMLOW.dir/all] Error 2
Scanning dependencies of target G4ENSDFSTATE
CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: /opt/applications/geant4/geant4.10.04.p02-build/CMakeFiles/G4ENSDFSTATE.dir/depend.make.tmp
CMake Error: : System Error: Permission denied
CMakeFiles/G4ENSDFSTATE.dir/build.make:140: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4ENSDFSTATE.dir/depend’ failed
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4ENSDFSTATE.dir/depend] Error 2
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:464: recipe for target ‘CMakeFiles/G4ENSDFSTATE.dir/all’ failed
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/G4ENSDFSTATE.dir/all] Error 2
Scanning dependencies of target G4clhep
CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: /opt/applications/geant4/geant4.10.04.p02-build/source/externals/clhep/CMakeFiles/G4clhep.dir/depend.make.tmp
CMake Error: : System Error: Permission denied
source/externals/clhep/CMakeFiles/G4clhep.dir/build.make:2109: recipe for target ‘source/externals/clhep/CMakeFiles/G4clhep.dir/depend’ failed
make[2]: *** [source/externals/clhep/CMakeFiles/G4clhep.dir/depend] Error 2
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:1124: recipe for target ‘source/externals/clhep/CMakeFiles/G4clhep.dir/all’ failed
make[1]: *** [source/externals/clhep/CMakeFiles/G4clhep.dir/all] Error 2
Makefile:151: recipe for target ‘all’ failed
make: *** [all] Error 2

6

same here. are you sure you have write permission for /opt/applications/geant4? (or/and subfolders)

7

Thanks dear, Issue resolved by using command with “sudo” like
sudo make -j
sudo make install -j

Now I am at the step 3. Running an example again here some cmake issues which did not resolved by using sudo,

sudo cmake …/B1
– The C compiler identification is GNU 7.5.0
– The CXX compiler identification is GNU 7.5.0
– Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc
– Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc – works
– Detecting C compiler ABI info
– Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
– Detecting C compile features
– Detecting C compile features - done
– Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++
– Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ – works
– Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
– Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
– Detecting CXX compile features
– Detecting CXX compile features - done
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:15 (find_package):
By not providing “FindGeant4.cmake” in CMAKE_MODULE_PATH this project has
asked CMake to find a package configuration file provided by “Geant4”, but
CMake did not find one.

Could not find a package configuration file provided by “Geant4” with any
of the following names:

Geant4Config.cmake
geant4-config.cmake

Add the installation prefix of “Geant4” to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set
“Geant4_DIR” to a directory containing one of the above files. If “Geant4”
provides a separate development package or SDK, be sure it has been
installed.

– Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also “/home/meshoaib/workspace/G4WORK/B1-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log”.

sudo make -j4
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.

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There’s no need to use sudo here, and don’t use it in these kinds of cases. It was needed when installing Geant4 under /opt because standard users don’t have permission to write there. sudo is needed there for the elevated permissions it allows, but it’s not needed to build/install anything under your home area.

The error in building the example is down to CMake not finding Geant4 in the default locations. so you need to supply the directory where the Geant4Config.cmake file in your install of Geant4 is located to CMake:

$ cmake -DGeant4_DIR=/path/to <otherargs>

where /path/to is the directory that holds the Geant4Config.cmake file. See also the relevant section of the Application Developers Guide

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