Developing LArSoft With Docker - Advanced Topics

Discussed below are some more advanced topics related to developing LArSoft software using Docker containerization. More basic information is available on the main page, Developing LArSoft on Unsupported Operating Systems With Docker.

Please note that Docker licensing terms for Docker Desktop (since 2022) requires paid licenses for Docker Desktop used for government-funded research. Docker Desktop can be used with a personal email, but not a Fermilab account. If you are currently using Docker Desktop for work, there are free alternatives available:

https://podman-desktop.io/

https://rancherdesktop.io/

Using Hub & Git From the Host

This is relatively straightforward: one just needs to obtain recent versions of the Hub and / or Git utilities. On MacOS, the version of Git should be fine, depending on your OS / XCode versions, and Hub should be obtained through Homebrew, viz.: brew install hub. The credentials file is identically the same as that used from within the container due to the mount commands used therefor. On Linux, obtain them through your native packaging system if possible. Otherwise—or if either are too old to be of use—Git is available in binary and source forms, and Hub has several binary packages available.

Alternative MRB Layouts

Create and Use an MRB Area With One Volume Per Qualifier Set

Initialization

    (host) $ docker volume create mrb-larsoft-e19-prof
    (host) $ docker volume create mrb-larsoft-e20-prof
    (host) $ docker run --rm -it \
    --mount type=bind,source=$HOME/.config/hub,target=/root/.config/hub \
    --mount source=ups-products,target=/products \
    --mount source=mrb-larsoft-e19-prof,target=/work/mrb-larsoft/e19-prof \
    --mount source=mrb-larsoft-e20-prof,target=/work/mrb-larsoft/e20-prof \
    -w /work/mrb-larsoft \
    --mount type=bind,target=/work/mrb-larsoft/srcs,source=<host-path-to-srcs> \
    fnalart/os_base:centos7

    (-dc-) $ . /products/setup
    (-dc-) $ setup mrb
    (-dc-) $ export MRB_PROJECT=larsoft
    (-dc-) $ mrb newDev -vv08_54_00 -q s97:e19:prof -T e19-prof -f
    (-dc-) $ mrb newDev -vv08_54_00 -q s97:e20:prof -T e20-prof -f
    # (a)
    (-dc-) $ . e19-prof/localProducts_larsoft_v08_54_00_e19_s97_prof
    # OR (b)
    (-dc-) $ . e20-prof/localProducts_larsoft_v08_54_00_e20_s97_prof
    (-dc-) $ mrb g [--fork] larsoft
    (-dc-) $ exit

Daily Development Operations

    (host) <shell-1> $ docker run --rm -it \
    --mount type=bind,source=$HOME/.config/hub,target=/root/.config/hub \
    --mount source=ups-products,target=/products \
    --mount source=mrb-larsoft-e19-prof,target=/work/mrb-larsoft/e19-prof \
    --mount source=mrb-larsoft-e20-prof,target=/work/mrb-larsoft/e20-prof \
    -w /work/mrb-larsoft \
    --mount type=bind,target=/work/mrb-larsoft/srcs,source=<host-path-to-srcs> \
    fnalart/os_base:centos7

    (-dc-) $ . /products/setup
    (-dc-) $ setup mrb
    # (a)
    (-dc-) $ . e19-prof/localProducts_larsoft_v08_54_00_e19_s97_prof
    # OR (b)
    (-dc-) $ . e20-prof/localProducts_larsoft_v08_54_00_e20_s97_prof

    (host) <shell-2> $ # Edit sources as necessary.

    (-dc-) $ mrbsetenv
    (-dc-) $ # Continue normal development...

N.B. It is not necessary to mount all mrb-larsoft-* volumes, just those to be used in the upcoming session.

A Common Source Area for Multiple MRB Areas.

Initialization

    (host) <shell-1> $ drun_args=(--rm -it \
    --mount type=bind,source=$HOME/.config/hub,target=/root/.config/hub \
    --mount source=ups-products,target=/products \
    --mount source=mrb-larsoft,target=/work/mrb-larsoft \
    -w /work/mrb-larsoft)
    (host) <shell-1> $ for pkg in larsim ...; do drun_args+=(--mount type=bind,target=/work/mrb-larsoft/srcs/$pkg,source=<path-to-srcs>/$pkg); done
    (host) <shell-1> $ docker run "${drun_args[@]}" fnalart/os_base:centos7

    (-dc-) $ . /products/setup
    (-dc-) $ setup mrb
    (-dc-) $ export MRB_PROJECT=larsoft
    (-dc-) $ mrb newDev -vv08_54_00 -q s97:e19:prof -T e19-prof -f
    (-dc-) $ . e19-prof/localProducts_larsoft_v08_54_00_s97_e19_prof
    (-dc-) $ mrb uc
    (-dc-) $ mrbsetenv
    (-dc-) $ mrb uc # Get the order right with respect to dependencies.
    (-dc-) $ exit

Daily Development Operations

Assuming the same docker run command as above:

    (-dc-) $ . /products/setup
    (-dc-) $ setup mrb
    (-dc-) $ export MRB_PROJECT=larsoft
    (-dc-) $ . e19-prof/localProducts_larsoft_v08_54_00_s97_e19_prof

    (host) <shell-2> $ # Edit sources as necessary.

    (-dc-) $ mrbsetenv
    (-dc-) $ # Continue normal development...

Running GUI Applications in Docker