[Rivet] MC_* analyses

[Frank Siegert]

Andy Buckley, Monday 01 March 2010:
> On 01/03/10 14:12, Hendrik Hoeth wrote:
> > Thus spake Frank Siegert (frank.siegert at durham.ac.uk):
> >> We seem to have some duplication in the MC_* analyses, e.g. between
> >> the MC_ZJETS and MC_ZANALYSIS, both of which look at Z and jet
> >> observables.
> >>
> >> Can I merge the latter into the former?
> >
> > From my point of there is no reason not to merge those analysis.
> > Sounds like a very good thing to do!
> 
> I agree.
> 
> But this is not a "blocker" and we *need* to get this release out asap.
> I would like to do so once James' UA1 fixes are in, unless there are
> other blockers.
> 
> The Les Houches proceedings deadline is 5th March, and I certainly
> expected us to have a release before that, hence the Rivet manual is
> cited there! (Indeed, I expected to release late Dec/early Jan!) Can we
> realistically make a release on that timescale? It doesn't have to be
> 100% perfect -- such a thing is not known -- but as far as I know there
> is no killer problem that should stop us from tagging and tarring...

I have a few Manual improvements which I am about to commit. Should we say 
we freeze tomorrow (i.e. Tuesday) evening? That should give everybody 
enough time to finish any outstanding issues. Of course no large scale 
restructuring with the potential to break something in projections or 
data(!) analyses should go in at this point in time.

Cheers,
Frank