DockerFile

# USAGE: 
# -- Build the docker image : docker build -f geant4docker -t DockerFile .  
# -- Run the docker image : docker run -it --rm DockerFile

# Use the latest LTS version of Ubuntu as a parent image
FROM ubuntu:22.04

# Set non-interactive mode to avoid prompts during package installation
ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive

# Update and install necessary tools and dependencies for building
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
    cmake \
    g++ \
    gcc \
    make \
    git \
    libexpat1-dev \
    libxerces-c-dev \
    qtbase5-dev \
    wget \
    python3 \
    python3-dev \
    libgsl-dev \
    libgl1-mesa-dev \
    libxmu-dev \
    dpkg-dev \
    binutils \
    libx11-dev \
    libxpm-dev \
    libxft-dev \
    libxext-dev \
    libssl-dev \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Define a base directory for all software installations
WORKDIR /software

# Install CLHEP
RUN mkdir CLHEP && cd CLHEP && \
    wget --no-check-certificate https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/dist1/clhep-2.4.7.1.tgz && \
    tar xzf clhep-2.4.7.1.tgz && \
    mkdir build && cd build && \
    cmake ../2.4.7.1/CLHEP && \
    make -j1 && make install

# Install ROOT from git repository
RUN git clone --branch latest-stable --depth=1 https://github.com/root-project/root.git root_src && \
    mkdir root_build root_install && cd root_build && \
    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/software/root_install ../root_src && \
    cmake --build . -- install -j1 && \
    echo "source /software/root_install/bin/thisroot.sh" >> /root/.bashrc

# Set the Geant4 version
ENV GEANT4_VERSION=11.1.2

# Download, compile, and install Geant4
RUN mkdir geant4 && cd geant4 && \
    wget --no-check-certificate https://gitlab.cern.ch/geant4/geant4/-/archive/v${GEANT4_VERSION}/geant4-v${GEANT4_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
    tar xzf geant4-v${GEANT4_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
    mkdir build && cd build && \
    cmake ../geant4-v${GEANT4_VERSION} \
      -DGEANT4_INSTALL_DATA=ON \
      -DGEANT4_USE_ROOT=ON \
      -DGEANT4_USE_SYSTEM_CLHEP=ON \
      -DCLHEP_ROOT_DIR=/usr/local \
      -DGEANT4_USE_OPENGL_X11=ON && \
    make -j1 && make install

# Cleanup unnecessary files, but preserve the installed binaries and libraries.
RUN rm -rf /software/*/build && rm -rf /software/*.tar.gz && rm -rf /software/*.tgz

# Set the default command to bash
CMD ["/bin/bash"]