From 13fbf73da358bdd4ed1b20751854a7e35c8646a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Whitney Armstrong <warmstrong@anl.gov>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 20:27:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Resolve "README.md: instructions for compilation and testing"

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 The reference detector at IP6 for Electron-Ion Collider experiment.
 
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+<img src="https://eicweb.phy.anl.gov/api/v4/projects/447/jobs/artifacts/master/raw/images/view01_top.png?job=report" width="400px" />
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+Getting Started
+---------------
+
+### Adding/changing detector geometry
+
+Hint: **Use the CI/CD pipelines**.
+
+To avoid dealing with setting up all the software, we recommend using the CI/CD to make changes.
+Any feedback to help this process is appreciated.
+
+Here is how to begin:
+
+1. Look at existing detector constructions and reuse if possible. Note that "compact detector descriptions" -> xml files, and "detector construction" -> cpp file.
+2. Modify xml file or detector construction. 
+3. Create a WIP (or draft) merge request and look at the CI output for debugging. Then go to back to 2 if changes are needed.
+4. Remove the WIP/Draft part of the merge request if you would like to see your changes merged into the master.
+
+### Compiling 
+
+First, see if the use case above is best for you. It most likely is and can save a lot of time for newcomers.
+To run the simulation locally, we suggest using the singularity image.
+More details can be found at the links below: 
+
+- https://eic.phy.anl.gov/tutorials/eic_tutorial/
+- https://eicweb.phy.anl.gov/containers/eic_container/
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