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Class Library for High Energy Physics. Version 2.4.7.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install clhep

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install clhep

MacPorts ports tree · science/clhep/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install clhep-doc

Debian stable package indexes · clhep-doc · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#clhep

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cl/clhep/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install clhep-Cast-devel

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · clhep-Cast-devel · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

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Class Library for High Energy Physics

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Commands and aliases

Cast-config
Evaluator-config
Exceptions-config
GenericFunctions-config
Geometry-config
Matrix-config
Random-config
RandomObjects-config
RefCount-config
Units-config
Utility-config
Vector-config
clhep-config

history

Project history and usage

CLHEP is CERN's Class Library for High Energy Physics, a C++ collection of foundation and utility classes for high-energy-physics software. Its official project page describes packages for random generators, physics vectors, geometry, linear algebra, units, and related HEP building blocks.

Project history

The CLHEP project was proposed by Leif Lonnblad at CHEP 92. CERN's project page presents it as a set of independent HEP-specific foundation and utility packages, with inter-package dependencies allowed only under defined conditions.

The project later moved to CERN GitLab and is maintained as a source-buildable CMake project. The official README documents a modern C++ build, package-config scripts, CMake imported targets, and pkg-config files for both the full library and component libraries.

Adoption history

CERN's CLHEP page explicitly ties a large fraction of contributions to use in BaBar, the Geant4 Collaboration, and Fermilab's ZOOM project, especially in the Random, Vector, Geometry, and Matrix packages.

The same page notes that CERN LCG formally maintains CLHEP and that HepMC, HepPDT, and StdHep migrated out as standalone external LCG packages, placing CLHEP in the long-running HEP software stack rather than as a one-off library.

How it is used

Users typically consume CLHEP as a compiled C++ dependency, either linking the whole CLHEP library or individual packages such as Vector and Random. The README documents `clhep-config`, package-specific `*-config` scripts, CMake `find_package(CLHEP REQUIRED)`, imported targets, and pkg-config integration.

The Homebrew package exposes the library's config helper executables, which is exactly the sort of package-manager surface used by downstream build systems to discover compiler and linker flags.

Why package nerds care

CLHEP matters to package maintainers because it is old scientific infrastructure with ABI, compiler, CMake, pkg-config, and downstream experiment compatibility concerns. It is less a flashy CLI than a dependency that makes physics software stacks build reproducibly on Unix-like systems.

Its formula also illustrates a common scientific-packaging pattern: a library package ships many small `*-config` helper commands that bridge older build expectations and newer CMake/pkg-config workflows.

Timeline

1992: CLHEP is proposed by Leif Lonnblad at CHEP 92.
1996: CLHEP workshops are held at CERN.
2000: A CLHEP workshop is held at Fermilab.
2010: CLHEP 1.9.4.7 and 2.0.4.7 are released.
2014: CLHEP 2.1.4.2 is released.
2015: CLHEP 2.2.0.8 is released.
2018: CLHEP 2.3.4.6 is released.
2025: CLHEP 2.4.7.2 is released.

Related projects

Geant4, BaBar, and Fermilab ZOOM are named by the CLHEP project page as major sources of CLHEP contributions.
HepMC, HepPDT, and StdHep are related HEP packages that the CLHEP project page says migrated to standalone external LCG packages.

Sources

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No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`Cast-config`	cli	global executable
`Evaluator-config`	cli	global executable
`Exceptions-config`	cli	global executable
`GenericFunctions-config`	cli	global executable
`Geometry-config`	cli	global executable
`Matrix-config`	cli	global executable
`Random-config`	cli	global executable
`RandomObjects-config`	cli	global executable
`RefCount-config`	cli	global executable
`Units-config`	cli	global executable
`Utility-config`	cli	global executable
`Vector-config`	cli	global executable
`clhep-config`	cli	global executable

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page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.4.7.2

manager updated

local dataok

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latest detectednot detected

https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

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infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:clhep
Version	2.4.7.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/clhep
Homepage	https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/
Repository	https://gitlab.cern.ch/CLHEP/CLHEP
Upstream docs	https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep
License	GPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://gitlab.cern.ch/CLHEP/CLHEP/-/archive/CLHEP_2_4_7_2/CLHEP-CLHEP_2_4_7_2.tar.gz
Build dependencies	cmake
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

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Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	clhep
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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Debian apt95%

clhep-doc 2.1.4.1+dfsg-1.2

Documentation of CLHEP

http://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo apt install clhep-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: clhep
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clhep

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: clhep-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libclhep-dev 2.1.4.1+dfsg-1.2+b1

CLHEP: A Class Library for High Energy Physics - development

http://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo apt install libclhep-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: clhep
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clhep

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libclhep-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libclhep2.1t64 2.1.4.1+dfsg-1.2+b1

CLHEP: A Class Library for High Energy Physics

http://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo apt install libclhep2.1t64

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: clhep
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clhep

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libclhep2.1t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

clhep

nix profile install nixpkgs#clhep

normalized package name match
Matched by: Clhep

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cl/clhep/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

clhep-doc 2.1.4.1+dfsg-1.2build1

Documentation of CLHEP

http://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo apt install clhep-doc

Section: universe/doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: clhep
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clhep

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: clhep-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libclhep-dev 2.1.4.1+dfsg-1.2build1

CLHEP: A Class Library for High Energy Physics - development

http://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo apt install libclhep-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: clhep
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clhep

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libclhep-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libclhep2.1t64 2.1.4.1+dfsg-1.2build1

CLHEP: A Class Library for High Energy Physics

http://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo apt install libclhep2.1t64

Section: universe/science
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: clhep
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clhep

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libclhep2.1t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

zypper95%

clhep-Cast-devel 2.4.7.2-1.3

Headers and sources for development with CLHEP Cast library

https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo zypper install clhep-Cast-devel

License: GPL-3.0-only OR LGPL-3.0-only
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: clhep
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clhep

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: clhep-Cast-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

clhep-Evaluator-devel 2.4.7.2-1.3

Headers and sources for development with CLHEP Evaluator library

https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo zypper install clhep-Evaluator-devel

License: GPL-3.0-only OR LGPL-3.0-only
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: clhep
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clhep

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: clhep-Evaluator-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

clhep-Exceptions-devel 2.4.7.2-1.3

Headers and sources for development with CLHEP Exceptions library

https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo zypper install clhep-Exceptions-devel

License: GPL-3.0-only OR LGPL-3.0-only
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: clhep
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clhep

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: clhep-Exceptions-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

clhep-GenericFunctions-devel 2.4.7.2-1.3

Headers and sources for development with CLHEP GenericFunctions library

https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo zypper install clhep-GenericFunctions-devel

License: GPL-3.0-only OR LGPL-3.0-only
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: clhep
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clhep

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: clhep-GenericFunctions-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

clhep-Geometry-devel 2.4.7.2-1.3

Headers and sources for development with CLHEP Geometry library

https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo zypper install clhep-Geometry-devel

License: GPL-3.0-only OR LGPL-3.0-only
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: clhep
4 dependencies
2 provides
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openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: clhep-Geometry-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

clhep-Matrix-devel 2.4.7.2-1.3

Headers and sources for development with CLHEP Matrix library

https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo zypper install clhep-Matrix-devel

License: GPL-3.0-only OR LGPL-3.0-only
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: clhep
6 dependencies
2 provides
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Matched by: Clhep

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: clhep-Matrix-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

clhep-Random-devel 2.4.7.2-1.3

Headers and sources for development with CLHEP Random library

https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo zypper install clhep-Random-devel

License: GPL-3.0-only OR LGPL-3.0-only
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: clhep
5 dependencies
2 provides
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openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: clhep-Random-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

clhep-RandomObjects-devel 2.4.7.2-1.3

Headers and sources for development with CLHEP RandomObjects library

https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo zypper install clhep-RandomObjects-devel

License: GPL-3.0-only OR LGPL-3.0-only
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: clhep
6 dependencies
2 provides
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openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: clhep-RandomObjects-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

clhep-RefCount-devel 2.4.7.2-1.3

Headers and sources for development with CLHEP RefCount library

https://proj-clhep.web.cern.ch/proj-clhep/

sudo zypper install clhep-RefCount-devel

License: GPL-3.0-only OR LGPL-3.0-only
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: clhep
3 dependencies
2 provides
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Matched by: Clhep

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: clhep-RefCount-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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