From 2f1dc16cb3fa983291ccba87691c0e3b003a58d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Latessa <latessa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:41:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] update where pythia is downloaded from for MacOS workflow

---
 .../workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml    | 21 ++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
index a57ef1d0..edd80f73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
@@ -119,17 +119,22 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Download Pythia 8315
       run: |
-        cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
-        curl -SLOk http://pythia.org/download/pythia83/pythia8315.tgz
-        ls -l
+        cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+        git clone \
+          --branch pythia8315 \
+          --single-branch \
+          --depth 1 \
+          https://gitlab.com/Pythia8/releases.git \
+          pythia8315
 
     - name: Build and Install Pythia 8315
       run: |
-        tar -xzf pythia8315.tgz
-        ls -l
-        cd pythia8315
-        ./configure --enable-shared --prefix=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pythia8315 --with-hepmc3=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/hepmc3-install
-        make
+        cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pythia8315"
+        ./configure \
+          --enable-shared \
+          --prefix="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pythia8315-install" \
+          --with-hepmc3="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/hepmc3-install"
+        make -j2
         make install
 
     - name: set more variables

From c2ee577538b90c63dd3923f61dd3e278e45d490e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Latessa <latessa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:31:54 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] update actions checkout version to v7

---
 .github/workflows/smash_test_completes.yaml          | 2 +-
 .github/workflows/test-build-external.yaml           | 2 +-
 .github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml       | 4 ++--
 .github/workflows/test-build-nPDF.yaml               | 2 +-
 .github/workflows/test-code-format.yaml              | 2 +-
 .github/workflows/test-events-PbPb.yaml              | 4 ++--
 .github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Dat.yaml    | 4 ++--
 .github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Hadron.yaml | 4 ++--
 .github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Parton.yaml | 4 ++--
 .github/workflows/test-events-brick.yaml             | 4 ++--
 .github/workflows/test-events-pp.yaml                | 4 ++--
 11 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/smash_test_completes.yaml b/.github/workflows/smash_test_completes.yaml
index 144e0d5f..1998415d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smash_test_completes.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smash_test_completes.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-external.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-build-external.yaml
index 32dd345e..4618836f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-external.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-external.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
index edd80f73..4781e3ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "PYTHIA8DIR=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pythia8315" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: Checkout JETSCAPE Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
         make -j2
 
     - name: Checkout Default-tunes
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         repository: JETSCAPE/Default-tunes
         ref: main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-nPDF.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-build-nPDF.yaml
index 9a3cb055..b0f6a180 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-nPDF.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-nPDF.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
   
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
   
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-code-format.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-code-format.yaml
index 568755bf..23edd4bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-code-format.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-code-format.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-events-PbPb.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-events-PbPb.yaml
index 5a0aa58e..49afee07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-events-PbPb.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-events-PbPb.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         make -j2
 
     - name: Checkout TEST-EXAMPLES
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         repository: JETSCAPE/TEST-EXAMPLES
         ref: jetscape-4.0.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Dat.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Dat.yaml
index 142d25e9..34034218 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Dat.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Dat.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         make -j2
 
     - name: Checkout TEST-EXAMPLES
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         repository: JETSCAPE/TEST-EXAMPLES
         ref: main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Hadron.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Hadron.yaml
index 8fe412dc..274d49ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Hadron.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Hadron.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         make -j2
 
     - name: Checkout TEST-EXAMPLES
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         repository: JETSCAPE/TEST-EXAMPLES
         ref: main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Parton.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Parton.yaml
index 0d491898..9b06d652 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Parton.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-events-Pythia-Isr-Parton.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         make -j2
 
     - name: Checkout TEST-EXAMPLES
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         repository: JETSCAPE/TEST-EXAMPLES
         ref: main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-events-brick.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-events-brick.yaml
index 0b395905..a43a0618 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-events-brick.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-events-brick.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         make -j2
 
     - name: Checkout TEST-EXAMPLES
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         repository: JETSCAPE/TEST-EXAMPLES
         ref: jetscape-4.0.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-events-pp.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-events-pp.yaml
index c3aaf5f5..2a0bc164 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-events-pp.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-events-pp.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         make -j2
 
     - name: Checkout TEST-EXAMPLES
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         repository: JETSCAPE/TEST-EXAMPLES
         ref: jetscape-4.0.2

From 40a201ab3fca1a7d2ce3120d1e77f70980c0756b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Latessa <latessa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:50:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] investigate boost linker failure on native MacOS test

---
 .github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
index 4781e3ee..dbb0407f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
@@ -199,9 +199,11 @@ jobs:
           -DOpenMP_CXX_LIB_NAMES=omp \
           -DOpenMP_omp_LIBRARY="$OPENMP_PREFIX/lib/libomp.dylib" \
           -DOpenMP_libomp_LIBRARY="$OPENMP_PREFIX/lib/libomp.dylib" \
+          -DBOOST_ROOT="$BOOST_ROOT"
+          -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR="$BOOST_ROOT/lib"
           -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$BOOST_ROOT;$EIGEN3_CMAKE_DIR" \
           -DBoost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE=ON
-        make -j2
+        make VERBOSE=1 -j2
 
     - name: Checkout Default-tunes
       uses: actions/checkout@v7

From 3b5b30d35e9c98b534aaa0ccd8d1024dcee4b5c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Latessa <latessa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:53:27 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] fix typo, missing version number in pp test

---
 .github/workflows/test-events-pp.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-events-pp.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-events-pp.yaml
index 2a0bc164..1bfcc27e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-events-pp.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-events-pp.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 

From 7ec2717790b9f7f1604e8585f4496da9ce34ce83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Latessa <latessa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:19:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] add missing back slashes workflows file

---
 .github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
index dbb0407f..dc67d3c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ jobs:
           -DOpenMP_CXX_LIB_NAMES=omp \
           -DOpenMP_omp_LIBRARY="$OPENMP_PREFIX/lib/libomp.dylib" \
           -DOpenMP_libomp_LIBRARY="$OPENMP_PREFIX/lib/libomp.dylib" \
-          -DBOOST_ROOT="$BOOST_ROOT"
-          -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR="$BOOST_ROOT/lib"
+          -DBOOST_ROOT="$BOOST_ROOT" \
+          -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR="$BOOST_ROOT/lib" \
           -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$BOOST_ROOT;$EIGEN3_CMAKE_DIR" \
           -DBoost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE=ON
         make VERBOSE=1 -j2

From 5c5088f2954aa0eca485e914586b5c4eb2e7d564 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Latessa <latessa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:51:33 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] try boost without pinned version

---
 .github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml | 11 ++++-------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
index dc67d3c4..30303fa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         brew install --formula hdf5
         brew install --formula open-mpi
         brew install --formula gsl
-        brew install --formula boost@1.85
+        brew install --formula boost
         brew install --formula eigen
         brew install --formula zlib
         brew install --formula gcc
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ jobs:
         export OpenMP_INCLUDE_DIRS="/opt/homebrew/opt/libomp/include"
         export SMASH_DIR="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${REPO_NAME}/external_packages/smash/smash_code"
         export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${EIGEN3_CMAKE_DIR}:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH"
-        BOOST_ROOT="$(brew --prefix boost@1.85)"
         echo "This is SMASH_DIR: "
         echo ${SMASH_DIR}
         ls ${SMASH_DIR}
+        BOOST_ROOT="$(brew --prefix boost)"
         cmake .. \
           -DUSE_3DGlauber=ON \
           -DUSE_MUSIC=ON \
@@ -199,11 +199,8 @@ jobs:
           -DOpenMP_CXX_LIB_NAMES=omp \
           -DOpenMP_omp_LIBRARY="$OPENMP_PREFIX/lib/libomp.dylib" \
           -DOpenMP_libomp_LIBRARY="$OPENMP_PREFIX/lib/libomp.dylib" \
-          -DBOOST_ROOT="$BOOST_ROOT" \
-          -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR="$BOOST_ROOT/lib" \
-          -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$BOOST_ROOT;$EIGEN3_CMAKE_DIR" \
-          -DBoost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE=ON
-        make VERBOSE=1 -j2
+          -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$BOOST_ROOT;$EIGEN3_CMAKE_DIR"
+        make -j2
 
     - name: Checkout Default-tunes
       uses: actions/checkout@v7

From 98c33f5a66a84ece897bd0137d27b0d1a45dc620 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Latessa <latessa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:20:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] trying without brew cleanup

---
 .github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
index 30303fa8..372f8119 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-macos-native.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         export NONINTERACTIVE=1
         brew update
-        brew cleanup
         brew install --formula doxygen
         brew install --formula root
         brew install --formula graph-tool