Index: trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/Changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/Changelog	(revision 7115)
+++ trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/Changelog	(revision 7116)
@@ -60,4 +60,7 @@
      - assume that the run-type is real-data if Process is called before
        ReInit
+
+   * merpp.cc:
+     - new options: --auto-time-start --auto-time-stop
 
 
Index: trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/NEWS
===================================================================
--- trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/NEWS	(revision 7115)
+++ trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/NEWS	(revision 7116)
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@
      that also the very first Drive-events in a run are treated 
      correctly.
+
+   - merpp: new options: --auto-time-start --auto-time-stop which
+     allow to cut updating with slow-control at the start- or 
+     (previousle --auto-time only allowed: and) stop-time of
+     the run stored in the runheader.
 
    - callisto: changed default of fgFallTimeHiGain in 
Index: trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/merpp.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/merpp.cc	(revision 7115)
+++ trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/merpp.cc	(revision 7116)
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
 //    gLog << "   --sql=mysql://user:password@url  Insert run into database" << endl << endl;
     gLog << " Report File Options:" << endl;
-    gLog << "   --auto-time               Take time automatically from MRawRunHeader" << endl;
-    gLog << "                             (overwrites --start= and/or --stop=)" << endl;
+    gLog << "   --auto-time-start         Take time automatically from MRawRunHeader" << endl;
+    gLog << "                             (overwrites --start=)" << endl;
+    gLog << "   --auto-time-stop          Take time automatically from MRawRunHeader" << endl;
+    gLog << "                             (overwrites --stop=)" << endl;
+    gLog << "   --auto-time               Abbreviation for --auto-time-start and auto-time-stop" << endl;
     gLog << "   --start=date/time         Start event time" << endl;
     gLog << "   --stop=date/time          Stop  event time" << endl;
@@ -116,5 +119,5 @@
 }
 
-void GetTimeFromFile(const char *fname, MTime &start, MTime &stop)
+void GetTimeFromFile(const char *fname, MTime *start, MTime *stop)
 {
     TFile f(fname, "READ");
@@ -136,8 +139,8 @@
     }
 
-    if (!start)
-        start = h->GetRunStart();
-    if (!stop)
-        stop = h->GetRunEnd();
+    if (start && !*start)
+        *start = h->GetRunStart();
+    if (stop && !*stop)
+        *stop = h->GetRunEnd();
 }
 
@@ -161,12 +164,14 @@
     }
 
-    const Int_t  kComprlvl   = arg.GetIntAndRemove("-c", 2);
-    const Bool_t kInterleave = arg.GetIntAndRemove("--interleave=", 1);
-    const Bool_t kForce      = arg.HasOnlyAndRemove("-f");
-    const Bool_t kForceProc  = arg.HasOnlyAndRemove("-ff");
-    const Int_t  kRunNumber  = arg.GetIntAndRemove("--run=", -1);
-    const Bool_t kAutoTime   = arg.HasOnlyAndRemove("--auto-time");
-          Int_t  kRunFile    = arg.GetIntAndRemove("--runfile=", -1);
-          Bool_t kUpdate     = arg.HasOnlyAndRemove("--update") || arg.HasOnlyAndRemove("-u");
+    const Int_t  kComprlvl      = arg.GetIntAndRemove("-c", 2);
+    const Bool_t kInterleave    = arg.GetIntAndRemove("--interleave=", 1);
+    const Bool_t kForce         = arg.HasOnlyAndRemove("-f");
+    const Bool_t kForceProc     = arg.HasOnlyAndRemove("-ff");
+    const Int_t  kRunNumber     = arg.GetIntAndRemove("--run=", -1);
+    const Bool_t kAutoTime      = arg.HasOnlyAndRemove("--auto-time");
+    const Bool_t kAutoTimeStart = arg.HasOnlyAndRemove("--auto-time-start") || kAutoTime;
+    const Bool_t kAutoTimeStop  = arg.HasOnlyAndRemove("--auto-time-stop")  || kAutoTime;
+          Int_t  kRunFile       = arg.GetIntAndRemove("--runfile=", -1);
+          Bool_t kUpdate        = arg.HasOnlyAndRemove("--update") || arg.HasOnlyAndRemove("-u");
 
     MTime kTimeStart;
@@ -258,6 +263,6 @@
     // Evaluate possible start-/stop-time
     //
-    if (kAutoTime && kUpdate && (isreport || isdc))
-        GetTimeFromFile(kNameout, kTimeStart, kTimeStop);
+    if ((kAutoTimeStart || kAutoTimeStop) && kUpdate && (isreport || isdc))
+        GetTimeFromFile(kNameout, kAutoTimeStart?&kTimeStart:0, kAutoTimeStop?&kTimeStop:0);
 
     if (kTimeStart)
Index: trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/mtools/MTMinuit.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/mtools/MTMinuit.cc	(revision 7115)
+++ 	(revision )
@@ -1,329 +1,0 @@
-/* ======================================================================== *\
-!
-! *
-! * This file is part of MARS, the MAGIC Analysis and Reconstruction
-! * Software. It is distributed to you in the hope that it can be a useful
-! * and timesaving tool in analysing Data of imaging Cerenkov telescopes.
-! * It is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
-! *
-! * Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and its
-! * documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
-! * provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
-! * that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear
-! * in supporting documentation. It is provided "as is" without express
-! * or implied warranty.
-! *
-!
-!
-!   Author(s): Wolfgang Wittek, 7/2003 <mailto:wittek@mppmu.mpg.de>
-!   Author(s): Thomas Bretz, 12/2003 <mailto:tbretz@astro.uni-wuerzburg.de>
-!
-!   Copyright: MAGIC Software Development, 2000-2003
-!
-!
-\* ======================================================================== */
-
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// MTMinuit
-//
-// Class for interfacing with Minuit
-//
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-#include "MTMinuit.h"
-
-#include <TMinuit.h>
-
-#include "MLog.h"
-#include "MLogManip.h"
-
-ClassImp(MTMinuit);
-
-using namespace std;
-
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-// Default constructor.
-//
-MTMinuit::MTMinuit(const char *name, const char *title)
-    : fFcn(NULL), fNames(NULL), fMinuit(NULL)
-{
-    fName  = name  ? name  : "MTMinuit";
-    fTitle = title ? title : "Interface for Minuit";
-}
-
-MTMinuit::~MTMinuit()
-{
-    if (fMinuit)
-        delete fMinuit;
-}
-
-TMinuit *MTMinuit::GetMinuit() const
-{
-    return fMinuit;
-}
-
-void MTMinuit::SetFcn(void (*fcn)(Int_t &, Double_t *, Double_t &, Double_t *, Int_t))
-{
-    fFcn = fcn;
-}
-
-void MTMinuit::InitParameters(const TArrayD &vinit, const TArrayD *step, const TString *name)
-{
-    const int n = fVinit.GetSize();
-
-    fVinit = vinit;
-
-    fStep.Set(n);
-    memset(fStep.GetArray(), 0, n*sizeof(Double_t));
-
-    if (step && step->GetSize()!=n)
-    {
-        *fLog << warn << "MTMinuit::SetParameters: number of steps doesn't match number of parameters... ignored." << endl;
-        step = NULL;
-    }
-
-    for (int i=0; i<n; i++)
-        fStep[i] = step ? (*step)[i] : TMath::Abs(fVinit[i]/10.0);
-
-    if (fNames)
-        delete fNames;
-
-    fNames = new TString[n];
-
-    // FIXME: Sanity check for TString array size!
-    for (int i=0; i<n ; i++)
-        fNames[i] = name ? (const char*)name[i] : Form("par%02d", i);
-
-    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    fLimLo.Set(n);
-    fLimUp.Set(n);
-    memset(fLimLo.GetArray(), 0, n*sizeof(Double_t));
-    memset(fLimUp.GetArray(), 0, n*sizeof(Double_t));
-
-    fFix.Set(n);
-    memset(fFix.GetArray(), 0, n*sizeof(Char_t));
-}
-
-void MTMinuit::SetLimits(const TArrayD &limlo, const TArrayD &limup)
-{
-    if (fVinit.GetSize()==limlo.GetSize())
-        fLimLo = limlo;
-    else
-        *fLog << warn << "MTMinuit::SetLimits: size of limlo doesn't match number of parameters... ignored." << endl;
-
-    if (fVinit.GetSize()==limup.GetSize())
-        fLimUp = limup;
-    else
-        *fLog << warn << "MTMinuit::SetLimits: size of limup doesn't match number of parameters... ignored." << endl;
-}
-
-void MTMinuit::SetFixedParameters(const TArrayC &fix)
-{
-    if (fVinit.GetSize()==fix.GetSize())
-        fFix = fix;
-    else
-        *fLog << warn << "MTMinuit::SetFixedParameters: size of fix doesn't match number of parameters... ignored." << endl;
-}
-
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-// Interface to MINUIT
-//
-Bool_t MTMinuit::CallMinuit(TObject *objectfit , const TString &method, Bool_t nulloutput)
-{
-    if (!fFcn(NULL))
-    {
-        *fLog << err << "CallMinuit: ERROR - fFcn not set... abort." << endl;
-        return kFALSE;
-    }
-    if (!fNames)
-    {
-        *fLog << err << "CallMinuit: ERROR - Parameters not set... abort." << endl;
-        return kFALSE;
-    }
-
-    // Make a copy of fStep
-    TArrayD step(fStep);
-
-    // Save gMinuit
-    TMinuit *const save = gMinuit;
-
-    // Set the maximum number of parameters
-    if (fMinuit)
-        delete fMinuit;
-    fMinuit = new TMinuit(fVinit.GetSize());
-
-    //
-    // Set the print level
-    // -1   no output except SHOW comands
-    //  0   minimum output
-    //  1   normal output (default)
-    //  2   additional ouput giving intermediate results
-    //  3   maximum output, showing progress of minimizations
-    //
-    fMinuit->SetPrintLevel(-1);
-
-    //..............................................
-    // Printout for warnings
-    //    SET WAR      print warnings
-    //    SET NOW      suppress warnings
-    Int_t errWarn;
-    Double_t tmpwar = 0;
-    fMinuit->mnexcm("SET NOW", &tmpwar, 0, errWarn);
-    //fMinuit->mnexcm("SET WAR", &tmpwar, 0, errWarn);
-
-    //..............................................
-    // Set the address of the minimization function
-    fMinuit->SetFCN(fFcn);
-
-    //..............................................
-    // Store address of object to be used in fcn
-    fMinuit->SetObjectFit(objectfit);
-
-    //..............................................
-    // Set starting values and step sizes for parameters
-    for (Int_t i=0; i<fVinit.GetSize(); i++)
-    {
-        if (!fMinuit->DefineParameter(i, fNames[i], fVinit[i], fStep[i], fLimLo[i], fLimUp[i]))
-            continue;
-
-        *fLog << err << "CallMinuit: Error in defining parameter " << fNames[i] << endl;
-        return kFALSE;
-    }
-
-    //
-    // Error definition :
-    //
-    //    for chisquare function :
-    //      up = 1.0   means calculate 1-standard deviation error
-    //         = 4.0   means calculate 2-standard deviation error
-    //
-    //    for log(likelihood) function :
-    //      up = 0.5   means calculate 1-standard deviation error
-    //         = 2.0   means calculate 2-standard deviation error
-    //
-    fMinuit->SetErrorDef(1.0);
-
-    // Int_t errMigrad;
-    // Double_t tmp = 0;
-    // fMinuit->mnexcm("MIGRAD", &tmp, 0, errMigrad);
-
-    // fix a parameter
-    for (Int_t i=0; i<fVinit.GetSize(); i++)
-    {
-        if (!fFix[i])
-            continue;
-
-        fMinuit->FixParameter(i);
-    }
-
-    //..............................................
-    // This doesn't seem to have any effect
-    // Set maximum number of iterations (default = 500)
-    //Int_t maxiter = 100000;
-    //fMinuit->SetMaxIterations(maxiter);
-
-    // minimization by the method of Migrad
-    Int_t fErrMinimize=0;
-    if (method.Contains("Migrad", TString::kIgnoreCase))
-    {
-        if (nulloutput)
-            fLog->SetNullOutput(kTRUE);
-        Double_t tmp = 0;
-        fMinuit->mnexcm("MIGRAD", &tmp, 0, fErrMinimize);
-        if (nulloutput)
-            fLog->SetNullOutput(kFALSE);
-    }
-
-    //..............................................
-    // same minimization as by Migrad
-    // but switches to the SIMPLEX method if MIGRAD fails to converge
-    if (method.Contains("Minimize", TString::kIgnoreCase))
-    {
-        Double_t tmp = 0;
-        fMinuit->mnexcm("MINIMIZE", &tmp, 0, fErrMinimize);
-    }
-
-    //..............................................
-    // minimization by the SIMPLEX method
-    if (method.Contains("Simplex", TString::kIgnoreCase))
-    {
-        Double_t tmp[2];
-        tmp[0] = 3000; // maxcalls;
-        tmp[1] = 0.1;  // tolerance;
-
-        if (nulloutput)
-            fLog->SetNullOutput(kTRUE);
-        fMinuit->mnexcm("SIMPLEX", &tmp[0], 2, fErrMinimize);
-        if (nulloutput)
-            fLog->SetNullOutput(kFALSE);
-    }
-
-    //..............................................
-    // check quality of minimization
-    // istat = 0   covariance matrix not calculated
-    //         1   diagonal approximation only (not accurate)
-    //         2   full matrix, but forced positive-definite
-    //         3   full accurate covariance matrix
-    //             (indication of normal convergence)
-    Double_t fMin,   fEdm,   fErrdef;
-    Int_t    fNpari, fNparx, fIstat;
-    fMinuit->mnstat(fMin, fEdm, fErrdef, fNpari, fNparx, fIstat);
-
-    if (fErrMinimize != 0)
-    {
-        *fLog << err << "CallMinuit: Minimization failed with:" << endl;
-        *fLog << "  fMin = " << fMin << endl;
-        *fLog << "  fEdm = "  << fEdm << endl;
-        *fLog << "  fErrdef = "  << fErrdef << endl;
-        *fLog << "  fIstat = " << fIstat << endl;
-        *fLog << "  fErrMinimize = " << fErrMinimize << endl;
-        return kFALSE;
-    }
-
-    //..............................................
-    // minimization by the method of Migrad
-    if (method.Contains("Hesse", TString::kIgnoreCase))
-    {
-        Double_t tmp = 0;
-        fMinuit->mnexcm("HESSE", &tmp, 0, fErrMinimize);
-    }
-
-    //..............................................
-    // Minos error analysis
-    if (method.Contains("Minos", TString::kIgnoreCase))
-    {
-        Double_t tmp = 0;
-        fMinuit->mnexcm("MINOS", &tmp, 0, fErrMinimize);
-    }
-
-    //..............................................
-    // Print current status of minimization
-    // if nkode = 0    only function value
-    //            1    parameter values, errors, limits
-    //            2    values, errors, step sizes, internal values
-    //            3    values, errors, step sizes, 1st derivatives
-    //            4    values, parabolic errors, MINOS errors
-
-    //Int_t nkode = 4;
-    //fMinuit->mnprin(nkode, fmin);
-
-    //..............................................
-    // call fcn with IFLAG = 3 (final calculation : calculate p(chi2))
-    // iflag = 1   initial calculations only
-    //         2   calculate 1st derivatives and function
-    //         3   calculate function only
-    //         4   calculate function + final calculations
-    Double_t iflag = 3;
-    Int_t errfcn3;
-    fMinuit->mnexcm("CALL", &iflag, 1, errfcn3);
-
-    // WW : the following statements were commented out because the
-    // Minuit object will still be used;
-    // this may be changed in the future 
-    gMinuit = save;
-
-    return kTRUE;
-}
Index: trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/mtools/MTMinuit.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/mtools/MTMinuit.h	(revision 7115)
+++ 	(revision )
@@ -1,51 +1,0 @@
-#ifndef MARS_MTMinuit
-#define MARS_MTMinuit
-
-#ifndef MARS_MParContainer
-#include "MParContainer.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifndef ROOT_TArrayC
-#include <TArrayC.h>
-#endif
-
-#ifndef ROOT_TArrayD
-#include <TArrayD.h>
-#endif
-
-class TMinuit;
-
-class MTMinuit : public MParContainer
-{
-private:
-    // FIXME: Maybe we can use a TMinuit Object to store all this?
-    void (*fFcn)(Int_t &, Double_t *, Double_t &, Double_t *, Int_t);
-
-    TString *fNames;
-    TMinuit *fMinuit;
-
-    TArrayD fVinit;
-    TArrayD fStep;
-    TArrayD fLimLo;
-    TArrayD fLimUp;
-    TArrayC fFix;
-
-public:
-    // FIXME: Use FCN as first argument...
-    MTMinuit(const char *name=NULL, const char *title=NULL);
-    ~MTMinuit();
-
-    Bool_t CallMinuit(TObject *fObjectFit, const TString &method, Bool_t nulloutput);
-
-    TMinuit *GetMinuit() const;
-
-    void SetFcn(void (*fcn)(Int_t &, Double_t *, Double_t &, Double_t *, Int_t));
-    void InitParameters(const TArrayD &vinit, const TArrayD *step=0, const TString *name=0);
-
-    void SetLimits(const TArrayD &limlo, const TArrayD &limup);
-    void SetFixedParameters(const TArrayC &fix);
-
-    ClassDef(MTMinuit, 0) // Class for interfacing with Minuit
-};
-
-#endif