release 5.7 with vertex fix

release_notes/5.7.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # clas12_tags 5.7
 
 - added SQLITE support for geometry and materials
-- fixed vertex units
+- fixed vertex units for the smearing options
 
 ```  
   > gemc version: gemc 5.7

release_notes/5.8.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# clas12_tags 5.8
+
+- identical to 5.8 but uses Geant4 10.7.4 instead of 10.6.2
+
+```  
+  > gemc version: gemc 5.8
+
+  > Environment:
+
+  > FIELD_DIR: /opt/jlab_software/noarch/data/magfield
+  > GEMC_DATA_DIR: /opt/jlab_software/1.1/macosx14-clang15/clas12Tags/5.8
+  > G4DATA_DIR: /opt/jlab_software/1.1/macosx14-clang15/geant4/10.7.4/data/Geant4-10.7.4/data
+  > G4_VERSION: 10.7.4
+  > G4INSTALL: /opt/jlab_software/1.1/macosx14-clang15/geant4/10.7.4
+
+```
+
+<br>
+
+### To load production tag 5.8 at JLab, use the following commands:
+
+```
+source /group/clas12/packages/setup.[c]sh
+module load clas12
+module switch gemc/5.8
+```
+
+
+
+<br>
+

source/gemc.cc

@@ -414,4 +414,5 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
 
 // introducing OPTICALPHOTONPID here to be semi-transparent to G4 changes
 // this pid changed from 0 to -22 with geant4 10.7
-int MHit::OPTICALPHOTONPID = -22;
+int MHit::OPTICALPHOTONPID = 0;
+//int MHit::OPTICALPHOTONPID = -22;