diff --git a/CHANGES_McStas b/CHANGES_McStas
index cd05c9dd6..9d9803629 100644
--- a/CHANGES_McStas
+++ b/CHANGES_McStas
@@ -60,11 +60,123 @@
* Modified by: PW June 2025: version 3.5.32
* Modified by: PW December 2025: version 3.6.1
* Modified by: PW January 2026: version 3.6.5
+* Modified by: PW April 2026: version 3.6.14
*
-* This file is part of McStas 3.6.5, released December 7th 2026.
+* This file is part of McStas 3.6.14, released April 12th 2026.
* It gives a 'changes' list from the beginning of the project
*
*******************************************************************************/
+Changes in McStas/McXtrace 3.6.14, April 12th, 2026
+## What's Changed
+
+### New comps/instruments
+* Adding the ILL SANS instrument 'SAM' by @nmgm in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2388
+* Follow-up to https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2387 by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2390
+
+### New tool feature: NeXus scans become entries in one common HDF file
+* Prototype solution to allow 'append’ mode for datasets by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2376
+* Updated Rubredoxin lau file from @aaronfinke by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2384
+
+### Various updates to instruments/components
+* Fix for rare crash of ILL_IN4 / MPI by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2287
+* NMO Comp/instr: Header fixes. Plus suppresion of mcdisplay. by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2288
+* Add 'full' template in McXtrace and align with McStas version by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2290
+* Union mcdisplay bugs by @Lomholy in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2294
+* Fix to MPI-mode use of Brilliance Transfer calculation. by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2300
+* Add McStas unittest for ALLOW_BACKPROP macro. by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2302
+* Update Unittest_ALLOW_BACKPROP with per-particle test by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2303
+* Make backprop thread safe in McStas by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2304
+* Minor instrument and comp updates, McStas by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2332
+* More %Example tests for McStas instruments by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2333
+* McStas Isotropic_Sqw: fix misplaced MPI_MASTER( … ); brackets by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2335
+* Increase McStas Test_SANS stat requirements in selected %Example lines by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2336
+* More additions of McStas %Example lines by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2337
+* Manual update of McXtrace Incoherent_process comp from EBK branch by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2338
+* Add more %Example lines to McStas instruments by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2341
+* Lift H22_D1B expectation value by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2342
+* Add Test instrument for Be-filter models by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2349
+* Disable nightly test of SNS_ARCS instr by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2350
+* Add ILL_H142 using ‘simple comps only' by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2354
+* Re-enable a few tests on the nightlies by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2364
+* Improve final detector stats by 1 order (SPLIT) in SNS_ARCS by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2370
+* ESS_butterfly: Wrap all printf / fprintf in MPI_MASTER( ); by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2372
+* Updated Example values following updated Rubredoxin.lau by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2386
+* Adapt Guide_m interface -> style of Guide_gravity parameters by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2389
+* McStas Monitor_nD “nexusbins” only in listmode by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2387
+* Adjust %Example line in templateNMX by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2397
+* Mono bent complex string parsing by @Lomholy in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2395
+
+### Tool improvements
+* Use better indentation/formatting in mctest json outputs by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2306
+* Prototype clang-format based code-formatting tool by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2314
+* Add cppcheck and clang-format to devel dependency list by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2322
+* Add hints for alternative mcdisplay visualisation in Jupyter... by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2353
+* Add timers for maximal compile / runtime in mctest by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2356
+* Add mctest logic to skip / not overwrite existing test data by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2358
+* mctest / timeout system - ensure to kill underlying processes by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2363
+* mctest: Use process group for more stable hung process cleanup by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2365
+* mctest: Even more elaborate process-control / termination logic by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2366
+* Tolerate & and # in mcdoc unit specifications by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2369
+* mcrun -L list was broken, fixed here by (re-)calculating number of elements … by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2377
+* Changed (hard-coded) mcgui 3D visualiser to be webgl-classic by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2381
+* On Windows use psutil for probing number of available cores in MPI by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2367
+
+### Fixes to various bugs (some for specific issues)
+* Attempt at fixing https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/issues/2310 by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2311
+* Fix for nasty double-assignment m=m = m, spotted via mcstas-antlr by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2355
+* Add ‘allow_backprop’ as _particle member in McXtrace like McStas by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2357
+* Patch issue 2359 - Al_window absorption/scattering by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2360
+* Phonon focusing fix by @Lomholy in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2343
+* Remove cogen compiletime warnings by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2374
+* Silence warning in case NeXus is built in by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2398
+
+### LaTeX in doc headers
+* Use JS LaTeX environments to render equations in headers by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2291
+* Update LaTeX formatting for waviness parameter by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2293
+
+### Clang-format formatting of component syntax
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas monitors by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2315
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas sasmodels comps by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2316
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas samples by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2317
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas optics by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2318
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas contrib by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2319
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas misc by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2321
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas Union by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2320
+* Format McXtrace contrib by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2323
+* Format McXtrace astrox by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2324
+* Format McXtrace misc by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2325
+* Format McXtrace monitors by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2326
+* Format McXtrace optics by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2327
+* Format McXtrace samples by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2328
+* Format McXtrace sasmodels by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2329
+* Formatting for McXtrace sources by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2330
+* Format McXtrace union by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2331
+
+### Project infrastructure
+* Update issue templates by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2295
+* Update issue templates by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2296
+* Minor work on issue templates by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2297
+* Add security issue template and update issue prefixes by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2298
+* Adjust remaining conda-based workflows to install/use mamba by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2299
+* Tool-only import from branch clangformat-experimental by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2312
+* Minor improvements to mccode-clangformat tool + update PR template by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2334
+* Workflow and dependency updates by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2362
+* Bump version of actions/setup-python in non-conda workflows by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2383
+* Upgrade vite required version by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2393
+
+### Various GPU related
+* Disable RITA-II test: hangs GPU box by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2339
+* Workaround to run ILL_IN5_Spots correctly on GPU system by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2340
+* Disable test - periodically hangs gpu box by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2346
+* Configuration update on GPU box by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2368
+* Fix typo in GPU box mccode_config by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2378
+* Should allow ILL_H15_SAM to execute on GPU/OpenACC by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2394
+
+## New Contributors
+* @nmgm made their first contribution in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2388
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/compare/v3.6.5...v3.6.14
+
Changes in McStas/McXtrace 3.6.5, January 7th, 2026
## What's Changed - Main Changes:
diff --git a/CHANGES_McXtrace b/CHANGES_McXtrace
index b87fe4446..39bb24550 100644
--- a/CHANGES_McXtrace
+++ b/CHANGES_McXtrace
@@ -15,6 +15,117 @@
*
* Documentation: CHANGES_McXtrace
*************************************************************************/
+Changes in McStas/McXtrace 3.6.14, April 12th, 2026
+## What's Changed
+
+### New comps/instruments
+* Adding the ILL SANS instrument 'SAM' by @nmgm in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2388
+* Follow-up to https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2387 by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2390
+
+### New tool feature: NeXus scans become entries in one common HDF file
+* Prototype solution to allow 'append’ mode for datasets by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2376
+* Updated Rubredoxin lau file from @aaronfinke by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2384
+
+### Various updates to instruments/components
+* Fix for rare crash of ILL_IN4 / MPI by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2287
+* NMO Comp/instr: Header fixes. Plus suppresion of mcdisplay. by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2288
+* Add 'full' template in McXtrace and align with McStas version by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2290
+* Union mcdisplay bugs by @Lomholy in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2294
+* Fix to MPI-mode use of Brilliance Transfer calculation. by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2300
+* Add McStas unittest for ALLOW_BACKPROP macro. by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2302
+* Update Unittest_ALLOW_BACKPROP with per-particle test by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2303
+* Make backprop thread safe in McStas by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2304
+* Minor instrument and comp updates, McStas by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2332
+* More %Example tests for McStas instruments by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2333
+* McStas Isotropic_Sqw: fix misplaced MPI_MASTER( … ); brackets by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2335
+* Increase McStas Test_SANS stat requirements in selected %Example lines by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2336
+* More additions of McStas %Example lines by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2337
+* Manual update of McXtrace Incoherent_process comp from EBK branch by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2338
+* Add more %Example lines to McStas instruments by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2341
+* Lift H22_D1B expectation value by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2342
+* Add Test instrument for Be-filter models by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2349
+* Disable nightly test of SNS_ARCS instr by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2350
+* Add ILL_H142 using ‘simple comps only' by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2354
+* Re-enable a few tests on the nightlies by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2364
+* Improve final detector stats by 1 order (SPLIT) in SNS_ARCS by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2370
+* ESS_butterfly: Wrap all printf / fprintf in MPI_MASTER( ); by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2372
+* Updated Example values following updated Rubredoxin.lau by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2386
+* Adapt Guide_m interface -> style of Guide_gravity parameters by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2389
+* McStas Monitor_nD “nexusbins” only in listmode by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2387
+* Adjust %Example line in templateNMX by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2397
+* Mono bent complex string parsing by @Lomholy in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2395
+
+### Tool improvements
+* Use better indentation/formatting in mctest json outputs by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2306
+* Prototype clang-format based code-formatting tool by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2314
+* Add cppcheck and clang-format to devel dependency list by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2322
+* Add hints for alternative mcdisplay visualisation in Jupyter... by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2353
+* Add timers for maximal compile / runtime in mctest by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2356
+* Add mctest logic to skip / not overwrite existing test data by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2358
+* mctest / timeout system - ensure to kill underlying processes by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2363
+* mctest: Use process group for more stable hung process cleanup by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2365
+* mctest: Even more elaborate process-control / termination logic by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2366
+* Tolerate & and # in mcdoc unit specifications by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2369
+* mcrun -L list was broken, fixed here by (re-)calculating number of elements … by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2377
+* Changed (hard-coded) mcgui 3D visualiser to be webgl-classic by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2381
+* On Windows use psutil for probing number of available cores in MPI by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2367
+
+### Fixes to various bugs (some for specific issues)
+* Attempt at fixing https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/issues/2310 by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2311
+* Fix for nasty double-assignment m=m = m, spotted via mcstas-antlr by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2355
+* Add ‘allow_backprop’ as _particle member in McXtrace like McStas by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2357
+* Patch issue 2359 - Al_window absorption/scattering by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2360
+* Phonon focusing fix by @Lomholy in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2343
+* Remove cogen compiletime warnings by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2374
+* Silence warning in case NeXus is built in by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2398
+
+### LaTeX in doc headers
+* Use JS LaTeX environments to render equations in headers by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2291
+* Update LaTeX formatting for waviness parameter by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2293
+
+### Clang-format formatting of component syntax
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas monitors by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2315
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas sasmodels comps by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2316
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas samples by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2317
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas optics by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2318
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas contrib by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2319
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas misc by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2321
+* Add comp-formatter to McStas Union by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2320
+* Format McXtrace contrib by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2323
+* Format McXtrace astrox by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2324
+* Format McXtrace misc by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2325
+* Format McXtrace monitors by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2326
+* Format McXtrace optics by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2327
+* Format McXtrace samples by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2328
+* Format McXtrace sasmodels by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2329
+* Formatting for McXtrace sources by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2330
+* Format McXtrace union by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2331
+
+### Project infrastructure
+* Update issue templates by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2295
+* Update issue templates by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2296
+* Minor work on issue templates by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2297
+* Add security issue template and update issue prefixes by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2298
+* Adjust remaining conda-based workflows to install/use mamba by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2299
+* Tool-only import from branch clangformat-experimental by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2312
+* Minor improvements to mccode-clangformat tool + update PR template by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2334
+* Workflow and dependency updates by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2362
+* Bump version of actions/setup-python in non-conda workflows by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2383
+* Upgrade vite required version by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2393
+
+### Various GPU related
+* Disable RITA-II test: hangs GPU box by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2339
+* Workaround to run ILL_IN5_Spots correctly on GPU system by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2340
+* Disable test - periodically hangs gpu box by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2346
+* Configuration update on GPU box by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2368
+* Fix typo in GPU box mccode_config by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2378
+* Should allow ILL_H15_SAM to execute on GPU/OpenACC by @willend in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2394
+
+## New Contributors
+* @nmgm made their first contribution in https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/pull/2388
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/compare/v3.6.5...v3.6.14
+
Changes in McStas/McXtrace 3.6.5, January 7th, 2026
## What's Changed - Main Changes:
diff --git a/INSTALL-McStas/Docker/README.md b/INSTALL-McStas/Docker/README.md
index 461eefc37..d9f3099da 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McStas/Docker/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McStas/Docker/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Running McStas and McXtrace 3.6.5 in Docker / podman etc.
+# Running McStas and McXtrace 3.6.14 in Docker / podman etc.
The container definition is available at [here](https://github.com/willend/jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy/tree/mcstas-mcxtrace-3.5) and is further on dockerhub under docker.io/mccode/mcstas-mcxtrace
diff --git a/INSTALL-McStas/Linux/README.md b/INSTALL-McStas/Linux/README.md
index 8bad952dd..4ac4eb8a9 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McStas/Linux/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McStas/Linux/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Install McStas 3.6.5 on Linux and Unix.
+# Install McStas 3.6.14 on Linux and Unix.
* We provide Debian packages, RedHat packages, and tar.gz's of "preconfigured" source code.
diff --git a/INSTALL-McStas/Linux/debian/README.md b/INSTALL-McStas/Linux/debian/README.md
index bafe0d57e..c2f017858 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McStas/Linux/debian/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McStas/Linux/debian/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Install McStas 3.6.5 On Debian class systems (including Ubuntu, mint etc.):
+## Install McStas 3.6.14 On Debian class systems (including Ubuntu, mint etc.):
The packages have been tested to work correctly on Ubuntu 24.04.
# Add the McCode repository
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ mcstas-tools-python-mcplot-pyqtgraph - python-tools-mcplot-pyqtgraph built using
mcstas-tools-python-mcrun - python-tools-mcrun built using CMake
```
The meta-package mcstas-suite-python (or mcstas-suite-python-ng)
-allows you to install mcstas 3.6.5 with tools (mcrun/mcplot etc.) by
+allows you to install mcstas 3.6.14 with tools (mcrun/mcplot etc.) by
the simple apt-get command
```bash
sudo apt-get install mcstas-suite-python
diff --git a/INSTALL-McStas/README.md b/INSTALL-McStas/README.md
index 480d750e9..dc9c4cccf 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McStas/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McStas/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Installation instructions for McStas 3.6.5
+# Installation instructions for McStas 3.6.14
Please consult the individual platform instructions:
diff --git a/INSTALL-McStas/Windows/README.md b/INSTALL-McStas/Windows/README.md
index 3fdd73f29..83eba73ef 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McStas/Windows/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McStas/Windows/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Installation of McStas 3.6.5 on Windows 64 bit Intel systems (some support for arm64)
+# Installation of McStas 3.6.14 on Windows 64 bit Intel systems (some support for arm64)
## *IMPORTANT: active internet connection required during installation*
* Please use either of:
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
* Once install has completed, please use the `mcstas-shell` shortcut on the desktop - issue terminal command `mcgui` to start the McStas GUI.
* Option 1 *may* function `arm64` Windows, but will require installation of Visual Studio including both arm64 and x64_64 build tools for c++.
2. **Legacy:**
- * install the legacy-style MinGW based [McStas 3.6.5 metapackage](https://download.mcstas.org/mcstas-3.6.5/Windows/McStas-Metapackage-3.6.5-win64.exe)
+ * install the legacy-style MinGW based [McStas 3.6.14 metapackage](https://download.mcstas.org/mcstas-3.6.14/Windows/McStas-Metapackage-3.6.14-win64.exe)
* Option 2 should be fully functional on `arm64` processors.
3. **WSL:**
* Use the directions available in [WSL](WSL/README.md) to install the "Windows subsystem for Linux" and run the Linux Debian binaries there.
diff --git a/INSTALL-McStas/Windows/WSL/README.md b/INSTALL-McStas/Windows/WSL/README.md
index 1faab51bd..53fdc5833 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McStas/Windows/WSL/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McStas/Windows/WSL/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Installation of McStas 3.6.5 on Windows 64 bit systems - using WSL
+# Installation of McStas 3.6.14 on Windows 64 bit systems - using WSL
*(WSL is the Windows Subsystem for Linux, aka. bash on Ubuntu on Windows)*
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ available, but we recommend Ubuntu)
* To open it again later, simply issue bash in a terminal or through
the start menu
-## Install the McStas 3.6.5 Debian packages
+## Install the McStas 3.6.14 Debian packages
* Follow the
[normal Debian installation instructions](../../Linux/debian/README.md)
- essentially a matter of sudo apt-get install mcstas-suite-python
diff --git a/INSTALL-McStas/conda/README.md b/INSTALL-McStas/conda/README.md
index f146be4fa..9a4546e76 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McStas/conda/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McStas/conda/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Install McStas 3.6.5 through conda-forge (macOS, Linux or Windows host)
+# Install McStas 3.6.14 through conda-forge (macOS, Linux or Windows host)
-* We a set of conda-packages for installing McStas 3.6.5.x through conda
+* We a set of conda-packages for installing McStas 3.6.14.x through conda
## Get yourself a conda / mamba
Due to the complex [licensing situation](https://discuss.scientific-python.org/t/response-to-anaconda-switch-to-paid-plans/1395) with the commercial Anaconda ecosystem, we clearly recommend McStas users to start from an open-source entry-point such as
diff --git a/INSTALL-McStas/macOS/README.md b/INSTALL-McStas/macOS/README.md
index 7441fe0b6..449fd79bd 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McStas/macOS/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McStas/macOS/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Installation of McStas 3.6.5 on macOS
+# Installation of McStas 3.6.14 on macOS
## Supported macOS releases
* macOS 11-15 (Big Sur and later, fully supported python tool set. Supported on both Intel and Apple Silicon,
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
## Steps to perform
* Download the package:
- [McStas 3.6.5 for macOS](https://download.mcstas.org/mcstas-3.6.5/macOS/mcstas-3.6.5-macOS-conda.tar.gz)
+ [McStas 3.6.14 for macOS](https://download.mcstas.org/mcstas-3.6.14/macOS/mcstas-3.6.14-macOS-conda.tar.gz)
and unpack it (e.g. double-clicking should work).
* Open the relevant folder for your local processor
-* Drag the McStas-3.6.5.app to /Applications and right-click + open to start the app:
+* Drag the McStas-3.6.14.app to /Applications and right-click + open to start the app:

* Depending on your macOS version, security settings may initially prevent the app from opening, example from macOS 15 Sequoia:
- - Initial warning that "McStas-3.6.5" was not opened
+ - Initial warning that "McStas-3.6.14" was not opened

- Next, go to System Preferences, Privacy and Security and select to
"Open Anyway"
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
- And finally give your password for installation to proceed

-* :warning: In case the last warning still does not allow to open the application, you may issue the following command in a Terminal: `sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/McStas-3.6.5.app`
+* :warning: In case the last warning still does not allow to open the application, you may issue the following command in a Terminal: `sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/McStas-3.6.14.app`
-* McStas 3.6.5 macOS app bundless are fully based on conda-forge and will "self-inject" all dependencies on first launch. Please follow any on-screen instructions given.
+* McStas 3.6.14 macOS app bundless are fully based on conda-forge and will "self-inject" all dependencies on first launch. Please follow any on-screen instructions given.
* In case you have trouble accessing instrument files in certain areas
of your disk, please give the McStas bundle "Full Disk Access"
diff --git a/INSTALL-McXtrace/Docker/README.md b/INSTALL-McXtrace/Docker/README.md
index 461eefc37..d9f3099da 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McXtrace/Docker/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McXtrace/Docker/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Running McStas and McXtrace 3.6.5 in Docker / podman etc.
+# Running McStas and McXtrace 3.6.14 in Docker / podman etc.
The container definition is available at [here](https://github.com/willend/jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy/tree/mcstas-mcxtrace-3.5) and is further on dockerhub under docker.io/mccode/mcstas-mcxtrace
diff --git a/INSTALL-McXtrace/Linux/README.md b/INSTALL-McXtrace/Linux/README.md
index 5d17c8e5a..6d728e7e3 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McXtrace/Linux/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McXtrace/Linux/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Install McXtrace 3.6.5 on Linux and Unix.
+# Install McXtrace 3.6.14 on Linux and Unix.
* We provide Debian packages, RedHat packages, and tar.gz's of "preconfigured" source code.
diff --git a/INSTALL-McXtrace/Linux/debian/README.md b/INSTALL-McXtrace/Linux/debian/README.md
index fd5175a0f..792e22ba2 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McXtrace/Linux/debian/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McXtrace/Linux/debian/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Install McXtrace 3.6.5 On Debian class systems (including Ubuntu, mint etc.):
+## Install McXtrace 3.6.14 On Debian class systems (including Ubuntu, mint etc.):
The packages have been tested to work correctly on Ubuntu 24.04.
# Add the McCode repository
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ mcxtrace-tools-python-mxplot-pyqtgraph - python-tools-mxplot-pyqtgraph built usi
mcxtrace-tools-python-mxrun - python-tools-mxrun built using CMake
```
The meta-package mcxtrace-suite-python (or mcxtrace-suite-python-ng)
-allows you to install mcxtrace 3.6.5 with tools (mcrun/mcplot etc.) by
+allows you to install mcxtrace 3.6.14 with tools (mcrun/mcplot etc.) by
the simple apt-get command
```bash
sudo apt-get install mcxtrace-suite-python
diff --git a/INSTALL-McXtrace/README.md b/INSTALL-McXtrace/README.md
index 9ec94da92..da1db5923 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McXtrace/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McXtrace/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Installation instructions for McXtrace 3.6.5
+# Installation instructions for McXtrace 3.6.14
Please consult the individual platform instructions:
diff --git a/INSTALL-McXtrace/Windows/README.md b/INSTALL-McXtrace/Windows/README.md
index c2dd72afd..ce4b6a36b 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McXtrace/Windows/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McXtrace/Windows/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Installation of McXtrace 3.6.5 on Windows 64 bit Intel systems (some support for arm64)
+# Installation of McXtrace 3.6.14 on Windows 64 bit Intel systems (some support for arm64)
## *IMPORTANT: active internet connection required during installation*
* Please use either of:
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
* Once install has completed, please use the `mcxtrace-shell` shortcut on the desktop - issue terminal command `mxgui` to start the McXtrace GUI.
* Option 1 *may* function `arm64` Windows, but will require installation of Visual Studio including both arm64 and x64_64 build tools for c++.
2. **Legacy:**
- * install the legacy-style MinGW based [McXtrace 3.6.5 metapackage](https://download.mcxtrace.org/mcxtrace-3.6.5/Windows/McXtrace-Metapackage-3.6.5-win64.exe)
+ * install the legacy-style MinGW based [McXtrace 3.6.14 metapackage](https://download.mcxtrace.org/mcxtrace-3.6.14/Windows/McXtrace-Metapackage-3.6.14-win64.exe)
* Option 2 should be fully functional on `arm64` processors.
3. **WSL:**
* Use the directions available in [WSL](WSL/README.md) to install the "Windows subsystem for Linux" and run the Linux Debian binaries there.
diff --git a/INSTALL-McXtrace/Windows/WSL/README.md b/INSTALL-McXtrace/Windows/WSL/README.md
index 4411902b7..371e8a328 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McXtrace/Windows/WSL/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McXtrace/Windows/WSL/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Installation of McXtrace 3.6.5 on Windows 64 bit systems - using WSL
+# Installation of McXtrace 3.6.14 on Windows 64 bit systems - using WSL
*(WSL is the Windows Subsystem for Linux, aka. bash on Ubuntu on Windows)*
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ available, but we recommend Ubuntu)
* To open it again later, simply issue bash in a terminal or through
the start menu
-## Install the McXtrace 3.6.5 Debian packages
+## Install the McXtrace 3.6.14 Debian packages
* Follow the
[normal Debian installation instructions](../../Linux/debian/README.md)
- essentially a matter of sudo apt-get install mcxtrace-suite-python
diff --git a/INSTALL-McXtrace/conda/README.md b/INSTALL-McXtrace/conda/README.md
index 33ad083b3..f39323570 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McXtrace/conda/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McXtrace/conda/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Install McXtrace 3.6.5 through conda-forge (macOS, Linux or Windows host)
+# Install McXtrace 3.6.14 through conda-forge (macOS, Linux or Windows host)
-* We a set of conda-packages for installing McXtrace 3.6.5.x through conda
+* We a set of conda-packages for installing McXtrace 3.6.14.x through conda
## Get yourself a conda / mamba
Due to the complex [licensing situation](https://discuss.scientific-python.org/t/response-to-anaconda-switch-to-paid-plans/1395) with the commercial Anaconda ecosystem, we clearly recommend McXtrace users to start from an open-source entry-point such as
diff --git a/INSTALL-McXtrace/macOS/README.md b/INSTALL-McXtrace/macOS/README.md
index 4d5a15bb9..836f3a94c 100644
--- a/INSTALL-McXtrace/macOS/README.md
+++ b/INSTALL-McXtrace/macOS/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Installation of McXtrace 3.6.5 on macOS
+# Installation of McXtrace 3.6.14 on macOS
## Supported macOS releases
* macOS 11-15 (Big Sur and later, fully supported python tool set. Supported on both Intel and Apple Silicon,
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
## Steps to perform
* Download the package:
- [McXtrace 3.6.5 for macOS](https://download.mcxtrace.org/mcxtrace-3.6.5/macOS/mcxtrace-3.6.5-macOS-conda.tar.gz)
+ [McXtrace 3.6.14 for macOS](https://download.mcxtrace.org/mcxtrace-3.6.14/macOS/mcxtrace-3.6.14-macOS-conda.tar.gz)
and unpack it (e.g. double-clicking should work).
* Open the relevant folder for your local processor
-* Drag the McXtrace-3.6.5.app to /Applications and right-click + open to start the app:
+* Drag the McXtrace-3.6.14.app to /Applications and right-click + open to start the app:

* Depending on your macOS version, security settings may initially prevent the app from opening, example from macOS 15 Sequoia:
- - Initial warning that "McXtrace-3.6.5" was not opened
+ - Initial warning that "McXtrace-3.6.14" was not opened

- Next, go to System Preferences, Privacy and Security and select to
"Open Anyway"
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
- And finally give your password for installation to proceed

-* :warning: In case the last warning still does not allow to open the application, you may issue the following command in a Terminal: `sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/McXtrace-3.6.5.app`
+* :warning: In case the last warning still does not allow to open the application, you may issue the following command in a Terminal: `sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/McXtrace-3.6.14.app`
-* McXtrace 3.6.5 macOS app bundles are fully based on conda-forge and will "self-inject" all dependencies on first launch. Please follow any on-screen instructions given.
+* McXtrace 3.6.14 macOS app bundles are fully based on conda-forge and will "self-inject" all dependencies on first launch. Please follow any on-screen instructions given.
* In case you have trouble accessing instrument files in certain areas
of your disk, please give the McXtrace bundle "Full Disk Access"