ComputationalRadiationPhysics · PrometheusPi · Sep 2, 2021 · Aug 31, 2021 · Aug 31, 2021 · Aug 31, 2021
diff --git a/INSTALL.rst b/INSTALL.rst
@@ -209,25 +209,6 @@ pngwriter
   - ``export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/lib/pngwriter:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH``
   - ``export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/lib/pngwriter/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH``
 
-libSplash
-"""""""""
-- 1.7.0+ (requires *HDF5*, *boost program-options*)
-- *Debian/Ubuntu dependencies:* ``sudo apt-get install libhdf5-openmpi-dev libboost-program-options-dev``
-- *Arch Linux dependencies:* ``sudo pacman --sync hdf5-openmpi boost``
-- *Spack:* ``spack install libsplash ^hdf5~fortran``
-- *from source:*
-
-  - ``mkdir -p ~/src ~/build ~/lib``
-  - ``git clone https://github.com/ComputationalRadiationPhysics/libSplash.git ~/src/splash/``
-  - ``cd ~/build && rm -rf ../build/*``
-  - ``cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$HOME/lib/splash -DSplash_USE_MPI=ON -DSplash_USE_PARALLEL=ON ~/src/splash``
-  - ``make install``
-
-- *environment:* (assumes install from source in ``$HOME/lib/splash``)
-
-  - ``export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/lib/splash:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH``
-  - ``export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/lib/splash/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH``
-
 HDF5
 """"
 - 1.8.13+
@@ -254,29 +235,6 @@ HDF5
   - ``export HDF5_ROOT=$HOME/lib/hdf5``
   - ``export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HDF5_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH``
 
-splash2txt
-""""""""""
-- requires *libSplash* and *boost* ``program_options``
-- converts slices in dumped hdf5 files to plain txt matrices
-- assume you [downloaded](#requirements) PIConGPU to `PICSRC=$HOME/src/picongpu`
-- ``mkdir -p ~/build && cd ~/build``
-- ``cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PICSRC/src/tools/bin $PICSRC/src/tools/splash2txt``
-- ``make``
-- ``make install``
-- *environment:*
-
-  - ``export PATH=$PATH:$PICSRC/src/splash2txt/build``
-- options:
-
-  - ``splash2txt --help``
-  - list all available datasets: ``splash2txt --list <FILE_PREFIX>``
-
-png2gas
-"""""""
-- requires *libSplash*, *pngwriter* and *boost* ``program_options``)
-- converts png files to hdf5 files that can be used as an input for species initial density profiles
-- compile and install exactly as *splash2txt* above
-
 c-blosc
 """""""
 - general purpose compressor, used in ADIOS2 for in situ data reduction

diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
@@ -27,19 +27,18 @@ The **main simulation** is licensed under the **GPLv3+**. See
  - `include/picongpu`
  - `lib/python/picongpu`
  - `share/picongpu`
- - `src/tools` (without `splash2txt`)
+ - `src/tools`
  - `src/mpiInfo`
  - `test`
 
 
-### PMacc & splash2txt
+### PMacc
 
 All **libraries** are licensed under the **LGPLv3+**. See
 [COPYING.LESSER](COPYING.LESSER).
 If not stated otherwise explicitly, that affects:
  - `include/pmacc`
  - `share/pmacc`
- - `src/tools/splash2txt`
 
 
 ### Documentation

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ a wide range of tools and diagnostics, e.g.:
 - online, far-field radiation diagnostics for coherent and incoherent radiation
   emitted by charged particles
 - full restart and output capabilities via [openPMD](http://openPMD.org),
-  including [parallel HDF5](http://hdfgroup.org/) (via
-  [libSplash](https://github.com/ComputationalRadiationPhysics/libSplash)) and
+  including [parallel HDF5](http://hdfgroup.org/)
 - 2D and 3D live view and diagnostics tools
 - a large selection of extensible
   [online-plugins](http://picongpu.readthedocs.io/en/latest/usage/plugins.html)

diff --git a/docs/source/install/libraryDependencies.dot b/docs/source/install/libraryDependencies.dot
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ digraph PIConGPU {
     hdf5 [label="hdf5-parallel"];
     mpi -> hdf5;
     zlib -> hdf5;
-    hdf5 -> libSplash;
-    boost -> libSplash [style=dashed label="tools"];
 
     adios [label="ADIOS"];
     mpi -> adios;

diff --git a/docs/source/install/profile.rst b/docs/source/install/profile.rst
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Summit (ORNL)
 **Production directory:** usually ``$PROJWORK/$proj/`` (`link <https://www.olcf.ornl.gov/for-users/system-user-guides/summit/summit-user-guide/#file-systems>`_).
 Note that ``$HOME`` is mounted on compute nodes as read-only.
 
-For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`libSplash and PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually.
+For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually.
 
 V100 GPUs (recommended)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Piz Daint (CSCS)
 
 **Production directory:** ``$SCRATCH`` (`link <https://user.cscs.ch/storage/file_systems/>`_).
 
-For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`boost, zlib, libpng, c-blosc, PNGwriter, libSplash and ADIOS <install-dependencies>` manually.
+For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`boost, zlib, libpng, c-blosc, PNGwriter and ADIOS <install-dependencies>` manually.
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Taurus (TU Dresden)
 
 **Production directory:** ``/scratch/$USER/`` and ``/scratch/$proj/``
 
-For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter and libSplash <install-dependencies>` manually.
+For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually.
 
 Queue: gpu1 (Nvidia K20x GPUs)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Lawrencium (LBNL)
 
 **Production directory:** ``/global/scratch/$USER/``
 
-For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`boost, PNGwriter and libSplash <install-dependencies>` manually.
+For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`boost and PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually.
 Additionally, you need to make the ``rsync`` command available as written below.
 
 .. literalinclude:: profiles/lawrencium-lbnl/picongpu.profile.example
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Cori (NERSC)
 
 **Production directory:** ``$SCRATCH`` (`link <https://www.nersc.gov/users/storage-and-file-systems/>`_).
 
-For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter and libSplash <install-dependencies>` manually.
+For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually.
 
 Queue: regular (Intel Xeon Phi - Knights Landing)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ Draco (MPCDF)
 
 **Production directory:** ``/ptmp/$USER/``
 
-For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`libpng, PNGwriter and libSplash <install-dependencies>` manually.
+For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`libpng and PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually.
 
 .. literalinclude:: profiles/draco-mpcdf/picongpu.profile.example
    :language: bash
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ JURECA (JSC)
 
 **Production directory:** ``$SCRATCH`` (`link <http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/FAQs/IAS/JSC/EN/JUST/FAQ_00_File_systems.html?nn=1297148>`_)
 
-For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter, openPMD and libSplash <install-dependencies>`, for the gpus partition also :ref:`Boost and HDF5 <install-dependencies>`, manually.
+For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter and openPMD <install-dependencies>`, for the gpus partition also :ref:`Boost and HDF5 <install-dependencies>`, manually.
 
 Queue: batch (2 x Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 CPUs, 12 Cores + 12 Hyperthreads/CPU)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ JUWELS (JSC)
 
 **Production directory:** ``$SCRATCH`` (`link <http://www.fz-juelich.de/ias/jsc/EN/Expertise/Supercomputers/JUWELS/FAQ/juwels_FAQ_node.html#faq1495160>`_)
 
-For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter, openPMD and libSplash <install-dependencies>`, for the gpus partition also :ref:`Boost and HDF5 <install-dependencies>`, manually.
+For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter and openPMD <install-dependencies>`, for the gpus partition also :ref:`Boost and HDF5 <install-dependencies>`, manually.
 
 Queue: batch (2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 CPUs, 24 Cores + 24 Hyperthreads/CPU)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ Ascent (ORNL)
 
 **Production directory:** usually ``$PROJWORK/$proj/`` (as on summit `link <https://www.olcf.ornl.gov/for-users/system-user-guides/summit/summit-user-guide/#file-systems>`_).
 
-For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`openPMD-api, libSplash and PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually or use pre-installed libraries in the shared project directory.
+For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`openPMD-api and PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually or use pre-installed libraries in the shared project directory.
 
 V100 GPUs (recommended)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/aris-grnet/gpu_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/aris-grnet/gpu_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module load picongpu
 #
 # module load zlib/1.2.8
 # module load pngwriter/0.7.0
-# module load hdf5-parallel/1.8.20 libsplash/1.7.0
+# module load hdf5-parallel/1.8.20
 
 # Work-Arounds ################################################################
 #

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/ascent-ornl/gpu_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/ascent-ornl/gpu_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ module load nsight-compute/2021.1.0
 #export OPENPMD_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/openPMD-api/
 #export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$OPENPMD_ROOT/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
-# libSplash
-#export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PIC_LIBS/splash:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
-#export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PIC_LIBS/splash/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-
 # pngWriter
 #export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PIC_LIBS/pngwriter:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 #export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PIC_LIBS/pngwriter/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/cori-nersc/knl_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/cori-nersc/knl_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ module load boost/1.70.0
 module load cray-hdf5-parallel/1.10.2.0
 module load png/1.6.34
 
-export Splash_ROOT=${HOME}/sw/libSplash-1.7.0-8-gb9421ba
 export PNGwriter_ROOT=${HOME}/sw/pngwriter-0.7.0-21-g9dc58ed
 
 # Environment #################################################################

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/davide-cineca/gpu_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/davide-cineca/gpu_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -36,14 +36,12 @@ module load szip/2.1.1--gnu--6.4.0
 module load blosc/1.12.1--gnu--6.4.0
 
 module load hdf5/1.10.4--openmpi--3.1.0--gnu--6.4.0
-module load libsplash/1.7.0--openmpi--3.1.0--gnu--6.4.0
 
 module load libpng/1.6.35--gnu--6.4.0
 module load freetype/2.9.1--gnu--6.4.0
 module load pngwriter/0.7.0--gnu--6.4.0
 
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$ZLIB_HOME:$SZIP_HOME:$BLOSC_HOME:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
-export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HDF5_HOME:$LIBSPLASH_HOME:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$LIBPNG_HOME:$FREETYPE_HOME:$PNGWRITER_HOME:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 
 # Work-Arounds ################################################################

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/davinci-rice/picongpu.tpl b/etc/picongpu/davinci-rice/picongpu.tpl
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ echo -n "present working directory:"
 pwd
 
 # create hostfile with uniq histnames for makeParallelPictures
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="TBG_outDir/build_libsplash:TBG_outDir/build_simlib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="TBG_outDir/build_simlib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
 
 export MODULES_NO_OUTPUT=1
 

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/draco-mpcdf/picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/draco-mpcdf/picongpu.profile.example
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ module load hdf5-mpi/gcc/1.8.18
 #
 # needs to be compiled by the user
 export PNGWRITER_ROOT=$HOME/lib/pngwriter-0.7.0
-export SPLASH_ROOT=$HOME/lib/splash-1.7.0
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PNGWRITER_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$SPLASH_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BOOST_HOME/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HDF5_HOME/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$I_MPI_ROOT/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/jureca-jsc/batch_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/jureca-jsc/batch_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ module load libpng/.1.6.35
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$EBROOTZLIB:$EBROOTLIBPNG:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 
 PARTITION_LIB=$PROJECT/lib_batch
-LIBSPLASH_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/libSplash
 PNGWRITER_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/pngwriter
-export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$LIBSPLASH_ROOT:$PNGWRITER_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
+export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PNGWRITER_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 
 BLOSC_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/c-blosc
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$BLOSC_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/jureca-jsc/booster_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/jureca-jsc/booster_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ module load libpng/.1.6.35
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$EBROOTZLIB:$EBROOTLIBPNG:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 
 PARTITION_LIB=$PROJECT/lib_booster
-LIBSPLASH_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/libSplash
 PNGWRITER_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/pngwriter
-export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$LIBSPLASH_ROOT:$PNGWRITER_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
+export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PNGWRITER_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 
 BLOSC_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/c-blosc
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$BLOSC_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/jureca-jsc/gpus_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/jureca-jsc/gpus_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ export PATH=$HDF5_ROOT/bin:$PATH
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HDF5_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HDF5_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
-LIBSPLASH_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/libSplash
 PNGWRITER_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/pngwriter
-export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$LIBSPLASH_ROOT:$PNGWRITER_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
+export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PNGWRITER_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 
 BLOSC_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/c-blosc
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$BLOSC_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/juwels-jsc/batch_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/juwels-jsc/batch_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ module load HDF5/1.10.6
 #export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$EBROOTZLIB:$EBROOTLIBPNG:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 
 PARTITION_LIB=$PROJECT/lib_batch
-LIBSPLASH_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/libSplash
 PNGWRITER_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/pngwriter
-export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$LIBSPLASH_ROOT:$PNGWRITER_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
+export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PNGWRITER_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 
 BLOSC_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/c-blosc
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$BLOSC_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/juwels-jsc/booster_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/juwels-jsc/booster_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -54,21 +54,18 @@ export PIC_LIBS=$PROJECT/lib
 export ZLIB_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/zlib-1.2.11
 export BLOSC_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/blosc-1.21.0
 export PNGwriter_DIR=$PIC_LIBS/pngwriter-0.7.0
-export Splash_DIR=$PIC_LIBS/splash
 export ADIOS2_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/adios2-2.7.1
 export OPENPMD_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/openpmd-0.13.3
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ZLIB_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BLOSC_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PNGwriter_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$Splash_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ADIOS2_ROOT/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$OPENPMD_ROOT/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
 export PATH=$ADIOS_ROOT/bin:$PATH
 
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$ZLIB_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
-export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$Splash_DIR:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 
 
 

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/juwels-jsc/gpus_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/juwels-jsc/gpus_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ module load SciPy-Stack/2020-Python-3.8.5
 PARTITION_LIB=$PROJECT/lib_gpus
 
 
-LIBSPLASH_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/libSplash
 PNGWRITER_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/pngwriter
-export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$LIBSPLASH_ROOT:$PNGWRITER_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
+export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PNGWRITER_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 
 BLOSC_ROOT=$PARTITION_LIB/c-blosc
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$BLOSC_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/lawrencium-lbnl/picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/lawrencium-lbnl/picongpu.profile.example
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ then
         # Plugins (optional)
         module load hdf5/1.8.11-gcc-p
         export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/lib/pngwriter:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
-        export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/lib/libSplash:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
         export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/lib/pngwriter/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/lib/libSplash/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
         # Debug Tools
         #module load valgrind/3.10.1
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
 
 export PATH=$PATH:$PICSRC
 export PATH=$PATH:$PICSRC/bin
-export PATH=$PATH:$PICSRC/src/splash2txt/build
 export PATH=$PATH:$PICSRC/src/tools/bin
 
 export PYTHONPATH=$PICSRC/lib/python:$PYTHONPATH

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/pizdaint-cscs/picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/pizdaint-cscs/picongpu.profile.example
@@ -54,14 +54,12 @@ export ZLIB_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/zlib-1.2.11
 export PNG_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/libpng-1.6.34
 export BLOSC_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/blosc-1.12.1
 export PNGwriter_DIR=$PIC_LIBS/pngwriter-0.7.0
-export Splash_DIR=$PIC_LIBS/splash-1.7.0
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BOOST_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ZLIB_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PNG_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BLOSC_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PNGwriter_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$Splash_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
 export PATH=$PNG_ROOT/bin:$PATH
 

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/spock-ornl/caar_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/spock-ornl/caar_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -55,14 +55,11 @@ export PROJECT=/ccs/proj/$PROJID/PIConGPU
 export PIC_LIBS=$PROJECT/lib
 export ZLIB_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/zlib-1.2.11
 export PNGwriter_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/pngwriter-0.7.0
-export Splash_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/splash
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ZLIB_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PNGwriter_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$Splash_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$ZLIB_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
-export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$Splash_DIR:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 
 # Environment #################################################################
 #

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/summit-ornl/gpu_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/summit-ornl/gpu_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ module load c-blosc/1.21.0 zfp/0.5.5 sz/2.1.11.1 lz4/1.9.3
 module load adios2/2.7.1
 module load openpmd-api/0.13.2
 
-# optionally download libSplash and compile it yourself from
-#   https://github.com/ComputationalRadiationPhysics/libSplash/
-# export Splash_ROOT=<your libSplash install directory>  # e.g., ${HOME}/sw/libSplash-1.7.0
-# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$Splash_ROOT/lib
-
 #export T3PIO_ROOT=$PROJWORK/$proj/lib/t3pio
 #export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$T3PIO_ROOT/lib
 

diff --git a/etc/picongpu/taurus-tud/V100_picongpu.profile.example b/etc/picongpu/taurus-tud/V100_picongpu.profile.example
@@ -39,16 +39,13 @@ export PIC_LIBS=$HOME/lib/power9
 export BOOST_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/boost-1.68.0-Power9
 export PNGwriter_DIR=$PIC_LIBS/pngwriter-0.7.0-Power9
 export HDF5_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/hdf5-1.8.20-Power9
-export Splash_DIR=$PIC_LIBS/splash-Power9
 export BLOSC_ROOT=$PIC_LIBS/blosc-1.16.2-Power9
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BOOST_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PNGwriter_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HDF5_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$Splash_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BLOSC_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HDF5_ROOT:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
-export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$Splash_DIR:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 
 export PICSRC=$HOME/src/picongpu
 export PIC_EXAMPLES=$PICSRC/share/picongpu/examples