Re: [ROOT] Why does the exec2.C demo hang under NT?

From: Rene Brun (Rene.Brun@cern.ch)
Date: Thu Aug 09 2001 - 14:49:49 MEST


Hi Chris,

Scripts involving "Feedback" mode (such as exec2) cannot be run currently under
NT.
We are hoping to release in the coming few months a new version of the 
ROOT/Windows graphics subsystem with the same functionality as Unix.

Rene Brun

Chris Milne wrote:
> 
> Hi rooters,
> 
> I have been having problems running one of the demos under NT using ROOT 2.25/03
> and unfortunately it's a demo I would like to base a piece of code on.
> 
> The demo is hsimple.C - running this file alone works fine, but then when I try
> to incorporate exec2.C it causes problems. According to the header of exec2.C
> all I need to do is run hsimple.C, then type
> 
> hpxpy.Draw();
> c1.AddExec("ex2",".x exec2.C");
> 
> and then as I move the mouse across the canvas a projection should be displayed
> in a seperate canvas, however ROOT hangs at this point. I find that this works
> fine under Solaris 8, but not NT, any ideas?
> 
> Chris Milne
> ------------------------
> Heriot-Watt University
> c.milne@hw.ac.uk



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