Re: [ROOT] no h2root exec after installation? ...and ... gdb error messages.

From: Fons Rademakers (Fons.Rademakers@cern.ch)
Date: Mon Aug 04 2003 - 14:10:56 MEST


Hi Zaldy,

  concerning issue 2:  

On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 17:16, zaldy wrote:
> Dear Root Experts,
> 
> 
> I would like to report two items:
> 
> FIRST
> ^^^^^
> I (step by step) shift to the new root version: ROOT 3.05.05 28 July 2003 
> with compiler gcc 3.2.2 at Red Hat Linux 9.
> 
> I have one work stuff which I know was running ok in root 3.04/02, 18 Dec 
> 2002, gcc 2.91.66. I place the whole file in a tar file. Pls see URL:
> 
> http://neutrino.kek.jp/~zaldy/root_work/MyRootFaq/report7.28.03.tar
> 
> I generated an error report using gdb functionality. Pls see URL:
> http://neutrino.kek.jp/~zaldy/root_work/MyRootFaq/report7.28.03.txt
> 
> The indicated URL for the tar file is enough to produce an executable.
> I included the main program and Makefile.(Hope I don't miss anything).
> 
> Compilation is OK, but when I execute it, i got a segmentation message.
> Just dont understand this messages; too technical for me.
> 
> I am interested to know what is wrong with my (new) system.
> 
> 
> SECOND
> ^^^^^^
> The new root source(root3.05/5) I build using the command:
> 
> ./configure linux --prefix=/home/zaldy/myroot
> gmake
> gmake install

For private installs don't use the --prefix option. Use the ROOTSYS
relative build. In that case the gmake install step is not needed. If
you insist on using the prefix way do:

./configure linux --prefix=/home/zaldy/myroot
--etcdir=/home/zaldy/myroot/etc

> 
> Compilation, no errors except that, since I don't have system permission, 
> it cannot copy "pdg_table.txt", "root.mines", "root.rootrc", "CVC" on 
> "/etc/root" dir.
> 
> 	Should I worry?
>  
> 	Why is it there was no "h2root" executable in $ROOTSYS/bin? I need 
>         this to convert my *.hbook to *.root files.
> 
> 
> Thanks.
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