Re: Error: Minuit[.so | .sl | .dl | .a | .dll] does not exist

On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 8:54 PM, Tom Clancy <karnikkl_at_yahoo.de> wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> I run ROOT 5.17/05 which I obtained from
> http://mirror.phy.bnl.gov/debian-root/ubuntu/ on Ubuntu 7.10. If I try to
> fit a function, I get the error that Minuit would not exist.
>
> root [0] .x root-test.c
> Error in <TUnixSystem::DynamicPathName>: Minuit[.so | .sl | .dl | .a | .dll]
> does not exist in .::/usr/lib/root/5.17
> <TCanvas::MakeDefCanvas>: created default TCanvas with name c1
>
> Can I install it seperately or what is the best way to solve my problem?

You can try to install the "libroot-minuit5.17" package (by apt-get, aptitude, synaptic, or whatsoever). I don't run a precompiled ROOT at the moment, so I can't test it.

Cheers,

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