Re: Benchmarks Freeze terminal // Need THelix example

From: Rene Brun (Rene.Brun@cern.ch)
Date: Wed May 20 1998 - 09:14:39 MEST


Paul Nord wrote:
> 
> Good day,
> 
> Just starting with Root here.
> 
> If I run the benchmark.C the host terminal locks when trying to execute
> na49view.C.  I've tried this from other terminals and it does run.  But if I'm
> sitting at the console of this DEC UNIX 4.0b system, it locks up when it
> reaches the na49 test.  The mouse is still active.  A canvas for the na49view
> is drawn.  But none of the Pave's are drawn.  And the detector never shows up.
> The mouse is still active, but not able to select anything on the screen.
> Nothing is using CPU time.  The only way I've found to fix it is to reboot.
> HELP!

You are very likely running on an X terminal with a small memory.
This looks like a problem with your X server.

> 
> Also, Can't seem to instantiate a usable THelix.  Can someone point me to an
> example of how this is used?

I have asked Ping Yeh (author of THelix) to provide an extended
explanation of this interesting class together with an example
showing how to use this class to display tracks in a magnetic field.

Rene Brun



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