getting started - problem solved

Elemer Nagy (nagy@cppm.in2p3.fr)
Thu, 7 Aug 97 10:37:07 METDST

My colleauge, Thierry Mouthuy has found the solution to my problem
reproduced here below. One has to terminate the printf line in
rootlogon.C and rootlogoff.C by \n, like
{
printf("Welcome to the ROOT world\n");
}
{
printf("Hope you have enjoyed ROOT -- See you next time\n");
}

Please modify the examples in the ROOT documentation! Thanks.

>
>
> I am just getting started with ROOT and following the tutorials.
> (I'm using an HP 712/80 machine.)
>
> I have noticed that inspite that one needs the file .rootrc it is
> not present in the NA49 tutorial directory.
>
> I have copied therefore the file from Netscape:
>
> # Path used by dynamic loader to find shared libraries
> *.Root.DynamicPath: .:~/rootlibs:$ROOTDIR/lib
> # Activate memory statistics
> Rint.Root.MemStat: 1
> Rint.Load: rootalias.C
> Rint.Logon: rootlogon.C
> Rint.Logoff: rootlogoff.C
>
> together with rootalias.C, rootlogon.C, rootlogoff.C.
> My rootlogon.C is this:
> {
> printf("Welcome to the ROOT world");
> }
> My rootlogoff.C is this:
> {
> printf("Hope you have enjoyed ROOT -- See you next time");
> }
>
>
>
> Invoking root I get only this:
>
> *******************************************
> * *
> * W E L C O M E to R O O T *
> * *
> * Version 0.90/12 13 January 1997 *
> * *
> * You are welcome to visit our Web site *
> * http://root.cern.ch *
> * *
> *******************************************
>
> CINT/ROOT C/C++ Interpreter version 5.11.29, Dec 5 1996
> Type ? for help. Commands must be C++ statements.
> Enclose multiple statements between { }.
>
> i.e. no trace from the rootlogon.C.
>
> As next command I logoff: .q
>
> and only now I get a trace from the rootlogon.C however in a rather strange
> format:
>
> Welcome to the ROOT worldHope you have enjoyed ROOT -- See you next timeHeap statistics
> size alloc free diff
> ================================================
> 4 10 1 9
> 5 25 0 25
> 6 35 0 35
> etc...
>
>
> What did I do wrong? Thanks.
> 

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