getting started

Elemer Nagy (nagy@cppm.in2p3.fr)
Thu, 7 Aug 97 10:16:26 METDST


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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