alice_vsd.C must be run in compiled mode?

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1

Hello,

Toward the start of the tutorial script eve/alice_vsd.C, we find:

#if defined(__CINT__) && !defined(__MAKECINT__)
{
   Info("alice_vsd.C", "Has to be run in compiled mode ... doing this for you.");
   gSystem->CompileMacro("alice_vsd.C");
   alice_vsd();
}

Why must this script be run in compiled mode? What prevents it from running entirely interpreted?

Thanks,
Matthew Lockner

2

Hi Matthew

You are likely referring to an old version of this tutorial. See version 5.26 that includes more documentation about the process of building an event display.

Rene

3

[quote=“brun”]Hi Matthew

You are likely referring to an old version of this tutorial. See version 5.26 that includes more documentation about the process of building an event display.

Rene[/quote]

My version looks like this one:

http://root.cern.ch/root/html/tutorials/eve/alice_vsd.C.html

Lines 24-29 show the block in question. Do you know of a more recent version (this one is dated 2009-11-24), or where the aforementioned additional documentation is located?

Thanks,
Matthew Lockner

4

Sorry Matthew, I confused alice_vsd with alice_esd ::slight_smile:
alice_vsd will not run in CINT mode (try). There is a problem with the regular expression class (that’s why it is protected)

Rene