Error with root windows xp/cygwin nt-5.1

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Hi,

I get the follwing error when I try to run root in cygwin. I can then create objects but can’t display them. Does anyone know what’s wrong?

Much Thanks,
Bob

Error in TUnixSystem::DynamicPathName: GX11[.so | .sl | .dl | .a | .dll] does not exist in .:c:\cygwin\root/lib

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Compiled for win32gcc.

CINT/ROOT C/C++ Interpreter version 5.15.169, Mar 14 2005
Type ? for help. Commands must be C++ statements.
Enclose multiple statements between { }.
Error in TUnixSystem::DynamicPathName: Minuit[.so | .sl | .dl | .a | .dll] does not exist in .:c:\cygwin\root/lib
Error in TUnixSystem::DynamicPathName: Postscript[.so | .sl | .dl | .a | .dll] does not exist in .:c:\cygwin\root/lib
Error in TUnixSystem::DynamicPathName: Html[.so | .sl | .dl | .a | .dll] does not exist in .:c:\cygwin\root/lib

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Hi,
set yuor ROOTSYS in unix format, i.e. /cygdrive/c/cygwin/root or simply /root (both are the same dir, as “/” is /cygdrive/c/cygwin/). If that doesn’t help please send the output of “env”, and “ls -l $ROOTSYS/lib”.
Axel.

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That works.
Thanks!