How to compile root source in windows?

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I just download the latest source code, but don’t know how to compile it using visual studio. Is there any solution file or makefile for this purpose?

BTW, I notice we have had the binary windows package, but I am still curious of knowing the way to compile it.

Thanks in advance for your reply.

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Hi,

as described here rootbuilder.codeplex.com

Cheers, Axel.

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Thanks Axel. I tried to build using cygwin, but I got the following errors:

libgsl.a(roots_falsepos.o) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _finite libgsl.a(roots_brent.o) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _finite libgsl.a(roots_newton.o) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _finite libgsl.a(roots_secant.o) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _finite libgsl.a(min_fsolver.o) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _finite refe renced in function _gsl_min_fminimizer_set_with_values libgsl.a(min_golden.o) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _finite libgsl.a(min_brent.o) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _finite libgsl.a(roots_bisection.o) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _finite libgsl.a(complex_math.o) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _log1p refe renced in function _gsl_complex_logabs libgsl.a(cdf_gammainv.o) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _log1p libgsl.a(sys_invhyp.o) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _log1p libgsl.a(cdf_tdist.o) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _log1p bin/libMathMore.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals

I am using gsl-1.8 for windows. Any suggestions? Thanks.

[quote=“Axel”]Hi,

as described here rootbuilder.codeplex.com

Cheers, Axel.[/quote][/code]

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[quote=“forbmj”]… but I got the following errors:

libgsl.a(roots_falsepos.o) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _finite .... [/quote]Which compiler (SDK - Software Development Kit) ) did you use?
The message " error LNK2001" comes from Microsoft Visual C++ linker. However, the extensions “.a” / “*.o” suggest that gcc was in use to compile gsl.

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Hi,

you might need to link in a windows fortran library. This is non-standard. Do you really need gsl? Otherwise --disable-mathmore will solve this issue.

Cheers, Axel.