macro5.C example from Root Primer 5 doesn't work

[Physics92]

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ROOT Version: 5.28
Platform: Virtual machine vGate 2.0 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)
Compiler: gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) 4.6.3

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Dear ROOT users,

I have problem when running macro5.C example from ROOT Primer 5.
The error is:

gate@vgate:~$ root ./examples/macro5.C 
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ROOT 5.28/00g (tags/v5-28-00g@40876, Sep 14 2011, 15:32:32 on linux)

CINT/ROOT C/C++ Interpreter version 5.18.00, July 2, 2010
Type ? for help. Commands must be C++ statements.
Enclose multiple statements between { }.
root [0] 
Processing ./examples/macro5.C...
Warning: Automatic variable mean_count is allocated /home/gate/././examples/macro5.C:11:
Moments of Distribution:
 - Mean     = 3.5625 +- 0.0895976
Error: Can't call TH1F::GetStdDev() in current scope /home/gate/././examples/macro5.C:30:
Possible candidates are...
(in TH1F)
(in TH1)
Error: << Illegal operator for pointer 3 /home/gate/././examples/macro5.C:30:
Error: << Illegal operator for pointer 3 /home/gate/././examples/macro5.C:30:
Error: << Illegal operator for pointer 3 /home/gate/././examples/macro5.C:30:
Error: << Illegal operator for pointer 3 /home/gate/././examples/macro5.C:30:
Error: << Illegal operator for pointer 3 /home/gate/././examples/macro5.C:30:
Error: << Illegal operator for pointer 3 /home/gate/././examples/macro5.C:30:
*** Interpreter error recovered ***
 - Std Dev  = root [1] 

Please find attached macro5.C file.
I will be very grateful for any help.

Leonid
macro5.C (1.0 KB)

[Wile_E_Coyote]

You took a macro from the ROOT 6 Primer.

You need to loot at the ROOT 5 Primer.

BTW. Try to upgrade your ROOT version. The ROOT Team provides ready to use binary distribution of ROOT 5.34/36 for Ubuntu 12 gcc4.6.

[Physics92]

Thanks a lot! I’ve decided the problem: I wrote GetRMS instead of GetStdDev