Problem building root on cygwin with gcc 3.2

ROOT
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Hello,
I have had the same problem trying to build 3.10 and 4.00.

Here’s what I did:
get source from website
unix> tar -xzf root_v3.10.02.source.tar.gz
unix> cd root
unix> export PATH=/home/cplager/Junk/root/root/bin/:$PATH
unix> export ROOTSYS=$PWD
unix> ./configure win32gcc 2>&1 | tee config.txt
unix> make 2>&1 | tee make.txt

I then get errors like:
Error: unrecognized language construct FILE:base/inc/TStorage.h LINE:77

(see attached for full output of configure and make)

I have root 3.10 installed from the binaries, and that works well, except that I’m trying to get pyroot installed and was told that I need to build it myself.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Charles
make.txt (65.3 KB)
config.txt (2.16 KB)

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Hi Charles,
what cygwin version are you using (cygcheck -something should give you the answer - sorry, I have no access to windows right now), what version of gcc? There has been a problem with cygwin 1.5.5, see this thread.
Axel.

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Hi Axel,
I’m using 1.5.5.1. I tried 1.5.7.1 earlier and had problems with emacs. I guess its time to upgrade. I’ll try it with a later version and post what happens.
Charles

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Hi Axel,
I upgraded cygwin and I successfully compiled root 4.00 including pyroot. Is pyroot going to be built-in as the default anytime soon?

 Charles
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I have to upgrade my machine to the latest cygwin/gcc, import the latest Python and build the new version.
With the coming CHEP and several events following, I do not expect
to do this job in the coming few weeks, but hopefully before Christmas.

Axel, let me know if you build it. I will expose your tar file on our web site.

Rene

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Hi,
I’ll prepare the build, including all optionaly libraries that build with cygwin (python, ruby, …). Let me first try to debug the nasty and unsolved problem at http://root.cern.ch/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1101. For that I need to build a debug version of x11. But I should be able to get that done before christmas.
Axel.

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Sweet! :stuck_out_tongue:

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Hi,
the “sweet” build of root 4.01/02 for win32gcc is done, you can get it in the ROOT download section. It has a lot of support libs enabled: ruby, python, pythia, venus, chirp, coin, cernlib, krb5, ssl, SRP, AfterImage. For pg/mysql, ruby, and python you can simply install the corresponding cygwin packages. The others you can get from my little file repository [www-clued0.fnal.gov].

Note that some changes were backported to this build to make ruby and python work (i.e. ruby and python do not work in a regular 4.01/02 win32gcc build, only in this binary distribution and in a build from the current cvs version of root).
Axel.