Problem on Vista?

ROOT
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Hello,

I have done a project where I divided my files in .cpp and .h with a makefile which is working in Linux (I am using Root 5.22 libs). In order to test it on Windows Vista, I have downloaded Visual Studio 2008. So Root 5.22 is also working well, and I tried to compile my little project. I have changed my makefile thanks to the example in the test folder (Makefile.win32). I am compiling with nmake, so it is ok, I got an .exe file with no errors. However when I run it, I get a message that the program will close, and that is all…

I do not know if it a problem with Vista, or something with the interface, because in fact I am creating a Canvas.

Is there somebody who got the same problem?

Thank you,

Pierre-Louis

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Hi Pierre-Louis,

There is no problem at all on Vista (I use it every day)
If you want me to take a look, you can post your files…

Cheers,
Bertrand.

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Ok I send you a part of my code which should compile, it is only a Canvas with some random numbers distribution plots. The files are :

includes.h: I have a lot of includes because it is for the other parts of my code
NewTypes.h & .cpp: I define here my distributions
testDistributions.cpp: I plot my distributions
Makefile.win32

And so it compiles but it does not open a Canvas, and I have only the message that there was a problem. In fact I do not implement the exit action to terminate the application.

Thank you,

Pierre-Louis
Makefile.txt (3.58 KB)
testDistributions.cpp (3.39 KB)
NewTypes.h (1.76 KB)
NewTypes.cpp (4.58 KB)
includes.h (992 Bytes)

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Hi,

Your code works for me on XP… I’ll try on Vista on Monday and I’ll let you know.
BTW, what is exactly the error message?

Cheers, Bertrand.

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Ok, in fact I have no more XP to test.

I have a little DOS window opened with nothing, and just after a Windows error message (in fact it is in French) but it is written something like “the application has closed, we are looking for a solution to your problem”…

To run an application I can just double click on it? Because maybe like this I do not set up the root environment (ROOTSYS,…), do I?

Best regards,

Pierre-Louis

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Well, it depends how and where you set ROOTSYS and PATH… If it is in the environment variables (User or System) it is just fine. But I think it is not the problem, otherwise the system would complain because it doesn’t find the dlls.
Anyway, I’ll try with ROOT v5.22/00 on Vista on Monday and let ou know (I tested with svn trunk on XP…). Can you tell me exatly which version you dowloaded?

Cheers, Bertrand.

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I have checked and my ROORSYS and PATH are always well defined. My version is this one:

WindowsXP/NT/w2000 with VC++ 9.0 (runs with VC++6 and VC++7.1), version 5.22/00

Pierre-Louis

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Hi Pierre-Louis,

So apparently there was a problem with libHist/libMathCore in ROOT v5.22.00 that has been fixed in later versions.
Please try with version 5.23/02 and let me know if you still have the problem.

Cheers,
Bertrand.

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Hello,

Thank you for your answer, so I will update my root version, and I will let you know if it works.

Pierre-Louis

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Thank you, it works now with the 5.23 version.

Pierre-Louis