Question concerning binary linux distribution and libraries

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Hello,

I have downloaded Root Pro Release 6.18/00 - binary realese for Ubuntu 18 and installed it according to instructions given in README file. My question is which libraries are enabled to be used? I ask this question because I’ve failed to build the programme from the downloaded source file and I wished to build it with cmake using -Dall, hence my question. And is it possible to add new libraries ? I am not sure whether I have used proper terminology because I’m not really familiar with this kind of stuff, therefore I will be even more grateful for an answer :grinning:

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@amadio can you help us here?

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My question is which libraries are enabled to be used?

You can see what’s available with root-config --features.

And is it possible to add new libraries?

Not sure what you mean, but if you mean ROOT libraries (e.g. RooFit, etc, if they were not disabled), then no, you have to compile from source to do that. If you mean to compile your own libraries against ROOT, then yes, it should be possible or there is a bug in ROOT.

Cheers,

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Thank you very much :smiley: