ROOT 6.24.04 not working on Windows 10

pamputt · August 30, 2021, 9:08am

Hello, I’ve just downloaded and installed ROOT 6.24/04 from https://root.cern/download/root_v6.24.04.win32.vc16.exe
After the installation, when I run ROOT, this is what I get

Then, if I try to define a TH1I, I get

(sorry for the screenshot but I did not find how to copy/paste from the ROOT command line window on Windows 10)

I think I remember it was working fine with ROOT 6.24/02.

couet · August 31, 2021, 7:34am

I guess @bellenot will be able to help you when he will be back.

bellenot · September 13, 2021, 8:42am

Did you start from a x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019?

pamputt · September 13, 2021, 7:00pm

I get the crash when I start ROOT from the Windows menu (ROOT 6.24.04/ROOT).

I tried to start it from x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019, doing

C:\root_v6.24.04\bin\root.exe

and it worked well (no crash).

bellenot · September 14, 2021, 9:24am

OK, so you need to either start from a x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019 or globally set the environment variables that are set in the x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019, like for example:

INCLUDE=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.24.28314\ATLMFC\include;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.24.28314\include;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\NETFXSDK\4.6.2\include\um;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.18362.0\ucrt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.18362.0\shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.18362.0\um;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.18362.0\winrt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.18362.0\cppwinrt
LIB=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.24.28314\ATLMFC\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.24.28314\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\NETFXSDK\4.6.2\lib\um\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.18362.0\ucrt\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.18362.0\um\x86;C:\Users\bellenot\bin\fortran\lib
LIBPATH=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.24.28314\ATLMFC\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.24.28314\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.24.28314\lib\x86\store\references;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\10.0.18362.0;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\References\10.0.18362.0;C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319;
VSINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\
WindowsLibPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\10.0.18362.0;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\References\10.0.18362.0
WindowsSdkBinPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\
WindowsSdkDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\
WindowsSDKLibVersion=10.0.18362.0\
WindowsSdkVerBinPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.18362.0\
WindowsSDKVersion=10.0.18362.0\
WindowsSDK_ExecutablePath_x64=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0A\bin\NETFX 4.6.2 Tools\x64\
WindowsSDK_ExecutablePath_x86=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0A\bin\NETFX 4.6.2 Tools\

(check for your own values)

pamputt · September 15, 2021, 10:52am

Thanks, I will do it. Is it documented somewhere?

bellenot · September 15, 2021, 10:57am

No, because usually one starts ROOT from the x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019, it’s the easiest way

pamputt · September 18, 2021, 5:41pm

Ok. I am wondering whether it is possible to set the environment variables you have listed above during the installation so that ROOT starts without any issue even if we start it from the menu icon.

bellenot · September 20, 2021, 6:44am

Well, not really, since it depends on the version of Visual Studio you have on your system…

dastudillo · September 20, 2021, 6:58am

But is this solution only needed if one wants to “integrate” ROOT with Visual Studio? For example, I just let the ROOT installer add itself (the bin folder) to the Windows path; nothing else was needed and ROOT runs perfectly fine from any simple command prompt, no need to use the VS command prompt; I don’t use VS for anything (not even for writing the macros), I only installed so I can run ROOT 6, so maybe that saves me from needing additional configuration

system · October 4, 2021, 6:59am

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