Hi Kevin, This is not the first time we read each other. To answer your question... yes, I started with the scripts you mention to create the debian directory (archaic if you believe the revision logs). As you say, they are non-working. To make the story short, the --enable-pthread option had to be removed because it prevented us from compiling within root (cint) the data reading and analysis codes. I'm guessing a conflict between the pthread dev files included in the root source and the one part of the debian system.
We are at the begining stage of the transition from PAW to ROOT and may hence learn more about how to compile working binaries, i.e., binaries that work in real applications, like on-line monitoring and off-line analysys. For working out the examples and tutorial the scripts you mention are quite OK. I can add little concerning the licensing issues. Ricardo On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 15:50 -0500, Kevin B. McCarty wrote: > Ricardo Yanez wrote: > > > I have packaged CERN's root (an object oriented data analysis > > framework) for our internal distribution. ROOT is widely used in nuclear > > and particle physics labs, groups, etc. Since root is becoming the > > standard, substituting PAW which is distributed by Debian, I thought to > > seek a sponsor for this software, learn more about packaging, and help > > my fellow physicist around the world. > > Hi Ricardo, > > I guess it's been mentioned that there are serious licensing issues a > package of Root would have to surmount. On a different note, though, I > was just wondering if you had checked into the Debian packaging already > present in Root. There are scripts in root/build/package/lib that > create a debian directory, although I seem to remember them being > unsupported or non-working; if you haven't already, you may want to take > a look at them. Maybe they could be fixed and sent upstream. > > regards, > -- Ricardo Yanez Department of Nuclear Physics The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 Australia office: +61 2 6125 2424 fax: +61 2 6125 0748 gpg public key ID 0220B1D1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
