Contents
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Directory root/ :

README      - directory containing important information
LICENSE     - usage terms and conditions
configure   - build configuration script
bin         - directory containing executables
include     - directory containing the ROOT header files
lib         - directory containing the ROOT libraries (in shared library format)
etc         - directory containing default resource and mime type files
proof       - directory containing setting for the PROOF system
macros      - directory containing system macros (might be missing)
icons       - directory containing xpm icons
test        - some ROOT test programs
tutorials   - example macros that can be executed by the bin/root module


Environment variables
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Define the variable ROOTSYS pointing to the directory where you unpacked
the ROOT distribution:
   export ROOTSYS=<pathname>/root   (in bash or ksh)
   setenv ROOTSYS <pathname>/root   (in csh or tcsh)

Add ROOTSYS/bin to your PATH:
   export PATH=$PATH:$ROOTSYS/bin        (in bash or ksh)
   set path=($path $ROOTSYS/bin)         (in csh or tcsh)

On systems using shared libraries you must specify the load path
before you can run the root module. NOTE: with version 2.00 this
is not necessary anymore since the front-end program sets the
load path correctly.

On HP-UX do:
   export SHLIB_PATH=$SHLIB_PATH:$ROOTSYS/lib       (in bash or ksh)
   setenv SHLIB_PATH ${SHLIB_PATH}:${ROOTSYS}/lib   (in csh or tcsh)

On Solaris, Linux, SGI, Alpha/OSF do:
   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$ROOTSYS/lib

On MacOS X do:
   export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH:$ROOTSYS/lib

On AIX do:
   [ -z "$LIBPATH" ] && export LIBPATH=/lib:/usr/lib
   export LIBPATH=$LIBPATH:$ROOTSYS/lib

To have access to the man pages add ROOTSYS/man to you MANPATH:
   export MANPATH=$MANPATH:$ROOTSYS/man      (in bash or ksh)
   setenv MANPATH $MANPATH:$ROOTSYS/man      (in csh or tcsh)


Using TrueType fonts
====================

This version of ROOT supports TrueType fonts also on X11 based systems.
The usage of TrueType fonts increases dramatically the readability at
small point sizes. On how to get the TrueType fonts see:
   http://root.cern.ch/root/TrueType.html

The fonts are machines independent and the same fonts can be shared
between different binary ROOT installations.


Running interactive ROOT and the tutorial macros
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To run the example macros, go to the root/tutorials directory and do, e.g.:

$ root
root [0] .x benchmarks.C
  -- this will run all tutorials and will benchmark your machine.
  -- For a rating of your machine check:
  -- http://root.cern.ch/root/html/examples/benchmarks_v100.html.
  -- If your machine is not in the list please mail the results to:
  -- rootdev@root.cern.ch.
root [1] .x demos.C
  -- Click on any button you like to run the corresponding tutorial.
  -- Move the objects on the canvas around using the mouse.
root [2] .q



Compiling and running ROOT test programs
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To run some ROOT test programs, go to the root/test directory and do
(after having selected the machine dependent flags in the Makefile):

$ make
$ ./Event
$ ./hsimple
$ ./minexam
$ ./tcollex
$ ./tstring