Software/ROOT: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:12, 30 July 2018

Correct for MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6

Install Xcode from the Mac App Store. (Note: If using an older version of MacOS, previous versions of Xcode can be found here: [1]
Enable command line tools for Xcode using the terminal command: xcode-select --install.
Download and run the ROOT dmg from CERN: [2]
Navigate to your user folder in Finder, use CMD+SHIFT+. to show hidden files, one of which will be .bash_profile.
Edit the text file by adding the line: . <pathname>/root/bin/thisroot.sh (where <pathname> is the directory that leads to the folder ROOT is installed in, noting that the folder root typically has a version number attached to it)
If your .bash_profile is locked, add permissions by selecting “Get Info” and unlocking the file/giving yourself read and write privileges.
You can now run ROOT in terminal by typing root.

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+== Local Installation on MacOS ==
+''Correct for MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6''
+* Install Xcode from the Mac App Store. (Note: If using an older version of MacOS, previous versions of Xcode can be found here: [https://developer.apple.com/download/]
+* Enable command line tools for Xcode using the terminal command: <code>xcode-select --install</code>.
+* Download and run the ROOT dmg from CERN: [https://root.cern.ch/downloading-root]
+* Navigate to your user folder in Finder, use '''CMD+SHIFT+.''' to show hidden files, one of which will be ''.bash_profile''.
+* Edit the text file by adding the line: <code>. <pathname>/root/bin/thisroot.sh</code> (where <code><pathname></code> is the directory that leads to the folder ROOT is installed in, noting that the folder root typically has a version number attached to it)
+* If your ''.bash_profile'' is locked, add permissions by selecting “Get Info” and unlocking the file/giving yourself read and write privileges.
+* You can now run ROOT in terminal by typing <code>root</code>.