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[rootx] Turn root executable into symbolic link to root.exe #20006

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[rootx] Don't use full path in `root.exe` invocation
guitargeek Sep 29, 2025
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[rootx] Don't set `ROOTSYS` in root executable
guitargeek Sep 29, 2025
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[rootx] Turn `root` executable into symbolic link to `root.exe`
guitargeek Sep 29, 2025
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3 changes: 0 additions & 3 deletions CMakeLists.txt
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Expand Up @@ -426,9 +426,6 @@ add_subdirectory (montecarlo)
if(geom)
add_subdirectory (geom)
endif()
if(NOT WIN32)
add_subdirectory (rootx)
endif()
add_subdirectory (misc)
add_subdirectory (main)
add_subdirectory (bindings)
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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions main/CMakeLists.txt
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Expand Up @@ -16,7 +16,24 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
endif()
ROOT_EXECUTABLE(roots.exe roots.cxx LIBRARIES Core MathCore CMAKENOEXPORT)
endif()

ROOT_EXECUTABLE(root.exe rmain.cxx LIBRARIES Core Rint)

if(NOT MSVC)
# Create a symlink in the build tree
add_custom_command(TARGET root.exe POST_BUILD
COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink "root.exe" ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/root
)
# Create symlink in the install tree
install(CODE "
execute_process(COMMAND
\"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E create_symlink
root.exe
\"\$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/root\")
")
endif()


if(MSVC)
set(root_exports "/EXPORT:_Init_thread_abort /EXPORT:_Init_thread_epoch \
/EXPORT:_Init_thread_footer /EXPORT:_Init_thread_header /EXPORT:_tls_index \
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269 changes: 0 additions & 269 deletions rootx/src/rootx.cxx
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