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Compilation with CEF support (https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef)

  1. Current code developed with CEF3 3071.

2 Download binary code from http://opensource.spotify.com/cefbuilds/index.html and unpack it in directory without spaces and special symbols:

 [shell] mkdir /d/cef
 [shell] cd /d/cef/
 [shell] wget http://opensource.spotify.com/cefbuilds/cef_binary_3.3071.1649.g98725e6_linux64.tar.bz2
 [shell] tar xjf cef_binary_3.3071.1649.g98725e6_linux64.tar.bz2

  1. Set CEF_PATH shell variable to unpacked directory:

    [shell] export CEF_PATH=/d/cef/cef_binary_3.3071.1649.g98725e6_linux64

  2. Install prerequicities - see comments in $CEF_PATH/CMakeLists.txt. For the linux it is build-essential, libgtk2.0-dev, libgtkglext1-dev

  3. Compile all tests (required for the libcef_dll_wrapper)

    [shell] cd $CEF_PATH [shell] mkdir build [shell] cd build [shell] cmake $CEF_PATH [shell] make -j8

  4. Compile ROOT from the same shell (CEF_PATH variable should be set)

  5. Run ROOT from the same shell (CEF_PATH and JSROOTSYS variables should be set)

  6. Only single canvas is supported at the moment, one get different warnings

Using CEF in batch mode on Linux

CEF under Linux uses X11 functionality and therefore requires configured display and running X11 server On the long run there is hope, that CEF introduces true headless mode - chromium itself already supports it.

There is simple workaround for this problem. One could use Xvfb as X11 server. It does not require any graphics adapter, screen or input device. CEF works with Xvfb without problem.

  1. Start Xvfb

    [shell] Xvfb :99 & [shell] export DISPLAY=:99

  2. Configure cef or chromium as default display

    [shell] export WEBGUI_WHERE=cef

  3. Run macro in batch mode:

    [shell] root -l -b draw_v6.cxx -q

Compilation with QT5 WebEngine support

This is alternative implementation of local display, using chromium from Qt5. Idea to have easy possibility to embed ROOT panels (TCanvas, TBrowser) in Qt applications.

  1. Install libqt5-qtwebengine and libqt5-qtwebengine-devel packages

  2. Compile ROOT and call thisroot.sh (ROOTSYS variable should be set)

  3. Compile rootqt5 main program (standard Rint plus QApplication)

    [shell] cd gui/canvaspainter/v7/qt5; qmake-qt5 rootqt5.pro; make

  4. Run ROOT macros, using rootqt5 executable:

    [shell] rootqt5 -l hsimple.C