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Re: ROOT as A replacement for gnuplot



Brett Viren wrote:
> Thomas Walter <t.walter@nefkom.net> writes:

>> Do I understand the source correct,
>> ROOT comes with a copy of 'cint'.
>> Is this necessary or can it use an existing 'cint'?
> 
> Yes, it is absolutely (and unfortunately) central.

Out of curiosity (sorry for the sidetrack), why do you say
"unfortunately"?  You just don't like C++ being used as a scripting
language, or some other reason?

> CINT (C/C++ INTerpreter) provides the interactive shell, scripting
> language as well as the means to introduce reflection to C++ (although
> this last job will be done by another tool in the near future).

This sounds interesting.  Are you willing to give a sneak preview? :-)

regards,

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