Release 6.28/12 - 2024-01-30

Release Notes

The release notes for this release can be found here.

Binary distributions

Instead of manually downloading this binary, please explore first whether your package manager already provides this version. This way, you will automatically keep up-to-date with the latest stable versions with no manual maintenance on your side.

Platform Files Size
CentOS 8 root_v6.28.12.Linux-centos8-x86_64-gcc8.5.tar.gz 226M
Ubuntu 20 root_v6.28.12.Linux-ubuntu20-x86_64-gcc9.4.tar.gz 246M
Ubuntu 22 root_v6.28.12.Linux-ubuntu22-x86_64-gcc11.4.tar.gz 293M
macOS 12.7 arm64 Xcode 14 root_v6.28.12.macos-12.7-arm64-clang140.pkg 344M
macOS 12.7 arm64 Xcode 14 root_v6.28.12.macos-12.7-arm64-clang140.tar.gz 224M
macOS 12.7 x86_64 Xcode 14 root_v6.28.12.macos-12.7-x86_64-clang140.pkg 357M
macOS 12.7 x86_64 Xcode 14 root_v6.28.12.macos-12.7-x86_64-clang140.tar.gz 235M
macOS 13.6 arm64 Xcode 15 root_v6.28.12.macos-13.6-arm64-clang150.pkg 361M
macOS 13.6 arm64 Xcode 15 root_v6.28.12.macos-13.6-arm64-clang150.tar.gz 233M
macOS 13.6 x86_64 Xcode 15 root_v6.28.12.macos-13.6-x86_64-clang150.pkg 374M
macOS 13.6 x86_64 Xcode 15 root_v6.28.12.macos-13.6-x86_64-clang150.tar.gz 244M
macOS 14.3 arm64 Xcode 15 root_v6.28.12.macos-14.3-arm64-clang150.pkg 361M
macOS 14.3 arm64 Xcode 15 root_v6.28.12.macos-14.3-arm64-clang150.tar.gz 233M
macOS 14.3 x86_64 Xcode 15 root_v6.28.12.macos-14.3-x86_64-clang150.pkg 374M
macOS 14.3 x86_64 Xcode 15 root_v6.28.12.macos-14.3-x86_64-clang150.tar.gz 244M
Windows Visual Studio 2022 32-bit x86 (debug) root_v6.28.12.win32.vc17.debug.exe 233M
Windows Visual Studio 2022 32-bit x86 (debug) root_v6.28.12.win32.vc17.debug.zip 353M
Windows Visual Studio 2022 32-bit x86 root_v6.28.12.win32.vc17.exe 120M
Windows Visual Studio 2022 32-bit x86 root_v6.28.12.win32.vc17.zip 164M
Windows Visual Studio 2022 64-bit x64 root_v6.28.12.win64.vc17.exe 125M
Windows Visual Studio 2022 64-bit x64 root_v6.28.12.win64.vc17.zip 172M

Source distribution

Platform Files Size
source root_v6.28.12.source.tar.gz 177M

Installations in CVMFS

Standalone installations with minimal external dependencies are available at:

/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/app/releases/ROOT/6.28.12/arm64-mac127-clang140-opt
/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/app/releases/ROOT/6.28.12/arm64-mac136-clang150-opt
/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/app/releases/ROOT/6.28.12/arm64-mac143-clang150-opt
/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/app/releases/ROOT/6.28.12/x86_64-centos8-gcc85-opt
/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/app/releases/ROOT/6.28.12/x86_64-mac127-clang140-opt
/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/app/releases/ROOT/6.28.12/x86_64-mac136-clang150-opt
/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/app/releases/ROOT/6.28.12/x86_64-mac143-clang150-opt
/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/app/releases/ROOT/6.28.12/x86_64-ubuntu20-gcc94-opt
/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/app/releases/ROOT/6.28.12/x86_64-ubuntu22-gcc114-opt

Git

The entire ROOT source can be obtained from our public Git repository:

git clone https://github.com/root-project/root.git

The release specific tag can be obtained using:

cd root
git checkout -b v6-28-12 v6-28-12

See instructions to build from source.

Windows

Windows 10/7/… are supported. We offer two packaging types:

  • exe: a regular Windows installer package also setting up the required environment variables. With uninstall via “Control Panel” / “Add or Remove Programs”. Simply download and start. You can double-click ROOT to run it; ROOT files get registered with Windows.
  • tar: unpack e.g. with 7zip. Start ROOT in a Microsoft Visual Studio Prompt (in Start / Programs / Microsoft Visual Studio / Tools). If you installed ROOT to C:\root then call C:\root\bin\thisroot.bat before using ROOT to set up required environment variables.

Important installation notes

  • You must download the binary built with the exact same version of Visual Studio than the one installed on your system.
  • Do not untar in a directory with a name containing blank characters.
  • Take the release version if performance matters.
  • If you want to debug your code you need the ROOT debug build (you cannot mix release / debug builds due to a Microsoft restriction).