configure -build=debug -enable-roofit -enable-minuit2 -enable-builtin-freetype
configure -enable-roofit -enable-minuit2 -enable-builtin-freetype #now you are set up to compile ROOT for both normal use and debugging #you no longer need admin rights to install something here Since you will at some point end up with multiple ROOT versions (switching from one to another) I recommend this setup: While you can install ROOT in any folder you wish it is recommended to install it to a location which does not require admin right. This can be obtained by compiling ROOT with a debug flag. However, if you want to debug ROOT applications down to ROOT objects, you need a debug version of ROOT. A 'How to' is given on the ROOT homepage. You can either download a binary for your system or compile it from source. If you already familiar with the usage of Eclipse for ROOT you can skip to the next section. This tutorial aims to introduce Eclipse as and IDE for code development involving ROOT.