root-project · guitargeek · Dec 11, 2025 · Dec 10, 2025 · Dec 10, 2025
@@ -2502,7 +2502,7 @@ bool CPyCppyy::InstanceArrayConverter::ToMemory(
 }
 
 //___________________________________________________________________________
-// CLING WORKAROUND -- classes for STL iterators are completely undefined in that
+// Cling WORKAROUND -- classes for STL iterators are completely undefined in that
 // they come in a bazillion different guises, so just do whatever
 bool CPyCppyy::STLIteratorConverter::SetArg(
     PyObject* pyobject, Parameter& para, CallContext* /* ctxt */)
@@ -2516,7 +2516,7 @@ bool CPyCppyy::STLIteratorConverter::SetArg(
     para.fTypeCode = 'V';
     return true;
 }
-// -- END CLING WORKAROUND
+// -- END Cling WORKAROUND
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool CPyCppyy::VoidPtrRefConverter::SetArg(
@@ -3348,12 +3348,12 @@ CPyCppyy::Converter* CPyCppyy::CreateConverter(const std::string& fullType, cdim
         }
 
         if (!result) {
-        // CLING WORKAROUND -- special case for STL iterators
+        // Cling WORKAROUND -- special case for STL iterators
             if (Utility::IsSTLIterator(realType)) {
                 static STLIteratorConverter c;
                 result = &c;
             } else
-       // -- CLING WORKAROUND
+       // -- Cling WORKAROUND
                 result = selectInstanceCnv(klass, cpd, dims, isConst, control);
         }
     } else {

@@ -334,13 +334,13 @@ class ComplexDConverter: public InstanceConverter {
 };
 
 
-// CLING WORKAROUND -- classes for STL iterators are completely undefined in that
+// Cling WORKAROUND -- classes for STL iterators are completely undefined in that
 // they come in a bazillion different guises, so just do whatever
 class STLIteratorConverter : public Converter {
 public:
     bool SetArg(PyObject*, Parameter&, CallContext* = nullptr) override;
 };
-// -- END CLING WORKAROUND
+// -- END Cling WORKAROUND
 
 
 class VoidPtrRefConverter : public Converter {

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ CPyCppyy::PyResult::operator double() const
 CPyCppyy::PyResult::operator void*() const
 {
 // Cast python return value to C++ object with dictionary (may fail; note that
-// you have to use the void* converter, as CINT will not call any other).
+// you have to use the void* converter, as Cling will not call any other).
     if (fPyObject == Py_None)
         return nullptr;
 

@@ -2417,12 +2417,12 @@ intptr_t Cppyy::GetDatamemberOffset(TCppScope_t scope, TCppIndex_t idata)
         if (m->Property() & kIsStatic) {
             if (strchr(cr->GetName(), '<'))
                 gInterpreter->ProcessLine(((std::string)cr->GetName()+"::"+m->GetName()+";").c_str());
-            offset = (intptr_t)m->GetOffsetCint();    // yes, CINT (GetOffset() is both wrong
+            offset = (intptr_t)m->GetOffsetCint();    // yes, Cling (GetOffset() is both wrong
                                                       // and caches that wrong result!
             if (offset == (intptr_t)-1)
                 return (intptr_t)gInterpreter->ProcessLine((std::string("&")+cr->GetName()+"::"+m->GetName()+";").c_str());
         } else
-            offset = (intptr_t)m->GetOffsetCint();    // yes, CINT, see above
+            offset = (intptr_t)m->GetOffsetCint();    // yes, Cling, see above
         return offset;
     }
 

@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ Mid 2018, version 1.0 was released.
 .. _`boost.python`: https://wiki.python.org/moin/boost.python/GettingStarted
 .. _`sprint at CERN`: https://morepypy.blogspot.com/2010/07/cern-sprint-report-wrapping-c-libraries.html
 .. _`PyPy`: https://www.pypy.org/
-.. _`Cling`: https://github.com/vgvassilev/cling
+.. _`Cling`: https://github.com/root-project/cling
 .. _`PyPI`: https://pypi.org/
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ index ae52fbe635..d2faa2472c 100644
      if (cr.GetClass()) {
 -        TDataMember* m = (TDataMember*)cr->GetListOfDataMembers()->At((int)idata);
 +        TDataMember* m = GetDataMemberByIndex(cr, (int)idata);
-     // CLING WORKAROUND: the following causes templates to be instantiated first within the proper
+     // Cling WORKAROUND: the following causes templates to be instantiated first within the proper
      // scope, making the lookup succeed and preventing spurious duplicate instantiations later. Also,
      // if the variable is not yet loaded, pull it in through gInterpreter.
 @@ -1944,6 +1963,10 @@ Cppyy::TCppIndex_t Cppyy::GetDatamemberIndex(TCppScope_t scope, const std::strin

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 //                         ==========================
 //
 // The TPyDispatcher class acts as a functor that can be used for TFn's and GUIs
-// to install callbacks from CINT.
+// to install callbacks from Cling.
 
 //- constructors/destructor --------------------------------------------------
 TPyDispatcher::TPyDispatcher(PyObject *callable) : fCallable(0)

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ set(CTEST_CUSTOM_WARNING_EXCEPTION ${CTEST_CUSTOM_WARNING_EXCEPTION}
         "note: variable tracking size limit exceeded"            # vc/tests/sse_blend.cpp
         "warning is a GCC extension"
         "bug in GCC 4.8.1"
-        "warning: please use fgets or getline instead"           # deprecated use of std functions cint/ROOT
-        "is dangerous, better use"                               # deprecated use of std functions cint/ROOT
-        "function is dangerous and should not be used"           # deprecated use of std functions cint/ROOT
+        "warning: please use fgets or getline instead"           # deprecated use of std functions Cling/ROOT
+        "is dangerous, better use"                               # deprecated use of std functions Cling/ROOT
+        "function is dangerous and should not be used"           # deprecated use of std functions Cling/ROOT
     )
 set(CTEST_CUSTOM_ERROR_EXCEPTION ${CTEST_CUSTOM_ERROR_EXCEPTION}
         "fatal error: cannot open file"

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ foreach(v 0 OFF NO FALSE N IGNORE off no false n ignore)
   set(value${v} no)
 endforeach()
 
-set(ROOT_DICTTYPE cint)
 #set(ROOT_CONFIGARGS "")
 set(top_srcdir ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 set(top_builddir ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
@@ -105,11 +104,6 @@ if(IS_ABSOLUTE ${CMAKE_INSTALL_ICONDIR})
 else()
   set(iconpath ${prefix}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_ICONDIR})
 endif()
-if(IS_ABSOLUTE ${CMAKE_INSTALL_CINTINCDIR})
-  set(cintincdir ${CMAKE_INSTALL_CINTINCDIR})
-else()
-  set(cintincdir ${prefix}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_CINTINCDIR})
-endif()
 if(IS_ABSOLUTE ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
   set(docdir ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
 else()
@@ -280,7 +274,6 @@ set(curseslib ${CURSES_LIBRARIES})
 set(curseshdr ${CURSES_HEADER_FILE})
 set(buildeditline ${value${editline}})
 set(cppunit)
-set(dicttype ${ROOT_DICTTYPE})
 
 
 find_program(PERL_EXECUTABLE perl)

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #  DATADIR          - read-only architecture-independent data (DATAROOTDIR/root)
 #  MANDIR           - man documentation (DATAROOTDIR/man)
 #  MACRODIR         - ROOT macros (DATAROOTDIR/macros)
-#  CINTINCDIR       - CINT include files (LIBDIR/cint)
 #  ICONDIR          - icons (DATAROOTDIR/icons)
 #  SRCDIR           - sources (DATAROOTDIR/src)
 #  FONTDIR          - fonts (DATAROOTDIR/fonts)
@@ -93,15 +92,6 @@ endif()
 # the cache and store the defaults in local variables if the cache values are
 # not set explicitly.  This auto-updates the defaults as DATAROOTDIR changes.
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_INSTALL_CINTINCDIR)
-  if(gnuinstall)
-    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_CINTINCDIR "" CACHE PATH "cint includes and libraries libraries  (LIBDIR/cint)")
-    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_CINTINCDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cint")
-  else()
-    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_CINTINCDIR "cint" CACHE PATH "cint includes and libraries libraries (cint)")
-  endif()
-endif()
-
 if(NOT CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR)
   set(CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR "" CACHE PATH "read-only architecture-independent data (DATAROOTDIR)/root")
   if(gnuinstall)
@@ -213,7 +203,6 @@ mark_as_advanced(
   CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR
   CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR
   CMAKE_INSTALL_MACRODIR
-  CMAKE_INSTALL_CINTINCDIR
   CMAKE_INSTALL_ICONDIR
   CMAKE_INSTALL_FONTDIR
   CMAKE_INSTALL_SRCDIR
@@ -233,7 +222,6 @@ foreach(dir BINDIR
             DATAROOTDIR
             DATADIR
             MACRODIR
-            CINTINCDIR
             ICONDIR
             FONTDIR
             SRCDIR

@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ function(ROOT_GENERATE_DICTIONARY dictionary)
   #---what rootcling command to use--------------------------
   if(ARG_STAGE1)
     set(command $<TARGET_FILE:rootcling_stage1>)
-    set(ROOTCINTDEP rconfigure)
+    set(ROOTCLINGDEP rconfigure)
     set(pcm_name)
   else()
     if(CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL ROOT)
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ function(ROOT_GENERATE_DICTIONARY dictionary)
       else()
         set(command ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env "ROOTIGNOREPREFIX=1" $<TARGET_FILE:rootcling> -rootbuild)
         # Modules need RConfigure.h copied into include/.
-        set(ROOTCINTDEP rootcling rconfigure)
+        set(ROOTCLINGDEP rootcling rconfigure)
       endif()
     elseif(TARGET ROOT::rootcling)
       set(command $<TARGET_FILE:ROOT::rootcling>)
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ function(ROOT_GENERATE_DICTIONARY dictionary)
       ROOT_PCM_FILENAME "${cpp_module_file}")
   endif()
 
-  #---call rootcint------------------------------------------
+  #---call rootcling------------------------------------------
   add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT ${dictionary}.cxx ${pcm_name} ${rootmap_name} ${cpp_module_file}
     COMMAND ${command} -v2 -f  ${dictionary}.cxx ${newargs} ${excludepathsargs} ${rootmapargs}
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ function(ROOT_GENERATE_DICTIONARY dictionary)
                        # dictionaries will be rebuilt if the C++ standard is changed in an incremental build.
                        -DR__DUMMY_CXX_STANDARD_${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}
     IMPLICIT_DEPENDS ${_implicitdeps}
-    DEPENDS ${_list_of_header_dependencies} ${_linkdef} ${ROOTCINTDEP}
+    DEPENDS ${_list_of_header_dependencies} ${_linkdef} ${ROOTCLINGDEP}
             ${pcm_dependencies}
             ${MODULE_LIB_DEPENDENCY} ${ARG_EXTRA_DEPENDENCIES}
             ${runtime_cxxmodule_dependencies}

@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ Rint.History:            $(HOME)/.root_hist
 # Rint.WelcomeLite:      no
 # When the interactive ROOT starts, it can automatically load some frequently
 # used includes. However, this introduces several overheads
-#  - A long list of CINT and system files will be kept open during the session
+#  - A long list of Cling and system files will be kept open during the session
 #  - The initialisation takes more time (noticeable when using gdb or valgrind)
 #  - Memory overhead of about 5 Mbytes (1/3 of the base ROOT executable) when
 #    including <vector>

@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ fi
 # The recommendations are based on the following assumptions:
 #   * More often than not, the crash is caused by user code.
 #   * The crash can be caused by the user's interpreted code,
-#     in which case sighandler() is called from CINT (G__...)
+#     in which case sighandler() is called from Cling (G__...)
 #   * The crash can be called by the user's library code,
-#     in which case sighandler() is called from non-CINT and
+#     in which case sighandler() is called from non-Cling and
 #     it's worth dumping the stack frames.
-#   * The user doesn't call CINT directly, so whenever we reach
+#   * The user doesn't call Cling directly, so whenever we reach
 #     a stack frame with "G__" we can stop.
 #   * The crash is caused by only one thread, the one which
 #     invokes sighandler()

@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ if [ "$R__PLATFORM" = "win32" ]; then
          cmd="$R__LD $R__SOFLAGS $R__LDFLAGS -o $dlldir/${name}.dll $R__OBJS \
               $libdir/${name}.exp $R__EXTRA $syslibs"
       else
-         if [ "$(bin/root-config --dicttype)" != "cint" ]; then
-             needReflex="lib/libCintex.lib lib/libReflex.lib"
-         fi
          cmd="$R__LD $R__SOFLAGS $R__LDFLAGS -o $dlldir/${name}.dll $R__OBJS \
               $libdir/${name}.exp $R__EXTRA \
               $needReflex lib/libCore.lib lib/libCint.lib \