Before you can compile this example you have to 1. You will need Qt 3.0 (This example will not work with Qt 2.3.0) 2. You will need ROOT =>4.04 3. First Make the QT-Root Interface 4. add "$QTROOTSRC" to your $LD_LIBRARY_PATH 5. If you compile the Qt-Root Interface without thread suppurt remove the option thread from the config line in qtrootexample.pro (you can also use the project setting in the Qt-designer)