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Gnuplot for OS/2 PM -- Installation
===================================
This program requires OS/2 2.0. GNUPLOT.EXE is a 32-bit executable,
while GNUSHELL.EXE is still 16-bit.
1) Setup for the WPS.
=====================
Open a command line session, copy the archive file to its own
directory (say, c:\GNUPLOT), and unzoo it there.
The EMX.DLL file MUST be copied to a directory pointed to by
the LIBPATH statement in your CONFIG.SYS file.
If you do not wish to make use of the source code, delete the source.zoo
and the patches.os2 files.
A program object can then be made which points to GNUSHELL.EXE, and has
the directory as its startup directory.
Clicking on the object will then start up GNUPLOT.
The GNUPLOT.INI file which is installed in the directory should be modified
with a text editor to suit your own requirements. Typically, it might
change the directory to your working directory of GNUPLOT files.
2) Setup for running from the command line
==========================================
GNUPLOT can be run from the command line when set up as above,
simply by typing:
[C:\GNUPLOT] gnushell
3) Environment strings
======================
GNUSHELL will attempt to construct an appropriate environment for
GNUPLOT when run as above.
The program will use the Gnuplot environment strings if these are
defined; the string GNUTERM will be ignored.
The Gnushell program will search in the following order for the
executable and help files:
a) GNUPLOT/GNUHELP environment if defined.
b) Current directory.
c) PATH
4) Running GNUPLOT on its own
=============================
Gnuplot may be run on its own from the command line, if you do not
need graphic output on the screen. In this case you may need to define
the usual Gnuplot environment.
5) Installing the source code
=============================
This requires the Gnuplot 3.2 source code.
Copy the patches.os2 and source.zoo files into the Gnuplot source directory.
Apply the patches.
Unzoo the source. It will unpack the source for Gnushell into the os2pm
directory.
6) Deinstalling Gnuplot
=======================
Gnuplot and Gnushell do not create any hidden files or any entries in
OS2.INI or OS2SYS.INI. The program can be deinstalled by simply deleting
the files that have been unpacked from the archive, and undoing any
changes you have made such as setting environment variables.
Roger Fearick
fearick@physci.uct.ac.za