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Short: Interactive function and data plotting
Uploader: Lars Hecking <gnuplot@ftp.ucc.ie>
Author: Thomas Williams, Colin Kelley
Type: gfx/misc
Replaces: util/gnu/gnufit12gp35.lha, util/gnu/gnuplot-3.5.lha util/gnu/gnuplot.lha, util/gnu/GNUPLOT_bin.lha, util/gnu/GNUPLOT_doc.lha, util/gnu/GNUPLOT_src.lha
This is the Amiga version of gnuplot-3.7. The Aminet distribution is
split across three archives:
gnuplot-3.7bin.lha
Binaries for 68000/68020/68040 (ieee math), and 68020/68040 (68881 math),
all compiled with SAS/C 6.58. The online help file gnuplot.gih. All these
executables support GIF and PNG output.
gnuplot can also be built with the Geek Gadgets environment from
http://www.ninemoons.com/GG/. It builds out of the box.
There are no PPC executables.
gnuplot-3.7doc.lha
Documentation in .guide and .html format, the Unix man page in nroff
format.
gnuplot-3.7src.lha
The complete original source code.
INSTALLATION
============
Install the executable appropriate for your machine (eg. SAS/68020/gnuplot.881)
as gnuplot in a location of choice. The help file gnuplot.gih goes to S:.
FEATURES
========
The new features added since the last gnuplot release 6 years ago are
too numerous to be listed here. Refer to ANNOUNCEMENT, and the NEWS
file in the source distribution. Some new features are described in
the online help.
For the Amiga, pipe support, and a new "window" terminal option have
been added. The "window" option is based on the code in
Aminet:util/gnu/gnuplot.lha by George Coulouris.
OBSOLETE VERSIONS ON AMINET
===========================
util/gnu/gnufit12gp35.lha 271K 258+gnuplot 3.5 patched with gnufit 1.2
The functionality of gnufit has been integrated and enhanced in
gnuplot-3.7.
util/gnu/gnuplot-3.5.lha 921K 231+Interactive function and data plotting p
Previous version, 3.5.
util/gnu/gnuplot.lha 753K 161+Gnuplot, AmigaDOS 3.0 driver
This version for AmigaOS 3.0+ plots to a window instead of a screen.
I have integrated this feature into gnuplot-3.7 in a backwards
compatible manner.
util/gnu/GNUPLOT_bin.lha 594K 154+This is gnuplot version 3.5.248 the late
util/gnu/GNUPLOT_doc.lha 250K 154+This is gnuplot version 3.5.248 the late
util/gnu/GNUPLOT_src.lha 632K 154+This is gnuplot version 3.5.248 the late
This is the long obsolete beta248 version. The last public beta
version was beta349.
BUILDING FROM SOURCE
====================
The Build/ directory in the bin archive contains the makefiles I used for
building the distribution. I did the following steps:
o unpack the gnuplot source archive
o cd into the gnuplot source directory
o unpack the gd, png, and zlib library archives. These are available from
http://www.boutell.com/gd/
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/png/pngcode.html
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/
respectively.
o in the top level directory, I created a Makefile (Build/Makefile)
to build all libraries and gnuplot with one make command. This
Makefile cannot be used with SAS/C's smake, because smakefiles
cannot use the cd command.
o in the gd source directory, I modified the existing Makefile
for SAS/C (Build/smakefile.gd)
o in the libpng source directory, I copied and modified the existing
scripts/makefile.ama to smakefile (BUild/smakefile.png)
o in the zlib source directory, I copied and modified the existing
amiga/Makefile.sas to smakefile (Build/smakefile.zlib)
o in the gnuplot source directory, I copied and modified the original
makefile.amg to smakefile (Build/smakefile)
o adjust the CPU and MATH variables in the top Makefile
o run GNU make :)
SUPPORT
=======
This gnuplot distribution is provided AS IS. The terms and conditions
of using gnuplot are explicitly outlined in the gnuplot Copyright
statement, which can be found in the top level directory of all
distribution archives.
Building the Amiga distribution was a slow, painful experience. I am
thus not providing any user support. Use comp.graphics.apps.gnuplot,
or subscribe to info-gnuplot@dartmouth.edu (send mail with
"subscribe info-gnuplot" to majordomo@dartmouth.edu).