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! 2: The Gnuplot Plotting Utility
! 3: ****************************
! 4:
! 5: Gnuplot is a command-line driven interactive function plotting utility
! 6: for UNIX, MSDOS, VMS, and many other platforms. The software is copyrighted
! 7: but freely distributed (i.e., you don't have to pay for it). It was
! 8: originally intended as graphical program which would allow scientists
! 9: and students to visualize mathematical functions and data. Gnuplot
! 10: supports many different types of terminals, plotters, and printers
! 11: (including many color devices, and pseudo-devices like LaTeX) and is
! 12: easily extensible to include new devices. [ The "GNU" in gnuplot is
! 13: NOT related to the Free Software Foundation, the naming is just a
! 14: coincidence (and a long story). Thus gnuplot is not covered by the Gnu
! 15: copyleft, but rather by its own copyright statement, included in all
! 16: source code files.]
! 17:
! 18: Gnuplot handles both curves (2 dimensions) and surfaces (3
! 19: dimensions). Surfaces can be plotted as a mesh fitting the specified
! 20: function, floating in the 3-d coordinate space, or as a contour plot
! 21: on the x-y plane. For 2-d plots, there are also many plot styles,
! 22: including lines, points, lines with points, error bars, and impulses
! 23: (crude bar graphs). Graphs may be labeled with arbitrary labels and
! 24: arrows, axes labels, a title, date and time, and a key. The interface
! 25: includes command-line editing and history on most platforms.
! 26:
! 27: The new gnuplot user should begin by reading the general information
! 28: available by typing `help` after running gnuplot. Then read about the
! 29: `plot` command (type `help plot`). The manual for gnuplot (which is a
! 30: nicely formatted version of the on-line help information) can be
! 31: printed either with TeX, troff or nroff. Look at the docs/Makefile
! 32: for the appropriate option.
! 33:
! 34: The GNUPLOT source code and executables may be copied and/or modified
! 35: freely as long as the copyright messages are left intact.
! 36:
! 37: Copyright and Porting
! 38: =====================
! 39:
! 40: See the Copyright file for copyright conditions.
! 41:
! 42: See the ChangeLog and docs/old/History.old file for changes to GNUPLOT.
! 43:
! 44: Compilation instructions are in the 0INSTALL file. Porting instructions
! 45: are in the 0PORTING file. Compile and testing problems are also in
! 46: 0INSTALL.
! 47:
! 48: The code for GNUPLOT was written with portability in mind; however, the
! 49: new features incorporated in v3.6 were developed with ANSI-C compliant
! 50: compilers, and it was deemed expedient to restrict the development effort
! 51: to that environment, with the consequence that systems that could build
! 52: previous GNUPLOT releases may require some source modifications. GNUPLOT
! 53: has been tested on the following systems (incomplete), but be aware that
! 54: this list is not necessarily up to date with regard to the current version
! 55: of GNUPLOT:
! 56:
! 57: o Sun3, sun4c, sun4m, sun4u (SunOS 4.03, SunOS 4.1.x, Solaris 2.5.1/2.6)
! 58: o uVAX 3100 (VMS 5.4, 5.5, 6.0, 6.1)
! 59: o VAX 6410 (VMS 5.2)
! 60: o DECStation 5000/200PXG (ULTRIX V4.1)
! 61: o DEC AXP 3400 (VMS/OpenVMS 1.5, 6.2)
! 62: o DEC AXP 600, A1000A, 3000 (DEC Unix 3.2 4.0, Windows NT 4.0 MSVC++ 4.0)
! 63: o IBM PC and compatibles (MS-DOS 3.3/5.0 BC++3.1/TC++ 1.0 MSC 7.0 DJGPP,
! 64: OS/2 2.x, Linux 2.x SVGA X11/XFree86, Windows95/98, Windows NT 4.0)
! 65: o IBM AIX 3.x and 4.x
! 66: o CBM Amiga (AmigaOS 1.3, 2.x and 3.x, SAS/C 6.2 and better, Aztec C
! 67: beta 5.2a, gcc; Linux 2.x, NetBSD-1.3.x)
! 68: o IRIS 4D/70G and 4D/25G with MIPS C
! 69: o NeXT with gnu C 1.34
! 70: o AT&T 3B1 (version 3.51m with cc and gcc 1.39)
! 71: o Apollo's (DomainOS SR10.3 BSD4.3 with C compiler 68K Rev 6.7(316))
! 72: o HP 300 (m68k) and HP 700 (PA-RISC) (HP-UX 9.x)
! 73: o SGI Challenge and O2 (Irix 6.2, 6.3)
! 74:
! 75: GNUPLOT has not been tested on Pyramid 90x. You can expect that gnuplot
! 76: will compile more or less out of the box on any system which has a newer
! 77: (2.x) version of the GNU C compiler gcc.
! 78:
! 79:
! 80: Help and Bug Reports
! 81: ********************
! 82:
! 83: Note that since gnuplot has nothing to do with the GNU project, please
! 84: don't ask them for help or information about gnuplot; also, please
! 85: don't ask us about GNU stuff.
! 86:
! 87: Please tell us the version and machine on which your bug occurred.
! 88:
! 89: Also, please use meaningful email subjects, and particularly avoid
! 90: using a subject of 'help' to info-gnuplot since majordomo bounces
! 91: these to the list owner as suspected admin requests.
! 92:
! 93: Usenet
! 94: ======
! 95:
! 96: Additional help can be obtained from the USENET newsgroup
! 97: comp.graphics.apps.gnuplot.
! 98: This newsgroup is the first place to ask for routine help. It is
! 99: gatewayed (and thus identical!) to a mailing list
! 100: info-gnuplot@dartmouth.edu.
! 101: We prefer that you read the messages through that newsgroup, to subscribing
! 102: to the mailing list. (If you can read that newsgroup, and are already on the
! 103: mailing list, please send a message to majordomo@dartmouth.edu, asking to be
! 104: removed from the mailing list.)
! 105:
! 106: Mailing Lists
! 107: =============
! 108:
! 109: Administrative requests should be sent to
! 110: majordomo@dartmouth.edu.
! 111:
! 112: info-gnuplot
! 113: ------------
! 114:
! 115: If you cannot obtain a USENET feed and wish to join the above mailing
! 116: list (or get yourself off), mail 'subscribe info-gnuplot' to
! 117: majordomo@dartmouth.edu
! 118: Please do not ask to sign up if you can read comp.graphics.apps.gnuplot.
! 119:
! 120: The address for mailing to list members is
! 121: info-gnuplot@dartmouth.edu
! 122:
! 123: bug-gnuplot
! 124: -----------
! 125:
! 126: There is a list specifically for documented bug reports and the
! 127: submissions of fixes and modifications,
! 128: bug-gnuplot@dartmouth.edu.
! 129:
! 130: To join this list send 'subscribe bug-gnuplot' to majordomo@dartmouth.edu.
! 131: Note you do not need to join this list to report bugs. You'd only want
! 132: to join if you wish to actively become involved in gnuplot development.
! 133:
! 134: "bug-gnuplot" is NOT an appropriate place to ask questions on how to
! 135: solve a gnuplot problem or even to report a bug that you haven't
! 136: investigated personally. It is far more likely you'll get the help
! 137: you need for this kind of problem from comp.graphics.apps.gnuplot.
! 138:
! 139: "bug-gnuplot" is appropriate for turning in a formal bug report
! 140: that does not require timely action. In other words, if you spend
! 141: time and investigate a bug, and especially if you fix a bug, then
! 142: send it to bug-report and your fix will be considered for the next
! 143: release of gnuplot. Fixes should be in ``diff -c'' format done
! 144: against the most current official version of gnuplot or the latest
! 145: alpha or beta release of the next version. All major modifications
! 146: should include documentation and a demo file. Finally, it is
! 147: much easier to integrate smaller stepwise modifications rather
! 148: than one gigantic diff file which represented months of changes.
! 149: All messages to bug-gnuplot (and info-gnuplot, for that matter)
! 150: should include the machine you are using, the
! 151: operating system and it's version, plotting devices, and the version
! 152: of gnuplot that you are running.
! 153:
! 154: info-gnuplot-beta
! 155: -----------------
! 156:
! 157: The list of those interested in beta-test versions is
! 158: info-gnuplot-beta@dartmouth.edu
! 159:
! 160: info-gnuplot-digest
! 161: -------------------
! 162:
! 163: There is a daily digest of info-gnuplot available: ask majordomo
! 164: to subscribe to info-gnuplot-digest.
! 165:
! 166: Where to get Updates to GNUPLOT
! 167: ===============================
! 168:
! 169: Congratulations on getting this version of GNUPLOT! Unfortunately, it
! 170: may not be the most recent version ("you never know where this version
! 171: has been!"). You can be sure that it IS the most recent version by
! 172: checking one of the official distribution sites, guaranteed to be kept
! 173: up to date (of course, if you got this file from one of those sites,
! 174: you don't need to check!).
! 175:
! 176: To hear automatically about future releases (and other GNUPLOT news),
! 177: read the newsgroup; see above.
! 178:
! 179: At the time of this writing, the following are the official
! 180: distribution sites and transfer instructions. Note that
! 181: prep.ai.mit.edu is NOT an official site, and may not be up to date.
! 182: Also, comp.sources.misc is usually a month or so behind us.
! 183:
! 184: Date: Fri Aug 27 05:21:33 GMT 1993
! 185:
! 186:
! 187: Version: 3.7
! 188:
! 189: In general, GNUPLOT 3.7 is available as the file gnuplot-3.7.tar.gz.
! 190: Because of the numerous changes since version 3.5, no patch files
! 191: will be available to bring 3.5 to 3.7.
! 192: (Version 3.6 was skipped because of possible confusion
! 193: with the numerous BETA releases.) It will be made available at web
! 194: and ftp sites listed below, along with DOS, MS-Windows 3.1,
! 195: Windows 95/98/NT and OS/2 2.0 executables. Amiga binaries will be
! 196: made available on Aminet.
! 197:
! 198: Also, some sites will have gpdoc_ps.zip which contains
! 199: PostScript versions of the manuals and tutorials.
! 200:
! 201: Please obtain gnuplot from the site
! 202: nearest you.
! 203:
! 204:
! 205: NORTH AMERICA:
! 206:
! 207: Anonymous ftp to ftp.gnuplot.vt.edu:
! 208: ftp://ftp.gnuplot.vt.edu/pub/gnuplot/gnuplot-3.7.tar.gz
! 209:
! 210: Alternatively, you can use your web browser to get gnuplot
! 211: from the gnuplot web pages at
! 212:
! 213: http://members.theglobe.com/gnuplot/gp37tar.gz
! 214: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Foothills/6647/gp37tar.gz
! 215:
! 216: Anonymous ftp to ftp.dartmouth.edu. Please try the
! 217: other sites first!
! 218: ftp://ftp.dartmouth.edu/pub/gnuplot/gnuplot-3.7.tar.gz
! 219:
! 220: [ At time of release, we are not sure whether this service
! 221: is still available. -lh
! 222:
! 223: Users without ftp capability can obtain it through a mail ftp
! 224: server. Email a message to ftpmail@ftp.dartmouth.edu
! 225: whose BODY contains the following:
! 226:
! 227: open
! 228: cd pub/gnuplot
! 229: mode binary
! 230: get gnuplot-3.7.tar.Z
! 231: quit
! 232:
! 233: If you have some problem, you might need to stick
! 234: reply-to <your-email-address-here>
! 235: before all the above.
! 236:
! 237: You will receive gnuplot as uuencoded compressed tar file.
! 238: ]
! 239:
! 240: AUSTRALIA:
! 241:
! 242: Anonymous ftp to ftp.cc.monash.edu.au:
! 243: ftp://ftp.cc.monash.edu.au/pub/gnuplot/gnuplot-3.7.tar.gz
! 244:
! 245:
! 246: EUROPE:
! 247:
! 248: Anonymous ftp to ftp.irisa.fr:
! 249: ftp://ftp.irisa.fr/pub/gnuplot/gnuplot-3.7.tar.gz
! 250:
! 251: ----
! 252:
! 253: -Thomas Williams-
! 254: -Alex Woo-
! 255: -David Denholm-
! 256: -Lars Hecking-
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