Annotation of OpenXM_contrib/gnuplot/0README, Revision 1.1.1.3
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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:
1.1.1.3 ! ohara 187: Version: 3.7.3
1.1 maekawa 188:
1.1.1.3 ! ohara 189: In general, GNUPLOT 3.7.3 is available as the file gnuplot-3.7.3.tar.gz.
1.1 maekawa 190: Because of the numerous changes since version 3.5, no patch files
1.1.1.2 maekawa 191: will be available to bring 3.5 to 3.7. But there is a patch relative
192: to version 3.7.
1.1 maekawa 193: (Version 3.6 was skipped because of possible confusion
194: with the numerous BETA releases.) It will be made available at web
195: and ftp sites listed below, along with DOS, MS-Windows 3.1,
196: Windows 95/98/NT and OS/2 2.0 executables. Amiga binaries will be
197: made available on Aminet.
198:
199: Also, some sites will have gpdoc_ps.zip which contains
200: PostScript versions of the manuals and tutorials.
201:
202: Please obtain gnuplot from the site
203: nearest you.
204:
205:
206: NORTH AMERICA:
207:
1.1.1.3 ! ohara 208: Anonymous ftp to ftp.gnuplot.info:
! 209: ftp://ftp.gnuplot.info/pub/gnuplot/gnuplot-3.7.3.tar.gz
1.1 maekawa 210:
211: Alternatively, you can use your web browser to get gnuplot
212: from the gnuplot web pages at
213:
1.1.1.2 maekawa 214: http://members.theglobe.com/gnuplot/gp371tar.gz
215: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Foothills/6647/gp371tar.gz
1.1 maekawa 216:
217: Anonymous ftp to ftp.dartmouth.edu. Please try the
218: other sites first!
1.1.1.3 ! ohara 219: ftp://ftp.dartmouth.edu/pub/gnuplot/gnuplot-3.7.3.tar.gz
1.1 maekawa 220:
221: [ At time of release, we are not sure whether this service
222: is still available. -lh
223:
224: Users without ftp capability can obtain it through a mail ftp
225: server. Email a message to ftpmail@ftp.dartmouth.edu
226: whose BODY contains the following:
227:
228: open
229: cd pub/gnuplot
230: mode binary
1.1.1.3 ! ohara 231: get gnuplot-3.7.3.tar.Z
1.1 maekawa 232: quit
233:
234: If you have some problem, you might need to stick
235: reply-to <your-email-address-here>
236: before all the above.
237:
238: You will receive gnuplot as uuencoded compressed tar file.
239: ]
240:
241: AUSTRALIA:
242:
1.1.1.2 maekawa 243: From the AARNet Mirror Project:
244: ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/gnuplot/
245: http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/gnuplot/
246:
1.1 maekawa 247: Anonymous ftp to ftp.cc.monash.edu.au:
1.1.1.3 ! ohara 248: ftp://ftp.cc.monash.edu.au/pub/gnuplot/gnuplot-3.7.3.tar.gz
1.1 maekawa 249:
250:
251: EUROPE:
252:
253: Anonymous ftp to ftp.irisa.fr:
1.1.1.3 ! ohara 254: ftp://ftp.irisa.fr/pub/gnuplot/gnuplot-3.7.3.tar.gz
1.1.1.2 maekawa 255:
256: Anonymous ftp to ftp.ucc.ie:
1.1.1.3 ! ohara 257: ftp://ftp.ucc.ie/pub/gnuplot/gnuplot-3.7.3.tar.gz
1.1.1.2 maekawa 258:
1.1 maekawa 259:
260: ----
261:
262: -Thomas Williams-
263: -Lars Hecking-
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