CTAN directory: /graphics/gnuplot
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| Identifier | Caption |
|---|
| gnuplot |
General purpose plotting program. |
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Contents of README
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR GIF SUPPORT
==============================
Gnuplot requires the gd library from http://www.boutell.com/gd/ to
create gif output. Note that the use of this code may subject your
organisation to a charge of willful patent infringement (as stated
by UNISYS) unless you are in possession of a UNISYS license.
The UNISYS patent covers the LZW technology which is used to create
gifs. To our knowledge, only gd library version 1.3 and 1.4 are free
of LZW code and should therefore be used with gnuplot (unless you have
a license from Unisys to use LZW code, in which case version 1.2 and 1.5
is fine, too). The binaries provided here have been built with version
1.3. Version 1.6+ cannot be used because support for GIF has been
removed altogether.
However, gnuplot can use gd library 1.6+ to generate png and jpeg images.
FAQ
===
The gnuplot FAQ is now available at http://www.gnuplot.info/faq/.
The Gnuplot Plotting Utility
============================
This directory contains the source and binary distribution for
gnuplot, the interactive plotting utility. To learn more
about gnuplot, check out the following URLs.
<URL:http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/gnuplot_info.html>
<URL:http://members.theglobe.com/gnuplot/>
<URL:http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Foothills/6647/>
<URL:http://www.comnets.rwth-aachen.de/doc/gnu/gnuplot37/gnuplot.html>
<URL:http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/gnuplot/gplot_toc.html>
<URL:http://www.usf.uni-osnabrueck.de/~breiter/tools/gnuplot/index.en.html>
<URL:http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~schooley/gnuplot.html> (Macintosh)
<URL:http://web.math-cs.uni.edu/cs/Help/gnuplot/TOC.html>
<URL:http://mucha.obspm.fr/~grouss/gnuplt/gnuplot.html> (in french)
<URL:http://www.guilde.asso.fr/guilde/groupes/education/compilation/tr-gnuplot.html> (more french)
<URL:http://brian.me.tufts.edu/GnuplotInLaTeX/> (gnuplot and LaTeX)
<URL:http://www.eso.org/~ndevilla/gnuplot/> (gnuplot API in ANSI C)
<URL:http://www.al.lu/euler/gnuplot.shtml> (a gnuplot link site in french)
<URL:http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/qplot/> (Plot quarterly time data)
<URL:http://monsoon.harvard.edu/~mhagger/download> (gnuplot and Python)
<URL:ftp://ftp.thewrittenword.com:/free/by-package/> (Solaris, IRIX, HP-UX and Digital Unix binaries)
<URL:http://homepage1.nifty.com/tomabe/cygwin/gpclient/index.html>
Contents of this directory
==========================
The binary archives generally come with platform specific documentation.
Some include even the demo files. All source and binary archives, except
those in the contrib directory, have been signed with PGP.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The announcement which was posted to various Usenet groups and
mailing lists.
DISTRIBUTION
A list of gnuplot distribution sites.
MD5SUMS
A file containing the md5 checksums for the distrbution files.
PGPKEYS
The public keys which have been used to sign all archives.
README
This file
Y2K
Some notes about gnuplot and Year 2000 compliance.
gnuplot-4.0.0.tar.gz Size: 2.1MB
gnuplot-4.0.0.tar.gz.asc
The source archive for gnuplot 4.0.0, plus signature.
gnuplot.pdf.gz Size: 633kB
gnuplot.pdf.gz.asc
A gzipped copy of the gnuplot manual in pdf format, plus signature.
gp400dj2.zip Size: 1.2MB
Binary archive compiled for 386+ MSDOS systems with DJGPP V2.03, gcc-3.2.1.
It is meant to work both in 'naked' DOS, and in the DOS-boxes of
multitasking systems like MS Windows or Linux. Contributed by
Hans-Bernhard Broeker.
gp400os2.zip Size: 2.6MB
Binary archive for OS/2, with X11, PNG, and TrueType support.
Contributed by Petr Mikulik.
gp400win32.zip
Win32 version compiled by MingW with PNG and TrueType support. Contains
wgnuplot executables with and without unixish pipes support, and pgnuplot
for stdin piping from external programs. Contributed by Petr Mikulik.
gp400win32x11.zip
Win32 version for Cygwin and an X-server with PNG and TrueType support.
True console application with X11 terminal, not with Windows terminal.
Contributed by Petr Mikulik.
gpcard.pdf Size: 103kB
gpcard.pdf.asc
A copy of the gnuplot refernce card in pdf format, plus siganture.
gpdoc.zip Size: 1.4MB
gpdoc.zip.asc
The gnuplot documentation in different formats, like html and ps.
The info and html files were created from the .texi file included
with the source distribution.
gpdoc2.zip Size: 602kB
gpdoc2.zip.asc
The missing documentation/help formats (hlp ipf ms nroff rnh).
gd1.3.tar.gz Size: 88kB
gd1.4.tar.gz Size: 97kB
libpng-1.2.5.tar.gz Size: 494kB
zlib-1.2.1.tar.bz2 Size: 277kB
2rd party graphics libraries required to build gif and png support
into gnuplot.
The latest version of the png library is available from
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/.
The latest version of the z library is available from
http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/zlib/.
gd library is available from http://www.boutell.com/gd/. The two
versions here are free of Unisys patented code and create gif
images. The currently available version from www.boutell.com does
NOT create gifs.
patches
Directory where patches to the released version will be available.
Other platforms
===============
A binary distribution for Amiga (m68k) will shortly be available
on Aminet <URL:http://ftp.wustl.edu/~aminet/>. The status of the
Macintosh version is unknown at this time.
Contributions for other platforms, especially Amiga/PPC, are welcome,
and volunteers should contact me at the email address below. This email
is for distribution/administration purposes only, *not* for user problems!
Lars Hecking
Cork, Ireland, April 2004
