gnuplot 3.7.2 / 3.8.x

[Thomas Willert]

I've found a gzip tarball of version 3.7.2 at the DANTE server as well as a
one of version 3.8 under testing subdirectory. Are there plans to release a
new version and binaries yet? Which improvements are developed actually?

Thomas

[Hans-Bernhard Broeker]

Thomas Willert <T.Wi...@gga-hannover.de> wrote:
> I've found a gzip tarball of version 3.7.2 at the DANTE server as well as a
> one of version 3.8 under testing subdirectory.

3.7.2 was originally meant as a quick-fix release for the benefit of
Debian Linux. We never made that any more official because soon after
its finalization, build problems on other platforms popped up.

> Are there plans to release a new version and binaries yet?

Expect a full release of 3.7.3 (including pre-built binary packages,
and a prominent announcement, too) pretty soon now. This is mainly a
bugfix release with some minor improvements (including some new
terminal drivers), but no major new features.

> Which improvements are developed actually?

From 3.7.1 to the next "real" release (4.0): too many to list them
here. 3.8 is the development series meant to become 4.0. There's no
schedule for the release of 4.0, but it will probably happen this
year.

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