GNUplot installation on Mac OS/X
mauede
I downloaded and installed Aqua Term and exported the relative
environment variable.
I downloaded and uncompressed gnuplot-4.4.0-rc1.tar.gz
I followed the instructions contained in the config/MacOSX
subdirectory (pasted at the bottom).
By running bash script createdist.sh a dmg image was built. I double-
clicked on the dmg image and GNUplot 4.0 executable was created.
However both the Demo and Doc folders are empty and GNUplot does not
run by clicking on its icon. How come ? I have both Aqua Term and X11
installed ...
Thank you in advance for your help,
Maura E.M.
Gnuplot 4.0.0 for Mac OS X
This distribution contains the following:
• a standard double-clickable installer (gnuplot.pkg) that will
install gnuplot 4.0.0 and supporting files in /usr/local
• documentation in PDF-format and an FAQ, a README file and copyright
information in the folder Docs — drag the folder/files to a location
of your choice
• demo files in the folder Demo — drag the folder/files to a location
of your choice
This version of gnuplot requires that you have AquaTerm? and X11
installed. The installer will continue with the installation even if
the requirements aren't satisfied. Gnuplot will however fail to run
until the dependencies are resolved.
Get AquaTerm? 1.0 from http://aquaterm.sourceforge.net
Install X11 from your Mac OS X install CD, or see http://www.apple.com/macosx
for more info.
To make AquaTerm? the default, set the environment variable GNUTERM to
aqua, e.g.:
1) in bash: export GNUTERM=aqua
2) in tcsh: setenv GNUTERM aqua
Please report any problems to http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net
Ingo Thies
> By running bash script createdist.sh a dmg image was built. I double-
> clicked on the dmg image and GNUplot 4.0 executable was created.
So, you didn't download the source and compile it? I would recommend
either to compile it from source (instructions on www.gnuplot.info;
essentially it is first 'configure', then 'make' and finally 'make
install'; all inside the gnuplot/ folder) or to install it via a package
manager like Fink or Macports.
> However both the Demo and Doc folders are empty and GNUplot does not
> run by clicking on its icon. How come ? I have both Aqua Term and X11
> installed ...
Hmm, I never tried to run gnuplot this way, I always start it in an
Xterm (by typing "gnuplot" in the command line). Did you try this, too?
BTW, if AquaTerm does not work for some reason, you could try "set term
x11" in the gnuplot command line.
HTH,
Ingo
P.S.: gnuplot has nothing to do with GNU, the "gnu" is just coincidental.