On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:56:37 -0700, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> Should I be compiling and installing gnuplot 4.2.2 ?  Is there a 
> better open source alternative ( scriptable, controllable ) for
> my needs, perhaps something in the distro I haven't noticed?
 
On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 07:33:50AM -0400, Ricardo Franklin wrote:
> I don't know other way, but I have installed SL 4 and SL 5 and I
> installed gnuplot 4.2.2 and in both cases works very good. 

Keith writes:

Indeed, the gnuplot 4.2.2 source (from the gnuplot site and
sourceforge) was quite easy to compile.  The compile process does
not find libpdf, but the package will make postscript and I can 
make PDFs from that.  The program is much improved over 4.0.0.

I am making 60 graphs from a pile of raw data, in one big gnuplot
script - MUCH faster than doing it manually with Open Office Chart.
The new version allows individual control of line color for plots.
No more yellow and light green lines on a white background!  If I
can figure out how to make minor tick gridlines do what I want,
I will be 99% satisfied.  I prefer dense minor gridlines, plotted
in faint bluegreen ( rgb #C0FFEE ) like the graph paper of my youth. 

I would prefer to install from an RPM, but I couldn't find any and
I do not know an easy way to make one.  Separate subject, is there
a magical tool that will take a standard "automake" package ( using
the mantra "./configure, make, make install" that we all know and
love ) and auto-magically produce an RPM?

Keith

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