in search of a userdir, was: plot2d cannot create maxout.gnuplot
Subject: in search of a userdir, was: plot2d cannot create maxout.gnuplot
From: Vadim V. Zhytnikov
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 23:50:23 +0300
Robert Dodier writes:
> hi vadim,
>
>
>>>I'll try to do such patch and test it on Linux,
>>>Windows XP and Windows Me but tomorrow.
>
>
> that would be terrific!
>
>
>>>BTW Valker's plot patch reminded me about pm3d
>>>gnuplot option (nice colored 3d plots).
>>>What about making it true by default?
>>>The only trouble is that it can cause
>>>gnuplot error with older gnuplot versions
>>>(< 4.0). Alternatively we can turn it on
>>>on Windows where we are sure that gnuplot
>>>is 4.0.
>
>
> can we really guarantee that the gnuplot version is 4.0?
> it seems that there exist earlier versions of gnuplot for
> windows ....
>
We can guarantee 4.0 on Windows since gnulpot is packaged
with Maxima (4.1 isn't ready yet). We can't guaranty
gnuplot >=4.0 on UNIX
>
>>If nobody mind I'm going to add new variable *maxima-tempdir*.
>>By default it will be set to user home directory ($HOME or
>>%USERPROFILE%) but as usual can be overridden by environment
>>variable MAXIMA_TEMPDIR.
>
>
> OK by me.
>
OK
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Vadim V. Zhytnikov