in search of a userdir, was: plot2d cannot create maxout.gnuplot



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


-- 
      Vadim V. Zhytnikov