This is a packaging problem. I will set the GNUPLOT_PS_DIR variable in
maxima.bat so that gnuplot will find prologue.ps.
Andrej
On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 5:21 PM, Robert Dodier <robert.dodier at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is this a packaging problem of some kind?
> Who needs to solve it? -- wxMaxima, Maxima, or the user?
>
> best
>
> Robert
>
>
> On 1/12/11, Mario Rodriguez <biomates at telefonica.net> wrote:
>> El mi?, 12-01-2011 a las 14:56 +0100, Wilhelm Haager escribi?:
>>> Hi,
>>> I suppose, the new Maxima (5.23.0) contains an erroneous version of
>>> Gnuplot (version 4.4).
>>> The following command lets Gnuplot crash (at least under Windows XP):
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> It seems to be a problem specific to Windows.
>>
>> When I run (in Linux through Wine)
>>
>> Maxima-5.23.0/bin/wgnuplot.exe
>>
>> and write the following commans:
>>
>> set term postscript
>> set out "myfile"
>> plot sin (x)
>>
>> I get this output:
>>
>>
>> Can't find PostScript prologue file C:\Archivos de programa
>> \Maxima-5.23.0\\share/gnuplot/4.4/PostScript\prologue.ps
>> ? ? ? ? loadpath is empty
>> Please copy prologue.ps to one of the above directories
>> or set the loadpath appropriately
>> or set the environmental variable GNUPLOT_PS_DIR
>> ? ? ? ? ?Plot failed!
>>
>>
>> I've found prologue.ps in this folder:
>> Maxima-5.23.0/bin/share/PostScript
>>
>> --
>> Mario
>>
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