Octave

[Ben Abbott]

On Nov 22, 2008, at 1:46 PM, Robert Fong-tom wrote:

>
> On Nov 22, 2008, at 11:41 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
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>> On Nov 22, 2008, at 11:15 AM, Robert Fong-tom wrote:
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>>>
>>> On Nov 22, 2008, at 10:09 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 22, 2008, at 9:46 AM, Robert Fong-tom wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I recently ported Octave successfully but there are some things  
>>>>> which
>>>>> I don't understand. My understanding is that Aquaterm is a  
>>>>> dependency
>>>>> of octave and that it would be installed as a part of theh Octave
>>>>> port. In fact, when I tried to port Octave the first time it  
>>>>> failed
>>>>> because I had Aquaterm installed previously. After deleting  
>>>>> Aquaterm
>>>>> (and all files relating to it) manually, the porting of Octave was
>>>>> successful. However, I don't seem to be able to call Aquaterm. A
>>>>> number of files relating to Aquaterm was ported along with Octave
>>>>> however. Right now I am plotting via X11 but would like to  
>>>>> switch to
>>>>> plotting via Aquaterm since it produces better looking plots.
>>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>> in your .profile, .bashrc, .xinitrc or what ever shell startup  
>>>> script you are using, be sure that GNUTERM is set to "aqua"
>>>>
>>>> 	set GNUTERM=aqua
>>>>
>>>> Ben
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I tried the following:
>>>
>>> In .bashrc:
>>> 	export GNUTERM=aqua
>>>
>>> and in .profile
>>>
>>> 	# Make aqua the default
>>> 	export GNUTERM=aqua
>>>
>>> 	##
>>> 	# Your previous /Users/robert/.profile file was backed up as / 
>>> Users/robert/.profile.macports-saved_2008-11-20_at_19:39:45
>>> 	##
>>>
>>> 	# MacPorts Installer addition on 2008-11-20_at_19:39:45: adding  
>>> an appropriate PATH variable for use with MacPorts.
>>> 	export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
>>> 	# Finished adapting your PATH environment variable for use with  
>>> MacPorts.
>>>
>>>
>>> 	# MacPorts Installer addition on 2008-11-20_at_19:39:45: adding  
>>> an appropriate DISPLAY variable for use with MacPorts.
>>> 	export DISPLAY=:0
>>> 	# Finished adapting your DISPLAY environment variable for use  
>>> with MacPorts.
>>>
>>> When I try to plot in Octave I get the following message:
>>> 	
>>> 	Unknown or ambiguous terminal name 'aqua'
>>>
>>> Then a long list of invalid gnuplot commands
>>>
>>> Bob
>>
>> That is a gnuplot error. Did you install gnuplot from macports as  
>> well or is it a pre-existing installation (as was aquaterm)?
>>
>> In any event, check the version of gnuplot you are running. You can  
>> do that by typing "gnuplot --version" in a terminal widow. Just to  
>> be sure, you might want to type "system ('gnuplot --version')" at  
>> the octave prompt as well.
>>
>> I'm running the developers version of gnuplot and get the following  
>> from the Terminal window
>>
>> 	$ gnuplot --version
>> 	gnuplot 4.3 patchlevel 0
>
> I get:   gnuplot 4.2 patchlevel 3
>>
>> A version > 4.2.2 shoud work fine.
>>
>> You should also verify it is installed via MacPorts. So type "which  
>> gnuplot" in a terminal window. Mine is installed via Fink, so I get  
>> the following.
>>
>> 	$ which gnuplot
>> 	/sw/bin/gnuplot
>
> I get:      /opt/local/bin/gnuplot
>
> I think this is OK since macorts put everything in /opt/local
>>
>> Ben
>>
> Maybe I should uninstall gnuplot and port it via macports,  
> especially since my gnuplot is a rev behind.

No need to uninstall, just upgrade.

Ben