"errors" when running plot

[Ben Abbott]

On Jun 10, 2009, at 5:13 PM, ws wrote:

>
>> Try using
>>
>> putenv ("GNUTERM", "windows")
>
> octave:4> putenv("GNUTERM", "windows")
> octave:5> plot(1:10)
> octave:6> print foo.png
> Unknown or ambiguous terminal name 'windows'
>
>> But don't set this to a bitmap (such as png), as that will only  
>> work when an
> output file is provided (i.e. when printing).
>
> I don't ever want to open a window.  I am also running Linux.  I  
> tried it, just
> for giggles, and it gave the above error.
>
>> I do not know why you get the x11 error. Do you get it when you run  
>> gnuplot
> direclty and enter the commands below?
>>
>> set term png
>> set output test.png
>> plot sin(x)
>> exit
>
> My gnuplot session (I don't think the problem is there, no X11  
> warning....):
>
> Terminal type set to 'unknown'
> gnuplot> set term png
> Terminal type set to 'png'
> Options are 'nocrop medium '
> gnuplot> set output test.png
>         undefined variable: test
>
> gnuplot> set output "test.png"  # need quotes
> gnuplot> plot sin(x)
> gnuplot> exit
>
>
> Thanks!
> W

Ok, I don't know why I thought you were running windows.

In any event, please run gnuplot and let me know what you get when you  
type ..

	show var all

Ben