Configuring the latest default hg on OSX

[Ben Abbott]

On Jun 30, 2008, at 11:38 PM, Shai Ayal wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 3:40 AM, Ben Abbott <bpabbott at mac.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Jun 30, 2008, at 8:27 AM, Michael Goffioul wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Ben Abbott <bpabbott at mac.com>  
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Michael.
>>>>
>>>> Is the new backend optional? ... if so, how might I verify I'm  
>>>> using it?
>>>
>>> The new backend is disabled by default. You can turn it on with:
>>>
>>> input_event_hook ("__fltk_redraw__");
>>> __init_fltk__ ();
>>> set (0, "defaultfigure__backend__", "fltk");
>>>
>>> Michael.
>>
>> Just a quick note ...
>>
>> I tried a simple plot using the fltk backend on OSX 10.5.4 using  
>> fltk-aqua
>> (v 1.1.7).
>>
>> A graph window showed up but is was unresponsive (as was Octave  
>> after that).
>> There as some mention of "ca nan" or such. I tried ctrl-C and was  
>> rewarded
>> with a seg-fault.
>>
>> I'm guessing that fltk must be newer than 1.1.7 or the Fink's aqua  
>> version
>> is not completely functional.
>
> I don't think we require fltk > 1.1.7, so the fault lies somewhere
> else. You really should ge a hold of the fltk test programs
> (especially the opengl ones) and see if your fltk works

I was unable to get 1.1.7 to build *and* run all the demos.

However, 1.1.9 was a snap! :-)

I'll wait for Fink to update fltk to 1.1.9 before attempting to use  
the new backend again.

Ben