Configuring the latest default hg on OSX

[Ben Abbott]

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've contacted the maintainer of fltk-aqua for the Fink package  
manager. When time permits, he'll update fltk to a more recent version.

Ben