Re: [Fink-beginners] One more: PNG and JPEG libraries for external gnuplot build

[Martin C. <cos...@wa...>]

Ingo Thies wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> about two months ago I raised the issue of building gnuplot directly from 
> cvs using Fink's libgd libraries (for png, jpeg etc. support). I got some 
> great help from Ben Abbott who provided a nice script to transform the CVS 
> version into a local Fink package.
> 
> However, it seems that this solution needs steady expert's help since a 
> change in the gnuplot source may prevent the script from working. So I am 
> thinking of another solution that allows to make use of Fink's own libgd 
> for an external build (i.e. without Fink) to ensure that I won't have to 
> hack any patch scripts (or even ask for help here).

In your long exchange with Ben Abbott, at least in the part which was on 
the list, you weren't exactly forthcoming about what your configuration 
is and what you actually did. Therefore it is difficult to help you.

For example, do you have the package gd2 installed, which contains the 
header files plus the gdlib-config script that are needed by the gnuplot 
configure script when you use the --with-gd option?

And, did you do what the FAQ says in #8.3 "How do I compile something 
myself using Fink-installed software?" at
<http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-general.php?#compile-myself>

-- 
Martin