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Re: Version 4.4.4 released
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From: Tatsuro M. <tma...@ya...> - 2011-11-14 03:43:02
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Hello I have built windows, cygwin and djgpp binaries ans made zip packages. http://www.tatsuromatsuoka.com/gnuplot/Eng/gp44/ Please check the contents and Readme files. Regards Tatsuro --- On Sun, 2011/11/13, sfeam wrote: > The source tarball, release notes, and user manual for > gnuplot version 4.4.4 are now available on SourceForge. > > Binary installation packages for Windows will follow later > as usual. Please be patient, as these are prepared from the > releases source by a separate set of volunteers. > > This release was delayed somewhat by an unexpected flurry > of bug reports + fixes against the development version that > turned out to affect 4.4 as well. > > The plan is that this will be the last incremental release > in the 4.4 series. Whether the next release gets labeled > 4.6 or 5.0 is still under discussion. > > Ethan Merritt (sfeam) > on behlf of the gnuplot development team > > > GNUPLOT VERSION 4.4.4 > =================================== > > Version 4.4.4 is an incremental update to the current official release. > > A synopsis of changes since the previous patchlevel (version 4.4.3) > is given below and in the NEWS file. Detailed information is in ChangeLog. > > New features, changes and fixes in gnuplot version 4.4.4 > ======================================================== > > * NEW boxxyerrors plot style now allows variable color > * NEW splot with pm3d now allows variable rgb color > * NEW "nonuniform matrix" indicates ascii data with explicit x, y > * CHANGE columnhead(N) is a string-valued function, not a keyword > * CHANGE Demarcate plots in svg output using <g id="Plot_#"><title>... > * CHANGE xticlabels() works for binary data files as well as ascii > * CHANGE "set key maxrows" now applies to 3D plots as well as 2D > * CHANGE rewrite installation path rules for TeX files > * FIX wxt terminal should now work on at least some flavors of OSX > * FIX incorrect space allowed for outside left key box > * FIX buffer overflow from enhanced text timefmt tic labels > * FIX correction for offset in epochs when reading in time format "%s" > * FIX discontinuity in defined palette limited by maxcolors > * FIX initialization of svg pattern-fill definitions > * FIX positioning of histogram bars when some data entries are missing > * FIX emf terminal can handle UTF-8 encoding > * FIX User-specified axis tick labels override auto labels in 3D as in 2D > * FIX `plot with labels` failed to skip labels with UNDEFINED coords > * FIX NaN (not a number) implementation for Windows build > * FIX work-around for poor scaling in pdfcairo pattern fill > * FIX segfault if mismatch between palette sizes of successive terminals > > > NOTE TO PACKAGERS AND TESTERS > =============================== > > We strongly encourage you to build, test, and package the new cairo-based > terminals. These are pngcairo and pdfcairo for output to file, and wxt as > the default interactive terminal. wxt should (at last!) work on OSX also. > > This introduces dependencies on > libwxgtk2 > libpangocairo > libpango > libcairo > > Of course the terminals (output modes) used by previous gnuplot versions > are also still available, including png output based on libgd and > interactive output using X11. > > Demo plots illustrating these and other features are online at > > http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo/ > > You can download a source tarball for gnuplot version 4.4.3 from the > gnuplot development site on SourceForge. > > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2055 > > > OTHER NOTES > =============================== > > Installation > ------------ > Installation instructions are available in the source itself; the short > version for linux/unix-like systems is to unpack the tarball and then > build it: > cd gnuplot-4.4.4 ; ./configure ; make > test it: > make check > install it: > make install > > Pay careful attention to the output of the ./configure script. > It may indicate that some output drivers have been omitted because the > necessary support libraries were not found. In general you need to have > previously installed the "*-devel-*" versions of these libraries. > > > Known issues > ------------ > > - OSX: Alpha-channel support in aquaterm requires aquaterm version 1.0.1, > available from http://aquaterm.sourceforge.net > Aquaterm itself may not work on 64-bit systems. > > - External support library libgd version 2.0.36 introduces a new method > of font selection using the fontconfig utitily. However, it does not work > properly without a patch to the upstream libgd source that has not yet made > it into all packaged versions. Here it is: > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > --- gd-2.0.36/gdft.c 2008-03-09 16:05:52.000000000 -0700 > +++ gd-2.0.36-mod/gdft.c 2009-05-20 20:22:13.000000000 -0700 > @@ -1661,7 +1661,7 @@ static char * font_path(char **fontpath, > BGD_DECLARE(int) gdFTUseFontConfig(int flag) > { > #ifdef HAVE_LIBFONTCONFIG > - fontConfigFlag = 1; > + fontConfigFlag = flag; > return 1; > #else > return 0; > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > > - The MS Windows terminal device sometimes draws with a dashed line > when it should draw with a solid line. (Tracker item 1952364). > Also it doesn't yet fully support alpha-channel output. > > > Support > ------- > Please report all bugs and installation problems to the bug tracker > on SourceForge: > > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=2055&atid=102055 > > There is also an active gnuplot discussion forum on usenet group > > comp.graphics.apps.gnuplot > > Development > ----------- > Gnuplot development is quite active. The development branch on SourceForge > contains preliminary implementations of many new features. The development > branch is currently identified as version 4.5. > Feedback and contributions of code are very welcome. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > RSA(R) Conference 2012 > Save $700 by Nov 18 > Register now > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 > _______________________________________________ > gnuplot-beta mailing list > gnu...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuplot-beta > |
