Re: multiple plot lines with plot '-'

[Allin C. <cot...@wf...>]

On Thu, 17 May 2012, pl...@pi... wrote:

> I know [Ethan's] comment here was in the context of the matrix 
> discussion, but in relation to what I was suggesting (reading once 
> only) am I correct in thinking that this would not mean increasing 
> storage, merely filling the same storage a bit earlier?
>
> With regards to the changes that would be needed to parse all plot using
> clauses in one hit, could you point me to the code that would be
> affected so I can get a better idea of what would be involved?

My impression from looking at the gnuplot code is that the answer to 
your first question is No, you're not correct; and the answer to 
your second question is that this would involve a radical redesign 
of gnuplot, which currently performs no look-ahead when parsing and 
executing lines of input.

Allin Cottrell