Re: configure: pdflib, pdf

[Tatsuro M. <tma...@ya...>]

----- Original Message -----
> From: Petr Mikulik 
> To: gnuplot-beta 
> Cc: 
> Date: 2014/7/1, Tue 06:08
> Subject: configure: pdflib, pdf
> 
> Currently ./configure says at the end:
> 
>    jpeg terminal: yes
>    gif terminal: yes (with animated gif)
>    png terminal: yes
>      (jpeg, gif and png terminals can use TTF fonts)
>    pdf terminal: no (requires libpdf)
>    ... linux, vgagl, ggi, ...
>    cairo-based pdf and png terminals: yes
> 
> I propose to change the last sentence to
>    pdf and png terminals based on cairo: yes
> and move it above below the pdf terminal.
> 
> Actually, is the pdflib still supported? It seems that this library is 
> commercial, so are there any gnuplot users?
> 
> 
> I would propose this ordering:
> 
> Standalone terminals: yes (always builtin)
> ...
> dot-matrix terminals: no
> ...
> Other file terminals:
>    jpeg terminal: yes
>    gif terminal: yes (with animated gif)
>    png terminal: yes
>      (jpeg, gif and png terminals can use TTF fonts)
>    pdf terminal: no (requires libpdf)
>    ... linux, vgagl, ggi, ...
>    pdf and png terminals based on cairo: yes
>    lua/tikz ...
> 
> Screen terminals:
>    ...
> 
> (and then maybe Other terminals if there are some remaining).
> 
> ---
> Petr


There is also epscairo.

Tatsuro