Re: Pre-release testing version of gnuplot 6.0.4

[Erik L. <eri...@gm...>]

Dear Ethan,

This compiles properly on macOS. I placed a universal binary here (all
libraries statically linked):
https://csml.northwestern.edu/Download/Gnuplot/gnuplot-6.0.4-qt5-universal.pkg,
so that others can test it as well.

I did not compile without mouse support, so I cannot speak to the issue
Achim identified.

Regards,

Erik


On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM Ethan A Merritt <me...@uw...> wrote:

> I have placed a testing version of the source release
> package for gnuplot 6.0.4 on the "testing" section of the
> SourceForge download site.
>
>     https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/files/gnuplot/testing/
>
> Nothing major to look for in this release, but it does include a number
> of recent bug fixes. The configure script and various header files
> have been modified to allow use with C compilers that enforce c23
> syntax by default. This should not affect use with older compilers.
>
> My tentative plan is to announce the actual release in about
> two weeks (the week of 15 December).  That can be pushed back
> if you find any problems or want to suggest inclusion
> of a bug-fix from the development version that was not yet
> backported.
>
> Brief release notes below, or see
>      gnuplot.sourceforge.net/ReleaseNotes_6_0_4.html
>
>
>
> %%%%%%%%%%    6.0.4 Release Notes 01-December-2025    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
>
> NEW (back-ported from development version)
> ------------------------------------------
> * variable Inf is pre-set to floating point INFINITY
> * "sharpen" filter handles vertical edges in a step function
> * gprintf format specifiers %C and %Ci
>   - %C  formats a complex value as {a, b}
>       This is the format used by the gnuplot "print" command
>   - %Ci formats a complex value as a + bi
>       Both the real and imaginary parts are printed using libc format %g
>       with optional width and precision
> * Support for Windows on ARM 64-bit architectures
>   - mingw: optionally use the MSYS2/CLANG64 environment
>   - Cross-compilation for Windows on ARM is possible using
> MSYS2/CLANG64/CLANGARM64
>
> CHANGES
> -------
> * better adherence to c23 standard
> * splot with pm3d fillcolor <x> generates a matching key sample
> * gprintf %H format is distinct from %h in utf8 context
>   - %H uses dot operator between mantissa and exponent
> * kitty, sixel: default size to 100% width, 75% height of terminal window
> * Partially deprecate the "sample" keyword for plot commands.
>   The plot command accepts axis ranges as the first thing after "plot".
>   If present, they update the primary axis ranges x y x2 y2.
>   However if this is preced by the keyword "sample" it refers to a
> sampling range
>   rather than an axis range.  If a second colon is found in the range,
>   as in [t=min:max:increment], this is unambiguously a sample range so the
>   "sample" keyword is not required.
> * Do not break contour lines into 100-segment fragments.
>   - This fixes a bug when saved contour lines are used as polygons.
>   - To maintain previous placement of contour labels along long contours,
> use
>   "set cntrlabl interval 100".
>
> FIXES
> -----
> * sixel: improved support for a transparent background
> * kitty: support animation on a transparent background
> * webp:  support animation on a transparent background
> * backport fixes for color assignment to pm3d surfaces
>   - "set pm3d implicit" + "with lines" treated the same as "with pm3d"
>   - adds support for "fc background"
>   - pm3d interpolate > 1 inherits rgb color assignments from the parent
> tile
> * fill style of colorbox should match fill style of pm3d surface
> * svg: fillstyle solid <frac> was incorrectly treated as transparent
> * transparent fill color in 3D boxes and polygons
> * alpha channel colors on ARM platforms
> * resolve ambiguous syntax in "set dashtype i (n,m)"
> * svg: font size changes within a text fragment could be lost
> * "reset session" must terminate multiplot mode
> * determination of above/below in polar mode filledcurves
> * always flush cached lines from hidden3d if any are present
> * incorrect evaluation of a**b for integer a, integer b < 0
>   in the case that overflow handling has been set to "NaN" or "undefined"
> * loss of precision in some ranges for asin acos asinh acosh
>
>
> --
> Ethan A Merritt
> Department of Biochemistry
> University of Washington, Seattle
>
>
>
>
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