Gnuplot Release 6.0.4

[Ethan A M. <me...@uw...>]

The release package for gnuplot 6.0 patchlevel 4 source code is now
available on SourceForge.
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/files/gnuplot/6.0.4/gnuplot-6.0.4.tar.gz

Binary versions, including one for Windows on ARM64, will be available
from that same download folder on SourceForge.

Many thanks to everyone who reported problems or contributed to testing,
and especially to everyone who contributed fixes or new code via the
development branch.  Your involvement, no matter how small, helps to
keep gnuplot a powerful multi-platform tool as it enters its 40th year of
distribution -- gnuplot version 1.0 was announced in 1986. 
 
A few of those new features are included in the 6.0.4 stable release.
Please see the release notes for a summary of bug fixes and other minor
changes.

Release Notes
   Gnuplot 6.0.4 <https://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/ReleaseNotes_6_0_4.html>

New Features

  • Support for Windows on ARM 64-bit architectures

  • New gprintf format specifiers for complex values
     %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

  • Pre-defined variable Inf is set to floating point INFINITY

  • The "sharpen" filter handles vertical edges in a step function

  • 3D polygon objects rendered by "splot" can be assigned individual
     colors and fill styles

have fun plotting

    Ethan