Re: getting histogram with gnuplot

[Petr M. <mi...@ph...>]

> I really hate gnuplot. It is a discusting way how it is on the web right
> now, all I want is to be able to plot a simple histogram with the gnuplot,
> but all I find is how to do it nicely with the keywords and then I find
> out that the keywords do not work, first all, because I use an earlier
> version. Then I get the new one, which is full of bugs and it still does
> not do histograms.

You are trying to use features from the development version of gnuplot
(version 4.1). This development version, including screenshots as well as
instructions how to download it, prepare and compile, are in the development
part of the gnuplot webpage. It is evident that these features are not in
the official version.

Please don't say there are bugs if you are not capable to run the software.
Teach yourself via demo scripts.

> Then I spend an hour trial by error of getting the cvs version, because
> all documentation is also full of bugs and there is no way for me to just
> use what is on the website.

Nonsense. Demo scripts do not run? Obviously the problem is between your
keyboard and your seat.

Until now, nobody has complained about the docs. On the other hand,
constructive critics and contributions are always welcome.

> Then I find out after another half an hour trial and error due to the lack
> of any intelligent documentation that I need to run the prepare.

Maybe have you been too tired not to be able to read anything. An inteligent
user would just copy all those commands from
http://www.gnuplot.info/development/ or
http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/development/

> Your software managed to completely waste my evening and destroy my mood.

No, it was a mixture of your incompetence and bad luck. Golden rule of
development software releases: if you are a notive, don't compile software
yourself.

Your letter kept me smiling after-lunch time.

> Happy bug writing.

Hmm, maybe you could also fix bugs on your own web page:
	http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~rosta/


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Petr Mikulik