Re: [Plplot-general] instructions for compiling and linking programs that use PlPlot

[Alan W. I. <ir...@be...>]

On 2008-04-08 21:36-0400 ppi...@mt... wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am a plplot newbuy, have just installed it to my Kubuntu machine from
> the  repository. I could not find in the documentation a single example of
> how to compile and link a program that uses plplot. My attempts to compile
> some test codes by guessing right library names and paths with the aid of
> pkg-config did not lead to any success.
>
> Could someone provide me with compiling and linking examples that are
> known work on Linux with gcc/g++/g77/gfortran?

Hi Piotr:

We have lots of fortran (and other language) examples.  For Debian they are
in a package called libplplot-dev.  I am pretty sure that kubuntu uses that
same package name since it is a Debian derivative. Once you install that
package, then look for fortran examples _and a Makefile to build them_ in
either/both /usr/share/doc/libplplot9/examples/f77
/usr/share/doc/libplplot9/examples/f95.

Alternatively, build and install your own PLplot (including all our fortran
examples) following the directions in our wiki.

Good luck, and thanks for your interest in PLplot.

Alan
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