Re: [Plplot-general] Problem with c++ examples

[Arjen M. <arj...@wl...>]

marc schellens wrote:
> 
> In order to evaluate wxWindows for the GDL project
> (http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnudatalanguage)
> I installed wxWindows on my Mandrake 9.1 Linux box.
> 
> When I ran then c++ examples I got the following:
> 
> [root@rock c++]# ./x01
> PLplot library version: 5.2.1.rc2.5.3.0
> 
> Plotting Options:
> < 1> xwin       X-Window (Xlib)
> < 2> tk         Tcl/TK Window
> < 3> xterm      Xterm Window
> < 4> tekt       Tektronix Terminal (4010)
> < 5> tek4107t   Tektronix Terminal (4105/4107)
> < 6> mskermit   MS-Kermit emulator
> < 7> versaterm  Versaterm vt100/tek emulator
> < 8> vlt        VLT vt100/tek emulator
> < 9> conex      Conex vt320/tek emulator
> <10> dg300      DG300 Terminal
> <11> plmeta     PLplot Native Meta-File
> <12> tekf       Tektronix File (4010)
> <13> tek4107f   Tektronix File (4105/4107)
> <14> ps         PostScript File (monochrome)
> <15> psc        PostScript File (color)
> <16> xfig       Fig file
> <17> ljiip      LaserJet IIp/deskjet compressed graphics
> <18> ljii       LaserJet II Bitmap File (150 dpi)
> <19> hp7470     HP 7470 Plotter File (HPGL Cartridge, Small Plotter)
> <20> hp7580     HP 7580 Plotter File (Large Plotter)
> <21> lj_hpgl    HP Laserjet III, HPGL emulation mode
> <22> imp        Impress File
> <23> pbm        PDB (PPM) Driver
> <24> pstex      Combined Postscript/LaTeX files
> <25> null       Null device
> <26> ntk        New tk driver
> <27> mem        User-supplied memory device
> 
> Enter device number or keyword: 1
> 
> *** PLPLOT ERROR ***
> Unable to open or allocate memory for font file
> Program aborted
> 
> This happened for any option I chose.
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks,
> marc
> 

Just found this message in my inbox - probably
very late due to problems at SF.

Copy the font files into the directory containing
the example programs and try again
(you can find them in the data directory)

There is a more elegant solution, but I do not know
by heart - an environment variable like PLPLOT_DIR (?)

Regards,

Arjen