As a Mac user since 1984 I sympathize with Craig's frustration with installing PLplot. Neither of the two normal installation methods is supported: a single drag-and-drop or a package installer. Reading the PLplot installation wiki is probably enough to drive away most Mac users who are considering using PLplot. The good news with OS X is we gain access to an enormous body of software; the bad news is that it is hard to install.
But here's more good news: PLplot is supported on MacPorts, www.macports.org. (It is also on Fink, http://www.finkproject.org/, but the version is a little out of date. People seem to prefer MacPorts over Fink anyway.) I haven't tried the MacPorts installation method but I think it should go well. If you don't like messing with the command line, get PortAuthority ($) or Porticus (free). I think you should try it and let us know how it goes. (The MacPorts maintainer is not one of the PLplot developers.) Jerry On Apr 17, 2008, at 1:55 PM, Doug Hunt wrote: > Hi Craig: I've been using PLplot successfully for quite a while > now. Originally, I switched to it because PGPLOT was such a bear to > install. > > Unfortunately, the newest PLplot has added many dependencies, so > its getting harder to install. On the plus side, its getting many > new interesting features and it has an active development community > that is working well together. > > I've never installed it on a Mac, attached is my install receipe on > Linux. > > I'm also CCing some PLplot folks in case they have some easy > solutions for Mac. > > Regards, > > Doug > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Software Engineer III > UCAR - COSMIC, Tel. (303) 497-2611 > > On Thu, 17 Apr 2008, Craig DeForest wrote: > >> Hey, all, >> >> I've been wanting for some time to use PLPlot rather than PGPLOT, but >> I'm currently 0 for 4 on attempts to install it properly. To get the >> latest version to compile on my Mac, I had to seriously tweak the >> make >> files. I got some basic functionality (e.g. throwing up an X window) >> but never managed to advance to being able to generate plots. Is >> anyone here actively using PLPlot to make plots with PDL? If so, >> what's your system and how hard was it to install? I'm looking for >> some tips here as I'd like to migrate, but have never been able to >> make it work. >> >> I know Doug Hunt is a big fan, and Derek Lamb used it for a paper we >> published together. Who else is using it? >> >> Cheers, >> Craig >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Perldl mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl<plplot_recipe> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save > $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http:// > java.sun.com/javaone_______________________________________________ > Plplot-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Plplot-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel
