Re: Gnuplot error in Octave

[Niner]

Hi Thomas,

I install Gnuplot.app from the same package of Octave.dmg, which I  
download from Octave-Forge. I place these two app in the /Applications  
folder. Octave automatically finds gnuplot to plot, but I got error on  
gnuplot. I also made link to Octave and Gnuplot such that I can open  
them whenever I need in Terminal.app.

The result of which gnuplot is
/usr/bin/gnuplot
where is the link pointing to.

Thanks for your response.


Niner


On Jan 18, 2008, at 3:21 PM, Thomas Treichl wrote:

> Niner schrieb:
> > Hi,
> > I am a newbie to Octave. I use the binary files provided by Octave-  
> > Forge in my Mac OSX 10.5.1. I encountered a problem on plotting  
> > the  graphics. When I tried to plot, the gnuplot was called and an  
> > error  occur.
> > ~[14:08] $ octave
> > octave-3.0.0:1> x=.1:.1:10;
> > octave-3.0.0:2> y=sin(x);
> > octave-3.0.0:3> plot(x,y)
> > gnuplot>set terminal aquax enhanced
> >                               ^
> > line 0: unknown or ambiguous terminal type; type just 'set  
> > terminal'  for a list
> > ...
> > This error occurred when I used commands in Terminal.app. I had   
> > installed Gnuplot 4.2.2 and AquaTerm 1.0.1. I think this error   
> > indicates that the "set terminal aquax" didn't work. I can plot   
> > figures under gnuplot by setting terminal to "aqua" when opening   
> > Terminal.app. There is no "aquax" in the gnuplot terminal list.   
> > However, if I open a X11 xterm window, I can run the octave  
> > commands  successfully and get the plot to show in a separate  
> > window. How come  there is no "aquax" error under X11 xterm? If I  
> > want to stay with  Terminal.app, what can I do to fix the problem?
> > Any comment is appreciated. Thanks a lot for help.
> > I am using MBP, Leopard, Octave 3.0.
> > Niner
>
> Where does your gnuplot come from? I think that you did not install  
> Gnuplot.app? If you are unsure then please have a look what the  
> result in Terminal.app is if you type
>
>  which gnuplot
>
> Thomas