<snip> > > Yes, the built in readline of gnuplot is bad. However, libreadline > > cannot be used instead because it is licensed under the GPL, > > whereas gnuplot has special licenses (patches only). Linking those > > programs together is forbidden by the GPL. Please don't file bugs > > telling me to use libreadline in gnuplot...
Oh, yes, sometimes it IS worth reading the Readme's ... sorry. > For this reason I generally build gnuplot from source and add the > necessary config stuff to link to libreadline. Steps, roughly, are: > > apt-get install libreadline4 > apt-get install libreadline4-dev > cd /usr/local/src > apt-get source gnuplot > cd gnuplot-3.7.3/debian > # Edit the file named "rules" and change > --without-gnu-readline > TO > --with-readline=gnu > cd .. > dpkg-buildpackage > cd .. > dpkg -i gnuplot*3.7.3-1*.deb Great, that worked for me, too > Then I go into dselect and put a hold on gnuplot so it doesn't get > upgraded automatically during an "apt-get dist-upgrade". Urghh, I hate dselect. It just scares me. However, I'll keep track of it and reinstall my own .deb when upgrade wants to touch it. thanks joerg -- Gib GATES keine Chance! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
