Re: gnuplot dependency in octave

2005-12-12 Thread Chris Taylor
Dr. Volker Zell wrote: > How about having a gnuplot-nox package like debian, which satisfies > the dependancy, and having gnuplot-x-drivers available separately? > It could be referenced in the README easily enough, and wouldn't be > too hard to find.. Currently not only /usr/sb

Re: gnuplot dependency in octave

2005-12-10 Thread Dr. Volker Zell
> Chris Taylor writes: > How about having a gnuplot-nox package like debian, which satisfies > the dependancy, and having gnuplot-x-drivers available separately? > It could be referenced in the README easily enough, and wouldn't be > too hard to find.. Currently not only /usr/

Re: gnuplot dependency in octave

2005-12-08 Thread John W. Eaton
On 8-Dec-2005, Igor Pechtchanski wrote: | What about (which | fails gracefully if gnuplot isn't installed)? Or does octave-forge | already "do the right thing" (tm) with respect to a missing gnuplot (i.e., | print out a meaningful error message

Re: gnuplot dependency in octave

2005-12-08 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, James R. Phillips wrote: > I am starting a new thread on this issue. > > Quoting from > http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2005-12/msg00319.html : > > >I often use octave and do no plotting at all. Octave starts and runs > >fine if gnuplot isn't installed. (It complains about not be

Re: gnuplot dependency in octave

2005-12-08 Thread Chris Taylor
James R. Phillips wrote: I am starting a new thread on this issue. Quoting from http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2005-12/msg00319.html : I often use octave and do no plotting at all. Octave starts and runs fine if gnuplot isn't installed. (It complains about not being able to find gnuplot when