Comments on: Setting up Octave and Gnuplot on Apple Mac OSX http://www.island94.org/2007/09/setting-up-octave-and-gnuplot-on-osx/ Ben Sheldon's lost & found Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:05:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sh http://www.island94.org/2007/09/setting-up-octave-and-gnuplot-on-osx/#comment-131770 sh Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:22:29 +0000 #comment-131770 Bless you for this. I'm running 10.5.8 (99.99% of the time I wouldn't care about upgrading) and eventually was able to get Octave 3.2.2 and Gnuplot/Aquaterm working with this and the comments above. I could probably get 3.4 to go but as this is just a short-term thing for me anyway I won't risk fubaring up something that works. Bless you for this. I’m running 10.5.8 (99.99% of the time I wouldn’t care about upgrading) and eventually was able to get Octave 3.2.2 and Gnuplot/Aquaterm working with this and the comments above. I could probably get 3.4 to go but as this is just a short-term thing for me anyway I won’t risk fubaring up something that works.

]]> By: elzinko http://www.island94.org/2007/09/setting-up-octave-and-gnuplot-on-osx/#comment-130829 elzinko Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:22:22 +0000 #comment-130829 thank you GTS for sharing your trick since it solved the problem that you described thank you GTS for sharing your trick since it solved the problem that you described

]]> By: Hardik http://www.island94.org/2007/09/setting-up-octave-and-gnuplot-on-osx/#comment-130800 Hardik Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:19:55 +0000 #comment-130800 Awesome thanks !! I just did what was in step 3 as I was on Snow Leopard and success!!! Highly recoemmend all those on Snow Leopard and having issues to try this first. The other step mentioned here gave me error so not sure about the sudo command etc... http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files//Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2009-10-03%20binary%20of%20Octave%203.2.3/README_OSX1065.txt/view Awesome thanks !! I just did what was in step 3 as I was on Snow Leopard and success!!! Highly recoemmend all those on Snow Leopard and having issues to try this first. The other step mentioned here gave me error so not sure about the sudo command etc…

http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files//Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2009–10-03%20binary%20of%20Octave%203.2.3/README_OSX1065.txt/view

]]> By: GTS http://www.island94.org/2007/09/setting-up-octave-and-gnuplot-on-osx/#comment-126440 GTS Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:11:11 +0000 #comment-126440 This fixed my problem (from the octave 3.4.0 readme.html file): On a very small number of Mac systems an AquaTerm window is not opened at all. Therefore AquaTerm.app has been included into Gnuplot.app and that can be started automatically if Gnuplot.app's startup script /Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot is modified. Change the lines # DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH="${ROOT}/lib:${DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH}" \ # open "${ROOT}/lib/AquaTerm.app" into DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH="${ROOT}/lib:${DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH}" \ open "${ROOT}/lib/AquaTerm.app" which will open AquaTerm.app automatically if you launch Gnuplot.app. This fixed my problem (from the octave 3.4.0 readme.html file):

On a very small number of Mac systems an AquaTerm window is not opened at all. Therefore AquaTerm.app has been included into Gnuplot.app and that can be started automatically if Gnuplot.app’s startup script /Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot is modified. Change the lines

# DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=”${ROOT}/lib:${DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH}” \
# open “${ROOT}/lib/AquaTerm.app“
into

DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=”${ROOT}/lib:${DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH}” \
open “${ROOT}/lib/AquaTerm.app“
which will open AquaTerm.app automatically if you launch Gnuplot.app.

]]> By: GTS http://www.island94.org/2007/09/setting-up-octave-and-gnuplot-on-osx/#comment-126421 GTS Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:23:31 +0000 #comment-126421 I'm having the same problem as Adria. Has anyone figured it out? Thanks I’m having the same problem as Adria. Has anyone figured it out?

Thanks

]]> By: Adria http://www.island94.org/2007/09/setting-up-octave-and-gnuplot-on-osx/#comment-125757 Adria Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:10:13 +0000 #comment-125757 Hello, I have installed Gnuplot, X11, Octave and Aquaterm, but I have a problem: - When I use the plot command in octave, Aquaterm opens but doesn't show anything. Does anybody know how to solve this problem? Thanks Hello,

I have installed Gnuplot, X11, Octave and Aquaterm, but I have a problem:

- When I use the plot command in octave, Aquaterm opens but doesn’t show anything.

Does anybody know how to solve this problem?

Thanks

]]> By: Amy http://www.island94.org/2007/09/setting-up-octave-and-gnuplot-on-osx/#comment-124131 Amy Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:43:17 +0000 #comment-124131 Thank you so much for the concise explanation!!! It saved me many hours of stress!!! Thank you so much for the concise explanation!!! It saved me many hours of stress!!!

]]> By: Michael http://www.island94.org/2007/09/setting-up-octave-and-gnuplot-on-osx/#comment-122849 Michael Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:34:40 +0000 #comment-122849 Thanks for writing these notes. I just installed octave on my Mac 10.6.8 machine and was having trouble getting plots to work. Steps 3 and 4 were the keys to making it work for me. Thanks again! Thanks for writing these notes. I just installed octave on my Mac 10.6.8 machine and was having trouble getting plots to work. Steps 3 and 4 were the keys to making it work for me. Thanks again!

]]> By: netpublicus http://www.island94.org/2007/09/setting-up-octave-and-gnuplot-on-osx/#comment-122323 netpublicus Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:17:49 +0000 #comment-122323 Hello together, thank you for your great guide. There is still a catch I can't figure out. Please help me. AIM: Plotting functions in Latex Ressources: Mac Snow (10.6.8.), X11, Latex, gnu plotter, Octavia, Aquaterm, I followed all steps in the guide and the comments. However I get these errors: (see below) Thank for help!!! When running gnu plotter I get this error: ~ netpublicus$ exec '/Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot' dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.4.dylib Referenced from: /Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot-4.2.6 Reason: image not found /Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot: line 71: 685 Trace/BPT trap GNUTERM="${GNUTERM}" GNUPLOT_HOME="${GNUPLOT_HOME}" PATH="${PATH}" DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}" HOME="${HOME}" GNUHELP="${GNUHELP}" DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH="${DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH}" GNUPLOT_PS_DIR="${GNUPLOT_PS_DIR}" DISPLAY="${DISPLAY}" GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR="${GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR}" "${ROOT}/bin/gnuplot-4.2.6" "$@" [Prozess beendet] and from OCTAVIA: octave-3.2.3:1> plot x*2 error: plot: no data to plot error: called from: error: /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/share/octave/3.2.3/m/plot/__plt__.m at line 90, column 4 error: /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/share/octave/3.2.3/m/plot/plot.m at line 186, column 5 dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.4.dylib Referenced from: /Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot-4.2.6 Reason: image not found dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.4.dylib Referenced from: /Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot-4.2.6 Reason: image not found /Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot: line 71: 755 Trace/BPT trap GNUTERM="${GNUTERM}" GNUPLOT_HOME="${GNUPLOT_HOME}" PATH="${PATH}" DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}" HOME="${HOME}" GNUHELP="${GNUHELP}" DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH="${DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH}" GNUPLOT_PS_DIR="${GNUPLOT_PS_DIR}" DISPLAY="${DISPLAY}" GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR="${GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR}" "${ROOT}/bin/gnuplot-4.2.6" "$@" error: you must have gnuplot installed to display graphics; if you have gnuplot installed in a non-standard location, see the 'gnuplot_binary' function /Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot: line 71: 749 Trace/BPT trap GNUTERM="${GNUTERM}" GNUPLOT_HOME="${GNUPLOT_HOME}" PATH="${PATH}" DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}" HOME="${HOME}" GNUHELP="${GNUHELP}" DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH="${DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH}" GNUPLOT_PS_DIR="${GNUPLOT_PS_DIR}" DISPLAY="${DISPLAY}" GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR="${GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR}" "${ROOT}/bin/gnuplot-4.2.6" "$@" octave-3.2.3:1> Hello together,
thank you for your great guide. There is still a catch I can’t figure out. Please help me.

AIM: Plotting functions in Latex
Ressources: Mac Snow (10.6.8.), X11, Latex, gnu plotter, Octavia, Aquaterm,

I followed all steps in the guide and the comments.
However I get these errors: (see below)

Thank for help!!!

When running gnu plotter I get this error:

~ netpublicus$ exec ‘/Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot’
dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.4.dylib
Referenced from: /Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot-4.2.6
Reason: image not found
/Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot: line 71: 685 Trace/BPT trap GNUTERM=”${GNUTERM}” GNUPLOT_HOME=”${GNUPLOT_HOME}” PATH=”${PATH}” DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=”${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}” HOME=”${HOME}” GNUHELP=”${GNUHELP}” DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=”${DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH}” GNUPLOT_PS_DIR=”${GNUPLOT_PS_DIR}” DISPLAY=”${DISPLAY}” GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR=”${GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR}” “${ROOT}/bin/gnuplot-4.2.6″ “$@”

[Prozess beendet]

and from OCTAVIA:

octave-3.2.3:1> plot x*2
error: plot: no data to plot
error: called from:
error: /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/share/octave/3.2.3/m/plot/__plt__.m at line 90, column 4
error: /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/share/octave/3.2.3/m/plot/plot.m at line 186, column 5
dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.4.dylib
Referenced from: /Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot-4.2.6
Reason: image not found
dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.4.dylib
Referenced from: /Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot-4.2.6
Reason: image not found
/Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot: line 71: 755 Trace/BPT trap GNUTERM=”${GNUTERM}” GNUPLOT_HOME=”${GNUPLOT_HOME}” PATH=”${PATH}” DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=”${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}” HOME=”${HOME}” GNUHELP=”${GNUHELP}” DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=”${DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH}” GNUPLOT_PS_DIR=”${GNUPLOT_PS_DIR}” DISPLAY=”${DISPLAY}” GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR=”${GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR}” “${ROOT}/bin/gnuplot-4.2.6″ “$@“
error: you must have gnuplot installed to display graphics; if you have gnuplot installed in a non-standard location, see the ‘gnuplot_binary’ function
/Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot: line 71: 749 Trace/BPT trap GNUTERM=”${GNUTERM}” GNUPLOT_HOME=”${GNUPLOT_HOME}” PATH=”${PATH}” DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=”${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}” HOME=”${HOME}” GNUHELP=”${GNUHELP}” DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=”${DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH}” GNUPLOT_PS_DIR=”${GNUPLOT_PS_DIR}” DISPLAY=”${DISPLAY}” GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR=”${GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR}” “${ROOT}/bin/gnuplot-4.2.6″ “$@“
octave-3.2.3:1>

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