Re: Testing version of gnuplot 6.0.3

Erik Luijten <[email protected]> Thu, 5 Jun 2025 15:50:30 -0500
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This compiles properly on macOS, both with wxt and with Qt5.

Erik

On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 9:29=E2=80=AFPM Ethan A Merritt <[email protected]> wro=
te:

> I have placed a tarball for release 6.0.3 in the "testing" folder on
> SourceForge
>    https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/files/gnuplot/testing/
>
> Please report any build problems or other issues you find with the test
> package.
> If no problems arise I plan to use the same files for a release
> announcement
> next weekend.
>
> Release note appended below, or see
>
>     gnuplot.sourceforge.net/ReleaseNotes_6_0_3.html
>
> - Ethan
>
>                 Gnuplot Version 6.0.3 Release Notes
>                 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>
> This is the third incremental release for gnuplot stable version 6.0.
> It contains several new features and improvements back-ported from the
> development version.
>
> NEW (backported from development version)
> -----------------------------------------
>
> * NEW    "contourfill {at base} {fs {no}border}"
> * NEW    "save changes <filename>"
>          This variant saves only the differences between the current
> program
>          state and the state at the start of the session.
> * NEW    "plot <data> ... if (filter_condition)"
>          Input lines of data that satisfy the if condition are processed
> as usual.
>          Lines that fail are essentially ignored.
> * NEW    backport watchpoint improvements from 6.1
>          Each watch target can have its own label, generated by a user
> function.
>          Any real-valued function is legal as a watchpoint target.
>          Current x, y, and z values are available inside a watchpoint
> target function.
>          Watchpoints are possible for splot in "set view map" projection.
>          See
>             * https://gnuplot.info/demo_6.0/watch_contours.html
> * NEW    Continued work on multiplot replot and mousing
>
> CHANGES
> -------
>
> * CHANGE 3D polygon objects can have per-object fill border properties.
>          The restriction that all 3D polygons share a single set of
>          properties from "set pm3d" remains true for "splot with polygons=
".
> * CHANGE The configuration option --with-wx-multithreaded has been remove=
d.
>          The multi-thread code has not worked under linux for quite a
> while.
>          This change does not affect the Windows version of the wxt
> terminal,
> * CHANGE "with hsteps" takes default width from "set boxwidth".
> * CHANGE column(0) returns an integer (not complex) value
> * CHANGE win: dll function loading altered for compatibility with gcc15
>
> FIXES
> -----
>
> * FIX    Support for combined hidden3d + pm3d depthorder back-ported from
> 6.1
>          This allows placing contours on a depth-sorted pm3d surface
> * FIX    qt: opaque key caused incorrect interactive toggling of final pl=
ot
> * FIX    6.0.2 regression in "splot ... using 1:2:3:4 lc palette"
> * FIX    placement of category labels along x-axis of boxplots
> * FIX    qt, cairo: "set colorbox invert" produced empty colorbox
> * FIX    placement of minor tics along logscale axis with narrow range
> * FIX    OK to have missing corners in an image from a sparse matrix
> * FIX    error handling for various corner cases involving function block=
s
>
>
> KNOWN ISSUES
> ------------
>
> - Redefining a global array variable inside a user function or function
> block
>   may lead to memory corruption and/or a program crash.  The development
> version
>   now handles this cleanly, but the necessary framework has not yet been
>   back-ported to verion 6.0.  The current version may issue the confusing
> error
>   message "non-numeric array index" and leave the corrupted array in plac=
e.
>
> - Font handling by the cairo/pango libraries supporting some gnuplot
> terminals
>   (pdf, png, wxt, ...) on both Windows and MacOS are sensitive to the
>   enviromental variable PANGOCAIRO_BACKEND.  If you are having font
> problems,
>   try setting this to
>         PANGOCAIRO_BACKEND=3Dfc
>
> - Support for replot and pan/zoom mouse operations in multiplot mode is
> still
>   incomplete. Expect further improvement in subsequent releases.
>
> - TeXLive2024 pdflatex does not like some of the UTF-8 characters in the
> user manual.
>   The distribution includes a pre-built copy of gnuplot.pdf but if you wa=
nt
>   to rebuild it from the source in docs/gnuplot.doc please use lualatex
> instead.
>   You can either replace the definition PDFLATEX=3Dpdflatex with
> PDFLATEX=3Dlualatex
>   in the Makefile or provide this in the environment during configuration
>         PDFLATEX=3Dlualatex ./configure
>
> Gnuplot development is tracked in a git repository on SourceForge.
> You can generate a complete history of changes using "git log"
> after downloading:
>
> <pre>
>     git clone -b branch-6-0-stable git://
> git.code.sf.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main
>     git log
> </pre>
>
> Release Notes date:  03 June 2025
>
>
>
> --
> Ethan A Merritt
> Department of Biochemistry
> University of Washington, Seattle
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">This compiles properly on macOS, both with wxt and with Qt=
5.<div><br></div><div>Erik</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_q=
uote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 a=
t 9:29=E2=80=AFPM Ethan A Merritt &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">mer=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex">I have placed a tarball for release 6.0.3 in the &quot;testing&q=
uot; folder on SourceForge<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/files/gnup=
lot/testing/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://sourceforge.net/=
projects/gnuplot/files/gnuplot/testing/</a><br>
<br>
Please report any build problems or other issues you find with the test pac=
kage.<br>
If no problems arise I plan to use the same files for a release announcemen=
t<br>
next weekend.<br>
<br>
Release note appended below, or see<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/ReleaseNotes_6_0_3.=
html" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">gnuplot.sourceforge.net/ReleaseN=
otes_6_0_3.html</a><br>
<br>
- Ethan<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Gnuplot Version 6.0=
.3 Release Notes<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>
<br>
This is the third incremental release for gnuplot stable version 6.0.<br>
It contains several new features and improvements back-ported from the<br>
development version.<br>
<br>
NEW (backported from development version)<br>
-----------------------------------------<br>
<br>
* NEW=C2=A0 =C2=A0 &quot;contourfill {at base} {fs {no}border}&quot;<br>
* NEW=C2=A0 =C2=A0 &quot;save changes &lt;filename&gt;&quot;<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0This variant saves only the differences b=
etween the current program<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0state and the state at the start of the s=
ession.<br>
* NEW=C2=A0 =C2=A0 &quot;plot &lt;data&gt; ... if (filter_condition)&quot;<=
br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Input lines of data that satisfy the if c=
ondition are processed as usual.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Lines that fail are essentially ignored.<=
br>
* NEW=C2=A0 =C2=A0 backport watchpoint improvements from 6.1<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Each watch target can have its own label,=
 generated by a user function.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Any real-valued function is legal as a wa=
tchpoint target.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Current x, y, and z values are available =
inside a watchpoint target function.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Watchpoints are possible for splot in &qu=
ot;set view map&quot; projection.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0See<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 * <a href=3D"https://gnuplot.info=
/demo_6.0/watch_contours.html" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https:/=
/gnuplot.info/demo_6.0/watch_contours.html</a><br>
* NEW=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Continued work on multiplot replot and mousing<br>
<br>
CHANGES<br>
-------<br>
<br>
* CHANGE 3D polygon objects can have per-object fill border properties.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0The restriction that all 3D polygons shar=
e a single set of<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0properties from &quot;set pm3d&quot; rema=
ins true for &quot;splot with polygons&quot;.<br>
* CHANGE The configuration option --with-wx-multithreaded has been removed.=
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0The multi-thread code has not worked unde=
r linux for quite a while.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0This change does not affect the Windows v=
ersion of the wxt terminal,<br>
* CHANGE &quot;with hsteps&quot; takes default width from &quot;set boxwidt=
h&quot;.<br>
* CHANGE column(0) returns an integer (not complex) value<br>
* CHANGE win: dll function loading altered for compatibility with gcc15<br>
<br>
FIXES<br>
-----<br>
<br>
* FIX=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Support for combined hidden3d + pm3d depthorder back-por=
ted from 6.1<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0This allows placing contours on a depth-s=
orted pm3d surface<br>
* FIX=C2=A0 =C2=A0 qt: opaque key caused incorrect interactive toggling of =
final plot<br>
* FIX=C2=A0 =C2=A0 6.0.2 regression in &quot;splot ... using 1:2:3:4 lc pal=
ette&quot;<br>
* FIX=C2=A0 =C2=A0 placement of category labels along x-axis of boxplots<br=
>
* FIX=C2=A0 =C2=A0 qt, cairo: &quot;set colorbox invert&quot; produced empt=
y colorbox<br>
* FIX=C2=A0 =C2=A0 placement of minor tics along logscale axis with narrow =
range<br>
* FIX=C2=A0 =C2=A0 OK to have missing corners in an image from a sparse mat=
rix<br>
* FIX=C2=A0 =C2=A0 error handling for various corner cases involving functi=
on blocks<br>
<br>
<br>
KNOWN ISSUES<br>
------------<br>
<br>
- Redefining a global array variable inside a user function or function blo=
ck<br>
=C2=A0 may lead to memory corruption and/or a program crash.=C2=A0 The deve=
lopment version<br>
=C2=A0 now handles this cleanly, but the necessary framework has not yet be=
en <br>
=C2=A0 back-ported to verion 6.0.=C2=A0 The current version may issue the c=
onfusing error<br>
=C2=A0 message &quot;non-numeric array index&quot; and leave the corrupted =
array in place.<br>
<br>
- Font handling by the cairo/pango libraries supporting some gnuplot termin=
als<br>
=C2=A0 (pdf, png, wxt, ...) on both Windows and MacOS are sensitive to the<=
br>
=C2=A0 enviromental variable PANGOCAIRO_BACKEND.=C2=A0 If you are having fo=
nt problems,<br>
=C2=A0 try setting this to<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 PANGOCAIRO_BACKEND=3Dfc<br>
<br>
- Support for replot and pan/zoom mouse operations in multiplot mode is sti=
ll<br>
=C2=A0 incomplete. Expect further improvement in subsequent releases.<br>
<br>
- TeXLive2024 pdflatex does not like some of the UTF-8 characters in the us=
er manual.<br>
=C2=A0 The distribution includes a pre-built copy of gnuplot.pdf but if you=
 want<br>
=C2=A0 to rebuild it from the source in docs/gnuplot.doc please use lualate=
x instead.<br>
=C2=A0 You can either replace the definition PDFLATEX=3Dpdflatex with PDFLA=
TEX=3Dlualatex<br>
=C2=A0 in the Makefile or provide this in the environment during configurat=
ion<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 PDFLATEX=3Dlualatex ./configure<br>
<br>
Gnuplot development is tracked in a git repository on SourceForge.<br>
You can generate a complete history of changes using &quot;git log&quot;<br=
>
after downloading:<br>
<br>
&lt;pre&gt;<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 git clone -b branch-6-0-stable git://<a href=3D"http://git.co=
de.sf.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">git.=
code.sf.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main</a><br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 git log<br>
&lt;/pre&gt;<br>
<br>
Release Notes date:=C2=A0 03 June 2025<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Ethan A Merritt<br>
Department of Biochemistry<br>
University of Washington, Seattle<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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