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From: peterson@MCC.COM (James Peterson)
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Subject: Re: X11 on the sun
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Date: Fri, 2-Oct-87 09:59:17 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  2 09:59:17 1987
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Summary: gnuplot

In article <8709291943.AA03974@bnl.arpa>, drs@bnl.arpa (David R. Stampf) writes:
> 
> 10)	Almost - gnuplot refused to compile - missing the `nm' library.  I just
> 	removed gnuplot from consideration in the client makefile, and remake
> 	from the top level again.
> 
Trying to compile gnuplot without the missing 'nm' load switch creates
a long list of undefined externals, including sqrt, sin, cos, ... which
leads one to believe that the missing library is the math library.
Changing -lnm to -lm in the load line eliminates the unsatisfied
externals, and generates a working gnuplot.  (Presumably -lnm is a
'new' math library at MIT?)

A 'working' gnuplot is somewhat misleading.  It does compile and
run, but if you ask it for help, you get:

reading help file... /orpheus/u1/gnuplot/docs/gnuplot.info: No such file 

Looking in the directory, we find the wired-in path name in plot.h,
and the file gnuplot.info in the directory.  The Makefile needs to
be modified to install the help file and change the plot.h file to
point to the correct location for your site.
-- 
James Peterson
james.peterson@mcc.com  or  ...sally!im4u!milano!peterson