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bug #41948: plotting with gnuplot fails on MS Windows with command not found

Submitted by:  None
Submitted on:  Tue 25 Mar 2014 04:51:33 AM UTC  
 
Category: Plotting with gnuplotSeverity: 3 - Normal
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: None
Status: Works For MeAssigned to: Andreas Weber <andy1978>
Originator Name: DomOriginator Email: -unavailable-
Open/Closed: ClosedRelease: 3.8.1
Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Tue 25 Mar 2014 02:30:08 PM UTC, comment #2:

Try using the FLTK toolkit, just to see if plotting in general works.

Given the error messages, this seems to be a packaging/distribution error in that the version of Octave you have doesn't include gnuplot (a separate program).

Rik <rik5>
Project Administrator
Tue 25 Mar 2014 10:29:55 AM UTC, comment #1:

Dom, what do you think could be the reason for this message?

Please check if gnuplot is installed and working.
-- Andy

Andreas Weber <andy1978>
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Tue 25 Mar 2014 04:51:33 AM UTC, original submission:

hist command fails... looks like a missing library:

octave:1> hist (rand(10,1))
error: popen2: popen2 (child): unable to start process -- No such file or directory
error: called from:
error: /usr/share/octave/3.8.1/m/plot/util/private/__gnuplot_open_stream__.m at line 30, column 40
error: /usr/share/octave/3.8.1/m/plot/util/__gnuplot_drawnow__.m at line 72, column 19
/bin/sh: gnuplot: command not found
error: 'unset' undefined near line 1 column 1
warning: broken pipe

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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Sat 19 Apr 2014 02:34:24 AM UTCrik5Open/ClosedOpen=>Closed
    Tue 25 Mar 2014 02:30:47 PM UTCrik5Summaryhist command fails=>plotting with gnuplot fails on MS Windows with command not found
    Tue 25 Mar 2014 02:30:08 PM UTCrik5CategoryPlotting=>Plotting with gnuplot
    Tue 25 Mar 2014 10:30:27 AM UTCandy1978StatusNone=>Works For Me
    Tue 25 Mar 2014 10:29:55 AM UTCandy1978Assigned toNone=>andy1978

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