Gnuplot
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Introduction
How to install Gnuplot in your local area and use it to make nice plots from Cadence.
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Local installation
Gnuplot must be compiled from source and can be installed in your local area without admin privileges.
Download the latest version (currently 4.6.3) of Gnuplot sources from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/files/gnuplot/
cd ~/local/sources mkdir gnuplot && cd gnuplot wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/files/gnuplot/4.6.3/gnuplot-4.6.3.tar.gz wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/files/gnuplot/4.6.3/gnuplot.pdf wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/files/gnuplot/4.6.3/README
To install Gnuplot in your ~/local area, use
cd ~/local/sources/gnuplot mkdir build && cd build tar -xzf ../gnuplot-4.6.3.tar.gz ../gnuplot-4.6.3/configure --help ../gnuplot-4.6.3/configure --prefix=$HOME/local [other options] make && make install
Executables will be installed in ~/local/bin. To launch Gnuplot use
gnuplot