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How to install Gnuplot in your local area and use it to make nice plots from Cadence.

Main page:

http://www.gnuplot.info/

Gnuplot must be compiled from source and can be installed in your local area without admin privileges.

Download Gnuplot sources from sourceforge.net with

cd ~/local/sources
mkdir gnuplot
cd gnuplot
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/files/gnuplot/4.4.0/gnuplot-4.4.0.tar.gz
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/files/gnuplot/4.4.0/gnuplot.pdf
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/files/gnuplot/4.4.0/README

To install Gnuplot in your ~/local area, use

cd ~/local/sources/gnuplot
mkdir build
tar -xzf gnuplot-4.4.0.tar.gz 
cd build
../gnuplot-4.6.1/configure --help
../gnuplot-4.6.1/configure --prefix=$HOME/local [other options]
make && make install 

Last update: Luca Pacher - Sep 21, 2013