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Source Code

C source code. Available as a tar gzip file, or as a win32 zip file. Requires an ansi compliant C compiler such as gcc. Includes everything needed to produce graphs in pseudo-GIF, SVG, PostScript or X11. If you want PNG, you will need libpng and zlib. If you want JPEG, WBMP, or FreeType2, you will need GD 1.84+ and other required libraries. Please be sure you have read, and agree with, the copyright and permissions notice that goes with the software. Instructions:
  • Download the file; then unpack using gunzip+tar, or unzip
  • Download any late fixes if desired, and move the resulting files into the src directory.
  • Review the Makefile and follow the simple 3-step install procedure.
  • See the Troubleshooting & bug reports page for additional info.
Download source code:
  • Ploticus 2.02 plsrc202.tar.gz (750 kB).
  • Ploticus 2.02 plsrc202.zip for win32 (1025 kB).
    These include source code, docs (html and roff), and prefab examples, and pltestsuite.



    Platform-Specific Info & Pre-compiled Binaries

    My 'home' system is Solaris. I also did the Win32 mingW port. All other binaries are provided by the person who did the port (thanks!). If you succeed in porting ploticus to a yet-unsupported platform, and are willing to make the binaries available (either on your own web site or by email on request) please contact me and I will link to you from here. Please be sure you have read, and agree with, the copyright and permissions notice that goes with the software. See the Troubleshooting & bug reports page for additional info. Solaris 2.x (Sparc)
  • Ploticus 2.01 plbin202.sol2.tar.gz (950 kB).   PNG, GIF, SVG, PostScript, X11. Includes binaries for pl but not pltab; also docs (html and roff) and prefab examples.

    Linux, Debian packages by James W. Penny (jpenny@debian.org). These packages are available from your favorite Debian mirror. Packages are ploticus and ploticus-doc. The ploticus package includes the binary ploticus which produces PNG, SVG, WBMP, PostScript, JPEG. It supports FreeType fonts. The prefabs are included in this package. Pltab is not supported.
    The ploticus-doc package consists of the html formatted plnode documents, that is, all documentation and the full gallery of examples.
    RPM packages ported by Peter Hanecak (hanecak@megaloman.com)
  • Available here.
    A user reported that Xlib.h wasn't found on his Mandrake 8.0 system, and that he solved the problem by getting & installing the XFree86-devel package.

    win32
  • Ploticus 2.01   plsrc202.zip (960 kB)
    This is a native win32 console application built using mingW. No DLLs required. GIF, SVG and PostScript only, no X11 support for interactive use. Includes PL.EXE, docs (html), prefab examples, pltestsuite, and source code. See also notes for non-unix platforms.

    Windows/NT with Cygwin, ported by Markus Hoenicka (Markus.Hoenicka@uth.tmc.edu)
  • Available here. See also notes for non-unix platforms.

    AIX 4.3.4, ported by Michael Katsilis (mkatsili@socs.uts.edu.au) (without PNG support)
  • Available here

    HP-UX, ported by Stephanie Nile (stephie@connect.org.uk)
  • Available here

    HP e3000 MPE/iX, ported by Andreas Schmidt (andreas@hillschmidt.de)
  • Available here

    Windows/NT with DJGPP. See notes for non-unix platforms.

    Digital Unix 4.0. I received a report that ploticus compiles on this platform. Here are some notes.



    Accessories

  • nicehatching.tar.gz A patch contributed by Scott McPeak that implements additional crosshatch patterns (diagonal) for shading bar graphs. Includes a general purpose vector package.

  • ploticus.perl A perl script which imlements a web interface to ploticus, by Tom McClure. Questions regarding this should be addressed to Tom.



    Complete documentation and examples

    This includes the complete documentation in html and roff man formats, gallery of examples, all thumbnails. Source code should be acquired separately. It is basically equivalent to the web site. You can serve it up with a web server, or access it on your hard disk using a URL beginning with file:// instead of http://.
    Download the complete node: plnode202.tar.gz (???? kB)




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