Ploticus is script-driven, which makes it suitable for automated, unattended
uses, or for applications that will be run again and again. Ploticus might be
your choice for stylistic reasons or just because it suits the problem or
application. In general, ploticus is good at making graphs like you would see
in newspapers and news magazines, business publications, journals for medical
and social sciences, and so on.
You can also use Ploticus in combination with standard desktop tools, e.g.
generate data displays using ploticus then import SVG or PNG into PowerPoint,
Word, etc.)
Ploticus is not a function or mathematical plotting package like gnuplot, nor
would it be a good choice for applications where mathematical formulas or
scientific notations are to be rendered as an integral part of the data
display. Ploticus is also not intended as a "marketing" graphics package. Its
goal is to display data crisply without extra decoration and distracting
"dingbats" that cloud the picture. Thus there is little support for 3-D
effects, gradient backgrounds, and so on.
FreeBSD note: the binary is referred to as 'pl' in the source files, but
is installed as 'ploticus' so as to avoid conflicts with other ports.
===> The following configuration options are available for ploticus-2.40_13:
EXAMPLES=on: Build and/or install examples
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
Remove WWW entries moved into port Makefiles
Commit b7f05445c00f has added WWW entries to port Makefiles based on
WWW: lines in pkg-descr files.
This commit removes the WWW: lines of moved-over URLs from these
pkg-descr files.
Approved by: portmgr (tcberner)
Add WWW entries to port Makefiles
It has been common practice to have one or more URLs at the end of the
ports' pkg-descr files, one per line and prefixed with "WWW:". These
URLs should point at a project website or other relevant resources.
Access to these URLs required processing of the pkg-descr files, and
they have often become stale over time. If more than one such URL was
present in a pkg-descr file, only the first one was tarnsfered into
the port INDEX, but for many ports only the last line did contain the
port specific URL to further information.
There have been several proposals to make a project URL available as
a macro in the ports' Makefiles, over time.
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Add USES=xorg USES=gl, ports categories m
Add USES=xorg and USES=gl to ports in categories starting with 'm'
While here, try to sprinkle other USES (mostly gnome and sdl) as needed.
The FreeBSD x11@ and graphics team proudly presents
a zeising, kwm production, with help from dumbbell, bdrewery:
NEW XORG ON FREEBSD 9-STABLE AND 10-STABLE
This update switches over to use the new xorg stack by default on FreeBSD 9
and 10 stable, on osversions where vt(9) is available.
It is still possible to use the old stack by specifying WITHOUT_NEW_XORG in
/etc/make.conf .
FreeBSD 8-STABLE and released versions of FreeBSD still use
the old version.
A package repository with binary packages for new xorg will
be available soon.
This patch also contains updates of libxcb and related ports, pixman, as well
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Update to 2.40. Major changes:
- added: proc catlines; proc tree; proc image.
- deprecated: server-side image maps (use client-side instead); definition
of categories within proc areadef (use proc categories instead); proc print.
- discontinued attributes: proc processdata's stack; proc usedata's element,
proc getdata's rotate, and proc defineunits (use the $changeunits()
function instead).
- proc rangebar has been renamed proc boxplot and there are major
functionality changes. Any script that uses proc rangebar will need
maintenance.
- rewrite of parser.
- many bugfixes.
For complete list, see http://ploticus.sourceforge.net/doc/news.html.
Update to 2.31. While here, change the name of the installed binary
from 'pl' to 'ploticus' to avoid conflicts with cad/slffea, lang/TenDRA,
and lang/swi-pl.
PR: ports/78316
Submitted by: Ports Fury
Prodded by: vs
o Main modification
graphics/gd(based on 1.8.4) -> graphics/gd1
graphics/gd2(based on 2.0.15) -> graphics/gd
graphics/p5-GD(based on 1.41) -> graphics/p5-GD1
graphics/p5-GD2(based on 2.07) -> graphics/p5-GD
japanese/gd -> japanese/gd1
japanese/gd2 -> japanese/gd
o Include some feature
WITH_XPM(w/, w/o WITHOUT_X11)
o Chase this modification
o Fix build error [1]
PR: ports/54540
Submitted by: Ports Fury
Approved by: maintainer (blanket)
Reported by: bento via kris [1]
