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============================================================================
information on PGPLOT usage
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$Id: $
============================================================================
This is a copy of
http://gpitrsvn.gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de:8000/TFSoftware/wiki/docs/PGPLOT
to support offline usage of packages
= PGPLOT =
[[PageOutline]]
Navigation: [wiki:WikiStart Mainpage], [wiki:trunk], [wiki:branches], [wiki:tags], [wiki:admin], [wiki:docs]
== Purpose ==
[http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/ PGPLOT] is a Fortran graphics library for scientific data display.
Many programs in this repository make use of PGPLOT either directly in Fortran or through the C++ API [wiki:trunk/src/libs/libpgplot++].
PGPLOT supports output to many different [http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/devices.html devices], including interactive screen plots als well as Postscript files.
In the early days PGPLOT was attractive in particular due to his ability to produce interactive screen plots from Fortran 77 on [http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/ttdriv.html Tektronix terminals] (well, this is history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tektronix_4010).
== Installation ==
=== PGPLOT home ===
Detailed installation instructions are provided at
[http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/install.html]
with specific notes for
[http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/install-unix.html UNIX systems].
=== Quick installation guide for use with TFSoftware ===
1. Download pgplot5.2.tar.gz
from [http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/] (download address is
[ftp://ftp.astro.caltech.edu/pub/pgplot/pgplot5.2.tar.gz])
1. Copy `pgplot5.2.tar.gz` to `~/repo/pgplot`
1. Extract tar file
{{{
tar xvfpsz pgplot5.2.tar.gz
}}}
1. Rename directory
{{{
mv pgplot pgplot5.2.2
}}}
The contents of the archive now are available in {{{~/repo/pgplot/pgplot5.2.2/}}}.
We call this the ''source-code directory''.
Any other directory name or path for the ''source-code directory'' will do as well, just use its name consistently throughout the installation process.
1. PGPLOT does not come with `gfortran` support.
To use `gfortran` to compile PGPLOT, you might like to copy one of the files
in the attachment of this page
to `~/repo/pgplot/pgplot5.2.2/sys_linux`:
* [attachment:gfortran_gcc.conf] uses standard system library paths
* [attachment:gfortran_gcc_64.conf] uses path names `lib64` to refer to X11
and TK libraries (this is necessary on 64bit systems to links against the
64bit version of the binary library instead of the 32bit version).
Edit the files to match your system configuration
1. Create the library directory
{{{
mkdir -pv ~/repo/pgplot/linuxgfortran
}}}
We call this the ''installation directory''.
This will be the initial place for the readily compiled binary libraries, binary executables, font files, and documentation.
Any other directory name or path for the ''installation directory'' will do as well, just use its name consistently throughout the installation process.
1. Change your working directory to the ''installation directory'':
{{{
cd ~/repo/pgplot/linuxgfortran
}}}
1. Copy driver list from the ''source-code directory'' to the ''installation directory'':
{{{
~/repo/pgplot/linuxgfortran> cp -vpd ~/repo/pgplot/pgplot5.2.2/drivers.list .
}}}
1. Activate drivers by removing exclamation mark in first column for the following drivers in the copy of {{{drivers.list}}}:
{{{
NUDRIV 0 /NULL Null device (no output) Std F77
PSDRIV 1 /PS PostScript printers, monochrome, landscape Std F77
PSDRIV 2 /VPS Postscript printers, monochrome, portrait Std F77
PSDRIV 3 /CPS PostScript printers, color, landscape Std F77
PSDRIV 4 /VCPS PostScript printers, color, portrait Std F77
TTDRIV 5 /XTERM XTERM Tektronix terminal emulator Std F77
XWDRIV 1 /XWINDOW Workstations running X Window System C
XWDRIV 2 /XSERVE Persistent window on X Window System C
}}}
Further drivers may be activated but some of them require special prerequisites.
See comments in the ''source-code directory'' for details.
1. Call
{{{
~/repo/pgplot/pgplot5.2.2/makemake ~/repo/pgplot/pgplot5.2.2 linux gfortran_gcc
}}}
Use different option if required by your system (like `gfortran_gcc_64`). [[BR]]
This and the following steps have to be done with the ''installation directory'' being the current working directory!
If you miss to do so and for example issue the commands in the ''source-code directory'' the installation apparently will procede, but will be incomplete at the end.
1. Call `make` to compile Fortran library.
1. Edit `~/repo/pgplot/pgplot5.2.2/makehtml` to use correct path to perl binary.
1. Call `make pgplot.html` compile HTML documentation.
1. Call `make cpg` to prepare C bindings.
1. Call `make clean` to remove binary object files.
1. Install library files in place
{{{
/bin/cp -vpd lib* $LOCLIBDIR
/bin/cp -vpd cpgplot.h $LOCINCLUDEDIR
}}}
1. Edit `~/.TFbashrc` to contain
{{{
export PGPLOT_DIR=$HOME/repo/pgplot/linuxgfortran
}}}
such that {{{PGPLOT_DIR}}} points to your ''installation directory''.
See the notes at
[wiki:docs/installation#Preparingforinstallationofbinaryprograms Preparing for installation of binary programs of TFSoftware]
for comments on `~/.TFbashrc`.
* You may use any other path alterantively to `~/repo/pgplot/pgplot5.2.2`
for ''source-code directory'' and
`~/repo/pgplot/linuxgfortran` for the ''installation directory'',
respectively.
Just adjust all path names in the above commands consistently.
* For more details see `install-unix.txt` and other files in the ''source-code directory''.
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=== Environment variables ===
At least two environment variables
({{{PGPLOT_DIR}}} and {{{TF_LINK_PGPLOT}}})
must be set appropriately to use PGPLOT together with source code from the TFSoftware repository.
See also [source:trunk/src/pakete/README.compile README.compile].
A template bashrc is provided in [source:trunk/src/TFbashrc TFbashrc].
==== {{{PGPLOT_DIR}}} ====
This variable contains the path of the PGPLOT ''installation directory''.
This variable is required to pass the location of the binary library to the linker and the location of the {{{pgxwin_server}}} binary executable as well as the location of the font file to the programs at run-time. [[BR]]
See also the last item in the quick installation guide above.
==== {{{TF_LINK_PGPLOT}}} ====
This variable is required for all programs making use of graphical output
through the PGPLOT library. It is passed to the linker in cases where
binaries have to be linked against PGPLOT. Use this variable to pass the
location of your X11 libraries as well as the names of additional
libraries that might be needed for the PGPLOT drivers in your installation
(like libpng.a by adding -lpng for example). [[BR]]
In case you are in doubt regaring additional libraries, the makefile in
your PGPLOT installation directory can be helpful. The variable PGPLOT_LIB
in the makefile contains settings required in TF_LINK_PGPLOT too.
TF_LINK_PGPLOT should additionally contain the X11 library (variable LIBS
in the PGPLOT makefile) and the path to your PGPLOT installation
directory (as provided by variable PGPLOT_DIR). [[BR]]
Example:
{{{
export TF_LINK_PGPLOT="-lpgplot -lX11 -L/usr/X11/lib -L$PGPLOT_DIR"
}}}
==== {{{TF_LINK_FORTRAN}}} ====
This variable is required when C or C++ programs must be linked against
Fortran libraries. It defines the linker option for interlanguage linking.
If you use g77, you will have to link against libg2c.a here (use -lg2c
then instead of -lgfortran).
Since PGPLOT is a Fortran library, this variable is used wherever a C oder C++ program uses PGPLOT. [[BR]]
Example:
{{{
export TF_LINK_FORTRAN=-lgfortran
}}}
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== PGPLOT driver configuration ==
PGPLOT comes with many different drivers to produce graphics on screen or in a file.
These drivers can be configured.
The collection of drivers is documented at
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/devices.html
Some general configurations options can be selected through environment variables.
Some of these settings are prepared in [source:trunk/src/TFbashrc#L147 .TFbashrc].
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=== X Window driver ===
The X window driver can be configured by settings in `~/.Xdefaults`.
See http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/xwdriv.html for details.
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=== Postscript driver ===
The postscript driver can be configured by setting environment variables.
Appropriate settings are prepared in [source:trunk/src/TFbashrc@3623:181-210#L178 .TFbashrc].
See http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/psdriv.html for details.
==== {{{PGPLOT_PS_WIDTH}}} (default 7800) ====
==== {{{PGPLOT_PS_HEIGHT}}} (default 10500) ====
==== {{{PGPLOT_PS_HOFFSET}}} (default 350) ====
==== {{{PGPLOT_PS_VOFFSET}}} (default 250) ====
These variables tell PGPLOT how big an image to produce. The defaults are appropriate for 8.5 x 11-inch paper. The maximum dimensions of a PGPLOT image are WIDTH by HEIGHT, with the lower left corner offset by HOFFSET horizontally and VOFFSET vertically from the lower left corner of the paper. The units are milli-inches. The ``top'' of the paper is the edge that comes out of the printer first.
==== {{{PGPLOT_IDENT}}} ====
If this variable is defined (with any value), the user name, date and time are written in the bottom right corner of each page.
If you want to get rid of the ident marker in the bottom right corner you have to issue
{{{
unset PGPLOT_IDENT
}}}
in your shell before prior to calling the plot program.
==== {{{PGPLOT_PS_BBOX}}} ====
Normally, PGPLOT computes the bounding box for the entire plot (the smallest rectangle that includes all the graphics) as it creates the !PostScript file, and writes this information in a %%!BoundingBox comment in the file trailer. Some programs that read encapsulated !PostScript files expect to find the %%!BoundingBox comment in the file header, not the trailer, and may not display the plot correctly. To fix this problem, you may need to move the comment from the trailer to the header with a text editor or special program. Alternatively, you can define PGPLOT_PS_BBOX = MAX. This tells PGPLOT to put a %%!BoundingBox comment in the header of the !PostScript file; the bounding box is one which encompasses the whole plottable area, not a minimal one, because PGPLOT does not know the correct bounding box until it has finished writing the file.
==== {{{PGPLOT_PS_DRAW_BBOX}}} ====
If this variable is set, the bounding box (the smallest rectangle that includes all the graphics) is drawn on each page.
==== {{{PGPLOT_PS_VERBOSE_TEXT}}} ====
If this variable is set, the text of each plotted character string is included in the !PostScript file as a comment before the sequence of vectors that represents the string. This makes the file slightly larger, but it can be useful if you want to edit the !PostScript file.
==== {{{PGPLOT_PS_EOF}}} ====
Normally the output file does not contain special end-of-file characters. But if environment variable PGPLOT_PS_EOF is defined (with any value) PGPLOT writes a control-D job-separator character at the beginning and at the end of the file. This is appropriate for Apple !LaserWriters using the serial interface, but it may not be appropriate for other !PostScript devices.
==== {{{PGPLOT_PS_MARKERS}}} ====
Specify NO to suppress use of a !PostScript font for the graph markers; markers are then emulated by line-drawing. If this option is not requested, PGPLOT graph markers are scaled geometrically with the character-height attribute and the line-width attribute is ignored. This is different from most of the other drivers, where the line-width used for markers is set by the line-width attribute rather than the character-height attribute. Requesting this option makes the !PostScript driver behave like the other drivers, but it also makes the !PostScript files larger.
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