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Re: Compiling GNU Plot in Visual C++

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Date	2019-12-06 11:36 -0800
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Subject	Re: Compiling GNU Plot in Visual C++
From	Citizen Smith <paul.sweeneyok@gmail.com>

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On Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 5:34:53 PM UTC, Hans-Bernhard Bröker wrote:
> Am 27.11.2019 um 15:23 schrieb Citizen Smith:
> 
> > I am learing to program in C++ and looking for a charting package to
> > compile with my projects.  I can Compile GNU Plot using the Makefile
> > but wish to include the source files in my project then compile in
> > Visual C++ with my own program calling GNU Plot from within a common
> > executable file.
> 
> You really don't want to do that.  Particularly not while you're still
> learning the programming language.
> 
> gnuplot is already equipped to be run from the outside, by sending it
> commands from another program.  You don't need to include it into your
> own program; you don't even have to compile gnuplot yourself, as this
> works just fine with the ready-made executables.
> 
> The key is the concept of a "pipe", which you use to send commands from
> your own program to gnuplot.  Look up "popen" in your compiler's library
> documentation.

OK Hans-Bernhard

I appreciate what you are saying but it would be nice to get sorted for the long term.  Considering how many people start out on Visual Studio, it would help an awful lot of people out if a GNUPlot Solution file were available.  Could this be provided in future?

I appreciate your reply - thanks a lot!

Cheers, Paul

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Compiling GNU Plot in Visual C++ Citizen Smith <paul.sweeneyok@gmail.com> - 2019-11-27 06:23 -0800
  Re: Compiling GNU Plot in Visual C++ Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2019-11-28 18:34 +0100
    Re: Compiling GNU Plot in Visual C++ Citizen Smith <paul.sweeneyok@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 11:30 -0800
    Re: Compiling GNU Plot in Visual C++ Citizen Smith <paul.sweeneyok@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 11:36 -0800

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