Re: Mac OS X: Octave and Gnuplot> sh: gnuplot: command not found

[athale-rernat]

THANKS a lot- i had totally forgotten about the link in  /usr/local/bin. That
works splendidly!
Cheers,
c.


Mark McClure wrote:
> 
> 
> athale-rernat wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I have added to my .profile file the following paths:
>> alias
>> gnuplot="/Applications/gnuplot/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot"
>> alias
>> octave="/Applications/gnuplot/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave"
>> 
>> Gnuplot plots very nicely. Octave runs and does all non-graphical things
>> I 
>> tried at first shot. When I call plot commands, I get an error:
>> 
>> 
> 
> The alias command sets up a variable that applies only in your shell.
> It won't help octave find gnuplot.  You probably need to set up a symbolic
> link to gnuplot in some directory on your path.  Try:
> 
> ln -s /Applications/gnuplot/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot \
> /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
> 
> If this complains about permission precede this with a sudo and enter your
> password when prompted.
> 
> 
> 

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