Re: Decoding error message

[Ben Abbott]

On Jul 11, 2008, at 6:58 AM, asha g wrote:

> This is what I get:
> Asha
>
> octave:4> system("which gnuplot")
> /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
> ans = 0

Ok, I can't tell which version that one might be. Try

        octave:1> system("gnuplot")

You should get

>         G N U P L O T
>         Version 4.2 patchlevel 3
>         last modified Mar 2008
>         System: Darwin 9.4.0
>
>         Copyright (C) 1986 - 1993, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2008
>         Thomas Williams, Colin Kelley and many others
>
>         Type `help` to access the on-line reference manual.
>         The gnuplot FAQ is available from http://www.gnuplot.info/faq/
>
> 	Send bug reports and suggestions to <http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot 
> >

To return type

        gnuplot> exit

You're looking for the "Version" and "patchlevel". Do you get 4.2 and 3?

Ben