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--- gnuplot [2024/05/08 10:17] – [GnuPlot 6.0] dblume
+++ gnuplot [2025/04/12 15:10] (current) – [Instructions for macOS] dblume
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   # sudo apt-get install pkg-config (Maybe this was only for QT?)
+It may say "libgd-based png jpeg gif sixel: no (requires libgd,  see config.log)", but svg will work. If you get the failure, try:
+  sudo apt-get update  # Need to avoid 404s from package repos
+  sudo apt install libgd-dev
 ===== Instructions for macOS =====
 Inspired from this [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54296621/brew-install-gnuplot-with-qt-with-x11-not-working|StackOverflow answer]]. I gave up on getting QT working.
-  brew install readline
+  brew install readline pkg-config automake
-  brew install pkg-config
   # ... Get the sources per instructions above ...
   ./prepare
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   make
   sudo make install
+  # May install into /opt/homebrew/opt/gnuplot/bin/gnuplot, If so maybe ln -s to it.
+  ln -s $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/gnuplot/bin/gnuplot $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/gnuplot