Tim Jenness wrote on March 5:
>
> On Mar 5, 2009, at 11:07 AM, Craig DeForest wrote:
>
> > (cc to TJP in case you're interested; context at bottom)
> >
> > Sorry to duck out of the thread for a day or so -- here are my current
> > thoughts on PGPLOT bit rot.
> >
> > The PGPLOT bit rot is actually quite advanced. I wrote the RGB
> > bitmap patch against the then-current PGPLOT (5.2.2) five years ago;
> > that is still the current version of the base code. The copyright
> > notice on 5.2.2 is dated 2001. Since the mass migration to 64 bit
> > over the past couple of years, PGPLOT no longer compiles on the most
> > common platforms without major hassles. Many restrictions in the code
> > are starting to appear dated, and it is impossible to fix the problems
> > due to licensing issues.
> >
>
> I'll just repeat that we (Joint Astronomy Centre) distribute a version
> of PGPLOT that works fine on multiple platforms and operating systems
> 64- or 32-bit. It's sitting in our git repository and it's all been
> autoconfed to make it easy to build. Obviously we can't ship our
> version as if it's official though.
>
Though note that does not address Craig's legitimate licence concern,
since we distribute it with the encumbered licence.
Aloha,
Frossie
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