Hi Alan,

I have changed config.h.cmake and cmake/modules/drivers-init.cmake in the
CVS version of PLplot.

--- config.h.cmake      17 Mar 2007 02:24:06 -0000      1.15
+++ config.h.cmake      20 Mar 2007 15:05:32 -0000
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@
 /* Define if ps driver is present */
 #cmakedefine PLD_ps
 
+/* Define if pstex driver is present */
+#cmakedefine PLD_pstex
+
 /* Define if psttf driver is present */
 #cmakedefine PLD_psttf

--- cmake/modules/drivers-init.cmake    19 Mar 2007 02:05:43 -0000      1.19
+++ cmake/modules/drivers-init.cmake    20 Mar 2007 15:05:56 -0000
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 "pdf:pdf:OFF"
 "plmeta:plmeta:ON"
 "ps:ps:ON"
+"pstex:pstex:ON"
 "psttf:psttf:ON"
 "xterm:tek:OFF" "tek4010:tek:OFF" "tek4107:tek:OFF" "mskermit:tek:OFF"
 "versaterm:tek:OFF" "vlt:tek:OFF" "conex:tek:OFF" "tek4010f:tek:OFF"

Then building the pstex driver gives this error:

Scanning dependencies of target pstex
[ 59%] Building C object drivers/CMakeFiles/pstex.dir/pstex.o
Linking C shared module pstex.so
Could not open driver module pstex
libltdl error: /home/miguel/src/plplot_build/drivers/pstex.so: undefined 
symbol: plD_polyline_ps
make[2]: *** [drivers/pstex.so] Error 1
make[1]: *** [drivers/CMakeFiles/pstex.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2

I will look into this but the ps and psttf drivers are OK for me.

I have two updates for the PLplot web page. The LaTeX drivers are mentioned
twice in the front page but they are disabled in the latest stable release.
Also the reference to PLplot Debian packages in resources/index.html can
be updated. There is PLplot 5.3.1 in Debian Sarge and 5.6.1 in Etch and Sid.

Best regards,
Miguel

On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 09:35:04PM -0700, Alan W. Irwin wrote:
> On 2007-03-19 23:39-0400 Miguel de Val Borro wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have tried to build the pstex driver in plplot 5.7.2 using the CBS
> > adding the corresponding lines to config.h.make and
> > cmake/modules/drivers-init.cmake but it doesn't compile.  Will the pstex
> > driver be supported in future releases?
> 
> Hi Miguel:
> 
> We removed all the autotools build system infrastructure of the pstex device
> with the following commit message as of 2006-05-07:
> 
> "Permanently disable the autotools build of pstex.  Other PostScript devices
> (either ps or psttf) appear to give better solutions so there doesn't seem
> to be much purpose in maintaining this currently broken device."
> 
> Since then our autotools build system has been deprecated and replaced with
> our new CMake build system. If our current ps or psttf devices don't satisfy
> your particular needs, then it should be straightforward for you to
> reinstate pstex under our CMake build system following the simple steps
> given in drivers/README.drivers.  I don't quite recall what the brokeness is
> that was mentioned above, but I believe it was just a maintenance issue and
> nothing too serious.  The main strikes against this device were its limited
> capabilities (compared to ps and psttf) and its long track record of nobody
> being interested enough to maintain or document it.  However, if you are
> interested enough to get it working again, then I would be willing to commit
> those changes to our CVS version of PLplot.
> 
> Alan
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