Installing Picviz

Fedora core 6

These instructions are valid with Picviz version 0.2.3 a newly installed Fedora core 6.

• Download the latest release.

Install packages

• To have Picviz usable with the pcv command line tool, and able to generate png images

  # yum install gcc
  # yum install gcc-c++
  # yum install bison
  # yum install flex
  # yum install cmake
  # yum install libtool-ltdl-devel
  # yum install plplot-devel
  # yum install plplot-gnome
  

• To have the Python bindings working

  # yum install python-devel
  

Compile

• Decompress:

  # tar xf picviz-0.2.3.tar.gz
  

• Compile:

  # make
  

• Install:

  # make install
  # echo "/usr/local/lib" > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/picviz.conf
  # ldconfig
  

Test

• SVG output

  # pcv -Tsvg samples/test1.pcv
  

• Gnome canvas

  $ pcv -Tplplot samples/test1.pcv
  
  Plotting Options:
   < 1> xwin       X-Window (Xlib)
   < 2> gcw        Gnome Canvas Widget
   < 3> plmeta     PLplot Native Meta-File
   < 4> ps         PostScript File (monochrome)
   < 5> psc        PostScript File (color)
   < 6> xfig       Fig file
   < 7> hp7470     HP 7470 Plotter File (HPGL Cartridge, Small Plotter)
   < 8> hp7580     HP 7580 Plotter File (Large Plotter)
   < 9> lj_hpgl    HP Laserjet III, HPGL emulation mode
   <10> pbm        PDB (PPM) Driver
   <11> png        PNG file
   <12> jpeg       JPEG file
   <13> null       Null device
   <14> mem        User-supplied memory device
   <15> gif        GIF file
   <16> psttf      PostScript File (monochrome)
   <17> psttfc     PostScript File (color)
  
  Enter device number or keyword: 2