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>>>>> On Wed, 23 Feb 2011, James Cloos wrote: |
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> Gnuplot’s cairopdf terminal generates vector output. One might argue |
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> that it is not optimal, but only because it uses line segments |
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> rather than cubic curves to approximate graphs. (Ie, it uses cairo’s |
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> lineto rather than curveto functions.) |
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> But so do gnuplot’s native terminals (I tested postscript and svg.) |
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> That is just how gnuplot draws. |
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Thank you for this nice analysis. |
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> I’d still keep the pdf USE flag with its current meaning; users may |
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> have existing gnuplot scripts which use gnuplot’s pdf terminal |
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> and/or apps which generate such scripts. |
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I don't think that keeping media-libs/pdflib in the tree is realistic. |
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There is no Gentoo maintainer and it has open security issues. |
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Besides, version 7 is discontinued, and version 8 is available only as |
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a binary (static) library under commercial licensing. |
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Of course, such decisions are sometimes painful. But will they be less |
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painful if we postpone them by another year or two? |
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> Unless, of course, a patch is added which makes «set term pdf» an |
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> alias for «set term cairopdf». |
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Upstream has wisely named the terminal pdfcairo (not cairopdf). |
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Therefore, gnuplot's autocompletion will do its job, without any |
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additional patch. |
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Ulrich |
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