Re: gnuplot vs. emacs' compile command

[Hans-Bernhard Broeker]

On Tue, 20 May 2003, Andreas Schwab wrote:

> Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker@physik.rwth-aachen.de> writes:
>
> |> I'll see if it helps to have gnuplot_x11 fclose(stderr) as it
> |> enters the -persist state.
>
> freopen to /dev/null might be preferrable, so that stderr remains valid.

Yep, that seems like a better plan --- gnuplot_x11 can be built to
optionally output execution trace information to stderr, which had better
not break completely.

I tried both, and both apparently do the trick.  Unless someone on the
gnuplot development list has an objection, this change to gnuplot will
be checked in.


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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker@physik.rwth-aachen.de)
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