Re: Configuring the latest default hg on OSX

[Ben Abbott]

On Jun 30, 2008, at 11:38 PM, Shai Ayal wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 3:40 AM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Jun 30, 2008, at 8:27 AM, Michael Goffioul wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden>  
> > > wrote:
> > > > Thanks Michael.
> > > >
> > > > Is the new backend optional? ... if so, how might I verify I'm  
> > > > using it?
> > >
> > > The new backend is disabled by default. You can turn it on with:
> > >
> > > input_event_hook ("__fltk_redraw__");
> > > __init_fltk__ ();
> > > set (0, "defaultfigure__backend__", "fltk");
> > >
> > > Michael.
> >
> > Just a quick note ...
> >
> > I tried a simple plot using the fltk backend on OSX 10.5.4 using  
> > fltk-aqua
> > (v 1.1.7).
> >
> > A graph window showed up but is was unresponsive (as was Octave  
> > after that).
> > There as some mention of "ca nan" or such. I tried ctrl-C and was  
> > rewarded
> > with a seg-fault.
> >
> > I'm guessing that fltk must be newer than 1.1.7 or the Fink's aqua  
> > version
> > is not completely functional.
>
> I don't think we require fltk > 1.1.7, so the fault lies somewhere
> else. You really should ge a hold of the fltk test programs
> (especially the opengl ones) and see if your fltk works

I was unable to get 1.1.7 to build *and* run all the demos.

However, 1.1.9 was a snap! :-)

I'll wait for Fink to update fltk to 1.1.9 before attempting to use  
the new backend again.

Ben