gnuplot: `! Undefined control sequence.` with format specifier %
Dear Mojca and ConTeXt folks, I compiled gnuplot 4.5 from source (master) and got everything running. Mojca, thank you so much! Trying the example from the gnuplot page in the Wiki [1] \usemodule[gnuplot] \setupGNUPLOT[terminal=mp,option=color] % general settings for the whole document \startGNUPLOTinclusions # you may use TeX commands to format the titles and axes set title '\bf Trigonometry' set xlabel '$x$' set ylabel '$y$' set format y '\%.1f' \stopGNUPLOTinclusions \startGNUPLOTscript[tan] plot tan(x) t '$\tan(x)$' \stopGNUPLOTscript \startGNUPLOTscript[sin] plot 4*sin(x)+x t '$4\sin(x)+x$', x t '$x$' lt 3 \stopGNUPLOTscript \useGNUPLOTgraphic[tan] \useGNUPLOTgraphic[sin][width=10cm] even with the comments removed as above I get the following though. [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] ! Undefined control sequence. l.66 \0 .0% ? [1.1] ! Undefined control sequence. l.71 \1 0.0% ? [1.1] ! Undefined control sequence. l.76 \2 0.0% ? [1.1] ! Undefined control sequence. l.81 \3 0.0% ? ^C! Interruption. <to be read again> 0 l.81 \30 .0% ? I hope that is not related to the used ConTeXt version. ConTeXt ver: 2011.11.25 21:29 MKII fmt: 2011.11.25 int: english/english Actually I hope that it is since then upgrading would fix my issue. ;-) Thanks, Paul [1] http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Gnuplot
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 00:51, Paul Menzel wrote:
Dear Mojca and ConTeXt folks,
I compiled gnuplot 4.5 from source (master) and got everything running. Mojca, thank you so much!
Trying the example from the gnuplot page in the Wiki [1]
\usemodule[gnuplot]
\setupGNUPLOT[terminal=mp,option=color]
% general settings for the whole document \startGNUPLOTinclusions
# you may use TeX commands to format the titles and axes set title '\bf Trigonometry' set xlabel '$x$' set ylabel '$y$' set format y '\%.1f'
This should have been without the backslash. In beginning the text was processed with TeX, not it is taken literally (% doesn't start the comment any more), so maybe it's a leftover from the very early days. I will check the wiki.
Actually I hope that it is since then upgrading would fix my issue. ;-)
... however I still have some problems. For some reason ConTeXt only generates dvi files from metapost code which has never been the case before. I need to figure out what is going on. Mojca
Am Montag, den 12.12.2011, 01:02 +0100 schrieb Mojca Miklavec:
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 00:51, Paul Menzel wrote:
I compiled gnuplot 4.5 from source (master) and got everything running. Mojca, thank you so much!
Trying the example from the gnuplot page in the Wiki [1]
\usemodule[gnuplot]
\setupGNUPLOT[terminal=mp,option=color]
% general settings for the whole document \startGNUPLOTinclusions
# you may use TeX commands to format the titles and axes set title '\bf Trigonometry' set xlabel '$x$' set ylabel '$y$' set format y '\%.1f'
This should have been without the backslash.
In beginning the text was processed with TeX, not it is taken literally (% doesn't start the comment any more), so maybe it's a leftover from the very early days. I will check the wiki.
I see. Thank you. It does not complain anymore.
Actually I hope that it is since then upgrading would fix my issue. ;-)
... however I still have some problems. For some reason ConTeXt only generates dvi files from metapost code which has never been the case before. I need to figure out what is going on.
I am also getting other errors now and even moving the ConTeXt file to a new directory I keep getting this error from `mpost`. fonts : using map file: original-ams-euler [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] systems : end file gnup-gnuplot-1-mp-temp at line 130 (/srv/filme/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-err.mkii systems : no file 'cont-sys.tex', using 'cont-sys.rme' instead ) ) Output written on gnup-gnuplot-1-mp-temp.dvi (16 pages, 1360 bytes). Transcript written on gnup-gnuplot-1-mp-temp.log. TeXExec | runtime: 0.244803 This is MetaPost, version 1.504 (kpathsea version 6.0.0) mpost: Not writing to .log (openout_any = p). ! I can't write on file `.log'. Please type another transcript file name: Thanks, Paul
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 01:20, Paul Menzel wrote:
Am Montag, den 12.12.2011, 01:02 +0100 schrieb Mojca Miklavec:
... however I still have some problems. For some reason ConTeXt only generates dvi files from metapost code which has never been the case before. I need to figure out what is going on.
I am also getting other errors now and even moving the ConTeXt file to a new directory I keep getting this error from `mpost`.
fonts : using map file: original-ams-euler [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] systems : end file gnup-gnuplot-1-mp-temp at line 130 (/srv/filme/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-err.mkii systems : no file 'cont-sys.tex', using 'cont-sys.rme' instead ) ) Output written on gnup-gnuplot-1-mp-temp.dvi (16 pages, 1360 bytes). Transcript written on gnup-gnuplot-1-mp-temp.log. TeXExec | runtime: 0.244803
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mpost: Not writing to .log (openout_any = p). ! I can't write on file `.log'. Please type another transcript file name:
Wow! I have never seen this one (metapost unable to write the log file :) :) :) It seems that there are some problems with mptopdf converter. But in any way - can you please try to remove \setupGNUPLOT[terminal=...] command? I just realized that I forgot to update a whole lot of information on that wiki page (in particular there is no single mention that the terminal has been included into official CVS). I also assume that the windows builds from Tatsuro should contain the terminal, but I have never really tested them. Mojca
Am Montag, den 12.12.2011, 01:20 +0100 schrieb Paul Menzel: […]
I am also getting other errors now and even moving the ConTeXt file to a new directory I keep getting this error from `mpost`.
fonts : using map file: original-ams-euler [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] systems : end file gnup-gnuplot-1-mp-temp at line 130 (/srv/filme/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-err.mkii systems : no file 'cont-sys.tex', using 'cont-sys.rme' instead ) ) Output written on gnup-gnuplot-1-mp-temp.dvi (16 pages, 1360 bytes). Transcript written on gnup-gnuplot-1-mp-temp.log. TeXExec | runtime: 0.244803
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Once again I was hit by missing `\{start,stop}text` lines. Thanks and sorry for the noise, Paul
On 12-12-2011 01:28, Paul Menzel wrote:
Am Montag, den 12.12.2011, 01:20 +0100 schrieb Paul Menzel:
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I am also getting other errors now and even moving the ConTeXt file to a new directory I keep getting this error from `mpost`.
fonts : using map file: original-ams-euler [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] [1.1] systems : end file gnup-gnuplot-1-mp-temp at line 130 (/srv/filme/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-err.mkii systems : no file 'cont-sys.tex', using 'cont-sys.rme' instead ) ) Output written on gnup-gnuplot-1-mp-temp.dvi (16 pages, 1360 bytes). Transcript written on gnup-gnuplot-1-mp-temp.log. TeXExec | runtime: 0.244803
This is MetaPost, version 1.504 (kpathsea version 6.0.0)
mpost: Not writing to .log (openout_any = p). ! I can't write on file `.log'. Please type another transcript file name:
Once again I was hit by missing `\{start,stop}text` lines.
even then .. mp cannot write the log because you configuration is paranoid (which is what the p means in openout_any) so you need to fix your cnf file Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 00:51, Paul Menzel wrote:
Dear Mojca and ConTeXt folks,
I compiled gnuplot 4.5 from source (master) and got everything running. Mojca, thank you so much!
Trying the example from the gnuplot page in the Wiki [1]
\usemodule[gnuplot]
\setupGNUPLOT[terminal=mp,option=color]
But one question. Why do you say that you compile the latest source of gnuplot (which finally has context terminal built in, after 5 or 6 years), and yet you use the "mp" terminal instead of the default "context" (or at least "tikz")? The mp terminal has been there forever, and hardly ever improved. It also doesn't integrate too well (if you change the typeface, that won't be reflected in you plots). Mojca
Am Montag, den 12.12.2011, 01:13 +0100 schrieb Mojca Miklavec:
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 00:51, Paul Menzel wrote:
I compiled gnuplot 4.5 from source (master) and got everything running. Mojca, thank you so much!
Trying the example from the gnuplot page in the Wiki [1]
\usemodule[gnuplot]
\setupGNUPLOT[terminal=mp,option=color]
But one question. Why do you say that you compile the latest source of gnuplot (which finally has context terminal built in, after 5 or 6 years), and yet you use the "mp" terminal instead of the default "context" (or at least "tikz")? The mp terminal has been there forever, and hardly ever improved. It also doesn't integrate too well (if you change the typeface, that won't be reflected in you plots).
Thank you for the follow up. I just blindly copied the example from the Wiki and did not pay any attention. In my thesis, I of course use the ConTeXt terminal. Thanks, Paul PS: Do you have a BibTeX entry for your gnuplot module?
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