#Install xquartz with homebrew install
#Install xquartz with homebrew full
#Install xquartz with homebrew code
#Install xquartz with homebrew mac

Install gnuplot (remove the -with-name for terminals you do not need brew install gnuplot -with-aquaterm -with-qt4 -with-x11 Install aqua if you want AquaTerm brew install Caskroom/cask/aquaterm Install xquartz if you want X11 brew cask install xquartz Install homebrew via the Terminal with /usr/bin/ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL )' If all you are interested in doing is to install gnuplot save yourself the trouble of scrolling down and follow these instructions (tested on macOS High Sierra) to install both AquaTerm and X11, omitting commands as necessary if you only wish to use one and not the other. In view of public demand, below is a small update. This article has turned out to be more popular than I hoped, with several universities and academic institutions sending lots of traffic towards it, all the way from these interesting lecture notes from Stony Brook University, NY, to this Chinese (I think) forum. A couple of my views have also changed as a result of this: I think AquaTerm is good enough for gnuplot and the decision to use X11 should only be a matter of specific needs or taste. Update, 9 August 2017 Since this article was written about two years ago a new version of gnuplot has been released, as have two new versions of macOS. Specifically, the above two steps replace steps 7 and 8 in the main article below. sudo port install gnuplot +qt5 + x11 +aquaterm +wxwidgets will install gnuplot with QT5, x11, AquaTerm and WXT.Д¬lick here to skip older updates and go to the main (legacy) article which runs you through XCode, GCC etc.

Install gnuplot with required terminals e.g.

Check what terminals are available (optional) with sudo port variant gnuplot.

Install MacPorts by picking a suitable package on their installation page.

#Install xquartz with homebrew full

Thankfully MacPorts still supports a robust full gnuplot installation which makes me change my recommendation from вЂalways install HomebrewвЂ™ to вЂalways install both Homebrew and MacPortsвЂ™. This makes this a little inconvenient, not to mention useless.

Update, 6 December 2019 Since this article was written about five years ago Homebrew has changed its gnuplot installation system and does not allow picking terminals.

#Install xquartz with homebrew mac

At a time when installing games take a two clicks, it simply is not straightforward to install gnuplot.ДЄfter scratching my head over it for two days straight, I finally installed gcc, gnuplot, Octave and LaTeX on my new Mac (OS X 10.10.3, Yosemite) and decided to note some points/instructions down here for anyone else looking for a simple solution from start to finish contained in one place. However, it turns out that installing gnuplotВ (or Octave, for that matter - but let us leave that for another day) onВ a Mac is a pain in the neck. Warning: gettext files detected at a system prefixHardly anyone has gone through a college mathematics or physics course without meeting the wonderful gnuplot. I will include some of the warnings from brew doctor here, and will follow up with the whole log if need be (I don't want to clog up the post with unnecessary info). Naturally, I followed the link to github, and tried getting somewhere with brew doctor, instructions suggested by brew doctor, and even brew update. Here is a log from terminal after 'brew install optipng' => Downloading I'm having difficulty installing optipng with 'brew install optipng' on my mac. I've been having a go at this issue the whole evening on my mac terminal window. Warning: Unbrewed static libraries were found in /usr/local/lib. If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems whenД«uilding Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted. Warning: Unbrewed dylibs were found in /usr/local/lib. Warning: You have MacPorts or Fink installed: Warning: Python is installed at /Library/Frameworks/amework Warning: Your XQuartz (2.7.4) is outdated These files can cause compilation and link failures, especially if theyДЄre compiled with improper architectures.

#Install xquartz with homebrew code

Ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64Д¬lang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) configure -with-system-zlib -prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/optipng/0.7.5 -ma