Re: Configuring the latest default hg on OSX

[Shai Ayal]

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:
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>> 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