aguai/hp2xx

hp2xx

original from http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/hp2xx/hp2xx-3.4.4.tar.gz
trying to figure out how to build under OSX

Introduction to hp2xx

The hp2xx program is a versatile tool to convert vector-oriented graphics data given in Hewlett-Packard's HP-GL plotter language into a variety of popular graphics formats, both vector- and raster-oriented.

The various supported output formats include Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), PCX, IMG, and several formats intended to facilitate the generation of graphics within TeX documents. In addition, hp2xx output is printable on the HP Laserjet/Deskjet printer series, and it may be used as a HP-GL previewer on many platforms, e.g., X11 and DOS (VGA).

hp2xx first converts all HP-GL data into pure vectors and buffers them internally. It then converts these vectors into a specified output format (vector modes), or rasterizes them (raster modes) on an internal bitmap. In raster modes, hp2xx then translates the bitmap into the output format.

hp2xx's Issues

Any clue how to build it on macos yet?

How to compile on OSX

The program can be compiled on OSX (12.6.3 here) with these steps

• Install X11 for Mac OS X (https://www.xquartz.org)
• In a terminal, create a symbolic link of X11 library with sudo ln -s /opt/X11/include/X11 /usr/local/include/X11
• Adjust the files according the original ./makes/readme : copy the file ./makes/generic.mak inside ./sources and rename it makefile.
• Add #include <string.h> in line 59 of file ./sources/getopt.c or you will have a compilation error
• In a terminal, cd to ./sources
• enter export LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/X11/lib
• then make all

This should leads to the compilation of the binary inside the ./sources folder