Gnuplot With PNG Support Under OS X 10.11 With No X11

Prerequisities:

• Xcode

Step by step:

1. Compile and install libpng: just ./configure, make and sudo make install
2. Compile and install FreeType: just ./configure, make and sudo make install
3. Compile and install libgd: ./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-freetype=/usr/local, make and sudo make install
4. Compile gnuplot: ./configure --without-x, make and sudo cp src/gnuplot /usr/local/bin

Versions used:

• gnuplot 5.0.1, http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot
• libgd 2.1.1, https://github.com/libgd/libgd/releases
• FreeType 2.6.2, http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files
• libpng 1.6.19, http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html