https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2859/2026-02-25T00:45:06.421000ZRecent changes to 2859: Fails to build with lua 5.52026-02-25T00:45:06.421000Z2026-02-25T00:45:06.421000ZEthan Merritthttps://sourceforge.net/u/sfeam/https://sourceforge.net6f2e7f41ef18079083eb71d5c4e27bedc41dd4a2

<div class="markdown_content"><ul> <li><strong>status</strong>: open --&gt; pending-fixed</li> <li><strong>Group</strong>: --&gt; </li> <li><strong>Priority</strong>: --&gt; </li> </ul></div>

2026-02-24T03:12:28.853000Z2026-02-24T03:12:28.853000ZOrion Poplawskihttps://sourceforge.net/u/opoplawski/https://sourceforge.net9c522a455f368e4b0595828691a9d21c06c6446f

<div class="markdown_content"><p>That appears to have done the trick. Thanks!</p></div>

2026-02-23T07:07:04.680000Z2026-02-23T07:07:04.680000ZEthan Merritthttps://sourceforge.net/u/sfeam/https://sourceforge.net792c26eef396883630faf1dca854af714b84bce1

<div class="markdown_content"><p>I don't have lua 5.5 yet, so this patch is just a guess based on the "changes" section of the README on their web site. Could you please try it?</p></div>

2026-02-23T04:00:54.335000Z2026-02-23T04:00:54.335000ZOrion Poplawskihttps://sourceforge.net/u/opoplawski/https://sourceforge.net9c9220849afb87819645d9fed80b539514559ff0

<div class="markdown_content"><p>Fedora rawhide has updated to lua 5.5. gnuplot fails to build with:</p> <div class="codehilite"><pre><span></span><code><span class="n">Making</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">all</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ow">in</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">docs</span> <span class="n">make</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">]:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Entering</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">directory</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'/home/orion/fedora/gnuplot/gnuplot-6.0.3-build/gnuplot-6.0.3/minimal/docs'</span> <span class="n">lua</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">../../</span><span class="n">term</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">lua</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">gnuplot</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">tikz</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">lua</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">termhelp</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">gnuplot</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">tikz</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">help</span> <span class="n">lua</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">../../</span><span class="n">term</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">lua</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">gnuplot</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">tikz</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">lua</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">2546</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">attempt</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">to</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">assign</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">to</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">const</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">variable</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'w'</span> <span class="n">make</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">]:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">***</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">Makefile</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">1058</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">gnuplot</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">tikz</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">help</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Error</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">1</span> </code></pre></div> </div>

2026-02-23T04:00:54.335000Z2026-02-23T04:00:54.335000ZOrion Poplawskihttps://sourceforge.net/u/opoplawski/https://sourceforge.net52509cc73a65b0ac407d519388f5e5a41f716b6c

<div class="markdown_content"><p>Ticket 2859 has been modified: Fails to build with lua 5.5<br/> Edited By: Ethan Merritt (sfeam)<br/> Status updated: 'open' =&gt; 'pending-fixed'</p></div>