'gnuplot' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

[SupreetKurdekar]

Bug category

• [ ] bug - compilation error
• [ ] bug - compilation warning
• [ x] bug - runtime error
• [ ] bug - runtime warning
• [ ] bug - logic error

Describe the bug

Running simple line plot code from Visual Studio. I get the error "GNUPlot is not an internal command" Steps to Reproduce

Installed Matplot++ from VCPKG. Can see and use matplot++ code in main function. But cant generate plots due to above error

Output

```console 'gnuplot' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Press ENTER to continue... ```

Platform

• [ ] cross-platform issue - linux
• [ x] cross-platform issue - windows
• [ ] cross-platform issue - macos

Environment Details:

• OS: Windows 10
• OS Version:
• Compiler: MSBuild
• Compiler version:

[alandefreitas]

Is gnuplot installed and in PATH? I'm not sure vcpkg can do that for you. I don't know much about what vcpkg can do.

[LucasMSpereira]

In windows 11, I ran into the same issue. Downloading and installing gnuplot, then reopening VS code solved it.

[Moin2002-tech]

it for windows

The error message you’re seeing (“gnuplot is not recognized as an internal or external command”)

Installation and Environment Variables: First, ensure that you’ve downloaded and installed Gnuplot. You can get it from this link= https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/. C:\ProgramFiles\gnuplot\bin and run gnuplot.exe I hope resolve that problem During installation, make sure to check all the boxes to install all components. After installation, restart Visual Studio

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C:\ProgramFiles\gnuplot\bin and run gnuplot.exe it resolved [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/65Ro9wbB.png