Cannot embed gnuplot x11 window into Gtk3 socket

Question

I\'m creating Gtk::Socket in my Gtk3 (actually, gtkmm) application and trying to embed gnuplot\'s window into it. But it does not work: the socket remains to stay as a black

Answer 1

It seems that recent updates allow this to be fixed via a #define. Pull gnuplot (5.2.5 is what I have) and build locally with the following changed in the config.hin file before you build:

#undef EXTERNAL_X11_WINDOW to #define EXTERNAL_X11_WINDOW

Then follow the provided instructions to install and you should be set!