Re: Graph-drawing tool -- what do you use?

edward@minster.york.ac.uk
Sat, 11 Dec 1993 17:52:40 GMT

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Newsgroups: comp.compilers
From: edward@minster.york.ac.uk
Keywords: tools, bibliography
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of York, England
References: 93-12-028
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1993 17:52:40 GMT

Michael Gerlek (gerlek@dis.cse.ogi.edu) wrote:
> I'm interested in hearing what others out there use for drawing graphs,
> specifically for use in compiler development -- i.e. CFGs, various trees,
> etc. Both commercial packages and freeware/shareware are okay.


> I'm looking for a tool that runs under X and can dump postscript. ...


Here at York we use the graph drawing package called dot from Bell. Below
is the references obtained from our local man page:


SEE ALSO
          E. R. Gansner, S. C. North, K. P. Vo, "DAG - A Graph Drawing
          Program," 59554-871019-04TM.
          E. R. Gansner, S. C. North, K. P. Vo, "A Technique for Drawing
          Directed Graphs,"
              59113-910625-07TM.
          E. Koutsofios and S. C. North, "Drawing Graphs with dot," 59113-
          910904-08TM.
          AT&T Bell Laboratories
          Murray Hill, NJ.


I've used it and its great!


- edward
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