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Asymptote is a powerful descriptive vector graphics language for technical drawing, inspired by MetaPost but with an improved C++-like syntax. It provides for figures the same high-quality level of typesetting that LaTeX does for scientific text. Asymptote is a programming language as opposed to just a graphics program. It can exploit the best features of script (command-driven) and graphical user interface (GUI) methods. High-level graphics commands are implemented in the language itself, allowing them to be easily tailored to specific applications. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes:
A workaround was implemented for a dvips misconfiguration in TeXlive 2008 that introduces unwanted %%BeginPaperSize commands into the EPS output. The -q option was reinstated and the asymptote.py Python module was fixed. The bezulate.asy module now enforces the same zerowinding fillrule as used by dvips. In solids.asy, a warning is issued if the silhouette routine is used in a fully 3D context. The freeglut extensions for supporting user-specified multisampling values were re-instated. A freeglut segmentation fault triggered by spurious window creation was fixed. An aspect ratio problem was fixed.



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