--- configure.in
+++ configure.in	2011-08-17 20:44:53.000000000 +0000
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ if test "$with_linux_vga" = yes; then
     [AC_DEFINE(LINUXVGA,1,
                [ Define if this is a Linux system with SuperVGA library. ])
      LINUXSUID='chown root $(bindir)/gnuplot; chmod u+s $(bindir)/gnuplot'
-     TERMLIBS="-lvga $TERMLIBS"],
+     TERMLIBS="/usr/${ARCHLIB:=lib}/libvga.a $TERMLIBS"],
     with_linux_vga=no)
 fi
 
--- docs/Makefile.in
+++ docs/Makefile.in	2012-04-02 14:22:57.386065105 +0000
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #
 
 # default is what is needed for interactive gnuplot
-all: gnuplot.gih
+all: gnuplot.gih gnuplot-fr.gih gnuplot.info
 
 # this tells GNU make not to export variables into the environment
 # But other makes dont understand its significance, so it must
@@ -242,10 +242,12 @@ html: htmldocs/gnuplot.html
 # requires a working latex2html, which is hard to find these days
 # htmldocs/gnuplot.html: $(srcdir)/gnuplot.tex
 #	mkdir -p htmldocs
+#	ln -sf ../../VERSION htmldocs/
+#	ln -sf ../toc_entr.sty htmldocs/
 #	latex2html -dir htmldocs -local_icons gnuplot
 
 htmldocs/gnuplot.html: $(srcdir)/gnuplot.dvi
-	rm -f VERSION; ln -s ../VERSION .
+	ln -sf ../VERSION .
 	htlatex gnuplot
 	mkdir -p htmldocs
 	mv gnuplot.html gnuplot.css gnuplot*.png gnuplot.log htmldocs/
@@ -342,12 +344,16 @@ doc2hlp: doc2hlp.o termdoc.o
 	$(LINK) doc2hlp.o termdoc.o $(LIBS)
 
 ### gnuplot interactive help format
-gih: gnuplot.gih
+gih: gnuplot.gih gnuplot-fr.gih
 
 gnuplot.gih: doc2gih $(srcdir)/gnuplot.doc
 	@rm -f alldoc2gih
 	./doc2gih $(srcdir)/gnuplot.doc gnuplot.gih
 
+gnuplot-fr.gih: doc2gih $(srcdir)/gnuplot-fr.doc
+	@rm -f alldoc2gih
+	./doc2gih $(srcdir)/gnuplot-fr.doc gnuplot-fr.gih
+
 doc2gih: doc2gih.o termdoc.o
 	$(LINK) doc2gih.o termdoc.o $(LIBS)
 
@@ -444,6 +450,7 @@ install: install-gih install-info instal
 install-gih: gnuplot.gih
 	$(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(GIHDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) gnuplot.gih $(DESTDIR)$(GIHDIR)/gnuplot.gih
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) gnuplot-fr.gih $(DESTDIR)$(GIHDIR)/gnuplot-fr.gih
 
 install-pdf:
 	$(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(GIHDIR)
@@ -469,6 +476,7 @@ uninstall: uninstall-gih uninstall-info
 
 uninstall-gih:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(GIHDIR)/gnuplot.gih
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(GIHDIR)/gnuplot-fr.gih
 
 uninstall-pdf:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(GIHDIR)/gnuplot.pdf
--- docs/gnuplot-fr.doc
+++ docs/gnuplot-fr.doc	2009-05-09 11:32:24.000000000 +0000
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@ C
 #Home      & same as \verb~^A~. \\
 #Ctrl Home & same as \verb~^E~. \\
 #Esc       & same as \verb~^U~. \\
-#Help      & `{\bf help}' plus Entrée. \\
-#Ctrl Help & `{\bf help }'. \\
+#Help      & `{\bf help}` plus Entrée. \\
+#Ctrl Help & `{\bf help }`. \\
 %c l .
 %Touche fléchée@Fonction
 %_
--- src/gadgets.h
+++ src/gadgets.h	2011-08-17 20:44:53.000000000 +0000
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ extern TBOOLEAN	clip_lines1;
 extern TBOOLEAN	clip_lines2;
 extern TBOOLEAN	clip_points;
 
-#define SAMPLES 100		/* default number of samples for a plot */
+#define SAMPLES 500		/* default number of samples for a plot */
 extern int samples_1;
 extern int samples_2;
 
--- src/gplt_x11.c
+++ src/gplt_x11.c	2011-08-17 20:44:53.000000000 +0000
@@ -2256,8 +2256,11 @@ exec_cmd(plot_struct *plot, char *comman
 	}
     }
     /*   X11_justify_text(mode) - set text justification mode  */
-    else if (*buffer == 'J')
-	sscanf(buffer, "J%4d", (int *) &plot->jmode);
+    else if (*buffer == 'J') {
+	int jmode;
+	sscanf(buffer, "J%4d", &jmode);
+	plot->jmode = jmode;
+    }
 
     else if (*buffer == 'A')
 	sscanf(buffer + 1, "%lf", &plot->angle);
--- src/plot.c
+++ src/plot.c	2011-08-17 20:44:53.000000000 +0000
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ static int asked_privi = 0;
 void
 drop_privilege()
 {
+#ifndef SVGA_IS_SECURE
     if (!asked_privi) {
 	euid = geteuid();
 	egid = getegid();
@@ -227,11 +228,13 @@ drop_privilege()
     if (seteuid(ruid) == -1)
 	(void) fprintf(stderr, "seteuid(%d): %s\n",
 		       (int) ruid, strerror(errno));
+#endif
 }
 
 void
 take_privilege()
 {
+#ifndef SVGA_IS_SECURE
     if (!asked_privi) {
 	euid = geteuid();
 	egid = getegid();
@@ -245,6 +248,7 @@ take_privilege()
     if (seteuid(euid) == -1)
 	(void) fprintf(stderr, "seteuid(%d): %s\n",
 		       (int) euid, strerror(errno));
+#endif
 }
 
 #endif /* LINUXVGA */
@@ -270,8 +274,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     int i;
 
 #ifdef LINUXVGA
-    LINUX_setup();		/* setup VGA before dropping privilege DBT 4/5/99 */
     drop_privilege();
+    LINUX_setup();
 #endif
 /* make sure that we really have revoked root access, this might happen if
    gnuplot is compiled without vga support but is installed suid by mistake */
@@ -326,6 +330,22 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     rl_getc_function = getc_wrapper;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __linux__
+    if (!getenv("GNUHELP")) {
+	const char* msg = setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, NULL);
+	if (msg) {
+	    char hfile[64];
+	    struct stat buf;
+
+	    sprintf(hfile, "/usr/share/gnuplot/%s/gnuplot-", gnuplot_version);
+	    strncat(hfile, msg, 2);
+	    strcat (hfile, ".gih");
+	    if (stat(hfile, &buf) == 0)
+		setenv("GNUHELP", strdup(hfile), 0);
+	}
+    }
+#endif
+
 #if defined(HAVE_LIBREADLINE) || defined(HAVE_LIBEDITLINE)
     /* T.Walter 1999-06-24: 'rl_readline_name' must be this fix name.
      * It is used to parse a 'gnuplot' specific section in '~/.inputrc' 
--- src/term.h
+++ src/term.h	2011-08-17 20:44:53.000000000 +0000
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@
 #include "emf.trm"
 
 /* Roland DXY800A plotter */
-/* #include "dxy.trm" */
+#include "dxy.trm"
 /* QMS/EXCL laserprinter (Talaris 1590 and others) */
-/* #include "excl.trm" */
+#include "excl.trm"
 
 /* fig graphics */
 #include "fig.trm"
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 #include "imagen.trm"
 
 /* Kyocera Prescribe printer */
-/* #include "kyo.trm" */
+#include "kyo.trm"
 
 /* Frame Maker MIF 3.00 format driver */
 #include "mif.trm"
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 #include "tkcanvas.trm"
 
 /* Vectrix 384 printer, also Tandy colour */
-/* #include "v384.trm" */
+#include "v384.trm"
 
 #ifndef NO_BITMAP_SUPPORT
 
--- term/linux.trm
+++ term/linux.trm	2011-08-17 20:44:53.000000000 +0000
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ TERM_PUBLIC void LINUX_linetype __PROTO(
 TERM_PUBLIC void LINUX_move __PROTO((unsigned int x, unsigned int y));
 TERM_PUBLIC void LINUX_vector __PROTO((unsigned int x, unsigned int y));
 TERM_PUBLIC int LINUX_text_angle __PROTO((int ang));
-TERM_PUBLIC void LINUX_put_text __PROTO((unsigned int x, unsigned int y, const char *str));
+TERM_PUBLIC void LINUX_put_text __PROTO((unsigned int x, unsigned int y, char *str));
 TERM_PUBLIC void LINUX_suspend __PROTO((void));
 TERM_PUBLIC void LINUX_resume __PROTO((void));
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ LINUX_putc(
 }
 
 TERM_PUBLIC void
-LINUX_put_text(unsigned int x, unsigned int y, const char *str)
+LINUX_put_text(unsigned int x, unsigned int y, char *str)
 {
     int i;
     switch (linux_angle) {