diff --git a/plplot-5.9.7-1.bee b/plplot-5.9.7-1.bee
deleted file mode 100755
index 56d339160..000000000
--- a/plplot-5.9.7-1.bee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/env beesh
-
-SRCURL[0]="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/plplot/plplot/${PKGVERSION}%20Source/plplot-${PKGVERSION[2]}.7.tar.gz"
-
-PATCHURL[0]=""
-
-PGRP=( uncategorized )
-
-
-
-BEE_CONFIGURE=none
-
-EXCLUDE="^/usr/share/plplot${PKGVERSION}/examples ^/usr/share/doc"
-
-mee_patch() {
-    bee_patch
-}
-
-mee_configure() {
-    cmake ${S} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PREFIX} -DENABLE_DYNDRIVERS=OFF
-}
-
-mee_build() {
-    bee_build
-}
-
-mee_install() {
-    bee_install
-}
-
diff --git a/plplot.be0 b/plplot.be0
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..989632c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plplot.be0
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env beesh
+
+# BEE_VERSION plplot-5.13.0-0
+SRCURL[0]="https://sourceforge.net/projects/plplot/files/plplot/${PKGVERSION}%20Source/plplot-${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz/download plplot-${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz"
+
+# PATCHURL+=()
+
+# EXCLUDE+=()
+
+# build_in_sourcedir
+
+#mee_extract() {
+#    bee_extract "${@}"
+#}
+
+#mee_patch() {
+#    bee_patch "${@}"
+#}
+
+mee_configure() {
+	# control which languages we support to keep dependency impact low
+    bee_configure \
+    -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF \
+    -DDEFAULT_NO_BINDINGS=ON \
+	-DENABLE_cxx=ON \
+	-DENABLE_qt=ON \
+	-DENABLE_tcl=ON \
+	-DENABLE_tk=ON \
+	-DENABLE_wxwidgets=ON \
+	-DBUILD_TEST=ON
+}
+
+#mee_build() {
+#    bee_build
+#}
+
+#mee_build_post() {
+#    ctest
+# 100% tests passed, 0 tests failed out of 19
+#}
+
+mee_install() {
+    bee_install
+    rm -rf ${D}/usr/share/plplot${PKGVERSION}/examples
+    rm -rf ${D}/usr/share/doc/plplot
+}
+## by default this may be 'make install DESTDIR="${D}"'