Re: first attempt to run mp (system error)

["Pawel Jackowski na Onet" <jackos1@poczta.onet.pl>]

Problem: serious system error while running 'texexec --automprun'


Hi Willi!

> Pawel wrote: At 09:42 07.10.2003, you wrote:
> >Hi all!
> >
> >I've just made a quick test -- running metapost with ConTeXt. The sample
> >code was just:
> >
> >     \starttext
> >      The simplest metapost code sample
> >     \startMPgraphic
> >      fill unitsquare scaled 123 withcolor (.2,.3,.4) ;
> >     \stopMPgraphic
> >     \stoptext
> >
> >which looks ok, right? And of course mpost creates nice navy square from
> >that code. But running
> >
> >     texexec  --automprun sample.mp
> >
> >cause a serious system error; ''There is a problem with mpost.exe and bla
> >bla bla''. Smart and clever' windows XP try to report that problem to
> >microsoft.
> >The problem occur just after terminal says
> >
> >     This is MetaPost,  Version 0.641 (Web2c 7.3.7x)
> >     (mpgraph.mp
> >
> >and after that system display an error box.
> >As manual says I 've made some changes in texmf.cnf:
> >
> >     openout_any = a
> >     shell_escape = t
> >     allow_multiple_suffixes = f
> >
> >What should I do next to catch 'serious system error' while running
metapost
> >code included in tex code?
> >Is the problem comonly known?
>
> I am using Windows XP myself. I never experienced the mentioned problem
> with metapost.
> What I miss in your error message is the used format like
>     " This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2c 7.3.7x) (mem=metafun
2003.9.25) "
> Did you generate the metafun format and placed it in e.g. the
> TeX\texmf-var\web2c directory, mktexlsr?

I have format properly generated, so that is not the problem. Even if I
there weren't metafun format 'serious system error' shouldn't occur... So I
have still no idea what is wrong. My friend use similar TeX installation
(based on TeXLive7) and has the same problem. Any ideas?


Pawe/l