RE: Metaerror?

["Haseloff, Lutz" <Lutz.Haseloff@mdf.brandenburg.de>]

Hi Hans, Hi all,

>>mpost complains on the commandline about:
>>
>>mpost: unrecognized option ´-progname=mpost´

>This is strange. This is pretty legal web2c. Is there a non web2c mp living
>on your system?

I use miktex + pdfetex binaries from fptex on WinNT

>>immidiate write 18 is enabled and

i changed the entry in texmf.cnf so it only is valid for pdfetex.
does metapost need this entry? How it is to set for miktex?

>You files looks ok. What does texexec --verbose report? 

Output by texexec --verbose :

 TeXExec 2.2 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2000

     locating ini file : kpsewhich not found in path
     locating ini file : found by searching
               reading : c:\localtexmf\tex\context\perltk\texexec.ini
               setting : 'TeXShell' to 'fptex' for 'all'
               setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'en' for 'all'
               setting : 'UserInterface' to 'en' for 'all'
               setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'pdfetex' for 'all'
               setting : 'MpExecutable' to 'mp' for 'all'
               setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mptotex' for 'all'
               setting : 'DviToMpExecutable' to 'dvitomp' for 'all'
               setting : 'DviSpecialScript' to 'dvispec' for 'all'
               setting : 'MpFormat' to 'metafun' for 'all'
               setting : 'TeXFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all'
               setting : 'MpFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all'
               setting : 'TeXFontsPath' to
'c:/texmf/fonts;c:/localtexmf/fonts;' for 'all'
               setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'en' for 'fptex'
               setting : 'UserInterface' to 'en' for 'fptex'
               setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'pdfetex' for 'fptex'
               setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'fptex'
               setting : 'TeXPassString' to '-progname=context' for 'fptex'
               setting : 'TeXBatchString' to '-int=batchmode' for 'fptex'
               setting : 'MpVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'fptex'
               setting : 'MpPassString' to '' for 'fptex'
               setting : 'MpBatchString' to '' for 'fptex'

          used setting : TeXShell = fptex
          used setting : SetupPath =
          used setting : UserInterface = en
          used setting : UsedInterfaces = en
          used setting : TeXFontsPath = c:/texmf/fonts;c:/localtexmf/fonts;
          used setting : MpExecutable = mp
          used setting : MpToTeXExecutable = mptotex
          used setting : DviToMpExecutable = dvitomp
          used setting : TeXProgramPath =
          used setting : TeXFormatPath =
          used setting : ConTeXtPath =
          used setting : TeXScriptsPath =
          used setting : TeXExecutable = pdfetex
          used setting : TeXVirginFlag = -ini
          used setting : TeXBatchFlag = -int=batchmode
          used setting : MpBatchFlag = -int=batchmode
          used setting : TeXPassString = -progname=context
          used setting : TeXFormatFlag = &
          used setting : MpFormatFlag = &
          used setting : MpVirginFlag = -ini
          used setting : MpPassString =
          used setting : MpFormat = metafun
          used setting : FmtLanguage =
          used setting : FmtBodyFont =
          used setting : TcXPath =

      locating fmtutil : not found in path
                --help   show this or more, e.g. '--help interface'

texexec.ini :

% == introduction ==
%
% This is 'texexec.ini', the file used by texexec to determine where
% to find files, what TeX to use, what flags to pass, etc. Although
% TeXexec tries to locate things itself, a little help is sometimes
% needed. One can influence texexec by setting some variables. These
% are only needed when the automatic determined settings fail.
%
% == interfacing ==
%
% UsedInterfaces  nl,en  the formats generated with --make
% UserInterface   nl     the default format used
%
% == binaries ==
%
% TeXExecutable      pdfetex  the TeX binary to use
% MpExecutable       mpost    the MetaPost binary to use
% MpToTeXExecutable  mpto     the MetaPost to TeX converter
% DviToMpExecutable  dvitomp  the DVI to MetaPost converter
%
% == Scripts ==
%
% DviSpecialScript   dvispec  the DVI special filter script
%
% == flags ==
%
% TeXFormatFlag  &     the format introducer
% TeXVirginFlag  -ini  the format generation switch
%
% == paths ==
%
% TeXFormatPath   texmf/...               fmt files
% ConTeXtPath     texmf/tex/context/base  sources
% SetupPath       texmf/tex/base/user     cont-sys/usr file
% TeXScriptsPath  texmf/context/perltk    scripts
% TeXFontsPath    texmf                   font files
%
% == the main shell setting ==
%
% As shown below, one can define his/her own sections. We default to
% the teTeX/fpTeX web2c based settings.

%set  TeXShell  to  tetex
set TeXShell  to  fptex
%set TeXShell  to  miktex
%set TeXShell  to  private

% == setting up the variables ==
%
% Here are some general defaults. They can be overruled later.

set  UsedInterfaces     to  en
set  UserInterface      to  en

set  TeXExecutable      to  pdfetex

set  MpExecutable       to  mp
set  MpToTeXExecutable  to  mptotex
set  DviToMpExecutable  to  dvitomp
set  DviSpecialScript   to  dvispec

set  MpFormat           to  metafun

set  TeXFormatFlag      to  &
set  MpFormatFlag       to  &

set  TeXFontsPath       to  c:/texmf/fonts;c:/localtexmf/fonts;

% For teTeX the next settings will do.

for  tetex  set  UsedInterfaces  to  en,nl,de,uk
for  tetex  set  UserInterface   to  en
for  tetex  set  TeXExecutable   to  pdfetex
for  tetex  set  TeXVirginFlag   to  -ini
for  tetex  set  TeXPassString   to  -progname=context
for  tetex  set  TeXBatchString  to  -int=batchmode
for  tetex  set  MpVirginFlag    to  -ini
for  tetex  set  MpPassString    to  -progname=mpost
for  tetex  set  MpBatchString   to  -int=batchmode

% These also apply to fpTeX.

for  fptex  set  UsedInterfaces  to  en
for  fptex  set  UserInterface   to  en
for  fptex  set  TeXExecutable   to  pdfetex
for  fptex  set  TeXVirginFlag   to  -ini
for  fptex  set  TeXPassString   to  -progname=context
for  fptex  set  TeXBatchString  to  -int=batchmode
for  fptex  set  MpVirginFlag    to  -ini
for  fptex  set  MpPassString    to
for  fptex  set  MpBatchString   to

% MikTeX users probably have to set up some paths too.

for  miktex  set  UsedInterfaces  to  en,nl,de,uk
for  miktex  set  UserInterface   to  en
for  miktex  set  TeXExecutable   to  pdftex
for  miktex  set  TeXVirginFlag   to  --initialize
for  miktex  set  TeXBatchString  to
for  miktex  set  MpVirginFlag    to  -ini
for  miktex  set  MpPassString    to
for  miktex  set  MpBatchString   to

% These are the settings used on some machines at PRAGMA ADE that
% don't use the texmf tree. They can serve as an example for local
% settings. Local settings should either be added to the previous
% one, or go without the 'for' directives. Consider these
% settings as an example.

for  private  set  UsedInterfaces  to  en,nl
for  private  set  UserInterface   to  nl
for  private  set  ConTeXtPath     to  t:/sources/
for  private  set  SetupPath       to  t:/perl/
for  private  set  TeXScriptsPath  to  t:/perl/

% == read this too ==
%
% If this file is called 'texexec.rme', copy it to 'texexec.ini',
% check the settings above, change them according to your TeX
% distribution, and say:
%
%   texexec  --verbose
%
% When set up properly, you should see your local settings fly by.
% When these settings are ok, the next call should work:
%
%   texexec  --make
%
% and you should be able to process a file by saying
%
%   texexec  filename
%
% See 'mtexexec.pdf' for more information on the flags you can use with
% 'texexec'. Also make sure you have the 'texutil' script installed in
% the same path as 'texexec'.

% Experimental
%
% set  TcXPath     to  d:/tex/texmf/web2c
% set  FmtLanguage to  pl
% set  FmtBodyFont to  plr

Greetings

Lutz