From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/2749 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Haseloff, Lutz" Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: RE: Metaerror? Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 12:15:38 +0200 Sender: owner-ntg-context@let.uu.nl Message-ID: <0F3313EC125AD311981100105AB3A75D4DBD45@N0795.mdf.fvbb.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: coloc-standby.netfonds.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035393525 11533 80.91.224.250 (23 Oct 2002 17:18:45 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:18:45 +0000 (UTC) Cc: "'ntg-context@ntg.nl'" Original-To: "'Hans Hagen'" Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:2749 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:2749 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