Why does metapost refuse to run a perfectly legal file?

Why does metapost refuse to run a perfectly legal file?

[Berend de Boer]

Hello All,

For no apparent reason metapost often refuses to run a file (perhaps
this is related to my previous question??). When context generates the
mpgraph.mp and metapost is run its log file is:

This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.1) (mem=metafun 2000.9.14) 
14 SEP 2000 07:21
**&metafun mpgraph
(mpgraph.mp)
! Emergency stop.
<*> &metafun mpgraph

*** (job aborted, no legal end found)

However, if I manually say metapost &metafun mpgraph everything is fine.

Groetjes,

Berend. (-:

Re: Why does metapost refuse to run a perfectly legal file?

[Zeljko Vrba]

On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 09:18:11AM +0200, Berend de Boer wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> For no apparent reason metapost often refuses to run a file (perhaps
> this is related to my previous question??). When context generates the
> mpgraph.mp and metapost is run its log file is:
> 
> This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.1) (mem=metafun 2000.9.14) 
> 14 SEP 2000 07:21
> **&metafun mpgraph
> (mpgraph.mp)
> ! Emergency stop.
> <*> &metafun mpgraph
>                     
> *** (job aborted, no legal end found)
> 
> 
> However, if I manually say metapost &metafun mpgraph everything is fine.
> 
You have to put end at the end of file, like this:

end

Re: Why does metapost refuse to run a perfectly legal file?

[Hans Hagen]

At 09:57 AM 9/14/00 +0200, Zeljko Vrba wrote:
>On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 09:18:11AM +0200, Berend de Boer wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> 
>> For no apparent reason metapost often refuses to run a file (perhaps
>> this is related to my previous question??). When context generates the
>> mpgraph.mp and metapost is run its log file is:
>> 
>> This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.1) (mem=metafun 2000.9.14) 
>> 14 SEP 2000 07:21
>> **&metafun mpgraph
>> (mpgraph.mp)
>> ! Emergency stop.
>> <*> &metafun mpgraph
>>                     
>> *** (job aborted, no legal end found)
>> 
>> 
>> However, if I manually say metapost &metafun mpgraph everything is fine.
>> 
>You have to put end at the end of file, like this:

It looks like something goes wrong there. In any case, at least the latest
texexec, will add the end for you. Also, \stoptext (\stoptekst) will do
that. I'm puzzled. 

Hans

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