Re: texexec not launching mpost

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

At 03:01 PM 10/19/00 +0200, Denis B. Roegel wrote:

>>   You'd better set metapost command using texexec in you
>>   texmf.cnf:
>>   
>>   MPXCOMMAND = texexec --mptex
>>   TEX = texexec --once --batch --nomp
>
>I am a bit reluctant to make these changes, since I will not
>always be using texexec. I often use tex, latex and mpost alone.

This is not really needed, since texexex nills them anyway. 

>                output : standard

is there, btw any difference if you use --pdf? 

>                output : standard
>             interface : en
>               options : once batch nomp
>          current mode : all

it looks like some figs are created arent't they? 

>This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-14f-released-20000525-2.1 (Web2C 7.3.2x)
>entering extended mode
>
>              run time : 1 seconds
>       dvi to metapost : mpgraph
>              metapost : mpgraph
>                format : metafun
>This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.2x)

you may want to set \traceexternalfigurestrue to see where context is
searching the files. 

>figures        : figure mpgraph can not be found

can you comment the lines concerning insertMPfile in cont-new.tex (when
present) and see what happens? 

It may be related to dvi versus pdf since I only tested these features with
pdf -) although they should work with dvi too. Keep in mind that this is
still quite new. 

Hans
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