newbie problems trying to build sample presentation with texexec (changed subject)

newbie problems trying to build sample presentation with texexec (changed subject)

[Thomas Porter]

Well, I am making progress slowly but surely.  I ended up using the pre-02
module name, and now am getting errors relating to metapost (I think!).  It
appears that figure mpgraph,mp is being written out to my home directory
(where I ran texexec) but not being found afterwards??  Here is output
(present.log):

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This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-13d-2.1 (Web2C 7.3.1) (format=cont-en 1999.9.1)  2 SEP 1999 21:29
entering extended mode
**&cont-en present
(present.tex[/usr/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg]

ConTeXt ver: 1999.5.11 fmt: 1999.9.1 int: english mes: english

system         : cont-new loaded
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
systems        : BEWARE: SOMETHING NEW INSERTED!
)
system         : cont-old loaded
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex
loading        : Context Old Macros
)
system         : cont-fil loaded
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex
loading        : Context File Synonyms
)
bodyfont       : 12pt rm is loaded
specials       : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded
\openout2 = `present.tui'.

system         : cont-opt loaded
(cont-opt.tex
specials       : tex,postscript,rokicki is reset
specials       : loading definition file tpd
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex <unprotect 2>
specials       : loading definition file fdf
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3> <unprotect 4>
<protect 4> <protect 3>)
specials       : fdf loaded
<unprotect 3> <protect 3> <protect 2>)
specials       : fdf,tpd loaded
) (./present.tuo) (./present.tuo) (./present.tuo) (./present.tuo)
(./present.tuo) (./present.tuo) (./present.tuo) (./present.tuo) (./present.tuo)
systems        : begin file present at line 1
system         : no macros found in m-pre-02
system         : macros of s-pre-02 loaded
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/s-pre-02.tex
color          : rgb color space is supported
color          : cmyk color space is supported
color          : system rgb is global activated
interaction    : active
system         : mark Topic defined [chapter]
system         : mark Topicnumber defined [chapternumber]
system         : mark Subject defined [section]
system         : mark Subjectnumber defined [sectionnumber]
system         : mark Nopic defined [title]
system         : mark Nopicnumber defined [titlenumber]
)
system         : no macros found in p-pre-02
(./present.tuo)
Nopic          : - How about this
(./present.tuo)
columns        : balanced in 1 step(s)
(./present.tuo)
layout         : calculating backgrounds
\openout1 = `mpgraph.mp'.

figures        : figure mpgraph can not be found
(./present.tuo)
figures        : figure mpgraph can not be found
figures        : figure mpgraph can not be found
figures        : figure mpgraph can not be found
figures        : figure mpgraph can not be found
interaction    : pdftex code inserted
interaction    : aspect ratio 600.0 x 450.0 (b x h)
[1.1[/usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/pdftex.map]]
Topic          : - Number One
[2.2]
Topic          : - Number Two
[3.3]
systems        : end file present at line 20
 ) 
Here is how much of TeX's memory you used:
 1056 strings out of 34364
 16358 string characters out of 183107
 289294 words of memory out of 1100001
 20105 multiletter control sequences out of 10000+15000
 18313 words of font info for 65 fonts, out of 200000 for 1000
 22 hyphenation exceptions out of 1000
 85i,29n,178p,218b,1807s stack positions out of 1500i,500n,1500p,50000b,5000s
<cmsy10.pfb><cmtt10.pfb><cmtt12.pfb><cmr12.pfb>
Output written on present.pdf (3 pages, 34639 bytes).
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-- 
Tom Porter                                       txporter@mindspring.com
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"On two occasions I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 
'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will 
the right answers come out?'  I am not able rightly to apprehend the 
kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."

Re: newbie problems trying to build sample presentation with texexec (changed subject)

[Hans Hagen]

Thomas Porter wrote:

> ConTeXt ver: 1999.5.11 fmt: 1999.9.1 int: english mes: english

This is a pretty old context. In the version you use, you need to run mp
by hand

  mppost mpgraph

and then texexec the file again. 

In the latest version (I added this feature for those following the ps
road) context sort of signals texexec to run mp in between. So, when you
use the latest context and the latest texexec, mpost will be run
automatically. This version is available on our site. 

Hans

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