Re: The smallest instalation for work with ConTeXt and MetaFun (TeXLive8) ?

[Sebastian Rooks <sebastian.rooks@free.fr>]

^Nitram^ wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Anybody has an experience with TeXLive (8 or 7) - what is the smallest
>installation type for working with ConTeXt and (absolutely necessary)
>MetaFun - I tried 'generic basic' and 'generic recommended' but I
>can't make MP graphics - I have a problem with it again ;(
>
>Of course 'full' installation works fine, but I have no idea what I
>need in smaller installation to working fine...
>
>Probably I forgot change something (again) in config files - in log I
>have:
>This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 (Web2c 7.5.2) (format=cont-en 2003.10.6)  6 OCT 2003 04:15
>entering extended mode
> %&-line parsing enabled.
>...
>\openout0 = `_back-mpgraph.mp'.
>\openout0 = `_back-mprun.mp'.
>\openout0 = `mpgraph.mp'.
>\openout0 = `mprun.mp'.
>...
>[MP to PDF] (./_back-mpgraph.1) [2.2]
>\openout5 = `_back-mpgraph.mp'.
>mpost  -progname=mpost -mem=metafun _back-mpgraph
>system()...disabled.
>
>...
>
>and no graphic in pdf. But when I run mpost _back-mpgrapg.mp I have
>_back-mpgraph.1 file and another run of context includes graphic (this
>one) to pdf. What may be wrong ?
>
>  
>

It seems you didn't enable system commands via \write18{...}.
In your texmf-local\web2c\texmf.cnf do you have (as stated page 9 of 
minstall.pdf):

* The WEB2C configuration *
Although not stricktly needed, ConTEXt will operate more smoothly when 
these features are set in the file texmf.cnf.
openout_any = a
shell_escape = t
allow_multiple_suffixes = f
The first line permits ConTEXt to open parent paths that can hold common 
styles.
The second line enables enables users to embed METAPOST code in their 
document.
As a result, METAPOST is called automatically. The last line makes sure 
that when
opening files like somefile.tuo, TEX will not try to open 
somefile.tuo.tex first.
When you embed TEX code in a METAPOST definition, using btex ... etex, 
the next
line will use TEXexec to process that fragment in the case of using 
METAPOST directly.
MPXCOMMAND=texexec ­mptex

Does it help you ?

  Seb.