From: Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>
Subject: Re: No metapost compilation on files named file.001.tex
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:12:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4447EB48.9090209@wxs.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ops8bmgxha9niby6@localhost>
nico wrote:
>> nico wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> There's something wrong in using (old)texexec/metapost on an input
>>> file named file.001.tex (I guess that 001 could be any number): the mp
>>> graphic is not generated. If I change file.001.tex to file.tex, it
>>> works ok.
>>>
>>> I attach the test file used if it can be useful.
>>>
>
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 07:34:49 +0200, Thomas A. Schmitz
> <thomas.schmitz@uni-bonn.de> wrote:
>
>
>> Yes, that's a known problem. Have a look at this thread:
>>
>> http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/
>> 20050912.154547.be0e5d5c.en.html
>>
>> Does it work with newtexexec?
>>
>
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:57:11 +0200, Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl> wrote:
>
>
>> works here; do you use the latest (new)texexec?
>>
>
> The problem appears only for the old perl texexec. Testing with the ruby
> one does not produce the problem. I guess it's a problem with the OS: in
> the thread the problem occured on OS X, and I've the trouble on a FreeBSD
> machine (and OS X is FreeBSD).
>
> BTW, sorry for that stupid question, but is there a safe or recommended
> way to install and use newtexexec? For testing I only did ruby
> /usr/local/share/texmf-local/scripts/context/ruby/newtexexec.rb
> try2.001.tex.
>
export TEXMFSTART_MODE=experimental
(or adapt the texexec stub)
Hans
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-04-19 22:14 nico
2006-04-20 5:34 ` Thomas A. Schmitz
2006-04-20 7:57 ` Hans Hagen
2006-04-20 19:15 ` nico
2006-04-20 20:12 ` Hans Hagen [this message]
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