Re: texexec

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> I get.
>
> F:\tmp\cont-test\test>ruby --version
> ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i386-mswin32]
>
> F:\tmp\cont-test\test>ruby test.rb
> mpto mp-test-01.mp
> \gdef\mpxshipout{\shipout\hbox\bgroup
>    \setbox0=\hbox\bgroup}
> \gdef\stopmpxshipout{\egroup  \dimen0=\ht0 \advance\dimen0\dp0
>    \dimen1=\ht0 \dimen2=\dp0
>    \setbox0=\hbox\bgroup
>      \box0
>      \ifnum\dimen0>0 \vrule width1sp height\dimen1 depth\dimen2
>      \else \vrule width1sp height1sp depth0sp\relax
>      \fi\egroup
>    \ht0=0pt \dp0=0pt \box0 \egroup}
> \mpxshipout% line 2 mp-test-01.mp
> This is a test\stopmpxshipout
> \end{document}
> true
> 0
> ---------------------------
> mpto mp-test-01.mp > mp-test-01-test.tex
> false
> 0
> ---------------------------
>
>
> Notice that the second test is failing. So, in tex.rb, the system 
> command fails and I do not get mp-test-01-test.tex file! Can anyone 
> else using one-click installer for ruby on windows confirm this?
>   
i get (standard ruby install): 

>ruby --version
ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i386-mswin32]

>ruby test.rb
mpto mp-test-01.mp
\gdef\mpxshipout{\shipout\hbox\bgroup
  \setbox0=\hbox\bgroup}
\gdef\stopmpxshipout{\egroup  \dimen0=\ht0 \advance\dime
  \dimen1=\ht0 \dimen2=\dp0
  \setbox0=\hbox\bgroup
    \box0
    \ifnum\dimen0>0 \vrule width1sp height\dimen1 depth\
    \else \vrule width1sp height1sp depth0sp\relax
    \fi\egroup
  \ht0=0pt \dp0=0pt \box0 \egroup}
\mpxshipout% line 2 mp-test-01.mp
This is a test\stopmpxshipout
\end{document}
true
0
---------------------------
mpto mp-test-01.mp > mp-test-01-test.tex
true
0


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