Re: first attempt to run mp (system error)

[Willi Egger <w.egger@boede.nl>]

Hi Pawel,

>Pawel wrote:
>Problem: serious system error while running 'texexec --automprun'
>
>
>Hi Willi!
>
> > Pawel wrote: At 09:42 07.10.2003, you wrote:
> > >Hi all!
> > >
> > >I've just made a quick test -- running metapost with ConTeXt. The sample
> > >code was just:
> > >
> > >     \starttext
> > >      The simplest metapost code sample
> > >     \startMPgraphic
> > >      fill unitsquare scaled 123 withcolor (.2,.3,.4) ;
> > >     \stopMPgraphic
> > >     \stoptext
> > >
> > >which looks ok, right? And of course mpost creates nice navy square from
> > >that code. But running
> > >
> > >     texexec  --automprun sample.mp
> > >
> > >cause a serious system error; ''There is a problem with mpost.exe and bla
> > >bla bla''. Smart and clever' windows XP try to report that problem to
> > >microsoft.
> > >The problem occur just after terminal says
> > >
> > >     This is MetaPost,  Version 0.641 (Web2c 7.3.7x)
> > >     (mpgraph.mp
> > >
> > >and after that system display an error box.
> > >As manual says I 've made some changes in texmf.cnf:
> > >
> > >     openout_any = a
> > >     shell_escape = t
> > >     allow_multiple_suffixes = f
> > >
> > >What should I do next to catch 'serious system error' while running
>metapost
> > >code included in tex code?
> > >Is the problem comonly known?
> >
> > I am using Windows XP myself. I never experienced the mentioned problem
> > with metapost.
> > What I miss in your error message is the used format like
> >     " This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2c 7.3.7x) (mem=metafun
>2003.9.25) "
> > Did you generate the metafun format and placed it in e.g. the
> > TeX\texmf-var\web2c directory, mktexlsr?
>
>I have format properly generated, so that is not the problem. Even if I
>there weren't metafun format 'serious system error' shouldn't occur... So I
>have still no idea what is wrong. My friend use similar TeX installation
>(based on TeXLive7) and has the same problem. Any ideas?

I have really no clue, my metapost.exe  and metapost.dll are from the 
distribution TeXlive7

May be this should also be asked to Fabrice Popineau. Unfortunately I lost 
a lot of mail-addresses due to a crash, so I can't hint you on his addres.

Willi