.TH makempy "1" "May 2004" "teTeX " "ConTeXt"
.SH NAME
makempy \- Helper script for conversion of (PDF or PostScript) text to
\fBMetapost\fP graphics
.PP
.SH "SYNOPSIS" 
\fBmakempy\fP \fIfilenam\fP
.PP 
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fBmakempy\fP takes \fBMetapost\fP output files (*\&.mpo) and
translates them to *\&.mpy files. In order to include text as a
graphic into a file typeset with (Con)TeX(t), you extract the text
from Postscript of PDF files using \fBpdftops\fP and \fBpstoedit\fP,
creating a Metapost input file.
.PP
This file can then be processed by \fBmakempy\fP. The \fBmakempy\fP
script does its work without user intervention. When it deduces that
there are no changes, it will not run at all, otherwise it will report
its steps and/or encountered error.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IP 
.IP "\fB--help\fP" 
returns some basic help information
.IP 
.IP "\fB--silent\fP" 
don t report status messages
.IP
.IP "\fB--force\fP"
always process the file (no checksum test)
.IP
.IP "\fB--noclean\fP"
don t remove temporary files when finished
.IP
.IP "\fB--acrobat\fP"
use ACROBAT for conversion (only unix)
.IP
.IP "\fB--pdftops\fP"
use PDFTOPS for conversion
.IP
.IP "\fB--ghostscript\fP"
use GHOSTSCRIPT for conversion
.IP
.SH "VARIABLES"
.PP
When set, the environment variables GS and GS_PROG will be used to
identify GHOSTSCRIPT. If needed, the names of the other programs that
are used can be set with PDFTOPS, ACROREAD and PSTOEDIT.
.HP
.SH "SEE ALSO" 
.PP 
\fBtexexec\fP(1)\&.
.PP 
The makempy manual, \fImmakempy\&.pdf\fP\&.
.PP 
.SH "AUTHOR" 
.IP 
This manual page was written by Frank Küster <frank@kuesterei\&.ch>,
for the Debian GNU/Linux system\&.  It may be used and modified by
others without contacting the author\&.