mptopdf

mptopdf

[Severin Obertuefer]

hi

i have miktex 2.2 installed and wanted to run mptopdf, but when I use the
newest version of "mptopdf.pl" it dosent work. the following error apperas:
eftm=mptopdf: unknown option
if i replace the file by another version everything works fine.
what could be wrong here?

greets severin

Re: mptopdf

[Patrick Gundlach]

"Severin Obertuefer" <severin_obertuefer@gmx.ch> writes:

Hello Severin,

> i have miktex 2.2 installed and wanted to run mptopdf, but when I use the
> newest version of "mptopdf.pl" it dosent work. the following error apperas:

> eftm=mptopdf: unknown option

are you sure about the spelling of the above?

> if i replace the file by another version everything works fine.
> what could be wrong here?

please report what version does work fine and which one does not.


Patrick

Re: Re: mptopdf

[Severin Obertuefer]

hi

> "Severin Obertuefer" <severin_obertuefer@gmx.ch> writes:
>
> Hello Severin,
>
> > i have miktex 2.2 installed and wanted to run mptopdf, but when I use
the
> > newest version of "mptopdf.pl" it dosent work. the following error
apperas:
>
> > eftm=mptopdf: unknown option
>
> are you sure about the spelling of the above?

oh, this shoud be
"-efmt=mptopdf: unknown option"
sorry!


>
> > if i replace the file by another version everything works fine.
> > what could be wrong here?
>
> please report what version does work fine and which one does not.

version 2000.05.29 is the version of all the mptopdf.pl files i have.
the latest that cause no error is from the 7.9.2001. The old file which
works fine
ist much shorter than the newer ones.

severin

Re: mptopdf

[Patrick Gundlach]

"Severin Obertuefer" <severin_obertuefer@gmx.ch> writes:

hi

> version 2000.05.29 is the version of all the mptopdf.pl files i have.
> the latest that cause no error is from the 7.9.2001. The old file which

Oh that is something for the software museum :)

I am not a miktex user, but does it help to set the environment
variable TEXSYSTEM to "miktex"? How do the other ConTeXt/miktex users
use mptopdf? 

Patrick

Re: Re: mptopdf

[Severin Obertuefer]

> "Severin Obertuefer" <severin_obertuefer@gmx.ch> writes:
> 
> hi
> 
> > version 2000.05.29 is the version of all the mptopdf.pl files i have.
> > the latest that cause no error is from the 7.9.2001. The old file which
> 
> Oh that is something for the software museum :)

its old, but it works ;)
> 
> I am not a miktex user, but does it help to set the environment
> variable TEXSYSTEM to "miktex"? How do the other ConTeXt/miktex users
> use mptopdf? 

I tried the thing with the TEXSYSTEM but that changed nothing!
thanks anyhow
severin

mptopdf

[David Arnold]

All, I sent this to OS X TeX list, but perhaps I can get some  
guidance here?

All,

After installing MacTeX (textlve2008), mptopdf fails:

pstricks $ mptopdf bruce
This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.1415926-1.40.9 (Web2C 7.5.7)
  %&-line parsing enabled.
[MP to PDF] (./bruce.0{/Users/darnold/Library/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/ 
updmap/pdf
tex.map}) [1]
kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi  
600 rm-lmr12
mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for rm-lmr12.
kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.

!pdfTeX error: pdftex (file rm-lmr12): Font rm-lmr12 at 600 not found
  ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.1415926-1.40.9 (Web2C 7.5.7)
  %&-line parsing enabled.
[MP to PDF] (./bruce.1{/Users/darnold/Library/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/ 
updmap/pdf
tex.map}) [1]
kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi  
600 rm-lmr12
mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for rm-lmr12.
kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.

!pdfTeX error: pdftex (file rm-lmr12): Font rm-lmr12 at 600 not found
  ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!

MPtoPDF 1.3.3 : bruce.* is converted to bruce-0.pdf + bruce-1.pdf


I tried:

tlmgr update context

No good. Same error as above after update.



Any suggestions?

david


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Re: mptopdf

[Taco Hoekwater]

David Arnold wrote:
> All, I sent this to OS X TeX list, but perhaps I can get some guidance
> here?
> 
> All,
> 
> After installing MacTeX (textlve2008), mptopdf fails:
> 
> pstricks $ mptopdf bruce
> This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.1415926-1.40.9 (Web2C 7.5.7)
>  %&-line parsing enabled.
> [MP to PDF]
> (./bruce.0{/Users/darnold/Library/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdf
> tex.map}) [1]
> kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi 600
> rm-lmr12
> mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for rm-lmr12.

Looks like you should install or update the Latin Modern font package.

Best wishes,
Taco
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mptopdf

[Steve MC Han]

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Could someone give some help for me? 
   
  If I do metapost I have an error message: this is the exact error message
   
   
  C:\Han\slide>mpost --tex=latex 2MS6
This is MetaPost, Version 0.993 (Web2C 7.5.6)
(2MS6.mpmakempx: Command failed: mpto -tex 2MS6.mp
  >> 2MS6.mp
>> 2MS6.mpx
! Unable to make mpx file.
l.34 label.lft(btex
                    Number of students etex rotated 90, (-u,u));
Transcript written on 2MS6.log.
   
   
   
   
  But if I set the path "path c:\TexLive2007\bin\win32" at prompt command and then do metapost, then it is O.K. (no error message) as I copied below.
  
C:\Han\slide>path c:\TexLive2007\bin\win32
  C:\Han\slide>mpost --tex=latex 2MS6
This is MetaPost, Version 0.993 (Web2C 7.5.6)
(2MS6.mp [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
[30] )
16 output files written: 2MS6.0 .. 2MS6.30
Transcript written on 2MS6.log.
   
   
  I have to set the path again whenever I turn on the PC. This all problem started after I did mptopdf.ini
   
  Can anyone give some insight for me?
   
  Thank you in advance.

 
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Re: mptopdf

[Taco Hoekwater]

Steve MC Han wrote:
> Could someone give some help for me? 
>    
>   If I do metapost I have an error message: this is the exact error message
>    
>    
>   C:\Han\slide>mpost --tex=latex 2MS6
> This is MetaPost, Version 0.993 (Web2C 7.5.6)
> (2MS6.mpmakempx: Command failed: mpto -tex 2MS6.mp
>   >> 2MS6.mp
>>> 2MS6.mpx
> ! Unable to make mpx file.
> l.34 label.lft(btex
>                     Number of students etex rotated 90, (-u,u));
> Transcript written on 2MS6.log.
>    
Can you check what is in mpxerr.log? It looks like the 'normal'
latex command in your path has a problem with something, that
does not happen with the executable in texlive's bin directory.

Best wishes,
Taco

MPtoPDF

[Martin Kolařík]

Hello all,

I need to compile my two years old plain TeX file, in which I use
supp-pdf.tex. But the current supp-pdf.tex is (of course) a bit different,
and using \convertMPtoPDF defined in this file causes TeX to report (with my
document):

VSize is 845.03174pt [MP to PDF] (moon.eps
! Missing \endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
                   \setbox
\number #1->\setbox
                    0=\hbox {#1\theSN \global \advance \SN by 1}\Type...
\!MPgMPa #1->\csname \@@MP 0\number #1
                                      \endcsname
\handleMPgraycolor ->\PDFcode {\!MPgMPa 1
                                          g \!MPgMPa 1 G}
\dohandleMPsequenceB ...handleMPgraycolor
                                          \resetMPstack \else \ifx \s...
l.8  0.6 setgray

?
! Missing \endcsname inserted.

Does anybody know what to do? Does not exist some standalone/plainTeX
supp-pdf which can be used directly? I am plannig switch the document into
ConTeXt, but now this is not in my task list,

thank you,

Martin

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Re: MPtoPDF

[Hans Hagen]

At 08:26 AM 10/8/2002 +0200, =?iso-8859-2?Q?Martin_Kola=F8=EDk?= wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I need to compile my two years old plain TeX file, in which I use
>supp-pdf.tex. But the current supp-pdf.tex is (of course) a bit different,
>and using \convertMPtoPDF defined in this file causes TeX to report (with my
>document):
>
>VSize is 845.03174pt [MP to PDF] (moon.eps
>! Missing \endcsname inserted.
><to be read again>
>                    \setbox
>\number #1->\setbox
>                     0=\hbox {#1\theSN \global \advance \SN by 1}\Type...
>\!MPgMPa #1->\csname \@@MP 0\number #1
>                                       \endcsname
>\handleMPgraycolor ->\PDFcode {\!MPgMPa 1
>                                           g \!MPgMPa 1 G}
>\dohandleMPsequenceB ...handleMPgraycolor
>                                           \resetMPstack \else \ifx \s...
>l.8  0.6 setgray
>
>?
>! Missing \endcsname inserted.
>
>Does anybody know what to do? Does not exist some standalone/plainTeX
>supp-pdf which can be used directly? I am plannig switch the document into
>ConTeXt, but now this is not in my task list,

supp-pdf.tex *is* kind of standalone so there must be something wrong

as an alternative you can convert your mp graphics to pdf:

   texexec --fig=c --pdf yourfile.1

or

   mptopdf yourfile.1

and include them as pdf


Hans


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mptopdf

[Hans Hagen]

Hi, 

There is a new pointer at our site: mptopdf (follow pdftex or download).
This leads you to the contextless mptopdf toolset. 

Hans 

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