On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 11:25 PM Adam Reviczky <reviczky@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Looks like it is a problem with "StartPage" and "StopPage" in metapost.
>
> I get the same error with any MP graphic using those commands.
>
> More minimal example (without simpleslides) as per the wiki:
> https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Cover_Pages
>
> colors          > 'rgb' color space is supported
> colors          > 'cmyk' color space is supported
> fonts           > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage)
> fonts           > 'fallback modern-designsize rm 12pt' is loaded
> metapost        > initializing instance 'metafun:1' using format 'metafun'
> and method 'default'
> metapost        > loading 'metafun' as
> '/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mpiv/metafun.mpiv' using method
> 'default'
> metapost        > initializing number mode 'scaled'
> input stack overflow
> mtx-context     | fatal error: return code: 256
>
> Commenting out "StartPage" and "StopPage" compiles.
>
> mtx-context     | current version: 2021.05.09 17:14
> This is LuaTeX, Version 1.14.0
> Development id: 7438
>

it should be ok now in Development id: 7439
 (just for the records)

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luigi