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It works indeed! One more question. How would I import the eps file back into MPpage, so I could do trickery with text. ) On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 1:46 AM Max Chernoff wrote: > > I have a large .tex file with metapost embedded in it and want to compile > > it, but it fails. Do you know of a way to compile it? > > Just use plain MetaPost: > > diff --git a/belgrade_gm.tex b/belgrade_gm.mp > index 3281754..d536b64 100644 > --- a/belgrade_gm.tex > +++ b/belgrade_gm.mp > @@ -1 +1 @@ > -\startMPpage > +beginfig(1) > @@ -125187 +125187 @@ drawdot (264.352, 116.362) withpen pencircle > scaled 1.35 withcolor (0.929, 0.110 > -\stopMPpage > \ No newline at end of file > +endfig; end; > > Then compile with: > > mpost belgrade_gm > ps2pdf belgrade_gm.1 > > -- Max > > --0000000000003d3d0605e06d612c Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thank you very much Max! It works indeed! One more questio= n. How would I import the eps file back into MPpage, so I could do trickery= with text.


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On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 = at 1:46 AM Max Chernoff <mseven@telu= s.net> wrote:
> I have a large .tex file with metapost embedded in it and want to= compile
> it, but it fails. Do you know of a way to compile it?

Just use plain MetaPost:

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0diff --git a/belgrade_gm.tex b/belgrade_gm.mp
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0index 3281754..d536b64 100644
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0--- a/belgrade_gm.tex
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0+++ b/belgrade_gm.mp
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0@@ -1 +1 @@
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0-\startMPpage
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0+beginfig(1)
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0@@ -125187 +125187 @@ drawdot (264.352, 116.362) withpe= n pencircle scaled 1.35 withcolor (0.929, 0.110
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0-\stopMPpage
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0\ No newline at end of file
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0+endfig; end;

Then compile with:

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0mpost belgrade_gm
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0ps2pdf belgrade_gm.1

-- Max

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