Re: texexec not launching mpost

["Mr. Wang Lei" <lwang@amath8.amt.ac.cn>]

On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Denis B. Roegel wrote:

> When I run texexec on the file below, the mpgraph.mp file
> is created, but not metaposted. I can call texexec as many
> times as I want, it doesn't help. I have to call mpost 
> by hand and then it works. I have shell_escape = 1 if

                      it should be "shell_escape = t"

You need set other environment as suggestted by hans
in metafun manual. you can see if you have set the following
in your cont-sys.tex:

   \runMPgraphicstrue 
\runMPTEXgraphicstrue
  \recycleMPslotstrue 
\useMETAFUNformattrue

You'd better set metapost command using texexec in you
texmf.cnf:

MPXCOMMAND = texexec --mptex
TEX = texexec --once --batch --nomp

You may need edit the texexec.ini, too. comment the
corresponding line which set the MpToTeXExecutable
to mptotex. for example, if you use tetex, comment
the line:

for  tetex  set  MpToTeXExecutable to  mptotex 

Hans, I have not find the excutable command named 
"mptotex" both in tetex and fptex. They only have 
"mpto". Another problem is that if I set the output
default is pdftex in my cont-usr.tex, texexec will
give a "can not found tmpgraphic.1" message if I
use \btex ... \etex in the metapost figure. because 
the part in \btex ... \etex will be processed by
texexec and give a pdf output, so there is no dvi
and can not generate tmpgraphic.1 which needed by
mptopdf.  

Wang

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