11 Oct
2016
11 Oct
'16
7:37 p.m.
On 2016-10-11 18:52:32 +0000, Alan Braslau said:
Of course, I *never* make MetaPost errors... ;-)
However, you can search the log file for metapost > error:
Sure. But there is no line number. Compare with a typical TeX error: tex error > tex error on line 210 in file /path/to/main.tex: ! Undefined control sequence l.210 \sdkjdkjhkdkkjk In the same line you see: 1) the type of error (tex error); 2) the line number; 3) the file in which the error occurs; 4) the error message. For MetaPost errors, only 1) and 4) are given with the error; 3) may be inferred (by tracking `open source`/`close source` lines). But I see no trace of 2). Nicola