At 02:57 PM 11/9/2002 +0100, you wrote:
I have tried to repeat the example in the file "Creating metapost examples" (mmakempy.pdf) and I receive result as below and empty place in my document. Can anyone give me a hint?
d:/TeXLive/texmf/metapost/base/texnum.mp texnum.mpx ! Unable to make mpx file. l.14 init_numbers(btex $-$etex, btex$1$etex, btex${\times}10$etex, The two files given above are one of your source files and an auxiliary file I need to read to find out what your btex..etex blocks mean. If you don't know why I had trouble,
This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2c 7.3.7x) (mem=metafun 2002.10.31) 31 OCT 2002 22:25 **&metafun mpgraph (mpgraph.mp {randomseed:=3603} (d:/TeXLive/texmf/metapost/base/graph.mp (d:/TeXLive/texmf/metapost/base/format.mp (d:/TeXLive/texmf/metapost/base/string.mp) (d:/TeXLive/texmf/metapost/base/texnum.mp try running it manually through MPto -tex, TeX, and DVItoMP.
you have a name clash with a system file (somewhere else in your tex path); this can be solved by making sure that in case of context, tex searches on the local path first (can be done in texmf.cnf); i'm a bit puzzled, because context should make a fake file on the current path). Another option is to protect your temp job files with (in cont-sys.tex): \protectbufferstrue or more obscure, you can change the name of the temp files, \def\MPgraphicfile{\bufferprefix mp\ifMPrun run\else graph\fi} say mp -> mps , but first try the buffers Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma@wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------