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All, I have the strangest Metapost error. The attached file compiles with: texexec section1figs It compiles just fine. But if I take the last graphic in the file, copy it (everything between last \startMPpage...\stopMPpage pair, including \startMPpage ... \stopMPpage, then paste it at the end of the file, then I get this error: [10.1] [MP to PDF] (./section1figs-mpgraph.11) [11.1] [MP to PDF] (./section1figs-mpgraph.12 ! Dimension too large. <recently read> \onebasepoint \handleMPboundingbox ... \dimen 2 #5\onebasepoint \xdef \MPyshift {\the \dim... l.2 %%BoundingBox: -63 -57 67 23594 ? Any ideas?
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All, The real funny thing is if I take the file section1figs.tex that just gave the error described below, save it as junk.tex, then texexec junk, it compiles fine. Yuk! I am totally stuck. On Apr 2, 2006, at 9:32 PM, David Arnold wrote:
All,
I have the strangest Metapost error. The attached file compiles with:
texexec section1figs
It compiles just fine. But if I take the last graphic in the file, copy it (everything between last \startMPpage...\stopMPpage pair, including \startMPpage ... \stopMPpage, then paste it at the end of the file, then I get this error:
[10.1] [MP to PDF] (./section1figs-mpgraph.11) [11.1] [MP to PDF] (./section1figs-mpgraph.12 ! Dimension too large. <recently read> \onebasepoint
\handleMPboundingbox ... \dimen 2 #5\onebasepoint \xdef \MPyshift {\the \dim... l.2 %%BoundingBox: -63 -57 67 23594
?
Any ideas?
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All, Very weird. Deleted section1figs-mpgraph.12 and section1figs.tex compiled. Huh? On Apr 2, 2006, at 9:47 PM, David Arnold wrote:
All,
The real funny thing is if I take the file section1figs.tex that just gave the error described below, save it as junk.tex, then texexec junk, it compiles fine.
Yuk!
I am totally stuck.
On Apr 2, 2006, at 9:32 PM, David Arnold wrote:
All,
I have the strangest Metapost error. The attached file compiles with:
texexec section1figs
It compiles just fine. But if I take the last graphic in the file, copy it (everything between last \startMPpage...\stopMPpage pair, including \startMPpage ... \stopMPpage, then paste it at the end of the file, then I get this error:
[10.1] [MP to PDF] (./section1figs-mpgraph.11) [11.1] [MP to PDF] (./section1figs-mpgraph.12 ! Dimension too large. <recently read> \onebasepoint
\handleMPboundingbox ... \dimen 2 #5\onebasepoint \xdef \MPyshift {\the \dim... l.2 %%BoundingBox: -63 -57 67 23594
?
Any ideas?
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The real funny thing is if I take the file section1figs.tex that just gave the error described below, save it as junk.tex, then texexec junk, it compiles fine.
Maybe because of some left over file from last compilation. A rule of thumb that I follow: Whenever something unexpected happens with context mp interaction, texutil --purgeall to see if the problem persists. Careful if you have some *.mp files in the directory. They will be wiped out by this. Then just use textutil --purge filename Your files compile fine here. Aditya
On Apr 2, 2006, at 9:32 PM, David Arnold wrote:
All,
I have the strangest Metapost error. The attached file compiles with:
texexec section1figs
It compiles just fine. But if I take the last graphic in the file, copy it (everything between last \startMPpage...\stopMPpage pair, including \startMPpage ... \stopMPpage, then paste it at the end of the file, then I get this error:
[10.1] [MP to PDF] (./section1figs-mpgraph.11) [11.1] [MP to PDF] (./section1figs-mpgraph.12 ! Dimension too large. <recently read> \onebasepoint
\handleMPboundingbox ... \dimen 2 #5\onebasepoint \xdef \MPyshift {\the \dim... l.2 %%BoundingBox: -63 -57 67 23594
?
Any ideas?
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