That's already working (should be at least). I mean the GUI installer. Windows users seldom do command line job:)

btw, I mailed a bug report to context@lists.launchpad.net one week ago, but it seems that no one received it:( When I use minimals in Linux, in MKII, anything that have something to do with "btex... etex" wont work because texexec cannot find other mp software. so it always reports it failed to process the mpx files. Windows minimals seemed to have mpto/makempx/... binaries, however, Linux Minimals did not have them.

OK, I update the minimals and get the following: sent 348 bytes received 101193 bytes 15621.69 bytes/sec total size is 73454574 speedup is 723.40 mtx update | running command: rsync -rpztlv --stats contextgarden.net::'minimals/current/bin/common/linux/ minimals/current/bin/context/linux/ minimals/current/bin/metapost/linux/ minimals/current/bin/xetex/linux/ minimals/current/bin/man/ minimals/current/bin/common/linux/ minimals/current/bin/context/linux/ minimals/current/bin/metapost/linux/ minimals/current/bin/luatex/linux/ minimals/current/bin/man/ minimals/current/bin/common/linux/ minimals/current/bin/context/linux/ minimals/current/bin/metapost/linux/ minimals/current/bin/pdftex/linux/ minimals/current/bin/man/' '/home/yue/context/tex/texmf-linux' run | rsync -rpztlv --stats contextgarden.net::'minimals/current/bin/common/linux/ minimals/current/bin/context/linux/ minimals/current/bin/metapost/linux/ minimals/current/bin/xetex/linux/ minimals/current/bin/man/ minimals/current/bin/common/linux/ minimals/current/bin/context/linux/ minimals/current/bin/metapost/linux/ minimals/current/bin/luatex/linux/ minimals/current/bin/man/ minimals/current/bin/common/linux/ minimals/current/bin/context/linux/ minimals/current/bin/metapost/linux/ minimals/current/bin/pdftex/linux/ minimals/current/bin/man/' '/home/yue/context/tex/texmf-linux' receiving file list ... done ./ bin/ bin/afm2pl bin/afm2tfm bin/bibtex bin/context bin/ctxtools bin/dvipdfmx bin/dvipos bin/dvips bin/exatools bin/kpseaccess bin/kpsestat bin/kpsewhich bin/luatex bin/luatools bin/makempy bin/mktexlsr bin/mpost bin/mpstools bin/mptopdf bin/mtxrun bin/pdftex bin/pdftools bin/pdftosrc bin/pdftrimwhite bin/pltotf bin/pstopdf bin/rlxtools bin/runtools bin/texexec bin/texfind bin/texfont bin/texlua -> luatex bin/texluac -> luatex bin/texmfstart bin/texshow bin/textools bin/texutil bin/tftopl bin/tmftools bin/ttf2afm bin/vftovp bin/vptovf bin/xdvipdfmx bin/xetex bin/xmltools no mp related binaries except mpost. The machine I am using for testing is Ubuntu Linux 32bit ue@yuewang:~$ uname -a Linux yuewang 2.6.24-21-generic #1 SMP Mon Aug 25 17:32:09 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux yue@yuewang:~$ On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 1:49 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote:

On Mon, 8 Sep 2008, Yue Wang wrote:

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That's already working (should be at least). I mean the GUI installer. Windows users seldom do command line job:)

btw, I mailed a bug report to context@lists.launchpad.net one week ago, but it seems that no one received it:( When I use minimals in Linux, in MKII, anything that have something to do with "btex... etex" wont work because texexec cannot find other mp software. so it always reports it failed to process the mpx files. Windows minimals seemed to have mpto/makempx/... binaries, however, Linux Minimals did not have them.

Linux minimals for 64 bit has mpto and makempx and a simple file with btex and etex works fine with mkii.

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Hi, Taco:

That is probably the new MPlib based metapost that no longer needs the external helper programs. The metapost version should be higher than 1.005 if this is the case.

I know that in your tug presentation. However: systems : system commands are enabled systems : begin file a-mpgraph-temp at line 42 fonts : resetting map file list fonts : using map file: original-base fonts : using map file: original-ams-base fonts : using map file: original-public-lm fonts : using map file: lm-ec fonts : using map file: lm-math fonts : using map file: lm-rm fonts : using map file: 8r-base fonts : using map file: ec-base fonts : using map file: t5-base fonts : using map file: original-ams-euler [1.1] systems : end file a-mpgraph-temp at line 52 ) Output written on a-mpgraph-temp.dvi (1 page, 268 bytes). Transcript written on a-mpgraph-temp.log. TeXExec | runtime: 0.14878 This is MetaPost, version 1.091 (kpathsea version 3.5.7) (./a-mpgraph.mp

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a-mpgraph.mp a-mpgraph.mpx ! Unable to make mpx file. l.146 draw btex this string will become a sequence of glyphs (\TeX ) etex Transcript written on a-mpgraph.log. TeXExec | runtime: 0.192842 TeXUtil | parsing file a.tui TeXUtil | shortcuts : 169 TeXUtil | expansions: 308 TeXUtil | reductions: 0 TeXUtil | divisions : 0 TeXUtil | loaded files: 1 TeXUtil | temporary files: 0 TeXUtil | commands: 20 TeXUtil | programs: 0 TeXUtil | tuo file saved TeXExec | runtime: 0.451409

yue@yuewang:~$ cat a.tex \starttext \startuseMPgraphic{dummy} %simple sample from metafun manual draw btex this string will become a sequence of glyphs (\TeX) etex ; \stopuseMPgraphic \useMPgraphic{dummy} \stoptext yue@yuewang:~$ mpost --version MetaPost 1.091 Copyright 2008 AT&T Bell Laboratories. There is NO warranty. Redistribution of this software is covered by the terms of both the MetaPost copyright and the Lesser GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYING and the MetaPost source. Primary author of MetaPost: John Hobby. Current maintainer of MetaPost: Taco Hoekwater. I updated my context minimals an hour ago. Yue Wang

Taco Hoekwater wrote:

Yue Wang wrote:

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This is MetaPost, version 1.091 (kpathsea version 3.5.7) (./a-mpgraph.mp

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a-mpgraph.mp a-mpgraph.mpx ! Unable to make mpx file.

The question is: how much of mpware is needed by texexec --mptex. I assume that just dvitomp is enough, but I am not sure?

i should cook up a mkiv based mechanism ... just create a tex wrapper and then run mkiv on it ... remind me after a week or so Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

Isn't that available already? (No windows to test.) if I choose --engine=luatex, most binaries and scripts will still be downloaded ( including mpost, kpse*, dvips/dvipdfmx and knuth's font tools) [not windows specific] because they are stated in mtx-update. while in fact only luatex, context, and bibtex are needed.

That's already working (should be at least). no. most of the afms/pfbs/tfms/vfs will still be downloaded (only encoding-fontname.tfms will not be downloaded). In MKIV, opentype version is enough except math fonts. (at least 30M download files are unneeded)

We need to split fonts first. Yes, indeed. If a user only want to use LM fonts (or no fonts in minimals at all), the download size can be limited to less than 40M (30M if users use their own fonts like lucida bright) instead of 100M+.