[metapost] MPlib beta 1.080

[Hans Hagen]

Dan Luecking wrote:
> At 10:07 AM 7/2/2008, Karel Horák wrote:
>> Hans Hagen napsal(a):
>>> Karel Horák wrote:
>>>>> The programs 'makempx', 'newer', 'mpto', 'dvitomp' and 'dmp' are
>>>>> obsolete and are no longer included in the distribution.
>>>>>
>>>> Strange, but when I move some of these "obsolete files" (mainly
>>>> makempx, mpto, I think) off the bin directory, mpost says the it is
>>>> not able to make mpx file...
>>> can you check MPXCOMMAND in your cnf file?
>> Yes, it was set; after commenting it off mpost refuses to typeset the
>> first label:
>> This is MetaPost, version 1.080 (kpathsea version 3.5.6dev) (mem=mpost
>> 2008.07.02)  2 JUL 2008 16:47
>> **q
>> (./q.mp
>> ! Missing `,' has been inserted.
>> <to be read again>
>>                     begingroup
>> l.2 begingroup
>>                 save _p,_r,_s,_n; picture _p; _p=nullpicture;
> 
> I eventually got the same error. But first, I got this error, which
> may be Windows-specific:
> 
> warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these
> directories:
> [many directories deleted];
> c:/TL2007/bin/texmf/web2c:/.:/opt/tex/texmf/web2c:/opt/tex/texmf/web2c;
> c:/TL2007/texmf/web2c:/.:/opt/tex/texmf/web2c:/opt/tex/texmf/web2c.

there can be a bunch of precompiled paths involved; also tex live can 
play safe (on linux for instance there is a bunch of 
local,share,sys-something paths) normally it does ot hurt (apart from 
speed)

Hans


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