Bug#179505: tetex-bin: mpost inconsistency

["Dimitrios V. Rovas" <rovas@uiuc.edu>]

Hi, 

Following your second suggestion I tried 
TEX=latex mpost <filename> 
and it works!!

With the previous version I did not have to do so. Maybe is there some 
incosistency?

Well at least it partially solves the problem... If you would still need the 
mpxerr.log or any other of the resulting files, please let me know...

Thanks. 

Sincerely, 
Dimitrios Rovas




On Monday 03 February 2003 06:29, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 02, 2003 at 03:04:54PM -0500, Dimitrios V. Rovas wrote:
> > Package: tetex-bin
> > Version: 1.0.7+20021025-8
> > Severity: normal
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm using the unstable version of Debian ("sid"). After updating
> > recently, I run into the following mpost problems. I create using xfig
> > (version 3.2.4) a simple drawing having one letter of text (e.g. "u");
> > then use transfig to export to metapost. This simple file I then parse
> > using mpost.
> >
> > The error I get is:
> > This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.9)
> > (conduct.mp/usr/bin/makempx: Command failed: tex mpxerr.tex; see
> > mpxerr.log
> > [...]
> > If you need more information for the problem, or a sample metapost file,
> > I would be happy to provide it to you...
>
> The mpxerr.log file would be useful.  Also, what happens if you run
> the command:
>
> TEX=latex mpost <filename>
>
>    Julian