Re: [NTG-context] [metapost] mptopdf from the command line in ConTeXt minimals?...
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:45 AM, Stuart Hungerford wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a ConTeXt and Metapost newbie, so apologies in advance if > this is a stupid question. > > I've successfully installed ConTeXt minimals on an OS/X 10.6.x > system and it seems to be running okay. I'd like to run some > metapost examples from the command line and "mpost" also seems > to be running well. > > I've seen references to a "mptopdf" script and there is a Perl > script of that name but it looks like it needs to be installed > somewhere. Is there some post-setup procedure I need to follow > to access "mptopdf" or another one I've seen references to > "fmtutil"? > > Thanks, > > Stu context mkiv of minimals uses mplib which is integrated in luatex, so it's the fastest way to produce a pdf : for example %%save as %%test-0001.tex \starttext \startMPpage path p; p := fullcircle scaled 1 cm; draw p scaled 4 withpen pencircle xscaled 2mm yscaled 4mm rotated 30 ; \stopMPpage \stoptext $>context test-0001.tex With context mkii (again of minimals) is almost the same $>mtxrun texexec test-0001.tex but metapost is called with a system command , so it's more slow. (google metafun-s.pdf for more info about metafun) -- luigi ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] [metapost] mptopdf from the command line in ConTeXt minimals?...
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 02:45, Stuart Hungerford wrote: > > I've seen references to a "mptopdf" script and there is a Perl > script of that name but it looks like it needs to be installed > somewhere. Is there some post-setup procedure I need to follow > to access "mptopdf" or another one I've seen references to > "fmtutil"? The minimals use a lua version of that script. It should run automatically, or at least "semi-automatically" after you run luatools --generate. After that just execute mptopdf myfile.mp Mojca ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] [metapost] mptopdf from the command line in ConTeXt minimals?...
Hi, I'm a ConTeXt and Metapost newbie, so apologies in advance if this is a stupid question. I've successfully installed ConTeXt minimals on an OS/X 10.6.x system and it seems to be running okay. I'd like to run some metapost examples from the command line and "mpost" also seems to be running well. I've seen references to a "mptopdf" script and there is a Perl script of that name but it looks like it needs to be installed somewhere. Is there some post-setup procedure I need to follow to access "mptopdf" or another one I've seen references to "fmtutil"? Thanks, Stu -- Stuart Hungerford ANU Supercomputer Facility ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
