[OS X TeX] Any experience using Metafun's makempy script?

[Bruno Voisin]

Le 5 nov. 04, à 14:14, Martin Buchmann a écrit :

> i've installed the latest i-Installer TeX package (Expert TL2004) and 
> have tried to use Hans Hagen's makempy script [1] to create some 
> outline fonts for a logo. But if i call the script in a terminal i get 
> the following error:
>
>>  MakeMPY 1.1 - MetaFun / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2004
>>
>>        processing file : outline.mpo
>>             tex format : plain
>>        requested texts : 1
>>             generating : pdf file
>>             generating : postscript file
>> sh: line 1: acroread: command not found
>>     processing aborted : invalid `acroread' run

Have you tried calling it with the --ghostscript option? acroread is 
the version of Adobe Reader for Unix, not for Mac.

> legimc11:~ brunovoisin$ makempy --help
>
>  MakeMPY 1.1 - MetaFun / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2004
>
>                 --help : this message
>              --noclean : don't remove temporary files
>                --force : force processing (ignore checksum)
>               --silent : don't show messages
>
>              --acrobat : use acrobat (reader) for ps->pdf (on unix)
>              --pdftops : use pdftops (xpdf) ps->pdf
>          --ghostscript : use ghostscript (gs) for ps->pdf
>
>             input file : metapost file with graphics
>        programs needed : texexec and english context
>                          pdftops from the xpdf suite, or
>                          pdf2ps and ghostscript, or
>                          acrobat reader for unix, and
>                          pstoedit and ghostscript
>            output file : metapost file with pictures

Bruno Voisin
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