[OS X TeX] Help --- I cannot get mptopdf to work
cfrees at imapmail.org
cfrees at imapmail.org
Thu Dec 11 19:30:58 EST 2008
On Thu 11th Dec, 2008 at 13:28, Herbert Schulz seems to have written:
>
> On Dec 11, 2008, at 11:48 AM, David Arnold wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I am really stuck. I deleted tex live and texmf-local
>>
>> cd \usr\local
>> sudo rm -R 2008
>> sudo rm -R texmf-local
>>
>> Then reinstalled MacTex 2008.
>>
>> I still cannot get mptopdf to work:
>>
>> pstricks $ mptopdf bruce.0
>> This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.1415926-1.40.9 (Web2C 7.5.7)
>> %&-line parsing enabled.
>> [MP to PDF]
>> (./bruce.0{/Users/darnold/Library/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdf
>> tex.map}) [1]
Is this file up to date? I don't know anything about using mptopdf but
if you're using font config files in your personal TeX tree, you should
make sure they are updated correctly.
- cfr
>> kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi 600
>> rm-lmr12
>> mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for rm-lmr12.
>> kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
>>
>> !pdfTeX error: pdftex (file rm-lmr12): Font rm-lmr12 at 600 not found
>> ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
>>
>> MPtoPDF 1.3.3 : bruce.0 is converted to bruce-0.pdf
>> pstricks $ open bruce-0.pdf
>>
>>
>> What's wrong?
>>
>> D.
>
>
> Howdy,
>
> Maybe mptopdf is bad? Subscribe to the metapost list (again, assuming the
> mptopdf is part of metapost) and find out there.
>
> You might try to update tlmgr (part of MacTeX/TeX Live 2008) and then update
> the TeX distribution. Lots of files have been updated since MacTeX/TeX Live
> 2008 came out. Go to
> <http://mactex-wiki.tug.org/wiki/index.php?title=Image:TlmgrMacTeX.pdf&page=1>
> and click on the page image and the TlmgrMacTeX.pdf file will download.
> Follow the directions there to update the system.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>
>
>
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