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Bug 19316 - MetaPost gives error "I can't find the mem file 'mpost.mem'!
Summary: MetaPost gives error "I can't find the mem file 'mpost.mem'!
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High minor (vote)
Assignee: Text-Markup Team (OBSOLETE)
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Reported: 2003-04-14 15:07 UTC by Michael Sipior
Modified: 2003-10-03 04:40 UTC (History)
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Description Michael Sipior 2003-04-14 15:07:16 UTC 
Hallo,

Running teTeX 1.0.7-r12, mpost fails to function on test documents, dying with
the error:

This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3.1)
I can't find the mem file `mpost.mem'!

Fortunately, there is a simple fix (well, simple now...:) MetaPost must be
initialised, and the resulting file placed in the appropriate place:

tanelorn# cd /usr/share/texmf/metapost/config
tanelorn# inimpost mpost
tanelorn# cp mpost.mem /var/lib/texmf/web2c/
tanelorn# mktexlsr

That fixed things on my system. Hopefully, this can be fixed in the latest and
greatest teTeX ebuild.

Cheers,

Mike Sipior
Comment 1 Mike Gardiner (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-09-20 00:08:37 UTC 
this works for me with tetex-2, any chance upgrading fixes it for you ? on the whole the layout of tetex-2 seems a lot more solid than 1.
Comment 2 Mike Gardiner (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-10-02 05:27:37 UTC 
sorry, this bug seems to be isolated, and inactive. please reopen if it still
causes problems.
Comment 3 Andrew 2003-10-02 20:02:26 UTC 
this bug was a problem for me, but Mike's tips solved my problems.
Comment 4 Michael Sipior 2003-10-03 04:40:15 UTC 
The move to teTeX 2.0 appears to have fixed this problem. Many thanks!

Michael