[metapost] Difference between "mpost file.mp" and "mpost ./file.mp"

[Karel]

Dne 9.9.2010 19:17, Taco Hoekwater napsal(a):
> On 09/09/2010 08:14 PM, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
>> On 09/09/2010 02:07 PM, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:
>>> Dear list
>>>
>>> When using the TEX module to typeset labels in a for loop, I
>>> accidentally discovered that there is a difference between calling
>>> mpost as "mpost -tex=latex file.mp" and "mpost -tex=latex
>>> ./file.mp".
>>
>> Which metapost version is giving you trouble?
>
> Just tried with 1.211 (texlive pretest) and the extra terminal
> output is just some debugging print that is left over. However,
> I get correct labels (I think). See attached.
>

Hi,
I just tried (version 1.211 under win xp) for both and did two 
different messages and zero labels (attached):

D:\TeX\macros\MP>mpost -tex=latex text.mp
This is MetaPost, version 1.211 (kpathsea version 6.0.0dev)
(./text.mp (d:/TeXlive/texmf-dist/metapost/base/TEX.mp) 
(./mptextmp.mp)
(./mptextmp.mp) (./mptextmp.mp) (./mptextmp.mp) (./mptextmp.mp) 
(./mptextmp.mp)
(./mptextmp.mp) (./mptextmp.mp) (./mptextmp.mp) (./mptextmp.mp) 
(./mptextmp.mp)
(./mptextmp.mp) (./mptextmp.mp) (./mptextmp.mp) (./mptextmp.mp) 
(./mptextmp.mp)
[1{pdftex.map}<cmr9.pfb>] )
1 output file written: text-1.eps
Transcript written on text.log.

D:\TeX\macros\MP>mpost -tex=latex ./text.mp
This is MetaPost, version 1.211 (kpathsea version 6.0.0dev)
(././text.mp (d:/TeXlive/texmf-dist/metapost/base/TEX.mp) 
(./mptextmp.mpstatting
  ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
)
(./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
) (./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
) (./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
) (./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
) (./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
)
(./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
) (./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
) (./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
) (./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
) (./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
)
(./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
) (./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
) (./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
) (./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
) (./mptextmp.mpstatting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
statting ./mptextmp.mp and ./mptextmp.mpx
)
[1{pdftex.map}<cmr9.pfb>] )
1 output file written: text-1.eps
Transcript written on text.log.

Karel
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