[metapost] Does MetaPost catch on?

[taco]

laurent at math.toronto.edu wrote:
> 
> A feature request that I consider reasonable and valuable
> would be this:
> 
>  | The distribution of metapost should include an option
>  | for "no typesetting engine". In practice this could
>  | amount to offering a new option at launch:
>  |
>  | mpost -no_typesetting_engine


This is an odd request. Simply don't use btex .. etex and
you do not need a typesetter. Am I misunderstanding you?

Best wishes,
Taco