[metapost] bizarre interactions...

[Karel]

Walt Burkhard napsal(a):
> Hello.  
> 
> I am trying to use the \mpattern  (my google mail program wants me to 
> type only pattern!!)  in a very simple metapost program.   There seems 
> to be strange 
> things going on.  I have attached the metapost and tex programs here.   
>  The presence of the pattern seems to spoil metapost's ability to use 
> tex properly.
> 
> Any ideas what is going on? or even better how to avoid this issue? 
> 

I have compiled your metapost file and donot see any problem 
(mpost 1.212).
Karel Horak