Re: configure bug mplain

[Julien Rioux]

On 26/07/2013 4:59 AM, bb wrote:
> Obviously configure is not checking for texlive-metapost?
>
> In my case (Linux) configure runs downright, but make reports the error
>
> "
>      ...
>      make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ich/lilypond-2.14.2/build/mf'
>      mkdir -p ./out
>      touch ./out/dummy.dep
>      echo '*' > ./out/.gitignore
>      make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ich/lilypond-2.14.2/build/mf'
>      make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ich/lilypond-2.14.2/build/mf'
>      cd ./out && mpost -progname=mpost -ini
> /home/ich/lilypond-2.14.2/mf/mf2pt1.mp \\dump
>      This is MetaPost, version 1.208 (kpathsea version 5.0.0) (INIMP)
>      (/home/ich/lilypond-2.14.2/mf/mf2pt1.mp
>      ! I can't find file `mfplain'.
>      l.27 input mfplain
>                        ;
>      Please type another input file name:
> "
>
> mfplain seems to be part of texlive-matapost. If I install it
>
> sudo apt-get install texlive-metapost
>
> Make runs flush.
>
> Reagrads BB

That's right, texlive-metapost is required. The configure script has 
been fixed in the development version, see 
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3233

Cheers,
Julien