Re: Build error regarding mf2pt1 with latest texlive (2011) and lilypond 2.14.1

[Marc Payne]

(Note: this message is in reply to an existing thread. I just subscribed
to the ML. I apologize if this creates a new thread.)

Thank you for clarifying the problem surrounding mpost.

> Attached is a fix which makes it work again in lilypond (without
> breaking backwards compatibility to older mpost versions), and which
> I've applied to the git repository.  Please test and report whether it
> works so that we can mark the bug as fixed.

Tested tonight, without the texlive workaround patches. Works perfectly. :)

> Note that the mf2pt1 script itself is *not* broken!  If you use it as
> originally intended, it makes no difference whether mpost creates a
> .mem file or not.  For security reasons, however, lilypond executes
> everying within a temporary subdirectory so that the mf2pt1.mp file
> was no longer visible to mpost.

Yes, I finally understand this. :) My hack on mf2pt1.pl was merely a
workaround to make the build work for me since I didn't know about
the mpost issues initially, or how to correct them. It wasn't my intention
to imply that the script was broken.

Thanks for your work!

Marc