Oscar López wrote:
> 1. The definition of GS_LIB does not conflict with the default
> GS_LIB just in the case that it existe before?
If it did (check with set | less), than you should add new path
to the old one (find, where the old variable is set and then add
it there using colon as a delimiter).
> 2. The links are pointing to files that actually exists in my
> distribution why they weren't found by latex/dvips? I suppose
> that the point is in the definition of $GS_LIB
The problem is not with finding files by latex/dvips, but
ghostscript who was not told about existence of these files.
> 3 Several messages complaingin of dvips are:
>
> This is dvips(k) 5.86e Copyright 2001 Radical Eye Software
> (www.radicaleye.com) ' TeX output 2003.01.21:1843' -> foo.ps
> dvips: Font cmr10 used in file /home/oscar/tmp/mp/fnflm_p.0 is
> not in the mapping file. dvips: Font cmmi10 used in file
> /home/oscar/tmp/mp/fnflm_p.0 is not in the mapping file.
> dvips: Font cmmi7 used in file /home/oscar/tmp/mp/fnflm_p.0 is
> not in the mapping file. dvips: Font cmsy10 used in file
> /home/oscar/tmp/mp/fnflm_p.0 is not in the mapping file.
> <texc.pro><special.pro>. [1</home/oscar/tmp/mp/fnflm_p.0>]
>
> Are they important?
They are, but I have no idea, why they are there. Could you
please send me a Metpost-produced EPS file (using prologues :=
1)?
> 4. This means that I must generate every metapost file to be
> included in lyx by menas of:
>
> mpost '\prologues :=1; input file.mp' in order to ensure that
> they have a prologues :=1; line mustn't I?
No, just put
prologues := 1;
in the beginning of your Metapost source file (.mp).
Have a nice day,
Matej Cepl
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