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web2c: Initial MetaPost

 
 6.2 Initial MetaPost
 ====================
 
 As of MetaPost 1.504 (TeX Live 2011), MetaPost no longer dumps '.mem'
 files (Memory dumps) and does not distinguish virgin and initial
 forms (Initial and virgin).  Instead, the "initial" file name is
 read in its source form--that is, 'mpost.mp' when the program is invoked
 as 'mpost'.
 
    For a list of options and other information, see mpost
 invocation.
 
    MetaPost provides a format with all the features of plain Metafont,
 called 'mfplain'.  You can use that in the same way; just run 'mfplain'
 instead of 'mpost'.  This lets you directly process Metafont source
 files with MetaPost, producing character proofs (one file for each
 character) similar to those produced with Metafont in proof mode and
 GFtoDVI (gftodvi invocation).
 

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