[metapost] how to use mpfile.1, mpfile.2 or other in latex file

[Karel Horak]

Dear colleague,

even if I never have used dvipdf, one is perhaps clear:
dvipdf works on dvi (dvi-->pdf), so you should use
dvipdf temp.dvi (and not temp.tex).

I hope this is the reason.

All the best,
Karel Horak

liuqiang napsal(a):
> Next is temp.mp and temp.tex.
> After mposted tmep.mp file, I got two eps files: temp.1 and temp.2.
> I can copy temp.1 into temp_1.mps, copy temp.2 into temp_2.mps.
> Then in temp.tex file, using
> 
> \includegraphics{temp_1.mps}
> \includegraphics{temp_2.mps}
> 
> I can encapsulate eps files into pdf file by
> 
> latex temp.tex
> dvipdf temp.tex(or dvipdfmx temp.tex)
> 
> or
> 
> pdflatex temp.tex
> 
> Now, I have two questions:
> 1. why does "dvipdfm temp.tex" fail?
> 2. If I want to use temp.1 and temp.2 directly in tex file, how should I do?
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> Next is temp.mp.
> ----------------------------------------
> verbatimtex
> \documentclass [10pt]{article}
> \begin {document}
> etex;
> 
> input boxes;
> 
> beginfig(1)
>   boxit.ba(btex box ba etex);
>   boxid.dx = boxid.dy = 0.5cm;
>   drawboxed(ba); 
> endfig;
> 
> beginfig(2)
>   drawarrow (-1cm, 0)--(5cm, 0);
>   drawarrow (0, -1cm)--(0, 5cm);
>   label.llft(btex $0$ etex, (0,0));
>   draw (0, 0)--(1.5cm, 2.5cm) withcolor 0.625red;
> endfig;
> 
> verbatimtex
>   \end{document}
>   etex;
> end
> ----------------------------------------
> Next is temp.tex.
> ----------------------------------------
> \documentclass{article}
> \usepackage{graphicx}
> \begin{document}
> Below is figure 1.
> \includegraphics{temp_1.mps}
> 
> Below is figure 2.
> \includegraphics{temp_2.mps}
> \end{document}
> %%% Local Variables: 
> %%% mode: latex
> %%% TeX-master: t
> %%% End: 
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