[comp.text.tex] MF_JOBSIZE Problems and .HLP Files Wanted

SLVQC@CUNYVM.BITNET (Salvatore Saieva) (01/16/91)

I posted the message below almost two weeks ago and I haven't seen
any followup replies to the problem, so, I'm posting again. If anyone
can provide any help, it would be very much appreciated.

Also, I'm looking for VMS .hlp files for TeX (v3.1), MF (v2.7), and
other TeXware programs (ie: gftodvi, gftopk, dvitype, etc); I am
using change files from Don Hosek and Brian {Hamilton} Kelly. If any are
available it would save me the time of creating my own. If it should turn
out .hlp files aren't available, I can post my creations.

Here's my last post. Thanks,

Sal.
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I've FTPed the change file for MF from ymir.claremont.edu. Everything
compiles and runs properly under our VMS system except for MF's setting
of the JOBSIZE_SYMBOL. Take a look at the problem, here is a sample run:

VaxA. mf "\mode:=lnthree; input logo10"
This is METAFONT, Version 2.7 [PD VMS 2.1a] (preloaded base=plain 91.1.2)
(PUBDISK:[SAIEVA.YMIR.MF.INPUTS]LOGO10.MF;1
(PUBDISK:[SAIEVA.YMIR.MF.INPUTS]LOGO.MF;1 [77] [69] [84] [65] [70] [79]
[78]) )
Font metrics written on PUBDISK:[SAIEVA.YMIR.MF]LOGO10.TFM;3.
Output written on PUBDISK:[SAIEVA.YMIR.MF]LOGO10.300GF;2 (7 characters, 808 byt
es).
Transcript written on PUBDISK:[SAIEVA.YMIR.MF]LOGO10.LIS;5.
VaxA. sh sym mf*
  MF_JOBNAME == "logo10"
  MF_JOBSIZE == "logo10"
VaxA.

According to the documentation for mf.ch, MF_JOBSIZE should contain the
value 300, ie, the numeric portion of the gf file which it writes. I'm
using mf.cld but I haven't yet modified the command tables; I'm currently
defining the MF verb by using SET COMMAND MF when I login. We are running
VMS 5.3. Does this valuable feature work on anyone else's system?

Sal.
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