This is teTeX-mp-0.631, a MetaPost distribution for teTeX-0.3.4.

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  The most important changes with respect to web2c-mp for teTeX-0.3:
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  * MetaPost (mp.web) updated to version 0.631
  * some minor bug fixes in change files (mp.ch, dviptomp.ch)
  * fixes to allow 8-bit characters in |btex...etex| blocks
  * mpware utilities updated, incorporating code from texk-6.95
  * troff support in MetaPost somewhat improved: "mp -T" should
    really work now if you have a SysV-ish troff implementation
    (e.g. on Solaris 2.x),  but it still doen't work with groff
  * texconfig script and kpsetool extended to support MetaPost
  * INDEX and Makefile added to the TEXMF/doc/metapost directory

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  I do not know MetaPost yet...
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From the UK TUG TeX FAQ:

  What is MetaPost?

  The MetaPost system (developed by John Hobby <hobby@bell-labs.com>)
  implements a picture-drawing language very much like that of
  METAFONT except that it outputs PostScript commands instead of 
  run-length-encoded bitmaps.  MetaPost is a powerful language 
  for producing figures for documents to be printed on PostScript
  printers.  It provides access to all the features of PostScript 
  and it includes facilities for integrating text and graphics.
  (Knuth tells us that he uses nothing else for diagrams in text 
  that he is writing.)  Much of MetaPost's source code was copied 
  from METAFONT's sources with Knuth's permission.

Additional information can be found on John Hobby's own WWW pages:

  http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/hobby/MetaPost.html

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 Supported platforms:
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Binaries are available for:
  i486-linux            Linux (ELF) Intel
  sparc-solaris2.4      SUN Solaris 2.4 Sparc
  sparc-solaris2.5      SUN Solaris 2.5 Sparc

Binaries for some other platforms might be added in the future.

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 Documentation
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Documentation for MetaPost (manuals and examples) is included in the
distribution. See the file teTeX/texmf/doc/metapost/INDEX for details.

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 Getting the files + Installation
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The teTeX-mp distribution is a contributed add-on package that's build
upon the teTeX-0.3.4 distribution.

To install teTeX-mp follow the instructions in
  INSTALL.src: if you want to compile the binaries yourself
  INSTALL.bin: if you want to use precompiled binaries.

These files in turn refer to the original installation instructions
for teTeX-0.3.4.

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 Copyright License: 
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MetaPost itself is subject to the following copyright conditions:

/****************************************************************
Copyright 1990 - 1995 by AT&T Bell Laboratories.

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software
and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby
granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all
copies and that both that the copyright notice and this
permission notice and warranty disclaimer appear in supporting
documentation, and that the names of AT&T Bell Laboratories or
any of its entities not be used in advertising or publicity
pertaining to distribution of the software without specific,
written prior permission.

AT&T disclaims all warranties with regard to this software,
including all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness.
In no event shall AT&T be liable for any special, indirect or
consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from
loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract,
negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in
connection with the use or performance of this software.
****************************************************************/

Many of the files originating from John Hobby's original MetaPost 
distribution have subsequently been modified, revised, or replaced
following the example of other files from the Web2C distribution.
These files are presumably subject to GNU GPL Version 2 (or later).

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Please send feedback to the author:

	Ulrik Vieth
	Email: vieth@thphy.uni-duesseldorf.de

	29.07.1996