---
name: "makempy"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "context"
version: "2009.11.26-2"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/makempy"
---

# makempy(1)

convert PDF or PostScript text to MetaPost graphics

## NAME

makempy - convert PDF or PostScript text to MetaPost graphics

## SYNOPSIS

**makempy** *filenam*

## DESCRIPTION

**makempy** takes MetaPost output files (*\*.mpo*) and translates them to *\*.mpy* files. In order to include text as a graphic into a file typeset with (Con)TeX(t), you extract the text from Postscript of PDF files using [**pdftops**(1)](/pdftops/1.md) and [**pstoedit**(1)](/pstoedit/1.md), creating a Metapost input file.

This file can then be processed by **makempy**. The **makempy** script does its work without user intervention. When it deduces that there are no changes, it does not do anything; otherwise it reports its steps and any errors.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  print basic usage information

- **--silent**

  don't report status messages

- **--force**

  always process the file (no checksum test)

- **--noclean**

  don't remove temporary files when finished

- **--pdftops**

  use [**pdftops**(1)](/pdftops/1.md), part of the [**xpdf**(1)](/xpdf/1.md) programs, to convert PDF to PostScript

- **--ghostscript**

  use GhostScript (see [**pdf2ps**(1)](/pdf2ps/1.md)) to convert PDF to PostScript

## VARIABLES

When set, the environment variables GS and GS\_PROG will be used to identify GHOSTSCRIPT.  The names of the other programs that are used can be set with PDFTOPS and PSTOEDIT.

## SEE ALSO

- •

  [**mpost**(1)](/mpost/1.md), [**pstoedit**(1)](/pstoedit/1.md), [**texexec**(1)](/texexec/1.md).

- •

  The makempy manual, *mmakempy.pdf*, available from PRAGMA ADE ⟨URL: http://www.pragma-ade.com/dir/general/manuals/ ⟩.

- •

  ConTeXt wiki ⟨URL: http://www.contextgarden.net ⟩.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Frank Küster \<frank@kuesterei.ch\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.  It may be used and modified by others without contacting the author.