John

Does it compile OK at 1:2500 if the font is not adjusted?

The ‘numintersections’ bit smells of symbol drawing, an area perhaps, and the ‘a_debis_AUT’ reinforces that.  It could be that scrap [1263] has a problem with that area.

See this item in the wiki http://therion.speleo.sk/wiki/doku.php/faq#how_to_find_where_a_metapost_error_is_occurring

And likewise – if there is a way to remove fonts of certain ‘scales’ at compile time – I would be most grateful.  See my clumsy attempt, similar to John’s, at http://therion.speleo.sk/wiki/doku.php/templates#general_setup (under Output Scale heading)

Bruce

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From: therion-bounces@speleo.sk [mailto:therion-bounces@speleo.sk] On Behalf Of John Stevens
Sent: Friday, 25 April 2014 1:41 a.m.
To: Therion@speleo.sk
Subject: [Therion] Error on large file due to scale

I have been compiling a file at various scales.

At 1:1250 it compiles

but at 1:2500 it goes into a loop and doesn’t finish

The only difference other than the scale is a change in font size, to try and remove the small fonts

[Warning: text scaled down to fit the path in scrap stpaulsps6@stpauls.summerti

me.agenallwedd] [1259] [1260] [1261] [1262] [1263]

! Value is too large (-6337).

recgetnumintersections->...r,(EXPR3),(EXPR4)+1)+1;

                                                  else:numintersections:=0;f...

…

Then it starts repeating the lines again.

It there another way to remove the XS and S fonts ?

# Change text size and remove xs and s fonts

code metapost

   fonts_setup(0.5,0.5,30,40,50)

endcode

John