> There is the luamplib-package. The example works fine for me:

> \documentclass{article}
> \usepackage{luamplib}
> \begin{document}
> A%
> \begin{mplibcode}
> beginfig(1);
> fill fullcircle scaled 20;
> endfig;
> \end{mplibcode}
> B\par
> \end{document}

> >> Does luatex/lualatex simplify the use of metapost in LaTeX?
> >> I've been using the emp package with LaTeX,
> >> but thought luatex would simplify the operation.
> >> However, I've been unable to find any examples of this.

> > There is the luamplib-package. The example works fine for me:

> > \documentclass{article}
> > \usepackage{luamplib}
> > \begin{document}
> > A%
> > \begin{mplibcode}
> > beginfig(1);
> > fill fullcircle scaled 20;
> > endfig;
> > \end{mplibcode}
> > B\par
> > \end{document}

> Thanks for the pointer.
> Lualatex + luamplib seems a tiny bit easier to use than latex + emp,
> but is there any other advantage?

> I've been dipping into luatex/lualatex since reading
> rave recommendations of luatex in this newsgroup,
> but I must admit I haven't yet seen any great advantage
> in using lualatex over latex.
> This is probably just because I haven't looked in the right place,
> so I'd welcome any pointers to the promised paradise ...

>>> Does luatex/lualatex simplify the use of metapost in LaTeX?
>>> I've been using the emp package with LaTeX,
>>> but thought luatex would simplify the operation.
>>> However, I've been unable to find any examples of this.

>> There is the luamplib-package. The example works fine for me:

>> \documentclass{article}
>> \usepackage{luamplib}
>> \begin{document}
>> A%
>> \begin{mplibcode}
>> beginfig(1);
>> fill fullcircle scaled 20;
>> endfig;
>> \end{mplibcode}
>> B\par
>> \end{document}

> Thanks for the pointer.
> Lualatex + luamplib seems a tiny bit easier to use than latex + emp,
> but is there any other advantage?

> it's more efficient, since metapost is present as a library in the
> luatex executable.