On 10/25/06, Hans Hagen wrote:
>
> >> Command:            texexec --output=dvips foo
> >> Should produce:     foo.dvi
> >> Actually produces:  foo.pdf
> >>
> hm, i need to check that, maybe there is no dvips option
> >> Command:            texexec --dvi foo
> >> Should produce:     foo.dvi
> >> Actually produces:  foo.dvi AND OVERWRITES foo.ps
> >>
> >> --Mike Bird
> >>
> that's because the backend is called as well (dvips) ; the latest
> version has a --nobackend option

But shouldn't "--dvi" produce only dvi (no dvips run afterwards) by
default as was already suggested some time ago? I don't know how
exactly "backends" and specials work, but why should the user bother
about backends if he wants dvi output only?

Mojca
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