I think that, it may actually be possible to support them if they fit
some really simple grammar of how they are used, or else automatic
conversion . . . that is, config.ps could say something like
allow command jpg2eps %f -
where %f means file name with no shell metacharacters or spaces or some
* Tomas G Rokicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> In general, it may be time to pull all those shell escapes from the
> dviware, including dvips . . . I haven't heard of anyone abusing
> them, but they are a danger.
I wonder how many people do use them, but they are such a convenient
way to includ
Tomas G. Rokicki writes:
>
> What we really want is something like the standard mime content handlers.
Agreed -- this would be a good step. But I would be opposed to
removing the shell-command functionality before a good replacement is
in place. The ability to convert gif and other images on
In general, it may be time to pull all those shell escapes from the
dviware, including dvips . . . I haven't heard of anyone abusing
them, but they are a danger.
tom
Oops, there was a bug in my patch! Here's the correct one:
metropolis% diff -c hypertex.c{,~}
*** hypertex.c Tue May 16 13:36:30 2000
--- hypertex.c~ Tue Jun 15 00:09:05 1999
***
*** 880,887
const char *href;
{
/* Why reinvent the wheel? Use libwww routines! */
-
There is a bug in xdvik versions 22.05d-k 22.15 and probably
more, which mistakenly takes a PSfile special for a WWW URL and then
fails to parse it. This may be trivially demonstrated by a LaTeX
document containing, eg
\DeclareGraphicsRule{.gif}{eps}{.gif.bb}{`convert #1 eps:-}
.
.
.
\includeg
