On Di, 13 Nov 2007, Ulf Ochsenfahrt wrote:
> When dvips is invoked, it looks in the current directory for eps files
> instead of the directory which contains the dvi file. This means that
latex searches eps via TEXINPUTS, and AFAIR also dvips.
So it finds what you find with TEXINPUTS:
> dvips cannot be used to compile dvi files which are in a different
than
Yes, but the TEXINPUTS path must be fixed.
> 5. convert dvi file to ps
> dvips directory/test.dvi
Not surprising. In the respective \special which is saved into the dvi
file there is nothing about the directory:
$ strings test.dvi
TeX output 2007.11.15:1302
:PSfile="test.eps" llx=100 lly=100 urx=150 ury=150 rhi=566
cmr10
cmr10
$
A simple solution is to call
$ TEXINPUT=directory/: dvips directory/test.tex
> 6. observe the error message
> dvips: Could not find figure file test.eps; continuing.
Yes it says what it is ...
Simple solution: Set your TEXINPUTS right.
PLease can someone close this bug?
Best wishes
Norbert
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dvips searches current directory for eps files instead of target
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