[OS X TeX] Re: paths for graphics files

[Gerben Wierda]

> I am converting from Sun Solaris teTeX to Gerben's OS X version.  One
> thing that works on the Sun but not on the Mac is a relative path to a
> graphics file.  On the sun, it works fine:
>
> [1] [2] [3] <../images/ccd2.eps> [4] [5] (otoday.aux) )
> (see the transcript file for additional information)
> Output written on otoday.dvi (5 pages, 7088 bytes).
> Transcript written on otoday.log.
> This is dvips(k) 5.86 Copyright 1999 Radical Eye Software
> (www.radicaleye.com)
>
> Of relevance is the ../images/ccd2.eps and maybe the version of dvips.
>
> However, on the Mac with the same file and relative structure, I get
>
> dvips: Could not find figure file ../images/ccd2.eps; continuing

The issue is with the changed default security settings of dvips in
TL2005. You have to add -R1 to dvips to get the old behaviour or move your
images to a subdirectory of your typeset document.

Adding -R1 to TeX+dvips in TeXShop is a matter of adding a flag to
simpdftex. E.g. from the top of my head

    simpdftex latex --extradvipsopts -R1

G

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