[OS X TeX] /usr/texbin/dvips: ! DVI file can't be opened.

[Alain Matthes]

Hi

Well, i work ( i think but it's not sure...) with gwtex dist. based  
on texlive 2006 (Thanks Gerben for all your work!)

perhaps with the begenning of a file log ...

This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.1 (Web2C 7.5.6)  
(format=pdflatex 2007.1.12)  4 FEB 2007 13:48
entering extended mode
\write18 enabled.
file:line:error style messages enabled.
**example-fct1.tex
(./example-fct1.tex
LaTeX2e <2005/12/01>
Babel <v3.8h> and hyphenation patterns for english, nohyphenation,  
french, load
ed.
(/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2005/09/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX document class
(/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.texlive/tex/latex/base/size10.clo


With TextMate no problem, i work with "pdflatex" and gnuplot without  
problem !

This morning, i want to test my last product : "a math package" with  
latex and i make a try with texshop.

Problem 1) no shell escape but solved : google : simpdftex "--shell- 
escape" only two pages and the last articl give the solution :  
simpdftex latex  --maxpfb  --extratexopts "--shell-escape" not very  
simple for a "non english "

Problem 2) gnuplot: command not found ### FAILED to generate  grrr.....

i look to the profile in /etc
.....
PATH="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/opt/local/bin"
.....
PATH="$PATH:/usr/texbin"
.....
PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin"

I don't understand why now we need texbin but...ok

In texshop pdetex dvips : /usr/texbin
                distiller: /usr/texbin (but  défaut is /usr/local/ 
bin ??)

I make a try with pdflatex : same problem so i make this change :

path for the distiller /usr/local/bin

good  gnuplot is found (/usr/local/bin/gnuplot) and the result is good

but now return to latex ( tex and dvips)

the PDF is good but the texshop console gives me :

### /usr/texbin/dvips -R -Poutline  -o /tmp/altpdflatex. 
19028-1170604250/example-fct1.ps example-fct1.dvi
This is dvips(k) 5.96 Copyright 2005 Radical Eye Software  
(www.radicaleye.com)
/usr/texbin/dvips: ! DVI file can't be opened.
### FAILED to generate /tmp/altpdflatex.19028-1170604250/example- 
fct1.ps ()

I would like to understand why a pdf is create. no dvi no ps

What is the good way to work with texshop, gnuplot and dvi+ps ?

Thanks

Alain Matthes



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