[OS X TeX] Eps error

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Feb 3, 2021, at 7:36 AM, Themis Matsoukas via MacOSX-TeX <macosx-tex at email.esm.psu.edu> wrote:
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>> On Feb 2, 2021, at 6:06 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
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>> Howdy,
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>> I put my epstopdf.cfg file (for automatically dealing with tif, tiff and gif conversion) in /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex/config (and remember to run `sudo -H mktexlsr`). However it does appear it's being read in your personal tree.
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>> There were changes in repstopdf for 2020 so you need to put
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>> \RequirePackage{grfext}
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>> at the top of the .cfg file. There are some other changes. I include a copy of my epstopdf.cfg file for your perusal:
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>> <epstopdf.cfg>
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> Hi Herb,
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> I removed epstopdf.cfg from my local tree,  placed your epstopdf.cfg in /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex/config/epstopdf.cfg and run sudo -H mktexlsr. 
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> However I noticed no difference whether I keep epstopdf.cfg in the above location or delete it altogether:
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> 1. EPS files are converted and named “filename-eps-converted-to.pdf”
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> 2. GIF and PNG images are displayed properly
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> 3. TIFF images give the error message  Error: File `filename-tiff-converted-to.png' not found: using draft setting.
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> Themis

Howdy,

That epstopdf.cfg file only adds conversions for tif(f)->png and gif->png using Apple's sip. It does NOT change the eps conversion. It was really meant as something to look at rather than use.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
herbs at wideopenwest.com