Bug#259390: tetex-bin: Mistake in processing a filename

[Ajay Shah <ajayshah@mayin.org>]

> > ------------------------------------------------------------ snip snip
> > ! LaTeX Error: Unknown graphics extension: .liab.gdp.pdf.
> > 
> > See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
> > Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
> >  ...                                              
> >                                                   
> > l.473 ...ewidth]{BASELINE/historical.liab.gdp.pdf}
> > ------------------------------------------------------------ snip snip
> > 
> > The filename is perfectly reasonable; it is his handling of the
> > filename which is wrong.
> > 
> I generated a minimal example. It looks like that:
> 
> \documentclass{minimal}
> \usepackage{graphicx}
> \begin{document}
> \includegraphics{a.z.pdf}
> \end{document}
> 
> That file a.z.pdf I just touched and he bombs out with that message.
> So I guess graphics parses the filename from the beginning to the end
> to get the extension and starts reading as soon as the first dot is
> found. I'll contact upstream about that. Meanwhile you could just
> rename the file if it's acceptable for you...

I'm perfectly fine with the workaround. (I shifted to a_z.pdf
myself). But it's a blemish, and it would be nice if you would push
the developers to solve it. :-) Thanks,

-- 
Ajay Shah                                                   Consultant
ajayshah@mayin.org                      Department of Economic Affairs
http://www.mayin.org/ajayshah           Ministry of Finance, New Delhi