Bug#1051542: texlive-extra-utils: a5toa4 fails to generate pdf: No such file or directory

[Preuße@buxtehude.debian.org, Hilmar <hille42@web.de>]

On 09.09.2023 15:23, Christian Weiske wrote:

Hi Christian,

> Using a5toa4 fails in a very simple case:
>
> > cweiske:~> a5toa4 a5.pdf
> > This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592653-2.6-1.40.25 (TeX Live 2023/Debian) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
> >   restricted \write18 enabled.
> > entering extended mode
> > /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/scripts/pfarrei/pfarrei.tlu:114: pfarrei.xt9z35/a5.pdf: No such file or directory
>
> The temp directory does not contain the pdf file:
>
> > $ ls -l1 pfarrei.xt9z35/
> > insgesamt 16
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 cweiske cweiske    8  9. Sep 15:21 a5.aux
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 cweiske cweiske 7062  9. Sep 15:21 a5.log
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 cweiske cweiske   45  9. Sep 15:21 a5.tex
>
> It seems the tool does not copy my pdf file to the temporary directory.

Seems to be a long standing issue [1]. Are you willing to contact the 
upstream author of the pfarrei package? I don't really have the time to 
care about upstream issues.

Hilmar

[1] https://golatex.de/viewtopic.php?t=24521
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