Re: dvips "out of stack space" -- help?

[Rupert <rupert.debian@hotpop.com>]

On 26 Nov 2002 16:27:19 +0100
Nori Heikkinen <nori@sccs.swarthmore.edu> wrote:

> on Tue, 26 Nov 2002 09:41:06AM -0500, Nori Heikkinen insinuated:
> > on Tue, 26 Nov 2002 10:37:43AM +0000, Rupert insinuated:
> > > Summary: get the source, increase STACKSIZE in dvips.h and recompile.
> >=20
> > sounds easy enough.  however, while i have been able to track down
> > dvips.{c,h}, they have about a billion little dependent files that i
> > can't find, and without which they won't compile.  any tips on where
> > they're hiding?
> 
> okay, they were hiding in a library in /usr/include. =20
[snip]
> but it's still not compiling, so if anyone has done this before, i'd
> love if they would chime in ...

I haven't done this, but I would try

# apt-get build-dep tetex-bin
# apt-get source tetex-bin

then make the change in dvips.h, and use instructions in 
  
http://qref.sourceforge.net/Debian/reference/ch-system.en.html#s-sourcebuild  

to build the debs, and then install them if things go smoothly.
Admittedly this will compile a hundred other things, but it stands a
fair chance of working.

Good luck!

Rupert