Re: latex (tetex) refuses to produce dvi

[Olafur Jens Sigurdsson <ojs@klaki.net>]

Hi, have you tried out latex -output-format dvi <file>.tex?
That is skip the = sign.

I guess you have pdfetex installed and /usr/bin/latex pointing to that
(check by using which /usr/bin/latex)

HTH

Oli

Þann 2007-02-15, 17:59:07 (+0200) skrifaði Micha Feigin:
> Sorry, this was supposed to be sent to the list ....
> 
> On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:58:49 -0600
> "Russell L. Harris" <rlharris@oplink.net> wrote:
> 
> > * Micha Feigin <michf@post.tau.ac.il> [070214 20:43]:
> > > I tried to produce dvi output from a tex file I have and latex just
> > > refuses to do it. I tried:
> > > latex -output-format=dvi <file>.tex
> > > And it's as if the option is not there, I just get a pdf file again.
> > > How do I force latex to produce a dvi file?
> > > This is with debian unstable and the tetex packages, not texlive
> > 
> > By default, the command 
> > 
> >     $ latex filename.tex
> > 
> > produces a dvi file, in both TeTeX and TeXLive.  I an unaware of the
> > "output-format" option; why are you using it?
> > 
> 
> I'm using the output-format option because the current installation of tetex
> on my debian unstable system will only produce pdf and completely refuses to
> produce dvi out.
> 
> I was used that
> $ latex filename.tex 
> but for some strange reason that doesn't happen here. I guess that there is
> some switch somewhere that is ruining things but I have no idea where to look
> for it.
> 
> 
> > RLH
> > 
> 
> 
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