Re: latex (tetex) refuses to produce dvi
On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:43:08 +0000
Olafur Jens Sigurdsson <ojs@klaki.net> wrote:
> Hi, have you tried out latex -output-format dvi <file>.tex?
> That is skip the = sign.
>
Thanks, tried that but it didn't help
> I guess you have pdfetex installed and /usr/bin/latex pointing to that
> (check by using which /usr/bin/latex)
>
Yes, I understood that that is the current default, but there is no latex other
than that. There is etex but that won't compile latex files (I tried).
> 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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