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[Vim-latex-devel] latex doesn't generate dvi file anymore?

From: Qiuye W. <qi...@gm...> - 2008-01-10 23:46:19

Hello list,

well, my problem should be already out of the range of this list, but
maybe i'd get some useful hints.

Anyway, i was trying to generate dvi file, but found the latex doesn't
do it anymore, i'm pretty sure that the target format is dvi. The
binary program of latex is from the package texlive-latex-base
2007-13.

To get the dvi file is really important to me because of my native
language. Does anyone know about this story?

Thanks in advance.
QY
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Re: [Vim-latex-devel] latex doesn't generate dvi file anymore?

From: Qiuye W. <qi...@gm...> - 2008-01-11 00:05:22

Well, it seems that my linux-distro has changed the symbol-link of the
/usr/bin/latex to pdftex. But to which file should /usr/bin/latex have
pointed, so that i can get the dvi file again?

Thank you.
QY
On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 12:46:19AM +0100, Qiuye Wang wrote:
>Hello list,
>
>well, my problem should be already out of the range of this list, but
>maybe i'd get some useful hints.
>
>Anyway, i was trying to generate dvi file, but found the latex doesn't
>do it anymore, i'm pretty sure that the target format is dvi. The
>binary program of latex is from the package texlive-latex-base
>2007-13.
>
>To get the dvi file is really important to me because of my native
>language. Does anyone know about this story?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>QY
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Re: [Vim-latex-devel] latex doesn't generate dvi file anymore?

From: Andreas W. <A.W...@st...> - 2008-01-11 06:52:16

Hello Qiuye, hello list,

* Qiuye Wang wrote on Jan/11/2008:

> Well, it seems that my linux-distro has changed the symbol-link of the 
> /usr/bin/latex to pdftex. But to which file should /usr/bin/latex have 
> pointed, so that i can get the dvi file again?

AFAIU that's pretty much default in most distributions and TeXLive now. (actually it should be pdflatex, not pdftex.) 
Does it help if you specify '-output-format dvi' as a command-line parameter? (man pdflatex)

HTH,
Andreas


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Re: [Vim-latex-devel] latex doesn't generate dvi file anymore?

From: Ted P. <te...@te...> - 2008-01-11 13:37:42

> AFAIU that's pretty much default in most distributions and TeXLive
> now. (actually it should be pdflatex, not pdftex.) Does it help if
> you specify '-output-format dvi' as a command-line parameter? (man
> pdflatex)

pdflatex symlinks to pdftex. pdftex is what runs them all. Everything 
has been consolidated into pdftex.

pdftex --help

is a quick way to verify all of this. Of course, "man pdftex" will also 
work fine. Note that "man pdftex" brings up the same man page as "man 
pdflatex".

--Ted


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Re: [Vim-latex-devel] latex doesn't generate dvi file anymore?

From: Ted P. <te...@te...> - 2008-01-11 13:35:23

Don't be deceived by the name. "pdftex" just means "normal tex that is
able to produce PDFs, but it doesn't have to."

If you type:

pdftex --help

I think you'll find a bunch of options that answer your question. In
particular,

pdftex -output-format=dvi

Hope that helps. --
Ted

Qiuye Wang wrote:
> Well, it seems that my linux-distro has changed the symbol-link of the
> /usr/bin/latex to pdftex. But to which file should /usr/bin/latex have
> pointed, so that i can get the dvi file again?
> 
> Thank you.
> QY
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 12:46:19AM +0100, Qiuye Wang wrote:
>> Hello list,
>>
>> well, my problem should be already out of the range of this list, but
>> maybe i'd get some useful hints.
>>
>> Anyway, i was trying to generate dvi file, but found the latex doesn't
>> do it anymore, i'm pretty sure that the target format is dvi. The
>> binary program of latex is from the package texlive-latex-base
>> 2007-13.
>>
>> To get the dvi file is really important to me because of my native
>> language. Does anyone know about this story?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> QY
>> -- 
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>> Debian GNU/Linux lenny/sid
>>  
>>
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Re: [Vim-latex-devel] latex doesn't generate dvi file anymore?

From: Qiuye W. <qi...@gm...> - 2008-01-11 20:11:22

Hi,

thank you all for the responses. I think i've found the reason why the
pdftex generated the pdf file directly. There is a STRING ``pdftex''
in the preamble of the tex file (\usepackage[pdftex,bookmarks]
{hyperref}). If i remove it from the tex file, then i get a dvi file.

Hmm, that's weird because i could get a dvi file sometime with the
very same tex file.

Anyway, thank you again for the help.
QY
On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 12:46:19AM +0100, Qiuye Wang wrote:
>Hello list,
>
>well, my problem should be already out of the range of this list, but
>maybe i'd get some useful hints.
>
>Anyway, i was trying to generate dvi file, but found the latex doesn't
>do it anymore, i'm pretty sure that the target format is dvi. The
>binary program of latex is from the package texlive-latex-base
>2007-13.
>
>To get the dvi file is really important to me because of my native
>language. Does anyone know about this story?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>QY
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Re: [Vim-latex-devel] latex doesn't generate dvi file anymore?

From: Ted P. <te...@te...> - 2008-01-11 20:16:06

Sure, of course, but if you want to FORCE production of a DVI (for 
example, when you select "dvi" as a target in Vim), you'll have to add 
the command-line switch in your .vimrc.

--Ted

Qiuye Wang wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> thank you all for the responses. I think i've found the reason why the
> pdftex generated the pdf file directly. There is a STRING ``pdftex''
> in the preamble of the tex file (\usepackage[pdftex,bookmarks]
> {hyperref}). If i remove it from the tex file, then i get a dvi file.
> 
> Hmm, that's weird because i could get a dvi file sometime with the
> very same tex file.
> 
> Anyway, thank you again for the help.
> QY
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 12:46:19AM +0100, Qiuye Wang wrote:
>> Hello list,
>>
>> well, my problem should be already out of the range of this list, but
>> maybe i'd get some useful hints.
>>
>> Anyway, i was trying to generate dvi file, but found the latex doesn't
>> do it anymore, i'm pretty sure that the target format is dvi. The
>> binary program of latex is from the package texlive-latex-base
>> 2007-13.
>>
>> To get the dvi file is really important to me because of my native
>> language. Does anyone know about this story?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> QY
>> -- 
>> Linux version 2.6.22-3-686
>> Debian GNU/Linux lenny/sid
>>  
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace.
>> It's the best place to buy or sell services for
>> just about anything Open Source.
>> http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace
>> _______________________________________________
>> Vim-latex-devel mailing list
>> Vim...@li...
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vim-latex-devel
>>
> 

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