Dvips fails in texlive 2022, texlive 2023 and MacTeX

[Florian Colbatzky]

Howdy,
certainly. Even a simple .tex file as the one attached is properly
processed by latex, but then dvips fails with the error already presented.
Thanks.
Florian

Am Sa., 22. Juli 2023 um 13:25 Uhr schrieb Herbert Schulz <herbs2 at mac.com>:

>
>
> > On Jul 22, 2023, at 5:05 AM, Florian Colbatzky <colbatzkyfa at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello, and thank you for the first responses.
> >
> > Here is some more information:
> > - both Linux (Debian and Kali) installations of TexLive have been done
> by using either apt install or just by using the Synaptic package manager.
> On my Mac, I have used the latest MacTeX and regularly updated it with the
> TeX Live Utility.
> > - the .tex files process without errors using pdflatex
> > - I call dvips either out of the editor like Kile in Linux or TeXStudio
> on the Mac; I have also tried "dvips name_of_dvifile" in a terminal after
> changing into the directory with the .dvi file
> > - attached is a text file created in the MacTeX installation with the
> command "dvips -d -1 name_of_dvifile.dvi > dvips_test_a.txt 2>&1"; a .ps
> file was not created
> > - the error message in the Linux distributions is:
> > Prozess gestartet: dvips -o "Liste_fuer_CuP".ps "Liste_fuer_CuP".dvi
> > *** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
> > Kommando abgestürzt: dvips -o "Liste_fuer_CuP".ps "Liste_fuer_CuP".dvi
> > Prozess endete mit Fehler(n)
> >
> > Thanks for any help!
> > Kindest regards,
> > Florian
> >
> >
> > Am Fr., 21. Juli 2023 um 08:42 Uhr schrieb Alois Steindl <
> Alois.Steindl at tuwien.ac.at>:
> > Hello,
> > you need to provide much more informations about the problem: what
> happens, when you call dvips? Doesn't it run at all, do you get any error
> messages from it? Dvips can be called with a debug option, what does it say?
> > Are you sure, that the right dvips is called? How do you call it?
> > Good luck
> > Alois
> >
> > ------ Originalnachricht------
> > Von: Florian Colbatzky
> > Datum: Do., 20. Juli 2023 23:30
> > An: tex-live at tug.org;
> > Cc:
> > Betreff:Dvips fails in texlive 2022, texlive 2023 and MacTeX
> >
> > Dear texlive list members,
> >
> > Just per chance (texlive system check with Kile in one Linux
> distribution) I have realised that drips does not work anymore, but
> crashes. I have then checked it in two other Linux distributions and in
> MacTeX with the same result. I have used different tex (transforming them
> via LaTeX) and dvi files. Dvipdf works well. The system check of Kile does
> not complain about other failures .
> >
> > On the Internet, I have not found any information for this problem.
> >
> > Thus, I have decided to make you aware of it. Maybe you even know the
> reason.
> >
> > With kind regards,
> > Florian Colbatzky
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dr. Florian Colbatzky
> > Matthias-Erzberger-Str. 7/2
> > 88400 Biberach / Riss
> > Germany
> > Tel.: +49 (7357) 91033
> > Fax: +49 (7357) 91035
> > Mail: colbatzkyfa at gmail.com
> >
> > --
> > Dr. Florian Colbatzky
> > Matthias-Erzberger-Str. 7/2
> > 88400 Biberach / Riss
> > Germany
> > Tel.: +49 (7357) 91033
> > Fax: +49 (7357) 91035
> > Mail: colbatzkyfa at gmail.com
> > <dvips-test_a.txt>
>
> Howdy,
>
> I have a simple file, Fig2.tex, that includes an eps graphic, stupid.eps.
> Compiling with `latex Fig2.tex` I get Fig2.dvi. Then
>
>  % dvips -o "Fig2".ps "Fig2".dvi
> This is dvips(k) 2023.1 (TeX Live 2023)  Copyright 2023 Radical Eye
> Software (www.radicaleye.com)
> ' TeX output 2023.07.22:0619' -> Fig2.ps
> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/dvips/base/tex.pro>
> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/dvips/l3backend/l3backend-dvips.pro>
> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/fonts/enc/dvips/base/8r.enc>
> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/dvips/base/texps.pro>
> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/dvips/base/special.pro>.
> </usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/fonts/type1/bh/lucida/lbms.pfb>
> </usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/fonts/type1/bh/lucida/lbr.pfb>[1
> <./figs/stupid.eps>]
>
> and there is no problem producing Fig2.ps.
>
> Could you please provide a .tex file that gives rise to your problem.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> herbs2 at mac.com
>
>
>

-- 
Dr. Florian Colbatzky
Matthias-Erzberger-Str. 7/2
88400 Biberach / Riss
Germany
Tel.: +49 (7357) 91033
Fax: +49 (7357) 91035
Mail: colbatzkyfa at gmail.com
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