Dvips fails in texlive 2022, texlive 2023 and MacTeX

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Jul 22, 2023, at 7:26 AM, Florian Colbatzky <colbatzkyfa at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
> > 
> > 
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> > Dr. Florian Colbatzky
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> > <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
> <test.dvi><test.tex>

Howdy,

As Zdenek Wagner experienced, no problem converting dvi->ps using dvips here with your file. 

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
herbs2 at mac.com