Hi Karsten, Karsten Heymann <karsten.heym...@blue-cable.net> wrote:
> Hi Ulf, > > Ulf Stegemann <ulf-n...@zeitform.de> writes: >> However, I'd strongly oppose to the claim that compatibility to the >> latex compiler (vs. pdftex) is an academic problem. I know about >> several LaTeX based systems that have to use the latex compiler simply >> because pdftex can't handle eps graphics and converting those images >> isn't feasible. So, while in the current case there's no compatibility >> issue, I think it's reasonable to support both compilers. > > Are there still any systems in the wild that don't use pdftex for > latex/dvi mode? Don't be fooled by the name, when pdftex is called in > latex mode, it behaves exactly like the old tex/etex compiler and > generates the same dvi documents, supports dvips and so on. For example > on my Ubuntu 9.10 system 'latex -version' says: > > kheym...@ara:~$ latex -version > pdfTeX using libpoppler 3.141592-1.40.3-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.6) > kpathsea version 3.5.6 > Copyright 2007 Peter Breitenlohner (eTeX)/Han The Thanh (pdfTeX). > Kpathsea is copyright 2007 Karl Berry and Olaf Weber. > There is NO warranty. Redistribution of this software is > covered by the terms of both the pdfTeX using libpoppler copyright and > the Lesser GNU General Public License. > For more information about these matters, see the file > named COPYING and the pdfTeX using libpoppler source. > Primary author of pdfTeX using libpoppler: Peter Breitenlohner (eTeX)/Han The > Thanh (pdfTeX). > Kpathsea written by Karl Berry, Olaf Weber, and others. > > Compiled with libpng 1.2.37; using libpng 1.2.37 > Compiled with zlib 1.2.3.3; using zlib 1.2.3.3 > Compiled with libpoppler version 0.12.0 > > Or did I misunderstand your remark? no, we probably just misunderstood each other. I had the impression that the compatibility question was raised because difficulties would possibly arise when using latex -> dvi, no matter which actual version is used. You are right, nowadays nearly everyone uses pdflatex for both latex -> dvi and latex -> pdf. Nevertheless, the very same program behaves differently depending on the mode. But if that wasn't your point, just forget about my remark. Ulf _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode