>>>>> "Stefan" == Stefan Kostner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Stefan Kostner wrote: >>> This means that the filenames of the eps files can be extremely >>> long causing tools like dvips to crash with either segfault or for >>> instance "dvips: ! out of string space". >> Looks like a fundamental limitation. We don't add characters to >> the path, just replace them. If your path has more than PATH_MAX >> characters, you've lucked out. Stefan> So, why not using other filenames. Since those files are only Stefan> of temporary nature they could just be numberd, or a Stefan> combination of numbers and the real filename (without the full Stefan> path), or only a relative paths...? Yes, this is probably what we should do, but I do not know what amount of change this would require. JMarc