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 >> -- >> 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-latex-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vim-latex-devel >> > -- Ted Pavlic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-latex-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vim-latex-devel
