PDF specials not forwarded by dvips

[shiblon]

Originally reported on Google Code with ID 90

Hi,

Some PDF stuff added by the hyperref package isn't properly propagated by dvips.  You
should call dvips with the -z option to do this.

Thanks,

Ed

Reported by edmcman on 2010-07-21 20:58:20

[shiblon]

Are you using the 2.2.0-rc versions of the makefile, or 2.1.x?

Just so you're aware (in case you'd rather just switch to the latest instead), the
2.2.x versions use pdflatex instead of latex-dvips-ps2pdf as the toolchain.

I'm not really maintaining the earlier version, but I can certainly backport the patch
for you if you really need it.

Also, you can set an environment variable that has this option, or put the following
into your own Makefile.ini file:

DVIPS := dvips -z

If that works, that may be the better way to handle this.

Reported by shiblon@google.com on 2010-07-22 20:51:54

[shiblon]

I'm using 2.1.x.  If this version if being phased out, then don't worry about it --
I just changed my local copy.

Reported by edmcman on 2010-07-22 21:11:20

[shiblon]

It is being phased out, but the dvips tool chain is ostensibly still supported via a
flag.  I didn't want to force everyone to switch over immediately, though that appears
to be what people are doing.

I'm leaving this bug open until I hear that everything is fine.  :-)

Reported by shiblon on 2010-07-22 23:13:39

[shiblon]

If you add the -z option to the new branch, I can try it out for you.

Reported by edmcman on 2010-07-24 13:42:20

[shiblon]

Sure.  Try r344dca38662b

Reported by shiblon on 2010-07-28 13:45:39

[shiblon]

Thanks, both "pdflatex" and "latex" build options properly handled the hyperref PDF
information!

Reported by edmcman on 2010-07-28 14:29:52

[shiblon]

Reported by shiblon on 2010-07-28 14:32:40

• Status changed: Verified

[shiblon]

I'm pushing out rc4 in a few moments with this fix.

Reported by shiblon on 2010-07-28 14:34:25