[tex-live] Status of restricted \write18 and epstopdf conversion

Alexander Cherepanov cherepan at mccme.ru
Mon Oct 19 16:13:03 CEST 2009


Hi Akira!
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:23:50 +0900, Akira Kakuto <kakuto at fuk.kindai.ac.jp> wrote:

>>   runsystem(repstopdf input.eps | echo Pwned 1)...executed (allowed).
>> 
>>   runsystem(repstopdf input.eps & echo Pwned 2)...executed (allowed).
>> 
>>   runsystem(repstopdf input.eps && echo Pwned 3)...executed (allowed).

> These messages are somewhat annoying, but the true meaning is
> "invoked the command". They do not mean "succeeded".
> Actually the invoked commands have failed in the restricted mode.

Please take a look at the screen output -- it shows "Pwned" twice.

Alexander Cherepanov




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