[texhax] Pdflatex and includegraphics.

[Rolf Turner]

I was experiencing some funnies (which I won't go into) when using
includegraphics with *.eps files.  In desperation I decided to try
using pdflatex and *.pdf files for the graphics.

This did in fact get rid of the funnies problem.  But I found that
when using pdflatex, includegraphics baulked at file names of the
form ``melvin.clyde.irving.pdf'', although with vanilla latex it
did not mind graphics files called ``melvin.clyde.irving.eps''.

I worked around the problem by changing names to the form
``melvin-clyde-irving.pdf'', and all was well.

I'd just like to get some clarification as to why the combination
of pdflatex and includegraphics objects to file names with multiple
dots in them.  Are there flags or arguments that can be set to make
pdflatex/includegraphics accept such names?  Is there a good reason
to eschew such names?  Or might this be considered a bug[let]?

Thanks for any enlightenment.

	cheers,

		Rolf Turner

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