[tex-k] epstopdf: using eps libraries

[Norbert Preining]

Karl,

On So, 11 Nov 2012, Marcel Tünnissen wrote:
> $ /usr/bin/epstopdf  --gscmd='gs -dNOSAFER'  -o=f.pdf triangles.eps
> epstopdf ($Id: epstopdf.pl 26570 2012-05-22 16:14:37Z karl $) 2.18
> !!! Error: Cannot open Ghostscript for piped input

I checked epstopdf.pl, that is indeed a problem, the argument to
--gscmd is not split into words, but passed as a whole as the
gs command. Thus, adding additional arguments does not work.

I am not even sure if --gscmd='gs -dNOSAFER' could work, as we push
later on -dSAFER onto the cmd line arguments.

Maybe we extend epstopdf in two ways:
* add a command line switch -nosafer that changes the -dSAFER to -dNOSAFER
* split the --gscmd into words

WDYT?

Best wishes

Norbert
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