Dvips fails in texlive 2022, texlive 2023 and MacTeX

[Florian Colbatzky]

Yes, the output of which latex and which dvips refers to the same
directories in MacTeX as well as TeXLife on Debian.
If I use a terminal and use "dvips sample2e", I get the message "buffer
overflow detected - terminated" on Debian and "zsh: trace trap  dvips
sample2e.dvi" on the Mac.

Am Sa., 22. Juli 2023 um 14:49 Uhr schrieb Zdenek Wagner <
zdenek.wagner at gmail.com>:

> I have tried test.dvi with TL 2022 and TL 2023 and both work:
>
> $ dvips test.dvi
> This is dvips(k) 2022.1 (TeX Live 2022)  Copyright 2022 Radical Eye
> Software (www.radicaleye.com)
> ' TeX output 2023.07.22:1425' -> test.ps
> </usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/dvips/base/tex.pro>
> </usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/dvips/l3backend/l3backend-dvips.pro>
>
> </usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/fonts/enc/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-t1.enc>
> </usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/dvips/base/texps.pro>
> </usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/dvips/base/special.pro>.
>
> </usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/cm-super/sfrm1200.pfb>
> [1]
>
>
>
> $ dvips test.dvi
> This is dvips(k) 2023.1 (TeX Live 2023)  Copyright 2023 Radical Eye
> Software (www.radicaleye.com)
> ' TeX output 2023.07.22:1425' -> test.ps
> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/dvips/base/tex.pro>
> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/dvips/l3backend/l3backend-dvips.pro>
>
> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/fonts/enc/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-t1.enc>
> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/dvips/base/texps.pro>
> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/dvips/base/special.pro>.
>
> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/cm-super/sfrm1200.pfb>
> [1]
>
>
> You must have somethiong wrong in your setup. Does which latex and
> which dvips find the executables in the same path?
>
> Zdeněk Wagner
> https://www.zdenek-wagner.eu/
>
> so 22. 7. 2023 v 14:27 odesílatel Florian Colbatzky
> <colbatzkyfa at gmail.com> napsal:
> >
> > Howdy,
> > certainly. Even a simple .tex file as the one attached is properly
> processed by latex, but then dvips fails with the error already presented.
> > Thanks.
> > Florian
> >
> > Am Sa., 22. Juli 2023 um 13:25 Uhr schrieb Herbert Schulz <
> herbs2 at mac.com>:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > On Jul 22, 2023, at 5:05 AM, Florian Colbatzky <colbatzkyfa at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hello, and thank you for the first responses.
> >> >
> >> > Here is some more information:
> >> > - both Linux (Debian and Kali) installations of TexLive have been
> done by using either apt install or just by using the Synaptic package
> manager. On my Mac, I have used the latest MacTeX and regularly updated it
> with the TeX Live Utility.
> >> > - the .tex files process without errors using pdflatex
> >> > - I call dvips either out of the editor like Kile in Linux or
> TeXStudio on the Mac; I have also tried "dvips name_of_dvifile" in a
> terminal after changing into the directory with the .dvi file
> >> > - attached is a text file created in the MacTeX installation with the
> command "dvips -d -1 name_of_dvifile.dvi > dvips_test_a.txt 2>&1"; a .ps
> file was not created
> >> > - the error message in the Linux distributions is:
> >> > Prozess gestartet: dvips -o "Liste_fuer_CuP".ps "Liste_fuer_CuP".dvi
> >> > *** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
> >> > Kommando abgestürzt: dvips -o "Liste_fuer_CuP".ps "Liste_fuer_CuP".dvi
> >> > Prozess endete mit Fehler(n)
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for any help!
> >> > Kindest regards,
> >> > Florian
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Am Fr., 21. Juli 2023 um 08:42 Uhr schrieb Alois Steindl <
> Alois.Steindl at tuwien.ac.at>:
> >> > Hello,
> >> > you need to provide much more informations about the problem: what
> happens, when you call dvips? Doesn't it run at all, do you get any error
> messages from it? Dvips can be called with a debug option, what does it say?
> >> > Are you sure, that the right dvips is called? How do you call it?
> >> > Good luck
> >> > Alois
> >> >
> >> > ------ Originalnachricht------
> >> > Von: Florian Colbatzky
> >> > Datum: Do., 20. Juli 2023 23:30
> >> > An: tex-live at tug.org;
> >> > Cc:
> >> > Betreff:Dvips fails in texlive 2022, texlive 2023 and MacTeX
> >> >
> >> > Dear texlive list members,
> >> >
> >> > Just per chance (texlive system check with Kile in one Linux
> distribution) I have realised that drips does not work anymore, but
> crashes. I have then checked it in two other Linux distributions and in
> MacTeX with the same result. I have used different tex (transforming them
> via LaTeX) and dvi files. Dvipdf works well. The system check of Kile does
> not complain about other failures .
> >> >
> >> > On the Internet, I have not found any information for this problem.
> >> >
> >> > Thus, I have decided to make you aware of it. Maybe you even know the
> reason.
> >> >
> >> > With kind regards,
> >> > Florian Colbatzky
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Dr. Florian Colbatzky
> >> > Matthias-Erzberger-Str. 7/2
> >> > 88400 Biberach / Riss
> >> > Germany
> >> > Tel.: +49 (7357) 91033
> >> > Fax: +49 (7357) 91035
> >> > Mail: colbatzkyfa at gmail.com
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Dr. Florian Colbatzky
> >> > Matthias-Erzberger-Str. 7/2
> >> > 88400 Biberach / Riss
> >> > Germany
> >> > Tel.: +49 (7357) 91033
> >> > Fax: +49 (7357) 91035
> >> > Mail: colbatzkyfa at gmail.com
> >> > <dvips-test_a.txt>
> >>
> >> Howdy,
> >>
> >> I have a simple file, Fig2.tex, that includes an eps graphic,
> stupid.eps. Compiling with `latex Fig2.tex` I get Fig2.dvi. Then
> >>
> >>  % dvips -o "Fig2".ps "Fig2".dvi
> >> This is dvips(k) 2023.1 (TeX Live 2023)  Copyright 2023 Radical Eye
> Software (www.radicaleye.com)
> >> ' TeX output 2023.07.22:0619' -> Fig2.ps
> >> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/dvips/base/tex.pro>
> >> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/dvips/l3backend/l3backend-dvips.pro
> >
> >> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/fonts/enc/dvips/base/8r.enc>
> >> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/dvips/base/texps.pro>
> >> </usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/dvips/base/special.pro>.
> </usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/fonts/type1/bh/lucida/lbms.pfb>
> >> </usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/fonts/type1/bh/lucida/lbr.pfb>[1
> >> <./figs/stupid.eps>]
> >>
> >> and there is no problem producing Fig2.ps.
> >>
> >> Could you please provide a .tex file that gives rise to your problem.
> >>
> >> Good Luck,
> >>
> >> Herb Schulz
> >> herbs2 at mac.com
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dr. Florian Colbatzky
> > Matthias-Erzberger-Str. 7/2
> > 88400 Biberach / Riss
> > Germany
> > Tel.: +49 (7357) 91033
> > Fax: +49 (7357) 91035
> > Mail: colbatzkyfa at gmail.com
>


-- 
Dr. Florian Colbatzky
Matthias-Erzberger-Str. 7/2
88400 Biberach / Riss
Germany
Tel.: +49 (7357) 91033
Fax: +49 (7357) 91035
Mail: colbatzkyfa at gmail.com
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