latex2html problems (fwd)

[Parv]

in message <20041008182312.GA1327 at moo.holy.cow>,
wrote Parv thusly...
>
> > latex2html-2002.2.1_3 Convert LaTeX documents to HTML
> > teTeX-2.0.2_2         Thomas Esser's distribution of TeX & friends
> 
> ... with latex2html-2002.2.1_3 & teTeX-2.0.2_3.
> 
> > Michelle:/home/mrspock/tex> latex2html test
> > 
> > --- it was properly processed but,  at the end:  ---
> > 
> >  *** processing 1 images ***
> > 
> > Generating postscript images using dvips ...
> > This is dvips(k) 5.92b Copyright 2002 Radical Eye Software (www.radicaleye.com)
> > ' TeX output 2004.10.07:1523' -> /tmp/l2h879/image
> > (-> /tmp/l2h879/image001) <tex.pro><alt-rule.pro><texc.pro><f7b6d320.enc>
> > <aae443f0.enc><texps.pro><special.pro><color.pro><cmmi10.pfb><cmr10.pfb>[1]
> > Converting image #1
> > pstoimg: Error: "/usr/local/bin/ppmquant -floyd 256 < /tmp/l2h879/p892.pnm | /usr/local/bin/pnmtopng -interlace -trans '#ffffff'  > img1.png" failed:
> > 
> > Error while converting image
> 
> Do "ktrace -di -f log latex2html file.tex ; kdump -n -f log | less".
> Then search for string "/tmp/l2h".  You will see that directory is
> removed well before ppmquant get to do its thing.
...
> > "pnmtopng"  was installed by "netpbm-10.24"... and it seems that
> > it is being called with a pair of parameters that does not seem to
> > work.

I was wrong in my assesment. As noted above, problem seems to be with/for
pnmtopng not ppmquant ...

  # latex2html -debug p.tex
  ...
  Debug (syswait): Running "/misc/local/bin/perl5.8.5 /misc/local/bin/pstoimg -type png -debug -tmp /tmp/l2h3101 -discard -interlace -antialias -depth 1 -scale 1.6 -geometry 26x16 -margins 134,72 -crop abls -transparent -out img1.png /tmp/l2h3101/image001.ps"
  at /usr/local/bin/latex2html line 4230
  pstoimg V2002-2-1 (Revision 1.16, Perl 5.008005)
  pstoimg: Temporary directory is /tmp/l2h3101
  pstoimg: Processing /tmp/l2h3101/image001.ps
  pstoimg: EPSF dimensions are 31x23
  pstoimg: Running /usr/local/bin/gs  -sDEVICE=ppmraw -g50x37  -r115 -dTextAlphaBits=4  -sOutputFile=/tmp/l2h3101/p3114.pnm
  ...
  Image "/tmp/l2h3101/p3114.t02" is PPM, 44x20
  Image "/tmp/l2h3101/p3114.pnm" is PPM, 44x32
  Running "/usr/local/bin/ppmquant -floyd 256 < /tmp/l2h3101/p3114.pnm | /usr/local/bin/pnmtopng -interlace -trans '#ffffff'  > img1.png"
  pnmcolormap: making histogram...
  pnmcolormap: 16 colors found
  pnmcolormap: Image already has few enough colors (<=256).  Keeping same colors.
  pnmcolormap failed, rc=139
  pnmtopng: Error reading magic number from Netpbm image stream.  Most often, this means your input file is empty.
  pstoimg: Error: "/usr/local/bin/ppmquant -floyd 256 < /tmp/l2h3101/p3114.pnm | /usr/local/bin/pnmtopng -interlace -trans '#ffffff'  > img1.png" failed:
  Debug (syswait): Finished child process: #3114
  at /usr/local/bin/latex2html line 4230


I can provide the detailed log if anybody is interested.


  - Parv

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