[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #57143] print ('-tight', 'q.eps') produces no file

[Rik]

Follow-up Comment #12, bug #57143 (project octave):

I would start with reviewing the file scripts/plot/util/print.m and the
subfunction epstool.


function cmd = epstool (opts, filein, fileout)
  ## As epstool does not work with pipes, a subshell is used to
  ## permit piping.  Since this solution does not work with the DOS
  ## command shell, the -tight and -preview options are disabled if
  ## output must be piped.

  ## DOS Shell:
  ##   gs.exe [...] -sOutputFile=<filein> - & epstool -bbox -preview-tiff
<filein> <fileout> & del <filein>
  ## Unix Shell;
  ##   cat > <filein> ; epstool -bbox -preview-tiff <filein> <fileout> ; rm
<filein>


I don't know if the comment is meaningful about -tight being disabled.  Also,
command that is eventually used is contstructed by parts in this function.  I
would examine it carefully because it is the source of the extra output
filename being placed in the command.


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