ps2eps disappears after installation

[Ranjan Maitra]

OK, I found the solution while writing this e-mail, but here it is for
the record....there is clearly a link in need of update for the
package.....

So, I tried the following:

$ sudo yum provides */ps2eps
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, remove-with-leaves
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * fedora: mirror.anl.gov
 * rpmfusion-free: mirror.nexcess.net
 * rpmfusion-free-updates: mirror.nexcess.net
 * rpmfusion-nonfree: mirror.nexcess.net
 * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: ftp.nluug.nl
 * updates: mirror.oss.ou.edu
ps2eps-1.68-5.fc19.x86_64 : PS-to-EPS converter
Repo        : fedora
Matched from:
Filename    : /usr/bin/ps2eps



2:texlive-base-2012-22.20130427_r30134.fc19.noarch : TeX Live
filesystem, ...: metadata and licenses shipped in text form
Repo        : fedora
Matched from:
Filename    : /usr/share/texlive/texmf/scripts/ps2eps



3:texlive-base-2013-0.1.20130608_r30832.fc19.noarch : TeX Live
filesystem, ...: metadata and licenses shipped in text form
Repo        : updates
Matched from:
Filename    : /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/scripts/ps2eps



2:texlive-pstools-bin-svn27329.0-22.20130427_r30134.fc19.x86_64 :
Binaries for : pstools
Repo        : fedora
Matched from:
Filename    : /usr/bin/ps2eps



3:texlive-pstools-bin-svn30088.0-0.1.20130608_r30832.fc19.x86_64 :
Binaries for : pstools
Repo        : updates
Matched from:
Filename    : /usr/bin/ps2eps



3:texlive-pstools-bin-svn30088.0-0.1.20130608_r30832.fc19.x86_64 :
Binaries for : pstools
Repo        : @updates
Matched from:
Filename    : /usr/bin/ps2eps



Looks like yum install ps2eps should install this.

So, I go ahead and do exactly the same:

$ sudo yum install ps2eps

Package ps2eps is obsoleted by texlive-pstools-bin, trying to install
3:texlive-pstools-bin-svn30088.0-0.1.20130608_r30832.fc19.x86_64
instead Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package texlive-pstools-bin.x86_64
3:svn30088.0-0.1.20130608_r30832.fc19 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

.....
Installed!


However, I try the following:

$ps2eps 

(command not found).

$ll /usr/bin/ps2eps
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 54 Oct 16 07:36 /usr/bin/ps2eps
-> /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/scripts/ps2eps/ps2eps.pl

The last is a dud link.

Indeed, 

$sudo yum provides */ps2eps.pl

....gives texlive-pstools to be installed

$sudo yum install texlive-pstools

and we go on with life as usual...(so ps2eps or
texlive-pstools-bin should point to texlive-pstools while instaling
then? )

Ranjan

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