Subject: Re: bug#48828: Wrong command used to compile pdf latex if pst-mode package is used (beamer)
From: Arash Esbati <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:30:52 +0200
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Arash Esbati <[email-masked]> writes:

> I don't think AUCTeX is wrongly using latex instead of pdflatex.  Insert
> some piece of PSTricks code and try it again, e.g.
>
> \documentclass[10pt]{beamer}
> \usepackage{pst-node}
> \begin{document}
> \begin{frame}
>   \frametitle{title}
>   \small
>   content \\[3ex]
>   \begin{pspicture}[showgrid](0,-2)(6,2)
>     \pnode{A}\psdot(A)\uput[90](A){A}
>     \pnode[0,-2]{B}\psdot(B)\uput[90](B){B}
>     \pnode(2,0){C}\psdot(C)\uput[90](C){C}
>     \pnode[1,-2](2,0){D}\psdot(D)\uput[90](D){D}
>     \pnode[2,2](3.5,0){E}\psdot(E)\uput[90](E){E}
>   \end{pspicture}
> \end{frame}
> \end{document}
>
> and pdflatex chokes with this message:
>
> ! Undefined control sequence.
> \c@lor@to@ps ->\PSTricks
>                          _Not_Configured_For_This_Format
>
> Unless you don't use a package like "pst-pdf", pdflatex is the wrong
> engine if you want to use PSTricks, you want to go for latex&dvips.

Some weeks passed since last message.  I'm closing this report for now,
we can re-open it once new activities come up.

Best, Arash