--- doc/help/render.texxml.pl	2002/07/18 14:58:03	1.2
+++ doc/help/render.texxml.pl	2002/07/19 14:27:05	1.3
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ if ( defined ( $ARGV[2] ) ) # override e
     $epssource = $ARGV[2];
 }
 
+my $redir = ">& /dev/null"; # empty this for easier debugging
+
 mkdir $tmpdir;
 
 print "Converting texxml to tex...\n";
@@ -68,16 +70,24 @@ system ( "perl texxml2latex.pl $fileroot
 print "Copying .eps files...\n";
 system ( "cp $epssource/* $tmpdir/" );
 
+# \scrollmode\input causes LaTeX to not stop on errors
 print "Running Latex...\n";
-system ( "cd $tmpdir; latex $fileroot >& /dev/null; latex $fileroot >& /dev/null; latex $fileroot >& /dev/null; " );
+system ( "cd $tmpdir; latex \"\\scrollmode\\input $fileroot\" $redir; latex \"\\scrollmode\\input $fileroot\ $redir; latex \"\\scrollmode\\input $fileroot\ $redir; " );
 
 print "Running dvips...\n";
-system ( "cd $tmpdir; dvips -f $fileroot.dvi > $fileroot.ps >& /dev/null " );
+system ( "cd $tmpdir; dvips -f $fileroot.dvi > $fileroot.ps $redir " );
 
 print "Copying ps file...\n";
 system ( "cp $tmpdir/$fileroot.ps .");
 
 print "Clearing temp directory...\n";
-system ( "rm -rf $tmpdir" );
+#system ( "rm -rf $tmpdir" );
 
-print "$fileroot.ps is ready, if all went well.\n";
+if ( -e $fileroot . ".ps" )
+{
+    print "$fileroot.ps is ready.\n";
+}
+else
+{
+    print "Generationr of $fileroot.ps failed.\n";
+}