--- doc/help/render.texxml.pl	2002/07/30 18:24:44	1.6
+++ doc/help/render.texxml.pl	2002/08/12 16:20:40	1.8
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ if (substr($fileroot, -7) eq ".texxml")
     $fileroot = substr($fileroot, 0, -7);
 }
 
+if ( -e "$fileroot.pdf" )
+{
+    print "$fileroot already built.\n";
+    exit();
+}
+
 my $epssource = "/home/httpd/html/adm/help/eps";
 
 if ( defined ( $ARGV[2] ) ) # override eps source, for build on install
@@ -67,6 +73,7 @@ if ( defined ( $ARGV[2] ) ) # override e
 }
 
 my $redir = ">& /dev/null"; # empty this for easier debugging
+#$redir = ">> /home/jerf/work/loncapa/doc/help/error_log.txt";
 
 mkdir $tmpdir, 0755;
 
@@ -76,22 +83,24 @@ 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; echo | latex $fileroot $redir; echo | latex $fileroot $redir; echo | latex $fileroot\ $redir; " );
 
 print "Running dvips...\n";
-system ( "cd $tmpdir; dvips -f $fileroot.dvi > $fileroot.ps $redir " );
+system ( "cd $tmpdir; dvips -f $fileroot.dvi > $fileroot.ps  " );
 
 print "Copying ps file...\n";
 system ( "cp $tmpdir/$fileroot.ps .");
 
+print "Converting to PDF (may take a bit)...\n";
+system ( "ps2pdf $fileroot.ps $fileroot.pdf" );
+
 print "Clearing temp directory...\n";
-#system ( "rm -rf $tmpdir" );
+system ( "rm -rf $tmpdir" );
 
 if ( -e $fileroot . ".ps" )
 {
-    print "$fileroot.ps is ready.\n";
+    print "$fileroot.ps and $fileroot.pdf are ready.\n";
 }
 else
 {