--- loncom/interface/printout.pl	2009/09/27 02:47:11	1.144
+++ loncom/interface/printout.pl	2010/08/26 08:32:58	1.146.4.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 # CGI-script to run LaTeX, dvips, ps2ps, ps2pdf etc.
 #
-# $Id: printout.pl,v 1.144 2009/09/27 02:47:11 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: printout.pl,v 1.146.4.1 2010/08/26 08:32:58 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Your cookie information is incorrect.
 </body>
 </html>
 END
-    return;
+    exit;
 }
 
 my %perlvar=%{&LONCAPA::Configuration::read_conf('loncapa.conf')};
@@ -477,11 +477,6 @@ foreach $texfile (@texfile) {
 	      my $ps_file = my $tempo_file = $1.'temporar.ps';
 	      my $pdf_file = $1.'.pdf';
 	      $papera=~s/t/p/;
-              $comma = "fixps --force $new_name_file";
-              &debug("FIXPS command: $comma");
-              &busy_wait_command("$comma 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null",
-                                 "for $status_statement now validating PS",
-                                 \%prog_state,$tempo_file);
 	      if ($laystyle eq 'album' and $numberofcolumns eq '2') {
 		  $comma = "psnup $papera -2 -s1.0 $new_name_file";
 		  &debug("PSNUP command: $comma");