--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2005/04/29 21:22:33	1.269
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2005/05/17 23:11:59	1.270
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.269 2005/04/29 21:22:33 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.270 2005/05/17 23:11:59 foxr Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -3854,9 +3854,11 @@ sub get_eps_image {
 	    #if replication failed try to find ps file
 	    $src=~s/\.eps$/\.ps/;
 	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("Now looking for $src");
-	    #if no ps file try to replicate it
-	    if (not -e $src ||
-		&Apache::lonnet::repcopy($src) ne 'ok') {
+	    #if no ps file try to replicate it.
+	    my $didrepcopy = &Apache::lonnet::repcopy($src);
+	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("repcopy of $src ... $didrepcopy");
+	    if ( (not -e $src) ||
+		($didrepcopy ne 'ok')) {
 		&Apache::lonxml::debug("Failed to find or replicate $src");
 
 		#if replication failed try to produce eps file dynamically