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miktex 2.8, pdflatex, no bounding box
I am using miktex 2.8 pdflatex on a document that worked with miktex 2.7.
All figures imported with \includegraphics fail with the error:
! LaTeX Error: Cannot determine size of graphic in figs/robotphoto.jpg (no BoundingBox).
(It says LaTeX error, but pdflatex is what is being run, e.g., the command and first few lines of the output are:
prompt>pdflatex full
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.10 (MiKTeX 2.8)
entering extended mode.
Anyone know what the problem is? (Occurs for .jpg, .png, and .pdf)
All figures imported with \includegraphics fail with the error:
! LaTeX Error: Cannot determine size of graphic in figs/robotphoto.jpg (no BoundingBox).
(It says LaTeX error, but pdflatex is what is being run, e.g., the command and first few lines of the output are:
prompt>pdflatex full
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.10 (MiKTeX 2.8)
entering extended mode.
Anyone know what the problem is? (Occurs for .jpg, .png, and .pdf)
Last edited by seth on Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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miktex 2.8, pdflatex, no bounding box
You didn't really compile with pdflatex, but with latex which doesn't accept these formats. It can't be explained in any other way.seth wrote:[...] Anyone know what the problem is? (Occurs for .jpg, .png, and .pdf)
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miktex 2.8, pdflatex, no bounding box
No, I really did compile with pdflatex. Or, if not, then I don't know how to do that with miktex 2.8. Here is the log file:
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This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.10 (MiKTeX 2.8) (preloaded format=pdflatex 2010.5.30) 3 JUN 2010 11:45
entering extended mode
**full
(C:\seth\claycvs\svn\darpa\full.tex
LaTeX2e <2009/09/24>
Babel <v3.8l> and hyphenation patterns for english, dumylang, nohyphenation, ge
rman, ngerman, german-x-2009-06-19, ngerman-x-2009-06-19, french, loaded.
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\base\article.cls
Document Class: article 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\base\size10.clo
File: size10.clo 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX file (size option)
)
\c@part=\count79
\c@section=\count80
\c@subsection=\count81
\c@subsubsection=\count82
\c@paragraph=\count83
\c@subparagraph=\count84
\c@figure=\count85
\c@table=\count86
\abovecaptionskip=\skip41
\belowcaptionskip=\skip42
\bibindent=\dimen102
)
(C:\local\lib\miktex\tex\latex\rotating.sty
Package: rotating 1997/09/26, v2.13 Rotation package
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\graphics\graphicx.sty
Package: graphicx 1999/02/16 v1.0f Enhanced LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\graphics\keyval.sty
Package: keyval 1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
\KV@toks@=\toks14
)
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\graphics\graphics.sty
Package: graphics 2009/02/05 v1.0o Standard LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\graphics\trig.sty
Package: trig 1999/03/16 v1.09 sin cos tan (DPC)
)
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\00miktex\graphics.cfg
File: graphics.cfg 2007/01/18 v1.5 graphics configuration of teTeX/TeXLive
)
Package graphics Info: Driver file: dvips.def on input line 91.
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\graphics\dvips.def
File: dvips.def 1999/02/16 v3.0i Driver-dependant file (DPC,SPQR)
))
\Gin@req@height=\dimen103
\Gin@req@width=\dimen104
)
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\base\ifthen.sty
Package: ifthen 2001/05/26 v1.1c Standard LaTeX ifthen package (DPC)
)
\c@r@tfl@t=\count87
\rot@float@box=\box26
)
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\graphics\epsfig.sty
Package: epsfig 1999/02/16 v1.7a (e)psfig emulation (SPQR)
\epsfxsize=\dimen105
\epsfysize=\dimen106
)
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\psnfss\times.sty
Package: times 2005/04/12 PSNFSS-v9.2a (SPQR)
)
(C:\seth\claycvs\svn\darpa\macros.tex (c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\tools\calc.sty
Package: calc 2007/08/22 v4.3 Infix arithmetic (KKT,FJ)
\calc@Acount=\count88
\calc@Bcount=\count89
\calc@Adimen=\dimen107
\calc@Bdimen=\dimen108
\calc@Askip=\skip43
\calc@Bskip=\skip44
LaTeX Info: Redefining \setlength on input line 76.
LaTeX Info: Redefining \addtolength on input line 77.
\calc@Ccount=\count90
\calc@Cskip=\skip45
) (c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\tools\array.sty
Package: array 2008/09/09 v2.4c Tabular extension package (FMi)
\col@sep=\dimen109
\extrarowheight=\dimen110
\NC@list=\toks15
\extratabsurround=\skip46
\backup@length=\skip47
)
(C:\seth\claycvs\svn\darpa\mymoreverb.sty
Package: mymoreverb 1997/12/07 v2.2d.2 `more' verbatim facilities, modified sli
ghtly by Mihai
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\tools\verbatim.sty
Package: verbatim 2003/08/22 v1.5q LaTeX2e package for verbatim enhancements
\every@verbatim=\toks16
\verbatim@line=\toks17
\verbatim@in@stream=\read1
)
\verbatim@out=\write3
\tab@position=\count91
\tab@size=\count92
\listing@line=\count93
)
\illheadroom=\skip48
\illfootroom=\skip49
\illaftercapfootroom=\skip50
\figsize=\skip51
\smallspace=\skip52
\tmplen=\skip53
\c@tightcounter=\count94
\c@prsetcnt=\count95
)
(C:\seth\claycvs\svn\darpa\full.aux)
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OML/cmm/m/it on input line 38.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 38.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for T1/cmr/m/n on input line 38.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 38.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OT1/cmr/m/n on input line 38.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 38.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OMS/cmsy/m/n on input line 38.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 38.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OMX/cmex/m/n on input line 38.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 38.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for U/cmr/m/n on input line 38.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 38.
LaTeX Font Info: Try loading font information for OT1+ptm on input line 38.
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\psnfss\ot1ptm.fd
File: ot1ptm.fd 2001/06/04 font definitions for OT1/ptm.
)
LaTeX Font Info: Try loading font information for OT1+pcr on input line 43.
(c:\local\miktex\tex\latex\psnfss\ot1pcr.fd
File: ot1pcr.fd 2001/06/04 font definitions for OT1/pcr.
)
LaTeX Font Info: Font shape `OT1/ptm/bx/n' in size <14.4> not available
(Font) Font shape `OT1/ptm/b/n' tried instead on input line 49.
LaTeX Font Info: Font shape `OT1/ptm/bx/n' in size <10> not available
(Font) Font shape `OT1/ptm/b/n' tried instead on input line 66.
LaTeX Warning: Citation `clayweb' on page 1 undefined on input line 66.
LaTeX Warning: Citation `goldstein-computer05' on page 1 undefined on input lin
e 66.
[1
{C:/ProgramData/MiKTeX/2.8/pdftex/config/pdftex.map}]
LaTeX Font Info: Font shape `OT1/ptm/bx/n' in size <12> not available
(Font) Font shape `OT1/ptm/b/n' tried instead on input line 138.
! LaTeX Error: Cannot determine size of graphic in figs/robotphoto.jpg (no Boun
dingBox).
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
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miktex 2.8, pdflatex, no bounding box
A log file alone without the source that produces it is completely useless in most cases [1]. From the log file I can see that you are using the dvips option for the graphicx package. Drop it completely because such driver options are superfluous since packages that would need it detect on their own which compiler engine is running.
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Re: miktex 2.8, pdflatex, no bounding box
SOLUTION: remove package rotating. For some reason it is mucking with includegraphics. I don't know why, but it solved the problem
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miktex 2.8, pdflatex, no bounding box
This is certainly not the clue.seth wrote:[...] remove package rotating. For some reason it is mucking with includegraphics. [...]
How to make a "Minimal Example"
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Re: miktex 2.8, pdflatex, no bounding box
Actually, localghost's answer concerning deleting the dvips argument worked for me (I am editing a book & had to fix someone else's latex). Thanks localghost.