Patrick Gundlach wrote:
I'd guess it is pretty much impossible to trace under a webserver. Can
Why's that? Can't you just run strace -f -e open -o /tmp/mylog texexec ... instead of plain texexec? Sure, multiple runs will mean you only ever get to see the last log, but on a test system that should be exactly the one you are looking for. Oh, and I'll second Patrick's advice: Before letting unknown users run arbitrary programs on your machine (and TeX code provided by the user, even if it is just their names to be filled into some template, *does* qualify as “arbitrary programs”), make bloody sure those programs have no chance of ruining your server. Double-check the validity of all inputs, check if you can use a chroot “jail” and use the most paranoid TeX settings with which your setup/code still works. regards, Christopher