PSTricks and XeLateX issue

Question

Since updating to MacTeX 2021 my pstricks files don't compile anymore. I've been searching for the solution but the ones suggested don't seem to work (e. g. using xelatex -output-driver="xdvipdfmx -i dvipdfmx-unsafe.cfg -q -E" in TeXShop).

For example, MWE from A ruler symbol in LaTeX

\documentclass[pstricks,margin=1mm]{standalone}

\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}(-.2,1.5)(10.2,3)
    \psframe[linecolor=lightgray](-.2,1.5)(10.2,3)
    \multips(0,3)(0.1,0){101}{\psline(0,-.1)}
    \multips(0,3)(0.5,0){21}{\psline(0,-.2)}
    \foreach \x in {0,...,10}{\rput(\x,3){\psline(0,-.3)}\uput{4mm}[-90](\x,3){\scriptsize$\x$}}
    \rput[r](10,1.8){\scriptsize Made in Japan}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}

gives the error

Dictionary stack: --dict:756/1123(ro)(G)-- --dict:0/20(G)--
--dict:75/200(L)-- Current allocation mode is local Last OS error: Permission denied Current file position is 69 GPL Ghostscript 9.53.3: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 Error: /invalidfileaccess in --run-- Operand stack:
(/usr/local/texlive/2021/texmf-dist/dvips/pstricks/pstricks.pro) (r) Execution stack: %interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- run
--nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- run run false 1 %stopped_push 1974 1 3 %oparray_pop 1973 1 3 %oparray_pop 1961 1 3 %oparray_pop 1817 1 3
%oparray_pop --nostringval-- %errorexec_pop .runexec2
--nostringval-- run --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- 1974 1 3 %oparray_pop run Dictionary stack: --dict:756/1123(ro)(G)-- --dict:0/20(G)-- --dict:75/200(L)-- Current allocation mode is local Last OS error: Permission denied Current file position is 69 GPL Ghostscript 9.53.3: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 Error: /invalidfileaccess in --run-- Operand stack: (/usr/local/texlive/2021/texmf-dist/dvips/pstricks/pstricks.pro) (r) Execution stack: %interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- run
--nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- run run false 1 %stopped_push 1974 1 3 %oparray_pop 1973 1 3 %oparray_pop 1961 1 3 %oparray_pop 1817 1 3
%oparray_pop --nostringval-- %errorexec_pop .runexec2
--nostringval-- run --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- 1974 1 3 %oparray_pop run Dictionary stack: --dict:756/1123(ro)(G)-- --dict:0/20(G)-- --dict:75/200(L)-- Current allocation mode is local Last OS error: Permission denied Current file position is 69 GPL Ghostscript 9.53.3: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 Error: /invalidfileaccess in --run-- Operand stack: (/usr/local/texlive/2021/texmf-dist/dvips/pstricks/pstricks.pro) (r) Execution stack: %interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- run
--nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- run run false 1 %stopped_push 1974 1 3 %oparray_pop 1973 1 3 %oparray_pop 1961 1 3 %oparray_pop 1817 1 3
%oparray_pop --nostringval-- %errorexec_pop .runexec2
--nostringval-- run --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- 1974 1 3 %oparray_pop run Dictionary stack: --dict:756/1123(ro)(G)-- --dict:0/20(G)-- --dict:75/200(L)-- Current allocation mode is local Last OS error: Permission denied Current file position is 69 GPL Ghostscript 9.53.3: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 ) Output written on testint2021.pdf (1 page). SyncTeX written on testint2021.synctex.gz. Transcript written on testint2021.log.

All packages are up to date.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

I think the problem is now solved. I was able to modify the textindy.engine part at Adding a new engine in TeXShop and do the following:

I saved the text below as ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/XeLaTeXNew.engine on my Mac

#! /bin/bash PATH=/Library/TeX/texbin:/usr/local/bin:${PATH} bfname=${1%.*} xelatex -output-driver="xdvipdfmx -i dvipdfmx-unsafe.cfg -q -E" "$bfname"

Then, in the terminal, I run the command

sudo chmod +x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/XeLaTeXNew.engine

to set the executable bit on the file.

Finally, I restarted TexShop, and everything runs fine again.

I would like to thank everybody who helped to solve the problem, but especially Herbert Voss for giving the advice of using xelatex -output-driver="xdvipdfmx -i dvipdfmx-unsafe.cfg -q -E" to fix the original issue.