diff --git a/make-includes/standard_rules.make b/make-includes/standard_rules.make
index f4be5f0..5a93768 100755
--- a/make-includes/standard_rules.make
+++ b/make-includes/standard_rules.make
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 # 
 %.pdf %-print.pdf: $(IMGDIR)/%.tex
 	latex --jobname=$(IMGDIR)/$* $<
-	dvips -q -f $(IMGDIR)/$* | ps2eps -q -l | epstopdf -f -o=$(IMGDIR)/$@
+	dvips -q -f $(IMGDIR)/$* | ps2eps --quiet --loose | epstopdf --filter --outfile=$(IMGDIR)/$@
 #
 # PDF from LaTeX.
 #
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 #
 %-derived.xml: %.xml
 	xmllint --xinclude $< > $@
-	@sed -i -e '1a <!-- THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED. DO NOT EDIT! -->' $@
+	@sed --in-place --expression='1a <!-- THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED. DO NOT EDIT! -->' $@
 #
 # LaTeX from derived XML.
 #
@@ -118,12 +118,13 @@
 # PDF from PS
 #
 %.pdf %-print.pdf: %.ps
-	ps2eps --ignoreBB --nohires --loose < $< | ps2pdf -dEPSCrop - $(IMGDIR)/$@
+	ps2eps --quiet --ignoreBB --nohires --loose < $< | epstopdf --filter --outfile=$(IMGDIR)/$@
 #
 # PDF from EPS
 #
 %.pdf %-print.pdf: %.eps
-	ps2eps --ignoreBB --nohires --loose < $< | ps2pdf -dEPSCrop - $(IMGDIR)/$@
+	epstopdf --outfile=$(IMGDIR)/$@ $<
+# 	ps2eps --ignoreBB --nohires --loose < $< | ps2pdf -dEPSCrop - $(IMGDIR)/$@
 #
 # PDF from SVG (via Inkscape)
 # The --export-area-drawing option now appears to behave correctly with