I have figured out which package is causing the problem. If I comment out \usepackage{epsfig}. Textmate will call pdflatex as so:
This was in the list I asked you about before.
DOH! (I actually used more Lebowskiesque language here at the house)
You shouldn't need that package to insert pdf. The recommend way is graphicx and \includegraphics.
Got it and this is what I normally use now. The epsfig was a legacy header from back when most programs compiled to dvi first and I forgot about that.
Sigh...What a frustrating little program this is.
I don't mean to be a jerk, but problems like this are almost always solved faster if you include a simple example file as I asked earlier.
Not a jerk at all, and you are right. I had a simple file I was using, I just did not know how to get the pdf that I wanted to insert to the list. Could have saved us all the run-around. My apologies. If it is any consolation I am spreading the Textmate message to all the mac users in my class this semester.
Thanks for all your help. I spent days trying to diagnose this on my own and I was really ready to chuck it all and give up when I finally sought the help of the list.
Robi