how can I generate a PDF
using pdflatex in a way that acts like (latex + dvips -E + epstopdf) ?
Here's what I do:
pdflatex foo.tex
pdfcrop foo.pdf # outputs foo-crop.pdf
pdfcrop is a Perl script by Heiko Oberdiek; it's included in TeX Live
and is available on CTAN.
Best,
Karl