Fix LaTeX drawer on split-filesystem systems (#8629) (#8632)

* Update circuit_visualization.py Corrects issue #8542 * Update circuit_visualization.py * Add release note Co-authored-by: Jake Lishman <[email protected]> (cherry picked from commit d163e89) Co-authored-by: Joseph McElroy <[email protected]>
Qiskit · Aug 29, 2022 · cb16035 · cb16035
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diff --git a/qiskit/visualization/circuit_visualization.py b/qiskit/visualization/circuit_visualization.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@ def _latex_circuit_drawer(
         image = utils._trim(image)
         if filename:
             if filename.endswith(".pdf"):
-                os.rename(base + ".pdf", filename)
+                shutil.move(base + ".pdf", filename)
             else:
                 try:
                     image.save(filename)

diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-latex-split-filesystem-0c38a1ade2f36e85.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-latex-split-filesystem-0c38a1ade2f36e85.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixed an ``OSError`` in the LaTeX circuit drawer on systems whose temporary
+    directories (*e.g* ``/tmp``) are on a different filesystem to the working
+    directory.  See `#8542 <https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit-terra/issues/8542>`__
+    for more detail.