[tex-live] [mf] option `-output-directory' doesn't work
Werner LEMBERG
wl at gnu.org
Mon Jan 24 14:48:13 CET 2011
>> Thanks for testing. Using absolute paths works on my platform
>> also. However, using relative paths like
>> `--output-directory=../build' doesn't. In case this is intentional
>> please improve the help message of mf accordingly.
>>
> I have done three more tests:
> mf --output-directory=../tmp/mftest "\mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; input cmr10"
> works
Interesting. It fails for me, using bash 4.1.9.
> mf --output-directory=~/tmp/mftest "\mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; input cmr10"
> This is METAFONT, Version 2.718281 (TeX Live 2010)
> ! I can't write on file `cmr10.log'.
This fails for me also.
Werner
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