[tex-live] [mf] option `-output-directory' doesn't work
Akira Kakuto
kakuto at fuk.kindai.ac.jp
Mon Jan 24 15:22:42 CET 2011
Dear Werner,
> > 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.
It works also on windows.
> > 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.
Probably =~ does not expand to =$HOME.
Please test
echo ~
and
echo =~
Thanks,
Akira
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