[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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