Philip Taylor wrote:
> But all of this is besides the point : surely > > o XeTeX --output-directory=../dynamic-content foo (or foo.tex) > > should compile foo.tex, not ../dynamic-content/foo.tex Note that this occurs even if a specific path to "foo.tex" is given : > E:\TeX\Projects\WBH\Welcome>xetex --output-directory=../dynamic-content ./foo > This is XeTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-0.99996 (TeX Live 2016/W32TeX) > (preloaded format=xetex) > restricted \write18 enabled. > entering extended mode > (../dynamic-content/./foo.tex This is the unintended foo.tex) > *\end > No pages of output. > Transcript written on ../dynamic-content/foo.log. > > E:\TeX\Projects\WBH\Welcome>xetex --output-directory=../dynamic-content > ./foo.tex > This is XeTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-0.99996 (TeX Live 2016/W32TeX) > (preloaded format=xetex) > restricted \write18 enabled. > entering extended mode > (../dynamic-content/./foo.tex This is the unintended foo.tex) > *\end > No pages of output. > Transcript written on ../dynamic-content/foo.log. > > E:\TeX\Projects\WBH\Welcome> -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex