>>> "AH" == Al Haji-Ali <[email protected]> writes: Hello Al,
> Hello, > I've had some time to work on this patch (which outputs the tex > output files to a directory). The attached is against the latest > commit 6db8a1a373. I am not sure if there's still interest in > incorporating this patch, but I have been using this setup for > quite some time and I am very pleased by it. Uwe Brauer also helped > me debug the patch and found a couple of issues that I fixed. First of all I have to say, that I find this functionality very very useful since it helps me to keep my directories tidy. As I told you I had an issue with your latest patch before December,[1] so I am keen to see whether it is solved I will pull and apply your patch. > Currently, I am wondering if I can get some input from the community on some > implementation aspects. [Snip]... > - There is the question of creating the output directory if it doesn't > exists. Some commands (including TeX) assume that the directory > exists. Currently I am creating the directory in `TeX-run-TeX` by > calling `TeX--ensure-output-dir`. For me this sounds fine. > - There are several commands that might need changing to account for > the output-directory (or could use it). I don't use these tools nor > know their particularities, so I am hoping someone who does can give > me guidance. These include -- Makeinfo -- AmSTeX -- ConTeXt -- > upmendex > - Known issue: The directory in `TeX-output-dir` cannot be hidden (or > start with `.`). This is a limitation by the tex suite for security > reasons. I am not quite sure I understand that one: I am using %%% TeX-output-dir: "./build" Without problems but I presume, you meant ".build" ;-) > Any input on this is welcome. I would be happy if this is to be > included in AUCTeX (I already signed the FSF agreement). I will apply it and report back as soon as possible. Uwe Footnotes: [1] but I was unable to debug it or to provide a recipe to reproduce it.
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