On 2009-07-04 21:42:32 +0200, Frank Küster wrote:
> Vincent Lefevre <[email protected]> wrote:
> > bibtopic.sty creates files with hardcoded filenames btaux.aux and
> > btbbl.aux. This is potentially bad if one wants to compile several
> > independent .tex files in parallel (from the same directory).
> 
> Agreed. Would you be so kind and contact the upstream author about this?

I've just sent him a mail (with a reference to this bug report).

> > Also, if they are temporary files, they should be removed.
> 
> This is never done automatically with TeX files, since a given run never
> knows whether the user intends to run again (e.g. after minor changes to
> the source).

Well, it seems that these files btaux.aux and btbbl.aux are different
from the other .aux files: these files are created several times during
the run (before being appended to a permanent .aux file) and are not
used in a later pass. That's why I said they should be removed.

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