Re: Output to directory patch

[Al Haji-Ali]

On 03/02/2021, Uwe Brauer wrote:

>  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.
>
Yes please, see if this patch fixes those issues.

>> - 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" ;-)
>
Yes indeed, the directories "./" and "../" are the exception to the rule.

-- Al