Re: [O] Org-Publish of a PDF ??

[David Masterson]

Richard Lawrence <address@hidden> writes:

> David Masterson <address@hidden> writes:

>> When I publish my project, I find that my org files are first generated
>> into tex and pdf files in directory1 and then the tex/pdf files are
>> copied to directory2.  What I would like is for the tex/pdf files to be
>> directly generated in directory2 with no "extras" in directory1.

> I think you might be thinking about this the wrong way around.  I may be
> wrong about this, as I'm not a heavy user of the publishing framework,
> but here's my two cents.
>
> As far as I understand it, the publishing framework is basically
> designed around the idea of copying finished products to a desired
> location (a directory, either locally or on a webserver).  It's built as
> a layer on top of Org's exporters, not as a way to make those exporters
> behave differently.  If you want to control the *build* process for the
> PDF, as opposed to just where it finally ends up, you probably want to
> set options for the latex exporter, not the publishing framework.
>
> In particular, you might want something like:
>
> #+EXPORT_FILE_NAME: builddir/file.tex
>
> in the Org files you're exporting, where builddir is somewhere outside
> of your directory1.  (I'm *pretty* sure that will work, but I haven't
> tested it.)

Hmm.  That's a possibility.  Then, I assume, that, after
EXPORT_FILE_NAME is made, the PDF file will be made in the same
location.  I'll have a look at the exporter options more.  I wonder if
there is an EXPORT_DIR..?

--
David