From: Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>
Cc: ntg-context@ntg.nl
Subject: Re: Tip for texexec
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 14:11:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20010330141115.01985100@server-1> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <735442662.20010330000523@bigfoot.com>
At 12:05 AM 3/30/01 +0200, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have a small suggestion for a better texexec, regarding the
>--result.
>
>First of all, MiKTeX has an option to change jobname at invocation
>time:
>
>tex dog.tex --job-name=cat
>
>Thus, it would be nice if texexec took advantage of this feature while
>executing the --result option under MiKTeX.
i'll give it a thought, because then i have to test there for miktex; there
is
--passon="--job-name=cat"
>More in general, I find the way texexec acts now (producing the
>correctly named pdf/dvi and then renaming it) is not the best: a
>better way, IMHO, would be to rename the source file, process it, and
>then take it back to the original name (or: copying it, processing it,
>deleting it).
Hm. The reason for the current approach is that it leaves the original
untouched. I can then better make something --jobname that copies and runs
th ealternative.
>Why I came to such a conclusion? I'm writing three linked documents,
>which I want to produce in both electronic and printable form, with
>different settings in the two environments. This is no problem, using
>the mode commands. Yet it causes problems because:
hm, are you sure that this is due to the --result? I assume you couple all
right? [see pdftex-t.tex for an example]
>1) I cannot couple the printed and electronic form (even if I have
>commands like \coupledocument[get-e][gettex-e][][Procurarsi il TeX] at
>the top of my document);
see remark
>2) If I compile the documents in one form, I have to remove the
>temporary files before being able to compile the docs in the other
>form;
texutil --purge
will be your friend.
Hans
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