[NTG-context] Re: Can ConTeXt write its pdf to a different directory?

[Jethro Djan <jthryeboah@gmail.com>]

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Sorry. I have the same problem. This may seem basic but how do I pass
multiple paths to the --path option?

Jethro

On Sat, May 27, 2023 at 10:09 AM Hans Hagen via ntg-context <
ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:

> On 5/27/2023 11:51 AM, Denis Maier via ntg-context wrote:
> > I usually use a makefile for this.
> > There I have build rule that first cds into the target directory, then
> calls context from there.
> That is indeed the solution (also because the --path option will then
> fetch from the source). The more lua hackery the more danger of
> interference. The problem here is that a rename won't work in all
> scenarios (different drives on windows for instance, or from local disk
> to network drive).
>
> Anyway, one can also give
>
>    --runpath=sometargetpath
>
> which i actually use to run for instance manuals, but there it is driven
> in the file itself:
>
>    % language=us runpath=texruns:manuals/musings
>
> in combination with
>
>    TEXRUNS=c:\data\temporary\texruns
>
> so that I don't overwrite a stable manual in the source path. Over the
> decades that context evolved there have been plenty such tricks added.
>
> I could probably add a move option to the job ticket mechanism but that
> has not changed in ages so ... workflows demands are too different.
>
> Hans
>
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