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Re: [O] Export to pdf when path name has ~
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Stig Brautaset |
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Re: [O] Export to pdf when path name has ~ |
Date: |
Thu, 26 May 2016 23:30:35 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.5 (darwin) |
Nicolas Goaziou <address@hidden> writes:
> Stig Brautaset <address@hidden> writes:
[...]
>> pdflatex chockes on the filename:
>>
>> #+begin_example
>> 17:27:25 /tmp> pdflatex "/Users/stig/Library/Mobile
>> Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/Org/TODO.tex"
>> This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.16 (TeX Live 2015) (preloaded
>> format=pdflatex)
>> restricted \write18 enabled.
>> entering extended mode
>> ! I can't find file `"/Users/stig/Library/Mobile Documents/com"'.
>> <to be read again>
>> \protect
>> <*> "/Users/stig/Library/Mobile Documents/com~
>> apple~CloudDocs/Org/TODO.tex"
>
> Indeed. It seems pdflatex doesn't like the ~ sign excepted at the
> beginning of the filename. It doesn't seem to be Org related though.
No, it does not seem to be Org related. I thought that at first, but
found it failed in a regular terminal too.
> In any case, I'm wondering if we really need to send the full canonical
> path (as returned by `file-truename') of the tex file to the pdflatex
> process.
>
> For example, we could set `default-directory' to the directory of the
> tex file and provide only relative filename with %f. If needed, %F may
> be used for the full path. I don't think it would introduce
> incompatibilities.
>
> WDYT?
That sounds like it would solve my issue, and is what I was hoping to hear :-)
Stig