Re: flags,beams and stem length in forced directions - output improvement

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> By the way, how to call mf with changed output directory? I tried
>> mf '\mode:=proof; input feta-noteheads20'-output-directory=../build
>> and
>> mf '\mode:=proof; -output-directory="../build" input feta-noteheads20'
>> but both failed...
> 
> It fails for me too...  I've just reported this to the TeXLive
> people.

I've received an explanation: It's a feature.  In the central
configuration file of TeXLive, `texmf.cnf', you can find this:

  % Allow TeX \openin, \openout, or \input on filenames starting with `.'
  % (e.g., .rhosts) or outside the current tree (e.g., /etc/passwd)?
  % a (any)        : any file can be opened.
  % r (restricted) : disallow opening "dotfiles".
  % p (paranoid)   : as `r' and disallow going to parent directories, and
  %                  restrict absolute paths to be under $TEXMFOUTPUT.
  openout_any = p
  openin_any = a

This means that by default you can't access the parent directory while
writing output files for security reasons.


    Werner