[tex-live] an issue with running dvipdfmx from a makefile

[jfbu]

Le 4 oct. 2014 à 23:35, Josef Kleber <josef.kleber at gmx.de> a écrit :

> Am 04.10.2014 um 23:10 schrieb jfbu:
>> 
>> Le 4 oct. 2014 à 23:05, jfbu <jfbu at free.fr> a écrit :
>> 
>>> TMPDIR = tmp
>>> 
>>> test:
>>> 	chmod u+x script.sh; ./script.sh
>> 
>> I picked up the word TMPDIR by sheer bad luck, if I
>> choose anything else like
> 
> If I use TMPDIR here (Win7/Cygwin) there is no problem. There's no TMPDIR defined:
> 
> $ env | grep TMP
> TMP=/tmp

here:

$ env | grep TMP
TMPDIR=/var/folders/4y/h4wb...many letters and digits...m80000gn/T/

> 


> Maybe the makefile overrides a set TMPDIR on the Mac, which is not a good idea at all.
> 
>> Obviously there is something important with TMPDIR and I did not have
>> the right to use it.
> 
> I have no clue if makefile variables should override environment variables.
> 
> Josef
> 

something goes eery with dvipdfmx if I override TMPDIR, but I am incompetent
to say why exactly.

JF