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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------