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diff --git a/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/texmf.cnf b/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/texmf.cnf index 21b0af293c3..4bc73d6bcf8 100644 --- a/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/texmf.cnf +++ b/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/texmf.cnf @@ -688,8 +688,18 @@ TEXMF_RESTRICTED_SCRIPTS = \ openin_any = a openout_any = p -% Write .log/.dvi/.aux/etc. files here, if the current directory is unwritable. +% Write .log/.dvi/.aux/etc. files here, if they can't be written in the +% current directory. +% +% Best to use this only when a particular job requires it, not set +% globally in a configuration file or the environment. %TEXMFOUTPUT = /tmp +% +% A related environment variable is TEXMF_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY. It +% overrides the current directory for all output files in TeX and the other +% engines. It cannot be set in a configuration file. And it's even more +% important to use it only temporarily, when required, to avoid massive +% confusion about where the output files are ending up. % If a dynamic file creation fails, log the command to this file, in % either the current directory or TEXMFOUTPUT. Set to the |