[OS X TeX] Error: I can't write on file '(name)'

[Herbert Schulz]

On Mar 9, 2012, at 6:05 PM, Alain Schremmer wrote:

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> On Mar 9, 2012, at 5:39 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:
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>> I've always been amazed that the
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>> %!TEX root = ../Text-controls/\jobname.tex
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>> actually works. I wouldn't expect TeXShop (which interprets that line BEFORE (pdf)latex ever grabs it) would ever know what \jobname even means.
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> John Nairn is the culprit: "Added code to implement %SourceFile activation of the root file, and thus defined the current TeXShop root file behavior. Added code to save open \input files when typesetting." (TeXShop contributors)
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>> Is TeXshop attempting to open the correct 2.pdf file?
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>> As far as I can see, it does without failing,
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>> What is the path to the file it opens? (You can see that path by Cmd-Clicking the Window Title for that pdf.)
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> MagnumOpus2FMTo  >  RDAv3-0  >  Texts-contents >  2.tex
> ...

Howdy,

Huh? I asked about the path to the blank .pdf file not the .tex file?

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)