[tex-live] %& first line parsing different jobname

[Philip TAYLOR (Ret'd)]

Is it not possible that although %&-line parsing
is enabled, its functionality is restricted to
loading a different format file ?

Philip TAYLOR
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phillip weidlich wrote:
> Hiho!
> 
> I would like to define the output (*.pdf) filename (pdflatex) inside my
> source.tex.
> 
> When using the console (debian linux) "pdflatex -jobname mynewfilename
> source.tex" works just flawless.
> 
> So does it, if you use MikTex and in the first line you type:
> 
> "%& -jobname mynewjobname"
> 
> But using TexLive, it doesn't work.
> What makes me think this is a bug is the fact, that in the *.log file
> there is:
> 
> "This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) (format=pdflatex
> 2009.4.19)  9 JUN 2009 15:49
> entering extended mode
>  %&-line parsing enabled.
> ..."
> 
> So apparently it *should* work but somehow it does not.
> 
> Any ideas how to solve that problem?