tx fails to convert font.ttf to temp file on Windows (permission denied) about afdko HOT 6 CLOSED

I'm all for someone else fixing this, too. I will eventually get to this problem, but I have such a long list of things that do not have a work-around, that it will be quite a while before I fix it.

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Since this question was asked long ago... do you have a solution ? :P

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Certainly. It is s simple fix. The problem is that 'tx' uses the stdio.h call tmpfile(), which opens a temp file under the system root, which requires admin privileges. The fix is to to put the tmp file elsewhere, such as on the Windows user temporary file path. It doesn't make sense for me to do this for just tx, and it will take about a day to fix it in all the places FDK which need it. Since this has a workaround, it is not at the top of my priority list. I will fix it eventually, probably in the next six months or so. If someone wants a fix earlier, this is OpenSource. code.

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We really need a fix for the temporary files in the root directory, so we can run it in a Citrix environment.
Where may I find the source code for the TX.EXE?
Thanks,
Linas

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The sources and build projects for the tx are under:
FDK/Tools/Programs/tx

It also links to the static libraries and uses include files under:
FDK/Tools/Programs/public/lib

Simplest approach is to checkout the entire FDK, cd to 'FDK/Tools/Programs/tx/build/win/vc10', and use the command file 'BuildAll.cmd', or open 'tx.sln' in the same directory.

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