Tikz externalization

[QJulian]

It seems that the TikZ externalize feature does not work with Gummi editor, even though the -shell-escape option is activated in the compiler options. I think the problem is due to fact that Gummi creates temporary files in a cache directory of my home folder, yet looks for figures in the project folder, which inevitably leads to errors in the compilation. Is there any way to fix this?

[Vectornaut]

This issue has been annoying me for months! It should at least be documented in the user interface. The first time I encountered it, I spent a long time trying to debug my LaTeX before realizing that Gummi was the problem.