As explained in the comments of bug #1449251 this is a known problem - the application bundle is not optimized for command line usage (always use absolute paths when referencing any files via cli; or install a regular build e.g. via MacPorts instead if command line usage is the primary use case (e.g. in scripts or Makefiles)) - and already tracked in
* Bug #181639 “Command-line invocation on Mac OSX partially broken” https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/181639
As explained in the comments of bug #1449251 this is a known problem - the application bundle is not optimized for command line usage (always use absolute paths when referencing any files via cli; or install a regular build e.g. via MacPorts instead if command line usage is the primary use case (e.g. in scripts or Makefiles)) - and already tracked in /bugs.launchpad .net/inkscape/ +bug/181639
* Bug #181639 “Command-line invocation on Mac OSX partially broken”
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