Allow specifying output directory for estimation

dynare_estimation.m takes as an input dname, but as far as I can see, there is no way to set this. ComputingTasks.cc in line 482 only writes var_list_ as an argument.

This is not a bug. The dname argument to dynare_estimation is intended to allow it to be called directly without using the rest of dynare. It is not necessary for dynare to pass the dname argument given the if statement on line 57.

@houtanb Unfortunately, that is not a solution. I would like to set dname from within a mod-file. But that is currently impossible as I would have to call dynare_estimation myself with the input arguments and manually set all options. The preprocessor will always call it without dname. But because of the check whether dname is passed, I cannot even set options_.dname manually before an estimation-command in my mod-file as it will always be overwritten. While passing this argument is not necessary, I would like to have the option to set it.

Okay. Would dirnamebe a good option name for you?

@stepan-a Yes, perfect.