Questions tagged [compiling]
{compiling} is about the process you must go through to convert your TeX from .tex source files into your output document format, be it pdf, dvi, or something completely different.
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Is there any way to do a correct word count of a LaTeX document?
Often assignments (or even papers) have a word count limit. That is not a big deal when using Word, but I don't know how to do that using LaTeX. My solution has been so far to compile the document and ...
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Speeding up LaTeX compilation
Usually I don't mind about LaTeX's compilation speed, because a paper of less than 20 pages is compiled rather fast. However, I am working on a large document - A report with more than 80 pages. ...
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Compiling documents online
I have heard rumors that you can compile documents online, and more specifically that Google has a free online compiler, but I have never been able to find any. Is there a way to compile documents ...
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Biblatex/biber fails with a strange error about missing recode_data.xml file
I'm trying to use biblatex and when I compile my document I get an error like the following:
Windows
data source C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\par-5061756c\
cache-...
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Passing parameters to a document
I compile most of my documents via Makefiles which take care of the bibliography, indexes, etc. Often I'd like to compile different versions from the same TeX file changing only small things (e.g. a ...
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When and why should I use % !TEX TS-program and % !TEX encoding?
Occasionally, I see other people's documents starting with two lines like that:
% !TEX TS-program = xelatex
% !TEX encoding = UTF-8 Unicode
It's clear to me that the first line declares the engine ...
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Can one TeX file output to multiple PDF files?
I'd like to be able to create a TeX file that will output multiple PDF files with one compilation. I'm not even sure if this is possible. Here is the setup:
I am writing dozens of cover letters for ...
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Tools for automating document compilation
A lot of people write makefiles that say something like
paper.pdf: paper.tex
pdflatex paper
bibtex paper
pdflatex paper
pdflatex paper
To handle re-running TeX to get ...
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How to prolong compilation time while engaging in leisure activities?
I thought of that old joke today, where a programmer can make an undeniable excuse for his leisure activities while in work on the basis that he is just waiting for his code to compile.
Although I am ...
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Conditional typesetting / build
Let's say I have .tex file which is a set of problems and solutions, of which I want to make two pdf files, one which includes the solutions and one which doesn't. so I need to build the .tex file ...
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How to speed up LaTeX compilation with several TikZ pictures?
The slowest part is a dozen of diagrams in TikZ.
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What is the practical difference between latex and pdflatex?
I understand that some packages (like PSTricks) can't be used with pdflatex.
Are there any other differences between these tools?
Can we say that pdflatex is better if we don't care about ps?
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Is there any reason to compile to DVI rather than PDF these days?
I appreciate that in the past, latex was faster than pdflatex, but computer speeds being what they are nowadays, I can't see any difference in how quickly documents compile...
So, given that the end ...
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How to make Latexmk use makeglossaries?
Is there a way to make Latexmk invoke makeglossaries (part of the glossaries package)?
Specifically I want to use latexmk to compile a LaTeX document that uses the glossaries package to produce a ...
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How to trace LaTeX errors efficiently?
One of the most annoying things about LaTeX is that handling errors can be cumbersome and nerve-racking. In fact, it is the main reason that keeps me from actively recommending LaTeX to most people (...
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