/latex-compile

Yet another script to compile your latex documents

Primary LanguagePythonMIT LicenseMIT

latex-compile

Yet another script to compile your latex documents.

Features

  • run pdflatex the right number of times
  • also run bibtex if needed
  • pretty-print warnings and error messages
  • "daemon"-mode: monitors your files and recompile when needed, for near-real-time WYSISWG editing

Design Rationale

  • easy-to-use: should not require users to "read the instructions first"
  • drop-in replacement for pdflatex: don't slow up the compilation too much
  • sane defaults: dont hang when we should exit
  • high signal-to-noise ratio: don't be needlessly verbose
  • kiss: be readable and easy to extend by others (so far, single-file, 500 lines)

Installation

  • make sure python 3 is installed
  • drop latex-compile somewhere in your path
  • profit