synctex

Synchronization for TeX

This is a partial clone of synctexdir in the TeXLive svn repository. The focus is on the client code for synchronization between text editor and pdf viewer. Instructions below are given to build the synctex command line tool on various operating systems.

Clone

Clone the git repository

Instruction for OS X

These instructions are for Xcode 7 but they might apply as well for other versions.

create a new project

create a new project
choose a command line tool project
set the product name to synctex
set the language to C
save it next to the synctexdir folder just cloned
in the navigation pane, remove the default syntex folder and its main.c default contents

you then have both folders synctex and synctexdir in the same directory.

Add sources

select the synctex project in xcode navigation left pane
select menu itme File->Add files to "synctex"
select the synctexdir folder in the file browser
uncheck "Copy items if needed"
choose "Create groups"
validate your choice
select the synctex project
go to the build phase pane
remove Readme.md from the compile sources list

You end with 3 sources : synctex_main.c, synctex_parser.c, synctex_parser_utils.c

Setup project

add -D__SYNCTEX_WORK__ as other C flag
set Always Search User Path build setting to YES
in the build phase pane, link to libz1.2.5.tbd (or similar)