[OS X TeX] Latexmk 3.21c and epstopdf package support for pdflatex

[George Gratzer]

Herb,

Is the server down or is the address:

http://homepage.mac.com.herbs2/

  wrong?

GG


On Oct 1, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

> Howdy,
>
> Here's the info:
>
> Compiling a tex file that contains cross-references, bibliographic  
> references and/or indexes is a multi-pass process; i.e., you've got  
> to run (pdf/xe)latex multiple times with possible intermediate runs  
> of bibtex and/or makeindex until all references are resolved. The  
> latexmk program automates this multi-pass process. By default it  
> first runs (pdf/xe)latex on a source file, determines file  
> dependencies by examining the log file produced by the run and then  
> automatically runs bibtex and/or makeindex, if needed, and the  
> correct number of additional runs of (pdf/xe)latex to generate the  
> bibliography, index and cross-references. If any of the dependecies  
> are updated and latexmk is run it will run the correct processes to  
> update the final pdf file. This version of latexmk, 3.21c, will  
> also correctly work with the nomencl package as well as the  
> glossary or glossaries packages and packages that produce multiple  
> bibliographies or indexes (e.g., mutlibib and multind).
>
> New with the latexmk 3.21c packaging:
>
> Including eps graphics files directly in pdflatex documents  
> requires the use of the epstopdf package. If you have an included  
> eps file \emph{and a converted pdf version of the file doesn't  
> exist} the epstopdf package converts the eps file into a  
> corresponding pdf file using epstopdf). Once the pdf exists the  
> conversion no longer takes place, even if the eps file is updated,  
> unless you remove the pdf file. The pdflatexmkrc and xelatexmk  
> support files for this distribution of latexmk 3.21c now will  
> detect an updated eps file, run the conversion to pdf and then re- 
> run pdflatex to update the document. Note: the file name in your  
> \includgraphics commands should \emph{not} have an extension or  
> latexmk will go into a run-on condition (infinity = 6 for latexmk  
> runs).
>
> I want to thank John Collins for his great work on latexmk. It has  
> automated the multi-pass processing of many files and saved lots of  
> time for me and hopefully others.
>
> You can pick up Latexmk321cTeXShop.zip at <http:// 
> homepage.mac.com.herbs2/>.
>
> I'm sorry for releasing the TeXShop packaging so frequently but the  
> changes made by John in successive updates to latexmk has opened up  
> so many useful features and I want to get them out to the community.
>
> Coming next should be pdftricks support. It will need the [noshell]  
> option set for pdftricks (\usepackage[noshell]{pdftricks}) since  
> latexmk will take care of and keep track of the external figure  
> file processing. Hopefully pst-pdf support will come too.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest.com)
>
>
>
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