[OS X TeX] Mountain Lion neither makefile nor latex command functions

[Berend Hasselman]

On 12-11-2013, at 19:23, NMPOST7 <nmpost7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/11/2013 18:47, Herbert Schulz wrote:
>> I got the information and the permissions look fine. The FixMacTeX2013.pkg fixed up the PATH so there is no need to 
> separately set up PATH (unless you also have a distribution via Macports or Fink).
>> 
>> Installing the latest XCode and letting it install the command line tools should do the trick if `make' wasn't installed.
> 
> I installed XCode but the command "which make" returns nothing. Do I have reboot
> (as in M$Windows)?
> 
> 
>> PS: If you try using TeXShop to compile your files there is a latexmk engine (you have to activate it) which will do all 
> necessary processing so there would be no need to use your make file.
> To activate the latexmk engine move the latexmk.engine file from
> ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/Inactive/Latexmk two directories up, to
> ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines; you'll need to restart TeXShop. Then place the line
>> 
>> % !TEX TS-program = latexmk
>> 
>> at the top of your source file and simply Typeset->Typeset (Cmd-T) and 
> the file will be completely typeset through all necessary steps of
> latex/bibtex(or biber)/makeindex to get a final product.
> 
> 
> I use makefile mainly because I am used to it for years and I write my code
> almost entirely using my favourite editor vi
> 
> It is a makefile that is almost 9 years old!!!! Only the variable FN is changed
> as per the document in question. (I do not use any office product for any form
> of documentation)
> 
> 
> LATEX=latex
> DVIPS=dvips -Ppdf
> PSPDF=ps2pdf13
> THUMBPDF=thumbpdf --modes=ps2pdf
> MKIND=makeindex -s idxerr.ist -g
> FN=myfile
> all:
> 	$(LATEX)    $(FN).tex
> 	$(LATEX)    $(FN).tex
> 	$(MKIND)    $(FN).idx
> 	$(LATEX)    $(FN).tex
> 	$(DVIPS)    $(FN).dvi -o $(FN).ps
> 	$(PSPDF)    $(FN).ps
> 	$(THUMBPDF) $(FN).pdf
> 	$(LATEX)    $(FN).tex
> 	$(DVIPS)    $(FN).dvi -o $(FN).ps
> 	$(PSPDF)    $(FN).ps
> clean:
> 	rm *.out *.log *.aux *.dvi *.ps
> 
> 
> (Probably, the file looks primitive. The reason is simple, I learned LaTeX all
> by myself and it has taken a bit of time to reach where I am. The thanks go to
> the whole community out there and to member of DANTE e.v. of which I am a member)
> 
> 

You really should have a look at latexmk.
man latexmk is your friend.

I’m quite sure this can be simplified considerably.

Berend

> Once in a while I use TeXShop.
> 
> 
> Best regards
> suren
> 
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