[texhax] finding files

[david allen]

Thanks. Also, your graphic display of my layout is much better than my
description.

Another question: In c/c++ and html, if you have a path in an include
statement
the path is relative to the current file. In LaTeX the path is relative to
the master file.
Are these correct observations?

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Vladimir Lomov <lomov.vl at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 15:45:19 -0500, david allen wrote:
> > I just switched from windows to linux (ubuntu) and have installed texlive
> > 2009.
>
> > I have a ~/texmf directory where I have put some bib and sty files.
>
> > I have a directory ~/book that contains master.tex. master.tex has things
> > like
> > \include{chapter1} \include{chaper2} etc. Now, chapter1.tex resides in
> > the directory ~/book/chapter1 along with perhaps included graphics files
> > and related R programs.
>
> > I would like to cd to book and have latex find the files in its
> subsidiary
> > directories.
> > I am not keen on moving book to be subsidiary to texmf because there is a
> > lot of non-tex stuff there.
>
> > I am overwhelmed with the Kpathsea documentation and the FAQs weren't
> > enough help either. Can someone give explicit direction on how to do
> this?
> > I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> > Sincerely,
> > David
>
> Layout:
> ~/book/
>        master.tex
> ~/book/chapter1/
>        chapter1.tex
>        fig1-1.eps
>        fig1-1.pdf
>        ...
> ~book/chapter2/
>        chapter2.tex
>        fig2-1.eps
>        fig2-1.pdf
>        ...
> ...
>
> Your master.tex file contains:
>
> \include{chapter1/chapter1.tex}
> \include{chapter2/chapter2.tex}
>
> Go into directory and run
> bash:[~/book]$ pdflatex master.tex
> ...
>
> If you use bibtex/makeindex/... then run instead of pdflatex
> bash:[~/book]$ latexmk -pdf master.tex
>
> This should work.
>
> Note: if you insert images into your document you should use relative
> paths, e.g. in chapter1.tex:
>
> \includegraphics{fig1-1} %%% without extension provided that there are
> %%% fig1-1.eps _and_ fig1-1.pdf files
>
>
> --
> Uncle Ed's Rule of Thumb:
>        Never use your thumb for a rule.
>        You'll either hit it with a hammer or get a splinter in it.
>
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