Questions tagged [compiling]
{compiling} is about the process you must go through to convert your TeX from .tex source files into your output document format, be it pdf, dvi, or something completely different.
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How can I see all \input contents as a single LaTeX file? [duplicate]
I have a main LaTeX file that uses many \input{...} commands to include content from other files, like this:
\input{frontmatter/preface}
\input{parts/part01/part01}
\input{backmatter/note}
I want to ...
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Compile & View fails although pdflatex runs successfully
I am using TeXstudio 4.9.0 on Fedora Linux. Say I have the following file:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[margin=2cm]{geometry}
\title{Title}
\author{Author}
\begin{document}
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Compilation OK with TeXShop, but KO in command line
I'm facing a strange problem.
With TeXShop configured to use pdflatex --file-line-error --synctex=1 --shell-escape, I can compile a document that incorporates a lot of PDFs via pdfpages. When I run ...
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What is "% !TEX TS-program = lualatex" and "who" cares? [duplicate]
In this community I was recently presented with a preamble beginning with% !TEX TS-program = lualatex which I vaguely recall having the generic designation of "magic".
A bash file typically ...
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How to compile a kaobook offline
I want to use the kaobook template, which correctly compiles in Overleaf, but it is not compiling in my computer.
I'm working in Windows with MiKTeX and Texmaker and when I use pdflatex on the file ...
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big xelatex file does no longer compile under mac tahoe 26.1
A large xelatex file, about 1300 pages in pdf which has always been compiled without any problems on the mac os system does not compile any more. It seems that the file is causing a crash of latex. ...
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weird frames around images with white background
I'm working with Overleaf and when I add images that have white background the compiled pdf shows black lines around the white framework. How do I get rid of those without changing the image ?
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Maximum path length in TeXworks
To compile tex files, I usually use the TeXworks program associated with the TeX Live distribution on Windows, and everything works perfectly. Sometimes, however, when the source file has a very long ...
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LyX: Compiling problem - missing glyphs
Hi I try to compile a hebrew file and it gives me this message:
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What program should I use to compile this?
What program should I use to compile this source?
\documentclass[landscape,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\usepackage{pgfmath}
%\usepackage[margin=1cm,showframe]{geometry}% MWE only
\...
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Latex warning: there were undefined references
I don't know what I am doing wrong with this but texmaker is keeping throwing me this error all the time no matter what configuration I chose: LaTeX Warning: There were undefined references.Package ...
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How much does tagging affect my compilation?
I have a tex project where I want to tag the output. It seems like tagging makes the compilation take longer. How much longer? What else is affected by tagging?
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TeXstudio: only recompile a part, as nothing else has changed [duplicate]
My TeXstudio file is huge. When I make changes on one page/segment only (or the like), I'd like to recompile it quickly. How?
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I don't want to split the file into multiple files. Moreover, I'...
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Optimization of a function that recursively splits a sequence of tokens
I currently have the following code to recursively split and access a sequence according to a list of separators:
%% -------------------------------- PREAMBLE -------------------------------- %%
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Sierpinski Integral in LaTeX
I recently came across this meme. The image purportedly shows a Japanese integration quiz with questions that become increasingly ridiculous, culminating in the final problem: the "Sierpinski ...