[OS X TeX] auto-pst-pdf

[Herbert Schulz]

On Aug 12, 2009, at 5:48 AM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

>
> On Aug 12, 2009, at 3:36 AM, Doris Wagner wrote:
>
>> ...
>> third:
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>> I can't find a file called pst-pdfmk.engine anywhere in ~/Li*/Te*/ 
>> Engines
>> or anywhere else... where should this be???
>>
>>
>>
>> thanx very much for your help!
>>
>>
>>
>> doris
>>
>
>
> Howdy,
>
> That kind of explains why the rest didn't work!
>
> The first trial with pdflatexmk doesn't work (latexmk gets into a  
> run on condition [6=infinity for latexmk]) because files are being  
> updated behind latexmk's back and it keeps seeing the updated files  
> and wants to run again. That's why I made the pst-pdfmk engine;  
> latexmk recursively controls all the processing steps needed.
>
> If you really don't have the pst-pdfmk engine file look into ~/ 
> Library/TeXShop/Engines/Inactive/Latexmk/ and move the engines there  
> into the Engines folder. I'm not sure why you have pdflatexmk but  
> not the others.
>
> You can always dowwnload the latest version of latexmk (4.08 right  
> now) along with all the other needed files (to be placed in ~/ 
> Library/TeXShop/bin/ and .../Engines/) with instructions, etc., as  
> Latexmk408TeXShop226.zip (don't worry about the 226 part) from <http://homepage.mac.com/herbs2 
> >.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>


Howdy,

Sigh... since auto-pst-pdf has it's own macro definitions (i.e., it  
adds things to pst-pdf) and the sample file uses those macros the best  
thing to do is first make a single run of pdflatex (i.e. use the  
pdflatex [no mk] engine) to allow auto-pst-pdf to create the figure  
file (with the cross reference). Once the figures file is built add  
the `off' option to the auto-pst-pdf usepackage (i.e.,  
\usepackage[off,...]{auto-pst-pdf}) so it no longer re-creates the  
figures file and from then on you can use the pdflatexmk engine.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)