[OS X TeX] TeXShop not running the sepdflatexmk engine

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Jul 8, 2025, at 2:28 PM, Joshua Smith <jhs0807 at gmail.com> wrote:
> ...
> Hi Herb,
> 
> I found my problem.  I was using a root/child file structure, and I had placed the command 
> 
> % !TEX TS-program = pdflatexmk
> 
> in the root file.  Later, I was adding
> 
> % !TEX TS-program = sepdflatexmk
> 
> to the child file, but it was being overwritten by the command in the root file.
> 
> Thanks,
> Josh
> 

Since it'ss the root file that is compiled (other file are read in by that file) only the TeXShop directives in the root file are used.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
herbs2 at mac.com