This is a LaTeX template to write a thesis.

Install TeX Live TeX Live.

• Install Ruby, RVM and Bundler
• Run bundle install to install ltx.

This gem provides the ltx command. See the ltx documentation for usage.

Use the following command to compile the project with latexmk and pdflatex:

#!bash

latexmk -cd -f -jobname=output -auxdir="OUTDIR" -outdir="OUTDIR" -pdf -e "$pdflatex='pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=batchmode %O %S'" ".../main.tex"

It is recommended to set OUTDIR to a temporary subdirectory (e.g. tmp). Using a temporary directory is not required, but then all build artifacts will be created in your project root. You can set the document file name prefix via -jobname=. Replace $pdflatex='pdflatex with $pdflatex='lualatex if you use LuaTeX. This and more is what ltx allows you to configure via the project.yml.

There are many tools and editors you can use. Here is a small collection:

There is the vim-latex plugin for Vim:

#!vimrc

Bundle 'git://git.code.sf.net/p/vim-latex/vim-latex'

Combine this with evince (supports auto-reloading) and a tiling window manager like xmoand, i3 or Sway and you have a great setup.

You can use guard or any other file change watcher for auto-compiling.

Set the Default Compiler to Latexmk under Build settings.

You can also compile to a temporary subdirectory:

• Change the latex-mk command in Options->Configure TeXstudio...->Commands to:

latexmk -cd -f -jobname=% -auxdir="tmp" -outdir="tmp" -pdf -e "$pdflatex='pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=batchmode %%O %%S'" "%.tex"

If you use an external PDF-Viewer, adjust the path under External PDF-Viewer to outdir (tmp/).

For evince under Linux set the External PDF-Viewer to:

evince tmp/%.pdf > /dev/null

For Acrobat Reader under Windows (you may have to fix the path) set the External PDF-Viewer to:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "tmp\?m.pdf" 

Without changing the following the internal PDF-Viewer will not find the PDF and log files:

• Activate the Advanced Options by checking the checkbox Show Advanced Options
• Go to Additional Search Paths and add tmp for Log File and PDF File

• Firas Zaidan

See LICENSE file.