rtex.rb

This program translates a (La)TeX-File as often as necessary and gives a log-overview.

Source on CTAN: www.dante.de/CTAN/support/rtex ?

Things to get better:

• class Config is platform depending and only defined for Win2K
  • path and program for each tool
  • stdout/stderr/Log->Files
• Error and Warning-Analyses must be enforced
• support multibib.sty (bibtex)
• support multind.sty
• Option -c to remove all auxiliary files.
• analyse htlatex
• Check in which source-file an error/warning occurs (input-list)
• Check on which output page an error/warning occurs (input-list)

Some programs with a similar functionalty

• texify (miktex)
• latexmk
• texexec (ConTeXt)
• rubber (Python) ebeffara.free.fr/stuff/rubber/
• texi2pdf (or texi2dvi)
• mk Perl script www.servalys.nl/tex/mk.html

Usage in programms: Call TeX and generate document

       tex = Chain.new()
       #run.latex
       #run.latex_ps_pdf
       Logger.level=3
       tex.file = '??'
       tex.execute()

Required files

Methods

Classes and Modules

Class BibTeX
Class Chain
Class Config
Class DVIPDFM
Class DVIPS
Class HTLaTeX
Class LaTeX
Class Logger
Class Makeindex
Class PDFLaTeX
Class PS2PDF
Class Precompile
Class Rail
Class Tool