Impossible to install pythontex... pythontex command always unavailable
I installed the pythontex package in my texmf directory, but still the command pythontex is not found when i write it in a terminal... And when i compile, \printpythontex returns ?? PythonTeX...
View Article[arara]: clean option does not remove .xml file extensions
The clean option of arara removes all extensions except for.xml files when .xml is listed in the extensions options:% arara: clean : { extensions:...
View Article[arara]: Reuse compiled preamble with pdflatex and mylatexformat.ltx
When running pdflatex more than once successively, is it possible to:• Compile your preamble packages• Snapshot this moment in compilation• Continue running through the rest of the pdflatex...
View Articlearara fails on biber, but standalone biber doesn't fail [duplicate]
I have a LaTeX file ThesisFinal.tex that I compile with arara. The file starts with the following lines:% arara: clean: { extensions: [aux, bbl, bcf, blg, glg, glo, gls, idx, ilg, ind, ist, log, out,...
View ArticleUse Arara directives to move pdf from build folder to root folder
I am trying to have all auxilliary files created in a "_build" subdirectory, but automatically move the created PDF back to the same directory as the .tex.In other words, I want the .tex and .pdf in...
View ArticleIndent subfiles with arara (subfiles package)
Can bar.tex file be indented by arara?foo.tex is indented if I use: % arara: indent: { overwrite: yes }, but not bar.texfoo.tex file:% arara: indent: { overwrite: yes, files: [ dir/bar.tex ]...
View ArticleHow to write `arara` rules
It seems the syntax for writing arara rules has changed since I last updated my copy of LaTeX.On my old computer the following rule works as desired:!config# open rule for arara# author: A.Ellett#...
View ArticleConvert bash shell script call in arara rule from version 4 to version 6
I have the following rule in arara 4 that calls a bash shell and executes a command in this shell:!configidentifier: OCbootstrapname: OCbootstrapcommands:- <arara> bash -i -c OCbootstrap...
View Articlearara Failing on Validating Directory
ProblemI am trying to switch over to using arara instead of a very complex makefile. I am running into the a problem where arara is telling me that a directory is invalid and that I need to fix it. The...
View ArticleArara continue when launching pdf reader in background
I want to configure arara to launch my PDF reader after compilation. I can do this with the following custom rule:!configidentifier: evincename: evincecommands:- name: Open in Evince command: > @{...
View ArticleTexStudio with arara; cannot find extractbb
With some help from the prior question TexStudio and arara, I was able to get started with arara inside TexStudio (Yay!). But while running a Xelatex compilation (the 2nd example code in the URL just...
View ArticleIs there a default arara rule for ConTeXt?
I'm trying to make a simple Hello, World example for ConTeXt.The file itself works, but I can't manage to instruct arara to compile it with texexec.% arara: context\starttextHello,...
View ArticleNew 2023 TeXlive, similar but different arara problem
I had previously posted a question about Arara, with TeXlive 2022 and with specific reference to ConTeXt (see ConTeXt and Arara, failure. That question has been closed due to "lack of clarity", and I...
View ArticleArara configuration file, create new file extension (file type); ConteXt
This question follows-on from a previous one ...similar but different Arara...I've created a configuration file according to what I understand from the Arara Reference Manual, and I have appended it...
View Article"arara" shows "java" error: "\runscript.tlu:921: command failed with exit...
When I run arara for a LaTeX file, the error is here:C:\texlive\2023\bin\windows\runscript.tlu:921: command failed withexit code 1: java.exe -jarc:\texlive\2023\texmf-dist\scripts\arara\arara.jar...
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How to enable LuaLaTeX arara Dialog boxes on M2 Ventura Mac
I've taken a number of steps to implement LaTeX arara Dialog boxes on a M2 Mac, as described on pages 80-85 in the arara-manual.pdf et al., but something is still missing.The steps taken so far...
View ArticleCannot run `arara` on TeXworks Linux Mint, two TeX lives present on system...
I recently made the switch from Windows 10 to Linux Mint and I am pretty happy so far except arara is not working, it complains Unable to access jarfile when I try and run it through the GUI but arara...
View ArticleJava blocking arara
Experiencing what appears to be java blocking arara when typesetting using TeXShop on the following code when run on an M2 Mac with Ventura OS:% arara: lualatex: { synctex: on } % arara: lualatex: {...
View ArticleArara doesn't work anymore after package update to v 7.1.1
I am writing Latex code in VSCode with TexLive installed on Windows 10 and I am using Arara.% arara: pdflatex: { shell: yes }%! arara: biber% arara: pdflatex%! arara: pdflatexEverything worked...
View ArticleAdd support for upmendex in arara
This is not really a question, but more a suggestion to the authors of 'arara'.I tried to find a way to contact Paulo Cereda (the author of 'arara'), but could not find that so quickly on the...
View Articlearara skripting to convert svg to pdf through inkscape?
I read about the arara cli and some scripting capabilities and im wondering if its possible to make arara use inkscape to convert svg to pdf before includeing them with \includegraphics.A frend showed...
View ArticleError "\runscript.tlu:918: command failed with exit code 1" running arara
When I run even a simple document like this:% arara: pdflatex% arara: pdflatex\documentclass{book}\begin{document}Hello world!\end{document}I got this error:Process started (PID=7924) >>> __ _...
View ArticleIs there a possibility to change compiler engine depending on presence of a...
I'm used to use both pdflatex and xelatex engine to compile my documents, xelatex in case of .tex files containing polyglossia package and pdflatex for the others My question is there a method ( with...
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TeXstudio arara magic comment is not recognized
Why does the following document% !TeX program = txs:///arara% arara: lualatex: {synctex: on, interaction: nonstopmode, shell: yes}\documentclass{article}\begin{document} Hello\end{document}return this...
View ArticleMacTex Live Utility always asks for force removal of arara and...
How to prevent MacTex Live Utility from always asking for forced removal of arara and arara.universal-darwin?This always happens and apparently nothing changes, I tried to search on google but found no...
View ArticleInvalid arara error when running YAML directive from TeXShop
I'm using arara to play a Waves.mp3 sound file when TeXShop starts, and completes, typesetting my LuaLaTeX project file (~20 minutes), mainly as a gentle alert that the typesetting is complete.The...
View ArticleArara rule to remove all files except 'tex' and 'pdf'
I have this example % arara: pdflatex% arara: pdflatex% arara: clean: { files: [test.log,test.aux] }\documentclass{article}\usepackage{lipsum}\begin{document}\tableofcontents\section{Section...
View ArticleIntegration of arara in Texmaker - follow up [duplicate]
I'm very new using LaTeX and I'm stuck trying to run arara in TeXmaker (MiKTeX). I'm following the post Integration of arara in Texmaker but at the end I getError : could not start the commandI suspect...
View ArticleIntegration of arara in Texmaker
The documentation of arara has a chapter about IDE integration. However the often used editor Texmaker is missing. The installation of the tool itself is well described in the documentation of araraHow...
View ArticleCustom `arara` engine in TexShop for music tools
In a related thread, I asked for help setting up a TexShop engine for MusixTex. At the suggestion of @Alan Munn, I would now like to create an 'arara' engine that will accomplish at least the following...
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