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Is there an easy way to externalize TikZ files?
I found that symlinking as suggested by Artemis is indeed the easiest option, i.e.: Additionally, if you use ikzexternalize [mode=list and make], you will also notice that the generated build/main.makefile can’t be used as is either, because it uses files both in the base folder and in the build folder.
How to speed up compilation by using TikZ?
There are two questions hidden in your post, they have two answers that are basically orthogonal: #Speeding up compilation by using tikzexternalize : You don’t actually have to write them into separate files to save compilation time. You can leave your code almost unchanged, that’s the beauty of it.
Why does pdflatex fail to externalize.md5 files?
While the .md5 files are created where I expect them the command creating the externalized picture files (.pdf, .log, .dpth) fails. My assumption is that this happens because the pdflatex to create these files does not inherit the -output-directory option and thus fails to create the files in the right spot.
How to use latexmk as a command line application?
Latexmk is a command line application, see below for how to use it with batch files. In the simplest case you just have to type This runs LaTeX on all .tex files in the current directory using the output format specified by the configuration files. If you want to make sure to get a .pdf file as output, just mention it:
How to install latexmk in TeX Live utility?
Installation § 1 Perl should be already installed. 2 You may have to install a package called latexmk or similar. 3 It’s probably already installed. 4 If not, open “TeX Live Utility”, search for “latexmk” and install it. 5 If you prefer using the Terminal: sudo tlmgr install latexmk 6 You probably have to install Perl , e.g.
How to use SyncTeX in latexmk homepage?
While you are at it, you should also activates the SyncTeX feature by selecting you editor right below in the “PDF-TeX Sync support” section. With this selected and with -synctex=1 in your LaTeX call, you can Shift-⌘-click in the preview window and jump directly to the corresponding source text in your editor!