Why is there no control file in Biber?
ERROR – Cannot find control file ‘test.bcf’! means that Biber can not find the .bcf file. There are several possible causes for that message. You forgot to run LaTeX on your document and no .bcf file was created. There were errors early on when you compiled your .tex file so that the .bcf could not be written.
Can you compile a Biber document from an editor?
It is always worth a try to compile a document from the command line and not from an editor to make sure that the editor does not interfere. Since Biber and biblatex are integrated so closely it is not always entirely clear if the problem you are facing is a Biber problem or a biblatex problem.
Why do I get an error when I run Biber?
Starting with version 2.5 of Biber (the corresponding biblatex version is 3.4) version mismatches are errors and abort a Biber run. The error message is more prominent and informs you more clearly about what is going on. This can mean that you need to clear auxiliary files after an update of Biber and biblatex.
Can a Biber problem be a BibLaTeX problem?
Since Biber and biblatex are integrated so closely it is not always entirely clear if the problem you are facing is a Biber problem or a biblatex problem. While the first four can be identified, dealt with and checked quite quickly (and with a simple recipe), the last point has an infinite number of realisations and solutions.
What is the error ” failed to build bibliography via Biber “?
INFO – ERRORS: 1 Error: Failed to build the bibliography via biber Execution halted Warning message: LaTeX Warning: Empty bibliography on input line 382. LaTeX Warning: Citation ‘spyrison_spinifex_2020’ undefined on input line 384.
Why do I get a message that Biber is not installed?
If you don’t get the expected output but a message that the command cannot be found, you either don’t have Biber installed at all, or for some reason Biber is not installed in a directory in your path.