On Saturday 25 June 2011 08:46:33 you wrote: > Am 24.06.2011 21:04, schrieb Steve Litt: > > The following shellscript compiles my PDF: > > > > ============================= > > #!/bin/bash > > > > rm -f junk.* > > cp -p larry.lyx junk.lyx > > lyx --export latex junk.lyx > > latex junk.tex > > makeindex -c -q junk.idx > > latex junk.tex > > dvips junk.dvi > > ps2pdf13 junk.ps > > acroread junk.pdf > > ============================= > > Why so complicated and not using LyX to export directly to PDF > using e.g. pdflatex or ps2pdf? > > Besides this, depending on your file, you will need up to 2 latex > runs, not just 2 as in your script. And I recommend not to run > latex + dvips + ps2pdf but just directly pdflatex.
Thanks Uwe, The reason for the complication is that I do some personalization (not shown) within the script, that includes pdftk. Also, as much as possible, I want to shelter my builds, which get done every time someone orders a book, from any changes to LyX or my LyX configuration. As far as pdflatex, it has some bad problem, as I remember, though I don't remember exactly what the problem is. I think it might have had something to do with hyperref. But more than anything else, I just want to understand this discrepancy? What is the difference between LyX view->PDF (ps2pdf) and an equivalent script. What is the difference between File->export- >LaTeX and lyx --export pdf? Once I understand what LyX is doing under the covers, I can certainly do the job with my script, or your idea, or pretty much anything else. I just want to understand the discrepancy. Thanks StevET Steve Litt Recession Relief Package http://www.recession-relief.US Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt
