Re: Converting markdown to PDF
Paul M Foster writes:
On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 10:46:09PM +0200, Linux-Fan wrote:
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> pdflatex is provided by package texlive-latex-base.
>
> Some hints about which packages might be needed can be seen in pandoc's
> "Suggests":
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> ~$ aptitude show pandoc
[snip]
Thanks. When I used "-t latex" and tried outputting to PDF after installing
some of these dependencies, I did get a PDF. Unfortunately, it looks about
as horrible as most LaTeX docs. I'll keep tweaking it.
Yes, I do not like the default style either :)
There are multiple options to change the appearance without digging too
deeply into the generated LaTeX code. E.g. I use a wrapper script for the
following command:
pandoc \
-t latex \
-f
markdown+compact_definition_lists+tex_math_single_backslash+link_attributes \
-V papersize=a4 \
-V classoption=DIV10 \
-V fontsize=12pt \
-V documentclass=scrartcl \
-V fontfamily=kpfonts \
-V babel-otherlangs=greek \
-V babel-newcommands=\\usepackage{teubner} \
-V toc-depth=1 \
-V x-masysma-logo=/usr/share/mdvl-d5man2/tplpdf/logo_v2 \
-V x-masysma-icon=/usr/share/mdvl-d5man2/tplpdf/masysmaicon \
--default-image-extension=pdf \
--template=/usr/share/mdvl-d5man2/tplpdf/masysma_d5man.tex \
--resource-path="$(dirname "$1")" \
-o "$(basename "$1").pdf" \
"$1"
Some of the `-V` options improve (IMHO) the output style. The choice of font
already makes a huge difference (but is also a matter of tast!).
Additionally, I use an own “template” file to do some advanced things like
add logos/icons etc. If you are interested in an example, see
https://github.com/m7a/bo-d5man2/tree/master/d5manexportpdf
HTH
Linux-Fan
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Re: Converting markdown to PDF
On April 1, 2021 4:45:03 PM CDT, Paul M Foster wrote: >On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 10:46:09PM +0200, Linux-Fan wrote: > >> Paul M Foster writes: >> >> > I'm trying to use pandoc to convert markdown files to PDF. But when >I try, >> > pandoc dumps out with an error that it needs "pdflatex" or some >other >> > similar converter to do its job. No such "pdflatex" package exists >in the >> > Buster stable archives. I'm sure something does this, but I don't >know what >> > it is. Does anyone else know? >> >> pdflatex is provided by package texlive-latex-base. >> >> Some hints about which packages might be needed can be seen in >pandoc's >> "Suggests": >> >> ~$ aptitude show pandoc > >[snip] > >Thanks. When I used "-t latex" and tried outputting to PDF after >installing >some of these dependencies, I did get a PDF. Unfortunately, it looks >about >as horrible as most LaTeX docs. I'll keep tweaking it. I like the markdown -> docbook -> formatting objects(fo) -> PDF pipeline. It tends to produce PDF documents that look more "business" and less "academic" than the latex pipeline.
Re: Converting markdown to PDF
On Thu 01 Apr 2021 at 17:22:31 (-0400), Paul M Foster wrote: > On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 09:41:30PM +0100, Tixy wrote: > > On Thu, 2021-04-01 at 16:34 -0400, Paul M Foster wrote: > > > I'm trying to use pandoc to convert markdown files to PDF. But when I > > > try, > > > pandoc dumps out with an error that it needs "pdflatex" or some other > > > similar converter to do its job. No such "pdflatex" package exists in > > > the > > > Buster stable archives. I'm sure something does this, but I don't > > > know what > > > it is. Does anyone else know? > > > > > > > I just Google "debian pdflatex" and the top hit was Debian's search > > page... > > > > https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents=pdflatex > > > > I'm sure someone will be along shortly to give an example of how the > > search can be done from a commandline using Debian's packaging tools or > > similar... :-) > > Cute but uncalled for. To wit... In view of what you tried to install, I can only assume that you didn't actually visit the link, which would give you the name of the package within the following list: You have searched for paths that end with pdflatex in suite buster, all sections, and all architectures. Found 8 results. File Packages /usr/bin/bg5+pdflatex latex-cjk-chinese /usr/bin/bg5pdflatex latex-cjk-chinese /usr/bin/cef5pdflatex latex-cjk-chinese /usr/bin/cefpdflatex latex-cjk-chinese /usr/bin/cefspdflatex latex-cjk-chinese /usr/bin/gbkpdflatex latex-cjk-chinese /usr/bin/pdflatex texlive-latex-base ← /usr/bin/sjispdflatex latex-cjk-japanese In any case, you might bookmark https://packages.debian.org/, which gives you the wherewithal to construct your own searches. > paulf@dudley:~$ uname -a > Linux dudley 4.19.0-13-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.160-2 (2020-11-28) x86_64 > GNU/Linux > paulf@dudley:~$ sudo apt install pdflatex > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > E: Unable to locate package pdflatex On Thu 01 Apr 2021 at 17:45:03 (-0400), Paul M Foster wrote: > On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 10:46:09PM +0200, Linux-Fan wrote: > > Paul M Foster writes: > > > > > I'm trying to use pandoc to convert markdown files to PDF. But when I try, > > > pandoc dumps out with an error that it needs "pdflatex" or some other > > > similar converter to do its job. No such "pdflatex" package exists in the > > > Buster stable archives. I'm sure something does this, but I don't know > > > what > > > it is. Does anyone else know? > > > > pdflatex is provided by package texlive-latex-base. > > > > Some hints about which packages might be needed can be seen in pandoc's > > "Suggests": > > > > ~$ aptitude show pandoc > > [snip] > > Thanks. When I used "-t latex" and tried outputting to PDF after installing > some of these dependencies, I did get a PDF. Unfortunately, it looks about > as horrible as most LaTeX docs. I'll keep tweaking it. I assume that using -o foo.pdf doesn't produce what you want, so is it the LaTeX code that you're tweaking, or the original markdown? Cheers, David.
Re: Converting markdown to PDF
On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 10:46:09PM +0200, Linux-Fan wrote: > Paul M Foster writes: > > > I'm trying to use pandoc to convert markdown files to PDF. But when I try, > > pandoc dumps out with an error that it needs "pdflatex" or some other > > similar converter to do its job. No such "pdflatex" package exists in the > > Buster stable archives. I'm sure something does this, but I don't know what > > it is. Does anyone else know? > > pdflatex is provided by package texlive-latex-base. > > Some hints about which packages might be needed can be seen in pandoc's > "Suggests": > > ~$ aptitude show pandoc [snip] Thanks. When I used "-t latex" and tried outputting to PDF after installing some of these dependencies, I did get a PDF. Unfortunately, it looks about as horrible as most LaTeX docs. I'll keep tweaking it. Paul -- Paul M. Foster http://noferblatz.com http://quillandmouse.com
Re: Converting markdown to PDF
On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 05:12:40PM -0400, Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 01 Apr 2021 21:41:30 +0100 > Tixy wrote: > > > On Thu, 2021-04-01 at 16:34 -0400, Paul M Foster wrote: > > > I'm trying to use pandoc to convert markdown files to PDF. But when I > > > try, > > > pandoc dumps out with an error that it needs "pdflatex" or some other > > > similar converter to do its job. No such "pdflatex" package exists in > > > the > > > Buster stable archives. I'm sure something does this, but I don't > > > know what > > > it is. Does anyone else know? > > > > > > > I just Google "debian pdflatex" and the top hit was Debian's search > > page... > > > > https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents=pdflatex > > > > I'm sure someone will be along shortly to give an example of how the > > search can be done from a commandline using Debian's packaging tools or > > similar... :-) > > 'apt-file search pdflatex' > > 'apt-file' is in the 'apt-file' package - it keeps a local database, > which one updates periodically / occasionally via 'apt-file update'. > > Celejar > Thanks. The actual package is texlive-latex-base to provide pdflatex. Unfortunately, pandoc still balks, but in a different way. I'll have to do more research. Paul -- Paul M. Foster http://noferblatz.com http://quillandmouse.com
Re: Converting markdown to PDF
On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 09:41:30PM +0100, Tixy wrote: > On Thu, 2021-04-01 at 16:34 -0400, Paul M Foster wrote: > > I'm trying to use pandoc to convert markdown files to PDF. But when I > > try, > > pandoc dumps out with an error that it needs "pdflatex" or some other > > similar converter to do its job. No such "pdflatex" package exists in > > the > > Buster stable archives. I'm sure something does this, but I don't > > know what > > it is. Does anyone else know? > > > > I just Google "debian pdflatex" and the top hit was Debian's search > page... > > https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents=pdflatex > > I'm sure someone will be along shortly to give an example of how the > search can be done from a commandline using Debian's packaging tools or > similar... :-) Cute but uncalled for. To wit... paulf@dudley:~$ uname -a Linux dudley 4.19.0-13-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.160-2 (2020-11-28) x86_64 GNU/Linux paulf@dudley:~$ sudo apt install pdflatex Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package pdflatex -- Paul M. Foster http://noferblatz.com http://quillandmouse.com
Re: Converting markdown to PDF
On Thu, 01 Apr 2021 21:41:30 +0100 Tixy wrote: > On Thu, 2021-04-01 at 16:34 -0400, Paul M Foster wrote: > > I'm trying to use pandoc to convert markdown files to PDF. But when I > > try, > > pandoc dumps out with an error that it needs "pdflatex" or some other > > similar converter to do its job. No such "pdflatex" package exists in > > the > > Buster stable archives. I'm sure something does this, but I don't > > know what > > it is. Does anyone else know? > > > > I just Google "debian pdflatex" and the top hit was Debian's search > page... > > https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents=pdflatex > > I'm sure someone will be along shortly to give an example of how the > search can be done from a commandline using Debian's packaging tools or > similar... :-) 'apt-file search pdflatex' 'apt-file' is in the 'apt-file' package - it keeps a local database, which one updates periodically / occasionally via 'apt-file update'. Celejar
Re: Converting markdown to PDF
Paul M Foster writes: I'm trying to use pandoc to convert markdown files to PDF. But when I try, pandoc dumps out with an error that it needs "pdflatex" or some other similar converter to do its job. No such "pdflatex" package exists in the Buster stable archives. I'm sure something does this, but I don't know what it is. Does anyone else know? pdflatex is provided by package texlive-latex-base. Some hints about which packages might be needed can be seen in pandoc's "Suggests": ~$ aptitude show pandoc Package: pandoc [...] Suggests: texlive-latex-recommended, texlive-xetex, texlive-luatex, pandoc-citeproc, texlive-latex-extra, context, wkhtmltopdf, librsvg2-bin, groff, ghc, nodejs, php, perl, python, ruby, r-base-core, libjs-mathjax, node-katex [...] I personally have the following texlive packages installed: ~$ aptitude search ~itexlive i A texlive - TeX Live: A decent selection of the TeX Li i A texlive-base- TeX Live: Essential programs and files i A texlive-binaries- Binaries for TeX Live i A texlive-extra-utils - TeX Live: TeX auxiliary programs i A texlive-font-utils - TeX Live: Graphics and font utilities i A texlive-fonts-extra - TeX Live: Additional fonts i A texlive-fonts-extra-links - TeX Live: i A texlive-fonts-recommended - TeX Live: Recommended fonts i A texlive-games - TeX Live: Games typesetting i A texlive-generic-extra - TeX Live: transitional dummy package i A texlive-generic-recommended - TeX Live: transitional dummy package i A texlive-lang-german - TeX Live: German i A texlive-lang-greek - TeX Live: Greek i A texlive-latex-base - TeX Live: LaTeX fundamental packages i A texlive-latex-extra - TeX Live: LaTeX additional packages i A texlive-latex-recommended - TeX Live: LaTeX recommended packages i A texlive-pictures- TeX Live: Graphics, pictures, diagrams i A texlive-plain-generic - TeX Live: Plain (La)TeX packages i A texlive-pstricks- TeX Live: PSTricks i A texlive-science - TeX Live: Mathematics, natural sciences, c I am pretty sure that not all of them are needed. It might be sufficient to begin with `texlive-latex-base` and only install others if pandoc keeps complaining. HTH Linux-Fan öö pgpxlIqHwvT_f.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Converting markdown to PDF
On Thu, 2021-04-01 at 16:34 -0400, Paul M Foster wrote: > I'm trying to use pandoc to convert markdown files to PDF. But when I > try, > pandoc dumps out with an error that it needs "pdflatex" or some other > similar converter to do its job. No such "pdflatex" package exists in > the > Buster stable archives. I'm sure something does this, but I don't > know what > it is. Does anyone else know? > I just Google "debian pdflatex" and the top hit was Debian's search page... https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents=pdflatex I'm sure someone will be along shortly to give an example of how the search can be done from a commandline using Debian's packaging tools or similar... :-) -- Tixy
Converting markdown to PDF
I'm trying to use pandoc to convert markdown files to PDF. But when I try, pandoc dumps out with an error that it needs "pdflatex" or some other similar converter to do its job. No such "pdflatex" package exists in the Buster stable archives. I'm sure something does this, but I don't know what it is. Does anyone else know? Paul -- Paul M. Foster http://noferblatz.com http://quillandmouse.com
