compile-latex

Compile Beamer LaTeX Slides

Compile a Beamer slide deck using XeLaTeX with full citation resolution.

Steps

1. Navigate to Slides/ directory and compile with 3-pass sequence:

cd Slides
TEXINPUTS=../Preambles:$TEXINPUTS xelatex -interaction=nonstopmode $ARGUMENTS.tex
BIBINPUTS=..:$BIBINPUTS bibtex $ARGUMENTS
TEXINPUTS=../Preambles:$TEXINPUTS xelatex -interaction=nonstopmode $ARGUMENTS.tex
TEXINPUTS=../Preambles:$TEXINPUTS xelatex -interaction=nonstopmode $ARGUMENTS.tex

Alternative (latexmk):

cd Slides
TEXINPUTS=../Preambles:$TEXINPUTS BIBINPUTS=..:$BIBINPUTS latexmk -xelatex -interaction=nonstopmode $ARGUMENTS.tex

1. Check for warnings:

• Grep output for Overfull \\hbox warnings
• Grep for undefined citations or Label(s) may have changed
• Report any issues found

1. Open the PDF for visual verification:

   open Slides/$ARGUMENTS.pdf          # macOS
   # xdg-open Slides/$ARGUMENTS.pdf    # Linux

1. Report results:

• Compilation success/failure
• Number of overfull hbox warnings
• Any undefined citations
• PDF page count

Why 3 passes?

1. First xelatex: Creates .aux file with citation keys
2. bibtex: Reads .aux, generates .bbl with formatted references
3. Second xelatex: Incorporates bibliography
4. Third xelatex: Resolves all cross-references with final page numbers

Important

• Always use XeLaTeX, never pdflatex
• TEXINPUTS is required: your Beamer theme lives in Preambles/
• BIBINPUTS is required: your .bib file lives in the repo root