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Generate diff PDF from one or more latex files
#!/usr/bin/env python
import argparse
import glob
import os
import shutil
import subprocess
def main():
# CLI
descr = "Run latexdiff and generate a pdf"
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=descr,
formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
r1 = 'Starting commit/revision/tag.'
parser.add_argument('r1', help=r1)
r2 = 'Ending commit/revision/tag. Defaults to HEAD.'
parser.add_argument('--r2', help=r2, default='HEAD')
args = parser.parse_args()
# args from CLI
r1 = args.r1
r2 = args.r2
# save files
files = glob.glob('*.tex')
for f in files:
shutil.copyfile(f, '.' + f)
# generate diffs
cmd = "latexdiff-vc -r {} -r {}"
subprocess.check_call(cmd.format(r1, r2).split() + files)
# build pdf
diff_file = lambda f, r1, r2: "{}-diff{}-{}.{}".format(
f[:-4], r1, r2, f[-3:])
for f in files:
shutil.copyfile(diff_file(f, r1, r2), f)
subprocess.check_call('make')
shutil.copyfile('paper.pdf', diff_file('paper.pdf', r1, r2))
# clean up
for f in files:
shutil.copyfile('.' + f, f)
rm = glob.glob(diff_file('*.tex', r1, r2)) + glob.glob('*oldtmp*.tex')
for f in set(rm):
os.remove(f)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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gidden commented Oct 23, 2016

This assumes you build your pdf with a Makefile and that the name of the file to build is paper.tex. This can be customized as needed.

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Hi @gidden! Recently used this awesome tool. Any chance you'd be alright with me making a repo for it to add some flexibility and features?

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gidden commented Feb 1, 2022

Please go ahead @pshriwise, glad it has been of use =)

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