Make arXiv compatible submission

arXiv-package.sh

#!/bin/bash

# arXiv uses an outdated TexLive distribution. This script is used to package
# all neccesary files so my paper can be compiled on arXiv...

# path to the texlive distribution
TEXLIVE=/usr/local/texlive/2016

# prepare the diretory for my submission
rm arXiv-package.zip
rm -rf arXiv-package
mkdir arXiv-package

# copy all my sources and figures; note that you need to include *.sty, *.cls,
# and *.bbl files
cp *.sty *.tex *.bbl *.cls arXiv-package/
cp -r figs/ arXiv-package/figs/
cp -r tables/ arXiv-package/tables/

# this is the tricky step. we need to include biblatex, algorithm2e and
# pgfplots since these packages are outdated on arXiv.
cp $TEXLIVE/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/*.* arXiv-package/
cp $TEXLIVE/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/bbx/*.* arXiv-package/
cp $TEXLIVE/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/cbx/*.* arXiv-package/
cp $TEXLIVE/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/lbx/*.* arXiv-package/
cp $TEXLIVE/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex-ieee/*.* arXiv-package/
cp $TEXLIVE/texmf-dist/tex/latex/algorithm2e/algorithm2e.sty arXiv-package/
find $TEXLIVE/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pgf/ -type f -exec cp {} arXiv-package/ \;
find $TEXLIVE/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pgfplots/ -type f -exec cp {} arXiv-package/ \;

# zip it
zip -r arXiv-package.zip arXiv-package

very helpful! Thanks!
shame on arXiv.