Latex makefile

latex_Makefile

doc=your_document_name

name=$(doc)

BUILD=build
FIGS_DIR=figs

TARGET=$(doc).pdf
TOPSOURCE=$(doc).tex

# The first one suppressed all the output messages. but doesn't show you the error .....
#OPTIONS=-interaction=batchmode --output-directory=$(BUILD) --shell-escape -file-line-error -halt-on-error -jobname $(name)
OPTIONS=--output-directory=$(BUILD) --shell-escape -file-line-error -halt-on-error -jobname $(name)

BIBFILES=$(doc).bib

STYLE_FILES=\
  your_document_style_file.sty\
  your_document_bibtex_file.bst


all: $(TARGET)

$(BUILD):
	mkdir -p $@
	ln -fsr $(STYLE_FILES) $(BUILD)/.
	ln -fsr $(FIGS_DIR) $(BUILD)/.


# you can comment the first 3 lines if you do not have a bib file
$(TARGET): $(BUILD) $(PDF_FIGS)
	pdflatex $(OPTIONS) $(TOPSOURCE)
	cp $(BIBFILES) $(BUILD)/.
	(cd $(BUILD) && bibtex $(doc))
	pdflatex $(OPTIONS) $(TOPSOURCE)
	pdflatex $(OPTIONS) $(TOPSOURCE)
	cp $(BUILD)/$(TARGET) $(TARGET)



clean:
	rm -rf $(BUILD)

cleanharder: clean
	rm -f $(TARGET)


.PHONY: all clean cleanharder $(TARGET) $(BUILD) $(PDF_FIGS)