Questions about the externalization library of TikZ/PGF.

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Can TeX generate “heap dumps” to analyze+optimize out-of-memory situations?

As package author of the memory-extensive package pgfplots, I have been asked to analyze some out-of-memory situation. I could identify the "culprit"; it was some call to \pdfmdfivesum in which it ...
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pdflatex does not overwrite existing PDF files upon compilation when using TikZ external

I have a LaTeX/pgf/TikZ file that I'm trying to compile. I included the library external so that I could export the file. However, the problem is that \tikzexternalize apparently doesn't have a ...
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Table and \tikzexternalize

It might not be a usual thing to do but I need to put some tikz pictures in a Table with externalization. I did \documentclass{report} \usepackage{tabu} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{external} ...
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PGF: Externalize + Fadings differences in viewer

I've been working with the fadings library in PGF and I was having trouble getting it working with externalize. I finally figured out that it was working, but Apple's Preview does not display the ...
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Tikz externalization figure placement problem with hyperref / eso-pic

I am facing a problem with the placement of my externalized tikz/pgf/pgfplots figures. The externalization works well and the external figure is included into my document. The placement of the figure ...
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Exporting TikZ figures to .EPS

i'm trying to export a TikZ picture to .eps using the following on Win7 (MikTeX), compiling with pdflatex: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{external} ...
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tikzexternalize: how to prevent remake of already externalized figures?

OK, this might sound somehow strange. I have a long document with lots of figures. That is why I use tikzexternalize to speed up compilation. When doing new stuff, this was somewhat annoying because ...
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pgf-umlsd and externalize

What would be the best solution to make pgf-umlsd and externalize compatible? The latter expects \end{tikzpicture} which is "hidden" within sequencediagram environment the first provides. I guess I ...