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Assume I want to create an application working together with LaTeX compiler behind the scene. For the sake of simplicity, assume I also use minimal document class and no package imported.
At the final stage, I want to deploy this application to a computer with no LaTeX system installed. This scenario forces me to make the installer get shipped with the LaTeX compiler.
Shortly speaking, which files (in LaTeX distribution) are needed as minimal as possible?
make a testfile and run it with:
mkjobtexmf --jobname <file> --cmd-tex <latex>
<file> is your source file <latex> is your LaTeX command, e.g. pdflatex or simply latex.
The Perl program mkjobtexmf creates a directory <file>.mjt which is a compatible texmf directory with all loaded files of your example.
If you are running windows then you'll need an installed Perl, e.g. from http://www.activestate.com/perl/
However, I never used it under Windows, with Linux it is very useful.
lrwxrwxrwx 1 voss users 56 4. Jan 16:10 latex.fmt -> /home/voss/.texlive2010/texmf-var/web2c/pdftex/latex.fmt
– user2478
Jan 4 '11 at 15:25
Failed line because the .fmt is not where mkjobtexmf expects it to be.
– Taco Hoekwater
Jan 4 '11 at 15:31
mkjobtexmf. Don't know how the files in Windows are found. You can also tryperl mkjobtexmf ...– user2478 Jan 4 '11 at 15:34../texmf/scripts/mkjobtexmf/mkjobtexmf.plDo you have that file? – user2478 Jan 4 '11 at 15:44<file>????.flswith a list of all used files. – user2478 Jan 4 '11 at 15:59