Questions tagged [perl]
{perl} is about questions related to the Perl language and TeX
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Best way to process latex file with its own .sty (etc.) files all in the same dir
I am thinking of making a Perl module to make it easy to format text data from within a Perl script: Perl data structure + LaTeX template file -> LaTeX file -> run latex command on it -> ...
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tlmgr not working after update
After some general system update, tlmgr stopped working.
Everything I try gives the follwing error:
/usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl: config.guess script does not exist, ...
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latexmk.pl version error
I am trying to use LaTeX with VSCode, but I cannot seem to get the .tex file to build.
I have installed the latest Perl 5.8.8, installed and updated (both user and admin) MiKTeX and installed the ...
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LaTeXindent fail in VSCode: Can't locate Log/Log4perl.pm
I'm using LaTeX Workshop on VSCode to build pdf using LaTeX and I'm getting this error in the Output console when I save the .tex file.
Formatting with command latexindent
-c,d:path_to_folder,d:...
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Xindy not working on non-root drive
I've just been using texlive for a few years on my Win10 computer and so far I wasn't facing any difficulties. However since I don't have enough space on the C: drive, I had to install it on another ...
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GUI wizard installer on TeXLive 2021 auto-defaulting to main installer in Linux
I'm not sure why, but for some reason the -gui option is voiding with errors when installing TeXLive 2021 on Linux. Thus:
clive@clivux:~/Downloads/install-tl-20210925$ sudo ./install-tl -gui=wizard -...
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Miktex with problem to compile makeglossaries
I'm using texmaker and trying to create a glossary from a glossary.tex file.
but I'm getting the error:
Sorry, but makeglossaries did not succeed for the following reason:
MiKTeX could not find the ...
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How to extract equation-environments (or other blocks) inside a Latex document?
Situation: At Table of equations like a Glossary or memory help list user Alastor posted a Latex document, which contains several equation-environments. Assuming the real document from his teacher ...
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Struggling with Biber, can't figure out how to install the Perl packages
When I run Biber, with the command biber filename, it gives me this error (my emphasis):
Can't locate Biber.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Biber module) (@INC contains: /home/christiank/...
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Regular expression (RE) in tlmgr search
https://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/tlmgr.html#search said that
search
search [option...] what
search [option...] --file what
search [option...] --all what
By default, search the names, short ...
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How to install perl-tk to run Texdoctk on macOS 11.2.3
I'm attempting to run texdoctk on my Mac but I've encountered the following error:
The program texdoctk needs the package perl-tk, please install it!
I've reinstalled MacTeX 2021 and attempted to ...
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Output of a perltex function as input to a latex function
I'm in trouble with a simple (in theory) but quite annoiying problem in calling the ifthenelse function when I use the ouput of another function defined in perl as input. I'm using the perltex and the ...
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latexindent: trouble installing File::HomeDir, Mac::SystemDirectory since macOS 11 Big Sur
I'm experimenting with latexindent on a fresh install of macOS 11 Big Sur and I'm having issues with File:HomeDir: running latexindent returns a whole list of errors, beginning with Can't locate File/...
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Error running install-tl "profile key for collection-basic must be 0 or 1, not: 1"
I'm getting a very weird error trying to build texlive from scratch inside a Docker using a custom profile, mind you this exact code used to work, but after some updates to the texlive installer I get ...
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Can't locate Algorithm/Diff.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Algorithm::Diff module)
I'm having the same problem as described in the closed question "https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/104350/problem-regarding-latexdiff-perl-and-miktex-2-9-on-win7".
Following the ...
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What are %O and %S in platex -synctex=1 -halt-on-error -file-line-error %O %S
I installed LaTeX with brew:
# macOS MacTex Install
$ brew cask install mactex-no-gui
# Updating the packages
$ sudo tlmgr update --self && sudo tlmgr update --all
$ latex --version
pdfTeX 3....
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TeX Live 2020 - tlmgr cannot load perl-tk although it is installed
I installed TeX Live 2020 on my Linux system. When I try to invoke tlmgr --gui I get the error message
tlmgr: Cannot load Tk, thus the GUI cannot be started!
The Perl/Tk module is not shipped with the ...
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Sorry, but latexmk did not succeed for the following reason:MiKTeX could not find the script engine 'perl.exe' which is required to execute 'latexmk'
LaTeX workshop on vscode keeps showing this error:
Sorry, but latexmk did not succeed for the following reason:
MiKTeX could not find the script engine 'perl.exe' which is required to execute '...
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Glossaries Extra not generating Acronym List
I am trying to build a document using the glossaries-extra package. However, whenever I try build it with \makeglossaries and \printglossaries I get the following in my document:
"
This document is ...
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MiKTeX Portable not working out of the box
The error message I'm getting is MiKTeX could not find the script engine 'perl.exe', and I'm aware this means I need Perl installed. But if I search the TeX Live distribution path I have on disk, it ...
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Can't locate TeXLive/TLConfig.pm in @INC
When invoking tlgmr, especially in the course of a distribution upgrade, it fails very early with a PERL error Can't locate TeXLive/TLConfig.pm in @INC followed by a list for @INC in the following ...
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Automated quote from price list
I achieved a very satisfying price list and now want to combine it with my Excel file.
I have changed my Excel file to CSV and have 1 column for quote and one for optional extras (as in my example: ...
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Adding entry .bib file breaks LaTeX Workshop in VS Code
When I add an entry to my .bib file and save it, I get an error on compilation that reads:
Formatting failed. Please refer to LaTeX Workshop Output for details.
Chasing the hint, I see in the ...
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Perltex Can't Locate Perl Modules
I am using Tex Live and Strawberry Perl installation on Windows 10. My ultimate goal was to get LaTeX to retrieve data from a spreadsheet, as shown in this old response. However, at this point I am ...
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latexdiff encoding issue
I got the exact same problem as described here and here:
umlauts are translated into strange characters; the output file does not compile
the output file is UCS2-Little-Endian encoded (according to ...
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Compiling document with PerlTeX, then luaLaTeX - conditional \usepackage based on compilation tool
Slightly connected to my previous question (Output of PerlTex with current TeXlive on Windows), I have managed to generate .pdf files with PerlTeX (precisely, with option --latex=lualatex).
Next step ...
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Output of PerlTex with current TeXlive on Windows
I am learning with PerlTeX on Windows in TeXworks. I have simple question, for which I wasnt able to find answer in package PerlTeX documentation:
Is it possible to output PerlTeX compilation into ....
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"Error starting Perl backend"
I have Windows 10 and I am trying to install texlive-full-2019 for TeXmaker. I cd into the directory containing the installation files for texlive-full. When I start install-tl-windows.bat, I get the ...
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Latexindent with Homebrew Perl and Sublime Text
I'm trying to get the package BeautifyLatex working on Sublime Text 3. My initial attempts revealed that certain Perl modules were missing which prevented latexindent from working. Instead of fiddling ...
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PerlTk with MacTex BasicTeX
I have the BasicTex version of MacTeX installed on my machine. I would like to use the gui for tlmgr, but when I try to run it, I'm informed I need perl/tk. After some Internet searching it seems like ...
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xindy could not find file "lang/english/utf8-lang.xdy" despite being available
I get a strange error upon running
perl.exe \path\to\xindy.pl -L english -C utf8 -I xindy -M "main" -t "main.alg" -o "main.acr" "main.acn"
or equivalently,
xindy.exe -L english -C utf8 -I xindy -...
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What is »thumbpdf« good for?
I have seen here that a new version of thumbpdf is available. But I don't understand the manual here: https://github.com/ho-tex/thumbpdf
If I open any pdf I produced with pdftex, it will have ...
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latexindent: Can't locate Log/Log4perl.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Log::Log4perl module)
I have Strawberry Perl and MiKTeX v2.9 installed on Windows 10 with the latexindent package installed via the MiKTeX console.
However, running latexindent.pl in the command prompt results in the ...
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Vim, latexmk and accented filenames
My very first question on StackExchange.
I'm using GVim on windows, trying to compile a minimal tex file with accented characters, e.g. "é 3.tex".
Inside gvim, with pdflatex, no problem, but there is ...
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How to tell texindy where to look for the script engine?
I decided to start using xindy. I'm using MikTex on a Windows machine so I realized I need to install Perl manually, because when running texindy (in TeXworks) it says:
texindy.exe: The script engine ...
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Link Portable Perl to makeglossaries
I am using MiKTeX with Texmaker on Windows, and I tried to run the command makeglossaries on Texmaker (which I edited in User Commands) but the Perl interpreter was not found.
Due to very restrictive ...
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Problem in using pdfcrop
I am writing a LaTeX document on my Windows machine and I want to crop a pdf using pdfcrop. From my research I could learn that, I also have to install perl. I have downloaded and installed 64-bit ...
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Is it possible to install wrappers for scripts not available in the package distribution in a local texmf?
Is it possible to install wrappers for scripts not available in the package distribution in a local texmf ?
I would like to be able to add some perl scripts (not present in the MiKTeX distribution) ...
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Biber gets perl warning
I am running Arch Linux and have biber 2.7, perl 5.26.1 and TeXlive 2017 installed from the repositories. However when I compile the tex document
\documentclass{memoir}
\usepackage[backend=biber]{...
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What is the recommended way to protect a TeX Live file from updates with no changes or to auto-patch it on such updates?
Many package managers allow users to prevent certain packages from being updated. Often this is called 'pinning'. A pinned package is protected from automatic updates. This is useful, for example, if ...
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perltex fails when using fourier package macro expression as argument to perl macro
After some search for errors, I have defined the following little example to show my issue.
The command perltex can nicely translate the following document:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{...
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Can the tlperl folder in a (Windows) texLive installation be deleted or is it needed for the compilation of documents?
I am currently looking for ways to minimise the size of my texLive installation. My question generally concerns all operating systems, but for now it would suffice for me to know this in the context ...
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biber: undefined subroutine &encode::define_alias [closed]
After an update of the OS, I am getting this error:
$ biber -v
Undefined subroutine &Encode::define_alias called at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/Encode.pm line 102.
Compilation failed in require at /...
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How can I avoid this regex error when attempting to use texdef?
When I try to use texdef, I get the following error, even though texdef is just the same as it was when TeX Live 2016 was frozen and, indeed, just the same as it has been for several years, since it ...
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Error with Perl interpreter and glossaries package on Windows
I'm a relatively new user of Latex. I'm using TeXStudio on a Windows 8.1 system writing a long document (document class book). I'm trying to make glossaries package work properly and after ~2-3h of ...
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latexmk error "Insecure dependency in eval"
latexmk has suddenly stopped working (version 1:4.41-1 under Ubuntu 16.04.1 with texlive-full from the Ubuntu repos) and "Perl 5, version 22, subversion 1 (v5.22.1) built for x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-...
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Fancytooltip error during fancy-preview
I wanted to try the fancytooltips package. I did the installation according to this page. I installed perl and the required Config::IniFiles library. I tried the installation both on Fedora using ...
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Cannot use latexmk on MiKTeX 2.9 [closed]
I'd like to use latexmk in order to compile my LaTeX documents and have Strawberry Perl v5.24.0 installed on my PC.
Whenever I type in
latexmk myFile.tex
at the command prompt I'm getting the ...
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Tikz plot divide by minimun
I want to normalize my plot by the y minimal value. So I want to divide y by y max. I have already done before in Gnuplot with a Perl sentence :
ymin1 = `perl -e 'print sort { $a<=>$b } <&...
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[fancy-preview]: Mouse-over bibliography citations using Perl from Windows Tex Live, and with bibtex [closed]
What does one need to do to get the fancy-preview script going
with only a Windows Tex Live installation thus far.
The basics have been discussed on tex.SE here and here.
[Quick digression: we use ...
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