Re: Large Debiandoc SGML and PS/PDF problem

["C.M. Connelly" <c@eskimo.com>]

"OA" == Osamu Aoki <debian@aokiconsulting.com> writes:

    OA> Adam Di Carlo, (boot-floppies mainatiner) responded back
    OA> to me confirming that LATEX instability (bi-stable state)
    OA> exists and debiandoc2latexpdf's persisting problem with
    OA> this.  He does max. 6 level recursive call in his Makefile
    OA> to solve it in his boot-floppies package.

I have a Perl script that I use to TeX documents.  As part of the
process, it copies the .aux file, and compares the .aux file from
the next run to the backup (.bux).  If the files are identical, it
stops TeXing (and goes on to the next step, if any).  If not, it
runs TeX again.

It's a bit kludgey, but it does get the job done at the cost of
one extra TeX run and an additional auxiliary file.

   CMC

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