[Tex/LaTex] latexmk separate build directory

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I'm trying to use latexmk for the first time in Ubuntu. My project directory is the following:

  • Project
    • src
    • build
    • images

In the src directory are the .tex and .bib files. I want the .aux, .bbl, .log etc. files to go into the build directory.

In the root directory I have the following script:

#!/bin/sh

if [ $# -gt 0 ];then
    if [ $1 = "-c" ];then
        cd build
        latexmk -c ../src/poly-paper.tex
    fi
else
    cd build
    latexmk -pdf ../src/poly-paper.tex
    mv poly-paper.pdf ..
fi

The problem is that using this script causes it to not find the bibliography. My latexmk is v4.24 and doesn't support the -auxdir commands and I have to do without it so that someone else can compile it too.

Could someone suggest a solution please?

EDIT: I didn't know latexmk is a simple script, so I installed the newest version but I have problems using the -auxdir and -outdir commands. The problems is that Ubuntu comes with TexLive 2009 which does not support the -output-directory for pdflatex.

Best Answer

If the underlying latex command doesn't support the -output-directory option, then latexmk's -outdir option won't work.

A simple solution with the scripts you are using would be to set the BIBINPUTS environment variable to include the source directory, e.g.,

export BIBINPUTS=:../src
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