[Tex/LaTex] LaTeXmk, xelatex and Texmaker

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I am trying to set up Texmaker, so I can use latexmk with xelatex, as biber seems already supported by latexmk. I confess I do not understand how I should proceed about it.
For latexmk, I am actually using this command line:

latexmk -e "$pdflatex=q/xelatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode/" -pdf %.tex.

I have also created and modified the file .latexmkrc as described in the list, but this should only work from the command line.

Best Answer

I've put that line (slightly modified) in a "user command" in Texmaker

latexmk -e "$pdflatex=q/xelatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode/" -pdf %

and the document has been built successfully.

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[Tex/LaTex] Make latexmk 4.54c use synctex with xelatex

latexmk splits the xelatex compilation. From the documentation

Latexmk first uses xelatex to make an xdv file, and does all the extra runs needed (including those of bibtex, etc). Only after that does it make the pdf file from the xdv file, using xdvipdfmx.

To get this behaviour the original definition for the variable $xelatex contains the -no-pdf switch:

# xelatex is used to give xdv file, not pdf file
$xelatex = 'xelatex -no-pdf %O %S';

If you want to change the variable you should use the switch too.