[Tex/LaTex] makeindex doesn’t work

amsmathamssymbindexing

I have a file statuts.tex, and I would like to add indexes. Somebody says indexes belong to ams packages, so I did the following:

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\makeindex{terms}
\begin{document}
body
\index{terms}{abc}
% \printindex{terms}{Index of Terms}
\end{document}

a part of my makefile:

statuts.pdf: statuts.tex
    latex statuts.tex && \
    makeindex statuts.idx && \
    latex statuts.tex && \
    makeindex statuts.idx && \
    latex statuts.tex && \
    dvips statuts.dvi -o statuts.ps && \
    ps2pdf statuts.ps statuts.pdf

However, I have got an error in the very beginning:

Writing index file statuts.idx

! LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}.

See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
 ...                                              

l.3 \makeindex{t
                erms}
?

I don't want to use the package makeidx, because I have already used ams packages in my document and there is a conflict. In addition, I don't think the package amsmidx is necessary…

Could anyone help?

Best Answer

I would use imakeidx for all my indexing needs. It is so easy.

Save the following as myfile.tex

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{imakeidx}
\makeindex[name=terms,title=Index of terms,columns=1]
\begin{document}
  body
  \index[terms]{abc}
  \printindex[terms]
\end{document}

Then compile it with pdflatex --shell-escape myfile. (or latex → dvips → ps2pdf) That is all. No need of compiling with makeindex by yourself.

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the routine needs some more work, since at the moment it trims off leading zeros from \pageref numbers, so if there are any entries on pages 1-9 they will be out of order in an index for a book of up to 99 pages, etc. (it would probably be best to normalize on 3-digit page numbers.) i'll work on that when time permits, but if someone else gets there first, go for it!

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\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{makeidx}
\makeindex
\newcommand{\xindex}[2]{\expandafter\index\expandafter{\pageref{#1}#2}}
\begin{document}
\chapter{One}
some text $Z$\label{not:Z}\xindex{not:Z}{@$Z$} some more text.

\newpage
some text $C$\label{not:C}\xindex{not:C}{@$C$} some more text.

\newpage
some text $P$\label{not:P}\xindex{not:P}{@$P$} some more text.
and a second reference to a symbol that first appeared on a previous page
$C$\xindex{not:C}{@$C$} some more text.

\printindex

\end{document}

[Tex/LaTex] Makeindex no .nls file

_{If every one reads manuals, then we will have very less questions here and less reputation too ;)}

To make nomenclature you have to pdflatex the .tex file and then run this command:

makeindex -s nomencl.ist -t "<file name>.nlg" -o "<file name>.nls" "<file name>.nlo"

where <file name> is the name without .tex extension (myfile if I have myfile.tex).

Then again pdflatex myfile.tex.

Now the question is how to run makeindex with all those arguments in texstudio.

You can create a user command for this. Go to Options → Configure TeXstudio. In the window that appears, choose Build tab on the left side. Search for User Commands. (You may have to click Add button with a green +). Type

Make Nomenclature

just after user0: (0,or 1 0r 2, depending on how many use commands you already have) in the first box. In the second box type:

makeindex -s nomencl.ist -t %.nlg -o %.nls %.nlo

Now OK it. Illustration below.

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Now you have a menu under Tools → User with a short key also.

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Now run pdflatex → Make Nomeclature → pdflatex. Hope things are now clear.

As another option, you can install the cool automation tool arara and create a User Command for arara (as mentioned above) and make all three compilation clicks in one go. You have to add these lines:

% arara: pdflatex
% arara: nomencl
% arara: pdflatex

just before your \documentclass command (or anywhere in the document), and compile using

arara myfile

using your User Command.

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