[Tex/LaTex] Option clash for package [square]{natbib}

natbiboption-clash

If I call natbib, LaTeX runs with no problem. However, if I had the following

\usepackage[square, comma, numbers, sort&compress, super]{natbib}

it does not run and the following error appears:

Latex Error: Option clash for package natbib

The complete beginning of the document is:

\documentclass[preprint,showpacs,preprintnumbers,showkeys]{revtex4}

\newcommand{\classoption}[1]{\texttt{#1}}   
\newcommand{\macro}[1]{\texttt{\textbackslash#1}}  
\newcommand{\m}[1]{\macro{#1}}  
\newcommand{\env}[1]{\texttt{#1}}  

\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}  
\usepackage{graphicx}  
\usepackage{epstopdf}  
\usepackage{bm}  
\usepackage{color}  
\usepackage{natbib}
\usepackage[square,                                                     
comma,                                                                              
numbers,                                                                            
sort&compress,                                                              
super]{natbib}  
\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\fnsymbol{footnote}}  
\usepackage{amssymb,amsmath,amsfonts}  
\usepackage[hang,scriptsize,tight]{subfigure}  

\begin{document}

Best Answer

Instead of (re)loading the natbib package with various options, simply execute

\usepackage{natbib}
\setcitestyle{square, comma, numbers,sort&compress, super}

By the way, the options numbers and super and mutually exclusive: choose one or the other, but not both.

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[Tex/LaTex] Option Clash for Hyperref Package

Update: moderncv loads the package hyperref by itself with its own hypersetup. From moderncv.cls,

enter image description here

Hence, you need not load hyperref again. But load the hypersetup using \AfterPreamble (or \AtBeginDocument) hook as in this code:

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{moderncv}
\moderncvtheme[green]{classic}
\usepackage[scale=0.8]{geometry}
\AtBeginDocument{\recomputelengths}

\firstname{Rob}
\familyname{Ward}
\mobile{mobile +64 21 0377 936}
\phone{phone +64 6 212 0549}
\email{contact@robward.co.nz}
\homepage{www.robward.co.nz}

\AfterPreamble{\hypersetup{
  pdfauthor={Rob Ward},
  pdftitle={CV for Rob Ward},
  pdfsubject={Detailed CV for Rob},
  urlcolor=blue,
}}

\begin{document}


% EDUCATION
\section{Education}
\cventry{2006--2011}{PhD physics/biophysics}{Massey University}{Palmerston
North}{New Zealand}{}  % arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cventry{1999--2004}{BSc (hons.) physics}{Victoria
University}{Wellington}{New Zealand}{}
\cventry{1999--2002}{BSc mathematics}{Victoria University}{Wellington}{New
Zealand}{}
\cventry{1988--1989}{NCEE}{Central Institute of Technology}{Wellington}{New
Zealand}{}

\end{document}

The pdf properties will then look like:

enter image description here

Earlier attempt:

   \PassOptionsToPackage{pdftex,
            pdfauthor={Rob Ward},
            pdftitle={CV for Rob Ward},
            pdfsubject={Detailed CV for Rob},
            urlcolor={blue}}{hyperref}

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{moderncv}
\moderncvtheme[green]{classic}
\usepackage[scale=0.8]{geometry}
\AtBeginDocument{\recomputelengths}

\firstname{Rob}
\familyname{Ward}
\mobile{mobile +64 21 0377 936}
\phone{phone +64 6 212 0549}
\email{contact@robward.co.nz}
\homepage{www.robward.co.nz}

%\usepackage[pdftex,
%            pdfauthor={Rob Ward},
%            pdftitle={CV for Rob Ward},
%            pdfsubject={Detailed CV for Rob},
%            urlcolor={blue}]{hyperref}

\begin{document}

% EDUCATION
\section{Education}
\cventry{2006--2011}{PhD physics/biophysics}{Massey University}{Palmerston North}{New Zealand}{}  % arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cventry{1999--2004}{BSc (hons.) physics}{Victoria University}{Wellington}{New Zealand}{}
\cventry{1999--2002}{BSc mathematics}{Victoria University}{Wellington}{New Zealand}{}
\cventry{1988--1989}{NCEE}{Central Institute of Technology}{Wellington}{New Zealand}{}

\end{document}

enter image description here

Note: Noting the comments of Heiko Oberdiek,

Package hyperref does a lot of redefinitions in order to support non-ASCII stuff in strings for bookmarks and entries in the information dictionary of PDF files. Much of this support gets lost, if LaTeX expands the options the hard way before hyperref has a chance to see them. Therefore it is better to set the information entries after hyperref is loaded.

this is not always advisable. In this case, it won't give desired results as the hypersetup is over-written later by the moderncv itself.

[Tex/LaTex] Latex error: Option clash for package inputenc

I just stumbled upon the same issue with the frontiers style. You can add

\DeclareOption{utf8}{\PassOptionsToPackage{utf8}{inputenc}}

in line 25 of frontiersSCNS.cls and use

\documentclass[utf8]{frontiersSCNS}

in your document. I've submitted this suggestion also to the frontiers editorial office.

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