[Tex/LaTex] TeXlipse doesn’t generate any pdf file

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I've just installed TeXlipse using the simple installing option (Install new softwares -> http://texlipse.sourceforge.net/) on my Mac OS.

I create a new LaTeX project, select output format = pdf, build command = pdflatex. However, no pdf file was generated. I tried to turn off automatically build and then clicked build but still nothing happened.

In console, it's written:

/usr/bin/open -a /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app "/Users/myusername/Documents/workspace/TexLipse"

Can someone please explain me how to build pdf file with TeXlipse in Mac OS X?

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I suspect something went wrong with the configuration of the builder settings. I had a similar problem which required me to reconfigure that part of the installation process. When I clicked Build nothing happened, but after fixing this it works.

See the screenshot below and the following url Texclipse installation and configuration - Part 2

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Insert /usr/texbin where it asks for the "Bin directory of TeX distribution". This will access the files at /usr/local/texlive/2011/bin if you've got the 2011 version of MacTeX installed.

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You should enable a "Build partially" check-box in "Latex" menu.

Here is exempt from TeXlipse FAQ:

Why cannot I open an arbitrary TeX-file and compile it?

TeXlipse or more generally Eclipse needs a project where your files are located. If you have many small files, e.g. letters, just create a project called e.g. "misc." and add your small files to it. For more details how to build these files, take a look at the next entry.

I have many self-contained LaTeX files in my project, but only my main TeX file is build after save. How can I build the other files without switching the main TeX file every time?

There is a nice feature in TeXlipse which you should use in this case: Partial building. If switched on, TeXlipse tries to build only the file you are currently editing. It uses two different strategies depending on the file type you are editing:

If the file is a "main" TeX file, it simply builds the file and move it to your output directory. When you use Preview Document after that, this file will be shown.

If the file is not a self-contained TeX file, TeXlipse extracts the preamble of your main file and includes it together with the file you are editing in a temporary file. This newly created file will be build and shown if you preview it.

[Tex/LaTex] Using a .bat file with TeXlipse

You have a different option now: just add

% arara: pdflatex: {synctex: yes, action: nonstopmode}
% arara: makeindex
% arara: nomencl
% arara: bibtex
% arara: pdflatex

at the beginning of your LaTeX file (say main.tex) and change the .bat file into

@echo off

arara main

If you have an uptodate TeX Live 2012, arara will already be available. With MiKTeX 2.9 you have to install it. See https://github.com/cereda/arara for finding the installer and the documentation.

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