This is not an MWE per se, but it is the code I boiled the problem down to. Note: it does not produce an error.
The issue is that once I somehow managed to get an error for any TikZ or pgfplots graphic (due to any sort of mishap: missing bracket, semicolon or any other thing I suppose), the error message "--shell-escape -halt-
" (and so forth…) comes up. Yet all graphics and edits to them get produced properly as far as I can tell. But the message won't go away.
on-error -interaction=batchmode -jobname
I'm at a point where I'm totally clueless about it all. Is there a catch in connection to externalized TikZ/pgfplots-graphics? Any help or hints would be greatly appreciated. 🙂
Notes
The error message only goes away if I remove/comment out
-
the
footnotetext
– and\addtocounter
-commands after eachfigure
with atikzpicture
in it or -
\tikzexternalize
Does the editor (TeXstudio) make a difference?
- No, the problem appears in the same manner, whether I hit
F1
in TeXstudio or run pdflatex from the command line.
Log for running pdflatex from Windows' cmd
Log for running pdflatex –shell-escape from Windows' cmd
MWE
\documentclass[
a4paper
]{scrartcl}
\usepackage{
newtxtext,
amsmath,
subcaption,
biblatex
}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{
external,
}
\tikzexternalize
\listfiles
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[tp]
\begin{minipage}[b]{0.48\linewidth}
\centering
a\\
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1);
\end{tikzpicture}
\subcaption[Something short.]{Something longer. So there is some text.\footnotemark\footnotemark}
\end{minipage}
\hfill
\begin{minipage}[b]{0.48\linewidth}
\centering
b\\
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1);
\end{tikzpicture}
\subcaption[Text.]{Some longer text and a few words}
\end{minipage}
\end{figure}
\addtocounter{footnote}{-2}
\footnotetext{\cite[Cp.][12]{Smith}}
\addtocounter{footnote}{1}
\footnotetext{\cite[Cp.][23]{Jones}}
\end{document}
Preamble relating to TikZ and pgfplots with style definitions
%% TikZ
\usetikzlibrary{
external,
plotmarks,
math,
calc,trees,shadows,positioning,arrows,chains,
decorations.pathreplacing,
decorations.pathmorphing,
decorations.shapes,
decorations.text,
shapes,
shapes.geometric,
shapes.symbols,
matrix,
patterns,
intersections,
fit
}
\tikzexternalize
\pgfdeclarelayer{background layer}
\pgfdeclarelayer{foreground layer}
\pgfsetlayers{background layer,main,foreground layer}
%% pgfplots
\usepgfplotslibrary{
groupplots,
external
}
\pgfplotsset{
every axis/.append style={
%%
%tick label style = {font=\sffamily\small\sansmath},
%every axis label = {font=\sffamily\small\sansmath},
%legend style = {font=\sffamily\small\sansmath},
%label style = {font=\sffamily\small\sansmath},
%
xmajorgrids={true},
ymajorgrids={true},
xminorgrids={true},
yminorgrids={true},
%
%line width=1pt,
%thick,
%
minor tick num=1,
%axis lines=middle,
%tick align=center,
compat=1.10,
},
every tick/.append style={
black,
thick
},
/pgf/number format/.cd,
use comma,
1000 sep={\,},
}
\tikzexternalize
File list
*File List*
scrartcl.cls 2013/12/19 v3.12 KOMA-Script document class (article)
scrkbase.sty 2013/12/19 v3.12 KOMA-Script package (KOMA-Script-dependent bas
ics and keyval usage)
scrbase.sty 2013/12/19 v3.12 KOMA-Script package (KOMA-Script-independent b
asics and keyval usage)
keyval.sty 1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
scrlfile.sty 2013/12/19 v3.12 KOMA-Script package (loading files)
tocbasic.sty 2013/12/19 v3.12 KOMA-Script package (handling toc-files)
scrsize11pt.clo 2013/12/19 v3.12 KOMA-Script font size class option (11pt)
typearea.sty 2013/12/19 v3.12 KOMA-Script package (type area)
newtxtext.sty 2014/04/07 v1.25
fontaxes.sty 2014/03/23 v1.0d Font selection axes
xkeyval.sty 2012/10/14 v2.6b package option processing (HA)
xkeyval.tex 2012/10/14 v2.6b key=value parser (HA)
etoolbox.sty 2011/01/03 v2.1 e-TeX tools for LaTeX
etex.sty 1998/03/26 v2.0 eTeX basic definition package (PEB)
fontenc.sty
t1enc.def 2005/09/27 v1.99g Standard LaTeX file
textcomp.sty 2005/09/27 v1.99g Standard LaTeX package
ts1enc.def 2001/06/05 v3.0e (jk/car/fm) Standard LaTeX file
amsmath.sty 2013/01/14 v2.14 AMS math features
amstext.sty 2000/06/29 v2.01
amsgen.sty 1999/11/30 v2.0
amsbsy.sty 1999/11/29 v1.2d
amsopn.sty 1999/12/14 v2.01 operator names
subcaption.sty 2013/02/03 v1.1-62 Sub-captions (AR)
caption.sty 2013/05/02 v3.3-89 Customizing captions (AR)
caption3.sty 2013/05/02 v1.6-88 caption3 kernel (AR)
biblatex.sty 2013/11/25 v2.8a programmable bibliographies (PK/JW/AB)
biblatex2.sty 2013/11/25 v2.8a programmable bibliographies (biber) (PK/JW/AB
)
kvoptions.sty 2011/06/30 v3.11 Key value format for package options (HO)
ltxcmds.sty 2011/11/09 v1.22 LaTeX kernel commands for general use (HO)
kvsetkeys.sty 2012/04/25 v1.16 Key value parser (HO)
infwarerr.sty 2010/04/08 v1.3 Providing info/warning/error messages (HO)
etexcmds.sty 2011/02/16 v1.5 Avoid name clashes with e-TeX commands (HO)
ifluatex.sty 2010/03/01 v1.3 Provides the ifluatex switch (HO)
logreq.sty 2010/08/04 v1.0 xml request logger
logreq.def 2010/08/04 v1.0 logreq spec v1.0
ifthen.sty 2001/05/26 v1.1c Standard LaTeX ifthen package (DPC)
url.sty 2013/09/16 ver 3.4 Verb mode for urls, etc.
blx-dm.def
biblatex-dm.cfg
blx-compat.def 2013/11/25 v2.8a biblatex compatibility (PK/JW/AB)
biblatex.def
standard.bbx 2013/11/25 v2.8a biblatex bibliography style (PK/JW/AB)
numeric.bbx 2013/11/25 v2.8a biblatex bibliography style (PK/JW/AB)
numeric.cbx 2013/11/25 v2.8a biblatex citation style (PK/JW/AB)
biblatex.cfg
fontenc.sty
t1enc.def 2005/09/27 v1.99g Standard LaTeX file
inputenc.sty 2008/03/30 v1.1d Input encoding file
utf8.def 2008/04/05 v1.1m UTF-8 support for inputenc
t1enc.dfu 2008/04/05 v1.1m UTF-8 support for inputenc
ot1enc.dfu 2008/04/05 v1.1m UTF-8 support for inputenc
omsenc.dfu 2008/04/05 v1.1m UTF-8 support for inputenc
ts1enc.dfu 2008/04/05 v1.1m UTF-8 support for inputenc
tikz.sty 2013/12/13 v3.0.0 (rcs-revision 1.142)
pgf.sty 2013/12/18 v3.0.0 (rcs-revision 1.14)
pgfrcs.sty 2013/12/20 v3.0.0 (rcs-revision 1.28)
everyshi.sty 2001/05/15 v3.00 EveryShipout Package (MS)
pgfrcs.code.tex
pgfcore.sty 2010/04/11 v3.0.0 (rcs-revision 1.7)
graphicx.sty 1999/02/16 v1.0f Enhanced LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
graphics.sty 2009/02/05 v1.0o Standard LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
trig.sty 1999/03/16 v1.09 sin cos tan (DPC)
graphics.cfg 2010/04/23 v1.9 graphics configuration of TeX Live
pdftex.def 2011/05/27 v0.06d Graphics/color for pdfTeX
pgfsys.sty 2013/11/30 v3.0.0 (rcs-revision 1.47)
pgfsys.code.tex
pgfsyssoftpath.code.tex 2013/09/09 (rcs-revision 1.9)
pgfsysprotocol.code.tex 2006/10/16 (rcs-revision 1.4)
xcolor.sty 2007/01/21 v2.11 LaTeX color extensions (UK)
color.cfg 2007/01/18 v1.5 color configuration of teTeX/TeXLive
pgfcore.code.tex
pgfcomp-version-0-65.sty 2007/07/03 v3.0.0 (rcs-revision 1.7)
pgfcomp-version-1-18.sty 2007/07/23 v3.0.0 (rcs-revision 1.1)
pgffor.sty 2013/12/13 v3.0.0 (rcs-revision 1.25)
pgfkeys.sty
pgfkeys.code.tex
pgfmath.sty
pgfmath.code.tex
pgffor.code.tex
tikz.code.tex
pdftexcmds.sty 2011/11/29 v0.20 Utility functions of pdfTeX for LuaTeX (HO)
ifpdf.sty 2011/01/30 v2.3 Provides the ifpdf switch (HO)
english.lbx 2013/11/25 v2.8a biblatex localization (PK/JW/AB)
ts1cmr.fd 1999/05/25 v2.5h Standard LaTeX font definitions
t1ntxrx.fd 2012/12/25 v1.0
supp-pdf.mkii
epstopdf-base.sty 2010/02/09 v2.5 Base part for package epstopdf
grfext.sty 2010/08/19 v1.1 Manage graphics extensions (HO)
kvdefinekeys.sty 2011/04/07 v1.3 Define keys (HO)
epstopdf-sys.cfg 2010/07/13 v1.3 Configuration of (r)epstopdf for TeX Live
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Best Answer
You found an incompatibility: the
external
library andbiblatex
's\cite[][]
syntax are incompatible.The bug has been fixed; will become part of the next stable PGF.
According to the additional information provided in K04_4.log , TeX expected a
$
sign when processing\cite[Vgl.][421]{PuenteLeon_2012_Messtechnik}
. I guessed that this could be related to the underscore: it is a reserved token in math mode and requires$
if it is present within the normal text. Clearly, yours is not a normal text - but what if it becomes one during externalization?Anyway, you can turn your example into a "real" minimal (non)working example if you write
\cite[Cp.][23]{Jones_a}
instead of\cite[Cp.][23]{Jones}
(I introduced an underscore).The bug is that the external library redefines
\cite
in order to catch all undefined symbols and communicate them as warnings into the log file of your original .tex file. This feature which collects warnings expects at most one set of square brackets after\cite
and fails to process yours. This needs to be fixed; I will take care of it (no need to submit an extra bug report).A workaround for now is to disable this feature which communicates unresolved
\cite
commands. Risk of this work-around: you may not realize that externalized images contain\cite
which could not be resolved. In your minimal example, no tikzpicture environment even contains\cite
, so it is entirely harmless.Here is the example with the workaround: