linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] docs: Makefile: use latexmk if available

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Message-ID: <20190401144315.117f9c75@lwn.net>
Date:   Mon, 1 Apr 2019 14:43:15 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linux Doc Mailing List <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] docs: Makefile: use latexmk if available

On Sat, 30 Mar 2019 10:45:58 -0300
Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org> wrote:

> In the past, Sphinx was generating a LaTex Makefile that would
> run xelatex 3 times. Running it multiple times is needed in order
> to make the indexes right.
> 
> However, newer versions of it runs it just once, as it expects
> the machine to use the "latexmk" build, with automatically
> detects the need for rebuilds.
> 
> So, add a logic at the Makefile in order to detect if latexmk
> is installed. If so, it will call it.
> 
> As an additional bonus, the output of latexmk is a little bit
> better, making easier to identify build problems.

Seems to work.  I've applied both, thanks.

jon