Build¶

To build your LaTeX document into a PDF, use the --build (or -b) option. This command compiles the generated LaTeX file using the default engine. TeXSmith uses tectonic by default as it is the only self-contained LaTeX engine, but you can configure it to use lualatex or xelatex via latexmk if preferred. Here is an example of a simple document built with different engines:

$ uv run texsmith cheese.md cheese.bib -tarticle --build --engine=xelatex
$ uv run texsmith cheese.md cheese.bib -tarticle --build --engine=lualatex
$ uv run texsmith cheese.md cheese.bib -tarticle --build --engine=tectonic