Build Paper Skill

Compile the paper from LaTeX source to PDF.

Examples

• /build-paper -- full compile cycle for main.tex
• /build-paper --quick -- single pdflatex pass (faster, no bibliography update)
• /build-paper path/to/file.tex -- compile a specific file

Workflow

Full Build (default)

1. Run pdflatex (first pass)
2. Run bibtex
3. Run pdflatex (second pass -- resolve references)
4. Run pdflatex (third pass -- finalize)
5. Check for errors/warnings
6. Report result

Quick Build (--quick)

1. Run single pdflatex pass
2. Report result

Commands

Use the pdflatex and bibtex paths from canonical local state reported by tools/bootstrap.py audit (or a repo-root CLAUDE.local.md compatibility shim if present). The general pattern:

Full build:

cd {latex_dir} && pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode {file} && bibtex {stem} && pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode {file} && pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode {file}

Quick build:

cd {latex_dir} && pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode {file}

IMPORTANT: Always cd to the directory containing the .tex file before compiling.

Output

BUILD REPORT
============

Status: SUCCESS / FAILED
Warnings: N
Errors: N

[list of warnings if any]
[list of errors if any]

Output: {latex_dir}/{stem}.pdf

Common Issues

• Undefined references: Run full build (not quick)
• Missing citations: Check the .bib file has the key
• Package errors: Check \usepackage declarations
• Font warnings: Usually harmless (font substitution)