CTAN update: latexmk
Date: March 11, 2026 2:23:52 PM CET
John Collins submitted an update to the
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> latexmk
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> package.
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> Version: 4.88 2026-03-09
> License: gpl2
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> Summary description: Fully automated LaTeX document generation
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> Announcement text:
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> 1. Some corrections to documentation, notably for $dvipdf and $dvips_pdf_switch.
> 2. Improve some messages.
> 3. Miscellaneous bug corrections.
> 4. Use clock time for timing reports on cygwin and msys, and not just Windows.
> 5. On Linux, default command for starting previewers is xdg-open.
> 6. Add lualatex-related item to @file_not_found patterns.
> 7. Add -cc (continuous compile) option, equiv. to -pvc -view=none.
> 8. For msys, make better setting for @rc_system_files.
> 9. Avoid unnecessary extra run(s) of lualatex after font cache is updated.
> 10. On Windows, change default for $dvipdf so that -dvipdf works on Windows.
> 11. Prevent loss of memory of state of custom dependencies that occured
> after a run of *latex that ended early because of an error: When custom
> dependencies were applied to files generated during a run of *latex,
> the memory loss would result in much excessive invocation of custom
> dependencies.
> 12. Update nomenclature_latexmkrc.
> 13. Prevent loss of memory of state of cus_deps and their uses after a run of
> *latex that gives an error. Previously, after a run is aborted early
> because of a syntax error (etc) and a second run is done after file(s)
> are corrected, sometimes the loss of memory would cause unnecessary (and
> sometimes very time consuming) extra runs of cus_deps.
> 14. Correct statement of -bibtex* default in on-line help.
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> The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at
> https://ctan.org/pkg/latexmk
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> The package’s files themselves can be inspected at
> https://mirrors.ctan.org/support/latexmk/
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> Thanks for the upload.
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> For the CTAN Team
> Vincent Goulet
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latexmk – Fully automated LaTeX document generation
Latexmk completely automates the process of generating a LaTeX document. Given the source files for a document, latexmk issues the appropriate sequence of commands to generate a .dvi, .ps, .pdf or hardcopy version of the document.
An important feature is the “preview continuous mode”, where the script watches all of the source files (primary file and included TeX and graphics files), and reruns LaTeX, etc., whenever a source file has changed. Thus a previewer can offer a display of the document’s latest state.
| Package | latexmk |
| Version | 4.88 2026-03-09 |
| Copyright | 1998–2025 John Collins |
| Maintainer | John Collins Evan McLean (inactive) David J. Musliner (inactive) |