GitHub Action
Tectonic and Biber
!!! Deprecated in favor of the superior Wtfjoke/setup-tectonic action !!!
A GitHub Action which compiles a LaTeX document using Tectonic and Biber.
Big thanks to Wtfjoke for the Docker image used by this action. Action structure is largely based on latex-action.
| Key | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| files | Required | The LaTeX files to compile |
| tectonic_args | Arguments to pass to Tectonic when compiling | |
| biber_args | Arguments to pass to the Biber engine when compiling | |
| tectonic_args_pre | --keep-intermediates --reruns 0 | Arguments to pass to Tectonic when compiling the .bcf, before running Biber |
name: My action
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
compile_latex:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout repository
uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Compile
uses: birjolaxew/tectonic-biber-action@master
with:
files: |
my/file1.tex
file2.tex
- name: Upload PDF
uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
with:
name: pdf
path: |
my/file1.pdf
file2.pdfComparison to vinay0410/tectonic-action
This action was primarily created because the existing GitHub Action doesn't support Biber (support for which isn't native to Tectonic yet, see tectonic#35).
Keep in mind that this is a complete rewrite though, which means that it is made with slightly different design decisions. For example, pushing compiled files is not built into this action. This action is focused solely on compiling LaTeX files, and doing so in a fully customizable way. Everything else that may be needed is left for other actions to handle, e.g. actions/upload-artifact