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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+r"""
+Check for pdflatex and equivalent programs
+"""
+# ****************************************************************************
+#       Copyright (C) 2021 Sebastien Labbe <slabqc@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#                  https://www.gnu.org/licenses/
+# ****************************************************************************
+
+from . import Executable, FeatureTestResult
+
+class latex(Executable):
+    r"""
+    A :class:`sage.features.Feature` describing the presence of ``latex``
+
+    EXAMPLES::
+
+        sage: from sage.features.latex import latex
+        sage: latex().is_present()             # optional: latex
+        FeatureTestResult('latex', True)
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        r"""
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: from sage.features.latex import latex
+            sage: isinstance(latex(), latex)
+            True
+        """
+        Executable.__init__(self, "latex", executable="latex",
+                            url="https://www.latex-project.org/")
+
+    def is_functional(self):
+        r"""
+        Return whether `latex` in the path is functional.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+
+            sage: from sage.features.latex import latex
+            sage: latex().is_functional()             # optional: latex
+            FeatureTestResult('latex', True)
+        """
+        from sage.misc.latex import _run_latex_, _latex_file_
+        from sage.misc.temporary_file import tmp_filename
+        try:
+            f = tmp_filename(ext='.tex')
+            O = open(f, 'w')
+            O.write(_latex_file_('2+3'))
+            O.close()
+            _run_latex_(f)
+            return FeatureTestResult(self, True)
+        except Exception:
+            return FeatureTestResult(self, False, reason="Running latex on a sample file raised an exception")
+
+class pdflatex(Executable):
+    r"""
+    A :class:`sage.features.Feature` describing the presence of ``pdflatex``
+
+    EXAMPLES::
+
+        sage: from sage.features.latex import pdflatex
+        sage: pdflatex().is_present()             # optional: pdflatex
+        FeatureTestResult('pdflatex', True)
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        r"""
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: from sage.features.latex import pdflatex
+            sage: isinstance(pdflatex(), pdflatex)
+            True
+        """
+        Executable.__init__(self, "pdflatex", executable="pdflatex",
+                            url="https://www.latex-project.org/")
+
+class xelatex(Executable):
+    r"""
+    A :class:`sage.features.Feature` describing the presence of ``xelatex``
+
+    EXAMPLES::
+
+        sage: from sage.features.latex import xelatex
+        sage: xelatex().is_present()             # optional: xelatex
+        FeatureTestResult('xelatex', True)
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        r"""
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: from sage.features.latex import xelatex
+            sage: isinstance(xelatex(), xelatex)
+            True
+        """
+        Executable.__init__(self, "xelatex", executable="xelatex",
+                            url="https://www.latex-project.org/")
+
+class lualatex(Executable):
+    r"""
+    A :class:`sage.features.Feature` describing the presence of ``lualatex``
+
+    EXAMPLES::
+
+        sage: from sage.features.latex import lualatex
+        sage: lualatex().is_present()             # optional: lualatex
+        FeatureTestResult('lualatex', True)
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        r"""
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: from sage.features.latex import lualatex
+            sage: isinstance(lualatex(), lualatex)
+            True
+        """
+        Executable.__init__(self, "lualatex", executable="lualatex",
+                            url="https://www.latex-project.org/")