Claude-skill-registry latex-compilation

Use when LaTeX documents fail to compile, have undefined references, duplicate labels, or citation errors

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/data/latex-compilation" ~/.claude/skills/majiayu000-claude-skill-registry-latex-compilation && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/data/latex-compilation/SKILL.md

LaTeX Compilation

Overview

Fix common LaTeX compilation errors systematically by running the full build sequence and addressing errors in order of dependency.

When to Use

Document won't compile (pdflatex errors)
"Undefined reference" or "multiply-defined labels" warnings
Citations showing as
```
[?]
```
or undefined
Cross-references not resolving

Quick Reference

Problem	Solution
Undefined citations	Run: `pdflatex → bibtex → pdflatex → pdflatex`
Duplicate labels	Each `\label{name}` must be unique across document
Empty `\cite{}`	Remove or fill in citation key
Citation key mismatch	Ensure `.tex` keys match `.bib` entry names exactly
Cross-refs not updating	Run pdflatex twice after changes

Full Compilation Sequence

pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode paper.tex
bibtex paper
pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode paper.tex
pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode paper.tex

Common Mistakes

Duplicate

\label{}

tags - Copy-pasting figures often duplicates labels. Search with:

grep -n 'label{' paper.tex | sort -t'{' -k2 | uniq -d -f1

Citation key typos -

altabaa2025co

altabaa2025cot

causes undefined citation. Always verify keys match the .bib file exactly.

Running pdflatex only once - Cross-references and citations need multiple passes to resolve.

Empty citations -

\cite{}

causes warnings. Remove or add proper key.