Markdown to PDF

MacBook Pro 2016, macOS Catalina, version 10.5.7

Install

• Install packages

    brew install basictex
    sudo tlmgr update --self --all
      
    # Not sure if these 3 are needed
    sudo tlmgr paper a4
    sudo tlmgr install collection-langjapanese
    sudo tlmgr install xecjk
      
    # Fix `! LaTeX Error: File `ctexhook.sty' not found.`
    sudo tlmgr install ctex
  

• To fix ! Package fontspec Error: The font "IPAexGothic" cannot be found., download fonts from here, unzip, and double click the .ttf file to open a window, click Install font
• There must be a simpler way to install… It’s never easy to setup latex, especially for writing Japanese/Chinese/Korean

Compile

I use a makefile so that the files can be ordered as I like. Note that Makefile indentation usually requires TAB.

files = \
	index.md\
	$(wildcard files*.md)

output/manual.pdf: $(files)
	pandoc --pdf-engine=xelatex -V CJKmainfont=IPAexGothic
	  -V colorlinks=true \
	  --output=$@ $(files)

In terminal, type make