# ptex2pdf[.lua] #

**Author:** Norbert Preining  
**Website:** http://www.preining.info/blog/software-projects/ptex2pdf/ (in Japanese)  
**License:** GPLv2

Convert Japanese TeX documents to pdf

## Description ##

Main purpose of the script is easy support of Japanese typesetting
engines in TeXworks. As TeXworks typesetting setup does not allow
for multistep processing, this script runs one of the ptex based
programs (ptex, uptex, eptex, euptex, platex, uplatex) followed
by dvipdfmx.

## Usage ##

`````
[texlua] ptex2pdf[.lua] { option | basename[.tex] } ...
options: -v  version
         -h  help
         -help print full help (installation, TeXworks setup)
         -e  use eptex class of programs
         -u  use uptex class of programs
         -l  use latex based formats
         -s  stop at dvi
         -i  retain intermediate files
         -ot '<opts>' extra options for TeX
         -od '<opts>' extra options for dvipdfmx
         -output-directory '<dir>' directory for created files
`````

## Installation ##

Copy the file ptex2pdf.lua into a directory where scripts are found,
that is for example

  `TLROOT/texmf-dist/scripts/ptex2pdf/`

(where `TLROOT` is for example the root of your TeX Live installation)

### Unix ###

create a link in one of the bin dirs to the above file, in the
TeX Live case:

  `TLROOT/bin/ARCH/ptex2pdf -> ../../texmf-dist/scripts/ptex2pdf/ptex2pdf.lua`

### Windows ###
create a copy of runscript.exe as ptex2pdf.exe, in the TeX Live case:

  `copy TLROOT/bin/win32/runscript.exe TLROOT/bin/win32/ptex2pdf.exe`

## TeXworks setup ##

Under Preferences > Typesetting add new entries, for example:

for ptex files:

| Setting     | Value              |
|-------------|--------------------|
| Name:       | pTeX (ptex2pdf)    |
| Program:    | ptex2pdf           |
| Arguments:  | -ot                |
|             | $synctexoption     |
|             | $fullname          |

for platex files:

| Setting     | Value              |
|-------------|--------------------|
| Name:       | pLaTeX (ptex2pdf)  |
| Program:    | ptex2pdf           |
| Arguments:  | -l                 |
|             | -ot                |
|             | $synctexoption     |
|             | $fullname          |

for uptex files:

| Setting     | Value              |
|-------------|--------------------|
| Name:       | upTeX (ptex2pdf)   |
| Program:    | ptex2pdf           |
| Arguments:  | -u                 |
|             | -ot                |
|             | $synctexoption     |
|             | $fullname          |

for uplatex files:

| Setting     | Value              |
|-------------|--------------------|
| Name:       | upLaTeX (ptex2pdf) |
| Program:    | ptex2pdf           |
| Arguments:  | -l                 |
|             | -u                 |
|             | -ot                |
|             | $synctexoption     |
|             | $fullname          |

If you need special kanji encodings for one of these programs,
add the respective `-kanji` option with the `$synctexoption`. Example:

for platex files in SJIS encoding:

| Setting     | Value                      |
|-------------|----------------------------|
| Name:       | pLaTeX/SJIS (ptex2pdf)     |
| Program:    | ptex2pdf                   |
| Arguments:  | -l                         |
|             | -ot                        |
|             | -kanji=sjis $synctexoption |
|             | $fullname                  |


## Development place ##

http://github.com/texjporg/ptex2pdf

## Changelog ##

- version 0.1  2013-03-08 NP  
  Initial release on blog
- version 0.2  2013-03-10 NP  
  import into git repository  
  support passing options on to tex and dvipdfm  
  add README with TeXworks config options  
- version 0.3  2013-05-01 NP  
  include the readme in the lua code  
  fix program name for -e -u  
- version 0.4  2013-05-07 NP  
  quote the filename with ", so that special chars do survive  
  add an example for TeXworks for files with different kanji encoding  
- version 0.5  2014-11-05 NP  
  on Windows: set command_line_encoding to utf8 when running uptex  
  (patch by Akira Kakuto)  
- version 0.6  2015-03-08 NP  
  cygwin didn't like the (accidentally inserted) spaces after the  
  texlua in the shebang line, and stopped working with  
    "no such program: "texlua  " ..."  
- version 0.7 2015-04-29  
  move to github as gitorious will be closed, adapt help output  
  to generate github flavored markdown  
  check for files using kpathsea instead of opening directly, to allow  
  for input of files found by kpathsea (closes github issue 1)  
- version 0.8 2015-06-15  
  file name checks: first search for arg as is, then try .tex and .ltx  
  (closes github issue: 3)  
- version 0.9 2016-12-12  
  allow for files in sub-directories  
  add -output-directory option  
  update copyright and development place (now in texjp)  
  support 'flag=val' to specify option values  
  only allow one (1) filename argument  
- version 20170603.0  
  start version number in the format YYYYMMDD.0  
  better support for cp932 windows filenames  
  first replace all backslash chars to slash chars  
- version 20170622.0  
  pass all non-optional arguments before filename to TeX engine  
- version 20180514.0  
  Windows: for uptex use command_line_encoding=utf8, for all other turn
  it off (set to none)
- version 20181212.0  
  support directories containing dots (thanks kn1cht)
- version 20200119.0  
  check invalid PATH string beforehand on windows

## Copyright and License ##

Originally based on musixtex.lua from Bob Tennent.

(c) Copyright 2016-2020 Japanese TeX Development Community
(c) Copyright 2013-2020 Norbert Preining norbert@preining.info
(c) Copyright 2012      Bob Tennent rdt@cs.queensu.ca

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.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
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