Comments on: Revision control for LaTeX: in search of an answer http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/revision-control-for-latex-in-search-of-an-answer/ A survival guide for the 21st century researcher Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:14:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Uwe Brauer http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/revision-control-for-latex-in-search-of-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-112460 Uwe Brauer Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:08:00 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=317#comment-112460 I just checked. No documentation and as far as I can see you have to insert your changes with \change comments etc. Does not look to comfortable I have not checked the python scripts though. But my first impression is latex diff is better....if it could only merge...... I just checked. No documentation and as far as I can see you have to insert your changes with \change comments etc.
Does not look to comfortable I have not checked the
python scripts though. But my first impression is latex diff is better….if it could only merge……

]]> By: Marc http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/revision-control-for-latex-in-search-of-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-112370 Marc Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:22:06 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=317#comment-112370 there is the trackchanges.sty at sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/trackchanges/ but I am having some bugs and conflicts. It seems to be a very promising tool for further development, though. Anyone willing to do this? there is the trackchanges.sty at sourceforge:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/trackchanges/
but I am having some bugs and conflicts. It seems to be a very promising tool for further development, though. Anyone willing to do this?

]]> By: Andres http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/revision-control-for-latex-in-search-of-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-102848 Andres Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:14:25 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=317#comment-102848 How about google wave? would be nice to have bot that would do the editing, version control seems pretty easy. How about google wave? would be nice to have bot that would do the editing, version control seems pretty easy.

]]> By: File diff round-up http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/revision-control-for-latex-in-search-of-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-99870 File diff round-up Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:17:02 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=317#comment-99870 [...] on Debian Science List Discussion on Ask Slashdot Discussion on Academic Productivity ScribTex — a online collaborative wiki-like LaTeX [...] [...] on Debian Science List Discussion on Ask Slashdot Discussion on Academic Productivity ScribTex — a online collaborative wiki-like LaTeX [...]

]]> By: Duke http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/revision-control-for-latex-in-search-of-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-97578 Duke Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:21:43 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=317#comment-97578 As far as I am concerned, I prefer git to CVS or SVN, since it works well on a disconnected laptop, and does not try to contact a remote server at every commit. But it's OK, any versioning system is OK and does almost the same thing. What is mainly important is: + have a Makefile, that builds the latex document + fix the file and directory structure of your document, so that everyone ends editing the same files, and does not add or remove some during the collaborative process, I mean, it is OK and better if only one person is responsible for this structure Then just commit around, and for the diffs, you can use your source diff, and for a more clear view of the real changes, I found something called latexdiff (google for it), and just wrapped it with a small shell script to generate a document tree with a diff from 2 git tags (or checksums). This way I have a tree with every diff latex file (generated with latexdiff from the 2 versions I want), and I just have to type "make", to generate a pdf file that shows the diffs (you can even choose how old removed text is displayed as well as the new one). This works because of the 2 previous points. I developed this just to show some colleagues that latex is still better than word. I am looking to adapt this to latex and git plugins in eclipse, since it can be a good approach to this issues (I don't believe in the LyX way). As far as I am concerned, I prefer git to CVS or SVN, since it works well on a disconnected laptop, and does not try to contact a remote server at every commit.
But it’s OK, any versioning system is OK and does almost the same thing.
What is mainly important is:
+ have a Makefile, that builds the latex document
+ fix the file and directory structure of your document, so that everyone ends editing the same files, and does not add or remove some during the collaborative process, I mean, it is OK and better if only one person is responsible for this structure

Then just commit around, and for the diffs, you can use your source diff, and for a more clear view of the real changes, I found something called latexdiff (google for it), and just wrapped it with a small shell script to generate a document tree with a diff from 2 git tags (or checksums).
This way I have a tree with every diff latex file (generated with latexdiff from the 2 versions I want), and I just have to type “make”, to generate a pdf file that shows the diffs (you can even choose how old removed text is displayed as well as the new one).
This works because of the 2 previous points.

I developed this just to show some colleagues that latex is still better than word.
I am looking to adapt this to latex and git plugins in eclipse, since it can be a good approach to this issues (I don’t believe in the LyX way).

]]> By: Jose http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/revision-control-for-latex-in-search-of-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-77004 Jose Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:56:50 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=317#comment-77004 LyX did it for me. Excellent application. LyX did it for me. Excellent application.

]]> By: Mica http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/revision-control-for-latex-in-search-of-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-70174 Mica Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:32:30 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=317#comment-70174 I might be a little late on this, but GIT now comes with a graphical front end in perl/tk. I run it on windows at work, at home on my mac & linux boxes. it's called gitk and git gui. it comes with the git bundle... as far as your stubborn collaborators, in the gui they would only have to click the "commit" button, then select "push" from one of the drop down menus. pretty simple :P I might be a little late on this, but GIT now comes with a graphical front end in perl/tk. I run it on windows at work, at home on my mac & linux boxes. it’s called gitk and git gui. it comes with the git bundle… as far as your stubborn collaborators, in the gui they would only have to click the “commit” button, then select “push” from one of the drop down menus. pretty simple :P

]]> By: Uwe Brauer http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/revision-control-for-latex-in-search-of-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-61581 Uwe Brauer Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:10:09 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=317#comment-61581 Well but you cannot *merge* with latexdiff! with ediff you can! well with meld as well but this is not wordwise. I have not checked the latexdiff manual very carefully but I got the impression that latexdiff cannot deal with 3 files, but you might want to contact the author of that package. I did that several times and his responds have been fast usually. Uwe Well but you cannot *merge* with latexdiff! with ediff you can!
well with meld as well but this is not wordwise.

I have not checked the latexdiff manual very carefully but I got the impression that latexdiff cannot deal with 3 files, but
you might want to contact the author of that package.

I did that several times and his responds have been fast usually.

Uwe

]]> By: Leonardo Rolla http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/revision-control-for-latex-in-search-of-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-61572 Leonardo Rolla Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:40:37 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=317#comment-61572 Thanks, Uwe. But for 2 files we already have latexdiff. What would be really nice is latexdiff3 and wordwise ediff3 About the script for "Step 1", do you know anything like that? Thanks, Uwe.

But for 2 files we already have latexdiff.

What would be really nice is latexdiff3 and wordwise ediff3

About the script for “Step 1″, do you know anything like that?

]]> By: Uwe Brauer http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/revision-control-for-latex-in-search-of-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-61563 Uwe Brauer Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:44:31 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=317#comment-61563 Well have you tried ediff-regions-wordwise in (X)emacs? That comes quite close to what you are looking for, but only works for 2 files. Uwe Brauer Well have you tried ediff-regions-wordwise
in (X)emacs?
That comes quite
close to what you are looking for, but only works for 2 files.

Uwe Brauer

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