output-directory=build except for PdF? (Linux Mint)

[ReaderGuy42]

I've figured out that if I put pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -output-directory=build %.tex into the PdfLaTeX Command Line, it puts almost all the files into a folder (Sidenote: is there a way to have TeXStudio make that folder? So far I've only seen this work if the folder is already there), and this in the BibTeX line: bibtex build/% -include-directory=build.

There is still a .bbl and a .blg file, can those somehow be generated in the build folder too?

I also just realized that TeXStudio is no longer finding all the auxiliary files it just created, even though I also added ./build/ to the Log Files Search Path. How do I deal with this?

The original issue was to keep the PDF file in the main directory. How do I achieve this? I've tried using -aux-directory but that gives me an unknown option error, so that might not be possible for me.

Ideally, I'd like to just have the .tex file and the PDF in the main directory, and everything else in the build folder. Is this possible? I'm on Linux Mint.

[foreachthing]

Maybe this will help: https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/269431/tutorial-texstudio-add-output-path/269432#269432

[muzimuzhi]

[...] and this in the BibTeX line: bibtex build/% -include-directory=build.

This works for me: sh -c "cd build; bibtex %.aux"

I also just realized that TeXStudio is no longer finding all the auxiliary files it just created, even though I also added ./build/ to the Log Files Search Path. How do I deal with this?

Adding just build to the Log Files Search Path works for me. Is is possible that your Log Files field contains multiple paths and wrong path separator was used?

Ideally, I'd like to just have the .tex file and the PDF in the main directory, and everything else in the build folder. Is this possible? I'm on Linux Mint.

-output-directory=dir will put everything, including the pdf file to dir. You may need to move pdf file out.

MiKTeX comes with an -aux-directory=dir, and latexmk provides a proper emulation for this option in TeX Live. Try latexmk -pdflatex -aux-directory=build main.tex.

Currently latexmk also moves fls files to current working directory, which is inconsistent with MiKTeX v20.10 or newer, see MiKTeX/miktex#634 and MiKTeX/miktex#914. I've reported it to latexmk's maintainer.

[muzimuzhi]

Currently latexmk also moves fls files to current working directory, which is inconsistent with MiKTeX v20.10 or newer, see MiKTeX/miktex#634 and MiKTeX/miktex#914. I've reported it to latexmk's maintainer.

Since v4.79, latexmk moves fls to aux directory by default. One can achieve previous behavior by setting new variable $fls_uses_aux_dir to non-zero value. See full info in texdoc latexmk, searching for "Location of .fls file".