Paper Compile: LaTeX to Submission-Ready PDF

Compile the LaTeX paper and fix any issues: $ARGUMENTS

Constants

• COMPILER = latexmk — LaTeX build tool. Handles multi-pass compilation automatically.
• ENGINE = pdflatex — LaTeX engine. Options: pdflatex (default), xelatex (for CJK/custom fonts), lualatex.
• MAX_COMPILE_ATTEMPTS = 3 — Maximum attempts to fix errors and recompile.
• PAPER_DIR = paper/ — Directory containing LaTeX source files.
• MAX_PAGES — Page limit. ML conferences: main body to Conclusion end (excluding references & appendix). ICLR=9, NeurIPS=9, ICML=8. IEEE venues: references ARE included in page count. IEEE journal ≈ 12-14 pages, IEEE conference ≈ 5-8 pages (all inclusive).

Workflow

Step 1: Verify Prerequisites

Check that the compilation environment is ready: