Define a macro before running the file

[NobbZ]

Hi there! Hi would like to suggest an option for /(pdf|lua|xe)?latex/ that allows to define a macro on run.

Lets say we have the following arara statement in main.tex:

% arara: xelatex: {macro: "quick"}

Which would then result in the following system call:

xelatex "\def\quick{t} \input{main.tex}"

Then we could use that, to react on this, and for example use some ifs, to have graphicx in draft mode for all runs but the last:

\ifdefined\quick
  \usepackage[draft]{graphicx}
\else
  \usepackage{graphicx}
\fi

This way we could probably speed up the overall build process dramatically depending on how much we can actually hold back for the very last run.

[cereda]

Hello there!

Oh I got it. :) I might think of a pattern in order to \input the main file at the correct place, but the idea is surely doable. I'll put some effort on it.

Thanks!

[cereda]

Adding to my TODO list. :)