Running LaTeX

The method for running LaTeX will vary from site to site. This annex shows a typical run of LaTeX on this document at the National Physical Laboratory; the procedure at your site should not differ by much. User input follows the crumble% prompt.

crumble% latex iso
This is TeX, C Version 2.9 (preloaded format=lplain 88.4.29)
(iso.tex
LaTeX Version 2.09 <26 Feb 1988>
(iso.sty
Document Style `iso'. Not yet released.
(iso10.sty))
No file iso.aux.
No file iso.toc.
[1]
LaTeX Warning: Reference `div.special.def' on page 1 undefined.
LaTeX Warning: Reference `special.foreword' on page 1 undefined.
LaTeX Warning: Reference `contents' on page 1 undefined.
LaTeX Warning: Reference `divns' on page 1 undefined.
LaTeX Warning: Reference `annex.example' on page 1 undefined.
LaTeX Warning: Reference `contents' on page 1 undefined.
[1]
LaTeX Warning: Reference `references' on page 2 undefined.
LaTeX Warning: Citation `sgml' on page 2 undefined.
LaTeX Warning: Reference `definitions' on page 2 undefined.
LaTeX Warning: Citation `bs0' on page 2 undefined.
LaTeX Warning: Reference `lists.types' on page 2 undefined.
[2] [3] [4]
LaTeX Warning: Reference `latex.ref' on page 5 undefined.
LaTeX Warning: Reference `latex.ref' on page 5 undefined.
[5] [6] (iso.aux)
LaTeX Warning: Label(s) may have changed. Rerun to get cross-references right.
Output written on iso.dvi (7 pages, 15280 bytes).
Transcript written on iso.log.
crumble% latex iso
This is TeX, C Version 2.9 (preloaded format=lplain 88.4.29)
(iso.tex
LaTeX Version 2.09 <26 Feb 1988>
(iso.sty
Document Style `iso'. Not yet released.
(iso10.sty)) (iso.aux) (iso.toc) [1] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] (iso.aux)
Output written on iso.dvi (7 pages, 35324 bytes).
Transcript written on iso.log.

Note that LaTeX has to be run twice: the first run stores information on cross-referencing and the table of contents in the files iso.aux and iso.toc which is then used in the second run. LaTeX will inform you if it needs to be run more than once.