Initial version

Dockerfile

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+FROM ubuntu
+
+MAINTAINER Knut Ahlers <knut@ahlers.me>
+
+ENV PACKAGES \
+      texlive-xetex \
+      texlive-latex-extra \
+      texlive-latex-recommended \
+      texlive-fonts-recommended \
+      texlive-lang-european \
+      texlive-lang-german
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+ && apt-get install -y $PACKAGES \
+ && apt-get clean \
+ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+
+ADD ./generate-pdf /usr/local/bin/generate-pdf
+
+VOLUME ["/src"]
+WORKDIR /src
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/generate-pdf"]

README.md

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+# Luzifer / xetexgen
+
+This container is intended as a replacement for a local TeX installation. The purpose mainly is to have a working TeX environment on a Mac without having to deal with all the implications a local TeX installation brings on OSX.
+
+## Usage
+
+The container contains a simple script with basic commands to generate a PDF from your TeX file. So you can use this command if for example your TeX file is named `letter.tex`:
+
+```bash
+# docker run --rm -ti -v $(pwd):/src luzifer/xetexgen letter.tex
+This is XeTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.5-0.9999.3 (TeX Live 2013/Debian)
+ restricted \write18 enabled.
+entering extended mode
+This is XeTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.5-0.9999.3 (TeX Live 2013/Debian)
+ restricted \write18 enabled.
+entering extended mode
+Rendering was successful. Cleaning up...
+```
+
+Alternatively you can change parameters by overwriting the `ENTRYPOINT`:
+
+```bash
+# docker run --rm -ti -v $(pwd):/src --entrypoint=xelatex luzifer/xetexgen --help
+Usage: xetex [OPTION]... [TEXNAME[.tex]] [COMMANDS]
+   or: xetex [OPTION]... \FIRST-LINE
+   or: xetex [OPTION]... &FMT ARGS
+[...]
+```

generate-pdf

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+TEXFILE=$1
+
+if ! [ -f ${TEXFILE} ]; then
+  echo "You need to specify the file to render."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! ( xelatex -interaction=batchmode ${TEXFILE} ); then
+  echo "An error occurred while processing ${TEXFILE}. Please see the log."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Do a second run in order to render page numbers etc
+if ! ( xelatex -interaction=batchmode ${TEXFILE} ); then
+  echo "An error occurred while processing ${TEXFILE}. Please see the log."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Rendering was successful. Cleaning up..."
+rm -f ${TEXFILE/.tex/.log} ${TEXFILE/.tex/.aux}