mktex.pl this is a perl script that allows to recompile in background latex files each time a new version of the file is written to the disk. It takes into account included files and figures, such that any modification to one of these files causes the recompilation of the main latex source. Initial version by myself, further contributions and new features by Francesco Nidito. Each time the file is recompiled, a refresh of the corresponding XDVI window is performed. It is not WYSIWYG, but looks like …

You can use it simply launching a

mktex -m mytexfile

from a shell, after:

• saving the program to a

  mktex

  file in one of the directories in your PATH

• changing the execution flag

  chmod a+x mktex

• correcting, if necessary, the path for the perl interpreter on the first line of the code

A list of options is available in the program text.