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Quarto attempts to install LaTeX packages when using wkhtmltopdf as pdf engine
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Description
Bug description
When using wkhtmltopdf as the pdf engine, the output pdf starts with a line reading:
\usepackage{booktabs} \usepackage{caption} \usepackage{longtable}
I tried adding these to the YAML and it didn't solve the problem:
latex-auto-mk: false
latex-auto-install: false
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by reproducing a Quarto PDF render using wkhtmltopdf and trace where LaTeX package installation is triggered; done means that engine no longer attempts installation or emits LaTeX package commands in the output PDF.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- latex
- Domain
- cli, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100