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+## Writing
+
+[Erick's notes on writing](https://github.com/matsengrp/wiki/wiki/writing_with_erick)
+
+
+## Compilation
+
+Type `scons --sconstruct SConstruct-noinkscape` in the command line if you don't have Inkscape all set up to work on the command line.
+If you do, `scons` should work.
+Use `scons continuous` to have continuous building after installing inotify.
+
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+import glob
+import os
+
+VariantDir('_build', src_dir='.')
+
+env = Environment(ENV=os.environ)
+inkscape = Builder(action = 'inkscape --without-gui --export-pdf=$TARGET $SOURCE')
+env['BUILDERS']['Inkscape'] = inkscape
+env['BUILDERS']['Latexdiff'] = Builder(action = 'latexdiff $SOURCES > $TARGET')
+env['BUILDERS']['Copier'] = Builder(action = Copy('$TARGET', '$SOURCE'))
+
+pdfs = [env.Copier(target = '_build/' + os.path.basename(pdf), source = pdf)
+        for pdf in glob.glob('figures/*.pdf')]
+
+main=env.PDF(target='_build/main.pdf',source='main.tex')
+
+Depends(Flatten([main]),
+        Flatten([pdfs, 'main.bib']))
+
+cont_build = env.Command('.continuous', ['main.bib', 'main.tex'],
+    'while :; do inotifywait -e modify $SOURCES; scons -Q; done')
+Alias('continuous', cont_build)
+
+Default(main)
+
+env.Latexdiff(target='diff.tex',source=['versions/main.v1.tex','main.tex'])
+diff = env.PDF(target='diff.pdf',source='diff.tex')