Recently using miktex 2.8 i have noticed that it have produced aux-files of not just the masterfile, but also of most the other included files. Small thing as it is, it rather annoys me having these files spread out through the folders, and it happens from time to time someone gets them uploaded onto the SVN.
What i was wondering is if its normal for it to produce so many .aux-files now, and what the reason why could be? Dont seem to remember miktex 2.7 doing it, unless you wrongly tried to compile something else than the masterfile.
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kaiserkarl13
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Re: Compiler creating extra .aux files everywhere
Any \include'd file that contains information that needs to be written to the .aux file (examples: citations, cross-references, labels, section headings corresponding to table of contents entries) will generate its own .aux file. This is normal, and is a fact of life with \include. Packages like chapterbib use these files to create separate bibliographies for each \include'd file.
If you don't like the .aux files, use \input instead of \include. This will not issue the \clearpage command that comes with \include, and won't be processed by \includeonly, but it should eliminate the .aux files unless I'm mistaken.
If you don't like the .aux files, use \input instead of \include. This will not issue the \clearpage command that comes with \include, and won't be processed by \includeonly, but it should eliminate the .aux files unless I'm mistaken.