General ⇒ Problem in Document Compilation

[swagatopablo]

I am using Kile 2.9.60 in Windows platform. I had the impression that to compile a source file, the BibTeX database and the EPS figures being present in the folder are enough. But whenever I am trying to compile my source file, named suppose "xyz.tex" it's giving me an error like "xyz.idx" not found. Please tell me what's an .idx file and where can I get it if it's so necessary for compilation?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi,

welcome to the board!

The .idx is a file which contains index entries, it's produced by \makeindex. If you don't create an index, check your Kile settings so that it's not running MakeIndex, and if your document contains such lines

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\usepackage{makeidx}
\makeindex

and

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\printindex

remove them. If you would like to create an index, you may need them, but you did not mention an index at all.

Stefan

[swagatopablo]

Vielen dank Stefan.