# CS6513 Paper — Introduction + Mini Literature Review

IEEE conference-format manuscript for CS6513. Source: `main.tex`.

## Build

```sh
./paper/build.sh          # run from the repo root
```

`build.sh` auto-detects a TeX engine (and picks up MacTeX / TeX Live even if it
isn't on your `PATH`). It tries, in order: `latexmk` → `pdflatex` (two passes) →
`tectonic`. Output: `paper/main.pdf`.

### Toolchain

No system TeX install is needed if you use **tectonic** (what this repo was
built with):

```sh
brew install tectonic
```

Tectonic is a single self-contained binary (~20 MB) that downloads the exact TeX
packages the document needs from CTAN on first run and caches them.

Alternatives:
- **MacTeX** (full TeX Live, ~4 GB): `brew install --cask mactex-no-gui`
- **BasicTeX** (small, ~100 MB; may need `sudo tlmgr install ...` for extras)
- **Overleaf** (zero install): upload/clone this `paper/` folder and compile `main.tex`.

## Required LaTeX packages

All standard and bundled with a normal TeX distribution (and auto-fetched by
tectonic):

| Package | Why |
|---|---|
| `IEEEtran` (document class) | IEEE conference format — `IEEEtran.cls` is committed here so the repo is self-contained |
| `cite` | citation handling |
| `amsmath`, `amssymb`, `amsfonts` | math symbols (μ, ×, →, etc.) |
| `graphicx` | figures (none yet) |
| `textcomp` | text symbols |
| `xcolor` | colour |
| `url` | URLs in the bibliography |

## Notes learned while building

- **The first tectonic run needs a network connection** — it fetches packages
  from CTAN. Later builds use the cache and are fast/offline.
- **Transient `HTTP 429 Too Many Requests`** from tectonic's package server can
  interrupt that first build. It's not a document error — **just re-run
  `build.sh`**; tectonic resumes from what it already cached.
- **`Underfull \hbox (badness ...)`** warnings are cosmetic — short lines (e.g.
  bullet lists) that don't fill the justified column. Harmless, and they go away
  as the draft becomes prose. There are currently no real errors.
- Build artifacts (`*.aux`, `*.log`, …) and the compiled `main.pdf` are
  git-ignored. Commit the **final** submission PDF explicitly (`git add -f`) if
  you want it tracked.