Failed to build chinese docs: Build output directory for format "pdf" contains multiple files ...

[jhj0411jhj]

Details

• Read the Docs project URL: https://readthedocs.org/projects/open-box-zh-cn/
• Build URL (if applicable): https://readthedocs.org/projects/open-box-zh-cn/builds/19722444/
• Read the Docs username (if applicable): https://readthedocs.org/profiles/jhj0411jhj/
• Github commit history: https://github.com/PKU-DAIR/open-box/commits/master

Expected Result

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I use readthedocs for our github project openbox. The english version docs has no problem. The chinese version docs fails to build since Feb 9, 2023 (last successful build time is Jan 30, 2023. first failed build time is Feb 9, 2023. Maybe there are some updates in readthedocs).

Then I tried to build the chinese docs from the commit that triggered a successful build in the past, but the build process failed.

• The same commit I use: PKU-DAIR/open-box@c7385e9
• Past successful build: https://readthedocs.org/projects/open-box-zh-cn/builds/18949012/
• Failed build: https://readthedocs.org/projects/open-box-zh-cn/builds/19722444/

Actual Result

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Error message:

Build output directory for format "pdf" contains multiple files and it is not currently supported. Please, remove all the files but the "pdf" your want to upload.

[humitos]

Hi! This is duplicate of #10015. The issue here is that your latexmk command is failing. The error message is wrong and it will be fixed in the next deploy.

You need to fix your PDF generation for the build to succeed or disable it.

[jhj0411jhj]

@humitos Thanks. I have tried to disable PDF generation in readthedocs project settings (and EPUB is enabled). However, I found in the build process, cat latexmkrc and latexmk -r latexmkrc -pdf -f -dvi- -ps- -jobname=open-box-zh-cn -interaction=nonstopmode were still executed, so the build was failed.

[jhj0411jhj]

@humitos Thanks. I have tried to disable PDF generation in readthedocs project settings (and EPUB is enabled). However, I found in the build process, cat latexmkrc and latexmk -r latexmkrc -pdf -f -dvi- -ps- -jobname=open-box-zh-cn -interaction=nonstopmode were still executed, so the build was failed.

I disabled PDF generation and a new build was triggered automatically, then failed in building PDF. Should I push a new commit to my github repo and trigger a new build process, so disabling PDF generation will take effect?

[humitos]

Your project is using a config file, so you have to remove the PDF format from https://github.com/PKU-DAIR/open-box/blob/master/.readthedocs.yml#L18

[jhj0411jhj]

@humitos Thanks!