basic compilation: python compile.py # Compiles stub.tex python compile.py -f # Compiles thesis.tex and does bibtex issues: I have texlive-full installed on ubuntu 13.04. This is certainly overkill but I wanted to make sure I have all packages to reduce headaches. update: it looks like I can make do with smaller packages. I forgot which they are now though. Chapter labels: (prepend chap:) intro bootstrap kicover cube matchings