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[WIP] Fix invalid latexmk argument for xetex engine
Fix LaTeX template engine options to emit valid Jul 11, 2026
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The LaTeX devcontainer template exposed
latexEnginevalues (xetex/luatex/pdftex) that were injected directly intolatexmkas-<value>, producing invalid flags (notably-xetex). This updates template engine values to align with validlatexmkarguments and keeps package installation behavior consistent.Template option normalization
latexEngineenum intemplates/src/latex/devcontainer-template.jsonto:pdflatex,xelatex,lualatex,latexxelatexRuntime package-install compatibility
postStartCommandintemplates/src/latex/.devcontainer.jsonto map engine names to TeX Live package names beforetlmgr install:xelatex -> xetexlualatex -> luatexpdflatex -> pdftexlatex -> latexTemplate-facing docs and regression coverage
templates/src/latex/README.mdengine wording/default to match template options.templates/test/latex/test.shwith explicit checks for supportedlatexmkengine flags.