Cant get Sagetex(WSL2) to work with TexWorks(Win11).

asked 2025-10-03 02:36:20 +0200

l3gi0n
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I have installed texworks+texlive under windows 11, and sagemath under WSL2/Arch.

My project folder is at: C:\Users\zi\Desktop\sagetry\

I have created a SageTex entry under Edit -> Preferences -> typesetting -> processing tools:

Name: SageTex Program: wsl.exe Argument 1: /usr/bin/sage Argument 2: /mnt/c/Users/zi/Desktop/sagetry/$basename.sagetex.sage

Sagetex works this way but what if I wanted to create a new project folder somewhere else under windows 11 ? I should manually change the path in Argument 2 ? or is there a way for TexWorks to generate the path automatically?

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answered 2025-10-04 21:46:39 +0200

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I ask Copilot your question:just by curiosity are you able to answer this difficult question below from https://ask.sagemath.org (me I'm not able, I do not even understand the question ! :

and this is the answer he gave me:

💡 Solution Use TeXworks’s built-in variable "$fullname" instead of "$basename":

"$fullname" gives the full path to the .tex file.

You can convert it to a WSL-compatible path using wslpath.

So update the SageTeX tool like this:

Program: wsl.exe
Argument 1: sage
Argument 2: $(wslpath "$fullname" | sed 's/.tex$/.sagetex.sage/')

This command:

Converts the full Windows path to WSL format using wslpath.

Replaces .tex with .sagetex.sage using sed.

wsl.exe /usr/bin/sage /mnt/c/Users/zi/Desktop/sagetry/$basename.sagetex.sage

This works because /mnt/c/... is how WSL2 accesses Windows files. But the path is hardcoded to one specific folder (sagetry). So if the user moves their .tex file to another folder, the SageTeX processor won’t find it unless they manually update the path.

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I don't know if his answer will be useful to you.tell us if it help you or not.

ortollj ( 2025-10-04 21:49:44 +0200 )edit

I tried:

(wslpath "fullname" | sed 's/.tex$/.sagetex.sage/')

(wslpath "$fullname" | sed 's/.tex$/.sagetex.sage/')

(wslpath "$directory" | sed 's/.tex$/.sagetex.sage/')

No such file or directory.

l3gi0n ( 2025-10-05 18:42:59 +0200 )edit

Copilot answer:

wslpath "fullname" | sed 's/.tex$/.sagetex.sage/'

This is meant to: Convert a Windows path (e.g., C:\Users\userName\Documents\mydoc.tex) into a WSL-compatible path (e.g., /mnt/c/Users/userName/Documents/mydoc.tex)

Replace the .tex extension with .sagetex.sage so Sage can process it.

⚠️ Why it fails If "fullname" is not defined or empty, wslpath returns nothing.

If the .tex file doesn’t exist at the given path, wslpath fails silently.

If the .sagetex.sage file hasn’t been generated yet (e.g., if pdflatex hasn’t been run), then Sage has nothing to process.

how to fix it: texfile="mydoc.tex" wslpath "$PWD/$texfile" | sed 's/.tex$/.sagetex.sage/'

Or, if you're inside a Makefile or script: sagefile=$(wslpath "$PWD/$texfile" | sed 's/.tex$/.sagetex.sage/')

ortollj ( 2025-10-06 08:01:52 +0200 )edit

sage "$sagefile"

Make sure:

The .tex file exists.

You’ve run pdflatex at least once to generate the .sagetex.sage file.

You’re quoting paths properly to avoid issues with spaces.

why don't you ask Copilot by yourself ? not sure he can solve the problem but it would be interesting. If you succeed, please don't forget to share the solution.

ortollj ( 2025-10-06 08:04:28 +0200 )edit

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