Better Dockerfile

.github/workflows/github_action_build.yml

@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Cache Docker layers
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${{ github.sha }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-
-
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
@@ -38,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload PDF as Artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: compiled-pdf
+          name: compiled-pdf-${{ github.ref_slug }}
           path: output.pdf
 
       - name: Upload binaries to release

.gitignore

@@ -276,3 +276,7 @@ TSWLatexianTemp*
 *.lpz
 
 build/
+
+*.pdf
+
+*.eps

Dockerfile

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-
 # Use an official Ubuntu base image
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # Avoid prompts from apt
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-# Install LaTeX packages
+# Install LaTeX packages and other dependencies in one RUN command to minimize layers
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     make \
     pandoc \
@@ -17,21 +16,20 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     texlive-luatex \
     texlive-pstricks \
     texlive-xetex \
-    wget
-
-RUN wget --output-document=/usr/local/bin/yq https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest/download/yq_linux_amd64 && \
-    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yq && \
-    yq --version
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    fonts-roboto-slab
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    wget \
+    fonts-roboto-slab \
     ghostscript \
     python3 \
-    python3-pip
+    python3-pip \
+    && wget --output-document=/usr/local/bin/yq https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest/download/yq_linux_amd64 \
+    && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yq \
+    && yq --version \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # bind mount requirements.txt and install python dependencies
+# Note: This will only work during a Docker build if you use BuildKit, otherwise, you need to copy the requirements.txt file
+# and run pip install as a separate step during container runtime.
 RUN --mount=type=bind,target=/latex_content pip3 install -r /latex_content/requirements.txt
 
 # Set working directory