Parallel Rspec with RTeX
Running projects parallel makes some trouble with PDF generation. Use geordi rspec spec to force sequential tests for the whole application or failed specs only.
geordi rspec
RTeX::Document::GenerationError in '...'
Could not find result PDF document.pdf after generation.
Check .../document.log
The document will show you, that RTeX tries to generate a PDF document out of a HTML file, which won't work.
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