mods README

README.md

@@ -33,31 +33,30 @@ $ ln -s ../graphics .
 ```
 
 ## Building the slides
-
-As slides are written in md format we need to convert them to latex before
-compiling. We are uing pandoc to convert from md to beamer.
-
 Proceed in 2 steps when working on the slides in .md files:
 1. edit only the .md files
 2. check if it compiles
-	* First convert all the .md files into a single latex file main.tex
-``` sh
-$ pandoc -t beamer ??_*.md -o main.tex
+
+To compile
+* You can just compile the slides of one md file:
+
+```sh
+$ make 01_section1.pdf
 ```
-	* Next compile lab.tex that includes the actual slides in main.tex
+***notice the name of the make target is the filename with a `.pdf` extension***
+
+* Or your can compile all the slides (`lab.pdf`) that merges all sections into it. 
+
 ```sh
-$ pdflatex lab
+$ make
 ```
+***The input `.md` files are sorted before inclusion, so ensure that the name sorting works fine before building the whole document.***
 
-Finally when everything works fine and the lab.pdf is generated properly
-you can simply invoke make than will execute the Makefile and run pandoc +
-pdflatex:
+* You can use flag `-B` with make to force recompilation if necessary. Otherwise, our Makefile is set to detect changes automatically.
 
 ```sh
 $ make -B
 ```
-
-It results in a ``lab.pdf`` file. Please don't git add/commit/push this
-file nor any other compilation by product such as ``main.tex`` or
-``*.log *.lot *.lof *.loa *.toc *.idx *.inc *.ilg *.ind *.bbl *.blg *.aux *.glo *.dvi *.ps *.pdf *.out *.brf *.nav *.snm *.vrb`` files.
+It results in a ``lab.pdf`` file. 
+**Please don't git add/commit/push this file nor any other PDF by-product. They are git-ignored by default.**
 

lab.tex

-\documentclass{beamer}
-\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
-\usetheme{idiapbsp}
-
-\input{settings}
-\input{graphics}
-
-% These are NOT displayed on the front page
-\subject{Lab}
-\institute{Master Biometrics}
-
-% These are displayed at the title page with contents
-%\title{Biometrics}
-%\subtitle{Lab: XXX}
-%\author[author]{Dr. Sebastien Marcel}
-
-\title{Biometrics: Lab}
-\subtitle{XXX}
-\author{S\'ebastien Marcel\\
-Head of Biometrics Security and Privacy group\\
-Idiap research institute\\
-Switzerland\\
-\url{www.idiap.ch/~marcel}
-}
-
-\date{\today}
-
-\begin{document}
-
-\maketitle
-
-\input{main}
-
-\end{document}

metadata.yaml

 ---
 author: |
   Sébastien Marcel\
-  Head of Biometrics Security and Privacy group\
+  Biometrics Security and Privacy group\
   Idiap research institute\
   Switzerland\
   \url{www.idiap.ch/~marcel}
-subject: Lecture XX
+subject: Lab 2
 date: \today
-title: "Biometrics: Lecture"
-subtitle: "Welcome and general information"
+title: "Master Biometrics: Lab 2"
+subtitle: "Iris recognition"
 institute: "Idiap Research Institute"
 lang: "en"
 ---