CLI does not recognize multiple output formats in Quarto projects

[matthew-brett]

Bug description

quarto render index.qmd --to pdf,html fails with ERROR: Unknown format pdf,html - but it seems that should work.

Steps to reproduce

I suppose you could reproduce with any document, but try:

git clone https://github.com/matthew-brett/test-quarto
cd test-quarto
quarto render index.qmd --to pdf,html

Expected behavior

Quarto should render the given document or directory to both PDF and HTML formats.

Actual behavior

ERROR: Unknown format pdf,html

Stack trace:
    at resolveFormats (file:///Users/mb312/dev_trees/quarto-cli/src/command/render/render-contexts.ts:591:13)
    at eventLoopTick (ext:core/01_core.js:181:11)
    at async renderContexts (file:///Users/mb312/dev_trees/quarto-cli/src/command/render/render-contexts.ts:231:19)
    at async Object.bookIncrementalRenderAll [as incrementalRenderAll] (file:///Users/mb312/dev_trees/quarto-cli/src/project/types/book/book-render.ts:646:22)
    at async renderProject (file:///Users/mb312/dev_trees/quarto-cli/src/command/render/project.ts:120:5)
    at async Command.fn (file:///Users/mb312/dev_trees/quarto-cli/src/command/render/cmd.ts:212:26)
    at async Command.execute (file:///Users/mb312/dev_trees/quarto-cli/src/vendor/deno.land/x/cliffy@v0.25.4/command/command.ts:1790:7)
    at async quarto (file:///Users/mb312/dev_trees/quarto-cli/src/quarto.ts:135:3)
    at async file:///Users/mb312/dev_trees/quarto-cli/src/quarto.ts:167:5

Your environment

Macos Ventura 13.4 Latest quarto-cli commit 1f3581304

Quarto check output

$ quarto check 

[✓] Checking versions of quarto binary dependencies...
      Pandoc version 3.1.2: OK
      Dart Sass version 1.55.0: OK
      Deno version 1.33.2: OK
[✓] Checking versions of quarto dependencies......OK
[✓] Checking Quarto installation......OK
      Version: 99.9.9
      Path: /Users/mb312/dev_trees/quarto-cli/package/dist/bin

[✓] Checking basic markdown render....OK

[✓] Checking Python 3 installation....OK
      Version: 3.10.11
      Path: /Users/mb312/.virtualenvs/resampling-with/bin/python3
      Jupyter: 5.3.0
      Kernels: python3, ir

[✓] Checking Jupyter engine render....OK

[✓] Checking R installation...........OK
      Version: 4.3.0
      Path: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/r/4.3.0_1/lib/R
      LibPaths:
        - /Users/mb312/Library/R/arm64/4.3/library
        - /opt/homebrew/lib/R/4.3/site-library
        - /opt/homebrew/Cellar/r/4.3.0_1/lib/R/library
      knitr: 1.42
      rmarkdown: 2.21

[✓] Checking Knitr engine render......OK

[mcanouil]

Thank you for the report.

I can reproduce, but it seems to be because it is a book. Try to remove/rename _quarto.yml and you'll see the command works as intended.

[matthew-brett]

Thanks - yes - if I remove _quarto.yml, the command works.

However, if I add even:

project:
  title: "foo"

as _quarto.yml - the problem returns.

[mcanouil]

Thanks, so the issue more general than books, it is when rendering multiple formats in a "project". @matthew-brett Could you rename the issue to make it clear it is within a "Quarto project"?

[apsteinmetz]

I get the same result rendering from RStudio. The yaml header in the qmd document will only render the first format in the list, regardless of the order.

format: 
   html: default
   docx: default
   pdf:
      documentclass: article
      papersize: letter

[mcanouil]

Does RStudio not have the render all which was added few months ago?

Regarding Quarto CLI, when in a Quarto project (defined by the presence of _quarto.yml):

quarto render --to all

[cderv]

Does RStudio not have the render all which was added few months ago?

I think it is still a feature request to have a Render All button for document : https://github.com/rstudio/rstudio/issues/13332

[mcanouil]

Maybe, as in the RStudio feature request, the "render" button in. SCode should not be called "render" as it actually "renders and preview" and uses quarto preview command.

[cderv]

@mcanouil Should be an issue for https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto if you want to discuss this.

[cderv]

Just some notes as there was another report in https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/discussions/8394#discussioncomment-8224825 and I was to open a new issue.

• Quarto 1.2.475 is working fine
• Quarto 1.3.450 is erroring including for non project document with the same error

  
  quarto render index.qmd --to html,pdf
  pandoc pdf
  to: html
  output-file: index.html
  standalone: true
  section-divs: true
  html-math-method: mathjax
  wrap: none
  default-image-extension: png

metadata document-css: false link-citations: true date-format: long lang: en title: test

pandoc: pdf: withBinaryFile: does not exist (No such file or directory)

* Quarto 1.4 is working for single document (1.3 issue fixed), but non working within project with the issue from OP