Error: Failed to build the bibliography via biber {vitae}

Question

I am trying to reproduce the cv using the vitae package and keep running into an odd error when it comes to generating the bibliography. It was working previously, but when I try to execute the code today it keeps producing the following output:

INFO - This is Biber 2.14
INFO - Logfile is 'cv.blg'
INFO - Reading 'cv.bcf'
INFO - Found 4 citekeys in bib section 0
INFO - Processing section 0
INFO - Globbing data source 'C:/Users/Joe Roberts/Documents/automated_cv/cv/roberts-published.bib'
INFO - Globbed data source 'C:/Users/Joe Roberts/Documents/automated_cv/cv/roberts-published.bib' to C:/Users/Joe\ Roberts/Documents/automated_cv/cv/roberts-published.bib
INFO - Looking for bibtex format file 'C:/Users/Joe\ Roberts/Documents/automated_cv/cv/roberts-published.bib' for section 0
ERROR - Cannot find 'C:/Users/Joe\ Roberts/Documents/automated_cv/cv/roberts-published.bib'!
INFO - ERRORS: 1
Error: Failed to build the bibliography via biber
Execution halted
Warning message:
LaTeX Warning: Empty bibliography on input line 237.
LaTeX Warning: Citation 'roberts2018u-x6o8ySG0sC' undefined on input line 242.
LaTeX Warning: Citation 'roberts2019d1gkVwhDpl0C' undefined on input line 242.
LaTeX Warning: Citation 'roberts2019IjCSPb-OGe4C' undefined on input line 242.
LaTeX Warning: Citation 'roberts2019Tyk-4Ss8FVUC' undefined on input line 242.
Package rerunfilecheck Warning: File `cv.out' has changed.
(rerunfilecheck)                Rerun to get outlines right
(rerunfilecheck)                or use package `bookmark'.
LaTeX Warning: There were undefined references.
LaTeX Warning: Label(s) may have changed. Rerun to get cross-references right.
Package biblatex Warning: Please (re)run Biber on the file:
(biblatex)                cv
(biblatex)                and rerun LaTeX afterwards.

Any ideas how to resolve this?

Did you find a fix for this? I have the same issue :( – Rekarrr Apr 16 '20 at 14:04 — Rekarrr, Apr 16 '20 at 14:04

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 26 '20 at 15:16

Okay so I had the same issue, it used to work, then some update, and it no longer works. It appears the source of the issue is the space in your path (Users/Joe Roberts/Documents/) I had the same problem because our organisational db automatically include spaces. I have x2 workarounds:

First workaround (annoying one): save your files locally in a path that doesnt have space in it. For me this was taking it out of our org db and saving it on desktop. I know, very lame, so the 2nd one is better!

Second workaround: In your setup code chunk in the .Rmd, add code to copy citation files into temporary locations where biber can read from:

E.g.:

citations_1 <- tempfile(fileext = ".bib")
file.copy(from = here::here("automated_cv/cv/roberts-published.bib"), to = citations_1)

I guessed the filepath from your error message by the way, so you may need to edit that, but essentially this should help!

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 14 '23 at 00:46

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Ensure you call the package biblatex like this:

\usepackage[style=apa,backend=biber]{biblatex}

edited Feb 14 '23 at 00:46

Thomas J. Brailey

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answered Oct 07 '22 at 03:39

Sejas

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Please use the code highlighting, like `hi` – HamTheAstroChimp Oct 13 '22 at 15:14

Error: Failed to build the bibliography via biber {vitae}

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