SyncTeX binaries?

[ashthespy]

• I have read the MiKTeX Contributing Guidelines

Is there a reason why SyncTeX binaries are not included in MiKTeX builds? I see there are some parts at Programs/TeXAndFriends/synctex as well as another subset as a TexWorks module.

[edocevoli]

Synctex binaries are not needed.

[ashthespy]

@edocevoli could you elaborate on that? Is it the editors job to incorporate SyncTeX support similar to the way Texworks does it?
Because when using alternative editors (say based on Atom or VSCode) with MiKTeX, one has to manually grab the binaries from TeX Live and add it to path.

[edocevoli]

Good point. I think we should include the binaries in a future update.

[edocevoli]

I have added miktex-synctex.exe (synctex.exe links to it).

[ashthespy]

That was quick, thanks!

[scmartin]

Sorry to revive this thread, but how do I find these binaries for use in another editor?

[edocevoli]

They should be located in the MiKTeX bin directory, side-by-side with pdflatex, lualatex, ...