diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e71cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "lib/latex-common"]
+	path = lib/latex-common
+	url = ssh://git@git.mercurial-manifold.eu:2224/an.tsouchlos/latex-common.git
diff --git a/.latexmkrc b/.latexmkrc
index fd022f6..e87380c 100644
--- a/.latexmkrc
+++ b/.latexmkrc
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 $pdflatex="pdflatex -shell-escape -interaction=nonstopmode -synctex=1 %O %S";
 $out_dir = 'build';
+$pdf_mode = 1;
diff --git a/lib/latex-common b/lib/latex-common
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index 0000000..177f481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/latex-common
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 177f481b7e3a6693a13240379c17308673e00e88