diff --git a/bopytex/worker/compile.py b/bopytex/worker/compile.py
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+++ b/bopytex/worker/compile.py
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+import subprocess
+
+
+def latexmk(args: dict, deps, output):
+    compile_process = subprocess.Popen(
+        ["latexmk", deps[0]],
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+        universal_newlines=True
+    )
+    yield from compile_process.stderr
+
diff --git a/test/worker/test_compile.py b/test/worker/test_compile.py
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+++ b/test/worker/test_compile.py
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+import os
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from bopytex.worker.compile import latexmk
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def tex_path(tmp_path):
+    source = tmp_path / "source.tex"
+    with open(source, "w") as src:
+        src.write(
+            """
+\\documentclass{article}
+
+\\begin{document}
+First document. This is a simple example, with no 
+extra parameters or packages included.
+\\end{document}
+        """
+        )
+    return source
+
+
+def test_compile(tex_path):
+    tmp_path = tex_path.parent
+    os.chdir(tmp_path)
+
+    texfile = str(tex_path.name)
+    output = "source.pdf"
+
+    for err in latexmk({}, [texfile], "source.pdf"):
+        assert 0
+
+    assert Path(output).exists