fall-back BibTeX(8) backend: (biblatex)functionality may be reduced/unavailable

Asked Jul 26 '17 at 23:14

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/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/blx-bibtex.def:
Package biblatex Warning: Using fall-back BibTeX(8) backend:
(biblatex)                functionality may be reduced/unavailable.

EXAMPLE:

\usepackage[backend=bibtex,style=authoryear,natbib=true]{biblatex} 

\addbibresource{Elyssesbib.bib}

\usepackage[autostyle=true]{csquotes} 

\begin{document}
\...... rest of doc.

edited Jul 26 '17 at 23:37

cfr

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asked Jul 26 '17 at 23:14

Elysse BG

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Welcome to TeX SX! It's just a warning: to have access to all the functionalities of biblatex, use biber as a backend, not bibtex8. – Bernard Jul 26 '17 at 23:17
You can simply ignore the warning and go on using BibTeX. But that is not recommended, you should try and switch over to Biber (Biblatex with Biber: Configuring my editor to avoid undefined citations, bibtex vs. biber and biblatex vs. natbib). Only Biber supports the full set of biblatex features. BibTeX is supposed to be used only in legacy documents and if absolutely necessary. That said, if everything works fine for you at the moment, you don't have to change. – moewe Jul 27 '17 at 05:48
See also Warning: “Using fall-back BibTeX(8) backend:(biblatex) functionality may be reduced/unavailable.” – moewe Jul 27 '17 at 07:28

fall-back BibTeX(8) backend: (biblatex)functionality may be reduced/unavailable

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