The new `latex_additional_files` config value can be used to

copy files (that Sphinx doesn't copy automatically, e.g. if they
are referenced in custom LaTeX added in ``latex_elements``) to
the build directory.

CHANGES

@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ New features added
   - The default value for ``htmlhelp_basename`` is now the project
     title, cleaned up as a filename.
 
-
   - The new ``modindex_common_prefix`` config value can be used to
     ignore certain package names for module index sorting.
 
@@ -99,6 +98,11 @@ New features added
     space before a footnote reference that is necessary for reST
     to recognize the reference.
 
+  - The new ``latex_additional_files`` config value can be used to
+    copy files (that Sphinx doesn't copy automatically, e.g. if they
+    are referenced in custom LaTeX added in ``latex_elements``) to
+    the build directory.
+
 * Builders:
 
   - The HTML builder now stores a small file named ``.buildinfo`` in

doc/config.rst

@@ -652,6 +652,19 @@ These options influence LaTeX output.
      ``'shorthandoff'``
      ``'printmodindex'``
 
+.. confval:: latex_additional_files
+
+   A list of file names, relative to the configuration directory, to copy to the
+   build directory when building LaTeX output.  This is useful to copy files
+   that Sphinx doesn't copy automatically, e.g. if they are referenced in custom
+   LaTeX added in ``latex_elements``.  Image files that are referenced in source
+   files (e.g. via ``.. image::``) are copied automatically.
+
+   You have to make sure yourself that the filenames don't collide with those of
+   any automatically copied files.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 0.6
+
 .. confval:: latex_preamble
 
    Additional LaTeX markup for the preamble.

sphinx/builders/latex.py

@@ -178,6 +178,15 @@ class LaTeXBuilder(Builder):
                                 path.join(self.outdir, dest))
             self.info()
 
+        # copy additional files
+        if self.config.latex_additional_files:
+            self.info(bold('copying additional files...'), nonl=1)
+            for filename in self.config.latex_additional_files:
+                self.info(' '+filename, nonl=1)
+                shutil.copyfile(path.join(self.confdir, filename),
+                                path.join(self.outdir, path.basename(filename)))
+            self.info()
+
         # the logo is handled differently
         if self.config.latex_logo:
             logobase = path.basename(self.config.latex_logo)

sphinx/config.py

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class Config(object):
         latex_paper_size = ('letter', None),
         latex_font_size = ('10pt', None),
         latex_elements = ({}, None),
+        latex_additional_files = ([], None),
         # now deprecated - use latex_elements
         latex_preamble = ('', None),
     )

tests/root/conf.py

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ latex_documents = [
    'Georg Brandl', 'manual'),
 ]
 
+latex_additional_files = ['svgimg.svg']
+
 value_from_conf_py = 84
 
 coverage_c_path = ['special/*.h']

tests/test_build.py

@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ def test_latex(app):
     assert latex_warnings == latex_warnings_exp, 'Warnings don\'t match:\n' + \
            '\n'.join(difflib.ndiff(latex_warnings_exp.splitlines(),
                                    latex_warnings.splitlines()))
+    # file from latex_additional_files
+    assert (app.outdir / 'svgimg.svg').isfile()
 
     # only run latex if all needed packages are there
     def kpsetest(filename):