fixed up file path, fixed up some gitignores, add version support, working on a better install and binary compilation

utils/mdtopdf.py

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+import markdown
+import pdfkit
+import sys
+import os
+
+def convert_md_to_pdf(input_md_path, output_pdf_path):
+    # Check if the input Markdown file exists
+    if not os.path.isfile(input_md_path):
+        print(f"Error: The file '{input_md_path}' does not exist.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Check if the output directory is writable
+    output_dir = os.path.dirname(output_pdf_path)
+    if output_dir and not os.access(output_dir, os.W_OK):
+        print(f"Error: The output directory '{output_dir}' is not writable.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    try:
+        # Read the Markdown file content
+        with open(input_md_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+            markdown_content = file.read()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error reading Markdown file: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    try:
+        # Convert Markdown to HTML
+        html_content = markdown.markdown(markdown_content)
+        
+        # Convert HTML to PDF using pdfkit
+        pdfkit.from_string(html_content, output_pdf_path)
+        print(f"Conversion complete. Check the '{output_pdf_path}' file.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error during conversion to PDF: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        print("Usage: python mdtopdf.py <input_md_path> <output_pdf_path>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    input_md_path = sys.argv[1]
+    output_pdf_path = sys.argv[2]
+
+    convert_md_to_pdf(input_md_path, output_pdf_path)