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Re: LaTeX/Emacs problem


From: Pierre Lorenzon
Subject: Re: LaTeX/Emacs problem
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:24:07 +0100 (CET)

From: Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE>
Subject: Re: LaTeX/Emacs problem
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:13:22 +0100

> 
> Am 10.01.2013 um 23:20 schrieb Fred Krogh:
> 
>> Here is an example
>> 
>> \documentclass{article}
>> %\usepackage{hyperref}
>> \begin{document}
>> \Nothing to see here folks.
>> \end{document}
>> 
>> Run latex from inside emacs and this will flag the "\Nothing" and position 
>> the cursor on that line.  Remove the % at the start of the second line, 
>> delete the *TeX Help buffer, do the same, and you will get "Error occured 
>> after last TeX file closed" and nothing else.
> 
> Not using GNU Emacs I get in the console:
> 
>       This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.4-1.40.13 (TeX Live 2012)
>        restricted \write18 enabled.
>       entering extended mode
>       (./Krogh.tex
>       LaTeX2e <2011/06/27>
>       Babel <v3.8m> and hyphenation patterns for english, dumylang, 
> nohyphenation, german-x-2012-05-30, ngerman-x-2012-05-30, ukenglish, 
> usenglishmax, french, friulan, german, ngerman, swissgerman, romansh, loaded.
>       (/usr/local/texlive/2012/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/article.cls
>       Document Class: article 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
>       (/usr/local/texlive/2012/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/size10.clo)) 
> (./Krogh.aux)
>       ! Undefined control sequence.
>       l.4 \Nothing
>                    to see here folks.
>       ? 
>       ! Emergency stop.
>       l.4 \Nothing
>                    to see here folks.
>       !  ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
>       Transcript written on Krogh.log.
> 
> And this is the output from AUCTeX 11.86 from inside GNU Emacs 24.3.50:
> 
>       Running `LaTeX' on `Krogh' with ``pdflatex  -interaction=nonstopmode 
> "\input" Krogh.tex''
>       This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.4-1.40.13 (TeX Live 2012)
>        restricted \write18 enabled.
>       entering extended mode
>       LaTeX2e <2011/06/27>
>       Babel <v3.8m> and hyphenation patterns for english, dumylang, 
> nohyphenation, german-x-2012-05-30, ngerman-x-2012-05-30, ukenglish, 
> usenglishmax, french, friulan, german, ngerman, swissgerman, romansh, loaded.
>       (./Krogh.tex 
> (/usr/local/texlive/2012/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/article.cls
>       Document Class: article 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
>       (/usr/local/texlive/2012/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/size10.clo)) 
> (./Krogh.aux)
>       ! Undefined control sequence.
>       l.4 \Nothing
>                    to see here folks.
>       
> [1{/usr/local/texlive/2012/texmf-var/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map}] 
> (./Krogh.aux) )
>       (see the transcript file for additional 
> information)</usr/local/texlive/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr10.pfb>
>       Output written on Krogh.pdf (1 page, 12041 bytes).
>       Transcript written on Krogh.log.
>       
>       LaTeX exited abnormally with code 1 at Thu Jan 10 23:39:58
> 
> Quite similar behaviour. (I do need to update my hyphenations configuration! 
> I'll never use Friulan or Rumansh!) When I then choose from AUCTeX's Commands 
> menu the item "Next Error" it shows me that error and open a buffer with that 
> contents:
> 
>       ERROR: Undefined control sequence.
>       
>       --- TeX said ---
>       l.4 \Nothing
>                    to see here folks.
>       --- HELP ---
>       TeX encountered an unknown command name. You probably misspelled the
>       name. If this message occurs when a LaTeX command is being processed,
>       the command is probably in the wrong place---for example, the error
>       can be produced by an \item command that's not inside a list-making
>       environment. The error can also be caused by a missing \documentclass
>       command.
> 
> When I then remove the comment sign, save, and run LaTeX again, I get the 
> same error. When I then choose the same command, AUCTeX asks me for the 
> master file. When I give the correct answer, it opens *TeX Help* buffer with 
> the same contents – and buries the buffer with the TeX file with an empty 
> "TeX Live 2012" buffer. This latter effect certainly is not needed.
> 
> 
> When I open an empty TeX file under the control of AUCTeX, it asks me for the 
> master file. I show it the master file by pressing the RETURN key. I insert 
> your example and get as buffer and file contents:
> 
>       \documentclass{article}
>       %\usepackage{hyperref}
>       \begin{document}
>       \Nothing to see here folks.
>       \end{document}
>       
>       %%% Local Variables: 
>       %%% TeX-master: t
>       %%% End: 
> 
> With the commented line the behaviour is as before: OK. With the uncommented 
> line, the behaviour is as before: not OK!
> 
> This is a bug in AUCTeX.  I think so as I already said in my
  previous message. Maybe not in auctex in fact but in this
  emacs librairy designed to parse process output. Maybe not
  really a bug but a non suitable configuration (almost the
  same !)



> It's even two bugs: why does it ask
> me for the master file? The opened file in the buffer is
> *obviously* 


  Not for auctex until the local variable TeX-master has not
  being correctly set. But auctex behavior can be customized at
  this point I think.

  P. 


> the master. To report it, choose "Report Bug"
> from the Preview menu!
> 
> Similar behaviour in GNU Emacs 24.2 launched with -Q. I consider reporting 
> mine tomorrow. I'll have to read the documentation to be sure that it's not 
> me who is buggy.
> 
> --
> Greetings
> 
>   Pete
> 
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