LaTeX from XEmacs

[Nathan Andrew Paxton]

Hi there,

I'm running XEmacs 21.4, AucTeX 1.46, and MikTeX 2.4.1461. (I've used XEmacs to run stats with ESS, but I've just started in
with TeX.)

When I try to use C-c, C-c to run the basic latex on a *.tex file, I get the following error:
Running `LaTeX' on `samplefile' with ``latex "\nonstopmode\input{samplefile.tex}"''
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

LaTeX exited abnormally with code 1 at Thu May 19 22:44:10

How do I get the right syntax here? I've done some searching, but haven't stumbled on the resources that give me an
indication of what to do.

Thanks.

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[David Kastrup]

Nathan Andrew Paxton <napa...@ls01.fas.harvard.edu> writes:

> Hi there,
>
> I'm running XEmacs 21.4, AucTeX 1.46, and MikTeX 2.4.1461. (I've
> used XEmacs to run stats with ESS, but I've just started in with
> TeX.)
>
> When I try to use C-c, C-c to run the basic latex on a *.tex file, I
> get the following error:
> Running `LaTeX' on `samplefile' with ``latex "\nonstopmode\input{samplefile.tex}"''
> The syntax of the command is incorrect.
>
> LaTeX exited abnormally with code 1 at Thu May 19 22:44:10
>

The syntax of the command is perfectly correct, so this would appear
to be a problem rather with the settings of
TeX-shell
and
TeX-shell-command-option

Please check and report their values with
C-h v TeX-shell RET

and so on. Also the values of system-type, shell-command-option,
shell-file-name and shell-command-switch.

Thank you.

Oh, and use M-x TeX-submit-bug-report RET for reporting problems with
AUCTeX, preferably changing the mail address to bug-auctex at gnu.org
before sending the report.

--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum

[Nathan Andrew Paxton]

Thanks.

TeX-shell: No match

TeX-shell-command-option: no match

system-type:`system-type' is a simple built-in variable.

Value: windows-nt

Documentation:
Symbol indicating type of operating system you are using.

shell-command-option: no match

shell-file-name:`shell-file-name' is a simple built-in variable.

Value: "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\cmd.exe"

shell-command-switch:`shell-command-switch' is a variable declared in Lisp.
-- loaded from "d:\xemacs\xemacs-21.4-release\lisp\process.elc"

Value: "/c"

Does this need to be submitted as a bug report? I hadn't thought the problem was with AucTeX but with my configuration
somehow.

Best,
-N

--

[David Kastrup]

Nathan Andrew Paxton <napa...@ls01.fas.harvard.edu> writes:

> Thanks.
>
> TeX-shell: No match
>
> TeX-shell-command-option: no match

Well, you first have to load a file in one of AUCTeX's modes, of
course.

> system-type:`system-type' is a simple built-in variable.
>
> Value: windows-nt
>
> Documentation:
> Symbol indicating type of operating system you are using.
>
> shell-command-option: no match
>
> shell-file-name:`shell-file-name' is a simple built-in variable.
>
> Value: "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\cmd.exe"
>
> shell-command-switch:`shell-command-switch' is a variable declared in Lisp.
> -- loaded from "d:\xemacs\xemacs-21.4-release\lisp\process.elc"
>
> Value: "/c"
>
> Does this need to be submitted as a bug report? I hadn't thought
> the problem was with AucTeX but with my configuration somehow.

Well, it is a bug you experience in connection with AUCTeX. That
makes it an AUCTeX issue. Issues that the user can't be reasonably
expect to solve on his own (and I see that here), are at least
something that needs to be documented, if not downright fixed.

[Nathan A. Paxton]

Thanks. I'll post the problem over in the other group.

David Kastrup wrote:
> Nathan Andrew Paxton <napa...@ls01.fas.harvard.edu> writes:
>
>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>TeX-shell: No match
>>
>>TeX-shell-command-option: no match
>
>
> Well, you first have to load a file in one of AUCTeX's modes, of
> course.

Sorry, but this is not "of course" yet to me. Should I worry about how
to do this yet, or should I wait to see what the AUCTeX group says?

[David Kastrup]

"Nathan A. Paxton" <napa...@fas.harvard.edu> writes:

> Thanks. I'll post the problem over in the other group.
>
> David Kastrup wrote:
>> Nathan Andrew Paxton <napa...@ls01.fas.harvard.edu> writes:
>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>TeX-shell: No match
>>>
>>>TeX-shell-command-option: no match
>> Well, you first have to load a file in one of AUCTeX's modes, of
>> course.
>
> Sorry, but this is not "of course" yet to me.

I should have mentioned it.

> Should I worry about how to do this yet, or should I wait to see
> what the AUCTeX group says?

Well, I just asked the same question on the bug reporting list,
anyway, so it will be the sanest course of action to just continue the
conversation there.

[Jens Riedel]

Nathan Andrew Paxton schrieb:

> Hi there,
>
> I'm running XEmacs 21.4, AucTeX 1.46, and MikTeX 2.4.1461. (I've used XEmacs to run stats with ESS, but I've just started in
> with TeX.)
>
> When I try to use C-c, C-c to run the basic latex on a *.tex file, I get the following error:
> Running `LaTeX' on `samplefile' with ``latex "\nonstopmode\input{samplefile.tex}"''
> The syntax of the command is incorrect.
>
> LaTeX exited abnormally with code 1 at Thu May 19 22:44:10
>
> How do I get the right syntax here? I've done some searching, but haven't stumbled on the resources that give me an
> indication of what to do.
>
> Thanks.
>

Try this one

www.math.auc.dk/~dethlef/Tips/test.html