Hi, I was fixing a bug in my AucTeX and found that at present it is difficult to parse the output from texexec. Basically Emacs runs texexec in a buffer in --batchmode, then tries to parse the output whether an error occurred and where. Unfortunately with texexec I don't get any error messages (besides the return code), so if something goes wrong, the user only knows that something isn't right, but not what it is. (It also doesn't print page numbers, either.) In comparison, LaTeX when run in \nonstopmode prints the error message normally and continues to process the file; that makes it easy to parse it, jump to the line where the error was detected and even present the user with an explanation of the error message. In order to get similar features with ConTeXt, it would be nice if texexec could be made to be a little bit more verbose in its --batchmode output. Is there a way to do this currently? Philipp
On Mon, 6 Nov 2006, Philipp Reichmuth wrote:
In order to get similar features with ConTeXt, it would be nice if texexec could be made to be a little bit more verbose in its --batchmode output. Is there a way to do this currently?
texexec --nonstopmode Another option, sometimes used by vim-latex suite is to add 'type filename.log' or 'cat filename.log' at the end the command. The parser will not know the difference. Aditya
Aditya Mahajan schrieb:
In order to get similar features with ConTeXt, it would be nice if texexec could be made to be a little bit more verbose in its --batchmode output. Is there a way to do this currently?
texexec --nonstopmode
Does the job, thanks. AucTeX assumes --passon="-interaction=nonstopmode", which doesn't work.
Another option, sometimes used by vim-latex suite is to add 'type filename.log' or 'cat filename.log' at the end the command. The parser will not know the difference.
I had thought of that, but it spoils the return code, at least here on Windows. Philipp
Philipp Reichmuth wrote:
Aditya Mahajan schrieb:
In order to get similar features with ConTeXt, it would be nice if texexec could be made to be a little bit more verbose in its --batchmode output. Is there a way to do this currently?
texexec --nonstopmode
Does the job, thanks. AucTeX assumes --passon="-interaction=nonstopmode", which doesn't work.
Another option, sometimes used by vim-latex suite is to add 'type filename.log' or 'cat filename.log' at the end the command. The parser will not know the difference.
I had thought of that, but it spoils the return code, at least here on Windows.
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Does the job, thanks. AucTeX assumes --passon="-interaction=nonstopmode", which doesn't work.
It worked with the perl (=older) texexec, but the ruby version doesn't have a --passon switch. -Sanjoy `Never underestimate the evil of which men of power are capable.' --Bertrand Russell, _War Crimes in Vietnam_, chapter 1.
Sanjoy Mahajan schrieb:
Does the job, thanks. AucTeX assumes --passon="-interaction=nonstopmode", which doesn't work.
It worked with the perl (=older) texexec, but the ruby version doesn't have a --passon switch.
I guess it would be best if it would be compatible with both versions. I don't have the perl version around anymore; what happens if you pass both --passon and --nonstopmode to it? Philipp
Leo schrieb:
Is this a bug of AUCTeX? If so, could you report it to its developers?
I did post it on the mailing list some time ago with no reaction. I'll probably post a patch with some smallish ConTeXt-related modifications to AucTeX sometime over the near future. Philipp
On Mon, 13/11/06, Philipp Reichmuth wrote:
Leo schrieb:
Is this a bug of AUCTeX? If so, could you report it to its developers?
I did post it on the mailing list some time ago with no reaction. I'll probably post a patch with some smallish ConTeXt-related modifications to AucTeX sometime over the near future.
Philipp
Philipp, Thanks a lot. I have seen in AUCTeX's mailing list and seems they need people that understands ConTeXt well to help out. It is a pity AUCTeX doesn't support ConTeXt as well as LaTeX. Regards, -- Leo
Hi,
Thanks a lot. I have seen in AUCTeX's mailing list and seems they need people that understands ConTeXt well to help out. It is a pity AUCTeX doesn't support ConTeXt as well as LaTeX.
Yes, please support AUCTeX/ConTeXt. I've switched to another text editor (textmate on OS X - need to publish my bundle...) and I think that Berend is busy or occupied or ...? So there is nobody that I know of that is supporting the ConTeXt code. As far as I know the AUCTeX maintainers are happy to get support. Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net
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