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diff --git a/elpa/auctex-13.1.3/doc/faq.texi b/elpa/auctex-13.1.3/doc/faq.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a6122ec --- /dev/null +++ b/elpa/auctex-13.1.3/doc/faq.texi @@ -0,0 +1,158 @@ +@c This is part of the AUCTeX Manual. +@c Copyright (C) 2004-2014, 2021, 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c See the file auctex.texi for copying conditions. +@ifset rawfile +@include macros.texi +@chapheading Frequently Asked Questions about @AUCTeX{} +@end ifset + +@c We should switch to sectioning commands instead of items when this +@c list grows. Keep in mind to formulate short questions because +@c section headings will not be broken in contrast to items. +@enumerate +@item +Something is not working correctly. What should I do? + +Well, you might have guessed it, the first place to look is in the +available documentation packaged with @AUCTeX{}. This could be the +release notes (in the @file{RELEASE} file) or the news section of the +manual in case you are experiencing problems after an upgrade, the +@file{INSTALL} file in case you are having problems with the +installation, the section about bugs in the manual in case you +encountered a bug or the relevant sections in the manual for other +related problems. + +If this did not help, you can send a bug report to the @AUCTeX{} bug +reporting list by using the command @kbd{M-x TeX-submit-bug-report @key{RET}}. +But before you do this, you can try to get more information about the +problem at hand which might also help you locate the cause of the error +yourself. + +First, you can try to generate a so-called backtrace which shows the +functions involved in a program error. In order to do this, start Emacs +with the command line @samp{emacs --debug-init} and/or put the line + +@lisp +(setq debug-on-error t) +@end lisp + +as the first line into your init file. After Emacs has started, you can +load a file which triggers the error and a new window should pop up +showing the backtrace. If you get such a backtrace, please include it +in the bug report. + +Second, you can try to figure out if something in your personal or site +configuration triggers the error by starting Emacs without such +customizations. You can do this by invoking Emacs with the following +command line, depending on the installation scheme of @AUCTeX{} and your +@acronym{OS}: +@itemize +@item +If you installed @AUCTeX{} from @acronym{ELPA}, use @samp{emacs -q +-no-site-file --eval "(progn (setq package-load-list '((auctex t))) +(package-initialize))"}. The @option{--eval} option activates only +@AUCTeX{} among all installed @acronym{EPLA} packages. +@item +If you installed @AUCTeX{} via traditional +@command{configure}--@command{make} scheme, use @samp{emacs -q +-no-site-file -l auctex}. The @option{-l} option loads @file{auctex.el} +which you normally do in your init file. +@item +In both above cases, use @samp{runemacs} instead of @samp{emacs} on +windows. +@end itemize + +After you +have started Emacs like this, you can load the file triggering the +error. If everything is working now, you know that you have to search +either in the site configuration file or your personal init file for +statements related to the problem. + +@item +What versions of Emacs are supported? + +@AUCTeX{} was tested with @w{GNU Emacs 25.1}. Older versions may work but +are unsupported. + +@item +What should I do when @command{./configure} does not find programs like @command{latex}? + +This is problem often encountered on Windows. Make sure that the +@env{PATH} environment variable includes the directories containing the +relevant programs, as described in +@ifset rawfile +the file @file{INSTALL.windows} +@end ifset +@ifclear rawfile +@ref{Installation under MS Windows,,,auctex,the @AUCTeX{} manual}. +@end ifclear + +@item +Why doesn't the completion, style file, or multifile stuff work? + +It must be enabled first, insert this in your init file: + +@lisp +(setq-default TeX-master nil) +(setq TeX-parse-self t) +(setq TeX-auto-save t) +@end lisp + +Read also the chapters about parsing and multifile documents in the +manual. +@ifclear rawfile +@xref{Parsing Files} and @ref{Multifile}. +@end ifclear + +@item +Why doesn't @code{TeX-save-document} work? + +@code{TeX-check-path} has to contain "@file{./}" somewhere. + +@item +Why is the information in @file{foo.tex} forgotten when I save +@file{foo.bib}? + +For various reasons, @AUCTeX{} ignores the extension when it stores +information about a file, so you should use unique base names for your +files. E.g.@: rename @file{foo.bib} to @file{foob.bib}. + +@item +Why doesn't @AUCTeX{} signal when processing a document is done? + +If the message in the minibuffer stays "Type `C-c C-l' to display +results of compilation.", you probably have a misconfiguration in your +init file (@file{.emacs}, @file{init.el} or similar). To track this +down either search in the @samp{*Messages*} buffer for an error message +or put @code{(setq debug-on-error t)} as the first line into your init +file, restart Emacs and open a @LaTeX{} file. Emacs will complain +loudly by opening a debugging buffer as soon as an error occurs. The +information in the debugging buffer can help you find the cause of the +error in your init file. + +@item +Why does @code{TeX-next-error} (@kbd{C-c `}) fail? + +If @code{TeX-file-line-error} is set to nil (not the default), these +sort of failures might be related to the the fact that when writing the +log file, @TeX{} puts information related to a file, including error +messages, between a pair of parentheses. In this scenario @AUCTeX{} +determines the file where the error happened by parsing the log file and +counting the parentheses. This can fail when there are other, +unbalanced parentheses present. + +Activating so-called @samp{file:line:error} messages for the log file usually +solves this issue, as these kind of messages are are easier to parse; +however, they may lack some details. Activation can be done either in +the configuration of your @TeX{} system (consult its manual to see where +this is) or by simply keeping the variable @code{TeX-file-line-error} to +the default value of non-nil. + +@item +What does @samp{AUC} stand for? + +@AUCTeX{} came into being at Aalborg University in Denmark. Back then +the Danish name of the university was Aalborg Universitetscenter; @samp{AUC} +for short. + +@end enumerate |