Numeric Prefix on File Name, Source Specials, Previews

Numeric Prefix on File Name, Source Specials, Previews

[George R. Wilkens]

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In GNU Emacs 21.3.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2003-05-22 on porky.devel.redhat.com
configured using `configure  --host=i386-redhat-linux --build=i386-redhat-linux --target=i386-redhat-linux-gnu --program-prefix= --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin --sbindir=/usr/sbin --sysconfdir=/etc --datadir=/usr/share --includedir=/usr/include --libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/libexec --localstatedir=/var --sharedstatedir=/usr/com --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --with-gcc --with-pop --with-sound'
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  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
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  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: utf-8
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Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

I have a LaTeX file whose name is "141ICSExamFinal.tex". With the
"Command -> TeXing Options -> Source Specials" turned off, I can
"latex" and "xdvi" the file without any problems. When I turn the
"Source Specials" on, something odd happens. Typing "\C-C\C-C" runs
the file through latex as it should. When I next type "\C-C\C-C" I am
prompted for an "xdvi" command. When I hit return, xdvi launches, but
reports an error:

  No references to source file "ICSExamFinal.tex" in dvi file

Notice that the numeric prefix "141" is missing from the file name. I
do not know whether this is a bug with AUCTeX, xdvi, or me (perhaps it
is known that one should not use file names that begin with a numeric).
Regardless, I thought that I would pass this information along in case
it might be useful.

Aloha,

--George Wilkens


Recent input:
C-c <return> <return> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> <Command> <TeXing 
Options> <Source Specials> C-c C-c <return> C-c C-c 
<return> y <return> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<menu-bar> <Command> <TeXing Options> <Source Specials> 
C-c C-c <return> C-c C-c <return> <return> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <menu-bar> <Command> <TeXing Options> <Source 
Specials> <help-echo> C-c C-c <return> C-c C-c <return> 
<return> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<menu-bar> <help-menu> <report-emacs-bug>

Recent messages:
Type `C-c C-l' to display results of compilation.
LaTeX: successfully formatted {5} pages.
Loading server...done
Tex-Source-Specials mode disabled
Type `C-c C-l' to display results of compilation.
LaTeX: successfully formatted {5} pages.
Tex-Source-Specials mode enabled
Type `C-c C-l' to display results of compilation.
LaTeX: successfully formatted {5} pages.
Loading emacsbug...done

Re: Numeric Prefix on File Name, Source Specials, Previews

[Ralf Angeli]

* George R. Wilkens (2004-12-15) writes:

> I have a LaTeX file whose name is "141ICSExamFinal.tex". With the
> "Command -> TeXing Options -> Source Specials" turned off, I can
> "latex" and "xdvi" the file without any problems. When I turn the
> "Source Specials" on, something odd happens. Typing "\C-C\C-C" runs
> the file through latex as it should. When I next type "\C-C\C-C" I am
> prompted for an "xdvi" command. When I hit return, xdvi launches, but
> reports an error:
>
>   No references to source file "ICSExamFinal.tex" in dvi file
>
> Notice that the numeric prefix "141" is missing from the file name. I
> do not know whether this is a bug with AUCTeX, xdvi, or me (perhaps it
> is known that one should not use file names that begin with a numeric).
> Regardless, I thought that I would pass this information along in case
> it might be useful.

Thanks for the report.  It is fixed in AUCTeX's CVS repository,
i.e. the next release will not exhibit this problem.

The problem is an incorrect syntax for the value of the
-sourceposition option passed to xdvi.  If you are in need of a fix
right now you can do `M-x customize-variable RET
TeX-source-specials-view-position-flags RET' and change the value to
`-sourceposition "%n %b"'.

A hint: If you have problems with AUCTeX, please report it on the
AUCTeX mailing list.  I found this message only by coincidence.

-- 
Ralf