auctex with several automatic runs

auctex with several automatic runs

[Fabian Braennstroem]

Hi,

I am looking for a auctex setup, which does the needed
latex-bibtex-latex-latex-view runs
automatically, when needed, with using C-cC-C just once. I
am pretty sure, I did have this option
somewhere, but I lost and can't find it anymore.
Would be nice, if anybody can help out!?

Greetings!
Fabian

Re: auctex with several automatic runs

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 06.09.2007 um 02:31 schrieb Fabian Braennstroem:

> I am looking for a auctex setup, which does the needed
> latex-bibtex-latex-latex-view runs
> automatically, when needed, with using C-cC-C just once.

It's not exactly what you want, but latexmk offers what you need:  
http://www.phys.psu.edu/~collins/software/latexmk-jcc/

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Re: auctex with several automatic runs

[Denis Bueno]

On 9/6/07, Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@web.de> wrote:
>
> Am 06.09.2007 um 02:31 schrieb Fabian Braennstroem:
>
> > I am looking for a auctex setup, which does the needed
> > latex-bibtex-latex-latex-view runs
> > automatically, when needed, with using C-cC-C just once.
>
> It's not exactly what you want, but latexmk offers what you need:
> http://www.phys.psu.edu/~collins/software/latexmk-jcc/

The problem I find with latexmk is the following use case:

  1. Run `latexmk -pvc -pdf <my-tex-document>` so that latexmk will
re-TeX my file whenever it changes.
  2. Make a change that causes pdflatex to barf -- a syntax error, or
something similar.
  3. Immediately fix the error because 99% of the time it's something
stupid and simple.
  3. latexmk hangs on the error and if you Ctrl-D to abort pdflatex,
latexmk does not notice that I have corrected the error (i.e. it does
not immediately attempt to recompile).  This forces me to manually
restart latexmk, which defeats the entire purpose of automatic
recompilation.

Essentially this forces me to wait until I'm fairly sure I've written
valid LaTeX before saving.  I am a compulsive saver; I save after
every phrase I write, while I think about how to complete the phrase.

Has anyone had a similar problem and found a solution?

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                              Denis

Re: auctex with several automatic runs

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 06.09.2007 um 16:03 schrieb Denis Bueno:

> I save after every phrase I write, while I think about how to  
> complete the phrase.

Why do you make latexmk compile an unfinished document continuously?  
Can't you wait until it's ready for a first try? You'll save time and  
energy ...

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Re: auctex with several automatic runs

[Denis Bueno]

On 9/6/07, Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@web.de> wrote:
>
> Am 06.09.2007 um 16:03 schrieb Denis Bueno:
>
> > I save after every phrase I write, while I think about how to
> > complete the phrase.
>
> Why do you make latexmk compile an unfinished document continuously?
> Can't you wait until it's ready for a first try? You'll save time and
> energy ...

That was my point.  It *should* save me time just to let it compile
continuously.  If there is an error, it should print it and
immediately wait for me to correct it.

The other thing is I use TeXshop (on a mac) to continuously read the
PDF file and update the display I'm looking at.  The effect is that
whenever I save I automatically know if the LaTeX PDF output looks
right.

-- 
                              Denis

Re: auctex with several automatic runs

[Fabian Braennstroem]

Hi to all,

thanks for the help, but I am pretty sure, that auctex can
do the automatic running...
maybe I am wrong.

Greetings!
Fabian

Denis Bueno schrieb am 09/06/2007 03:13 PM:
> On 9/6/07, Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@web.de> wrote:
>> Am 06.09.2007 um 16:03 schrieb Denis Bueno:
>>
>>> I save after every phrase I write, while I think about how to
>>> complete the phrase.
>> Why do you make latexmk compile an unfinished document continuously?
>> Can't you wait until it's ready for a first try? You'll save time and
>> energy ...
> 
> That was my point.  It *should* save me time just to let it compile
> continuously.  If there is an error, it should print it and
> immediately wait for me to correct it.
> 
> The other thing is I use TeXshop (on a mac) to continuously read the
> PDF file and update the display I'm looking at.  The effect is that
> whenever I save I automatically know if the LaTeX PDF output looks
> right.
>