RefTex: wrong type argument

RefTex: wrong type argument

[Boris Hollas]

Hi,

RefTex keeps annoying me with messages "wrong type argument:  
number-or-marker-p, nil" each time I want to insert a label. I first  
thought my reftex-mode-hook was faulty, but even with the hook commented  
out the message appears. The same is true for C-c = (toc), which doesn't  
work. I use Emacs 21.3.1 with CUA-mode and the following reftex-mode-hook  
(currently disabled):

;--- Reftex ---
;(add-hook 'reftex-mode-hook
;          (function (lambda ()
;              (setq reftex-save-parse-info t
;                reftex-use-multiple-selection-buffers t)
;              (set 'reftex-label-alist '(
;                ("aufgabe" ?a "aufg:" "~\\ref{%s}" nil ("Aufgabe"))
;                ("beispiel" ?b "bsp:" "~\\ref{%s}" nil ("Beispiel"))
;                ("korollar" ?k "kor:" "~\\ref{%s}" nil ("Korollar"))
;                ("lemma" ?m "lem:" "~\\ref{%s}" nil ("Lemma"))
;                ("satz" ?z "satz:" "~\\ref{%s}" nil ("Satz"))
;            	(nil ?s nil nil nil ("Kapitel" "Kap." "Abschnitt"))
;                (nil ?t nil nil nil ("Tabelle"))
;                (nil ?f nil nil nil ("Abbildung" "Abb."))
;               ))
;              (set 'reftex-insert-label-flags '("s" "sftabdekmz"))
;)))

Sometimes however RefTex does work with the same .emacs and the same  
tex-file. Maybe it depends on /dev/random.
-- 
Boris

Re: RefTex: wrong type argument

[fjcmurphy]

Hey Boris,

> RefTex keeps annoying me with messages "wrong type argument:
> number-or-marker-p, nil" each time I want to insert a label. I first

I have a similar problem (maybe it is the same). For me this message
occurs
in the following case:
I have a main latex document, called "main.tex" and a chapter-file
called "chap.tex" which is called from main.tex via e.g. \include or
\input.

In each file I have
  %%% Local Variables:
  %%% mode: latex
  %%% TeX-master: "main.tex"
  %%% End:
so Emacs know which is my main file.

Now, I just run latex on each file (as I wish) and it complies
perfectly.
* If I use e.g. C-c = for the TOC when I'm in main.tex it works
perfectly.
* However, when I open chap.tex manually and then use C-c = then Emacs
tells me
  "wrong type argument: number-or-marker-p, nil"

The same behavior appears using C-C ) for referencing something.

This works for me:
1. go to main.tex and run C-c = for the TOC
2. rescan the TOC with "r"
3. then go to the subchapter(s) chap.tex via the open TOC (which was
openend
    via main.tex)
4. now C-c = and C-c ) works also in the subchapters.


Maybe you have the same problem. This at least works for me.


Cheers,
frank

Re: RefTex: wrong type argument

[Stefan Monnier]

>> RefTex keeps annoying me with messages "wrong type argument:
>> number-or-marker-p, nil" each time I want to insert a label. I first

> I have a similar problem (maybe it is the same). For me this message
> occurs in the following case: I have a main latex document, called
> "main.tex" and a chapter-file called "chap.tex" which is called from
> main.tex via e.g. \include or \input.

Could people *report* bugs additionally to trying to get help in working
around them?  Especially when using unreleased code.
Thank you,


        Stefan