[Bug-AUCTeX] Problem with TeX-modes

[David Kastrup]

Hi,

if I use M-x customize-variable RET TeX-modes RET

and uncheck "LaTeX", set for current session and then load a LaTeX
file, this bombs out.

The reason is that AUCTeX's tex-mode checks for the kind of file,
decides that this is a LaTeX file, then calls Emacs' latex-mode.
latex-mode calls tex-mode as part of its operation.

Lather, rinse, repeat, overflow everything and the kitchen sink.

Does anybody have a good idea how to deal with that problem?  The same
problem occurs with plain TeX files when just unchecking plain-TeX in
TeX-modes.

I think that the combination of smart format detection from AUCTeX
(keep tex-mode checked) and dull Emacs mode should be permitted.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum