Re: [Bug-AUCTeX] 11.84; TeX-next-error

[Ralf Angeli]

* Arthur Ogus (2008-01-18) writes:

> Remember to cover the basics, that is, what you expected to happen and
> what in fact did happen.
>
> Be sure to consult the FAQ section in the manual before submitting
> a bug report.  If the bug (or problem) is triggered by a specific
> (La)TeX file, you should try to produce a minimal sample file
> showing the problem and include it in your report.
>
> Your bug report will be posted to the AUCTeX bug reporting list.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I have a great deal of random-seeming trouble with the TeX-next-error
> function, bound to C-c `.  Although it sometimes works, often it will
> open the wrong buffer.  For example, the file below, when run in pdf- 
> mode,
> opens a context-buffer.  When the package color is not loaded, however,
> it works fine, and it also seems to work in dvi mode.  Other  
> combinations
> of inputs cause other kinds of failuers.  This is really very  
> inconvenient.

I cannot reproduce this problem.  In my case it works fine.  Here is the
content of the help buffer:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
ERROR: Missing $ inserted.

--- TeX said ---
<inserted text> 
                $
l.10 ...and Lazarsefeld \cite{GL} proved that for^
                                                  
--- HELP ---
TeX probably found a command that can be used only in math mode when
it wasn't in math mode.  Remember that unless stated otherwise, all
all the commands of Section 3.3 in LaTeX Book (Lamport) can be used
only in math mode. TeX is not in math mode when it begins processing
the argument of a box-making command, even if that command is inside a
math environment. This error also occurs if TeX encounters a blank
line when it is in math mode.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

And here the content of the output buffer:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
Running `LaTeX' on `next-error-test' with ``pdflatex  -interaction=nonstopmode 
"\input" next-error-test.tex''
This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6)
 %&-line parsing enabled.
entering extended mode
LaTeX2e <2005/12/01>
Babel <v3.8h> and hyphenation patterns for english, usenglishmax, dumylang, 
nohyphenation, german, ngerman, loaded.
(./next-error-test.tex (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2005/09/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX document class
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/size12.clo))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/color.sty
(/etc/texmf/tex/latex/config/color.cfg)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/pdftex-def/pdftex.def))
(./next-error-test.aux)

LaTeX Warning: Citation `GL' on page 1 undefined on input line 10.

! Missing $ inserted.
<inserted text> 
                $
l.10 ...and Lazarsefeld \cite{GL} proved that for^
                                                  
! Missing { inserted.
<to be read again> 
                   \let 
l.11 \end{document}
                   
! Missing $ inserted.
<inserted text> 
                $
l.11 \end{document}
                   
! Missing } inserted.
<inserted text> 
                }
l.11 \end{document}
                   
[1{/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map}] (./next-error-test.aux)

LaTeX Warning: There were undefined references.

 )
(see the transcript file for additional 
information)</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmbx12.pfb></usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmmi12.pfb></usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmr12.pfb>
Output written on next-error-test.pdf (1 page, 15713 bytes).
Transcript written on next-error-test.log.

LaTeX exited abnormally with code 1 at Sat Jan 19 08:30:52
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

What does the output buffer show in your case?

-- 
Ralf