Re: [Bug-AUCTeX] 11.84; cannot start LaTeX mode

[Mosè Giordano]

Hi Uwe,

2014-02-25 18:16 GMT+01:00 Uwe Brauer <address@hidden>:
>
> I am still using auctex-11.84 in Xemacs 21.5.33 without a problem.
>
> Now I want also to use auctex with GNU emacs 24 and I have several
> problems.
>

Why don't you use a more recent AUCTeX version, or the development
version if you feel bold enough?  We still try to keep compatibility
with XEmacs 21.4.15/17 or later.

> As I understand it custom treats the LaTeX variables such
> (TeX-command-list as changed from 11.84 to more recent version of
> auctex however I want to use the same .emacs file for xemacs and GNU
> emacs, I want to use 11.84 for GNU emacs as well.

It seems to me the format of `TeX-command-list' hasn't changed since then.

> So I downloaded and installed auctex 11.84 locally.
> However I run into a bug of the following form when opening a LaTeX
> file:
> [...]
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function nil)
>   nil()
>   run-hooks(change-major-mode-after-body-hook text-mode-hook TeX-mode-hook 
> LaTeX-mode-hook)
>   apply(run-hooks (change-major-mode-after-body-hook text-mode-hook 
> TeX-mode-hook LaTeX-mode-hook))
>   TeX-run-mode-hooks(text-mode-hook TeX-mode-hook LaTeX-mode-hook)
>   LaTeX-mode()
>   call-interactively(LaTeX-mode record nil)
>   command-execute(LaTeX-mode record)
>   execute-extended-command(nil "LaTeX-mode")
>   call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil)
>   command-execute(execute-extended-command)

Using my git time machine I managed to compile AUCTeX 11.84, and
opening a LaTeX file with GNU Emacs 24.3 appears a *Compile-Log*
buffer reporting  some warnings from `font-latex.el', but I don't get
the error you ran into.

The advice to upgrade your AUCTeX package is still valid ;-)

Bye,
Mosè