[AUCTeX] Re: TeX-source-special problem

[David Kastrup]

Philippe Monroux <address@hidden> writes:

> In 1rst my system : 
>
> Debian SARGE
> Auctex 11.55-1 
> Emacs21 21.4a-1
>
> The problem :
>
> when source specials  is enable and no xdvi  is running, the following
> command in the mini buffer (after View command:): 
>
> ,----
> | xdvi -sourceposition "100 file.tex" -editor "/usr/bin/gnuclient -q +%l
> | %f" -paper a4 file.dvi
> `----
>
> doesn't launch xdvi (it appear and disappear immediately). 
>
> But when  I run the  same command from  an xterm (always with  no xdvi
> running),   it   works  very   nice   (xdvi   is   started  with   all
> TeX-source-specials feature). 
>
> Where does the problem come from ?

Please use
M-x TeX-submit-bug-report RET

for submitting bug reports so that we get the relevant version info.
In this case, it sounds like you have your own old version of
TeX-command-list around.  The viewer entry _has_ to be
(if you say C-h v TeX-command-list RET and scroll down)

 ("View" "%V" TeX-run-discard t t :help "Run Viewer")

Note that anything but TeX-run-discard will _not_ work here.  If this
is not the problem, then maybe you have an outdated installation of
AUCTeX conflicting with your current one.  Try

M-x list-load-path-shadows RET

and see whether this is the case.  Unfortunately, Debian's scheme will
always cause listings here, but hopefully one can see whether more
than the "normal" junk is the problem.

I have adjusted the mailing list address of this reply to the current
AUCTeX mailing list.

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