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Re: [AUCTeX] AucTex and custom fmt files


From: Tassilo Horn
Subject: Re: [AUCTeX] AucTex and custom fmt files
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 21:38:09 +0200
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Christophe Jorssen <address@hidden> writes:

> This kind of file uses a trick with web2c implementation of TeX. If
> %&-line parsing is enabled, pdfTeX parses the first line. If it begins
> with %&, it interprets the remaining of the file as parameter for the
> command line (namely the format file).
>
> If AucTeX calls pdfTeX with something like
>
> pdflatex \input{youfile.tex}
>
> then the trick is broken.

Oh yes, it does so.  Julien could configure the pdflatex command to
include the option "-fmt foobar.fmt", though, best with a file local
variable:

%%% Local Variables:
%%% LaTeX-command: "pdflatex -fmt foobar.fmt"
%%% End:

Bye,
Tassilo




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