Re: [AUCTeX] debugging of multifile documents with TeX-next-error

[Ralf Angeli]

* Stefan Vollmar (2007-07-01) writes:

> I have a question regarding the debugging of multifile documents. My  
> masterfile "something.tex" looks like this:
>
> \input{something_style}
> \begin{document}
> \include{something_title}
> \include{something_toc}
> \include{something_intro}
> ...
> \include{something_bib}
> \end{document}

Does the file contain a footer like the following?

%%% Local Variables: 
%%% mode: latex
%%% TeX-master: t
%%% End: 

> when I "compile" the LaTeX document (from any of the included files;  
> as described in the manual, this works as if I compiled the master  
> document), a pdf file is created - more or less what I had in mind.  
> However, I am looking for an efficient means to step through my files  
> from LaTeX error/warning to the next using TeX-next-error (or  
> something similar). When using this with my setup, I am indeed  
> presented with a succession of error messages (very convenient),  
> however, the cursor remains in my master file (see above). Ideally, I  
> would like Emacs to display the corresponding latex source file with  
> the cursor positioned next to the offending latex command/text.

This is working fine with vanilla Emacs and vanilla AUCTeX (both from
CVS).

I cannot say more about the bug since you did not provide a complete
example for reproducing it, did not use the error reporting
functionality provided by `M-x TeX-submit-bug-report RET' and I do not
have access to Aquamacs.

-- 
Ralf