Hi Ikumi -- thanks for your suggestions.
Well, then please try
runemacs -q -no-site-file --eval "(progn (package-initialize t) (package-activate 'auctex))"
on w32 command prompt. (If I understand correctly, it activates only
auctex among all installed EPLA packages.)
In that emacs session, open an arbitrary LaTeX document. After
confirming that AUCTeX is enabled (in mode line, you'll see "LaTeX/P" as
mode name), type C-c C-c. Does that run successfully or stop with the
same error?
I run
runemacs -q -no-site-file --eval "(progn (package-initialize t) (package-activate 'auctex))"
in the directory C:\tmp, which opened emacs. As you mentioned, the mode line indicates
LaTeX/P as mode name.
I then opened the file test.tex by using C-x C-f and then c:/tmp/test.tex, which opened the file test.tex.
II then run C-c C-c latex, and I got once again the same error message -- I include it below.
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ERROR: I can't find file `test.tex'.
--- TeX said ---
! I can't find file `test.tex'.
--- HELP ---
TeX can't find a file that it needs. If the name of the missing file
has the extension tex, then it is looking for an input file that you
specified---either your main file or another file inserted with an
\input or \include command. If the missing file has the extension sty
, then you have specified a nonexistent document style or style
option.
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Would it be possible (if potentially useful) to install an earlier version of Auctex? The "package-list-packages" route only seems to allow the installation of the latest version of auctex (13.1).