I have been having persistent and incredibly annoying problems with
Auctex recognizing remembering my master document file using emacs and
doom-emacs. It was working well for a long time, but then something
broke and I have no idea what.
Here is my set up:
I have a file named main.tex in the top level of the folder which
"includes" chapter files located in a /chapters sub-folder.
I can compile from the main document but not from the included files. I
am using latexmk to compile but the issue is the same with calling
pdflatex directly. When I try to compile from an included file, I get a
bunch of errors, basically telling me that it did not find \begin{document.
My individual chapter files identify the master as follows:
%%% Local Variables:
%%%mode: latex
%%%TeX-master: "../main"
%%% End:
My master (main) file is identified in this manner:
%%% Local Variables:
%%% mode: latex
%%% TeX-master: t
%%% End:
However, if I delete the local variables from the chapter file and save
it and then do C-c _ again to set the master file again, it will compile
properly and I have access to reftex but not to all of the macros and
environments for the whole document. However, this only works for the
current session. Whenever, I return, I have to remove and then re-add
the local variables, which is ridiculous.
Currently, I am using Doom-Emacs (doom 2.09, with emacs 26.3). With my
doom installation, my Auctex version is 13.0.5.2021-03-25.
My config.el in doom includes:
(setq TeX-auto-save t)
(setq TeX-parse-self t)
;; (setq-default TeX-master nil) ; Query for master file.
(setq-default TeX-master "main") ; All master files called "master"
;;(setq-default TeX-master "../main") ; All master files called "master"
But I have tried all combinations and it doesn't work. Is it possible
that this is a new Auctex bug, or am I really doing something wrong here?
I would happily just compile from my "main" file, but then I don't have
access to any of the reftex, macro or environment info for the whole
document.
It just shouldn't be so complicated to identify a master document with
included files. Everything works superbly in Sublime Text with
LatexTools and in TexStudio, but I happen to really like Auctex and
Reftex. The fact that I am using org-mode makes me want to stick with
emacs / doom-emacs for all of my LaTeX work if possible.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
