Hi Perdo.
Did you manage to get a solution to this?
Best,
Vangelis
On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 at 18:05, Vangelis Evangelou <evange...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Pedro.
>
> You haven't loaded reftex though. What if you add (use-package reftex) in
> your configuration?
>
> On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 at 16:36, Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez <
> paag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just to close this. I'm not able to completely reproduce the
>> environment. Attach is a test report.
>> /PA
>>
>> On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 at 16:34, Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez
>> <paag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > OK, forget it, I'll try myself to see if I can reproduce...
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help and patience, /PA
>> >
>> > On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 at 11:09, Vangelis Evangelou <evange...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Hi Pedro.
>> > >
>> > > I tried what you said, but for some reason the local variables text
>> doesn't get printed. Could it be because the error occurs before the export
>> filter?
>> > >
>> > > In any case, I don't think this is a path towards a solution because
>> local variables are set when the file is visited (opened). Here, the text
>> is inserted in the buffer, so the local variables won't be set. I tried a
>> "manual" approach where in the org latex export buffer I did M-: (setq
>> TeX-master t) and then did M-: (reftex-TeX-master-file), but I still got
>> the same error.
>> > >
>> > > TeX-master is a variable defined in ‘tex.el’.
>> > >
>> > > Its value is t
>> > > Local in buffer *Org LATEX Export*; global value is the same.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 at 09:42, Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez <
>> paag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> Hmmm...
>> > >>
>> > >> This is a very trick case indeed. Apart from discerning if we want to
>> > >> blame it or not, what I would also like to take profit is from this
>> > >> for the future.
>> > >> If we encounter other cases and appending local variables to the
>> > >> export buffer solves out headache, we catch several flies with one
>> > >> stroke.
>> > >>
>> > >> What about trying:
>> > >>
>> > >> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :exports none :results none :eval export
>> > >> (defun add-lvars-filter (output backend info)
>> > >> "Ser TeX-master-file. in the lvars"
>> > >> (when (eq backend 'latex)
>> > >> (replace-string "\\end{document}"
>> > >> (concat "\\end{document}\n"
>> > >> "\n"
>> > >> "%%% Local Variables:\n"
>> > >> "%%% TeX-master-file: t\n"
>> > >> "%%% End:\n" ) output)))
>> > >>
>> > >> (make-variable-buffer-local
>> 'org-export-filter-final-output-functions)
>> > >> (add-to-list 'org-export-filter-final-output-functions
>> > >> 'add-lvars-filter)
>> > >> #+END_SRC
>> > >>
>> > >> Put that in your test document and evaluate it before C-c C-e l L.
>> > >>
>> > >> Thanks a ton... /PA
>> > >>
>> > >> On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 at 10:27, Vangelis Evangelou <evange...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Hi Ichor.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I did you what you said. There are two scenarios
>> > >> > Scenario 1:
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Load auctex and set TeX-parse-self to t
>> > >> > Create a scratch buffer and type in "\documentclass{article}"
>> > >> > Load LaTeX-mode with M-x LaTeX-mode
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Scenario 2:
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Load auctex and set TeX-parse-self to t
>> > >> > Create a scratch buffer and type in "\documentclass{amsart}". Note
>> that this is different from Scenario 1. The difference is that amsart uses
>> the amstex package. Org export to latex also uses the amstex package.
>> > >> > Load LaTeX-mode with M-x LaTeX-mode
>> > >> >
>> > >> > With Scenario 1 I don't get an error but with Scenario 2 I do.
>> reftex-TeX-master-file: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil
>> > >> >
>> > >> > As I said in a previous email, this may also be a bug with reftex.
>> Looking at the code of reftex-TeX-master-file, I can see that
>> > >> >
>> > >> > (let ((master
>> > >> > (cond
>> > >> > ;; AUCTeX is loaded. Use its mechanism.
>> > >> > ((fboundp 'TeX-master-file)
>> > >> > (condition-case nil
>> > >> > (TeX-master-file t)
>> > >> > (error (buffer-file-name)))))))
>> > >> >
>> > >> > and then later it says
>> > >> > (cond
>> > >> > ((null master)
>> > >> > (error "Need a filename for this buffer, please save it
>> first"))
>> > >> >
>> > >> > However, TeX-master-file returns "<none>" if the file is not saved
>> instead of nil, so it seems that reftex-TeX-master-file uses
>> TeX-master-file wrongly. However, even if reftex-TeX-master-file did use
>> TeX-master-file correctly, org-mode would still have a problem because it
>> would hit the (error "Need a filename for this buffer, please save it
>> first"). Because of this I believe that both reftex and org have a bug.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > On Mon, 30 Jun 2025 at 18:40, Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@posteo.net>
>> wrote:
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Vangelis E <evange...@gmail.com> writes:
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> > Does this mean that you will implement my suggestion in my
>> previous email?
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> >> On 30 Jun 2025, at 17:42, Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez <
>> paag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >> >> >>
>> > >> >> >> Thanks for trying! I'm just trying to find a flexible
>> solution for
>> > >> >> >> future requirements like this...
>> > >> >> >> /PA
>> > >> >> >> ...
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Before this discussion stray too far away, and before I look into
>> the
>> > >> >> report seriously, I have a suspicion that you are simply running
>> into
>> > >> >> Auctex bug. Try creating a new buffer, not associated with any
>> file,
>> > >> >> add some basic text code inside, and activate auctex there. Will
>> it err?
>> > >> >> If yes, that's a bug in auctex.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> --
>> > >> >> Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
>> > >> >> Org mode maintainer,
>> > >> >> Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
>> > >> >> Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>,
>> > >> >> or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> --
>> > >> Fragen sind nicht da, um beantwortet zu werden,
>> > >> Fragen sind da um gestellt zu werden
>> > >> Georg Kreisler
>> > >>
>> > >> Sagen's Paradeiser, write BE!
>> > >> Year 1 of the New Koprocracy
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Fragen sind nicht da, um beantwortet zu werden,
>> > Fragen sind da um gestellt zu werden
>> > Georg Kreisler
>> >
>> > Sagen's Paradeiser, write BE!
>> > Year 1 of the New Koprocracy
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Fragen sind nicht da, um beantwortet zu werden,
>> Fragen sind da um gestellt zu werden
>> Georg Kreisler
>>
>> Sagen's Paradeiser, write BE!
>> Year 1 of the New Koprocracy
>>
>
