I'm using AUCTeX 11.86 in Emacs 23.3.1, under Linux (Ubuntu 12.04.1). Some of my files I compile with LaTeX, a few with XeLaTeX. I'd just like to be able to enter C-c C-c to compile, and have the file itself tell AUCTeX which processor to use. Is there a variable I can set in a file which will allow me to do this?
1 Answer
You could insert at the end of your .tex file:
%%% Local Variables:
%%% mode: LaTeX
%%% TeX-PDF-mode: t
%%% TeX-engine: xetex
%%% End:
and type C-c C-n to activate the style change. And next time you open the file in an emacs buffer, the engine will already be set to xetex.
[earlier wrong answer replaced by this one provided by Sean Allred in his comment]
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1You can also
C-c C-nto apply the changes then and there. Also,mode: TeX-PDFworks only on technicality; the appropriate lines aremode: LaTeXandTeX-PDF-mode: t. Sep 18, 2013 at 1:54 -
@SeanAllred: replaced my answer by yours!– user4686Sep 18, 2013 at 6:37
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2@Alasdair I don't think this is the preferred method. Use the
TeX-engine = xetexmethod, instead.– egregSep 18, 2013 at 10:34 -
1@Alasdair That is, if you want to use XeTeX. See the documentation for
TeX-enginefor a full list of supported values. Sep 18, 2013 at 14:05 -
1(Saith the maintainer of AUCTeX.) There may be many things that AUCTeX does that are engine-dependent, and it is the obvious way to check which engine a document expects (for hooks, etc). Setting the compilation command directly bypasses this and could have unpleasant side-effects, ones that could be avoided be abstracting the command into the idea of a
TeX-engine. :-) Sep 19, 2013 at 0:58
M-x add-file-local-variable RET TeX-engine RET xetex RETM-x TeX-engine-set RET xetex RETwill change the engine for that file regardless of whether any 'engine' variables are set.