Re: [AUCTeX] more helpful error messages when not using LaTeX

[Mosè Giordano]

Hi Jean-François,

2017-01-26 16:06 GMT+01:00 jfbu <address@hidden>:
> I wonder if AUCTeX could consider separate error handling according
> to engines. It is really a disturbance to see these LaTeX error
> messages pop up.

Technically yes, it's feasible.  The problem is that this requires a
major work, that for example I personally don't have the time to do.
Well-thought patches are welcome.

> Actually on double-checking:
>
> the original error messages
> with their help messages are there in the log file
> when one uses -interaction=nonstopmode or scrollmode too.
>
> Why then doesn't AUCTeX fetches them there ?

Because it parses the output message of the compiler, not the log file.

Bye,
Mosè