Re: auc-tex and C-c C-c with Makefiles

Johan Glimming wrote:
> Lately I have started to use a Makefile with each LaTeX document and 
> divide them into many smaller subdocuments, which are 
> compiled/preprocessed etc by make.
> 
> I am using emacs and AUCTeX so I wonder if I can somehow change emacs to 
> start make when I press C-c C-c instead of latex. My "make" command 
> defaults to making dvi and pdf, and then displaying the pdf on screen.
I haven't understood too well how far you've got, so sorry if I'm 
repeating what you've already done.

Have you looked at TeX-command-list with "C-h v TeX-command-list". 
Somewhere you should see the option to customise this variable, and in 
the customisation screen you can add a new field and enter your make 
command there. I'm not sure how you can switch it to be the default 
command when you type C-c C-c, but it's a step closer.

> Finally, I am using Mac OS X, and when I use C-c C-c "Other" and "make" 
> it compiles the LaTeX, but the "open" command which executes preview (in 
> the Makefile this is) does _not_ open up a new window. It _does_ open a 
> new window when run from command-line with "make" or "make show" with my 
> Makefile, however, so I wonder what makes it not work under emacs 
> (restricted shell??)

Maybe it's because your pdf viewer executable is not in you path, try 
adding it and see if that helps.

Good luck,
Daniel