Re: Attempt to use tex-buffer etc. freezes Emacs

[Eli Zaretskii]

On 14 Dec 2001, Joe Fineman wrote:

> When I attempt to use tex-buffer in latex mode, Emacs freezes (goes
> into an infinite loop).

``Freezes'' and ``goes into an infinite loop'' are two different
things.  Please tell which one is it, and how did you verify that it's
not the other.

Does C-g still produce a backtrace you reported a few months ago,
similar to this:

> * sleep-for(1)
> * tex-start-shell()
> * tex-region(1 77)

?  If you see a different backtrace, please post it.

> If you need the actual .tex file that I was trying to run, let me
> know.

Does it happen with any TeX file, or just with this specific one.

> I am not a programmer.  Does this behavior suggest anything to anyone
> who is?  Is the fact that my Emacs quasi shell is Cygwin perhaps
> relevant?

Yes, it is relevant: there are known problems with running async
subprocesses when the Cygwin port of Bash is involved; see
etc/PROBLEMS for more details.

Could you try a different shell?

Also, what port of TeX do you use?  Is it also a Cygwin port?  If so,
I'd suggest a native Windows port, like fpTeX.