Re: [Vim-latex-devel] Multiple file latex projects, finds correct filename but doesn't compile in right directory?

[Ng Oon-Ee <ng...@gm...>]

On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 17:28 -0500, Ted Pavlic wrote:
> > main.tex
> > chap1/
> >     chap1.tex
> 
> First, I assume you are familiar with the TeX FAQ about importing bits 
> of document from subdirectories(?). There are complications that might 
> make you think twice about that sort of organization (but there are 
> packages that make it easier as well):
> 
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=docotherdir

Thanks for the link. I was aware of issues with paths etc, but figured
I'd see what I could do about them once I got started. Not very hard to
change back to a flat layout halfway.
> 
> > When editing chap1.tex, \ll gives the following.
> >
> > || I can't find file `main.tex'. main.tex
> > || Emergency stop.
> 
> This doesn't make much sense to me. Before TeX-LaTeX starts the build, 
> it changes to the directory containing the latexmain file. The exception 
> to this is when you set the b:fragmentFile parameter, but then it 
> ignores the latexmain entirely. So it doesn't make sense that your build 
> is finding the latexmain and yet not changing to the right directory.
> 
> According to the TeX-LaTeX compiler.vim source, there used to be 
> problems on Linux machines with changing to directories with spaces in 
> their names. Do any of the directories in the /ABSOULTE/ path have 
> spaces? (e.g., are your files stored within a "My Documents" folder?) It 
> is possible that your vim is choking on the space and not changing 
> directory properly.
> 
> When I create a sample main.tex and ch1/ch1.tex, it works fine for me.
> 
> Can you post a minimal example that has this problem? (e.g., a 
> "main.tex" and a "chap1.tex" and information about the directory 
> structure) Perhaps there is something else interesting going on.
> 
> --Ted
> 
My minimal example below. Its VERY minimal:-

main.tex--------------------------
\documentclass{article}  

\begin{document}

\input{chap1/chap1.tex}

\end{document}
----------------------------------

chap1/chap1.tex-------------------
\chapter{Introduction}

\section{First section}
----------------------------------

And, of course, main.tex.latexmain is a blank file. Seeing as it works
for you (and presumably others as well), I'm wondering whether it has to
do with other vim plugins I have. Eclim is the big one, of course. I'm
attaching to this email my .vimrc if it makes a difference (maybe my
autocmd's are affecting things?).