Re: [Vim-latex-devel] Vim latex Suite is not compiling any .tex files (fwd)

[Benji F. <be...@me...>]

> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 18:55:21 -0500
> From: Raju <kk...@co...>
> To: sr...@me...
> Subject: Vim latex Suite is not compiling any .tex files
> 
> Hi Srinath,
> 
>         I have installed vim-latex on my linux machine recently.
> Everything seems to be working except the compiling part.  When i go to
> Tex Suite menu and click on compile option nothing seems to happen
> except the following line in my status bar.
> 
> :silent! call RunLaTeX()
> 
> I went through the documentation and found nothing about this message.

      Try

:call RunLaTeX()

You will probably get an error message about not understanding the 
option --src-specials .  (I do, with RH 8.0 and whatever version of 
teTeX it installs.)  In the texrc file, find the lines

if has('win32')
	let s:CompileFlags = '--src-specials'
	TexLet g:Tex_EscapeChars = ''
else
	let s:CompileFlags = '--src-specials'
	TexLet g:Tex_EscapeChars = '{}\'
endif

and change the fifth line to

	let s:CompileFlags = ''

I have just uploaded a new version with this change, and also updated 
the installation instructions in the comments at the top, but for now 
you can only get the new version from CVS.

 > Also in the documentation file latex-suite.txt  - where it mentions
 > about latex-compiler-target - the texrc tag doesn't seem to be
 > working.

      It works for me.  After installing, did you remember to do

:helptags ~/.vim/doc

> I am using Red hat linux and vim 6.1. Am I missing something here?
> please help me.

      Probably installnig the latest (beta) version of teTeX will also 
work.  You can also change the compiler rules to use pdftex, which can 
also produce dvi output and which does support the --src-specials option.

> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> Ps: The following link seem to be broken
> http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net/index.php?subject=weare

      SEP (Somebody Else's Problem).

> bye
> raju