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14.0.9; Fixing infinite loop with `TeX-previous-error'

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From: bram.adams <at> queensu.ca
To: bug-auctex <at> gnu.org
Subject: 14.0.9; Fixing infinite loop with `TeX-previous-error'
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:38:45 -0400

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Hi,

When `TeX-debug-warnings' and `TeX-suppress-ignored-warnings' are enabled, invoking `TeX-previous-error' can lead to an infinite loop in `TeX-parse-TeX'. As the `unless' condition always fails, `arg' is never incremented to 0, hence the value of `TeX-error-last-visited' decrements forever. There are no issues when invoking `TeX-next-error'.

The attached patch seems to fix this bug with `TeX-previous-error'.

Kind regards,

Bram Adams


Emacs  : GNU Emacs 30.1 (build 1, aarch64-apple-darwin24.3.0, NS appkit-2575.40 Version 15.3 (Build 24D60))
 of 2025-03-06
Package: 14.0.9

current state:
==============
(setq
 window-system 'ns
 LaTeX-version "2e"
 TeX-style-path '("~/.emacs.d/auctex/" "~/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/auctex/style" "~/.emacs.d/auctex/auto" "~/.emacs.d/auctex/style" "auto" "style")
 TeX-auto-save nil
 TeX-parse-self nil
 TeX-master t
 TeX-command-list '(("LatexMk" "latexmk %(-PDF)%S%(mode) %(file-line-error) %(extraopts) %t" TeX-run-latexmk nil (LaTeX-mode plain-tex-mode latex-mode doctex-mode) :help "Run LatexMk") ("TeX" "%(PDF)%(tex) %(file-line-error) %`%(extraopts) %S%(PDFout)%(mode)%' %(output-dir) %t" TeX-run-TeX nil (plain-TeX-mode AmSTeX-mode Texinfo-mode) :help "Run plain TeX")
                    ("LaTeX" "%`%l%(mode)%' %T" TeX-run-TeX nil (LaTeX-mode docTeX-mode) :help "Run LaTeX") ("Makeinfo" "makeinfo %(extraopts) %(o-dir) %t" TeX-run-compile nil (Texinfo-mode) :help "Run Makeinfo with Info output")
                    ("Makeinfo HTML" "makeinfo %(extraopts) %(o-dir) --html %t" TeX-run-compile nil (Texinfo-mode) :help "Run Makeinfo with HTML output") ("AmSTeX" "amstex %(PDFout) %`%(extraopts) %S%(mode)%' %(output-dir) %t" TeX-run-TeX nil (AmSTeX-mode) :help "Run AMSTeX")
                    ("ConTeXt" "%(cntxcom) --once %(extraopts) %(execopts)%t" TeX-run-TeX nil (ConTeXt-mode) :help "Run ConTeXt once") ("ConTeXt Full" "%(cntxcom) %(extraopts) %(execopts)%t" TeX-run-TeX nil (ConTeXt-mode) :help "Run ConTeXt until completion")
                    ("BibTeX" "bibtex %(O?aux)" TeX-run-BibTeX nil (plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode docTeX-mode AmSTeX-mode Texinfo-mode ConTeXt-mode) :help "Run BibTeX") ("Biber" "biber %(output-dir) %s" TeX-run-Biber nil (plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode docTeX-mode AmSTeX-mode Texinfo-mode) :help "Run Biber")
                    ("Texindex" "texindex %s.??" TeX-run-command nil (Texinfo-mode) :help "Run Texindex") ("Texi2dvi" "%(PDF)texi2dvi %t" TeX-run-command nil (Texinfo-mode) :help "Run Texi2dvi or Texi2pdf") ("View" "%V" TeX-run-discard-or-function t t :help "Run Viewer") ("Print" "%p" TeX-run-command t t :help "Print the file")
                    ("Queue" "%q" TeX-run-background nil t :help "View the printer queue" :visible TeX-queue-command) ("File" "%(o?)dvips %d -o %f " TeX-run-dvips t (plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode docTeX-mode AmSTeX-mode Texinfo-mode) :help "Generate PostScript file")
                    ("Dvips" "%(o?)dvips %d -o %f " TeX-run-dvips nil (plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode docTeX-mode AmSTeX-mode Texinfo-mode) :help "Convert DVI file to PostScript") ("Dvipdfmx" "dvipdfmx -o %(O?pdf) %d" TeX-run-dvipdfmx nil (plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode docTeX-mode AmSTeX-mode Texinfo-mode) :help "Convert DVI file to PDF with dvipdfmx")
                    ("Ps2pdf" "ps2pdf %f %(O?pdf)" TeX-run-ps2pdf nil (plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode docTeX-mode AmSTeX-mode Texinfo-mode) :help "Convert PostScript file to PDF") ("LaTeXMk" "latexmk %(latexmk-out) %(file-line-error) %(output-dir) %`%(extraopts) %S%(mode)%' %t" TeX-run-TeX nil (LaTeX-mode docTeX-mode) :help "Run LaTeXMk")
                    ("Glossaries" "makeglossaries %(d-dir) %s" TeX-run-command nil (plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode docTeX-mode AmSTeX-mode Texinfo-mode) :help "Run makeglossaries to create glossary file") ("Index" "makeindex %(O?idx)" TeX-run-index nil (plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode docTeX-mode AmSTeX-mode Texinfo-mode) :help "Run makeindex to create index file")
                    ("upMendex" "upmendex %(O?idx)" TeX-run-index t (plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode docTeX-mode AmSTeX-mode Texinfo-mode) :help "Run upmendex to create index file") ("Xindy" "texindy %s" TeX-run-command nil (plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode docTeX-mode AmSTeX-mode Texinfo-mode) :help "Run xindy to create index file")
                    ("Check" "lacheck %s" TeX-run-compile nil (LaTeX-mode) :help "Check LaTeX file for correctness") ("ChkTeX" "chktex -v6 %s" TeX-run-compile nil (LaTeX-mode) :help "Check LaTeX file for common mistakes") ("Spell" "(TeX-ispell-document \"\")" TeX-run-function nil t :help "Spell-check the document")
                    ("Clean" "TeX-clean" TeX-run-function nil t :help "Delete generated intermediate files") ("Clean All" "(TeX-clean t)" TeX-run-function nil t :help "Delete generated intermediate and output files") ("Other" "" TeX-run-command t t :help "Run an arbitrary command"))
 )

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Message #8 received at 79037 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Arash Esbati <arash <at> gnu.org>
To: bram.adams <at> queensu.ca
Cc: 79037 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79037: 14.0.9; Fixing infinite loop with `TeX-previous-error'
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:15:43 +0200

Hi Bram,

bram.adams <at> queensu.ca writes:

> When `TeX-debug-warnings' and `TeX-suppress-ignored-warnings' are
> enabled, invoking `TeX-previous-error' can lead to an infinite loop in
> `TeX-parse-TeX'. As the `unless' condition always fails, `arg' is
> never incremented to 0, hence the value of `TeX-error-last-visited'
> decrements forever. There are no issues when invoking
> `TeX-next-error'.
>
> The attached patch seems to fix this bug with `TeX-previous-error'.
> [...]
> diff --git a/tex.el b/tex.el
> index 5a3345a..8f00bbc 100644
> --- a/tex.el
> +++ b/tex.el
> @@ -9491,13 +9491,16 @@ already in an Emacs buffer) and the cursor is placed at the error."
>                        (1- TeX-error-last-visited))
>                      item (nth TeX-error-last-visited TeX-error-list))
>                ;; Increase or decrease `arg' only if the warning isn't to be
> -              ;; skipped.
> -              (unless (TeX-error-list-skip-warning-p (nth 0 item) (nth 10 item))
> -                ;; Note: `signum' is a function from `cl' library, do not be
> -                ;; tempted to use it.
> -                (setq arg (if (> arg 0)
> -                              (1- arg)
> -                            (1+ arg)))))
> +              ;; skipped, or `TeX-error-last-visited' has dropped below 0
> +              ;; with a negative `arg'.
> +              (if (or (and (< arg 0)
> +                           (< TeX-error-last-visited 0))
> +                      (not (TeX-error-list-skip-warning-p (nth 0 item) (nth 10 item))))
> +                  ;; Note: `signum' is a function from `cl' library, do not be
> +                  ;; tempted to use it.
> +                  (setq arg (if (> arg 0)
> +                                (1- arg)
> +                              (1+ arg)))))
>              (if (< TeX-error-last-visited -1)
>                  (setq TeX-error-last-visited -1))
>              (cond ((or (null item)

Thanks for the report and the patch.  Is it possible for you to assemble
a small .tex file and an exact recipe how to trigger the inf-loop with
that .tex file?  I trust your analysis is correct, but like to
understand it better before installing it.  TIA.

Best, Arash

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