Tectonic compiler method doesn't parse errors properly

[doronbehar]

Description

Using Tectonic 0.12.0, I noticed that an error appearing on CLI like this:

error: nanophotonics-hw2.tex:78: Missing $ inserted
error: halted on potentially-recoverable error as specified

Doesn't always appear on Vimtex' quickfix - I experience this with some files, an example file appears below.

Steps to reproduce

Open Vimtex' test/test-doc/test.tex and add a single $ that will produce an error:

diff --git i/test/test-doc/test.tex w/test/test-doc/test.tex
index d13fab9d..fee8bb51 100644
--- i/test/test-doc/test.tex
+++ w/test/test-doc/test.tex
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 \begin{document}
 
+$
+
 Hello World!
 
 \end{document}

Try to compile the error after you let g:vimtex_compiler_method = 'tectonic'.

Expected behavior

Vimtex opens the quickfix and showing the error:

error: test.tex:10: Missing $ inserted

Actual behavior

Vimtex doesn't open up the quickfix, and it is empty. Where if you run manually tectonic test.tex you see:

Running TeX ...
error: test.tex:10: Missing $ inserted
error: halted on potentially-recoverable error as specified

Do you use a latexmkrc file?

No, tectonic.

VimtexInfo

System info:
  OS: NixOS 23.05 (Stoat)
  Vim version: NVIM v0.9.0
  Has clientserver: true
  Servername: /run/user/1000/nvim.570012.0

VimTeX project: test
  base: test.tex
  root: /home/doron/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/test/test-doc
  tex: /home/doron/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/test/test-doc/test.tex
  main parser: current file verified
  document class: article
  packages: amsmath mathtools tikz
  compiler: tectonic
    options:
      --keep-logs
      --synctex
    job: 
      jobid: 42
      output: /tmp/nvim.doron/3mWc7y/0
      cmd: tectonic --keep-logs --synctex --outdir="/home/doron/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/test/test-doc" 'test.tex'
  viewer: General
  qf method: LaTeX logfile

[lervag]

Ah, interesting. With latexmk, we pass the -file-line-error argument to the latex compilers. This makes the log output much easier to parse and is a requirement for VimTeX to properly parse the output. tectonic does not have a similar option. I found an open issue on this: tectonic-typesetting/tectonic#1007. I propose that you kindly ask there if this could be prioritised.

Notice, though, as a workaround, you could use another quickfix backend. E.g. add let g:vimtex_quickfix_method = 'pplatex'. pulp is also an option, but that project does not seem to be maintained. With pplatex, things should work well.

[doronbehar]

Thanks for the link and for trying to explain, I'm still a bit confused though.

First of all, let g:vimtex_quickfix_method = 'pplatex' seems promising, but I think I am having trouble using it with tectonic. I have managed to see that pplatex --input test.log indeed produces:

** Warning: No file test.aux.

** Error  , Line 10: Missing $ inserted <inserted text>  $

Result: o) Errors: 1, Warnings: 1, BadBoxes: 0

But nothing happens when I compile it and the quickfix is empty, just as before.

Did I understand correctly that the problem is that tectonic doesn't pass -file-line-error to it's xelatex fork? Plus, how come pplatex is able to find the faulty line by reading test.log which wasn't produced with -file-line-error?

[lervag]

First of all, let g:vimtex_quickfix_method = 'pplatex' seems promising, but I think I am having trouble using it with tectonic.

If you add it to your vimrc file and install pplatex on your system, it should just work. If it does not, then I would be happy to help. However, it is hard to help without some concrete information about what you are actually trying.

A simple thing to try:

• Use the previously specified test.tex.
• Create the file test.vim with contents as specified below.
• Run nvim --clean -u test.vim test.tex.
• Start compilation and see if the quickfix window is opened.

The test.vim file should look like this:

set nocompatible
set runtimepath^=~/.local/plugged/vimtex
set runtimepath+=~/.local/plugged/vimtex/after
filetype plugin indent on
syntax enable

let g:vimtex_compiler_method = 'tectonic'
let g:vimtex_quickfix_method = 'pplatex'

Notice, though, that you need to use the correct path to VimTeX on the first lines.

Did I understand correctly that the problem is that tectonic doesn't pass -file-line-error to it's xelatex fork?

Yes, correct.

Plus, how come pplatex is able to find the faulty line by reading test.log which wasn't produced with -file-line-error?

Because pplatex is designed to parse test.log. The error is found in test.log, but it looks like this:

! Missing $ inserted.
<inserted text> 
                $
l.7 

[doronbehar]

Yes, correct.

👍👍.

A simple thing to try:

I tried something similar: I created a ~/desktop/init-tests/nvim directory with pack/testing/start/vimtex in it, and I set export $XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/desktop/init-tests, and the init.vim file you wrote, and again, the same behavior. I also tried exactly your init.vim and it didn't work either.

I have pplatex in my $PATH. Here's a screencast:

[lervag]

In the screencast, it looks like example.tex is empty when you open it (around 1 minute in).

[doronbehar]

Empty example.tex? Doesn't look like that to me:

[doronbehar]

Oh, it is due to asciinema's number of rows to display setting - I changed it back to the default and not it doesn't look empty.

[lervag]

A simple thing to try:

I tried something similar: …

It would be simpler and less work to just try what I explained. There is no reason to set $XDG_CONFIG_HOME, as far as I can understand? Simply doing nvim --clean -u init.vim example.tex is enough, and you don't need to replicate s standard config folder.

I have pplatex in my $PATH. Here's a screencast:

As mention, it looks like the example.tex is empty when you open it at around 1 minutes into the screencast. That may be just an artifact of the recording, though.

Could you also show the output of \li after doing \ll with the minimal configuration? Also, please show the output of :scriptnames.

[doronbehar]

System info:
  OS: NixOS 23.05 (Stoat)
  Vim version: NVIM v0.9.0
  Has clientserver: true
  Servername: /run/user/1000/nvim.694265.0

VimTeX project: example
  base: example.tex
  root: /home/doron/desktop/init-tests/nvim
  tex: /home/doron/desktop/init-tests/nvim/example.tex
  main parser: current file verified
  document class: article
  packages: amsmath mathtools tikz
  compiler: tectonic
    options:
      --keep-logs
      --synctex
    job: 
      jobid: 5
      output: /tmp/nvim.doron/YTUfJJ/0
      cmd: tectonic --keep-logs --synctex --outdir="/home/doron/desktop/init-tests/nvim" 'example.tex'
  viewer: General
  qf method: LaTeX logfile using pplatex

It was kind of hard to paste the :scriptnames here, so that's what I did:

$ nvim example.tex -es -c 'redir >> /dev/stdout' -c 'set rtp?' -c quit | sed 's/,/\n/g' | sort -u
~/desktop/init-tests/nvim/../nvim
~/desktop/init-tests/nvim/../nvim/pack/*/start/*
~/desktop/init-tests/nvim/../nvim/pack/*/start/*/after
/etc/profile~/desktop/init-tests/nvim/pack/testing/start/tex
/etc/profiles/per-user/dor
/etc/profiles/per-user/doron/etc/xdg/nvim
/etc/profiles/per-user/doron/share/nvim/site
/etc/xdg/nvim
~/.local/share/flatpak/exports/etc/xdg/nvim
~/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share/nvim/site
~/.local/share/nvim/site
~/.nix-profile/etc/xdg/nvim
~/.nix-profile/share/nvim/site
/nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/lib/nvim
/nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime
/nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/pack/dist/opt/matchit
/nix/store/3dvm7wkflyc115by79vccqzdxi4ivclh-gnome-settings-daemon-44.1/etc/xdg/nvim
/nix/store/3dvm7wkflyc115by79vccqzdxi4ivclh-gnome-settings-daemon-44.1/share/gsettings-schemas/gnome-settings-daemon-44.1/nvim/site
/nix/store/3dvm7wkflyc115by79vccqzdxi4ivclh-gnome-settings-daemon-44.1/share/gsettings-schemas/gnome-settings-daemon-44.1/nvim/site/after
/nix/store/3dvm7wkflyc115by79vccqzdxi4ivclh-gnome-settings-daemon-44.1/share/nvim/site
/nix/store/6lajvmn0rwa69prrhlb6pii0zyaa2ji3-gnome-mimeapps/share/nvim/site
/nix/store/81gc7gm4v6mfwa8nx0s80gwb3zf9bk7f-vim-pack-dir
/nix/store/81gc7gm4v6mfwa8nx0s80gwb3zf9bk7f-vim-pack-dir/pack/*/start/*
/nix/store/93gm0pibm7i1zli17p4kzbqs8l9laivp-libgweather-4.2.0/share/gsettings-schemas/libgweather-4.2.0/nvim/site
/nix/store/cpwcggc5v5n6ng5a3kjbxi0flv7l1pji-gtk+3-3.24.37/share/gsettings-schemas/gtk+3-3.24.37/nvim/site
/nix/store/cpwcggc5v5n6ng5a3kjbxi0flv7l1pji-gtk+3-3.24.37/share/gsettings-schemas/gtk+3-3.24.37/nvim/site/after
/nix/store/dgd16dhamw5k55n284cznnx8l2gx4365-desktops/share/nvim/site
/nix/store/gsf6pvrlmdsycgla92kvzqwik4c9bvk9-gsettings-desktop-schemas-44.0/share/gsettings-schemas/gsettings-desktop-schemas-44.0/nvim/site
/nix/store/gsf6pvrlmdsycgla92kvzqwik4c9bvk9-gsettings-desktop-schemas-44.0/share/gsettings-schemas/gsettings-desktop-schemas-44.0/nvim/site/after
/nix/store/gyqsr57sav3m1idrhzd9ly1v582xp7ar-libgnomekbd-3.28.1/share/gsettings-schemas/libgnomekbd-3.28.1/nvim/site
/nix/store/k63qsbfh99gljc5z0jnwvl7khq3p5x1s-colord-1.4.6/share/gsettings-schemas/colord-1.4.6/nvim/site
/nix/store/s4yl9hkka03xzgmzj9fnivq9iiny14pg-gnome-session-44.0/share/gsettings-schemas/gnome-session-44.0/nvim/site
/nix/store/s4yl9hkka03xzgmzj9fnivq9iiny14pg-gnome-session-44.0/share/gsettings-schemas/gnome-session-44.0/nvim/site/after
/nix/store/s4yl9hkka03xzgmzj9fnivq9iiny14pg-gnome-session-44.0/share/nvim/site
/nix/store/s4yl9hkka03xzgmzj9fnivq9iiny14pg-gnome-session-44.0/share/nvim/site/after
/nix/store/sj3dnzhghz2cwa5x3wd5hlmb94pc9i6z-gnome-shell-extensions-44.0/share/gsettings-schemas/gnome-shell-extensions-44.0/nvim/site
/nix/store/sj3dnzhghz2cwa5x3wd5hlmb94pc9i6z-gnome-shell-extensions-44.0/share/gsettings-schemas/gnome-shell-extensions-44.0/nvim/site/after
/nix/store/yr176vsj2glj4ll0ap10d0fkwb7lcp7a-gnome-shell-44.1/share/gsettings-schemas/gnome-shell-44.1/nvim/site
/nix/store/yr176vsj2glj4ll0ap10d0fkwb7lcp7a-gnome-shell-44.1/share/gsettings-schemas/gnome-shell-44.1/nvim/site/after
/nix/store/yr176vsj2glj4ll0ap10d0fkwb7lcp7a-gnome-shell-44.1/share/nvim/site
/nix/store/yr176vsj2glj4ll0ap10d0fkwb7lcp7a-gnome-shell-44.1/share/nvim/site/after
/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/xdg/nvim
/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/share/nvim/site
/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/share/nvim/site/after
/run/current-system/sw/etc/xdg/nvim
/run/current-system/sw/share/nvim/site
/run/current-system/sw/share/nvim/site/after
  runtimepath=
  runtimepath=~/desktop/init-tests/nvim/pack/testing/start/tex
s/per-user/dor
/var/lib/flatpak/exports/etc/xdg/nvim
/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/nvim/site

[doronbehar]

Oh sorry that was &rtp there, not :scriptnames. Here are :scriptnames:

100: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/syntax/core.vim
101: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/syntax/nested.vim
102: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/syntax/packages.vim
103: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/syntax/p/amsmath.vim
104: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/syntax/p/mathtools.vim
105: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/syntax/p/tikz.vim
106: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/syntax/tex.vim
 10: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/syntax/syntax.vim
 11: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/syntax/synload.vim
 12: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/plugin/vimtex.vim
 13: /nix/store/76hb261s44wy4h9kqfl7kgm1naqq8iz6-fzf-0.40.0/share/vim-plugins/fzf/plugin/fzf.vim
 14: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/gzip.vim
 15: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/health.vim
 16: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/matchit.vim
 17: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/pack/dist/opt/matchit/plugin/matchit.vim
 18: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/matchparen.vim
 19: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim
  1: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/ftplugin.vim
 20: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/rplugin.vim
 21: /nix/store/jhmxpgvmm9sf635j5l4wrz32n6ask1r9-neovim-0.9.0/rplugin.vim
 22: ~/.local/share/nvim/rplugin.vim
 23: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/autoload/remote/host.vim
 24: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/autoload/remote/define.vim
 25: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/shada.vim
 26: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/spellfile.vim
 27: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/tarPlugin.vim
 28: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/tohtml.vim
 29: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/tutor.vim
  2: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/indent.vim
 30: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/zipPlugin.vim
 31: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/editorconfig.lua
 32: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/man.lua
 33: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/plugin/nvim.lua
 34: /nix/store/vx2zixx7v5zhvwzgp5j29kdc17sdvyiw-vimplugin-nvim-treesitter-2023-05-01/plugin/nvim-treesitter.lua
 35: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/ftplugin/tex.vim
 36: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex.vim
 37: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/options.vim
 38: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/util.vim
 39: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/jobs.vim
  3: /nix/store/nk7ayb847i3n8hhizg3a8y8n4davnci2-init.vim
 40: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/cache.vim
 41: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/paths.vim
 42: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/state.vim
 43: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/re.vim
 44: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/parser.vim
 45: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/parser/tex.vim
 46: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/state/class.vim
 47: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/view.vim
 48: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/view/general.vim
 49: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/view/_template.vim
  4: ~/desktop/init-tests/nvim/init.vim
 50: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/compiler.vim
 51: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/compiler/tectonic.vim
 52: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/compiler/_template.vim
 53: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/qf.vim
 54: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/qf/pplatex.vim
 55: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/toc.vim
 56: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/fold.vim
 57: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/fold/envs.vim
 58: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/fold/cmd_single_opt.vim
 59: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/fold/markers.vim
  5: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/filetype.lua
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 61: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/fold/sections.vim
 62: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/fold/cmd_addplot.vim
 63: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/fold/env_options.vim
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 65: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/fold/items.vim
 66: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/fold/cmd_single.vim
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 68: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/context/cite.vim
 69: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/parser/fls.vim
  6: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/ftdetect/cls.vim
 70: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/bib.vim
 71: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/cmd.vim
 72: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/complete.vim
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 75: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/doc.vim
 76: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/env.vim
 77: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/format.vim
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  7: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/ftdetect/tex.vim
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  8: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/ftdetect/tikz.vim
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 92: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/text_obj.vim
 93: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/ui.vim
 94: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex/text_obj/targets.vim
 95: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/ftplugin/tex.vim
 96: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/after/ftplugin/tex.vim
 97: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/indent/tex.vim
 98: /nix/store/0a4zi4bh1fr2xayjlpqrlfsvay0z4ypn-neovim-unwrapped-0.9.0/share/nvim/runtime/indent/tex.vim
 99: ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/syntax/tex.vim
  9: /nix/store/hj09p5yw7227qh1bvzpndxxmz3iy1yn7-taskwarrior-2.6.2/share/vim-plugins/task/ftdetect/task.vim

[doronbehar]

Some files appear in ~/.files/.config/nvim/pack/filetype/start/tex/autoload/vimtex because I actually symlinked the Vimtex clone into ~/desktop/init-tests/nvim/pack/testing/start/.

[doronbehar]

I tried to use $XDG_CONFIG_HOME instead of your setup to imitate exactly the loading order of my setup. It may have been tested somewhat messy in the asciinema recording, but the issue is still there - with or without $XDG_CONFIG_HOME.

[lervag]

Good, things look more or less right, I can't immediately see why this fails. On my end, the same setup works.

So, let's dig deeper:

• Which version of pplatex do you have?
• After doing the earlier test where the quickfix window does not appear: what happens if you do \le?
• Does pplatex work from inside neovim as expected? I.e., what happens if you do :term pplatex -i example.log?