Thank you very much for the advice on configuring AUCTeX to compile context files. Inserting the following snippet in my .emacs (emacs configuration) file worked. --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- (eval-after-load 'tex '(add-to-list 'TeX-command-list '("ConTeXt" "context --nonstopmode %t" TeX-run-TeX nil (context-mode) :help "Run ConTeXt"))) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- This fix is imperfect because even though context runs properly, AUCTeX reports "ConTeXt: problems after [0] pages" AUCTeX doesn't believe that the file has been compiled and C-c C-c offers to run context again. It is necessary to select "View" Some googling suggests that the return codes from context are not properly interpreted by AUCTeX. I'm not sure if this is a context non-standardization or an AUCTeX problem. thoughts? Best, Michael On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Michael Ash wrote: > Dear all, > > I have a working version of context > > mash-laptop:~$ context --version > > mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 0.60 > mtx-context | > mtx-context | main context file: > /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/context.mkiv > mtx-context | current version: 2013.11.07 15:28 > > > However, I edit files in emacs/AUCTeX and the compile command "C-c C-c" > calls "texexec" instead of "context" and so can't compile in emacs. Does > anyone know how to change the command from "texexec" to "context" in > emacs/AUCTeX? > > Thanks. > > Best, > Michael > > > > -- > Michael Ash, Chair, Department of Economics > Professor of Economics and Public Policy > University of Massachusetts Amherst > Amherst, MA 01003 > Email mash@econs.umass.edu > Tel +1-413-545-2590 Twitter https://twitter.com/michaelaoash > -- Michael Ash, Chair, Department of Economics Professor of Economics and Public Policy University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA 01003 Email mash@econs.umass.edu Tel +1-413-545-2590 Twitter https://twitter.com/michaelaoash