preview-latex keeps failing on the first run
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cuntymccuntlicker · 2022-08-11 02:01

Whenever I open emacs for the first time and start editing a tex file,
I will try to preview the buffer using C-c C-p C-b. Invariably, every
time I do this, I get the following error:

    dvips: DVI file can't be opened: _region_.dvi: No such file or
directory
    DviPS sentinel: Opening input file: No such file or directory

However, when I run the command a second time, it works fine. I
imagine that maybe there is some race condition where we are
requesting info from a file that has not been created yet, but which
is created by the time I re-run the command. Has someone else run into
this error who can help me diagnose it?

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pathemata · 2022-08-11 13:17

I think I had this problem, and It was related to using xelatex.
Can you check which engine are you using?

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cuntymccuntlicker · 2022-08-11 17:17

I am using pdflatex, but maybe what you did to fix your problem can
help.