Hi,
   AUCTeX is installed from the Arch User Repository, and is activated in
my `.emacs` via:

> ;; AUCTEX
>
> (load "auctex.el" nil t t)
> (autoload 'bibtex-mode "bibtex" "Major mode for editing BibTeX files" t)
>
>
> This could well be a very outdated way of doing things, I think some parts
of my .emacs go back to the early 1990's.


On Fri, 8 Sept 2023 at 12:30, Arash Esbati <arash@gnu.org> wrote:

> James Tappin <jtappin@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > On my setup `emacs -Q` starts the old LaTeX mode and not AucTeX, and
> > with that mode, the indentation does come out right, but all the nice
> > features of AucTeX are then missing.
>
> It is possible to start Emacs with 'emacs -Q' and activate AUCTeX
> afterwards.  The procedure depends on how you've installed AUCTeX.  Did
> you install it via ELPA or your distro's package manager?  And how do
> you activate AUCTeX in your init file?
>
> Best, Arash
>