Hello,

Jon Degenhardt <jondegenhardt@yahoo.com> writes:

> Export to Latex (org-latex-export-to-pdf) generates incorrect latex when
> list items start with a left square bracket. This occurs because the
> \item command interprets the left square bracket as the start of an
> argument list. An example:
>
>    An item list:
>    - abc def
>    - [def] ghi
>    - [jkl m n o]
>    - pqr
>
> This produces the latex fragment:
>
>    An item list:
>    \begin{itemize}
>    \item abc def
>    \item [def] ghi
>    \item [jkl m n o]
>    \item pqr
>    \end{itemize}
>
> The pdf output renders the second and third items incorrectly. If there
> is no right bracket to terminate the argument, then pdf generation may
> fail with message:
>   
>    org-latex-compile: PDF file ./example.pdf wasn't produced: Runaway
> argument

Thank you for the report. Would the following patch solves the problem?


Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou