[SOLVED] Using minted (source code LaTeX package) with emacs/auctex

Using minted (source code LaTeX package) with emacs/auctex

As is explained in here, I find minted package is pretty cool for source code listing.

My question is how to use minted package with AucTeX/emacs? For command line I can use pdflatex -shell-escape SOURCE, but

Q1 : How can I modify the AucTeX to insert the -shell-escape? I mean, how to change the action for C-c+C-c?
Q2 : Do I need special key other than C-c+C-c for -shell-escape option? Or, is it just OK to use it without any problem?
Q3 : What is the -shell-escape for?

Solution

Q1: You need to edit the way LaTeX is called by AucTeX. One way of doing this is to add the following to your .emacs file:

(eval-after-load "tex" 
  '(setcdr (assoc "LaTeX" TeX-command-list)
          '("%`%l%(mode) -shell-escape%' %t"
          TeX-run-TeX nil (latex-mode doctex-mode) :help "Run LaTeX")
    )
  )

Q2: Once you have made the changes, all calls to LaTeX with C-c C-c will use the -shell-escape option.

Q3: See Konrad's answer. Note that this method will enable -shell-escape for all files edited in AucTeX, so can be a potential security risk if using other peoples packages or files.