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Re: M-x compile for different file extensions
From: |
Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: M-x compile for different file extensions |
Date: |
Sun, 20 Oct 2002 15:52:49 -0400 |
> I have enhanced the Emacs `compile' package with some commands.
>
> 1. Automatic selection of compile commands according to the file
> extension and DEBUG state. (defuns: `compile-main', `compile-sub',
> `compile-debug-toggle')
>
> The debugging feature could make sense, but why isn't `make -k' a good
> default regardless of the kind of file? In other words, why isn't
> "You should write a proper makefile" a good solution for this?
I have missed the orinal post, where was it ?
[ was it in gnu.emacs.bug ? My gnu.emacs.bug newsgroup has been empty
for a while now. ]
> 4. An easy way to interact (send input to) with the compilation process
> (`compile-send-to-process').
>
> This indeed is something important.
>
> It is sort of unfortunate that we have the conflict between two
> meanings we would like RET to have in the compilation buffer: "visit
> the source code for a particular error message", and "send a line of
> input". We have used it for the former ever since that convention
> existed in Emacs (several years ago), but would it be better to use
> it for the latter instead?
We could probably let RET do something like
(if (eobp) (send-to-process) (goto-error))
Stefan
Re: M-x compile for different file extensions,
Stefan Monnier <=