Re: compile buffer: hide/collapse displayed file paths?

[Dan Espen]

Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com> writes:

> On 2013-06-30, Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
>> Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> I don't really want the lines wrapped (which is what happens when you
>>> unset truncate-lines).  I'd like the errors to remain one-per-line,
>>> but I want to hide the long path info that I don't care about (emacs
>>> has opened the file and moved the cursor to the right source line, so
>>> there's no need for me to see the file's path in the compile buffer
>>> window).
>>
>> Did you explain why you have long paths?
>
> No, I didn't realize it was relevent to the question.
>
>> Are your Makefiles using full paths?
>
> Yes. The makefiles are auto-generated by an OS build system over which
> I don't have control.

Bummer.

>> I used to have a few Makefiles like that and I decided it was not a
>> good idea.
>
> Perhaps, but in this case, the relative path name from the build
> directory to the source directory would in most cases be even longer
> than the absolute path name.

I'm an advocate for hand crafted Makefiles but I don't suppose you can
do much to change that where you are.

-- 
Dan Espen