Re: M-x grep prompt: fill in the * for us

[Kevin Rodgers]

Dan Jacobson wrote:

> > > Hmmm, like nifteaux (nifto (nifty)).  OK, I wish C-u M-x compile
> > > would notice current target the cursor is in in a makefile and use that as
> > > the default argument for make.
>
> K> Ask and ye shall receive...
>
> K> *** /usr/local/emacs-21.3/lisp/progmodes/compile.el       Fri Jan 17 
> 06:45:11 2003
> K> --- /usr/tmp/kevinr/compile.el    Thu Jun 19 11:35:33 2003
>
> OK, that's nice, but it just flits by on the screen here.  Unless
> RMS&co. captures it as it flits by, otherwise it is just for sport.

Hmmm, there was 1 embarrassing bug:


592c592
< 	 
	 (or compile-default-target "")))
---
>                     (or (compile-default-target) "")))

And of course compilation-read-command has to be nil for it to be exercised.

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