bug#14411: 24.3.50; compile.el: Better file search for parallel builds

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

>> I don't mind installing the feature.  But can we just make sure it is
>> still effective, with modern Make and our current Makefiles?
>
> Well, this isn't just an issue with Emacs' Makefiles, but any project
> that's building under `M-x compile'.

I went ahead and installed the change in Emacs 28 -- it shouldn't break
anything (I hope; I've tried a couple of test cases by rearranging the
output in the *compilation* buffer and seeing that it doesn't), and it
should help make this work automatically for those who see this problem.

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