root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ... > 3) now the real magic happens with emacs.... > > in emacs it is possible to set the "compile" command or > you can use a "command line macro". i use the macro approach. > > in emacs you can record a whole set of keystrokes and make > them into a command line macro that you can execute with "C-x e" > > after i've changed the source file i want to > a) save the changes (C-x C-s) > b) switch to the shell buffer (C-x o) > c) make -f Makefile.foo to run the makefile > d) switch back to my program to continue editing. > > using the command line macro i can have this all happen in 1 keystroke > > to create a command line macro you type "C-x (" to start recording > and "C-x )" to stop recording. > > so, with a split screen and the cursor in your code buffer and > the shell in the other buffer do: > > C-x ( <== start recording > C-x C-s <== save the changes > C-o <== switch to the shell > M-x > <== go to the end of the shell buffer > make -f Makefile.foo <== run make > C-x o <== switch back to the code buffer > C-x ) <== stop recording > > and now you have all the magic because "C-x e" does it all. > > do forever > type your changes to your literate program, > type "C-x e" to noweave, latex, notangle, compile, test, and update xdvi > click on xdvi to see the changes > > i find it extremely productive. i run "C-x e" every 10 lines of changes > (about once every minute or two) so i know that the latest change will > compile, latex, and run the test cases properly.
But you need half the screen devoted to a shell, which really shouldn't be necessary. Why not simply have a command which runs the makefile with `shell-command' or something similar? (local-set-key "\C-ce" (lambda () (interactive) (shell-command "make -f Makefile.foo &"))) Or something could be arranged so any output goes to a (normally non-showing) buffer, which could be displayed in case of an error. Jay _______________________________________________ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer