>>>>> On 15 Jan 2002 07:41:31 -1000, Joseph Dane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>>>>> "John" == John J Boyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> Hello, I'm a long-time programmor, but a new emacs user. My John> fi1rst two questions are: how do I run she compiler from inside John> emacs? And, when I get an error message from the compiler, how John> do I go to the line it says the error is on? I'm using emacs John> under Redhat 7.1. Thanks. John Joseph> M-x compile will offer to run 'make' for you in the directory M-x compile is often tied to the key sequence C-c C-c Joseph> of the current buffer. you can change the command by either Joseph> editing the command in the minibuffer, or you can add Joseph> something like this: Joseph> (add-hook 'java-mode-hook Joseph> (function Joseph> (lambda () Joseph> ; make forward and backward word work with bicap Joseph> (define-key jde-mode-map Joseph> '(control right) 'c-forward-into-nomenclature) Joseph> (define-key jde-mode-map Joseph> '(control left) 'c-backward-into-nomenclature) Joseph> (make-local-variable 'compile-command) (setq Joseph> compile-command "ant -emacs -find build.xml" Joseph> c-basic-offset 2 tab-width 2 indent-tabs-mode Joseph> nil)))) Joseph> into your .emacs file, which (among other things) sets the Joseph> compile command for Java files to run ant. you could set up Joseph> a similar function for C mode, if that was your thing. Joseph> after the compile runs, there will be a buffer containing Joseph> errors and warnings from the compiler. emacs understands Joseph> GCC, and other compilers often have switches to produce Joseph> output in emacs-understable formats. the ant command above Joseph> contains such a switch. This is often tied to the key sequence C-x ~ You should probably be asking these questions on a redhat specific list or an emacs specific list. Typically this list is used for discussing (x)emacs issues on a debian system (not redhat). Jim -- @James LewisMoss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Blessed Be! @ http://jimdres.home.mindspring.com | Linux is kewl! @"Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." Bach
