Philip Kaludercic wrote:
> Spyros Roum<spyros.roum@posteo.net> writes:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Recently, I started using `M-x compile` more but as I was used to my
>> shell suggesting past commands as I type (and tools like atuin)
> In case anyone else hasn't heard of this, it describes itself as
>
>    Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite database, and
>    records additional context for your commands. Additionally, it
>    provides optional and fully encrypted synchronisation of your history
>    between machines, via an Atuin server.
>
> (https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin)

Thanks for adding the description, I should have done that myself.


>>                                                                 , I was
>> missing auto-complete a lot.
>> I managed to add this functionality by writing a simple function based
>> on compilation-read-command that uses completing-read instead of
>> read-shell-command.
> Do you know about the `bash-completion' package?  It enhances
> `read-shell-command' completion with completion data provided by bash.
> It is very easy to set up,
>
>    (use-package bash-completion :ensure t
>      :init (bash-completion-setup))
>
> should do it.

I was not aware of this, but it doesn't seem to do what I'm looking for.
For once, I am not using bash, but even ignoring that it doesn't seem to 
have the effect I'm looking for.

I'm trying to get the compile prompt to suggest completion based on past 
commands I've run.


>> Then I used advice-add to overwrite the
>> original compilation-read-command with mine.
>>
>> So far this works well, and as far as I can tell there is no good
>> reason not to make compile auto-completing, it already has a history
>> that you can navigate anyway.
>>
>> With that said, this is the first time I write here and the first time
>> I'm trying to contribute to emacs, so I'm not sure what the best way
>> to go from here would be.
>> I think some decisions would need to be taken, for once I am not sure
>> if it's acceptable to change the default and make it completing or if
>> there should be an option for it.
> I am not sure if you meant to attach any code, but that would probably
> be the best place to start.
>
>> Looking forward to your feedback, thanks

You are right I should have posted code, so here is what I have:

   (defun compilation-read-command-with-autocomplete (command)
     "Use `completing-read` to add autocomplete powers to compilation read"
     (completing-read "Compile command: " compile-history
       nil nil command
       (if (equal (car compile-history) command)
         '(compile-history . 1)
         'compile-history)))

   (advice-add
     #'compilation-read-command
     :override #'compilation-read-command-with-autocomplete)