Re: [PROPOSAL] Builder, a build system integration for Emacs

["Augustin Chéneau (BTuin)" <btuin@mailo.com>]

Le 25/05/2023 à 12:42, Po Lu a écrit :
> "Augustin Chéneau (BTuin)" <btuin@mailo.com> writes:
> 
>> First, you execute `builder-configure' which detects the build system,
>> finds Autotools and asks you to chose between "minimal", "regular",
>> and others.  Once you've chosen, the minibuffer is filled with the
>> "minimal" command (for example `../configure --without-threads
>> --without-toolkit-scroll-bars`.  You press enter, the command is
>> executed in a compile buffer.
> 
> How does Builder determine what is ``minimal'' and what is ``regular'',
> given what I assume is M4 trace output from autom4te?
> 

Here "minimal" and "regular" were just placeholder names.  They could 
have been named "random_name1" and "random_name2" for that matter.

It was meant to show that you could define your own targets manually 
(i.e. a command associated with a name) to conveniently execute them 
rather than having to rewrite them entirely each time you need them.

I don't know if it's actually possible to determine what is "minimal" 
and what is "regular" from M4, but if such a thing is possible you could 
provide a lisp function to Builder that would automatically supply you 
with the suitable commands.