Re: compilation-forget-errors still used by tex-mode.el

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> There should be commands for both, e.g. C-x ` (next-error) takes next
> error independently of point, while some other command (I'd prefer
> RET, but that's another, old, discussion) takes you to the error on the
> current line (or next error following it (and moves next-error marker
> accordingly).

There's already M-RET (or something like that: compilation-goto-error,
together with the mouse version compilation-mouse-goto-error).

>> My current patch basically reproduces the behavior of the old code:
>> it re-introduces `compilation-parsing-end' and uses it as the "current
>> error" marker.  While I think that using a marker is the best option and
>> that re-introducing `compilation-parsing-end' for compatibility purposes is
>> right as well, I'm not convinced that merging the two is such a hot idea.
>> We should maybe just introduce a new `compilation-current-error' marker
>> instead and keep `compilation-parsing-end' for compatibility only.

> And add compilation-current-error to overlay-arrow-variable-list :-)

Now there's an idea.


        Stefan