Re: NEWBIE: different compile-commands for different fiel types (cc, xml)

[Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>]

Johannes Kastl wrote:
 > The background is that I am compiling .cc files, and also .xml files at
 > the moment. And I am proud that I got it working to specify my own
 > complie-command in the settings. But it is only one, for the other
 > filetype I have to change it everytime, which is "kind of
 > uncomfortable". So, is there a way to set the compile-command to "make
 > whatever" for .cc files and to "make anotherthing" for .xml files?
 > Adding local variables in xml files dont work for me, since it doesnt
 > compile afterwards, cos the source code contains "non-xml" text.

,----[ C-h v compile-command RET ]
| compile-command's value is "make -k "
|
| Documentation:
| *Last shell command used to do a compilation; default for next 
compilation.
|
| Sometimes it is useful for files to supply local values for this variable.
| You might also use mode hooks to specify it in certain modes, like this:
|
|     (add-hook 'c-mode-hook
|        (lambda ()
| 	 (unless (or (file-exists-p "makefile")
| 		     (file-exists-p "Makefile"))
| 	   (set (make-local-variable 'compile-command)
| 		(concat "make -k "
| 		        (file-name-sans-extension buffer-file-name))))))
|
| You can customize this variable.
|
| Defined in `compile'.
`----

(add-hook 'cc-mode-hook                 ; or c-mode-hook, or ?
           (lambda ()
             (set (make-local-variable 'compile-command) "make whatever")))

(add-hook 'xml-mode-hook                ; or sgml-mode-hook, or ?
           (lambda ()
             (set (make-local-variable 'compile-command) "make 
anotherthing")))

-- 
Kevin Rodgers