From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Burton Samograd Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: opening correct source file on compile error Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:31:44 -0600 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <87hcxts5v3.fsf@gmail.com> References: <1161187727.615995.163760@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <1161352834.651319.66290@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> <1161691452.114001.151070@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com> <871woxubix.fsf@gmail.com> <1161699046.662015.226520@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1161729646 11100 80.91.229.2 (24 Oct 2006 22:40:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:40:46 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Oct 25 00:40:43 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GcUwd-0005eC-MI for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:40:28 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GcUwc-0001IX-W1 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:40:26 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!sn-xt-sjc-03!sn-xt-sjc-07!sn-post-sjc-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:sUkv8KoLs1xzFAaZPFwMfLQ/sK4= Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Original-Lines: 40 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:142636 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:38256 Archived-At: kl.vanw@gmail.com writes: > Burton Samograd wrote: >> kl.vanw@gmail.com writes: >> >> > Kevin Rodgers wrote: >> >> kl.vanw@gmail.com wrote: >> >> > Kevin Rodgers wrote: >> >> >> kl.vanw@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >>> Here's my situation. My header files (C++) are located in a dir named >> >> >>> src/lib. These are the files I edit and are CVS managed. When I run >> >> >>> 'make', make copies the headers into include/, which my other source >> >> >>> files include. Then if there was an error in one of the headers, and I >> >> >>> use 'next-error' in the compilation buffer to open the header, emacs >> >> >>> opens the file in the include/ directory, but I really need it to open >> >> >>> the header in src/lib. Can I some how help emacs find the right >> >> >>> file? >> >> Might variable this help? I was having a similar problem and this >> fixed it right up. >> >> compilation-search-path Variable: >> >> *List of directories to search for source files named in error >> messages. >> > > That certainly sounds like what I need, but it doesn't work for me. I > think I've spent too much time on the minor annoyance. Thanks for your > help. Try this: (setq compilation-search-path '("/path/to/where/you/want/compile/to/load/files" "/another/path/to/search")) -- burton samograd kruhft .at. gmail generative a/v artwork : http://kruhft.boldlygoingnowhere.org