Re: compile command

[Pascal Bourguignon <spam@mouse-potato.com>]

Rodrigo Canellas <r.canellas@terra.com.br> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> 
> In my '.emacs' I have this:
> 
>     (global-set-key [f9] 'compile)
> 
> But I would like to 'make' the project when I pressed 'f9'. 
> 
> I tried 
> 
>     (global-set-key [f9] '(compile make))   
> 
> but I got a syntax error.
> 
> I also tried (global-set-key [f9] '(compile (make)))  
> 
> but I got this message:
> 
>     Wrong type argument: commandp, (compile (make)
> 
> 
> Does anyone know how it should be done?

Yes, you should pay attention to the error messages!  If they're too
fugacious in the Mini-Buffer, you can see them in the *Message* buffer.

compile: Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p, make
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who says What's wrong         What's expected   What you gave.

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