Using javac with Emacs

Using javac with Emacs

[Merciadri Luca]

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Hello,

I am using Emacs without JDE. When writing a .java file, then
compiling it e.g. using
$ javac myfile.java
, emacs does not recognize the comment. It is even worse, as emacs
does not allow me to type the whole command, because it does not
recognize what "javac" is. However, it works using a terminal (and
thus without Emacs). How can I manage to make it work?

Thanks.
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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Anselm Helbig]

Hi!

> I am using Emacs without JDE. When writing a .java file, then
> compiling it e.g. using
> $ javac myfile.java
> , emacs does not recognize the comment. It is even worse, as emacs
> does not allow me to type the whole command, because it does not
> recognize what "javac" is. However, it works using a terminal (and
> thus without Emacs). How can I manage to make it work?

What does M-: (executable-find "javac") give you? Compare the output
of M-x show-variable<RET>exec-path<RET> with echo $PATH in your
shell. Do you start emacs from your shell? If not, does starting it
from the shell make the problem go away?

HTH, 

Anselm


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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 18.09.2009 um 13:13 schrieb Merciadri Luca:

> It is even worse, as emacs
> does not allow me to type the whole command, because it does not
> recognize what "javac" is. However, it works using a terminal (and
> thus without Emacs). How can I manage to make it work?


It seems as if your "terminal" runs a login shell while GNU Emacs  
does not (in which interactive buffer, shell, eshell, term are you  
invoking javac?). You could compare the value of the environment  
variable PATH in both environments.

So what you need to do is to change your shell setup to have in a  
"normal" shell at least the same value for PATH as in a login shell.

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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Merciadri Luca]

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Anselm Helbig <anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com> writes:

> What does M-: (executable-find "javac") give you?
This command seems not to work on my (however standard) Emacs.
However, I can still do ESC ! to type a shell command, but it is
tedious.
> Compare the output
> of M-x show-variable<RET>exec-path<RET> with echo $PATH in your
> shell.
$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games

Shouldn't I add some lines to this?
> Do you start emacs from your shell?
Yes.
> If not, does starting it
> from the shell make the problem go away?
Whatever the method of starting Emacs, there is no modification about
javac. (I tried both methods.)
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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Merciadri Luca]

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Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:

> It seems as if your "terminal" runs a login shell while GNU Emacs
> does not (in which interactive buffer, shell, eshell, term are you
> invoking javac?).
Using M-x then typing "javac nameofmyfile". That's the same way as I
habitually do "make -B *.c", for example.

> You could compare the value of the environment
> variable PATH in both environments.
M-x then "echo" is not a recognized command. I think that M-x aims at
executing a limited set of (Emacs-)predefined commands. Am I right?
>
> So what you need to do is to change your shell setup to have in a
> "normal" shell at least the same value for PATH as in a login shell.
Using ESC-!, I can type any shell command, but the output of
echo $PATH
is still the same as in a real terminal (but that is normal).

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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Anselm Helbig]

At Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:59:51 +0200,
Merciadri Luca <Luca.Merciadri@student.ulg.ac.be> wrote:
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> Anselm Helbig <anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com> writes:
> 
> > What does M-: (executable-find "javac") give you?
> This command seems not to work on my (however standard) Emacs.

What do you mean, it doesn't work? And what's a standard emacs,
anyway? GNU Emacs? What version? 

> However, I can still do ESC ! to type a shell command, but it is
> tedious.
> > Compare the output
> > of M-x show-variable<RET>exec-path<RET> with echo $PATH in your
> > shell.
> $ echo $PATH
> /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games

So what's the output of M-x show-variable <RET> exec-path <RET> ?

> Shouldn't I add some lines to this?

Not necessarily. What does 

    which javac

on the shell give you? Which is roughly equivalent to the
executable-find function I asked you to call before, btw.

> > Do you start emacs from your shell?
> Yes.

Hm, strange. 

> > If not, does starting it
> > from the shell make the problem go away?
> Whatever the method of starting Emacs, there is no modification about
> javac. (I tried both methods.)



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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Anselm Helbig]

At Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:02:50 +0200,
Merciadri Luca <Luca.Merciadri@student.ulg.ac.be> wrote:
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> Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:
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> > It seems as if your "terminal" runs a login shell while GNU Emacs
> > does not (in which interactive buffer, shell, eshell, term are you
> > invoking javac?).
> Using M-x then typing "javac nameofmyfile". That's the same way as I
> habitually do "make -B *.c", for example.

This can not work, because javac is not an emacs command. You have to
use M-! instead of M-x. 

> > You could compare the value of the environment
> > variable PATH in both environments.
> M-x then "echo" is not a recognized command. I think that M-x aims at
> executing a limited set of (Emacs-)predefined commands. Am I right?

M-x is for calling emacs commands. I wouldn't call it limited, though,
there are some thousands. 

M-! is for calling shell commands, M-: is for evaluation expressions
in emacs lisp. 

> > So what you need to do is to change your shell setup to have in a
> > "normal" shell at least the same value for PATH as in a login shell.
> Using ESC-!, I can type any shell command, but the output of
> echo $PATH
> is still the same as in a real terminal (but that is normal).

HTH, 

Anselm


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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

Merciadri Luca <Luca.Merciadri@student.ulg.ac.be> writes:

> Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:
>
>> It seems as if your "terminal" runs a login shell while GNU Emacs
>> does not (in which interactive buffer, shell, eshell, term are you
>> invoking javac?).
> Using M-x then typing "javac nameofmyfile". That's the same way as I
> habitually do "make -B *.c", for example.

Not unless you defined a command named make--B-*.c

Typing M-x "javac nameofmyfile" RET may work only if you defined a
command named \"javac\ nameofmyfile\".

(defun \"javac\ nameofmyfile\" ()
  (interactive)
  (do-something))

And then, yes, you may type M-x "javac nameofmyfile" RET



Perhaps you wanted to type:

     M-x compile RET C-a C-k javac nameofmyfile RET

but that's something entirely different.



>> You could compare the value of the environment
>> variable PATH in both environments.
> M-x then "echo" is not a recognized command. I think that M-x aims at
> executing a limited set of (Emacs-)predefined commands. Am I right?

Right.


>> So what you need to do is to change your shell setup to have in a
>> "normal" shell at least the same value for PATH as in a login shell.
> Using ESC-!, I can type any shell command, but the output of
> echo $PATH
> is still the same as in a real terminal (but that is normal).

You should get the same path with:

           M-x compile RET C-a C-k echo "$PATH" RET
than with:
           M-! echo "$PATH" RET


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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Richard Riley]

pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon) writes:

> Merciadri Luca <Luca.Merciadri@student.ulg.ac.be> writes:
>
>> Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:
>>
>>> It seems as if your "terminal" runs a login shell while GNU Emacs
>>> does not (in which interactive buffer, shell, eshell, term are you
>>> invoking javac?).
>> Using M-x then typing "javac nameofmyfile". That's the same way as I
>> habitually do "make -B *.c", for example.
>
> Not unless you defined a command named make--B-*.c
>
> Typing M-x "javac nameofmyfile" RET may work only if you defined a
> command named \"javac\ nameofmyfile\".
>
> (defun \"javac\ nameofmyfile\" ()
>   (interactive)
>   (do-something))
>
> And then, yes, you may type M-x "javac nameofmyfile" RET

Wouldn't it just be easier to say he needed to use "M-! javac blah.java"
? it's a very common error on the part of newcomers to Emacs.

>
>
>
> Perhaps you wanted to type:
>
>      M-x compile RET C-a C-k javac nameofmyfile RET
>
> but that's something entirely different.

As a side note to the OP, using compile is much nicer since there are
helped functions such as "next-error" which helps navigate to bad
lines. In my c buffers for example I bind F11 to "next-error".

Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Merciadri Luca]

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pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon) writes:

> You should get the same path with:
>
>            M-x compile RET C-a C-k echo "$PATH" RET
> than with:
>            M-! echo "$PATH" RET
>
That is the case. And?
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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Merciadri Luca]

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Richard Riley <rileyrgdev@gmail.com> writes:

>> Perhaps you wanted to type:
>>
>>      M-x compile RET C-a C-k javac nameofmyfile RET
>>
>> but that's something entirely different.
>
> As a side note to the OP, using compile is much nicer since there are
> helped functions such as "next-error" which helps navigate to bad
> lines. In my c buffers for example I bind F11 to "next-error".
Okay. This command is not easy to keep in your head, but if it is
needed, okay.

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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Merciadri Luca]

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Thanks for your answer, Anselm.

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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Colin S. Miller]

Merciadri Luca wrote:
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> Richard Riley <rileyrgdev@gmail.com> writes:
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>>> Perhaps you wanted to type:
>>>
>>>      M-x compile RET C-a C-k javac nameofmyfile RET
>>>
> needed, okay.
> 
Merciadri,

I have this in my .xemacs/init.el
(The Xemacs equivalent of .emacs).
I'm not sure if the key-definition
syntax is correct for FSF Emacs.

It defines M-! c to run (compile),
as I use compile frequently.

HTH,
Colin S. Miller

(global-unset-key '[(meta !)])
(global-set-key   '[(meta !) (meta !)] 'shell-command)
(global-set-key   '[(meta !) c] 'compile)
(global-set-key   '[(meta !) g] 'grep)
(global-set-key   '[(meta !) s] 'shell)

(when (eq system-type 'windows-nt)
   (defun csm-handle-start-dot ()
     (interactive)
     (shell-command "start .")
     )
   (global-set-key   '[(meta !) \.] 'csm-handle-start-dot)
)


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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 18.09.2009 um 17:46 schrieb Merciadri Luca:

> This command is not easy to keep in your head, but if it is
> needed, okay.


If you are usually compiling Java sources, then you can customise the  
variable compile-command to become javac instead of 'make -k'.

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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Merciadri Luca]

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Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:

> If you are usually compiling Java sources, then you can customise the
> variable compile-command to become javac instead of 'make -k'.
Nice idea. Thanks.

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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Merciadri Luca]

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"Colin S. Miller" <no-spam-thank-you@csmiller.demon.co.uk> writes:

> Merciadri Luca wrote:
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>> Richard Riley <rileyrgdev@gmail.com> writes:
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>>>> Perhaps you wanted to type:
>>>>
>>>>      M-x compile RET C-a C-k javac nameofmyfile RET
>>>>
>> needed, okay.
>>
> Merciadri,
>
> I have this in my .xemacs/init.el
> (The Xemacs equivalent of .emacs).
> I'm not sure if the key-definition
> syntax is correct for FSF Emacs.
>
> It defines M-! c to run (compile),
> as I use compile frequently.
>
> HTH,
> Colin S. Miller
>
> (global-unset-key '[(meta !)])
> (global-set-key   '[(meta !) (meta !)] 'shell-command)
> (global-set-key   '[(meta !) c] 'compile)
> (global-set-key   '[(meta !) g] 'grep)
> (global-set-key   '[(meta !) s] 'shell)
>
> (when (eq system-type 'windows-nt)
>   (defun csm-handle-start-dot ()
>     (interactive)
>     (shell-command "start .")
>     )
>   (global-set-key   '[(meta !) \.] 'csm-handle-start-dot)
> )
Thanks for this. I have saved it.

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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Merciadri Luca]

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Anselm Helbig <anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com> writes:

> At Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:59:51 +0200,
> Merciadri Luca <Luca.Merciadri@student.ulg.ac.be> wrote:
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>> Anselm Helbig <anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com> writes:
>> 
>> > What does M-: (executable-find "javac") give you?
>> This command seems not to work on my (however standard) Emacs.
>
> What do you mean, it doesn't work? And what's a standard emacs,
> anyway? GNU Emacs? What version? 
It show me
"Trailing garbage following expression". It also does this when typing
executable-find javac
. Why? I am using GNU Emacs 22.2.1. Sorry for my imprecisions.
>
>> However, I can still do ESC ! to type a shell command, but it is
>> tedious.
>> > Compare the output
>> > of M-x show-variable<RET>exec-path<RET> with echo $PATH in your
>> > shell.
>> $ echo $PATH
>> /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games
>
> So what's the output of M-x show-variable <RET> exec-path <RET> ?
I would like to be able to give it to you, but M-x show-variable
returns "[No match]".
>
>> Shouldn't I add some lines to this?
>
> Not necessarily. What does 
>
>     which javac
>
> on the shell give you? Which is roughly equivalent to the
> executable-find function I asked you to call before, btw.
It gives /usr/bin/javac .
>
>> > Do you start emacs from your shell?
>> Yes.
>
> Hm, strange.
I know.
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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Merciadri Luca]

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What I find *really* strange is that, according to my $PATH variable
(assuming the kernel recursively looks in directories when such a
variable is specified), javac's directory should be detected. However,
it is not the case. I do not understand.

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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 18.09.2009 um 21:18 schrieb Merciadri Luca:

> What I find *really* strange is that, according to my $PATH variable
> (assuming the kernel recursively looks in directories when such a
> variable is specified),

The kernel never does such silly things. This is performed by some  
shell. (The kernel even has no idea of a concept named "PATH.")

> javac's directory should be detected.


This is no executable and therefore adding it to $PATH is, in  
politically correct words, not recommended.

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Re: Using javac with Emacs

[Merciadri Luca]

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Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:

>> javac's directory should be detected.
>
> This is no executable and therefore adding it to $PATH is, in
> politically correct words, not recommended.
That is what I thought. My problem is solved using M-x compile RET
javac foo.java RET

Thanks.
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