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From: Patrick Mahan <plmahan@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Specifying a file in auto-mode-alist
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:25:30 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAFDHx1L+qTf_LsG9G26AoAg2HK=CtFm4D-hk19++ns3_MFt9_w@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

All,

I have build scripts that capture a build (makefile output) into files
called build*.log or Build*.log. These files may occur at various points in
the directory tree.

However if I use the following:

(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist (quote("build*\\.log'" . compilation-mode)))

When I edit a file say 'build.log' it does not enable compilation mode.

I tried -

(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist (quote("build*\\'" . compilation-mode)))

But that clashes with other files like a0build.h.

I've read the wiki page on auto-mode-alist, but none of the examples are
about how to use filename that starts with 'xyz*.log'.

Thanks,

Patrick


             reply	other threads:[~2021-04-23 20:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-04-23 20:25 Patrick Mahan [this message]
2021-04-23 20:42 ` Specifying a file in auto-mode-alist Óscar Fuentes
2021-04-23 21:42   ` Stefan Monnier
2021-04-23 22:14     ` Patrick Mahan
2021-04-23 22:09   ` Patrick Mahan
2021-04-23 22:23     ` Stefan Monnier

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