On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 5:46 AM, <jidanni@jidanni.org> wrote:

> >>>>> "TN" == Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org> writes:
> TN>   (add-to-list 'same-window-buffer-names "*compilation*")
> It turns out that is not what I want. I want it to be the sole window
> visible.
> OK, I can use
> (add-hook
>  'compilation-mode-hook
>  (function
>  (lambda ()
>    (switch-to-buffer "*compilation*");alas, forget using any personal
> compilation-buffer-name-function
>    (delete-other-windows))))
>
>
I believe that the hook function will be executed in the context of the
compilation buffer so you may not need to call 'switch-to-buffer. Also, the
'function' form is unnecessary (in general, not just in this particular
example). You could reduce your code to:

(add-hook 'compilation-mode-hook 'delete-other-windows)

Now you can use the 'remove-hook function if you decide you no longer need
the hook; approach which does not work when you add anonymous functions as
hook functions.