Scroll output in compilation mode

Scroll output in compilation mode

[danjhiggi3]

I've spend about 8 hours trying to track this down.

I would like to the compilation  buffer output to scroll even when my
cursor is not in it.
I have seen all of the recommendations to enter use the following...

(setq compilation-scroll-output t)

But this doesn't work as I had hoped.

Again,
I would like to have my cursor in the code,
use the compile command,
The window will spit
my cursor stays in the code  window
the compilation window will scroll as it goes along.

I KNOW this can be done. I had it set up this way years ago and I
can't remember how I did it.

Re: Scroll output in compilation mode

[Daniel Rubin]

danjhiggi3@gmail.com wrote:
> I've spend about 8 hours trying to track this down.
> 
> I would like to the compilation  buffer output to scroll even when my
> cursor is not in it.
> I have seen all of the recommendations to enter use the following...
> 
> (setq compilation-scroll-output t)
> 
> But this doesn't work as I had hoped.
> 
> Again,
> I would like to have my cursor in the code,
> use the compile command,
> The window will spit
> my cursor stays in the code  window
> the compilation window will scroll as it goes along.
> 
> I KNOW this can be done. I had it set up this way years ago and I
> can't remember how I did it.
Hi,

do you use CEDET/Semantic + Emacs 22?  There seems to be some problem 
with this combination that leads to the behaviour you describe.  Try 
doing a lengthy compilation without Semantic being turned on.

This reminds me of a bug report I forgot to write...

Have fun
----Daniel

Re: Scroll output in compilation mode

[Will Parsons]

danjhiggi3@gmail.com wrote:
> I've spend about 8 hours trying to track this down.
>
> I would like to the compilation  buffer output to scroll even when my
> cursor is not in it.
> I have seen all of the recommendations to enter use the following...
>
> (setq compilation-scroll-output t)
>
> But this doesn't work as I had hoped.
>
> Again,
> I would like to have my cursor in the code,
> use the compile command,
> The window will spit
> my cursor stays in the code  window
> the compilation window will scroll as it goes along.
>
> I KNOW this can be done. I had it set up this way years ago and I
> can't remember how I did it.

I picked this up from someplace a long time ago and have been carrying it
around in my .emacs file ever since (but setting compilation-scroll-output
works for me too): 

(eval-after-load "compile"
  '(defadvice compile-internal
     (after compile-my-scroll activate compile)
     "Forces compile buffer to scroll. See around line 363 in compile.el"
     (let* ((ob (current-buffer)))
       (save-excursion
         (select-window (get-buffer-window ad-return-value))
         (goto-char (point-max))
         (select-window (get-buffer-window ob))
         ))))

Re: Scroll output in compilation mode

[Jhair Tocancipa Triana]

danjhiggi3  writes:

> I've spend about 8 hours trying to track this down.
> I would like to the compilation  buffer output to scroll even when my
> cursor is not in it.
> I have seen all of the recommendations to enter use the following...

> (setq compilation-scroll-output t)

It works with for me: GNU Emacs 23.0.0.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+
Version 2.8.20) of 2007-01-19.

-- 
--Jhair

Re: Scroll output in compilation mode

[Daniel]

Jhair Tocancipa Triana wrote:
> danjhiggi3  writes:
> 
>> I've spend about 8 hours trying to track this down.
>> I would like to the compilation  buffer output to scroll even when my
>> cursor is not in it.
>> I have seen all of the recommendations to enter use the following...
> 
>> (setq compilation-scroll-output t)
> 
> It works with for me: GNU Emacs 23.0.0.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+
> Version 2.8.20) of 2007-01-19.
Are you using the current CEDET version from CVS?  With that one, it 
works in Emacs 22, too.



-- 
Daniel Rubin
daniel warum-ada de

Re: Scroll output in compilation mode

[danjhiggi3]

I am running
XEmacs 21.5  (beta27) "fiddleheads" [Lucid] (x86_64-redhat-linux,
Mule) of Thu Jan 25 2007 on xenbuilder1.fedora.redhat.com

I don't understand the question about CEDET. If I try to 'locate'
something called CEDET. I don't get anything.
My CVS version is as follows
$ cvs --version
Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11.22 (client/server)
...

HOWEVER, Will's code snippet worked for me. Thanks, Will!
-dan

Will Parsons wrote:
>
> I picked this up from someplace a long time ago and have been carrying it
> around in my .emacs file ever since (but setting compilation-scroll-output
> works for me too):
>
> (eval-after-load "compile"
>   '(defadvice compile-internal
>      (after compile-my-scroll activate compile)
>      "Forces compile buffer to scroll. See around line 363 in compile.el"
>      (let* ((ob (current-buffer)))
>        (save-excursion
>          (select-window (get-buffer-window ad-return-value))
>          (goto-char (point-max))
>          (select-window (get-buffer-window ob))
>          ))))